Warhammer: Empire Reboot

If you fail, the entire hell will pour in from behind the crack.

Swarm intelligence continues to break down into its components.

In the real universe, direction depends on star charts, gravity, coordinates, and star torches.

In the online world, these things only retain partial meaning.

The distance within the network is not equal to the actual distance.

Two star sectors separated by tens of thousands of light-years may be separated by only a short corridor in the network.

Two worlds that are adjacent in reality may be completely unconnected in the online world.

The true direction comes from the "path echo".

A method of interpretation remains in the fragments of the Emperor.

A stable channel will leave a continuous echo.

The dead end echoed with a broken line.

The paths modified by the Dark Eldar will exhibit sharp, zigzagging echoes, luring intruders into traps like hooks.

Roads polluted by chaos will produce noise.

Ordinary people cannot feel it.

Psionicists will feel a stinging sensation.

The Soul Stone will tremble slightly.

After sharing this knowledge with the Star Trek assassins and the psychic combat assassins, Lawson quickly established a basic method for interpreting the movement of the network.

Before entering, measure the inlet pressure.

Once inside, listen for the echoes of the path.

If an echo breaks, it will not proceed.

If an echo is encountered and the user turns back, do not follow it.

If you encounter pollution or noise, immediately close the formation and prepare to evacuate or burn the area.

The markings left by the Eldar in the Webpath were extremely subtle.

The fragments provided by the Emperor were insufficient for Lawson to fully decipher the markings.

But swarm intelligence can do one thing.

Classification.

A few hours later, Lawson was no longer someone who was completely clueless when he saw the Eldar symbols.

He may not be able to translate it completely.

But he can determine the level of danger.

That's enough.

Many Imperial fleets perished in the warp, not because they couldn't see the way.

It's not because they can't tell which road will be the most dangerous.

The same applies to the internet.

One of the things that Lawson values ​​most is "anchor delivery".

Swarm intelligence quickly refuted a basic misconception.

Entering the network path does not mean that all troops must walk along the network path step by step.

That's the Eldar's custom, not Lord Rathian's.

His army doesn't need to move as gracefully as the Eldar of the Ark, nor does it need to rely on ancient ports like the Dark Eldar.

As long as an advance combat unit can reach the target area and complete the anchor point marking, the stasis field can directly send the follow-up forces there.

Therefore, the real value of the online platform to Lawson is that it serves as a springboard.

The Lurker Band, the Phoenix Squad, and the Cornerstone Reconnaissance Node can traverse narrow side paths to find the exit and confirm the target's real-world coordinates.

Subsequently, as long as they establish stasis anchor points on the real side, the Xiongwei, combat sequence, T-series engineering team, and heavy firepower platform can instantly arrive through the stasis field.

This means that even if a single branch of the network can only accommodate a single soldier, it is enough to become the tip of Lawson's knife to pry open the enemy's rear.

The real problem lies in another situation.

If the exit has not yet been opened, the advance team can only stay inside the net channel, so it is necessary to consider whether the net channel itself can withstand the static anchor point.

The boundaries of the network have dimensional tension.

Its walls isolate the subspace, but they can also be polluted, blocked, folded, and induced.

Forcibly activating static anchors within an unstable network can lead to three consequences.

The anchor point failed, and the troops were thrown back to their original position.

Due to coordinate drift, the deployed troops were thrown into an unknown branch road.

The anchor point tore through the tunnel wall, blasting a usable road into a subspace rift.

What truly made Lawson frown was the warship.

Individual soldiers, bear guards, motorcycles, and combat sequences can all be addressed using static anchor points.

The warship is too large.

If warships are to pass through the network of waterways, they must find the true main channel.

Such a passage requires a sufficiently wide entrance, a sufficiently stable dimensional carrying capacity, a sufficiently clear directional echo, and must also avoid Eldar blockades, Dark Eldar ports, the misleading of the clowns, and Chaos contamination.

It's hard.

Could it be that for the past ten thousand years, the Empire has been almost entirely forced to passively endure the Eldar's network tactics?

Swarm intelligence quickly completed its first version of the summary.

[Internet Knowledge Mastery Stage: Introduction]

[Suspected entry points can be identified.]

[Basic stability can be determined.]

[Can distinguish parts of the Ark, the Dark Eldar, and traces of corruption.]

[A small reconnaissance team can be organized to enter.]

[We could try establishing a static anchor point at the actual exit.]

[Short-term internal reconnaissance anchors can be established within the network.]

[Heavy units cannot be reliably deployed into unknown network areas at this time.]

[Battleship-level network navigation is temporarily unavailable.]

[It is not permissible to permanently occupy the main network node.]

Lawson looked at the last few lines and smiled.

It doesn't matter for now that warships can't navigate the waters.

It doesn't matter if we can't occupy it for a long time.

What he needs now is not to gracefully inherit the legacy of the ancient saints.

Instead, they first pried open a slit and inserted the tip of the knife.

The following day, the outer skylight of the St. John's Court in St. John's Harbour was illuminated by the gray light of dawn.

Lawson sat at a long table in the inner layer of the Domination Court, with three layers of projections hanging in front of him.

The first layer is the population transfer map of the warning star.

The second layer is a diagram of the deep structure of Renkudi Nest.

The third layer consists of a set of dimensional anomalies that have just been re-marked by the swarm intelligence mechanism.

The Foundation Sequence has cleared seven old pipes in that area, blasted open three abandoned water wells, and demolished two fake nests left behind by commoner princes.

The T-Series is using the Web Path Interpretation Model provided by the Emperor to rescan underground rock layers, dimensional refraction, and psionic echoes.

Footsteps came from outside the door.

Er Gou pushed open the door and came in, followed by two combat officers escorting the Spirit Race female assassin, Yilancia.

Her condition was much worse than the night she was arrested.

Her silver hair was still tied up, and she was allowed to wear her armor.

However, the long blade at the waist and the wrist projectile had been removed.

She looked very tired.

the reason is simple.

The Keeper of Secrets, the Great Demon Ash Velos, is responsible for guarding her.

Lawson glanced at her.

"How did you sleep last night?"

Ilancia stared at him.

"Human, if you want to humiliate me, just be direct."

You've misunderstood.

Lawson picked up his teacup and blew away the foam.

"I'm just checking to make sure Ash hasn't been slacking off."

Ilancia's eye twitched slightly.

Ash won't torment her forever.

That great demon preferred to circle around her.

Like admiring a pastry that hasn't been opened yet.