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Chapter 296 Extreme: The Perfect Container for Desire - Hongshang Foundation

"Then I'll leave the search to you, Detective Narumi. I'll take my leave now." Shen Yun smiled slightly, got up from the sofa, and left the Narumi Detective Agency with A2.

With the influence of Consortium X in Fuuto, finding two people would be quite easy for him.

His main reason for coming to the Narumi Detective Agency was to meet Narumi Shokichi; asking Narumi Shokichi to find the Sudo siblings was just a side thing.

He liked both Narumi Shokichi and Sudo Kirihiko.

However, the ending for the two of them is truly regrettable.

Especially Sudo Kirihiko, who at the time thought that his brother-in-law could become a Kamen Rider to atone for his crimes.

As a result, he died right away, which is really a pity.

Now, Shen Yun's decision to have Narumi Shokichi go to Sudo Kirihiko is clearly an attempt to reserve Sudo Kirihiko in advance.

Sudo Kirihiko himself is quite capable; the fact that he rose from a low-level salesman to become the son-in-law of the Sonozaki family speaks volumes about his excellence.

"Next, it's time to go find Sonozaki Ryubei."

Narumi Detective Agency.

Narumi Shokichi stood by the window, lifting a corner of the curtain to watch Shen Yun and A2 leave.

Matsui Seiichiro put away the reward money left by Shen Yun. After counting it, he couldn't help but exclaim, "They really are rich! They gave us a full million yen just for asking us to find someone!"

Seeing Narumi Shokichi standing by the window looking out, Matsui Seiichiro curiously approached him and asked, "Shokichi, is there something wrong with them?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little concerned about the relationship between those two children and this client," Narumi Shokichi replied.

His client has an extraordinary air about him; he's no ordinary person.

Why would someone like that look for two orphans?

"They're probably long-lost relatives or something," Matsui Seiichiro said with a smile.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it." Narumi Shokichi lowered the curtains, smiled slightly, and said, "Matsu, let's begin the investigation."

He intends to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Although he is a detective, he is definitely not the kind of detective who only takes money and does things.

He would never aid and abet evil.

"Alright." Matsui Seiichiro snapped his fingers and immediately got to work.

……

Starfall Valley.

Ryuhei Sonozaki's archaeological team was stationed here and began excavation work.

To his surprise, many fossils were unearthed at the excavation site in Xingjiang Valley.

Ryuhei Sonozaki had to slow down the archaeological team's excavation to ensure that the fossils would not be damaged.

Looking at the large number of fossils unearthed, Sonozaki Ryuhei couldn't help but sigh, "Countless creatures have gone extinct on this earth, and if humanity continues like this, it will be no exception."

"However, if we can find the Fountain of Earth's Memory, we can realize humanity's dream of never going extinct!"

After he finished speaking, he noticed something was amiss.

The sounds of construction stopped at some point, and time seemed to stand still at the excavation site.

"The dream of humanity's eternal existence? What a wonderful idea. Head of the museum, Sonozaki Ryubei."

Just then, a gentle and magnetic voice came from behind Sonozaki Ryubei.

Sonozaki Ryubei quickly turned around and saw a young man dressed in white slowly walking towards him.

"Who are you?" Sonozaki Ryubei looked at Shen Yun with a serious expression.

Only a limited number of people know about his establishment of the museum. Why would this person know?

Could the fact that time has stopped flowing also be related to the person in front of you?

In response to Sonozaki Ryubei's question, Shen Yun smiled slightly and said, "Let's just say I'm the founder of Foundation X."

"The founder of Foundation X?!" Sonozaki Ryubei exclaimed in astonishment.

"Not bad." Shen Yun walked to Sonozaki Ryubei's side, looking at the Hoshiguri Valley excavation site where time seemed to have stopped, and said, "I'm very interested in your research and plan to invest in it. What do you think?"

"It is truly an honor that my research has been recognized by you, sir." Sonozaki Ryubei lowered her head slightly and asked, "Then, what do I need to give in return?"

Ryubei Sonozaki knew very well that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

If Consortium X invests in him, it must be because they want to profit from him.

"All we need to do is share the technology with Consortium X," Shen Yun said.

"Just sharing technology?" Sonozaki Ryubei asked, somewhat surprised.

Isn't this condition too simple?

"good."

"I understand." Rubei Sonozaki suppressed her joy and asked, "About the investment..."

Such relaxed conditions are an irresistible temptation for any scientist.

The same goes for Sonozaki Ryubei.

"There's no rush. Someone will come to take over the project with you later and discuss the investment amount based on the value of your research project. At the same time, Consortium X will also make additional investments or terminate the investment based on the progress of your research project," Shen Yun said.

This is the project investment process drafted by Shen Yun. Although Consortium X is wealthy and powerful, it is not a sucker.

All necessary evaluations must be conducted without exception.

"I understand." Sonozaki Ryubei nodded.

Shen Yun smiled slightly, then turned and left with A2.

After Shen Yun left, time suddenly resumed its flow, and the digging sounds at the excavation site rang out again.

Hearing the commotion, Sonozaki Ryubei inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zaitai X..." A hint of apprehension flashed in Sonozaki Ryubei's eyes.

This organization actually possesses such power...

"Honey, what's wrong? You look terrible." Sonozaki Ayane noticed Sonozaki Ryuhei's pale face and asked.

"It's nothing, you're probably just a little tired," Sonozaki Ryubei comforted her.

"Go and rest if you're tired," said Ayane Sonozaki.

"it is good."

……

Shen Yun stood on the high place, quietly watching Sonozaki Fumie below.

His investment in Sonozaki Ryuhei was more about helping Sonozaki Ayane become Shroud.

Compared to the existing Gaia memory technology, Shen Yun values ​​Shroud's pure memory technology more, especially Extreme.

He needs the data from the Extreme Eagle to develop the Gaia Processor, and then have A2 absorb the Gaia Processor to obtain the power of Extreme.

The same applies to OOO's Core Coin. Although he has mastered the alchemy of the Core Coin, to create a Core Coin, he needs a ore called the Boundless Twin Crystal, but so far, Shen Yun has never heard of this ore.

If he had this ore, he wouldn't need to wait for the Greedy Ones to appear, nor would he need the Core Coin data; he could directly forge the Core Coin.

Then, he can integrate all the Core Medals into A2's body, giving her power equal to that of a god.

A2 itself is the most perfect container of desire.

"Next, I should go to the Hongshang Foundation and meet the descendant of the original OOO." Shen Yun turned and left.

The Hongshang Foundation already exists, but it is not very large at present.

Their business was similar to that of the current Sonozaki Ryubei, both focusing on archaeology.

However, one is to dig the Earth's Well, and the other is to investigate and excavate the core coin.

Shortly after Shen Yun left, a young man from Foundation X also arrived at Hoshigami Valley to meet with Sonozaki Ryubei.

"Mr. Sonozaki Ryubei, I am Mantou Yukiji," the handsome young man said with a smile.

Next, Mando Yukishi discussed the initial investment amount with Sonozaki Ryubei.

After some discussion, Wan Deng Xue Shi finalized the initial investment amount for the museum—one billion US dollars.

Although the funding is less than that for the Astronomical Switch and the Undead Soldiers projects, the Earth Well, the most important technology of Sonozaki Ryubei, is still in the excavation stage, so there are not many places where money is needed.

Once Sonozaki Ryubei digs the Well of the Earth, the subsequent additional investment will naturally be substantial.

After receiving a billion dollars in support from Foundation X, the first thing Sonozaki Ryubei did was to buy up Hoshifutani and the surrounding land.

They have already excavated several locations where the Earth Well might exist, and Starfall Valley is the last one.

……

Yumemachi, Kougami Foundation.

Shen Yun got out of the car and looked at the building in front of him. Compared to the Hongshang Foundation in OZ TV, the current Hongshang Foundation was much smaller in scale.

On his way here, Shen Yun had already investigated the relevant information about Hong Shang Guang Sheng and the Hong Shang Foundation.

As a descendant of the original OOO, Kou Shangguangsheng's family is, if not extremely wealthy, certainly very rich.

However, one day, as if struck by some unseen force, Mitsuo Kougami suddenly sold off all his family's assets and established the Kougami Foundation. He then began leading expeditions to excavate ancient ruins around the world and investigate rumors about ancient kingdoms. (Although it's unknown which continent ancient OOO almost unified, it certainly wasn't Japan.)

However, despite his investigations over the years, Mitsuo Kougami has come up with some information but has ultimately gained nothing. (The Kougami Biological Research Institute was not established until 2000; prior to 2000, Kougami likely failed to obtain the sealed sarcophagus.)

"Let's go, let's meet this descendant of the original OOO." Shen Yun looked at the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation, a smile appearing on his lips, and stepped inside with A2.

Upon entering the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation, Shen Yun found the reception desk and asked, "Is Chairman Hongshang here?"

"Yes, sir, do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked.

"I don't have an appointment. However, if you just give him this letter, he will come to see me." Shen Yun handed a letter to the receptionist and smiled.

"Okay." The receptionist hesitated for a moment, but still took the letter from Shen Yun and hurried to the president's office.

Inside the president's office.

Mitsuo Kougami held up a world map, crossed out a marked relic, and put the map down. He sighed, "The previous OOO used the power of the Core Medal to almost rule the entire continent, leaving behind far too many relics. It's too difficult for the Foundation to find the relic where the ancient OOO sealed Greeed."

Hong Shangguang was also very troubled by this.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Kou Shangguang, snapping out of his reverie, said, "Come in."

The receptionist entered the conference room, approached Hong Shangguang, and handed him the letter Shen Yun had given her, saying, "President, someone asked me to give you this note, saying that after you read the letter inside, you will go to see him."

"Oh?" Hong Shangguang took the letter. The letter was made of ordinary material, but it had an X logo printed on it.

"X?" Kou Shangguang looked at the X on the envelope and seemed to remember something. He quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

The letter contained only one line of writing—OOO, Eagle Tiger Locust.

Upon seeing this line of text, Hong Shangguang quickly put away the letter and said, "Let him in!"

"Yes!" The receptionist was about to leave when Hong Shangguang suddenly stopped her, saying, "No, I'll go myself!"

With that, Mitsuo Kogami got up from his chair and strode out of the chairman's office.

Soon, Hong Shangguang arrived downstairs and saw Shen Yun standing in the lobby, dressed in white.

With just one glance, he sensed the incredibly strong desire emanating from Shen Yun—an insatiable thirst for knowledge.

"Sparashi! Pure! So pure, such desire!" Mitsuo Kougami thought excitedly.

As Hong Shangguang sized up Shen Yun, Shen Yun also sized up Hong Shangguang, this master father-making expert comparable to Shocker.

At present, Kougami Mitsuo is not yet 30 years old and looks very young, unlike the old man he will look 16 years later.

However, when it comes to having a father...

This creator doesn't have any ulterior motives like Shocker, nor is he after power; his goal is quite similar to that of Sonozaki Ryubei.

One group plans to use the Earth Well to perform Gaia Imapct, causing all humans on Earth to evolve into Dopants, thus ensuring humanity's immortality. The Sonozaki family will then rule this new world as the dominant power.

Kougami Mitsuo, on the other hand, wants to drive human development through desire, thereby revitalizing this saturated world and bringing it to a higher level.

This can be seen from the conversation between Mitsuo Kogami and Kiyoto Maki.

According to Kou Shangguangsheng's idea, as long as you, Maki Kiyoto, don't destroy the world, I can understand your betrayal of me as you doing what you should do based on your own desires.

I can understand your abandonment of your human identity as you using yourself as an experiment to explore new forms of human existence.

When you damage the city, I can understand it as you destroying these old buildings to make room for new buildings to emerge.

However, his behavior makes it easy for people to see him as a source of amusement.

Kou Shangguang greeted him with a hearty laugh, saying, "Your envoy from the X Foundation, I apologize for keeping you waiting."

Shen Yun did not correct Hong Shangguang's form of address, but smiled slightly and said, "President Hong Shang, you should know why I'm here, right?"

"Let's go inside and talk," said Hong Shangguangsheng.

"Alright."

Shen Yun followed Hong Shangguang to the president's office.

Upon entering the president's office, Shen Yun glanced at the surroundings, noting the prominent kitchen equipment.

"Please sit down," said Kou Shang Guang Sheng.

Shen Yun sat down on the sofa without any hesitation, while A2 sat down beside him.

Kougami Mitsuo sat down opposite Shen Yun and asked, "How much does your X Foundation know about the Core Coin?"

"He probably doesn't know as much as Chairman Hongshang, who is a descendant of the original OOO," Shen Yun said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)