In one of the Abrodie's enclosed cabins, Russell Hill stands in front of a magnetic platform.

The relic, hovering above the platform's magnetic field, shimmered like a diamond.

Hill was observing the relic very carefully, and Claire was standing beside her.

"You can't touch this thing with your hands?" Hill asked.

"Hmph." Claire shrugged her shoulders: "After Renault brought it back, we did a few more experiments, and a total of two rabbits, a turtle and three guinea pigs died. However, there has never been human experimentation...... We have always lacked a true warrior. ”

Her eyes were aimed at Ciel, and Ciel's only felt creepy.

Coughing lightly, Hill asked, "How do you extract energy?" ”

Claire pressed the magnetic field console, and as the magnetic field rotated, a stream of energy light was pulled out under the action of the magnetic field, and it continued to jump and jump, looking like a beating lightning.

"The energy drawn out by the magnetic field is equivalent to 10,000 times diluted, but even then it is still violent. But at least there is a chance for the human body to absorb it, so as to gain great power. Of course, the odds are more than death. This is how the New Federation creates spectral soldiers. Claire explained to Ciel.

Even just watching from the sidelines, Hill could feel the ferocity of the power, it was like a fire that entered the human body, was either conquered by the human body, or simply tore the human to pieces.

"Can't you further reduce the intensity of energy to a point where it's acceptable to the human body?" Hill asked.

"That's the bare minimum." Claire replied, "The New Federation has done countless experiments in the past, and that's how it goes. ”

She pressed the twist, and Hill saw that the beating lightning began to fade, as if it could no longer freeze, and faded into thin air.

Claire said: "Relic energy has its own special structure and retains its solid shape only if the basic unit is maintained. When it falls below this base unit, it dissipates. The dissipated energy cannot be absorbed, and the result is waste. ”

"You're saying that each artifact has its own fixed energy?"

"Yes. The Federal Research Institute has set a minimum amount of energy as a standard unit, and the so-called 5 percent success rate is based on the use of a standard unit of energy. If it is overused, then I am afraid there will be no success rate at all. And each relic has a fixed unit of energy, like ours, there are three hundred and forty-two standard units. This means that it can be used to transform three hundred and forty-two warriors, creating seventeen to eighteen spectral warriors while killing the remaining three hundred and twenty-five...... If you're lucky, you'll be able to die one or two less. ”

"But that's not how you do it." Hill said suddenly, "You haven't even seen the holy artifact, but the energy of the holy artifact has disappeared automatically, and at the same time, everyone on this ship has gained power, right?" ”

Claire was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Do you know what the reason is?" Hill immediately asked.

"Actually, I don't know, I've never touched holy things. Perhaps only those who come into contact with it know. ”

"Who has been in contact with?"

"They're all dead."

Hill's heart tightened: "That rebellion? ”

Claire didn't speak, just looked at the mysterious relic.

Tears glistened in her eyes.

Hill's spirit shook.

He finally understood.

The sudden rebellion of Captain Jerram, the bizarre encounter of Abrodi's soldiers, it all is interconnected. The key to the abilities of the Freeheart warriors, the ultimate secret that the federal government has always wanted to know, may be hidden in that rebellion!

"Things never exist in isolation." Hill sighed.

Yes, things never exist in isolation. There is always something in the dark that ties them together and forms the development that follows.

After exclaiming, Hill asked, "I wonder who else made it to the meeting and survived?" ”

"There's only one person."

"Jonny Reno?"

Claire nodded: "But even if you look for him, it's useless, he won't tell you anything useful." ”

"Why is he keeping this secret to death?"

"Because he doesn't know either."

"What did you say?" Hill was stunned.

Claire replied, "He lost his memory." He didn't remember anything about that meeting. ”

Ciel's mouth opened wide in surprise.

It turns out that the reason why Renault has not told him is because he doesn't know either?

So why didn't he tell himself he didn't know?

Suddenly, Hill realized something, and his whole body was shocked: "You ......"

Claire looked at Russell Hill and said, "You understand?" Mr. Hill? Yes, it was all done by Renault on purpose. He deliberately pretended to know everything, but he just didn't tell you, just hoping that you would come and investigate the case. ”

"Because that's the only way he can justifiably detain me on this ship, right?" Hill shouted angrily.

"Yes." A voice rang out outside the door.

It's Renault.

He stood in the doorway and looked at Russell Hill: "I'm sorry to deceive you, Mr. Hill, but as you say, fate is your own choice." We gave you a chance, and you made a choice. ”

"That's different!" Russell Hill rushed over angrily and grabbed Renault's collar: "If you had made it clear earlier, I would never have intervened in this matter." I'm not interested in superpowers, I just want to find out the cause of Captain Jerram's death! ”

Renaud shook his head: "This is the cause of Captain Jeram's death. He doesn't go crazy and betray for no reason, it must be the holy thing that changed it. It changed Captain Jerram, it changed everyone, and it made me lose that memory. I need to know what happened during that time, and I need to know how to use the relics correctly...... This can only be left to you. But I can't say to you, hey, buddy, help me get things figured out, and in return, I'll never release you. ”

"So you did it differently, deliberately using coercion and seduction to stimulate my fighting spirit?"

Renault didn't answer him, just looked at the artifact.

He said softly, "From the moment you stepped into this cabin, you have chosen to give up your old identity and join the heart of freedom. As for what comes next, you can choose to do it or not to do it, and I won't force you. But Mr. Hill, don't you really want to have superpowers? Don't you really want to know what the secret of the holy relic really is? ”

Hill was stunned.

Renault continued: "Think about it, although you have lost your old life, if you can solve the mystery, maybe you will find that a new life is unfolding for you. In this new life, there may be dangers and unpredictable fates, but I assure you, it is just as exciting...... You'll have room to play to your abilities, and you'll even gain stronger abilities. Who knows? Maybe it's some kind of ability to look back at the scene, just stand at the scene of the crime and look at it, you can see everything that happened in the past, and no case can stump you. I'm guessing you'll like it. ”

"You're wrong." Hill replied coldly, "I don't like it. I like solving cases because I enjoy the process of solving cases, and I like the fun of discovering the truth from a little bit of seemingly mundane clues, rather than solving cases in a way that borders on cheating. If I could, I would prefer to have a pair of perceptive eyes and a brain that can remember all the details and conversations. ”

Renault shrugged: "Who knows, maybe it will really be as you wish, life is always full of possibilities, as long as you can find that way." ”

Ciel looked back at the relic, then at Renault, "Do you think I'll be able to find the right way to use the relic, as long as I can restore everything that happened in the conference room?" ”

"At the very least, it will provide us with an important reference. And ......" Renault's voice was lowered: "I really want to know what it is that makes a loyal, brave warrior like that." If we don't want that to happen again, we'd better prepare early. ”