Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 703 - 303: Technological Singularity - Rhythmic Crystal

Over the following week, Hexia Tilan spent almost all her time within Grey Dust Crystal Company, occasionally stepping out to make contact with the outside world and show herself, to signal that everything was normal.

Ten days later, in the grand conference hall of Grey Dust Crystal.

The vast underground conference hall was illuminated by bright crystal stones, with the entire space resembling an excavated mine. The walls and ceiling were inlaid with crystal stones of various sizes, radiating a soft and bright halo.

Encircling the central high platform was an array of circular tables, where the upper echelons of Grey Dust Crystal sat, wearing crisp uniforms with white bases and grey collars, with semi-transparent circular goggles before their eyes constantly displaying data to assist their communication and transaction processing.

A ripple of light rose from the central crystal and spread out, cooling those it washed over. Then the crowd ceased their conversations and directed their attention to the middle of the high platform.

"This is 'Grey Dust Crystal's' 3174th major meeting."

Several spotlights lit up on the ceiling of the conference hall, shining on the nine members of the supreme committee seated in the front row. They were the supreme leaders of 'Grey Dust Crystal,' not directly controlling the company's financial assets but holding the absolute voting rights—that is, the power to decide on any appointment, project, or action within the company.

"The reason for urgently convening everyone this time is because 'Grey Dust Crystal' has encountered a rare opportunity for transformation that comes once in a millennium," one of the committee members scanned the audience with his eyes.

"The contents of the meeting that follow are of the highest secrecy. Any personnel present must not disclose anything to the outside, with violators being stripped of all positions and privileges within the company and subject to severe punishment."

"Now, let's stand."

Subsequently, everyone rose one by one, placed a hand on their chest, and recited the internal oath of secrecy. The words and images would be recorded by the inlaid devices overhead and form a special memory imprint etched into their minds, resisting any urges to betray. If one day the impulse to violate emerged, an automatic resistance would manifest.

However, this technology was not entirely compulsory, meaning a High Rank Transcendent could resist this mental discomfort and remorse and leak secrets if they exerted all their strength. Its purpose was more like a guardrail and an alarm, preventing consciousness from violating the oath unintentionally, ensuring even in states of drunkenness or hypnosis, the bearers would not divulge information, instinctively avoiding the subject.

"With the oath now complete, I will introduce the important content of this meeting," one of the committee members pressed a button on the table, and then a transparent crystal column slowly rose in the center of the hall.

Suspended within the crystal column was a nearly ethereal young girl, with hair fluttering, eyes gently closed, and liquid by her side emitting a faint light, outlining her figure.

"This is..." Many recognized the identity of the girl at first glance.

"Hexia Tilan."

The most popular songstress of the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain at present, the idol of countless young people of the new generation, a household name, the dazzling jewel of Edith Academy.

The girl in the water slowly opened her eyes, their shifting light refracted in the wavering water, exuding an extraordinary charm that made everyone present momentarily stunned until the girl closed her eyes again.

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When the girl opened her eyes again, her gaze was much softer and had lost the terrifying charm that flashed momentarily. She slowly descended to the bottom of the water, and at the instant her tiptoes touched the base, the liquid in the crystal column condensed and then split apart.

Pieces of translucent ice blocks emitting a faint white light scattered and hovered, from which the young girl emerged slowly from the split crystal column. She bowed to those present, then stood up straight, her flawless face, near-perfect figure, and temperament commanding the undivided attention of everyone present.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

The young girl then stepped back and stood to one side, allowing the committee members in the center to continue speaking.

"As you have seen, the content announced in this meeting has a significant connection with Miss Hexia Tilan."

"Since the internal conflict four hundred years ago, the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain has been plagued by environmental problems. Many forces and significant figures have tried to find solutions, but with limited success, eventually giving up after failing."

"'Grey Dust Crystal' also rose during the internal conflict four hundred years ago. At that time, due to the development of 'Four-leaf Crystal's' application in main battleships, we received substantial resource support and quickly entered the industry as a giant corporation, gradually expanding various businesses throughout the Federation."

"But it is undeniable that the urgent military needs of those times led to environmental pollution and extensive ecological destruction in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, which directly and indirectly resulted in stagnation and decline in the Star Domain for hundreds of years."

"In the past, we've always been searching for solutions, but they never met our expectations, as purifying superordinary impurities was not our forte," he said.

"Now, everything has taken a turn, because with Miss Hexia's cooperation, our R&D department has discovered a special crystal," the committee member said, lifting his arm lightly, and a piece of the previously shattered floating ice crystal rose and came to the top of the meeting room.

"Everyone knows about Miss Hexia's Songstress identity and her special talent in ice crystal and condensation."

"After long-term collaborative exploration with Miss Hexia, we've finally invented a unique crystal whose function is to release special superordinary rhythmic ripples, which cause the surrounding chaotic superordinary substances to condense and crystallize into solid forms, thus separating from the atmosphere and rainwater," he explained.

The committee member tapped his finger lightly, and the crystal in the air trembled slightly, then emitted spreading ripples. As the waves reached the people present, they felt as if they could hear a faint singing voice.

Afterward, snowflakes began to drift down in the empty air, showing pale white and pale blue colors, gently falling before the members gathered there.

Some of them picked up the snowflakes, observing and crushing them, feeling the substances within.

"These condensed snowflake crystals contain the scattered and faint superordinary substances. Because the hall is filled with prohibition barriers, what is condensed are crystalline forms related to the barriers' superordinary characteristics, or we could call them magic power shard crystals with prohibition properties," he said.

"If we release such crystals in a polluted area, it would instantly purify the toxic sky and rain, causing the superordinary impurities that are hard to separate to condense and crystallize, turning them into controllable and observable solid forms," he continued.

"Not just toxic rain, but thick clouds, water sources, and air, and so on, can all be quickly filtered of their superordinary properties through this method. This technology is not only applicable to environmental purification but also extremely useful as an indispensable item in various superordinary experiments that require precise control of variables," he highlighted.

"Having said this, I'm sure you can gradually imagine the terrifying market demand for this new product in the future," he added.

The senior executives in the hall, though not exclaiming as ordinary people might, had looks of excitement rising in their eyes.

"If we had enough of this product, we could even reduce the time necessary to restore the climate of Jade Skirt to as little as 1-2 years, which is nothing short of miraculous." Even the highest-ranking committee member couldn't help but feel emotional at this point.

"Now that the main content has been announced, let's move on to the discussion time. You may raise some questions for us all to consider," he said.

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone eagerly began to speak.

"I want to know if the manufacturing of this product requires Miss Hexia's presence. If so, how many can we produce weekly at maximum capacity?" someone asked.

"Regarding the product's development and manufacturing, it is indeed inseparably linked to Miss Hexia, but the committee has decided not to disclose the specific production details to most employees. I can only tell you that it will be the company's exclusive 'technological milestone,' and it will be completed as soon as possible," he responded.

"Once this 'technological milestone' is established, we can significantly increase our output, without the constant presence of Miss Hexia, and expand production within a year to cater to the environmental purification needs of the entire Jade Skirt planet," a most senior committee member explained solemnly.

"Does this technologically manufactured crystal have a specific name, what is its cost, and is there enough profit margin?" another question came.

"We haven't settled on a name yet; the highest cost comes from Miss Hexia's involvement, but other material costs aren't high. If we estimate a preliminary price of 3 million Federation Coins per cubic decimeter of the crystal, its profit margin should be around 50,000%," he answered.

"The criteria for entering the upper echelons of a giant corporation is to own at least one product with a profit margin of over 10,000% and a market exceeding 10 trillion. If we complete this technological milestone, we can elevate 'Grey Dust Crystal' from the lower tiers of giant corporations to the middle-upper tier," he declared.

Subsequently, many high-level executives inquired about the crystal-related information, followed by a collective discussion on how to advance subsequent plans and arrangements.

"Our most pressing task now is to protect Miss Hexia and to construct the technological milestone," he stated.

"The technological milestone's sealing black box can isolate all known methods of probing and comes with the highest encryption mode. It only requires the input of raw materials, and it will produce the most critical components and materials," he expounded.

This was the strongest means of protecting technological patents and a symbol of the most valuable assets of a giant corporation. Even the manufacturers could hardly reopen the 'technological milestone' black box; they could only control its production via a key, relying on this powerful technology and protection capability. This is how giant corporations within the Federation could stand unshakable, without having their core patent technology easily stolen or taken away.

"Now, let us all stand together, to thank Miss Hexia, and propose a vote to induct Miss Hexia into the highest committee of Grey Dust Crystal," he concluded.