Chapter 55: Signs of War
After the execution missions on both sides were completed, Gray also returned.
As warriors wearing the Royal Guards power armor, people like Gray and Yaoen can use teleportation technology without restrictions, and can always quickly go to where they want to go at the first opportunity.
After entering the underground cave, Gray sat in front of Qin Mo. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but didn't. Then he suddenly looked at Yao En: "Uh... did you have dinner with the legion commander?"
"If you have something to say, just say it. You and I are not just concerned about each other as superiors or subordinates." Qin Mo said.
"I killed Grote's own brother?" Gray asked.
"Who do you think you just killed?"
"I..."
Gray didn't know what to say.
He didn't know that he was going to kill Groot's family. When he arrived at the place, he saw that half of the body was covered with metal hammers. He remembered what Groot said when he came back after killing people in the first district. Then he realized that his target was Groot's brother.
Then he said to Chongchui, "You are a disgrace to your brother."
I didn't feel anything at the time, but now that I'm back I feel something is wrong.
"That man killed the civilians in the slums at that time, so, I, I had to..." Gray hesitated and stammered, "This matter...well, I, Groot..."
Qin Mo raised his hand to interrupt these meaningless words, but he understood the conflict in Gray's heart.
On the one hand, he thought what he did was right, but on the other hand he felt guilty for killing Grote's family with his own hands.
Although Groot was transferred to repair logistics machinery, Gray believed that this did not mean that the two good friends would never meet again, and he did not know how to explain to Groot when they met again.
"Not many people know about the execution mission except us, so I have the following plan."
Qin Mo then told Gray about his plan.
"We have to tell Groot that his brother is indeed dead, but he was not executed. He died fighting with the gangs in District 1. He saved a lot of people before he died."
"Then I will find Groot's only remaining family member, his sister. I heard her name is Maya. I will send out reconnaissance drones to search the entire Lower Nest and compare everyone's genes with Groot's to find his sister, and then reunite them."
After listening to Qin Mo's plan, Gray nodded vigorously in agreement.
In fact, he came over and spoke in a dry voice just to express his ideas, and his ideas coincided with Qin Mo's.
"But cheating... isn't good, right?" Yao En interrupted.
"Indeed." Gray felt that it was indeed not good to deceive Grote.
"I don't want to lie to him, but some things just can't be explained. At least in this matter, even if you tell him the truth, what he knows is not the truth. Why did his brother go crazy and kill civilians? Can you give him an explanation?" Qin Mo said.
Yaoen and Gray looked at each other and nodded silently.
Qin Mo lowered his head and thought.
What he was sure of now was that Grot's brother had been corrupted, but there was no way to tell.
Who knows what would happen if Groot, who wears power armor and likes close combat, knew about the existence of Khorne.
"That's settled." Qin Mo stopped discussing Groot and began to make a genetic matching device for the drone that would search for Maya.
But Gray didn't leave yet. He said one more thing: "Should we go to war with the Hive sooner or later?"
Qin Mo stopped what he was doing, turned around and looked at Gray seriously, then admitted: "Yes."
It turns out that the predictions of mimicry were very accurate.
David is indeed a follower of the evil god, and the mimicry also said that the entire nest is being corroded.
There is every reason to believe that the plan to attack the Bottom Nest was devised by the corrupted nobles. As for the reason, we don't know yet, but it is a conspiracy anyway.
"I think we may not only have to go to war with the hive." Yaoen took off his helmet and played a recording while speaking, "This is what the power armor's radio heard."
"Hive Talon is not our territory yet. We must be careful what we say here."
"Hive Talon is not our territory yet. We must be careful what we say here."
This recording was played on a loop.
Gray felt puzzled when he heard the recording. Then he saw Yaoen turn on information sharing, and then an encrypted task log appeared in his visor.
After decoding the encrypted log with the key that only Gray, Qin Mo and Yao En had in their power armor, the mission log showed the entire process of Yao En's assassination of David.
Only then did Gray realize that while he was out on a mission, Yaoen was also on another mission.
If he had doubts before about whether the First Army would go to war with the Hive City, Gray could now conclude that the two sides would inevitably go to war and there was no way to avoid fighting.
"There is only one reason why I asked Yao En to assassinate David, and that is because I think he does not believe in the emperor. We have all been deceived." Qin Mo said.
Gray had no doubts at all. He immediately concluded that David was a liar, and then said an obvious but hard to believe conclusion: "So we not only have to go to war with the hive, but also with David's territory. Where is his territory?"
"Who knows? There are three worlds in the Talon galaxy. Except for the Talon Hive City, one or both of the other two are his territories." Qin Mo analyzed.
"Oh..." Gray nodded, his expression didn't look very surprised, giving people a very calm feeling.
Just when Qin Mo thought that Gray was a natural general who could remain calm no matter what situation he faced, Gray suddenly asked, "If the fleet attacks, you will surely be able to design a weapon to deal with them, right?"
"Do you treat me as a wishing machine?" Qin Mo knocked on Gray's helmet hard.
Gray smiled innocently and said casually: "Then we can only teleport into the battleship and carry out a desperate assault."
Qin Mo shook his head: "Don't be too pessimistic. I plan to build a dock in the bottom nest. After the war starts and we seize the low-earth orbit, we can transfer the dock to the orbit and then work overtime to build warships."
"The dock is so big, can it be teleported?"
"What else? You don't think that dimensional teleportation technology can only allow you to move around in the hive?"
"Hey, that's good."
Gray felt more at ease and was no longer worried.
"We need to expand our military strength." Qin Mo said, "Next, I need you to deploy water purifiers in various areas of Xiachao. After the deployment is completed, you will start recruiting soldiers. The recruits will be sent to Dichao for training. During the training, those who have strange beliefs and are superstitious will be screened out."
"If a war breaks out, what if the water purifiers in the enemy-occupied area below are used by the enemy?" Gray asked.
"After drinking the purified water, can the enemy penetrate the gravity shield or tear our tanks apart? Even with our current strength, even if the enemy's strength increases tenfold, we can still quickly take control of the lower nest." Qin Mo replied.
"Okay." Gray and Yaoen bowed together and turned to leave.