The Ultimate Reborn Heiress (Scarlett) novel Chapter 396

Chapter 396 Xeno Flagrette

“What’s this supposed to be?”

Kargel handed his phone over to Xeno.

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Xeno glanced down, realizing instantly he was looking at a research paper.

He shot upright, eyes wide with disbelief, and demanded, “Where did you get this?”

The core of the theory matched his own work on superalloys.

But at a pivotal point, the paper’s logic veered sharply away from his.

He had to admit, this alternative line of thinking actually made a lot of sense.

Still, the paper stopped short of revealing the final, decisive breakthrough.

Kargel watched Xeno’s reaction and knew immediately he was telling the truth.

It was obvious Xeno had nothing to do with this paper.

Kargel’s brow furrowed. Who on earth could’ve written something like this?

Could there be another prodigy in Dragoria working in this field?

Their nation was already a global leader in alloy research.

Xeno kept reading, scanning for the author’s name.

The signature was just a pseudonym.

The pen name was “Random.”

Xeno was silent.

It really was random.

Not even a real name?

Because the paper was a translation, it gave nothing away about the author’s nationality.

But since Kargel had brought it to him, it must’ve come from someone in his own country who’d submitted to SCI.

Xeno looked up and asked, “Was this submitted by someone from my country?”

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Kargel nodded, not bothering to conceal the truth.

When Kargel confirmed it, a look of genuine pride flashed across Xeno’s face.

He’d always believed his homeland was bursting with genius–one generation after another, refusing to fall behind.

Kargel pressed, “Xeno, one of the key arguments here completely contradicts your own theory. So, who’s right?”

Xeno grinned. “Maybe this theory is the correct one. You know as well as I do–until it’s proven in the lab, none of it counts. Locking me up over some unfinished work is pointless. If this paper got through, it means my country’s already tackling superalloys. Maybe you’ll hear about our breakthrough sooner than you think.”

Kargel let out a heavy sigh. “Xeno, we’re friends, not adversaries. What can your country really offer you? Better pay? You scientists work for pennies, yet you’d give your lives for that flag. Here, we can offer you anything–power, money, influence, whatever you want.”

Xeno’s expression remained calm and unmoved.

He cherished his homeland–a nation that had fought its way up from nothing. No one dared to look down on them anymore.

That pride had been forged by generations who refused to quit.

No one ever gave up. Everyone kept pushing forward.

That was his motherland.

He’d go back, no matter what.

His loyalty was absolute.

He wanted to give everything, even his life, for that red faith, just like those who came before him.

For reasons he couldn’t name, the appearance of this paper left Kargel deeply unsettled.

He looked at Xeno, mind spinning with other schemes.

He said, “Xeno, if you really want to go home, you can. You’d probably get assigned to that superalloy research group. If you figure out who wrote this paper, and if there’s progress, could you tip me off? We’ll pay. How does a hundred million sound?”

He was asking Xeno to be a spy.

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If Xeno learned the author’s identity or any secrets, Kargel wanted the information.

Xeno shot him a look, then lay back on the bed and closed his

eyes.

He’d return home, but never for that reason–and he’d never betray his country.

Kargel clenched his teeth. Xeno was stubborn to the bone.

Yet that was exactly why he respected him.

Now, all he could do was hope the author was a nobody, or that the theory itself was flawed.

He prayed Dragoria wouldn’t be the first to solve the superalloy puzzle.

He kept telling himself Dragoria’s science could never outpace his own country’s–maybe this was all just a fluke.

He refused to believe Dragoria really had that kind of genius.

This new superalloy was a different beast–nothing like conventional alloys.

Cracking its code was infinitely more challenging than anyone had guessed.

His institute had already recruited the world’s best minds.

After two years, they were still spinning their wheels.

He simply couldn’t believe Dragoria could solve it alone.

But the logic and structure of the paper were impeccable.

It would absolutely get published in SCI.

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