Ironclad: How can hand-crafted knight belts not be considered genius?

Jiang Ning stared at the dark red dot of light in the glass tube, completely dumbfounded.

"Ms. Ruan Mei, you mean... this thing was inside my body the whole time?!"

Jiang Ning seemed to see something dirty that he couldn't avoid, and quickly retreated several steps.

Meanwhile, within his consciousness space, Jiang Ning cursed loudly at the system in his mind.

"Damn system! How did you even manage to bring this living father here?!"

[One] After a moment of processing in Jiang Ning's mind, it gave its answer.

"According to the system's calculations, the host at that time had no power to resist the antimatter legion."

Furthermore, the other knight systems don't match the host's available technology points... so..."

"Stop with the nonsense! Just tell me, whose genetic information is this?! Ebert or Chirubas?!"

[One] paused for a moment.

"Ebert..."

Jiang Ning was utterly speechless. He turned off the system interface in his mind, cutting off the sound of [One].

Seeing Jiang Ning's expression, Da Heita's lips curled up slightly, revealing an "I knew it" look.

"So you do know something after all..."

Daheita bypassed Ruan Mei, casually took the test tube, and approached Jiang Ning step by step.

Jiang Ning retreated step by step, always keeping his distance from the Great Black Tower.

When Jiang Ning's back touched the metal wall, the cold touch instantly sent a shiver through his body.

Oh no! There's no way out!

Before Jiang Ning could react, the Great Black Tower had already raised its hand and summoned its wand, pressing the tip against his chin.

"Nowhere to run?"

Now, obediently tell me everything I want to know, without missing a single detail.

Jiang Ning's chin was being pressed against his, preventing him from speaking. He could only nod almost imperceptibly.

With a flick of his wrist, the Great Black Tower's wand transformed back into purple imaginary light points and vanished.

Jiang Ning leaned against the wall and stood up straight obediently.

have to.

Knowing this genius as he did, he knew he wouldn't be able to leave this office unscathed without giving her a satisfactory answer today.

"How much do you know about the genetic information of that unknown organism in that tube?"

Jiang Ning sighed, knowing that he could no longer hide it.

"That lump of stuff is called Eberlt, and it belongs to the Blood Clan, which lives by devouring planets and plundering their primordial energy."

Capable of easily destroying a planet, possessing racial talents such as parasitism, cell mimicry, infinite evolution, and body recombination.

Its vitality is almost immortal, and it can continuously absorb external forces to break through its own limits.

In short, they are a disgusting race, no less so than the Antimatter Legion.

Jiang Ning recounted the information he had about the Blood Clan as if it were his own treasure.

What he didn't notice was that Ruan Mei, who was listening quietly on the other side, was gradually getting her eyes shining.

Big Black Tower held the test tube in his hand and brought it close to those amethyst-like eyes, examining them carefully. He couldn't help but chuckle.

"You mean, the stuff in this glass tube can destroy the universe?"

Compared to the star core, which one is more troublesome?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment before speaking with a determined look in his eyes.

"I'd rather stay with the sentient star core."

Daheita raised an eyebrow, his gaze calm as he watched Jiang Ning, trying to discern something from his expression.

"You're very lucky."

Nguyen Mai, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"According to what you said, if this vampire's genetic information hadn't been dormant, you might have been unintentionally replaced by him."

Jiang Ning looked up at Ruan Mei and keenly caught the key words in her words.

"Ms. Nguyen Mai...you mean, he's still in a deep sleep?"

Nguyen Mai nodded.

"That's certainly the case at present."

"Ms. Nguyen Mai, could I ask you for a favor?"

Jiang Ning clasped his hands together and asked earnestly with a sincere expression.

Ruan Mei tilted her head slightly, looking at Jiang Ning with some confusion.

Jiang Ning raised his hand and pointed to the glass tube in the big black tower's hand.

"Is there any way to destroy it?"

Any way is acceptable! This thing must not be kept!

Nguyen Mai rested her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought.

"I need more research before I can give you an accurate answer."

If you trust me, you can give me that thing temporarily.

"OK."

Jiang Ning agreed almost without thinking.

After all, in the field of biology, Nguyen Mai is undoubtedly the pinnacle.

If all else fails, just like with the Star-Shattering King Worm, insert a timed self-destructing "safety valve" into the Eberlt gene to properly treat this demonic orb.

The Great Black Tower watched silently as Jiang Ning and Ruan Mei reached an agreement, a hint of displeasure in its eyes.

"Jiang Ning, I don't think this genius has finished asking his questions yet?"

Jiang Ning felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively retreated to the front of the Great Black Tower, waiting for the question to be asked.

"The problem with the contents of that glass tube is solved, but what about this?"

As he spoke, the Great Black Tower pulled out a golden energy bottle from behind him and waved it at Jiang Ning.

"This is…?"

Jiang Ning took the golden energy bottle with a bewildered look on his face.

The energy bottle felt warm to the touch, and it was noticeably different from other energy bottles. The contents inside seemed to be subtly flowing as if they were alive.

"This contains the energy fluctuations of [Destruction], which were found in the debris after your battle with the Doomsday Beast."

I want to know if He has seen you.

Jiang Ning lowered his head, recalling fragmented memories in his mind.

A battle against the Doomsday Beast...?

In my vague memory, he seemed to have fought a fatal blow against the Doomsday Beast at the last moment...?

Then a flash of golden light appeared before my eyes, and then...

"I can't remember."

Jiang Ning held his forehead, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his brow from forcing himself to recall the events.

"The dangerous trigger caused me to lose part of my memory, and I have no recollection of anything after that."

The Great Black Tower looked utterly disappointed.

Although she had considered this possibility from the beginning and didn't expect Jiang Ning to give her any surprises, it would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed.

After all, her main research topic was the Star Gods, and she wanted to seize even the slightest opportunity.

"However, since this thing is essentially an energy bottle..."

Jiang Ning turned around and looked at the Traverse Driver and a bunch of energy bottles sitting quietly on the desk.

Jiang Ning reached out and pulled out the tank energy bottle, while casually fastening the Build Driver to his waist.

The driver was reactivated, and the transparent indicator light flashed.

The tank's energy bottle was then inserted into the drive's slot.

"Tank—!"

The energy bottle of [Destruction] was lifted up, and the knob on top was turned. The golden energy inside the energy bottle immediately began to stir.

Jiang Ning inserted the energy bottle upside down into the driver slot, but there was no sound of the material registering.

Gold and blue light began to flash alternately in the driver's indicator light, and Jiang Ning gripped the driver handle and started to rotate it.

The energy channels extend, forming the familiar shape of the Build Armor.

"Henshin!!"

The transformation command, which he had already rattled off, came out of his mouth, and the two armor plates suddenly merged together.

However, the envisioned transformation did not materialize.

A surge of electricity emanated from the Creator Driver, instantly flowing through Jiang Ning's limbs and bones.

The once solid armor of the Build Knight also dissipated as energy particles.

Jiang Ning was so shocked by the electric shock that his limbs went numb, and he collapsed forward helplessly. The driver and energy bottle automatically detached from his waist.

Looking at Jiang Ning, whose cheeks were blackened by the electric shock, Daheita picked up the golden energy bottle from the ground with some surprise.

"It seems the power of [destruction] is not suited to your belt device."

Jiang Ning collapsed to the ground, gritting his teeth as he struggled to his feet.

Perhaps stimulated by the electric current, an idea suddenly popped into Jiang Ning's mind.

My mind exploded.

Jiang Ning froze as she stood up, then rushed to the worktable and hurriedly rummaged through the rabbit energy bottle.

No...it shouldn't be...

Jiang Ning unconsciously clenched his fist over the energy bottle, then bent down and picked up the BuildDriver and Tank Energy Bottle from the ground.

Ignoring the throbbing pain in his body, Jiang Ning fastened the driver back to his waist and went through the transformation process again.

The formation of the red and blue armor and its convergence towards the center proceeded smoothly.

Just before the transformation was about to be completed, the familiar electric current flowed through Jiang Ning's entire body once again.

The armor dissipated, the driver crashed heavily to the ground, and Jiang Ning collapsed helplessly to the ground.

The physical pain was automatically ignored; Jiang Ning's heart at this moment was like a dead sea, revealing an eerie silence.

His guess came true, and the worst thing happened.

This had a more profound impact on him than the appearance of Ebert's genetic information in the Honkai Impact 3rd world, something he was forced to accept, yet he had to acknowledge...

He has lost the ability to transform into Rider Build.