The Divine Authority Project would ultimately succeed.
This was not a self-comforting confidence, but a reality.
However, considering the differences between the previous civilization and the current civilization era, he quickly guessed the key to success: emotions.
Just as the core of the Sirin Project was to overcome the manipulation of Herrscher consciousness through emotional bonds, the core of the Divine Authority Project also relied on emotional amplification to defeat Herrscher consciousness.
In the storyline, Wendy actually achieved this.
If it weren't for Cocolia's betrayal of Bronya, Wendy would have been the next Raiden Mei.
In other words, the Divine Authority Project centered around Wendy would have ultimately succeeded after two years. But what Chen Ran wanted to do was to accelerate this process.
He did not wish to pay the price of an entire New Zealand, even if it was just a simulated scene.
To create a Herrscher, in addition to the Herrscher Core, a high concentration of Honkai Source was actually essential. Especially Honkai Energy that does not require sacrificing a city is a technical challenge.
This was also a problem Chen Ran had to solve.
As for the integration and adaptation of the Herrscher Core with the subject, that was something he did not need to worry about.
The Herrscher of this era had not had their powers manifested by Elysia; what he needed to do was to distinguish between the Herrscher Core and the Herrscher Core in the simulated scene.
Only by comparing the differences could he formulate a complete experiment.
After being granted permission to observe the 3rd Herrscher Core, Chen Ran, under Blanca's reminder, claimed a protective suit that isolated Honkai Energy.
However, he claimed two sets.
"Senior Blanca, I would like to select an assistant, is that okay?"
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Chen Ran was not a genius.
This was evident from his near-failure to get into a key university during the college entrance examination.
So-called geniuses are those who can easily touch realms that mortals cannot comprehend.
Thus, it is indeed unfair that God was when creating humans; some people might truly be God's illegitimate children.
But because of the knowledge given by the system, Chen Ran could play the part of a big bad wolf for a while.
He would not complete this experiment alone; that was not the most efficient way. Finality would arrive in a few years, and wasting time on this was not cost-effective.
So, he sought external help.
What Fire Moth lacked the least was actually geniuses, and in his perception, the most genius person was right beside him.
"MEI, I have obtained permission to observe the Third Herrscher Core; I think you would be very interested in this."
He said with a grin, "The last piece of advice you gave me was a great help, and this can be seen as my return."
MEI's eyes slightly brightened.
"Sure, I like this kind of return."
Unlike what most people perceive, MEI could actually choose not to join Fire Moth.
Her father was a top physicist from Mu Continent; she could have easily pursued higher academic research after being rescued by Fire Moth.
But the reason she stayed was her desire to open the door to the realm of Honkai.
And now that Chen Ran had actually obtained permission to observe the Herrscher Core, MEI had no thoughts of refusal.
Even though she could guess that Chen Ran's generosity was likely for another purpose.
In Fire Moth, there were indeed many researchers curious about the Herrscher Core; in fact, there were quite a few.
If Chen Ran were to auction off the permission to observe the Herrscher Core internally, it could fetch a high price of up to one million dollars.
If it were more, why not just bribe Mobius directly? Mobius was not someone who disliked money.
However, MEI also had her suspicions.
If she sought help from others, then it would be uncertain who would hold the initiative.
To be able to delve deeper into the door called 'Honkai,' what harm was there in temporarily following Chen Ran's orders for a while?
Sure enough, Chen Ran spoke: "I need you to assist me in completing a calculation for an experiment."
"What?"
"The observational experiment calculation for integrating the Herrscher Core into the human body."
He did not hide it, laying out the so-called Divine Authority Project in detail.
"To face increasingly powerful Herrschers with the current combat capabilities is undoubtedly very strenuous. Therefore, humanity needs its own stronger life forms for combat. Whether machines or Herrschers is acceptable."
If possible, Chen Ran really wanted to manually craft a Divine Key.
However, he lacked the necessary knowledge.
"I learned from Mobius that Fire Moth once conducted a brief experiment to integrate the Herrscher Core into a human body, but the results were unsatisfactory. So the plan was shelved."
He said, "But I want to try again."
MEI's eyes narrowed slightly.
She neither readily agreed nor outright refused.
For her, any type of experiment involving Honkai was worth attempting again.
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MEI quickly grasped the design concept of the Herrscher Core integration experiment.
It was simple: to steal the authority of the Herrscher while maintaining one's self-awareness.
The experimental concept and design were not complex; the problem lay in the materials.
Chen Ran had mentioned that Fire Moth had attempted various integration experiments with different substances, but the final results were all failures. Therefore, the issue must lie with the Herrscher Core.
At this time, the pre-civilization era had not yet systematically categorized the Herrscher, and even the Will of Honkai had not been observed, so naturally, they did not know the conditions for becoming a Herrscher.
MEI was undoubtedly a bold person.
"Although there is no data, all the failures are due to the corruption of the Herrscher Core. Therefore, we need something unique that can both seal the Herrscher Core and establish a connection between a person and the Herrscher Core."
Chen Ran blurted out, "Soulium."
"Exactly, you and I are on the same wavelength."
Soulium is a nano-level metal material that possesses memory functions and can suppress Honkai Energy corruption.
By wrapping the Herrscher Core in Soulium and establishing a connection between a person and the Herrscher Core, one could harness the power of the Herrscher…
So, isn't this the Divine Key?
Chen Ran suddenly realized that it might not be quite right to collaborate with MEI.
MEI's thought process was leaps ahead and would not follow his experimental approach.
On the contrary, his experimental attempts, which were done out of desperation, would merely waste resources.
Chen Ran had to admit that MEI's design approach was the safer one.
Neither of them rushed to conduct the experiment; instead, they observed the Herrscher Core under protection.
This Herrscher Core, placed deep in the basement of Fire Moth, had an astonishing Honkai Energy concentration of 6300hw.
It was the disaster that had been nurtured in the world.
It was also, at present, humanity's shortcut to approaching divinity.
Just from distant observation, both Chen Ran and MEI felt suffocated.
"It seems that the full picture of Honkai is not as simple as we thought," MEI said. "It may not just be a disaster, but more like a driving force."
"It is the driving force that propels civilization forward."
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