Chapter 237: Talking about Mysterious Monuments

As soon as he returned, Kai brought the news about the new mission that they would need to go.

"…That is our mission." Kai raised his hands after explaining for one hour. He reached out to the water bottle and sipped it to brush his dry throat.

"This is the first time I heard it. I mean, I know about conspiracy theories since it never disappears, but Moai… I can't relate to it. I know that it's hard to move those giant statues, but it is not at the level of this theory. If you want something supernatural, you should go to the Bermuda Triangle or something similar." Michelle blurted her confusion in one go.

"I know. That's why I am confused as well. But the fact that they contain magic power is still there, and we can't brush it off." Kai let out a long sigh. "You can say that I am also pretty curious. After all, it never crosses my mind that a statue from a millennia ago can possess magic power."

"Still… We need to cross the ocean to reach Easter Island. Will we be alright?" Sofia asked with a worried expression.

"I think it's fine. There are already a few scientists living on the island, so it's possible to go there. As for the ocean… The Protectors are living around the Bermuda Triangle, or at least that is our speculation. The sea in the opposite direction should be safe."

"Since you are confident in this matter, I won't say anything more." Sofia nodded with a solemn expression, remembering a certain matter back in EU Base. "Now that I think about it, I seem to have heard about something similar to this."

"!!!" Kai turned around and stared at her intensely. Even the others also waited for her to speak about this matter. As much as they felt weird when people mystified things like this, it was by all means something breathtaking when they heard some proof like the magic power inside the stone earlier.

"I will tell you. It's a secret, but I don't think it's considered a state secret." Sofia paused for a moment, reassembling the information in her mind. "There are two spots that have been confirmed to possess high amounts of energy: Stonehenge and Carnac."

Kai furrowed his eyebrows and pondered. "I know a bit about Stonehenge, but I am completely clueless about Carnac."

Michelle opened her device and searched for these two places on the internet before projecting it on the table.

"Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in England. It consists of a ring of standing stones that seems to have many conspiracy theories around. It was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. Do they actually contain magic power inside them?"

"Yes. I can assure you. I stumbled upon this thing when I was listening to my Father. If I am not wrong, the study didn't result in anything other than the fact that these stones have magic power." Sofia nodded before sighing.

"Teacher asked me to do it because of my hearing ability. Sofia's sixth sense and Isabelle's eyes are useful too, so…" Kai scratched his head, wondering what he should do. He felt that this would be a pointless mission, but he also wanted to see whether his hearing ability had something to do with this.

"Well, it's the mission from your Teacher. Of course, we will gladly comply." Michelle smiled. "We will succeed either way, so I have no complaints about a mission like this."

"That's right. We can treat it as a vacation." Tasha agreed with a nod.

As for Kai, he ignored them and searched for the other one called Carnac.

"Hmm?" Kai read it out loud. "It turns out to be another stone monument. It was built around 4500 BC to as soon as 3300 BC. Some stones are small, and some stones are big as if there is a meaning behind such an arrangement. And the way it's making a line shape instead of a circle like the Stonehenge, I think this is suspicious. The only problem is…"

"Yeah. It contains magic power." Sofia confirmed as she just opened the EU's information database. Of course, she didn't let anyone see this type of thing. "Now this is an interesting topic. What is the reason for this? And the fact that there might be something behind it makes me curious."

"Although I have the same feeling with you, I doubt it will give us any result." Kai sighed.

"I have a proposal for you, Kai. If we truly discover something on Easter Island, I want to know about the truth. As for whether I can bring the information to the EU Base or not, we can discuss it later." Sofia smirked as she seemed to be up for an adventure.

Kai shrugged. "Well, there is a chance for collaboration since there are many mysterious things in EU Base. For the time being, you are one of us, so you can get any information that we get from a mission. As for how you use that information… It's your own choice."

"Alright. Since that is the case, I will help you to the best of my ability." Sofia nodded with a smile.

"There is something still I can't understand." Michelle scratched her head in frustration. "The other two were constructed a few thousand years ago while the statues from Easter Island were built around a thousand years ago. I think there is less chance for this to be something extraordinary."

"It's normal to see it that way. Now that we live in the 24th century, it's hard to believe such a thing. But I want to tell you that the Earth is more mysterious than we thought." Kai used Ria's line to convince Michelle.

She contemplated for a moment and looked at the information about Moai. "Moais are human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500.

"Well, there is a theory here saying that these statues are symbols of authority and power, both religious and political. To the people who erected them and used them, they were actual repositories of sacred spirit and believed to be charged by a magical spiritual essence called mana.

"These statues were a representation of the ancient Polynesians' ancestors. Thus, there might be something hidden in these statues." Michelle furrowed her eyebrows.

"Well, rather than discussing the theory behind it, it's best to prepare to see it with your own eyes." Kai shrugged. "If something like this is real, it will open many opportunities for us because we might reach closer to the truth as to how animals turned into magical beasts and why magic power started to appear on Earth."

"Fair enough." Michelle nodded.

"This might be something different than any other things we have encountered." Ayaka clasped her hand and smirked. "If there is really a mystery on the island, we might also fight something hidden there. So, I think we should proceed with caution."

Kai and the others agreed to her.

"Anyway, let's wrap it for now. I only want to inform you about this and don't want to talk too deep. After all, I need to do some planning for the upcoming raid mission." Kai sighed, brushing off the matter. "Evan. Go to the Eagle Group and tell them about the mission."

"Eh? Why me?" Evan seemed to be reluctant to do it. Whether it was because of his relationship with Isabelle or another thing, he didn't care and said, "If it's not you, then who will?"

Michelle and the others only smirked at him, throwing a teasing glance as if they knew he was just embarrassed.

Evan clicked his tongue, rose from his seat and left the room.

Kai looked at the closing door and nodded his head, starting to make a plan. He didn't forget to ask about everyone's opinion since there might be something unique in their mind. As expected, Sofia and Michelle were above the rest about this since they sometimes asked major questions and gave some advice.

Of course, Kai didn't say anything if it was a secret like the secret code. As expected, it was indeed good to have only the generals to know about the secret code. This way, they wouldn't have a clash of opinions.

He ended up refining his strategy and polishing it to the best level possible for a week of planning. It seemed that Ria Ross wanted him not to have so many thoughts because the ones who mostly commanded the armies are the generals.

If they were too restricted by the plans, they would be too stiff to perform an emergency measure. In that case, it would be better to give them a casual plan where they could improvise according to their own need.

The challenge in this plan was to know the characteristics of each general and their positioning. Kai took every information he got from Ria and incorporated it into his strategy. Although it was rough around the edges, it should be enough to satisfy every general… No, he should be calling them commanders. There is only one general in this battle, and she is Ria.

After finishing his planning, he was invited to the embassy, where they were supposed to be meeting with the generals and the president. The president only wanted to know the probability of them succeeding in the battle and won't interfere in their battle.

Of course, someone drove him to the meeting place, where he met two ladies and five old men.

"Good morning, Mister President." Kai saluted and greeted the number one person in the US Base before looking at others. "Teacher, Sir Nathan, Ethan, Paolo, and Jose. And this lady is…"

"She is…"