"What a foolish misunderstanding, Myers! How could you think of using technology to control the leader of a faction? That's such an idiotic method.
What we are going to do is the highest level of mind control. I am using everything you have to threaten you!"
Lana kept shaking her head, her face inches from Myers's, a schadenfreude expression on her face.
She knew that people like Myers always had a stereotypical impression of the Mechanicus, believing that they only controlled others through brainwashing and thought reform.
However, the truth was not like that. The Mechanicus had never done such things; all these negative evaluations were just misunderstandings from the outside world.
"This young lady holds all your criminal data! You dug holes in the Blackwall, allowed rogue AIs to enter the human world, and even used them to eliminate your competitors, and even created Blackwall nuclear bombs. This has severely violated company regulations.
Once your actions are exposed, you will lose everything, and may even be sunk to the bottom of the sea by Militech.
Not only you, but even your family will be implicated. Do you understand what I mean?"
Lana said, pointing her thumb at Songbird behind her, hinting to Myers.
"How did she know about this?"
When Myers heard this, she immediately turned her fierce gaze to Songbird, her eyes filled with anger and killing intent.
Apparently, in her opinion, Songbird must have betrayed her and leaked their secrets.
This made Myers incredibly angry, but at the same time, she realized that she could no longer escape.
The evidence Lana possessed was enough to make everyone in the world put her on a kill order.
The Blackwall is a taboo that humans can never touch; it represents the darkest history humanity has ever experienced.
It is a wall of flesh and blood built with hundreds of millions of lives, an absolute bottom line that cannot be touched.
Especially Militech itself controls part of the Blackwall's source code and has the ability to detonate the Blackwall.
This is a means for Militech to go down with the ship, and it is also their foundation. They will never use it easily unless it is a life-and-death crisis.
After all, Militech is different from a purely family-owned enterprise like Arasaka; it implements a shareholder rotation system, and her family is just one of many shareholders.
The entire company is not decided by Myers alone; any decision needs to be discussed by the shareholders before it can be implemented.
Once other shareholders learn that she has privately used the power of the Blackwall, then it will be extremely difficult for her to even seek death.
"I can't be threatened by you forever. I only promise three things!"
Myers responded firmly.
Myers's ability to rise from the grassroots to the position of Militech's highest executive officer was by no means ordinary.
Faced with Lana's threat, how could she easily give in?
Even if she knew it was impossible, she would still negotiate terms with the other party, rather than having her lifeline directly controlled and being blackmailed all day long.
"Tsk tsk tsk~~~, Myers, do you still think you're an innocent little girl?
Or are you underestimating yourself, thinking you can just get rid of me with three promises?
Myers, I can tell you one thing very clearly and use it to shatter all your illusions:
I will keep this secret for a lifetime!"
Lana chuckled softly, patting Myers's shoulder, and threw out this soul-piercing statement with a half-smile.
An endless sense of humiliation surged in Myers's heart, but she understood that at this moment, even for her family, she had to bow to Lana.
As long as all the evidence could not be erased, she would forever be controlled by Lana.
Even after her death, her family would still face threats from the Mechanicus, to prevent the secret from leaking and being settled by their own people.
However, although her heart had already succumbed, Myers still refused to show weakness with her mouth. She shouted, "I can never be coerced like this by you forever! Don't push me too far!"
"My dear Lorraine, why do you feel that joining the Mechanicus is a form of oppression and humiliation?"
Lana elegantly sat next to Myers, calling her nickname with a soft and seductive tone.
It was as if, in her eyes, Myers was no longer that awe-inspiring opponent, but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"You just need to change your mindset, and you will find that this is also a rare opportunity, an opportunity that can elevate your status to the next level!"
Lana continued, her voice as beautiful as a heavenly melody, but hidden with endless danger.
"I swear in the name of the God of All Machines, if you can help the Cult devour everything of Militech, then my position will be taken over by you.
In this way, you can not only control the Mechanicus and Militech, two powerful forces,
but also receive the grace of the God of All Machines, transforming from an ordinary human into a great Mechanical Great Sage, possessing a long lifespan of at least a thousand years!"
At this moment, every word of Lana's was like a devil's whisper, lingering in Myers's ears, constantly tempting her to fall into the trap Lana had meticulously woven, becoming Militech's biggest traitor.
However, it is undeniable that after Lana swore in God's name, Myers's heart was indeed moved.
Whether it was the beautiful blueprint Lana depicted or the tempting gift of longevity, she could not resist this temptation and even wanted to throw herself into it regardless of everything.
But reason still suppressed the desire and impulse deep within Myers's heart.
The reason is simple—the Mechanicus and Militech are not on the same level at all.
The Mechanicus has only developed for a little over a year. Even if it has shown great potential,
in reality, except for nanomechanical technology, all the Mechanicus's technologies were stolen from others, with no foundation whatsoever.
How can they contend with an old military-industrial enterprise like Militech, which has existed for hundreds of years?
If she makes even one wrong step, what awaits her will surely be an abyss of eternal damnation;
and even if Lana and her group's actions are ultimately exposed, they will not suffer any losses; only she will be the one to suffer in the end.
However, despite this, Myers still couldn't suppress the strong desire in her heart to control these two giant corporations.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask Lana, "So, do you already have a detailed plan?"
"Hehehehe... I have already formulated a detailed plan~"
Lana covered her mouth with her wide sleeve and let out a series of soft chuckles. She knew that Myers was completely hooked at this moment.
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