People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if he finds out. He won't be able to find any evidence, as long as you don't admit it."

“Sister… I think I can’t deny it anymore.” Raphsini’s voice was very weak.

Abrahana's lips twitched, as if she had already guessed what had happened.

"You didn't tell him yourself, did you?"

Lavshini maintained her smile: "...(slightly averting her gaze)"

Abrahina exclaimed in disbelief, "No way?!"

Oh no, there's a mole!

Chapter 303 Levi: The Third Law: The Materialization of the Soul!

Shelag, Tukarim, train station.

One step, two steps, the pale green figure nimbly leaped out of the Snowscape Express carriage, her body spinning slightly in the air before landing steadily on the platform. At this moment, Miss Water Sprite was like an elegant dancer, expressing her excitement and joy for this journey through the swirling snowflakes.

Unfortunately, this captivating elegance didn't last long. Muirsey's lively nature quickly returned to her senses. She took a sidestep and, like a frail young girl, steadied herself against a pillar on the platform, letting out an undisguised complaint:

"Wow! We're finally here! It's been so long since I've taken a train, I was so bored!"

"Really? It's because you can't calm down, Muelsys." Seria, who followed her out of the car, shrugged helplessly. "The scenery along the way is actually quite relaxing if you take the time to appreciate it."

Seria pondered for a long time before realizing that the name of this feeling was "peace of mind".

Mountains, snow, and grazing animals leisurely wandering under rainbows in the mountains. There is no power struggle or the deceit and treachery of the business world. This long-lost sense of relaxation is what is called "peace of mind".

She suddenly understood why Christensen had stayed in Sherag.

Although the conditions here cannot compare with those in Tremont, the tranquil atmosphere here is indeed more suitable for her pure pursuit of science and her ideal of chasing the sky.

Of course, while Seria could understand Christensen's thoughts from a friend's perspective, as one of the founders of Rhine Life, she always advocated for a clear separation between public and private matters!

No matter how good Scherrag is, it is absolutely not a reason for the head of Rhine Life to abandon his company and never come back!

"Well, it's because you're always so stiff, Saria, that's why you're not very likable!"

Muirses pouted, somewhat dissatisfied with Saria's assessment of her, and muttered under her breath,

"The reason I'm bored isn't because I find the train boring. Anyone would get bored sitting with someone who only answers 'um,' 'yes,' and 'I'll think about it' for hours no matter what the topic is!"

Muirsey even felt like she wasn't chatting with a good friend, but rather dealing with a client. And a client who was extremely perfunctory!

The kind that makes you talk until your mouth is dry but you can't even fart!

Muirsey couldn't help but complain:

"I was arguing with Himer on [Science Frontier] a few days ago and I said I had learned my lesson, but it turned out the same.

【Scientific Boundaries】 is short for 【Trimont Commission on the Boundaries of Science and Ethics】. This is a large, non-governmental, non-profit organization initiated by Rhine Labs and incorporating the entire scientific community in Trimont after the Balrog incident. Its aim is to find an ultimate boundary for scientific experiments conducted by technology companies that does not violate ethical standards.

Needless to say, this proposal was put forward and promoted by Serea.

Her inspiration, of course, came from the advice Ernst had given her earlier.

Fortunately, Ernst didn't know the specific name of the association yet. Otherwise, if he had seen the four big characters "Scientific Frontiers", he might have wondered if he had woken up to find himself in another movie, and if the Trisolarans were about to attack.

Unexpectedly, Saria firmly shook her head in response to Muirses's accusations:

"This is different."

"Hermer and I are just colleagues. We are both members of the Science Frontiers Council, and I need to be polite to her. Since she thinks my attitude offended her, I naturally have to take her opinion into consideration and make some changes to my way of expressing myself."

“But Muirsayth, you’re different. I don’t have as many things to hide from you.”

“You… um.” Muirsays was speechless for a moment, and turned her head away with some resentment.

Once or twice, she might think that Saria's occasional superhuman performances were intentional, but over time, and with more repetitions, she understood.

Saria didn't think much of it when she said it. But this diamond always managed to shine at the crucial moment, distinguishing her from the real grains of sand.

That's why a dance with three people is so difficult!

Forget about that, let's not think about it anymore. Let's go find Kristen and Ernst first.

Muirsey hadn't seen Christen for a while, not because she didn't want to sneak into Sherag using her water clone, but because she had encountered two problems she couldn't solve.

First, there's the distance issue. Sherag and Columbia are too far apart. She can't bear the strain of manipulating her water clones from a great distance for extended periods of time. It feels like operating a computer with a 999 ms latency. Even something as simple as switching perspectives is enough to make her feel nauseous.

Secondly, Sherag was quite special to her.

Simply put, her water clone would be frozen if it entered Sherag.

This was truly incredible, considering that Muirse had once traveled to Sami in search of her people and had met the forest elves who lived there. The temperatures in Sami and Sherag were almost the same, yet she had never encountered any problems with freezing.

Looking back now, perhaps it was the spirit of her grandfather who was lenient towards her, the child of another behemoth, and the great god Yeragand didn't recognize her, so he subconsciously clicked the "Refuse strangers to join" option?

Muirsey pulled Seria along and ran quickly toward the direction of the Sherag government, while in another carriage, Levi and Palvis were carefully "unloading" cargo.

"Slow down, slow down... Yes, just like that, put it down."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Levi grinned, revealing a somewhat frightening smile.

Fortunately, Palvis had become accustomed to being frightened over this period of time, and surprisingly, he didn't show any emotional reaction. Instead, he stared fascinated at the sophisticated instruments displayed on the platform, covered by a black cloth, and exclaimed:

"No matter how many times I watch it, I will always feel genuine amazement and shock. Levy, you are a genius, no, you are a superman!"

"What kind of Superman is this? Palvis, our experiment isn't even fully successful yet, don't start popping your lousy champagne halfway through!"

Levi reprimanded him a couple of times, but his tone wasn't very harsh; in fact, it had a hint of teasing, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

When he first arrived on Terra, he was a human scientist who knew nothing about Originium. He found this energy source, which could support an industrial system, incredibly rare and fascinating.

He plunged headlong into the field of Originium science, eventually combining his old major with Originium, thus giving birth to the Originium Life Science.

The "birth" mentioned here does not refer to just an ordinary "new department of Rhine Life Sciences", but a genuinely brand-new subject!

His theories and courses have been certified by the Trimont Science and Development Administration and have become an elective course at Trimont City University of Science and Technology. At least three hundred students at the university have already taken the course, and Levi occasionally teaches them. In the future, some of them will become teachers of Originium Life Science, traveling to other cities and countries to teach this emerging subject.

To spread knowledge, expand influence along the way, subtly affect people's consciousness, and export one's own ideology—this was the strategy Ernst set for him at the time. Now he has accomplished the second step in just six months.

Levy was very satisfied with this encouraging progress.

Of course, what pleased him even more was the qualitative breakthrough he achieved in this discipline: a brand-new invention—the Originium Exoskeleton.

It's not one of those weakened exoskeletons that require a remote control, nor is it just an auxiliary device that enhances physical strength. Levi's exoskeleton is the real, "will-controlled" exoskeleton of human imagination. As long as a thought arises, the exoskeleton will automatically complete it for him. There's no need to worry about his thoughts going astray, because stopping its movement also only requires a thought.

Some people may wonder why such an invention is considered a qualitative leap.

The reason is simple: it involves one of the most important and most hidden characteristics of Originium—the materialization of the soul.

Transforming ideas and abstract thoughts into a medium to communicate with reality and trigger changes in the material world. This could be weaving weapons, defenses, architecture, or even projecting dreams into reality.

Without a doubt, this is one of the Sarkaz [Demon Lord's] most prized powers—the ability called [Weaving].

Although it's just a mini version for young people, it still deserves to be called a qualitative breakthrough.

In fact, Levy felt he could have done better, been more perfect, and conducted his research in greater depth. But in the end, he temporarily abandoned some radical ideas and chose the steady, methodical approach he is using now, which, although slower, is safer.

This was partly due to the oversight of Rhine Life Sciences by the Science Frontiers Association, which set an example for Levi's exoskeleton system and prevented it from reaching the stage of human clinical trials. It was also due to Ernst's instructions.

No matter what, prioritize saving your life.

There aren't many fellow countrymen from Earth; I'd guess it's just the two of us. Your talent is amazing, so you absolutely mustn't use yourself for those dangerous experiments. If anything happens, we'll suffer a huge loss!

Keep it up, comrade!

"Keep it up, comrade." Levi chuckled to himself, reaching out to gently and affectionately stroke the covered machine. "Although the process has been a bit bumpy, I've now unearthed my results. I hope this will surprise you, comrade."

Chapter 304 Muirsay: We're quite in sync, aren't we?

Ernst was almost developing some kind of PTSD from the word "surprise".

Especially when Ernst heard that Levi was going to give him another surprise, he was so frightened that he almost immediately decided to go to Mount Liang in the snowy night... no, Mount Kalan, to surrender to Enya and the great god Yeragand.

Sister, Mom, no, God, I'm not going to be Prime Minister anymore, I'm the Holy Son, save me!

After all, if Levy were to give him any surprises, the level of shock would be far greater than Vina's. No matter how frightening Vina's performance was, or what her reactions were, it was ultimately from the perspective of an ordinary Terran. The information revealed about Crown Princess Victoria's identity, while very tempting to "feed," felt unnatural upon closer examination. It seemed like a deliberate "head-feeding" act orchestrated for Ernst, with an element of baiting.

But Levi is different. He has far too many secrets in his hands. Putting aside everything else, if he were to reveal his and Ernst's otherworldly identities in front of everyone again, no matter how many people would believe him, even if just a dignitary attending the World's Fair had doubts and thus resisted the World's Fair and the World Summit that Ernst was going to propose, it would cause Ernst a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding didn't last long. When Levi pushed his "magical tool" covered in a black cloth to the Sherag government office building to find Ernst, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, it turns out that our "Ah, the Siberian Lubikayan Grand Hotel's specialty potato" Mr. was just bringing his new invention!

It's safe now, it's safe now. It feels so good to be safe.

"I had a feeling that Mr. Ernst was worried about something strange just now. Was it just my imagination?"

Muirsey rubbed her temples with one finger, her pouting lips and slightly furrowed brows revealing her devilish confusion. But Ernst, who had just recovered from the ordeal of being bombarded with questions about how many times he had been held as a child during Chinese New Year, was not afraid of such a trivial matter.

He waved his hand and immediately launched his ultimate move, [Sincerity], speaking the truth:

"Director Muirsay should still be traveling in the wilderness at that time, and he probably doesn't know what has happened in Sherag these past few days."

"What happened?" Muirsey's curiosity was immediately piqued. She leaned closer and blinked her big, watery eyes as she spoke.

Ernst summarized and began to recount the legendary stories he had seen, known, and even personally experienced over the past few days.

From the grand opening ceremony and the successful first test flight of the airship, to the unexpected revelation of Vina's identity later that evening, and then to the belated arrival of the Grand Tutor of the Great Yan Kingdom as a representative of Yan, who presented Ernst with a pair of jade ruyi scepters, the gap in the participation of major powers in the World Expo was completely filled. The final result, with only the major power of Terra failing to participate, was perfect, even far exceeding his predetermined threshold for the number of participants needed to hold the World Expo.

Every single one of these events could have a profound impact on Terra's future. Moreover, as a skilled storyteller, Ernst weaves in numerous concrete examples, such as the educational agreement between Sherag and Lateran, which stipulates that graduates of Sherag Spark Night School who wish to pursue further education can apply to the Sherag government and Lateran schools. After receiving a letter of recommendation from Ernst and passing an interview with Lateran, they can then study at Lateran's regular schools.

Lateran is, after all, a holy city, and Ernst, having been there, is well aware of its standard of living; naturally, its teaching quality wouldn't be far behind. The opportunity to study at a Lateran school without examination is incredibly rare, needless to say.

Ernst only knew that last year, the Lateran Holy Academy had only given out three similar places, and these three were all identical, falling into the hands of the Laterans themselves as a reward for the talented Liberians.

Ernst won't say much about their actions in alleviating social conflicts, but the value of this spot is undeniable.

Muirsey listened with increasing interest, wanting to hear more and more. Even after Ernst finished speaking, she still seemed to be savoring the story and asked, with lingering interest:

"So, Mr. Ernst is worried that the 'surprise' Levy gave you is also quite significant?"

"Yes." Ernst nodded without hesitation, clutching his chest and looking weak. "My poor heart can't take any more shocks. So, Director Muirsay, could you tell me the details?"

"You want me to be your inside man?" A mocking smile appeared on Muirsey's face. He nudged Ernst's arm with his elbow and raised an eyebrow. "It's not impossible. But Mr. Ernst has to agree to one condition."

Ernst: "What are the conditions?"

Muirsey pulled a small glass bottle filled with water from her pocket and handed it to Ernst: "Keep this with you, so that the great god Yeragand doesn't freeze her, okay?"

Ernst raised an eyebrow and looked at Muirsay with some surprise.

He had heard Christensen mention several directors of Rhine Life, including Muirsay, of course.

Muirse's abilities are amazing. She is not a real Liberi, but an "elf" disguised as a Liberi. Elves are also known as "children of behemoths". They are the embodiment of the residual power left over by behemoths when they level up, die, disintegrate, or even metabolize. Therefore, each elf has powerful abilities similar to those of behemoths.

Muirse's ability is called "Manifold," or more simply, water clones. She can create water clones to simultaneously appear in multiple locations, hold multiple jobs, and meet multiple people.

And if nothing unexpected happens, the glass bottle and the water in the glass that Muirsey is now handing to Ernst are naturally also "part" of Muirsey.

Taking her with you is no different from carrying a surveillance camera around, isn't it?

Oh, there might be a difference, namely that if Ernst were a little more ruthless, he could also do some ruthless things to this bottle of water.

Cough cough... My apologies, my apologies.

After thinking for a moment, Ernst took the water bottle that Muirsey handed him.

The Aquarius was with him; he held the power to decide what he could and couldn't show Muelseth. Muelseth, as an old friend of Seria and Christensen, and one of the earliest partners in the Rhine alliance (or breakup), was essentially the third most important person in Christensen's absence. However, elves are naturally indifferent to fame and fortune, and had little desire for it. Ernst could play this game with her in exchange for Muelseth's continued support of Levi during Christensen's long-absent years in the Rhine.

Ernst wasn't very knowledgeable about the company, but he knew that Levi was personally recruited by Christensen, who even invested heavily in creating a dedicated "Originium Life Science Department" for him, on par with other departments. Now that Christensen hadn't returned to Trimont for a long time, her influence within Rhine Labs would inevitably continue to weaken. At some point, someone with ulterior motives and a desire to usurp power would inevitably emerge. At that time, Levi would either become someone to be courted or a target to be used as a warning to others.

The Terrans have very low moral standards, and Ernst can't guarantee that if internal strife breaks out, some unscrupulous individuals won't resort to the great physical means of eliminating Levi. With Muirsey around, it's virtually impossible for anyone to hide their dirty tricks from her.

Consider it an advance favor.

But then again, what does "frozen" mean? Was Muirsayth ever frozen in Kjerag?

Ernst, somewhat puzzled, didn't voice his question. After all, asking might hurt his pride; he could have simply asked it casually while chatting with the great god Yeragand.

Seeing that Ernst was so cooperative, Muirsay nodded happily, and then "spoiled" Levy's invention by saying:

"A terrifying scientist has developed an Originium tentacle monster that can move at will! If you wore one, you'd really be like those weird octopuses in those games, right?"

What does it mean?