Zhigao Technology is a large-scale IT enterprise with a long history.

As a giant enterprise that gathers talents from all over the world, the business scope of high-tech has long gone beyond the textbook definition of enterprise, and they are often behind all people-related business activities, and they also have an extremely complex relationship with the political circles, which is enough to ensure that they have full freedom all over the world.

This is not a problem that can be solved by money alone, but the real reason behind it is not well understood.

This freedom has given Supreme Tech a huge number of explorations around the world, and it is hard to imagine that these explorations, which many people complain about as "wasting property to hoe the ground", were only made by the will of one person - Retcal Magnus, the only person in power of Supreme Technology.

"Confronted by the gods, Athena spoke of the tribulations of Odysseus—the goddess cared about his condition—trapped in the courtyard of the sea fairy......"

Retcal Magnus whispered a copy of Homer's Odyssey in his hand, as the head of the world's largest tech conglomerate had just finished a drinking party on the terrace of a high-altitude villa, and was now lying on a chaise longue reading ancient poems.

"Father Zeus, all the happy and immortal gods, let the king who holds the scepter henceforth be insulated from gentleness and loving-kindness, and do not bother to preside over justice, so that he will always be tyrannical and tyrannical, and since the god-like Odysseus, no one among the subjects he rules will miss this gentle king......"

The cool sea breeze mixed with the humidity of the Pacific Ocean was blown away, and a dry heat licked his bronzed skin, and the pages were stained orange with the light.

"Rhaegal," a slender woman stood next to the double-glazed sliding door, with short blond hair and large bright eyes indicating her young age, "what you're looking for has finally come to fruition, an excavation site in western South America has found fragments that match your description, and is now being airlifted to Boyun City by supersonic plane." ”

"Supersonic planes?" Regar closed the book of poems and walked along the light blue edge of the pool, his bronzed skin wrapping around just the right amount of muscles, glistening in the shimmering waters of the pool, "Then things will be delivered to me before dawn." ”

"If the plane is not shot down by unidentified terrorists, it should be. The woman gently stroked her hair and said, "But does that thing really have any research value? I've seen the photos sent back from the scene, and it's only the size of a fingernail, and even if there really is any mysterious power, it will have long since disappeared with the wind." ”

"Elise, don't make assumptions about the unfamiliar. "Rhaegal walked into the house? Poured yourself a glass of vodka? "This is the fundamental principle that we can survive and keep moving forward in the fierce competition. ”

"Hey, this is something that has a lot to do with your life? Why do you look like you don't care about yourself? "Elise leans her back against the glass door? Close it with your body, "Say?" Do you think magic really exists?"

"I said, don't speculate on unfamiliar things. "Regar took a sip of vodka? Half-squinted staring at the swaying clear liquid in the wine glass? "However, from my own rational point of view, I believe in the existence of magic. ”

"Talking about 'starting from the point of view of personal reason', but mobilizing tens of thousands of people to excavate monuments around the world? And invested countless financial and material resources? I really don't know if I can find someone more duplicitous than you in 5,000 years. ”

"It's worth the price to find the truth. "When I was very young, I felt that science was just one of the many ways in which humans could perceive the world, before it came to an end?" There is never a right or a wrong one. ”

If these words are heard by those who squat on the stock exchange all day, I am afraid that even high-tech stocks will fall to the bottom in one day. Elise pouted slightly and walked to the bookshelf to the side? "Arbatel", "Solomon's Big and Small Keys", "Golden Dawn", ...... It's all occult writings, and it's hard to imagine that this is the bookshelf of the boss of the world's largest tech company. ”

"Huh? And here's more. Rhaegal threw Homer's Odyssey in his hand to her, "Are you interested in seeing it?" ”

"Forget it. "Elise flipped through it and stuffed it into the bookshelf?" It's really rare...... People like you. ”

"Huh?" Rhaegal looked up at her slightly.

"In the 22nd century, when physics research has stepped into the microscopic level? People who also believe in the existence of magic. Elise tilted her head and leaned against the bookshelf and said? " It's just a rarity. ”

"If it weren't for the curse in my blood, I wouldn't have had much interest in reading books on this subject. "I don't think it's normal for someone in the family to die naturally when they're sixty years old. ”

"Isn't it a genetic disease with no manifestation?" replied Elise, "but there is no means of detection or treatment." ”

This pale explanation is not convincing enough, and the source of the curse is well documented. Rhaegal said as he tossed a shiny object to Elise, "And, assuming that magic exists, there will be many food for thought." ”

"It's ...... Gold coins?" Iris looked at the gold coin with the Indian's head on it lying in her palm, "What do you mean?"

"Imagine if you could synthesize gold bars in an endless amount of flasks or beakers, and within a week, the gold market would collapse and the entire world economy would be in turmoil. ”

"Alchemy...... Is it?"

"And that's just one of the more endearing aspects, human desires are endless. ”

"But if everyone knows magic, wouldn't it be possible to improve people's living standards a lot?"

"Even if magic is put in front of the world all at once," said Regall, "not everyone will be able to fulfill their wishes and be happy." Just like a gun has great destructive power, as long as there is a gun, you can basically force through most of the difficulties. But if you don't understand the dangers of guns and how to use them, you'll get your head pierced. For example, when a bullet remains in the chamber of the gun, a pistol is tucked into the holster and walked around without turning off the safety, or when a dumb fire is fired, a careless look into the muzzle. ”

Rhaegal walked up to Elise and looked at her with one hand on the shelf.

"Magic, as an 'invisible force', is likely to be more dangerous to humans than the double-edged sword of technology. It's just that there's no real point in discussing this now, and until the existence of magic is confirmed, it's better to talk about tomorrow's breakfast than to talk about it. ”

"Regal ...... You're really a ...... What about the incomprehensible ones—" Elise placed the gold coin in her hand on Rhaegall's protruding collarbone, "and what would you do with magic if you had mastered it?"

Rhaegal smiled silently, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"What bad idea are you playing again?"

"The most important thing is, of course, to find a way to unlock the curse in the family bloodline. And then......" Regal slowly squeezed his hand, and the golden powder slipped from his fingers, "Let this world be reborn." ”

Liu Ye and Mu Shilan naturally didn't know anything about this conversation that happened four months ago, they were now recuperating wholeheartedly, and the sequelae of excessive magic were far more serious than they had imagined, and even showed signs of deterioration.

"......" The long-haired girl in a pale yellow dress was kneeling on the edge of the bed, emanating from the scent of soap, perhaps because the hem of the dress had been stained with water from the floor tiles when she had just been in the bathroom.

Liu Ye lay motionless on the bed, with a hot towel on his forehead, his face was as pale as paper, Shi Lan pinched his fingers, and the cold made people tremble.

The clock has been going on since I came back that day, and today is the fourth day. At first, Liu Ye just felt a little dizzy, but the next day he became drowsy, and by last night, he was simply in a state of unconsciousness.

"Alas—" The girl sighed helplessly, it was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

She had tried all sorts of things, but none of them worked, and finally had to put a hot towel on his forehead to add a pitiful warmth to his increasingly cold body.

contacted Zeng Chen, but there was no effective treatment over there, and if he continued to let the situation worsen like this, I don't know how long Liu Ye could last.

"Hey," just as the girl was sad, a voice of incomprehension sounded next to her.

The person who spoke was Vanessa, a special forces soldier standing at the door of the room.

"You're really not going to take him to the hospital? ”

The girl's face was full of doubts, as a good girl who had lived in the mage heap since she was a child, she had never stepped into the door of the hospital, to put it bluntly, she didn't even know how to operate the process of seeing a doctor and registering.

Moreover, she did not think that a hospital dominated by atheistic scientific beliefs could cure Liu Ye's injuries.

"If you don't know where to send him, I know a place. Safe and discreet, and a very good doctor. ”

"......" Shilan didn't shake her head or nod.

"Hey, don't you believe me?" Vanessa sat down next to Shilan, leaning her head back against the wall, "He's my savior anyway, and I won't hurt him." ”

"It's a magical wound that ordinary doctors can't heal. Shilan's tone was rather low.

"I don't really understand what magic or vitality you are talking about, but as long as he is still a person, scientific medical methods should still be able to play a role. Vanessa turned her face to look at Shi Lan and said, "Even if it is that monster that can shoot a 10,000-ton equivalent explosion with his hands, he once had to rely on modern medicine to barely survive, don't underestimate the power of science and technology." ”

"Noticed?" Vanessa pulled her arms to her chest as she exhaled through her upright nose, "In his current condition, he's probably not going to wake up on his own." ”

"Not afraid"

Shi Lan lowered her head silently, until just now she had a trace of fantasy in her heart, fantasizing that Liu Ye would wake up by herself.

Running away from the real bad news will only make the situation worse, and the boy's fire of life is visibly rapidly becoming weaker.

The pointless optimistic speculation ends here.

"Absolutely. ”

So, half an hour later, the Qingteng Clinic, located in the western suburbs of the city, welcomed its first patient in nearly half a month.

"There doesn't seem to be anything other than visible wounds...... "The bald doctor said as he touched the door of his bare head, "There is a clear abnormality in the brainwave activity, his brain has been working at a very high load, but his body temperature is surprisingly low, only twenty-five degrees...... Raise your body temperature first......"

The bald doctor with a round face pushed out a strange machine from nowhere, and after some tossing, Liu Ye's body gradually became warmer.

"Judging from the results of the examination, perhaps 'lethargy' is more appropriate than the word 'coma'. The bald doctor squinted at the brain CT scan report and said, "He seems to have just fallen into a dream and can't wake up for a while, but the intensity of brain wave activity is hundreds of times higher than that of ordinary people, but considering that he can survive at a temperature of 25 degrees for so long, it is not a big problem." Vanessa, you've got a tricky patient for me. ”

"It's not tricky, and it won't come to you. Doctor, can you cure him?"

"Can you cure him?"

Facing the hopeful eyes of the long-haired girl in the yellow dress, the bald doctor touched her head.

"I never notify my patients that they are critically ill, so don't worry. ”

Receiving an affirmative answer, Shilan and Vanessa both breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, as long as there is salvation.

"But. ”

Like thunder in the middle of the night, the bald doctor's deep voice once again set off waves in the hearts of the two of them who had just calmed down.

"Even if I can successfully slow down the progression of this scientifically inexplicable condition and keep his body in a normal state, there is no guarantee that he will wake up. ”

"It's just a delay, so ......" came a voice the size of a mosquito, "is he still going to die?"

"I didn't say that. The bald doctor's eyes were deep and bright, "Even if death wants to snatch someone from my hands, then it will have to be weighed carefully, but it must be completely cured...... Maybe a little more, something special. ”