"That's Mr. Nikolai Tesler." Verne pointed behind Sean, the thin man sitting on the sofa.
Sean turned his head: "I have heard Mr. Tesler's name a long time ago."
This is not a compliment.
As early as when interviewing Mr. Dyson Lauer, Sean had already heard his two apprentices talking about who was the greatest inventor in the world, Epson or Tesler.
Tesler's light was once overshadowed by Epson, who invented the incandescent light bulb. But after that, after Tesler completely won the "War of Electricity" with his "alternating current system", he was known as the "King of Inventions" Epson is getting further and further away from Tesler.
Epson's story is closer to the mundane world, while Tesler's deeds are becoming more and more like a myth.
Legend has it that he created a wireless power transmission system called "The World", but it was not popularized because of its high cost.
In 1911, a super explosion that could be detected around the world occurred in "Tungols" in the uninhabited land of the Far East. It is said that it was his handiwork.
Later, he seemed to disappear and rarely appeared in public, until the news media discovered that he was actually the chief designer and builder of the dreamland "Ocean City"...
"A genius far ahead of his time."
This is an objective title given by all media and is not an exaggerated praise.
Fuller Verne and Nicholas Tesler were old friends for many years. The birth of Ocean City, the "Dream Land", was indispensable for either of them.
During the construction process of this "impossible project", Verne was responsible for attracting investment and talent.
As chief engineer, Tesler continued to overcome technical difficulties in design and construction.
After the completion of Ocean City, Tesler gave up the position of "mayor" to Fuller Verne due to his introverted personality, and he served as "chief engineer" and "technical director", responsible for the hardware aspects of the city. question.
It stands to reason that this should become a legendary story that will go down in history...
However, Sean, who has seen the dark side of Ocean City, has a different understanding of this story.
"Whatever the motivation for building this dream city, it has been contaminated by something extremely evil..."
And the Verne in front of him must be one of the accomplices of this pollution.
After hearing Verne introduce himself and Sean's compliment, Tesler, who was sitting on the sofa, just turned his head and smiled faintly.
In Sean's opinion, Tesler's reaction was not indifference, but merely introverted and inarticulate.
The smart and capable assistant brought Sean a cup of coffee, and Sean began the interview.
On the way here, Sean also planned to directly use his reporter function to ask for some key information from Verne's mouth, and then use Naiya Shenyu to make Verne forget the sensitive questions he asked.
However, he didn't know if there was an anti-divine mechanism in this room, or if there were hidden explorer bodyguards.
Once he acts rashly and uses magic on Mr. Mayor, he is very likely to get into big trouble, and his identity will be completely exposed.
After all... Sean stared into the eyes of Verne who was talking eloquently in front of him...
"Whether he is a member of the Ring of Judas is uncertain."
However, although he could not ask sensitive questions directly or use the magic of forgetfulness, Sean could still understand Verne's stance on some issues through indirections.
And these positions can still explain some problems.
For example, his views on the "United Church" and Ocean City's official stance on this particular religion.
As a result, Verne shrugged his shoulders and stated that he neither supported nor opposed any religion that did not harm mankind.
Using the so-called "freedom of religious belief", he has completely eliminated his relationship with the "United Church" that dominates Ocean City.
However, there are some questions that cannot be asked even by circumlocution.
For example, the... inhuman flesh mixed with sleeping potions is supplied to Ocean City residents and tourists.
Sean was very sure that the mayor himself would not eat that meat.
Ironically, when Verne was talking about Ocean City's contribution to mankind, the film of the Zeiss camera that Sean kept at hand contained evidence of all the crimes that occurred in the "meatpacking plant."
"After we leave here..." Sean smiled politely, listened carefully to Verne's speech, and thought to himself, "I'm going to write a shocking article about Ocean City.
"Rabbi Lins, Franken, Verne...
"None of you can escape."
During the hour-long interview, Tesler remained silent behind him, while Verne almost always spoke skillfully.
Verne's speech was impeccable, and Sean knew he had drawn up the outline long ago.
And in that outline, there were all nice words about himself and Ocean City, without any information worth mentioning.
At the end of the interview, Sean took a few photos of Verne.
"Mr. Dirac, the developed photos and completed manuscripts must be reviewed by the mayor's office before they can be sent back to the press..." When taking pictures, the assistant who came in reminded.
They are not worried about reporters breaking the rules - after all, the penalty of "lifetime ban from Ocean City" is a sufficient deterrent for all reporters and newspapers.
After all, people love Ocean City news and stories.
"I will." Sean replied while putting away the Zeiss camera.
While doing this, Sean suddenly realized that in his camera roll, Verne's photo was next to the series of tragic scenes in the meat processing plant.
Sean felt a little happy about this little irony.
While sending Sean to the door, Verne said enthusiastically: "... Mr. Dirac, in a few days it will be the 'Carnival' in Ocean City. I would like to invite you to stay in the city for a few more days. It’s time to feel the unique festive atmosphere…”
Sean shook the mayor's hand: "Yes. The more I get to know this city, the more I feel like I have something to write about - I will stay a few more days."
After saying goodbye, Sean walked out of the mayor's office.
Verne seemed to be used to people closing doors and forgot to close the door to his office.
Sean, who didn't hear the door closing, subconsciously turned around and wanted to help close the door.
As soon as he took a step back, he saw through the crack of the door a scene that made his mouth slightly open——
Mr. Tesler, who had been sitting on the sofa, stood up.
However, the way he stood up was very weird.
His hands didn't touch the sofa, and his upper body didn't move at all. His knees suddenly straightened, as if they were pulled up by an invisible force.
After standing up, his hands drooped completely, as if he had no strength of his own; his head hung weakly on his shoulders, and his face still maintained an indifferent expression.
