"Baalmon, the stronger you become, the more things you'll find yourself longing for, and the more dangerous they'll become."
Grand Mage Beast did not answer Baalmon's question directly, instead giving an ambiguous answer.
Baalmon fell silent for a while.
Then he asked, "Teacher, what do you want to get from this D-Reaper, then?"
"A piece of ancient, primitive program code."
Grand Mage Beast did not hide anything and stated their objective outright.
Hearing this, Baalmon still asked Grand Mage Beast in confusion, "In that case, couldn't you have obtained it when you guided and intercepted the D-Reaper, Teacher? Why keep cultivating it?"
As Baalmon saw it, Mo Yan and the others had the ability to extract this portion of the program from the D-Reaper.
Then didn't they have the ability to achieve that objective on the spot?
Why did Mo Yan and the others have to cultivate the D-Reaper into its current form and scale?
"As your teacher, let me remind you and emphasize this once more.
As Digimon who pursue knowledge, what we need to do is analyze and understand any data we collect.
Admittedly, we are capable of engraving the intercepted portion of the D-Reaper's program directly into our DigiCores.
But such barbaric conduct is not how we should behave.
We should analyze the operational logic of this portion of the D-Reaper's program, decipher its digital code, and understand its underlying data.
Finally, we should select the parts we need from it, rather than engraving things indiscriminately.
Otherwise, we will be unable to control our own evolution."
Grand Mage Beast stood with his hands behind his back, watching the D-Reaper in the distance begin a new stage of transformation as he fulfilled his responsibility as a teacher.
After hearing Grand Mage Beast's words, Baalmon looked at him, then