Qin Mo did not immediately transfer his consciousness to the Maelstrom. He remained for a while in the Orphus Sector, where the Primarchs were gathered.
He was neither conducting research nor seeking solitude, but attending a meeting.
In a city-sized office district aboard the Glorious Humanity, at the very center of that vast area, within a space independent of the primary dimension of the Real Universe, the entire sector's upper echelon had gathered.
There were military personnel stationed in Orphus, military personnel close enough to Orphus to arrive in time, projections of several of the few top-ranking figures in Talon, and Custodians who had either come in person or attended by projection.
With these people, through a single discussion, a decision that would determine humanity's fate could be formulated and issued.
Those present discussed the matter one after another, while Qin Mo remained silent and listened.
They were discussing matters concerning humanity's future—matters that could be foreseen and needed to be addressed in advance.
"The relationship between the Lord of Tyran and the Imperial Regent will account for roughly thirty percent of the impact. Of the remaining seventy percent, nearly all of it comes from fundamental conflicts between the Imperium and Tyran in their respective ideals, along with a small number of variables."
"According to AI calculations, the probability of the first sparks of conflict arising between us after the war with the Necrons ends exceeds seventy percent."
"I should clarify that this probability is so high, contrary to our habitual assumption that humanity would never descend into serious infighting while its threats remained, because the most intense conflict between the Warp and the Chaos Gods has yet to end. From our perspective, they appear relatively quiet."
Anreda's biological chip searched through reports from the sector's many calculation departments.
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