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When Barritt led the troops to retreat, the senior leaders of the hive city had already been informed of the situation, and they began a meeting in the governor's manor at the top of the tower.
The spire is the highest point of the entire hive city complex. It is far away from the heavily polluted planet ground. The nobles living here can enjoy the purest air and the most beautiful environment.
Every building is splendid and magnificent, and every garden is full of animals and plants that cannot be seen in the lower and lower nests.
The nobles sat in the garden and discussed matters while admiring the plant artworks made of metal.
"Why is the Governor still missing?"
"He has a weird personality, you know."
"How on earth should we deal with the mess left by the Governor? He found a way to let the marshal die gloriously, and then found a way to deal with his family. Why can't he find a way to deal with these troops that suddenly appeared?"
"What else can we do? They are deserters. They will all be executed as before."
"Are you joking?"
The nobles were in the middle of the discussion, and then they all looked at the state church personnel sitting in the middle.
"Say something David, don't stay silent, as if we are ostracizing you." said a female noble.
David is responsible for spreading the state religion in Tyron Hive and handling the religious affairs of the entire hive. He plays a pivotal role. As long as he personally designates the First Legion as a heretic, hundreds of millions of believers on the planet will form a powerful of armed forces.
But David didn't say a word. He just stroked the strong-brained cat in his arms.
Seeing that he said nothing, the nobles continued to discuss.
"Let the war begin."
"I approve of war."
"Not only must we go to war, but we must execute Barrit and make him pay for his compromise with the rebels."
"..."
"No, we can't go to war." David spoke slowly, then stood up under the gaze of the nobles, and said sonorously: "The First Legion of the local planetary defense forces are not rebels, they are firm believers of the God Emperor, otherwise They can't survive in the Underhive, the real rebels are the aliens in the Underhive."
After speaking in the eyes of the nobles who were half-smiling, David turned around and left, leaving another sentence: "Let me negotiate with them."
Chapter 48 Negotiations and Conditions
After half a Terra day, David trekked to the lower nest and immediately went to the forefront of the confrontation to prepare for negotiations.
In order to show his sincerity, David didn't even bring a guard. He just walked towards the First Army alone holding his strong-brained cat.
When he saw David coming, Gray, who had been on standby, got up and walked towards him.
After the two stood face to face, David looked at Gray. He was surprised to find that Gray was wearing power armor that he had never seen before in the entire empire.
Why did this person go to the bottom nest and then have the ability to produce power armor?
David's eyes drifted behind Gray, and he saw that all the soldiers on the position were also wearing power armor.
Compared to a scene like this, it no longer matters where the power armor on Gray's body came from.
"Are you their leader?" David asked Gray, subconsciously thinking that he was the actual commander of the First Army.
Gray remained silent.
Two seconds later, a crack appeared in front of David, and then a man emerged from the crack.
"Qin Mo." Qin Mo looked down at David and said his name.
Seeing that he did not salute, David was slightly dissatisfied, but he did not care: "David. I am honored to tell my name to the staunch believers of the God Emperor."
Qin Mo looked at David and judged from the clothes he was wearing that he was a member of the state religion in Tailong Nest. This man was estimated to be one or two hundred years old. There were various traces of prosthetic modifications on his body, and his heart was connected to his back. A black metal can, probably a life support device.
As soon as he saw David, Qin Mo suddenly remembered the prophecy that Mimicry told him, that is, the first person he saw would be a follower of the evil god.
In the eyes of other forces, the Emperor is indeed an evil god, so the prophecy is indeed correct.
When Qin Mo looked at David, David also looked at Qin Mo. He found that this young man was a bit arrogant, both in his expression and attitude.
As a member of the state religion, David could tell at a glance that Qin Mo was not actually a firm believer in the God Emperor, but he could not make this clear.
"Who can you represent?" Qin Mo asked.
"The hive and the state religion." David replied calmly.
"Let's talk." Qin Mo turned around and walked towards the position.
Qin Mo observed David as he walked side by side.
As David walked, he gently stroked the strong-brained cat in his arms. This creature, which could only establish a spiritual connection with its owner, was sleeping soundly, and obviously did not feel any worry or fear from its owner.
This proves that David is very calm in his heart. He is already sure that he will not be killed, and the people who have escaped from the bottom of the nest do not want to start a rebellion.
But that was just his idea.
After walking to the position, Qin Mo and David sat on two chairs brought by the soldiers, and then began to negotiate.
"Poor children." David glanced at the people present, "What did you experience in the bottom nest?"
"A war." Qin Mo did not explain too much, and then began to make conditions: "My people must move freely in the lower nest. The things they can do include but are not limited to: meeting with their own families, bringing their own Pick up, go buy and transport supplies.”
David listened quietly until Qin Mo finished speaking, then a puzzled expression appeared on his face: "Take the family away? You still have to return to the bottom nest?"
"Yes." Qin Mo nodded.
David did not respond immediately, but lowered his head and pondered.
Now the entire nest city's restraint on the First Army is their families. If they are allowed to take their families back to the bottom nest, they have lost their restraint. If they want to launch a large-scale revenge operation, then nothing can stop them.
But if I don’t agree, I’m afraid...
Thinking of this, David raised his head and stared at Qin Mo, trying to use psychic energy to probe Qin Mo's head to find out his plan and determine whether he was preparing for war.
At this time, the strong-brained cat also woke up from his deep sleep and stared at Qin Mo with his owner.
After probing for nearly a minute, David found nothing. Then he started probing Gray's head, but found nothing.
David immediately realized that there was an anti-psychic device in the power armor they were wearing, which made him feel very outrageous. The group of people in front of him didn't look like they had run away from the bottom of the nest, but rather like someone from some high-tech world. Visitors.
"Speak." Qin Mo stared at David, "Agree or not?"
"Okay." David nodded and agreed to the conditions.
"Very good, the first negotiation is over." Qin Mo was very satisfied and stood up and left.
After hearing the end of the first negotiation, David realized that Qin Mo had only put forward the first condition, and he would have a second and third one.
The best way not to fall into passivity is to go to war, label these people as rebels and then eliminate them.
But David was a soldier when he was young, and he knew what the consequences of going to war with Qin Mo would be.
While watching Qin Mo leave, David suddenly thought of a question and asked loudly: "You finally led these soldiers out of the nest, why did you let them go back? You just want them to think that you want to satisfy your ambitions." Tools?"
Qin Mo stopped and looked back at David: "I want the soldiers to move freely. They can choose to take their families to the bottom nest, or they can choose to stay in the bottom nest. I will not force anyone to go back to the bottom nest. "
This answer made David confused again: "Why? Are you afraid that they will all choose to stay in the next nest?"
"Ha." Qin Mo just smiled, and his body was immediately wrapped by the barrier, and then disappeared.
David was even more confused and surprised. He felt that the situation was a little out of control. If necessary, he might have to ask the Inquisition to come to Tyrone.
But Tyron Hive is just one of the many worlds in the empire. After the production lines of laser rifles and centaur personnel carriers were sent away by the Governor, the entire hive became increasingly insignificant. If sufficient evidence cannot be collected, it may be difficult for the Inquisition to intervene.
But it might be feasible if the invitation is issued in the name of the state religion.
"Leave." Gray pointed toward Barritt and his men.
"Oh, okay." David nodded and turned to leave.
At this time, the strong-brained cat in his arms suddenly became restless.
David comforted Strong Brain Cat, then took out a jar from his arms and put it near Strong Brain Cat's mouth.
Strong Brain Cat can use psychic powers to make the contents of the jar float out into its mouth, and then chew them excitedly.
Gray stood aside and witnessed the feeding process of Strong Brain Cat. He found that the food of this beautiful creature was very disgusting, which was a kind of fat white worm.
"That thing looks pretty cute, but the food is a bit disgusting." Gray complained on the communication channel.
"The devil knows how this old guy raised the strong-brained cat like this." Andreda said, "The strong-brained cats I have seen don't eat bugs."
Chapter 49 Deep Pit Slave
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According to the terms of negotiation, all soldiers of the First Army can move freely.
Soldiers were also allowed to go home to visit their families, and they were given the choice to go or stay, but that choice meant little to most.
Except for some officers who were minor nobles themselves, everyone else had only one idea, and that was to quickly bring their families to New Cato to enjoy unlimited fresh water.
In less than two days, almost everyone brought their families to the front of the passage to the bottom nest, and then a piece was teleported back to New Cato.
But there are also people who can't find their families.
Such as Grote.
"What's wrong, brother?" Gray saw Grote sitting in a daze on the bunker of the position, and immediately jumped up and sat next to him.
"I didn't find my family." Grote's voice was low. "They live in the 14th District, but I didn't find anything after I went there. My house was rusty and moldy, which proves that they left for a long time... "
Gray knew about Grote's family situation. He had an older brother and a younger sister.
It stands to reason that his two relatives have the ability to protect themselves in the hive, and they should not be missing anyway.
Gray racked his brains to think of words to comfort Grote: "Maybe they have encountered some trouble, maybe they are wandering around the nest... I am not very good at talking, I just want to say..."
"Did you take your family to New Cato?" Grote asked.
"Yes." Gray nodded.
"Congratulations, brother."
"I……"
Grote grabbed Gray's hand, touched his shoulder with him, and then fell silent and stopped talking.
After a moment, Klein walked over and shouted to Gray and Grote, "Let's go. I'll take you to the first area to play."