A plan was made amid Qin Mo and The Chronicler's pleasant conversation.
Qin Mo also had a few questions about the past that he wanted to ask The Chronicler to satisfy his curiosity, but Yao En suddenly entered the laboratory and interrupted their pleasant conversation.
"Orikan has been captured by the Time Inquisition and our people." As always, Yao En delivered startling news with blunt simplicity.
Qin Mo had assumed Yao En was only talking about some minor matter within the Maelstrom—for instance, Huron of the Red Corsairs being killed, or the Space Wolves who had suddenly relocated there some time ago winning a few battles... In any case, Orikan being captured was something he could never have anticipated.
"Orikan the Diviner." Qin Mo spoke the title aloud. "Are you sure it's that Orikan, rather than some Red Corsair warrior who happens to share his name, or some other insignificant bird-man?"
"Orikan the Diviner." Yao En nodded. "The one who went with Trazyn to persuade Overlord Koren during the Defense of Tyran, then got beheaded alongside him."
Upon hearing Yao En say that, Qin Mo became utterly certain that the captured Orikan was the Orikan he knew.
The reason he had pressed Yao En for details about Orikan was that even after hearing it from Yao En himself, he found it hard to believe that Orikan had truly been captured.
That techno-chronomancer was extraordinarily capable. Orikan being captured could only mean it wanted to be captured.
As for why Orikan wanted to be captured, that fellow always acted mysteriously, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Qin Mo could not think of any reason.
"Bring it to me," Qin Mo ordered Yao En.
Yao En saluted, turned, and withdrew.
There were too many important things in the laboratory. To be safe,