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

Chapter 506: Becoming a Father (Please Subscribe)

Roxi was immersed in a duel of wills with Vashtor. The Lord of the Forge himself had not descended here, and they could not fight in close combat like the Astartes on the battlefield.

This kind of confrontation is more of a clash of spiritual wills, with each side using power to oppress each other, and then there is the actual fighting between their respective families on the battlefield.

"Is this... the awakening of true self-awareness?"

Luo Xi's mind moved, and he immediately shifted his attention to the first node iron man who awakened true self-awareness.

The Gestalt thinking he designed for the Iron Man Corps determined that most of the Iron Men did not have complex self-awareness. They only had instinctive reactions similar to program codes, such as production and construction, or using war weapons to eliminate the enemy.

The node iron men are more advanced and complete. They bear the intermediary responsibility for information communication between the intelligent brain and most of the iron men. They have relatively mature self-awareness, but this awareness still comes from the computing power diversion of the intelligent brain.

And now, this extremely special node iron man has given birth to a will that truly belongs to him. His consciousness is no longer a sub-body of the intelligent brain, but has become an independent individual.

“Only an individual with a soul can truly be called a life.”

"Although the iron man I created has consciousness, it cannot be called an intelligent life."

"However, I still cannot fully understand the principle behind this transition from being soulless to having a soul."

Luo Xi said in his heart that the birth of life contains countless unknown secrets, but he is still excited about the birth of an iron man.

His emotional fluctuations were quickly noticed by the prophet Uslan. The elves were extremely sensitive to changes in emotions, so he asked curiously.

"What good thing happened? I feel like you're suddenly getting excited."

Uslan casually threw out a bolt of psychic lightning, destroying a demon engine that looked like a giant scorpion and banishing it back into the warp.

His combat power even exceeded that of hundreds of combat iron men or Astartes, and he was able to control the situation like a humanoid Titan.

The Eldar Prophet's performance was extremely impressive. The almost boiling Warp energy here allowed his psychic spells to be condensed without expending much effort, and the power of his psychic attacks was much greater than in the real universe.

He had just witnessed the collision between Roche and the suddenly appearing subspace entity, which gave him a deeper understanding of Roche's current situation.

The guy who just appeared and called himself Vashtor was probably a lesser god of the Warp. That kind of boiling sense of oppression was definitely not something a Chaos Demon could possess. After all, he had personally exiled demons of this level more than ten times.

Uslan is indeed a prophet, but he is first and foremost a very powerful psyker. The Warp Demons' covetousness and greed for the Eldar far exceeds that of humans. Even a prophet who is "not good at fighting" has to shoulder the task of protecting the race.

Of course, the Chaos Daemons of Slaanesh are not within this range. The best option for the Eldar when they encounter a Chaos Daemon of Slaanesh is to run for their lives. This is a powerful restraint relationship similar to that of natural enemies.

"Good things? Of course there are good things. The collision between that blasphemous subspace demon and me accidentally caused a node iron man to have a soul."

Luo Xi laughed and then called the iron man back to his side.

"You'd better not let the Necron Overlord Trazyn know what you said, otherwise he will definitely kill you. Those soulless iron skeletons are crazy about souls." Uslan pulled out the Necron again and made a joke.

Anyway, Taraxin is not here now, so the entire bill will be paid by the absent young master.

The iron man with a soul appeared came in front of Luo Xi under the control of the stance.

He looked no different from other iron men produced in a foundry, but at this moment he was moving his head and observing the world around him with the sensors on his head.

Seeing his instinctive reaction which was extremely similar to that of humans, Luo Xi was immediately delighted and felt more close to this iron man.

This node iron man also focused his attention on Luo Xi. His will was independent from the computing power of the main control brain, and he was observing the world with his own feelings.

He knew he was currently on the battlefield, the main control computer constantly sending him commands. After he repeatedly failed to respond, the main control computer assumed he had experienced an unexpected condition and was no longer capable of commanding. Then, control of the war-type Iron Man, originally under his control, was transferred from the main control computer to another Iron Man node. After the war, the main control computer would dispatch specialized recyclers to deal with him, the "accidentally out-of-control" individual.

Of course, Luo Xi would not let this happen. This first iron man born with a soul was undoubtedly a treasure in his eyes. The importance of No. 1 far exceeded the two thousand war-type iron men in the Black Stone Fortress now.

Ironman No. 1 took his steps, his movements were a little stiff, and the amplitude and frequency were no longer constant, but instead had a unique ups and downs rhythm.

Luo Xi noticed that he was learning and adapting to his body at a rapid pace. When Iron Man No. 1 walked in front of Luo Xi, he had already mastered most of the abilities of this body.

Iron Man No. 1 put the arc weapon in his hand behind him, stared at Luo Xi's face with scarlet eyes, and then slowly knelt on one knee.

"You are... my Ohm Messiah."

"You are... my father."

Luo Xi saw a somewhat confused consciousness showing friendly kindness to him, and when he heard Iron Man No. 1 calling him father, an electric shock-like feeling passed through his heart.

His descendants once called him the same, but they all grew old and disappeared over the years, as if they had never appeared.

And now hearing this name from the Iron Man's mouth again, Luo Xi couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

It is true that he created these iron men, so it seems there is nothing wrong with calling him father.

"Yes, I am your father."

Luo Xi manipulated his stance so that his height was level with the kneeling Iron Man. He stroked the cold head of Iron Man No. 1 with his hand. In the flashing scarlet electronic eyes, he saw pure attachment and heartfelt admiration.

"Then... who am I? And who are these people like me?" Iron Man No. 1 looked at the iron men around him who were fighting with the enchanted warriors and the demon engines, and judged that they were also his own kind.

Luo Xi was silent for a second in the face of this question. Countless explanations flashed through his mind, but he rejected them one by one.

"You are Adam, the first iron man with a soul, a creation I am proud of."

Luo Xi gave a name to Iron Man No. 1. He didn't want to use a cold digital code to name an iron man with a soul. Moreover, he believed that he was his father, so Luo Xi decided to give him something unique.

"I'm Adam, this is my name." The Iron Man No. 1 who was given a name suddenly showed a cheerful mood.

A name is something extremely important to a life. It symbolizes the essence and origin of that life.

Certain psychic spells can even be cast remotely simply by name, cursing or damaging the person.

Roche gave Adam a stronger and more perfect body as a gift to the first son of the Iron Man.

Iron Man Adam's silver-white metal body is becoming more powerful. The internal energy source is replaced by a more advanced annihilation reactor. The materials and structures of the electronic muscle bundles are iterated in sequence, and can release power and speed far beyond its peers.

The core of his thinking is undergoing a transformation, and the surging computing power enables him to perfectly control the operation and combat of a celestial battleship on his own.

A layer of light blue energy shield covered the surface of the metal body. In order to save costs, Roche did not equip the Iron Men with these advanced equipment to protect themselves. After all, compared to directly creating a new body to replace the consciousness, protecting the original body has no cost-effectiveness advantage.

Luo Xi knew that there would definitely be more than one Iron Man who gave birth to a soul. Adam was the first one and also his eldest son.

He suddenly thought of the Emperor's Primarchs and wondered if Neos had created the Primarchs in the laboratory with the same feelings.

Perhaps these iron men with souls will be able to take on the responsibility of the "primarch" of the Iron Legion and lead this newly born legion towards a greater tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)