It's not far ahead, at the exit of the passage.
A woman with mechanical rabbit ears on her head, wearing a loose white coat and with her hands in the pockets of the coat, was smiling at the few people.
A scientific genius named Shinonozuke appeared in front of the three people.
"Nice to meet you, my colleague on earth!"
Shinonotake gave Luo Shu a cute smile.
Chapter 39: Shinono no Bundle
Doctor Shinonoseki.
This was a 'senior official' from the scientific research department, whom Luo Shu had only seen a photo of.
She had messy purple hair and wore a white coat commonly worn by scientific workers. She always had a sweet and lazy smile on her face.
He looks like an ordinary scientific researcher.
The only thing that can be said to be special is probably the pair of mechanical rabbit ears on her head.
At this point, the end of the passage.
Shinonotake was blocking the exit with a smile on his face, holding something like a salute in his hand. He pulled it lightly, and it went off with a bang.
Colorful ribbons and several cartoon-like Lux dolls suddenly popped out from the salute!
"Welcome the Speaker to visit Copernicus~~"
"Hello~ Lux, hello~~"
More than a dozen round mechanical balls of various colors jumped around behind Shinono's body, making welcoming mechanical sounds.
Luo Shu recognized that it seemed to be the mascot of the Gundam world, Hello. Judging from the situation, it seemed to be created by Shino "Rokushiro" no Tsukushi.
However, although they said they were welcoming the inspection, it seemed that only Shinonoseki came to greet them, and because of her remarks just now, several people were not careless.
And Lacus did not back down because of Shinono no Musume's "threat" just now, but smiled and said:
"But it seems that the space monitoring system that the doctor promised has only been adding funding."
Space monitoring system 'Zeus'.
This was the secret of the scientific research department that Luo Shu had heard from Willi Di. It seemed to be a device similar to the monitoring satellites of various countries, capable of monitoring the occurrence of abyss phenomena.
Lux tried to develop this system with the help of the power of Shinonobe, trying to see if it could monitor the occurrence of abyss phenomena around the world and prevent crises in advance, but from the current situation, the results of this research are still a long way off.
"Little Lacus is not behaving well~" Shinonotake smiled, not seeming to care about Lacus's counterattack at all: "The results of scientific research cannot be achieved overnight."
At this point, Shinonotake changed the subject and started to threaten openly:
"But if you deduct my funds, I will delete the data~"
Lux suddenly realized, "I see, so the results have been achieved, right?"
"After all, Doctor, you wouldn't just say delete the data."
Shinonotake blinked, glanced at Lux, then touched the back of his head and smiled:
"Oh my, I can't hide it from you after all. But to be honest, the finished product is far from meeting expectations. To achieve the desired effect, at least another 50 billion US dollars of investment is needed."
"30 billion." Lux maintained her smile.
"In the best condition, it will cost 60 billion." Shinonozuke didn't listen at all and said to himself: "Of course, if it's 30 billion, cutting 90% of the functions will still allow the Zeus system to monitor the fluctuations in the abyss within half an hour. There is still hope."
Lux maintained her smile but remained silent.
She didn't understand technology, especially Shinonozuka's black technology, so she was always at a disadvantage when bargaining with Shinonozuka.
And now, she was racking her brains, thinking about Shinono no Tsubaki's bottom line.
After all, the effects of the Zeus system are what SDS urgently needs right now. If conditions permit, it must be purchased, even if the cost is a bit "high".
At this time, seeing the "fight" between the two, Luo Shu glanced at Shinonozuka, then glanced at Lux, and suspected that Shinonozuka deliberately changed the landing location, whether he was here to steal funds.
To be honest, he doesn't really care about this kind of thing. After all, he didn't make the money, and he has no right to make suggestions. But... a lot of SDS's funds will be invested in the construction of the secret management area and the Abyss Warring States.
In other words, the money will be spent on Luo Shu next.
This made Luo Shu pay attention.
Therefore, he finally interrupted:
"Excuse me, Doctor, what exactly are the functions that were cut by '90%'?"
Shinonotake ignored Luo Shu completely, as if he was air, and kept looking at Lux.
Seeing this, Luo Shu raised his eyebrows. Although he was not the kind of person who would get angry when being ignored, Shinonozuke's attitude still made him a little unhappy.
He narrowed his eyes, looked up and down at Shinonoseki, recorded his aura, and while preparing to bestow disaster, he mobilized the power of the Encyclopedia of Mysticism and began to divine what the 'function' of the thing that was cut was.
After a while, Luo Shu's expression became extremely subtle.
On the other hand, when Lacus saw that Shinono Tsukumo even resorted to such means as ignoring people, she realized that she was serious about asking for funds.
At least those 90% of the functions are very important to Shinonozuka, so important that she is willing to turn against him.
In this regard, Lux had no choice but to compromise.
However, just when Lacus was about to accept Shinono's promise, Luo Shu suddenly grabbed her, shook his head at her, then floated forward, stood in front of Lacus and said:
"I have a demigod-level divination-type abyssal item in my hand. I wonder if Dr. Shinonoyuki knows about this information?"
Hearing this, Shinonotake's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Luo Shu fiercely, smiling sweetly and said:
"Oh my~ Isn't this the Director of the Secret Management Department~"
"How about it, are you interested in making a deal with me?"
Seeing Shinonotake's expression change, Luo Shu had no expression on his face and even wanted to laugh.
Seeing this scene, Nangong Nayue, who was standing at the back, sighed and said, "Why does this scene always feel like déjà vu?"
It seemed like the same scene happened when Luo Shu had figured out what was going on with her before.
At this time, Luo Shu looked at Shinonoseki calmly and said:
"Let's not talk about the transaction for now. I'm a little curious about the 90% functions of the Zeus system that might have been cut off."
Shinono tilted his head and said with a smile:
"Well, it's difficult to repeat the specific content. You have to go to my office to retrieve it."
"How about we go to my office for a cup of coffee?"
Luo Shu did not respond, but said to himself:
"So, I just used the divination tool I mentioned earlier to do some divination. What is the function of that 90%?"
Shinonozuke kept smiling, and his expression didn't change at all.
At this time, Luo Shu said;
"The 90% function that was cut off is called 'Shinono Hoki Detection Device G6'. Its function is to monitor the life activities of a woman named Shinono Hoki around the world for any abnormalities."
"Just as the main function of the Zeus system is to predict the appearance of the Abyss, the main function of this 'Shino no Hoki Discovery Device G6' is also to predict the appearance of Shinono no Hoki."
At this point, Luo Shu's mouth twitched and he said:
"Excuse me, but who is this Shinonono Hoki to you, Doctor?"
The smile on Shinonozuke's face changed. She glanced at Luo Shu with a hint of surprise and said:
"You really have a high-level divination tool?"
After saying this, Shinonozuke smiled:
"Hori is my sister, my most beloved sister~~"
"What about the function just now?" Nangong Nayue's face twitched. She had a premonition about what Lux had said before about Shinono no Tsubasa.
At this time, Shinonozuke said with a smile:
"Of course, it's a special function I developed to find my lovely sister~"
Lux also realized something at this time:
"So, just accept that I'll send you to space..."
"That's because, of course, it's most convenient to set up a global system for capturing Houki in space~" Shinonotake said with a smile.
In an instant, the three people present had a common impression.
This guy Shinonozuka...
....I am a die-hard sister-con! .
Chapter 40: Shinono no Tsukasa's Unthinkable Idea
Silent silence settles in this passage leading to the space city.
Both Lux and Nangong Nayue tasted the distortion of this woman, Shinonomuki.
Even Luo Shu, who had already obtained the answer through the encyclopedia and his understanding of the original work, twitched his mouth after hearing this.
In order to find his sister, he defrauded billions of dollars from the secret organization SDS, just to develop a global positioning system for his sister?
This woman is really a sister-con to a degree that goes beyond most people's imagination.
Thinking of this, Luo Shu sighed, and then looked up at Shinonotake who was still smiling:
"Okay, then if we remove this function, can the Zeus system be used directly?"
Shinonotake blinked, put his hands behind his back, and said to Luo Shu with a playful smile:
"Secrets must be exchanged for secrets~"
Hearing this, Luo Shu raised his eyebrows, but said without much surprise:
"You want to use my 'encyclopedia' to predict your sister's location?"
"Bingo~"
Shinonotake snapped his fingers, then made a gun gesture with his right hand and pointed it at Luo Shu:
10 "Although the core functions I set up have been removed and weakened, the finished Zeus system can still locate the approximate range of the Abyss within 30 minutes after it occurs."
At this point, Shinonotake retracted his right hand, pointed his index finger at his chin, thought for a moment and said:
"Well, under energy-saving conditions, it should be possible to locate within five kilometers, right?"
Nangong Nayue was immediately shocked: "Can the approximate location be locked 30 minutes after the incident? This is really a monstrous technology..."
Although it cannot be predicted in advance, the fact that it was able to lock onto the target within five kilometers 30 minutes afterwards is terrifying enough.
This is a technology that has been developed by experts from five major countries and all over the world for 30 years and has yet to be developed.
Whether it is divination on the mysterious side or exploration technology on the technological side, there is no means in the world that can detect the existence of the coming of the abyss. The only way to indirectly perceive the coming of the abyss is to use human search and discover abnormalities afterwards.
And now, Shinonozuka has single-handedly advanced this technology to the point where it can be locked 30 minutes after the event.
And this is when 90% of this woman's energy is spent on developing locking technology against her sister.
To be honest, Nangong Nayue always felt that even if there was no big chaos like the abyss, with Shinonomu's personality, one day he would cause a world-class crisis that was no less than the arrival of the abyss.
This woman doesn't seem like the type to be content with what she has to live with!
"Sure enough, the doctor has hidden a lot from me." Lux shook her head helplessly.
In the past, she had actually noticed that Shinonoseki was suspected of stealing funds to research other projects of interest.
However, due to her appreciation for Shinonozuka's abilities and her understanding of the scientist's habits, Lux actually turned a blind eye, thinking that no matter what, Shinonozuka wouldn't go too far, and that no matter how you look at it, the misappropriated funds would only be around 20% at most.
But now it seems that she underestimated Shinonoyuki.
This person must have diverted more than 90% of the funds for his own use, right?
Although she complained in her heart, Lux was undoubtedly amazed by Shinonozuki's ability.
After all, many of SDS's cutting-edge technologies in the past were not easy to come by, which resulted in neither Lux nor the higher-ups in the Ministry of Commerce being able to detect the inflated costs when reviewing funding applications, and they even took the initiative to add funding several times.
However, Shinonozuki used only one-tenth of the budget to create technology that met the requirements of SDS executives, and took 90% of the funds from them.
Such behavior undoubtedly demonstrates the other party's scientific research capabilities beyond common sense.
