PDLP Chapter 56 Strange
Chapter 56 Strange
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early morning.
canteen.
"They even have stir-fried shredded pancakes?"
Looking at the signboard and smelling the aroma, Yun Fuyu enthusiastically stepped forward to queue up, then swiped her card to pick up her food in one smooth motion... Huh?
He held a plate of stir-fried rice noodles and began to question the meaning of life.
But seeing the long queue, he was too embarrassed to go back and change, so he had no choice but to give up and continue eating.
When it was time for training, Hen wasn't there today. Yun Fuyu was all alone in the training room, battling wits with the air. She would rest when she got tired and made it through the morning.
As he walked out of the simulation training room, several familiar faces waved to him in greeting. Yun Fuyu waved back, but there was no real conversation. He gradually got used to it.
At noon, something even more outrageous happened.
Yun Fuyu queued up again to buy stir-fried shredded pancakes, and specifically asked for extra chili and an extra sausage. She swiped her card and waited to pick up her food...
The auntie serving him at the restaurant brought him another plate of stir-fried rice noodles with a smile on her face.
cloud:??
He raised his voice this time: "I ordered stir-fried shredded pancakes! Why have you served me a plate of stir-fried rice noodles twice in a row?"
Someone whispered in the back, "Isn't this the serving of stir-fried rice noodles?"
"No, we have fried rice, fried noodles, and fried rice vermicelli here, but I've never had fried shredded pancakes before."
"What are shredded pancakes? I've never seen them before."
"As the name suggests... shredded cake?"
Hearing those murmurs, Yun Fuyu couldn't help but recall the fried pancake strips she had eaten before. Sniffing, she suddenly missed that taste.
In that brief moment of distraction, the auntie at the counter quickly turned around and brought over a plate of stir-fried shredded pancakes. Apart from having more vegetables than I remembered, everything else looked very similar.
Afterwards, she seemed to explain a few things, but Yun Fuyu no longer remembered them.
We enjoyed a hearty lunch.
The afternoon training continued, a routine that was both tedious and stimulating. Everyone had fixed monthly training targets, and although Yun Fuyu had already met them, he figured he had nothing better to do, so he might as well play VR games… cough, or rather, participate in simulation training!
Strangely enough, these Honkai Beasts are quite different from the ones Yun Fuyu remembers from the game, especially in appearance. Aside from the uniform pale white shell and pinkish-purple markings, each Honkai Beast has subtle differences, such as the pattern of the markings, uneven size of individual body parts (e.g., the wings of Assault-class Honkai Beasts are of different sizes), and some high-level Honkai Beasts even have densely packed fine spikes growing on their claws and teeth, making them much more difficult to deal with than they appear.
Therefore, in solo combat, just like in a video game, you need to hold a shield in one hand and a weapon in the other. Without a shield, it's really difficult to completely withstand attacks using only a weapon, and you'll inevitably end up covered in wounds.
By evening.
Mebius messaged him, asking him to come over so he could explain some basics to him, which would help with the fusion surgery. Yun Fuyu went.
The laboratory was as deserted as ever. Klein, the green-haired assistant, was waiting at the door with some documents in hand. She immediately spotted Yun Fuyu and asked him to look at the documents before talking to Möbius.
...Yes, it is an exaggeration. In reality, judging from the weight of the thick books that Klein prepared, they weighed almost twenty pounds.
Seeing Yun Fuyu's emotions shift from confusion to shock to anger and then to calm, Klein coughed twice, feeling embarrassed herself: "Well, the Doctor also prepared a 'dumb'... no, a 'lightweight' form, but her exact words were that it would be best to look at all of this information, as it would help you understand."
Yun: "The idiotic version?"
Klein put on a stern face, as if I hadn't said anything: "It's about lightweighting! Don't worry about that! Come with me!"
She turned around quickly and led the way to the archives room where Yun Fuyu had been last time. She prepared the spreadsheets with practiced ease, then squatted down and laid out the twenty pounds of books in a row. She said to Yun Fuyu, "These are books that the doctor specially selected for you. Many of them I haven't even read myself. Just like last time, I will try my best to explain them to you. I hope you won't let the doctor down."
Yun Fuyu silently rolled her eyes: "The price of such expectations is a bit too high."
He had no intention of reading the book at all, and went straight to the "Lightweight" table.
The general idea is that there are two points to note in the process of biological evolution:
First, the energy consumption must be low enough, or at least the cost-effectiveness must be high. Second, the lethality must be high enough to survive in the brutal process of natural selection.
For example, apex predators haven't evolved the ability to breathe fire because while open flames have high energy, their instantaneous lethality is low, making the evolution of sharp claws and teeth more cost-effective.
However, there is now a type of energy in the world with extremely high energy density—Honkai energy. 1 HW of Honkai energy can generate extremely high levels of heat, and this energy also has a unique corrosive effect on living organisms.
Through this kind of energy evolution, there is less need to consider "cost-effectiveness" and instead, the focus is on storing energy and maximizing its utilization to enhance combat capabilities as much as possible.
"...Hmm, is there such a roundabout way to it...?"
Yun Fuyu muttered to herself, suddenly remembering Mebius from the story. The Shesa genes she fused with granted her the ability to resurrect, but each resurrection consumed a large amount of Honkai energy. If the Honkai energy was insufficient, it could even cause her body to regress to a younger age.
This way of unleashing energy is both enviable and awe-inspiring.
If he wants to integrate the genes of the Great Lord of Freedom, in which direction should he exert his efforts?
...No, can this thing be controlled by oneself? It's probably just a psychological suggestion at best.
Yun Fuyu flipped to the bottom of the table, and sure enough, Möbius had written in plain sight: "This knowledge will most likely only serve as a psychological suggestion, not much better than a doctor's placebo. But for the sake of my research, you'd better obey and accumulate as many favorable conditions as possible, otherwise... you'll be the one who dies, not me."
"...I couldn't tell for a moment whether she was concerned about me or mocking me."
Yun Fuyu complained to Klein, who thought about it seriously for a moment and said with certainty, "The doctor is concerned about you! But she is probably more concerned about whether the experiment will succeed than about you."
Yes, Yun Fuyu thinks so too.
He left the computer, squatted down with Klein's mirror image, and casually picked up a copy of "The Theory of Biological Evolution: Origin and Purpose (Part 1)" to read.
Then the dense text blinded him.
Who publishes books with a font size of only 6?! Are you kidding me?!
He tossed the book aside, clapped his hands, and said, "I'm done reading. I'm leaving. Please thank Mebius for me, but it's best if this doesn't happen again."
Klein flipped through the book, tilting her head: Is there something wrong with this book? The layout and content are both perfect for beginners... No wonder Dr. Möbius chose this book! *starry-eyed*
But she didn't express her doubts. Instead, she silently noted down Yun Fuyu's words and said unsurprisingly, "Oh, goodbye."
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