Chapter 611

Arlan looks at Miss Asta's expression in the game, somewhat worried: "Young Lady..."

【Dr. Ratio nods and continues: "Finally, it's the Duke of Inferno's ability, which is the secret of 'spontaneous human combustion'."】

【"Regarding this point, the Trailblazer must already know."】

【"The Heliobus of Tufet, the Duke of the Annihilation Gang... there is another secret about Ifrit."】

【Stelle's mouth curls up, and she reveals the information she learned from Following Dan Heng earlier.】

【Dr. Ratio nods and says: "In the chaos caused by the Ever-Burning Mansion in the past, someone once witnessed the scene of 'thugs descending from the flames'."】

【"The Duke of Inferno's flames have a certain special property, and this property... is exactly the secret of 'spontaneous human combustion'."】

【Speaking of this, Dr. Ratio smiles slightly and says: "Look—the answer is already about to come out."】

【Dr. Ratio takes out the booklet that Wen Shiling had previously handed to them and says: "This booklet records a type of flame that can shuttle through phases, which is said to 'burn the various realms, leaving behind numerous flame descendants'."】

【Master Gongshu says: "It is the 'Phase Flame', a creation of 29 Zisikaer. She was an extraordinary genius, smart, kind, and humble."】

【"But unfortunately, defined by human concepts of time, she only lived for a short twenty-nine days."】

The livestream room.

"29 days of life, yet able to become a member of the Genius Society and create a Curio like the 'Phase Flame'. This Zisikaer is truly amazing."

"After all, is she a genius? Anything that ordinary people cannot understand and exceeds the norm is a matter of course for a genius."

"This statement is a bit too biased."

"Speaking of which, judging from Master Gongshu's words, this Miss Zisikaer is really an outlier in the Genius Society."

"Indeed, kind and humble—is this really someone from the Genius Society?"

"Judging from the members of the Genius Society we know so far, let's not talk about Dr. Primitive, who is a villain. Herta and Ruan Mei both have the arrogance of being geniuses, although they express it differently."

"At least for now, the only one who is easier to get along with is Master Gongshu."

"Indeed, Master Gongshu looks very elegant and speaks very politely."

"Why did the topic suddenly deviate? It's off-topic again."

"Hahahaha, we talked more and more off-topic without realizing it."

"However, regarding the 'Phase Flame', is it a bit familiar?"

"I also seem to have heard of it somewhere."

"Wait, did Miss Ruan Mei mention this Curio in a previous mission?"

"Miss Ruan Mei... um... I remember now."

"At that time, Miss Ruan Mei said that she borrowed the 'Phase Flame' when she first arrived at the space station, right?"

"I remember it too. Speaking of which, could this missing mysterious Curio also be this one?"

"Holy crap, this is really possible!"

【In the game's story, Master Gongshu continues: "The Phase Flame shifted to another phase as soon as it was born. By the time it returned, Zisikaer had already passed away. Since then, it has been constantly shifting phases like this, making it difficult to capture again."】

【Dr. Ratio nods: "The seed of this flame, which is the Phase Flame... must be the Curio Herta lost. And the Duke of Inferno is a descendant of the flame."】

【Master Gongshu says in an elegant tone: "Someone once accidentally caught a glimpse of the Phase Flame's trail, caught a wisp of fire, and lent it to Ruan Mei for research, but unexpectedly, the seed of the flame was lost because of this."】

【"If Ifrit is also a descendant of the Phase Flame, the whole picture of this matter is clearly visible."】

The Astral Express.

The Parlor Car.

March 7th is unable to suppress her shock and says: "So, that Zisikaer created the Phase Flame, and the Phase Flame created the Duke of Inferno?"

"And, the missing mysterious Curio is actually this Phase Flame?!"

"Energy life, spontaneous combustion, now everything makes sense."

Following Dan Heng nods and says: "But it seems that even the Phase Flame preserved here at the Herta Space Station is not a complete Phase Flame, but merely a wisp of fire."

Welt Yang adjusts his glasses and says: "After all, it is an energy life that can constantly shift in phases. Being able to capture a wisp of fire is already a luxury."

"Wait, phase shifting... could those missing staff members be...!"

【In the game's story, Dr. Ratio nods and continues: "According to Wen Shiling, Adler had been muttering the word 'scent' for hours..."】

【"】

【Speaking of this, Dr. Ratio chuckles and says: "Heh, but that is probably 'phase'—he saw the topic of 29 Zisikaer in this booklet and verified his conjecture."】

【"As its descendant, the Duke of Inferno has an ability similar to the Phase Flame. I am afraid he cannot achieve 'phase shifting', but he can achieve a degraded 'spatial transfer'."】

【"This is the truth of spontaneous human combustion: the staff members did not disappear, but were 'transferred'."】

【After basically clarifying the situation, Dr. Ratio continues: "The whereabouts of the victims are temporarily unknown. But at this point, the Duke of Inferno's plan is clear."】

【"The sudden continuous disappearances are undoubtedly the best hotbed for cultivating chaos."】

【"Once the seeds of anxiety take root and sprout, he will issue an attack statement, pushing the secretly fermenting crisis to the forefront, urging it to grow, bloom, and bear fruit."】

【"And the next step, pop—is to ignite the spark. Look at these missing staff members; suppose their commonality is discovered, what will be the consequences? I don't need to say more."】

Herta Space Station.

Many staff members gathered in twos and threes are also paying attention to the plot in the game while discussing it.

"Sigh~ who says it isn't? After the commonality of the missing staff members was exposed, many people were indignantly spouting nonsense, but now they are all dumbfounded."

"There are too many people who follow the crowd. We should just mind our own business."

"Sigh~ Station Master Asta must also feel very uncomfortable in her heart."

"Everyone has their own difficulties, don't think too much."

The Luo Fu Xianzhou.

In a teahouse where players gather.

An adult Xianzhou man sighs: "I didn't expect that all of this was really caused by the Duke of Inferno."

Players at another table are also somewhat surprised and say: "I thought the Duke of Inferno was a crazy guy who only knew about destruction. I didn't expect him to be quite strategic."

A Foxian man smiles: "Have you forgotten the demeanor displayed by the Duke of Inferno when he died in Miss Huang Quan's memory? Such a person, how could he be a reckless man who only knows how to destroy?"

The companion beside the adult Xianzhou man nods and says: "It's just that I don't know how these missing staff members are now. They should have been transferred away by the Duke of Inferno using his talent, right?"

A Foxian woman responds: "That's right, but I think with the Duke of Inferno's personality, he probably won't care much about the lives of those staff members. Maybe he transferred them directly to outer space, which is also possible."

The best friend beside the Foxian woman sighs: "If that's the case, it's still too much of a pity."

"How sad that little sister named Wen Shiling must be."

【In the game's story, Miss Asta also understands at this time and says in a deep voice: "This is all a well-laid trap! The purpose from the beginning was to provoke internal chaos on the space station!"】

【Suddenly, Dr. Ratio shows a strange smile and says: "... It's too late."】

【Just at this moment, Stelle hears a message from the group chat on her phone—】

【Unlicensed Pilot:?】

【Tireless Destroyer:?】

【Bill Geva: "The missing staff members are all opinion leaders on the space station's Black Network..."】

【Bill Geva: Good heavens, even the Defense Department doesn't know this, but you kid are very well-informed.】

【Chari-tastic: Cough, didn't I just transfer this from next door.】

【Tireless Destroyer: Feels a bit forced, but if this is true...】

【Unlicensed Pilot: I smell a conspiracy.】

【Chari-tastic: A self-directed and self-acted disappearance drama, actually to eliminate dissidents.】

【Chari-tastic: Tsk tsk, good means. Unfortunately, justice may be late but it will arrive. The management must step down!】

【Unlicensed Pilot: The management must step down!】

【Tireless Destroyer: But if this is really the case, isn't this group dangerous?】

【Unlicensed Pilot:...】

【Bill Geva:...】

【Chari-tastic:?】

【Miss Asta looks at the content in the group chat, her expression shocked. Rarely, a look of panic appears in the young girl's eyes: "This... this..."】

【Now that the commonality of the missing staff members has been exposed, Miss Asta dares not imagine what kind of scene it will be inside the Herta Space Station at this moment.】 ===== CHAPTER 612 =====