Chapter 45: Equipment Giveaway
"It's great that you can understand, Dr. Ai Yue." Dr. Mei nodded, realizing that she didn't need to explain too much. "In short, I hope you can support me, but in this way..."
"Oh, OK." Ai Yue agreed without waiting for Dr. Mei to finish her words, "What do you need me to do?"
"You...you just agreed to it?" Dr. Mei was a little surprised. "Aren't you worried about the consequences?"
Dr. Mei was actually a little hesitant about whether to invite Ai Yue to join this plan, because joining this plan is actually equivalent to Ai Yue standing in her camp, and he will inevitably become an enemy of the "opposition". Although with the support of the secret forces in the future, Dr. Mei and her team will be able to gain a foothold in the complex factions within the Fire Moth, but in this way, Ai Yue will lose his independence and be more obviously targeted.
"What's there to worry about?" Ai Yue waved his hand. "Will they expose me to the public? Anyway, these guys won't be able to be so arrogant for much longer."
In Ai Yue's eyes, this is not only an opportunity for Dr. Mei, but also "an opportunity" he gives to those big shots. If those people can make the right choice in this test, then he doesn't have to take extreme measures.
But if they choose the wrong path, Ai Yue can only resort to methods that lack morality and a bottom line to solve this hidden danger.
"It's good that you understand the risks." Dr. Mei did not notice the subtext in Ai Yue's words, or perhaps she just did not delve into it. "Well, let me briefly tell you about the plan..."
Compared with Dr. Mei's scientific research project, the plan she formulated can be said to be simple and crude - the entire plan is currently only responsible for Sakura and Vill-V. Sakura is the executor, responsible for clearing out the "scum" inside the Poison Pupa who were specially approved to join the team because of the need, while Vill-V serves as her logistics support, responsible for providing various weapons support.
"So, what does it have to do with me?" Ai Yue expressed doubt after listening, "It seems that there is no room for me to play a role here, right?"
"Don't pretend, Ai Yue." Vill-V said mercilessly, "I don't believe you haven't studied lightweight individual equipment. The gloves are the evidence! You must have something better. Hurry up and show it to me!"
Vill-V knows her very well. She would never easily hand over the most advanced inventions and technologies to others. Often, the things that are thrown away are obsolete products that have been iterated several times before.
So she put herself in other people's shoes and thought that Ai Yue must be the same - since the other party has been able to produce a foldable Honkai energy shock wave launcher that can be officially put into use, there must be more advanced things.
"Oh, of course." Ai Yue nodded. "In that case, Sakura, is it okay for you to come to my laboratory this afternoon?"
Considering that the arrival of the Eighth Herrscher is getting closer, it is indeed necessary to give the fusion warriors a major equipment update.
"I want to go too!" Vill-V raised her hand when she realized that she had a chance to spy on Ai Yue's secret.
"You can't." Ai Yue refused mercilessly, "Prometheus's upgrade still depends on you, so go back to work."
Of course he knew what Vill-V was planning, so he naturally wouldn't agree.
"What? You're threatening me with my daughter?" Vill-V's eyes widened. "You're such a cold-blooded person!"
What she said was so powerful that not only did Kevin turn his head to look at Ai Yue, but even Sakura in the corner couldn't help but shake her ears.
"Prometheus, this is the artificial intelligence that Vill-V and I developed together. Don't let your imagination run wild." Seeing Kevin's expression that said "When did you do this?", Ai Yue had to explain and quickly changed the subject. "But then again, I want to take this opportunity to save someone."
"Someone?" Upon hearing this, Dr. Mei frowned and thought of something. "You mean, Kalpas?"
With Ai Yue's current network of relationships, the only person he could describe as "fishing out" was Kalpas, who was imprisoned in the "deepest place" because he was too dangerous.
"Yes, with his strength, he is capable of performing tasks that ordinary soldiers cannot do, and he can even fight against fusion warriors." Ai Yue nodded, "If he has enough time, he can even participate in this plan."
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. Not everyone can get out of the deepest place." Dr. Mei pinched her chin. "I remember that Elysia once submitted a report saying that the danger of Kalpas could be reduced with the help of Aponia's 'Discipline'. But even so, we have to wait until the new Poison Pupa is established."
"That's fine." Ai Yue nodded, "In that case, I have no other requests."
In the original plot, Kalpas was able to leave the "Deepest Place" only after the Eighth Herrscher incident was over, but Dr. Mei's plan reminded Ai Yue, so he took this opportunity to make a request to see if Kalpas could be allowed to come out early.
After all, when facing the Eighth Herrscher later, he would still need some manpower under his command.
Time soon came to the afternoon, and Sakura came to visit as promised. After Ai Yue welcomed her into the house, he took out the box that had been prepared in advance.
Inside was a glove, a samurai sword, a pair of shoes, and a vest.
"Pressing the button on the gloves can put you into a time-space rupture state, increasing your speed and reaction. You'd better try it a few times to get used to it." Ai Yue briefly introduced these things to the other party, "This sword is very powerful and can cut through all obstacles."
Obviously, these two things are the technologies that Ai Yue developed using the Honkai energy samples of the Second Herrscher and the Third Herrscher respectively.
"What are these shoes?" Sakura put on the shoes directly after getting permission. "No wonder you asked me for my physical data before. Is it for this?"
"Well, the function of the shoes is relatively simple. They can be used for double jumps." Ai Yue said casually, "When you jump again in the air, it will give you a reverse thrust, increasing your airborne time. It's very useful."
"It's really useful." Sakura nodded as she recalled the dangerous situation she had experienced when she was forced into the air and couldn't use the force to dodge. "What about this vest?"
"Just think of it as a bulletproof vest." Ai Yue motioned for Sakura to put it on. "It's very light, right? It increases your defensive performance without affecting your flexibility. It's not only bulletproof and impact-resistant, but also slash-proof and puncture-proof."
Sakura curiously tried it with her original sword and found that it could not leave any marks on the surface of the vest. She looked at Ai Yue in surprise: "Dr. Ai Yue... I didn't expect you to be so skilled in this area."
At first, Sakura didn't actually care about Vill-V's suggestion, because in her impression, Ai Yue's main focus was not weapons and equipment, and the things the other party was good at seemed to be of no use to her.
However, she had no idea that every piece of equipment she obtained could almost double her strength.
"It's a good opportunity to collect actual combat data to facilitate subsequent improvements." Ai Yue didn't care about Sakura's words, but talked about another thing, "By the way, if Vill-V says she wants to study these things, remember, don't give them to her."
"Why?" Sakura's expression didn't seem to change, but she had already started to imagine some ridiculous plots in her mind.
"To make her hungry to death."
"Ah?"
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