Chapter 226

She wants to go to heaven.

Kristen had studied astronomy for many years and had long ago discovered that the movement of stars was completely irregular. In other words, the sky on Terra Planet was likely a fabrication.

This trip to space wasn't just to prove my parents' great theory. More...

It was to tear apart the sky and leave a warning for this land.

Kristen was well aware that, given Rhine Lab's current profitability, even if they operated until his death, they wouldn't be able to raise the enormous sums needed to develop spacecraft. He thus exploited the Ministry of Defense's greed to fulfill his own dream.

As for the consequences, Kristen didn't care. First of all, this project would be studied for many years.

Even if it ultimately fails, it will leave valuable experience for the future of the aerospace industry.

As the numbers on the instruments continued to rise, Kristen's drone had reached an altitude of four thousand meters. The scenes captured by the camera were becoming increasingly monotonous.

4200 meters...

4400 meters...

4600 meters...

4800 meters!

This is the highest altitude that drones can reach on this land.

Not enough! Still not enough!

Higher, higher!

If it can reach an altitude of 5,000 meters, this drone will be able to do many things in the future.

Suddenly, Kristen's eyes widened.

She stared intently at the monitor screen and witnessed a scene she would never forget.

At an altitude of nearly 5,000 meters, there was an object flying upwards at high speed.

Judging from the silhouette, it's a person?!

290 You are God? (4K)

Kristen's pupils widened instantly as he stared at the images transmitted back by the specially designed drone.

She felt as if a three- or four-story-high tsunami had struck her, leaving her completely bewildered.

What was that just now?

This is 5,000 meters above the ground, where the air is extremely thin. Can any living things survive in such an environment?

Kristen held her breath, gripping the monitor with both hands. By the time she came to her senses and tried to control the camera, the brown shadow had vanished.

According to valuable historical records, there is Barrier Layer above an altitude of over 6,000 meters.

Once the aircraft exceeds this altitude, abnormal gravity and propulsion will occur.

No one knows what lies behind the Barrier Layer, like the Wailing Wall that God set up in the sky.

You may only go this far, but you may not go any further.

An Ursus poet once referred to the Barrier Layer as a 'Star Pod'. This romantic metaphor became popular, and many scientists have adopted the term.

Beyond the Star Pod lies the Starry Sky, a concept that has gradually become a consensus among mainstream scholars.

If there are other life forms atop the Star Pod, it would be tantamount to declaring centuries of human exploration of the heavens a joke. This discovery would undoubtedly be a resounding slap in the face to scientists who pursue the Istina.

Kristen couldn't hide her excitement as she steered the drone's camera. She could clearly feel her fingers and even her whole body trembling.

That was a yearning for the truth of the sky!

But the brown shadow was moving too fast, only staying in the frame for a second or two. When the camera tilted up to a 90-degree angle, only a small black dot in the sky could be vaguely captured.

Will it travel through the Star Pod and beyond the planet?

Kristen never imagined that he would one day be so close to the Istina!

But the next second, the brown shadow didn't tear open the Star Pod; instead, it... plummeted downwards?

Before Chris could make any adjustments, the brown shadow quickly disappeared from the screen.

Kristen was very anxious and quickly adjusted the shooting angle. However, the thick clouds blocked the view, and he could no longer capture that fleeting figure.

She didn't give up and quickly retrieved the previously recorded video. By repeatedly pausing manually, she successfully froze the image on the frame where the brown shadow appeared.

The creature was less than two meters tall. It wore rock armor and Rock Mask on its face.

Based on the outline of the limbs, the overall shape is confirmed to be humanoid. The chest is not very prominent, so perhaps it is male?

Kristen was absolutely certain that no one could travel between the sky and the earth without any tools.

The other party may not be human, but a 'god'!

Confirming that what she was seeing was not a hallucination, Kristen's breathing became increasingly rapid. Her cheeks flushed, and she seemed very excited.

From beginning to end, Kristen's thoughts about the sky weren't as complicated as others imagined. She simply wanted to see what lay behind the Star Pod.

Kristen believed that uncovering the secrets of the sky could guide the creatures of this land forward.

At the same time, she also knew that trying to penetrate the Star Pod would bring many unknown risks.

Only in this way can everyone on this land put aside war and internal strife. All of humanity must unite to resist the unknown alien creatures.

What a magnificent sight that must have been!

Kristen speculated that he might die in the pursuit of Istina. Like the lines from that Ursus poet, dying in a beautiful dream. Or, suffocating in a vacuum.

She was not afraid of death; she had already prepared herself mentally when she embarked on her scientific research journey.

"Bump!"

In the heat of the moment, Kristen slammed his fists on the lab bench, accidentally knocking a coffee cup off the table.

With a crash, it shattered into pieces.

White ceramic pieces shattered into dust, and brown coffee spilled all over the floor.

Kristen glanced down, initially unprepared to deal with it, but then she suddenly realized something.

His pupils widened in surprise.

The Director General office is located on the top floor of the Rhine Lab Headquarters. Tonight, Kristen happens to be conducting a drone test flight experiment on the rooftop.

To ensure measurement accuracy, the drone ascended in a vertical flight mode. The suddenly appearing brown figure was no more than one kilometer away from the camera.

If he remained vertical during his fall, he would likely have landed near the Rhine Lab Headquarters.

There's still a chance!

Kristen didn't have time to clean up the coffee on the floor, nor did she have a drone that was ready to use immediately. She quickly grabbed her phone from the table and ran outside as fast as she could.

She didn't even care that her high heels had fallen off, and walked across the cold ground to the rooftop of the headquarters building.

Kristen used the simplest method to try and observe the god descending from the sky. Her line of sight covered 180 degrees. The remaining 180 degrees were left to her phone in video recording mode.

The night was very dark. Trimon is often shrouded in rain, and large patches of dark clouds obscured most of the view.

Where?

Where did God land?

Suddenly, a brown shadow descended from the sky. In the blink of an eye, it landed inside the Rhine Lab Park.

The speed was astonishing.

If Kristen hadn't been prepared in advance, the brown shadow would never have been observed.

Falling from a height of six thousand meters, even a pebble the size of a palm would cause a tremendous commotion. Yet, after listening for a long time, she heard no unusual sound. This phenomenon completely defied the laws of physics.

God, it must be God!

This god is located within the Rhine Lab Park!

Kristen couldn't hide her excitement and quickly ran towards the laboratory. She needed to quickly gather information on the people in the park for screening purposes.

Why did God descend but not appear? Did He think her idea of challenging the heavens was foolish and ridiculous?

Lost in thought, Kristen returned to the open-doored laboratory. Without even putting on her shoes, she picked up the landline and called the employee she trusted most in the company.

The call was connected in less than ten seconds.

The head of the Ecology Department Muelsyse, possesses a very special ability: he can answer phone calls even when he is not at Rhine Lab.

Upon hearing that the communication had been established, Kristen didn't wait for a response and asked first:

"Muelsyse, are you at the company?"

After a pause on the other end of the microphone, the reply came:

"Yes, Director General, what are your orders?"

"I need a list of everyone currently in the Rhine Lab campus. This includes both internal staff and external visitors, as long as they have registered. Once you have the list, send it to my email immediately."

Kristen could have called Yara Booker Wilson in the Human Resources Assessment Department. But at this time, she didn't want to bother her.

"Okay, I'll retrieve it right away."

Muelsyse was incredibly efficient; a few minutes after hanging up the phone, he sent the list to my email.

Kristen stared at the registration information, starting with the list of visitors.

If that god has always been in Rhine Lab, why has he never offered himself up all these years? Therefore, she deduced that the other party was most likely among the visitors.

There are many people who come to Rhine Lab Headquarters during the day, but not many are still there at this time.

Kristen's gaze fell upon the registration information. Zhongli, Texas Exusiai, Zilan, and four others—six women and one man in total—all came from the same medical institution.

Rhodes Island.

Hmm.

Why does this name sound so familiar?

Kristen frowned in thought, recalling Justin's mention of a recent collaboration with Rhodes Island.

It's not yet certain whether that 'god' is among these people. But this is Rhine Lab's territory, and she has many ways to verify and confirm it.

Shi Lei flew through the air, reaching an altitude of over 6,000 meters, and stopped in front of the Barrier Layer.

Due to the distance, it might be impossible to observe from the ground. But at this close range, it's easy to spot a thin film of transparent liquid in the air.

This discovery greatly surprised him.

Is the sky over Terra really only a little over 6,000 meters high?

If we find a mountain that's over 5,000 meters high, wouldn't we just be able to fly a drone that high anytime?

Although one question was resolved, another arose. Shi Lei neither tore open the Star Pod nor had any intention of delving deeper. Under the cover of night, he landed quietly and safely in a corner of Rhine Lab's campus.

He flew low, crossing the lawn. Avoiding blind spots in the surveillance cameras, he went to the restroom. After washing his face with cold water, he came out.

Shi Lei walked through several corridors back to the Structure Department and once again pushed open the door to the observation room.

Ifrit was playing with the miniature rock statue when she saw him return and asked expectantly:

"So, any results yet?"

Shi Lei wouldn't say he went up there in person; he fabricated a fictitious friend.

"I have a friend who is an expert in this field. I just asked him, and he said that the sky is indeed only 6,152 meters high, and spacecraft would encounter huge obstacles if they went any higher."

Ifrit was deeply moved to see that he was genuinely seeking answers to the question he had asked on a whim.

To date, almost everyone she has met has forced themselves to do things they don't want to do.

For example, those white-coated doctors at Haidon Pharmaceutical forced Ifrit to undergo painful experiments every day. Even the Structure Department was forcing...

She is taking medication and receiving treatment.

But the older brother in front of her respected her ideas very much and never forced her to do anything.