Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

Chapter 54 Kevin is still an innocent and naive young man.

himeko: "Report to my dorm entrance tomorrow morning. I'll have someone prepare your things. Kill as many Honkai Beasts and zombies as possible. I've sent you some special Honkai Beasts privately. After you kill them, collect some tissue fluid and bring it back; it'll be useful."

Hua paused for a moment, finding it a bit strange, "What do you need that kind of thing for?"

I've never learned how to make Honkai Beast tissue fluid.

himeko: "Send it to the headquarters of the Firemoth. They need this stuff. Of course, if you don't want to handle it, I'll send someone else with you."

himeko swiped open the virtual screen on his own, and several cute girls dressed in revealing clothes immediately appeared on it. huaDNA moved.

"Wait, I... I can go back and try."

himeko nodded in satisfaction, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You really are the most suitable person for Lin Yu."

Hua left with a flushed face. Himeko took out cigarettes from the drawer, opened the box, took one out, lit it, and smiled slightly.

She handled it with ease; twenty-nine years of experience is something a young girl like Hua couldn't handle.

It seems I'll have to go back to my old ways and study biology again. Mei might not use Lin Yu as experimental material, but I would never do that.

Sending Lin Yu to the headquarters of the Fire Moth would definitely tear him to pieces. His teacher and his wife were able to start from scratch and research Lin Yu's strange illness from scratch, taking seven years to succeed. There's no reason why I can't do it. I also have an army and control most of the research institutes in Australia.

I'm going to start from scratch and study Honkai. If seven years isn't enough, I'll try eight; if eight years isn't enough, I'll try nine. As long as I'm willing to work hard, there's always a chance to succeed.

The researchers at the Australian Institute of Biology, led by himeko, issued orders to proceed to the vicinity of the military compound and stand by.

Research proposals: "Honkai Energy Inhibitor Proposal," "Human Transformation," and "Honkai Beasts' Damage and Amplification to the Human Body."

Then, have the construction team quickly build research institutes in the surrounding area, and also send troops to protect them.

Military compound, serving as the "Military Headquarters and Central Australia Affairs Small Processing Area".

Cross-disciplinary background, inherited from my mentor, I'm all set! As long as Mei and Möbius don't realize I'm researching chimeras, they won't suspect Lin Yu is on my side. And if they don't suspect anything, I'll have plenty of time.

She agreed to let Lin Yu leave the military compound because she wanted to build a research institute. She was worried that if Lin Yu asked her too many questions during the construction process and saw something bad, she wouldn't be able to explain it. Human experimentation... could kill a lot of people.

But if Lin Yu leaves, by the time he comes back, all the equipment that needs to be installed will already be in place. With a little more camouflage on the outside, I can just use another reason to cover it up. Anyway, Lin Yu won't be idle enough to go and check it out.

Of all the buildings in the neighborhood, Lin Yu hadn't been anywhere except for the military headquarters building and his home.

.......

"Did you find anything in Canghai City?"

On the ruins of Canghai City, Kevin, wearing full protective armor, sat on the rubble of a building, looking at Mei's image on a virtual screen. He fell silent after hearing her question.

"I found Lin Yu's phone, but it's damaged. The building where Lin Yu's phone was located has a smooth mark left by something."

Mei's eyes were bloodshot. She picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. "Then why did you call me? You know I'm very busy."

"Where were the troops stationed here? When the Honkai erupted, the troops in Canghai City belonged to that unit."

Kevin asked in a hoarse voice as his teammate handed him a bottle of mineral water.

"In Central Australia, Himeko's troops. Himeko was stationed in this area when the Honkai broke out. What happened?"

Kevin ran his fingers across Lin Yu's broken phone, wiping away the dust. His armor was covered in blood, the only damage the assassin had ever inflicted on him—psychological damage.

"That crack wasn't caused by a Honkai Beast, nor was it an accident. Someone created it. I sent you a picture of that image in the file. Could you help me see if anyone in Australia could do something like that?"

Mei: "...Many people in Australia can do this. There are at least ten people in the Fifth Squad who are skilled with weapons, and there are also a few skilled ones in the Fifth Detachment outside the Fifth Squad."

After examining the traces, Mei frowned; the area was quite large.

"The surveillance cameras here are broken and they're from a long time ago. I shouldn't have come so late."

Kevin clenched his fist, his heart tightening. The water bottle in his hand shattered, water splashing onto his calf armor, and blood trickled down his calf and foot to the ground.

Mei didn't answer. Even if you came to check in advance, you still need to be trained. Without training and weapons, how could you possibly break in?

"You mean Lin Yu might have been rescued?"

Kevin: "On the first floor of that building, the floor where Lin Yu's phone was, all the assassins were killed. Su's phone was placed next to Lin Yu's."

“They were probably dragged away. I found the sequins on Su’s shoes in the lobby. He had previously boasted to me that the sequins were polished crystals, and that pair of shoes was worth 100,000 yuan. I remember it very clearly.”

Running away won't shake off the sequins; they'll only fall off if you drag them away and they hit something hard.

"Either he was rescued by someone with a short temper, or it was a kidnapping incident. I personally lean towards the former, after all, Lin Yu is just frail and sickly, and Su's family has not been extorted. Neither of them is of any value."

Kevin scoffed, "It's unlikely that the kidnappers who abducted Lin Yu were curious about his strange illness, so he must have been rescued by someone with a quick temper."

After Kevin finished speaking, he thought Mei would offer some words of comfort, and then he would exchange a few more polite words, explain the situation clearly, hang up the call, and then quickly go to take a shower.

Feeling sticky all over, Kevin felt very uncomfortable.

But to my surprise, Mei looked completely confused.

Kevin asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Mei: "I asked Himeko, and Himeko said she couldn't find anyone named Lin Yu or Su there. But after I checked, I found out that Himeko is Lin Yu's father's adopted daughter and also his student."

Mei: "At first I just thought it was because the two of them weren't familiar with each other. After all, they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, and I had never heard Lin Yu mention her. It's normal for Himeko to feel unfamiliar, but now that you say it like this..."

Kevin: "Are they siblings?"

Mei: "Himeko is thirteen years older than Lin Yu. Are you crazy? Himeko has been famous in Moth of Fire for a long time. Do you know the Sino-Australian Iron Cavalry? Himeko's army."

Kevin didn't understand. "Does she have a lot of authority in the upper echelons of Firemoth?"

"That's not a question of whether it's high or low, it's the top level, the top level of the combat department, you know, the top level of the Moth of Fire, the only one among a dozen leaders who directly controls the army."

Mei: "She's experienced and strong. She used to study physics and then directly succeeded Lin Yu's father in his position. She has level eight authority in the research department, and then inexplicably transferred to the combat department to control the army and refine the soldiers. Her combat ability is only one-third of yours, but her subordinates are close to your strength."

Kevin: "What do you mean?"

Mei leaned back tactically, "I need to check further to see if Himeko has any research directions in the research department recently. I now suspect that Himeko took Lin Yu away."

A question mark appeared above Kevin's head. "But why?"

If they are siblings without blood relation, and Himeko has taken over Lin Yu's father's authority, then Lin Yu's identity should not be kept secret.

No matter what, it's impossible to hide your younger brother from everyone.

Mei's eyes were deep, and she had absolutely no goodwill towards the top of the Fire Moths, including Mebius. She should assume the worst about everyone at the top, which was the first thing Mebius taught her.

"What do you think could make an ordinary researcher suddenly take control of an army, participate in battles, have countless blood on his hands, and rise step by step to the highest position in the Australian branch of the Firemoth? Is it a hobby?"

Kevin: "Isn't that right?"

Kevin blinked, still confused. Isn't that how it always goes in TV dramas—the brother is incompetent, the sister has no choice but to take over their father's position and climb to the pinnacle of power?

Mei clenched her small fist. On the virtual screen in front of Kevin, the white gloves on Mei's hands were covered in bloodstains, but unlike the bloodstains on Kevin's body, the bloodstains on her hands were fresh. "It's power."

"What do humans want most? Power! Is it possible that after she joined the Firemoth, she suddenly realized how much power her adoptive father held but never used?"

"She used her father's connections as a bargaining chip, and her own abilities as the low price, to climb up the power table. If she lost, she would still be the researcher; if she won, she would become the world's biggest warlord."

Kevin: "!!!??"

Kevin is still the kind and good-hearted Kevin. He trains and fights every day, and most of the problems in the combat department are solved with his fists. There is no scheming or backstabbing. Kevin is still an innocent and pure-hearted young man.

But it's different for a girl working in a research department, a department full of intelligent researchers; she'll only be thinking about more things.

“Researchers don’t believe in accidents. Except for quantum mechanics, all accidents are the result of destiny. She couldn’t have joined the army because of her hobby, could she? I looked at her file. Less than a year after joining Moth Chaser, she developed a strong interest in the military and then joined the combat department.”

That's right! Himeko called Mebius once before, which was when he sent people to look for Lin Yu.

Could it be that...?

Mei's face darkened as she had a bad idea: "It's possible that Himeko sent someone to take Lin Yu away and lock him up, worried that if Lin Yu were discovered by the Fire Moth, he would be taken away and trained to the point of threatening her, and then replaced by her."

"Of course, this is just an idea, it might not be true. I'll call Himeko later to ask. As for you..."

Kevin: "I plan to go to Changkong City to look for them again, to my house, Su's house, or your house. If they were rescued, they might come looking for us."

Mei: "......."

Come on Kevin, can you be a little smarter? Talking to you feels like I'm messing with an idiot.

"Do you think Lin Yu and Su would come looking for us after finally escaping? Changkong City is the area most severely affected by the collapse; there's no way they would come looking for us."

Kevin raised his head, an air of utter contempt emanating from his heart, his gaze towards Mei filled with nothing but disdain. "That's because you don't know the bond between us brothers. I bet if Lin Yu escapes, he'll definitely come to Changkong City to find us, no matter how dangerous it is, just like I'm coming to find him right now."

Mei: "Emotions are the most useless thing in the world. Let's be rational."

Kevin: "You told me to be rational, but why did you make me come to him? You yourself are sentimental. There's an old Chinese saying, 'Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.'"

Mei: "What if I stop you from contacting Lin Yu?"

Kevin: "Then you're not my friend, and I have no reason to listen to you."

Mei turned off the video and slapped the already dead death row inmate in the stomach. What's the point of saying all this?

I let you go because I value relationships, and you replied with "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you." If I didn't let you go, I wouldn't be your friend. You said you don't listen to outsiders. So you're not stupid after all.

The roads are completely blocked.

After taking off her gloves and leaving the operating room, Mei glanced up at Möbius, who was drinking coffee and reviewing reports outside, and raised her coffee cup. "Remember to wear a mask next time you enter the operating room."

Mei went to wash her hands and face with a gloomy face.

After leaving Mebius's research institute, Mei returned to her lounge and opened the recent unusual information about the Australian military.

There was nothing there, everything was perfectly calm. However, everyone in Himeko's military compound had signed a confidentiality agreement, as had everyone at the recruit training ground. Something was forbidden.

Everything else is normal.

Mei was looking up Himeko's resume since joining Moth on the intranet, as well as Himeko's personality, temperament, and actions.

........

"Hello? Himeko? What brings you to call me all of a sudden?"

Meanwhile, Mebius at the research institute received a call from Himeko.

himeko: "You're researching chimeras, aren't you?"

Möbius: "This doesn't seem like something you should know. Excuse me, but why are you asking this?"

himeko: "Are you confident you can make it a second case?"

Möbius frowned slightly, puzzled. "You shouldn't be interested in this."

"The Fire Moth recently cut your research budget, didn't it, Möbius? Ever thought about developing your career in Australia?"