Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 611 06.0610: "This machine soul girl has a routine! (asking for monthly votes)"

"Captain, are you about to leave me?" The ethereal voice, with a hint of resentment, rushed straight into Horatio's mind.

Horatio shuddered, raised his hand guiltily to wipe away the cold sweat that kept oozing from his cheek, and said with a dry laugh: “I…I don’t know what you are talking about.

How could I be transferred so soon after I took office, right? Haha, hahaha."

His laughter seemed particularly abrupt in the empty cabin, and after the laughter ended, there was still a faint echo floating around.

"I don't know about you humans, but I have a hunch."

Her red eyes stared into Horatio's, as if she could see directly into his innermost thoughts, "I have a feeling that you will leave me. I don't know what this means, maybe it's dangerous, but it doesn't matter, I will protect you."

As she said this, she raised her head slightly, her eyes revealing an unquestionable firmness.

"But compared to all this, I want to know more about why you and that psychic can see each other?" Horatio's eyes were full of suspicion.

"I don't know, but she can see me, and I can sense her clearly... As long as she is within my sight, no matter how many people she is with, I can find her at a glance, but I can't tell you why she is so special." The Machine Soul Girl frowned, trying to think of how to describe it.

"And then, you became friends?" He blinked, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Friend?" The illusory figure of the Epic paused slightly and looked at Horatio in confusion, "What is that?"

"Huh? Isn't it?" Now it was Horatio's turn to be confused.

“I only know that I should obey the captain’s decision unconditionally. Since she can see me, I want her to obey your orders as well.

But... what is a friend?" Epic shook his head expressionlessly, his movements were mechanical and slow, showing the indifference and ignorance of the new machine soul.

This is completely different from the intelligence possessed by the Indefatigable machine spirit that has been in service for thousands of years. One is like an ignorant child who has just entered the world, while the other is like a wise man who has experienced vicissitudes of life.

"Wait, we just arrived on the Red October, can you follow us?" Horatio suddenly remembered something, his expression tensed, and his eyes were fixed on the Machine Soul Girl.

"I can possess her for a short period of time. Her will is still weak, so I can sometimes even take over her body."

The machine soul girl stretched out her finger and pointed at the weak girl floating in the amniotic fluid jar. Her movement was so casual, as if she was pointing at an inanimate object.

"You can't bully Meilun like this!"

Horatio straightened his face and said in a serious tone: "She is not a toy, nor is she your mount."

His demeanor and tone at this moment were like a father criticizing an elder sister who bullied her younger sister.

"Really? Captain." The Machine Soul Girl's tone was still very cold, with no expression on her face. "But you usually keep her in this water-filled cage like a canary."

"I am here to ensure the safety of the Epic. After all, she..."

Horatio sighed and shook his head slowly, his eyes full of helplessness, "After all, she is an Alpha-class psychic. If her psychic power gets out of control, the entire battleship will suffer. From the perspective of getting along with people, my approach to her is not appropriate, but I am still responsible for the safety of everyone on the ship." Horatio turned his head and looked at the girl in the liquid tank. The girl's eyes were weak and distressed, which made him feel guilty and helpless.

"Okay, let's observe for a while. If, Melun, you prove that you can fully control your mental power, I will consider letting you leave the Forbidden Demon Realm." Horatio's tone softened with a hint of gentleness.

"Thank you, Captain." The girl said weakly, her voice was as light as a breeze and would be ignored if you didn't pay attention.

"As for you, Xiao Shi...eh?" Horatio looked at the white-haired girl in front of him, and his indifferent eyes suddenly became bright, which was the friendly look they had when they worked together in the past. [Wait...was she pretending just now?] Horatio's eyes rolled quickly, and he secretly said in his heart that it was not good, and he felt like he had been tricked.

What did this Machine Soul girl in front of me want to do just now? Could it be that the two of them were really... friends? She was fighting for her friend's freedom? As a new Machine Soul, could she really understand what "friend" meant?

Well, if Melon can be stable and not make mistakes, it would be nice for her to have a friend like her.

Farida has Lina as her best friend on the ship, Thei has Yin Shuyao as her close friend, Fasha has Veronica as her partner, and Louise often practices fighting skills with Valina side by side.

Melon, on the other hand, has become a canary in a cage since Clarence Ravenor handed her over to him. She has no friends and lives alone in seclusion. He originally wanted to accompany her when he had nothing to do, but during this difficult and thrilling period, how could he, as a captain, really have "no time to do"?

If she and Xiaoshi could become good friends, it would be a good thing both for cultivating the humanity of a new machine soul and for stabilizing the emotions of a psychic.

But then again... Why can Meilun see Xiaoshi directly? Is it because of the characteristics of psychics? Or is it because her heterochromatic eyes are the legendary "yin and yang eyes"?
"How do you feel now, Mellon?" Horatio walked forward, bent down slightly, and asked with concern.

"It's not too good, but it's bearable. I want to go out for a walk." The girl waved her arms, her movements seemed a little weak.

"You are too weak now. Court Judge Diana will be here to check on you soon, and everything will be fine. Feel free to come to me if you need anything." Horatio stood up, patted the girl's shoulder gently, and comforted her.

Then Horatio looked at the Machine Spirit Girl, "I'm sure you'll keep me informed of any situation with Melon, right?"

The machine soul girl nodded obediently, with stars twinkling in her eyes, like the brightest stars in the night sky.

"Very good. I still have things to take care of, you guys get some rest." Horatio said, turning around and striding away, his footsteps echoing in the corridor.
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[What happened to all of this? First, I saw the Emperor's psychic projection on the Red October, and then I saw the interaction between the Epic Machine Spirit and Melon.

By the way, who is this child with heterochromatic eyes? Is she really the baker couple’s biological daughter?]
Many doubts surged in Horatio's mind like a surging tide, one wave after another.

He thought back to the Battle of the Maiden Cathedral, and he remembered the girl being at the feet of the statue of Sanguinius, her life threatened by a Khorne Space Marine.

At the time, he was suffering from the uncontrollable psychic corruption of Iron Hand, and the symptoms were exactly the same as the black magma-like lines oozing out of Melon's skin.

Then suddenly a golden teardrop fell from the corner of the eye of the statue of Sanguinius, landing squarely on the iron hand. Then the corruption disappeared, and then something like an angel possession happened to him.

Is all this really a coincidence? Horatio frowned and shook his head slowly.

[I will definitely investigate Mei Lun’s background later. It’s all too mysterious.

And what about that Emperor psychic projection? If I wasn't recruited by Old Man Huang, then who else could have done it? Some big blue bird from the Warp?]
The amount of information that suddenly came in was too great, and although Horatio could understand it, he could not accept some of it. There were still too many unknowns, and things did not become clearer as a large amount of information was obtained. Instead, they became more confusing.

Speyer's only blood heir fell into the Lower Nest. His father, Thomas Cochrane, committed suicide mysteriously. Then after he came to this world, he was mysteriously drawn into the conspiracy vortex of the Four Gods' Apostles. Lieutenant General Hood was attacked and fell into a coma. According to the nun, there was another conspiracy behind his coma.

Then he met the Shadow Prophet of the Harlequin Troupe who told him inexplicable riddles, and discovered the whereabouts of the Empire's "Necronomicon" during the Abyss Port Incident. The Shadow Prophet eventually took the book away.

Before this, he only vaguely felt that everything was revolving around him, but he was still in the dark as to why. Combining various information, he could only vaguely guess that "the only blood heir of Speyer" did not seem to be his most important identity.

It was not until today that he knew there was such a big secret behind him, which confirmed the fact that he was the "chosen one".

Horatio shuddered at the thought.

[Wait! What is the relationship between Thei, who first revealed the identity of the "Chosen One" to me, or the Eisenhorn Inquisitors and the Balancers?]
(End of this chapter)