Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

In a spacious room inlaid with gold and silver utensils, there are finely carved pillars with reliefs of polar bears, eagles and tigers. There is a large bed in the middle of the four lowest pillars. There was a small table in front of it, with a cross crown set with rubies, sapphires and diamonds.

In front of the small table is a sofa area covered with a red-bottomed gold-edged carpet. There are some sculptures and small potted plants placed on the four walls of the room. On the left side, there is a basin with warm water flowing. The pool is surrounded by mist. On the right side of the fountain, there is a small platform protruding outward. Below is the bustling Moon City. At a glance, the lights are bright and the streets are full of people.

This is Katerina's bedroom and the most central location of the entire Moon City. Nearly 80% of human beings live in the Moon City, with a population of more than 400,000.

Accompanied by a sound of footsteps and a crunch, Katerina walked out of the bathroom wearing a black tulle bathrobe. Her hair was wet and steaming. She walked slowly to the edge of the heated pool. , stretched out her fair feet to test the water temperature, then took off her yukata and slowly sat in the pool.

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Katerina tapped a metal floor tile on the edge of the pool. Immediately, a small opening opened in the floor tile. Inside, a glass of ice-cold vodka was ready. There were a lot of water drops on the edge of the cup. Katerina drank it comfortably. She took a sip and paddled the water in a happy mood. As she moved, the warm water pool under her began to move slowly, until she reached the small platform at the edge where she could overlook the whole city.

Katerina was lying on the edge of the pool, lying comfortably, holding a cold goblet in one hand, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

"Your Majesty, General Nigel has something important to report!"

Katerina said with a smile in her eyes.

"Let General Nigel come right in."

A few minutes later, the door to the room opened. Nigel was dressed very formally in a white uniform with gold trim. There was a red ribbon slung across his chest with a diamond badge belonging to the general of the Second Army.

"His Majesty!"

After Nigel walked in, he bowed immediately, but when he looked over, he realized that Katerina was in the pool, and he instantly seemed a little embarrassed.

"Come this way General Nigel."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty!"

Nigel knelt down on one knee, carefully packed his luggage, and stood aside respectfully. Katerina turned around and asked with a smile.

"am I pretty?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is still as beautiful and young as before!"

Katerina laughed.

"How's the situation, General Nigel!"

"Your Majesty, a total of 3,689 people on the clone front in 31 space stations have been purged, and their memories have been tampered with after they were cloned again using the memory generation module package given by Your Majesty. We used the worst fifth-level The clones, their lifespan will not exceed one month, and we will clean them up directly after all the people on the clone front are eliminated."

Katerina nodded with satisfaction.

"Where is General Hult now?"

"At Space Station 69."

Katerina giggled.

"As I said, Nigel, people change."

Nigel nodded.

"That's because Hurt is no longer young, no longer a young boy in his 20s."

Nigel knew very well that this time the Queen did not impose any punishment on Hert, and even gave the Third Army more authority and benefits. All of this was for the sake of talents, so that the empire could be as prosperous as it is now, and This is inseparable from Katerina’s continuous efforts in cultivating talents.

Especially in recent years, cloning technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, as well as mechanical technology, etc., all because of Katerina's series of actions. However, Katerina will not show mercy to the betrayer and will definitely be eliminated without hesitation, but This time, not only was Hert not eliminated, but he was won over by the Queen.

"General Nigel, I hope you will assist General Hult to solve this small problem as soon as possible."

"My subordinates must do their best!"

Katerina turned her head and lay comfortably by the pool, then knocked on the floor tile. Behind Nigel, a floor tile opened, and a small table slowly rose up, with a glass of ice-cold voka placed on it. Special, he bowed slightly and picked it up. Katerina waved her hand for Nigel to sit down.

"Nigel, the time humans have is very short. If we want to continue, humans will inevitably need to move to the next stage. Don't you think so?"

Nigel said with a smile.

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"

Nigel knew what Katerina was thinking. She had 30 to 40 years to live at most, because humans had already deciphered the genetic code and could calculate the length of their own life through DNA coding. The queen should know the limit of her lifespan. Nigel did not measure it there, because knowing when he would die was never something to be happy about.

"When we go to Brilliant City next year, it may be the time for us to move to the next stage."

Nigel smiled and nodded. This was already a done deal. It was basically impossible to peacefully exchange what you needed. Judging from the history of human society in the past, no country would The core secrets of the country are made public.

The secret of extending life span in Bright City is something that the Queen can't wait to obtain. Once a war breaks out, everything in the Sky Space Kingdom will be blocked. Such a war must not be lost.

If you want to win the war, internal stability is more important than anything else. The Queen knows what is important and what is important. Over the years, the major interest groups in the empire have been constantly infighting. Internal fighting has become a normal state in the empire. According to Nigel estimated that launching a war would require at least a year of preparation, during which time it would mainly be to resolve internal problems.

Once the internal problems are resolved, the war will begin. While visiting Brilliant City, the Queen will also send people to the United States of the World, which is still a fog and was once the most powerful human country in the world. The Queen The queen knows very well who she wants to win over. As long as everyone has the same goal, they can form an alliance.

"What about those guys from Mars?"

At this point Nigel spoke, and Katerina laughed.

"They are just a group of useless human beings from the past. Just leave them alone. After the war is over and we get everything we deserve, we can also consider moving to another place to live and establish peaceful diplomatic relations with them for the time being."

Nigel nodded. The visitors from Mars had been detained by them. After rigorous interrogation, they learned a lot. The humans who had gone to Mars in the past had carved out a home on Mars. Only But the level of technology is too low.

The humans who went to Mars in the past have developed on the surface of Mars, with a population of less than 100,000. Nigel has already thought about directly replacing these Mars visitors with clones of the best quality, and then When the clones are sent back to Mars, they will strictly perform their tasks based on the staged memories in their heads.

"There are some people in the country who are opposed to this. Nigel, you have to find a way to silence them."

Nigel smiled and nodded.

Nowadays, the empire still has an extremely thorny problem, that is, the clone population is becoming increasingly unstable. Among the five levels of clones, only the first and second level clones are relatively stable, while the third and fourth level clones were relatively stable before. People have begun to gradually become unstable.

The cost of cloning the first two levels is too high, and memory implantation is also a huge cost, because it is becoming more and more difficult to extract memory implantation potions, and the huge memory compilation system has often been overloaded in recent years. In this state, a BUG will always appear.

These problems have led to the current dilemma of the empire. To break this dilemma, war is indeed a better way. The number of troops in the war will be as large as possible. The clones will become the vanguard of the war, and then the five major armies will When the time comes, end the war.

"What do you think about God? General Nigel."

"Perhaps they are some powerful mutants. After all, there is such a mutant group in Bright City. Maybe it is a hereditary system like our empire's system."

Katerina nodded, raised her wine glass and looked at the lights in front of her, then looked at the time, it was already past 8 pm.

"You haven't eaten yet, so just eat here Nigel."

Nigel stood up hastily.

"Thank you for your concern and love, Your Majesty!"

8:08 pm

As soon as Hert came out of the bathroom, he saw Stukov tapping something on a crystal panel.

"I still don't really want to go."

Stukov said with a smile.

"Just try your best to live the rest of your short life, Hert. Everything remains the same. We won't involve you."

Helt smiled helplessly. He never mentioned Yuna's matter to him. He was still thinking about how to let Stukov and the others survive. And once this matter was raised now, it would be a big deal for him. It's fatal to them.

Everything now feels like walking on a tightrope to Hult, which is somewhat similar to the dream he often dreams about walking on a tightrope and fighting the enemy.

If he made even the slightest mistake, he would die, and so would Stukov and the others. Hert didn't know what his own body was thinking and why he would betray them.

But now we can't directly ask Stukov about some of their previous affairs. Seeing Helt's solemn face, Stukov asked.

"What's wrong Helt?"

"Nothing, Stukov, can I ask a question? Will he really keep his promise? End the clones after seizing the lunar base?"

Stukov nodded seriously.

Hult asked no more questions. At this time, Hult picked up the spacesuit in the room.

"Tell me where the location is and I'll go directly there later. I have to go back to the preparation station now."

"What?"

Stukov became more and more confused. Hert seemed a little uneasy since he came back. He was always very careful and secretive when speaking.

"I forgot to take my things. By the way, why did you delete my contact code?"

Stukov said helplessly.

"It's not that you didn't want to be involved, so I deleted it."

"You clearly know which depot I am at."

Stukov stood up and patted Hult on the shoulder.

"You can tell me anything, Helt."

Hurt nodded after hesitating for a while.

"Do you really think there will be betrayers on the clone front?"

The smile on Stukov's face disappeared and he looked at Helt seriously.

"Although we are clones, we are also creatures with feelings and thinking. Betrayal is a common thing for creatures with feelings and thinking."

Hert smiled awkwardly and said nothing more. Stukov stood up and walked out of the room. Hert breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa. He scratched his head and thought of Yuna Hert. I feel very uncomfortable.

It can be seen that Stukov believes 100% in his own body.

"General!"

After a while, Stukov arrived at the ruling building. As soon as he walked to the elevator, he saw Katerina walking out with a serious face and a big bag in her hand.

"You are planning to go."

"I haven't been to the dance bar for many days. I will go there to perform tonight."

Stukov said nothing more, but felt something was wrong with Katerina's expression. Stukov didn't think much about it, and planned to go to Weston's room to have a good chat with Hert.

After Katerina walked out of the consulate, she quickly avoided the flow of people and ran along the outside of the space station. Her only goal was to find Hert.

Katerina had already gone to the information control room to confirm some things at noon. Because she still had reluctance and doubts in her heart, she wanted to confirm the authenticity of the instant video communication sent from Space Station No. 55 this morning. , the result is true.

In an instant, the last bit of trust in Yuna in Katerina's heart was wiped out. However, when searching in the information control center, Katerina saw a distress message. The moment she saw the distress message, Katje A glimmer of hope seemed to ignite again in Linna's heart.

Only Stukov and himself could tell that this special distress code was sent by Yuna at a glance. Yuna had indeed escaped here. After checking all the receivers that received such a message code, among them Only one was responded to, and the location was already known to Katerina.

And during the day today, Katerina saw that boy Hert. That weak guy was back. Together with Stukov, she didn't ask Stukov anything. Maybe Stukov was hiding something. What, Stukov has indeed refused to answer his doubts over the years.

Katerina followed the clues and found the place where the distress message had been received. It was the outer layer of the space station. It should be a maintenance room. After checking, she found out that Stukov and Hert were in Worked in that area more than 20 times.

Being able to query data at will, without any permissions and only requiring biometric authentication, is a privilege that Katerina has had since she woke up. She doesn't know why she has this. Stukov also knows that, but The explanation given by Stukov is that Katerina's identity may be a high-ranking person with special authority.

There are many women named Katerina in this country, but after Katerina checked, most of these women are clones.

When she saw Hert coming back and Stukov sneaking to the restaurant during the day, she thought that maybe they knew where Yuna was, but for some reason they didn't tell herself or others.

Katerina gasped and looked at the passage to the outer layer of the space station with a red face. Sure enough, she saw the boy Hert, and Katerina immediately ran over.

He already had a pistol in his hand.

Hult was putting on his space suit at this time, and suddenly the door behind him opened. Hurt was stunned before he could even speak. He raised his hands and watched as a pistol came over and pressed against his own. forehead.

"Where are you going Hult?"

"Miss Katerina, I really can't do such a thing as killing someone, I"

Katerina glanced at a bag that Helt was carrying, which contained some bedding and clothes, and immediately asked sharply.

"Where is Yuna?"

In an instant, Helt felt a chill on his back. Katerina suddenly grabbed Helt's hand, pushed him directly to the ground, and rode on Helt's back.

"I know, I'll take you there, I'll take you there."

After a while, Katerina changed into the clothes of the Star Force that she suggested, and then held Hert at gunpoint. The two entered the passage and got on the passage car.

After a while, Hert led Katerina to move through the traction rope in the mezzanine outside the space station. Katerina always held Hert's arm tightly with one hand and held the gun in one hand. Near Hult's mask.

"We've arrived! Miss Katerina, don't get excited yet. Miss Yuna probably didn't betray you."

"It's not your turn to say it, I will confirm it myself."

Helt swallowed, and Katerina's somewhat angry voice came from the short-range communicator of the mask.

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After Helt entered a string of codes, the door to the hidden maintenance room opened. The door just closed after the two entered. After watching the outside air begin to approach the normal value, Katerina took off her space suit and held the gun. He rushed behind the isolation door.

"open the door!"

Helter looked at Katerina who was still in a state of excitement and could only walk over cautiously. The moment she opened the door, Katerina ducked down and rushed in.

"Yuna!"

Katerina looked at Yuna angrily, and the gun in her hand was already pointed at Yuna on the bed. At this time, Yuna woke up, and she immediately laughed happily.

"Katerina, you."

Yuna stared blankly at Katerina at this time, like an angry lioness, while Hert, who was closing the door behind him, looked very helpless.

"Why did you betray everyone Yuna, speak up!"

Katerina's hands were trembling slightly. Hert could see that the situation was not good. Katerina was now extremely emotionally unstable. When she thought of her neck being cut open by the blade in her hand that night, Hert... Hurt suddenly activated the weightlessness, accompanied by a mechanical buzzing sound. At the moment of weightlessness, Hurt had already rushed over and pushed away the gun in Katerina's hand.

Whizzing

The gunfire rang out, and beams of bright white lasers flew past instantly, leaving scorched marks and two small holes on the metal wall.

Yuna had thrown away the clothes covering her body, and quickly moved away. The blade in her hand was pointed directly at Katerina's neck, and the next second Yuna's hand holding the blade was stuck. Jelina had already thrown away the gun and caught it with her hand. Katerina quickly took out the blade and pressed it against Yuna's neck.

"say something!"

Katerina's emotions were almost out of control, and her voice was filled with tears.

Hurt hurriedly turned on the gravity system, and the three floating people fell back to the ground. At this time, the situation in the room was very serious.

"I did not betray anyone, Katerina. It was our clone front who was betrayed. Believe me, everything you saw may have been done by those who supported us in the past to cover up the truth."

Yuna had relaxed her grip on the blade, but Katerina's blade was still firmly pressed against Yuna's neck.

Katerina's expression was uncertain, and she seemed to be still struggling and entangled with something in her heart.

"Aren't you friends?"

Helt walked over and held down Katerina's right hand holding the blade.

"It has nothing to do with you, get out"

Snapped

Helt slapped Katerina, and Yuna looked on in surprise.

"I don't know how much pressure you are under, Miss Katerina. I'm sorry, but please wake up. Yuna has definitely not betrayed you. I can guarantee this. Listen to me first. Stukov is not He knows that Yuna has been rescued by me, and the guys behind the scenes who are supporting you are the generals of the Third Army."

For a moment, both of them seemed a little surprised. Katerina's raised hand also softened. At this time, Yuna suddenly punched her. Before Helt could react, he had already covered his nose and fell to the ground. on the ground.

"What are you doing Miss Yuna?"

"How could you hit her?"

Helt swallowed, and Katerina laughed, but at the same time she shed tears. Yuna threw away the blade in her hand and hugged her.

"I'm sorry for making you worry. I won't betray you. Trust me, Katerina. It's us who were betrayed. The situation for all of us is very dangerous now. They want to clean up all of us on the clone front."

"I know, I just"

Katerina was still crying, and Hert was relieved at this moment, but this was the first time he had seen Katerina cry so sadly. This look was really endearing, and Hert was dumbfounded. watching.

"We don't have much time, Hult, thank you, really thank you for bringing Katerina here."

Helt looked at the two people hugging each other and closed his eyes helplessly.

"Yes, you don't have much time, but there is one thing. I hope you understand that your plan has failed. Although it is cruel, your plan has completely failed."