The Terra Travel Diary of Neither Sacred, Rhea, nor Terra

"Yes, huh?" Hemer responded immediately, and then she was startled by Saria's serious expression: "What happened?"

"She doesn't know these things." Parvis, who knew what Saria wanted to ask, adjusted his glasses and said.

"?" There was a hint of doubt in Saria's serious expression. Hemer, who didn't know what his mentor was talking about, was also very confused.

"Director Saria, I'm not lying." The warning light on the instrument beside him, which had not yet been extinguished, reflected a ray of light on the lens of Parvis' glasses. In order to prove the credibility of his words, the old goat continued to say to Saria:

"My disciple knows the same thing as you about the human chimera project."

"...Reason?" After hearing what Parvez said, Saria turned her gaze to Hemer, who looked confused and at a loss.

"She's not there yet." Parvis gave an answer whose exact meaning perhaps only he knew.

"???" Hemer, who had no idea what his mentor and Director Saria were talking about, became increasingly confused. Unfortunately, due to the difference in status and position, he did not dare to ask.

Fortunately, just as Hemer had just pulled Saria out of embarrassment, Saria also said to Hemer at this time:

"Once Ifrit's condition stabilizes, I will transfer her to the Defense Department for further treatment."

"I understand..." Hemer lowered his head, knowing that the project he was in charge of had no hope at all.

Then, Saria said something to Hemer that sounded like heavenly music to her:

"Once you have sorted out the information on the human chimera experiment, I will submit your temporary transfer application to Director Parvez."

"If your application is approved, you will continue to serve as Ifrit's guardian and treatment director within the Defense Department."

"Really?" A feeling of light suddenly appeared in Hemer's heart, and the surprised owl immediately raised his head and looked at Saria.

But then Hemer quickly controlled his expression and looked at his mentor, Parvis, director of the Rhine Life Structure Department.

Seriously speaking, Hemer's surprise at Saria's words in front of his mentor was not much different from betrayal.

Especially since Hemer's mentor Parvis is also the director of the structural department, and Hemer is Parvis's successor.

In the academic circles of Columbia University, especially in Rhine Life, this behavior can be considered a taboo.

What surprised Hemer even more was that her mentor Parvez did not show any anger, but instead smiled kindly.

He smiled and nodded at Hemer.

It seems to be saying, if you wish, go out and see the world.

Without thinking too much, Hemer turned his gaze back to Saria and said:

"Can I really continue to take care of Ifrit?"

"I'm not good at joking. This is your responsibility." As Saria said this, she cast a stern look on Parvis, telling the old goat not to do anything retaliatory.

No matter how kind Parvez appeared, how he smiled, and how he nodded, he did not really express his opinion.

In other words, even if he really expressed his opinion, Hemer should not have reacted like this.

But it is obvious that Homer, an owl that is not a bird of prey, has no deep understanding of the messy and bad habits in the workplace.

Before, Saria might not look at Parvis with such eyes, but after knowing about the Balrog incident, the trust of the old goat Parvis in Saria has reached almost freezing point.

Who knows what evil is hidden in the belly of this two-faced old goat.

Parvis knew why Saria looked at him like that, but he didn't get angry. He just raised his coffee cup slightly and toasted to Saria.

I have learned from Kristen that the future Parvis no longer cares about these trivial matters, nor does he care about Hemer's behavior of changing his allegiance.

Parvez trained Hemer only in the hope that he would have a qualified successor in the future to inherit his life's hard work.

But now, just like an emperor in his prime never thinks about his successor, Parvez doesn't care about his successor.

No matter how good the successor is, it is not as good as doing the research yourself.

119: Feasibility report on Rhodes Island's acquisition of Rhine Life

Miku had a strange expression on his face at the silent communication between the two Rhine Life department directors surrounding the little owl, Hemer.

"What's wrong?" Christen, who had been focusing on Miku ever since Saria subconsciously took Miku's arm and didn't care about the future of the little owl, immediately asked in the private chat channel.

"Another person's fate has been changed." Miku replied in the private chat channel.

"Another person? This researcher from the structural department?" Christen immediately turned her attention to Hemer.

In his excitement, Hemer did not notice the gaze from the general.

"Well, although I have forgotten a lot of things, the memories I have about this researcher are much less than what Saria can evoke for me, and even less than Ifrit's Charmander." Miku explained to Kristen:

"But it is certain that the other party will be an operator of Rhodes Island in the future, but now... this possibility has disappeared, just like the short-haired cat named Jessica."

"…Then should I be happy?" Christen paused before speaking in the private chat channel. She had gotten used to Miku using this kind of address, which was quite primitive for the Terrans.

"Of course, just like I can think about how to annex Rhine Life in the name of Rhodes Island." Miku not only laughed in the private chat channel, but also smiled in front of Christen.

"That... might be a bit troublesome," Kristen said, not sure if Miku was joking or seriously considering the possibility.

Christen didn't know what the current situation of Rhodes Island was, but it was definitely not a large multinational company.

At least it has not reached the level that can be taken seriously by Rhine Life, so when Christen in this timeline heard this name, she didn't think of what force it was at the first time.

Of course, Rhode Island might have a lot of hidden treasures and it is not as desolate as it appears on the surface.

After all, it is an exiled regime, and it is the Kazdel exiled regime belonging to the Sarkaz people... although Rhodes Island itself firmly refuses to recognize it.

Unfortunately, even if Rhodes Island's hidden strength is extremely exaggerated, the current Rhine Life is nothing compared to the Rhine Life in a few years.

It’s not that easy to acquire.

Although Colombian officials allow unlimited competition between companies, it is limited to domestic companies and does not like other countries to interfere.

Especially a top consortium like Rhine Life that can control a mobile city.

Christen believes that the Colombian federal government, whose national foundation is "freedom," will not openly stop Rhode Island's acquisition of Rhine Life.

But there are many ways that cannot be said to be wrong that delay the acquisition indefinitely.

For example, the Federal Trade Commission will review the content of the acquisition and its possible impact, and after the review, the Competition and Markets Administration will conduct another review.

After going through more than a dozen relevant departments, if Rhode Island has not given up, the federal court can even legislate to establish a new department to continue the review.

As one of the biggest capitalists in Colombia, Kristen is very familiar with these routines.

In other words, even if Christen offered Rhine Life to Miku's Rhodes Island with both hands, Rhodes Island would not be able to eat it.

Although Kristen felt that these troubles were not a problem for Miku.

"This kind of trouble..." Sure enough, after listening to Kristen's simple description of the "trouble" in the private chat channel, Miku looked thoughtful.

The tone said:

"That depends on what kind of trouble the president prefers. Does he like to cause trouble to others, or does he like to be troubled by others?"

"Are you really planning to acquire Rhine Life?" Hearing Miku constantly saying "trouble", Christen asked with a slight surprise.

"...Ha, just a joke, don't take it seriously. I'm not interested in opening a universal enterprise in this world at the moment." Miku, noticing Christen's change in mood, immediately laughed.

Just not interested at the moment? When Kristen thought so in her heart, she moved her eyes to the two Rhine Life directors, Saria and Parvis, who were surrounding Hemer.

Do you two know that Rhine Life was almost acquired just now because of this Liberi researcher?

Saria, who was unaware of these things, let Hemer continue to serve as Ifrit's guardian and the head of the new treatment project. Then, she left the Structural Department with Christen and Miku without stopping.

Transferring Ifrit from the Structural Department to the Defense Department is not something that can be solved by just talking.

Having personally experienced the power of the Flame Demon's sea of ​​fire, Saria naturally had to be fully prepared.

Being able to withstand a high temperature environment of 4000 degrees is difficult to solve with the technical reserves of the Defense Department, and we need to find Ferdinand from the Energy Department.

At the same time, the Ecology Department is also required to build an indoor park that is more suitable for adjusting the patients' mood. The Defense Department, which is almost entirely made of steel and muscle, does not have these things.

To put it simply, Saria, who had to arrange accommodation for Ifrit, didn't have much time to waste on the structural department.

And we also have to send Christen and Dr. Miku back to headquarters.

As for whether Parvis would continue to do something bad to Ifrit, Saria was not too worried because everything was decided in front of Christen.

Since Kristen was willing to tell her about this matter proactively, Kristen would not go back on her word anymore.

What's more, judging from Christen's current situation, the future Rhine Life has completed the chimera experiment and does not need to continue wasting time on Ifrit.

Now, compared to Ifrit, Hemer is more dangerous. If a department director like Parvis wants to target a researcher like Hemer, he has plenty of ways to do it.

When I walked out of the structural department building, the sky outside had already darkened. The sky was much clearer than that of heavy industrial cities like Tikarendo, and I could directly see the stars on the dome.

Saria raised her head and remembered the promise she had made with Kristen under the starry sky.

Kristen, who walked to Saria's side, also looked up at the sky, then stopped paying attention and continued:

"The starry sky of Terra is fake, but the stars are real."

"...When you were up in the sky, did you ever look down at the earth?" After hearing what Christen said, Saria lowered her head and looked at her best friend as if she was looking at a stranger and asked.

Christen shook her head and did not answer Saria's question...or rather, Christen did not need to answer, Saria also knew the answer to this question.

The ceiling of the Wanxingyuan bridge was made transparent, allowing people inside to see the stars by looking up.

But there was no window left facing the planet below...even though in space, there was not much difference between up and down and around.

"Then why did you come back?" asked Saria.

"...I don't have to come back..." Christen remembered what Miku had promised her about going into space.

"Then why did you come back?" Saria repeated her previous question.

"Because I brought her here."

It looked like Kristen and Saria were about to fight again.

After watching the excitement for a while, Miku raised his leg and passed between the two people, and stretched out his hand to touch both Christen and Saria at the same time.

Christen, who was used to being stroked, didn't care about Miku's little action. Instead, Miku instantly brought Saria back to reality from her excited state.

The next second after being pulled back to reality, instead of slapping the other person subconsciously like a normal woman would in this situation, Saria realized that Miku touched her waist not to do anything small, but to touch the car keys in her pocket.

Miku shook the key ring with his fingers, making the car keys spin rapidly. He stood in front of the driver's door of Saria's SUV and asked Kristen and Saria:

"Ladies, would you like to go for a ride?"

"..." Saria, who was speechless because of Miku's behavior, wanted to say that they should return to Rhine Life headquarters now.

As a result, Christen, who was standing next to her, walked towards Miku very actively, but did not sit in the passenger seat, but sat in the back seat.

Kristen, who sat in the back seat, seemed to wait for a few seconds, then stuck her head out and asked Saria, who was still standing there:

"Are you planning to take a taxi back?"

"This is my car!" Feeling a slight pain in her temple, Saria walked to the passenger door in two or three steps.

After pausing for a moment with her hand on the door handle, Saria turned to the back seat as if she had come to her senses.

But she didn't go in through the door Christen left for her, but walked around the car and opened the door from the other side.

Sit in.

Watching Saria going through so much trouble, Christen's lips curled up slightly.

"May I take a detour, ladies?"

Miku started the engine skillfully and glanced at the two-thirds of the energy bar remaining on the dashboard and the 8000-kilometer range value next to the energy bar.

Miku sighed in his heart that crystal energy was a bit too epoch-making for a civilization of the level of Terra.

"Whatever you want." Before Saria could speak, Kristen said to Miku.

"We should go back to headquarters now, and I have things to do in the Defense Department," Saria retorted immediately.

In the past, Saria would not directly refute Christen's ideas, and would consider more compromising solutions even if she was unwilling.

Now, it was a good thing that I didn't get into a fight with my bestie on Tremont Street.

"Don't worry, Ms. Saria, Charmander is safe now. The Balrog in her body won't dare to come out for at least a while."

Miku, who knew why Saria wanted to return to the Defense Department, looked at the central rearview mirror and said:

"I hope so." Seeing that Miku said this, Saria no longer insisted on her own idea, but moved her eyes to the outside of the car window as if she didn't want to pay any attention to Christen.

"This is not something we can hope for, Saria. If Lord Miku says so, then no one in this world can change this outcome."

Christen, who seemed a little dissatisfied with Saria's attitude and seemed to be deliberately provoking trouble, said with a smile.

"Shut up!" Regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, Saria glared at Christen and said.

Unfortunately, Christen, who had no intention of keeping silent, changed her tone and asked Miku: