"Not as useful as I would hope." The information in the library gives him the ever-increasing suspicion that the content there has been tailored.

"Nearly a century ago, Venera was beholden to a patron Aion. That Aion perished and the city has been subservient to the Regent ever since." Or controlled, rather. "Veneraian's fear Them; and if we are associated with the Regent's loyalties, it will make this task even more difficult." Making the task even more difficult than it needs to be.

"We must persist, however. They produce the many resources that supply our city. Meaning that unless we have a fondness for starvation, we must succeed."