The calm was only temporary. Before long, this group made up primarily of scientists encountered a problem.
"There's no Originium here?"
"It's lost its effectiveness... Not only has it lost its activity, but every product based on Originium has stopped working. You know what that means, right? That's basically everything. What's more, I smashed open an energy storage unit and held a glittering chunk of Originium in my hand, yet I wasn't even infected!"
"What are you doing?"
Joe looked at the researcher before him. The man was slowly whittling a branch to a point, apparently preparing to do something with it.
"Suicide."
It was an unexpected answer.
"Everything I studied from childhood to adulthood was about what Originium could do, what Originium could do. Originium is the foundation of my academic knowledge. Whether physics or chemistry, every edifice of science is built upon the same foundation: Originium."
This researcher had just received a national award for scientific progress in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Originium materials science. Now, however, he held a wooden stick and was determined to kill himself in the most painful way possible.
"Must it come to this?"
"You're just a master's graduate. What the hell do you know?"
"..."
Fine.
Joe got to his feet and scratched his head in confusion. He might as well let them die. What a waste of facial expressions.
Of course, that was only something he said. The security department sprang into action, gathering up and detaining every researcher with suicidal tendencies. They were valuable assets of Rhine Lab.
"Look at them. Once they get out, do you think they'll still achieve anything in research?"
The head of security only had a bachelor's degree and took an indifferent attitude toward such matters. She did not even feel sad. With