Sullivan pushed open the door, looking at his team working together. The researcher he previously met, the former leading Court Researcher, Simon, approached him.
“Well, what do we have here? Why would the new principal of the Frexia Academy appear here? Are you tired of all that paperwork?” Simon asked, teasing him.
Sullivan shook his head. “I’m just observing your progress. Is there anything you’d like to show me? Maybe you have found out where the enemy’s location is?”
Simon opened his mouth. He looked happy at first but soon changed, as if he wasn’t sure about it.
“There are few good news and bad news.” Simon let out a long sigh. “Follow me.”
Simon led him to the deeper area where the cube was examined.
“First of all, I’m going to say this. I’ve contacted several tracking experts, but none of them has any lead on how to track it down. It’s practically untraceable, so we won’t be able to find their headquarters’ location.
“According to them, the way for the main cube to affect all the cubes is by releasing a tremendous blast. The blast wave will carry a specific energy that will deactivate the cubes.
“As such, destroying the cube will just turn them into aliens. And we have no way to secure it.”
Sullivan frowned. “Does that mean we will let those bastards get their hands on our lives?”
“Not necessarily.” Simon shook his head and pointed at the cube in the center of the tube. It was floating inside the tube due to the energy. He said, “Zein. Try Deili Herb.”
“Yes.” The guy nodded and injected the liquid made of that herb.
When it started flowing toward the cube, the alien started wiggling as if it was disturbed. But due to the cube, it seemed to be unable to escape from its dormant state.
“Hmm?” Sullivan squinted his eyes, noticing something. “What are you trying to do?”
“We are trying to find a way for two things. The first is to kill the alien in their dormant state. The second way is to bypass the cube itself and deactivate the cube.
“Let me explain the second one first. Deactivating the cube will result in the alien waking up, which will turn the host into an alien.
“However, if we can deactivate the cube, for instance, by applying a solution or a medicine, this will not raise their suspicion. We can distribute those pills or even let the school’s doctors or nurses give them the medicine. Since the symptom is just the feeling of fullness and the loss of appetite, losing that cube will remove that symptom.
“If you look at the size of the alien, it shouldn’t be that harmful for a human.”
Sullivan opened his mouth, but Simon nodded in understanding. “I know, I know. If we dissolve the cube, the aliens will be active.
“Hence, I am looking for the first one. How to kill the alien? First of all, the alien is placed outside the organs, so using the digestive system will be hard to do. Oral medicine will be impossible, but we can use something else like salve.
“To do this, we need to tackle three problems. The first one is a salve that is effective against aliens but not harmful to humans. That’s why we’re looking for all kinds of materials that can be used against the aliens and gradually testing them.
“For now, we haven’t found the materials that can kill the aliens, but because the aliens are in the dormant state and not extremely powerful, there’s a high chance we can find them. Experience tales at
“The second problem is how to penetrate the cube. If we destroy it, the alien will be active. If we don’t, most of the power of the medicine will be stopped by the cube.
“Hence, we’re trying to find a solution that can be used to bypass that barrier. I’ve contacted a barrier expert to learn more about the structures of the cube and try to use herbs or other materials to solve this problem.
“Last but not least, we have to remove the alien inside their bodies. Even though the aliens would be dead if we managed to clear the first two hurdles, the aliens would basically become another ‘organ’ that is not doing anything. If the aliens are rotting inside their bodies, it might cause other issues.
“We are thinking about using a poison or turning the aliens into another thing entirely, for example, a darkness entity. If we can do that, the priests from the churches will be able to purify them, evaporating the aliens out of their bodies.
“If we are able to succeed in creating this medicine, we will be able to distribute them without anyone noticing it.”
Sullivan closed his eyes for a moment. If they really succeeded, there was no need to kidnap them and operate them. And the enemies would be less likely to pick up on what was going on.
Sullivan couldn’t help but ask, “Do you really need a single medicine to do that? Why don’t you just make a couple of them?”
“Yes. We are able to do that. But we need to find the effective substance first.”
Sullivan crossed his arms. “What about other materials? I mean, there’s a restaurant weird enough in the east. They’re coating the food with edible gold. What if we use that kind of substance to create a sphere or item that can be digested by people? When they’re digested, they will activate their magic, which will dissolve or weaken the barrier, allowing your medicine to penetrate that protection?
“Well, I don’t know how it works since I’m not a researcher. I’m just talking about dissolving a barrier in my own way other than brute force it.”
Simon dropped his jaw before pointing his finger at Sullivan. “T-That’s it! It might work!”
“Huh?” Sullivan tilted his head in confusion.
Simon didn’t bother to entertain him anymore. He simply ran away while shouting, “Enju! Enja! Contact the Blacksmith Guild. Also, where is my material list?”
“Oi…” Sullivan sighed but soon smiled. It seemed everything was going to work out in the end. “I guess I have to take care of other things.”