"Can you please tell me again what happened?" The agent from the Ministry of Education sat on the chair opposite Leo, took out a pen and paper, and asked.

It has been two days since we returned from Lake Beiluk. In the past two days, various inquiries have been coming one after another. Not only the surviving soldiers and special service security on the Sea Monster have to be questioned, but also Leo and Longanus.

People with different identities cannot avoid it.

It seemed like this was the fourth time that Leo had been asked about the same thing. The first two times were in the temporary office of the urban special investigation team, and the last two times were in Belmont Manor.

Leo didn't have much resistance to this kind of repeated questioning, especially after learning that such a serious incident happened on Lake Beiluk when they were in the water. He understood very well that the Ott federal investigation team was now

idea.

The entire IRS anti-smuggling fleet has lost more than 90% of its ships, with thousands of casualties. This does not include the fishermen on Beiluq Lake, the gang shipyard, etc. If all the missing people are added up, it will be a full 10,000.

Multiple people.

The war with the Church Alliance has not yet begun, and more than 10,000 people have been lost, including thousands of outstanding soldiers and a fully-organized fleet. If such a big thing is not investigated and the truth comes to light, I am afraid that those in power in the Ott Federation will

They can't even sleep peacefully because they are worried that this is the method of those churches.

As a result, the survivors of this disaster naturally became their only clue to pursue the truth. Compared with people with special identities like Leo, Longanus, Major General Rice and Solander, others

Ordinary soldiers and special service security personnel are really the focus of the entire investigation, especially those sailor survivors who disappeared on other anti-smuggling ships but appeared inexplicably on the Kraken. Almost everyone believed that this mystery had been solved.

The key to the case lies with these few people, so the intensity of the interrogation is also focused on them.

Although foreigners like Leo seemed to be the focus of suspicion, after understanding what happened, they all believed that Leo was an outsider who was accidentally involved. In addition, Longenus vouched for Leo.

As well as the importance of Leo itself, the questioning of him soon ended, and most of the subsequent inquiries were just to confirm whether there was any missing information.

In addition, the Ot Federation's emphasis on Leo has also been raised to a higher level, not only because of the research and development of special steel and weapons, but also because of the relationship between Longanus and him. In addition, the federal government has already launched a deep dive since that day.

Those who knew Leo had some things that were different from ordinary people, such as his strength and so on.

They don't pay too much attention to this aspect, because they all know that there are people with special abilities in this world. People with strong strength like Leo are not uncommon, and in their view, they are much less threatening.

.

Soon the interview ended as a matter of routine. The agent from the Department of Education who made the inquiry said while packing up his things, "This is the last inquiry, and no one will bother you again."

Leo nodded, then deliberately showed a curious look and asked: "Can you disclose the progress of the investigation? If it is inconvenient, don't say it."

"There is nothing inconvenient, because so far nothing has been found," the agent from the Ministry of Education replied without thinking too much: "However, it is basically certain that it was not done by outside forces. Bachelor Langnus thinks it is probably the case.

The Emerald Island incident triggered some things left over from the religious wars of that year, and others also think it is very possible." After saying that, he paused again and said: "Although it may not be the work of external forces, the investigation team

Assessing what hidden dangers there may be in Beiluq City, the above hope that if Mr. Leo has nothing else to do here, it is best to go to Mount Trubo to receive the items in the agreement as soon as possible, and by the way, complete the other half of the agreement.

"

Leo thought for a while and said: "Okay, I understand! You go back and tell them that after the management issues after the integration and expansion of the smelter are solved in the past two days, I will set off to Mount Trub with Sylvia

.”

When the agent from the Department of Education received the reply he wanted, a smile appeared on his face. After saluting Leo, he turned around and left the garden.

At this time, Sylvia walked over with a box in her hand. When she saw the Department of Education agents leaving, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Are they treating you as a suspect?"

Leo shook his head and explained: "This is the last inquiry. It should have nothing to do with me from now on, but we may have to leave early."

Sylvia sat next to Leo and said: "It doesn't matter, there are too many troubles here, or it doesn't matter if we leave early, I only need half a day to handle the remaining things." As she said that, she put the rest of the things in her hands.

He handed over the box and said: "I have tried every method I can think of, but I still can't destroy this thing. You said there is a trace of immortal divinity in it. I think it may be true. Maybe only after we become gods,

Only then can this thing be completely destroyed.”

Leo took the box, opened it and looked at the divine core, and then put it into his storage space without thinking.

After returning to the manor, Leo tried various methods to stimulate or destroy the divine core, but the results were all the same. The divine core always remained its original appearance without any influence.

After that, Sylvia also tried some methods from the abyss, and the results are still the same.

The divine core is very precious, and the immortality contained in it can be said to be a shortcut to the path to the gods, and a shortcut to evolve into a high-level Omega. If its secret can be unlocked, then Leo can be sure that he can evolve in a short time.

To that life form that in the past could only be looked up to.

However, now this thing is like a stubborn stone and will not give any response no matter how much Leo stimulates it. In this way, this thing is worthless to him and he can only keep it as a collection for the time being.

Put it away and wait until you find the correct method before trying to unlock the secret.

As for the so-called correct method, it is undoubtedly the research data of the god-making sect. Although Longnus said that those data were all destroyed as taboo knowledge by various churches, Leo did not completely believe it. Maybe some of the data would be

Destroyed, but regarding the immortal nature of the divine core, he felt that those churches should still stay. After all, as long as humans are human, they will definitely have greed and selfishness. It is difficult for normal people to resist the temptation to become gods, so he does not believe it.

Those churches will completely destroy research materials related to the divine core.

"Are you sure that Longenus is Old Rembrandt?" At this time, Sylvia suddenly asked.

"Yes, I am sure he is Old Rembrandt." Leo answered in the affirmative, but then he paused and said, "But he is not Old Rembrandt now."

Although Leo's statement was a bit convoluted, Sylvia was able to understand the meaning of his words, hesitated a little, and said, "Should I go see him?"

"It depends on what you want." Leo shrugged, then smiled and said, "However, it should be difficult for you to see him now, because he should be well protected by the federal government.

His status and importance in the federal government may be much higher than I expected."

As he said that, Leo couldn't help but think of the nervous look of those on the shore when Longanus disembarked. Those people took him away directly at that time. To this day, Leo has never seen him again, only after being sent by him.

The letter was sent by someone. The letter said that he had other things to do for the time being and that he would meet him at the new manor on Leotrubo Mountain after a while.

It is easy to see from the seal of the letter that the letter had been opened and read by someone before it was delivered. As for who opened it, it is naturally self-evident. Leo is not disgusted with this, but is happy to see the result, because

He can continue the relationship with Longanus and get some special treatment from the Ot Federation, such as the shortened questioning time this time.

In the next two days, Leo and Sylvia dealt with the affairs of the smelter. Regarding the personnel arrangement of the management, they only put forward the basic conditions. The specific management personnel were allocated by the federal government.

As for things like mergers and expansions, Sylvia has already formulated a complete plan and how to deal with problems when problems arise. If those managers can't do it well, then she will really doubt the officials of the Ott Federation.

Is there any problem with ability?

The Belmont Manor has not been sold. They keep some of the hired servants here to be responsible for the daily maintenance of the manor, while other servants are sent directly to the new manor in Troub Mountain, and by the way, they are also directly in Beluk City.

Some more servants were hired to fill the vacancies.

The news that Leo and Sylvia were leaving spread in Beluk City. Although many people knew from other channels that the two would leave in the future, they did not expect it to be so soon.

Although Leo and Sylvia left Beluke City, the people in Beluke City did not underestimate their influence at all, especially when some high-level dignitaries learned that Leo and Sylvia were closely related to Lang

Even though the relationship between Maester Gnus and Maester Gnus was extraordinary, they both felt that their influence in the Otter Federation would not weaken at all, but would instead become stronger.

So in order to maintain their relationship, invitations to dinners, cocktail parties and club events were sent to their tables in the past two days, and the two of them only selected one important dinner and one club event to attend.

After a while, other invitations were declined.

On the third day, without alerting anyone, the two took a train to Josh County and left Beluke City. Almost on the day they left, the federal army's logistics combat command stationed in Beluke City.

Start making material preparations for the coming war.

Although the investigation of the Beiluq Lake incident has not yet produced a result, negative news related to it has begun to spread in foreign countries, and various churches have called it divine punishment. This has accelerated the changes in the external situation, leaving

There is not much time left for the Ott Federation, and all plans have to be put into action in advance.

Although the Beiluq Lake incident caused some trouble, the result was not particularly bad. Only the Internal Revenue Service's anti-smuggling fleet was lost. The federal army's fleet did not suffer any damage and would not cause any damage to subsequent plans.

It’s troublesome, and all the obstacles on Beiluq Lake have been cleared because of this incident, which will actually make subsequent plans go more smoothly.

Many people at the bottom who are sensitive to the situation have also felt the changes in the atmosphere across the country. The most obvious one is that the number of trains transporting various military supplies has increased a lot. This has undoubtedly compressed the operating space of civilian trains. Although the traveling speed

The same distance remains unchanged, but because the stop time at the station increases, the time taken for the same journey is doubled or even several times that of the past.

The train Leo took was called the Liberty Star, which is the fastest civilian train in the Otter Federation. If it departs from Belluc City at normal speed, it will take about four days to reach Fort Josh, the capital of Josh County.

, but the problem is that after they left Beluk City, the train got stuck at a city transfer station next to Beluk City for a day. After that, it had to be stuck at almost every large city transfer station for one to two days, and the result was more than a dozen

At the end of the day, their train had just entered Josh County.

However, what makes people laugh or cry is that they just entered Josh County and got stuck in the small border town of Tapu, because this is where a group army is stationed. This group army has begun to be deployed to garrison in the northern region, and a large number of soldiers need to reach the train to go north.

Civilian trains had to give way to military trains.

For Leo and Sylvia, although a lot of time was wasted on the road, they didn't care at all. Instead, they happily regarded it as a trip for two and enjoyed leisurely time every day.

However, this does not mean that Leo has not done anything. In fact, the Ott federal government does not want to see Leo wasting precious time on the road like this. When the train was stuck at the station for the first time,

The federal government sent a team of five assistants to bring over some of the information Leo needed to develop weapons, so that Leo could develop weapons on the road.

For Leo, developing weapons is very simple. In fact, he already had several plans in his mind before setting off, but each plan deliberately left some very serious flaws. These flaws were almost all

It will increase the power of the weapon, but it will also make the weapon very unstable, and it may explode just by transporting it.

By using this method, he avoided overfeeding the federal government at once, and at the same time, he also squeezed the federal government's patience little by little, giving them the illusion that the weapons were not developed because they did not provide enough information, thereby gaining more

data of.

The effect of this method is very significant. Before arriving in Josh County, he has already obtained almost two-thirds of the information about the weapon, and also knows the name of the weapon. A person who is very interested in this world.
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