"10"
"9"
Lynn slowly began counting down for her in his mind.
The Intelligent Brain stared fixedly at Lynn as he strolled across the battlefield, a fierce struggle raging within her.
And finally.
Just as Lynn's countdown was about to end.
[There are no death star crystals in the Hive-but I can arrange a route for you-your clone can find what you want in my god's seat-but I warn you-if you dare do anything to harm my god or our collective-don't blame me for taking you down with me-]
The Intelligent Brain's mechanical, icy voice rang out.
Lynn immediately stopped counting, the corners of his lips curling upward.
"That's a good girl."
"If you'd done this earlier, we wouldn't have wasted so much time here. But don't worry. To ensure our deal goes smoothly, I certainly won't do anything detrimental. At least, not right now."
The Intelligent Brain remained coldly silent.
The next moment.
An incredibly complex three-dimensional route map was transmitted into his mind.
[After the battle of Curse City-my god took direct control of all precious metals within the Divine Church-you cannot access most rare metals-neither can I-the location I've marked is a resource depot stocked for wartime expenditure, which we Intelligent Brains are permitted to manage-but I cannot requisition anything directly-if an investigation uncovers it afterward-I will die-]
Lynn smiled. "So I have to steal it myself? Clever, indeed. After all, if the enemy loots it, no one can pin it on you."
The Intelligent Brain said nothing.
Because everything she was doing now was a betrayal of the entire collective.
But for Miss Machine Intelligence's sake, she had no choice but to take this enormous risk and cooperate with this demon.
Because this was practically the only way.
"Don't worry, I won't blab. We've got plenty