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"I understand." Hyid paused for a moment, then said, "Giselle. Fighting Bakal is the common goal of everyone in the Celestial Realm. If you wish, you can stay in the camp temporarily. We will assess your abilities and provide you with the corresponding resources and permissions."

"Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity!" Giselle bowed deeply, her gratitude and excitement evident on her face. She had successfully broken into the core team, which was exactly what she wanted.

Hyde arranged for a researcher to take Gisele to obtain temporary status and familiarize her with the surroundings. Watching Gisele's departing figure, her thoughts drifted.

Giselle…an unexpected variable, but his skills will certainly accelerate Geborg's completion. While his ambition might make him an unstable piece in the plan, it's…a minor inconvenience.

She also needed to expedite the implantation of the "backdoor" program within the core of Geborg. Once Geborg activated according to her design, with its technological shell, magical core, and the hatred stemming from Bakal's years of tyranny in the Celestial Realm, her goal wouldn't be difficult to achieve—to make Bakal the first apostle to die in accordance with the "Creation Age."

"The plan must proceed as scheduled," Hayd muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously tracing the core of Gaboga's chest on the design drawing.

Outside the camp, Giselle, who had just settled in, found her expression of gratitude and excitement quickly replaced by gloom in a secluded corner.

"Soon...almost there...Gaborg. Just you wait, Melvin, I'll prove who's the best!" A twisted light gleamed in his eyes.

With Giselle's addition, the speed of technological advancement in the Celestial Realm has indeed seen a qualitative leap. Whether it's improving simple technologies or tackling complex ones, there's practically nothing he can't do.

Naturally, Gisele successfully joined the Gaborga Project thanks to her exceptional abilities.

He did not disappoint. With Giselle's addition, all the difficulties encountered in the Gaborga project were easily overcome, and he was even able to propose improvements and successfully optimize some of the already determined plans.

Just as everyone at the research institute was overjoyed at the successful progress of the plan and began to look forward to a happy life after overthrowing Bakal's rule, Taneba—the spokesperson for the celestial scientists and the leader of the Seven Mechanical Gods—quietly disappeared.

Along with him disappeared the nearly completed Gaeboga core. It was the final and most crucial part of the entire Gaeboga project.

The entire Celestial Realm was thrown into chaos, not only because the Geboga Project was forced to a halt, but also because of the betrayal of the leader of the Seven Mechanical War Gods, who were idolized and the hope of the Celestials.

The Institute of Eternal Light.

"Jenny, Taneba took the Gaborga Core. Do you think he betrayed us?" A robust, white-haired, white-bearded old man asked a gentle woman inside the research institute.

"No, no, Polgan. Like me, you've worked with him for so long, don't you understand him?" Jenny shook her head, her face filled with tenderness as if recalling something warm. "As scientists, shouldn't we trust our own judgment first?"

"But the entire Celestial Realm is saying he betrayed us! If he didn't betray us, why did he run away?" Polgan slammed his fist on the table, the loud thud echoing through the empty research institute. "Hmph! Once I find him, he's finished! Don't try to stop me then!"

After saying that, Polgan angrily walked out.

"Of course, I'll punish him too!" Jenny stroked her already prominently pregnant belly, her thoughts drifting. Feeling the pulse of new life, her eyes gradually sharpened and hardened.

Taneba's "betrayal" is shrouded in mystery. She cannot believe that the man who poured his life's blood into Geboga, considered the future of the Celestials his responsibility, and was also the father of her child, could truly betray her. There must be more to the story.

"Borghan's anger is understandable, but impulsiveness won't solve anything," Jenny muttered to herself. She walked to the research institute's core control panel and pulled up all the data records for Project Gaborga.

As one of the Seven Mechanical Gods, Jenny possessed considerable authority. She meticulously reviewed the data from each stage and finally discovered a clue at the crucial juncture when Project Gaborga truly began its implementation.

Especially after Giselle joined, the research and development data hardly underwent any further significant changes; basically, the final version was exactly the same as the first. This seemed quite incredible to Jenny.

The few modifications made were almost all "improvements" to the core design. Each solution often simplified complex concepts with astonishing efficiency. Moreover, all these improvements were made by Giselle herself.

But as Jenny re-examined these changes, especially those concerning energy transfer and the interface for mental connection, a vague sense of unease began to grow.

"These changes... are too 'smooth,' so smooth that it seems like they were designed in advance. Moreover, the ultimate destination of the energy loops doesn't seem to be just driving Geppetto..." She pulled up the final version of the core energy flow diagram submitted by Giselle and overlaid it with the original version designed by Kurio for comparison.

The differences are highlighted.

Jenny's pupils contracted slightly. In Giselle's version, there were several extremely concealed energy pathways that bypassed all conventional stabilizers and safety valves, connecting directly to an unknown module deep within the core.

That module... she had never seen it in the design drawings.

Jenny's heart sank as she took charge of the core area under Ms. Hyde's supervision.

Hayed, the energy expert, her contributions are undeniable, but her background has always been shrouded in mystery. Could it be...?

Jenny dared not think about it any further.

Did Taneba discover these things, which is why he chose to hide the Geborg Core? But why didn't he tell me? Is there some other factor at play?

Bitterness and worry mingled within her. But Jenny knew this was not the time for sentimentality. Taneba had taken a huge risk alone, and she had to do something.

But things are not the same now. Although pregnancy did not affect her clear-headedness as a scientist, her relatively intense emotions inevitably affected her thinking.

She sat down unconsciously. "Taneba, when are you going to come find me...?"

At this moment, Jenny's beloved Taneba is confronting a group of people. The people they are confronting are none other than the adventurers who have traveled through time.

"Mashell Kurio?" Taneba frowned upon hearing the name. "Since you know about the Seven Machine Gods, you should understand that the name Kurio can't be used casually, right?"