Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Are you asking me to sell my masculinity?
A large amount of seawater poured into the cabin, and the tens of thousands of tons of oil tanker was slowly capsizing and soon ran aground at the berth.
Ryan arrived on the deck one step ahead and looked at the machine left by Vill-V with interest.
The shapes are all strange and bizarre. Some are simply giant pistols that move on two wheels. Some armors are full of welds and rivets and look crudely made. But if you think about it, these were all made by Vill-V alone, so what's the point of a bicycle?
The girl herself has no combat power, but the war machine she designed is enough to deal with medium sized Honkai.
Ryan patted the cold wreckage, and these things finally turned into scrap metal.
"She's really a genius, and his brain is quite useful. After he ran away, all the control chips self-destructed."
It is comfortable to cooperate with smart people. She calculated that as the butterfly effect deepened, two major trends had changed.
First, Mei and Kevin joined the Fire Moth in advance; second, Vill-V was not arrested.
These two changes are not big, the extra time is not enough for these three people to solve too many problems. But they are not small either, just like a chain reaction, it will change the world line exponentially.
For better, or for worse?
Ryan can't see the future, but he knows that exploration is always accompanied by the unknown. All he can do is keep moving forward and pay a price for every step.
"Mobius interests don't matter, but I am becoming more and more entangled with this world, and more and more people will notice me."
Just like a shit stirrer, if you stir it, it will become smelly and will always attract flies.
Fortunately, Ryan never regretted it. Danger is also an opportunity. He must keep moving forward in his pioneering spirit.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The blades stirred up a strong wind, and Ryan came to his senses and turned around to see a helicopter painted with the Fire Moth logo hovering in the sky. The well trained soldiers quickly occupied the commanding heights, and under their cover, one of the helicopters slowly landed.
The hatch opened, and Ryan immediately saw a middle aged man in a black uniform. He pulled down the wide brimmed hat on his head and jumped off the plane nimbly, followed by a dozen black armored soldiers.
"Special countermeasures force, why didn't they go out at Qianyu Academy?"
Ryan glanced at these soldiers. They were wearing black tights and their armor exuded a metallic texture. These were combat exoskeletons. The guns in their hands were not only sci-fi in shape but also had a large caliber. They were electromagnetic rifles that were rarely issued.
The technology in this world is much more advanced than that of the Earth before Ryan crossed over, and the Fire Moths are even above average. Otherwise, the successive disasters would have caused the human order to Honkai long ago.
Each branch will be equipped with several special countermeasures troops, each of them is composed of adaptors, with a slight modification of the body and equipped with advanced weapons, enough to fight against the temple-level and below Houkai beasts. Before the completion of the Fusion Warrior Project, they were the elite of mankind, and in fact, most of the "materials" of the Fusion Warriors were selected by these people.
"Most of them are the results of Mobius research. If the Honkai is only at the level of the first two Herrscher, it should be enough to deal with it."
Ryan shook his head slightly. This was the limit of human technology at this stage. In essence, it was still humans who controlled the machines. Unfortunately, Mobius had already guessed the result:
Humans cannot fight against Honkai, unless they stop being human.
Back to the present, more than a dozen soldiers spread out and surrounded Ryan in the center. Although the muzzles of their guns were lowered, once the target moved, they could shoot hundreds of deadly "steel needles" in a second with the help of the AI in their helmets.
Ryan glanced at these soldiers and felt a little threatened. He was not invincible. Even with hundreds of elite soldiers and heavy firepower, he would still be defeated.
So she focused her gaze on the man in front of her and nodded gently: "Director Edwin, long time no see."
The man stopped three meters away and took off his wide brimmed hat, revealing his angular face and black and white hair. He looked a bit like a worried old farmer.
He was serious and didn't say hello to Ryan. He just looked around and waved gently.
"Send the transport plane over and take all these things away."
"yes."
A group of people immediately took action and, with the help of exoskeletons, they actually lifted a machine weighing several tons with their bare hands.
Ryan didn't help, he just watched the show with his hands in his pockets: "MK.II exoskeleton, the latest integrated helmet, equipped with electromagnetic rifle, oh, and bioelectric body enhancement, it would be great if these technologies could be promoted."
"Don't tell confidential information casually, Dr. Ryan." The man finally turned around and warned in a deep voice: "Super standard weapons must be controlled, otherwise the damage they cause will be more terrible than the Honkai beast."
"Yes, the electromagnetic rifle kills people much more efficiently than the Honkai beast. Just pull the trigger and hundreds of people can be shot into sieves. Coupled with space based weapons, the First Herrscher can also be defeated. No wonder the organization has so much confidence in me." Ryan smiled. This is why he dared to stand out.
As long as Ryan didn't tear the Herrscher apart with his bare hands, everything would be under control, at least that's what they thought.
"It's good that you know. It's this rationality that prevents the organization from treating you as a monster." Edwin nodded and slowly opened his triangular eyes. "The wanted criminal escaped?"
"Well, before they separated from me, they prepared a submarine and hid it in the sea."
"Do you know where her information comes from?"
"How would I know without any contact?"
Edwin stared at Ryan, but didn't find any clues. He looked away half a minute later.
"I never thought the legendary 'blood ghost' would fail."
"She is in the dark, I am in the light. Also, please don't mention this shameful title. I am just a powerless researcher." Ryan adjusted his glasses, looking gentle and refined. "I would like to know when the Far East Branch's response speed became so slow. Is Dr. Mobius not valuable enough?"
This statement is full of irony. Mobius is priceless, and any experimental results can reduce the pain by 50%. Fire Moth is not a fool, so how could he throw billions of euros to a fool to burn.
"We have already investigated. The communications soldiers of the Department provided false information, making us think that this was just a terrorist attack. The Changkong City Police Department was also infiltrated and suppressed the true situation." The branch chief paused and spread his hands helplessly: "In addition, Dr. Mobius always likes to escape from our protection."
Protect? Monitor more.
Ryan saw through it but didn't say anything. He just asked, "Have you found out who did it?"
"All the parties involved chose to commit suicide out of fear of being punished, and did not give us a chance to investigate."
Was it suicide with five bullets in the back?
Ryan couldn't help but show sarcasm on his face, he knew that there was a lot of water here, but the Honkai was so simple that it was cute.
Destruction and ruin are at least upright.
"Then please report this to the headquarters and let the intelligence department take charge of this matter. I'm leaving now."
"Wait, you can't leave yet."
Ryan paused and subconsciously looked around. He found that no one was pointing a gun at his head. He turned half his body and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"It has nothing to do with me." Edwin tapped the information terminal on his arm, and his miserable face became strange: "An order came from above. They take tonight's attack very seriously and want you to..."
"Let me hunt down that Vill-V?"
"No, Dr. Mobius has applied to the headquarters, hoping to obtain your protection during his vacation, and the Fire Chaser Council has just agreed."
Ryan turned around abruptly with an expression that said 'are you kidding me', and then it was obvious that a smile appeared on the old farmer's face. After seeing that Ryan face looked very ugly, he coughed lightly.
"Dr. Mobius is a very valuable talent. She can't be absent from work all the time. And you know she is very stubborn. I can't persuade her."
"So you sold me out?"
"No conditions are attached except protection. Just be careful. She will go back when she has had enough fun."
It's ok if you've had enough fun.
Ryan gritted his teeth, his brain working rapidly. A researcher like Mobius certainly couldn't be forced with a gun pointed at his head. And tonight's events seemed like a hero saving a damsel in distress. The Fire Moth didn't mind helping out a little. If Mobius could be more obedient, it would also benefit the organization.
This woman is truly a born conspirator.
Ryan even felt that Mobius was playing a trick on him, but after thinking hard, he found that he had no reason to refuse.
Before, you were studying Honkai Impact 3rd at school. Okay, I'll send you an expert right away. Our Fire Moth is so considerate.
"Okay, but before that, have the helicopter take me back to Qianyu Academy. I have something to get."
"That's no problem. Do you agree?"
"Don't worry, I won't defect because of such a trivial matter." Ryan frowned and asked casually, "But what kind of deal did she make with the higher-ups?"
Edwin did not answer, nor did he shake his head. He pressed the information terminal in his hand again, and a cold female voice came out. If you listened carefully, you could hear a hint of pleasure in it.
"Take a guess."