"Welt has gone on a journey. Do you have any new plans?" Otto inquired.
"Mind your own business. Where's the Soulium? Hurry up and bring it to me," Sigurd complained lazily, resting his head on the table with dark circles under his eyes.
On the virtual screen, Otto, rubbing his chin, seemed to be deep in thought. "You seem quite impatient, and your mental state... Could it be that you have some project you're hiding from me?"
"Honkai Beast gene fusion technology. I'm adjusting my state; I'll be fine soon," Sigurd replied nonchalantly, waving his hand dismissively.
Otto fell silent for a moment. "So, you've been collecting a bunch of Honkai Beast genetic materials from me for this purpose? Is the Soulium also for this? I see, you want the ready-made nanomachine technology as insurance. I can provide you with the ready-made technology, and the first batch of Soulium will be delivered within two days. But I advise against it. You're a genius, not a warrior. Why take such risks? If you're afraid of unexpected dangers, I can share my resurrection technology with you."
"No need. How many times have you resurrected in the past five hundred years? Are you really sure that each time you wake up from a clone, you're still the same as the original you?"
Sigurd replied indifferently, then lifted his head, changed his direction, and continued to rest on the table, showing no intention of sitting up.
Otto was speechless.
This was a philosophical concept.
Same body, same memories, but regenerating each time using this memory transfer method—whether he was still him after waking up like this was an unprovable proposition.
The only thing that Otto wanted in this world was to resurrect the only girl who had captivated his heart, his childhood friend, Kallen Kaslana, and that was an unchanging goal.
As long as he remembered this goal, everything else could be ignored.
"Do you really have confidence?" Otto asked, bypassing the pointless topic of proving "I am me."
He genuinely cared about Sigurd's safety in this matter.
If Sigurd hadn't insisted, Otto would have wanted to send an elite force to turn the area around the Cocolia Orphanage into an impenetrable fortress, just to prevent any accidents before the completion of the information origin theory.
Sigurd raised his head, responding somewhat impatiently, "You're so annoying. Dr. Einstein's nagging is already noisy enough. You should quiet down too. I have my own sense of propriety."
"I think, on this matter, I am on the same side as Dr. Einstein."
"Forget it. Just send the Soulium as soon as possible. I have the final piece of the puzzle, and once I finish it, I'll start the transformation. Others may find Dr.Mei creations like the fusion warrior as unreplicable, but not to me, I know how to do it ages ago, all I need now is the material to make it."
Sigurd replied, showing even more impatience.
Otto couldn't discern whether this was genuine confidence or if the impatience was due to unease about the success rate.
In any case, he was very worried.
Otto sighed and said, "Manufacturing fusion warriors has never been the problem. The real issue is the success rate and the quality of the fusion warriors. Factors like the base body's quality, the selection of Honkai Beast genetic fragments, timing, luck, and even the psychological state of the test subject—layers of uncontrollable variables—are the real reasons why fusion warriors cannot be replicated. I've been trying for nearly two hundred years, and I still haven't achieved satisfactory results... So, I'm still worried."
"What does it have to do with me? I must do it."
The restlessness and laziness vanished in this moment.
Sigurd, sitting upright, looked coldly at the image of Otto in front of him.
Otto opened his mouth, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You really are a lot like me, especially your confidence and stubbornness. Well, I'll personally deliver the Soulium. Don't do anything reckless before I arrive."
"Fine. Recently, a little gray snake has been stirring up trouble. I'm too lazy to catch it. While you're on your way, help me take a look."
"Gray snake... World Serpent?"
Otto raised an eyebrow.
With a vast intelligence network created through a combination of massive manpower and cutting-edge technology, after Sigurd's hive system underwent continuous updates and upgrades, it ultimately failed on his end.
So, Otto knew that Welt had left because the outside world had caught glimpses of him leaving the orphanage.
However, Otto was still unaware of the situation around the orphanage, including the capture of Raven.
Otto nodded, not paying much attention to the World Serpent's matter. He said, "Alright, see you later."
"Hmm, goodbye," Sigurd lazily waved his hand, closed the virtual screen, and kept his head on the table. However, a contemplative expression returned to his eyes.
'Otto, planning to come personally?'
'Although I can't truly kill him, isn't he afraid I'll seize control of his body? Not killing him doesn't mean I can't trap him, right?'
'There must be a backup plan. Even I can think of many possibilities, let alone him. Rita is still over there... Well, it's not time for a war yet, so I'll adapt as needed.'
'Yeah, I need to keep an eye on that little troublemaker...'
As fatigue set in, Sigurd's thoughts gradually became muddled.
He pinched his arm to stay alert.
It had been nine days since he last slept. If his body hadn't undergone modifications from Honkai energy, sudden death would be quite normal, right?
As Otto mentioned, the gene fusion technology for creating fusion warriors was not difficult to deduce.
With the overall plot setting, Sigurd found the direction.
Adding contributions from Kiana, as well as Siegfried's contributions that Sigurd was unaware of, he could reverse-engineer the technical route.
However, the success rate of fusion warriors had little to do with gene fusion technology. The real factors affecting the success rate were the unpredictable parameters of timing, location, and people—almost like magic.
Sigurd, with his superior intellect, used himself as a test subject to quantify most of the uncertain conditions and created a fusion experiment tailored for himself.
This included requirements for his mental state, endocrine system status, muscle fatigue, cell division inhibition, brain neuron activity, and more.
A significant part of these conditions could be fulfilled by not sleeping.
This was why he persisted in not sleeping.
The experimental methods of top scientists were sometimes simple and mundane, and yet, tedious.
Bang!
The bedroom door was kicked open by a small pair of feet. It was Kiana, carrying a cup of milk.
"Good evening, Sigurd."
Kiana blinked her watery big eyes, showing signs of being intentionally cute.
Sigurd propped up his head, staring with dead fish eyes, and said, "... What trouble did you cause? Or do you want something again?"
Knowing Kiana's carefree nature, Sigurd had a profound understanding—no good deeds from her were without ulterior motives.
Kiana maintained a stiff smile, and with two crossroads appearing on her forehead, replied with a grin, "I see you're not feeling well, so I brought you a cup of warm milk. Don't mistake my good intentions for liver and lungs!"
"Hmm, noted. Put it down, then leave gracefully."
"You drink it first."
"Fine..."
Sigurd picked up the milk, sniffed it, but didn't bring it to his lips.
Kiana: "(.❛ᴗ❛.)╭ Why aren't you drinking?"
Sigurd: "(눈_눈) Really? Sleeping pills?"
"..."
"..."
After a brief silence, Kiana jumped onto the table, used both hands to push the milk towards Sigurd's mouth.
"Hurry up and drink it!"
"Icarus!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One minute later, Kiana was tied into a caterpillar-like state, squirming restlessly on the table.
Sigurd took out a tissue, wiped the milk that had accidentally touched his lips—he didn't drink it, but in terms of strength, a researcher obviously couldn't compare to Kiana's monstrous strength. In the process of resisting her, he inevitably got some milk on his lips.
Bang!
Kiana, controlling her body, bounced on the table, switching to a face-to-face angle with Sigurd. As for why she could move so skillfully in a bound state, I think, there's no need for much explanation.
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