People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Chapter 179 Ferdinand: Robert!

The Durins have always been a rather magical race in Terra.

You can't find a country like Durin on the current Terra map, not because the people of Durin are as roaming around the world as the Sarkaz, but because the map is too flat and not three-dimensional enough.

To put it more simply, most of the Durin cities are located underground in Terra.

Ernst had never seen a Durinian, but he had heard many legends about them, such as the famous ancient meme: Why is that operator a bald guy? The protagonist of the series is a Durinian.

He was so lazy that he even gave himself the code name of Durin, which led to our strongest vanguard Admiral Myrtle once commenting: "Even I seem inferior to him."

Of course, putting these jokes aside, Ernst had also heard of some of the Terran people's stereotypes about Durin.

What? A quirky little guy, an optimistic goblin, a fairy soaking in a pool of wine, etc. These things made it easy for Ernst to think of the dwarves and goblins who appeared quite frequently in various fantasy stories.

In short, they are a very special race, and they are favored by some people with special hobbies on Terra.

It was the first time that Ernst had seen a living Durin. Although he had not seen his true appearance, the Durin No. 258 super robot in front of him, which was more than three meters tall and as wide as a double-door refrigerator, did not violate another stereotype of Durin that the Terrans had - he was creative, but most of the time, the things he created were not very practical.

A lot of people have gathered in front of the Dulin robot No. 258. The crowd is looking at this large robot curiously. Hiding in the robot's operating cabin, the Dulin operator who calls himself Miloqi Mingdeng is obviously quite proud that his work is so popular.

She pushed down the operating lever, and a frightening gap appeared on the angular head of the robot, and the pipe exposed from it first choked out two puffs of black smoke, and then spewed out flames under Miloqi's control!

This immediately caused an exclamation from everyone present.

It's not like we haven't seen flamethrowers before, and a robot that can spit fire isn't particularly technologically advanced in theory. But as a Colombian bathed in the glory of science, who doesn't have a little "Robert!" dream?

"This is so cool! Even the short-statured Du Lin can appreciate the beauty of this large mecha! Can you let me take a look at the internal structure of this mecha?"

An excited male voice sounded, and a man in a suit and wearing a Rhine Life work badge squeezed out of the crowd. He looked at the Gundam mecha that had fascinated him with an obsessed look on his face, and couldn't help but reach out to touch it.

But Miloqi reacted quickly. She took a step back and said with some caution:

"I'm Miloqi Mingdeng, who do you call the short guy?"

"Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet." The man finally reacted, straightened his posture, tidied his appearance and said, "I am the director of the Rhine Life Energy Department, Dr. Ferdinand Clooney. You can call me Ferdinand, Miss Miloqi."

"I don't mean to steal your creative idea. I'm just very curious about this novel tactical mecha! Miss Miloqi, just imagine, if the flamethrower of the mecha can be changed to launch missiles, or track modules and drilling modules can be added to the mecha, or the thickness of the armor of the mecha can be greatly increased... Oh, this mecha can undoubtedly become a good helper for people in various fields!"

Ferdinand became more and more excited as he spoke, and his expression became more and more yearning, as if he had already seen the scene where the entire room was filled with all kinds of power mechas. He did not hide his admiration for the mechas, and even Miloqi, who was a little wary at first, was a little dizzy.

Fortunately, the flamethrower overheating alarm sounded in time, interrupting Miloqi's "Durin thinking" that had gradually diverged.

"Warning, warning, warning!"

"Aaaaah! It's overheated, it's overheated. It's so hot, so hot, so hot!" With a scream, Miloqi hurriedly pulled down the operating lever, stopped the flames, and opened the hatch at the same time.

Accompanied by a puffing sound like that of a steam locomotive stopping, Miloqi, who was already suffocated and her whole body was red, jumped down from the operating cabin. Before she could ask for help, a bottle of ice water came towards her.

"Thank you!"

She took the ice water, gulped down a few gulps, and poured it over her head. Only then did Miloqi look gratefully at the person who had solved her urgent problem.

"Ernst Shivaash." Ernst said with a smile, and gestured to Vina beside him. Vina immediately understood and took off her coat, wrapping it around the wet Miloqi.

He then continued: "This is not the place to talk, shall I take you back first?"

"But my Turin 258..."

"This mecha fanatic is my friend. He will arrange for someone to help keep this mecha safe. It won't be too late to wait until you change your clothes?"

Ernst glanced at Ferdinand beside him.

Ferdinand was a little surprised to see Ernst here. But he did not refute Ernst's words. Although the two of them did not interact much on weekdays, Rhine Life was now cooperating with Kjerag on scientific research projects. They were business partners and friends.

However, the title of avid mecha enthusiast made him frown.

How can he, the most amazing high-energy physicist on earth (except Christen) be described as a so-called "enthusiast"? Enthusiasts are just superficial liking!

What he has for the mecha is love, the love of a well-deserved "pursuer"!

She did not understand the stubbornness and obstinacy in the eyes of the Ferrin man named Ferdinand Clooney at all, but as a fellow Mekhanite, she could still read the devout faith in Ferdinand's words.

So, Miloqi hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The feeling of being soaked was indeed uncomfortable, and there was an accident in the performance just now. The Tremont Guard might arrive soon. It was indeed not suitable to stay here for a long time. In addition, for the same Mekhanite, she maintained the most basic trust, trusting that Ferdinand would not have any strange and blasphemous thoughts about her Durin 258.

So, she reported her temporary residence:

"Please take me to the Wayne Hotel at 38 Independence Street. I live there."

...........

Rhine Life, main entrance.

As soon as Ferdinand entered the door, he ran into little Justin, who was dressed in formal attire and was about to go out to discuss business.

Little Justin has been very busy recently. When Christen and Ernst signed the Matterhorn scientific research project, he thought that this plan, which was obviously a loss-making plan, would be a major disaster for the future operations of Rhine Life.

But this is not the case.

Just like what the famous mercenary boss Cliff said to Ernst: "What Columbia values ​​most is opportunity, and technology is the soil for creating opportunities."

Scientific research on the sky and star pods has not been a very popular subject before. Even in Colombia, it is not discussed as much as astronomy, which exists as a "pseudoscience".

So Justin Jr. is not optimistic about this loss-making plan.

Yet history will always prove Christen right, as it has countless times before.

When the news of the exploration of the star pod came out, Tremon was excited. An unexplored area, a virgin land of science, a piece of cake that had not been shared, how much profit could this bring?

Even in Ernst's world, aerospace is a field known for its high technology, high investment, and high returns, just like the fields of nuclear technology and deep-sea exploration. In this world with star pods, once Pandora's box is opened, how can it not attract the curious eyes of countless people?

There are always people saying that human vision is narrow and they can only see the small space under their feet.

But in fact, as long as you have flown into the sky, no matter when and where you are in the future, you will not be able to help but look up at the endless space, because that is the hometown you have been to and now you are extremely eager to return to!

Therefore, Justin Jr. now has to handle even more business than before, and most of these business collaborations are more or less related to Kjerag's ongoing dome research station project.

This made him marvel and feel a little sad.

It seems that his vision is still limited. He is not as good as Christen who dared to agree to such cooperation, nor as good as Ernst who dared to propose such cooperation openly.

He swore that from now on, he would keep his mouth shut and not easily express any opinions on areas he did not understand.

First day of quitting eating!

"Ferdinand, so what did you bring back with you? Is this giant fucking robot your latest creation?"

Well, it’s day 0 of quitting eating, I’ll start again tomorrow!

Ferdinand glanced at him with a proud look on his face:

"Stop talking, little Justin, or one day I'll fill your office with him!"

Chapter 180 It’s time for the Flame Demon Incident

38 Independence Street, Hotel.

After drying herself with a hair dryer and changing her clothes, Miloqi looked different when she came out of the room again.

His childish appearance did not affect his temperament as a scientist at all.

Because that thing doesn't exist at all.

"Thank you, kind man." The little girl scratched her wine-red curly short hair, looking at the two Filins in front of her who were much older than her in every way with some embarrassment and some gratitude, "There are still many good people in Columbia. I just don't know how my Dulin No. 258 is doing now."

Ernst and Vina looked at each other.

To be honest, this is not a good thing to say. Ernst doesn't know if there are many good people in Colombia, but with your appearance, the chances of you meeting bad people are definitely high.

There aren't many people with worldly desires in Terra, and the few who do are focused on various special XPs, such as waist control, foot control, and lolita control.

That’s right, Ernst was cueing someone who had a deep and unstoppable relationship with anchor Miller Han.

Well, just kidding. Hong Tailang actually looks quite suitable for Ernst's XP, and it is said that she had a very tragic childhood. But Ernst has never seen it. The reason why he knows her is because of the "unstoppable" picture that imitates the LOL werewolf's ultimate, which once appeared in the famous Heye Bar hero's appearance in the ancient battlefield. Later, I learned that this person is also a character in the Ark, and a pink-haired person with deep sins and gains.

I'm sorry to meet you this way, Hongxue.

Just in case, Ernst asked:

"Miss Miloqi, are you from Durin? A slightly offensive question, how old are you now?"

"Seven years old!"

"Hiss - bigger than me (the same size as me)." Ernst and Vina gasped at the same time.

Is this the legendary legal loli? It is hard to imagine what kind of paradise the Kingdom of Durin is.

Could it be that the reason they don't want to enter the world is that they are afraid of causing some world war?

After sighing in his heart, Ernst explained:

"Don't worry about Miss Miloqi's robot. When you have time, you can go to Rhine Life to find Ferdinand, the director of the Energy Department. He will return the robot to you."

"Rhine Life?!" The voice suddenly rose several degrees. Miloqi looked at the two people in front of her in shock. "Are you employees of Rhine Life?"

Knowing that she had misunderstood something, Ernst immediately waved his hand and clarified: "We are not. We are collaborators of RhineLife, and we are from Kjerag."

"Oh - you scared me. I thought I had accidentally made a fool of myself by letting Rhine Lifeforms see me."

Miloqi wiped the non-existent sweat from her smooth forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ernst was immediately curious: "Ms. Miloqi, do you mean that you want to join Rhine Life?"

"Ah, I don't think so." Perhaps because she was familiar with Ernst, or perhaps because the people of Durin were naturally not vigilant, Miloqi said frankly, "Rhine Life is one of the most famous companies in Tremont. Any scientist would want to work for Rhine Life."

"But I have other ideas. I actually want to find Ernst, the author of Ers. I really like his book. I just found out a few days ago that he is actually a Kjerag."

As if remembering something, Miloqi looked up at Ernst and Vina and asked excitedly,

"Come to think of it, you are from Kjerag, right? Do you know where Ernst lives?"

Vina's mouth corners raised, and she felt that it was harder to suppress than a revolver. She was about to speak when Ernst interrupted her:

"What do you want with Ernst?"

"What else can I do! Push for more updates! It's been so long since Ers published the last volume, more than half a year! He hasn't published the next chapter yet! In my hometown, Jiya City, such a person would be punished and not allowed to drink or attend parties until the manuscript is completed!"

Miloqi said as a matter of course that her angry look didn't seem scary at all, but rather cute in a different way.

After she finished speaking, she calmed down and tilted her head in a strange way. She looked at Ernst who was already trying to retreat and run away, and Vina who was madly looking at Ernst, and asked curiously:

"Come to think of it, I don't even know your names. I think you introduced yourself, but I was in such a hurry just now that I forgot. I'm sorry. Can you tell me again? I can give you some thank you gift."

Miloqi came to her senses and took out a bottle of wine with an incomprehensible label from the cabinet in the room.

Ernst gave Vina a warning glare as she tried to answer for him first, then replied with a smile on her face:

"I'm Nosis Edwards, and this is my good friend, Vina. Nice to meet you, Miss Miloqi. As for Ernst you mentioned, I don't know him."

"Is that so? Thank you, Mr. Nosis!" Although she was a little disappointed, Miloqi still handed the wine in her hand to Ernst very honestly, "This is the fine wine produced in Jiya City - [Straight into the Sky]. I only brought this bottle out, so I'll give it to you."

It is said that people in Durin love wine. Ernst did not believe it before, but now, seeing this little girl, who was not even as tall as his chest when she stood up straight, seriously taking out a bottle of fine wine from the cupboard where candies and beautiful clothes should be hidden, Ernst suddenly understood what it meant that legends were all based on facts.

However, when she expressed her thanks, she probably didn't expect that she had successfully exceeded her goals of making a fool of herself in front of the big boss of Rhine Life and scaring her favorite novelist into shirking the responsibility on the spot in less than a day.

Looking at the painful expression on the face of this girl who was older than him, Ernst shook his head helplessly and reached out to push back Miloqi's hand that was handing her the wine.

Under Miloqi's somewhat surprised gaze, Ernst took out a pre-printed photo of Holhaiya's resume from his arms, handed it to her, and explained:

"I appreciate Miss Miloqi's kindness, and I won't accept the wine. On the other hand, I have another favor to ask Miss Miloqi."

"Do you know the person in the photo? Or, have you seen her?"

Ernst came to Columbia for a purpose. He came to arrest her missing employee, so he naturally didn't have so much free time to do chivalrous things outside. Even if he had the time, as the prime minister of a country, it was not his turn to do such things.

When Miloqi's big robot overheated, there were many people present. Even if Ernst had not taken the initiative to hand over the bottle of ice water, there would have been others.

The reason why he took the initiative was not only because he happened to notice Ferdinand's special fascination with the big robot, and he did the director of the energy department a favor by allowing him to take the big robot away for observation, but the main reason was Miloqi's location.

The location where Miloqi performed the robot was in the center of the entire city entrance avenue, where the flow of people converged. If she continued to perform in this place, it would definitely attract Holhaiya who was returning to Tremon via this road.

Based on Ernst's understanding of his secretary, she was definitely the type who would get involved whenever there was excitement.

Tremont is so big that Ernst can't wander around the city aimlessly. How long would it take him to wander around?

What's more, he had to first confirm whether Holhaiya had returned to Tremon.

Miloqi took the photo and frowned at first glance.

Ernst saw that there was a play, and asked quickly, "How is it?"

"It's so big." Miloqi muttered rather resentfully.