Japan, Genji Heavy Industries.

The usually empty room has become much more lively now, at least today, in addition to Eri Yi, there are more Gen Zhisheng and Yabuki Sakura, as well as Raven Yasha.

After Eri had filled the only Christmas tree in the house with cute little decorations, she trotted back to the dining table to pick up her knife and fork, and watched with amazement as Gen Zhisheng cut a piece of cake for her.

Today is not only Christmas, but also her and Genjisheng's birthdays, so Raven Yaksha and these people are rarely allowed to appear here.

But these Eri Yi didn't care very much, in addition to the Christmas tree she cared about in the third and the cake she cared about in the second, the only thing she cared about was whether Lu Mingfei remembered that it was her birthday.

In order to make Lu Mingfei pay attention to this matter, she told the other party a month ago that her birthday was Christmas.

Sure enough, before she had eaten two bites of the cake, a special sound rang on the mobile phone hanging around her neck.

Eriyi's eyes lit up immediately, and she instantly knew that this was a message from Lu Mingfei.

After all, her QQ friends are Lu Mingfei and Yuan Zhisheng.

Even if her brother doesn't eat in front of her, she can know who the other party is just by hearing the voice of special concern on QQ.

Yuan Zhisheng, who was sitting opposite, silently put down the cake when he saw this.

He didn't think much about anything else, he just wanted to know, what's the use of QQ only having two friends to open a special care about one of them?

Of course, what he wants to know more is why Eri doesn't give him a special care as well.

turned on the mobile phone, and what greeted Eriyi's eyes was the co-production of Lu Mingfei and his friends, everyone was smiling and toasting, and there was a big cake in the middle, as if someone was celebrating his birthday over there.

"Eri, happy birthday!"

After viewing the photos with some envy, Eri Yi and others came with birthday wishes from Lu Mingfei.

At the same time, Lu Mingfei also said that he had prepared a birthday gift for Eriyi, and he would send it when the time was right.

Seeing his promise, Eri's eyes lit up and brightened.

After quickly replying to the message that she was looking forward to it, Eri turned off her phone, wondering what Sakura would give her.

"Could it be the legendary Flying Thunder God's technique?"

With it, it seems like you can run away casually.

But Eri vaguely remembers that when she lived with Sakura before, Sakura seemed to have said that there was no stand-in in the world.

Oh, it turns out that there is no stand-in, not that there is no flying Thor.

Thinking of this, Eri was immediately relieved.

"Tell me, what are you calling me from Paris at this time, didn't you mean that the recent affairs are all handled by Professor Schneider, our head of the Executive Department?"

Leaning back in his wide chair, Ange asked, glancing at the men on either side of the conference table.

Normally, he's on vacation in Paris at this time of year, then attending the latest fashion show, tasting fresh Périgord black truffles, and chatting with a bartender he's known for years about this year's sturgeon caviar.

However, this year, Angers had to temporarily suspend the trip due to a joint email from the Minister of Armament, Akadulla, and the Minister of Operations, Schneider.

"Obviously, we don't have enough money."

In a conference room at a depth of 120 meters below the campus.

Dressed in a fully enclosed biohazard suit, rubber boots, a respirator and a portable oxygen tank, Director Akadulla crossed his fingers under his nose.

Coupled with the reflection of the light by the protective glasses, the most classic action of Commander Nakaikari of EVA appears.

"Didn't this year's funds just be allocated to you this year?"

Ange, who had been looking at their uniform protective suits, was already enduring it, but when he heard this, he had an urge to leave directly.

"Whew-whew, it's a necessary expense!"

Under the heavy sound of the respirator, more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at Ange through the protective goggles.

Looking at this group of neurotics in the equipment department, after a headache, Ange shifted his gaze to Professor Schneider, the head of the executive department.

With a black mask on his face, he inexplicably matched the neurotic outfits of the equipment department.

"Professor Schneider, can you explain why you called me here as well?" Ange asked, "What is there besides the financial problems of the Ministry of Armament that you can't solve?" ”

He didn't believe that Schneider would call himself over in a hurry just because of this kind of thing.

"Prince, it's Prince."

There was a long silence before Schneider whispered, his voice like a broken bellows.

"Are you talking about the hunter with the ID "Prince" who completely disappeared from the Internet after the Greenland incident? ”

After hearing the name, Ange sat up slightly.

"Yes, not long after you left the school, the ID 'Prince' came back to life.

He posted on the Internet photos of part of the secret documents of the KGB about the icebreaker Lenin.

The text on the photograph shows that a research institute was built in northern Siberia to study unknown creatures and supernatural powers.

It was only on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union that the institute was suddenly blown up, and it just so happened that Lenin was carrying out a scientific expedition in the waters near it.

It was speculated that the Lenin must have taken something important from the institute and subsequently sank in the Sea of Japan. ”

Schneider pushes the photos in the folder to Ange.

"So we've been focusing on that wreck lately."

Ange took it silently, then looked at it for a while.

He was aware of the destruction of the Northern Siberian Research Institute, and had carried out missions related to it in the past, gaining some power during the process.

But the information that the Lenin was heading for the Sea of Japan was unknown to him.

In other words, the secret party didn't care about it at the time, because they had a more important task.

For example, to hunt down a dragon king-level target, for which they paid a terrible price.

"Is there anything wrong with this shipwreck?" Ange asked after reading the information.

"Questions?" Schneider took a few deep breaths in a low voice, "The problem is too big. ”

Seeing that Schneider was a little excited, Deputy Director Carl knocked on the table and got up:

"I'll report on this, but before that, headmaster, listen to an audio.

This is the sound of the Moniach, piloted by Professor Mans Rundstedt, in Japanese waters with specialized equipment, after the publication of the archives. ”

The sound of the sea breeze swept over the room, and as Ange listened quietly, he heard the thump of the room.

Its rhythm is so strong and distinct, once someone parses this strong rhythm from the wind, they will be attracted to it.

Apparently, it was the heartbeat of a dragon, hidden in the depths of the trench of Japan. (End of chapter)