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Chapter 297 The Scheme of the Golden Fruit in the Helheim Forest: Data Man and Shroud

"Our Foundation X probably doesn't know as much about Core Coin as Chairman Kougami, who is a descendant of the original OOO," Shen Yun said with a smile, looking at Kougami Mitsuo in front of him.

As a descendant of the first OOO, Kou Shangguang knows almost everything about OOO and the greedy.

This can be seen from Kou Shang Guang Sheng's performance in the OOO main story.

In comparison, Shen Yun, who only learned alchemy from the Shocker Grand Master, may not necessarily have as much knowledge about the Core Medals and Greedy as Hong Shang Guang Sheng.

After all, Shen Yun's understanding of Core Coins and Greedy People mostly came from OOO's TV shows and novels.

"It seems your X Foundation knows quite a bit," said Kou Shangguang, his expression turning serious.

He learned about his status as a descendant of the original OOO by chance.

However, Foundation X was able to uncover his identity, revealing that the power of this hidden dark capital was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

"We know a little about it, so our Foundation X plans to fund Chairman Hong Shang's research and development of the core coin," Shen Yun said.

"Sponsorship..." Upon hearing this, Hong Shangguang paused for a moment, then asked, "And what's the price?"

"We just need to share the research results of the Core Coin with Foundation X," Shen Yun said with a smile.

"Is that all?" Kou Shangguang asked in surprise.

This condition is a bit too lenient.

"Of course, our X conglomerate rarely interferes with investment projects," Shen Yun said with a smile.

"Please wait a moment." Hong Shangguang suddenly stood up, picked up the kitchen utensils in the president's office, and began to make a cake.

Soon, a square fruit and cream cake was made by Hong Shangguangsheng, and in the center of the cake, a line of words "Happy Cooperation" was written in chocolate sauce.

"Happy Birthday! Wishing us a successful collaboration!" Hong Shangguang placed the cake in front of Shen Yun and smiled. (The king from 800 years ago was probably from Europe; in the prequel, the first OOO also liked to say Happy Birthday.)

"Regarding the investment amount, others will come to discuss it with Chairman Hongshang. I'll take my leave now." Shen Yun stood up and left with A2.

He has achieved his goal, so there is no need for him to stay any longer.

After leaving the Hongshang Foundation, A2 also notified the nearby X branch of the foundation, asking them to send someone to discuss cooperation.

Just as Shen Yun got into the car and was about to leave, A2 suddenly received a call from Narumi Shoki.

"Doctor, it's a call from Detective Narumi." A2 handed the phone to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun took the phone and asked with a light laugh, "Detective Narumi, why are you calling me so suddenly? Is there news about the person I'm looking for?"

"The investigation is complete. Do you have time to come to the office?" Narumi Shokichi asked.

"Really? I'll be right there."

After Shen Yun finished speaking, he hung up the phone, then turned to look at A2 and said, "Huifengdu, please."

"Yes." A2 nodded and drove towards Fengdu.

Hung Shang Foundation, President's Office.

Hong Shangguang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the chairman's office, watching the car below slowly drive away.

He knew very well that cooperating with Consortium X was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

However, he does need Foundation X's assistance to discover and research the core coin.

"We can only be more cautious," sighed Kougami Mitsuo.

Not long after, members of the X branch of the foundation came to the Hongshang Foundation to discuss investment matters with Hongshang Guangsheng.

In addition to the $10 billion fund allocated for excavating sites around the world where core coins may exist, Foundation X will also send archaeologists to assist Mitsuo Kougami in the excavation of these sites.

……

Because the worldview of the new Heisei era is unified, the distance between Fuuto, Sawame City, and Yumemachi is not very far.

A short while later, A2 parked the car in front of the Narumi Detective Agency.

Shen Yun pushed open the car door, got out of the car, and went straight up to the Narumi Detective Agency on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the office, Shen Yun smiled and praised, "Detective Narumi is indeed very quick."

"Take a look and see if this brother and sister are the people you're looking for?" Narumi Shoji put down his coffee and placed two files with photos attached in front of Shen Yun, saying.

Shen Yun picked up the file and his gaze fell on the photos of the Sudo siblings.

Although these two photos were slightly different from what he remembered, Shen Yun was certain that they were indeed the Sudo siblings.

But it really is true that girls change a lot as they grow up...

Shen Yun's gaze lingered briefly on Sudo Yukie's photograph.

It's hard to imagine that this slightly chubby little girl would grow up to be such a beauty. (At the end of episode 34, there's a scene showing the Sudo siblings as children.)

As for the remaining information, Shen Yun only glanced at it briefly. After learning the address of the brother and sister, he put down the two files and smiled, "They are indeed the people I am looking for. Thank you."

After saying that, Shen Yun stood up and prepared to leave with A2.

"Can you tell me what you plan to do with this brother and sister?" Narumi Shokichi asked suddenly, his hands in his pockets, watching Shen Yun's departing figure.

"You can think of it as doing charity. I plan to sponsor the brother and sister's education until they graduate from university," Shen Yun said, pausing for a moment before replying with a smile.

After saying that, Shen Yun left Narumi Detective Agency with A2 and headed to the charity organization established by the X Foundation in Fuuto.

Shen Yun plans to sponsor the Sudo siblings until they graduate from university. After they graduate, he will arrange for them to join Foundation X and become members of Foundation X, serving him.

After arranging the future of the Sudo siblings, Shen Yun left Fuuto and returned to his laboratory in Tokyo to continue his research on gene-based drugs.

And so the gears of fate began to turn, leading the Sudo siblings' destiny in an unknown direction.

Time flies, and soon it was 1996.

The differences between Wang Guangming and singer Lülang are growing, but Wang Guangming did not destroy the lunar base and kill singer Lülang as he had done before.

Shen Yun guessed that it was probably because he didn't choose to compete with the Star Apprentice Switch developed by Wang Guangming, the Astronomical Switch developed by Gexing Lulang, and the Fourze system.

After all, the conglomerate X founded by Shen Yun not only united capitalists from all over the world, but also extended its reach into the political arenas of various countries, secretly controlling them. It was not short of money at all.

They're just two small projects; Consortium X can easily afford to support them.

1996 years.

Of the four projects invested in by Consortium X, only the Star Disciple Switch that I Hope for Light has made some progress.

The astronomical switch developed by singer Lv Lang seems to have reached a bottleneck.

The Immortal Soldier Project, spearheaded by Miki Daido, is still in the theoretical stage.

Meanwhile, Sonozaki Ryubei was still digging the Earth Well in Hoshifuru Valley. The abundance of fossils in Hoshifuru Valley slowed down the digging process.

As for the Hong Shang Foundation, they are still searching the world for relics related to OOO from 800 years ago.

Although these projects haven't made much progress, Shen Yun isn't in a hurry.

He has plenty of patience and time.

Moreover, he himself is also researching human gene enhancement drugs.

laboratory.

A2 came to Shen Yun's side and whispered a few words in Shen Yun's ear.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yun put down the test tube in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Oh? There's a spatial rift in the eerie forest?"

"Yes, two scientists from Foundation X discovered the existence of these spatial rifts by chance." A2 nodded and reported.

"Who are the scientists who discovered these spatial rifts?" Shen Yun asked.

"Kenjin and Kureha Tenki." (Characters from the Gaim Gaiden novel)

Shen Yun wasn't too surprised to hear those two names.

According to the storyline of Gaim Gaiden, the World Tree Foundation is controlled by the Kurejima family and the Shinomiya family.

As for Project Ark, it was a plan proposed by these two companies after they learned of the invasion of Helheim.

This can be seen from the storyline where Sengoku Ryoma and Zhu Yue Teng Guo were both experimental subjects of Wu Dao Tian Shu.

The World Tree Foundation began implementing Project Ark a long time ago. (The timeline should be before 2000.)

Especially in the official Gaim Gaiden novel, when the Kurejima and Chinnomiya families were developing the prototype of the Sengoku Driver, they destroyed a small country, forcing the residents of the small country—the Republic of Torgia—to live in underground cities.

After completing the prototype of the Sengoku Driver, the Kurejima and Chinnomiya families began an internal power struggle.

Finally, the Shinomiya family, having lost power in the struggle, could only hide in the underground city with most of the unfinished Sengoku Drivers, ruling over the people in the city, and continuing to try to artificially cultivate the Supreme Overlord using the properties of the belts, until the time of Gaim Gaiden.

"Heim, the underworld..." Shen Yun murmured thoughtfully.

Perhaps he could devise a plan regarding the golden fruits that the earth produces.

Of course, even if he couldn't obtain the Golden Fruit, Shen Yun could invest in the World Tree Foundation and try to create an artificial Golden Fruit. (In the later Gaim novels, the Dog Path Priestess actually created an artificial Golden Fruit, becoming a powerful being infinitely close to the Man of the Beginning, although the Dog Path Priestess was ultimately kicked by the Orange God's Knight, and his world was shattered along with it.)

"Any other discoveries?" Shen Yun asked.

"Yes, after these spatial rifts disappear, strange plants and fruits identical to those in the eerie forest grow near them. According to the analysis of those strange plants and fruits by Kenjiro and Tenki, these plants do not belong to this world. Kenjiro and Tenki want to apply for a large amount of funding to study the rifts and the forest inside them," A2 reported.

"Okay, let's approve one billion US dollars first, and add more if that's not enough," Shen Yun nodded and said.

"yes!"

Shen Yun also provided tremendous support for their research, allowing them to travel around the world to study the cracks.

Because the appearance of these spatial rifts is too random, the research progress of Zhen Gongjianchen and Wu Daotianshu is also very slow.

Soon, it was 1997.

Starfall Valley.

More than a year later, the fossils in Xingjiang Valley have finally been cleaned up.

Without the obstruction of fossils, the archaeological team was able to excavate much faster.

Soon, a green light, like data, shot out from the ground, and a well, constantly emitting data energy, appeared in front of Sonozaki Ryubei.

"This is... the Well of Earth!" Sonozaki Ryubei arrived at the Well of Earth that had been dug out. Looking at the surging emerald green memories of the Earth below, Sonozaki Ryubei couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After excavating the Earth Well, Sonozaki Ryubei immediately used bricks and stones to build a wellhead. Then, with funds provided by Foundation X, she built a research facility in the underground of Hoshifugu Valley to develop the Gaia Memory.

A month later, Sonozaki Raito fell into the Earth Well and was assimilated and died by the memories of the Earth.

Although Sonozaki Raito was assimilated and died by Earth's memories, he also touched the origin of Earth and became a data person.

Ryubei Sonozaki saw the potential in Raito Sonozaki and used him as a tool to create the Gaia Memory.

With the help of the people from Sonozaki, a large number of Gaia Memory units were produced.

After the Gaia Memory was created, Sonozaki Ryubei allowed Kagano Kiku to choose any of the memories, including the Advanced Memory, as agreed two years prior.

As a top-tier compatible individual, Kikuno Kagano, as if by fate, chose the most suitable silver advanced memory for her—Alcohol!

The power of the alcohol dopant exceeded Sonozaki Ryuhei's expectations.

This also made Sonozaki Ryubei realize that among the Gaia Memories, there was a group of Memories that were far more powerful than ordinary Memories.

The colors of these memory modules' casings also differ from those of typical Gaia memory modules, primarily displaying gold and silver hues.

Ryubei Sonozaki calls these memories, which are far more powerful than ordinary memories, advanced memories.

Next, Sonozaki Ryubei conducted experiments on advanced memory.

However, Sonozaki Ryubei soon discovered that the toxins contained in these advanced memories were far more potent than those in ordinary memories, and users were almost always devoured by the power of the memories.

This result also puzzled Sonozaki Ryubei.

Why doesn't the alcohol memory used by Kiku Kagami have any problems?

After the experiment with the alcohol memory, the user was also backfired by the memory's power and died from drunkenness.

The experiments on advanced memory also made Sonozaki Ryuhei realize that users of advanced memory need to have sufficient qualifications.

If the user is not qualified enough, they will be backfired by the Gaia Memory's powerful toxins, which can cause mental instability or even death on the spot.

To avoid being affected by the toxins in the advanced memory, Ryuhei Sonozaki immediately set about developing the Gaia Driver, which could isolate the toxins.

With the assistance of the people from Sonozaki, the Gaia Driver, capable of isolating the toxins of advanced memories, was developed by Sonozaki Ryubei in less than half a year. (Zonezaki Ryubei used the Gaia Driver to drive Sonozaki Ayane away. After leaving the museum, Sonozaki Ayane went to Narumi Sokichi to develop the Lost Driver and the Pure Memory, which led to the 1999 Skull story, in which Narumi Sokichi became the first Kamen Rider of Fuuto.)

Sonozaki Ayane is very dissatisfied with Sonozaki Ryūbei's use of Sonozaki Raito as a tool and wants to take Sonozaki Raito away.

Ayane Sonozaki's actions also angered Ryuhei Sonozaki. In order to carry out the Gaia Impact plan, he used the power of Terror to destroy Ayane Sonozaki's appearance and drove her out of the Sonozaki family.

Sonozaki Fumie, who was driven out of the Sonozaki family by Sonozaki Ryubei, was filled with intense hatred.

So she wrapped bandages around her face, put on sunglasses, adopted the alias Shroud, and planned to take revenge on Sonozaki Ryubei.

After leaving the Sonozaki family, Shroud plans to go to the detective agency of her childhood friend, Narumi Shokichi, to develop a Gaia Memory that can rival Sonozaki Ryuhei.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Shroud, blocking her way.

"Should I call you Sonozaki Ayane, or Shroud?"

(End of this chapter)