The Old Man in Yellow Had Accumulated Quite a Few Things Over Tens of Thousands of Years

Redemption Star, the lounge of Raven's Gaze Infirmary.

Biologis Magos Orlandriaz entered the lounge. "Balthasar, my friend, has Lord Corax restored your position?"

Balthasar Quturi, former Chief Librarian of the Raven Guard, shook his head. "Not yet, but I've passed the review. There are far fewer eyes watching me now."

He activated Spirit Sight and stared at the flickering, brilliant orange hues.

"Your research is progressing smoothly."

"Xio and I have created enough Gene-seed for two thousand people, but Redemption Star's facilities only allow us to implant two hundred and fifty recruits at a time."

"The Chief Apothecary has submitted a request to Lord Corax, asking for all the facilities to be moved to his Raven Tower."

Balthasar recalled attending the commanders' meeting today. It was the first time since Nikaea that he had been permitted to attend again, though he had no right to speak and could only listen.

"Father intends to test the recruits."

"The Word Bearers have established a moon base in the Crucius System. Father believes it is a station monitoring our movements, and he has assigned five hundred recruits to lead the assault."

"That's right. He intends to test the recruits' combat strength in actual battle and sever the traitors' intelligence channels in the nearby region."

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Orlandriaz's mechadendrites swayed as they extended a data collector and a sampler embedded with twelve test tubes toward Balthasar.

"I commissioned you to collect data for me. If any recruits die, I need their bodily tissue."

After looking around and confirming there were no black eyes nearby, Balthasar spoke to Orlandriaz.

"I'm very interested in the secrets you brought back from Terra."

The Baron of Corruption saw that Orlandriaz did not immediately refuse. He quietly released all his spirituality and, in the manner of a Lawyer, struck directly