Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 752 A Romance at Faster Than Light (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

If there is anything more painful than not being able to realize your dream, it is having the opportunity to realize your dream, but missing it due to unforeseen circumstances.

Even more painful than this is having your own personality copy steal the opportunity to realize your dreams.

The founders of the space bridge will surely be remembered in human history and revered by countless beneficiaries.

"So, Lord Losi, was it Caul 1 that helped you crack the faster-than-light technology of the Cybertronian aliens?"

"The unique technology of this alien civilization will inevitably require some deciphering and modification to make it more suitable for human civilization."

Caul's tone was full of regret and bitterness. He felt that the biological organs in his body used to digest and absorb nutrients from food were twitching in pain.

He had done his best to maintain a calm and composed demeanor in front of the Sage Roch.

But when he felt the dampness from the sweat seeping from his back, he knew that his heart had begun to waver.

Belisarius Caul, a rising star in the Mechanicus and the community of advanced technology, had to admit that he was somewhat overwhelmed.

If time could be turned back, Caul would never have made that choice that he now deeply regrets.

Compared to the unknown of the endless universe, even the most exquisite research data of the Empire and the position of Sage of the Advanced Technology Community seem so empty and boring.

“Yes, Caul, your personality copy, Caul I, helped me a lot when I acquired the space bridge technology from that alien civilization called Cybertron.”

"Even among my many scientific groups, Kaul 1 is a valiant general who can shoulder great responsibilities."

"Without him, it would be much more difficult for me to get my work done."

However, the more Loshi praised Caul I, the more Caul himself felt pain and regret.

Mine, mine, they were all originally mine!
"Um, Lord Roche, could you please ask Caul One if he's homesick?"

“If he gets homesick, I can go and help him out.”

“It would be fairer for both of us to switch.”

Kaul's somewhat clumsy probing even made the Sage of Land unable to hold back; the old man's face wrinkled up as he tried his best to hide his embarrassment.

Well, his most prized disciple now wants to abandon this old man and go to other universes to explore the treasure trove of truth of the God of Myriad Machines.

None of these are the key issues. What Akan Rand cares about is that Kaul wants to run away without taking him with him, which really hurts the old man's feelings.

The Great Sage Land suddenly tugged at the tail of the electronic monkey on his shoulder, and the little thing immediately started screaming.

However, Caul seemed completely oblivious to his teacher's hints, continuing to stare intently at Rose.

"Cough cough!"

Rand continued to make frantic hints, but Caul's hearing seemed to be broken, and he continued to ignore them.

"What's wrong? Sage Rand, are you feeling unwell?" Rosie asked with concern, a forced smile in her eyes.

"Alas, to my shame, before you left, you entrusted me with the management of the Advanced Technology Community, but I am old and frail and can no longer support it."

"If I could see the scenery of another universe before meeting Om Messiah, then my life would not have been in vain."

Loshi stopped teasing the old man and the child. In fact, Caul One had already guessed what its main body would say.

"Alright, alright, let's put aside your plans to travel to the multiverse for now; it's not the right time."

Lothie's talent pool in another universe is growing stronger, but in his heart, the Warhammer universe is his home, and its development is equally important.

With the Rand Sage and Caul watching over the Advanced Technology Community for him, he felt at ease.

Through his conversation with Guilliman, Lothie had learned of the unusual activities of the Terra Highlords Council.

Now that the High Lords have started to have their own agendas, will the Cult of Mechanics and the Advanced Technological Community remain pure and innocent forever?

This is impossible.

The essence of the world is movement and change.

There has never been anything truly eternal and immortal, especially since the Warhammer universe still has the Lord of All Changes, so it's perfectly normal for him to cause some commotion.

Lothie seeks redemption in other universes, and what she fears most is that something will happen to her home universe in the Warhammer universe.

"I have mastered the technology to divide the universe and create a smaller universe."

In the future, it's possible to create stable channels connecting different parallel universes based on this technology, combined with the ancient sages' network technology.

"Since it's a passage, it naturally needs to be built simultaneously from both sides. At that time, I will need you to help me control the situation on the Warhammer Universe side."

Rosie offered them a rosy picture, which at least calmed their emotions.

"Anyway, I will regularly send back the knowledge and technology I acquire, so your staying here won't have much of an impact."

Since Roche had already said that, Rand and the others naturally couldn't say anything more.

Although this sounds like an easy win, since they didn't make any contributions, Loxi kept sharing those technologies with them.

Kaul rubbed his hands together rapidly. He no longer wanted to think about Kaul One. The most important thing now was to see the technology that Roche had brought back.

"Besides the space bridge technology that enables faster-than-light travel through physics, what other achievements have you made?"

Rand decided to ask for clarification first, so that his old heart could have some room to process the situation.

Loxi started counting the things she had brought back on her fingers.

"A faster-than-light space bridge, the X-gene that can enhance the original Space Marines, the Dimensional Engine, the Cybertronian technology contained in the Leader Module, the special power within the AllSpark that can give life to mechanical creations..."

With each unique technology mentioned, the heartbeats of the Sage of Rand and Caul began to quicken.

They all understood that what Roxi mentioned and shared with them were technologies with unique features and enormous potential.

The fact that they can be listed alongside faster-than-light physical speeds speaks volumes about their value.

"It turns out there are so many treasures beyond the universe. We live in a universe, but we are like frogs in a well."

After destroying the Celestial Blade Legion, Loxi also unearthed more Celestial technologies with extraordinary potential.

These technologies are undoubtedly more comprehensive and profound than those originally extracted from the Eternal Race's scout ships.

Having witnessed the power of that neutron star, Loxi was itching to try it himself.

He initially created a combat planet to enhance the naval power of the Five Hundred Worlds, and now he possesses even more advanced technology.

“Battle planets are no longer enough for me. The next step is to fight stars, or even fight white dwarfs and neutron stars.”

Loshi thought to himself, "It seems I'll have to find a group of mechanical sages who study astrophysics and give them the data from the captured neutron war stars to study."

"As for the other important technology, the Sage Tarasin beside me is a firsthand witness to it."

"His true identity is the overlord of the Nishirak Necromancer Dynasty, and now he can be considered our half-ally."

Loshi introduced Tarasin, who had been documenting his life, to everyone.

Even without Rosie saying it, Guilliman, Kaul, and the others already knew that Tarachin's identity was definitely not that simple.

This Endless One even has his own nickname within the Cult of Mechanics, and in terms of seniority, he is even older than Arkan Rand.

They hadn't exposed it before, entirely out of respect for Roxi. But now that Roxi had taken the initiative to reveal Tarasin's identity, that barrier had been broken.

Tarasim straightened his posture and performed a death-fearing ritual towards the humans.

"Fellow colleagues, let's get to know each other again."

"I am Tarachin, the Endless One, the Great Collector, the overlord of the Necromancers of Space..."

"Wait, stop repeating it." Loshi interrupted Tarachin's chanting; this guy started talking non-stop once he started talking about his identity.

Tarasin rolled his eyes in displeasure, but wisely kept quiet.

"As far as I know, those space dead who are sleeping in various parts of the galaxy should have lost their souls."

“I have dissected... no, I have studied some space necromancers and found that most of them are just soulless machines, with an intelligence level that is even lower than our automatons.”

"The higher the level of the space necromancer, the more complete their memories and intelligence are. Even the higher-level necromancers we studied did not have this."

“This Mr. Tarachin doesn’t seem to be the case.”

Kaul subtly concealed their experience of plundering the world of the undead tombs, saying that researching archaeology could not be considered stealing.

Tarasin gave Kaul a meaningful look for a long time. These despicable humans...

They must hand over the artifacts of the Necromancer Kingdom that have been looted; these are all treasures of the great civilization of the Dead.

As for those metal skulls, let them be sliced ​​up; it's none of his business anyway.

Tarasin pondered that perhaps in the future he could teach a course titled "Clinical Applied Anatomy of Space Necromancers" by Tarasin within the Advanced Technology Community.

"That's because I have regained my soul from the AllSpark. In the entire galaxy, I am the only one who possesses a soul and emotions."

"Of course, all of this is thanks to Rosie's help. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to wait until the day I regained my soul."

“I can make a promise in my own name that I am an ally of humanity, and I will do everything in my power to influence the Nihirak dynasty, to ensure that it maintains at least a friendly relationship with humanity.”

Guilliman's pupils contracted. Like Rosie, he always delegated authority when necessary and did not interfere in areas he did not understand.

In matters of the technology field, he entrusted them entirely to people like the Sage of Rand and Belisarius Caul, while he only provided resources and conditions, allowing them to develop freely.

However, he is extremely sensitive to matters of politics, especially when it comes to the special race of the Necromancers.

During his more than 100 years as Supreme Commander of the Empire, Guilliman dealt with numerous incidents involving the Eldar, Ork, and Necromancer.

What troubled him most were these metal skeletons that had been sleeping for who knows how long.

With Eldrad Uslan acting as a mediator, most matters, except those involving the Dark Eldar, were resolved peacefully.

As for the green-skinned orcs? With enough troops, wiping out this green tide shouldn't be a problem.

Only the Necromancers of Space—you never know what kind of monsters they'll pull out of their tombs and deploy on the battlefield.

The largest recorded human casualties have all been related to space dead.

If it weren't for humanity's overwhelming numerical superiority, those space undead might have continued to wreak havoc.

Seven human-made worlds and hive worlds perished due to the destruction caused by the resurgence of the space necromancy, with five of them even having their planets destroyed.

The human world is vast, but none of it should be wasted.

"If a powerful figure like Tarasim were to act as an intermediary, just as the prophet Uslan was to the Eldar, it would indeed be a good thing for us humans."

"Even if we can't mediate every aspect like Uslan, at least we can use this channel to learn about the hidden methods and trump cards of those awakened space necromancer dynasties."

"We are severely lacking in intelligence on the Necromancers."

Guilliman's powerful multi-threaded thinking led him to quickly consider the benefits of having a space necromancer ally.

The group walked and talked, and soon arrived at a top-level space laboratory.

Several scholars specializing in space physics are currently engrossed in their work.

"In fact, we humans have never given up on the pursuit of exceeding the speed of light."

"Around the fifteenth millennium of humankind, sub-light speed engines gradually matured and were put into use, allowing humanity to explore the entire galaxy at near the speed of light."

"But even the speed of light is far too slow for our universe. Without cryonics, a single space voyage would be enough to kill a generation."

"Around the eighteenth millennium, the subspace engine was invented, and humanity was finally able to break free from the shackles of the speed of light."

The wise man from Rand spoke eloquently, full of admiration and longing for the ancient sages.

If given the opportunity, he would love to communicate with the scientists who have made pioneering contributions and see how far he is from them.

In this era, the Great Sage Rand has almost reached the pinnacle of human intellect.

Aside from a handful of people, almost all those who caught his eye were ancient people who had died long ago.

Rose stood in front of the transparent material in the laboratory, which was filled with mirrored materials that refracted complex light.

The mechanical priests seemed to be piecing together some extremely broken fragments, which, under Rosie's gaze, emitted a special material similar to glass.

Loshi could sense the marks of time these things had endured; clearly, they were also technological relics.

"These are fragments of the Black Glass that we recovered from near the Catalan subspace rift. Back in the Great Expedition era, the Emperor ordered us to study the Black Glass."

"Its origin is unknown, but according to our research, it bears similar technological traces to the Golden Throne."

"It is far inferior to its sister, the Golden Throne, but it still possesses the ability to open the [Net Path]." "The existence of the Black Glass proves that we humans recognized the Net Path very early on and tried to control this wonder in our own way."

As Rand recounted the events, Rosie learned what had happened next.

The Black Glass had disappeared during the Horus Rebellion until the White Scars, who were being pursued, found the long-lost Black Glass in the ruins of a planet.

The Storm Prophet with the white scar, and also a close friend of Chagatai Khan, Talihutai Yesugei, sacrificed himself, burning his psionic energy to activate the Black Glass, sending the entire legion into the Webway and teleporting them to Terra.

"So you guys collected all the black glass that exploded?" Luo Xi asked, raising an eyebrow, and couldn't help but admire the persistence of these tech enthusiasts.

“Of course,” Rand said proudly.

"Black glass is a precious asset of mankind. We cannot study the golden throne in detail because the emperor is still sitting on it at this moment."

"We interviewed some veterans of the White Scar Legion and finally confirmed their withdrawal location. After decades of searching, we finally found most of the black glass fragments."

"This is the exploration of faster-than-light speed by our ancestors, and we, their descendants, absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch it fade into oblivion."

"The Eldar have a lot of complaints about our research on the Web Path. So far, apart from some data they have provided us for reference, we are not even able to directly access the Web Path."

Guilliman chimed in, saying he was also quite annoyed by this and had even summoned Uslan several times.

But the other party's answer was always: "We will wait for Losi to return before we can start further cooperation."

The Eldar are extremely wary of all humans except for Loshi.

What they fear most is that once these humans enter the network, they will linger and refuse to leave, even taking over the role of the host.

After all, in terms of military strength alone, even if the Eldar were ten times stronger, they still wouldn't be a match for humans.

"We have many different theoretical approaches and implementation paths for exceeding the speed of light."

"The most common types include: subspace travel; warp drive; wormhole travel; quantum entanglement teleportation; tachyon thrusters; space decay engines, etc., and we have corresponding research on them."

"The black glass and the golden throne represent one of the paths that humanity is taking in pursuit of faster-than-light speeds—that is, utilizing the naturally existing faster-than-light channel of the Internet."

"But if you have a certain understanding of the network path, you will find that the network path is actually a type of subspace travel."

As the Sage Land described the process, a giant holographic projection appeared on the laboratory wall, listing the principles and research progress of these faster-than-light methods.

Just as described in the welcoming gift he had Caul deliver to Roch—the new Omnipotentiary—humanity is categorizing and summarizing its existing knowledge and organizing it into a complete system.

"The essence of the Web Dao still relies on the Warp. It is a tunnel opened up in the Warp by the Old Ones, relying on isolating the chaotic etheric waves in the Warp to avoid risks."

"For us humans, the most ideal means of faster-than-light travel is naturally the Web, but unfortunately the Web is currently not under our control."

Listening to the sage Rand's explanation, Rosie secretly agreed.

There are various ways to travel faster than light, and their principles and costs are also different.

Based on the results of Roche's field tests of space bridge technology in the 1661 universe, this Cybertronian technology, although entirely based on a physical system, did not involve subspace forces.

However, it suffers from extremely high energy consumption, and compared to the maximum distance that subspace travel can traverse, the space bridge is far from achieving the maximum teleportation distance.

If humans were to depart from the solar system, and if the subspace environment were relatively stable, they could travel directly to the edge of the Milky Way in one go.

A space bridge, on the other hand, can only transmit spatial distances of about a hundred light-years at a time, a significant difference.

Loch snapped his fingers lightly, and the Red Alert, docked in the spaceport, delivered a complete set of space bridge components.

Most of them were original parts recovered from Sentinel Prime's Ark One, while the others were replicas artificially created by Roche based on the data analyzed.

The Space Bridge has a total of 121 energy pillars, 11 of which are control pillars. When they are arranged together, an invisible force lifts them into the air.

The metal on the surface of each energy pillar began to rotate and deform, revealing the shimmering electric arcs inside.

"Gentlemen, this is the method I have found for faster-than-light travel."

"It comes from the technological achievements of an ancient alien civilization, but now it belongs to humanity."

The space bridge components immediately attracted the attention of all the mechanical priests present.

Even the old and frail Sage Rand made a concerted effort to push aside those blocking his way so that he could see more clearly.

"This is a dazzling jewel in the crown of Om Messiah."

"It is not just a technology, but a gateway, a gateway for humanity to a better future."

Rand prayed fervently to calm his turbulent emotions.

The air inside the laboratory condensed into a viscous gel the instant the energy column of the space bridge was activated.

The resonant waves released by the 121 pillars, after being conducted through the gelatinous air, were instantly distorted into a piercing, metallic scraping sound.

A denser arc of energy flowed slowly through the gelatinous air.

However, just as those electric arcs were about to condense into a more powerful pulse of energy, they remained in a state of equilibrium due to insufficient energy.

The commotion was so great that even the mechanical priest who was researching black glass in the laboratory came out.

They stared in astonishment at the kneeling crowd and the devout chanting of prayers, their gaze fixed on the energy pillar floating in the air.

"I can feel how hungry it is; given enough energy, it could tear open a faster-than-light passage in the real universe."

"Let us quickly witness its power, Sage Loshi!"

The crowd shouted in unison, the waves of sound piercing the eardrums of humans.

"Since that's the case, then I'll show it to you."

With a smile on his face, the 121 energy pillars and control pillars left Ganymede's surface and hung high in orbit.

The Cybertronians use star harvesters to draw power from unclaimed stars to power their own energy.

Roche naturally couldn't possibly attack the sun that gave birth to humanity, so he set his sights directly on Jupiter, which was nearby.

Jupiter, the largest gas giant in our solar system, possesses an incredibly vast reserve of matter, and the enormous energy generated by the annihilation of this matter can power the operation of the space bridge.

Loxi used his authority and power, and an immense amount of psychic energy instantly appeared in the real universe.

Ganymede's psionic alert immediately spiked to its highest level, a warning measure set up by the Mechanicus sages in response to potential psionic threats.

"Machinery, lower your guard."

As Loshi's voice rang out, the anti-psy weapon array that was activating ceased operation once again.

An astonishing number of black stones are scattered across this planet, forming an anti-phantom array that suppresses the warp and prevents the spread of warp corruption.

A mighty torrent of liquid hydrogen erupted from Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot, piercing through the barrier of Jupiter’s powerful gravity and reaching into space.

In an instant, countless exclamations of amazement rose and fell among the people.

It's as if an invisible straw is frantically drawing out Jupiter's mass, and that mass is being converted into pure energy at almost a 100% conversion rate.

This earth-shattering change was decided in a single thought by Rosie.

"Rosie's psychic power seems to be even more terrifying than before."

"The last time I saw him, he hadn't yet reached this level of proficiency in using his psychic powers."

"Sometimes I really miss the Roshi when he first came to Macragge. Back then, he was just an ordinary immortal, without even a bit of psychic power."

As Guilliman watched the scene unfold before him, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Since the Emperor transferred power and authority to Lothie, it seems that he has embarked on an increasingly dangerous path to godhood.

I wonder if he can now rival Makado in psychic abilities, or if he is already stronger than Makado?
Guilliman was like that; his multi-threaded thinking was so powerful that even he couldn't control it.

He should be most concerned about the first test of the space bridge, but his thoughts keep wandering off in a strange and inexplicable direction.

Rosie was unaware that her best friend was worried about her situation.

At this moment, he focused all his attention and mental energy on controlling that mass of Jupiter's matter.

He extracted about the mass of a moon from Jupiter.

This amount of mass is negligible for Jupiter, but when it hovers around Ganymede, it is still enough to cause fluctuations in the gravitational field.

For Roche, manipulating celestial bodies single-handedly is no longer a difficult task.

That celestial body, composed of liquid hydrogen, was violently transforming into an equal amount of energy.

Endless light and heat were released during the transformation, as if a brand new miniature sun was born around Jupiter.

The controlling AI issued another warning, a reaction ingrained in its underlying code that could not be disobeyed.

Of course, after confirming Rosie's identity, the main AI shut down the alarm again.

This advanced artificial intelligence lingers in the mind space of the advanced technological community, gazing with boundless adoration at the creator who is rewriting the universe.

It was also created by Roche, who oversaw the ups and downs of this academic organization.

"The Creator has returned."

"Perhaps I should send a signal to Adam."

The next second, it had already taken control of the communication equipment of the advanced technology community and sent a star language communication to the distant extreme star field.

Endless energy was poured into the Space Bridge Matrix, and these crystallizations of Cybertronian technology greedily devoured all the energy.

Even energy-intensive machines like space battleships, Titan machines, or particle colliders appear ordinary in the face of the Space Bridge Matrix.

About fifteen seconds later, the Space Bridge Matrix finally devoured the energy converted from the mass of one moon, and then a light more dazzling than the sun illuminated the Milky Way.

All the energy arcs were transformed into a pulse ray, opening a void gate within Ganymede's gravitational pull.

Light and darkness intertwined here, and countless sparkling particles collided with each other, eventually stabilizing to form a passable passage.

"I am Roche, and this is a groundbreaking space experiment."

Who would like to be the first volunteer?

Roche broadcasted to the entire Ganymede.

Just three seconds after he broadcast the announcement, a starship that was originally scheduled to dock at the airport immediately began to turn and accelerate.

"This opportunity is mine!"

The owner of this two-kilometer-long starship, a mechanical priest, roared with fervor.

He was completely oblivious to the danger; his mind was filled with Rose's words.

A great space experiment, and one of epoch-making significance!
What else could he be hesitating about? He was so lucky to be so close to the experimental site that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity fell into his lap.

If he seizes this opportunity, then the Great Sage Roshi might remember his name.

This is much more effective than any contribution points.

Or they could lead an ordinary life, spending all their time and energy digging for ancient artifacts in ancient ruins.

Either take a gamble and strive for a bright and promising future.

All Om Messiah believers would choose the latter without hesitation.

In fact, after the cunning cyborg priest made his quick decision to run away, the others realized what had happened and angrily cursed the bastard for being too sly.

Others, not to be outdone, started their own starship engines, wanting to see if they could get there first.

However, under the influence of an invisible force field, their starship engines suddenly lost all power, and no matter how much power the reactor supplied, they could not move forward any further.

“There is only one spot available,” Losi said.

Since Rosie had spoken, they could only sigh helplessly.

The starship traversed the radiant channel emitted by the Space Bridge Matrix and instantly appeared in an unfamiliar starry sky.

The shackles of the speed of light were shattered at this moment, but the tool used this time was not a cheating method from the subspace.

Some time later, Ganymede's communications center received a communication from 93 light-years away.

"This is Leonidas Cox. Praise be to the god of all machines. We have arrived at the HD-110067 system."

"I did it! Just now, I surpassed the speed of light!"

(End of this chapter)