Knights: The journey of support starting with Faiz

Jiang Ye and Mei Kong stood at the doorway, frozen in place.

Sento slumped in his chair, his face deathly pale.

He stared blankly at the Alaya consciousness energy bottle on the table, his lips moving as he uttered fragmented words.

"Useless...can't do anything right...research is pointless..."

"War Rabbit?!"

Misora ​​exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Ye slapped Zhan Tu hard on the shoulder.

"Wake up!"

War Rabbit shuddered, and his unfocused pupils refocused.

He looked around blankly, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"I...I just..."

He slammed his hand on the table in excitement, his face beaming with joy.

"Fantastic! The results are even better than expected!"

Misora ​​clutched her chest, still shaken.

"Are you... are you alright? We thought you were possessed..."

War Rabbit excitedly grabbed the energy bottle and spun it around under the light to observe it.

"I just conducted a hypnosis experiment on myself! I amplified my negative emotions tenfold!"

"Do you know what this means? This energy bottle not only profoundly affects mental state, but it can also—"

"Strengthen memory and enhance perception."

Jiang Ye suddenly spoke, his gaze falling on the cyan bottle.

"It can even suppress the side effects of the squeeze driver."

Zhan Tu had a smile on his face.

"That's right! Theoretically, it can grant immunity to side effects of danger level 3 or lower!"

He paced excitedly in front of the lab bench.

"Those experimenters persecuted by the nebula gas, even slashers like Kasumi..."

When the name was mentioned, Sento's voice lowered slightly.

"This is not only a tool for combat, but also a bridge for the evolution of human cognition!"

Jiang Ye observed the energy bottle thoughtfully.

The bottle felt slightly warm to his fingertips.

He sensed a power flowing within that was far more profound than Zhan Tu had described.

"look at this!"

The war rabbit had already rushed to the blackboard, and the chalk drew a complex diagram of energy flow on the whiteboard.

"The squeeze actuator itself has a special interface to the limbic system of the brain."

He drew a luminous core.

"If we use the Alaya-vijnana as the central consciousness..."

The chalk snapped in two, but Zhan Tu remained oblivious, continuing his enthusiastic explanation.

"All riders using the Squeeze Driver will gain a mental protection! Prevent them from becoming warmongers!"

Jiang Ye asked a question.

"What if someone uses this system to control the knights instead?"

The classroom-like fervor instantly cooled. Sento stood frozen in place, holding half a piece of chalk, the smile on his face gradually fading.

"this..."

He put down the chalk and rubbed his temples.

"That possibility certainly exists."

Misora ​​nervously twisted the edge of her apron.

"Isn't that dangerous?"

"Any power is a double-edged sword."

Zhan Tu's voice lowered.

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"Used well, it can protect comrades; used poorly..."

He looked at the energy bottle in Jiang Ye's hand.

"It will become an invisible shackle."

Jiang Ye gently placed the energy bottle on the lab table.

Blue light flowed inside the glass.

"A switch needs to be set up."

Jiang Ye said.

"That's right! Just like the brain's emergency mechanism! It automatically disconnects when abnormal manipulation is detected!"

Zhan Tu grabbed his notebook and frantically took notes.

"A separate verification algorithm needs to be designed..."

. . .

Misora ​​quietly picked up the spilled cup and wiped the floor with a rag.

When she looked up, she found Jiang Ye staring at her, his gaze filled with an inscrutable emotion.

"Where's the dragon?"

Jiang Ye suddenly asked.

Zhan Tu continued writing without looking up.

"Training in the warehouse. Ever since I learned about Mitsuomi Gohara..."

His pen paused for a moment.

"His temper has become more irritable."

The corridors of the Namba Heavy Industries building were so quiet that you could hear the hum of the central air conditioning unit.

Caihe Liangxiang's high heels clicked on the marble floor, the sound echoing in the empty corridor.

When the door to the reception room was pushed open, Utsumi was organizing documents with his back to the door.

Hearing the noise, he quickly turned around, his eyes behind his glasses showing alertness.

"Miss Caihe."

"I didn't expect you to come in person."

Saiga Ryoka's red lips curved into a smile, and her black dress accentuated her graceful figure.

"President Nanba isn't here?"

She looked at the empty living room, her fingertips lightly tracing the armrest of the leather sofa.

"The president is on vacation." (Again.)

Chapter 192: Neutral Stance

"Oh?"

Saiga Ryoka raised an eyebrow.

"At a time like this?"

She slowly approached the inner sea, her perfume wafting faintly in the air.

"The army of Beidu has already reached the outskirts of Dongdu."

The inland sea took a half step back without making a sound.

"Namba Heavy Industries has always maintained a neutral stance."

"neutral?".

Saiga Ryoka chuckled softly, reaching out to smooth out non-existent wrinkles on Utsumi's suit.

"I heard...you guys have been getting quite close to Beidu lately."

Her fingers lingered on Inner Sea's chest.

"It's just normal business dealings."

　"One, one, three," Uchimi's voice was calm, but his pupils behind his glasses contracted slightly.

Caihe Liangxiang leaned close to his ear, her breath brushing against his earlobe.

“Mr. Utsumi, Namba Heavy Industries’ position... is very important to me.”

Her voice suddenly became ambiguous.

"And I'm...very interested in you."

Utsumi's body stiffened for a moment.

“Miss Saiga is joking. The cooperation between Naniwa Heavy Industries and Touto has never been interrupted, and we will not make any decisions that are detrimental to Touto.”

"is it?"

Saiga Ryoka took a step back and smiled meaningfully.

"Then I'll wait and see."

She turned and left, the sound of her high heels fading into the distance.

Utsumi stood there until she was sure she had really left before she relaxed.

He unbuttoned his suit jacket, revealing a small patch of shirt already soaked with cold sweat.

"She noticed..."

Utsumi muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously reaching for the divine energy bottle in his pocket.

Heavy pounding sounds echoed from the warehouse behind Nasita's Coffee Shop.

Long Wo was sweating profusely in the gravity training area, each punch accompanied by the sound of air being cut.

His vest was completely soaked, clinging to his muscular physique.

"Nine hundred and ninety-seven...nine hundred and ninety-eight...nine hundred and ninety-nine..."

Sweat dripped down his chin, and Longwo's vision began to blur, but he tirelessly threw another punch.

"one thousand!"

The final punch slammed heavily onto the specially made sandbag, and the metal frame groaned under the strain.

Long slumped to the ground, panting heavily, his vision blurring.

"Take a break."

Jiang Ye's voice came from the doorway.

He walked in carrying a plate of snacks, and the aroma immediately filled the entire training room.

"I'm not hungry."

As I said that, my stomach started growling uncontrollably.

Jiang Ye placed the snacks on the low table beside her.