Special effects: Starting with Ultraman Tiga

Chapter 317 Another Well of Earth: Sudo Kirihiko's Investment in Fueki Kanade

Fengdu University.

Compared to some established universities, Fengdu University is quite young.

Therefore, the academic atmosphere at Fengdu University is not as serious as that of older universities, but rather resembles that of American universities.

The graduation ceremony at Fengdu University is not a serious speech, but a graduation party where graduates gather together to celebrate.

Sudo Kirihiko was dressed in a well-fitting black suit with a white scarf around his neck. He was handsome with a gentle smile on his lips, looking elegant and like a young nobleman from a conglomerate.

The graduates around him surrounded him like stars around the moon.

Sudo Kirihiko also smiled and chatted with them, giving them a feeling of warmth and comfort.

At this moment, a beautiful woman with shoulder-length short hair, a well-proportioned figure, long and shapely legs, and a wild and alluring beauty walked up to Sudo Kirihiko, handed him an invitation, and said, "My master invites you."

Sudo Kirihiko looked at the letter X printed on the invitation and immediately understood.

Although he had not yet come into contact with Foundation X, he was no stranger to Foundation X.

When the siblings were still children, the welfare kindergarten that took them in was a welfare institution funded by Foundation X. Even the money for their schooling was paid by Foundation X.

Sudo Kirihiko was still very grateful to the X Group. Without the X Group, his and his sister's lives wouldn't have been so smooth. (In the TV series, the older brother-in-law worked his way up from the bottom as a salesman, and Sudo Yukie was just a small office worker.)

Sudo Kirihiko smiled and extended his hand to accept the invitation from Mebius, saying, "I understand, I'll be right there."

He was also very curious about who had been supporting him and his sister.

Seeing that Sudo Kirihiko had accepted the invitation, Mebius nodded slightly and then turned to leave.

After accepting the invitation, Sudo Kirihiko smiled and said goodbye to the classmates surrounding him, then quickly followed after them.

After he left the dance hall of the graduation party, the woman who had given him the invitation had already disappeared from his sight.

Sudo Kirihiko could only focus his attention on the invitation in his hand, fortunately the address was already written on it.

Soon, Sudo Kirihiko arrived at the address given on the invitation. After handing the invitation to the burly man in black guarding the door, Sudo Kirihiko was able to enter smoothly.

Although he was initially looking forward to it, Sudo Kirihiko couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he actually got to this point.

As soon as he went upstairs, Sudo Kirihiko heard a faint conversation.

However, before he could get close, he was stopped by Mebius.

"How is the exploration of the Earth Well progressing?" Shen Yun asked, looking at Wan Deng Xue Shi sitting in front of him.

"We have found another Well of the Earth within the territory of Fengdu, and it is currently being excavated. However, it may be smaller in scale than the Well of the Earth in the museum," Wan Deng Xue Shi replied.

"This is no big deal, as long as we find it." Shen Yun picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly.

He sent people to find another Earth Well, simply to facilitate his research on the T2 and even T3 memory.

It doesn't matter if it's small-scale; he doesn't need to open a memory chip factory.

"Sir, I have a request, and I hope you will grant it," said Wan Dengxue.

"An unreasonable request? Speak, what is it?"

"I want to use this Earth Well to conduct research on the Gaia Memory," said Wan Deng Xue Shi.

"I can agree to that. However, even you must abide by the rules of Foundation X," Shen Yun said with a slight smile.

"I am very grateful." Wan Deng Xue Shi also smiled.

Ever since he first encountered the Gaia Memory with Sonozaki Ryubei, he has been deeply attracted to this small magic box.

After receiving Shen Yun's promise, Wan Dengxue stood up from her booth and said, "Sir, I shall take my leave now."

"Okay, go ahead." Shen Yun nodded slightly.

After leaving the booth, Mando Yukishi saw Sudo Kirihiko standing to the side waiting.

Upon seeing Sudo Kirihiko, Mando Yukiji smiled at him in a friendly manner, then walked past him and went downstairs.

"Let's go," Metamorphosis gestured.

Sudo Kirihiko nodded, walked over to Shen Yun, and sat down in the seat opposite Shen Yun.

When Sudo Kirihiko saw Shen Yun's youthful face, which looked only a few years older than his own, he was slightly surprised.

"Sudo Kirihiko, you've done very well at school. All the support I've given you over the years has been worth it," Shen Yun said with a smile, looking at Sudo Kirihiko sitting in front of him.

Fuuto University, while not as prestigious as the University of Tokyo or Kyoto University, is still considered a top-tier university, second only to these established institutions.

Moreover, based on Sudo Kirihiko's scores in the mock exams at the private school, he was qualified to get into such a prestigious school.

However, Sudo Kirihiko preferred the city of Fuuto, so he stayed in Fuuto to attend university.

"You flatter me," Sudo Kirihiko said modestly.

"You don't need to be modest; you are indeed more outstanding than other people your age. Besides, I don't like beating around the bush, so I'll just say it directly: I want you to work for me," Shen Yun said bluntly.

"Of course, if you are unwilling, I will not force you," Shen Yun said, picking up the teacup on the table, taking a sip.

"I have some doubts in my mind. I wonder if you could clear them up for me?" Sudo Kirihiko asked.

"Questions? Speak up."

"Why did you choose us, brother and sister?" Sudo Kirihiko asked.

This was something that had always puzzled him.

Why were these two siblings chosen from among so many orphans in that welfare kindergarten?

"Why were you and your brother chosen?" Shen Yun smiled upon hearing this and gestured for Sudo Kirihiko to look out the window.

Downstairs, a windmill-shaped puppet is handing out balloons to passing children.

"Fūdō-kun..."

"After seeing the mascot you designed for Fengdu, I felt that you must be someone who loves Fengdu very much. So, after investigating you and your siblings, I decided to sponsor your education," Shen Yun said with a faint smile.

"So that's how it is. What a coincidence, like fate." Sudo Kirihiko looked down at the Fuuto-kun doll downstairs, a smile appearing on his handsome face.

"Any other questions? I can answer them all at once," Shen Yun said with a smile.

"There's another question: what kind of organization is Foundation X?" Sudo Kirihiko asked.

"An organization whose mission is to save the world," Shen Yun said with a playful smile, trying to deceive them.

"Saving the world?"

"That's right." Shen Yun nodded and said seriously, "Humanity is currently facing a crisis of extinction, and the goal of Consortium X is to find a way to prevent the extinction of humanity, thereby saving the world and all mankind."

After Shen Yun finished speaking, he turned to look at A2 sitting next to him and said, "A2, retrieve the research data on Helheim."

"Yes." A2 took the tablet, retrieved all the research data on Helheim, and then handed the tablet to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun took the tablet, adjusted its orientation, and then pushed it in front of Sudo Kirihiko.

Sudo Kirihiko picked up the tablet and began browsing through the research data on Helheim. The more he read, the more alarmed he became.

"No one knows exactly how Hel came to be, but what is certain is that Hel is eroding the Earth. Once Hel descends upon Earth, the Earth's environment will undergo drastic changes. Humans who have no power to protect themselves will either succumb to the temptation of the fruits and eat the fruits of Hel, turning into monsters, or they will be killed by the monsters," Shen Yun said calmly.

"In order to deal with this crisis, our Foundation X has prepared many measures so far."

As Shen Yun spoke, he brought up Gaia Memory, Astronomical Switch, and various other projects invested in by conglomerates. (My brother-in-law is a good person; if I didn't try to fool him like this, he probably wouldn't have fallen for it. I've included my reasonable speculation in the author's notes; just read it for fun.)

"They actually used the residents of Fuuto for experiments..." Sudo Kirihiko showed a hint of reluctance after seeing the relevant information about the Gaia Memory.

"There's no other way. To deal with the crisis of Hel's invasion of Earth, we must conduct a large number of experiments to thoroughly perfect these technologies. Otherwise, even more people will die in this crisis," Shen Yun said calmly.

"I understand, I'm willing to join Foundation X!" said Sudo Kirihiko.

"A smart choice." Shen Yun smiled slightly.

After arranging a suitable job for Sudo Kirihiko, who had joined the X Foundation, Shen Yun left Fuuto with A2 and Mebius and headed to Torii-zaka, near Tokyo.

His purpose in returning this time, besides recruiting Sudo Kirihiko, was to invest in Fueki Kanade.

Fueki Kanade's only daughter, Fueki Koyomi, died in an accident six months ago.

Shen Yun has been delaying the investment until now, waiting for Di Muzhao to run out of options.

After all, antiques related to magic are very expensive.

Although Fueki Kanade is a genius physicist and comes from a wealthy family, if she wants to combine science and magic, she will need a large number of magical items and ancient books for research and experimentation.

As the saying goes, antiques are valued in prosperous times, while gold is valued in chaotic times.

In this peaceful era, antiques and ancient books from long ago are generally extremely expensive.

Although Di Muzou was quite wealthy, he couldn't afford such expenses.

Therefore, after learning of Dimu Li's death, Shen Yun did not immediately invest in Dimu Zou. Instead, he waited until now, when Dimu Zou had exhausted his wealth and could no longer continue his research on magic.

While it's unethical to do this, it's true that adding flowers to brocade is not as good as providing charcoal in the snow.

Torii-zaka, Fueki's house.

Sitting in the empty, unfurnished house, Fueki Kanade looked at Fueki Reki lying in the freezer with a pained expression.

Although he learned from an ancient book that Alex could be resurrected through magic.

However, whether it's ancient books or antiques related to magic, the prices are extremely high.

Even after spending all his savings, selling all his furniture, and even mortgaging his house, he could only get some ancient books in return.

These ancient books alone were simply insufficient to support his research on magic.

"What should I do?" Fueki murmured to herself.

He had considered attracting investment, but which investor would be willing to trust him and invest their money in this bottomless pit with no future?

Is he really going to commit a crime?

But what will Alex do if he gets arrested?

Should we give up?

No! He will absolutely not give up on reviving Alex.

Just then, the doorbell of the Fueki family rang.

Upon hearing the doorbell, Fueki Kanade quickly covered the refrigerator containing Fueki Koyomi's body with a blanket, then turned and went to the entrance, looking through the peephole in the door.

Standing outside the door were an unfamiliar man and woman, who were not debt collectors, which relieved Fueki Kanade.

In order to buy ancient books and antiques related to magic, he not only borrowed money from all his relatives and friends, but also borrowed money from loan sharks.

"Who are you?" Dimu asked.

"We are envoys from Foundation X," Shen Yun replied.

"Zaizoku X?" Fueki Kanade frowned.

He had never even heard of this organization called Foundation X.

However, if someone can call themselves a conglomerate, they must be very rich.

"What does your X Foundation want with me?" Kanade Fueki asked.

"We've heard about Mr. Fueki; he seems to be researching magic and planning to resurrect your only daughter. And coincidentally, our Foundation X is an organization that's keen on investing in super-science and unknown forces," Shen Yun said.

"Investing in unknown forces..." Upon hearing this, Fueki Kanade was immediately tempted.

"Come in," said Fueki Kanade, opening the door.

Shen Yun led A2 into Di Mu's house. Looking at the house, which didn't even have any furniture, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This place is truly destitute.

However, Shen Yun could understand it.

After all, Fueki Kanade had reached the end of her rope in her research on magic.

Looking at the house where there wasn't even a place to sit, Fueki Kanade said awkwardly, "I've already sold all the furniture and the house to buy ancient books about magic. Please forgive me."

"These are all minor details, let's get straight to the point. How much do you know about magic, Mr. Fueki?" Shen Yun asked, looking at Fueki Kanade.

"According to the records in the ancient books I bought, magicians did exist in the Middle Ages. The conditions for becoming a magician were very strict. One had to make a human with powerful magic, that is, a phantom, feel despair in his inner world, and then turn the magic power in the phantom into something called a phantom demon. Only by suppressing the phantom demon in one's inner world with one's own power can one become a magician," Fueki explained to Shen Yun and A2.

"That's all I know for now. If I can get more ancient books or antiques related to magic, I'm sure I can figure out even more," Fueki Kanade assured him.

"Hmm..." Shen Yun nodded and said, "Conglomerate X can invest in you, but the investment is not without conditions."

"Please speak," Fueki Kanade said quickly.

"Can you accept that Consortium X needs to share all the technologies you've researched?" Shen Yun asked.

"I can accept it!" Fueki Kanade was overjoyed and quickly agreed.

He didn't care about anything else as long as he could revive Alex.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Shen Yun extended his hand to Di Muzou and smiled.

The Gaia Memory and the Astronomical Switch can be interpreted as enabling humanity to evolve as a whole, becoming beings comparable to those from other realms.

The technology of evil proceduralism can upload human consciousness into mechanical life forms, which can be interpreted as mechanical ascension.

As for OOO and the Mage, the Greedy Ones can create Devouring Monsters based on human desires. This can be seen from the Fourze crossover movie. Devouring Monsters can be created on their own, and their army is no weaker than that of the Otherworlders.

The mage's illusion portal is also very powerful, and it can even turn people into mages, giving them the ability to resist Helheim.

The stone tablet belonging to the ghost child can be interpreted as a way out when things are hopeless, leading humanity to escape.

Okay, perfect closed loop.

(End of this chapter)