Chapter 49: Discoveries
Ein and Mobius are working on honkai beast genes in the lab. And Klein was on her desk, slumped over. Absolutely sleep deprived.
"Thank you for creating Metatron for me Ein. It's sequencing the DNA for me in real time, now I could focus more on how to integrate it on other people." She licked her lips, wondering what will happen if they were to succeed.
He patted her head and pinched her cheek. "It's all okay. I wanted to have my own assistant that could help me as well, Prometheus' left over processing power is too weak for my taste."
Fuxi then entered the lab and beeped her ID for attendance. She waited for a minute, looking at her watch. Nuwa then entered and beeped her ID, but it turned red. Indicating that she was late.
Nuwa dropped down on the ground and threw a fit. "No! It's so unfair. I was only 1 minute late!"
Fuxi gave her a cold stare. "If only you woke up 10 minutes earlier stupid Nuwa. You would have enough time to prepare."
Nuwa then looked around and didn't see Klein. "Oh! Klein isn't here. She must be late hehe~" She rubbed her hands.
"Klein is always here first Nuwa, and she works overtime the most as well." Fuxi then looked at Klein's desk. She then saw her buried in a pile of papers.
"Klein. Wake up, it's 8 in the morning already." She nudged her to wake her up.
"Ugh, what time is it?" Klein rubbed her eyes. She then looked at the clock and panicked.
"It's already 8!? I haven't compiled all the data for the experiments! There's a meeting in the afternoon as well. And I haven't finished writing for the Dr.'s bibliography!" She picked up the scattered papers.
Nuwa stared at her. "Klein, isn't your workload too much?" She shivered from all her responsibilities.
"Don't forget she has to clean up after Nuwa's mistakes as well." Fuxi didn't forget to give a jab.
Mobius walked up to them and showed her lab coat to Klein. "Klein, my coat has a hole. Could you patch it up for me?" She said with a smile.
"Can't you wear another coat Dr. Mobius?" Klein asked with a straight face.
"Hmm, but the others just doesn't feel right. This is my favorite one."
Klein sighed. "Okay... What design do you want Dr. Mobius."
"Yay, I want a snake motif Klein." They then walked back to Ein. As he bonked Mobius on the head.
"I know you like Klein very much Mobius, but you shouldn't give her trouble okay?" He then gave some milk tea to Klein. "Here you go Klein, I know you like mine better than in the cafeteria."
Klein almost got teary eyed. "Dr. Ein..." She looked at him gratefully and took a big sip. "Ahhh, now I can work for much longer."
Mobius pouted. "Fiiiine. So? Did Metatron sequence a part of the DNA? Let me see."
With its immense processing power that dwarfs Prometheus, it has already sequenced a part of Vishnu's DNA. The one concerning it's ridiculous regeneration.
"We've sequenced one Mobius. Let's test it on some subjects for now, it looks very incompatible on humans. I think we have to modify it heavily."
They tested it and the rat that was given the DNA instantly bloated and exploded. "Wow, their genome is too violent and incompatible to organic based organisms." Mobius commented and started to think on how to modify it.
Ein nodded. "It's going to be probably fine with me, but your goal is for others to use it. So when we have fully sequenced a DNA, we'll use the unmodified one on me."
Mobius drooled at the prospect. A human honkai beast, with sentience and could use their powers to the fullest. "Un, I can't wait. I'll leave it to Metatron and just modify the sequenced ones for now."
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Ein dropped off another batch of gadgets to Phyllis. But Vill didn't come with because she's been tinkering with gundams.
"Ohh! The last batch had great success Ein! I'm also thinking of dominating the agricultural sector. We're losing tons of livestock and lands to the honkai after all, can you give me some advice for it?" Phyllis excitedly thought of new sectors to branch out off.
Ein smiled and patted her head. "You're very eager to make a business empire huh? Well, I could genetically engineer plants and animals so they'll be the very best? That's easy after all." He thought of a blue belgian bull that has meat like a wagyu cow. Tons of value.
Phyllis smiled widely and rubbed her hands together. "Ohhh! You're a scientist right? You could do that? Then I'm grateful for your help! Our empire is steadily growing. Guhehe~" She imagined swimming in gold coins.
He laughed seeing her expression. "You're so easy to read Phyllis. Work hard alright? You send me the coordinates to your new business, and I'll send the animals and plants there."
She puffed up her cheeks. "Of course! It's my dream to swim on gold, ahem. Be the best merchant! By the way, do you have anything more to sell? You did mention artworks before."
He imagined her like scrooge mcduck, swimming on some gold coins. "Yeah, I have it with me too. Take a look and judge it if you can sell it at a good price. Maybe advertise it as my works so fans and suckers would buy them." He took out a framed painting of Eden that was enjoying a glass of wine, bathed by the golden light of a sunset. Titled, Maiden of Gold.
Phyllis scrutinized it and her eyes shone. "This is superb! It's Eden as well, so tons of people would want to buy this." She started to think on how to advertise his works.
He showed one of Elysia, Himeko, and Mobius as well. Some sceneries that he remembered back in his previous life too like the grand canyon.
Phyllis carefully stored it and laughed weirdly. "Thanks Ein! I'll send you the coordinates for the new business later." Man, RNGesus really gave me the jackpot! Ein's such a godsend, he's smart, talented, and gorgeous as well. If I put on some make up on him and hide his masculine jaw, he'll be more beautiful than beauty queens.
He patted her head and said goodbye. He then went back to base and decided to take on a mission with Himeko. She's going to sortie with her squad in a few hours. Let's see how Hua can do now.
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Now on his uniform that he made with Vill, he was wearing a suit with an overcoat on his shoulders. Looking like an admiral, the coat has imperator in kanji on it.
"Hah, you're very busy right? Why do you want to be in this mission anyway? Look at my squad, they're all nervous." Himeko pointed at her squad and they were neatly lined up. Wondering why Dr. Ein was coming with.
He waved his hands and nonchalantly. "Hello squad Five. As you all know, I'm Dr. Einheri. Why I'm here you ask? Because I can, now let's sortie. Captain, what's the mission?"
Himeko massaged her temples. "We're on search and destroy. Our squad is specialized in it, squad 6 will focus on close range artillery fire, while squad 4 is the vanguard."
Hua looked at him and thought of what he's doing here. He even wore a suit, he's too stylish while going on a mission.
Elysia and Kevin then appeared with their squads. "Yatta! Ein's going on a mission with us again! It's been so long~" She clinged to him and rubbed her face on his chest.
Kevin sighed and gave a look to squad 6. "This is Dr. Ein, our captain. So you guys better be on your best behaviors all right? He's not on duty technically because a squad would weigh him down. You could call him a general or something." He waved his hands.
Everyone saluted and looked at him. "At ease kids." Some other older ones were conflicted, a 17 year old calling them kids. Well, compared to his field experience, they might as well be.
"Let's kick some honkai butt. Prepare to sortie, you know the drill." They then boarded their VTOL's and went to the mission. Some small templars and groups of seraphs were sighted.
They reached the location and the honkai beasts were pretty near. Going into formation, everyone immediately went to the honkai beasts with Kevin spear heading the charge.
They opened fire, more confident now with their protective suits. Squad 6 provided cover fire and squad 5 picked them off one by one.
He nodded, satisfied at their cooperation and teamwork. Hua then went to CQC against a 2 meter chariot. Evading nimbly and giving it multiple blows on weak spots like the joints and head.
She utilized the power of the suit excellently and took it down after a few minutes. A big swarm of seraphs then appeared as he decided to look on. How about a sticky situation? Let's see if you guys really learned.
"Squad 4 on me! Don't let them pass. Squad 5, narrow their path down into a choke point. Squad 6 give them hell when they're all packed up!" Kevin gave quick orders as they all sprang into action.
There were a couple of hits here and there that would be fatal if just using a standard uniform, but overall. They handled it nicely.
A big chariot, 2 stories tall then leaped and appeared in front of them. They could handle it, but he already knew they can. And it was boring just observing.
"Okayyy~ leave this one to me. It's just a bigger mob anyways." It raised its hand to slam on the ground. He caught it and dust exploded everywhere.
He spun around while holding on to its fist and threw it on a building. The ground shaked as the squads lost their footing for a bit. They then saw him grasp his hand as the head of the chariot exploded like a melon.
"Woah, it's very different seeing him fight in person. You could feel the power and weight of his attacks." Hua was in awe, it was but a fraction of his powers. But the giant chariot was tossed away like a ragdoll.
"We haven't saw you fight in person for a while. Your fights are typically like titans clashing after all." Himeko smiled wryly.
"Hey Ein! You'll feed us for a good job right? We've been eating hard tack on our missions now that you're away." Elysia frowned.
Kevin stared at him for a long time as his fingers twitched here and there. "Hah, alright, alright. Let's have a nice meal then. Good job by the way, you guys could've handled that, but I want to do something too you know?"
He then prepared a table and put down plates of food. The squad members gulped and looked at it greedily. Hua remembered the immaculate noodles he made as her stomach grumbled.
"Eat up! Hard tack sucks after all, I won't let you guys eat that crap today." Everyone cheered as they started to take plates and a small party started in the middle of nowhere.
With his strength and name, he was the gossip of Moth bases. They then started calling him Odin, because they believed he was a god amongst men. Not only saving tons of lives, he also clashed with god like beings with his bare hands and a spear.
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Back at the base, Mei finally completed the 1st divine key as she showed it to Ein. "Look, Ein. This can store unlimited amounts of information. It could also copy other divine keys and use the 1st herrscher's power." She gave it to him.
He willed it to make a construct of the 3rd key as a golden spear appeared that looked like hard light. "Hmm, it's pretty weak. Structurally, and energy wise. But it's true purpose is for the information right? So, what do you have in plan by making this." He inserted Metatron sneakily inside the golden cube. (Pic here)
Mei fixed her glasses and frowned. "If we... Don't make it, I want the next generation to have an advantage against the honkai. The last herrscher really gives me bad vibes, we've lost approximately 30% of our military forces and we're just at the 5th."
He nodded. "I see, so you've been worrying about that huh? What about the 2nd? Do you want to find suitable habitats in other dimensions or something? We did confirm that other dimensions exist."
Her eyes widened and smiled wryly. "You have me read like a book huh? I'm planning to make a spaceship that could look for different universes that might have defeated the honkai."
"That's a good plan. But do you think that people would be able to utilize the 1st divine key? You know that they are very picky about who uses them." He felt it pick on his knowledge a bit, and then calmed down like it was satisfied.
"I have a project in mind for that. Project Ember, someone from our era would bring the dying embers of our time, to make a blazing fire that would strengthen the inheritors of our technology." She prepared for the worst.
"Okay, but we put it on the back burner for now. Let's focus on our forces first, Mobius has already started to sequence the DNA of honkai beasts. We could potentially make soldiers that could rival herrschers if it's successful. We just need time." He patted her on the back.
She smiled gratefully. "Yeah, with you here. We'll pull through, even if there are just a few of us left after everything has settled down."
They then started to design the 2nd divine key. Naming the 1st one as the void archives, with its limitless storage for knowledge.
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Thanks for reading, project ember is on the way. S.A.V. Will be for later, Griseo will get jebaited as well with Ein's new hobby. Anyways, Ciao.