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

Chapter 715 Do you know Transformers? (Three in one, please give me a monthly ticket)

"Since Origen went to that new parallel universe, has he sent back any special information?"

On the command bridge of the Ultramar Warden, Luo looked at the warp that was shimmering with light outside the transparent porthole and asked Hill casually.

He was now in a very relaxed mood, completely free of the tension and anxiety he had felt when he first crossed the Well of Eternity.

After all, he had randomly traveled across the multiverse before, but this time he was jumping into a parallel universe divided by the gods.

The two are concepts at completely different levels.

If the former is crossing the ocean and fighting against nature, then the latter is rowing in an artificial reservoir.

And with the stone man Origus's preliminary reconnaissance, it can be said that the risk has been reduced to an extremely low level.

Because they and Origus were previously in two different parallel universes, they were unable to communicate in real time.

Therefore, Oliges would organize the collected intelligence and send it back every once in a while.

Hill had already summarized the information, and when Luo Xi spoke, he immediately gave a perfect answer.

"According to Origen's detection results, the universe he lives in has a higher level of life activity than the 1661 X-Men universe."

"While his test ship was cruising in space, it discovered traces of war left behind by advanced civilizations, as well as artifacts from ancient civilizations with a long history."

"Based on the remaining war relics, we can deduce as much as possible what happened in the past. There is no doubt that this is an extremely dangerous universe."

Luo Xi's heartbeat quickened slightly. He knew that danger often comes with opportunity.

"In the X-Men universe, we have harvested the X-gene and the Eternals' dimensional engine technology, and based on this, we have created the Primaris Space Marines, the Sentinels, and warships that can cross parallel universes."

"Such a rich harvest comes with the huge risk of divine revenge."

"But if I have to choose, I would rather take the risk and get higher returns."

If Roshi was a hesitant and timid person, he would never have entered the Well of Eternity and come to a brand new multiverse.

For the rise of mankind and true transcendence, Luo Xi does not mind becoming enemies with all malicious beings.

"What about the Earth in this universe? According to the information we sent back earlier, this universe also has an Earth and human civilization."

Luo Xi also discovered a very interesting phenomenon. At least so far, humans exist in the universe he knows.

This may not be a coincidence, but an inevitable existence.

The human race is extremely special.

"According to Origen's report, he has arrived at the solar system of that universe and, while ensuring he remains undetected, has explored the situation on Earth within that universe."

"Compared to the Earth in the 1661 X-Men universe, the Earth in this universe is more civilized."

“Humanity has completed three industrial revolutions and is on the threshold of the fourth.”

A hint of understanding appeared in Luo Xi's eyes.

He is very familiar with this era. After all, the beginning of his life was the 21st century.

"However, compared to the X-Men universe, the humans on Earth in this universe don't have any extraordinary abilities. They don't have special structures like the X-gene."

"So this is a purely physical universe? The Warp has no influence on its development?"

Hill nodded. At least that was how Oligos described it in his report.

"It seems that existences like mutants are very rare in parallel universes." Luo Xi said in his heart.

"Thinking about it, it's fortunate that the Emperor Compass brought us to the X-Men universe."

"If we hadn't encountered those mutants, our plans and development would have been delayed a lot. At least the Primaris Space Marines wouldn't have appeared so quickly."

"Just because Earth in this universe doesn't have so-called superpowers doesn't mean it's without any special features, sir."

Roche looked at Hill in surprise, and found that this son of Guilliman, who was known for his calmness and steadiness, was actually becoming more and more adept at keeping people in suspense.

Hill also smiled leisurely, and then began to talk about some abnormal situations that Origues discovered.

"Based on Origen's scans and deductions of the Earth's geological structure, he discovered that alien species had visited Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period, approximately 6500 million years ago."

"Cretaceous?" Luo Xi raised his eyebrows, and suddenly a faint wrinkle appeared between his eyebrows.

"Shouldn't that be the age of the dinosaurs? How could alien civilizations in this universe have arrived so early?"

Hearing this news, Luo Xi felt more uneasy.

For the vast majority of civilizations within common sense, there is a universal standard.

That is - the older, the more powerful.

If a civilization is not destroyed by external enemies or internal strife, as long as it can continue to develop step by step.

Even if a civilization's qualifications are extremely mediocre, it will become extremely terrifying after tens of millions of years of accumulation.

The fact that the Earth in this universe was visited by alien civilizations as early as 60 million years ago is something worth pondering.

You have to know that in the Warhammer universe, 60 million years ago, the Ancient Alliance was still fighting fiercely with the Star God camp.

Countless beings comparable to gods died in the battle, and even the universe itself was devastated by this war.

The structure of the universe is in even greater crisis. The echoes of countless deaths have polluted the warp and caused huge, foul waves in the sea of souls corresponding to the Warhammer universe.

"How did Origen discover this? Did he find a relic on Earth that could prove the time?"

Luo Xi now only hopes that such a long time has passed and the alien civilization that once came to Earth in history has been destroyed.

If they still exist after 60 million years, then Roche's pressure will suddenly increase dramatically.

It is hard to say whether this will be another race comparable to the Necrons.

"Don't worry, sir." Hill sorted out his words and continued, "Origos, because he needed to ensure his secrecy, didn't openly explore Earth."

"He used the scanning array on board the test ship to carefully scan the geological structure from a distance and discovered something strange."

"Those are mechanical dinosaurs with metal bodies."

A metal body? A mechanical dinosaur?
Luo Xi didn't know whether these ancient races were all keen on transforming themselves into metal forms in pursuit of so-called immortality and eternity.

"Sage Trazyn, what do you think?"

Luo Xi turned sideways and asked Taraxin who was sitting next to him.

This guy is always restless. Rather than enjoying life in the X-Men universe, the Infinites would rather be with Roxie and experience the charm of different universes.

Of course, acquiring some special collectibles is a piece of cake.

"How can I watch? I'll sit and watch."

Taraxin muttered, then met Luo Xi's sharp eyes and couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"Don't get me wrong, it's just a joke."

"Metallization of the body is an inevitable result of many civilizations developing to a certain level, and the end of this road is naturally mechanical ascension."

"In pursuit of individual survival, and to combat the decay of the body and the withering of the soul, some races choose to undergo mechanical transformation."

"After all, flesh and blood are weak, while machinery can rise."

Trazyn said this, looking at his living metal body with some self-mockery.

"My people are like this too. We initially wanted to escape the curse of short lifespan and disease, but we were deceived by the Star God and became like this."

"Objectively speaking, our clan's mechanical ascension was a failure. After the ascension, we lost our independent souls and were left with only empty shells."

Luo Xi nodded in thought.

"But you only told me this information, so it's hard for me to draw any conclusions."

Trazyn shrugged and shook his head helplessly.

"Metallization of the body doesn't prove anything. It's also possible that some bored beings replaced the skeleton of a creature with metal and used it to make specimens or something like that."

"In my Solemnace Museum, there are also some dinosaurs from the ancient times of Terra. I reshaped them with living metal and then put them in stasis for display."

"Is there any other information?" Luo Xi asked Hill.

The latter just shook his head affirmatively. The information that Oliges sent back was limited to this, and there was no other useful content.

Luo Xi also realized his own mentality, and became a little unbalanced after hearing about the alien civilization 60 million years ago.

He quickly adjusted himself to the situation. There was no point in worrying about it. He had to see it with his own eyes to know the actual situation.

"But logically speaking, since Oligos only reported some traces of alien civilization 60 million years ago, it means he hasn't found any supporting evidence since then."

"The probability of us coming to this universe and encountering that ancient race is not high. They are likely to have already become extinct."

Trazyn nodded in approval.

"You have a point. I don't think any random race can compare to my people."

"According to my logic matrix calculations, this race may simply be older."

Trazyn's explanation is not without reason. The birth of a race actually depends a lot on luck.

Some more fortunate races were born in the early days of the universe, when there were not many powerful civilizations, and naturally had unique opportunities for development.

But a race as unlucky as humans did not get any benefits at all.

When humans were born, the Milky Way had been turned into a stinking cesspool by the war between the Star Gods and the Ancient Saints.

While Luo Xi was discussing with everyone, the battleship's dimensional engine erupted with an unusual roar.

The world seemed to be trembling, and the rules of different parallel universes were repelling and merging with the rules of Luo Xi and others.

Luo Xi clearly felt that the power of the veil in this universe was much stronger, and its ability to suppress supernatural forces such as the subspace was far greater than that of the X-Men universe.

This also means that Luo Xi's psychic power will continue to weaken.

"It seems that in this universe, we have to rely more on technological power to achieve our goals." Luo Xi said in his heart.

The dimensional engine began to play its role. It was like a key, synchronizing its own frequency with the frequency of the universe in front of it.

Then a subspace rift with a length of hundreds of kilometers was torn open by the dimensional engine.

The curtain of the universe temporarily retreated, and the surging power of ether suddenly rushed out.

Roche's expeditionary fleet also left the Sea of Warp in an orderly manner and entered the unknown universe marked by Origus.

The Ultramar Watcher, with its hundreds of kilometers long hull, entered first, while the long metal giant ship behind it slowly slid into the new universe.

Other battleships, frigates, battle barges and hundreds of transport ships followed.

All the procedures have already been mastered. The battleship's void shield defense system is raised, all signals enter silent mode, and rely on the surface energy shield to block the outside world.

After this operation, not only could electromagnetic signals not detect any trace of the fleet, but even the naked eye could not see any abnormality.

"No matter how strong you are, the most important thing is to be cautious. Any arrogance and carelessness will become the fuse of failure." Luo Xi agreed deeply in his heart.

"First determine our location coordinates, then locate the direction and distance of Origen. We'll go and meet him first."

The stone men in the battleship quickly began to get busy, and Hill also ordered the Astartes to prepare for battle.

Soon Roche figured out where he was. Their cross-universe jump did not leave the Milky Way.

"We are now within the gravitational field of Alpha Centauri."

"This is a relatively rare triple star system, with a total of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri."

The Ultramar Watcher's main control computer quickly reported, and this result surprised Luo Xi. He was surprised because their current location was too close to the solar system.

Proxima Centauri in the constellation Centaurus is definitely not unfamiliar to people on Earth. It is only 4.24 light-years away from the sun and is the closest star to the sun.

This distance is so small in the Milky Way, which is measured in light years, that it almost approaches the gateway of the solar system.

"Something is not right. I feel like there is something wrong with this star system."

Luo Xi suddenly frowned and discovered some subtle traces.

Compared to the X-Men universe, his psychic power has even been weakened again, and is probably only about one-third of its peak period.

This parallel universe does not like the power of subspace, and its suppression is even stronger.

But even so, Roche still has extraordinary insight into the universe itself.

In fact, the seemingly empty and barren universe is much more lively than humans imagine.

Countless electromagnetic signals have left traces, and a large amount of pulse radiation will remain in the background of the universe. Their decay can become the best evidence for judging time.

In addition, Roche's understanding of the universe has penetrated into the microscopic scale.

He could see the entanglement and twisting of the gravitational threads, so even extremely subtle traces could not escape his eyes.

In the universe, the most complex system is not a celestial system with a black hole. Even a black hole that can swallow most matter, energy, and information can be calculated.

Even more complex than the operation and evolution of black holes is the thoughts of intelligent life, which are completely chaotic and unpredictable.

Luo Xi sometimes has a mysterious feeling that although the universe gave birth to life, life also gives the universe more possibilities.

The relationship between the two is not a purely subordinate one, but rather a complementary one.

In Centaurus, Roche saw the "traces of action" of a disturbed gravitational thread, and countless microscopic particles and cosmic radiation appeared abnormal due to some disturbance.

In his eyes, it was as conspicuous as footprints on a muddy road.

He led the fleet into the gravitational field of the star Alpha Centauri A, where the traces of the activities of that kind of intelligent life were more obvious.

According to a naive concept, the level of a civilization is actually directly related to the scope of its influence on the universe.

For example, humans in the X-Men universe can only influence the Earth's low-Earth orbit and cannot even affect the moon.

This kind of civilization is no different from a child rolling over in its crib.

If a civilization can push a planet, then its level will be much higher.

As for a civilization that can influence stars, it must naturally be more advanced.

By observing the trajectories of those microscopic particles, Roche saw that in the distant past, there had been a celestial body comparable in size to Saturn in the orbit of this star.

This is not the size of those asteroids. The average radius of Saturn is more than 60000 kilometers, which is ten times the radius of the Earth.

And now, the huge planet has disappeared without a trace.

Within the gravitational field of the star, Roche did not detect any traces of abnormal cosmic dust, which meant that the planet did not turn into dust in the war.

It's easy to blow up a planet, but it's difficult to make it disappear without a trace.

Seeing the signs of alien civilization activities of this level appear in Centaurus, Luo Xi couldn't help but feel more anxious.

"I just don't know whether that civilization installed a planetary engine and sent it away directly, or used some kind of superluminal means to transport it away."

Luo Xi's ability is not omnipotent. It is already very abnormal that he can feel what happened here countless years ago.

"Leave some micro detectors here, take concealment measures, and then leave."

"It's not time to explore the secrets of Centauri yet. We should rush to Earth and find out what's going on."

So under Roche's order, hundreds of millions of detectors only micrometers in size were sent into the star system.

They will rely on the star's light radiation and magnetic field to generate energy and establish corresponding Gestalt consciousness.

These probes will continue to replicate themselves based on the materials they find until the entire star system is filled with their offspring.

When Roche's fleet jumped back to the real universe from the warp again, they had already entered the Kuiper Belt of the solar system.

Oligos, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately sent a communication request.

When both parties are in the same universe, communication becomes simple.

"Sir, welcome to Universe 3206."

"I am sending the specific data I have collected and the general situation to your battleship's Thinker system."

The Stone Man's style of action was decisive and efficient. He directly packaged and sent over everything he had observed in the 3206 universe during this period of time.

He understood that Luo Xi did not need his judgment. The value of his existence was just an outpost, an eye inserted in the fog, which could save Luo Xi some time.

Having the stone man as his subordinate is extremely comfortable.

Roche ordered the fleet to remain within Saturn's gravitational pull.

This giant planet has a very obvious ring structure, with a large amount of cosmic dust and tiny ice crystals forming this bright ring.

The fleet reduced its spread, entered stealth mode, and hid behind Saturn to ensure that humans on Earth would not notice anything unusual.

He himself, along with several Astartes and Stoneman researchers, boarded a battle barge and headed to Mars to meet Origus.

On the way to Mars, Roche began to analyze the data packet sent by Origus.

His consciousness quickly immersed itself in it, and he roughly sorted it out and understood it.

When he saw the information sent by Origos about the specific forms of the mechanical dinosaurs found in the geological structure, he couldn't help but frown.

"Hiss... This thing looks somewhat familiar."

In front of Luo Xi, the metal skeleton remains of several ancient dinosaurs appeared.

Their sizes range from a few meters to more than ten meters. Every bit of flesh and blood on their bodies has disappeared, leaving only the gleaming cold metal.

The largest of them is an ancient giant beast similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Its mechanical body is covered with sharp and majestic metal spikes, and it even has two horns extending backwards on its forehead.

The ferocious mouth of the abyss can even swallow a small human car in one gulp.

The sharp teeth have decayed over countless years, but still retain their original sharpness.

Luo Xi tried hard to search for impressions in his distant memory. He was sure that he had seen similar mechanical dinosaurs.

Although they all have metal bodies, these guys are very different from Trazyn.

In comparison, Taraxin's body does not have those strange sharp corners and barbs, and its overall shape is more gentle and smooth, unlike these mechanical dinosaurs that are as murderous as aura.

"Could it be that world? If so, then it's going to be really fun."

“But at the same time, the rewards will be even greater.”

Roxi's sigh fell into the ears of Trazyn, and the curious Infinite One immediately came forward with a shameless face.

"Why, do you know which universe this is? Dear Luo Xi, please reveal the anticipation quickly. I am already horny and thirsty."

Trazyn rubbed his hands excitedly. He felt that it might be a good thing if his museum had a group of mechanical dinosaurs like this one.

Luo Xi turned his head to look at Taraxin and asked word by word.

"I remember that you are very familiar with the history of Earth in the Warhammer Universe. Do you still remember that there was a very famous movie series during the second millennium?"

"Do you know Transformers?"

Trazyn was stunned for a moment, and quickly searched his memory module.

A few microseconds later, ecstasy flashed in the eyes of this famous Infinite One.

"Kacha!"

There was a sudden harsh friction sound between Trazyn's metal fingers. He seemed to have suddenly crashed and fell into some kind of deep thought.

His dark green pupils kept flashing, and Luo Xi could see countless data streams being flushed and calculated frantically.

"I know that series of movies is nothing more than some primitive humans' fantasies about space and the future."

"In this series of movies, there is a metallic life form from the planet Cybertron - they are divided into two factions: the Autobots and the Decepticons."

Trazyn seemed to have suddenly thought of something and suddenly jumped up from the ground with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"The source of fire!"

"By the Silent King, the fucking Allspark is on Earth!"

"The Allspark must be obtained, at any cost."

The Endless rarely swore. During his time as a Necrontyr, he worked as a library archivist, which was considered a clerical worker. He paid special attention to the elegance and restraint of his manners.

But now, Trazyn just wanted to say to hell with it all.

His memory is a vast treasure trove, one that even the Necrons could not fully preserve.

Therefore, for him, all of this is like an internet-connected library. He can just look up the corresponding memory and read it again.

So Trazyn watched all the live-action movies about the Transformers series at ten thousand times the speed, and immediately locked onto something that was extremely precious to him.

Fire source.

The space bridges used by the Transformers utilize curvature engines and quantum tunneling effects for long-distance space teleportation, which can be considered a relatively special means of superluminal travel.

But for the Necrons who master the technology of inertia-free engines, superluminal speed is just that, and it does not have much appeal.

The various energy weapons, live ammunition weapons, etc. used by the Transformers are all leftovers from the Necrons.

Their special ability to transform is also quite useless in Trazyn's eyes.

As for the Star Harvester that can squeeze out the entire energy of the sun, it is of no use to the Necrons.

They have the authentic endless energy of Star God Fragments to use, so there is no need to spend a lot of effort to drain the stars.

At this moment, there was a determination in Taraxin's eyes to obtain the artifact called the Spark Source.

Get it, get the Allspark, get this Cybertron artifact that is revered by the Transformers.

Although the movie plot can only be regarded as a reference at best, it may not be exactly the same as the real situation.

But as long as the Allspark can still give "soul" to mechanical creations, it will be a priceless treasure to the Necrons.

The Allspark can transform machines into Transformers. Although the transformed ones are all Decepticons, this still cannot conceal the fact that it can give souls.

This ability is different from the "machine soul" inspired by Luo Xi.

The machine soul created by Luo Xi has at most a vague sense of self-awareness, and is not a living soul with complex thoughts and emotions.

He also tried to give Necrons a mechanical soul, but compared to human mechanical creations, the effect was obviously unsatisfactory.

Trazyn always felt deeply regretful that the power of Om Messiah could not help the Necrons recover the souls devoured by the Star God.

"I once hoped that the world Luo Xi arrived at would bring hope of recovery to my people. For this reason, I hitched a ride with the Silent King under his command and traveled with him all the way."

"But I never imagined that this day would come so soon, and that fate would be so kind to me."

"As expected, our race is a beloved one. Once we obtain the All-Spark, we can even awaken directly from the Great Slumber and usher in a brand new era."

Trazyn sighed sincerely. Even though he hadn't seen the Allspark yet, he could no longer contain his ecstasy.

(End of this chapter)