The world of Kronos, the Governor's family.

The family's earliest name and glory have long been lost to history, and the current family originated from the Great Expedition period.

During that glorious era, this family steadfastly followed the Blood Angels of the Ninth Legion of Astartes, providing a large number of high-quality auxiliary troops and ample logistical support for Saint Gilles, the lord of the Ninth Legion, and his descendants.

With the arrival of the Blood Angels' expeditionary fleet on the world of Kronos, this fringe planet quickly fell under the rule of the Empire, and the family that made a great contribution to the conquest was granted the name of the planet—Kronos.

From then on, the reborn Cronus family was forever protected by the Empire, serving the Emperor as the masters of this planet.

And now, Eileencia has received an invitation from this governor of Cronus.

"This invitation came at a perfect time."

Eileencia frowned and looked at everyone present: "We just escaped death and may have discovered some clues, which is why we have attracted the attention of this governor."

By this time, the group had returned to their base in Lower Nest. After a short rest, they faced a new challenge.

"The Valen family also received the governor's notification, which means that all the qualified forces in the entire Nest should have received the governor's invitation."

Lilith Varen cautioned, "I need to remind everyone that I consulted the Governor beforehand about releasing information about the core of the STC system. He acquiesced to my actions and specifically requested that I inform everyone in the Inquisition."

Upon hearing this, Eileencia glanced at Qin Mo and smiled, "It seems that this governor knows us much better than we thought."

Just then, Funina walked out of her makeshift laboratory and handed the communicator back to Qin Mo.

"I added a communication and positioning system to it. As long as this communicator communicates with someone, it can pinpoint that person's location. Of course, the distance cannot be too far."

Qin Mo stared at the communicator, pondering silently. If this really was an instrument used by the Gene Stealers Cult to communicate with a powerful force, then perhaps he could find out more during this banquet.

"What were the results of the examination of the Great Sage's remains?" Eileencia was more interested in the expedition's findings.

Fu Ningna shook her head: "I didn't find any trace of consciousness on that body, not even a single bit of data."

Eileencia's face turned ashen. She hadn't expected that such a large-scale and costly expedition would end up with this result.

The priestess realized that Irenecia hadn't understood her meaning, but she still managed to say something truly shocking:

"What I mean is that this great sage should not be dead. According to the tradition of the Cult of Mechanism, when any great sage has to pass away, he will preserve valuable knowledge and information in a certain plugin to help future successors. This tradition is rarely broken."

Funina scanned the crowd, lingering especially on the face of the Lilith family head for a moment, before continuing, "If I'm not mistaken, that great sage must have transferred his consciousness elsewhere to achieve another form of lifespan extension."

Qin Mo's eyes widened. The high-ranking priests of the Cult of the Machine God were very skilled at extending their lifespan through limb mechanization or bio-transformation. As far as he knew, a certain legendary Grand Sage had lived for ten thousand years in this way.

"It's a pity that the research conditions here are too rudimentary, and I am unable to learn about the method and process by which this great sage transferred his consciousness," Funina said with some frustration.

But this sentence struck Qin Mo like a thunderbolt. Perhaps someone had shown them the transfer process before, but it hadn't received enough attention.

Regarding the Great Sage's orders to the three major families, regarding the completely secret implementation process, regarding the so-called contaminated equipment that ultimately disappeared without a trace...

"I see."

Qin Mo looked at Eileencia and emphasized, "If we want to find clues about this great sage, we'll probably have to ask the 'Osiris' family, who were in charge of the final task, where they transported that 'goods' and where they sealed it?"

As an inquisitor who had investigated heresy for many years, Eileencia was extremely perceptive when it came to following clues, and she instantly understood Qin Mo's meaning.

"So, all our clues seem to be converging, and the 'Osiris' family may be the answer to all the questions."

A hint of confusion crossed Lilith Varen's face. She didn't quite understand what Qin Mo and Eileencia were saying, but when she heard Funina say that the Great Sage might still be alive, hope rekindled in her eyes.

She said earnestly, "It's almost time. We should head to the banquet now. If you don't mind, you can come with me."

……

In reality, each of the four levels of zones—from the bottom nest to the lower nest, from the lower nest to the upper nest, and even from the upper nest to the spire—is guarded by a large number of planetary defense forces. In principle, except in special circumstances, residents of the lower zones are strictly prohibited from moving to the upper zones.

But when Qin Mo and his companions rode in the Valen family's private car, all these obstacles disappeared.

For this banquet, Eileencia only brought Qin Mo with her, but she had made comprehensive arrangements. Through Bishop Herman's channels, the judge also notified the Archbishop of the State Church of the world of Kronos.

As the lord of the believers throughout the world of Cronus, Archbishop Goodwin wielded considerable influence in various fields.

After all, in the current human empire, you can be greedy, you can be cold-blooded, you can even commit adultery, plunder, and be cruel and inhumane, but you must devoutly believe in the human emperor and be a loyal follower of the state religion.

Otherwise, those combat nuns from the Imperial Church, armed with explosive guns, will tear you to pieces and burn you to ashes.

In this dark and hopeless universe, faith in the Holy Emperor has become the cornerstone of the human empire, unquestionable and unshakable.

Fortunately, Archbishop Goodwin was moderate in his attitude toward the Inquisition. He sent a message to Irenecia, saying that as long as the Inquisition could provide solid evidence, the Church would unreservedly support the Emperor's servants in their fight against the enemies of mankind.

With the support of the state religion, Eileencia's tense nerves finally eased a little.

Only then will she be able to carry out the will of the Inquisition with greater confidence during the dinner she will attend with the Planetary Governor.

"We've arrived."

Lilith offered a timely reminder, pointing to the towering palace hidden in the clouds, and whispered:

"That is the heart of the world of Kronos. I must remind you all that this governor is somewhat unique, please don't take offense."

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