Chapter 5

From the central control room, a young girl a few years older than Luo Zhen approached, her appearance filled with a sense of agitation.

She had long, snow-white hair that reached her waist, yet it did not look pale; instead, it carried a sense of nobility. She wore somewhat lavish noble attire, and her eyes, like stars, glowed with an orange light, yet they contained a great deal of fire, making her emit a wrathful aura that kept people at a respectful distance.

This person was the daughter of the prestigious Animusfi family, and also the current director of Chaldea—Olga Marie Animusfi.

In the world of magic, lineage is a very important existence.

And the Animusfi family is one of the most prestigious families in the world of magic.

Olga Marie, as the daughter of the Animusfi family, took over her father's responsibilities at a young age and became the director of Chaldea three years ago.

For an ordinary magician, such a person is undoubtedly someone to be looked up to.

However, at this moment, Luo Zhen showed an extremely annoyed expression towards Olga Marie, without any attempt to hide it.

In this situation, Olga Marie, filled with anger, approached Luo Zhen.

"Yesterday, I already sent out notifications to all the personnel in Chaldea, stating that a simulation battle would take place today. Except for the technical staff, all the adaptors currently in the facility must be present. You better give me a reasonable explanation!"

Thus, Olga Marie began to scold Luo Zhen without any preamble.

Her anger even made Mash, who was standing nearby, feel somewhat timid, and she took a step back, but still held onto Luo Zhen's sleeve with one small hand, repeatedly signaling him to apologize.

Unfortunately, Luo Zhen had no intention of apologizing.

"So, I'm here, aren't I?"

In response to Olga Marie's scolding, Luo Zhen replied with a tone of impatience.

Naturally, this only made Olga Marie's anger rise even more.

"You're already two hours late! Two hours!" Olga Marie pointed forcefully to the back and shouted at Luo Zhen, "Look there, everyone has been waiting for you for two whole hours!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhen followed the direction of Olga Marie's finger and looked into the central control room.

There, he saw a series of devices that resembled life pods.

Next to the devices stood people in tight-fitting combat suits.

There were seven of them in total.

Their ages were similar to Luo Zhen's.

These people, like Luo Zhen, were adaptors for spirit particle transfer.

Individuals with the adaptability for spirit particle transfer are extremely rare, even in the entire world. Even in Chaldea, which gathers talents from all over the world, only about 40 people with this adaptability have been confirmed so far, and only about 10 have been gathered to the facility, with the rest still being recruited to bring all the adaptors to the facility.

The seven people in front of him were the first group of adaptors currently gathered in Chaldea.

Of course, Luo Zhen was included among them.

The difference was that Luo Zhen had already come to Chaldea three years ago and had lived here for three years.

Mash had come to Chaldea two years ago, so she and Luo Zhen had known each other for two years.

In other words, among all the adaptors, no one knew more about Chaldea than Luo Zhen.

Among all the adaptors, Luo Zhen was also the undisputed No. 1, the first adaptor recorded in Chaldea.

Now, these seven adaptors were looking at Luo Zhen with critical eyes.

No doubt, these adaptors were also very annoyed at having to wait for two hours.

In addition, in the command room of the central control room, a group of technicians were operating various instruments and also looking at Luo Zhen with eyes full of reproach.

This made Luo Zhen realize just how many people were angry at his tardiness.

But...

"If it's such an important matter, why not just exclude the latecomer and proceed with the simulation battle without me?"

Luo Zhen said this to Olga Marie with a lack of enthusiasm.

"You...!?"

The veins on Olga Marie's forehead immediately bulged.

"Senior..."

Mash pulled at Luo Zhen's sleeve anxiously, but to no avail.

Just as Olga Marie was about to lose her temper, a straightforward laugh interrupted.

"Don't say that, Luo Zhen. You are the adaptor with the best adaptability among all those recorded, and the director has high hopes for you. She doesn't want to waste such a rare talent."

As these words were spoken, a person approached.

It was a man wearing a gentlemanly green coat, a top hat on his head, and a cane in his hand, looking very intellectual.

"Professor Ryou."

Mash immediately bowed to him.

"Ryou."

Olga Marie, as if her anger had subsided, also calmed down when he appeared, and the overbearing aura around her diminished.

"Thank you, Mash. Thanks to you, Luo Zhen managed to arrive just in time." The man called Ryou first smiled at Mash, then looked at Olga Marie and said, "Don't be too angry, Marie. Luo Zhen must not have meant it. Forgive him."

"But..." Olga Marie seemed to want to argue but eventually gave up, huffed, and turned her head away.

The only person who could make the director of Chaldea, and especially the temperamental Olga Marie, listen so obediently, even within Chaldea, was the man in front of them, Ryou.

"Professor..."

Luo Zhen, looking at the man with a straightforward smile, lost his impatience.

Ryou Lenore.

He was a highly skilled magician, holding the position of technician in Chaldea, providing much technical support and making many contributions to Chaldea. He was trusted by the previous director and entrusted with important tasks in Chaldea before the current director took office.

The Near Future Observation Lens 'Sheba' was created by him.

He was also deeply trusted by Olga Marie and could be considered the second-in-command in Chaldea after the director.

His personality was straightforward, and he was very smooth in dealing with people, often having Olga Marie listen to his advice without rejecting his suggestions.

And Luo Zhen...

(Still as creepy as before...)

Looking at Ryou with a cheerful smile, Luo Zhen hid his deep unease deep in his heart.

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