A little unknown technology, a ball of soulless blood embedded deep in the chip, some loyal personalities—
You can create a being that walks on the edge of the rules.
Hades... Hades knew what he was doing, so when he created this creature, he also imposed strict restrictions on it.
First of all, the flesh and blood of the soulless cannot be separated, which will limit the unlimited growth of data - after all, no matter how efficient the data is, it will be limited by hardware.
Secondly, Hades set the [update] rules for this system. Pluto personally designed a data collection box made of black stone and named it the Black Box.
The black stone material comes from the black stone buried under the 21st Cathedral.
The Salem Forge World will select the most outstanding great sages in various fields, and after their loyalty has been identified, they will be transplanted with black boxes.
But the selection is not over yet.
Only when this sage sacrifices himself for humanity and is identified by multiple parties as having a stable and pure personality can he be said to be completely chosen.
The black box will remain in the 21st Cathedral for a full year, and then it will be assessed for personality stability again.
Once there are no issues with stability and loyalty, this personality will be integrated into the Nirvana system.
Due to the need to update and adapt to the times, the newly integrated personality will occupy one-third of the dominant degree in Nirvana to ensure the stability of the system.
The integration of personality is not possible at any time. It must reach the time limit set by Hades. For this purpose, Hades designed two hourglasses twisted together. Only when the hourglass reaches the bottom can the system be updated.
There are complex calculation equations for the unstable timing of this hourglass, and Hades believes that it will not be deciphered quickly.
If it is not updated on time, the Nirvana system will be automatically destroyed.
The update will ensure that the Nirvana system will closely follow the forces it serves, but will not suddenly become extreme.
At the same time, the Nirvana system is not directly connected to the arsenal. Hades gave the sages an iterative code table, and the sages need to manually manufacture the corresponding signal converters according to the era.
Similar to the Nirvana system, it actually has two plugs, but the base of the weapon system has three plugs. The sages need to build a converter themselves and convert it in the physical world.
If a runaway situation really occurs... the sages can physically unplug your line at any time, or wait for the docking code to automatically iterate to a new generation, making the original converter invalid.
And if the Nirvana system starts trying to calculate the docking password independently, the destruction code left by Hades will be activated immediately.
Hades thought that the current Nirvana capacity was too small, and twenty-two personalities could not even undertake the planning calculations for a planet. This was just a preliminary attempt... People had enough time to wait and make mistakes, or destroy it.
When the Emperor's solution arrives, Hades will ask again whether it is feasible.
But in fact, Hades created the Nirvana system with a pessimistic plan for the future.
If he was really trapped in the Maelstrom, a high-computing-power system would be necessary in the absence of manpower and supplies. Although everything seemed to be getting better now, Hades could clearly see that the psykers in the team were dying - this was not a good thing, because most of these psykers were navigators.
He had to find another way out.
But the good news is... maybe one day when Hades really feels that he will be the local tyrant in the Maelstrom for the rest of his life, the Charon he has been thinking about will finally come back.
The good news is that Malcador didn't come, the even better news is -
A huge shadow slowly loomed in the sky, and Hades opened his mouth in disbelief.
The elegant ship, which was slightly thinner than the Queen of Glory, was quietly floating above the sky. The huge adamantine horns were flashing a dim and low-key light, and the whole ship was immersed in the darkness.
Several tall, pointed black stone towers arched above the ship. Apart from the need for construction, the exposed steel pipes shone in between in a cold silver-gray color. The main hull was paved in black.
The sharp High Gothic language blared from the bow, harsh and frivolous—
[My friend, death is not a bad thing.]
Below is the name of the ship, [Kokutus].
Kocytus means the River of Sorrow. The water of the river is icy cold. Sinners shed tears and fall into the River Styx, leaving the river of tears flowing slowly.
Angron, who was standing beside Hades, laughed and patted Hades' shoulder armor.
[Brother, this is too dark. I see you like to keep a low profile?]
But when they boarded the ship together to tour it, Angron chose to take back his comments.
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Hades, expressionless, decided to weld himself into the floor and never come out.
Compared to the low-key style of the sages of Faos, the sages of Just are obviously more noisy in terms of decoration style.
Those wise men actually built a river on the boat and named it the Styx.
There was no light in Hades' eyes. He stared at the river flowing quietly beside his feet. He was sure that the liquid flowing in the river was definitely not water, but... blood.
Hades wanted to facepalm, but he held back.
The wide staircase that occupies one-third of the main hall leads up layer by layer, with rivers flowing on both sides. A scarlet velvet carpet is laid in the middle, and at the top is naturally the throne that belongs to Pluto.
The pitch-black throne is composed of cold geometric shapes with a symmetrical aesthetic. Low-key and luxurious pale green and scarlet diamonds are inlaid on it from the bottom, becoming increasingly sparse towards the top, until complete blackness finally takes over the main body.
Behind the throne was a mural inlaid with countless gems. A man stood alone among the treacherous waves, his sickle held high. The calm darkness broke open under his feet, straightly separating the chaotic waves on both sides.
The waves are made entirely of gems, confusing the eyes, but the darkness is filled entirely with black stone, simple and unpretentious.
Three statues of the three-headed dog of hell stood on both sides of the throne, one standing, one lying, and one sitting, each with a different expression, their ruby eyes gleaming coldly.
The rest of the hall is also carved with exquisite and gorgeous murals.
The style is quite similar to the prosperous and luxurious style of traditional holy places such as Mars.
Hades felt like he was about to pass out, and he sensed Angron's hesitant gaze behind him.
What was even more fatal to Hades was that Charon and Hefa were standing on both sides of the stairs, just making way for Hades to climb the stairs.
The looks of the two men seemed to be signaling Hades to get on board so that they could get down to business.
Hades briefly imagined the scene, and he could feel the suffocating embarrassment - perhaps the sages wanted a scene of thousands of people kneeling, no, he, Hades, would never sit on it.
Hades didn't like the feeling of being looked down upon. It reminded him of an emperor of a feudal dynasty, or an arrogant and rude boss.
Hades swallowed his saliva.
"Charon, time is of the essence. I want you to tell me the Emperor's plan as soon as possible."
After the previous baptism, Charon will no longer show some unnecessary emotions, which is a good thing.
Hades watched as Charon walked towards him and slowly presented a wooden box with both hands.
There were countless golden inscriptions engraved on the box, and violent spiritual energy was fluctuating on it. It seemed impossible to open it. Hades stretched out his hand skillfully, releasing the black domain and absorbing the excess spiritual energy.
The lock is open.
Hades hesitated for a moment, briefly considering the possibility that the Emperor would give him a shock, and finally Hades decided to open it.
Nothing new came to his sight, a finger bone.
But... this finger bone is a bit strange, it is not placed in the center, but lies quietly in the upper middle part of the box.
An eerily familiar feeling.
Hades silently stretched out his hand, as if wanting to confirm which finger bone it was.
With his hand suspended above the box, Hades slowly made a classic gesture. The position was just right. At the moment he made the gesture, a golden light lit up, and a simple gesture was drawn on the bottom of the box.
That’s right, this time the emperor sent the first section of his right middle finger.
Behind Hades, Angron, who had witnessed the whole nouveau riche decoration style, finally couldn't help but speak.
[Hades, what does that gesture mean? What does he want to express?]
Hades didn't even turn his head. He reached his hand back accurately and silently pressed back the middle finger that Angron had raised.
“It is a... gesture of approval and friendship, but do not learn it, no, do not do it, Angron... and do not ask me why, I beg you.”
Fortunately, Angron was loyal enough and he really didn't do it again or ask any more questions.
This is infinitely better than the emperor sending him a middle finger from afar.
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That day, perhaps the only thing that could make Hades a little happier was that he saw the familiar Macragge blue in the nouveau riche-style bedroom that the sages had decorated for him.
At Kirkland's suggestion, the great sage took the risk and stole this commemorative carpet from the items sealed by Hades within the Death Guard.
The Lord of Death had already noticed this, but Mortarion would only celebrate the fact that the Endurance had lost a bit of blue.
No, so you can go to bed early.
(End of this chapter)