Realism

The investigation into the rebellion came to an end. Next came the slow process of purging the traitors. Victoria Hand and Stephanie had ample experience in this area, and with support from the Sisterhood and the assassins, the matter was completely resolved in less than a month. When Salomon read the reports submitted by Stephanie and Agent Hand, he did not stint on praise for their work. After the previous incident, Stephanie did everything she could to inform Salomon of everything he needed to know, including the new members recruited by the assassins.

Without his approval, Malphas and the biological laboratory could not have modified those people. In fact, without modification and memory implantation, most of the traitors' spouses would not even have had the chance to undertake missions of atonement. Yet not every decree was so simple and brutal—after the City of Immortals offered them a chance at redemption, the traitors' descendants would effectively become orphans. Those children would receive funding from the City of Immortals and be well cared for, ensuring that no one could embezzle the property belonging to them. Once they became scientists, soldiers, or entered other professions in the future, they would once again serve the City of Immortals. There would be no student loans; every expense would be charged to the City of Immortals. Compared with United States oligarchs, it practically radiated kindness.

Once those children joined the City of Immortals, all records concerning their parents would be destroyed. They would receive forged documents, and the Internal Affairs Department would tell them that their parents had made great sacrifices and that they would carry on their loyal cause. It was precisely because of those conditions that most traitors' spouses chose the chance for redemption. Yet Stephanie considered this complete mercy, so she proposed that