Chapter 65: Accident
However, her work did not seem sloppy from any point.
Soon Josephine had called the cops on Marionette, and she was imprisoned and tried for her offense.
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Cosmic: "How's the Selection work going."
Mirage: "The selection is completed, and now only the traveling is left."
"All the people have submitted the final number of people who will travel alongside them."
Cosmic: "The pace seems to be slow."
He gives an order to speed up the pace.
At this moment, a surprise happens.
Kartik: "Sir, something happened."
Cosmic: "What?"
Kartik: "Sir, an entire space exploration fleet vanished."
Cosmic raised his eyebrow
Cosmic: "An entire exploration fleet vanished!"
Kartik: "Yes, sir."
Cosmic: "Have you found out the reason?"
Kartik: "No, sir, currently, we have been unable to find any trace of the Fleet 53 before it vanished."
"Not only that, when we tried to reach the place where the fleet was last detected, we could not find any wreckage relating to the fleet."
"The fleet consisted of about 40 spaceships; it's impossible for all traced to be erased in the event of destruction."
Cosmic: "Don't be so sure of it."
"There are things in this universe that we still don't know much about."
"Even my ability, I don't know how or why it appeared."
He then suddenly changed the topic and focused on the deceased.
Cosmic: "What was your treatment regarding the missing crew."
Kartik: "Since we haven't made sure of their death, currently, they are still being provided their respective salaries."
"This will continue for the next three years."
"After three years, we will provide the decided compensation if there isn't any news."
"And if there are any changes within the three years, appropriate action will be taken."
Cosmic nodded, "It's good."
Kartik was happy to be praised by cosmic.
He was not one of the old guys.
He has been working for only 10 Earth years.
He has spent a tremendous amount of effort walking ahead of the old guys and taking over this department.
Cosmic: "It seems that you have adapted to this level of work."
Kartik: "Yes, Emperor, I have completely adapted."
"Now, I no longer need the help of my mentor to take care of the work."
Kartik was really excited when he said this.
And indeed, it was really a feat to be excited.
Cosmic was also surprised, "According to what I remember; you should be the one supervising the Empire."
Kartik was excited, "Yes, emperor."
Cosmic raised his eyebrow in surprise, "Hmm… I did not expect you to be able to take over his position so soon."
"I remember in your file that your Apprenticeship period was about 150 years, wasn't it."
Kartik also understood what Cosmic was trying to say, "Yes, emperor."
"However, this time, an accident had taken place. I happened to take over the procedures."
"That experience allowed me to increase my abilities by a tremendous speed and shortened my apprenticeship period."
He was pleased to report his success to the Eternal Emperor.
Although the outside world might not be too much in awe of the Eternal Emperor, the Pearl residents and World Brand bearers had been a part of this for centuries; they had long changed their mentality and gained awe of the Eternal Emperor.
Except for his closest friends and family.
However, long-term exposure to this environment had also allowed them to follow his words.
Although he was depressed about this, there was nothing he could do about it.
This was supposed to happen as long as they came into contact with the people from World Brand.
He did not dwell much on the topic and inquired about the investigation progress of Fleet 53.
Kartik: "Emperor, up until now, we have searched 40,000 to 50,000 km radius from the point where they lost connection."
"Our search radius is slowly expanding, and we are also deploying other search technologies that can aid in space investigation."
"However, because of our lack of control over that area, we are still unable to keep up the investigation with the possible drifting speed of the missing fleet."
Cosmic: "Don't worry, Professor Apurv and his team is working on this project."
"You can go to them for help."
"Their research is also missing some valuable input; maybe your case can help both of you get what you need."
Although Kartik did not know much about scientists and their ongoing projects, he was especially concerned about developing various space-related technologies.
He knows how much of help these technologies can be to him and thus is aware of Professor Apurv and his research.
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