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Chapter 165: The Deal with Kaul

Belisarius Cawl devoted almost all of his clone's enthusiasm to the examination and research of the seven Weepers.

In order to conduct better research, he even secretly contacted the main body and transferred all the data and information obtained here to the main body for analysis.

As for the Seven Weepers, Cawl certainly couldn't just leave such an important research sample in the forge at the starport for research.

The forge is a production equipment. Even though Olivia set up a laboratory here, its conditions and level seemed very average to Kaul, so much so that it could be said to be mediocre.

There is no way. Olivia has always been accused of technological heresy, which makes it impossible for her to do many things openly.

Chen Xi's purchase of a forge for her was already skirting the law. After all, the crime of technological heresy was indeed punishable by excommunication in the form of the Mechanicus.

This also means that most of the equipment Olivia can get are things that can be purchased publicly.

She couldn't buy the really good stuff from the Mechanicus, let alone build and customize it herself like Cawl did.

So the seven Weepers completed a preliminary examination in the Forge's laboratory, confirming that they had indeed undergone the Primarisization operation very smoothly and successfully. Then Cawl planned to bring them to his own Forge Ark for detailed study.

But just when he was about to take the person away, he was stopped.

"Your Excellency the Great Sage, it's not appropriate for you to just take people away like this, right?" Chen Xi blocked Kohl's way. Behind him was a team of combat nuns, the Revenge Angels, equipped with heavy weapons, and a team of Seraphs equipped with jet packs.

(Seraphim is considered the strongest non-cyborg warrior in the empire)

In addition to these two teams of combat nuns, Mephisto also stood beside Chen Xi with a team of Crimson Paladins.

Next to the two of them, 32, who had finally arrived, also appeared in front of Kohl, leaning on his forged axe and carrying a death-class intelligent control robot.

(The big one is Death and the small one is Castle Star)

"Hello, Master Belisarius!" 32 didn't say anything else, just greeted Kaul, and then played with the cat that was crawling on him.

The only difference was that the cat that 32 had been holding had a rosette of the Inquisition hanging around its neck, while the other cat had the emblem of the House of Discipline hanging around its neck.

There is no doubt that 32 is supporting Chen Xi.

They were not trying to force Kaul to do anything, they were just trying to gain some benefits for themselves and prevent Kaul from going too far.

For example, they could just sweep the seven weepers away, or dissect them while forging the ark.

Don't doubt it, Kohl is capable of such a thing, and with his skills, he can even cut it open, study it, and sew it back together without the person involved knowing.

In order to avoid this kind of thing that no one wants to see from happening, and also to gain greater benefits, Chen Xi naturally has to call 32, who is obviously the biggest deterrent to the oil man, to calm the situation.

Unless Cawl was so mad as to sacrifice two Inquisitors and an entire planet for the sake of secrecy, and in the process kill the Death Watch and Blood Angels, he would calm down and think carefully about what he should do.

As expected, Cawl quickly asked Chen Xi, "What do you want to do?" "Your Excellency, we should be the ones asking this question. What do you want to do? These seven Weepers are indeed using your Primaris technology, so it's reasonable for me to ask you to examine them. But it's not right for you to take them away." Chen Xi stared at Cawl, trying to gauge his current mood while carefully considering his words. "Primaris technology is not suitable for public release yet. When I persuaded the seven Astartes to undergo the Primaris surgery, I promised to ensure their safety and ensure they would not become test subjects for the Mechanicus. I hope to fulfill my promise."

Hearing Chen Xi say this, Kohl's eyes flickered, and he roughly understood what Chen Xi was asking for.

So he nodded and said, "I understand. I won't do any research that goes beyond the line. I just want to know why they were able to successfully complete the Primaris operation. This is very important to my research! It's also very important to the Empire!"

"I understand. This is related to whether the one million Astartes currently in the Empire can be successfully converted into Primaris Astartes, and whether Primaris technology can be successfully promoted throughout the Empire." Chen Xi nodded affirmatively, but at the same time he also rejected Kawl: "But the promise is also very important to me. Since I promised to protect these seven Astartes, I must fulfill my promise unless there are special circumstances."

Chen Xi's implication was very simple: I would fulfill my promise unless there were special circumstances, but I wouldn't have to if there were special circumstances.

To put it simply, you have to pay more.

"Do you have to stop me?" Kaul's voice became a little cold.

He didn't want to pay more, or maybe he didn't understand what Chen Xi meant.

After all, this is just a clone, not Kaul's real body.

In terms of thinking and logic, these people seem to be no different from Kaul himself, but these clones are essentially puppets controlled by Kaul, not independent individuals in the true sense, and their brains are not as quick as before on some things.

Of course, the most important point is that the oil men are often relatively poor at political struggle.

When they really have a conflict, they pull out their troops to fight, and whoever wins is right, instead of relying on words to convince each other.

So in terms of political intrigue, they are indeed inferior to other forces in the empire.

After all, when the Mechanicum was split into two after the Heresy and the High Lords Council was planning to wipe out the Mechanicum, the Mechanicum representative stationed on Holy Terra resolved the issue by driving the Emperor Titan outside the meeting room of the High Lords Council.

So Chen Xi was not surprised at all that Kohl didn't understand.

But it was obviously not impossible to remain stiff like this. Chen Xi gave a slight glance to Olivia, who was standing behind Kohl, indicating that it was time to hand her a ladder.

Olivia received Chen Xi's gaze, and at this moment she understood what Chen Xi was going to do earlier than Kaur.

So she sent an encrypted message to her teacher and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, I assure you that these seven Astartes Brothers will be fine, and this matter will also be of great benefit to them.

The whereabouts of the Weepers are now unknown. These seven Astartes are the chapter's last hope. If you can help my teacher understand their situation, he can recover their gene-seed and help rebuild the Weepers."

Hearing this, Chen Xi turned his gaze to Kaul and asked him, "Great Sage, is that so?"

"...Yes." Kaul was silent for a moment, but still agreed to the deal.

(End of this chapter)