People in Terra, governing a weird little country

But at least they saw hope.

A person can overcome mineral sickness, natural disasters, and even the chance of death!

An opportunity for humans to truly understand what Originium is!

"Don't just stand there. Even if you stare at that potted plant for a long time, it won't bloom for you. Finish the experiment first."

Levi spoke up, interrupting Parvez's reverie that had already flown away.

Parvis nodded and looked at Ifrit.

As the only "living thing" in the room, Ifrit looked a little confused.

The energy fluctuations emitted by the Originium in the center of the room did not seem to have any effect on her. Her Originopathy did not deteriorate significantly. Not only that, she even looked more awake than after being injected with the sedative.

But Levi knew that it was not her who was awake, but the Fire Demon in her body.

Originium can resonate with other Originiums. This ancient principle was used by Sarkaz wizards in ancient times to build altars and strengthen the power of their warriors. In modern times, the wizard country of Leitania has built a huge magic formation based on towers and music.

The great formation of national land refining - golden rhythm movement.

The essence of Levi's entire experiment is to use the resonance caused by specially treated Originium to awaken the fragments of the Fire Demon in Ifrit's body and thus achieve communication.

His ultimate goal is to use this "Source Stone of Communication" as a medium to transfer the consciousness of the Fire Demon from the fragments to another body.

But what should this body choose?

Levi smiled slightly, and a bold idea popped into his mind.

He turned on the microphone connected to the ward and asked in front of Parvis' shocked eyes:

"I know you can hear us."

"It's very inconvenient for her to hide in the body of a little girl and communicate with us."

"Three choices, a human body, a beast's body, or a body of steel."

"Which one do you choose?"

Since you don't know what to choose, let's give the choice to the future owner of the body.

In the room, Ifrit looked up in confusion, as if trying to find the source of the sound. After noticing the one-way glass that could not be penetrated by sight, a lovely smile gradually emerged on the girl's face.

It looked cute on Ifrit's face, but to the real Balrog, it would probably be a creepy smile.

She listened to Levi's words quietly, but did not respond immediately.

Parvis asked nervously, "Levi, I'm afraid she can't understand our language. She is a soul from a thousand years ago."

Levi nodded thoughtfully. Just as he was about to turn on the projector in the room to project a few selected pictures, he heard Ifrit in the room suddenly speak in an awkward, low childish voice.

"I understand."

"I choose three."

He spoke Victorian.

Parvez exclaimed, while Levi fell into deep thought.

People thousands of years ago could understand our language and could even express clearly what they wanted to say.

Not only can Originium host consciousness, but this consciousness may not even be in a "frozen state" but is active?

This thing is getting more and more interesting.

Chapter 185: These are the white ballots!

White House, District of Columbia.

Walking through the corridor with oil paintings of the Battle of Lexington, a famous battle of the Colombian War of Independence, Vina tidied her appearance, nodded slightly to the waiter, took a deep breath, and stepped into the reception room in front of her.

The furniture in the living room is simple but not simplistic. The bookshelf, sofa, and table lamp are carefully placed to make people feel relaxed. The position of the window ensures the best lighting, and the style of the curtains and carpets represents the taste of the current owner of the building. But without a doubt, the most eye-catching thing is the tall bird stand next to the sofa.

Vina had heard that the Vice President of Colombia had a habit of keeping pets in the White House, and that this seemed to have gradually evolved into a political rule. Now it seemed that the rumor was indeed somewhat credible.

She looked at the bird stand with a little curiosity, and when the door opened behind her, Vina immediately got into the mood.

She turned around, smiled, nodded slightly to Liberi who walked into the room, stretched out her hand, and shook the visitor's hand:

"President Wilson, nice to meet you."

When addressing people by their positions, remove the word "deputy". This is basic etiquette. Although it may not be very useful, it can at least leave a good first impression on people.

"Nice to meet you. It's a nice day today, Ms. Vina."

The elderly politician named Wilson gave Vina a polite smile and then asked,

"How's my Victorian opening line? I just heard that I practiced it on the spot when you came. I hope it will make you feel like home."

The smile on Vina's face did not change.

To be honest, at this point, she is actually not that sensitive or afraid of being recognized.

The Governor of Longmen, Wei Yanwu, could recognize her identity, and the Duke of Windermere could recognize her identity. There is no reason why the Vice President of Colombia would be completely ignorant of her identity.

What's more, she was able to get the opportunity to meet with the Vice President of Colombia thanks to her identity.

Colombia's vice president is a busy man. With President Marc Max rarely seen, he is almost the de facto ruler of the country.

He didn't have that much time to meet with ambassadors from every country, especially a small country like Kjerag. Colombia didn't have diplomatic relations with Kjerag, and Kjerag hadn't applied for or made an appointment for the meeting in advance. If Vice President Wilson wanted, even if he directly rejected Vina's request for a meeting, Vina would have no way to deal with it.

It can even be said that Vice President Wilson's direct refusal was the most reasonable choice.

If a foreign envoy suddenly came to ask for an audience with the Great Yan Emperor for no apparent reason, the Great Yan Emperor would not see him because this was beyond his authority. If you do this, how will the Ministry of Rites and other people make a living?

But now you tell me that you are actually a Persian prince, a descendant of Ottoman Empire, and you come here to ask our emperor to send troops to restore the country. After the success, Persia will be transformed into the Persian Protectorate. Then the situation will be different.

Even if the emperor had no intention of sending troops, he had to at least give him some face and meet him.

Such was the case with Vice President Wilson.

Although we know that Vina requested the visit in the name of "Ambassador Kjerag", everyone knows that Prime Minister Ernst Kjerag is now in an unclear relationship with Victoria and several Grand Dukes. Who knows if there is any fishy conspiracy behind this?

"Please take a seat, Ms. Vina."

Sitting on the sofa, Wilson looked at Vina and asked directly,

"I wonder if Ms. Vina has something important to talk to me about by making a sudden visit this time?"

Vina smiled and replied:

"I am here on behalf of Prime Minister Ernst, carrying with me the infinite goodwill and curiosity of the people of Kjerag towards Colombia. The primary goal is naturally to promote peaceful exchanges between the two countries and maintain peace and stability in Terra."

Every decision must be made with a purpose in mind. A skilled politician will not reveal his or her true purpose at the first opportunity.

Wilson also nodded carefully:

“Colombia is certainly willing to have friendly exchanges with Kjerag. If I were not busy with state affairs, I would definitely lead a delegation to pay a state visit to Kjerag.”

This is of course a polite remark.

"Moreover, even without official communication, the exchanges between the Columbian scientific community and Kjerag have always been encouraged by the Special Administrative Region. Rhine Life's space program and the Dome Research Station project have been hot topics in the Columbian scientific community for some time."

That's the point.

Wilson had actually guessed more or less what Vina was here for.

Kjerag didn't have many interactions with Columbia, and the one with him was Rhine Life. He himself didn't believe that Vina had come in such a hurry if there wasn't something wrong with Rhine Life.

As expected, when he took the initiative to mention Rhine Life and accelerated the topic, Vina also took the opportunity to put forward her own demands:

"President Wilson is right. However, some recent problems at Rhine Life have caused Kjerag a lot of headaches. He is worried that this great cooperation may be affected."

Wilson raised his eyebrows and looked surprised:

"Is there a problem with Rhine Life? I wonder what kind of problem it is?"

Vina suddenly showed an embarrassed expression.

Wilson saw this and made a straightforward statement:

"Don't worry, just say it. The pursuit of truth is Colombia's highest ideal, and anyone who stands in the way of this goal is Colombia's enemy."

"It's like this. Your country's military has recently recalled a group of professionals due to scientific research needs. As a result, a series of scientific research projects at the Dome Research Station and Rhine Life have been suspended to a certain extent..."

Vina stopped talking at that point and didn't go on.

It would be impolite to say any more.

This sentence reveals more than enough information.

First of all, Vina directly pointed out to Wilson that this matter did not simply involve Kjerag and Rhine Life, but also involved the Colombian military.

Colombia is different from other countries. The military and the political circles are not subordinate to each other, but equal. The military has a department to manage military politics, while the Ministry of Defense established by the government is more like an organization that approves funds.

The Ministry of National Defense wants to consolidate power and control the military as much as possible, but the military has always been resistant. Large-scale investment in scientific research funds is not actually paid from the funds approved by the Ministry of National Defense, but from the military's industries.

Directly pointing out the involvement of the Colombian military in this matter was the first step to arouse the interest of President Wilson, a leading political figure.

The second sentence, recalling talents for scientific research needs, seems to be one thing, but it is actually a narrative trick referring to two things.

Scientific research needs naturally refer to the Flame Demon Project.

But the Fire Demon Project does not require recalling Columbia's talents from Kjerag. Although everyone who stayed in Kjerag is a designated professional engineer of Tongliao, they are indeed of little help to the Fire Demon Project.

The talent that Vina was referring to was naturally "Horhaiya".

Is Holhaiya a military man?

Obviously not. If she was a member of the military, she would not rebel against herself and stop the Flame Demon Project invested by the military.

Ernst told Vina to say this, in fact, he was plotting against Holhaiya and marking Holhaiya.

Holhaiya's camp was unclear, which was a very troublesome matter. In order to prevent her from causing trouble for him in the future, Ernst had to do something ruthless.

If Holhaiya is classified as a "special professional" of the military and the Colombian government is involved, the Fire Demon incident will be over. The Colombian political circles will not accept this military person. The military will not even acknowledge the existence of Holhaiya, and Holhaiya will no longer have a foothold in Colombia.

Aren't you supposed to be a good boy and come back to Kjerag with me honestly?

Some people may ask, since she is not from either party, won’t she return to her original organization after the incident is over?

It would be naive to ask that.

Why do you think Ernst specifically brought out the Colombian government.

Struggle is like this: when the small ones are beaten, the old ones come, one layer after another. When only the military is involved, the situation may be a multi-party situation with one superpower and many strong countries. But once the political circles are involved, the situation will immediately turn into a bipolar confrontation.

The third-party camp does not exist, and even if it does, it will not be an organization of Holhayya.

The only thing that can fight against the camp is the camp. The Colombian scientific community, the Colombian labor community, or the Colombian redneck community all sound possible, but Colombia is now thriving, so naturally such a situation is impossible.

And an organization...what kind of organization can survive the struggle between the Colombian government and the military?

The last and simplest way is to take yourself out.

The military's actions mainly slowed down Rhine Life's projects such as the Dome Research Station, and have nothing to do with us, Kjerag. I am doing this purely for your sake.

Although everyone just smiles knowingly when this is said, it represents an attitude.

Wherever there is a purpose, attitude comes first. Our old friend Secretary Dakang's Guangming Peak project is obviously for political achievements and promotion, and the first thing he said was "to seek development for Jingzhou and welfare for the people."

Don't delay either.

But after hearing Vina's words, President Wilson did not respond immediately. Instead, he fell into silence as if he was waiting for something.

Vina understood.

He was waiting for Vina to make concessions.

Rhine Life is, after all, a small move. Although this incident may be able to undermine the arrogance of the military, there is no reason for the political circles to do so.

If it were just this, it would not be enough to impress President Wilson.

To put it bluntly, the benefits are not enough.

To put it bluntly: this matter is good for the political circles, but it does not bring much benefit to President Wilson, and may even have disadvantages.

Because, although the president of Colombia has never changed, the vice president is elected. And it is a universal suffrage, which is a standard Western "vote politics".

The military and those who are related to the military's interests also have the right to vote. He does not need to offend a large number of votes for such a small benefit.

Not only that, he could even deliberately indulge himself and communicate with the military, thereby winning some favor from the military without doing anything.

Votes come first.