People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"I don't understand, Director Saria, what did I do?"

Saria smacked her lips, turned the computer on the table over, and showed it to Hemer:

"Can you explain what you are doing?"

"This is..." Looking at the screen on the computer, Hemer stuttered.

Just when Saria thought she couldn't deny it, Hemer replied with a slightly red face:

"This was to give Mr. Parvez a surprise the next day, so I made some preparations the night before."

"Surprise?" Saria frowned.

But Hemer nodded, taking the initiative: "Dean Parvis likes to drink tea, so I used my connections to buy some Victoria's Caster black tea. I put the tea bag and the card next to Teacher Parvis' teacup."

"After all, he often takes care of me, so I want to repay him a little bit... Could it be that Director Saria is worried that I will harm Mr. Parvez?"

Saria opened her mouth and stared at Hemer in front of her for a while.

He spoke rapidly and his eyes were a little vague, but the story he told flowed smoothly, and it was obvious that he had rehearsed the story in advance.

Humph, this is preparation for being exposed in advance.

If it was Ernst who lied, then Saria might not be able to see any flaws, but Hemer was not good at this after all. Even with Holhaya's guidance, it would be difficult for him to quickly pass Saria's difficult human lie detector.

However, even though she knew that Hemer was lying, Saria knew very well that she couldn't expose her.

Since Hemer could argue so cunningly and even described the details in detail, it means that she did at least do these things.

Although going to the director's office in the early morning just to deliver tea was ridiculous, if Hemer insisted, it would be difficult for Saria to refute it.

Unless she called Parvez.

The surveillance videos inside the director's office are kept by the department heads themselves. This is approved by Christen and is the prerogative of the department heads.

At the time, Saria felt that this kind of power would bring certain security risks, and now it has come true! When Christen comes back, she will definitely bring up this old matter again!

But that's a story for another time. Given how much Parvez values ​​Hemer and the good-natured character of the old goat, he may not necessarily choose to hand over the video or identify Hemer.

Not everyone puts the "big picture and overall interests" first. At least as far as Saria remembers, Parvis, a colleague she had worked with for several years, was not that kind of person.

Obviously, Hemer took advantage of the fact that Parvez was particularly protective of his people, so he dared to use such an excuse.

From Hemer's perspective, Saria turned her head away helplessly, but in the dark, the defense chief's unchanging mouth corners suddenly raised a smile, contrary to her usual behavior.

You have guidance from an expert, and so do I.

My master is the boss of your master!

When Saria turned around again, she had returned to her serious look.

She looked at Hemer and warned, "I will confirm this with Director Parvez. But I advise you, if you are really doing anything that is detrimental to Rhine's life, stop immediately."

"Don't force me."

"You go."

Saria turned around and stopped looking at Hemer.

Hemer did not leave immediately. Instead, he gritted his teeth and suddenly stepped forward and said:

"Even if something Rhine Life does may harm innocent people, will you ignore it?"

Saria was slightly startled.

She knew that Hemer was not a cunning man, but she didn't expect him to be so shallow.

She didn't even provoke me, but she asked such a self-destructive question?

Sighing slightly in her heart, Saria did not turn around, but replied briefly:

"That's something I need to judge and stop, and it's not something you should worry about."

You are just a researcher, you only have this little bit of company information, you are not the founder of this company, you have just joined for less than a year, and you can't say that you have any feelings for this company.

Why do you worry about this?

Saria said in her heart. And Hemer just nodded a little disappointedly, turned around and left the office.

The defense staff in the office were all stunned.

After a long while, when they were sure that Saria was not really angry, they pushed forward a bold and unlucky person and asked tentatively:

"Director, are you just going to let her go? Her explanation is obviously untenable!"

Saria glanced at him and didn't answer.

The staff member continued to ask:

"Even if there is no evidence, we are not a court. She can't do anything to us as long as we pay the penalty for breach of contract, such as suspending, monitoring, or firing us."

"Yes."

Saria nodded slightly.

Rhine Life is not a court. There is no need to provide any evidence to target a researcher. Moreover, Hemer's lies are by no means perfect. As long as an investigation is conducted, clues will always be found.

But now that it’s found out, what next?

It was nothing more than cutting off another tentacle of Holhaiya and the Tin Man in the Rhine. As long as she was not caught, she could continue to develop new ones.

At that time, Saria will have to face the task of catching the traitor from scratch again.

And this time, the traitor might not be as innocent as Hemer. The difficulty might be much higher. Instead of that, it would be better to keep Hemer.

This is what Ernst calls "fishing".

The bait is Hemer, and the fish to be caught is Horhaiya.

Perhaps, this move can also be called "luring the snake out of its hole"?

However, she was still a little confused about the steps of "cleaning the fish" after fishing that Ernst mentioned.

Capturing Holhaiya can indeed ensure that this trouble will be resolved smoothly, the Flame Demon Plan will proceed smoothly, and Rhine Life will not face pressure and trouble from the military.

But by then, how would he cleanse Holhaiya?

This made Saria look forward to it.

"Oh, speaking of which, is Levi in ​​the lab?"

Saria suddenly remembered something and asked the staff beside her.

The clerk nodded immediately: "Yes."

"I'll go over there." Saria left immediately.

When she communicated with Ernst, she also got some unexpected inspiration.

"Does the Fire Demon's body have to be a living thing? Can a machine be used?"

Chapter 184 Originium Life

"Human remains, animal bodies, and robots. I just mentioned it casually, but I didn't expect you guys to come up with something new."

Standing in the observation room, through a glass window, Levi stared at the girl from Safra who was sitting quietly on the bed in the room across the wall, with her head lowered and her eyes dull.

The girl named Ifrit has been in a listless state since the day before yesterday.

This is due to the activity level of the Flame Demon fragments in her body.

As the activity of the Fire Demon fragments increased, the memory of the Fire Demon's will remaining inside became more active. Correspondingly, Ifrit, as the dominant consciousness of this body, needed to use more energy to suppress it.

But theoretically speaking, this suppression will never be successful all the time.

The Fire Demon is too strong. Once he is fully activated, with the willpower of a child of Ifrit's age, it would be very difficult to suppress him, let alone resist him.

In order to slow down this process, Levi naturally took measures.

"You have found a way to suppress human consciousness?" Parvis was extremely surprised.

Consciousness, or spirit, involves a particularly mysterious field for today's scientific community. Although the existence of the "Empire of Consciousness" was recorded in the classics left by the ancients thousands of years ago, to this day, no scientist has actually stepped into and confirmed the existence of that "second world".

If Levi's research can really manipulate human consciousness, then he is undoubtedly the first scientist in modern times to touch the key to the door of the empire of consciousness!

A pioneer in a new scientific field! This is an achievement that countless scientists dream of!

But Levi turned around and looked at him with confusion, and asked:

"Is this difficult? Haven't you done it before?"

"What?" Parvis was stunned, and subconsciously began to review the experiments he had done in the Flame Demon Project.

Was there a way to target human consciousness? Why had he never noticed it? Was it that his mediocre brain had missed the opportunity again?

"It's not as troublesome as you think." Levi opened the drawer, took out a small bottle of medicine and placed it in front of Parvis, "Just use a sedative."

"what......."

Parvis looked at the bottle of medicine on the table with the Rhine Life logo and instructions for use printed on it, then looked at the listless Ifrit, and suddenly laughed out loud:

"Hahahahaha, yes, just use a sedative."

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I think too much."

Levi glanced at him and said, "It's good for scientists to have a spirit of exploration, but sometimes, the more you pursue something, the less you get it. This is also normal."

"Yeah." Parvis nodded. Levi didn't know whether he had taken his words to heart or not. He just shrugged and said:

"Then get ready and start today's experiment."

According to the planned experiment, today would be the last "Evil Spirit Awakening" experiment before finding the body. He would work with Parvis to record the changes in Ifrit's body after catalyzing the fragments of the evil spirit.

Parvis mainly focuses on the various values ​​of Ifrit's body, while Levi is mainly responsible for observing her appearance and mental state to ensure that there are no accidents in the experiment.

Even with the reinforced glass and barrier walls as protection, Parvis and Levi still put on protective gear. With the command to start the experiment, Levi pressed the button on the console.

In the ward where Ifrit was, on the display table in the center of the room, the protective cover slowly opened, revealing the specially treated high-purity Originium inside.

Under the light, the Originium took on an almost transparent luster, emitting a light golden light from the inside out. Levi pushed the lever, and the processed Originium began to gradually activate the surrounding devices.

"!"

Inexplicable gusts of wind began to spread outward from the center of the room. It was the energy released by the activated Originium through the conduction and amplification device.

In just a few minutes, the green plants in the room withered, and the surface was covered with dense Originium crystals. The lamp made of Originium also broke, and the Originium core inside went from being stable to dangerous, piercing out hideous black spikes one after another.

But these are all normal reactions. In the previous experiments, Levi has accurately controlled these changes and has taken protective measures on every facility that may cause accidents.

The green plant, which was covered with dense Originium crystals and had turned into a special "Originium plant", was protected by a solid protective cover. The broken lamp was also covered by the mechanical outer wall that rose rapidly from the outside. Although the ferocious spikes were terrifying, they could not hurt any life outside.

“No matter how many times I see it, I still find it incredibly magical.”

Parvez sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Levi knew what he was lamenting.

Of course it is the green plant that has changed.

In the center of natural disasters and other Originium disasters, due to the high concentration of Originium polluting the environment, people often get infected with Ore Disease as soon as they step in. Even if protective measures are taken, this probability can only be reduced, but it cannot be completely eliminated.

This is true for humans, and plants are no exception. In the ruins after the natural disaster, you can't see any green plants. They were either destroyed by the Originium Storm or highly crystallized, and then exploded like the dead infected, turning into deadly dust.

This is why the theory of Originium life is still considered a paradox in today's era.

It is a consensus among people that no one can survive in an Originium environment, and infection with Ore Disease means death.

But Levy is gradually changing this consensus.

The green plant that became the "Originium plant" was not the first by-product of the experiment. Rhine Life now owns a total of three such green plants, and once owned five. They were all born from Levi's laboratory and from the Flame Demon Project.

They did not die quickly in the Originium environment like common plants. Not only that, they survived. Even though after testing and research, their biological properties have undergone fundamental changes and can hardly be said to be the same plants they once were, they did survive and are still growing!

The first pot of Originium plant and the one that followed have now died (collapsed) due to Rhine Life's lack of experience in caring for them, but the remaining three pots, plus this one, are still growing prosperously under the care of Director Komuel Seth of Ecology!

If this is the case with plants, what about humans?

Parvis knew that this technology was still a long way from being able to be applied to the human body. After all, plants and humans are almost two different life forms, with too many differences in structure. According to the normal process, after mastering the method of cultivating source stone plants, the "biological experiment" should be carried out.