Chapter 55, Magma Summary

Dr. Paul Kreuger watches a video taken by Dr. van der Berg's equipment that monitors Mount Zeus. The video shows the mountain sinking into magma, until it finally disappears. Victor Willis, the commentator on the video, laments the loss of such great riches. Dr. Kreuger says aloud that Willis is an idiot.

Chapter 55, Magma Analysis

All is well for the diamond market. The threat of flooding the market with Mount Zeus diamonds sinks into the Europan magma, and although the magma might not be able to destroy the diamond, it certainly makes Mount Zeus inaccessible. Victor Willis displays a common journalistic misuse of drama with his lament. He takes the face value of a cataclysmic event without deeper analysis. The sinking of Mount Zeus saves the diamond market and removes a huge temptation from terrorist groups, specifically Shaka.