Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

"Based on the previously established mental model, the probability that she is willing to take the risk has increased from zero percent to twenty-three percent."

"In conclusion, this is a negotiation that is barely enough to keep you spending your valuable time."

Mei, noticing the strange look in the little girl's eyes after Prometheus suddenly vanished, said nonchalantly:

"This is my smart assistant; you can call it Prometheus."

Seele said softly:

"It's too long."

Mei coughed a few times, not wanting to dwell too much on her taste, which was a combination of her ideals and aesthetics.

So she got straight to the point:

“You don’t need to worry about what I do to him, and there’s no need to try to hide the fact that he’s still alive.”

“Almost everyone who’s been following this story can guess that he’s not dead, but such sordid things that are hard to bring to the table will naturally face a lot of resistance.”

"Moreover, since no one knows where he is now, the fact that he is still alive will not affect his personal safety."

"Putting aside the experimental group's own feelings of liking him, I personally hope that this single individual who is currently the only one who can resist the Herrscher can continue to survive."

"The fact that Su Qing'an was willing to fight the Lawyer to the death is enough to prove that even if he encountered such a thing, he would not take action against innocent people. To put it more positively, he might even be concerned about whether taking revenge on the authorities would affect innocent people."

"In short, as long as your own interests and personal safety will not be negatively affected by this person's existence, and there may even be positive feedback, you don't need to worry that I will do anything to harm him."

"My meeting with you this time does not represent the will of the laboratory, but my personal dictatorship and the agreement made above."

Seele was stunned for a moment; she wasn't stupid.

If Su Qing'an's survival still becomes common knowledge among those involved, even with Himeko being so cautious, the only reason could be that Himeko, in trying to protect herself, revealed a weakness to the laboratory.

But at this moment, she no longer felt any remorse or fear.

The reason is that since Mei deliberately brought up the key to the negotiation as to whether Su Qing'an was important to her, and stated the fact that Su Qing'an was still alive and had no ill intentions towards her, it is self-evident who the bargaining chip is.

Seele Voller's Achilles' heel has been found.

The most tender part of her heart was torn apart by the hidden meaning in the girl's words, leaving her with a mottled appearance. This made it impossible for her to control the conversation.

The little girl suppressed all her emotions. She glanced at the watch on the girl's white wrist and knew she couldn't just believe what the other girl said so easily.

Her inner vigilance built a high wall, making her still believe that the other person's previous words were lies, that they were trying to extract information to verify the possibility of those statements.

She said:

“What do you mean, Dr. Mei?”

Mei didn't notice Seele's distrust, perhaps because it was something she didn't care about.

She continued:

“I made a deal with Dr. Moon. I think you must be quite familiar with him, right?”

Seele frowned:

"That old man?"

Mei paused for a moment, then tried to recall how many other people in the lab matched this description. She quickly came to a conclusion and nodded affirmatively to Seele:

"That's Dr. Moon."

Seele didn't intentionally use a disrespectful tone to address the other person, although she herself didn't mind doing so, but it was purely because she didn't know the other person's name.

She said:

“I know he must be the one in charge in the lab.”

Mei nodded. Knowing this, she felt no need to explain further. She said:

"I made a promise with him."

“As long as I can use you to conduct experiments to prove that the results of my paper are correct, he is willing to let me use half of the laboratory’s computing power and all the resources within his capabilities.”

"And to confirm that result, I need your help."

Seemingly to avoid arousing excessive suspicion, or to establish basic trust, Mei simply used Prometheus to pull out the video of her entire conversation with Dr. Moon.

She naturally couldn't think of a reason to use the video at the time, but as Prometheus designed it, he independently improved some of its functions within the rules.

This includes the function of recording at any time, and because the storage volume is extremely large, all recordings will be deleted uniformly every 24 hours.

However, this subtle function of Prometheus inadvertently laid the foundation for today's dialogue and made it a genuine basis for negotiation.

After watching the video, Xier was speechless for a moment.

Perhaps Mei was just trying to prove he wasn't lying, but the girl saw far too much evidence in him that this person was extraordinary.

Mei, who is rather oblivious in this regard, may not have noticed, but Seele, with her extremely perceptive nature, clearly saw the change in Dr. Moon's attitude towards Mei.

Initially, it was the attitude of a senior looking at an outstanding junior, which implied that they were capable of guiding the other person and that they were of a higher status than the other person.

However, since reading that experimental report, Dr. Moon's attitude towards Mei has undergone several levels of refinement.

Seele found it hard to describe that look in her eyes.

It might sound a bit exaggerated, but at the moment the old man closed his eyes and then opened them again to look at the other person.

She could only associate it with words like "revering a deity".

What kind of experimental report could cause such a dramatic change in a person in charge of one of the projects involved in the ultimate human spark project in such a short period of time?

The little girl had a vague premonition that Mei, like Su Qing'an, was the kind of person who couldn't be explained or judged by common sense.

The strength and uniqueness of such people cannot be judged solely by their appearance. For example, Su Qing'an appears to be just an ordinary teenager, yet he is capable of fighting against opponents at the level of a Herrscher.

From the outside, Su Qing'an is an incomprehensible yet undeniably real human being.

And Mei might be the same.

However, her special abilities were manifested in scientific research, and these special abilities were enough to overshadow all the achievements Dr. Moon had made since establishing the project team, and the old man even discovered far more than that.

Otherwise, Seele couldn't understand why the other party would agree to such an absurd agreement. Even if agreeing to the experiment was an absurd request, it was easier to refuse than to accept the possibility of something going wrong.

She asked softly:

"What are the bargaining chips you've offered?"

Mei paused for a moment. She had initially thought that Seele would need more time and her own reasoning before considering this issue, but she quickly realized what was going on and said:

"Su Qing'an is very strong. He can be said to be the strongest individual in human history from ancient times to the present."

Seele nodded. This was only natural, and it was a reality that had already been personally certified by the United Nations.

She survived being hit by a massive Honkai fission bomb during a direct battle with the Third Herrscher.

Those who were unaware of the specific circumstances of the Herrscher at that time, and who did not understand Su Qing'an's [Stigmata] abilities, all believed that in terms of defense, Su Qing'an was superior to the deceased Third Herrscher.

The gap between them and the lack of information led to this lack of understanding, but this is understandable.

For example, Fu Hua and others were only able to understand the distance between that person and themselves after learning about the Honkai.

It was precisely because she understood the gap between them that Fu Hua trained with all her might.

And what he seeks is the same as Su Qing'an in the previous timeline: to get closer to the figure of the person in his heart.

I want to fight alongside that person.

This is the shared philosophy of Su Qing'an in the past and Fu Hua in the present.

Such a pure vision seems remarkably consistent today, which is perhaps a strange coincidence.

Mei continued:

But that's not enough.

"Human beings have limits; this is a reality I've come to understand from my brief experience researching Honkai."

"The fact that Su Qing'an hasn't appeared yet only proves that he has suffered serious injuries."

"That's easy to understand. No matter how powerful he is, his core essence is still human. The key to allowing him to transcend all limits and fight against the Herrscher lies in his ability and skills to manipulate Honkai energy. Of course, there may be more things we don't know about it."

"But from a biological perspective, he still adheres to certain human limitations."

"For example, insufficient self-healing ability, or the still existing physiological weaknesses, etc."

"Based on this, if he can acquire other powers, then it is not impossible for his combat ability to transform from being comparable to a Herrscher to killing a Herrscher."

"At that time, even the massive Honkai fission bombs will not be able to kill him, and even if he is seriously injured again, it will not take him such a long time to recover."

“Su Qing’an will not fall into such a near-death crisis again. Even in a world where the Herrscher will reappear sooner or later, he has enough strength to face all threats from the Honkai and humanity.”

“Your emotions are obvious even without Prometheus.”

"So, I believe this is the ending you wanted to see, Miss Seele."

Seele_Velo_Ai said quietly:

"Dr. Mei, you're just making empty promises."

Mei remained noncommittal, and with a wave of her hand, she showed Prometheus the rudimentary plan to use the remains of Ganesha as a landing point.

Thousands of profound words and densely packed, chaotic images illuminate the room like stars in the night sky.

At this moment, even though Seele herself could not understand the meaning of these things, the girl's serene smile and sparkling eyes still exuded a sacredness and confidence that could be clearly sensed under the blue fluorescence.

In a daze, the little girl seemed to understand a little of what Dr. Moon had felt at that time.

Some people are born different from others.

Even if one finds it difficult to understand this difference, one can instinctively understand its extraordinary nature.

Seele stared at the girl with a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, interrupting her demonstration, and said softly:

"I don't understand."

Mei's expression froze. She suddenly realized that the other person was not an authority like Dr. Moon, who had some knowledge in various fields.

Anyone who could understand this plan in a few seconds would need to be at least at the level of a member of the experimental group. For Seele, who had never been to school and was completely illiterate, to comprehend this would be impossible. Even if she had an hour, she could only recognize the detailed information about Ganesha within the graphic structure.

As for understanding the plan instantly, that's even more of a pipe dream.

She lowered her head and coughed softly for a while, having come to find the other person only with the hope of giving it a try.

Mei completely ignored the reality that one needs to convince the other party that they are very capable and powerful, a once-in-a-lifetime genius in academia, in order to have a basis for negotiation.

It can only be said that she is more of a bookworm, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect to be academically outstanding and shrewd at a young age.