Arknights is too real, right?

At present, the "golden stone" created by Mel and others is only a semi-finished product, not the ultimate form in "Earth and Wind".

According to Meier, there are not only some steps in the forging process that have irreparable technical flaws, but there are also several undecipherable missing materials.

Of course, apart from burning money, this experiment did not bring much actual benefits to the development of Yandong, and it could not make Mel's sky battleship fly immediately.

However, after the loss, Xia Feng discovered a blind spot.

Although this basketball-sized "Originite Crystal" is temporarily unable to have any effect on the development of technology, it is not completely useless to him personally.

Currently, his black and white twins have entered the second stage. The last time the black power was triggered was in Yanyang Town outside Fengyang City, at the cost of thousands of finished Source Stones stored in the town.

According to Hemo's last inspection, in order to trigger the second stage of black and white twins, at least 5,000 finished source stones or an equivalent amount of natural source stone clusters are needed as consumables.

However, it was impossible for him to carry 5,000 Origin Stones with him, because that was too much, and would require at least several large suitcases.

And now, the energy contained in this "Origin Stone Crystal" just exceeds the energy of 5,000 Origin Stones. In other words, as long as he carries this "basketball" with him, he meets the conditions for eliciting black energy at any time. , this understanding should be correct.

Later, the idea did gain professional approval from Helmer.

Inside the office.

Helmer explained calmly.

"This Source Stone crystal has undergone a qualitative change in energy density, but it is still within the acceptance range of the black and white twins. In other words, this sublimated energy is more suitable."

Xia Feng nodded.

"That's good. At least it's not in vain. It's always rewarding."

Hearing his words, Mel hugged the metal box tightly in an exaggerated manner.

"Hey, what are you going to do? Don't even think about fighting with my baby."

"I'm not violent, you think I'm willing to fight."

Mel stared at Xia Feng warily.

"You can't say for sure. Now that you have this thing, you might be messing around again."

Xia Feng cried and laughed helplessly.

"Okay, since you cherish it so much, just take it back to the laboratory and lock it up. I'll ask Lao Pu to follow the experimental steps to get another one out. Bite your teeth, bleed, and then put tens of thousands of Origin Stones into it."

Hearing Xia Feng's words, Mel curled his lips and finally let go of the metal box.

"Forget it, as long as you master this craft anyway, those Source Stones are yours, so you can use them however you like."

The experiment with the "golden stone" is over.

This experiment cost a lot of manpower and money, and the results can only be said to have both gains and losses. However, in addition to the material aspect, there are other thought-provoking gains.

Since the experiment can be successful, it means that the records in "Earth and Wind" are not random writings, but real.

From this, we can further speculate that, except for the "golden stone", all the things recorded in the book are products that have actually appeared in this world, including technology, magic, and the spiritual world of people at that time.

There is no doubt that the era described in the book was far more technologically advanced than the current era, even to an unimaginable extent.

So, what was the reason that led to the demise of such a powerful civilization?

And why did the author of this book pass down this information?

The office fell into silence. Both Lao Pu and Mel left, but only Hemer stayed.

For some reason, Helmer's mood has been a little inexplicably depressed, including the professional explanation of the experiment just now, and he has always looked cold.

Xia Feng carefully placed the metal box on the desk underneath.

"This thing is quite heavy."

Homer walked over to a nearby chair and sat down.

"Be careful. The metal box has the function of isolating the Source Stone material. It is best not to open it easily in the presence of ordinary people."

"I see."

After saying these necessary instructions, Helmer lowered his head slightly and sighed.

"Xia Feng, we haven't seen each other for almost a year since we separated from Victoria."

Xia Feng replied softly.

"It's not that long, just over half a year."

Hummer obviously didn't worry about time. Her voice was low and she said leisurely.

"Yandong has changed a lot during this period. It can be seen that you have put in a lot of effort."

"Yes, this is what I have to do."

"You have done an outstanding job, uniting infected people, helping each other, and winning people's hearts to gain a status recognized by the world. It can be called a miracle."

For some reason, Xia Feng felt that Hemo didn't mean to praise him.

"Hermer, what's wrong with you?"

Helmer always lowered his head slightly, and a disappointed voice came from his mouth.

"Xia Feng, you have done a good job, but in my opinion, these are probably meaningless. You should understand what I am talking about."

Xia Feng was not surprised when he heard Hemo's words.

"Yes, I understand."

"I heard from Teacher Kane that your oriopathy has worsened seriously and has reached the point where you need to use SIV to maintain it."

Xia Feng knew that the SIV that Hemer was talking about was the new drug that Dr. Kane was using on him.

"Well, yes."

Hemo raised his head and cast his gaze on Xia Feng's face.

"Xia Feng, do you know that this drug is used for severe patients with out-of-control mineral disease infections? In theory, such people generally do not survive more than a year."

Xia Feng was stunned for a moment, but soon his expression turned to relief.

"Oh, 1 year, it seems shorter than I thought."

In the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Hemer did not say any more cruel words.

Pushing up her glasses, her voice regained some sense.

"Ifrit's ore disease is also showing signs of worsening, so this time I will take her back to Colombia to receive systematic suppression of the ore disease. From now on, I will not allow her to use the power of the Balrog anymore."

After hearing these words, Xia Feng's optimistic expression finally collapsed.

"It's my fault. I let Ifrit use the power of the Balrog frequently in the past year, which led to this."

"No."

Hemo interrupted Xia Feng's self-blame.

"The reason for the deterioration of Ifrit's condition is not yet clear. It cannot be confirmed that it is related to the frequent use of the power of the Balrog, so you don't need to say that, and"

"And what."

"And Ifrit's infection is obviously not as severe as yours."

The subtext of Helmer's last sentence is cold and rational cruelty.

Xia Feng understood what she was thinking.

There are signs of worsening of Ifrit's infection, but it is not as severe as his. In other words, according to the current development, he will undoubtedly die before Ifrit.

Helmer really couldn't feel any blame for his dying friend.

In other words, the person who blames herself the most at this moment should be Hemmer herself, because she is a doctor, but she cannot save the "patients" she cares about.