Under Ye Lin's almost coercive questioning, Eve actually fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at her, their hearts filled with anxiety. At this point, even Huang Liang tacitly accepted what he was doing.
Although this would make things harder for the other teams, showing mercy would mean being cruel to their own people. Besides, there were probably very few Earth examinees left in this examination. They could "spare" the others, but who would spare them?
"If I remember correctly, the Arctic base has spaceships too, right? If something goes wrong here, they can still leave from the Arctic."
"And I can compromise. I won't use up all the spaceships."
Watching Eve hesitate, Ye Lin softened his tone and continued pressing her:
"I know you want more people to survive, but even if we don't do this, the people who come after us will."
"I don't believe that hasn't occurred to you."
"Besides, if something else goes wrong with the Rebels, wouldn't stopping people from leaving only get more of them killed?"
Faced with Ye Lin's questioning, Eve finally spoke after a few seconds:
"Outsiders, I can launch spaceships as decoys, but you'll still die if you can't shut down the Dyson Sphere."
"Doing this..."
Before she could finish, the cold, coercive look vanished from Ye Lin's face. He looked at her earnestly instead:
"That's our concern. You only need to tell us where to find what shuts down the Dyson Sphere."
Eve fell silent again. After a moment, however, she shook her head:
"I can tell you where the device is, but you'll have a hard time getting it."
"The Dyson Sphere's control system is top secret, so it has the highest level of protection."
"I know you're very powerful, but the Rebels aren't that simple either. Your lives will