The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

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Of course, the Nine-Tailed Lady's decision was largely influenced by Lu Xuan.

The man who brought new life to the White Fox Forest seemed to have never been one to be passive or wait.

He was always so proactive, as if nothing in front of him could stop him from moving forward.

While Lady Nine-Tailed Fox could not be as relentlessly determined as Lu Xuan, she was ultimately moved by him and began to seek change for the first time in hundreds of years.

"Besides the legendary samurai from hundreds of years ago, Ida Kojuro Iryu, who else could be worth such a great demon searching for so desperately?"

With a smile, Kirino Makio revealed the identity of the person the Nine-Tailed Lady was looking for.

"As I said before, Ida Kojuro Iryu's physical body has long since perished, and probably not even a handful of ashes were left behind."

After a slight pause, Kirino Makio glanced at the unfazed Nine-Tailed Lady before continuing.

"However, legendary figures like him have long since become Japanese myths and legends."

"If we can find one or two shrines that enshrine his relics, perhaps we can revive him as a 'deity'."

The "deity" that Kirino Makio mentioned could not possibly be a being like Gatanothora.

Japan has long believed in animism, and its mythology even boasts eight million deities.

The "gods" that Kirino Makio refers to are these eight million gods.

"You understand 'divine rituals'?"

Her already mechanized body prevented the Nine-Tailed Lady from making more nuanced expressions.

However, some of her subtle movements still revealed the shock in the Nine-Tailed Lady's heart.

Making a mortal a god, even if that mortal had merits in slaying demons and monsters in his lifetime, is not an easy task.

In the world of Japanese yokai (supernatural beings), this kind of ritual performed by deities, which elevates them to divine status, is also known as "Kami-sai" (神祭).

"I am but a humble person, and I barely know a little bit about this."

Without keeping the issue in suspense, Kirino Makio stated the truth.

“Since the ‘spiritual rain’ three months ago, there have been cases of supernatural beings awakening around the world.”

"Among them, those who are born with spiritual awareness or are exceptionally gifted are more likely to awaken."

"As far as I know, that Ida Kojuro Iryu was a superhuman from hundreds of years ago."

"After this 'spiritual rain,' the artifacts he left behind will naturally become spiritual, and there is a high probability that some of them will be able to carry his will."

"Simply treat these artifacts as 'divine bodies,' and with the power of faith and incense, the legendary warrior from hundreds of years ago will reappear in the world."

Kirino Makio's words were so assertive that Lady Nine-Tailed Fox had no choice but to believe them.

Why should you help me?

This was Lady Nine-Tailed's last question; she didn't believe that Makio Kirino would help her unconditionally.

"The reason I'm helping you is simple: because you're a resident of Sixth Avenue."

"This place is destined to become an 'ideal land' far removed from the real world, and also a 'bridgehead' to resist all kinds of dark forces."

"Having another legendary warrior here is much better than being helpless when a crisis strikes, isn't it?"

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Chapter 247 Project F - Terranoyd

Gaia Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is a biotechnology company dedicated to technologies related to artificial life and artificial intelligence networks.

Although it has not been around for very long, its research directions and fields are among the best in the world.

This company is a subsidiary of the Galvin Group and the Cedix Group—two of the world's top multinational corporations.

From its inception, it set out the topic of "artificial life" and even invested a huge amount of money in it.

According to some unreliable rumors, certain factions within TPC seem to be paying special attention to this seemingly insignificant small company.

Lu Xuan can tell everyone this definitively.

This is not some unreliable rumor, but a fact with solid evidence.

Since the establishment of Gaia Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the capital behind the scenes of Sediq has taken control of the company and once dominated the research direction of the entire company.

It should be noted that the reason Lu Xuan had Zhizi establish this company was simply to get to know the behind-the-scenes boss of the Sedik Company—Masaki Keigo.

After all, he was a human genius in the Tiga TV series who single-handedly created the "Light Gene Converter" and then used it to transform into the evil Tiga.

Who would have thought that Lu Xuan would finally be able to escape from the complicated matters?

However, he unexpectedly learned from Zhizi that Gaia Biotechnology Co., Ltd. had been taken over by someone else.

Of course, with Tomoko's current abilities, regaining control of the company is not a difficult task.

If Lu Xuan hadn't discovered the anomaly in time, Zhi Zi would probably already be plotting how to regain control of Gaia Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

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"All I want to know now is, does your company, Sediq, really not know what's going on inside?"

Sitting aboard the Galvin, disguised as an ordinary car, Lu Xuan was having a direct video conversation with Masaki Keigo, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Cedik Company.

“If I said I knew nothing about it, you definitely wouldn’t believe me.”

This was not the first time Masaki Keigo had come into contact with Lu Xuan.

No matter how many times they met, Masaki Keigo would feel a genuine sense of admiration whenever he looked at the serious-looking white man opposite him.

From nothing, the Galvin Group was built into a behemoth, and today it has even become one of the major giants within TPC.

This man named Tony Stark proved with his abilities that it is possible—scientists even more talented than himself do exist.

"Of course I don't believe it, but you can try to explain it."

With a calm gaze fixed on Masaki Keigo on the other side of the screen, Lu Xuan perfectly demonstrated what it means to command respect without anger.

"However, I want to make one point clear: if your explanation does not satisfy me, I will withdraw all my investments and technology from Gaia."

"If necessary, we may even sue Sediq."

"Believe me, with the current size of the Galvin Corporation, even if you go to Mars, I'm confident I can make you bankrupt."

What Lu Xuan is saying now is not a threat to Masaki Keigo, but a statement of fact.

From the very beginning, Lu Xuan's contact with Masaki Keigo was out of personal interest, without any particularly clear objective.

Now that this guy has infringed upon my interests...

Even if the other party is indeed a rare genius among humans, Lu Xuan will make him know the consequences of snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

“Cedick Corporation is different from the Galvin Group…”

"Although I am the president of Sedik Corporation, it does not mean that I can control every personnel appointment within the company."

Unusually, Masaki Keigo showed a look of dejection, clearly dissatisfied with the unexpected turn of events.

“Especially after those guys in the Americas division took a stake, they’ve been trying to dilute my influence.”

"Gaia Corporation's 'artificial life' project coincided with one of their top-secret internal plans, so they took it upon themselves to change the direction of the experiment without telling me."

It's clear that Masaki Keigo had long wanted to expose these matters directly to the Galvin Group.

Whatever Masaki Keigo's ultimate thoughts and goals may be.

Anyway, his next words successfully gave Lu Xuan a general understanding of the company, Sediq.

"Just like the information you investigated, I have always had a strong interest in mechanical bionics, and even secretly developed a mechanical bionics engineering project for this purpose."

"However, due to an accident, the 'products' of the mechanical simulation engineering project came to the attention of those ambitious people in the Americas branch."

"They took this opportunity to begin a long-term investment in and interference in the Sediq Company."

"As things stand now, apart from the Cedik headquarters..."

“My control over other branches is far less than your control over the Galvin Group.”

When he said this, Masaki Keigo made no attempt to hide his admiration for Lu Xuan.

There are quite a few scientists with brilliant minds, but so far, only Lu Xuan has been able to fully control a force the size of the Galvin Group.

"It's a reasonable explanation, but it doesn't satisfy me."

She silently scanned the various data on her retina, all of which were information about the Cedik Corporation that Zhizi had collected during this period.

Company stock price, financial statements, new employees, equity distribution, operating status, and even certain confidential projects...

With its own information gathering capabilities, Cedik has virtually no privacy whatsoever.

If Lu Xuan hadn't been intentionally cultivating Zhizi's moral values ​​long ago, she would have been capable of much more than this.

"I'm not really that interested in that so-called bionic mechanical project you mentioned—the mechanical shark Gaiozak."

"So even if I know you're deliberately trying to shift the blame, I don't want to investigate too much."

"What I'm really curious about is what those guys in the Americas division gave you that made you acquiesce to them changing Gaia's research direction."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, Masaki Keigo's pupils suddenly contracted.

Masaki Keigo never expected that the other party would see through his little scheme at a glance and even find out about his latest project.

“Tell me the name and progress of that project, and I’ll help you regain control of Gaia.”

This time, Lu Xuan didn't give Masaki Keigo any chance to refuse, speaking in an almost notification-like tone.

"Plan F - Terranoyd".

"This is the name of the project that the Americas branch asked me to study."

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Chapter 248 Talent Project: Enhanced Humans

"Plan F? Terranovid?"

After closing his communication with Masaki Keigo, Lu Xuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Lu Xuan had no interest in the F project that was being secretly carried out within TPC.

As for what the code name "Terranoid" actually meant, Lu Xuan didn't know either.

However, based on Masaki Keigo's explanation and the information collected by Tomoko, Lu Xuan basically guessed the essence of Project F.

The full name of Project F is "Earth Defense Force Guardian Project", or it can be called "Giant Statue Resurrection Project".

As the name suggests, this is a special project to study and revive the giant stone statues.

Back when he was at the pyramids, Lu Xuan left behind a damaged giant statue.

TPC subsequently classified it as top secret and considered having the world's leading scientists study and revive it.

The project codenamed "Terranoid" is a branch of this massive plan.

According to Keigo Masaki, the overall plan for "Terranoid" was to restore, and even recreate, a new giant statue.

For this reason, TPC even made an exception and allowed the Space Development Agency to participate as well.

When it comes to exploring and researching the unknown, the Space Development Agency is arguably the most authoritative organization on Earth.

Due to the involvement of the Americas branch, Masaki Keigo, who possesses astonishing research capabilities, became the leader of the "Terranoid" project by chance.

However, this is done at a cost, or rather, as an exchange.

Keigo Masaki must acquiesce to Gaia Corporation's shift in research direction, and the relevant technology patents must be transferred to the Americas branch afterward.

More importantly, in order to accelerate the research process.

The Americas division secretly collaborated with the Space Development Agency, bringing its best researchers into Gaia to oversee the project's progress.

This is what infuriates Masaki Keigo the most.

Changing the research direction is not a big problem, since Lu Xuan never required "artificial life" to progress in any particular direction in the first place.

However, it involves bringing a complete stranger into Gaia and having them take charge of the entire project's research direction.

This is not only a sign of distrust towards Keigo Masaki, but also a provocation against the Galvin Group.

Those guys in the Americas division are way too arrogant.