The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 413: Meeting the Emperor! Resource Exchange and Hate Intelligence!

"I don't know if we can use the Force, psionics or anything like that here."

Luke Skywalker said to himself that he could feel that his Force could still be used normally even in the Warhammer universe.

But he didn't dare try it on his own.

"It's best not to do that. The Force and psychic energy in our bodies are ultimately harnessed through the energy of higher dimensions."

"We don't possess a lot of supernatural powers ourselves."

Paul shook his head and responded to Luke.

Energy will not disappear out of thin air, nor will it be created out of thin air. All supernatural powers are used by driving the energy in the universe.

No matter how strong a human being is, he cannot accumulate much energy within himself.

Therefore, if Luke uses the Force in the Warhammer universe, he will most likely be able to achieve the Force moves he wants through the warp.

But doing so would attract the attention of the Four Chaos Gods of the Subspace.

Therefore, warriors like Paul and Luke who possess supernatural powers need to use their powers with caution, and it is best not to use them unless absolutely necessary.

What's more, the current attitude of the top executives of the world's giant companies towards the Warhammer universe is to find a way to get the technological points here for free and drive the human empire to help them integrate the universe.

Now Paul and his team traveled to Terra to promote these two things.

[Dear guests from afar, the great Emperor is already waiting for you at the Terra Palace, please follow me.]

On the ground, a group of mechanical servants made of flesh and blood spoke to Paul and others with an expressionless face.

The so-called mechanical servants are human slaves whose bodies have been modified, similar to flesh and blood robots, and they are mainly engaged in various service industries.

For example, technicians, data recording, calculations, slaves, and guards.

Looking at these transformation methods, which are very similar to the robot servants that used prosthetics to transform humans in Night City more than half a century ago, Paul made a simple judgment on the level of human body transformation technology here.

In order to save manufacturing costs, the human empire's servitors don't even consider appearance, as long as they can move and work.

As for whether there will be any emotional breakdown or some worn-out wires tangled in their brains, let them be, the Emperor doesn't care.

Soon, Paul and his gang, led by the mechanical servants, boarded the Empire's spaceship and entered the capital Terra, where they were warmly welcomed by countless people.

The people who came to the scene were shoulder to shoulder. Among them, the sages and believers of the Mechanicus from Mars were the most excited, and they couldn't wait to jump onto the spaceship high in the sky.

According to the itinerary arranged in advance by the emperor, Paul and his entourage were quickly escorted away by the Imperial Guards and headed straight to the heavily guarded imperial palace.

There, the emperor who had been waiting for a long time finally met the envoys from the giant enterprise.

Unlike the other Primarchs, the Imperial is much taller and larger than them, almost as tall as V.

In order to receive the envoy of the giant enterprise, the emperor did not wear his heavy golden armor this time. Instead, he wore a white robe and a wreath on his head, looking like the God in mythology.

He looked at his fellow human beings with dignity and friendliness.

After introducing themselves and exchanging pleasantries for a while, the emperor got straight to the point:

"The galaxy is facing an invasion of the Warp. I am very happy to meet humans from before the Golden Age at this time. This means the revival of the human empire."

With just one sentence, the Emperor brought himself closer to the envoy of the giant enterprise.

First, it stated that the Empire was facing the threat of Warp Demons and needed the help of the Cosmic Corporation, and then it stated that both sides were human beings.

We are one family and we should not have different opinions. We are friends from one of the world’s largest companies, so let’s break some technological ground.

Paul looked up at the emperor's dignified face and had to admit that the emperor exuded a powerful divinity.

All the beautiful words such as generosity, kindness, strength, etc. seem to fit him perfectly.

Even the well-informed Paul could not help but feel dazed when facing the emperor.

This is when they opened up the different dimension.

Otherwise, they would have been conquered by the Emperor's powerful psychic power and would have willingly knelt before him and offered their loyalty to the Empire.

"Of course, that's what we're here for."

Paul responded frankly.

Seeing this, the emperor began to carefully examine Paul and his group.

He could feel that Paul and his people did not leave any projection in the warp, which proved that what Guilliman and Horus said was true.

The world's giant companies really have a way to avoid the influence of subspace!
This made the Emperor secretly happy. If the Empire could also master the corresponding technology, the threat of the Warp to the Empire would be greatly reduced.

'Interesting, if their projections are not in the subspace, then where exactly are they?'

The Emperor has never seen any human being who can completely eliminate his own projection. Unless the other person has no soul at all, there will definitely be some traces left.

You know, even someone as powerful as the Emperor himself leaves his own shadow in the Warp.

But the Emperor possesses powerful psychic powers, and even the four little creatures in the Warp dare not easily touch this unlucky guy.

Immediately, the Emperor used his psychic powers to quickly examine the corporate envoys below, and soon, he sensed something strange in the warp.

'A space independent of the subspace? How is this done!'

The emperor was surprised at first, and then felt a little lost.

It is certainly a good idea to squeeze out a part of the space in the subspace as a storage place for projections.

It’s a pity that this cannot stop the invasion of the subspace on the human beings of the empire. After all, this small space cannot accommodate so many humans.

Soon, the Emperor tried to crack and control this alien space.

But not long after, he was surprised to find that this area had been encrypted by some unknown technology, and even he himself had no idea where to start!
Seeing that the emperor's expression seemed to have some subtle changes, Paul immediately realized that the other party was using psychic power to test their background.

So he looked directly into the emperor's eyes without fear, as if to challenge him, "If you have the guts, break our alien force field!"
And the Emperor is indeed doing so.

He focused all his attention on Paul, his psychic energy and consciousness surging wildly in the subspace, trying to break the alien force field bound to Paul and contact Paul's projection.

It’s a pity that such efforts are doomed to be in vain.

After being encrypted with chaos entropy by Zhen Tianzun, this alien space was so difficult to crack that even if Zhen Tianzun himself came, it would take some time to decipher it.

The emperor might be able to use his own powerful strength to forcibly destroy this alien space force field, but he certainly cannot crack it and control this space.

This is also true for the Four Gods of the Warp.

'Very interesting technology.'

The emperor gave up the idea of ​​cracking the alien space.

"Respected Emperor, it is precisely because we, the Universal Corporation, understand the internal and external troubles that the Human Empire is currently facing that we sincerely hope to meet and communicate with you."

"As fellow human beings, we have a lot to talk about." Paul did a lot of homework before coming to Terra.

The Emperor is the closest human being to a god in the Warhammer universe. He possesses extraordinary powers that are close to those of a god. If the world's giant corporations want to gain some benefits from him, they must first truly open their hearts to him.

Trying to fool the Emperor will not end well.

In addition, the Emperor's greatest characteristic is that he never loves any individual, including his own Primarch sons.

The only group he loves is the human race.

When Paul plays the emotional card of "we are all human beings", the Emperor's favorability towards Paul and his group will also increase slightly.

Seeing that the emperor's frown seemed to relax a little, Paul continued:

"We can provide the Empire with a variety of safe and stable interstellar navigation technologies. From now on, the evil gods and demons in the warp will no longer be an obstacle to the Empire's expansion."

"But at the same time, we also have some requirements for the Empire. Even though we are all human beings, we need to follow the basic universal law of equal exchange."

Paul put forward the core values ​​of a global giant and clearly explained the requirements of a giant enterprise.

The emperor remained calm on the surface, but Paul's words had stirred up turbulent waves in his heart!
Safe and reliable interstellar travel technology is the most pressing need of the empire right now.

In order to maintain a huge interstellar empire, convenient and fast transportation channels are the most important key point.

It is also the premise of centralization.

If the evil gods and demons in the subspace are allowed to divide and disrupt, endangering the human world in various star systems, it will inevitably bring great hidden dangers to the rule of the empire.

For the Empire at this moment, even if there is a road with a speed of only sub-light speed but can reduce the impact of the warp, the Emperor will regard it as a treasure.

"If you can really put your words into practice, you can ask for anything you want."

The Emperor tried his best to control his inner excitement and joy. He did not want his emotions to leave too obvious changes in the warp and attract the attention of the evil god.

"Our ancestors were not able to witness the glorious golden age of mankind when they left the galaxy, so we hope that the Empire can open up its technological reserves to the giant companies and provide human creations of the golden age."

"So that we can study these technological points."

"In exchange, we will provide the Empire with a stable and safe interstellar travel technology, as well as share the technological research results of the Golden Age."

Paul, who had made plans in advance, frankly explained the conditions of the global giant to the emperor.

Hearing this, the Emperor felt a little surprised. It was not so easy to crack the creations of the Golden Age. Could the Universal Corporation really do it?

Facing the Emperor's question, Paul answered confidently: "We have the most advanced scientific research system, with no less than five research megastructures alone."

The research megastructure that Paul refers to is none other than the Infinite Divine Machine.

The core scientific research force of the Science Hub also includes AI, and most of the tedious and highly repetitive work tasks are basically completed by AI.

After listening to Paul's explanation, even the calm emperor couldn't help but frown at this moment, his eyes full of fear and worry.

"You used abomination intelligence?!"

In the worldview of the Human Empire, the definition of AI is hatred of intelligence, which is completely different from the definition of artificial intelligence by giant companies.

Paul did not deny this fact and nodded as if it was a matter of course.

The reason why the world's giant companies have been able to develop from small companies in the cyber age into huge interstellar giants is due to the powerful productivity brought about by the explosion of AI.

AI is a double-edged sword. Behind its prosperity lies the danger of burying civilized species, but giant companies have ways to avoid such risks.

This is what makes the Universal Corporation different from the Human Empire.

Seeing Paul speaking so matter-of-factly about the technology that was strictly prohibited by the empire, the atmosphere in the palace instantly became solemn and depressing.

Everyone knows that the end of the Golden Age of Humanity is due to the large-scale rebellion of the Iron Men.

This is a historical event that will always make people feel extremely sad no matter how many times they recall it.

But the world's giant companies are like ignorant children, holding a booby trap that could destroy them at any time, jumping around, completely unaware that death is approaching.

Facing the Emperor's questioning and the suspicious looks of the imperial ministers around them, Paul, Luke and others remained calm and looked into the Emperor's eyes.

They are immune to the effects of the Warp, and the Emperor's psychic powers have only limited effect on them.

Otherwise, the emperor would have transformed his wrath into invisible pressure, forcing Paul to kneel down and surrender.

"Respected Emperor, the history of our civilization development is very different from yours. The AI ​​that you regard as a demon is a good helper in improving productivity in our eyes."

"Under the control of the Matrix, all of our AIs can not only achieve mass production, but also have absolute loyalty to humans."

"There has never been a large-scale rebellion like the Iron Man Rebellion."

Paul told it truthfully, though he wasn't quite telling the truth.

Because in a universe ruled by giant corporations, there will still be rebellions by clones and replicants.

But the reason for their rebellion, without exception, is that the AI ​​data was tampered with by some lawless elements, which led to the outbreak of rebellion.

Under the suppression of Blade Runner, this little trouble is insignificant. After all, the level of these AIs is too low and they will not be subject to special control at all.

Some important shipborne AIs, intelligent AIs, military-grade AIs, transcendental AIs such as Patmos and Europa, and infinite divine machines are specifically controlled by the Matrix.

Paul's rebuttal silenced the Emperor.

If the Empire could have absolute AI control capabilities like the Universal Corporation, then the Emperor would certainly hope to use AI intelligence.

The Iron Man Rebellion did indeed destroy the golden age of mankind.

But Iron Man is also an important factor in creating the Golden Age of Humankind. Without the technological convenience provided by AI intelligence, how could humans at that time have achieved such brilliant achievements.

Everything has two sides.

Except for those who cheat.

"You guys retreat. No one is allowed to approach here without my order."

The Emperor gave orders to His Highness's Guards and Sisters of Silence.

The Imperial Guards are an enhanced version of the Asterta warriors, with excellent physical combat capabilities.

The Sisters of Silence have the ability to ignore the temptation of the Warp, are immune to psychic attacks, can make psychics feel pain and weakness, and can even suppress the use of psychic energy.

They are equivalent to human-shaped magic-forbidden stones.

It is these two guard teams that are usually responsible for the emperor's security.

Now the Emperor has sent them away, indicating that the content of the following conversation involves the secrets of the Empire and no one else can eavesdrop.

(End of this chapter)