Chapter 27

That certainly sounds like the mission brief from Kaen. If MTech has a

strain of nanites for the Robus, this woman is behind it. She leaned back in

her chair. “What have you learned?”

“That there’s a lot we don’t know about our universe.”

“Stars, yeah. But, surely, you’ve picked some interesting knowledge

along the way.”

“Oh, of course.” Monica flashed a smile. “It’s all very technical, though.

I won’t bore you.”

Pressing any more would sound suspicious, so Kira switched gears. “Has

your research into Valta extended beyond the Readers?”

“Yes, very much so. I’m interested in the unique telepathic bonds shared

across this world,” Monica replied. “If we can understand what about Valta

results in such sensitivities, then we can, by extension, get that much closer to

transferring those properties into other vehicles—such as nanites.”

“That’d probably be the discovery of the century—if not the millennia.”