The Queen's request was quite simple.
"My Empire... has a group of rebels... They're trying to overthrow my rule... To that end, they've secretly done many things... In the mountains to the northeast... there's a signal generator built by a rebel organization... They're using it to lure the Tyranids here. If we don't destroy the generator, the Tyranids will be endless..."
"Us...? No, the rebels placed a curse on us... We can't approach that place... So, outsiders... if you wish to earn my recognition... then... go destroy that signal generator... Only then will the Gram Empire have a future..."
Thus, they left the city and arrived at the secret base in the mountains.
However...
"Master, what's with that Queen?"
Kigara walked ahead, frowning in confusion.
"Doesn't the Gram Empire not exist?"
"If they believe it exists, then it exists."
Duanmu Huai didn't seem to care.
"We only need to do what they're asking us to do. Nothing else matters."
"..."
With her hands clasped behind her back, Ellie stared at Duanmu Huai's tall back ahead of her and sank into deep thought.
She was certain that the Queen had an ulterior motive, and Ellie also knew that Duanmu Huai had noticed it. Thinking about it carefully, if the information they had obtained from the database earlier was true and reliable, then the "rebels" the Queen mentioned were people from the Gram Republic, and the facility they had set up here was clearly aimed at the Iron Cavalry.
What would happen if they destroyed this device?
If it were Ellie, she might first investigate the situation thoroughly before considering how to resolve the problem.
But after traveling with Duanmu Huai all this way, Ellie had discovered that his thought process was completely different from hers.
He preferred to cause the problem