Before the collapse of civilization, kiss Mebius at the beginning

Let's get back to the point.

Mebius was very happy to see Klein agree to his request directly, and he looked like a little fangirl. However, in order to maintain his high-level personality, he still pretended to be indifferent and said indifferently:

"Hmph... Even if you still have good taste... Okay, stop talking nonsense and eat quickly. Having good taste is not enough. Come with me to the institute later so that I can test your depth."

"Yeah!!"

Klein nodded with admiration.

But the same thing.

Time is the best nourishment and the best witness. Klein is laughing happily now, but I don't know if he will be able to laugh in the future.

But this is at least her own choice, her own will to move forward. As long as she will not regret her choice today in the future, no one has the right to criticize her behavior today.

Alicia smiled but said nothing.

The breakfast was still so delicious. If someone who didn't know tasted it, it would be hard to imagine that this was just the result of Alicia's practice of lunch for less than half a month.

Halfway through breakfast, Klein suddenly realized something and asked Mebius:

"By the way, that... Professor Mebius, may I ask what kind of research you are currently conducting? I... I think if I can know your research project in advance, I should be able to provide you with more help in the experiment."

"Oh?"

Mebius raised his eyebrows and said with a little surprise,

"Before I started working... you asked me about my research direction? I thought you would ask about the use of those instruments first. What, have you learned it before?"

"I am not talented..."

Klein shook his head and said.

"I have represented Qianyu College in international biological competitions before, and I have a certain understanding of the world's cutting-edge instruments. And... I always feel that if I can really understand and join your experiment, then my decision today will definitely change my future life. Please help me, Doctor."

"Is that so... That's fine."

After Mobius finished his breakfast, he pushed the tableware to Alicia, then looked at Klein and said,

"Little guy, since you are ready to learn from me, then you should listen carefully. What is my research direction? , it's not difficult, but it's not easy either... Have you heard of collapse?"

"Collapse?"

Klein scratched his head and said,

"Ah, I saw this word on the news... Is it a natural disaster like typhoons, earthquakes, and mudslides?"

"Tsk... That's just what the Fire Moth says to deal with ordinary people."

Mebius curled his lips, then looked at Xu Ziling and said casually,

"Little white mouse, you come to explain to Klein... Forget it, considering that your understanding of collapse is very likely to be different from ours, Different, in order to avoid some unnecessary errors, Alicia, you explain it. "

"Hmm~ Wait a minute, Dr. Mobius, I actually have some ideas of my own, right?"

Alicia stretched out a finger and shook it in front of the few people, and her legs under the table also shook restlessly. She smiled and said,

"It is because Xiao Ziling's understanding of the collapse is different from ours, so Xiao Ziling should tell the story? Just think of it as... exchanging information? Oh, don't worry, don't worry~ Anyway, you and I are watching by the side, if Xiao Ziling What are the differences between the collapse described by Ziling and the collapse of our era? We can also point it out to Klein directly, okay~"

Xu Ziling was thoughtful after hearing this. After looking at Alicia for a few times without leaving any trace, he stood up and said with a smile:

"Well, it's really not good to always trouble Miss Alicia; Doctor, let me explain this time. Besides, even if I don't say it this time...next time, there will always be someone else asking about it."

Mobius raised his eyebrows again, and did not say anything about this matter, just looking at Xu Ziling quietly.

This confused Klein, who didn't know the facts. She looked at Xu Ziling, then at Mobius and Alicia. She didn't know whether her high school thinking was too backward or what, she always felt that the conversation between the three in front of her seemed to be on a different level.

What is...the collapse of this era? Could it be that the collapse

And it has continued for more than one era? But since they can stand here today, doesn't it mean that they are from the same era? Then where does the rhetoric of "our era" come from?

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

And Klein, an outsider, couldn't interrupt, so he had to look at Xu Ziling weakly to further check the specific situation.

"Don't be nervous, classmate Klein, I will explain to you what "collapse" is now."

"Yeah, yeah."

Klein nodded quickly. For her, every word she heard at this moment was new knowledge. Of course, she, a three-good student, immediately entered the learning state, and even took out a notebook from her arms, as if she was listening to the class seriously.

Seeing this, Xu Ziling smiled helplessly and said:

"First of all... [Honkai Impact], it was born with civilization and fell with civilization. You can understand it as the 'entropy' that was born when human civilization climbed the technology tree. The more powerful our technology is, the 'entropy' born from our technology will also usher in a geometric and terrifying growth, and then, [Honkai Impact] will become more and more powerful.

But don't be naive to think that if we stop climbing the technology tree, will Honkai Impact not become stronger? First of all, Klein, you should have learned about sociology. 'Whole' never means 'all'. Humans think that closing science can curb the growth of Honkai Impact, but there are always some crazy people who are born for scientific research and conduct scientific research in unknown corners."

Hearing this, Mobius's expression became a little unnatural. She always felt that this was talking about her.

"Secondly, collapse itself is not that simple... Let's take a simple example. Let's assume that the universe we are in is a huge school, the 'civilization' we are in is the examinee, and 'collapse' is the teacher who gives us the test paper in this school called 'universe'.

And our behavior of stopping the development of civilization strength is actually no different from those students who give up the exam... Mr. Klein, you should have a deep understanding of this. The 'school' will not stop turnover because of the students' poor performance, and the 'exam teacher' will not reduce the difficulty of his own test paper because of the students' poor performance. So my dear classmate Klein, what do you think, in this case, those students who give up will face What will happen during the "monthly exam" or even the "final exam"? "

"Uh..."

Klein scratched her head. She was completely fascinated now. After thinking for a long time, she tried to say,

"Will...credits be deducted?"

"Haha~Of course it's like that under normal circumstances, Klein classmate. After all, in human society, students who give up are at best expelled. They never understand the heavy price behind the word "give up." "

Xu Ziling chuckled. In the past before he traveled through time, Xu Ziling really witnessed too many college students who went from full of confidence to numbness after working in the company he worked for before traveling through time, and finally were abandoned by the company like garbage after their potential was squeezed out.

Giving up has always been just a joke, and under this excuse is the horror called "numbness". Of course, to put it in a nicer way, it can also be said to be... "tolerance" and "silence".

But the price of "silence"... for young and ignorant people, it is still a bit too heavy.

Fortunately, Xu Ziling was not silent. He knew how to "speak up" for himself. After crossing over, he would never watch this brilliant civilization "silently".

"So... Assistant Professor Xu, what you mean is that we are facing a disaster called "collapse" and we must have the courage to resist. We must not collapse without doing anything?"

Klein summarized and asked Xu Ziling,

"Is that... what you mean?"

"Almost."

Xu Ziling rubbed his chin, then smiled slightly and added,

"But in my hometown, there is actually a more appropriate behavior for this kind of thing - a real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and live under others for a long time?"

"?!"

Hearing this, Klein blinked in surprise, as if he was about to awaken some strange attribute.

This frightened Mobius, who quickly stood up and pulled Xu Ziling's arm, saying in a slightly annoyed tone:

"Little white mouse, if you really can't do it, go down and let me talk. We are talking about collapse, but you are already going off the track to Mu Continent."

"Uh... ahem, sorry, Doctor, after all, I have experienced it personally, so it is inevitable that I am a little excited when talking about it now, please don't mind it."

Xu Ziling smiled awkwardly but politely.

, looked at Klein again, and said,

"However, the relationship between civilization and collapse that I just talked about is also a point that needs to be kept in mind. This will help you better understand what I say next, Klein.

Where were we just talking about? Well... by the way, we compare "collapse" to the teacher who sets the questions, and "civilization" to the students. Then the existence called "herrscher" on the side of collapse is the "monthly exam" we need to face.

And according to different majors... that is, different perspectives of civilization development, the teacher who sets the questions will give different test papers. If they pass successfully, the students called civilization can live in peace. , but if you fail... you will lose credits, just like what you just said, Klein, which corresponds to the decline of civilization. Once all the credits are deducted, we will be expelled... and our civilization can be officially declared GG.

Okay, the above is my general explanation of the existence of [Honkai Impact]. It should be similar to the Honkai Impact you have encountered, right?"

After Xu Ziling finished speaking, not only Klein was confused, but also Mobius and Alicia, because in this world where even the First Herrscher could not be born, what Xu Ziling said now was advanced information like a salmon ghost leak. It would be strange if they were not surprised.

"Um... that, little Ziling."

Alixia patted Xu Ziling on the shoulder and asked,

"Although you have explained it very clearly, I still want to ask again, what is the Herrscher...? Do they absolutely hate us humans? Why do you say that if a civilization cannot pass the exam called "Herrscher", it will be declared extinct?"

Hearing this, Xu Ziling looked at Alixia deeply. Under the questioning of this extremely lovable pink fairy lady, the plot of the eternal paradise in the future came to his mind, and Xu Ziling was directly silent.

"Is it inconvenient to say..."

Not getting the answer she wanted, Alicia was visibly disappointed, but she soon realized her mistake, and her face was filled with the same smile as when they first met, and she said,

"It doesn't matter~ For the civilization test, although the price is a bit heavy, as long as everyone works hard, we can pass the test, isn't it okay!♪~"

"Hehe, only a pink fat woman like you can say such a thing."

Mobius glanced at Alicia and said,

"The little white mouse has made it clear enough, the 'herrscher' is the 'test paper' of 'civilization'... and the meaning of the 'test paper' is not to be answered by the examinees? Alicia, your question just now is like It was the students in the examination room who asked the invigilator, "I won't write the test paper, can you give me full marks?" - It's equally ridiculous. "

"Hmm... What are you talking about..."

Alicia scratched her head, looked at Xu Ziling again, and said,

"But in the final analysis, we still know too little about the Herrscher... Xiao Ziling, can you explain it to us in detail?"

"Hmm..."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Ziling said,

"Then I will elaborate on it... Klein may not know this, but Miss Alicia, and Dr. Mobius, you should have at least heard of 'Honkai Beast' and 'Death Warrior'. Right?"

"Hmm, hmm."

Alicia nodded, and so did Mobius, and the latter even wanted a Honkai Beast so much that he was going crazy.

"Very good, then my next explanation will be much easier."

Xu Ziling looked at Klein, who didn't understand but was still taking notes, and said,

"I will still use examples to explain. Since the doctor and Sister Ellie know what Honkai Beast and Death Warrior are, they should know how powerful these creatures are in front of ordinary people... But what I want to say is that the creatures like 'Honkai Beast' are actually just lice on the body of [Honkai], and it doesn't matter how many of them die.

But the 'Herrs' are different. This creature that transcends Honkai Beast can be said to be the flesh and blood of [Honkai]. They have the power of being [Honkai]. The Herrscher's power is usually far greater than that of the Honkai Beasts. ... Of course, it cannot be ruled out that a very small number of Jia women can suppress the Herrscher, but that is only a minority after all.

In addition, the Herrscher's power is not fixed. It can make wind, thunder, fire, ice, and rock, or it can be intellectual joy, hunting, and abundance... This is directly linked to the development direction of human civilization. For example, the civilization era we are in now has maxed out quantum mechanics, and Honkai may bring down a Herrscher of imaginary numbers specifically targeting quantum.

And,

The way the Herrschers control power is very special. The way they control power almost subverts the entire physics building. I don't know the specific reason. I just want to give the doctor a shot of prevention. Don't think that your cognition has been subverted just because you see the Herrscher who can make a Rasengan with your hands later.

Okay, the above is my personal summary of the Herrschers. Now that you have listened to it, you should have a preliminary understanding of this Herrscher born from [Honkai], right? "

"Hehe, as I expected... Just as I guessed, [Honkai] is not that simple. It can be the key to the development of civilization, but it can also be a meteorite that destroys civilization... Humph, I expressed similar views at Mu's meeting before, and the old guys of the Fire Moth didn't believe it..."

Mobius muttered to himself, then looked at Xu Ziling and said,

"However, little white mouse, listening to your description of the Herrscher... You should mean that no matter how we develop technology, Honkai will give birth to a Herrscher who specifically restrains us? Doesn't that mean that humans will always be at a disadvantage in the fight with Honkai? "

"Yes."

Xu Ziling nodded and said,

"But this is not even more tragic. What is even more tragic is that... the creatures called 'Hershers' are selected by Honkai from creatures like us humans. Moreover, since Honkai itself has a secret operation, almost all Herrshers born are extremely hostile to human civilization. The possibility of peace talks... cannot be said to be zero, but it can only be said to be infinitely close to zero. Unless..."

Alicia blinked, and she subconsciously asked:

"Unless what?"

"...Unless the Herrshers chosen by Honkai can love every 'person' in the civilization as deeply as when they first met. "