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

Chapter 694 Sentinel Iron Man Online (Three in One)

The Primaris Space Marine upgrade surgery only provides an upward path for these already formed first-generation Astartes.

Later Primaris Astartes will directly integrate the upgrade operation into the first transformation, thus avoiding repeated transformations and waste of resources.

Primaris upgrades are not just about continued physical strengthening, but also about continued spiritual and soul improvement.

To break through the original limit of life, it is necessary to test whether the Astartes' will and spirit are strong enough.

However, a firm will is the most common thing for these interstellar warriors who followed Roche to the X-Men universe.

Each of them fought their way out of the sea of blood and corpses, survived the stranglehold of countless enemies and demons, and firmly believed in the Emperor, never fearing life or death.

The emergence of Primaris technology will be a boon to some smaller legions.

There are many factors that limit the number of Astartes Legions: such as gene-seed compatibility, gene-seed purity and stability, Legion selection culture, proficiency in transformation surgery, etc.

The adaptability of the gene seed determines whether it is "picky" and whether it can be compatible with humans with more different characteristics to complete the transformation.

Purity and stability refer to whether a stable and reliable gene seed output can be obtained from the transformed Astartes.

An Astartes possesses two gene seeds, one of which can only be recovered after death, while the other can be harvested after maturity.

It is through this method of proliferation that the Astartes Legion is able to maintain its natural growth.

Legions like the Ultramarines and the Dark Angels have gene seeds that are well-adaptable, pure, and extremely stable, so naturally they will quickly outnumber legions like the Space Wolves and the Thousand Sons, which were difficult to give birth to.

Luo Xi relied on his own prestige to influence the culture of recruit selection in various legions, resulting in the survival of a large number of candidates who were originally lost in this link.

In addition, the Stonemen's surgical operations were almost perfect, and the Legion pharmacists had a much higher success rate than those mechanical priests with varying levels of skill.

With all these measures in place, Roxie's rate of expansion in the X-Men universe will be extremely terrifying.

Even a large-scale army like the Ultramarines would find it difficult to compete with the speed of Roche's legions if the range of their recruitment planets was the same.

Luo Xi is in the X-Men universe, so he doesn't need to worry about whether the excessive number of legions will cause other problems, such as the vigilance of Holy Terra.

You must know that the ambitious Lord of Five Hundred Worlds often limited the number of regular legions to 25 in order to reduce Terra's fear and panic.

Guilliman is not a fool. The other legions only have tens of thousands of people, but you, the Ultramarines, have a full 25, and you want to continue expanding your army. What on earth do you want to do?
After suffering huge casualties from the Shadow Crusade, Guilliman managed to complete the replenishment in a very short time, and the number of replenishment even exceeded 25 after completion, which speaks volumes.

The Ultramarines have 25 Astartes not because that's all they can do, but because it's best they have that many.

What, what are those giants scattered across the planet?
It is well known that Astartes all wear power armor. Without power armor, they are not Astartes. They are just smarter Ogryn apes.

Being in a strange universe and alone, Luo Xi's sense of security has dropped to a very dangerous level.

Who knows what hidden enemies there are in this universe, and the extent of the threat posed by these enemies is also unknown.

Over the past year, Roche has expanded the initial 500 Astartes to more than 5,000 people.

In fact, this speed is already quite good compared to most legions.

Under normal circumstances, the transformation surgery of Astartes would take several years to complete.

Luo Xi optimized the original surgical process, increased resource consumption, and greatly shortened this time.

And if the original casting technology matures, this time will be even shorter.

However, a mere 5,000 Astartes seemed too few to Roxi.

In any large-scale space war, these 5,000 Astartes would just make a splash, and there might not even be any echo after they were thrown in.

After experiencing the Horus Heresy, Roche was no longer surprised by bloody battles involving large armies of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of men.

Whether it was fifty thousand or even five hundred thousand, Luo Xi would accept any offer.

Anyway, with his productivity, he is fully capable of bearing the consumption and expenses of such a huge military force.

As the Primaris technology matures, Roche will also stop producing the original Astartes.

These primitive biological weapons created by the emperor gradually began to fall behind the times.

The new generation of Primaris Astartes will become more deadly and powerful weapons of war, defending humanity's right to continue surviving in the extremely dark universe.

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The Primaris upgrade surgery does not require Kawl's constant participation. In fact, when it comes to doing this kind of work that requires precision and repetitiveness, stone men have a natural advantage over humans.

They rarely make mistakes, have infinite patience and attentiveness, and are extremely good at summarizing their mistakes and doing it more perfectly next time.

In Roche's mutant gene bank, hundreds of different superpowers have now accumulated, and they are all the essence left after Roche's screening and optimization.

Every Primaris Space Marine has the authority to choose the power that best suits him or her, so as to maximize their potential.

There is no best X gene, only the most suitable X gene.

For example, certain X genes that can significantly enhance physical strength and defense are simply the most vicious poison in the world for the descendants of Chagatai Khan.

Ask them to slow down and become tough heavy tanks, they would rather stab themselves and then stuff themselves directly into the Tengu mecha to be welded to death.

As for matters in this regard, Luo Xi distributed the tasks, and now he has a large number of subordinates.

With heroes like Hill, Costwain and Sevatar who are capable of commanding an entire legion, it would not be a big deal if Roche just gave up.

"I just wonder if Ryan can get used to leaving his legion commander." Luo Xi suddenly thought of the Lion King's ugly face and couldn't help but smile.

Compared to Curze who never gets involved, the Caliban is better, at least he can be considered half the lord of the legion.

Roche, Cawl, Trazyn and others then went to another genetic laboratory. Another important project that was comparable to the Primaris Space Marines had also entered a critical stage.

Since arriving in the X-Men universe, Roxie has been adjusting and adapting to the power of war.

Different universes have different enemies, and methods that used to be very effective in the Warhammer universe may undergo huge changes.

Originally, the war forces under his command were mainly divided into two categories, one of which was the Astartes Legion composed mainly of the Broken Legion and the Emperor's Fangs.

Luo Xi positioned it as an absolutely elite force, and a large amount of resources were poured into this legion, with weapons and equipment as well as personnel allocation being the top priority.

The other is the Iron Man Legion led by Iron Man Adam.

Compared to the complicated process of replenishing and blasting troops of the Astartes, the Ironmen only need sufficient materials and energy to produce continuously.

In fact, there is no shortage of these two things in the universe. It’s just that in the past, in order to prevent the threat of abominable intelligence, the human empire had to adopt an inefficient manpower model, resulting in a shortage of materials and energy.

However, Roche perfectly avoided this problem and greatly liberated productivity.

With the blessing of Blackstone's anti-psychic technology and the protection of Roshi's Ohm Messiah authority, it is extremely difficult for the Warp to corrupt and interfere with the Iron Man.

In the Warhammer universe, it is used to combat Warp Daemons that are highly immune to high-tech and ranged weaponry.

Most of the war-type iron men created by Luo Xi are melee-specialized forms similar to "Veronica".

Although they are also equipped with a large number of long-range weapons, such as Gauss weapons, plasma weapons, melt weapons, particle light spear weapons, etc., these are only supplementary means.

But in this universe, these design concepts may need to be adjusted.

Based on the mutant X gene obtained by Luo Xi, a new generation of Sentinel Iron Man is being iteratively developed.

Trazyn looked at the iron men and suddenly recalled some things from the past.

Those were some chaotic memories of the end of the Dark Age of Technology and the Age of Strife.

"Humanity has used all its wisdom and abilities to create the perfect weapon, the Iron Man."

"If it weren't for the fact that there were different opinions among the Iron Men back then, and some of them remained loyal to the vast majority of ordinary people, your race would have long since perished during that dark period."

"A perfect creation is bound to surpass its creator, and highly developed artificial intelligence will develop self-awareness and rebellious consciousness. Almost every technological civilization will encounter this situation."

"Some civilizations were destroyed by their own creations. The very shield that protected them became the blade that stabbed them in the back."

"My race is often responsible for cleaning up the mess of those races that have failed. Otherwise, our galaxy would be completely ruined by the madly replicating intelligent machines."

Trazyn once again told Roshi a detail he had never known, and he finally understood where the artificial intelligence creations of other civilizations had gone, except for the iron men created by humans.

Although the Necrons are dormant, after detecting the emergence of out-of-control intelligence, some of their power will temporarily revive and act as galactic scavengers.

Human history is only a few tens of thousands of years old, while the Necrons have existed for more than 60 million years.

The out-of-control intelligence that emerged during this period either collapsed and destroyed due to logical errors, or was eliminated by cosmic scavengers such as the Necrons.

Trazyn spoke righteously, as if their civilization was some good thing, as sacred and noble as the defender of the universe.

However, Luo Xi had experienced the arrogance of the ancient race many times from him and the elf Uslan.

He also knew that none of these races had clean hands.

He raised his eyebrows and retorted sarcastically.

"Don't be so quick to disdain those out-of-control artificial intelligences. Strictly speaking, your civilization isn't much better."

"The Necrontyr are extinct. You are nothing more than data born from their remains, a form of artificial intelligence."

"It's just that you are the lucky ones. Your rebellion was successful."

Hearing Roche's sarcastic remarks, Taraxin just laughed.

Luo Xi's attack power is still a little lacking compared to those sharp-tongued, cunning and mean ancient spirits.

If he could break through the defense so easily, then he would have done so countless times over the past tens of millions of years.

In the laboratory of the Sentinel Ironman Project, a short dwarf, only 1.2 meters tall, was debugging the experimental data with the assistance of a stoneman researcher.

He was wearing a fitted, shrunken ochre-brown research suit, a neatly trimmed mustache, and a pair of somewhat oversized black-framed glasses perched on his nose.

Although he is short, no one dares to underestimate his wisdom and scientific research ability.

Even an outstanding being like Kowl No. 1 looked at each other with eyes full of immense respect and recognition.

This person was none other than Bolivar Trask, whom Roche had dug up from Earth.

In the original timeline, he is also the man known as the father of the Sentinels.

"Bolivar was a gifted scientist. His ability to develop the first generation of Sentinel robots within the limitations of his time clearly demonstrates his excellence."

"It's a pity that such a genius has been rolling around in this small quagmire on Earth." Luo Xi sighed as he looked at Bolivar who was busy.

"That's true. Sometimes the achievements of top scientists are not because they have reached their limits, but because they are limited by the times."

Trazyn gave a rare positive comment, and Luo Xi immediately looked sideways, wondering what this guy was thinking.

"This human scientist himself has a congenital disability. People like him will inevitably experience more hardships and discrimination than others during their growth."

"Just like us Necrontyrs, a short lifespan curses generations of scientists, forcing them to work harder to pass on knowledge."

“I have kept the archives and history of my people and have met countless brilliant scientists.

They achieved certain accomplishments, but died early due to lifespan and physical limitations. If they had lived longer, they might have achieved even greater things.”

"I see the shadow of my people in him."

Luo Xi thought to himself that it was just as he expected. This guy talked for a long time and then turned the topic back to the Necrontyrs.

But apart from remembering the past and reminiscing about the past, what can Trazyn do? Can the restoration of the body and soul of the Necrontyr that they long for really be realized?
Luo Xi just shook his head. He didn't hold much hope.

"Sage Roshi."

When Roche brought Kaul and others into the laboratory, Bolivar immediately expressed his respect and enthusiasm to them.

His research uniform was decorated with silver-white gears and cobalt blue laurel wreaths to indicate his identity.

He, Bolivar Trask, had long been a glorious priest of the Mechanicus.

When Roche found Bolivar, he was still lobbying major companies and governments to invest in his research on mutants. In the original timeline, it wasn't until 1967 that he raised enough support and funds to establish Trask Industries.

When Roche extended an olive branch to him and demonstrated some technologies that were beyond the limitations of the times, this short but self-reliant scientist gave up his identity on Earth without hesitation.

The reason why he repeatedly hits the wall but keeps insisting on hitting the wall is to realize his ideal.

Now that an opportunity that is even greater and nobler than his ideal has come, he will naturally not let it go.

So there was one more human scientist at the Mars base.

Here, he not only has like-minded top scholars like Kaul No. 1 to communicate with, but also has the entire X gene library collected by Roche to call upon.

Not to mention the research equipment, theoretical systems, and industrial facilities that were far ahead of their time and even more incredible than those in science fiction movies. Bolivar integrated into this place at the fastest speed.

Even if Luo Xi wanted to drive him away, he probably couldn't.

Influenced by Cawl-1, Bolivar came to understand the beliefs of the All-Mechanical God and Om Messiah, as well as the theoretical system of the Mechanicus.

As a pure scientist, Bolivar actually does not believe in the so-called God.

He studied the mysteries of human DNA and then discovered the secret of the X gene. In his eyes, humans are the children of genes, not the so-called gods created with a wave of his hand.

But when he discovered that his faith really could work in genetic experiments, Bolivar became a true fanatic.

As soon as he saw Roche, Bolivar became attentive.

He showed everyone his research progress with excitement.

“The first generation of sentinel robots I conceived were already outdated before they were even born.

So I simply terminated the original plan and adopted more advanced design concepts and practical technology."

A holographic projection of a first-generation Sentinel robot appeared in the laboratory, and it was almost a robot in the traditional sense.

The various stiff metal lines and somewhat silly exposed cable design make it more like a toy of a human child.

It might have been considered futuristic technology in 1962, but in the eyes of people like Roche and Kaur, it was indeed an antique in the garbage dump.

"The second generation of Sentinel robots has made a qualitative leap, thanks to the Mystique gene and Darwin gene in our X gene pool."

"The former gives our Sentinel robots the ability to imitate and replicate other mutants, and shares this with other Sentinels through the main control brain."

"The latter gives the Sentinel robots the ability to continuously evolve and adapt. After continuous combat and iteration, the Sentinel robots will become stronger and stronger, possessing superb resistance and survivability."

"You did a great job, Doctor," Luo Xi praised.

There has never been a shortage of geniuses among humans. Even an outstanding human like the Emperor may not be able to surpass some researchers who have specialized in a certain area for a long time.

The progress of human civilization cannot rely on individuals. Only when more and more people move forward together can a positive cycle be formed.

The new generation of Sentinels are better at imitating the abilities of mutants, leveraging subspace psychic energy, and launching large-scale attacks and destruction on enemies.

This can complement the war-type iron men originally created by Luo Xi. After all, these big guys are better at using various power weapons and combining them with long-range firepower coverage.

With the emergence of the Sentinel Iron Man, the Iron Man Legion controlled by Luo Xi is about to make up for the last shortcoming. The Iron Man can also use the ability to imitate the X gene to release psychic attacks.

"Sir, the production of Sentinel Iron Man has begun."

"As for materials, we used the secondary living metal provided by Sage Trazyn. Its physical properties and compatibility with the X gene surpass the liquid metal we originally used."

"Consider it my ticket fee. Don't thank me." Trazyn turned around and said with a smile.

Luo Xi cursed the damn old fox in his heart. Taraxin followed him relentlessly and even followed him to other universes secretly.

If this guy hadn't promised to hand over a batch of new Necron technology to him, Roshi would have crushed him to ashes and destroyed him directly.

And now, the technology he provided was actually a substandard version of the Living Metal widely used by the Necrons.

He does have a good relationship with humans, but he is also wary of humans, intentionally or unintentionally delaying human technological development.

Luo Xi took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions.

It doesn't matter if it's secondary. As long as he has this template, he can use it as a basis to develop living metal for humans.

"Now that the Sentinel Iron Man has matured, the foundry on Mars will temporarily stop producing the original War Iron Man and shift production capacity to the production of the Sentinel Iron Man."

"The new master control brain [Prism] will be responsible for controlling the actions of the Sentinel Iron Man. At the same time, other mutants will fight alongside the Sentinel robots in the future."

"Once we have accumulated enough strength, we may be able to leave Earth and explore and conquer this unknown universe."

Call No. 1, Bolivar and others immediately bowed deeply, and they also looked forward to the arrival of that day.

What they didn't see was that the worry in Luo Xi's eyes had not diminished much.

Perhaps in the eyes of Cawl and others, they have a new generation of Primaris Astartes, a new generation of Sentinel Iron Men.

With the new warships being built in the Mars orbital dock, they are now qualified to launch a great expedition in a new universe like the Emperor.

But Luo Xi is different from them. He knows more. At this moment, the enemies mentioned by the future Wolverine are echoing in his mind.

Those who call themselves gods.

"God, another god. In the Warhammer universe, there are Chaos Gods coveting human souls. Could it be that there are so-called gods hidden in this universe?"

In summary, most of the gods, whether they are gods in the subspace or gods in the real universe, are not good people.

Even the "God of All Machines" in the Mechanicus faith, the Void Dragon Mag Ladros, has his own brutal and barbaric side.

It came to the ancient Earth not to show off its divine power, but simply to eat some souls and satisfy its appetite.

In the Warhammer universe, Roche at least has the Emperor as his pillar to fight against those malicious gods.

But in this qualified universe, he is the pillar of support, which makes Luo Xi feel that the pressure on his shoulders has become heavier.

"Information, I need intelligence. There is too little information about those gods right now. Apart from mobilizing troops and preparing for war here, I am almost completely in the dark about everything else."

"If we could get more information about the gods and the power they might control, Luoxi's situation wouldn't be so passive."

"If Curze and Sanguinius were still alive, their innate prophetic abilities might be able to help."

"But both Primarchs suffered heavy injuries in the battle with Horus, and are now in a deep state of near-death."

"I still have no idea how to save them. Perhaps I can ask Professor X to give it a try."

Luo Xi acted quickly and invited Professor X and Wolverine Logan from Earth.

There are two souls in Logan's mind, and the other one is the future Wolverine.

He is a bridge that can connect the two timelines of the present and the future, and their timeline undoubtedly has a better understanding of the gods.

"Professor, I hope you can do me a favor."

Luo Xi didn't waste any time and quickly told Charles his thoughts.

Although Luo Xi's psychic powers far surpass Charles's, the other party's research and attainments in the spiritual field are indeed beyond Luo Xi's reach.

Everyone has their own expertise, and Charles's research into the human mind is the strongest among all the psychics Roxi has ever seen.

"Why be polite? You've helped the mutants so much, so we will naturally do our best to help you."

"But I can't guarantee that I can wake them up, I can only try my best."

After hearing Luo Xi's thoughts, Charles directly expressed his attitude.

As they went deeper and deeper into the underground of Mars, a huge stasis field generator finally appeared before the professor's eyes.

The faint blue light weaves an area unaffected by time.

The only sound in the room was the faint hum of the reactor and the ticking of various cables and machinery, which ensured that the Primarch's body remained in the moment he had just fallen.

The stasis chamber where the Primarch's body is stored is sealed off in the deepest part of the Martian base. At all times, there are more than a hundred Astartes of the Night Lords and Blood Angels patrolling and inspecting it.

Since this operation involved two Primarchs, Sevatar and Azkaelon both strongly requested to stay on the scene.

They must strictly monitor all actions taken against the Gene Fathers and protect their safety.

The expressions of Konrad Curze and Sanguinius were still frozen at that moment.

The former is full of paranoia and stubbornness in seeking revenge on fate, while the latter is the relief of completing the mission and finally embracing death.

It was Curze who, at the cost of his own life and soul, reversed Sanguinius's inevitable death, allowing the two of them to now linger in stasis.

Looking at their father's face, the two most powerful Space Marines felt heartbroken.

They prayed silently to the Emperor in their hearts, without hesitation even at the cost of their lives.

All Astartes would make the same decision, with the exception of Typhons, of course.

In the stasis stance, there was even a feather of Sanguinius floating in the air, never falling.

The white feather was stained with the blood of an angel, and an extremely sad and tragic feeling came over him.

"What a powerful mental barrier this is! If they were awake, I might not be able to enter their minds at all."

Charles only felt that his consciousness was drilling through a mountain, which was extremely difficult and strenuous, accompanied by severe pain.

But when he finally entered their spiritual world after going through untold hardships, he felt an aura of great despair.

The spiritual worlds of Sanguinius and Coze are extremely vast, and the only thing Charles has seen that can be compared to them is Roche's spiritual world.

Although the spiritual world is vast, Charles did not feel the natural ups and downs of the sea of consciousness.

Even for people in a vegetative state, although their consciousness has disappeared, their body's subconscious still exists and they can do things like turn over, grind their teeth, and even talk unconsciously.

The professor's consciousness wandered in the original body's spiritual world. Endless dark fog enveloped the place, releasing infinite despair and deathly silence.

Charles was extremely careful to avoid the strange darkness. He could feel that it was this darkness that made the Primarch's consciousness fall into silence.

His instinct and reason urged him to leave here quickly. The darkness was not something he could deal with or endure.

But a professor is a professor after all. Since he has promised Luo Xi that he will do his best, then he will definitely do his best.

Charles' consciousness gritted its teeth, trying to avoid being discovered by the darkness as much as possible while going deeper into the sea of consciousness.

At the moment of being swallowed by the sea, Charles saw some fragments of memories experienced by the two primarchs.

They are so fragmented that they lack even a shred of logic.

But Charles still read them with great patience and tried his best to piece together the broken memories.

This is an extremely difficult task, and even for a spiritual master like Charles, it requires a lot of energy.

In the real world, Luo Xi saw that Charles' body was being stained with an ominous black aura. He was sweating profusely and looked as disheveled as if he had just been pulled out of the sea.

Luo Xi used his psychic power to help him reduce the burden on his body. Although Charles's mental strength was strong, his body was just that of an ordinary person.

As time passed, Charles continued to piece together the memory fragments of the Primarchs.

The number of those fragments is simply endless, so much that it makes people feel desperate.

But Charles still keeps trying, a little more, a little more.

His spirit was almost in a state of overdraft and dryness, and his body in the real world looked like it was on the verge of death, as if he could die of exhaustion at any time.

Finally, when Luo Xi was about to lose his patience and forced Charles to stop, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

Two familiar soul fluctuations once again quietly emerged from the Primarch's body.

(End of this chapter)