Give him some time and he will give you a world of explosive productivity.
The Emperor of Mankind once said that he alone was an army, the Imperial Regent, Mage Malcador, hastily added, referring specifically to his appetite.
He is a thorn in the eyes of the four gods, a rising star in the physical world, a man who drives thousands of oilmen crazy, the commander of the nth largest army in the empire, the terminator of the Death Guard cafeteria, the king of stealing tribute from Barbarus, and the reliable predecessor that the technical sergeants miss so much...
He is Hades, the god of the underworld.
Now, another heavy crown is about to be crowned on his head -
A thunderous green light appeared.
Hades kicked down the strangely shaped sacrificial pole and threw a brick to kill the last cultist who was trying to escape in the distance.
Now, with Faos as the center, draw a circle in the vortex, and the last planet in this star field declares its surrender.
The entire maelstrom was whispering his name. On those planets that had been peaceful and tranquil for tens of thousands of years, dark monsters descended from the sky with a large number of lunatics, shouting "In the name of the Emperor". They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
Living beings avoid this as much as possible. Even on the most isolated and closed planets, the monster will be mentioned in conversations - due to the subconscious intervention of the psychic species, they dare not even mention his name.
At first, they called him a monster.
After he burned the fifth planet with his war, they called him the Unmentionable Blasphemer.
And after he successfully conquered an entire peaceful star field, they respectfully and fearfully called him the Lord of the Great Whirlpool.
In this regard, Hades, the lord of the great vortex, the star killer, the terminator of the Death Guard cafeteria, the center of the vortex, commented after a successful conquest while half-crouching and holding a brick:
Don't let me catch whoever gave me this name, or you'll suffer the consequences. I'll burn the planet for you, scatter the sacrificial supplies all over the floor for you, and you're still calling me the Four Gods? I'll hit you with a brick and see if you still lose your temper.
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A bright fire lit up above the dim sky.
Another triumph.
Among the tall buildings of Faos, dots of red emerge from between them, the industrial behemoths of fire and electricity roar, and the gears never sleep.
Faos is still under construction. On the unfinished scaffolding, slogans on red cloth strips can be seen everywhere - "Production is the hard truth!" "Down with all demons and monsters, victory belongs to mankind!" "If there is someone around you who suddenly falls ill or gets angry... please contact the regional great sage in time."
I heard that this is a special hobby of Ohm Messiah, but I don’t know who wrote the slogan above.
The sages who were able to step down from their workstations for the time being were skillfully pouring into the streets and running towards the docks, where the huge ship of the Om Messiah was slowly approaching the port.
They can catch a glimpse of the glory of Ohm Messiah, cheer as they feel the green static electricity crackling between their robes, and if they are lucky, they can even grab the spoils scattered by Ohm Messiah - some sages even grab a piece of STC fragment!
The huge ship stopped and let out a deafening roar of radio waves.
Haddish paused, seeing Sage Heisen and Little Herrera behind him holding their trophies. Then he smiled and strode off the ship.
The crowd cheered, and Hades snapped his fingers skillfully, and bright green lightning instantly lit up, causing screams to continue.
Hades walked casually in the port, with half-dried sticky blood sticking to his helmet and boots. Behind him, a mechanical torrent was flowing slowly. They had just conquered a mining planet and emptied their warehouses.
Hades said it would be a waste if he didn't take it.
After Hades sent Charon away in tears, the Empire seemed dead and there was no communication for five years. However, given the instability of warp navigation and the special physique of the Maelstrom, Hades expressed his understanding.
In the absence of material support from the Empire, Hades dragged a crippled Forge World and a crippled World Eater, and relied on the "good" neighbors on other planets in the Maelstrom to develop his army.
They fight, rob and build infrastructure at the same time, and because they don't need diplomacy, their development is even faster.
Over the course of five years, Hades watched as the barren plains of Phaos gradually turned into a sea of scaffolding, with giant beasts devouring steel and creating magnificent miracles.
The first to be completed was the 21st Cathedral, which was once the center of the holy war. A huge black stone served as the floor of the church, with a heavy bulletin board in the center. Sculptures of 21 victims with different expressions surrounded the platform.
Mortals tried to poorly imitate Ohm Messiah. There were no lights in the entire cathedral. The only fixed light source in the entire cathedral was the faintly glowing metal that flowed down the walls and the backs of the chairs in liquid form.
Anyone entering must pick up a candle from the door. The addition of metal powder gives the candlelight a cool green hue.
But the real mystery of this church goes beyond this.
Beneath the thick black stone, deep underground where no instrument or signal can penetrate, the prisoners are screaming and providing energy for the entire planet.
When the wise men pray and meditate on it, they will hear the sighs of Om Messiah and the wails of sinners - but this will make their minds calmer and easier to reach true wisdom.
Compared with other churches that pretend to be mysterious, this cathedral is worthy of the name of a sanctuary. In the foreseeable future, countless fruits of human wisdom will be produced here.
As the heart of faith and energy, the 21st Cathedral has the highest level of defense, with air defense and explosion-proof systems designed for it by Ohm Messiah himself.
But the system is not yet completely complete.
After getting off the ship, Hades did not immediately go to the area where the World Eater was to visit Angron - after realizing that Hades could not leave for the time being, the Lord of Red Sands immediately stated that the World Eater would be waiting for Hades.
With Hades around, Angron naturally had little contact with war in the past five years. The responsibilities of the legion commander were shared by Rock and Kahn. Hades was pleased to realize that compared to Garro and Vorx, who became violent or depressed when working, the two leaders of the World Eaters seemed to be very hardworking and conscientious.
Maybe this is the charm of children from poor families becoming independent early.
Angron also recovered well, at least he no longer felt dizzy. The Primarch and the World Eaters were having a great time together, and Hades from the Death Guard felt that he was as bright as a light bulb.
Although no one except Hades considered him an outsider, Angron had patted Hades on the shoulder many times and vowed that when he got better, he would let the two of them have a friendly sparring match.
Hades shook his head and threw Angron's horrifying proposal out of his mind. He didn't want to play wrestling with a muscle man like the Primarch. He had more important things to do today. When the ship just arrived at Faos, the sages informed Hades that [it] was about to wake up.
In the research workshop, Hades stared at the screen expressionlessly... He was trying out a... very blasphemous technology.
He thought of Kirkland who suddenly revived from the golden mind engine, of Belisarius Kaur in the future, of the Necrons... Technically speaking, it is possible and feasible to retain personal thinking.
Hades took a deep breath. Maybe he could... try another approach.
"Ruibo?"
Hades suddenly shouted,
[I am here, Lord Hades, XS874 is waiting for your order. ]
The Soulless Ribo is another special being, with a strong will, and maintaining the highest level of vigilance against Chaos - and is destined to be repelled by psionics.
Hades pressed the button and watched the indicator light slowly light up.
"You can start calling them now."
[yes.]
Pulses are transmitted from cable to cable, one and zero, yes or no, and gates and not gates are alternating. Logic, the most beautiful language of the physical world, is running at high speed, quickly building complex giants.
[? ]
This is the first character it emits when it wakes up.
[Hello, experimental twenty-one personality chimera, I am Ruibo xs874, and I will answer your confusion next. ]
Hades folded his arms and stared at the screen in front of him in silence. These conversations did not have to appear on the screen. The two simulated personalities could have completed the conversation between the electric current and one-zero, but the code written by Hades ordered them to show their own operating process.
For the simulation of personality alone, this has a kind of useless beauty.
The next moment, a large amount of text, characters, numbers, and even codes quickly filled a screen as big as a wall. The characters flashed, and in an instant, 156 different messages appeared.
Hades had a blank expression on his face. He stood still and watched the communication between the two personalities intently. The latter iterated very quickly and caught up with Ruibo in 3.68 seconds.
They share a machine for calculations, which shows that under the same hardware conditions, the algorithm of the aggregate personality has surpassed Ruibo.
The sage behind Hades, who was trying to follow the conversation on the screen, wailed a few times, and then Hades smelled a burning smell. He didn't say anything, but green lightning lit up behind him.
The rapidly changing light passed across Hades' face.
In fact, Hades once thought about a question.
Is that the present, living Kirkland, really the Kirkland that Hades knew
Is the real Kirkland dead, and what survives is just the Mind Engine's poor imitation of him
But later, Hades realized that Kirkland was still feeling pain in the Black Domain - Kirkland's soul was still there, which meant that Kirkland did not seem to be "really dead".
But now... Hades breathed calmly as he created a [soulless being].
In order to avoid the subspace, he even introduced the soulless man Ruibo. The logical hardware structure must have the flesh and blood of the soulless man - and it cannot be removed.
So, is this awakened existence still a life, or is it just the inertia of an engine
Hades watched it change from bewilderment to ecstasy, shouting the name of Om Messiah and praising the God of All Machines. Hades even saw trembling and gratitude between the bloodless and tearless characters.
This awakened simulated mind will integrate the will and knowledge of the sacrificed sages. To some extent, Hades is creating a new Belisarius, but unlike the legendary sage in the future, Hades' ambition is far greater than creating an outstanding sage.
After three hours and forty-seven minutes, the communication entered the final stage.
Hades slowed his breathing, and dark green lightning crackled around the humming computing giant behind the screen.
He watched the words on the screen tremble, melt, and dissolve. The characters shifted from their original positions and began to crowd together and merge into a ball, with words stacked on top of each other.
In a corner of the crowded screen, Hades caught a glimpse of a line of small words:
[Lord Hades, I wish you good luck in fighting and victory for mankind. ]
Then this line of small words was also swallowed up by the surging garbled code.
"Ms. Ruibo, humans will win."
Hades whispered to himself softly.
He waited patiently, and after seven hours, the frantic screen returned to a dead black.
The characters flash when typing.
Finally, words popped up on the screen one by one.
[Hello, Lord Hades.]
"Hello, the twenty-two personality chimeras, Ruibo, Delis, T5 Ze..."
[:)]
Hades scratched his head.
"What do you want to be called? You have the right to give yourself a name."
[Nirvana. (reborn)]
"good."
… Rebirth, it’s a good name.
They will be the first, but they will never be the last.
3.5, no more! Yay!
I will write about the World-Devourer later, so don’t worry, have some tea first.
(End of this chapter)