Charles pushed aside Planck, who tried to support him. He felt slightly better now and wiped away the saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. Staring at Alice on the ground, he asked again, "All those special abilities you have displayed are related to the relics embedded in you, right? How many relics did the Foundation implant in you?"0

"You mean projects? Quite a few," Alice said with a sheepish smile. "But it's been so long, I can't remember quite clearly."0

Realizing that he wouldn't be able to get any more information out of Alice, Charles pondered for a few seconds before issuing his next order. 0

"Let's get out of this wretched place. Take her with us. Maybe Anna can pry something useful from her. After Anna's done, we can then dismantle her and extract all the relics from...0