People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Of course, the power will be in my hands by then.

Ferdinand said silently in his heart.

Kristen reads minds.

How could she not know what Ferdinand was thinking? To be honest, Kristen felt that this plan was not impossible, but not now.

Knowing that Ferdinand was right, Christen did not argue with him. She waved her hand and asked Ferdinand to return to the Energy Department first. She then picked up the internal phone and called Justin.

"Send the funds and equipment requested by the scientific expedition department. I will send you my approval documents soon."

"Kristen? You just got back... This isn't against the rules... right?"

Kristen didn't say anything, and there was silence in the microphone.

After a moment, little Justin, who was a little overwhelmed, replied with a wry smile:

"I know, I know."

Only then did Kristen hang up the phone.

What Ferdinand said makes sense ≠ I disagree.

My power as the Lord Chancellor of Rhine Life is unlimited! This fact has not been shaken to this day!

In fact, in the past, she was not so anxious to ask for any results from the scientific research department. But this time, the message Mariam sent to her was somewhat special.

A mysterious unknown signal? An elusive location? Appearing right during the Star Reach program and then again two days later?

Kristen turned on the portable communicator and looked at the time when Mariam first captured the unknown signal, and pursed her lips.

If there is no problem with her memory and the time on the file has not been tampered with due to evil contamination, then this time point should be exactly the time period when Safar broke through the isolation layer.

Was there something in the suburbs of Tremont that emitted a signal at exactly that moment and was picked up by Mariam's instrument?

No, maybe it should be said another way.

Something had noticed the change in the isolation layer the moment it was crossed and had emitted a signal that was captured by Mariam's instrument.

There is an essential difference between the two.

In the former case, the appearance of the signal is a coincidence, but in the latter case, the appearance of the signal is inevitable - as long as there is a change in the isolation layer, the signal will definitely appear!

In addition to her and Ernst, there was something else that was also paying attention to the changes in the isolation layer. Moreover, it was so close to her.

This piece of information was perhaps the best news she had heard during this period of time, apart from the fact that the Star-Picking Plan was proven to be feasible in practice (both the theory and practice of the Star-Picking Plan were successful, except for the emergence of a third-party factor of evil contamination, which was an accident and did not affect the results of the experiment itself).

She must find out!

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

Tremont, 100 km northwest, 3000 meters underground.

In the dim hall, thousands of ice-blue cubes were quietly parked. Their surfaces were clean and smooth. Rather than being coffins in the traditional sense, they looked more like cubes of tofu with sharp edges.

They have been silent for thousands of years, but the entire underground space remains spotless.

However, compared with the past ten thousand years, the space at this moment is more lively.

An "eye" is watching over them constantly.

The preserver is praying.

These few days have been the days when he has experienced the most ups and downs in his mentality in thousands of years.

At first, he noticed the movement of the isolation layer above the sky of this planet. After thousands of years of calling without response, he had long been extremely sensitive to any changes in the isolation layer. He could sense that something had passed through the isolation layer, but it did not harm him.

No damage, but able to pass?

Isn't this the return of humanity?

It should be! Apart from humans themselves, who else can understand the nature of the isolation layer, and who else can cross it without damaging the protective shell and enter the surface of the planet from space?

You know, the preserver himself can't tell what the universe is like now. He only knows that it must be full of dangers and pollution. To fight a bloody way out of it, come here, cross the protective layer, and reach the surface, there is no doubt that only a powerful human fleet can do it!

The day when the royal army will conquer the Central Plains has finally arrived!

Seeing a glimmer of hope, the preserver immediately sent out a message. The message with its own identification code flew through the earth and into the sky, and then... nothing happened.

The Preserver waited. At first, he thought that the [Human Fleet] had not discovered it, but as he waited, he lowered his expectations, thinking that the [Human Fleet] might have suffered a huge loss and needed to rest, and could not come here for the time being. But after another two days, he was almost about to give up hope.

Perhaps it was another joke of fate, there was something wrong with his perception, the isolation layer actually didn't change at all, but he was just too sensitive?

But just when he was about to convince himself, the appearance of another signal shocked him again!

It was true. His entire robotic body, including the [eye] that served as a camera, produced a reaction commonly known as [pupillary tremor].

Because what he received was an [Extermination Order] and a Weapon Aiming Warning!

Someone has issued an Extermination Order! And they're targeting this fucking planet, no, this entire galaxy!

No, there are still people here! Didn't I signal? Don't you check the mini-map... Ugh, don't you check the communication? Do you have an identification code? Which unit do you belong to? Isn't this a stupid teammate?

There was no other way, the Preserver could only quickly send another signal, the content was very simple, translated into Terran language: WDNMD, friendly fire, friendly fire, cease fire! You hit your teammates!

Fortunately, the issuer of the [Extinction Order] may have finally received his signal, and at the critical moment, the Extinction Order was cancelled.

At least I didn't get "gloriously" killed.

The preserver then breathed a sigh of relief and cheered up.

Although the situation outside seems a little abnormal, after all, some changes have finally taken place!

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to see the light of day again soon.

The Preserver glanced at everything in the stasis chamber and let out a long sigh.

His plan failed.

The long period of time has washed away everything. The sarcophagus was forced to switch to low-energy mode thousands of years ago, and the low-energy mode cannot maintain a perfect frozen state.

In other words, in the next thousand years, the compatriots preserved in it began to age at an extremely slow speed while sleeping. Although the sarcophagus prevented them from getting sick, birth, aging, and death were curses that life could not escape.

They died of old age.

This also includes the preserver, Trevor Friston himself, and his family.

It is extremely painful to witness your own death and be powerless to do anything about it, but in the end, mankind has not perished, and all their efforts have not been in vain. There is another group of people who survived.

The preserver began to pray.

Not praying to the gods who have been equaled or even surpassed by humans, but praying to our past selves.

【After thousands of years, I finally get to sleep peacefully. 】

Chapter 346: Flame Demon and the Way to Eternal Life

Kjerag, Tukarim, Kjerag Government Building, press conference site.

Seven days passed in a flash, and when it was time to announce the results of the Star-Picking Plan, Holhaiya stood in front of the stage and sighed slightly.

She had never felt happy being a spokesperson at a press conference.

No one knew what kind of people these reporters were, but they all wanted to make a big news story, especially Casimir's wine newspaper. Holhaiya had specially prepared himself for it last time, and didn't even say a word to them, but he still fell into their trap.

As soon as the article in the Red Wine News came out, Ernst's office was almost flooded with people. Not only did Ernst's brothers and sisters such as Encia, Enya, and Enxia come to ask about the situation with great interest, but also Vina, Lola, Latatos, and even Actor came to inquire about it!

Well, most of these people, except for Enthiodis who was probably here for fun, had never been to Casimir, so it was understandable that they didn't know the fame of the Red Wine Newspaper. But what were you, the Duke of Windermere, the Duke of Caster, and Hintleya, a native of Casimir, doing here?

Your Excellency the Duke will not believe these rumors, will he? Xinteleya, don't you know what the Red Wine News is like?

Can they utter a word of truth?

At first, Ernst could barely cope with it, explain himself, and clarify his innocence. But as the number of people increased, Ernst was too lazy to explain.

Ernst's failure to explain does not mean he will not care about the matter. Whoever caused the mess should solve it.

Holhaiya was in trouble. She was so angry that she wanted to send a lawyer's letter to Red Wine News, but she found that Shelager did not have a law firm.

*Colombian swear*, what a mistake. This is the first time I've encountered this!

Finally, as a last resort, Holhaiya contacted his old leader, Xiren, and asked him to send a lawyer's letter from Colombia to Casimir Wine News. Only then did he barely make the people from Wine News shut up and remove the report.

The other party didn't suffer any loss at all, but Holhaiya had put a lot of effort into dispelling the rumor! Miss Quetzalcoatl remembered this grudge maliciously.

Yesterday's sharp edge is like a thorn in my back! Casimir, you are amazing! Just wait, this revenge will be avenged sooner or later!

Although she really wanted to hang a sign saying "No entry for reporters from Fangshou and Red Wine News" at the entrance of the press conference, this was a national-level press conference after all, and as a government spokesperson, she did not have such power.

She took a deep breath. No matter how unhappy she was, she could only glare fiercely at the reporter from the Red Wine News who was being stared at by him, turned her face away, and announced the start of the press conference.

"Hello, friends from the press and on behalf of friends. I am the host of this press conference, Kjerag government spokesperson Holhayya."

"This press conference will mainly introduce and explain some of the achievements of the Star Picking Project. After the introduction, there will be ten minutes for you to ask questions, so please remain quiet during the introduction. Thank you."

"Now, the press conference officially begins. Before I start, please allow me to introduce to you all the reporters and representatives - the first explorer in Terra's history who successfully broke through the isolation layer, the executor of the Star Reaching Project, the honorary citizen of Kjerag, the recipient of the First Class Medal of Yelagund, [Star Reacher] Safar."

The reporters in the audience stopped discussing, raised their cameras, and pointed the lenses at the entrance to the press conference podium.

It was the first time they heard the name Safar. Before this, the entire Star Picking Plan, from preparation to execution, had been kept secret.

Strictly speaking, it was not Ernst who asked for the secret. It was just that the Matterhorn was too high, and it was too troublesome to go up and down, and there was only one road. Therefore, after the construction of the Dome Research Station, most researchers, including Kristen, lived directly in the dormitory of the research station and had no chance to go down the mountain. And the few people who went up the mountain, such as Nastie, Ernst, and Saria, were not the kind of people who would leak secrets.

As the most isolated place in an isolated country, the level of confidentiality is naturally high.

Reporters from various media, representatives attending the press conference, and the few who were present in person, such as the Duke of Windermere, who was prepared to keep an eye on the Red Wine News and behead him if he dared to spread rumors again, were naturally very interested in this Terran who had achieved many "firsts".

After all, he was also the first person to truly witness the scenery outside the isolation layer.

But surprisingly, the camera lens and people's sights had been aimed at the entrance for a long time, but the figure of [Star Picker] did not appear.

Just when everyone was a little confused, Holhaiya coughed lightly, took out a glass jar from under the table, and placed it on the table:

"Ahem, everyone, here."

Everyone turned their eyes to the table, and immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"what?"

Holhaiya's smile was a little stiff. She knew it would be like this.

After all, Safar's current appearance is indeed a bit...unspeakable.

Holhaiya tapped the glass can gently. Inside the can, a small tin man was sitting in the corner with his head buried between his knees, and a raging flame was burning on his head.

For some reason, Holhaiya even felt that there was a hint of embarrassment in the flame.

Yes, Safar has gotten smaller.

To be precise, Safar's mecha body became smaller.

He abandoned the favor of the Machine God when crossing the isolation layer and was punished by the great God of All Machines!

Ahem, of course not.

There are many reasons why Safar has become what it is now, the most important one is that Miss Miloqi does not have enough materials.

As a fire demon who has "resurrected from the ashes" in various senses, Safar's body is actually just that small fragment of Originium. He just relies on the flames he releases to fill the entire body and use them to control the actions of the mecha. To put it bluntly, he is just an "EVA pilot".

But his original mecha, Durin 259, was blocked when passing through the isolation layer, so it was abandoned by Safar. And that mecha was later contaminated by the evil spirits and was disposed of by Kal'tsit and Typhon.

Ernst didn't take it too seriously. The Safar man was still alive. Although he had lost his body, his consciousness was still intact. He could just create another shell.

But when he found Miluoqi and planned to place another order for a handsome machine for this meritorious Fire Demon, he was rejected by Engineer Durin.

“I’m out of materials.”

"I had to sell my wine to get the materials for Durin 259 from other Durin engineers! The materials are very strong. They didn't break even after being hit by Saria three times. How come they were scrapped so quickly?"

How could Ernst answer Miloqi's question?

Because your mecha only has physical resistance but not magic resistance, so it has been contaminated by evil spirits?

No, it is better not to disclose evil things to the outside world, so put it another way.

The original mecha was covered with stains that couldn't be washed off, so it had to be replaced.

Whatever the reason is, it is useless.

But Miloqi really couldn't come up with new materials for a while. Unless she took the money, bought some good wine, and went back to Dulin City-State to ask a few familiar pilot friends if there were any materials that met the requirements. But the trip back and forth, plus the time to find the materials, would take at least several months, or at most more than a year, and it was impossible to catch up.

Perhaps sensing Ernst's dilemma, Miloqi suggested:

"Do you really need it urgently? If so, I actually have a small machine made from scraps... I was planning to keep it as a souvenir, how about using this as a cushion?"