People in Terra, governing a weird little country

In the infirmary, Horhaiya, who was "seriously injured and forced to rest," personally took the dismissal notice handed over by the Tin Man.

[Notice on the expulsion of Ms. Hall Haiya from the Mayland Historical Society]

With just this short line of words, Holhaiya understood everything.

Members of the Melander Historical Society, this is what these agents are called externally.

Since the establishment of the Melander Historical Society, there has never been a case of "expulsion of membership". The fate of the agents is often either to retire after achieving success and live in seclusion in the countryside, or to have their identities exposed and physically "retire".

In fact, she was the first member who was expelled but survived. In a way, it was a precedent?

Holhaiya smiled bitterly and glanced at the Tin Man. This boss who had no facial expressions at all gave a simple explanation:

"This is a direct order from Master Melander Selene."

Melander Selene, founder of the Melander Foundation and hero of the Colombian War of Independence, has been called "one of the most likely people to become president," without a vice president.

It was only after the War of Independence that Melander Selene voluntarily gave up the opportunity to run for president and directly handed the position to Mark Max. He then retreated behind the scenes, founded a foundation, and gradually became the "shadow" of Colombia.

If Vice President Wilson, carrying the will of President Mark Max, sentenced her to death for her public identity, then the order from Melander Selene brought by the Tin Man also put an end to her life in the shadows.

The two most powerful people in Colombia take turns serving you. How could this be a small blessing?

Holhaiya smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"It seems that now, I really have nowhere to go."

Saying goodbye to the life you have lived for the past few decades is not an easy or pleasant thing. If anyone present knew this feeling, it was undoubtedly Ernst.

He had experienced the same situation twice, even more intensely.

One time was a time travel, and he had to say goodbye to the world in "Es" unexpectedly. Another time was when his parents died and Enciodis went abroad to study, and he had to wake up from his stable life and pick up the things he had lost for a long time.

Ernst comforted him with empathy:

"It's okay. You can always go back to Kjerag."

"I am in this situation today because of your help, Boss, right?"

Holhaiya glanced at Ernst, but there was no complaint in his tone, but rather a sense of relief.

"But it's okay this way. I can finally do what I want to do without any worries. You must be responsible for the way my life has become, Prime Minister."

Holhaiya's tail wrapped around and tried to wrap around Ernst's waist, but before she could take the first step, Vina at the side hit her hard with her tail.

Whether it's Athrun or Filin, their claws are very sharp. A future Lodos Island operator's Originium disease complications caused his hands to mutate into sharp claws like Wolverine's.

This pinch made the charming look on Horhaiya's face wrinkle instantly, and she almost bit off her tongue that was licking her lips.

"Vina!" Holhaiya propped himself up and looked at Vina. Before he could attack, he was stopped by Vina's words.

"You were just expelled from an association, not banned from entering Colombia. You're treating it like a life-and-death farewell. It's so corny."

Vina rolled her eyes and looked at Ernst:

"Prime Minister, Holhaiya is injured and needs to rest. Today's visit has been long enough. Why don't we leave first?"

Having said that, Vina did not hide anything and approached Ernst directly, reminding him in his ear:

"It has nothing to do with personal feelings or anything like that. It's just that you have to put on a good show, right?"

Now that we have already cooperated with Vice President Wilson and said that Executor Holhaiya was injured in the Fire Demon incident, it would be best to treat her as a wounded person. Now there are many people in Tremon who are paying attention to the follow-up of the Fire Demon plan. If it is exposed, more than one or two people will be embarrassed.

Ernst looked at Vina helplessly.

He was not a fool, and of course he could see that Vina's words clearly showed that she had a bad temper.

Holhaiya was like this, always saying things that could easily lead to misunderstanding. But if she was given the chance, Ernst felt that she didn't have the guts.

After all, when she smiles, she looks like a little female ghost, just a little older. Does that make her look like a big female ghost?

But what Vina said was indeed reasonable. She had made rapid progress and had learned to "take advantage of the situation" to achieve her goals. Ernst could not slap himself and President Wilson in the face and capsize in the gutter.

So in the end, he nodded, told Holhaiya to have a good rest, and followed Vina out of the ward.

As soon as they went out, the Tin Man and Saria, who had been waiting outside, stopped him and Vina.

The Tin Man looked at Ernst from head to toe, then he pulled out a tin box from his bosom, took out a cigar, and inserted it into the crack of his mouth.

This is his usual opening move before he starts talking about business. For him, e-liquid is like lubricant, which helps him think more clearly.

But before he could take out his lighter to light it, Saria beside him frowned and pinched it with her hand.

“No smoking in the building.”

The tin man was stunned and subconsciously wanted to refute: I smoke but I don't spit out the smoke. It's all digested internally and doesn't even pollute the environment. Why are you stopping me?

But when he saw Saria's serious face, and her right hand that was gloriously injured after she knocked down the Balrog with three punches, the "accident" that the previous body had experienced suddenly flashed through the Tin Man's mind.

After a brief silence, he very wisely chose to remain silent.

It's not from the heart, he just learned to reconcile with the world. Smoking is harmful to health, this sentence does not only mean that smoking can kill people, there is also a small possibility that smoking causes various unnecessary accidents and deaths.

Why bother with your own life?

After coughing lightly to cover up his embarrassment, the Tin Man spoke somewhat uncomfortably:

"It's time to talk about that Fire Demon."

Chapter 202: The Tin Man: Please accept him, I'm serious

How to deal with the Balrog is indeed a troublesome problem.

The Sarkaz who had just won the resurrection match obviously underestimated the excellent matching mechanism of the Columbia region that was newly independent from the Terra region. When he came out and wanted to show off, he was strengthened by the Rhine King of Fighters. He looked like a god of war when he came out, but at the end it was the standard "God of War taking off" and "God of War sleeping".

This somewhat tragic ending obviously left a great psychological trauma on Mr. Flame Demon, so much so that until today, even though Flame Demon, who was locked in the laboratory, has woken up, he has not tried to escape.

Because the door of the laboratory where he was imprisoned was facing Saria's office.

Ernst's comment on this was that it was "consistent with the original work."

Why not? Wasn't the Balrog incident in the original world line also settled by Saria? The characters didn't change, the location didn't change, the events didn't change, and the control variables were all controlled. The results were exactly the same. Isn't that normal?

Perhaps the only difference is that this time, the ending will be better.

Saria did not break up with Christen because of this. With her as a staunch supporter of the General Party, Ferdinand's influence in Rhine's life would rise later.

Although Ifrit had almost no role in the whole story, she won the game without any effort. The Ore Disease in her body was completely absorbed by the resurrected Balrog, and she became the first person in Terra's history to be completely cured of Ore Disease. Moreover, according to the subsequent physical examination conducted by Parvis on her, because she had been a host to the Balrog, her mastery of Fire Originium skills was much higher than that of ordinary people, reaching the level of a genius.

Out of apology to her, Saria has decided to sponsor Ifrit's future life and related studies. This helpless girl from Savra will have the opportunity to freely choose among the higher education institutions in the entire Terra, whether it is the University of Science and Technology in Tremon or the Academy of Magic in Leithania. As long as she works hard enough, Rhine Life will take care of the funding and background for her.

As for Hemer. On the night when the Fire Demon Plan ended, Saria dragged her tired and injured body to find Hemer.

Ernst heard from the omnipresent Muirseth that they talked until almost dawn that night, and the final answer Saria got from Hemer was "I need to think about it."

It was not a satisfactory answer. Ernst was even a little surprised. Considering the character that Hemer had shown, that he was willing to give up a bright future for Ifrit, she should not have refused such an arrangement.

But after thinking about it from Hemer's perspective, Ernst understood. She was worried that this was another "black hand" of Rhine Life that was taking advantage of it.

Is the so-called "Tremont Science and Ethics Committee" an institution that Saria really wants to promote to supervise such inhumane experiments, or is it a mouthpiece used by Rhine Life to define "what are human rights" and to defend its own illegal behavior?

Such worries seemed a bit groundless to Ernst, who knew Saria's character to some extent. But from Hemer's perspective, it was normal for her to think so.

She forced the experiment forward, which resulted in an accident. Not only did she get injured, but she also attracted the Vice President (a researcher of Hemer's level cannot contact the people around the Vice President, let alone know the real purpose of the Vice President's visit). At this time, she pretended to throw out this proposal, and acted as if she wanted to "compensate herself", and threw this position to me. No matter how I look at it, it seems that Saria has ulterior motives and wants her to take the blame.

Ernst couldn't help with this kind of misunderstanding. It was up to Saria to solve it herself.

Of course, it's not a big deal if the problem can't be solved. The president of the board doesn't have to be Hemer. Saria can also nominate someone from the people she knows. Ernst recommended Hemer to this position just out of a little selfishness.

At worst, if Hemer loses his job, he can just bring her to Kjerag. Although Kjerag's scientific research level and conditions are worrying, at least Hemer can use a big shot to kill a mosquito and become a teacher to help Miss Ceylon share the pressure and teach students.

Everyone has their own dreams, and they are all wonderful. But if there is one person who has not been properly settled, it must be Yan Mo himself.

This Fire Demon brother, who was not supposed to be fully resurrected but became the spirit behind Ifrit, obtained a body under the impetus of Ernst's remarkable fellow countryman and officially won the resurrection match. But this was only the first step in his return to Terra.

The second step is to confirm his camp.

Of course, this has nothing to do with his own wishes.

"Sir Ernst, Lady Melander Selene has demonstrated her sincerity."

Without cigarettes, the Tin Man could only fiddle with his lighter, opening and closing the lid to give his little hands some peace and quiet.

Although he seemed quite idle, his words were full of information.

"Ms. Holhaiya is my most capable subordinate and a capable person in the Melander Historical Research Society. Her departure is a very painful thing for me, but since it is Master Melander's request, I can't do anything about it. However, considering that we have already made such a great sacrifice, could you please consider our proposal for a moment?"

Ernst was speechless after hearing this.

What does it mean to make such a great sacrifice?

He had managed to win back Holkhaya with his own ability. If it was considered as doing a favor, it should be Vice President Wilson who was the one who did it. Ernst had already repaid the favor in advance and even attached a copy of his speech for it.

Now President Wilson was happy. He got the speech, suppressed the military, won big in the political arena, and he himself won twice. Naturally, the matter was settled.

Now that the people are coming back, you come over and say "we made great sacrifices". What? You want to kill two birds with one stone?

Colombians are so rude!

Ernst's expression changed slightly, and he opened his mouth and said:

"You said."

This was definitely not because Ernst was a coward, it was simply because it was a suggestion and there was no harm in listening to it.

The Tin Man said so loudly that he sacrificed Holhayya for himself, so if Ernst guessed correctly, his proposal must be: "Please agree to hand over the Balrog to the Melander Foundation for management?"

Trading, it's always like this.

If that was the case, there was no reason for Ernst to refuse.

He had not come for the Fire Demon in the first place, and even if he had kept the Fire Demon, it would have been useless. Besides, the Fire Demon was originally created by Columbia's Fire Demon experiment, and he just helped in the experiment to prevent the research results from being plundered by Tracys. The Columbians came to ask for his opinion, which was already a courtesy. He could also give Columbia some face and nod his head to agree to this matter.

In this way, he first used the Fire Demon experiment to get Holhaiya back from President Wilson, and then used the Fire Demon to do the Melander Foundation a favor. In a rounded manner, he got the best of both worlds!

genius!

Seeing Ernst nod, Xi Ren felt relieved and said solemnly:

"The Melander Foundation requests that the Balrog be temporarily detained in Kjerag. What do you think?"

"Yeah, okay, now that you've said that, there's nothing I can do... huh?"

Ernst was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and asked in disbelief:

"What do you mean? Detained in Kjerag?"

The Tin Man took a step back, a gleam in his eyes, and explained:

"The word detention may not sound nice, but the Maylander Foundation definitely did not mean to insult Kjerag by calling it a prison. If Mr. Ernst minds, we can change to a more reasonable word."

"That's not what I care about." Ernst frowned, "Doesn't Columbia want Balrog?"

The Tin Man shook his head. "No."

He spread his hands, with a matter-of-fact expression: "Of course not, Mr. Ernst. Otherwise, why would Holhaiya and I, as spokesmen for the Maylande Foundation, have been persistently trying to stop the Flame Demon Project?"

"Resurrecting a Sarkaz who is completely unfamiliar with the rules of modern society but possesses great power is undoubtedly a time bomb for this country. The accident that occurred in the Flame Demon experiment has confirmed my thoughts, and Lord Melander fully agrees with my decision. In addition, the mysterious Sarkaz appeared at the end of the experiment. Mr. Ernst, you should be able to guess his identity."

Ernst nodded silently.

Of course he knew.

As for why the Tin Man knew that Theresis had been here, that was not something Ernst could know.

Maybe he is an old acquaintance of Tracy, and he can recognize Tracy just from the screenshots of the black shadows that flashed by on the surveillance screen. Is it possible?

The Tin Man shrugged. "That's right, Mr. Ernst. Columbia has no intention of getting involved in the many problems within the Sarkaz. So, getting rid of the Balrog is undoubtedly the most reasonable choice."

"So you threw it to me?"

"You have this ability, is there any better choice than you?" The Tin Man wanted to smile, but unfortunately the iron sheet did not have this function.

But his meaning was still conveyed.

In the laboratory, he had shown a power that even Tresis feared, which was enough to prove that Ernst was capable of suppressing the revived Balrog. And the cooperation between Ernst and Kelsey was probably not a secret in the eyes of Melander, the "Shadow of Columbia". Moreover, even if something unexpected happened, Kjerag was thousands of miles away, and Columbia would not be affected at all.

The Tin Man had a very good plan.