The man finally broke and blabbered out everything he knew.
Dile nodded, then continued.
"To make sure you aren't lying to me, I've decided to ask you again in a little while. Under repeated external stimulation, people can't remember the lies they've told. Sorry you have to go through this, sweetheart!"
As he spoke, he even patted the man's head.
( ´･ω･)ﾉ(′益`)
The man was on the verge of losing his mind.
"Ah!! You broke your promise!! You lied to me!!"
Dile spread his hands.
"Hey, hey, hey! What's wrong with you, Kiddo? I don't think I ever said I'd undo it once you talked. I only said you should talk first, and we'd talk afterward! Aren't I talking now? How have I broken my promise?"
Another fifteen minutes or so passed before Dile leisurely spoke again.
"Come on, repeat it for me. If your story changes, tsk, tsk, tsk... I'm not sure I even dare imagine the consequences!"
The man was crying now. What the fuck! I told you the truth!!! (´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
After checking his story once more, Dile finally nodded.
"Looks like he was telling the truth!"
Even Wood could barely stand to watch. These tactics were downright cruel!
Cheng Yu and the others beside him, however, were already used to it. You just had to get accustomed to it.
In short, ever since word spread that the Mechanicus had won, all of Patricia had been gripped by anxiety. After all, this was a frontier planet, close to the B3397 Star Sector where the Mechanicus was based.
If the other side retaliated, this place would bear the initial impact.
And so, some people with ambition and resources began thinking about how to make a tidy profit before war broke out.
Mining City's name alone ensured that these people