Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Cernio No. 14 is the name of the huge device in front of Calvin.

It originates from technological equipment left over from some unspeakable pre-dark age. It is one of the products of the reverse decomposition project of the unspeakable equipment and its black prototype discovered during the Great Expedition era by Mars at the invitation of the Star Torch Court.

The original intention was that "that device" would require maintenance over time, and that the technology available on Terra and Mars was insufficient to do the job. Therefore, small-scale reverse engineering is one of the feasible solutions proposed by Mars.

As the name suggests, a total of 14 units of this facility, which means Son of the Sun, were built in the plan. However, the first 13 units showed great failure in terms of stability after construction was completed. Only the 14th unit failed due to some accidental factors that could not be checked back during the construction period. , resulting in that, unlike many of its predecessors, it can still ensure fairly reliable stability even under full power operation.

However, the cost of building such a device is too high. Especially after the M37 Millennium (the 37th Millennium), the power game between the High Lords Council and the Astartes Chapter became increasingly fierce. The Abyss Expedition and the Tanim Expedition are these rights. The political manifestation of the game in the empire's territory; and Abaddon, the black warmaster in the Eye of Terror, was unwilling to be left alone and led the Chaos Legion to launch the seventh and eighth dark expeditions against the empire.

Amid internal and external troubles, and the declining national strength, the Ministry of the Interior finally made up its mind in the early 38th millennium to refuse further investment in this project with no end in sight.

Therefore, Sernio 14, one of the last products of this project, had no possibility of recovering the cost at all. Due to certain political sensitivities caused by its special functions, the Star Torch Court, the Ministry of Interior, and the Star Language Court Several functional departments were kicked back and forth like a ball, and they were displaced.

Finally, in the middle of M38 (38th Millennium), it settled down in the Psychic Seminary (also known as the Academy) under the Star Language Court, and existed as a ritual auxiliary device for some students with special needs.

But given its sensitivity, few or no one before Calvin applied for permission to use the device.

Aidan's identity is so secret that the academy knows nothing about his origins except that he is a mentor of a battle group closely related to the Inquisition, and their respect for him only stems from the existence of the Inquisition. . So when Aidan applied for equipment permissions for related functions from the college, the administrators just followed the rules, and no one explained the allusion to Aidan.

Whether it's a chance meeting or a strange combination of circumstances. In any case, the cognitive blind spots of both parties come together in this way. Let Calvin, this unprecedented weirdo, stand in front of this microcosm that in a sense represents the center of imperial power inexplicably and unhindered.

In the empty hall, there were only Aidan and Calvin, as well as a few mechanical slaves with no sense of personality. And looking at this huge device in front of me, except for some ceremonial glyphs, static force fields and life-support equipment, it has all the other equipment. Calvin was at a loss for a moment.

"Sit on it." Aidan simply found the best possible way to use it.

"Are you sure?" Although Calvin is a country bumpkin from the agricultural world in terms of experience and knowledge, the sensitivity of a soldier cannot prevent him from recognizing that the equipment itself may have certain ritual properties.

"Is it possible that I sit on it?" Aidan rolled his eyes.

"Okay." Calvin, who had no other choice, followed Aidan's suggestion and walked towards the huge chair.

From the ninth step, Calvin climbed onto the five-meter-high metal base and looked at the seat in front of him with some curiosity.

"With such a large size, whoever sits on it might not be a three-meter-tall giant?" he thought secretly in his heart.

Without any time to think, Calvin turned around and sat down on the chair. The mechanical slaves next to him also began to install the link device on Calvin's body.

When the device link debugging is completed. Complex equipment was started in an orderly manner, signaling devices with unknown meanings began to light up one by one, and the low hum on the thick cables meant that the main power source from the palace area began to supply energy. Some psychic array devices activated in advance began to shoulder Calvin's huge psychic pressure in an orderly manner.

The mechanical slaves who had completed their work also retreated from the metal base, leaving only Calvin sitting on the seat on the high platform "looking down at all living beings."

"Phew!" Calvin groaned, feeling the long-lost relief. Since waking up, the last time he felt so relaxed was the last time...

"Release your spiritual energy with all your strength, and go as deep into your soul as possible in the process." Although Aidan has never used this thing, he probably knows the process well. Looking at the stage, he only remembers Calvin, who felt "cool", couldn't help but remind him.

"Okay." After being urged, Calvin calmed down his emotions and began to focus on his sea of ​​consciousness. When the small black ball rose from the ocean of subconsciousness, he couldn't wait to enlarge it, and then enlarge it. Until it returned to its original appearance, Calvin jumped into the black star in front of him.

"boom!"

Calvin, who had no worries, exerted all his strength to an unprecedented extent. Powerful psychic fluctuations instantly spread around his seat, and the cold current caused by it caused the temperature of the entire hall to drop sharply. The psychic energy dispersion array was close to overload in an instant, and the entire metal base began to resonate at high speed.

On the contrary, the metal pipes that guide the outflow of psychic energy are instantly turned red by the high temperature of the surging energy in the pipes. This process lasts for a very short time, less than three seconds. But in the psychic vision, Aidan can still see through the heavy obstacles above his head and see that in the psychic academy of the palace area, a second huge beam of light appears briefly in addition to the Star Torch Court.

This beam of light is so conspicuous that the entire palace, even the entire Terra, and even the entire solar system, activated the warning mechanism after observing this psychic beam. Faced with such a close-range unknown energy fluctuation, the Imperial Guards entered the highest alert at the first time. The many palace gates that were normally open began to be closed, and the hidden turrets on the beautifully decorated city walls were awakened and activated.

The Imperial Fists responsible for the periphery of the palace began to communicate with the moon, and the Mountain Phalanx, which was hidden behind the moon and orbiting, began to enter the emergency response state.

The recently cruised interstellar navy fleet also began to respond to the alert, the shield was turned on at full power, and the light spear began to charge. The auspicious instrument on the bridge also began to search for hidden enemies in the void.

"Emperor's toilet! What the hell did you do!" Aidan swore that this was the first time he had cursed since he had served for 1,000 years.

Calvin, who had no idea how much trouble he had caused, was exploring inward in his soul. The time dimension here was different from that of the outside world, and he had enough time to find what he wanted.