Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 245 Cooperation with Fernus Manus

Gabriel Santo, who had rushed over in his steel truck, was astonished to see the golden angel in the sky.

He stood there, stunned, his foot still on the accelerator.

The steel wagon rushed toward the lava lake, and Santo heard Gorgon's loud shouts as he poured lead into the water.

"brake!"

Santo then came to his senses and quickly braked.

The steel trucks roared to life, kicking up clouds of dust.

When the steel truck stopped, it was only a few meters away from the lava lake.

As Santo opened the car door and stepped out, he stared blankly at the golden angel in the sky.

[Angel!]
Santo struggled to control himself, warning himself inwardly.

I will not kneel before anyone except the Gorgon!
no way!]
Alpharis stared in astonishment at Nimrod in the air. Unlike Santo, he could tell that the golden body in the air was Nimrod.

After his father said that Nimrod would change, a thousand images flashed through his mind, but he never expected that Nimrod would become the image of a golden angel.

Fernus Manus's silver eyes pierced through the magma, seeing Nimrod's changes. He wasn't particularly surprised now; he habitually examined the golden armor and wings from the perspective of a blacksmith.

His silver eyes darted around as he mentally assessed the situation.

[Its defense is weaker than my Iron Hand, but it has its own unique strengths; its wings grant it incredible speed.]
The emperor's golden eyes shone brightly as he gazed at Ninglu with a smile.

[It's even better than I expected!]
Ning Lu manipulated the wings on his back and slowly descended, the golden liquid flowing down his face, revealing his original appearance.

"My pet Freddy fell into a volcano, I'm going to find him first."

"After that, I will evaluate the value of the relics I found."

Seeing that Old Man Huang nodded, Ninglu flapped his wings and flew towards the Necromancer ruins in space that had originally bound the Burner fragments.

A gust of air swept past him, and in an instant he flew to the collapsed ruins of the space necromancers.

Ninglu activated his "Subspace Vision" and immediately spotted the black ripples shimmering in the Sea of ​​Souls from the black wolf.

Fortunately, Freddy was weak, but still alive.

Thankfully Freddy is alright, otherwise, even if I gained the golden wings, I would have lost the mythical creature that could pull people into dreams, and my combat strength would hardly have increased.

Well, if we can find the deceased extraordinary traits, and once I have extraordinary individuals under my command who are capable of crafting Sequence 4 magical items, we can once again possess the ability to pull people into dreams.
Pulling people into dreams is a useful support ability. Without Freddy pulling the Burner into the dream, allowing Nimrod to take the opportunity to damage the Star God Shard, the "Howl" mask alone would not be able to kill the Burner's shard.

[Aside from temporarily losing his ability to pull people into dreams, Freddy seems quite pleasing to the eye and is a satisfactory pet.]
As Ninglu pondered, he flapped his wings and crashed into the ruins.

After some effort, he has been able to control the wings with basic precision.

With its golden wings crashing through the rubble, Ninglu flew into the ground.

He found Freddy, whose fur was charred black and whose steps were weak.

Freddy stared wide-eyed in astonishment at Nimrod, who was in the shape of a golden angel.

He had close ties with Ninglu, and it can be confirmed that he was Ninglu.

"Master, why have you become like this?"

The change was even greater than when he transformed into a mythical creature and sprouted two pairs of black feet.

"You'll know."

As Ning Lu spoke, he flew downwards, grabbing the black wolf in his right hand.

Freddy lay comfortably in Nimrod's hands, no longer thinking about the metal mechanical eagle or Nimrod's changes.

He was so weak that he lay peacefully asleep in the large, reassuring hands that made him feel safe.

Ninglu did not fly away immediately. He hovered in the ruins, using his left gauntlet to clear away the debris.

He discovered that the golden mechanical eagles were rarely damaged; the materials used by the space necromancers made their bodies exceptionally tough.

Ninglu recalled Garuda of Brodhan, the Iron Hand, in the future "Shattered Legion".

Like the crew of the Sisyphean ship, it suffered greatly but remained indomitable.

It was in Idris, and despite being hit by a barrage of bullets from Lucius, it was not completely damaged. The Iron Fathers, Samatika and Sabic Weyland, repaired it.

[Yes, Garuda can fly and has strong observation skills, unlike Spy Flies which require psionic energy to activate.]

Moreover, its mechanical and electronic capabilities are comparable to those of a regular technical priest, allowing it to perform related operations remotely. It is a practical electronic pet, especially suitable for technical sergeants.

As the original Garuda, and creations of the Necromancers of Space, these golden mechanical eagles may possess more functions and are of research value.

The noble ghosts might not be able to figure it out, but my technical sergeants might be. I can even enhance their extraordinary abilities.
Ning Lu was about to instinctively press the communication bead in his ear when he stopped; his communication bead was burned to ashes by the Burner's flames. He flapped his wings and took flight, thinking to himself.

Although it was risky and almost exposed the "disorderly country", the final result was not bad.

The lost armor can be reforged, and in return, a pair of wings containing most of the essence of the Star God from the Burner fragments were obtained.

This is also a small lesson learned. Before coming to Medusa, I only guessed that Asimus was a fragment of the Void Dragon, but I didn't know that there was also a fragment of the Burner here.
As Ning Lu reviewed this adventure, he thought of something else.

The key point is that I didn't expect to be pulled into the air and unable to use my extraordinary abilities and magical artifacts.

"Monster" John has only just stepped into the realm of destiny; he hasn't given me any warnings of danger.
While Ning Lu was pondering, he flew to the top of the ancient ruins.

Looking down, he saw heavy landing craft anchored two kilometers from the Black Snow Mountain of McKenna, with servants and mechs carrying items from the ruins under the command of technical sergeants.

The Shadows of Order, seeing the golden angel in the sky, gripped their weapons warily.

They immediately saw the face of the father of genetics and felt a familiar presence in that figure.

The Shadows of Order watched in astonishment as the Father of Genes slowly descended, recalling the fireball they had seen in the air earlier.

Nimrod briefly recounted his experience to Adams and Alsena Dunn, who had rushed over, and then ordered the technical sergeant to lead a team to excavate the ruins.

Two sidereal hours later, Nimrod flew to the ruins excavated by Manus.

Looking down, he saw that the Medusa's steel wagons were not equipped with any machinery.

After Nimrod landed, he, along with the Emperor and Alphareth, followed Manus into the ruins of the giant manufacturing plant.

The Medusa watched in awe as the golden angel slowly descended, already prepared thanks to Santo's warning.

But witnessing the arrival of the golden angel, they were still so shocked that they stopped what they were doing until the sound of Gorgon filling lead filled the air.

"continue working."

As Nimrod watched the Steel Fathers continue their research, he thought to himself.

[Fenus has trained the Steel Fathers exceptionally well. My technical sergeants, before advancing to higher ranks, are not as good as the Steel Hands in this regard, though they possess some unique strengths.]
Ninglu then looked at the wall made of data equipment, and saw a chair with cables wrapped around it, embedded in a dilapidated niche.

He pondered for a moment before matching it with the simulated sanctuary in his memory.

The “Iron Hand” was likely developed based on this destroyed machine, creating a simulated sanctuary.

Iron hands are connected to and seated in this device, and a neural interface connected directly to the spine connects them to a sea of ​​data, allowing them to download and upload massive amounts of data at any time.

In the virtual mind space, combat cultivators can use devices to simulate artificial combat scenarios in their minds, and also conduct highly efficient task briefings or data transmissions.
Ninglu looked at the damaged niche, but the image that came to mind was the complete, undamaged data niche, he thought to himself.

Iron Hand also implants subconscious tactical protocols in the brain, which can be uploaded to the brains of every Iron Hand combat cultivator as a contingency plan to deal with any unexpected situation.

Based on their powerful computing capabilities, they can simulate most combat situations.

The Glasco clan is the most adept at using the simulacrum among the Iron Hands; all their mission briefings and information, even war councils, are conducted entirely through simulacrum communications.
As Ning Lu pondered, Manus's leaden voice rang out.

“I have lost. Your golden armor and wings on your back indicate that you have found the source of Garuda.”

"All of them together are more valuable than the relics I found."

"You won this contest."

Gorgon's voice remained as cold and hard as ever, but the Medusa felt resentment and anger.

They considered that Gorgon's loss to the golden angel, another demigod, made the outcome acceptable.

"No!" Ninglu's denial surprised everyone.

He flapped his wings slightly. "It's part of my body, so it doesn't count as a discovery."

"Among the ruins I found, there was a punishment-level reactor and an automatically recharged void shield."

"Their value is comparable to the data and simulation equipment you discovered."

Manus glanced at Nimrod in astonishment; he hadn't even examined the equipment, yet he could describe its function.

He heard Ninglu continue, "Our contest is a draw. We share two ruins and are cooperating on research."

Ninglu believes that his technical sergeants can benefit from collaborating with the Steel Father and the future Steel Hand.

Upon hearing this, the emperor smiled broadly. The relationship between Nimrod and Manus was much better than that between him and Rus.

He laughed and said, "I am happy for your cooperation, brothers."

Manus's silver-coin-like eyes softened slightly. "I am willing to develop the two ruins with you, and I welcome your descendants to cooperate with the Medusa people."

He looked at Ninglu's golden armor and said, "Although you have golden armor, I think you need a new one. I will forge a suit of armor for you that is worthy of you."

(End of this chapter)