Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 190 Nest

In Changkong City, a spaceship is slowly descending from the rooftop of a building.

Then, a red-haired woman, a purple-haired woman, and a red-haired man who was tied up came out.

These three were naturally the captain and his crew. Ever since they learned about Kiana's whereabouts from the captain and that Changkong City was likely to experience another Honkai outbreak, they had rushed over without stopping.

"Am I saying this place is really going to experience another Honkai outbreak?" Tesla asked, tugging at the rope in his hand. "And Kiana really came back? You're not lying to us!"

"Of course, why would I lie to you?" The captain twisted his body a few times and said with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, "I mean, did you really have to tie me up like that, and with chains made of materials that can suppress Honkai energy? Dr. Tesla, aren't you tired of pulling me like that?"

"It's better than letting you move around freely. Don't forget who you are; letting you follow along is already my biggest concession! But things have really changed here."

"Yes!" Mei sighed, gently stroking her hair which was being blown by the sea breeze. "Ever since the collapse of the city and the subsequent seawater intrusion, Changkong City, a coastal city, has been submerged and looks like it does now..."

From Mei's eyes, the captain could tell that she seemed to be reminiscing about those difficult yet beautiful days.

"But will Kiana really come here?"

"Given her personality, there's no way she wouldn't come. The World Serpent's intelligence capabilities are far stronger than you imagine. If you don't mind, could you release me from my restraints? There's a place I think I can take you there."

The captain tried to break free of the chains, but after realizing that he could not break free without using Honkai energy, he gave up and instead pleaded with Mei and the others for mercy.

"What are you thinking! How could I possibly untie it? You just stay here and wait, we'll talk about it later!"

Tesla then ignored the captain and instead instructed Mei to set up the Honkai energy detection device.

Mei returned shortly after, and Tesla activated the detection device. However, things didn't go as smoothly as they had imagined. The device did show a Herrscher's Honkai energy reaction, but it was very close, and there were two of them.

"Sorry, I forgot to adjust the parameters."

Tesla awkwardly scratched his head, then began adjusting the parameters. After removing the Honkai energy reaction values ​​of the Captain and Mei, the Honkai energy reaction disappeared from the screen.

"Hey, this is weird! Logically, it should show something, right? Tell me, are you kidding us?"

The captain was pulled over by Tesla again, but this time the captain did not respond, but simply shrugged and gently slapped Tesla's hand away.

"!"

Tesla stared in astonishment at the scene before him, wondering when the captain had actually freed himself from the restraints!

"Luckily I was prepared, otherwise I really wouldn't have had any options."

It turns out that before the captain went to find Mei and the others, he had already considered that he might be captured, so he prepared equipment in advance.

It was a weapon disguised as a bracelet, which could be transformed into a vibrating knife when necessary. The downside was that the weapon relied on Honkai energy to transform. If the Honkai energy detection device hadn't been out of parameters and included all the Honkai energy reactions in the vicinity, I wouldn't have been able to pull out the knife when they weren't looking.

Yes, Tesla actually detected two Honkai energy reactions just now. One was Mei's, that's true, and the other was actually the Honkai energy fluctuation generated when the Captain himself and this knife transformed.

Fortunately, the material used to make this chain was a new invention of Tesla's. Even Tesla himself was unsure how much Honkai energy it could block, which led Tesla to subconsciously think that the other point of reaction was the captain.

In fact, this material is very effective at blocking, completely isolating all Honkai energy fluctuations. The downside is that it is not very stable. This is probably because it was just developed and its stability has not yet been tested, which is why the chain will temporarily fail every once in a while.

The captain realized this, which is why he didn't immediately turn the bracelet back into a knife. Besides, he wanted to hitch a ride a little longer, and there was no benefit in undoing it sooner, so he might as well wait until they reached their destination.

“First of all, I’m not lying. A Honkai event will indeed break out here soon. Kiana will also rush here after hearing this information. Most importantly, there are still some people in this city who have not been evacuated and need to be evacuated. That’s why I came to find you.”

"What did you say?! There are still people left in this city who haven't been evacuated?! How is that possible?!"

"Calm down, Dr. Tesla. I know it sounds unbelievable right now, after all, Changkong City looks like it's not a habitable place at all. Besides, the Honkai energy content in the air is very high and is even slowly rising. But what if I said that these refugees are people with a very high Honkai energy adaptability? Most of them are children and the elderly. Without rescue teams coming, they have no choice but to continue living here, don't they?"

"Shouldn't we have already investigated and confirmed that all survivors have been evacuated? Why are these people suddenly appearing now? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"You won't believe anything I say now, so wouldn't it be better to come with me and see for yourself?"

As he spoke, the captain walked towards the "nest". His unguarded back made Mei unable to tell whether he was confident in his own strength or believed that they would not ambush him from behind.

However, for whatever reason, Mei thought it would be better to go and see for herself.

Ignoring Tesla's advice, she followed the captain. Finally, seeing the two figures gradually disappearing into the distance, Tesla irritably shouted and followed.

"Let me make it clear first that I came along because Mei came too. It would be too dangerous for someone as weak as me to stay put. It's better to go with you guys. And if it's really like you said, I can do some things that I can manage."

The captain couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this and said, "Understood, Dr. Tesla."

What! Is it that funny?

"It's nothing, I just remembered something happy."

"what's up?"

"I think I know how to improve the material of your chain."

"!"

Tesla looked at the captain in shock. She never expected that the captain would know these things. It seemed that this captain was no ordinary person.

"Tell me, how should it be improved?"

“It’s very simple,” the captain said. “Dr. Tesla developed this material because he wanted to install it on the Titan armor, right?”

Tesla did not answer, but her silence confirmed the captain's guess.

"That's why materials with isolation properties are used. But there's a problem with this material: it needs energy to exert its properties of isolating Honkai energy. That's why Dr. Tesla incorporated another material that can absorb and store Honkai energy to create a nano-alloy material similar to Soul Steel. It has to be said that it was a very clever idea."

Tesla blushed unconsciously at such a direct compliment. After all, this was one of the few times she had heard praise; usually, it was Einstein who was sarcastic, and it was extremely rare to hear praise from her.

"However, there are still some flaws that haven't been resolved," the captain said. "Because the proportions weren't right, the stability of this material can't be guaranteed. It will fail every now and then. It's fine if it's placed in unmanned mechs, but it won't work if there's a pilot inside. This could very likely cause the pilot to come into close contact with Honkai energy, thus increasing the chance of infection."

"I understand what you're saying, but how do we solve this?"

At some point, Tesla's eyes had lost their hostility, and he began to calmly discuss things with the captain. Strangely enough, even though they were not very familiar with each other, or even enemies, Tesla felt deep down that he could trust the man in front of him.

Seeing the hostility in Tesla's eyes disappear, the captain secretly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he hadn't used this ability in a long time and was a little worried that it might not be effective.

Just like how ■■■ transmigrated into Kiana, the Captain also gained an ability after transmigrating. The specific effect of this ability is to increase a person's affection for the Captain, commonly known as charm, but it's more like an affection system in a visual novel than true charm.

At first, the captain couldn't control it freely, so this ability was like a passive skill in a game and kept working. Because of this, Mei and Bronya's affection level was accidentally increased. Fortunately, when the captain was able to control the switch, their affection level for the captain only reached the level of friends.

It was because of this ability that I noticed Kiana's abnormality. After all, in addition to the effects mentioned above, this ability can also display the specific value of the affection level and the real name of the target, just like in a game.

He only recognized Kiana after seeing her name followed by parentheses, and decided to give it a try. However, what puzzled the captain was why Kiana in this world had such a high level of affection for him, even though he had sealed this ability long ago. Logically, the value shouldn't be that high.

To be honest, if I didn't want to waste time gaining Tesla's trust, I really wouldn't want to use this ability.

Once this ability is activated, it's like playing a game. No matter what you do, it will affect the other person's favorability level, and the level of favorability will be reflected in the other person's attitude towards you in reality.

If he went too far and Tesla accidentally fell for him, it wouldn't be a joke, and he had no interest in being a minotaur. So, after seeing that Tesla's affection for him had reached the level of trust, the captain decisively turned it off.

"It's very simple, it all boils down to the ratio. The overall idea is correct, but if the ratio between the two metals is not right, the Honkai energy used to maintain the operation of the alloy will be isolated at times, causing it to lose its function of isolating Honkai energy because of the lack of energy. As for the specific ratio, I have a few ideas, but they still need to be verified."

The captain then told Tesla about the proportions he had guessed, and Tesla breathed a sigh of relief after listening.

"I understand. I will verify this myself afterward. I hope you are not lying to me."

Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived at the entrance to the nest. Just as the captain was thinking about how to open the door, it opened by itself.

Emerging from within was a little girl with purple hair and red eyes, accompanied by a robot. The captain recognized her; her name was Kong, and she was a child of this nest.

She is also one of the leaders of the entire nest, and usually takes charge of managing the children when the raven and the other adults are not around.

With the supplies in the nest running out and the adults who had gone out not returning for a long time, Kong, feeling uneasy, decided to go out and check on them himself.

So she quickly packed her things and set off with Mark Rabbit, who usually took care of her daily needs.

Unexpectedly, they encountered three strangers as soon as they stepped out of the nest. However, they did not seem to be bad people or people from this area.

After all, Changkong City is no longer a resort destination. The people who still live here are either dressed in rags or have turned into monsters. How could they possibly have clean and nice clothes to wear?

Fortunately, after the captain's explanation, Sora learned that the people in front of him knew his teacher. Considering that they had come at the teacher's request, Sora took the three of them back to the nest.

As for the adults who went out, to be honest, given the current level of danger in Changkong City, and considering that nearly seven days have passed since they set off, even Changkong can only take a pessimistic view of whether those adults are still alive.

Upon entering the nest, Tesla first marveled at its cleanliness, and then learned the details after asking the adults there.

Out of humanitarian considerations, Tesla ultimately ordered Mei to set out to find the adults who had gone out. He wanted to find them alive or dead, so Mei, having received the order, set off.

Meanwhile, the captain was quietly helping to reinforce the precarious buildings. Since the last major collapse, many of these buildings had been on the verge of collapse.

Previously, due to a lack of materials, the building could not be repaired, so the adults had to gather the children in a safe place while they moved here to oversee the repairs.

The captain recalled seeing the nest in his own world when he came here, so he secretly put a lot of building materials in his quantum backpack so that they could be used at this time.

Seeing this, the surrounding children joined in, passing materials around, and some even mixed concrete, though it was hard to call it concrete mixing given the strength of these children.

Tesla, on the other hand, was left out in the cold. With nothing else to do, she could only stand there and chat, hoping to extract more useful information.