Deep within the Explorer, in a secret, pitch-dark, utterly unknown chamber surrounded by alloy steel, stood a massive spherical supercomputer!
This T'au planetary AI computer had naturally been taken by Li Qinwu as well and installed aboard the Explorer.
Li Qinwu had decided that if he wanted to mess around with any heretical little gadgets in the future, he would do it aboard the Explorer.
After all, the Explorer had been flying beyond the borders of the Imperium of Man. It would basically never encounter Imperial inspection forces, so he could do whatever he wanted.
Take this planetary-scale AI computer, for example. Busi had originally suggested destroying it, but Li Qinwu had kept it with him all along.
Not only had he taken the computer, he had also taken the man who operated it.
Level-nine engineer Andrew was operating the AI computer beside an electronic display with his son, Little Andrew.
Andrew said to his son, "Using AI for private purposes is a capital offense, but I can't let the big data model passed down through three generations be ruined in my hands!"
Then Andrew personally taught Little Andrew how to type code on the keyboard.
"This is the big data code passed down by our ancestors. It's used to build big data models. If it runs well enough, it can even calculate the truths of the universe!"
At that moment, Little Andrew heard the armored doors behind them opening one after another. He immediately said to his father:
"Dad, this is bad! The Inquisitor's here! Quickly press Shift plus F4! It can forcibly shut down the program! Let's hide, let's hide!"
Andrew said nervously, "We can't stop the program! Otherwise, all the capital offenses we committed before would have been for nothing! We have to finish the big data