When Reilo finished inspecting Lola's Secret Garden laboratory and returned to his office, four people were already waiting on the sofas in the reception hall.
Just as he'd expected.
They were Anemo, the Starfish Touch; Edward, the Bomb King; Qiu Dao, Dizang Wang; and Windsor, the Altar Communicator.
Windsor had clearly learned through the Crystal Ball that Reilo had returned, and had hurried over to wait for him as soon as she could. The moment she saw him walk into the hall, she quickly stood up.
"Master Windsor, there's no need to rush."
Reilo gestured for her to sit and greeted her with a warm smile. "I've fulfilled your request, and the task was completed successfully. We can discuss the details at length after I've taken care of some Academy business. We can also put the next round of experiments on Curvature Space spacetime technology on the schedule."
Overjoyed, the female scholar let out a sigh of relief. At last, she could put her mind at ease.
She knew perfectly well what this meant. It would bring about a major historical transformation, not only for her Academy, but for the entire Academic World.
"Good, good. That's wonderful."
Unable to contain her excitement, she said "good" three times in a row before sitting back down.
Reilo nodded, then let his gaze pass over the other three.
When he saw Edward, the Bomb King, looking troubled and grave, he said solemnly, "Dean Edward, please come with me."
The steady, gaunt middle-aged man nodded and followed Reilo silently into the study.
Taking a seat at his desk, Reilo got straight to the point. "Is there bad news?"
"Yes."
Edward handed him an encrypted report.
Reilo frowned as he took it. His expression turned grave as his eyes swept over the report.
The information