The operations room was quiet.

Hack was still playing chess with the little girl, but the game was currently at a stalemate.

The little girl stared silently at the chessboard, her demeanor somewhat strange.

Because she was artificially incubated, she was trapped in the underground research lab of the bottom nest from birth, so she knew very little about this world, but she possessed extraordinary learning abilities.

For example, in chess, she only learned it a few times before she was able to play a close game against Haak, who claimed to be an "expert".

Hack stroked his already thinning hair, watching helplessly as the piece representing "Traitor Angron" on the opposite side finally pushed over the piece representing "Archangel Saint Gilles" in his hand.

"I'm not playing anymore, this is too blasphemous."

Hake cheated and messed up the chessboard, then stood up and walked towards Qin Mo and the other two, leaving only the stunned girl in white.

At this moment, Qin Mo, Eileencia, and Funina were sitting around the map of the Nest City, flipping through many precious paper documents.

These materials were historical archives that Eileencia obtained through secret channels of the court, and they wanted to find clues about the genetic sage "Taranis-9" from them.

As a sage of the Mechanicus who wielded the weapon of extermination, he not only failed to carry out the extermination order but also personally went to the city of Kronos to investigate. Therefore, he must be closely related to the unknown threat in the world of Kronos.

Unfortunately, the history of the city was complicated and messy, and the three of them spent the whole night looking through it but couldn't find any useful information.

Qin Mo scratched his head. He knew that the situation was actually quite simple.

The court's mad dog-like behavior resurfaced. Simply because it could not determine the extent of the danger posed by the unknown threat to Cronus's hive, it issued an extermination order to eliminate future troubles, firmly adhering to the principle of "better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free."

However, Eileencia and Furnessa still possessed a conscience, and perhaps they also wanted to know what secrets Cronus held. In any case, they wanted to find out the truth and stop the court's reckless actions.

To try and find the secret of a sage of the Mechanicus hidden in these histories is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Hark couldn't understand the history. He fiddled with it casually for a bit, then leaned close to Qin Mo and whispered, "I say, instead of waiting to die here, why don't we just find an opportunity to tell those big shots in Upper Nest, 'The world of Kronos Nest is about to be destroyed'?"

"If we tell them this secret, we might be able to get a reward and then leave here through smuggling..."

Qin Mo glanced at him, then gestured with his eyes to the fully armed loyalist storm soldiers outside, making it very clear that no one would leave with the secret without a feasible plan.

"The people in the courtroom are crazy," Huck muttered.

"Objectively speaking, you may question the court's right to destroy these millions of people, but those who understand will naturally understand that, in reality, the court has no right to let them live."

Eileencia's senses were incredibly sharp. She glanced at Hack casually, her eyes shimmering with psychic energy, which sent a chill down Hack's spine.

"There is no sacrifice too great to be accepted, and no betrayal too small to be tolerated," Eileencia coldly uttered the Tribunal's maxim.

Qin Mo shrugged; he understood the logic behind the court's actions.

As a massive organization responsible for maintaining nearly a million planets across the entire empire, the Inquisition must learn to make choices. For them, the death of one person versus the death of ten is not a moral issue, but a mathematical one.

After all, everyone is just currency to the emperor. For the Inquisition, nothing is off-limits for the survival of all mankind.

Hack avoided Irenecia and walked to a pile of scrolls. He held up the file marked with a "twisted serpent" symbol and waved it at Qin Mo: "If you ask me, we should just go and ask this 'Valen family' directly."

The Leytelins' ideas were simple.

The girl in white is a research legacy of the Council of the Rings founded by the Sage Taranis. Since she can confirm the involvement of the "Valen Family" in the Council of the Rings, then this family must know something about the situation at that time.

Before Qin Mo could respond, Funina chimed in, "We have already contacted this family and sought their help through subtle means, but not only did they refuse us, the people we sent all died in various accidents."

"They actually dared to silence us?" Qin Mo was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that a nobleman from Chaodu would dare to lay a hand on the judge's men.

"Moreover, the entire noble class of the hive city seems to be hostile towards us."

Eileencia said coldly, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have sought your help. I suspect they are preparing some means to end our investigation. These people may have already sown the seeds of rebellion."

"Your Honor, you are making a very dangerous judgment," Hark interrupted with displeasure. The Lytherin, who came from the Astronautical Army, had no liking for the Inquisition's style.

The atmosphere in the operations room grew tense. Qin Mo coughed, interrupting their conversation: "I think Hark has a point."

He paused, and seeing that all three were looking at him, he continued, "Since we can't find any useful information in these files, why don't we just ask the people involved?"

At this point, he glanced at Tina, the white-clad girl who was sitting there in a daze.

Upon returning to the lower nest, Funina conducted a simple genetic screening on her, confirming that she was born using some kind of lost ancient artificial incubation technique.

The girl's physical abilities and logical reasoning skills far surpassed those of ordinary people. Although she appeared quite slow in emotional matters, this was actually an advantage for the Mechanicus.

It seems that she has entered into some kind of contract with Funina, and she has now become Funina's apprentice.

Qin Mo remembered that in the research lab at the bottom nest, the bishop of the Gene Stealer Cult clearly knew some things about Tina.

Later, when he encountered a religious ceremony held by the Genestealers cult, he also saw the mark of the "Alchemy Serpent" on those syringes.

Based on this connection, he had reason to suspect that the Alchemist Serpent "Valen Family" had a close relationship with the Genestealers Cult, and perhaps it was they who guided the Genestealers Cult to capture Tina.

Since that's the case, all the clues currently point to this family. If we can pry some information out of this family, then there's a great chance of finding out the truth.

"I've already said, the Valen family is not cooperating," Funinna emphasized.

"I didn't intend for them to cooperate."

A cold smile appeared on Qin Mo's face:

"I want them to have to tell the truth."

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