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.
"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."