Protoss in Warhammer

Chapter 305 293. Desire for knowledge

The Human Empire is the most powerful force in the galaxy today.

Although he is not the oldest, the most powerful, the most warlike, and has the best technology, his huge population and occupying almost 9/10 of the galaxy's territory, and tens of thousands of fleets can easily destroy those he wants to destroy. Any alien civilization.

But this empire is bleeding all the time, because it is in war all the time. Every day, tens of thousands of planets join the empire, and thousands more planets are destroyed by the enemies of the empire. and occupation.

In order to resist countless aliens and enemies from Chaos, the Empire must remain vigilant at all times and must be bathed in blood and hatred every day.Even the most proud Eldar have to admit: if it weren't for the current Human Empire and those arrogant and stupid monkeys standing in front of the Chaos enemy and the Zerg, the Milky Way would have been reduced to ashes.

The main driving force that can support this bloated, corrupt and huge empire and continue to fight is the countless war machines produced by the followers of the God of All Machines in the Forge World.

The Mechanicus has a long history. Long before the Emperor unified Terra, they had already mastered Mars, the largest industrial machine in mankind's golden age.In the terrible old night era, the surviving personnel above formed beliefs over a long period of time, and as believers in these machines, they believed that all the laws of the physical universe were caused by the decisions of the legendary God of All Machines.

When the Emperor successfully unified Terra, he did not destroy the Mechanicum on Mars just like he had destroyed countless religions. Instead, he used his own power to make priests with a lot of knowledge willing to serve him.The Mechanicum on Mars was also impressed by his strong mechanical affinity and called him Ohm Messiah, the messenger and spokesperson of the God of All Machines in the human world.

The cooperative relationship between the Empire and the Mechanicus was officially established. After that, the Mechanicus began to promote their beliefs throughout the galaxy. A large number of foundry ships Mars set off to various worlds relying on the navigation tower on the Holy Terra. Above, build your own forge worlds, and these forge worlds have become the nodes of the local star sector, and almost all equipment and advanced industrial products are produced from here.

It can be said that without the help of the Mechanicum, there would be no human empire today.Although after tens of thousands of years, the once open and open Mechanicum has become as backward and ignorant as the rotten empire now, they are still an indelible force in the galaxy.And among this group, there are many people who are willing to pursue new things and technologies. They are the radicals in the Mechanicus.

The representative figure among those radicals is the great sage of the Mechanicum, Belisarius Carl, and the representatives of the forging world are Reza and Huangquan No. [-].Their biggest feature is that they have a very big conflict with the Mechanicus of Mars, and they have even reached the point of antagonism. Although they will still conduct their own actions and research under the Crimson Order, they are more radical and reckless. These guys They even study the science and technology of aliens and chaos and apply it to their own science. You must know that this is extremely heretical behavior in the entire empire, but these forging worlds and the mechanical priests above do not take this at all.

After all, in their eyes, no matter how they researched, they were all serving the Ohm Messiah, and they did not disobey the laws of the Empire excessively. Moreover, according to the laws stipulated by the Emperor and the Mechanicum tens of thousands of years ago, they had Relatively complete autonomy, the empire has no right to interfere.The Martian Mechanicus is the main force. Although the traditionalists are very angry about this, the opponent's strength is not inferior to them. Once an all-out war breaks out, Martian will not be absolutely sure that they can win and grasp their own orthodoxy. status, so I can only accuse the other party of being a technical heresy academically, but in fact I can't do anything.

So they are still going their own way, constantly searching for the products of other civilizations in the universe based on their own consciousness. After the second Damocles Gulf expedition hundreds of years ago, this organization of the Mechanicus finally noticed Kalai Protoss.The opponent's advanced psychic technology and ingenious warships based on physical principles quickly attracted their attention. With in-depth research and constant exchanges, we slowly discovered a very cutting-edge weapon:

Fragment weapons.According to the research of the Mechanicum, this weapon is somewhat similar to the Eldar's Cain Shards and the Stone of Isha. They are both psychic instruments that can increase the user's combat effectiveness on a large scale.Although the source of this fragment is still unknown, and how it achieves the effect of enhancing psychic energy is also unknown, its function alone is enough to excite the sages of the Mechanicum, not to mention the members of the radical faction?

They have been waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity to obtain this powerful technology, allowing them to appreciate the mystery of the God of All Machines.

Now, they have met.

On the border between the Kalai Empire and Tal'darin, an inconspicuous cargo ship fleet was heading to their destination escorted by two aircraft carriers.On the bridge of the aircraft carrier, the Templar Commander watched the surrounding environment vigilantly.Although this place seems to be full of dangers, it is the safest place because it is the border. Although the Tal'darins are greedy, the border areas are not as war-torn as other races.

On the contrary, there are a large number of patrol forces patrolling here, because countless chartered trading ships come here from the territory of the Kalai Empire to trade every day, and the elite troops of Tal'darin and the elite troops of the Kalai ships are on both sides. Trading ships patrol both sides.

Just like the nomadic and agricultural civilizations between those backward civilizations on the ancient planet, Tal'darin has direct official trade with Kalai. This considerable income is a source of maintaining the important status of Marash. Therefore, on the long border, if the overall environment, especially the two political systems, is very peaceful, then this is one of the safest routes in the entire sector.

But this cannot make the Templars feel relaxed, because the cargo they escorted this time is more important, a fragmented weapon.In fact, no matter how important this weapon is, it is not that important.Fragment weapons are much weaker than fusion fragments, that is, the user can perfectly utilize the power of the elders. It is like the difference between God's Choice and Living Saint. It can make you very strong, but there is definitely no way to achieve it. The souls of those who have experienced elders recognize the height of man.

Some people may say that with fragmented weapons here, wouldn’t it be unsafe to transport them?What if the Tal'darim snatched her away in the heat of the moment?What I can tell you clearly is that the Tal'darins have known about this for a long time, but they don't even bother to pursue those things.

In the eyes of these warriors who advocate blood and glory, these acts of forcing fragments to serve them through today's poor technology are simply cheating. Moreover, most of these weapons will eventually be handed over to the hands of Odessa commanders to improve their battlefield survival rate. , this is the weapon used by slaves for the Taldarins who implement the strictest caste and racial system. Let alone fighting with it, it feels awkward even looking at it.So they will be very disgusted and disgusted with this thing. The supreme leader Marash also ordered that no one is allowed to use this weapon in Tal'darin, otherwise they will be hunted down by the Blood Guard.

That's why they dare to run it here with such confidence, because no one will take a fancy to this thing.

Of course, only of the same race.In the shadow of subspace, a fleet has quietly arrived, and they will seize such a weapon.

(End of this chapter)