Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 540

Deep within the Silent Furnace, a massive isolation field emitted a low hum, and an invisible barrier tightly enveloped the central test field, isolating it from all external prying eyes and interference.

The core of the framework, composed of pale spiritual bones, floats in the center of the force field. Its lines are smooth, with an inhuman geometric beauty, and it emits a gentle yet resilient energy pulse, like the nerve network inside a sleeping behemoth pulsating slowly.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of ozone, which mingled with the low hum of the energy conduits as they were preheating, sounding like the resonance of countless tiny metal pieces, stimulating the senses.

"Test sequence initiated. Simulate a physical/psyroblast-level orc war boss-level impact, three...two...one...release!" The moment the command fell, an invisible force containing destructive energy violently slammed into the spirit bone frame!

This force, a mixture of pure physical kinetic energy and chaotic, distorted psionic turbulence, is incredibly powerful.

The force field barrier began to fluctuate violently, rippling out layers of rapidly spreading energy.

On the giant monitoring screens surrounding the test field, a torrent of data poured down like a waterfall, with countless runes and charts refreshing rapidly.

The main frame exhibits remarkable resilience, remaining stable even under impacts powerful enough to tear steel apart. Pale radiance flows across the skeleton, channeling, dispersing, and dissolving most of the destructive energy.

However, at several key interface nodes where the adamantite armor and the terracotta reinforcement layer connect with the spirit bone skeleton, a sudden change occurred—blinding energy arcs suddenly erupted, like lightning breaking free of its restraints!

Subtle, spiderweb-like patterns, like ice cracking rapidly, spread instantly across the tough surface of refined gold, accompanied by an exceptionally piercing sound of metal tearing, almost drowned out by the roar of the impact!
"Structural integrity 99.7%! Interface stress seriously exceeds the standard! Warning! Energy frequency conflict!" A high-level technical priest's synthesized voice suddenly rose, with an unquestionable sharp alarm tone, like a piercing binary buzzer.

The encrypted data channel was instantly flooded with a torrent of argumentative messages.

The technical team's opinions quickly split into sharply opposing camps: one side strongly advocated immediately increasing the thickness of the adamantine layer to withstand the impact with pure physical strength; the other side insisted that the frequency and phase parameters of the spiritual bone energy flow must be readjusted in an attempt to weaken the intensity of the conflict at its source.

Some radicals have proposed completely overturning the existing design and rebuilding the entire connection structure, at the cost of precious time and resources.

At the heart of this information storm, composed of logic, data, and anxiety, Maria's heart sank.

The form of the energy burst at the interface, and the unique direction of the cracks that instantly spread across the surface of the refined gold—this scene was exactly the same as the one she had repeatedly studied and was very familiar with in her family's war recorder.

That was a sign that the main load-bearing joints were about to completely collapse when the Knight Mech was subjected to impacts far exceeding its design limits on the battlefield.

Aunt Zofia's deep, hoarse voice, accompanied by the tremendous roar of metal breaking from the recorder—"Joints shattered, the giant crashed to the ground"—immediately surfaced clearly in her mind, bringing a chilling sensation.

Also emerging was a dusty blueprint deep within the family's mechanical guild vault: "Nearlight Family Energy Resonance Diversion Structure".

This is a unique technology developed by generations of family ancestors and guardians through countless failures and painful lessons learned from the exploding joints of the mechs, used to mitigate similar devastating overload impacts.

The instinct for survival—derived from countless simulated training sessions and the mercenary intuition honed by navigating the edge of the battlefield—along with a heavy sense of responsibility for the project's success or failure, overwhelmed the last trace of hesitation in her heart. Maria took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to swallow, her fingers already flashing across the data panel at her waist.

The virtual keyboard's light and shadow danced rapidly under her fingertips. With an almost instinctive and profound memory of that secret structure and a solid foundation in mechanical engineering, she condensed and organized the core schematic diagram, key energy node parameters, and unique stress relief path network into a concise core data summary at an astonishing speed.

Her breathing was slightly short due to intense concentration, and tiny beads of sweat even appeared on the tip of her nose, but her eyes, fixed on the screen, were exceptionally bright, filled with a resolute determination to go all in.

Without hesitation, she accessed the project's highest-level encrypted channel, pressing the confirmation button firmly to send the data packet, embodying the family's wisdom, directly to the core processor of the Sage of Oregana. Before the cold attachment label, she added a brief explanation: "Sage, regarding the abnormal energy conflict at the interface, the Nearl family retains an ancient energy resonance and diversion structure design."

Its core principle lies in using a specific geometric resonant cavity and energy phase shift to actively guide and disperse the destructive energy of a specific frequency band in the shock wave, effectively alleviating local stress peaks.

A summary of the core principles and key data is attached; please review its potential applicability to the current interface.

On the command platform, the Sage Oregana's mechanical prosthetic eye, inlaid with a complex optical array, instantly captured this non-standard data stream from the Knight family.

Behind the lens, countless tiny light paths flash, intersect, and compare at high speed, processing this information that carries a strong sense of pragmatism and the marks of battlefield experience.

She showed no emotion, nor did she make any extra judgments. Instead, with the efficiency unique to the Mechanics, she projected the suddenly appearing schematics and data summaries, which were imbued with practical wisdom, directly onto the main screen on the central command console that occupied the entire wall.

The pale lines and cold parameters instantly took center stage.

Feralus Manus, standing like a mountain, remained completely still.

Deep within her eyes, which flowed like liquid metal, a sharp light, like the most precise scanning array, instantly locked onto the strikingly different blueprint on the screen.

The cold, metallic face showed no trace of human emotion—no approval, no inquiry, not even a glance at Maria, the technician below who was holding her breath and waiting.

His synthesized voice, with its unique metallic resonance and undeniable authority, pierced through all background noise and resonated clearly in the command center: "Sage Oregana, based on the attached data, immediately construct a model of its physical properties and energy interaction."

The focus of this assessment is on the potential of this diversion structure to mitigate the current energy conflict at the bone-metal interface, its structural compatibility, and its ultimate load-bearing capacity. Simulation priority: highest.

"Command confirmed. Executing." Aurejana's response was as precise as a command feedback, without the slightest delay.

The massive core data stream was mobilized instantly, and the hum of an invisible computing engine running at high speed could be heard inside the command center.

Countless virtual models were built, rotated, and loaded onto the main screen, simulating impacts. Based on the family legacy blueprint provided by Maria, a high-speed simulation and verification concerning the survival of the project began.

(End of this chapter)