"This part of the White Ghosts is not under the control of the Butterfly Queen, but is influenced by the Abyss and is evolving in the direction required by the Abyss."
"They share a common goal: to become human."
"I discovered that they wanted to become human in order to find something in human form."
These words caused a flicker of emotion in Qin Tan's eyes.
Given the current situation, it's very likely that "thing" is herself.
She was very curious about what she had brought out of the abyss back then.
"I haven't found the answers to these questions."
"What I'm trying to say is that many people in Base 8 have been replaced by Ghost."
"They will destroy the base."
"This is my father's life's work, and I hope to help him protect the base."
For an angel, she was created to serve her father.
Her father's only wish was for her brother, so even though she was being used, she never hated Tianchi.
Another issue is the security of the base.
"The longer the White Ghost has been in human form, the more it resembles humans. I don't think a few of us can help you find all the lurking White Ghosts."
Not to mention, they had absolutely no good reason to act.
If they alert Tianchi, who knows if that madman will attack them?
"I can."
The angel's words resounded.
"Once I can find the original body and merge with it, I can scan the bodies of all the residents."
Even if the White Ghost transforms into a human, from a biological perspective, the two are still different species. From the very beginning, all the residents' biological information was recorded in the Angel System.
However, these permissions are currently in the hands of Tianchi.
To gain control, she needs to become her complete self.
"All you need to do is find my true form and find a way to bring it out."
The seemingly trivial task brought a smile to Xia Shuang's lips.
"Even if Base 8 is destroyed, we can still return to the Federation. With Qin Tan here, those curses are not a problem."
"So what are the benefits of helping you?"
The two sides have different positions. If possible, Xia Shuang does not want to get involved in the internal strife of Base No. 8, which is a conflict between humans and androids.
Unless... the benefits are significant enough.
“I can tell you the entrance to the abyss.”
The angel offered bait, but Xia Shuang still shook her head.
"We can also obtain this by cooperating with Tianchi."
She didn't know why the angels wanted to enter the abyss, but that longing was real.
On this point, Tianchi did not lie to them.
“I can tell you how to kill the Lord of the Abyss, but this brother doesn’t know.”
Tianchi's ultimate move was astonishing and unbelievable.
How can we trust you?
Xia Shuang pulled the angel over and examined the mechanical ball.
Her simple and dirty appearance was hard to reconcile with the beautiful and flawless angel in the base.
The angel probably didn't expect the two to be so unyielding.
She bobbed up and down, trying to think.
After a while, as if she had thought of something, she woke up some of the robots and brought them to Qin Tan and the other person.
Those robots extended their metal fingers and, right in front of the two of them, pierced their own hearts.
Amidst the flowing liquid, Qin Tan sensed that these robots were truly dying.
"The head is not their true core; my brother lied to the people at the base."
"The core is in the heart."
The robot handed over several metal hearts.
Having lost their core, they stood still, like blank logs, and could never be awakened again.
On the contrary, the heart continued to beat even after it was removed from the body.
It is still alive.
A faint sense of taboo arose.
Qin Tan did not touch it directly, but instead took out the Grim Reaper's Scythe and used the tip of the scythe to slash the heart.
Qin Tan saw what was inside.
"Forbidden items?"
Xia Shuang covered her fingers with ice before taking the object.
The energy emanating from it is indeed the energy of something forbidden.
However, it is incomplete.
It's like a piece forcibly cut off from some forbidden object; the other hearts are also wrapped in this thing.
"That's the secret to my father's success back then."
An angel floated over, gazing at the broken objects, his tone neither sad nor happy.
"The hearts of these robots contain forbidden material, which serves as their power source."
Base 8 does not refrain from collecting and using forbidden items; rather, these items are used elsewhere.
"The hearts of the robots my brother created also contain these things."
"And to control them, my body, beneath that bionic skin, is pieced together from various forbidden materials."
She controls a larger portion of the forbidden objects, making her a kind of mother figure.
"In my heart lies a complete forbidden object, which, according to your calculations, is S-rank, no, even more powerful than S-rank."
"It is not aggressive."
“If I have lied to you, you may take my heart at any time.”
"Without a heart, I, and all the defenses of Base 8, will collapse."
Her underlying code forbids her from harming humans, and she reveals her secret in order to gain the trust of the two men.
"After everything is over, I can give you that forbidden object in my heart."
What's here is only her spiritual form.
The conditions offered by the other party were indeed very tempting. Qin Tan received a look from Xia Shuang, and the two were of the same mind.
"Okay, we promise you."
"But the defenses there are tight. How are we supposed to find your true form?"
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