V2/Chapter 18: System: Is there a guaranteed minimum in your card pool?
A fragment of will whose identity is unknown.
A "special" type of material that is independent of the material grade.
And special scientific research projects that can only be opened using special materials.
Ai Yue never expected that before he even came into contact with the real target product of this experiment, the by-product of the experiment would give him such a big surprise.
But then came a very serious question - who did this fragment of will come from? Could it be that even the system could not recognize the other party's true identity?
Ai Yue was the first to deny this idea, because the upper limit of the system is obviously more than that. Even various incredible technological projects that can span the multiverse and grow infinitely are included in its records. Ai Yue does not think that the Honkai will be so special that it can exceed the limit of the system.
If there is no problem with the system, then the problem is with you.
Ai Yue took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired and helpless.
This is very possible. After all, whether it is the unknown civilization that created the Cocoon of the Finality or the mysterious source of the possible Honkai, they are all existences beyond Ai Yue's cognition. Even the system has many items that show "???" to him, which may represent things that he cannot understand.
However, it is just that he cannot understand it temporarily. One day, he will light up every star in the galaxy.
As for what the special materials and special scientific research projects mean...
Ai Yue first put the Herrscher Core away again, then clenched his fist and sent this special material into the system.
The next second, a never-before-seen interface unfolded in front of him.
If the technology tree displayed by the system before was as magnificent and gorgeous as a galaxy, then what appeared in front of Ai Yue at this moment was more like the most primitive form of the universe, cold, silent, and empty.
This seemed completely unable to be described by the technology tree, because Ai Yue could not see any route that could climb up along a certain vein.
He couldn't even see that there was anything on it.
What does that mean? You were given the opportunity to choose, but in the end you weren't given any options, right?
As soon as this thought popped up in Ai Yue's mind, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
The entire picture seemed to begin to shrink, eventually exposing the entire picture to Ai Yue's eyes.
It was a black hole. What Ai Yue saw just now was only the deep "hole" in the center of the black hole. Around the black hole, there was a dark red light like a halo, which looked like an eye.
Afterwards, after the black hole was fully revealed, a little light gradually lit up from the hole in its center, and eventually occupied the entire interface in front of Ai Yue.
[Special Research Project Unlocked.]
Along with the system prompt sound, Ai Yue finally saw the contents on the interface clearly.
[Digital transcription of genetic information]
"What is this?"
Ai Yue narrowed his eyes, a hint of confusion showing on his face. It was the first time he had seen such an outrageous project title.
"Digital transcription of genetic information?"
The term transcription does exist, and in biology it is generally used to describe the process by which genetic information flows from DNA to RNA, but what is digital transcription?
"Does converting genetic information into some kind of data mean that people can be digitized? Or does it mean something else?"
Ai Yue's curiosity suddenly became strong, but this project was completely different from the previous scientific research projects started with designated materials. There was no research progress at all, and he needed to start from scratch and advance bit by bit. He couldn't see any useful information now.
But since it can be classified as a special project by the system, it may not be very powerful, but it should at least have its unique value.
'Come to think of it, why can't I choose the special items myself? This kind of card drawing process is really frustrating.'
'Let's put it aside for now and study it slowly when I get back.'
"Rose, delete all the specific process and data of today's experiment." Ai Yue turned his attention back to the experiment in front of him and immediately gave Prometheus an order, "Including the results, destroy them as well. Make sure that no one except me can obtain the specific information of today's experiment."
"Understood. I'm processing it." Prometheus said calmly, "Do you need me to go offline temporarily?"
For Prometheus, Ai Yue's orders were the top priority. Although she could sense that the other party was hiding a huge secret, she had no intention of finding out.
"Go offline for now. I'll call you if I need you." Ai Yue nodded, "I can handle the rest myself."
Only after the Prometheus extension on Ai Yue was completely offline from the host did Ai Yue raise his hand and remove the horn-shaped energy collector on the top of the device.
The main component of this thing is actually not mysterious. It is the core used in the Honkai energy adsorption device. Of course, Ai Yue has made some improvements to it. The core he is using now can accommodate an energy density that is 200 times that of a conventional core.
Otherwise, there is no way to fuse the energy contained in the Honkai energy crystals.
For safety reasons, Ai Yue put on a new limited glove to prevent direct contact between his body and the core, and then took out the adsorption core from the energy extraction device.
At this moment, the adsorption core has absorbed too much energy, forming some irregular crystals on the surface. However, unlike the original lavender color of the Honkai energy crystals, these crystals are white like salt.
The prompts given by the system are also very interesting.
[Unedited Honkai Energy Crystal (Precious): Usable Value 100%.]
[Investing in research related to 'energy' can increase research progress by an additional 50% and provide one optimization point.]
'It's so precious, what a pity.'
Seeing the grade of this energy sample, Ai Yue couldn't help but curl his lips. Precious materials only provide a few more optimization points than rare materials, but optimization points are actually not very useful for the scientific research projects provided by the system. They can generally only be used to improve existing human technology.
'It would be great if it was a "rare" level material, so that I could directly unlock the relevant scientific research projects and save a lot of trouble.'
Perhaps it was because he had been exposed to too many "rare" level materials recently, Ai Yue had actually begun to look down on "precious" level materials.
But in fact, under normal circumstances, he most often uses materials of the "common" and "rare" levels, and "precious" materials used to be one less.
You know, the original Honkai Energy Absorption Device was made by Ai Yue using countless ordinary-level materials in Twilight Street. It can only be said that too many good days can easily corrode a person's will.
'So, what to do with this thing?'
Ai Yue's eyes fell on the words "unedited".
'Editing energy does sound like a very challenging project.'