This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 507 - 267 A Baffling Situation The Switched Main Cannon The Disappeared Dimension Crystal_2

Chapter 507: Chapter 267 A Baffling Situation The Switched Main Cannon The Disappeared Dimension Crystal_2

"No, compared to the disappearance of a living person, it’s actually simpler to destroy the body and evidence." Connet’s gaze flickered.

"Destroy the body and evidence?" Fernand hesitated, "You mean someone quietly got rid of him? And then disposed of the body?"

"Could it be that the piece he put forward was not the traitor?"

Connet shook his head: "Whether he is a traitor or not is just speculation. Too little evidence, and now that he’s gone, it’s the perfect instance of ’dead men tell no tales’..."

Everyone fell silent, feeling ever more perplexed. If not Des, then who could it be? Azure Dragon, Benny, or Jesaya?

Kewis added: "Could it be that we’ve fallen into a trap by limiting our suspects to those few Mechanics? That Theo, in fact, has a big suspicion too."

As they discussed, a knock on the door sounded, and Ted went to open it, only to see a sweating Pier, who said in a halting voice: "I have... I have critical information..."

"Boss, you..." As Pier entered, he saw Connet, missing an eye, and was startled.

He didn’t know that Connet had returned.

"Never mind me, what did you have to say?" Connet said in a grave tone.

"I found the traitor, it’s Des!" Pier couldn’t wait to say.

"Hmm?"

All four looked at him, their expressions changing in an instant.

Ted couldn’t help but remind him, "Pier, you can’t joke about this. Do you know how much is at stake here?"

Pier didn’t say much more, immediately pulling out a smart terminal and placing it on the table, explaining while operating it:

"After days of pondering and meditation, I finally found Des’s method of external communication. The technical level of this Mechanic is not to be underestimated."

"He used reverse compilation coding, encoding and then deciphering his communications with the other party in a special way, scattered within our outward transmission of information."

"Therefore, the overall data showed no fluctuations, and we couldn’t find anything abnormal."

"Not long ago, I had a sudden inspiration. If Des was communicating externally, what would they be talking about? It must be a leak of our internal intelligence."

"I tried using a few key pieces of intelligence as the source code for compilation, then performed reverse decryption, and indeed, I made some discoveries, eventually cracking all his encoded messages."

Pier became more excited as he spoke, while the others found themselves increasingly confused.

However, as Pier tapped on the virtual screen of the smart terminal, an audio recording began to play.

"...Lord Des..."

"...Your Highness Asimara..."

"...They are manufacturing the Sublimator..."

"...Azure Dragon killed Brother... you must stop Connet..."

"...Get a few more items, and after sabotaging Torch’s plans, I will withdraw..."

As it played, Pier’s heart tensed. He had found what seemed to be a reasonable justification for his decryption, but feeling guilty as a thief, he wasn’t sure if he could really get away with it.

But when he listened to it himself, he felt a chill inside; he didn’t expect that Connet had this much information.

They were only just short of obtaining the coordinates of the Torch Organization’s base and transmitting them out.

The most important means of external communication for the Torch Organization was through the Black Hole Network.

For this, they had to pay a hefty fee every year, but it was worth it after all.

"So it really is him." Fernand’s face turned ashen, Des’s words felt like slaps in his face.

The other person seemed timid, but their methods were so sophisticated, and he had been kept in the dark the whole time; thinking about it now felt ridiculous.

Connet kept rubbing his fingers, pangs of pain coursing through his hollow eye sockets.

For some reason, he felt an unprecedented sense of confusion, with multiple conjectures, corroborations, and such nearly conclusive evidence laid before him.

The traitor was Des, beyond a doubt, and everything was closed in a loop.

Now, what they needed to do was find Des and then give him the punishment he deserved.

But all of this seemed just too timely; they were ambushed and furious, wanting to find the traitor.

After coming back, Des had disappeared, and then, Pier’s evidence arrived.

Coincidence? Is there an issue with Pier too?

But Fernand has also corroborated the information. Could there be an issue with him as well?

The fact that Dejes requested to meet multiple times is certainly no coincidence.

Connet’s thoughts began to wander but quickly reined them in. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence after all.

I had previously warned Pier; the method he used clearly showed he had identified Dejes as a suspect and then went on to look for relevant clues.

But you can’t fake this kind of translation; anyone could verify it at random.

All the related information and intelligence disclosed by Dejes are connected, except it all came too easily considering the magnitude of the losses, which almost caught me too.

That’s why I’m having doubts, Connet took a deep breath.

He paid attention to the last few sentences Connet mentioned.

"What does he mean by ’take a few things, sabotage the plan’?" Connet asked.

Pier shook his head, saying helplessly, "I can only translate what he said, but what he specifically wants to do, I don’t know."

Connet nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly, a sense of alertness surged in his heart.

He sharply turned to Fernand and said sternly, "Did you check the warehouse when you conducted the search earlier?"

"We initially searched the areas with human activity. Within a short time, we didn’t manage to..." Ted was explaining, but upon seeing Connet’s chilling one-eyed gaze, he shuddered and quickly added, "I’ll check it right away."

Ted hastily left, and the three Level-A Life Forms remained silent, with Pier feeling extremely alarmed.

Connet tapped on the desk, repeatedly listening to the conversation between Dejes and Asimara.

A lot of messages could be gathered from it; Dejes was extremely antagonistic and hostile towards Azure Dragon, and the two could not possibly be working together.

Connet naturally had many suspicions about the thorny Azure Dragon but could not force the issue onto him.

Before long, Ted returned in a panicked state.

This calm and steady Chief of Security was now completely flustered and spoke hastily without even greeting anyone:

"Leader, we’ve just inspected all the warehouses and discovered... discovered... three main ship-level long cannons have all been switched out."

Connet’s one-eyed pupil suddenly narrowed to a pinpoint, Fernand stood up abruptly, his face drastically changing.

"What?"

Pier had the strongest reaction, standing there stunned, before a bone-chilling cold spread throughout his body.

The main ships, for which he personally signed the storage entry, they were all switched out?

"Let’s go!" Connet said with a stern face, as everyone hurriedly headed to the warehouse.

The warship parts which had already been sealed and stored were now all open, undergoing a second inspection.

The three main cannons were pulled out, being carefully examined. At first glance, nothing was unusual, but in actuality, they had been turned into empty shells with no functional value.

"Who was responsible for the inspection? Who was the signing officer?" Connet demanded sternly.

Within the crowd, Zog and Hector were brought out in custody, and Pier said with a stiff upper lip, "The one who signed... that was me?"

Connet looked around at the three of them, his voice as cold as ice: "What’s going on?"

"Leader, there were no problems when they were stored!" Zog trembled all over, gritting his teeth.

"Just search their memories directly, why waste time," Kovis commented, shaking his head indifferently.

Zog’s face turned pale; just as he was about to explain, another subordinate rushed over hastily.

That facial expression was all too familiar to Connet - filled with panic and unease.

An ominous feeling suddenly arose.

The subordinate didn’t dare to look up, speaking in a low voice, "Leader, there’s a problem in internal warehouse number one. Five Dimension Crystals have been replaced with ordinary glass crystals that look the same on the outside."

Upon hearing this, Connet’s previously contained emotions burst forth uncontrollably, his body suddenly erupting with a boiling blue Element whirlwind that roared towards the sky like a dragon spinning upwards, accompanied by a hoarse shout, "Dammit!"