[Ms. Medina:
On behalf of the board, I hereby inform you that we wish to select several children for experiments, in the hope of unraveling the mystery of the indigenous people's witchcraft.
This is a magical land. We have already discovered far too many miracles here: crops that grow simply by being thrown into the soil, gold and silver scattered everywhere—all of them have been of immense help to our exploration and establishment here.
And there is ample evidence that the indigenous people living on this land are its greatest treasure. They have thoroughly explored this place, leaving behind many astonishing ruins, and may even have developed a form of witchcraft that communicates with nature—or rather, the gods. It allows them to travel freely through time and space, perhaps even foresee and alter the future.
What a magnificent ability! To put it practically, some incurable diseases today may be healed in the future. So long as we can uncover the secrets of witchcraft, there will be far more we can accomplish than we imagine...]
[Baron:
I regret to inform you that, as one of the indigenous people born and raised on this land, I do not believe our people possess any witchcraft. It is merely insight into and summarization of patterns. Anyone can achieve it after a certain period of training; it is not nearly as extraordinary as you imagine.
You should know that Mr. Tolson strongly dislikes these rumors about witchcraft. He believes that, as an advanced civilization, we must believe in science...]
[Ms. Medina:
I believe you have misunderstood something. The Foundation does not belong entirely to Mr. Tolson. Not everyone on the board agrees with his short-sighted and extreme ideas—in many decisions, we need to vote for a plan that can satisfy everyone.
Naturally, I know Tolson's