Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"So, these measures may be difficult for you to accept for a while."

"But don't worry, most of them will go to Mars in the end, and most likely they won't stay on Earth."

"Mars?"

"Their holy place." Zhang Yi shrugged.

Even with Zhang Yi's explanation as detailed as possible, Shen Lili didn't know much about the other world, so it was difficult for her to judge what he saw.

But she was very clear about one thing - the world over there was really terrible, and its degree of terribleness was probably beyond their cognition and imagination.

"Follow closely, this ship is bigger than you can imagine. If you get lost, you may die in some unknown corner inside."

Zhang Yi's words were not alarmist. Human ships in Warhammer 40K were generally very large. Frigates and destroyers were not that big, but when it came to cruisers, battlecruisers, and even battleships, they were really outrageously large.

Even some stowaways (Sons of the Void) who sneaked aboard were able to reproduce for generations in the corner of a large ship without being discovered.

Therefore, if you really run around and get lost, you might really get trapped to death in a corner.

After coming to a wide passage and hailing a car for transportation, and then driving for more than ten minutes, they finally arrived at the Mechanicus' workshop on the ship.

squeak--!

The metal door was opened, and a strong smell of incense and gasoline filled the air.

"Put it on." Zhang Yi handed Shen Lili a mask, and then put one on himself. "It's not easy to get used to it when you first come here."

“I still can’t get used to it…”

After putting on the mask, the smell that was so strong that it made people dizzy was slightly weakened, and Zhang Yi then led Shen Lili in.

A red-robed member of the Mechanicus was standing devoutly in front of a suit of Space Marine armor, muttering something while slowly imprinting a red wax stamp on it.

On the other side, unknown incense was burning around a grenade launcher, and further out were a large number of parchments with unknown contents written on them.

"That... what you call 'machine soul', does it really exist?" Shen Lili looked at this religious worship-like scene and couldn't help but ask the 'only normal person' - Zhang Yi.

"That's hard to say," Zhang Yi said. "In some ways, the series of methods to appease and connect with the machine spirit are indeed useful for some mechanical creations, and some faults can indeed be resolved through rituals."

"Even some blessing rituals can really 'enchant' weapons..."

"but..."

Zhang Yi did not continue, because he knew that some machine souls might be the artificial intelligence or fragments of artificial intelligence that most Mechanicus hated, although there were indeed machine souls that believed that "everything has a soul."

"Could the 'machine soul' be..."

"You'd better not say it." Zhang Yi said. "I said that people of the Mechanicus are generally a little crazy."

"If what you say causes public outrage, I can't stop them."

The [Iron Man Rebellion] in the [Golden Age] was the eternal pain of the Human Empire. Countless people died in that war that swept across the entire galaxy, and the technological level of the entire Human Empire regressed by tens of thousands of years.

Although many members of the Mechanicus are also secretly researching the so-called abomination intelligence (artificial intelligence), they will not say it openly.

Hearing this, Shen Lili decisively swallowed back what she was about to say.

Soon, the two of them came to a separate room and the metal door in front of them opened.

Then, they saw that Master Kadoc was hanging a parchment with unknown contents on a three-barreled magnetic machine gun turret with obvious characteristics of the Mechanicus and decorated with an Imperial double-headed eagle. The apprentice next to him slowly pushed it into the test room and closed the door.

"May your gun barrel never overheat, may your sights always be accurate, may your shell never fade..."

squeak--!

The barrel of the magnetic machine gun turret began to flash, and then a large number of projectiles were fired towards the target not far away.

In just a few tens of seconds, hundreds of bullets hit the target, completely tearing it apart.

The test was over, the turret stopped firing, and the two apprentices slowly pushed the turret out.

At the same time, a servo skull flew over with a piece of paper with data written on it.

"Perfect," said Father Kadoc, taking the paper off the servo skull. "All indicators have reached or even exceeded the expected values."

"This can be used as some PDF and equipment for Astra Militarum troops."

At this moment, the servo skull handed another piece of paper with data written on it to Shen Lili.

"This kind of value..."

There is no doubt that if the values ​​recorded on the paper in front of you are true, then it will be a considerable threat to most alien armored forces.

"Don't ask me if the machine soul really exists, and if this is because of the machine soul." Zhang Yi said to the girl who was looking at him. "I really don't know."

There seemed to be a hint of smugness on Kadoc's face, which had a lot of metal parts. Even though he knew that his side had an advantage in technology, he couldn't help it.

Then he operated his mechanical tentacles, picked up a Star Army laser rifle from the table next to him, and handed it to her.

"Try it." Kadoc said, pointing to a metal target placed outside.

Faced with Kadok's invitation, Shen Lili hesitated for a moment, then picked up the beam rifle in front of her and aimed at the target not far away.

Biu!

Unlike the red beam of an ordinary rifle, a green beam shot out and hit the target directly, turning it into a pool of liquid metal.

"A laser weapon that uses a [transuranium core] as its energy source?" Shen Lili was surprised. "You made it?"

"It's not that difficult~" Kadoc said. "As you said, after debugging, the output of the weapon has indeed improved a lot."

"But its values ​​in other aspects have declined somewhat..."

"This is the first time I know that these 'engine oil guys' have this kind of 'interest'..." Zhang Yi looked at Kadoc who was obviously showing off and complained in a low voice.

"You are very talented. If you were in our world, I might accept you as my apprentice." Kadoc said to Shen Lili. "But you are still far behind most technical priests."

"Now, let's talk further about your mission."

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会议 室

"Based on what you discussed last time, I am here to act as a notary." Zhang Yi looked at the agreement written by the mechanical slave. "The Tech-Priest of the Mechanicus, Cadoc, will lead some of his followers and accompany the Chief Engineer of XCOM, Shen Lili, to an address whose details are still unclear to carry out a mission..."

"Shen Lili will open a channel for him to confirm and obtain the inheritance left by his father..."

"And Father Cadoch will be responsible for her safety if possible and for her possible evacuation if necessary..."

"In response, Father Cadoch can obtain everything else located at that address except the 'legacy'."

After saying that, Zhang Yi divided the two agreements and gave them to Shen Lili's Kadoc respectively.

"If there is no problem, please sign it." Zhang Yi said.

Then, the two of them wrote their names on the agreement.

"Then I wish you two a happy cooperation."

A few dozen minutes later...

Shen Lili left the ship, and at this moment Father Kadoc came to Zhang Yi.

"So, what exactly is the so-called inheritance?" Kadok asked Zhang Yi.

"Interested?" Zhang Yi said. "Two advanced artificial intelligences, or what you call [Abomination Intelligence]."

"One good one bad."

In response to Zhang Yi's answer, Father Cadoch did not show much reaction, but continued to ask.

"So what do we gain?"

"The robot production line is complete." Zhang Yi said. "And there are a large number of robots (intelligent control army) with certain automatic enemy search capabilities."

"I think you like those things."

"... Indeed."

51. Lao Shen’s Gift (IV)

Three days after the agreement was reached

A large transport plane carrying the Mechanicus's Crusaders flew towards the address provided by Shen Lili.

A preliminary reconnaissance of the area around that address had been conducted on the ship, and an unknown, suspected abandoned alien building was discovered there.

Apart from that, there doesn't seem to be anything noteworthy.

A large transport plane was hovering above the construction helipad. Several mechanical slaves with automatic guns welded on their arms jumped off the plane as cannon fodder to serve as reconnaissance personnel and began to stand guard and conduct reconnaissance.

Then, a dozen Crusaders holding various weapons jumped down from the transport plane, followed by Father Kadoc and Shen Lili who came down with the [Castle Lord-class Automatic Robot].

Unlike the mode in the game where you can only lead less than ten people, this team has nearly 20 people, even without counting the mechanical slaves who serve as cannon fodder.

Bang bang bang!

The dozen or so mechanical slaves who walked to the front had already exchanged fire with the enemy, which were several alien MECs that had little armor and were rusty.

Although they look rusty, most of them are still swift and fast.

Although the mechanical slaves were only using low-strength automatic rifles, weapons in the Warhammer 40K world generally had one characteristic - they were big. So big that one couldn't help but wonder what kind of enemy would require such a large caliber and power.

Their enemies didn't have much armor, and even if they did, it was just a thin layer covered with rust.

BOOM!

A MEC that tried to self-destruct at close range was blown up on its way forward, and the huge explosion blew up the surrounding smoke and dust.

[Entrance is safe]

The mechanical slave who had explored first reported back and continued to walk towards the entrance, followed closely by the Crusaders, Kadoc and others.

When they walked into the building, the lights in the room suddenly lit up, and the first floor of the building appeared in front of them.

This is a fairly large robot manufacturing factory, with dozens of unfinished MEC-like robots hanging on each production line.

[I am very shocked that the prodigal son actually came back. It seems that your father’s faith in you is not unfounded] (???)

【I am glad that you can join me】（???）

"Military officer, what is that?" Shen Lili asked the military officer who was in charge of the overall situation on the Avenger because of the sudden voice on the communicator.

At the same time, Father Cadoch also intercepted the words of an unknown person.

[Under investigation, but most likely not a good thing] (Military officer)

[I noticed you brought your friends with you... Are humans so cruel to their own people now?] (???)

"An Abominable Intelligence." Kadoc, who had been informed of some of the information in advance, said, "Your father's masterpiece?"

"I don't know. He seldom tells me..."

[What a perfect and powerful body! Do humans have this kind of technology now? ] (???)

[Have you driven away the aliens or completely surrendered to them? ] (???)

[Whatever it is, it must be related to Old Shen] (Military Officer)

"Understood. We will continue exploring."

[To be honest, your appearance has disrupted my plan, but it can still be implemented] (???)

[Just need to increase the difficulty] (???)

squeak--!

There were sounds coming from the ascending passages on both sides, and six light MECs were lifted up. At the same time, the five MEC robots that were dormant at the end of the room were also started.

[But I believe you can pass the test] (???)

Biu!

A ball of scorching plasma shot out, directly blasting the three MECs clustered at the end of the room into a pool of molten liquid, and then the weapons on Father Kadok's other three mechanical hands opened fire one after another.

BOOM!

boom!

Click!

With just Father Cadoch, all the enemies in the room were wiped out.

"Not very difficult to deal with." Father Cadoc said lightly.

[Plasma weapons? I also saw phosphide weapons and radiation weapons. Humans today have become so advanced...]