Warhammer 40,000: Mortal Gods

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Beyond Terra's Orbit.

A new moon orbits Terra.

And inside this satellite, great experiments on super-light speed are going on.

In a testing site, the Emperor stood under a huge engine, looking up at the behemoth.

"The Astartes and Primarchs are engaged in a war on the Achaemenid side."

"The Pan-Pacific Empire is about to be defeated. Nothing can stop our pace and ideals of unifying Terra."

Qin Mo came to the emperor with a glass of carbonated drink and explained the current situation to the emperor who had been squatting in the laboratory for a long time.

The Emperor took the drink and continued to look up at the engine.

He was not as calm as usual at this moment. On the contrary, he looked very excited.

Like a believer looking at a sacred object.

There was no need for the emperor to confess anything, Qin Mo also knew that the reason why the emperor behaved like this was not because he was shocked by the hyperdrive, nor was he looking up to the hyperdrive.

The Emperor was simply looking up to a great ideal that was a dream to him.

That dream-like ideal, now can see the hope of realizing it because of this engine in front of us.

"Can we...can we rid humanity of the warp drive?" the Emperor murmured softly, his voice sounding like a cautious question.

He knew the answer to his question.

But he didn't dare to express it with firm words. Instead, he asked questions and heard more firm answers from others and became convinced.

"Without a doubt." Qin Mo nodded, "Dimension engine. A simple temporary means of super-light navigation. It can allow ships to shuttle through the universe. In ten minutes, a ship can leave the solar system and go to several places. Ten light years away."

"It's...great." The emperor's eyes widened and he took a deep breath.

An expression of ecstasy appeared on the Emperor's face.

Silent ecstasy.

Then, amid the ecstasy, there was a sad-looking frown.

A smile and a sad expression could appear on the Emperor's face at the same time, enough to convince others that he was not a paralyzed man.

"Why?" The Emperor was still staring at the hyperdrive, with an expression of mixed sorrow and ecstasy still on his face, "Beyond the speed of light is such a terrible shackle for a race... I know many things The alien race was trapped and died on its home planet because it could not exceed the speed of light."

"It is extremely difficult to travel faster than light on a purely physical level."

"The warp is a shortcut."

"But it took humans a long time to master the technology of subspace engines."

"In the process of mastering this technology, countless prices have been paid. Geller's position is the achievement of subspace navigation technology that has been piled up with costs."

"Only the ancient saints from tens of millions of years ago had the ability to stably utilize the super-light speed technology of subspace."

The Emperor's words trembled.

He slowly turned his head and stared at Qin Mo.

"I was able to seal the fragments of the Void Dragon on Mars in the pre-human space age."

"but……"

"A fragment of a star god can run around in the universe and go wherever they want by virtue of their innate power and characteristics."

"This is so unfair."

Hearing this, Qin Mo nodded in agreement: "It's really not fair."

But in Qin Mo's opinion, this is the characteristic of this universe.

Features trump everything.

No matter which race, which individual race, which subspace god... they all have their own characteristics, and because of their characteristics, they extend what they can and cannot do.

If you encounter something that cannot be done, you will be helpless and have no choice at all.

Just like the Emperor, he can seal the fragments of the Void Dragon, but in terms of purely physical means of faster-than-light navigation, a fragment of the Star God can fly everywhere in the universe. If the fragment of the Star God is willing, it can also teach the body the faster-than-light speed technology. Mortal fetus.

But the Emperor couldn't. If he wanted a race to gain faster-than-light speed, he had no choice but to gamble on Web Dao technology.

"The Unification War will end soon." Qin Mo said, "By then the hyperdrive will be perfected and the Great Expedition can begin."

"My dream, our career..." The emperor nodded slowly, "Finally, finally."

"The end of the Unification War is only a matter of time, but before the Great Crusade begins, there is still one thing to do." Qin Mo said, "That is the Mechanicus that you once helped establish, those sects on Mars."

At the mention of the Mechanicum, the Emperor moved his eyes away from the hyperdrive and lowered his head to think carefully.

"The existence of the Mechanicus is meaningless." Malcador came from not far away. "I suggest destroying them as a trial of our first void war. In this war, the Primarchs will Learn everything you need to master in void combat.”

"Orbital bombardment, planetary landing."

"Fleet combat."

Regarding the matter of the Mechanicus, Qin Mo does not have his own wishes for the time being, and he is preparing to discuss the matter.

But Malcador directly said to destroy the Mechanicus, which surprised Qin Mo the most.

"Destroy them, and then what?" asked the Emperor.

"Then we accept the inheritance from their hands." Malcador replied calmly, "Perhaps in the past, the Mechanicus still had to exist and even had the value for us to sign a treaty with them and become equal allies, but now, we no longer need them logistics production capacity, their fanaticism for a false belief will only bring instability. "

"Vashtor."

"The faith of the Mechanicus may be ascribed to the lesser gods of this warp."

"The Terravat people will gradually forget their beliefs in the future education, but it is impossible for the Mechanicus. They are too large and too ancient."

Malcador explained in detail.

The Emperor listened silently.

In fact, he agreed with Malcador.

It’s hard to disagree.

The Adeptus Mechanicus is indeed too large, and the faith that was shaped by the Emperor himself long, long ago has become deeply ingrained on Mars.

The fundamental reason for forming an alliance with the Mechanicus is because they can provide logistics production capabilities. This is the most important, the most important of the important. A powerful army is nothing if it loses its logistics supply.

But the problem is that the logistics production capabilities of the Mechanicus are no longer necessary. Their beliefs will instead lead to the development of productivity being restricted, stagnating, and no future.

"I catalyzed the Mechanicus." The Emperor finally said, "I have to be responsible for them. If I hadn't deceived them, Mars would not develop into what it is today, and they could wait on Mars for the Great Crusade to begin. was brought under our rule for the first time.”

Malcador heard the Emperor's thoughts, which was that the Emperor did not want to destroy the Mechanicum.

"We can also rule them and then slowly change them." Malcador proposed another method according to the emperor's wishes, "But how can they accept our demands, submit to us, and then be interfered by us? While we were still fighting on Terra, they had already sent fleets out of the solar system to collect technology in the galaxy. They were very powerful."

"If they refuse, we will destroy them." The Emperor said decisively, "I have to be responsible for everything on Mars, but I don't mean not to give them a chance. If Mars has to be a stumbling block on the road to the revival of the human species, then I'm sorry. They must be destroyed.”

Makhado thought for a moment and nodded.

The emperor looked at Qin Mo again.

Qin Mo thought for a moment and nodded to express his agreement.