Chapter 13 fourth quarter

"You were quite unkind to him, Madam Mayor," said Cordel. The mayor scoffed at the remark, "Why should I be nice to him? He betrayed his friends." "It's good for us that he does that." "Yes, it was good this time. However, next time it might be just the opposite." "Why is there a next time?" "Come on, Leonor," said Burano in a patient tone, "don't do this with me. Anyone who shows the ability to cheat and sell friends once, we have to be on our guard for the rest of our lives." "He may use this kind of ability to unite with Trevize again. If the two of them join forces, maybe..."

"You don't believe this yourself. A stupid and naive character like Trevize, who only knows how to aim and move forward, doesn't understand those plots at all. And, from now on, no matter what the situation is, he No one will ever trust Comm again." Cordell added: "I'm sorry, Mayor, but I want to make sure I understand what you're thinking. How can you trust Compu when you say that? How can you be sure that he will be honest? Follow Trevize on the ground, and report his whereabouts at any time? Have you calculated that he has no choice, because he is worried about his wife's safety? Because he wants to return to her arms?"

"Both of these are important factors, but I don't fully count on them. On the spacecraft we handed over to CommScope, a hyperwave repeater will be installed. Trevize will suspect that someone is following, so he will search himself first Spaceship: However Comm - being a stalker - I'm guessing he wouldn't have thought he'd be stalked, so it's unlikely he'd find the device. Of course, if he did look for it, he'd probably find it , when that time comes, we'll have to rely on his wife's charm." Cordel laughed. "It's hard to imagine that I had to teach you before. So, what is the purpose of following?"

"It's a double guarantee. If Trevize is caught by the Second Foundation, maybe Comm can take over from him and continue to provide the intel we need." "One more question. If, I mean just in case, Trevize finds Second Base and reports back to us right away; or maybe Comm reports it; or they both die, but we get If there is enough evidence to suspect that the Second Base still exists, what then?" "I wish the Second Foundation existed, Leonor," she said. "In any case, the Seldon Project won't help us much longer. The empire was dying when the great Hari Seldon drew up the plan, and The development of science and technology is almost equal to zero. Seldon is just a product of that era. No matter how brilliant this almost mythical science—psychohistory—is, it must have its own limitations, and it must not be able to accommodate the rapid advancement of technology. However, the scientific and technological development of the base is so rapid, especially in the past century. The quality detectors we have now are beyond the dreams of our predecessors; our computers can already be directly operated by thoughts; in addition, there is a The most important invention of all - the psychic shield. Even if the Second Foundation can control us now, this situation will not last long. In the last few years of my power, I will be the one who will bring Terminus to a new orbit. people."

"What if, in fact, there is no second base at all?" "Then we jump onto that new track right away."