Miriel listens intently. Given that this Megatron is as dangerous as Baelheit just described, he must not be allowed to get his hands on the formula. It's not a matter of Mintaka Industries no longer having the research – Miriel has everything about the formula and its completion process committed to memory, of course, and she doubts that Baelheit doesn't too – but a matter of Megatron, Starscream, and any others working for them not using it to further their agenda. Especially if their agenda involves destroying or conquering Earth; that would simply not do.
"Of course, Dr. Baelheit," she says, without hesitation. "The potential of danger will not pose a problem; I will be cautious." Perhaps it would for an ordinary super genius scientist, but Miriel isn't an ordinary super genius scientist. Her magic is her greatest secret, and, though she has no intention of outright telling Baelheit just how safe she and the formula will be, a little reassurance wouldn't hurt.
A thought occurs to her. This might be a good opportunity to put into practice an invention of hers which has been sitting on a shelf in her study for a couple years now. The concept always appealed to her, and none of the many whom she had tested with the problems had even come close. "In fact, I may already have a method of protecting the formula. Even if the Cybertronians manage to retrieve it, they will not be able to access it unless they are exceptionally proficient at levels of mathematics more difficult and complex than levels solvable by the greatest minds in mathematics today." Even her mother could not solve these; her frustrated notes are where Miriel got the framework for some of the problems, after all.
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"Of course, Dr. Baelheit," she says, without hesitation. "The potential of danger will not pose a problem; I will be cautious." Perhaps it would for an ordinary super genius scientist, but Miriel isn't an ordinary super genius scientist. Her magic is her greatest secret, and, though she has no intention of outright telling Baelheit just how safe she and the formula will be, a little reassurance wouldn't hurt.
A thought occurs to her. This might be a good opportunity to put into practice an invention of hers which has been sitting on a shelf in her study for a couple years now. The concept always appealed to her, and none of the many whom she had tested with the problems had even come close. "In fact, I may already have a method of protecting the formula. Even if the Cybertronians manage to retrieve it, they will not be able to access it unless they are exceptionally proficient at levels of mathematics more difficult and complex than levels solvable by the greatest minds in mathematics today." Even her mother could not solve these; her frustrated notes are where Miriel got the framework for some of the problems, after all.