Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 415 "Mechanical Expert"

Rosicky Cech and Malevolus turned and bowed, after which the Master of the Forge spoke to report.

"My lord, the Hunter's Set suitable for psionicists has been successfully developed."

"The average results of the tests show that the power of bio-based spells has increased by an average of 10 percent."

"It is worth noting that the average result of the initial test was nine percent, which gradually increased to eleven percent in the most recent test. This shows that the Hunter's Suit's adaptive and personal growth system is gradually taking effect in terms of psionic power."

Malevolus glanced at Rosicky beside him and exclaimed in amazement:
"The master of the foundry's ingenuity and unparalleled skill enabled this innovative achievement."

Malevolus always believed that he was unmatched in the Empire when it came to forging armor. Even though he was working with Fernus Manus to create armor for him, and he was amazed by the Primarch's ingenuity, the two of them played almost the same role.

Rosicky amazed Malevolus. At the beginning of the research and development process, he was in a dominant position, but when a series of problems arose, Rosicky quickly found solutions before Malevolus could even think of any.

"The first challenge we faced was figuring out how to embed the subspace circuits into the mature system of the Hunter's Suit."

"The obstacle is that the system of the Sages of Grimnir is a completely different system, which is very evident in them."

“The Sages of Grimnir are also space dwarves. Their physical abilities surpass those of ordinary humans, and they can wear heavy armor, just like the Astartes psionicists.”

Ninglu nodded; having mastered the technology of cloning brocade, he understood what Malevolus meant.

The genes of the Grimnir Sages are about 63 percent the same as those of their fellow descendants. They also have tough bodies and can wear heavy armor, which at least enhances their protective capabilities, but they only wear a robe.

“I studied the dwarven Void Armor and found that the gold alloy and the runes engraved on it conflict with the runes on the Sage Grimnir and the warp circuit system of the Mind Servant.”

"That's why they don't wear armor like Legion warriors."

"Similarly, the various systems within the Hunter's Set also conflict with the system of the Sage Grimnir."

Malevolus's eyes gleamed as he looked at Rosicky and spoke.

"The Forge Master improved the original system of the Hunter's Set, reducing the space it occupies inside the armor while enhancing its effects."

"What's most amazing is that he also built two external modules on the adaptive module, one of which is connected to the subspace loop."

Malevoles looked at Malena Skala as she emerged from the experimental chamber and continued speaking.

"The space visible through the Hunter's Set is used to construct a subspace circuit, which is controlled by a red energy stone at Malena's waist."

"Another module connects to Malena's various plants, which is another part of her request."

"Making room for these plants and making it easier to release them is another huge challenge, even more difficult to resolve than system conflicts. Please allow me to show you with images."

“Okay.” Ning Lu walked to the video screen and listened to Malevolus’s professional explanation.

"In addition to the personal growth system and the adaptive system, the Hunter Set also has a complete self-circulation system that provides the wearer with food regularly, and a self-repair function that ensures that it does not require frequent maintenance."

"But like other systems, both of these systems require a sealed environment, which conflicts with Malena's needs."

"The master of the furnace has once again demonstrated his creativity by designing a multi-layered plant filling system that not only increases the plant storage capacity but also creates a sealed environment."

Zoom in on this section of the Malevolus control console.

Ninglu saw that the area was filled with a dense variety of plants.

Rosicky's design allows the innermost plants to fill the gaps between the adjacent outer plants.

Through multiple nested layers, the gaps are filled, creating a sealed environment.

"He combined the self-circulation system with plants. Marlena can stimulate the growth of plants, which are then decomposed and absorbed by the self-circulation system and provided to the armor's owner."

Ninglu observed that the new module displayed by Malevolus had hundreds of branches on its brightly lit, curved electron tubes on the back, which, like needles, pierced into plants to extract nutrients. These nutrients then circulated within the electron tubes and were finally injected into the body through areas of skin contact, such as the arm.

The other direction of the self-circulation is also preserved: excrement is still converted into nutrients and transported back to the plants to promote their growth, which saves the consumption of Malena-induced plant growth.

"This change by the Forge Master fully utilizes Malena's abilities, allowing her to fight almost indefinitely."

"Combined with my ability to catalyze plant growth, and disregarding mental capacity, my body can indeed withstand limitless combat," Malena added.

"It should also be emphasized that although the sensors cannot detect my predictive abilities, I do feel that I have improved in this area."

"Even without actively using my abilities, I often see visions of the future. When I do actively use them, my abilities improve by about five percent."

"This armor is even stronger than I expected, and it will continue to evolve with my use. The armor created by the Forge Master is unparalleled."

Rosicky smiled proudly upon hearing the praise from the finest armor craftsman, Malevolus, and the suit wearer, Malena.

“These are all abilities bestowed upon me by my Lord, Malevolus. As long as you serve my Lord wholeheartedly, you will also possess the same abilities in the future.”

Ninglu nodded slightly. Before becoming an Extraordinary, Rosicky's talent, especially his ability to forge armor, was completely incomparable to Malevolus.

After being promoted to Sequence 6 "Mechanical Expert", Rosicky's talent in mechanics underwent a transformation. In Malevolus's area of ​​expertise, he surpassed him and became a top armor-making master.

Of course, this is because Rossi himself is the most outstanding technical soldier in the legion. If it were an ordinary person without any talent, the improvement would not reach this level.

Malevolus, on the other hand, had only just become an "archaeologist" five days ago by studying the technology of the space dwarves, and had not yet been promoted to "mechanical expert" to undergo a qualitative change.

While Ning Lu was pondering, the master of the foundry continued his report.

“My lord, through this period of research on the Hunter's Set, I have discovered that it also has limitations.”

"Especially in terms of protection, even the most protective Sovereign type is difficult to compare with the Terminator Armor. It is slightly stronger than power armor, but it consumes several times more resources. Moreover, this type cannot evolve like other types."

"For many royal monks, the Terminator suit is more suitable for them. We should build on this and try to add an adaptive system and a personal growth module."

Ninglu nodded, agreeing with the furnace master's idea.

“Indeed, you and the monks whose starting point is ‘lawyer,’ ‘arbitrator,’ ‘sleepless,’ ‘apprentice,’ ‘singer,’ or ‘corpse collector’ should all be based on the Terminator Armor.”

"Not only will it fit better, but the equipment time will also be shorter."

“Other royal monks should also integrate the technologies of the Hunter's Suit and power armor to fully utilize their abilities, while retaining armor that matches their body size to provide sufficient protection.”

Another major disadvantage of the Hunter's Set is that its customized design takes too long.

Rosicky and Malevolus worked together for several months to complete the project. In the same amount of time, they could have completed one prototype of the Saturn-type Terminator or several prototypes of the Iron Rider-type Terminator.

Compared to power armor, or even the Terminator, the Hunter is a type of armor that consumes more resources and is more difficult to popularize. It can only be gradually popularized from higher-series extraordinary individuals to lower-series individuals.

“I will bring Arsena Dunn here. With experience designing for psionics, you can complete this more easily.”

The "Guardian of Knowledge" does not require plants or the like, so the customization time should be much shorter.

Others, such as "The Witch" Maria Kournikova, conquered Gadinal; the extraordinary beings from the shadow of disorder were the main force he placed his hopes on.

Nimrod handed the data crystal of the Centaur Multi-Function Chariot's STC to the Forge Master, then returned to the bottom Ancestral Shrine to continue his communication with Wotan.

　PS: Chapter 2 will be scheduled for 21:33.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)