As the two chatted along the way, by the time they arrived at Herta's office, Topaz's affection toward him had already risen to over ten points, a good start.
It seemed that reaching maximum affection with Topaz would not take long.
Heh, having a high-ranking executive of the Interastral Peace Corporation as a girlfriend sounded pretty great. Nolan let his thoughts wander wildly.
Meanwhile, Topaz had no idea that someone was already setting his sights on her. Seeing that they had arrived, she spoke to Nolan.
"Mr. Nolan, I'll have to trouble you to introduce me to Madam Herta."
As a visitor, it would be impolite for her to enter on her own while accompanied by someone from the space station.
"Of course, no problem."
Nolan nodded lightly and stepped inside first. As expected, he saw that Herta had one of her puppets here as usual.
"You've arrived. Asta already informed me via message. So, Miss Topaz, what brings you to see me?"
Herta crossed her arms and asked.
"Hello, Madam Herta. I wonder if you've been paying attention to the recently emerging 'Akasha Metafield'?" Since it was a public matter, Topaz did not avoid speaking in front of Nolan.
"I've naturally heard of it." Herta looked at her thoughtfully.
Given her understanding of the IPC, it was no surprise that those people had grown wary of the "Metafield Space" recreated by Sserkal and Nolan.
That was why they had sent this "Topaz" from the Strategic Investment Department in person to gather information.
"Although the name has changed, the predecessor of the 'Akasha Metafield,' the 'Metafield Space Space,' belongs to Sserkal, a member of the Genius Society.
"Madam Herta, may I ask if your Genius Society has learned anything about it?"
Topaz asked.
Her partner, the Warp Trotter Numby, had wandered over beneath a nearby holographic projection, curiously looking up at it.
Among those cooperating with the IPC, the only "genius" was herself. Herta understood why, after such a major development, the IPC had immediately sent someone to her.
As it so happened, she actually knew the inside details. This Miss Topaz had indeed come to the right person.
However, before consulting Sserkal and Nolan, Herta could not casually reveal anything.
But since her experimental funding still depended on the IPC's support, she could not outright refuse to answer either.
After thinking for a moment, Herta simply passed the matter along and said to Topaz:
"I don't know the specifics very well, but you can ask the person beside you. He might know more."
"Oh? So you're familiar with it?" Topaz looked at Nolan in surprise.
"…"
That Herta… Nolan felt a bit speechless. But since he was directly involved, it was indeed more appropriate for him to decide whether to answer.
He hadn't expected that Topaz had come to ask Herta about the "Akasha Metafield." It really was quite a coincidence that she had found the right place.
Now, the "Akasha Metafield" was becoming increasingly popular. With the technological level of interstellar society, establishing large-scale production lines for "Metafield Space Deep-Dive Devices" was not difficult.
Not to mention that many people had already discovered this business opportunity and were scrambling to get the first bite.
As a result, the only factor limiting the development of the "Akasha Metafield" at this point was logistics speed. But the galaxy's logistics network was naturally no weak point.
From what Nolan had learned from Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Asta, the daily active users of the entire "Akasha Metafield" had already reached tens of billions.
Most of them were from the galaxy side, with a smaller portion coming from the Sea of Quanta.
Such a growth rate naturally made the IPC wary, especially since it had only been a few days.
However, the "Akasha Metafield" did not restrict anyone from participating in its development and operation. Naturally, the IPC could get involved as well.
In fact, if the IPC got involved with its scale, they could earn even more. Their only real concern was that the "Akasha Metafield" was not under their control.
If this had been before, Nolan might have worried that the IPC learning the truth would cause him trouble. But now that he was level 200, even if an Aeon showed up, he could handle it calmly.
Even so, he did not want to attract the attention of ambitious individuals. Keeping a low profile was still the better choice.
So Nolan shook his head lightly and said,
"Actually, I just accidentally summoned Sserkal's soul back from the past. As for the 'Metafield Space,' that should be her own doing. I don't really know the details."
With these words, Nolan distanced himself from the matter and shifted the responsibility onto Sserkal.
"If you want to learn more, I can give you her contact information."
Of course, while passing the matter along, he also needed to point them in the right direction. Otherwise, the IPC would keep their focus here.
As for how to handle things afterward, that could be left to professionals like Ningguang and Sserkal.
Nolan just needed to protect them.
"So it really is that Sserkal returning from the past!" Topaz revealed an even more astonished expression.
This answer truly exceeded her expectations. Within the IPC, they had only speculated that someone had inherited Sserkal's legacy.
"Yes. Please keep it confidential that I was the one who summoned her. Otherwise, I won't be able to handle the enthusiasm of civilizations across the galaxy."
Nolan nodded.
Even though it was not exactly resurrection, bringing a soul back was enough to be called a miracle. Not to mention that Heroic Spirits already had physical forms, so whether they had a real body or not did not really matter.
"Of course, I understand." Topaz nodded. "Then please trouble you to give me Miss Sserkal's contact information."
"Alright."
Nolan added Topaz on messaging and sent her Sserkal's contact. At the same time, he had already explained the situation to Sserkal through the "Waymark."
He told her to handle the IPC within the "Akasha Metafield" for now and not to expose herself offline.
"Thank you," Topaz said to Nolan.
[Topaz Has Developed Good Feeling Towards You, Obtained 820 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.3 (221/300)]
Looking at the notification that popped up on the character panel, Nolan felt it was well worth it.
"Alright, since the matter is settled, go do what you need to do. We still have experiments to continue," Herta said to Topaz.
"Then I won't disturb you any longer, Madam Herta." Topaz nodded, then waved to Nolan and left Herta's office with Numby.
For her, this trip had not been in vain. With Sserkal's contact information, her task was essentially complete.
As for what to do next, that would have to be decided after bringing the information back for discussion.
After Topaz left, Herta turned her gaze to Nolan.
"Alright, stop wasting time. Come and test!"
"No rush. I've made some new discoveries recently that I want to tell you. You should be interested."
Nolan smiled as he spoke.
(End of Chapter)
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