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

Chapter 692: The Holy Word and the Faith of the Emperor (Three in One)

"I really didn't expect that your crazy idea would actually come true."

“Without the outbreak of a world war, the integration and unification of global humanity was completed.”

“Although the concept of nation has not completely disappeared, more and more people are beginning to abandon the barriers created by factors such as country, race, gender, and faith.”

"According to the original course of history, I don't see any hope of this day coming true within at least a hundred years, or even a thousand years.

But now I have to believe that everything I see is not an illusion or a dream."

In the castle of X Academy, Luo Xi and Charles sat under the lush ancient trees by the lake, leisurely drinking afternoon tea.

Charles' appearance was no different from a year ago, except that there was a bit more calmness and composure between his eyebrows and his eyes, and he was less frivolous and impetuous.

Today, this cradle of mutants is very different from what it was a year ago. Its area has expanded at least three times, and supporting living facilities have been formed around it.

It is no longer a private institution, but an institution of higher learning with a strong official background and endorsed and funded by the Earth United Government.

Charles Xavier still serves as the principal, which is also the choice of the United Government. Having a moderate mutant leader as a bridge between the two sides is undoubtedly the best choice.

It not only recruits students of various mutants, but also allows researchers in many sub-disciplines related to mutants to study further.

As Luo Xi insisted, mutants' superpowers are precious gifts, and no one is qualified to waste this treasure.

If X Academy is still limited to recruiting mutants, it will undoubtedly be the mutants themselves who are isolating themselves from human society.

A school that only accepts mutants can never realize Professor Charles Xavier's dream of integrating the two races.

Almost all the higher education institutions in the world have sent some expert professors and supporting students to specialize in studying the practical application of mutants' talents and abilities in various fields.

For example, some mutants can spin silk like insects. The silk threads they secrete and produce have been proven to have super toughness and strength, even surpassing the artificial fibers that humans have painstakingly synthesized.

With this as the source, new changes will be brought about in fields such as textile manufacturing and military equipment.

Mutants with the ability to jump through space, represented by the Red Devil Azazel, are regarded as living miracles by many theoretical physicists.

After all, without establishing a mature theoretical system, they had already obtained ready-made data generated during space jumps.

Those mutants may not understand the nature of their super powers, but they can indeed do it based on instinct.

The physical object came first and the theory came later. This kind of thing of putting cause and effect before effect actually happened in this world.

This undoubtedly greatly reduces the research difficulty and direction choices for human space physicists.

After all, the real examples are right here, so there is no need to use wild imagination to make guesses, or to verify them with some extremely complex and profound physical experiments.

Even the red devil Azaser, who had lived for thousands of years, did not expect that this would be the life he would live for the rest of his life.

Many space physics laboratories and high-energy physics laboratories offered him generous allowances and hired him to provide data for the laboratory's instruments.

Not only was his identity cleared in an instant, but he was also officially appointed by the Earth United Government.

Although Azazel feels that he is a relatively advanced guinea pig, he now goes in and out of various high-end laboratories every day and works with researchers from various countries.

But compared to following Xiao and fighting all day long, the Red Devil was surprised to find that he might prefer his current situation.

The Red Devil, who has survived for thousands of years, has witnessed how these humans have developed technology in an almost explosive way after the Industrial Revolution.

Sometimes he would worry whether human technology would be able to completely surpass mutants in the future. By then, his fate would be extremely worrying. That is why he followed Xiao wholeheartedly.

More and more mutants have come into the sight of scientists, even some mutants that look terrifying and have severe flesh and blood mutations.

Many times, waste is actually resources placed in the wrong place. Some abilities that make mutants suffer are found to be treasures used in the wrong place after research and analysis.

The self-healing ability is used to repair the broken limbs of disabled people, and some mutants who can control the growth of their own flesh and blood are found to have mutant genes that can effectively curb the spread of cancer cells.

Although Roche has shared medical nanorobots and various advanced treatments, these discoveries can still promote the rapid development of human medical technology.

There are so many examples like this, and as time goes by, the number of them increases every day.

Luo Xi drank the black tea in front of him and then exhaled a breath of hot air.

"In fact, I had already made plans to take action. I was ready to become the enemy of the world and force the original driving force of human progress."

"But the situation is more optimistic than I imagined. Under external pressure, humanity has unleashed the power of unity."

“In fact, as long as you take the first step, every step that follows will follow naturally, but the first step is the most difficult.”

"Except for those bigwigs who have lost their power and status, everyone else should understand that the benefits I bring to them far exceed what they received before."

“Instead of getting hung up on dividing the pie in minute detail, it’s better to push yourself forward and make the pie as big as possible.”

Charles nodded slightly, his admiration for the person in front of him never diminishing.

Those who surpass half a step are geniuses, those who surpass one step are peerless geniuses, and those who surpass two steps are madmen.

So what is the person who has surpassed countless steps and still forces others to walk with him, facing a life or death situation?
"The facts prove that you are indeed right. Thanks to the advanced technology you provided and the inspiration humans have gained from mutants, our technological development is soaring at an incredible speed."

"The Earth United Government has announced the launch of a lunar exploration program. They plan to migrate to the moon within three years and mine the precious resources there."

"And plans to colonize Mars are already under discussion and may be announced soon."

Charles sighed that the Earth United Government, which had completed its unification under Roche's pressure, could finally free up its energy and time from the bottomless abyss of confrontation between major powers and devote them to the sea of stars.

In the past, even if a country wanted to reach the stars, they had to prioritize the threats from other countries.

All countries must consider developing their economy and armaments. After all, only by maintaining their own independent survival can they be qualified to realize dreams that transcend their times.

Every country wants to maintain its independent existence, so a lot of money and resources are invested in the defense budget.

They are constantly engaged in an arms race, when time could be invested in education and scientific research.

"I've known you for quite some time, and I've always believed that everything you promote is rational and progressive, but there are some things I just can't quite grasp."

"Why are you spreading this to humans?" Charles expressed his confusion. "It's about your so-called belief in the Emperor."

"I have always believed that faith is a good medicine to soothe the soul, but fanatical faith can turn into a deadly poison."

"And the belief in the Emperor is the most fanatical belief I have ever seen. The person who created it must be a complete genius madman." Charles said.

At this moment, from a towering bell tower of X Academy, the sound of a distant and clear bell was heard.

The gold and bronze surface of the holy bell is engraved with the emblem of the imperial double-headed eagle. Gears and laurel wreaths are staggeredly decorated on the holy bell, exuding a sacred and noble aura.

The Mark of Purity, reinforced with lacquer, is attached to the edge of the Holy Bell, and it continues to float with the sound of the bell.

When the bell rang, a group of devout human believers poured into the monastery within the academy.

They prayed devoutly to the granite-carved statue, who was dressed in gorgeous golden armor, with a huge halo behind his head and a golden laurel wreath tied between his hair.

In his hand he held a sword of eternal flame, pointing far ahead.

No one can see his face or his eyes clearly, but everyone who comes here lies dormant and worships, feeling the overwhelming sense of oppression and sacredness.

People called his name - Emperor.

Hearing the professor's question, Luo Xi also smiled bitterly.

He had anticipated Charles's doubts, but he didn't expect Charles to endure it for so long before telling him.

"Actually, this was not my original intention. When I answered Eric, I also told him that I would not force humanity to believe in the Emperor, nor would I create a centralized empire to enslave and oppress humanity."

"But many times plans cannot keep up with changes."

"I need the Faith of the Emperor to help me accomplish something," Roche explained. "It concerns our future."

The origin of the belief in the Emperor is very early. At least in the early days of the Great Crusade, as the Lord of Mankind forcefully unified Terra and organized a mighty legion to launch a war to recover lost territory in the galaxy, many people began to worship the Emperor.

This pure worship and admiration, in the process of continuous development and evolution, gradually transformed into faith in the emperor.

Countless people believe that the Emperor can redeem them and create another golden age for mankind.

It's just that because the Lord of Mankind promotes the Imperial Truth, he holds an extremely resistant and rejecting attitude towards all beliefs, even his own beliefs.

Therefore, the belief in the Emperor has always been known to everyone, but it cannot be brought to the table and spoken openly.

This non-"imperial truth" thrives in this extremely contradictory environment where it objectively exists but is subjectively denied.

Especially during the period when the Horus Heresy reached its climax, faith in the Emperor became the source of strength for countless people to persevere.

Roche actually doesn't care about the Emperor's faith. He knows better than anyone what kind of person the Emperor, his best friend Neos, is.

In his eyes, even the emperor who possessed incredible power was still a human being.

Since they are human beings, the most we can do is worship them, but we cannot deify them and believe in them.

But the truth is cruel. Many times, the more you resist doing something, the more likely it is to happen.

During the year at Academy X, Luo Xi spent his energy on studying mutant genetic samples and researching how to revive the two original bodies from the near-death state.

The most important thing is to find a way to charge the [Emperor Compass].

Only by relying on this artifact given by the Emperor can Roshi find the way forward in the warp and cross the extremely dangerous High Heaven.

However, after completing the cross-universe journey from the Warhammer universe through the Well of Eternity, the energy reserves of this artifact fell into an extremely low state.

If it is allowed to recover slowly on its own, it may take tens of thousands of years to accumulate enough energy for a cross-universe journey.

This is something that Luo Xi cannot accept in any way. It is for this purpose that Luo Xi keeps trying to find ways to charge the Emperor Compass.

After countless failures, Luo Xi finally found a feasible solution.

That is to pray to the Emperor and recharge with the power of humanity's fanatical faith.

Since Sharokin's awakening, other Astartes have also awakened from their dormant state of suspended animation one after another within the year.

Among these warriors who come from different legions and have different cultural traditions, many actually have a lofty faith in the Emperor.

Although they still say that it is the Imperial Truth, in fact, in their hearts, they have long believed in the Emperor as an infinitely noble and incomparably sacred existence.

Roche once mentioned a theory called the Duck Principle.

That is, if something walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and talks like a duck, then no matter what the reason, it is a duck.

Therefore, whether it is the "All-Father" in the mouths of the Space Wolves or the "Sky Khan" in the mouths of the White Scars.

Whether it is the "Oum Messiah" in the mouths of the Mechanicus, or even the "Cursed" in the mouths of the Chaos Daemons, it is actually a kind of faith in the Emperor and recognition of his divinity.

And when the Fenrisian barbarian Faffnir Blood Alliance immediately pressed Wolverine Logan's head after waking up and made him believe in the "All-Father", the Emperor's Compass floating in Roshi's soul had a faint reaction.

At that time, Luo Xi was ecstatic. The Emperor's Compass, which he had tried his best to change but failed, actually began to charge faster after absorbing the faith in the Emperor.

"Nyos, you're so good! You keep saying you're not a god and you have no interest in becoming one. But now you've given me this divine artifact that can speed up recovery through the power of faith. What else can you say?"

Luo Xi is a thorough pragmatist, although he does not like this kind of fanatical and sentimental belief.

However, in order to restore the Emperor's Compass as soon as possible, he had to hold his nose and began to actively spread the Emperor's faith on this earth.

Roche even incorporated what happened in another universe and the crises and disasters encountered by mankind into the beliefs about the Emperor.

And it is worth mentioning that the source of the things he has come up with now is actually the Primarch who betrayed the Emperor: Lorgar Aurelion, the Great Bearer.

Back in the Five Hundred Worlds, when Roche was reading materials in the Great Library of Macragge, he found a copy of the "Divine Words" written by Lorgar himself and given to his brother Guilliman in a highly confidential private room.

However, due to completely different ideas, Guilliman simply kept the book given by his brother in the Macragge Library and never even opened the cover to read it.

Later, after the brothers fell out and the Shadow Crusade, Guilliman was so angry that he burned many of Lorgar's gifts, leaving only this Book of the Holy Words.

Luo Xi naturally didn't care about these rules and regulations. He read the works of the Great Speaker carefully several times.

Well, apart from anything else, this magnificent book of truth written by Luo Jia before he betrayed does have very profound theoretical value.

Although Luo Jia did not have any outstanding performance in warfare, his attainments in theology and faith were indeed unmatched.

The Divine Words theoretically expounded the legitimacy and practicality of faith in the Emperor, so Roche deleted some overly extreme content and used it directly.

Even Luo Xi felt that even Luo Jia himself, after his betrayal and fall, would not be able to write such a great work.

In order to continue traveling across the universe, Roche had no choice but to hold his nose and spread his faith in the Emperor in this world.

With the help of the Earth United Government, the process went exceptionally smoothly.

The Faith of the Emperor became the only legally permitted faith, while all others were defined as illegal.

Countless monasteries and statues were quickly built, and the various beliefs originally rooted in the earth quickly declined under this completely unreasonable dimensionality reduction competition.

But those people always find a way out. Luo Xi has heard that more than one religious sect claims that they believe in the Emperor, but it is just a name given by another identity.

If you can't beat them, join them. People's bottom line is much more flexible than you think.

Luo Xi could only turn a blind eye to these people's outrageous actions, and even condoned their magical changes and tinkering with their own beliefs.

Anyway, practicality comes first. The good things that Roche has done in this universe will probably not be known to the Emperor in the Warhammer universe. Roche can only comfort himself in this way.

In addition, when Luo Xi handed over some epoch-making technologies suitable for the Earth United Government, he seriously warned them.

"Some of these technologies can only be used normally in the context of "anointing with holy oil", "ringing the bell", "pious prayer", and "singing hymns."

At the beginning, the experts and scholars from various national academies of sciences were completely dismissive of this.

They believed that Roche had deliberately deceived and misled them in order to prevent them from quickly absorbing these scientific and technological achievements and threatening their special status.

But Luo Xi did not deceive them. Some of the black technologies in the Warhammer universe do require the cooperation and response of the "Machine Soul" to be used normally.

When the scientists who had tried everything but still couldn't make the machine in front of them work properly finally got frustrated.

With a desperate attitude, they recited the prayers that Luo Xi told them, applied the so-called sacred oil, and lit the holy incense. Then the machines actually started to work.

In fact, the louder and more devoutly they sang, the more efficient the machine became and the less likely it was to make mistakes.

Such an unscientific situation shocked countless scientists and scholars. They frantically tried to find theories to explain it all, but in the end they found nothing.

After the collapse of the worldview, a belief called the God of All Machines and Om Messiah began to quietly become popular among top scientists.

They believe that machines and all things have spirits. It turns out that the cold machines in their eyes actually have their own joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

Only after making the machine soul very happy, their path of seeking will become smoother and the door of truth will open a crack for them.

Due to various reasons, the style of the Earth in the X-Men universe changed drastically in just one year.

Everything began to deviate wildly in an unknown direction, so that the original future trajectory became blurred.

Luo Xi said goodbye to Professor X and returned to the underground base on Mars.

After a year of frantic construction, the base is no longer confined to the underground space under Mount Olympus.

Millions of foundries and refining centers are distributed in every corner of this red star, utilizing the abundant material resources to carry out vigorous large-scale production.

Since the establishment of the Earth United Government, Roche has also lifted the cover-up on the Mars base.

These are no longer meaningful. The future of mankind must be the stars and the sea, and everything on Mars is also inspiring them to keep moving forward.

The complete low-Earth orbit system was built with the labor of countless nanorobots and engineering iron men.

Thanks to the analysis of Magneto X's genes, these intelligent machines don't even need to install a fusion reactor in their bodies as before, but can directly obtain enough energy through the magnetic field.

The efficient space elevator connects low-Earth orbit and the ground, continuously transporting large amounts of matter into space.

And above orbit, a space dock hundreds of kilometers long has been gradually completed.

These docks capable of building Thundercloud-class planetary battleships and the docks in the asteroid belt each have their own functions, the latter being mainly responsible for building functional ships of various shapes.

A space fleet with a Thundercloud-class planetary battleship as its core is gradually taking shape.

Roche appointed the son of the Lion, the Lion King Steward of the Dark Angels, Kos Wayne, as the supreme commander, responsible for dispatching this huge space force.

His command ability can be said to be the most powerful and versatile among the ten heroes selected by Luo Xi.

When Ryan was not in the Legion, he managed everything in an orderly manner without weakening the original combat effectiveness.

Everything is thriving and prospering.

Luo Xi strolled in the huge underground laboratory. The number of laboratories here has expanded a lot compared to the beginning. Every time the X Academy recruits a new mutant, there will be one more laboratory here.

After a year of careful work, the several genes of special value that Luo Xi originally selected have been analyzed and can enter the next stage of surgical implantation.

"Sage Roxi, salutations to you." Kohl No. 1 noticed Roxi's arrival. He immediately put down the work in his hands and greeted Roxi.

Kaul-1 did an excellent job indeed. Under his leadership, the work at the Mars base went extremely smoothly, and the progress even exceeded Roche's expectations.

Thousands of stone men are conducting research in various fields under his command, and some human scientists recruited by Roche from Earth are also working under him.

People like Hank the Beast and Bolivar Trask, the creator of the Sentinel robots in the original timeline, can also have their own laboratory here.

Luo Xi returned the other party with a gear salute, and then focused his attention on a "Mechanicus Sage" next to the other party.

When he saw this person, although Luo Xi was mentally prepared, the corners of his mouth still twitched and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Sage Tarasim." Luo Xi said helplessly.

That's right, the one following Cawl was none other than the Necron Overlord, Trazyn the Infinite.

When Luo Xi was inspecting the situation on the Mars base, he accidentally discovered this "stowaway" who was not in the plan.

This guy actually got on the Red Alert and even completed a cross-universe journey without anyone noticing.

Luo Xi found him in the laboratory where the White Queen Emma was imprisoned. At that time, this guy was trying to make the psychic mutant create hallucinations in him and try his best to dig out his memory fragments.

Tarasim promised that he could rescue the White Queen from this place called a laboratory but actually a prison.

Emma had no choice but to do as he said.

What is even more amazing and incredible is that Emma really created some false illusions in Trazyn's thought matrix.

You have to know that although Necron Overlords like Trazyn still have memories of the past Necrontyr era, their souls have been devoured by those "Katans".

Strictly speaking, what resides in the living metal body is nothing more than some data codes that have past memories and can simulate behaviors according to past personalities.

Even the Necrons themselves believe that they have lost their souls forever.

But Trazyn proved that this was not absolute. He was able to produce an uncontrollable illusion for a moment under Emma's mutant ability, which proved that he might still have a very weak soul.

This may also explain why Trazyn is so different from other Necron Overlords.

His emotional richness and obsessive collecting habits are even greater than those of humans.

When Luo Xi caught this guy, he was trying to fulfill his promise and escape from the base with the White Queen Emma.

Of course, Luo Xi also knew that this guy was not after any promise, he just wanted to collect the White Queen, a special mutant.

Every mutant is unique in some way, and this just suits Trazyn's quirk.

He loves unique things the most, and this will make the best collection.

Taraxin, who was caught on the spot by Luo Xi, wiped out his traces of the crime without any care and greeted Luo Xi very enthusiastically.

Luo Xi originally planned to kill this damn stowaway directly. Since the galactic thief Taraxin showed up, it must mean that this guy wanted to satisfy his little hobby again and collect some treasures that he liked.

Roche's inter-universe expedition was humanity's highest secret, known only to the Emperor, the Sigillite, the Lord Commander of the Custodes, and several Primarchs.

Even though he has a good relationship with Trazyn, he still has to eliminate all hidden dangers.

However, Trazyn repeatedly assured him that he could even contribute some valuable knowledge to Roshi in exchange for his right to move freely in this world.

After careful consideration, Luo Xi reluctantly gave this "old friend" face and allowed him to operate in his base.

So the Undead Overlord, who used the alias Great Sage Trazyn, soon got together with Cawl No. 1, and the two of them started researching the mutant X gene together.

"Dear Roshi, you've arrived at the perfect time. We're just about to begin the Primaris upgrade surgery on those newly transformed Astras."

Trazyn shouted with great enthusiasm, paying no attention to Roshi's bad attitude.

He has existed for nearly 60 million years. The Endless One's footsteps have spread throughout the entire Milky Way, and he has even explored extragalactic galaxies.

However, other universes are still a blank to him.

As long as he could see different scenery and different lives here, he would agree with a smile even if Luo Xi rode on his head.

For a Necron like him who has almost infinite life, life is so boring and dull.

Anything they don't know may stimulate the thinking matrix composed of cold data and produce emotional fluctuations called "curiosity".

Although most of these are simulated, they are still invaluable to them.

Only when emotions arise can these Necrons comfort themselves that they are still alive, not some cold and heartless machines.

Luo Xi listened to Taraxin's words and nodded slightly.

As long as this guy can be more honest and not steal things everywhere, he can barely tolerate this old undead friend who has helped humans a lot to hang around.

The three of them went to the laboratory where the Primaris upgrade surgery was being prepared. Roxi wanted to witness the birth of those Primaris Astartes with his own eyes.

(End of this chapter)