Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 113 The Resurrection of the Dead

It took the STC released by Roche more than 24 Terra hours to create an analysis array sufficient to scan the entire Pharos Mountain.

But this is just the beginning. Since the Pharos Device is a technological creation of the Necrons, most of its technology is different from the human scientific system.

Luo Xi could only rely on the clumsy method to scan every smallest part and every special structure of the Faros equipment into the database.

Fortunately, the Necrons' stuff can be scanned, and many STC templates made by humans have anti-cracking scanning settings. Once it is detected that they have been illegally cracked, the STC will most likely self-destruct.

This was also the plan humans made in the past to prevent their technology from being stolen by alien forces.

Of course, Luo Xi also vaguely understood the deeper meaning of this.

The Necrons are an ancient race whose technological strength surpasses that of humans, yet they have not made such an anti-theft plan. One possibility is that they do not mind their technology being hacked by other beings.

The second possibility is that they are extremely confident that their technology cannot be cracked by other races.

Roche personally prefers the second one. Humans have observed many traces of war in the galaxy, including unnaturally generated massive black holes and abnormal radiation belts that extend for several light years.

Humans even discovered traces of large-scale distortion and destruction of space and time, and the Necrons associated with all this were obviously not a friendly and kind race.

"It is estimated that it will take at least five Terran days to completely scan the data of Pharos."

A green progress bar flashed on the STC display screen, and Dantioch and others could clearly understand the current status of the cracking.

"After the scan is complete, you can activate Farrows and light up Macragge." Luo Xi looked at the Warsmith. "It's just right that we can compare the previous and next data, which can increase the success rate of cracking."

The Warsmith thought for a second and decided to suspend the task of activating Faros.

The mission entrusted to him by Master Guilliman was to activate the Pharos and illuminate Macragge's location in the universe, guiding all loyalists who were lost and trapped in the Ruinstorm to the core of the Five Hundred Worlds.

He also knew that Lord Guilliman was extremely disgusted with alien technology, but now only by relying on alien technology to light the lighthouse can communication and transportation be restored, giving all those who are still loyal a little hope.

"Sergeant, protect these equipment," said Dantioch.

"The duty lies."

Sergeant Arkus didn't say much. He led his squad of Ultramarines to deploy defenses near Pharos, remaining vigilant at all times.

Time passes day by day.

Roche has obtained more than 90% of the data from the Faros device, and now only the quantum pulse engine buried deep in the mountains remains.

That part is the most important part of the entire Faros device, so it is also the most difficult to crack.

"If we can truly understand the principles of the Pharos, we can build more lighthouses in the Far East." Dantioch hadn't slept for a long time. Whenever he closed his eyes, the brothers who were killed by the Fourth Legion would appear before his eyes.

Rebuke, begging, anger, hatred.

"The traitors caused the light of the Astronomican to disappear. I do not know whether it was due to the effects of the Warp Storm or if something more terrible has occurred - the Emperor is dead."

Luo Xi was just debugging the equipment, and replied with his back to the War Blacksmith:
“Don’t be bothered by things that haven’t happened. Whether the Emperor is dead or not, we still have to do our own jobs and work hard for the continuation of humanity.”

The war blacksmith smiled bitterly. He found that this mortal named Luo Xi was really different from ordinary people.

Lord Roboute sent him here, but he did not feel the slightest bit proud or unbalanced for this heavy trust.

"Boy, you don't understand what the Emperor means to humanity."

"It was the Emperor who reunited humanity after the Age of Strife. He destroyed the Techno-Warlords on Terra, subjugated the Gene-Cults on the Moon, and suppressed the Mechanicus on Mars."

"He is the symbol of humanity, the Lord of mankind, and the object of our loyalty."

Dantioch was one of the Iron Warriors' tridents and the most trusted son of the Primarch Perturabo, but he chose to oppose his Gene-Father for the sake of the Imperium, which shows his absolute loyalty to the Emperor.

The fact that he could tolerate Roche's indifference to the Emperor was the result of the warsmith's temper improving a lot after being hurt by the Hrud's entropic weapons.

"If I were your emperor--" Luo Xi began.

"Then I hope you can constantly strive for self-improvement. It is not a good habit to put your hopes on others."

The war smith's grip on the power armor suddenly froze.

"The Emperor is also human. He may be an extraordinary person, with great strength and great dreams, but he is still human and has his own flaws."

"Just based on the stories about the Emperor and the Primarch that I read in the Great Ptolemy Library in Macragge, I have been patient for a long time. Why is he so partial to his sons?" Until now, Roxi has never seen the legendary Lord of Mankind.

But there is not much good comment about him other than that he is a man of great talent and ambition.

"Look at the difference between his treatment of Angron and that of Leman Russ, who was just a random pick-up."

It was not surprising, and even reasonable, that Angron would betray the Emperor.

Roshi's words silenced the Warsmith, because rationally speaking, his words were right.

Just discussing with Roche whether the Emperor had any shortcomings, such a taboo and blasphemous topic, was enough to make the War Smith feel uneasy.

After making Dantioch speechless, Luo Xi showed a slight smile on his face. This stubborn old guy was not as good as him in terms of talking.

"Faros Quantum Pulse Engine...Done!"

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While Luo Xi and the War Blacksmith were bickering, they were also scanning the data.

In an uninhabited wilderness on the planet Sosa.

A rift in the extra-dimensional space quietly appeared in the void.

The moment the scan was completed, the Faros facility automatically sent a signal to the hidden extradimensional space on the planet Sosa.

The signal was too hidden, and even Luo Xi was unable to detect it with the help of the intelligent computer.

This signal was like a scheduled wake-up call, awakening some long-sleeping indigenous people in the hyperdimensional space.

Some metal beetles as big as Space Marines' fists crawled out from every corner. Their mechanical compound eyes emitted a faint green light, and the overall structure was extremely simple yet very sensitive.

The underworld scarabs shuttled back and forth in the tomb world of the undead according to the instructions of the program, and some tomb ghosts about two meters tall with scorpion-like bodies also awakened the response instructions deep in the memory module.

They patrol between the tombs, checking the operation of the system.

This scene lasted for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, but today, the signal from Pharos changed everything.

The data is passed on to the Tomb Spiders by the Ghostworker Scarabs and Tomb Wraiths, who never rested during the Great Slumber, maintaining the Necronic Tomb Worlds with inexhaustible patience.

The data is being reactivated, and those cold living metal bodies are being awakened again.

The low language unique to the Necrons echoed in this tomb world. From the Scarabs to the Tomb Spirits, to the more advanced Tomb Spiders and Tomb Technicians, everything was awakening.

With the awakening of the highest-ranking being in the Tomb World, the scene happening on the planet Sosa was projected before the eyes of the rulers using a method that was incomprehensible to human technology.

"A lowly flesh-and-blood primate."

The Necrons emphasized the words "flesh and blood" in a subtle way, with a special emotional fluctuation faintly in their expression.

But the next moment, the ruler of the undead seemed to be stuck and touched his metal head in a very anthropomorphic way.

Its mind was groggy, and the blurriness of its computing core and thinking circuits made it feel confused.

This is the first time it has experienced this feeling since it entered the bioconversion furnace.

The grave technician who had already awakened came over. It had a skull face with a single green eye and some decorations of unknown meaning dotted behind its head.

"Sleeping for too long may have affected the core of your mind."

Time is the enemy of life. Even the Necrons who have transformed into metal bodies cannot escape it.

"Send the warriors to kill the fleshworms who are stealing the knowledge of the great Necrontyr."

"This is shameful theft, and I—" The Necron began to lose his voice again.

"I will grant them a merciful death."

Following the order, the Crypt Master awakened some of the Necron warriors who were responsible for guarding the tomb world and ordered them to deal with the uninvited guests who disturbed their sleep.

(End of this chapter)