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Chapter 517 Research on Psionic Titans
At the Rostov II orbital spaceport, a majestic black ship, the Tribunal, docked in its berth on the orbital ring.

Chen Xi walked along the connecting passage, exiting the massive hull of the Trial Chamber's black ship, and stepped onto the cold metal deck of the Rostov Main Star orbital ring spaceport.

The lingering sense of battle from the Broken Tooth Galaxy seemed to still resonate deep within his consciousness, but the bustling and orderly scene of the Star Ring Spaceport immediately filled his field of vision: giant robotic arms were loading and unloading cargo, and shuttles were taking off and landing precisely on designated routes.

The familiar smell of engine oil, promethium fuel, and ozone filled the air, instantly pulling him back to the power center of the subsector.

He didn't linger.

A specially modified and heavily armored shuttle is waiting at a nearby dedicated berth.

Upon entering the submarine, Chen Xi immediately accessed the report summary from the Rostov III casting world.

That was the latest development in the psionic Titan research project led by Sage Caul.

On the personal data dashboard, the report data stream from Kaul is scrolling steadily.

His words, as always, were imbued with fervent praise for the god of all machines and awe of the mysteries of divine mechanisms, but the report also clearly pointed out several key breakthroughs, especially in the optimization of runic energy flow and the efficiency of psionic-captain neural synchronization.

"Hathaway." Chen Xi connected to the encrypted channel, and Hathor's figure immediately appeared in the holographic projection.

She stood on the bridge of the "Hullite", dressed in an administrative secretary uniform, but her upright posture and pale gold eyes naturally revealed the authority of a seasoned commander.

"Governor." Hathor nodded slightly.

"I have arrived at Rostov II." Chen Xi's voice was steady. "The subsequent purification, resource recovery, and specific execution of the Broken Tooth Galaxy's reorganization will require your command."

Let's proceed according to the framework we agreed upon earlier.

Time is of the essence; the Ash Knights must quickly transform into an iron fist capable of wielding legion-level power in the new era of warfare.

The problems exposed by the 'Quenching Project' must be thoroughly resolved in this adjustment.

"Understood." Hathor nodded slightly, a hint of understanding for the heavy burden on Chen Xi's shoulders flashing in his pale golden eyes.

Her voice carried a heavy sense of responsibility: "The spirit of the Legion must be rekindled. I will handle things well with the Ash Knights."

The over-supplementation of Ash Knights and the de facto legionization reform were already a consensus reached between the two.

It would be most appropriate for her, a commander with a special status and rich experience, to carry out the task.

"Keep in touch." Chen Xi closed the communication.

The shuttle's engine groaned as it smoothly detached from its berth, merged into the busy traffic flow of the Star Ring Airport, sailed out of the enormous shadow of the Star Ring, and plunged into the deep void of the Rostov system.

After a brief, routine voyage, accompanied by a deep hum that tore through space and the blue light of the protective force field activating, the shuttle activated its subspace jump engine and instantly plunged into the churning subspace rift, speeding toward the Rostov III Forged World—a star that resembled a giant mechanical honeycomb.
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Rostov III Forging World, Deep Forging Factory, Core Area of ​​the Psionic Titan Research Station.

The air was filled with the mingled scents of incense, promethium, ozone, and suspended metal particles, exuding the unique aura of an industrial sanctuary. The heavy adamantite gates slid open silently, and Chen Xi stepped into the core area amidst the heavy footsteps of the Guardians and the red scanning of the combat servo skull.

This place is more like a research sanctuary that paradoxically reconciles efficient operation with ancient mysteries than a traditional temple.

The deep binary chanting is not a prayer, but a continuous stream of data transmission, like eternally echoing background noise.

Countless servo skulls, like a swarm of bees, circled the majestic Warmaster-class psionic titan, their probe beams leaving fleeting trails on the titan's azure runic armor. Each scan was a digital pilgrimage to the divine creation.

The vast space was divided by temporary metal scaffolding and a crisscrossing network of thick energy pipelines and data cables, enveloping the research subject like a steel jungle.

The air was filled with a multi-layered hum: the low-frequency roar of the giant analysis array, the continuous hum of the energy stabilizer, the subtle ticking of the precision sensors, and the gurgling of coolant flowing through the pipes.

These sounds intertwine to form a symphony of research.

Sages Kaul and Olegana were already waiting at the entrance.

Kaul's prosthetic eye flashed with an excited red light, and several mechanical tentacles danced rapidly on the suspended data panel like a conductor, retrieving massive amounts of information.

Oregana, on the other hand, appeared more calm and reserved, her mechanical prosthetic eye constantly adjusting its focus to quickly capture environmental parameters.

When she saw Chen Xi, her optical lenses flickered slightly.

“Your Excellency, welcome to the forefront of research.” Caul’s synthesized voice was filled with the fervor of a technology explorer, his religious fervor for the god of machines transformed into a thirst for pure knowledge.

He led Chen Xi toward the core observation platform—a command island surrounded by a waterfall of real-time data streams and complex holographic projections.

The projection center clearly displayed the highlighted areas on the Titan's ankles, knees, and parts of its torso armor, while complex energy flow maps and rune structure analysis models were constantly being updated and calculated on the light screen.

"How's it going, Great Sage, Sage Allegana?" Chen Xi's gaze swept over the rune arrays on the Titan armor, which flowed with a ghostly blue energy and appeared and disappeared like living circuits.

Finally, his gaze fell on Olegana, with the questioning tone typical of friends.

"Remarkable results, Your Excellency!" Caul's synthesized voice suddenly rose, revealing an irrepressible excitement.

He quickly deployed denser data streams and analytical models.

“Through continuous in-depth scanning and analysis, and cross-referencing with ancient Martian archives—especially the fragmented records concerning the Order of the Ominous—we have made a crucial breakthrough in understanding the core operating mechanism of the Ciricrux Anima device!” Sage Aurejana’s electronic voice added smoothly as her fingers precisely manipulated the holographic platform, magnifying a set of runic structures located on the inner side of the Titan’s knee joint to its maximum: “Analysis confirms that the core of the device lies in the soul energy of the bound psionicist, which is guided, focused, and amplified through the ‘Untouchable’ captain as a pure channel of will.”

Its energy conversion efficiency far surpasses any existing psionic amplifier technology in the Empire.

In particular, its rune array topology exhibits extremely high information density and near-perfect energy conduction characteristics.

The energy resonance modes at some key nodes challenge our existing understanding of physical laws, pointing strongly to lost Dark Age technology; however, we have preliminarily reverse-engineered its basic energy circuit framework.

(End of this chapter)