Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 216: Unknown Island

As time went by, the captain finally recovered.

Jackal could finally go back with the captain to continue her research with peace of mind.

God knows how difficult those days were for her. Since most of her research involved the Stigmata Project, it was impossible for her to openly conduct research in the Anti-Entropy base.

Moreover, her experimental projects have always prioritized efficiency, and she has no reservations about using human subjects in her experiments.

Completely contrary to Tesla's philosophy, the few small projects that Jackal has temporarily started these past few days have been forcibly banned by the Entropy people because of the abuse of human experimentation.

As a result, she was completely imprisoned, losing all her personal freedom and having all her actions monitored.

Even when Tesla went to the toilet, she and her colleagues would arrange for someone to accompany her inside.

Now, those days of being monitored have finally come to an end. After returning to the nearest World Snake base, Jackal immediately went into work mode.

He hoped to catch up on the progress he had fallen behind in the past few days because of his departure. As for the captain, he found Kevin as soon as he escorted the jackal back.

He wanted to find out about Kiana's recent situation from Kevin, since Kevin was the only one in the entire world with the authority to access data from Paradise at any time.

The only other option was to go to Klein, but given Klein's mental state, the captain really couldn't bear to give her any more extra work.

Anyway, Gray Serpent can retrieve data, but he needs Kevin's authorization to retrieve data related to Paradise in the Past.

Otherwise, he only has the authority to send people in, which is something every cadre has, but his authority over data is not complete.

Although the captain could choose to go directly to the Land of the Dead to check on Kiana's condition, he decided against it after thinking about having to go to Krosten to stop Otto's plan.

There's no need to go in specifically; in fact, Kiana, who's inside, might need to come out and provide support later.

After all, without the powers of the Herrscher of the Void, even the captain doesn't know if he can break the link between Otto and the tree branch.

After confirming that Kiana was alright, the captain left because there was something he needed to check.

That is the Godslayer Armor that Mei is wearing, which clearly does not exist in the Honkai Impact 3rd timeline.

According to Tesla and her team, the armor was discovered inside the ruins of an uninhabited island in Australia after a tremendous Honkai energy reaction was detected on the island.

Although the reaction lasted for less than a second, Einstein still led a team to investigate for safety reasons.

Then, they unexpectedly discovered what appeared to be the ruins of a pre-civilization on the island.

As the investigation deepened and the ruins themselves were analyzed, Einstein discovered that these ruins had actually existed on Earth for more than 250,000 years.

In other words, this is a pre-civilization ruin that is completely unfamiliar to them, and it can even be inferred from this that at least three human civilizations have existed on Earth.

This god-slaying armor was sealed inside a container deep within the ruins.

The most amazing thing is that the container was still functioning normally even when it was discovered by Einstein and his colleagues, and they could even retrieve the switch records from it.

The time since the container was last closed is shown to be from a pre-civilization period.

In other words, this relic was discovered by people from a previous civilization. Although it is unclear why the people from the previous civilization did not choose to take the container or the God-Slaying Armor inside, it is known that the previous civilization later developed the Blank Key in the form of the armor.

Perhaps the inspiration came from this armor, or perhaps not.

Too much time had passed and the previous civilization had long since perished, making it impossible to trace anything. In the end, Einstein and his team had no choice but to pack up the entire container and leave the island.

Anyway, there's still some time before Otto begins his plan, enough for the captain to investigate first before heading to Krosten.

However, what the captain didn't know was that he wasn't the only one interested in that nameless island; others were too.

So when the captain arrived at the island based on the coordinates given by Tesla, he encountered two other groups of people who had come to the island with the same purpose.

"I never thought we'd meet again, Captain!"

The speaker was Durandal, who had been sent to the island to conduct reconnaissance.

After all, even Anti-Entropy detected that Honkai energy reaction, so there was no reason why Destiny wouldn't have detected it. It's just that at that time, Otto's attention was more focused on the Second Divine Key, so he simply gave away the things on this island.

Anyway, it won't have much impact on Otto. Rather, he would be happy to see Anti-Entropy gain enough power.

There's nothing we can do; Kiana has already been lured to World Serpent by the Captain, and even Otto can't guarantee that Kiana will be able to catch up with the final steps of his plan.

If we can acquire power comparable to the Herrscher of the Void in terms of anti-entropy, perhaps there is still a chance.

After all, it's always good to have a backup plan, isn't it?

He sent Durandal to lead the team here partly because the experiments related to the Second Divine Key had ended, and partly because he was quite curious about the Honkai energy reaction that had erupted on this island.

Although it's too late, it's still good to satisfy your curiosity by seeing what caused the Honkai energy reaction.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either!" The captain chuckled as he looked at Mei beside him.

Mei expressed her helplessness, saying that she had come with the same purpose.

Ever since Mei was able to fully activate the God-Slaying Armor, Einstein and the others have never stopped researching it. As time went by, everyone became more and more shocked by the power displayed by this armor, and at the same time, they became more and more curious about the civilization that created this armor.

Unfortunately, only the ruins on this small island are related to this armor; all other discovered ruins belong to pre-civilization eras.

After discussion, the group decided to return to the island to explore again and see if there were any places they hadn't explored before.

Thus, the three major organizations, Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent, appeared on this small island at the same time, and miraculously, no conflict occurred.

Perhaps this is also due to the captain acting as a lubricant in the process, and because this was the captain's personal action, he did not bring any other World Serpent officers with him.

Furthermore, everyone present knew Durandal's character very well, and she herself guaranteed that she would not engage in hostile acts while exploring the ruins, which minimized the conflict between the three organizations.

Afterwards, everyone sat together in the research base built by Anti-Entropy, listening to Tesla share information about the ruins.

Of course, there must be something being concealed, and everyone knows that.

Although everyone has made assurances that they will not easily engage in hostile acts, it is impossible to share complete intelligence.

The only requirement for the intelligence was to avoid errors that could lead to accidents. After discussion, it was finally decided that the three members of the three organizations responsible for the exploration would be Durandal, Mei, the Captain, and Tesla.

The main reason is that the Anti-Entropy Ruins here have been explored before. Whether it's outside or inside, it's best to have a researcher with you so that you can maximize the speed of intelligence analysis and real-time updates.

Tesla, having been inside before, is at least somewhat familiar with the place, so he wouldn't be completely clueless inside.

Therefore, the position of the researchers who went inside was naturally given to Tesla, while the researchers who analyzed the data outside were Changguang, a Fate researcher brought by Durandal.

According to her, she is a huge Tesla fan and had even interviewed with Tesla.

As a result, because I was too excited the night before and didn't sleep all night, I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep during the interview.

He thus missed the opportunity to work with Tesla, and later went to Destiny and eventually became the director of Destiny Saint 1504 Research Institute.

How could she not be excited to finally have the opportunity to work with her idol?

Tesla was so enthusiastic that he didn't know how to talk to him for a moment, so he simply agreed to his request to enter the ruins together.

Otherwise, Tesla could have simply sent its own subordinates in, since data analysis could be done at the facility, and there was no need for them to personally handle the data transmission.

After everything was ready, the group entered the ruins before them.

For some reason, Mei felt a sense of familiarity with the interior of the ruins, as if she had lived there for countless years.

But she clearly had no memory of this place, and she also clearly remembered that she had never been to this island when she was a child, let alone this ruin.

Suddenly, blurry images flashed through Mei's mind. Mei clutched her throbbing head and kept up with the others.

But as the memories lingered in her mind, they became clearer and clearer, until she finally fainted in front of the captain who noticed something was wrong.

"...Dr. ■■, this is the report of this experiment. The simulation experiment shows that the performance of ■■ is fine and it can be put into formal production and use."

“Very good. Then send the design blueprints to the World Federation. I believe they will take charge of production, since they have no choice in the face of the threat of Honkai.”

"But Dr. [Name], I don't understand why you didn't just hand it over to the Church of Apocalypse, instead of going through a whole roundabout way and having the World Federation hand it over to the Church of Apocalypse for production."

"Hehe, ■■■■, you are an artificial intelligence, so you may not be able to understand my reasons for doing this, but that's okay, you still have plenty of time to learn. My reason for doing this is very simple: on the surface, our Super Electric Society has never had any contact with the Church of Apocalypse. Now, we suddenly entrust such an important weapon system directly to the Church of Apocalypse for production. What do you think the World Federation will think?"

"They would assume that the world's most outstanding scientist, Dr. ■■■■, had long been in contact with the Church of Apocalypse, and thus begin to shift their attention to the Super Electric Society."

"That's right, although it's true. But since the increasingly bizarre behavior of Otto, the leader of the Church of Apocalypse, the World Federation has had to be wary of whether the world's largest religious and technological organization might betray humanity and side with the Honkai."

"So that's why the World Federation keeps the Super Electric Society outside the sphere of influence of the Church of Apocalypse, so that Dr. ■■ won't join forces with Bishop Otto?"

"You can understand it this way: the funds and materials provided by the World Federation alone are simply not enough to meet the needs of my experiments. Speaking of which, how is the ■■■■ project going?"

"It's progressing steadily, and the development of the ■■ factor has reached 90%. I believe that once the ■■ terminal is completely completed, the ■■■■ plan can be officially launched."

"That's good news. So, I'll continue making my Godslayer Armor. If any guests come to visit, just say I'm doing experiments and don't have time to entertain guests."

"Understood, Dr. ■■..."

The final image froze on a back view that looked very similar to her own, and Mei regained consciousness.

When Mei opened her eyes, she was greeted by an unfamiliar ceiling, and the bright lights made her feel as if she had been transported to another world.

"An unfamiliar ceiling, where am I...?"

"Mei, you're awake?"

After the captain lifted the curtain, he saw Mei, who had already woken up, and instinctively called out to her. Then he turned around and told the others outside the news.

In just a few minutes, Mei's bedside was surrounded by people.

"Mei, can you tell me what happened in there? How come you fainted so soon after you went in?"

"I……"

Mei opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain for a moment. After stammering for a while, she finally fell silent.

Seeing this, the captain signaled to the others not to rush and to let Mei organize her thoughts before speaking.

After a while, Mei, having organized her thoughts, began to slowly recount her experiences before she fainted, as well as the scenes that appeared in her mind after she collapsed.

"You mean that after entering that ruin, you inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with the place? And then many memories that weren't your own appeared in your mind?"

Tesla frowned as he summarized, while Chang Guang's eyes lit up with white light.

She rushed over to Mei, grabbed Mei's hand excitedly, and started shaking it up and down.

"Suddenly possessing memories that aren't your own—isn't that just like the plots in those novels? Miss Mei, perhaps your memories are the key to unlocking the origins of this ruin! Could you cooperate with me on some small experiments?"

"How could I possibly allow such a thing!"

Before Mei could even make a statement, Tesla had already taken action.

Tesla punched Changguang on the head, and the latter immediately covered his head and squatted down.

Thanks to this, Fu Changguang calmed down and realized her loss of composure.

After briefly apologizing to Mei, Nagamitsu formally made his request.

"Although what I'm about to say might seem unbelievable, the memories that suddenly appeared in Mei's mind are very likely the memories of the owner of this ruin before his death. As for why Mei has them, that's the question we'll have to solve next."

“But is that really possible?” Durandal asked. “This ruin dates back at least 250,000 years. Is there really any way to obtain memories from that far back?”

“Exactly, exactly,” Tesla chimed in.

"That... I don't know either."

Changguang shrugged and said it was none of his business, before Tesla could even unleash his temper, and began to recount his speculations.

"Perhaps Mei acquired these memories through some kind of quantum entanglement phenomenon that we are unaware of?"

"Quantum entanglement..."

Unfortunately, quantum-related fields are not Tesla's area of ​​expertise, and she couldn't immediately refute Changguang's seemingly outlandish speculation.

Just as everyone was discussing what had happened, the captain slowly uttered two words.