Mingzhi straightened her back and walked back to him, the cold glint in her eyes turning soft, "Soulscouring is too dangerous. He is in essence, the most significant heir to the True Peak Emporium, and the secrets he knows are plenty. A Primarch's soul would be slumbering inside him, rattled if his memories were to be accessed."
"I'm not going to do that, not because I can't dissolve the transcendent mark despite the danger, but for better or worse, if we're going to use him for the major part of the future, then he needs to have the slightest bit of dignity left. Otherwise, a supreme genius and a powerful merchant like him would undoubtedly retaliate in the worst way possible at the slightest opportunity. His insanity will make him act out of his interests, bordering on self-harm while taking us down with him."
Hearing his words, Mingzhi thought for a moment before she nodded.
