Uncle, I am not an ordinary office worker.

Under his leadership, have the Sarkaz become stronger?

Even though they had different positions, Roy had to admit that they had become stronger. The establishment of the Royal Court Army, the joining of the Ten Royal Courts, the fall of Londinium, and even the emergence of Terra's first air force, the airship, which Roy knew about, had not yet appeared. The current Sarkaz were indeed much stronger than the Sarkaz after the civil war.

Don't talk about how the situation would be better if Theresa had won the civil war. There are no ifs in history. Moreover, even if there is an if line, Theresa's overly idealistic "peaceful" way of nation-building that relies on lowering her posture and giving up her interests will sooner or later trigger internal conflicts in Sarkaz, and what will follow is the second, third, and countless Kazdel civil wars.

Therefore, Roy was actually unwilling to take action against such a "hero" who had actually made great contributions to the Sarkaz and Kazdel and devoted his life to his own race.

Roy may be the one who can defeat him, but only the Sarkaz can judge him.

Without responding to the puzzlement in Tracy's eyes, Roy just looked at him deeply, then turned around and walked out of the hall:

"Theresa, I'll leave this to you."

Let's give these two siblings who have lacked communication for a long time a chance.

Theresa nodded gratefully, but it was obvious that she didn't have much time left.

............

The Duke of Castor's high-speed battleship is wandering near Londinium.

The Grey Hat was always monitoring any movement in Londinium, and any small change would be reported to the Duke of Castor's desk, not to mention the beam of light that almost shattered the sky.

"That light is like the light in the fairy tale, when King Aslan wields the Breath of Kings to slash out, crushing the natural disaster and protecting Londinium..."

Duke Caister took the intelligence paper in his hand and read it carefully, then took it farther away and read it carefully again. Finally, he confirmed that he had not recognized the words on it incorrectly, and then he cursed with a smile:

"What kind of shit is this? With his literary talent, why doesn't he just write poetry?"

"In fact, this gray hat was in charge of infiltration work in the Tala area before being transferred to Londinium, and his identity at that time was a poet."

The grey hat leader reported kindly, but he drew a silent stare from the Duke of Caster. He was forced to shut his mouth and took a step back apologetically.

Duke Caister picked up the black tea on the table, took a sip, and said thoughtfully:

"However, that beam of light is indeed a bit too conspicuous. Aslan... they should all be dead. Too many things have happened in Londinium recently. I always feel that something else will happen. Is there any movement in Wellington?"

"No." The man in the gray hat immediately shook his head.

Kaister blinked in surprise, raised his eyebrows and emphasized:

"No or you don't know?"

"I don't know if there is any." The Gray Hat said, "The Duke of Wellington's territory is very solid, and it is difficult for the Gray Hat to infiltrate. And in the places we can observe, everything is normal."

"So what does this report mean?" Duke Caster asked, handing over a document signed by Rhodes Island.

The man in the gray hat took the document in confusion, glanced at it briefly, and immediately denied it categorically: "This is impossible. The Ghost Army is connected with the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of Wellington secretly supports the Tara independence movement and intends to depose and establish the throne. This is pure slander!"

"Then there is no possibility that it is true? As far as I know, besides me, several other dukes have also received the same information." Caister asked with a smile.

Gray Hat had been in this business for a long time, and he immediately understood what his boss meant, and his expression changed immediately:

"Well... the authenticity of the document still needs to be verified, but it's not impossible. But why did Rhodes Island send us this kind of information?"

"Is it important?" Duke of Caster asked.

The man in the gray hat was stunned: "It is important, but it is not important either."

"That's right." Kaister nodded. "If it's not important, then there's no need to care about it. If it's important, then this is something you should investigate clearly! Otherwise, why would I support you?"

"Now, hurry up and get to work!"

Volume 1: Chapter 331 Experimental Report from the Stars

"Welcome to the Tremont Morning News. This is your old friend, Andrea."

The radio was turned on at regular intervals and the host's sunny and cheerful voice came out. At this time normally, Christen should have finished washing up, sat at the table in the restaurant, and started enjoying a fast food breakfast that would be criticized as "junk" by dietary experts, and then started her day's work.

It is common sense in the minds of all Rhine employees that the general manager's office will never be the office of Rhine Life.

But today, there was no Christen at the dining table. Only the radio was playing, venting the host's seemingly inexhaustible energy.

This made Saria, who came to visit, very confused.

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a slight explosion in the room. Saria frowned and became alert. She slowed down her pace and walked towards Kristen's bedroom. As soon as she got close, she noticed Kristen falling to the ground behind the half-open door.

"Kristen?"

Saria immediately opened the door and glanced around the room. After confirming that there was no one else in the room, she squatted down and wanted to check on Kristen's condition.

But just as her hand touched Christen's ear, the general lady raised her head suddenly, and her head hit Saria's chin unexpectedly.

That's a diamond chin!

Christen almost screamed in pain: "Ah!"

And Saria suddenly fell backwards, looking in surprise at her friend who was pretending to faint for some reason.

She soon discovered that Kristen didn't seem to be pretending to faint, she was probably really fainted just now.

Ms. Perrault's face had two noticeable dark circles and bloodshot eyes. Staying up late for a long time made her skin look dry and greasy, and her lips were dry and black, giving her a poisoned and morbid appearance.

But in contrast, she was very clear-headed. The hands she held her head with were really tight, and her clenched teeth and twisted face also showed that she was really in pain.

Saria obviously realized that the accident just now might be a bit serious. She stretched out her hand, and the X-shaped ultra-thin portable casting unit invented by Christen emitted a faint green fluorescence and touched Christen's head.

A simple healing spell, the most basic of the basics that anyone with Originium adaptability can learn. Its only drawback is that it is too simple and cannot deal with serious injuries.

But it is enough to relieve the pain caused by the impact.

Christen finally caught her breath, reached out her hand, and stood up with Saria's help.

"Thank you, Saria." She thanked while brushing off the dust on her body. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she turned around, walked quickly to the laboratory table in the bedroom, and observed the changes in the small stone on the table.

"What did you come to see me for?"

She asked as she quickly wrote down the details in her already densely filled notebook.

Saria also walked forward in surprise, looked at the mysterious stone, and replied:

"Nothing, it's just that the military has sent another request for cooperation. You haven't been to Rhine for almost half a month. Some orders require your signature and approval, so I came to you."

"Tsk." Christen smacked his lips in disdain, his eyes never leaving the stone under the strong light. He just said, "I can authorize you to make the decisions on these matters. Or, you can temporarily serve as the general manager of Rhine Life."

Hearing this, even with Saria's temper, she couldn't hold it back: "Kristen! Don't joke like that!"

Unexpectedly, Christen didn't even look up and replied directly: "I'm not kidding. I have very important research going on and I can't leave at all."

"What on earth are you researching?" Saria couldn't help but get a little angry. "During this period, you, Ferdinand, and Dorothy have all been busy. In the past half month, the Energy Department, the Originium Technology Application Department, and your General Component Department have almost stopped working. This is not normal!"

"If this is an experiment, why don't you tell me? If it involves confidential information, why can't even I know about it? If you just want to abuse your body and tire yourself out until you pass out, then please do it where I can't find you, otherwise you will only make me more worried. Christen, Rhine Life was founded by us together, and we are all responsible for it. You can't treat it as a dispensable tool that can be thrown away at will!"

Saria rarely speaks so harshly. Christen finally put down the pen in his hand, tilted his head, and looked at Saria who was furious beside him. He pursed his lips and suddenly said:

"Sareya, can your calcification be released now?"

Saria didn't understand why Christen was talking about the Origin Stone Technique now, but she nodded anyway:

"Yes, but without a dedicated staff, it won't be very powerful if it's activated with just a portable unit."

Christen pointed to the stone on the table:

"Then why don't you try calcifying this stone?"

Saria was silent for a moment, looked at Kristen deeply, and finally raised her hand and hovered above the stone.

The calcification spell was activated, and just as Saria remembered, the tabletop began to vibrate and was covered with a light gray substance, but she soon discovered something was wrong.

The spell had indeed begun to take effect, but there was no trace of it on the stone. No matter how much she increased the output power until she reached the limit of the portable spell-casting unit, the surface of the stone did not change at all.

"Anti-Spell?"

Saria muttered to herself in shock.

It is an incredible discovery that such a small piece of stone has anti-magic properties. If the material inside can be found out, those high-risk Originium skills development and experiments can be carried out in a safer environment, and the strength comparison between ordinary soldiers and warlock troops may undergo a drastic change!

Saria instantly understood the potential of this stone. But when she looked at Kristen, she didn't see any joy on her face.

She just shook her head lightly and said earnestly:

"more than."

"Not only does it have the property of repelling demons, this stone is indivisible and impenetrable. It has an extremely high density, yet its mass is extremely light, completely violating the laws of physics. I have used all possible means of observation, but they are completely ineffective against it."

"If it hadn't been so real in my eyes, I would have even doubted that it wasn't real at all."

"What do you mean?" Saria asked.

Kristen pulled out her cell phone, opened the photo album, and handed it to Saria.

The photo album shows the tabletop of the lab bench, which holds the stone. But in the photo, the holder is empty.

Saria seemed to realize something and turned her head away in disbelief, while Christen beside her just nodded slowly and firmly.

"You can try it yourself."

She said.

Saria swallowed and pressed the shutter.

New photos soon appeared in the album.

Just like the hundreds of photos that had previously filled the album, the stone that should have been there on the fixture disappeared.

"Unobservable?"

As soon as Saria finished speaking, she denied the answer because the stone was right in front of her and she could even touch it.

"From the stars," Kristen suddenly said, "This is the name given to it by the person who gave it to me. It's very appropriate, isn't it?"

"Things that can be seen but cannot be distinguished as real or fake are like the sky above our heads."

Volume 1: Chapter 332: Reality Anchor

“Does this discovery require a press conference?”

"We may have discovered a completely new type of matter, which may be related to the truth of the sky and even beyond the sky."

"Christen, this is no longer something you can handle on your own. Even if you don't want to announce the results to other companies in Tremont, at least make it public within Rhine Life!"

Saria's persuasion rang in Kristen's ears. Just as she said, if Kristen continued to study alone at home, even if he worked day and night and fainted ten times, he might not be able to come to a reliable conclusion. Instead, he might exhaust himself.

If we consider the huge benefits that this new discovery may bring, and instead of making it public to the entire Tremont scientific community for the time being, we should at least mobilize the scientists within Rhine Life to work together.

For example, his energy conduction effect is related to high-energy physics, and Ferdinand can be sought for help. His rejection of Originium techniques can become Dorothy's topic. Whether he has special reactions and effects on natural life can also be the direction of Parvis and Muerses' research.

It is always unrealistic for a person to hold it in.

But Christen fell into silence. After a moment, she put the black stone away and locked it in the safe in the room.

"It's not the right time yet."

She looked at Saria, who looked puzzled, and shook her head.

"Among the people you mentioned, Ferdinand and Dorothy are already conducting relevant research, but the others cannot be let in for the time being."

"Why?" Saria couldn't understand.

Kristen pursed her lips.

Even she found it difficult to explain this problem to Saria.

She could tell Saria that the black stone did not belong to her, but to another person, who had temporarily deposited the black stone with her and asked her to help study it. But this would certainly lead to more questions for Saria, such as who was the person who deposited the black stone, how much did he know about the black stone, and most importantly, the origin of the black stone.

The matter of the former civilization and the preserver is still a secret to the vast majority of people on Terra. Only some high-level officials in various countries know of the existence of Trevor Friston. The reason why those high-level officials agreed to form a loose but existing international organization under the leadership of Lateran is largely to work together to block this news.

Some people may wonder, what's the point of blocking things like the Preservators and the previous civilization? Won't the Terrans know about it sooner or later?

The Qing Dynasty also knew that the Song Dynasty earned huge amounts of commercial taxes by opening up the sea, so why did it still close its doors to the outside world?

The answer is simple: for the sake of stability, to prevent the existing social order from being overly impacted, thereby causing the entire situation to become unstable and damaging their interests.

Christen knew very well that the reason why she, Ferdinand, and Dorothy knew the secrets about the previous civilization was not because they were special, but because they were the first to discover the remains of the previous civilization and meet Roy and the Preserver.

Putting this reason aside, they are actually no different from other ordinary people in Terra.

They were lucky, but that didn't mean that Saria and the others in Rhine Life would be so lucky. Now that the order of "keeping silent about all matters of the previous civilization" had been urgently established, if Saria and the others were to learn the truth hastily, it might not lead to a breakthrough, but a disaster.

A scientist or a company cannot defeat a Colombian government that really wants to kill you.

Seeing that Christen was unwilling to speak, Saria's face showed a bit of disappointment.

She could see that Christen might have some difficulties, but as a pure scientific researcher, it was still a great pity that she could not contribute to a discovery that could change the future.

"Then can you tell me what stage your research is at now?"