In the last few days, Parana has been stimulated so much that sometimes such a small accident can no longer shake his nerves. But he still wanted to salvage it again, and pretended to be confused: "Down there is Slarda, the captain of the Third Fleet's flagship USS Washington." ”

Christina sighed helplessly: "Lieutenant General Paraná, look around you, besides you, the lowest rank of the military guest is also a major general. Although there is no limit to the level of guests at this party, your presence is too unusual. Besides, I didn't use a digital mask, I just modified the information about me in the database. As the newly appointed president of the Earth's highest academy of sciences, there should be no citizen of the Earth-Moon system who needs to consult the database to recognize me. Based on this, you must be the rumored person who hates scientists, and was sent to Io half a year ago by Lieutenant General Paraná. ”

Barana secretly said in his heart that his teacher was unfavorable, and his first encounter with the president of the Academy of Sciences was lost. Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to play stupid again. He took off the thin mask, spread his hands and said, "Okay, if Your Excellency the Dean has any opinions, I will listen to you." ”

Christina chuckled, probably thinking it was a bit funny to be called Your Excellency, and continued, "I just investigated the wreckage of the Yamato, and I can't believe that Rambo and his rice buckets didn't test the wreckage or radioactivity. She saw Bara's look of abrupt realization, "That's right, I detected a tiny amount of Apocalypse Gold in its incision, well, I know the name is a bit silly, to the point." It is clear that this event was triggered by the Apocalyptic Civilization, which is mysterious and nowhere to be found, but it is also a shadow, and there are traces of the Apocalypse civilization visiting all over the solar system. ”

Paraná interjected, "I've heard Rytotripe say that the Apocalypse Civilization device is enough to help us unify the solar system. I'm afraid that Chrisselis has already mastered the use of these devices. ”

"Yes, the artifact of the Apocalypse Civilization has tremendous power. But we haven't finished the final assembly yet. What you ship back should be the last part. ”

"Wait, what do you say? The device that made the huge stance hasn't used its full power yet? "Parana was a little incredulous.

"What we found in Death Mound, what I dug up on Mars, and the device you brought back from Io are clearly three parts of a complete machine. We are assembling. Christina's tone was very relaxed, as if talking about breakfast.

"It's crazy!" Parana exclaimed angrily. "You can't control it!"

"Take it easy, Lieutenant General Paraná." Christina looked around to make sure no one was looking this way because of Paraná's shouting, and then continued to say lightly, "You have to trust our level." ”

She looked at Paraná and seemed to see that he still wanted to refute, so she quickly continued: "We found a part of the artifact at the bottom of the Martian Mariner's Valley. According to my speculation, it was this artifact that led to the formation of Mariner's Valley. Although I haven't started to study the one you brought back, I can conclude that the other two represent powerful internal and mechanical energy, respectively. And they all make a strong stance, so the device you're looking at hasn't shown its true nature yet. ”

Paraná was not reassured by her explanation. Although he knew that Christina was the one who became the president of the Supreme Academy of Sciences at the age of nineteen. This position does not participate in any administration, and the only selection criterion is merit. But he didn't want to trust any scientist, not even the brightest on the planet. He searched his stomach to find material for rebuttal, but the next moment he realized that he could not argue with her, and for a moment he had nothing to say.

"As soon as we discover what it does, we can do weaponization research right away. But we believe that rushing to experiment could lead to devastating consequences. Whatever its function, it has set Io's life system back a billion years. It is now safely on the far side of Mercury with the other artifacts. When I'm done dealing with this matter, I'll investigate it myself. ”

"Well, what do you think of this invasion without mentioning it?" Parana softened his mind and asked.

"It may be that Chrisselis has mastered other artifacts of the Apocalypse civilization. It could also be that the Apocalypse Civilization is visiting Earth again. Do you believe in magic, Lieutenant General Paraná. ”

How is it my turn, Parana thought to himself. He had just asked Rambo this question at the Academy of Military Sciences.

"I believe it." Paraná replied.

"As a scientist, the most standard answer would be 'magic is just science we don't understand'. But... Christina hesitated.

"But what?"

"Everything about the Apocalypse civilization. It can't be explained by science. I'm the president of the Academy of Sciences, not the Grand Magician. I might be able to assemble that artifact, but I'll never know how it works. Christina gave him a look.

"Manpower is sometimes poor. This is the limit of human beings, and even geniuses cannot surpass it. Bara didn't understand what she meant for a moment, so he had to follow her.

"Someone was eavesdropping just now." Christina breathed a sigh of relief. "However, the eavesdropper found out I was reverse-tracking him and slipped away."

"Actually, I can roughly understand the principle of the Apocalypse Artifact. I'm sure. What I just said was addressed to the eavesdropper. She continued. There should be a spy of Chrisselis on Earth. ”

"It's normal, there are at least thousands of Krisselis spies on Earth. Mixed in with 9 billion people, it is simply imperceptible. ”

"This time is different. This time it was the Folding Leap technology that was stolen. This illustrates a hole within our United Earth Council. It must have been someone in the upper echelons who had defected, and he was probably in the venue. It should be him who just eavesdropped. ”

Parana was a little ashamed. Anti-reconnaissance was originally his forte, but he didn't even notice that anyone was eavesdropping. Instead, Christina, a scientific researcher, took the lead. He suddenly felt a sense of awe for the dean of the academy, as if this dean was different from other scientists.

"It's also possible that the Apocalypse civilization gave Chrisselis the leap technique. I also encountered something unusual in Io. ”

Paraná gave her a detailed account of what it was like in Io. Unusual stance, huge storm. Nothing can be explained by science.

"It is impossible for naturally occurring winds to affect only specific targets." Christina affirmed. "Unless there is some unknown force that can change the local velocity of the wind. And it's pretty precise to avoid all your ships. But then the air mass you just encountered can be explained. Let's think it's caused by the apocalyptic civilization. ”

"As for the stance that prevents you from taking the leap, since it is centered on Io, it is naturally not caused by the apocalypse artifact you brought back. It was supposed to be the artifact's defense system, which was activated by the fact that you took the artifact. As for why this artifact was not directly triggered, no one may know. ”

Moreover, the so-called folding technique itself is the result of a reverse study of the Apocalypse civilization. Their defenses naturally prevent the snap. Everyone thinks that the flipping technique was invented by humans, but unfortunately, this is a science that we don't know about yet. We know that a refractive jump can cause a gravitational anomaly. According to my theory, it is likely that the Kerr black hole was opened, crossed into a parallel universe through the Einstein-Rosen bridge, and then opened the Kerr black hole from the other end to travel back to our universe. As for how to control where the black hole opens and arrives, it may always be a mystery. ”

"When you say that, I'm a little afraid to use the leap anymore. What if you get lost in a parallel universe? Paraná joked.

Christina was about to speak, when suddenly, a deafening explosion was heard in the distance. Then the gunshots rang out.

The golden door of the Golden Hall slammed to the ground. A detachment of militants rushed in.

The scene spirals out of control.