Warhammer 40: Saviors Emerging from the Bottom

"Why, why did you leave again without telling me?"

Friedrich's face was burning with endless rage on the screen—real fire, I don't know where he found a video of a fire.

"Due to circumstances, I remember notifying you during the meeting, but there was no response, so we assumed you wouldn't be attending."

"This cannot be used as a reason for you to leave without saying goodbye."

In his anger, his tone of voice became much more normal, and he didn't seem as human as before.

Xiao Yi looked at Friedrich, whose cooling fan was running at maximum power, and crossed his arms, saying, "You're not here to drag me back to continue collecting data, are you?"

"Well, dealing with the rebels is more important than data. Our unit's trip here is mainly for a new agreement: in exchange for assisting in winning the war, we will be qualified for further research."

"What does 'further research' mean?"

"Anatomy, tissue analysis, human experimentation..."

"Stop! Can't I just live?"

"According to our unit's research, your body possesses endurance and recovery ability far exceeding that of ordinary people. As long as you manage your time properly, these research projects are nothing."

Dissection, physical experiments, what are these things?

Should I stop staying here?

Robert felt as if he had overheard some incredible secret. To prevent himself from mysteriously disappearing from the military camp, he slowly retreated to a spot near the door and slipped out.

"You guys chat, I have something to do."

???

Xiao Yi watched Robert leave in a panic, somewhat bewildered. Just then, Matthias, standing nearby, spoke to Friedrich, "What evidence do you have to prove you can help us win the war?"

"Evidence? No problem."

Friedrich's facial display suddenly went black, and when it lit up again, a primeval rainforest full of tall trees appeared in everyone's sight.

"What is this?"

Matthias, who has never left the city of Nest City, does not understand what a primeval rainforest is.

Those plants, which looked no different from the trees of Ancient Terra, were completely foreign to him.

Friedrich did not ignore the priest's question. He explained in a slightly stiff voice, "This is a wild organic ecological aggregate that has not been tamed by Omnesia, where organisms proliferate in disorder and are technologically exclusive. It is a wild natural area that needs to be purified or have its entropy increased by extracting organic relics."

"Isn't this just a tropical rainforest?"

"This explanation is not wrong either."

The two men's explanations only confused Matthias, who was already full of questions. However, more than figuring out what was appearing on the screen, he was more interested in the guards of the Mechanicus clad in their red robes.

A dozen portable turrets were set in place on the ground under the operation of the technical priests, while the fighter servants responsible for protecting them vigilantly "looked" around, ruthlessly eliminating anything that might threaten their masters.

Suddenly, the jungle in the distance began to tremble, and several humanoid creatures that looked like apes leaped down from the treetops and launched an attack on the defenders of the Mechanicus.

They possess immense strength; they can knock a fighter jet, which contains numerous metal parts, flying away with just a wooden stick.

If we were to draw an analogy, their existence is equivalent to the aberrations among gene stealers, or the Euglins among humans.

However, the gorillas in the picture are clearly more intelligent; they cooperate with each other and prioritize attacking the targets that pose the greatest threat to them.

However, wooden sticks were clearly no match for firearms, and the Mechanicus Guardians quickly realized their mistake and launched a bloody massacre against the enemy.

Both the gorilla-man and the giant King Kong were reduced to charred remains under the fierce artillery fire of the Guardians of the Faith.

"The aliens with faint human genes that we encountered before arriving at Bakda have all been eliminated."

The screen flashed, the forest disappeared, and everyone's gaze fell upon the corridor of a warship, where long-eared, tight-fitting Eldar were launching continuous attacks on the Mechanicus's defenses.

These agile aliens maneuvered nimbly in the confined space, dodging attacks while firing nerve-numbing toxin chips at the Mechanicus.

Just as the battlefield situation was developing in an unfavorable direction, three Casterlan mechs suddenly appeared and crushed the arrogant aliens with overwhelming firepower.

"The Eldar pirates encountered during warp travel have been eliminated."

Friedrich used fragment after fragment from his memory storage device to demonstrate the greatness of the God of Machines to the two low-level organic creations before him.

Explorers and sages do more than just dig holes and scavenge. Most of their work involves using the laws of physics to retrieve technologies lost during humanity's golden age from their enemies.

Therefore, Friedrich and his war-hardened Papacy army could not be weak in combat. If we could gain their support, the battles to come would undoubtedly be much easier.

But what price should we pay to get their aid?

Surely you can't really sell your body and let Friedrich dissect it, can you?

Just as Xiao Yi was struggling with his decision, Friedrich also ended his broadcast.

"This unit hereby guarantees Xiao Yi's life and will only conduct research within a reasonable scope. You will have ample time to consider this proposal before the war is lost."

After saying that, Friedrich turned and left.

"I'm starting to feel tempted."

Xiao Yi muttered to himself, and Matthias, who was next to him, immediately chimed in after hearing this.

"If that's the case, why not agree to his request?"

"Damn it, it's not you who's going to be cut, so of course you can say that. Who knows what he'll do on the operating table? I absolutely cannot agree to this proposal."

"Just kidding, even if you disagree, he'll still help you."

Looking at Matthias's confident expression, Xiao Yi asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?"

"My intuition tells me that the Sage Friedrich's loyalty to the Emperor is no less than anyone else's. He's just doing this to take advantage of this opportunity to extract the remaining value from you."

"but……"

Matthias scrutinized Xiao Yi intently, then asked with some curiosity, "I'm very curious, what is it that would make a great sage of the Cult of Mechanics so infatuated with you?"

"Personal question, no answers please."

If something can't be explained clearly, it's better not to explain it at all.

Looking at the large, human-shaped hole in the wall, Xiao Yi sighed helplessly. In the end, he would have to clean up this mess himself.

The scattered building materials on the ground slowly returned to their previous positions as if someone had pressed the back button, and the human-shaped gap slowly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.