Kalyan angrily turned his head away, his flushed face gradually returning to normal. Inquisitor Amberly then asked, "Kalyan, do you really trust your Brother Dun that much? What if your Brother Dun's plan has already completely failed?"
Kalyan looked at the person asking him, showing a disdainful expression.
"That's absolutely impossible~, even if..." Kalyan's tone paused slightly. After being mocked by the few people in front of him, he was already a bit unsure, but he then changed the subject... looking at Sanguinius, who was still sitting in the dark, watching the show.
"Even so, your Imperium of Man, centered around the Corpse Emperor, is already in a precarious state. If I'm not mistaken... Prince Li Feng and Miss Sanguinius in front of me, you two are 'wielding the Emperor to command the Imperium'..."
As soon as this sentence came out, there was a collective gasp in the room... Amberly and Katarina were Sanguinius's new close friends, because Inquisitor Amberly was the girlfriend of Li Feng's friend, Commissar Cain... Ma Yinglong, a strong contender for the next Fabricator-General of Mars, only knew that Sanguinius was Li Feng's girlfriend and had great achievements in computer programming, being revered by the Adeptus Mechanicus as the 'mother of intelligence' (PS: There are pictures in the comment section, Sanguinius in everyone's eyes is a beautiful, intellectual little girlfriend. But in the Oil Man's eyes, she is Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, Su Ma, AMD! Yes! Fight for the future!).
But none of them knew that Sanguinius was the Emperor herself, and the seemingly majestic Li Feng was merely Sanguinius's "precious little boyfriend."
As for... the one on the Golden Throne? Just a failed, sloppy, trashy uncle, like a salted fish.
At this moment, the scene fell silent. Katarina was the first to stand up. She slammed the table hard. At this point, if they were 'turned against' by the opponent, then everything would become a joke.
"Be careful."
Amberly's smile also faded, replaced by a serious expression. At this moment, Sanguinius stood up, her thigh gently leaning against the edge of the table.
"I couldn't tell in the dark just now, but I have to say, Mr. Li Feng is truly blessed." Kalyan said with a triumphant look at this moment. He believed he had regained control of the current situation; the few people in front of him were, after all, just mortals.
Sanguinius looked at Kalyan in front of her with interest. Sanguinius naturally knew his story.
"What a sharp tongue..., no wonder you have a Drukhari / Dark Aeldari girlfriend. Are all the people who marry a Drukhari / Dark Aeldari so good with their mouths? Is that their standard for finding a boyfriend? (Khan: Achoo! Who's talking bad about me behind my back?)"
Hearing Sanguinius's words, the two female Inquisitors next to her smiled slightly, naturally understanding the implication in her words. Amberly lowered her head, suppressing a smile, because as close friends, they had naturally talked about their boyfriends' little flaws.
For example, Li Feng's occasional childishness, or Cain's tendency to put on a brave face... and "those aspects" had also been discussed. And the "sharp tongue" Sanguinius just mentioned, seemed to be Li Feng's "product feature"... And Li Feng was currently thrown into Commorragh, the home of the Drukhari.
And at this moment, an ITX mini computer case and monitor were taken out from Ma Yinglong's red robe and placed on the table... Inside were the motherboard, CPU, memory... Sanguinius slowly walked up to the computer case, then slowly placed her palm on it... "Come on, Kalyan, it took me a lot of effort to transfer your sister from the ship to this computer..."
Kalyan's face instantly changed drastically; the mocking expression he had just worn instantly froze on his face. He struggled against the chains, roaring furiously:
"What nonsense are you talking about?! How could my sister—!"
Sanguinius, however, merely smiled indifferently, her slender fingers gently caressing the top of the computer case, as if comforting some slumbering life, then pressed the power button.
The computer case's power indicator light flickered, followed by a faint hum. Immediately after, a soft yet slightly mechanical-sounding female voice came from the monitor's speakers:
"Brother... is that you?"
This voice exploded in Kalyan's mind like thunder. He froze, his mouth slightly open, but he couldn't say anything.
"Izzara!"
At this moment, on the computer desktop, a two-dimensional girl was confined within the desktop. Through the camera on the monitor, she saw her brother tied up and locked in a dark room.
"Izzara!" Kalyan almost gritted his teeth as he called out the name. His eyes were fixed on the monitor, his face filled with shock and rage.
"Brother! What are you going to do to my brother! Let go of my brother!..." The two-dimensional virtual image on the monitor looked at him, and sadness and apology emanated from her digitized eyes.
Kalyan, however, completely lost his composure. He struggled against the chains, making creaking sounds: "What did you do to her?! Why is she like this! Let her out!"
But Sanguinius just took the mouse from Ma Yinglong's hand, slid it across the desktop, and opened a green old man's software, which seemed to be called "Lu Master"... and "CPU-Z" and "3D Mark."
"Do you believe me when I say I'm going to run a benchmark with your sister now...?"
After opening the software, Sanguinius turned to look at the furious Kalyan. He was desperately trying to break free from the chains, and under the force of his "sister complex soul," several chains even wailed and were directly broken by Kalyan. The door opened directly, and several Custodians, Dark Angels, and Sevatar rushed into the room.
He wanted to quickly rush to this woman, tear her apart, and protect his sister. But just as his hand was a few centimeters away from Sanguinius's smugly smiling face, the chains caught his hand.
Kalyan, like a furious beast, had bloodshot eyes, and rage almost consumed him. He struggled madly, emitting a low, beast-like roar, and the chains clanged with his anger, as if they would break at any moment.
Sanguinius, however, remained completely unmoved, even with a hint of playful smile. Her finger lightly tapped the mouse, and the benchmark test on the green software interface began, with a large "Start" button appearing on the screen.
"Ah, Lu Master's benchmarking standards are truly ancient, but then again—" Sanguinius said unhurriedly, her voice full of teasing, "a 'virtual AI' running a benchmark would probably be very interesting, wouldn't it?"
"Stop it! You crazy woman!" Kalyan roared, the chains creaking again as they were pulled. His hand was almost touching Sanguinius's clothes, but he was still a few centimeters short.
The monitor screen began to scroll frantically, the CPU temperature was rapidly rising, and Izzara in the monitor exclaimed: "Brother! Save me! I feel... I feel like something is tearing my soul... Ah!"
Kalyan's face instantly changed dramatically. He slammed his fists to the ground, emitting a heavy roar. He looked up, his eyes burning with unprecedented anger and pain.
"Sanguinius!" His voice was as deep as thunder, "If you dare to harm her, I swear, even if I die, I will make you pay!"
However, Sanguinius did not respond. She just smiled slightly and then whispered: "Pay? The graphics card score hasn't even been run yet..."
At this moment, the green interface on the screen flickered rapidly, and the benchmark software's tests unfolded one by one. The CPU performance test caused the fans inside the computer case to roar madly, and the temperature soared. The graphics card's rendered images began to flash at high speed, and complex light and shadow effects made the entire device seem to groan. Izzara on the screen seemed to be torn by an invisible force; she clutched her head, crying out in pain:
"Brother! Save me! They... they are using my Core computing power! I can't bear it anymore!"
Kalyan was almost insane. His eyes were completely bloodshot, and he slammed his fists to the ground again and again, making deafening thuds. Cracks appeared in the floor from his rage, and he roared: "Stop it! Sanguinius! This is my sister! She is not your experiment!"
Sanguinius still wore a smile, her finger lightly tapping the mouse, looking completely at ease. She said faintly: "Don't be so agitated, Kalyan. This isn't her body; it's just a virtual container. Besides, as a machine spirit, shouldn't she be used to high-performance computing? Running a benchmark can even improve her computing ability, right?"
"Improve my foot!" Kalyan roared, and the chains finally couldn't withstand his fury, snapping with a "crack." He charged at Sanguinius like an unbridled beast.
However, Sanguinius didn't even lift her head, merely snapping her fingers. The Custodians and Dark Angels instantly rushed forward, forcefully blocking Kalyan's path. Sevatar even sneered, drawing his lightning claw, and warned: "Dare to come one step closer, and you will become a useless corpse, understand?"
But Kalyan didn't care at all. He struggled madly, trying to get past these warriors. However, the Custodians' strength was extraordinary; every one of his charges was mercilessly stopped.
"Brother... save me..." Izzara's voice came again, and the virtual image's figure began to show broken lines, her expression becoming even more painful.
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