Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 96 The Lone Wanderer in the Void

Sophia's voice, though indistinguishable from a human's, carried a fawning quality, as she introduced the magnificent warship to Doom: "My lord, I don't know if it's outdated now, but it was once the masterpiece of the Nur Stars."

Doom saw the warship clearly; his eyesight was the best.

Her white figure is slender and elegant, possessing both the geometric beauty of technology and the lines and sharpness of human aesthetics.

The four main planes are flat and smooth, without any protrusions, and the surface is covered with a dense honeycomb-like hexagonal structure.

The upper rear of the ship features a fin-like array of antennas, estimated to be up to 400 kilometers high based on the scale. The left and right fins are symmetrical, each nearly 300 kilometers long and at least 50 kilometers thick.

"Spectacular and beautiful!"

Doom was equally moved by her magnificence, as if he were in the same era that created her, his heart filled with longing imagination and admiration.

"A masterpiece of the Noor Project, thirty resource worlds were drained to create her."

Soya raised a light and shadow in his hand, displaying various data of the Void Lone Wolf, as well as the program's self-check.

She is a highly intelligent and automated warship that can be put into operation with only a small crew.

“Sophia, please check the functions of the Ring of Nur first. Check all the functional areas. I have some personal matters to attend to.”

“As you command.” Sophia lifted her skirt and stepped aside to inspect the condition of the Ring of Nur.

As Doom walked to the door of the control room, the family knelt down, their eyes red from crying, embracing each other with tears streaming down their faces.

Like a wanderer who has been away for a thousand years, he has finally returned to his familiar hometown.

“Go back.” Doom crouched down and spoke gently, pulling them up with his large hands: “The Ring of Nur will shine again. You can live peacefully in the Ring. The machines will protect you again.”

"Thank you! Ruler!"

The middle-aged man was about to kneel down again, but Doom stopped him. He bowed and stepped back, then left the control room with his family.

He knew this place was not for ordinary people; the machines would take over again, and he dared not let his presence delay the ruler's plans.

In ancient times, the rulers who were high above them considered it a waste of time to even glance at them.

He left looking relaxed and at ease. The ruler promised that the machines would help humanity again, and the family would no longer have to live in fear.

Doom saw the family off and returned to the control room.

As a digital life form from ancient times, and with the control core acting as a supercomputer, Sophia quickly retrieved information about the Ring of Nur.

"My lord, due to lack of maintenance over the long years, the Ring of Nur has 8239034 points of damage, and 16% of its functions are lost."

Sofia floated in the air, and a massive amount of data, visible to the naked eye, danced around her like ribbons.

"Can it be repaired?"

As Doom watched the rapidly scrolling data stream, he felt for the first time that his brain was not enough to keep up. It was the entire Nur Ring, accumulated with thousands of years of data and reports.

“It can be repaired.” Sophia retrieved a message from the sea of ​​data and displayed it to Doom: “Automatic repair protocol is intact and awaits your command.”

"repair."

Without hesitation, Doom gave the order to Sofia. The wishes of the Nur people were finally fulfilled.

At his command, the entire ring seemed to come "alive".

The "automatic repair protocol" from ancient times is a technology that is like magic.

It is a contract between the machine and causality. The simplest machine is equipped with a repair protocol, and can repair itself through incredible abilities after being damaged.

The steel pits dug by the stone men began to grow like flesh and blood; the exposed cables and energy pipes twisted like snakes, retracting into their original positions and reconnecting to where they belonged.

It was as if time had reversed, returning to its original state.

"My lord, the Void Lone Ranger is waiting, and you may board the ship at any time."

“Let’s go.” Doom woke Harlan from his daze and invited him to go to deep space to see other worlds.

"Which way?" Harlan grinned, and it took him a long time to calm down after his initial frustration turned to shock.

"There is no need to 'walk'."

Sofia smiled, and the light circle that appeared beneath Doom and Harlan projected a light screen upwards: "Don't be nervous, it's teleportation technology."

Harlan was speechless; the shock he experienced today was greater than all his previous experiences combined.

Doom has a strong interest in teleportation technology, allowing him to teleport at will without any punctuation, maximizing the mobility advantage of his troops.

With a flash of light, Doom and Harlan were teleported to a completely empty hall, with no obstructions in sight.

Looking around, the room is very large, exceptionally large.

It doesn't resemble a room; it's more like a huge flat plaza, devoid of any exhibits.

Its floor and ceiling were entirely grid-like structures made of an unknown material that emitted a radiant glow.

"This is the bridge of the Void Lone Ranger," Sophia's projection then appeared, explaining in a drawn-out voice. "Was this place robbed?" Harlan asked, shrugging as he looked around. "Not even a chair?"

“Sir, no, that’s not it.” Sophia covered her mouth with her hand, smiling like a lady without showing her teeth: “Do you need a seat?”

"Zi~"

As Sofia finished speaking, a metal-shaped square pillar rose from the floor behind Harlan.

A sudden noise behind him startled Harlan, who jumped back and nearly struck the floating pillar with his weapon.

To his astonishment, Fangzhu swiftly changed its form, like flowing mercury, solidifying into a chair that looked very comfortable.

"That's pretty much it!"

To cover his embarrassment, Harlan plopped down in the chair, which pressed against his back, making him groan with pleasure: "The ancient ancestors really knew how to enjoy themselves."

Sophia ignored him, summoned a chair for Doom, and said softly to him, "My lord, please wait a moment."

"The engine cores are starting to output energy, and the ship is awakening. The weapon and shield cores will take some time to activate."

"From its creation to the present, the Void Lone Wanderer's third heart is surging and young."

"Three blue giants..."

"Wait a minute!" Harlanden jumped up from his chair, his face filled with disbelief, interrupting Sophia's introduction.

His steel combat boots slammed lightly on the floor, producing a metallic clanging sound that rose sharply in disbelief: "You mean I'm sitting on a star?"

Harlan's face was contorted and stiff; he simply couldn't imagine what kind of power could control a star.

“Yes.” Sophia nodded, a cross-section diagram of the warship appearing in her hand: “Three blue giant stars. The stern provides power, the midsection provides energy for the shields, and the bow serves as the energy source for the weapons.”

Doom was equally astonished by humanity's arrogance, as they tamed the universe, stuffing symbols of civilization's glory into their spaceships and enslaving them to produce a constant stream of energy.

"They are locked in a dimensional pocket, nourishing this Ark warship with a continuous source of energy."

Sofia's voice was filled with an overwhelming pride, a pride in her creator.

"This is a magnificent warship, and according to my calculations, it is not obsolete even in today's universe."

She was showing off the Void Solo, a spaceship built entirely of technology.

Nanobots surge through the spaceship's pipes, controlled by a nanocore to repair damage, while transmission nerves are inscribed in the spine, allowing the crew to appear anywhere on the spaceship.

"The spaceship control system is online." Sophia's rational voice gradually rose, as if reciting a poem: "She was once a miraculous creation."

The spaceship began to vibrate, and with the low-frequency tremors of the behemoth awakening, the bridge armor was pulled upwards like a scroll.

In an instant, the starlight of the Nuer Galaxy and the splendor of the universe's stars poured into view like a celestial river.

"Through the ship's porthole, you can see the former glory of Nur!"

Doom was equally shocked. He looked out the porthole and saw the boundless starry sky above and a flat, steel continent below.

My current position should be in the middle of the upper fin of the spaceship, where I have a good view.

"The Ring of Nur has been restored and is beginning to change form, removing the one-dimensional shield."

The view from the bridge suddenly changed; the white floor beneath our feet gradually became transparent, revealing the obscured starry sky below.

The bridge has now become a command center with no blind spots.

The Nur began to rotate slowly, its inner ring fixed to the celestial pillar, while the outer ring gradually diverged from the inner ring, becoming two intersecting rings.

"This is what it truly looks like!"

Haran knelt on one knee and touched Nur's current appearance through a virtual image.

His tears fell to the ground, his breath trembled from sobs, and only now was Nur finally liberated.

“My lady…” Sophia said cautiously, somewhat at a loss, “After the shield was deactivated, the ring telescope discovered strange astronomical phenomena.”

"What phenomenon?" Doom's gaze swept across the entire starry sky, searching on the virtual image.

“Here.” Sophia zoomed in on an area where an unusual mark was emitting an eerie glow.

"Warspace!" Doom's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his fist clenched instinctively. He was all too familiar with that ominous radiance!
"These bastards are everywhere!" Harlan punched the floor and stood up cursing.

A beautiful day begins and ends with seeing the subspace.

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(End of this chapter)