Warhammer: Expedition to the Multiverse from 30k

The mission entrusted to him by Master Guilliman was to activate the Pharos and illuminate Macragge's location in the universe, guiding all loyalists who were lost and trapped in the Ruinstorm to the core of the Five Hundred Worlds.

He also knew that Lord Guilliman was extremely disgusted with alien technology, but now only by relying on alien technology to light the lighthouse can communication and transportation be restored, giving all those who are still loyal a little hope.

"Sergeant, protect these equipment," said Dantioch.

"The duty lies."

Sergeant Arkus didn't say much. He led his squad of Ultramarines to deploy defenses near Pharos, remaining vigilant at all times.

Time passes day by day.

Roche has obtained more than 90% of the data from the Faros device, and now only the quantum pulse engine buried deep in the mountains remains.

That part is the most important part of the entire Faros device, so it is also the most difficult to crack.

"If we can truly understand the principles of the Pharos, we can build more lighthouses in the Far East." Dantioch hadn't slept for a long time. Whenever he closed his eyes, the brothers who were killed by the Fourth Legion would appear before his eyes.

Rebuke, begging, anger, hatred.

"The traitors caused the light of the Astronomican to disappear. I do not know whether it was due to the effects of the Warp Storm or if something more terrible has occurred - the Emperor is dead."

Luo Xi was just debugging the equipment, and replied with his back to the War Blacksmith:

“Don’t be bothered by things that haven’t happened. Whether the Emperor is dead or not, we still have to do our own jobs and work hard for the continuation of humanity.”

The war blacksmith smiled bitterly. He found that this mortal named Luo Xi was really different from ordinary people.

Lord Roboute sent him here, but he did not feel the slightest bit proud or unbalanced for this heavy trust.

"Boy, you don't understand what the Emperor means to humanity."

"It was the Emperor who reunited humanity after the Age of Strife. He destroyed the Techno-Warlords on Terra, subjugated the Gene-Cults on the Moon, and suppressed the Mechanicus on Mars."

"He is the symbol of humanity, the Lord of mankind, and the object of our loyalty."

Dantioch was one of the Iron Warriors' tridents and the most trusted son of the Primarch Perturabo, but he chose to oppose his Gene-Father for the sake of the Imperium, which shows his absolute loyalty to the Emperor.

The fact that he could tolerate Roche's indifference to the Emperor was the result of the warsmith's temper improving a lot after being hurt by the Hrud's entropic weapons.

"If I were your emperor--" Luo Xi began.

"Then I hope you can constantly strive for self-improvement. It is not a good habit to put your hopes on others."

The war smith's grip on the power armor suddenly froze.

"The Emperor is also human. He may be an extraordinary person, with great strength and great dreams, but he is still human and has his own flaws."

"I have endured the stories about the Emperor and the Primarch that I have read in the Ptolemy Library on Macragge for a long time. Why does he treat his sons so differently?"

Until now, Luo Xi has never seen the legendary Lord of Humanity.

But there is not much good comment about him other than that he is a man of great talent and ambition.

"Look at the difference between his treatment of Angron and that of Leman Russ, who was just a random pick-up."

It was not surprising, and even reasonable, that Angron would betray the Emperor.

Roshi's words silenced the Warsmith, because rationally speaking, his words were right.

Just discussing with Roche whether the Emperor had any shortcomings, such a taboo and blasphemous topic, was enough to make the War Smith feel uneasy.

After making Dantioch speechless, Luo Xi showed a slight smile on his face. This stubborn old guy was not as good as him in terms of talking.

"Faros Quantum Pulse Engine...Done!"

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While Luo Xi and the War Blacksmith were bickering, they were also scanning the data.

In an uninhabited wilderness on the planet Sosa.

A rift in the extra-dimensional space quietly appeared in the void.

The moment the scan was completed, the Faros facility automatically sent a signal to the hidden extradimensional space on the planet Sosa.

The signal was too hidden, and even Luo Xi was unable to detect it with the help of the intelligent computer.

This signal was like a scheduled wake-up call, awakening some long-sleeping indigenous people in the hyperdimensional space.

Some metal beetles as big as Space Marines' fists crawled out from every corner. Their mechanical compound eyes emitted a faint green light, and the overall structure was extremely simple yet very sensitive.

The underworld scarabs shuttled back and forth in the tomb world of the undead according to the instructions of the program, and some tomb ghosts about two meters tall with scorpion-like bodies also awakened the response instructions deep in the memory module.

They patrol between the tombs, checking the operation of the system.

This scene lasted for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, but today, the signal from Pharos changed everything.

The data is passed on to the Tomb Spiders by the Ghostworker Scarabs and Tomb Wraiths, who never rested during the Great Slumber, maintaining the Necronic Tomb Worlds with inexhaustible patience.

The data is being reactivated, and those cold living metal bodies are being awakened again.

The low language unique to the Necrons echoed in this tomb world. From the Scarabs to the Tomb Spirits, to the more advanced Tomb Spiders and Tomb Technicians, everything was awakening.

With the awakening of the highest-ranking being in the Tomb World, the scene happening on the planet Sosa was projected before the eyes of the rulers using a method that was incomprehensible to human technology.

"A lowly flesh-and-blood primate."

The Necrons emphasized the words "flesh and blood" in a subtle way, with a special emotional fluctuation faintly in their expression.

But the next moment, the ruler of the undead seemed to be stuck and touched his metal head in a very anthropomorphic way.

Its mind was groggy, and the blurriness of its computing core and thinking circuits made it feel confused.

This is the first time it has experienced this feeling since it entered the bioconversion furnace.

The grave technician who had already awakened came over. It had a skull face with a single green eye and some decorations of unknown meaning dotted behind its head.

"Sleeping for too long may have affected the core of your mind."

Time is the enemy of life. Even the Necrons who have transformed into metal bodies cannot escape it.

"Send the warriors to kill the fleshworms who are stealing the knowledge of the great Necrontyr."

"This is shameful theft, and I—" The Necron began to lose his voice again.

"I will grant them a merciful death."

Following the order, the Crypt Master awakened some of the Necron warriors who were responsible for guarding the tomb world and ordered them to deal with the uninvited guests who disturbed their sleep.

Chapter 114: Lighting up Macragge

"My work is done. Complete your task, blacksmith."

The scanners relayed all gathered information back to the starship database in orbit, while the STC in primary position Alpha continued to operate.

"Light up Macragge."

The Warsmith took a deep breath. Even though he had held out in the Castle of Pain for a whole year and finally blew up the castle and destroyed an Emperor-class Titan, he was not so nervous.

He felt his biological lungs, which were no longer as powerful as before, were contracting violently, and the blood pumped by his two hearts made him feel a little dizzy.

But his hands did not tremble at all, as if they were a piece of tempered steel and indestructible.

He followed the method he had figured out and began to operate in the primary position Alpha.

Seeing this scene, Roche had to admire Dantioch's level. He still couldn't understand how this Iron Warrior, who had never come into contact with the Necrons, could rely on his intuition to use the Pharos Lighthouse to crack their system.

As the program progressed, the quantum pulse engine located deep in the Pharos Mountains began to operate.

Those black stone caves transmitted infrasound pulses from the abyss, and the entire mountain range was vibrating under the influence of that technological creation.

And Roxi, who was inside Faros, reacted even more obviously to this feeling.

The chest cavity resonated under the influence of infrasound, as if some titan beast was awakening from eternal slumber. Everyone present felt a sense of grandeur and sacredness. Compared with this, humans were so small.

The STC is doing its best to record the operating status of Pharos, and outlines extremely complex lines and numbers on its output screen.

Even Luo Xi felt dizzy when he saw these astronomical figures.

Perhaps only the Primarch's brain, which is comparable to a supercomputer, can analyze these data, especially Guilliman. Roche once wondered if he was a supercomputer in a human skin.

Even those humans who called themselves golden men that Roche had seen were no match to Guilliman in terms of brainpower.

"These data can only be processed by intelligent brains. When it comes to repetitive data calculations, it is almost impossible for humans to defeat artificial intelligence," said Luo Xi.

"But the Thinkers made of flesh and blood are safer, aren't they?" Dantioch certainly knew what Roche was being sarcastic about. The most widely used array of Thinkers in the human empire now is made up of human brains.

It may not be smart enough or powerful enough, but it is controllable.

The power of Pharos is crossing the vast universe, spanning thousands of light years to reach the Macragge system.

At this moment, all those lost in the Warp saw a beam of light piercing through the Ruinstorm.

Its brightness could not compare to that of Terra's Astronomican, but in the endless darkness, even the smallest light was enough to arouse all the desire to survive.

No one knew how it lit up in the storm of destruction, but they had no choice.

It could be hope, but it could also be a bait for some malicious intent.

Countless lonely starships, damaged warships, and fragmented fleets are heading towards Macragge, which is illuminated by Pharos.

"Did it work, Blacksmith?"

Roche also rarely showed nervousness. Although Dantioch claimed that Pharos could operate, no one knew what the real situation was.

If a machine has been abandoned for tens of millions of years and still does not require much maintenance, and can even be started by an alien who knows nothing about it, Luo Xi can only say that this is god-like technology.

In the intricate black stone tunnels of Pharos, a dark green pocket dimension rift unique to the Necrons slowly opened.

The first Necron warrior walked out of the rift, followed by the second. They were as silent as the grave. Their movements were not swift, but their actions were as precise as machines.

In their hands, they all held Gauss separator guns that glowed with a faint green light. This dangerous weapon, unique to the Necrons, had an extremely sharp metal blade at the tip, and could also be used in close combat when needed.

Kill... the invader

The Necron warriors received the command, and these completely silent Necrons carried out the order as firmly as machines.

"Did you hear anything, Blacksmith?"

In the cave made of black stone, Hill vaguely sensed an unusual sound.

Extremely heavy, yet different from the sluggish and stiff nature of Space Marines.

The Ear of Leman can filter out the necessary parts from the noisy background noise. When the Extreme Warrior spoke, Dantioch was immediately alert.