This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 268: Hypnosis? ? Cornette is always suspicious
Connit's rage could no longer be contained, from the ambush to the successive bad news after his return, and finally the theft of the five dimensional crystals, which completely ignited him.

Each dimensional crystal is a precious treasure of their organization, of extraordinary value, and is also a weapon.

Now, five coins were stolen at once. How could he calm down?

Pierre's face was pale, and he was repeatedly forced back by the aura emanating from Cornette. He was also stunned, but for some reason, he felt relieved.

Even the dimensional crystal was stolen?
Then the problem with the main gun doesn’t seem to be too big.

It’s not a question of value, but the security levels of the two are too different.

Ted, who was standing aside, broke out in a cold sweat. After a brief shock, he was filled with uncontrollable fear.

In the Torch Organization base, he is the only one who frequently goes in and out of the warehouse where dimensional crystals are stored.

It was as if the three main guns had been swapped, and the ones who would be suspected would definitely be Peel and his men.

"The dimensional crystals were actually stolen." Fernande's face turned pale and he felt ashamed.

He was not sure when these things were stolen. If they were stolen after he transferred Deyes to the main base, he would be guilty of a serious crime.

"Our main base, which we are so proud of, is almost like a sieve." Keweisi sneered, "Even the power of the Eternal Realm can't stop him. It's really chilling."

Cornette restrained his breath and seemed to have calmed down, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that beneath his gloomy face was a raging rage.

He glanced at Ted but didn't say much. He said in a deep voice, "Corvis, you come and search Zog and Hector's memories."

Zog and the other man were pale and trembling. They had heard of the horrible consequences of having their memories searched before.

Nerve tissue is damaged, brain cells die in large areas, leading to hemiplegia, lower limb paralysis, and other sequelae...

"Me?" Keweisi frowned. "Do I need to take action? Leia should still be in the organization, right?"

Searching memories is a delicate job. The brain structure of a living being is extremely complex. A slight lack of attention may cause a chain reaction. The person may be dead before the memory is searched.

Kovis' injuries have not healed yet, and he doesn't want to do this strenuous work.

"Chief... Chief." Zog said stiffly, "We are the direct person in charge. If there is any problem, we should be held responsible."

"But we are just ordinary staff members. We can only follow the established testing procedures. If the truth is found to have nothing to do with us, then we..."

Dedicating oneself to the organization is one of the purposes of the Torch. Zog obviously does not have this awareness, but Cornette did not use such polite words to suppress him. He just said coldly:

"Don't worry, Kevis will do it himself. He is a Class A life form, and his control over mental power is beyond imagination. The two of you are not even Class C life forms. As long as he controls it better, there won't be any sequelae."

Zog was shocked when he heard this, and even Pierre looked at Cornett with a complicated expression.

With such a big incident, it wouldn't be a big deal even if the leader directly executed Zog and the other two.

But the leader still considered the possibility that Zog and the others were innocent.

He couldn't help but feel an urge in his heart to tell everything, but in the end his reason stopped him.

“Chief…” Zog was also stunned, his eyes were blank, and then red, he gritted his teeth and said: “Come on, this is the only way to prove my innocence.”

"Tsk..." Kovis sneered inexplicably, but under the gaze of Cornette's gloomy eyes, he shrugged and walked in front of Zog.

He placed his palm on his forehead, and then Kovis's eyes moved, reflecting a picture in which the scene was moving rapidly.

Zog rolled his eyes, his whole body trembling, and purple energy vaguely gathered around him, creating ripples like a tide.

But under the purple crystal that Fernand took out, it gradually dissipated. Balzacs seemed to hate psychic power extremely.

"Corvis!" Cornett shouted.

Although there was no movement, the speed of the images slowed down significantly, and Zog's twitching gradually stopped.

"…After hearing a snap, you have completed the test of the Sunburst Star…"

"…Isn't it normal for Sunshine Star to have this kind of problem…"

The picture was shaking continuously, and the only sound that came through was the processed sound.

Everyone looked at them in surprise, their brows furrowed, and Pierre's throat moved.

Because in the picture, Zog obeyed the voice-over's orders.

Obviously, he really betrayed.

"Interesting..." Ke Weisi suddenly said, "What kind of trick did this guy use to actually think he had completed the test."

"It's not the power of the mind, it seems to be..."

Ke Weisi didn't finish his words, but everyone's eyes were slightly confused.

Cornette was puzzled, "What do you mean? They didn't betray?"

"No. Or rather, in their own perception, there isn't." Kevis shook his head, and then the picture changed, and finally a silver-white mechanical watch emerged.

Keep flashing by.

"It's actually...hypnosis?" Ke Weisi said in surprise, "What a big surprise."

Pierre looked at the silver pocket watch that kept flashing on the screen, and for some reason his face looked a little dazed.

Ted's mind moved slightly, staring at the pocket watch, and suddenly said: "I remember that we did find such a pocket watch when we searched Deyes's room."

He reacted quickly and asked someone to get it. At this moment, Kovis had put down Zog and came to Hector.

Soon, Kevis withdrew his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's almost exactly the same as Zog's situation."

Zog and the other man collapsed on the ground, twitching from time to time.

"They were taken advantage of, and through hypnosis, they were given psychological hints." Koves explained, "They thought they had completed the inspection of the main gun."

"From this aspect, we can infer that these three main guns were replaced a long time ago."

"Hypnosis?" Cornett frowned. "Can it reach this level?"

"I'm surprised too. Logically speaking, this kind of psychological hypnosis can only work on ordinary life forms. Any life form with a slightly strong mind can resist it, not to mention genetically evolved beings." Kevis was also puzzled.

Pierre had come back to his senses, and his expression was uncertain as he listened to what Corvis said.

"This is it." Ted took a metal box from his men, opened it, and took out an exquisite silver-white mechanical pocket watch.

"Let me see..." Ke Weiss took it and looked at the mechanical pocket watch in detail, staring at its hands, scales, and even the outer shell, his face becoming more and more surprised.

"Unbelievable... How on earth did he do it? This thing... is too..." Kevis couldn't find any words to describe it.

He randomly pulled a soldier over, asked him to take off his helmet, and waved the pocket watch in front of his eyes. After just two or three times, the soldier fell into a trance. "What's your name?"

"Bartel..." the other party responded numbly.

Fernande was surprised. "You can control a person just by shaking twice?"

"It's not surprising that a person can be controlled. The power of the mind can do this easily. The real purpose of this thing is just to hide." Ke Weisi sighed:
"It's really amazing. It would be impossible to produce it if there were less than ten hypnotists involved in the production."

He even felt that such a thing should be impossible to manufacture.

Because the essence of hypnosis is to make people fall into a special state that is extremely easy to manipulate. The triggers that make everyone fall into this state are different, and there is no uniform standard.

"Besides, it's not that effective." As he said that, Kovis took the thing and waved it in front of Pierre, but it didn't work.

Fernand speculated: "The means of controlling the lower level, Deyes should have used this method to obtain a large amount of fragmented information and then unravel it."

"It's really scary that the other party can come and go freely here."

Cornett remained silent, then ordered: "Pierre..."

There was no response to his first call, so Cornett emphasized, "Pierre!"

"Yes!" Pierre was startled and responded hastily, his voice sounding vague.

Cornett did not pursue the matter, but ordered: "Go check where Deyes was during the time period when the sound appeared in the picture."

After a pause, he added: "And everyone else's timeline."

"You still have doubts?" Ke Weisi couldn't help but look at him.

"It's not suspicion, it's certainty." Cornett shook his head, "If it's really him, everything should fit together."

"There's also Brot, this guy stays in his room all day and has plenty of time," added Kovis.

"Brot..." Cornett groaned, "Brot shouldn't have this ability to hide invisibly."

Ke Weisi disagreed: "We can't just look at the appearance. Among them, Theo is the most proficient in hiding."

Cornett frowned. It wasn't that he was overly suspicious, but the loss this time was too great and too strange. He wanted to investigate it thoroughly without leaving any doubts.

"The most important thing is how he disappeared. This is the coverage area of ​​the Eternal Realm..." he murmured.

"Chief..." Pierre suddenly spoke, lowering his head and speaking carefully to avoid being seen by the blood oozing from his bitten tongue. "You, you may have fallen into a thinking trap."

"Deyes's departure may not be due to his own strength."

"Hmm?" Cornett looked over, and Pierre explained with difficulty: "Others may also gain strange powers by sacrificing dimensional creatures."

"Dimensional creature!" Connit's eyes lit up. Yes, this is indeed a possibility.

Sacrificing dimensional creatures is not their patent; they just happened to have this method and are still exploring it.

"Power from other dimensions will cause a stronger reaction from Balzacs." Fernand disagreed.

"What if he's good at hiding?" Pierre whispered.

Fernand stopped talking. The creatures in this dimension were all kinds of strange and had all kinds of abilities. They were bizarre and beyond imagination.

"It is indeed possible." Cornette nodded, finally feeling a little comforted.

Peel is pretty good. Whether it is deciphering the code or coming up with a sudden idea and thinking about the problem from another angle, he always provides ideas to break the deadlock.

"Deyes' whereabouts are unknown. We cannot determine whether the base coordinates have been leaked. In any case, we must temporarily evacuate."

Cornette let out a long sigh and suppressed the pain and helplessness in his heart.

The lack of three main ship-class turrets can be said to have disrupted a considerable part of their plans.

After the fleet with three main ships as the core was formed, although it was still impossible to confront the Combined Fleet head-on, it could still serve as a surprise attack at certain times.

At worst, a pure self-destructive interception can delay a considerable amount of time.

But now, the main method of attack is gone, and the threat is greatly reduced.

"Leave the base?" Fernand didn't expect Connit to be so decisive. He couldn't help but say, "If Deyes really knew the coordinates of the base, then Asmara wouldn't have gone there to ambush you."

"I understand, but we have to be on guard." Cornett was very determined. "Besides, there's only one month left until the Red River Star Stream tidal period, so we can just go there and wait."

"If we want to evacuate here, we won't have the means to suppress those A-level life forms," ​​Kovis reminded.

Cornette said nothing, and turned to ask Fernand: "Do they know about Deyes's situation?"

Fernand shook his head. “They probably don’t know the specifics, but Deyes hasn’t been to the core lab for a long time, so they can more or less guess that something went wrong.”

"It's good that you don't know the specific situation. Go and try them." Cornett's face was cold. The figures of several people passed by his eyes, but he could not freeze them.

"I've been wanting to take action against them for a long time." Keweisi's mouth curled up.

.........

In the core lab, the three remaining master mechanics were all there, and Benny looked rather worried as he watched the red exclamation mark pop up on the screen.

He sighed, took down the red energy crystal, and whispered:
"Wrong again. The coefficient is wrong. It cannot bear the diversion of the energy spectrum."

"What on earth is Deyes doing? He hasn't come to the core lab for such a long time, and the Torch Organization is also vague and has no definite answer."

"The overall manufacturing progress is close to 80%. This is the last core node. As long as we solve the energy focusing crystal coefficient and particle actuator, we can complete the sublimator soon."

Since Deyes stopped coming, their production progress has visibly declined.

Jesaya's face was cold: "There is only this last point left. Can't the three of us, the master mechanics, solve it? You can't say that without Deyes, we can't do anything, right?"

"That's not what I meant. The whole thing is almost done, and only the finishing touches are left. We can polish it out, but it will take too long." Benny sighed repeatedly:
"I estimate that it will be difficult to complete it in less than half a year."

After that, he looked at Li Ming who was working with his head down, and said a few more words, "Mr. Qinglong, at this time, you should stop hiding your wishes. If you have any conditions, just put them forward directly to the Torch Organization."

"What do you mean?" Li Ming looked up, a little surprised, "Why do you act as if I have a solution?"

"Don't you?"

"Did I?"

Benny looked even more helpless, as if he wanted to expose the truth but couldn't.

(End of this chapter)