Skadi, returning to infinity

"It's alright. Although I've been wandering around outside for a long time, I've always wanted to come back."

"Or rather, from the moment I left, I was already thinking about coming back."

"I just had to get things done, and I couldn't come back until it was finished. So I endured it, and endured it, until I could come back."

Skadi held Theresa's hand and gently rubbed her face against it.

"Yes, I understand. So we've already taken care of everything while you were away."

Theresa did not pull her hand back, and smiled.

Although she appeared calm, Skadi could feel her hands trembling slightly.

This already demonstrates Theresa's care and reliance on her.

If it weren't for the fact that she had returned safely, Theresa would probably have been even more upset.

"I know, but there are some things I have to handle right now, right?"

"Your Highness, leave the matter of Colombia to me. They have requested a departure date no later than [date]."

Skadi didn't want to talk about business, but being with Theresa and helping her with her problems was the best thing she could do.

"Three days."

"Before this, many people carrying reconnaissance equipment appeared near the Tower of Babel."

"Moreover, there are quite a few such people in the chambers of commerce that do business with us."

"It seems that because you haven't shown up for a long time, Skadi, they want to test you to see what's going on with you."

"After about five days of investigation, they determined that you were not inside the Tower of Babel, or rather, that you had entered a state where no one could contact you."

state. w

Five days ago, they tentatively extended an invitation to you, Dr., to give a medical lecture in Columbia.

"But we refused."

"It seems that's why they confirmed your absence and sent out the invitation."

"The goal is to use Colombia's massive national machinery and their advanced medical technology to suppress us while you are away."

"After all, we are currently riding high, and they had a conflict with us before."

"In addition to the reputation we have built up in the medical field over the past year, there are already signs that we are threatening or even surpassing them."

"In order to prevent others from surpassing us in our leading field, we will launch a sniping attack on the neighboring house while you are away, Doctor."

"If we fail, they will have enough leverage to manipulate public opinion and destroy all our efforts over the years."

"[The best medicine in the world is in Colombia. If you have any illness, go to Colombia for treatment!]"

"If they really get this public opinion out there, then they could really control the largest portion of the world's medical resources."

"And that would be an absolute disaster for all the patients, for other countries, and for those who need help."

"I absolutely will not allow this to happen, and I don't want to see this happen..."

Theresa's tone was relatively calm at first, but she became more and more excited as she spoke.

Later, even Kal'tsit, who had other emotions in her heart, came over to comfort Theresa.

“I know, Your Highness, I will absolutely not let such a thing happen.”

"Colombia has given us such a great gift this time, I have to give something back in return."

“I will go this time, but I will not be the one to contact them; I will just be a follower.”

"I'll make my move when they start asking us difficult questions."

What does the other side want? Nothing more than to seize the discourse power in medicine and to portray itself as the richest and most powerful country in the world.

If you do this, wealth will come rolling in, and you won't need to do anything else.

This is naturally a good thing for Colombia and for large companies like Rheinland.

But for other countries, for patients and civilians who truly need these medical resources, it is an utter disaster.

This means they may have to pay an exorbitant medical fee to receive treatment, and whether they will even recover is still uncertain.

After all, a patient who can be cured in one treatment is far less valuable than a patient who requires multiple, long-term, or even decades-long treatments.

value.

Skadi had no doubt that these guys who deserved to hang themselves from the lampposts would do it.

It might be even more serious than she thought.

"What do you want?"

Kal'tsit looked at her in surprise, but she already knew what Skadi meant by saying that.

"Yes, I want to shatter their illusions when they are at their most triumphant, when they are already fantasizing about victory, and plunge them into the deepest abyss."

In darkness and despair.

"What does it feel like to have wealth and fame within easy reach shattered by someone else's own hands...? I want them to experience that."

"Those who bully the people of Babel, those who bully Princess Theresa and Dr. Kal'tsit, I don't care what their motives are, I will make them..."

They knew the consequences.

Skadi was as domineering as ever at first, but later she seemed to be trying to please Theresa and Kal'tsit.

But this feeling wasn't unpleasant; on the contrary, it brought them both a slight surprise.

After all, Skadi wouldn't usually say such sweet words at times like this, so her saying them this time made them feel somewhat happy.

At the same time, they became more vigilant.

What happened to this woman that turned her into this?

Someone is definitely changing her, and it could be other women, or more than one.

Skadi herself never expected that the language skills she had learned would so easily expose some of the information she was currently hiding.

Should we say that she lacked experience, or that Theresa and Kal'tsit had too strong a woman's keen intuition?

Of course, it's also possible that it's a combination of both, a situation that Skadi herself is currently unable to handle.

However, she is still unaware that she has been exposed and is still thinking about how to deal with Colombia.

"I feel that these guys in Colombia aren't just trying to take our medical resources, they're trying to seize resources in another sense..."

Skadi paused here, glancing around as if keeping someone in suspense.

He was drinking tea, but his ears were perked up.

Madam Chen was making tea, and it was possible to tell that she was distracted.

Kal'tsit frowned, pondering the person Skadi was referring to.

Only Theresa slightly opened her mouth, already guessing what she was talking about.

"You mean...infected people?"

Although Theresa couldn't believe it, this was the only answer.

"Yes, infected person."

Skadi took a deep breath.

"For ordinary people, infected individuals are sources of infection, a plague that can bring them trouble and disease."

"They were trying to avoid them at all costs, yet they also wanted to kill all the infected to prevent them from causing trouble for themselves."

"But precisely because the infected are already terminally ill, and are a feared entity across the entire continent, if any force manages to control the infected, and..."

Furthermore, if he can control the infected and eventually cure them, he will become a god in another form throughout the entire continent of Terra.

“All those infected will serve them, be grateful to them, and spontaneously become their supporters.”

"Among these infected individuals, many are powerful beings possessing unique Originium Arts."

"Once they become Colombia's allies, they will grant it more power and more territory in exchange for more resources and money."

To wage war on this continent.

"Infected individuals in other countries will also be swayed by them and become their weapons."

"At that time, an unstoppable catastrophe will sweep across the entire continent of Terra."

"This is a man-made disaster, even more terrifying than a natural one..."

Skadi's words were not sensationalism, but rather a conclusion drawn from the Integration Movement several years later.

Admittedly, the Reunification Movement was quickly suppressed five years later, and the damage they caused was limited to the area between Chernobyl and Lungmen.

Other areas were not extensively affected.

Moreover, it was destroyed by Rhodes Island in conjunction with several other forces; in a sense, Rhodes Island itself solved the problem.

Whether viewed from the outcome or the process, the Reunion Movement was a failure and did not truly secure any rights for those infected.

On the contrary, the violence against ordinary people has led to more misunderstandings and prejudices against them.

It's important to know that this was just one infected movement that occurred in Ursus.

They have no official backing or strong support.

Aside from the Patriots' troops, they didn't even have any other forces that could be considered professional.

But even such a force almost brought annihilation to the entire Lungmen.

Although many factors contributed to their destruction, the potential of the infected is evident.

If there really were such a force, it could unite all the infected people in the world and make them serve them.

What would that scenario be like, and what would the outcome be?

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

It had that potential before Rhodes Island was destroyed.

Looking further back, do the larger nations on this continent possess similar potential?

For example, countries like Colombia, Victoria, Ursus, Great Yan, Iberia, and Rembitox.