Good times are always short-lived.
Although it would be difficult for most people to call life in the Maelstrom a "good time", Hades, Angron and the World Eaters all agreed that it was indeed a good time.
Five years later, after confirming that Angron was in good health, Hades focused his work on building Phaos.
Now, Hades can say with confidence that Faos is definitely the overlord of the Maelstrom, and the Trinity Cathedral on it is the best of all.
In that small holy land, Faos possesses a physical side that is far purer than the physical universe. Thoughts are no longer monitored, and logic returns to logic. Except for math problems that may drive people crazy, there is no other poisonous knowledge here.
If one is a "lucky" sage, he might be able to hear a small piece of knowledge from the faint roar coming from under the cathedral.
Promise me, my sages, to use technology to beat Tzeentch.
No one expected that the blockade of technological innovation would be released within the vortex of psychic chaos.
Following Hades's instructions and the suggestions of several great sages, several large laboratories have been completed around the 21st Cathedral. In the foreseeable future, this place will serve as an important site for testing experimental data.
New technological ideas emerge from the meditation room of the church, are verified in the laboratory near the cathedral, and then assembled into samples. The samples will be taken to the chaotic psychic field of the Great Vortex to continue to test their reliability in the psychic field.
After all, reality is not as pure as the meditation room.
In the 21st Cathedral, in the highest-level reading room, countless handwritten materials of Hades are also prominently displayed. Some knowledge is destined to require countless practices and the test of time. All Hades can do is to light a few bright lights to illuminate different paths in the deep night of knowledge.
Of course, there are also data versions. Hades uploaded all of them to Nirvana, and sages of sufficient level can check them for themselves.
Compared to the scientific researcher that Hades hopes to be, he still needs to become a qualified general. In the past few years in the Maelstrom, Hades has spent most of his time fighting.
But in between beating up his neighbors, Hades still managed to complete several projects.
One is the Black Box, a personality collector for Nirvana updates, which only allows the highest level of sage equipment.
There is also a spiritual lamp, whose inspiration and technology come from Kirkland. It is a small light bulb that can detect the spiritual energy field within at least one kilometer around itself. The stronger the spiritual energy, the brighter the light.
Any sage of Phaos may wear it.
Although it has no offensive power, the spirit lamp can at least serve as an early warning. Attacks against psychic energy are currently still limited to the [Soulless], and small-scale black stones are nothing more than ripples of resonance with the Soulless.
But large-scale Black Stone buildings can indeed play a certain anti-psychic role.
Among the densely packed factory areas of Faos, countless black stone obelisks stand majestically.
It should be made clear that the Blackrock Obelisk is not [anti-psychic]. It is more like some kind of amplifier that can amplify both the physical side and the psychic side.
This is why, in the Black Stone Obelisk of Barbarus, except for the main tower, other sub-towers have no starting system at all, and the starting circuit of the main tower is also broken. Only Hades knows how to connect and start it.
This is a measure taken by Hades to prevent those with ulterior motives from using the reverse side of Blackrock Spire to enhance the psychic side.
Hades also made a similar design for the Black Stone Spire of Faos. The activation system of the main tower was kept strictly confidential, and only the highest-level sages knew the key.
At the same time, there is always a piece of black stone infected with the physical side dug out from the underground of the 21st Cathedral and placed next to the Blackrock Spire launcher.
Psykers are also prohibited from entering the area around Blackrock Spire.
Now, if the sages wish, Faos can activate the physical field that covers the entire planet.
In five years, Faos was transformed from a barren land into an industrial planet with a complete industrial system, air defense system, and even anti-psychic system.
Countless mineral materials were transported here from the routes opened up by Hades himself in the war. The port was handling huge ships, bullets and guns filled every warehouse, and the sages were busy. Even the most mediocre sage hoped that he could achieve a great honor and be allowed to enter the deepest part of the 21 Cathedral.
The true words written by Ohm Messiah himself have also spread to the thinking engine of every sage. For the sake of truth and humanity, in the technological domain, Faos will become His most loyal knight who charges into battle.
Although this Forge World is now just a bully in the Great Vortex, if it wants to support the grand war between the stars farther away, this rapidly developing planet is still not enough.
Hades smiled, but no matter what, Faos at least developed before he left. Although he didn't have all six pieces of equipment, he had all the transitional sets.
A huge roar was heard, and Hades turned his head to see the sages directing the transport boats, continuously carrying ammunition to the World Eaters' ships.
The sages clearly knew that this separation would probably take hundreds of years to count - especially in the vortex of time chaos.
So they seized every opportunity to replenish supplies for the World Eaters, who had suffered heavy losses earlier.
Lord Hades,
The female voice of the World Eater Captain Salin sounded from the channel, with a hint of impatience.
[Excuse me for being disrespectful, but please don't let those oil men stuff ammunition into the fleet, sir. I don't want the Conqueror to become a firecracker that will explode at any time.]
Hades got along well with the World Eaters—so well that they didn't seem to consider him an outsider.
Hades obviously spoke his mind to the World Eaters, and his straightforward personalities, as well as his pursuit of order and glory, immediately struck a chord with them.
Hades said jokingly,
"You can just negotiate with the oil guys directly. This is your ship, Ms. Salin."
[It would be nice if they listened to what people said.]
At the other end, Salin was staring at the fleet outside through the porthole. Next to her stood Kahn, who was holding an axe nonchalantly and spoke,
"No need to bother Hades, we can use those empty lounges as storage for the time being—"
"No! Never!"
Salin turned her head, furious, and her high-pitched voice made Kaan sure that she would be a good war cry.
"Unless it is Master Angron's order—what does Master Angron think? No, do not answer me with your dilatory attitude!"
Khârn looked away, not wanting to argue with Captain Salin, certain that Angron's only thought on the matter was delight at the sages' enthusiasm.
Well, actually, Angron, sensing the good intentions of the Sages, found it hard to refuse the Oilers, but he also had trouble dealing with the World Eaters' bad-tempered female captain.
“… I’ll listen to you.”
Kahn said slowly that the ammunition the sages had stuffed into the tank now was enough for the World Eaters to fight for three or four years without food or water, and there would still be some left over.
Of course, this is also related to the significant reduction in the number of World Eaters. The Legion cannot recruit soldiers from the Maelstrom, so after leaving the Maelstrom, the World Eaters’ first priority will be recruiting soldiers.
In the end, it was Hades, who had had enough of the drama on the channel, who saved Kahn. He contacted the great sage Heisen calmly and asked the sages to stop stuffing things into the ship.
Hades was listening to Heisen's report while thinking about the next route out of the Maelstrom. He originally wanted to find the Death Guard and ask Mortarion to see if Angron's brain could be healed quickly.
But unfortunately, the Emperor did not give him a chance to take a vacation. The Lord of Mankind kindly pointed out the next place for him to work overtime -
Nikea.
Yes, code
(End of this chapter)