Taking advantage of the break, Luo Lin made another trip to the "Elysian Realm." She planned to hand over the data of the "Anti-Honkai Energy Array" collected by the detector on Taixu Mountain to Vill-V.
Accompanied by the somewhat distressed Raven, the Valkyrie went straight to the Helixcraft, only to find that Vill-V was not there.
After a moment of thought, Luo Lin changed direction and headed to the Mobius Laboratory. Upon pushing open the door, she indeed spotted Vill-V's figure... and of course, standing beside her, the somewhat agitated Mobius.
It seemed that the two of them were engaged in a heated debate over some academic issue, reaching the point of blushing in anger and getting worked up.
Sensing the situation wasn't favorable, Luo Lin prepared to close the door and distance herself from the dispute, only to be stopped by the impatient Mobius: "Luo Lin! What are you doing here?!"
"Ah, I just came to see..."
"Really?"
Under the sharp gaze of those green serpent pupils, Luo Lin's momentum quickly weakened, and she whispered, "I came to find Vill-V. I have some detection data to give her..."
The expression of the green-haired scientist became increasingly unpleasant.
At that moment, Vill-V reached out her hand towards Luo Lin and said, "Looking for me? Bring it out. It just so happens that I've been 'deeply collaborating' with Mobius lately, and 'progress has been smooth.' We need something else to spice things up a bit."
"Vill... V..."
Mobius almost squeezed out these words from between her teeth.
The dual-colored lady spread her hands. "You should be happier. How long have you been in the comfort zone before Luo Lin came? Researching only one type of experiment day in and day out... Now, Luo Lin has brought us so many new things. Don't you feel like you've returned to those passionate years?"
To this, the green-haired scientist retorted, "Yes, everything has come back, good and bad, including but not limited to our arguments and the fight for funding... Passionate years, huh?"
Raven, following behind Luo Lin, and had slipped outside the laboratory door at some point, leaving a crack to observe the situation inside.
Luo Lin had no choice but to take out the borrowed detector and connect the data cable, explaining as she went, "This is the data I collected from Hua, uh, from the Fu Hua of the current era. She used a large number of 'Key of Dominions' over there to construct an 'Anti-Honkai Energy Array,' effectively protecting the surrounding environment..."
As the data entered the computer, Vill-V and Mobius quickly focused their attention on the incomprehensible tables and images.
Both research giants crossed their arms and squinted their eyes, beginning to analyze the data.
Mobius furrowed her brow and murmured, "These fluctuations seem so familiar..."
"If they seem familiar, it's because when Dr. Mei and I were studying the 'Moonlight Throne' system, we referred to the way the 'Key of Dominions' transferred energy... using the special connections between the 'Key of Dominions' to form an array to suppress Honkai energy. It's an interesting idea."
Vill-V snapped her fingers and smiled, "But I didn't expect that the girl who could barely put together scientific theories, who often became material for others' research (at this point, Vill-V deliberately glanced at Mobius), has grown to this extent."
The Herrscher of Sentience felt like an innocent bystander who had been kicked by someone passing by and was quite angry.
The Herrscher grumbled, "You old fossil, why didn't you learn more knowledge during the previous era when your brain was still good? I can't even argue back in front of Vill-V..."
—Having a doctorate in scientific research is truly impressive!
Luo Lin mentally responded to Herrscher, "Is there a possibility that during the previous era, the Honkai catastrophe came too suddenly and too viciously? Hua, as a member of the 'Fire Moth' frontline combat team, was busy improving her martial arts all day long, with no time even to read leisurely books..."
"Tch." Mobius clicked her tongue and said, "No matter what, Hua is also a member of the elite. It's not surprising that she could research something like this."
"Alright, I won't disturb you. I'll take my leave now!" Luo Lin maintained her posture facing the two scientists, her feet swiftly moving, and in a matter of seconds, she ran to the door: "I came today just to deliver some data to you... I might have to do something big later, and I might bring you something else, so stay tuned!"
—Then she collided with Raven!
"Oh!"
The two of them stumbled away.
Mobius commented on Luo Lin's behavior, "... Silly."
Just then, Vill-V awkwardly adjusted her hat: "Um, it seems we didn't have a chance to ask Luo Lin about the issue we were arguing about just now, regarding those 'Signets,' right?"
The green-haired scientist finally seized the opportunity to mock, "The person has already left, and now you remember?"
"Well, let's make sure to ask next time."
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Luo Lin woke up right on time, sitting up in bed and gazing at the faintly lit sky outside the window.
She wondered how Kiana and the others were doing in St. Freya, if they had eaten breakfast properly...
The Valkyrie quickly got herself ready and headed to the Operations Command Room of this Schicksal Base.
Apart from a few Valkyries still on duty in the command room, it was empty, making Luo Lin realize just how early she had gotten up.
It seemed that Fu Hua woke up even earlier than her, really terrifying!
After about half an hour, Whitley and Alvitr arrived leisurely, looking at Luo Lin sitting in the chair in a state of shock.
Luo Lin, holding a stack of research materials (co-authored by Mobius and Vill-V), looked at the annotations on them while conducting small-scale experiments and training within a safe range using Honkai energy.
Alvitr poked her captain and asked in disbelief, "Are all the Valkyries at headquarters... this 'busy'? Doing research while... fighting?"
Whitley looked puzzled, "The friends I know at headquarters aren't this exaggerated... At most, they put in a little more effort at work and add a few extra strokes when writing reports..."
"Hmm? Here already? Any news about the clues we talked about yesterday?"
Luo Lin put down the research materials. She waved her hand, and the two could see the scattered purple star points drifting from her fingers, remnants of Honkai energy in motion.
"Y-yes, we just received the analysis results this morning... The research department said they've identified four locations with abnormal signals — now we can prepare to explore further underwater."
Alvitr snapped out of her daze, took out her personal terminal, and showed Luo Lin the underwater topographic map she had seen yesterday, with four locations highlighted.
Luo Lin took a closer look and noticed that three of the abnormal signals were on the periphery, surrounding the last one in the middle.
The Valkyrie pondered for a moment before saying, "Hmm... Let's first see what's going on with these three outside."