Chapter 365: Many Mysteries

Chaoyang took a deep breath and pushed open the three-meter-high door.

The room at the door was equally luxurious, and it seemed like two different worlds from the densely packed bungalows outside. Under his feet was a two-meter-long and wide marble slab. The room was more than twenty meters deep, with two steps at the end, and then a huge mahogany desk. Behind the desk were two rows of flags hanging from the roof beams to the ground. With the six-meter-high floor-to-ceiling windows, it looked as imposing as it could be.

Judging from the furnishings in the room, this was just an office.

The person sitting behind the mahogany desk was obviously the "Governor".

Chaoyang approached and looked at the other person.

The Governor's figure was undoubtedly fat, and it was difficult to infer his age from his face. He could only be estimated to be over 40 years old. He wore a soft woolen hat on his head, and his face was covered with ugly black spots. However, judging from the scar on his eyebrow and his sinister eyes, this person was not an easy character to get along with.

"Sit down." He was processing the documents at hand, and pointed to the chair in front of the table. "Tell me about the progress. How long will it take us to enter that damn wall?"

"In August, the tunnel collapsed and seawater seeped in. There were only dead people."

"On September 9, people were powerless. We needed heavy machinery to enter the site to break the deadlock. But people can dive in, but machines can't... What should we do? What should we do?"

"On September 25, Hyberman is putting pressure on me again. Damn it, do I want to delay it? Maybe I can only give it a try and blow up this wall with explosives! I need a detailed layout of the explosion points. No one in the Acropolis can calculate this. I have to write a letter to the headquarters of Greg Academy."

"This is the last page!" Elodie read quickly.

"Explosives..." Hearing this, Chaoyang's brain turned quickly, and he replied almost subconsciously, "I plan to try using explosives. If it's fast, maybe it can be done in a week."

The last entry written on September 25... In other words, today must be after the 25th! The Acropolis disappeared on October 5th. In other words, the people here only have less than ten days left to live?

"Explosives? Did I hear you right, Mr. Barif?" The Governor raised his head and looked at him straight in the eye. "That place is below sea level. It's a small matter to blow up the cave and kill people, but it's a big deal to bury all the company's hopes. Are you sure this method is feasible?"

He didn't notice anything unusual!

This made Chaoyang breathe a sigh of relief. "Ordinary explosions won't work. It must be a precise, targeted blast. I need the design drawings for the placement of explosives, and Greg Academy can complete this commission. Once the design drawings arrive--"

Before he finished speaking, the other party interrupted him in a stern voice, "You leaked the news here to the academy!?"

Chaoyang instantly realized that this project actually had a high level of confidentiality requirements.

"Of course not! I drew a rough sketch of the plane, which does not include any specific location information." In a hurry, he made up a lie, "To calculate this kind of data, you only need a similar model, it can be the cliff slabs of the Snow Country, or the city wall of Saint Xia."

"Really? Are you sure they can't see it?"

"Don't worry, I'm sure of this." Chaoyang said firmly. He knew that if he showed any hesitation, he would definitely be in trouble.

"Next time you do something like this, you'd better tell me first." The governor's expression eased.

"Yes. Isn't it time-sensitive?"

"Do you know... Mr. Barif, what is the thing I admire most about you?" The other party leaned back on the bench, slightly raised his head, as if recalling the past, "You are ruthless enough, or rational enough. There are many great scholars who have come out of the capital, but there are very few who are as unscrupulous as you. Those people think highly of themselves and never want to dirty their hands, but you don't mind. As long as there is something new to study, you can even use your relatives as experimental materials."

"So you are such a scum?" Elodie sighed.

"That's Barif, can you stop blaming others?"

"It can be said that the Phlogiston Company has contributed a lot to your success today. If you can continue to work for the company, your future will naturally be limitless, but..."

The governor paused slightly.

Two guards suddenly rushed from behind, twisted Chaoyang's arm, and pushed him down on the desk!

The owner of the desk picked up a letter opener and slowly put it in front of Chaoyang's eyes.

At this time, he saw a small desk calendar on the table from the corner of his eye.

The date on it was September 27.

"I'll come right over!" Elodie said anxiously.

"No, it's useless for you to come, he just wants to threaten me." Chaoyang hurriedly stopped him.

"But don't forget... the company can support you, but it can also destroy you. If you fail again this time, we will bury you in the beach to warn the great scholar who will replace you, do you understand?"

Chaoyang deliberately struggled twice, and nodded repeatedly with a horrified look, "I promise I will succeed this time!"

The governor raised the knife and signaled his men to step back.

"Do a good job, don't let me down again." He finally said.

...

Back to the original bedroom, Elodie was writing something quickly in front of the coffee table. Chaoyang walked over and saw that it was all the information sorted out by the other party.

"Make me a cup of tea, thank you, the water is already boiled. This body seems to lack exercise..."

"It's not a lack of exercise, it's just that the body is in a state of just awakening." Chaoyang picked up the kettle and found that the stove was actually a compressed gas tank. "It's not just about physical strength... it's also about my willpower. My hand-to-hand combat ability is just a little better than that of an adult right now, so there's probably no hope of solving the problem by force."

"Okay, let me first talk about the information I have obtained so far." Elodie picked up one of the pieces of paper and said, "First of all, I can be sure that this is the Acropolis, and it is the Acropolis on September 27, 714. Li Mist The devouring is close at hand. The owner of your body is a great scholar, and the company he works for is called Phlogiston, which sounds like it is in line with their goal of finding new energy."

Chaoyang continued, "The Governor is the Hyperman in the work notes. Although I didn't have the opportunity to check his name, he gave me the same feeling as when Barif faced Hyperman."

"Okay, let me remember this first." Elodie nodded, "Currently they suspect that the hiding place of the new energy is in a natural cave on the northeastern beach. It was developed for 6 months and many people died. The company is under pressure , and it was imposed on the employees. Even Balif, who was responsible for this, seemed quite anxious in the diary.”

"That's why he drank so much and got the company's maid into bed!" Chaoyang suddenly realized, "Maybe this Barif is not a good person. The maid should not be voluntary but forced. When I woke up , I saw several red marks on your back, possibly from whips or belts..."

Looking at the other person's face, he suddenly looked away with a guilty conscience, "Uh... I actually didn't look at him for long."

"Okay," Elodie chuckled, "It's natural for you to be dazed in that situation. Even though we have some basic information now, in fact there are still many questions. For example, what exactly is new energy? The wonder of steam. How does Barif work? We have to deal with the development of the cave quickly, otherwise someone will definitely become suspicious. Of course, the most important thing is those words of the evil god. I... think these things... It won’t have no… connection…”

Her voice trailed off until it became staccato.

"you are tired?"

"No...I...it doesn't matter..."

"Don't hold on, the fog won't appear for at least a week. Why don't you stop drinking tea and get some sleep first."

Chaoyang came to the coffee table with the brewed tea, and saw Elodie lying next to the sofa, her lips trembling slightly, her right hand hanging down weakly, as if she had lost consciousness, and her face was as pale as the paper in her hand.