Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 285 The Great Sage Ryan Ramirez Joins the Army

After preparing accommodations for the representatives of Yomiuri 8 in the reception area of ​​Exemplary City, Wojciech Belik headed to the Primarch's palace.

Moments later, he was led by Alsena Dunn to meet the Primarch.

"My lord, Huangquan No. 8 agrees to provide either an invisible curtain or an anti-bird divination device technology, based on the previous conditions, for your selection."

Ninglu, recalling that the technical sergeants were studying the Eldar's color-changing cloaks, said:
"I want anti-bird divination technology."

He then looked at the Primarch's attendant: "Select 'lawyers' from the Honor Guard to form a negotiation team with the technical sergeants to discuss the details of the alliance with the Eighth Primarch."

During his discussions with the oilman, Nimrod defined Wojciech as the "middleman." As a sage of the Mechanic Church, he was not the Shadow of Order and therefore unsuitable to represent him in negotiations.

After 23 working cycles of negotiation, Ning Lu reviewed all the terms and, from a "lawyer's" perspective, approved the agreement.

After five working cycles, the signing ceremony between "Shadow of Order" and the Forging World Yellow Springs No. 8 was held at the Primitive Palace.

Four technical priests dressed in red-trimmed black robes carried the Ohm Messiah bell on their shoulders, while eight technical priests carried incense burners on either side.

They chanted binary hymns and followed the sages in their dark gray robes into the palace.

They are branded with the emblem of the world forged by the Eighth Underworld on their chests. The emblem consists of four parts, from top to bottom: half of the Holy Gear, a variant of the letter A, a skull, and the number VIII.

The sage in the dark gray robe stopped in his tracks, and a synthesized sound emanated from his mask.

"This unit // Sage of the Eighth Underworld Forging World // Sercio-H25 // Primarch of Genesis // King of Vostonia // Ruler of Necromonda // Orc Purifier //..."

The sage mechanically, without pause, recited the twenty-three titles precisely.

"Greetings, Lord Ninglu."

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sage Sergio,” Ninglu replied with a smile.

Wojciech Belik, a sage of the Mechanicus, a liaison authorized by the Primarch, and the person who connects the two parties in the transaction, stepped between them.

"In accordance with the voluntary will of Lord Ninglu and Huangquan No. 8, a friendly alliance has been reached."

The Primarch's servant unfurled the parchment, and the Tech Priest retrieved the data tablet. After both parties verified that everything was correct, the Primarch's servant completed the process.

Ninglu and the Sage, representing the Director of Foundry, wrote their names and stamped their seals on two different carriers and four copies of the "Ninglu Genetic Primitive and the Yellow Springs No. 8 Covenant of the Foundry World".

Incense wafted through the air, and the Om Messiah bell tolled.

Wojciech declared, "The God of Machines bears witness to the covenant, and the Om Messiah blesses the agreement: never to be forsaken!"

After the signing ceremony, the Huangquan 8 group left the palace, and Wojciech reported to the Gene Primarch.

"My lord, I have received a message from the great sage Ryan Ramirez. He requests to visit Vostonia and meet with you."

Upon hearing this, Ning Lu narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

[Ramires, he should be commanding the mechanical ark, exploring the galaxy right now. What does he want to see me about?]

He had previously offered to trade for Battle Moon, but I wasn't interested in his offer.

Now, the Battle Moon has been dragged away by the Forged World of Gloria. Why is he looking for me?
Ninglu pondered for a moment without success. He knew little about Ramirez, and even his memory of him was only because of the powerful Star Fortress.

He thought with a touch of sarcasm, "[They can't be coming to me because they got their hands on the STC ahead of time since I'm about to do a divination.]"
Ninglu knew this was impossible; he had never mentioned it to anyone, and Ramirez couldn't possibly know.

“Tell Ramirez that I welcome the Great Sage.”

Although Nimrod only knows that he discovered one technology of the Ramirez-class Starfortress STC, he is very likely to discover other STCs and other technologies in the future.

After all, if a sage is someone who has enough knowledge in a certain field and is generally recognized by tech enthusiasts, then a great sage is a top scholar in that field.

Furthermore, Ramirez also owns a mechanical ark.

In Nimrod's memory, three people in the Mechanicus were considered geniuses in technology during the Great Crusade, and the Great Sage Ramirez was one of them.

The other two are the sage Rand, who discovered the Rand speedboat and other STCs, and the technical priest Malevolus, who forged armor for several Primarchs.

As for Doracole, his rise to power began with the grand birthday celebration.

“Yes, sir, I will convey your will to the great sage Ramirez,” Wojciech then added.

"After being rejected by you, the world's Griffin IV was sent again, requesting a production license for the Belik battle tank."

Ninglu didn't mind authorizing a few more casting worlds, as long as they could come up with a sufficient price. "Tell the casting general of Griffin IV that if they provide technology of equal value to the technology provided by Huangquan VIII, they will be granted authorization."

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In the eleventh month of 825, the mechanical ark explorer arrived in the Vostonia system.

The Great Sage Ramirez, accompanied by Wojciech, traveled to the Primarch Palace.

He was dressed in a red robe, his body devoid of flesh and blood, yet the mechanical voice he emitted was indistinguishable from that of a human, calm as a still pool of water.

“Rian Ramirez pays his respects to the King of Vostonia.”

"Great Sage, welcome." Ninglu smiled and nodded in return.

Ramirez's prosthetic eye stared at the Primarch for twelve seconds.

He examined the Primarch's physique and expression, and scrutinized his weapons and equipment.

His gaze lingered for a second on the black armor, the Vaal Sword, the silver power gauntlets, and the Dionysian Spear, and then for six seconds on the golden mechanical wings.

"Your achievements at the Wheel of Flame are admirable. Capturing the War Moon of the Orcs has brought a new direction for the followers of the God of All Machines."

"The sacred template you retrieved in Nova Polya shows that you are favored by the Om Messiah."

"Vostonia and Necromonda, under your rule, boast the highest production capacity among all the worlds of the Empire."

“Ceprah Mundy and Triken are comparable to the world of casting.”

Ninglu accepted the great sage's praise with a smile, remaining calm as he thought to himself.

[Actually, Ramirez didn't say much. Besides the STC that can be called heavyweight, I also have a fortress-level energy shield, a mimicry sanctuary, a punishment-level reactor, and an automatically rechargeable void shield.]

As for Cypra Mundy and Triken, they were originally the chosen world of the Mechanicus, but I intercepted them.

Of course, their current production capacity cannot compare with large casting worlds such as Mars, Huangquan No. 8, Gloria, Lucius, and Triple Far, but it may indeed be comparable to newly established casting worlds and those small casting worlds that started at the same time.

Well, Ramirez shouldn't seem like he'd come all this way to praise me, right?
While Ninglu was pondering, Ramirez continued.

"You are favored by the God of All Machines. Please allow me to stay by your side and help you find the sacred template."

"My mechanical ark explorer will provide supplies for your warriors in battle."

"My Guardians will fight for you."

Ninglu was taken aback; he hadn't expected the Great Sage to have come to pledge allegiance to him.

He naturally wouldn't refuse such a top talent, and immediately stood up, saying kindly.

"Lian, welcome to the team."

"I have received news of the new standard building template. I will go with you to retrieve the standard building template."

Ninglu knew that the Great Sage was not yet completely loyal to him.

He had not discovered it for decades, but he himself had made a major discovery in a short period of time. He believed that following him would lead to the discovery of STC.

If you want to truly subdue him, you must show him the miracles of the God of Machines and the new major discoveries of the STC.

[The Ramirez-class Star Fortress will ultimately be named after you!]
However, it was worth it.
The great sage's righteous eye flashed, and his logic engine spun rapidly.

The last time Nimrod discovered a Divine Template was two years and eleven Terra months ago.

A new sacred template message has appeared in less than three years // Impossible // Illogical // Probability less than one in a billion.

Twelve seconds later, he concealed his doubts and spoke.

"Very well, I await your summons."

　P.S.: Technology-related information has been added to the work's content; you can find it at the top of the table of contents. There's also information on key figures in the legion, which will be continuously updated.

　　The four sages of Nimrod's Mechanicus are Kaul, Rand, Ramirez, and the original Wojciech Belik.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)