Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 217 Can Mechanical Brains Dream Too?
The clowns knew very well that Hilandri was right. When the Eldar truly needed to work together, they would gather together, and the clowns did not have that much influence. Otherwise, the different Eldar would have already gathered together. Her suggestion was a compromise among the different opinions of the clowns.

The consensus has been reached that the Eye of Fear must not be opened, and weakening humanity's future power is also something they intend to do.

The clowns began to head in different directions along the net, while Lemir went to find Everene to stop her from using the power of the Eldar gods and to continue to weaken humanity in her own way.

Meanwhile, Hilandri went to carry out her previously mentioned plan to use humans to fight against humans.

With the help of the Empire's complete star map on the Imperial Guard warship, Gao Yi controlled the Star Pioneer towards a planet that the Empire had marked as having been destroyed by Chaos and rendered worthless.

This planet is called Oriad VI.

"Brother, hurry up, I really can't take it anymore!"

At this moment, the power of an emperor surged forth from Gao Yi once again.

In order to get the Emperor to cooperate with Doraemon's next move, Gao Yi briefly became the Emperor's pressure relief valve.

Compared to the full force he unleashed in the previous battle against the Four Gods, the impact on Gao Yi this time was significantly smaller. In addition, the increase in Gao Yi's subspace projection threshold also allowed him to withstand more power from the Emperor.

However, the negative emotions arising from the desperate prayers of humanity within this power of faith can only be resisted by Gao Yi's willpower.

At this moment, the various negative emotions flooding into his brain were driving Gao Yi almost crazy.

The imperial guards protecting Gao Yi knelt on one knee around him. Looking at Gao Yi before them, they felt as if they were seeing the emperor again.

As this power of faith abruptly ceased, Gao Yi couldn't help but gasp for breath, his hands on the ground. He shook his head, trying to expel emotions that didn't belong to him, knowing he couldn't withstand a second such experience in a short time.

"Does it really take this long to deliver a message or to summon someone in a dream?! Your Majesty, I suspect you're doing this on purpose!"

Gao Yi genuinely suspected that the emperor's buttocks had gone numb from sitting on the golden throne for too long, and that he wanted to take advantage of Gao Yi's presence to move around more and get some relief.

Gao Yi knew that if this happened again in a short period of time, he might be driven crazy. This was something that could not be offset by subspace projection or psionic intensity.

As the power was unleashed, a clear omen arrived at its proper place.

Meanwhile, in the northern region of planet Orial VI.

A vast industrial zone was established, and a large fleet belonging to the Mechanicus Guild hovered in the skies above the planet.

Meanwhile, some orc warship wreckage floated in the void near the planet.

One by one, the machine servants were digging and transporting materials on the planet.

A large number of exceptionally well-equipped religious guards protect this area.

Every now and then, you could see large groups of orcs shouting "waaaagh" charging into the industrial area in front of you, but they were quickly annihilated by the concentrated firepower.

Deep within the industrial zone, amidst a strange ruin, a colossal mechanical entity is studying the black stone before it.

And this person was Belisarius Caul.

Mechanical arms emerged from beneath the long robes, simultaneously operating various devices.

In order to sustain his life and preserve the technology he knew, Kaul's body also incorporated a large amount of heretical and alien technology.

Even so, Kaul still needs to regularly clear the data in his brain and store it separately to ensure that he can live a long life.

Many of the stored data were even forgotten by Kaul himself, as ten thousand years was simply too long a time.

It is precisely because of the terrifying amount of knowledge in his mind that Kaul, who should have been regarded as a heretic by the Mechanicus, was able to obtain knowledge from different forging worlds and factions.

These priests and the Foundry World were willing to provide Kaul with all sorts of resources in order to get him to share some of the lost technologies in his mind with them.

Caul's brain was an unparalleled treasure trove for any priest. Caul had intended to complete this expedition quickly, but this so-called speed ended up taking him several years.

He was engrossed in his research, but even with his vast knowledge accumulated over millennia, Kaul did not gain much more.

Based on everything Abaddon had done, combined with the war reports from the Empire, and through Caul's meticulous analysis, he knew that Abaddon's target was these Black Stones, but he still didn't understand the true purpose of the Black Stones.

"These substances are not uncommon in the Empire, so why would Abaddon want to destroy these alien structures?"

Setting down the black stone fragment in his hand, Kaul knew he couldn't linger any longer. The Armor of Destiny was now complete, and he needed to head to Macragge to fulfill his promise to Guilliman.

Back in his temporary research room, he found a large number of the Empire's most advanced mechanical instruments on display.

Kaul planned to leave the planet after conducting one last round of analysis and testing.

But just as he was about to try... Caul felt a force invading his body...

"The power of the warp?"

The instruments inside his body that sensed the subspace were constantly sending warning signals to his processor.

Yet this power felt strangely familiar to him.

However, under the invasion of this massive subspace power, Kaul discovered that his own consciousness was beginning to leave his body.

Kaul immediately searched his database, feeling as if he were in a dreamlike state.

Kaul has completely forgotten what it feels like to dream, and the useless function of sleep has long been abandoned.

His current body contains only a very small amount of flesh and blood, and even his brain is almost entirely devoid of it.

How can a mechanical brain dream?

Although Kaul has given up almost all of his flesh and blood, he still has a soul. Having merged multiple personalities and souls, Kaul's current soul is several times stronger than that of an ordinary person.

As long as the soul still exists, the Emperor can briefly liberate himself and connect with Kaul's consciousness through the warp.

In this ethereal state, Kaul actually heard the Emperor's voice.

Even before he sat on the Golden Throne, the Emperor entrusted him with important responsibilities. Even before Kaul became the Great Sage he is today, the Emperor knew that he would have a positive and significant impact on the Empire in the future.

Kaul has forgotten many memories, but he has not forgotten the Emperor's voice.

He was a follower of the Emperor, but not a believer in Om Messiah or the "God Emperor".

He preferred the title of scientist to the title of Great Sage, and he was willing to follow the Emperor because of the imperial truth spoken by the Emperor, rather than the divine emperor now being created by the state religion.

At that moment, the emperor's voice resounded in his mind once again.

Through Gao Yi's explanation, He revealed the true purpose of the Black Stone to Kaul, and also told him not to trust the Eldar. He also told him that a traveling merchant named Gao Yi would accompany him to Macragge to awaken Guilliman.

The sound came and went quickly, and when consciousness returned to its mechanical body...

Kaul also felt a sense of unreality.

He checked the logs inside his body and found that his body had indeed crashed for two seconds.

When he checked his log to see if his brain had recorded what he heard, he found that there was no record at all.

But those words seemed to be etched into his soul.

(End of this chapter)