3 Days later.
Rina Rothchilds mansion.
Rina arrived at her work room earlier than she typically did as today marked the final day for Ava to finally complete the task of decrypting and analyzing the encrypted data that had been backed up.
"Ava, is it done?" She asked, as she was eager to find out the identity of the person who had betrayed her and start the process of cleaning up.
[A few more hours Rina.] Ava replied back softly while showing a makeshift progress bar on her computer screen to indicate the expected completion time and ease Rina's anxiety.
"Okay," Rina said, as she sat down on her chair, her eyes glued to the screen, waiting for the completion of the task. She felt a mix of anticipation and nervousness, hoping that everything would go as planned and they could access the crucial data she needed.
....
"So, you guys are leaving for Eden today?" Aron asked Felix, who was on the other end of the phone.
"Yes," Felix explained his reasoning over the phone to Aron. "We need to leave today to make it in time for the dictator's party. That way, we can get close enough to him to start a conversation. Hopefully, we can set up a meeting with him after that."
"Sure, just do your thing," Aron said before wishing Felix a safe journey, bidding him farewell, and ending the conversation.
[The plan officially starts] Nova said through the phone's speakers.
"Yeah, write to inform Alexander that the plan has officially started," Aron said to Nova, as he nodded in agreement to what she said.
[Okay] Nova immediately sent a message to the now highly encrypted personal phone, courtesy of Nova.
"The plan has officially started,
A seed of hope that we have planted,
With purpose and passion, we embark,
On a journey that's bright and stark."
When Aron saw the message Nova sent, he couldn't help but ask her, "Why send it like that?" as he turned and looked at the camera on his phone.
[I wanted it to be something uplifting] Nova answered without a shred of embarrassment.
"Anyway, let's start our plan as we wait for Felix's team to complete phase one," Aron said, giving up on asking any further questions about the topic.
"Let me notify the pilot to commence with the preparations. May I ask where we are headed?" Nova inquired with a curiosity to determine the starting point of their plan.
"London," Aron answered.
Upon speaking those words, Aron walked towards the table where his virtual reality helmet lay. He gingerly lifted it and placed it inside a specially marked container, where he then inscribed a protection rune on it. To ensure its continued remaining active, he continuously infused mana into the rune. Finally, he picked up the container and exited the basement.
After twenty days of training within the Accelerated universe, Aron finally made the decision to put his plan into action.
A few days ago, within the Accelerated universe's simulated time.
Aron could be seen activating a Rune that he had been training to reduce its activation time. He had finally succeeded in reducing its activation time to an instant.
After successfully activating the Rune, Aron deactivated it and got up from his seated position.
"Nova, it's time for us to conduct some investigation," Aron exclaimed with excitement as he began rubbing his hands together.
"Always ready, Sir," Nova replied promptly, teleporting to Aron to save a few seconds that would have been spent walking over from where she was previously sitting watching over him.
"Good. Now, compile a list of individuals who possess exceptional expertise in their respective fields. List every detail that you can gather," Aron instructed.
Upon receiving the order, Nova wasted no time and immediately put all of her idle computing power to work in order to fulfill the request.
In less than a second, profiles of individuals, their respective fields of expertise and their other information began materializing and hovering before them.
The profiles were multiplying at such a rapid pace that they soon spread out over kilometers, covering the vast expanse of their field of vision.
Nova did not stop at that, and the hovering profiles continued to increase as she relentlessly scoured the internet for more individuals, leaving no stone unturned.
Nova didn't simply rely on people's self-proclaimed expertise but also thoroughly investigated each candidate to ensure their legitimacy. As she approved those who met her stringent criteria, she simultaneously removed any individuals she discovered to be scammers.
However, since Aron's request was for experts from every field, Nova had to devise unique vetting criteria for each field to determine whether a candidate was indeed an expert.
For instance, if someone claimed to be a Quantum Engineering expert, Nova would conduct a thorough background check on the candidate, starting with the company they currently work for or previously worked at. She would then meticulously examine every thesis that mentioned the candidate's name and review all the projects they participated in, taking note of their level of contribution before considering them for the final list that she would present to Aron. This rigorous evaluation process was only for candidates in scientific fields.
Moreover, since Aron did not specify a limit on the number of experts needed for each field, Nova had to perform the same vetting process repeatedly for each field she searched through.
Aron couldn't help but feel completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of profiles presented to him by Nova. The number of profiles continued to increase the longer the time passed, as Nova was overclocking the shit out of the quantum computer.
The list.
[(Physics)
Lisa Randall - Particle Physics and Cosmology - United States, Cambridge, MA
Brian Greene - String Theory and Quantum Gravity - United States, New York, NY
John Ellis - High Energy Physics and Particle Astrophysics - United Kingdom, London
Frank Wilczek - Theoretical Physics and Quantum Field Theory - United States, Cambridge, MA
Kip Thorne - Gravitational Wave
]
[(Architecture)
Norman Foster - Sustainable Architecture and High-Tech Design - United Kingdom, London
Zaha Hadid - Parametricism and Deconstructivism - United Kingdom, London
Frank Gehry - Deconstructivism and Sculptural Design - United States, Los Angeles, CA
Renzo Piano - Sustainable Design and Technology Integration - Italy, Genoa
Jean Nouvel - Contextual Design and Postmodernism - France, Paris
Bjarke Ingels - Contextual Design and Urban Planning - Denmark, Copenhagen
Peter Zumthor - Minimalism and Materiality - Switzerland, Haldenstein
Sou Fujimoto - Organic Design and Spatial Concepts - Japan, Tokyo
....
..
]
[(Chemistry)]
[(Biology)]
[(Engineering)]
[(Computing)]
[(Encryption)]
[(Music)]
[(Director)]
[(Leadership)]
.
.
.
.
[(Hentai)]
.
.
.
.
[(Porn)]
.
.
.
[(Murders)]
.
.
[(Racist)]
[(4chan)]
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.
.
(List the people you think are experts in the above fields above and other fields.)
The list continued, to infinity and beyond.
When Aron started reading through the list he was pretty surprised that Nova really included every list she could come up with.
"Why did you consider Mia Khalifa an expert in the field despite her retirement a few weeks ago?" Aron asked as he was puzzled when he saw Mia Khalifa's profile listed as an expert in the field, despite her having retired from it just a few weeks prior and having worked in it for less than six months (based on what was written on the profile).
"Well, even though Mia Khalifa worked in the industry for a relatively short period of time, she had a significant impact on the industry during that time. While my initial criteria for this field is based on the number of movies and categories a person has participated in, I made an exception for her due to her rapid rise in fame and recognition in the industry." Nova explained her reasoning for including Mia Khalifa in the list of experts for the porn category.