After Valdor, Taranis, and the others had left, Malcador spoke. "You should not have concerned yourself with those civilians, at least not by protecting them the moment the war began. Not all of those civilians were oppressed people harboring pent-up anger and a desire to resist. Some supported the warlords. Quite a few spies and saboteurs may survive under your protection."
"Then those spies and saboteurs will be brought into the cities you establish, where they will cause you one problem after another."
Qin Mo shook his head. "The spies and saboteurs among those civilians will be sent to transit stations along with everyone else. Then artificial intelligence will examine every one of them, making multidimensional assessments of their psychology, behavior, and past. Those found to be free of problems can be assigned to live normally in the cities. Even if there are spies so capable as to be astonishing, once they infiltrate the cities, they will have to deal with drones and security automatons."
"If I were sure I could not handle something properly, I would not do it. So rest assured, I have already considered these issues and put corresponding solutions in place."
Malcador did not question him. He believed what Qin Mo said as well. Still, raising certain matters was part of his duty. He had to say what needed saying; otherwise, he would be neglecting his duties.
"What is the Emperor doing?" Qin Mo asked.
"He is in the laboratory working on the Primarch project. Just as you and he agreed back then, he does not need to come out and concern himself with the war," Malcador replied. "I have to say, having someone share his burdens is a good thing. He told me so himself. Otherwise, he would have had to set aside the Primarch