Abnormal crossing

Chapter 222 Negotiation (Part 2)

all in all.

Fujimori is actually just putting on a show.

According to his understanding.

Ultimately, it's because Jin and Milo don't understand the value of the Wirtz polar singularity, thinking it's just a so-called "small account".

This misconception actually seems quite normal from Fujimori's perspective.

Although Jin is suspected to be one of the six great writers, she has a necklace of weaving points and knows that the deputy tower master of the Void Light Tower has been promoted to Star Scholar (ninth level honor).

But historically, let alone scholars of astronomy, even those whose expertise is not directly related to the Wirtzian polar singularity have had no personal experience with it.

Before it reaches the upper levels of the ancient tower, this thing is just an ordinary little black sphere in terms of physical properties—unless you are carrying the kind of specially made detection probe that Vallin has, which costs a huge amount of money.

Therefore, it is quite obvious.

Jin and Milo might have sensed something was amiss at the ceremony, but at most they would have imagined it to be a conspiracy spanning several generations. They could never have imagined that this was a super long-running scheme that lasted for more than 30,000 years.

The price of underestimating their value was, naturally, the underestimation of how much importance the Kingdom of Bhikkhu placed on them.

Of course.

There is another explanation for this.

In other words, Jin and Miluo knew the significance of the Wirtz polar singularity, but they still insisted on protecting the civilization within the labyrinth zone, without any concern about being hunted down by the Kingdom of Biquli.

But
is it possible?

How could a fleet that spends its days running errands in the Star Sea and is at most somewhat unique on the Death List have the courage to resist a top-tier seventh-order civilization?

After figuring these things out.

Fujimori's tense expression finally relaxed a bit, and he turned to look at another woman who looked like a clerk: "Haley, have the identities of all the people on site been verified?"

“The results are in,” said the woman named Hayley, holding a tablet-like device in her hands. “There are 36 royal seats on the left side of the venue. The number of bodies is 35, all of whom are living members of the Persian royal family and key ministers.”

"One hundred and thirty-three musicians, attendants and singers, one hundred and thirty-two bodies, no bodies were found in the nine guest seats on the right, plus Boko III on the high platform. That is the whole picture of the scene."

Fujimori stroked his chin: "What were the identities of the two missing bodies?"

Hayley glanced at him and announced his name: "The vacant seat in the royal family is held by Samantha Ya Sek, the head of the Heraldry, and the vacant seat in the valet position is held by Lynn Dort, the Minister of the Interior."

Hailey's tone was flat, as calm as if she were introducing two unrelated strangers.

Fujimori nodded quickly: "So these are the only two people who have gone missing?"

This time, a hint of hesitation finally appeared on Hailey's face: "It seems...maybe not." "Hmm?" Fujimori looked at her in confusion: "Who's missing?"

Hayley projected two images: "Adele, the fourth princess of the Bosca royal family, and her daughter Ophelia—they were seated in the guest section on the right."

Fujimori looked at Milo expressionlessly.

“Oh, I was just about to say that,” Milo sighed with regret, explaining, “Old Joe came to Bosca this time to see Adele and her daughter, so he was seated on the right, right next to him.”

"When the unexpected happened later, little Ophelia was inexplicably sucked into the big crevice in the middle, and I reckon she's already...!"

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Fujimori's mind. He exchanged a glance with Vallin, and the two nodded simultaneously.

Regardless of whether Milo's description was concealed or embellished, the Wirtz polar singularity was undeniably presented to everyone—it could only be extracted by gathering information fragments from the bloodlines of all members of the Persian royal family, so Ophelia's fate was self-evident.

Fujimori quickly turned his attention to Adele: "What about Adele?"

“She was protected by Old Joe when the accident happened, and now she’s so heartbroken that she’s fainted,” Milo said, pointing outside the palace with a tone full of regret. “Old Joe is with her and is preparing to take her back to Mold to recuperate.”

Upon hearing this, Fujimori's lips twitched slightly, and he instinctively wanted to say that the person should stay, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded instead.

Boko III's marriage to Adele was a standard unsealing event. The supply depot had already sent people to investigate, and there was nothing special about Adele; it was just a coincidence of timing.

These unrelated people won't have much impact. Let's put her back in Molde for now, and deal with her after we've dealt with the Fluttering Fluttering.

all in all.

In the face of the Wirtz polar singularity, all minor people and things can be ignored for the time being.

After speaking with several assistants and confirming the current situation in Boska, Fujimori felt somewhat relieved.

Myron Dott and others had previously concealed much of the experimental progress, but the relevant data and documents were not erased—after all, once the Wirtz polar singularity was extracted, that data would still be crucial debriefing parameters and would definitely be brought back to the Alliance.

In addition, since the function of the supply point is to monitor and has a high level of authority, it did not take much effort for Vallin and the others to quickly determine the course of events.

“Inspector General, the situation has been basically clarified,” Vallin said to Fujimori from the other side of the platform after activating the soundproofing module. “Mylen Dort did indeed betray the kingdom. He and Valerius killed Samantha and secretly performed the ritual to extract the polar singularity of Wirtz.”

"But they underestimated the barrier energy level that appeared when Wirtz's polar singularity was formed. The energy compressed to the limit instantly broke through the surrounding space, causing Myron Dott to be annihilated without any preparation. It was this energy that caused the information vacuum effect, making it impossible to reconstruct the specific scene."

Fujimori paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over Milo and the others beside him: "But why are those people alright?"

“This involves the mapping of the upper space,” Vallin pondered for a moment and explained, “When the upper space coordinates are transmitted to this universe, they need to undergo a kind of compression process, somewhat like an inverted cone, with the radius increasing as you go up and decreasing as you go down.”

"And the apex of the lowest cone is the host position, or the origin point, where Mellen Dort and Valerius are located."

"So this energy fell strictly according to the mapping framework. When it smashed through, it naturally did not spread outwards, but was superimposed on the original point again and again. The final result was that Myron Dort was completely annihilated, while the others at the scene, and even the remains of Boko III not far from him, remained intact."

(End of this chapter)