Secret Codex Master (Part 2)

But Veya seemed about to say something more.

"Let him speak."

But Luna sharply cut off the words that were about to leave her mouth.

"Well, of course... as for Arkham itself, as we know, the Orks previously had no aviation technology or means, and they had never mastered such technologies. But now their fighter planes are everywhere. We have been trying to find the reason behind the Orks' technological explosion."

Luna blinked. This question seemed a little too specialized for her.

"Technological explosion?"

She repeated it, trying to understand what the term meant.

Rayne was actually taking a slight risk by sharing this information, but his trained mind was very good at processing and evaluating data.

He knew exactly how much he would reveal and how much he would hold back.

"Technology can be imitated, but science can only be created. The Orks are not merely scavenging scraps—they are creating as well. At first, they were still using stones to fight one another. That is not normal, Colonel."

"And the reason?"

"We have been searching for that as well. Personally, I lean toward the genetic theory proposed by a certain scholar."

"Genetic theory?"

"All Ork technology is imprinted in their genes. Only that can explain how a species with no concepts of culture, art, education, and so on could possess enough technology to catch up with us."

"Are you sure?"

Luna looked as though she were listening to a story.

"Very sure."

Rayne nodded in reply.

"Personally speaking."

"You said 'at first,' Major Rayne. When exactly do you mean? Would you mind spending a little time with us?"

"Of course, but that was roughly eight thousand to twelve thousand years before humans... no, before the New World's recorded history. The Orks had already been discovered by then."

In fact,