Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

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After lunch, Seria and Ashes met again in the office on the third floor. Seria tried to dial Mulseth's old phone number. After a few beeps on the other end of the phone, someone answered. Picked up the phone.

"Hello? Is this Director Muirseth?"

"Seraya, you idiot! You have done so many things for Rhode Island, but you only forgot to greet a few old friends!" The girl's delicate anger came from the other end of the phone.

"Ahem, I'm busy with official duties, so I was indeed negligent."

"I don't think you guys are very busy over there! Aren't you just arranging things and waiting to dig into your pockets!..." The girl on the other end of the phone yelled for a while before she stopped.

"Ceria, aren't you angry?"

"Why am I angry?"

"I, I'm pointing my finger at you and scolding you, but you're not angry?"

"Hey..." Ceria smiled nonchalantly, "But what you said is indeed correct... This time Rhode Island entrusted me to help deal with some things squeezed by the Tremont office, and then again I ran into some big and small things, and I wanted to contact you right after I came back. How are you doing lately, and where are the others?"

"I...?" Mulseth's voice was gentle, as if it had been brewing for a moment, "What I was like when you saw me before I left, I am what I am now, the same as before, sitting in the ecological park reading books and doing things. Do experiments and write reports. As for everyone else, everyone has their own things to be busy with."

"That's fine. Do you have time to come out for a drink together?"

"Anytime, it's just your treat."

"Of course it's my treat, so let's stay at the old place." Ceria held the phone receiver and looked through the window of the office to the Rhine Life building in the distance. Just opposite the building, there was a cafe. , they often drink coffee there.

"The old place had closed down a few years ago when you left. Now it has opened a boring fast food restaurant. The fried chicken there is terrible. I don't want to go. Ceria, please let me think about where to go. "

"it is good."

131. Night visit to Rhine

After saying this, Mulseth hung up the phone without waiting for Seria's reply, and Seria had a knowing smile on her face, which made Ashes next to her look confused. Didn't you guys not make an appointment? The place? It seems like it has been agreed upon how to do it.

Ceria waved her hand and took the initiative to explain, "What she meant by this was that she asked me to go directly to the ecological park to find her. That is her territory, and she will be more comfortable staying there."

"That's it. How are you going to get there? Are you going to sneak in or just walk in?"

If you don't want to alert all concerned parties, sneaking into the Rhine Life Ecological Park is indeed a feasible plan, but doing so will ultimately involve carrying the huge risks you will face if you are found out.

But if we go there openly, can we avoid these troubles?Not necessarily. After all, Muirseth is an outstanding young scholar in Colombia. In her position, she is bound to have access to the high-level secrets of Rhine Life, and Rhein Life had already cooperated deeply with the Ministry of Defense long before Ceria left. This means that This means that she has inevitably come into contact with intelligence classified as sensitive information by the military.And if he visits her publicly, those officials who want to find trouble may use this as a reason to make things difficult for her.

"I think it would be better to visit her openly. That would dispel most of the suspicions and make the rest much easier to deal with."

"Ah."

Ceria went to the street to buy some souvenirs. She still remembered which flavor of candy Muir Seth liked. Fortunately, she liked more than just Mama John's brand. She had just had a bad time with Mama John's people. It's better not to buy this thing now.After picking up the things, Ceria walked out of the store and walked towards the Rhine Life headquarters.

Just like what I said when I chatted with Ashes a long time ago, the Rhine Life headquarters building was still the same as when I left. When Seria came here, the company had already got off work and the hall was much empty.

The security guard in the hall was stunned for a moment when he saw him. Looking at his mouth shape, Ceria knew that he wanted to call Director Ceria, but he soon realized that Ceria was no longer in Rhine. The words on his lips were finally swallowed.

Pat pat pat, the sound of heels colliding with the ground came from the quiet hall. Following the sound, a slender figure appeared in the passage leading to the Ecology Department.

Mulseth is still the same Mulseth. The talent of her race has given her a face that does not age easily. Even after knowing her for so many years, when I see her again, she is still as young and beautiful as when I first met her.

She did not wear the usual protective suit from the Rhine Laboratory, but instead wore a set of very casual clothes, a turtleneck sweater paired with a loose long skirt, which looked very much like the one she wore when I first saw her in college. He faces life leisurely, but with a little confusion and worry about the future.

Mulseth opened her eyes wide and looked at herself. This old friend gently pulled her hair and confirmed that the person standing in front of her was the old friend named Ceria. Suddenly, she put on With a happy expression.

"You are finally willing to come back for a visit. Welcome."

"Thanks, where's Kristen?"

"She has been working on a mysterious project recently. Who knows what she is doing." Mulseth said as he took out his access card and opened the Rhine door for Seria, "Let's go. Come on, come and sit at my place."

Ceria tried her best to put on a gentle smile. Thanks to Helmer and Ifrit, she was already very good at how to smile softly. "I bought some candy on the street. I hope you still like the taste."

"Hey, it's strange. Ceria, you actually take the initiative to buy gifts. Who did you learn from outside?"

"It's just human nature." Ceria had no intention of answering this weird question.

Mulseth took the paper bag, opened it and looked through the candies inside, "Hey, didn't I say that I like green apple flavor? Why did you..."

"I bought the lemon flavor for Kristen, but it's a pity that she's not here and can't eat it."

"Hey, Ceria, you learned a lot outside."

The two of them walked to the floor of the Ecology Department, talking and laughing, and walked into the ecological park where Muir Seth lived.Without paying attention at all, the surveillance cameras along the way have been chasing the two of them. People who have not yet left in various parts of the building are also paying attention to the reunion of the two of them in their own way.

laugh--!The last of the three-story filter airlock door in the ecological park fell, and it seemed as if the world had returned to tranquility, and the only sound that could be heard was the quiet flow of culture fluid in the circulating water tank.

"Tell me, Ceria, I guess you came to me because you have something to tell me. The ecological park is an absolutely isolated environment, so you don't have to worry."

Ceria nodded. The ecological park in Muerseth has set up the most stringent Originium isolation and protection system. Any penetration of Originium components will cause a direct alarm. In order to maintain the stability of the internal ultra-clean environment, Operations, the entire facility is designed and constructed to extremely high standards and is isolated from the outside world.

Without considering issues such as destruction and preservation, the security level here is even comparable to the isolation level of the comprehensive biology laboratory installed by Alpha on Rhode Island.This intensity of isolation means that most common espionage and eavesdropping methods will not work here.

"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? Silly girl."

"I'm not afraid. After all, it's Director Ceria. You took the initiative to come to me. You must have prepared a plan for me, a weak girl, right?"

"..." Ceria smiled silently. Mulseth was still so playful, which was good. She was still the same person she was before.

"Do you still remember what we talked about the last time we met?"

"..." Mulseth looked at Ceria. For a moment, she hesitated, "You mean, that starry sky that humans have never seen before, that Alpha lady?"

"Yes, this time I came, I brought a gift prepared by her." Saying that, Ceria took out the plant ball and held it in the palm of her hand.

"Oh my God! This is it?"

"A rice seedling and a few seeds." As she spoke, Ceria suddenly raised her hand, and before Muir Seth could react, she smashed the glass shell of the plant ball with a knife, and No fragments were produced, and the "glass" floated up and disappeared into the air, leaving only a handful of fresh soil and the rice seedlings quietly stretching themselves in the calm air.

132. Place hope and future

"Can you let me see it?" When she saw the plant, Mulseth was shocked. As an elf, her natural ability allowed her to listen to the sounds of animals and plants, and this rice seedling did not Exceptionally, she felt an unprecedented feeling from this rice seedling. It was like floating in the rootless and boundless nothingness without the constraints of gravity.

"Of course, this is for you." Ceria stretched out her hand and placed the handful of soil in Mulseth's palm.

Mulseth took it carefully, as if he were a newborn child, a fragile cub, not even daring to make a sound or breathe.The feeling this rice seedling gave her was so unique that she suddenly realized that she didn't have enough words to describe her feelings at this moment.

"Ceria, it, what it is, do you know?"

"Alfa said it is a plant you have always wanted to find." Ceria walked to a nursery and shook off the remaining loess from her palms. The ecological garden only isolated the source stone, but did not completely isolate the microorganisms. In other words, even though Terra's scientists have not yet penetrated deep into the bottom layer of genetic material in their biological research, it is more than enough to realize that natural flora are also an important part of the ecosystem.

"What I have always wanted to find is a plant...?" Mulseth leaned over to look at the rice seedling again. The past piles appeared in front of her eyes. What can be said and what cannot be said are all in her eyes. My heart is racing.

But the next moment, Seria did not give her any time to worry, "This variety of rice seedlings can adapt to a clean environment without Origin Stones, and can adapt to the zero gravity and high radiation of space. As long as there is sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, And the necessary inorganic salts, it can still grow even if it is not in the surface environment."

In an instant, Mulseth's eyes trembled violently. She looked at her old friend in front of her in disbelief, looking at the slightly apologetic but confident smile on her face.

"Have you told her everything?"

"She knows better than I do."

"How is this possible?" This was the first time in the past two days that Mulseth had lost her composure. She couldn't believe that her little wish, which she had never mentioned to anyone else, would be revealed to a stranger. It’s so unreasonable for people who don’t know me to realize it.

"'This is zero-gravity, fast-growing, high-yielding rice cultivated on the Sky Garden Orbital Farm. It is just a tiny component of a zero-gravity agricultural ecosystem. I hope it will satisfy you.' These were Ms. Alpha's exact words."

千':寻,,':免;".费!.;;"小"?;?说,裙'"2"'5';5':?.,5'!,9";!5"3.,?";0'0　　“我，能，种下它吗？”缪尔赛思看着塞雷娅的眼睛，非常认真的一字一顿的问到。

"Of course, it's yours now. Plant it on the ground in the same way as other rice, but remember to add some support to its stems. If there are too many seeds, the native stems may not be able to bear it. .”

"Yes." Mulseth nodded vigorously, as if she was sure that she would never forget the instructions. Then she quickly found an empty space in the ecological garden and carefully planted the rice seedling. Go down.She never thought that she would be able to get such a sample, but Seria had never deceived herself. It was Seria who Muirset believed.

"Thank you, Ceria, I will remember this kindness."

Ceria smiled happily. In the eyes of her old friend, she saw the burning curiosity and the renewed fighting spirit. It was this reunion. Ceria felt that Muir Seth was lonely. something.

"Don't thank me in a hurry, come and take this, let's find a place to sit." Ceria took out the prepared consciousness connection device and handed it to Mulseth, "This is what Alpha prepared for you. The second gift.”

"This is?"

"The consciousness connection device is a magical exotic technology. Using it, we can experience situations that are difficult to experience in reality in a deep network in a awake state with the support of body data that is almost consistent with reality."

"Please stop for a moment, I don't understand why."

"It's okay. I'm just reciting the original text. Once you put it on and do a deep dive of consciousness, you will be able to intuitively understand what it is."

Mulseth didn't care that his hands were still full of dirt, just like a little girl looking forward to a beautiful hairpin, he grabbed the device in Ceria's hand, and then pulled her into his room.

"Sit down wherever you want. What would you like to drink?"

"water."

Mulseth curled his lips and said, "Have some coffee, Ceria, I have your favorite brand here."

"Okay." Ceria did not refuse Mulseth's kindness.

A group of clear water appeared in Mulsay's hand. The water flow rolled up a handful of coffee beans in Mulsay's hand. The water flowed calmly, but it contained huge energy. It directly ground, extracted and extracted the coffee beans. They separated, and soon a cup of Mulseth hand-made coffee was brought to Ceria.When I picked it up and took a bite, it actually had a bit of candy flavor inside.

"Okay, okay, Ceria, hurry up and teach me how to use it."

"Well, put it on your head, find a stable place to lie down, and then press the power button. I will follow you through the depths. When you enter the conscious space, just follow me."

"No need to make any preparations, such as reading some scriptures or meditating for a while first?"

"Of course...of course not."

Mulseth pulled Ceria to sit on her soft and comfortable sofa. She held this device that looked like a cyber-style hairpin in her hand, playing with it curiously and expectantly.

"Ceria, are you saying that by wearing this thing, it will allow us to experience an unrealistic scene constructed by a program with almost real senses?"

"A very accurate guess, you are still as sharp as ever."

"Hehe, that's inevitable. This must have been prepared by the Alpha. There has never been such a thing unearthed in the ruins of the ancestors before."

"Maybe there will be, but it has never been unearthed. It was indeed made by her."

"What kind of scene has she prepared this time? Have you seen it?"

Ceria nodded, "I looked at it once before I left."

"What is it like? Can you tell me first?"

"It won't be new if you tell it, Mulseth, but I can reveal a little bit in advance."

"What, what? What!" Mulseth came over curiously and looked into Serea's eyes seriously.

"It was a silhouette and fragment of a world without the Origin Stone, a peaceful and peaceful time, and the wonder of a real starry sky."