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  Chapter 317 Commission from the Rogue Trader

  After teasing An a little, Duanmuhuai returned to the command room. After all, he also wanted to see how he was doing during his absence.

   "Mia, report the current situation."

   "Okay, master."

  Hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, the artificial angel sitting in front of the console raised his hand with a smile.

   "Let Mia take a look... Well, Ms. Kukulu reported that the current team's transformation progress is only 23%... She said that they have not fully mastered the technology of how to forerunner..."

   "It's normal, let them take their time, everything is stable, and there is no need to worry at the moment."

"Okay, next is...the report from Planet Wars. Ms. Rebecca said that the first batch of renewable energy systems have been transported to Planet Wars and installed in place. She suggested that the main focus will be on restoring hydroelectric power... "

   "Just do it."

   Duanmuhuai nodded.

   "Well... and then... ah, Mr. Dardanelle left a message, it seems that he has something to ask for help from the Tribunal~~"

"oh?"

  Hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned.

   "What did he say he didn't say?"

"No."

   "Contact him and find out what he plans to do with the Inquisition."

   "Understood, Master~~~"

   Not long after, Dardanelle's sly face with a big beard appeared in front of Duanmuhuai.

   "Ah, hello, great judge, I am really flattered to get your response so quickly..."

   "Stop talking nonsense."

   Duanmuhuai waved his hand, interrupting Dardanelle's greeting.

   "What are you looking for from the trial court? If it's something boring, then you have to watch your head."

   "Of course, I will not hide anything from the judge. In fact... I have a small commission this time, and I hope the judge can help me solve it."

"oh?"

  Hearing this, Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes.

   "What commission?"

"Is such that……"

   Dardanelle twisted his fingers.

   "You don't know, in fact, I have had contact with a fifth-level human civilization, and I also have a certain power and status among them..."

"Um."

  Duanmuhuai didn't say much, it's not surprising that rogue traders sometimes rely on some backward civilizations to gain power, wealth and status. In the era of the human empire, their essence was like a captain who had issued a privateer's license. They took their own ships to take risks and rob everywhere, and they would also go deep into some undeveloped areas and turn them into places like colonies. In the interstellar era, what these rogue traders did... is actually not much different.

  Like in many web novels, the protagonist has a portal to travel through modern and ancient times, and then he gains power, status and wealth by reselling materials in the middle—well, this is the development method of rogue traders.

"That civilization is still trapped on its home planet. Their population has reached its limit and they are overwhelmed. I built a new transportation system for them to reduce pollution, but unfortunately this is just a drop in the bucket. Fortunately, just Not long ago, this civilization has gone to the interstellar..."

   "Don't talk nonsense, get to the point."

   "Okay, that's how it is, Lord Judge..."

   Dardanelle rubbed his hands together.

"The transportation system I set up needs a superconducting ore as a material. And we found the raw material we need on a planet 4.2 light-years away from the civilization's parent star. Moreover, the planet itself contains A large amount of superconducting ore, once fully mined, is enough to completely change the current situation of that civilization, and even go further..."

   "Get to the point."

"Yes... During the mining process on that planet, we encountered attacks from the aborigines. They are an alien race called the Na'vi. Originally, we hoped to negotiate with them to obtain the peace of mining ore. But unfortunately, those alien races are too barbaric and backward to understand our thoughts. They have been attacking my mining base. Although I also sent some soldiers there, I am ashamed to say that with that civilization The ability is not enough to deal with the Na'vi, so... I hope the trial court can come forward and help me solve this problem."

   Speaking of this, Dardanelle also hurriedly smiled at Duanmu Huai.

   "Ah, of course, I won't let the trial court help in vain. In return, I can plan one-third of the profits for you. If you need anything, you can just ask..."

"I see."

   Duanmuhuai nodded and thought for a moment.

   "Give me the information and locations of these two planets, and I will reply to you after I read them."

   "Okay, Lord Judge, I'm really sorry to disturb you..."

   Dardanelle was also very tactful, and after saying a few words, he hastily cut off the contact. Not long after, Mia received the file information from the other party.

   "Mia, send a warship to observe the coordinates of the planet, and then report the situation to me."

   "Okay, master."

   After giving the order, Duanmu Huai stared at the data and intelligence in front of him.

  This is an opportunity, and it should be time, to let the girls around me know the true meaning of the Tribunal.

  Of course, the premise is...that Rogue Trader didn't lie to himself.

Dardanelle's movements were fast, and Mia's reaction was not slow. It didn't take long for Duanmuhuai to get a report from the frontline scouting fleet. After receiving the report, he glanced at it, and then Duanmuhuai stood up. .

   "Mia, tell everyone to come to the tactical command room for a meeting."

   "Yes~~~"

   Soon, everyone came to the tactical command room, while Duanmu Huai sat on a chair and watched them.

   "Everyone, next, I have something very important to tell you. The situation is like this. Just now, Dardanelle requested assistance from the Tribunal..."

  He first explained the current situation on the human civilization planet to the girls, and also released the pictures taken by the scouting fleet. It can be clearly seen on the screen that the surface of the entire planet is covered in gray, with almost no trace of green. Under the tall buildings one after another, countless people come and go like ants. They all have gray faces and wear masks. .

"so poor……"

  When Duanmuhuai heard that the air quality had deteriorated due to the overpopulation of that planet, and it was difficult for people to breathe clean air, the girls were also amazed. It was the first time for them to deeply and intuitively see the other side brought about by the development of civilization-the dark side full of ills.

  Although it is not that the girls have never been to planets with developed civilizations before, those planets were either destroyed by demons or attacked by beasts, and there were ruins everywhere, so it was impossible to treat them as normal samples.

   "Woo... I've seen descriptions of environmental pollution in books, and I didn't expect the problem to be so serious..."

   Seeing this, An also frowned, looking worried.

"However, Dardanelles have also found a solution. As long as they use the ore excavated from this planet named Pandora, they can greatly change the current situation of humans on that planet, and by further changing the planet's environment, Maybe they can also colonize that planet in the future, but there is a small problem right now."

"question?"

Facing the girl's doubtful inquiry, Duanmuhuai lightly pressed the button, and then the girls saw a group of tall humanoid creatures with tails and blue skin in the jungle of the lush green Pandora planet. , running through it. They control the grotesque beasts for hunting and living.

"They are the native species on this planet and they are called Na'vi. Since the ore area excavated by Dardanelles is considered a sacred place for them, they are unwilling to allow humans to dig, and several times in a row Attack the mine. So, Dardanelle found us, hoping that we can help him solve this trouble."

   "Fix this trouble?"

  An repeated it in a murmur, and then his complexion changed drastically.

   "Wait, Mr. Knight, you mean..."

   "That's right, Dardanelle hopes that the Inquisition will completely wipe out the Na'vi to ensure their interests in mining and colonizing this planet."

   "How can this work!"

  Hearing this, Lorena couldn't help standing up.

   "Isn't this just aggression?"

   "Yes, it is indeed aggression."

   Duanmuhuai nodded.

   "So, what's your opinion?"

   "Of course not...!"

   "Yeah, how can you do such a thing?"

   Soon, the girls gave their answers one after another. Of course, they were not willing to do such a thing. Then, An looked at Duanmuhuai again.

   "Mr. Knight, you are looking for us, don't you mean that... the court wants to do this?"

   "Yes, we really want to do this, because it does not violate the duties of the trial court."

"Why?!"

  Hearing this, everyone was shocked. In their memories, the Judgment Chamber has always been a just organization to save mankind, but...

   "Indeed, I understand your thoughts."

  Duanmuhuai pointed to the Na'vi on the screen who were having fun in the jungle.

  "They have lived on this planet for generations, and they didn't provoke anyone, but suddenly someone came to drive them out of their homeland. This must be pitiful and unfair, right?"

"Um………"

"well said."

   Scanning the expressions of the girls around, Duanmuhuai nodded. Then he flipped the other screen over abruptly.

   "So you say, what should these human beings do?"

  “…………”

  Looking at those human beings living in pain in the jungle of iron and steel, the girls... were speechless for a while.

   "But...but..."

   After a long silence, Lorena spoke softly.

   "Could it be that there is no better way to achieve the best of both worlds?"

   "No, in fact, all life in this world reproduces by cannibalizing other life."

   Duanmuhuai shook his head.

"You think this kind of behavior is evil and excessive. But unfortunately, this is not the patent of human beings. Take wolves as an example. When a wolf pack expands to a certain extent, they will be divided into two wolf packs. Fight for territory. The winning wolf pack stays here, and the losing wolf pack goes elsewhere, and then finds prey elsewhere-and for animals living peacefully elsewhere, these driven or migrated wolves are not Is it also an innocent disaster?"

"Well………"

   "Ann, Lorena."

   Duanmu Huai nodded to the two of them.

   "You want your country to be prosperous and strong."

"Yes……"

"Then, you also know what this means. It means that your cities and countries will have a large number of people born. They need land to live, work, grow food and hunt or domesticate animals to maintain their lives. So where did these lands come from? Could it be conjured out of thin air? For the animals that originally lived on that land, what is the difference between the humans who cultivated the land and the invaders?"

  “………”

   Now, neither of them spoke.

   "This is the truth of the universe."

   Duanmu Huai spread his hands.

"For any creature, survival is the first requirement, and unless civilization is destroyed, it will inevitably continue to expand. However, the total amount of matter in the universe remains unchanged. This is like a cake. When you take too much For one piece, someone must take one less. Feeling guilty about this is the most stupid behavior, because the struggle between life is originally life and death. You have also experienced the war between humans and beasts, and between humans and demons. , should be very clear about this."

   "Yes, but..."

  At this moment, Guleya raised her hand timidly.

   "At that time, the orcs and demons were invading humans, the evil side..."

   "Evil? By what standards are they evil?"

   Duanmuhuai let out a soft snort.

"The orcs invaded human beings because they were infected by the underground fluorescent tribe and had nowhere to go, and the reason why the Mek tribe teamed up with demons to attack the Yakins and humans was also to gain soul power and maintain their own lives—— You see, the starting point of all races is to protect themselves, isn't it?"

   "......yes, but..."

   "Of course, from a human point of view, their actions are evil, because they have caused damage to humans. That's it, and the Inquisition..."

   Having said this, Duanmu Huai stood up.

"The existence of the Judgment is to protect human beings, protect human civilization, and eliminate all human threats! Therefore, no matter what difficulties the Mek tribe or the orc tribe have, it is not important in the face of the survival of the race. Because , when two races start a war for the right to survive, there is only one ending—either you die, or I die! There is no third way! The reproduction, survival and expansion of any race are built on the remains of other lives with the dead body!"

  “……”

  The command room was dead silent.

  An's face was pale and he couldn't speak. Lorena clasped her hands on her chest, praying silently. Lani looked thoughtful and remained silent. Feilin was just swiping the tablet boredly, as if she had no interest in it. Gu Leya sat there with a serious face, without saying a word.

  Bambi frowned, looked at this, looked at that, for a while he didn't know what to say. And Augis's expression didn't change at all, she just sat quietly aside. As for Xueli, her complexion was complicated and tangled. She opened her mouth, then closed it again, as if she didn't know what to say.

   "I will not take you with me in this operation."

  Duanmuhuai sat down again and looked at the crowd.

"Actually, I could have told you nothing, but I think it is necessary to let you know the true meaning of the Inquisition. Indeed, perhaps in the eyes of humans, we are heroes, save them from fire and water, and save them from Heroes who escaped under the threat of death. However, in the eyes of other races, what we do is no different from demons—the difference is that the Tribunal is always the guardian of humans, and we will always stand by humans. That's it."

   Speaking of this, Duanmuhuai watched everyone.

"If you feel that this is different from what you want, then you can quit the Inquisition and go back to your original life. However, I think it is better to inform you in advance, I don't want you to be concerned about the existence of the Inquisition. What misunderstandings—including some beautiful misunderstandings.”

Of course, Duanmuhuai noticed that the girls are in a mess at the moment, which is also normal. They have always thought that they are doing the "right thing", but now, they find that they may be doing some "not so right things" ", at least, so it seemed to them.

  Of course, in Duanmuhuai's view, this is all hypocrisy. Just like those western idiots in his original world who couldn't help shouting cruelty when they saw the video of killing chickens and pigs-these idiots really thought that chicken and pork grew out of the ground. They are too stupid to accept that humans kill other life to maintain their existence, and think that this is an "evil" act. What an idiot.

  Since I feel so painful, I might as well commit suicide, which can be regarded as improving the per capita value.

  It doesn't matter if it's IQ or anything else.

   Duanmuhuai has seen a lot of depravity and betrayal, all because of this kind of "beautiful misunderstanding", but in fact many misunderstandings are not inevitable.

   It seems that there was a rumor in Japan that "idols can't excrete"!

   Those girl idols who co-authored are not human, are they?

  In the final analysis, these are the results of "beautification" in the minds of others, so once the filter is broken, it will lead to more resistance.

  Duanmu Huai doesn't want this kind of "beautiful filter", and he is unwilling to hide these things from the girls. After all, he also knows that if this kind of thing is exposed in the future, it may cause even bigger problems.

  That's why he explained in advance and explained clearly to the girls.

  “……”

  Finally, Lorena stood up.

   "I'm sorry, Sir Knight, I, I'm very confused, I want to go back to the holy city and have a quiet time."

  After saying this, Lorena turned and left without looking back, and at the same time, Ann also stood up.

   "Me too, I'm sorry, Mr. Knight, that... I understand your reasoning, but... I still want to calm down more."

   After speaking, Ann also left the command room, and then the other girls got up one after another. After a while, only Augis and Bambi remained here.

   "Oh, Bambi thinks everyone is thinking too seriously, obviously there is no need to be so troublesome."

  Bambi looked puzzled, while Duanmuhuai shrugged.

   "Haha, humans and vampires are different. If they have the same demand for resources as vampires, maybe they won't be so troublesome."

   "Humans are really a complicated and troublesome race."

   "Aren't you right?"

  Duanmuhuai stood up and let out a long sigh.

   "In any case, we have to start to act."

  (end of this chapter)