I think this plays off that Merv event with the Morpheus sim.

((This is the one to keep an eye on! I was wondering what the merv wants with the towers of humans. He probably will take thier power and use if for his own use.))

Jax wrote:

((This is the one to keep an eye on! I was wondering what the merv wants with the towers of humans. He probably will take thier power and use if for his own use.))

((Well, it would certainly help the Exiles: they could corner part of the system and not have the Machines on their backs as much, since they'd have a power-source of their own. The question is, besides having Sentinels of his own, will the Merv also be able to corner the fetus harvesters and DocBots to maintain the power supply?))

No, The Merovingian is just trying to debunk a likely myth that we've all seemed to have taken for granted.   The whole pod thing never made much sense to me, and I applaud Mon Patron for finally asking the question that none of us have dared to ask.

((can someone please post the details of this mission. I really want to know.))

Jax wrote:

((can someone please post the details of this mission. I really want to know.))

Ditto.

The Machines have more complex lies than any of us imagined.

This is the ultimate money quote.  You completely nailed it

((I was not aware either process investigated here was ever identified in any source literature surely it is bio-chemical processes that were ever likely to be employed.... yes these are very inefficient by 20th or 21st century science, but if that can be considered a legitimate measure then the entire foundation of the Matrix has pretty much disintegrated.))