Nik Te, a Serbian,ter became an American citizen.


    Up to now, Te is one of the world''s leading inventors, physicists, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and one of the top talents in scientific research.


    Te, born on July 10, 1856, is now fifty-six years old but still dedicates himself to the front lines of scientific research.


    Since Te won the war between direct current and alternating current, also known as the dispute with Edison, he has been considered America''s greatest electrical engineer, highly recognized across the United States.


    Throughout Te''s decades-long research career, he owns a vast number of patents in areas such as alternating current systems, wireless radio systems, wireless energy transmission, ball lightning, turbines, amplified transmitters, particle beam weapons, sr energy engines, X-ray devices, electric energy meters, missile science, remote sensing technology, aircraft, cosmic rays, radar systems, and robots, all with significant research achievements.


    In terms of scientific research, Te''s greatness is unquestionable. His numerous patents could have brought Te vast wealth.


    Te''s inventions throughout his life are a testament to his selfless contributions to society. Although he devoted his life to continuous research and achieved about 1,000 (some say 700) patented inventions, he remained impoverished and financially strained in hister years.


    Although many entrepreneurs exploited the love and talent of this genius scientist, deceiving him of his research achievements and honors, he still devoted hister years to research and invention for the sake of human happiness.


    Of Te''s many inventions, his various alternating current devices are the most beneficial to the public. In every corner of the world, economic development, scientific progress, and enjoyment of life all rely on the assistance of alternating current. The major power outages in the United States and Europe at the end of 2003 once plunged society and the economy into a state of paralysis.


    As early as 1882, Te invented the world''s first high-frequency alternating current machine and invented multiphase current and multiphase transmission technology in 1885.


    After Edison invented direct current, electrical appliances were widely used, but at the same time, electricity costs were very high. Therefore, the business of supplying direct current became the most profitable business at that time.


    In 1885, Te left Edison''spany and met George Westinghouse, the head of Westinghouse Company, who supported him in officially introducing alternating current to society in 1888.


    At the Columbia Exposition in May 1893, Te demonstrated alternating current lighting and became the winner of the "Current Wars." After that, Te obtained the right to undertake the design of the Niagara Hydroelectric Station.


    Since then, alternating current has reced direct current as the mainstream of power supply. Te owned the patent rights to alternating current, and at that time it was mandatory to pay Te a royalty of 2.5 US dors for every horsepower of alternating current sold.


    Under the drive of strong interests, a consortium at that time threatened Te to give up this patent right and intended to monopolize the profits. After several negotiations, Te decided to give up the patent rights in alternating current, on the condition that the patent for alternating current would be permanently open.


    From then on, he tore up the patent for alternating current and lost the right to collect royalties. Since then, alternating current has no longer had a patent and has be a free invention.


    If the invention of alternating current had not been offered for free use by all humankind, then every horsepower of alternating current would have brought him a "patent fee" of 2.5 US dors, and he would have been the richest man in the world.


    Te''s peak period should have been from the 1880s, when he won the current war, to the end of the neenth century. During this time, Te was incredibly sessful in the scientific research field, gaining the trust of arge number of American financial groups.


    In 1900, with the arrival of the new century, Te started the construction n of Wodencliffe Tower with 150,000 US dors (more than half provided by the Morgan family).


    At that time, the American media called Wodencliffe Tower Te''s million-dor building, showing how glorious Te was in that era.


    However, the good times did notst long. In 1904, the US Patent Office revoked its previous judgment and awarded the patent rights for wireless radio to Guillermo Marconi.


    This forced Te to be involved in a longsting struggle over patent rights, losing the support of American financial groups during this period and once again bing an impoverished scientific researcher.


    The withdrawal of American financial groups was certainly influenced by patent rights issues, but the central problem was that Te''s current research efforts could not bring more profits to the financial groups.


    Te might have researched wireless radio before Marconi, but in order to gain the continued financial support of the financial groups, he chose to temporarily conceal the sessful development of wireless radio, using the funds of the financial groups to carry out his other research.


    Such behavior, of course, could not be epted by the American financial groups, and it was only natural for Te to be abandoned.


    Currently, several years have passed since Te was abandoned by the American financial groups.


    Although Te is still a well-known expert in the United States, his financial situation is very poor.


    ording to information from the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, Te is now visiting Austrsia, likely to visit his sister Miyaka.


    Since Te has never married, his three surviving sisters, Miyaka, Angelina, and Marieka, are his only remaining rtives.


    Te''s three sisters originally lived in Serbia, but due to the previous war in Serbia and the current chaotic situation in the Balkan Penins, Te''s eldest brother-inw decided to take the entire family to the far-off Austrsia to escape the disaster.


    Actually, when Miyaka and her husband were discussing where to flee, they might have considered Te''s residence in the United States.


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    But when Miyaka learned of Te''s poor conditions in the United States and that he had a debt of tens of thousands of dors, she decisively abandoned the idea of going to the United States.


    At present, Miyaka''s family lives in a vige on the outskirts of Sydney. Because the family has not yet decided to settle permanently in Austrsia, they naturally cannot obtainnd allocated by the Austrsian government. Currently, they are simply renting from a farmer in the vige.


    On October 3, 1912, after instructing the Royal Security Intelligence Agency to investigate all of Te''s background, Arthur set out with sufficient preparation, a team of guards, and intelligence personnel from the Royal Security Intelligence Agency to head to the vige where Miyaka and Te were staying.


    In fact, although Te''s current financial situation is very poor, the old saying that "too much debt does not oppress the body" holds true. Whether it is the cost of ocean-going tickets or hotel stays, Te can bear it.


    Arthur chose this day to visit because Te would be visiting his sister, which meant that Te would be in the vige where Miaka was located.


    Arthur''s goal was simple: to win over this extraordinary man and have him work and research loyally for him.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    But merely trying to win over Te might fail, as he had seen much of the world and experienced the glory of his peak years, so he would not be easy to win over.


    If Te were with his sister Miaka, it would mean that Te also had a weakness that could be exploited.


    For Te, who had lived for 56 years without apanion, his three sisters were not only the only family members who were still alive but also one of the few emotional attachments he had.


    What do refugees like Miaka, who fled from the Balkans, need most? Only money and safety.


    What could make these refugees travel halfway across the world to Austrsia? Apart from avoiding wars and disasters that could threaten their lives, it would probably be poverty and hunger.


    About an hourter, Arthur finally arrived at the vige on the outskirts of Sydney.


    The so-called outskirts of Sydney were actually the outermost part of the Capital Territory, almost adjacent to New South Wales State in the north.


    Since the Capital Territory was an administrative region divided from New South Wales State, there were always some viges on the border between the two.


    Undoubtedly, the city center and harbor of Sydney were the core areas of the Capital Territory, while New South Wales State''s core region had already shifted north to Newcastle.


    This caused the development of the areas adjacent to the two state-level administrative regions to be not so smooth. It was fortunate that they were still located in the southeastern corner of the continent, the core area of Austrsia, so it was still eptable.


    For the vigers living here, apart from a small proportion who stayed in the vige for agriculturalbor, most of them had gone to work in factories or businesses in Sydney or nearby cities.


    Factory wages were several times higher than what they could earn from agriculture, which is why most of the vigers chose to work in factories.


    Because of these reasons, there were many vacant houses in these viges, which were asionally rented to immigrantsing to Austrsia.


    Some immigrants'' nationality checks could take several months or even half a year, which meant they were not yet eligible for various welfare benefits in Austrsia during this period.


    Although they could get work that provided enough food, living in the city seemed impossible.


    That was the case for Miaka and her family. Without Austrsian citizenship, they could only rent a house on the outskirts of Sydney and live in a vige.


    However, this environment was still eptable for Eastern European refugees like Miaka.


    After all, the situation in Eastern Europe might not be any better than in Austrsia. At least in terms of job opportunities and sry, the factories in Austrsia would be better.


    About half an hour before Arthur arrived at the vige, the roads around it had already been controlled by his guards.


    There were also many Security Intelligence Bureau personnel scattered throughout the vige, whose sole mission was to ensure Arthur''s safety under any circumstances.


    Times had changed, and Arthur took his personal safety very seriously.


    It should be noted that all firearms could be lethal if they hit a vital spot, proving the universal truth that in the face of firearms, everyone is equal.


    Throughout history and into the future, countless assassinations targeting national rulers and royal family members have taken ce, and Arthur would not be careless.


    In Austrsia, Arthur''s safety ranked even higher than national development.


    Currently, the peaceful coexistence of the three major immigrant groups in Austrsia was essential, and Arthur''s prestige among these three groups yed a crucial role.