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

Chapter 364: The Emperor and the Empire
As the most powerful weapon of war ever used by mankind, whether the Iron Men are loyal to the Jinren Technology Community or to the human resistance, in a macro sense they are loyal to mankind.

In order to erase the lost history, everyone thought that it was the Iron Man who betrayed humanity, and that these machines that had given birth to intelligence stabbed the Creator in the back. The Scarlet Agreement of the Empire's Red Line strictly restricted anyone's research and use of artificial intelligence.

Humans are so terrified of the idea of ​​hating intelligence that it has almost reached the point where anyone can kill it.

However, the Emperor said that this was not true, but another lie.

"This is a necessary move, Roshi. Over the long years, the malicious existence of the subspace has been corrupting the artificial intelligence. Perhaps most of the artificial intelligences are still loyal, but we cannot bet on this probability. Some artificial intelligences have indeed been corrupted and fallen."

"We can accept that the Empire is extremely inefficient and can accept that it makes basic mistakes, but we will never allow AI to betray us, because we are no longer able to fight against a true Iron Man rebellion."

The Emperor's words made Luo Xi fall into deep thought. What he said was true. In the previous war, there were loyal iron men helping humans. But what about now? What would the Empire use to fight against the abominable intelligence that had truly become a force to be reckoned with?

Rely on mortals to fight with engineering shovels and laser guns?
The Iron Men, who can use any material in the real universe to multiply, can achieve exponential explosion under ideal conditions. Their expansion and self-replication are more terrifying than those of the green-skinned orcs, and they pose a greater threat.

However, Luo Xi still wanted to fight for it. Artificial intelligence is so dangerous, but it is so important.

"I used the Necrons' Blackstone Matrix to form an anti-warp stance and unlocked the AI ​​once again."

"I think you must know what Black Stone is. Under the wrapping of the reaction space standpoint, the intelligent body can at least resist the corrosion of the subspace to the greatest extent."

Luo Xi confessed that there should be absolute honesty and mutual trust between them.

Any concealment and suspicion will breed dark shadows, just like Horus. Concealment breeds suspicion, suspicion leads to misunderstanding, and misunderstanding eventually escalates into endless hatred.

If the Emperor had not chosen to conceal everything from Horus, but had instead appropriately told him about the great cause that the Lord of Mankind was undertaking, would the Wolf God still have felt resentful of the Emperor for leaving the Great Crusade and favoring Mankind for a longer period of time?
The fall of Horus was not only due to the external cause of the corruption of the Warp. Horus was one of the most human-like individuals among the Primarchs. He had human weaknesses and flaws in his heart. He was jealous of his other brothers and doubted himself. The Warp undoubtedly seized on this and used false prophecies to magnify it infinitely.

The Warp told Horus that the Emperor would abandon everyone and ascend to God, and told Horus that the future galaxy would burn eternally because of the Emperor's choice.

Due to the influence of many factors, Horus fell into the embrace of Chaos on the planet Daven, and he had to prevent that dark future.

The Emperor was silent, and above the throne there was only the low hum of pulses from the normal operation of this huge machine.

“It’s one way, but it’s not a foolproof solution.”

"I allow you to try, but be careful."

Luo Xi breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was worried that the other party would ban him again, but he didn't expect that Neos would be easier to talk to than he thought.

"This is natural. Humans cannot throw the baby out with the bathwater just because artificial intelligence is dangerous. Neos, the empire's inefficiency has indeed maintained its survival, but such efficiency means that human civilization is doomed to linger on the brink of death."

"It's like a dying person who is constantly rotting but not yet completely dead, but the final outcome is the inevitable death."

There was a hint of sadness in the emperor's eyes. How could he not know this?

Malcador and the empire he created have many inherent defects and chronic diseases, and it is destined to be an extremely inefficient, backward and ignorant political form.

Due to the one-size-fits-all elimination of artificial intelligence and the use of pure manpower and primitive Thinker processors, the operating capabilities of those wetware are limited. Many officials of the Terran Ministry of the Interior will never understand what their work is even if they spend their entire lives.

The invisible corruption that exists in the subspace forces humans to remain ignorant.

As the saying goes, heresy comes from thinking. Since they cannot change the personal qualities of the rulers and their resistance to the subspace, they can only operate in the most stupid way.

Many times, your flashes of inspiration and wonderful ideas are not your own thoughts, but a hint of inspiration from some mysterious being out of mischief.

And when the disguised harmless seeds of evil bloom, Pandora's flower will bloom completely.

Everything is the product of compromise. In fact, the Emperor never thought that the empire would last forever.

As long as the Webway Project succeeds, humanity will no longer be affected by the Warp and can embark on a path of true freedom and unrestrainedness. The Emperor will immediately take action against the Empire he founded.

It is simply the product of countless compromises to adapt to the current human situation.

"I originally thought that if the Webway Project could succeed and humanity could escape the eternal curse and fate of the Warp, I would entrust the Empire to mortals again and let humanity choose for themselves again.

I have witnessed how humanity once ushered in a great Golden Age. I have witnessed humanity create miracles time and again. The ignorant humanity of today is not the true face of this race that I love so deeply." The Emperor endured endless pain brought by the Golden Throne, but for the sake of humanity, he could persevere forever.

Even the Primarchs were confused as to why the Emperor favored mortals so much, especially Horus, a representative of the Grand Astartes doctrine. He always believed that after the victory of the Great Crusade, it should be the Primarchs and the Astartes who would rule this great empire.

All of these are unimaginable and incomprehensible to those who have not experienced the golden age of mankind.

Even the so-called golden, stone, and iron men are essentially derived from mortals.

Human beings are never stupid. This is not how this great race should be.

Human beings have never lacked courage, otherwise the current overlord of the galaxy would not be a bipedal upright ape from a small planet on the edge of the galaxy.

The contempt and arrogance of Horus and his companions towards mortals is actually a kind of ignorance in the eyes of the Emperor.

"Luo Xi, I know the root of all these problems, but I don't have time. Time is too short. The only opportunity for human revival is after the birth of the Lady of Hunger and Thirst, when her first cry blows away the warp storm."

"This is the only gap left by the Chaos Four Gods. They are obsessed with the great game. Once again, a player has awakened. They are celebrating the return of this brother and sister with an eternal war."

"I must do everything I can to complete the Great Crusade as quickly as possible, to consolidate the empire as quickly as possible, to drain every planet of its resources and manpower, and to invest everything, all resources, into my Webway plan."

The emperor's voice is suffocating, but that is the truth. Reality is never a TV drama, it is as cruel and merciless as ever.

"But the Webway project failed, Neos, you failed." Roxi growled.

"Magnus's stupidity ruined everything. Look at the exaggerated warp rift under your throne. Can you still leave this golden throne?"

The wrinkles on the emperor's face were deeply curled together, his mouth was slightly pursed, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression revealed extreme sadness.

"Yes, I know all that."

"My foolish child, his ignorance and arrogance were exploited by the malice of the Most High, and when he realized his mistake, it was too late."

That grief is for the Webway Project, and for Magnus.

He understood that Magnus's intentions were good. The Red King had a kind heart. He was a good man, but he was a good man with great abilities but was confused.

"Magnus is neither a wise man nor a fool, but I would rather he is the latter, because neither the wise nor the fool will commit irreparable tragedies, but only the clever will cause great disasters."

The atmosphere fell into a strange stalemate. Luo Xi didn't know what to say, and Neos stopped talking.

After a long time, Luo Xi spoke first.

"Would you please get down from this damn throne, Neos? Your empire needs you."

Luo Xi whispered that everyone understood that there was actually only one core of the human empire, and that was the Emperor.

The Empire can be called an Empire because of the existence of the Emperor. Even if his demigod sons also have extraordinary abilities, the Emperor is the Emperor and no one can replace him.

Not Sanguinius, not Guilliman.

"I can come down, but once I leave my psychic suppression, the Webway breach created by Magnus will flood in with endless Warp demons."

The Emperor seemed to feel the impact from the Sea of ​​Souls. His face turned even worse. The Golden Throne made a huge noise, as if it was an extremely terrifying torture device that was extracting more of his spiritual energy.

"The four evil gods are staring at me. They are waiting for me to stand up, and then they can turn Terra into another Eye of Terror."

"Unless someone can take my place and bear the psychic energy siphoning of the Golden Throne on my behalf, I will not be able to get up."

Neos' words made Luo Xi's heart jump. The person who could replace him was the Red King Magnus? Or maybe the Sigillite Malcador was also OK?
"I know what you are thinking. Kadul also knows the situation, but he can't. His spiritual power may be able to withstand this kind of output, but his body is too weak. This will completely kill him!"

Luo Xi still didn't give up. He had to find a way to get the emperor off this damn torture device.

(End of this chapter)