"You reek of death, Jin."
α3 Alina said that the sage used the Gear Axe to push away the branches blocking the road and walked briskly towards the U2 tunnel.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Jin said that it was obviously a bit difficult for his huge body to walk in the rain forest. He was like an elephant, breaking all obstacles in his way.
"I don't understand you," Alina α3 said, "You are the most favored sage under Pluto's throne, why do you choose to exile yourself? You have better choices."
"I want to be a human being," Jin said. "If you insist on asking, then my original intention of following Pluto was to be a human being. Ten thousand years later, I judged that I was a little far away from this anchor point. Yes, I am a believer, but I am more than a believer. I am me, and I am me. This is what he really advocates."
Jin was silent for a moment.
"Compared to the people of the Cult of Hades, the Mechanicus obviously misunderstood him."
“… It’s all because of that idiot Kirkland.”
Jin cursed under his breath, and used his personal void shield to block the birds flying towards him.
"The creatures on this planet are very aggressive."
α3 Alina said as they walked to the marker. "It's time to say goodbye. You go to the i6 tunnel and I'll go to u2. Okay, I still don't understand your point of view, but maybe I can understand 64.08% of your attitude, just like others don't understand my enthusiasm for digging for the truth underground."
Jin waved his hand.
"See you underground."
The Sage said, and then the two mechanical teams went their separate ways.
α3Alina may not understand that Jin had other purposes for coming here... something else. He wanted to take a look at the Necrons to remind himself that being alive is something that requires vigilance. The living cannot be imprisoned by the past. They need to move forward and keep flowing. This is what it means to be alive, not to be completely defined by their past selves. That is not living.
That's the Necrons.
Jin thought to himself that perhaps Kirkland's underlying code had something in common with the Necrons, which was obviously logically supported, but he did not tell anyone else about his thoughts.
Pluto's knowledge comes from dragons, which are star gods. The Void Dragon once bestowed technology on the Necrons - and now, Pluto is replicating this process.
Jin remained silent about this. Now he believed that human nature would hold Pluto back. If it couldn't... he would stand up again.
But now, it's time for him to set out on his own path.
Even so, with the help of the [Demi-Star God], humans still cannot fully master the technology of the dead. As Hades' most trusted sage, Jin knows why Hades is worried now. The technology that Hades wants to obtain and apply the most is -
[Living Metal].
After Hades transformed into a star god, he could use living metals freely, but the metals he created would quickly become inactive and could not be preserved or used by humans.
But Pluto obviously lacks the knowledge of how to build a living metal assembly line from scratch, just like a person cannot learn how to mobilize muscles and how to make the heart beat by following someone else's description...
Does He need to learn this kind of thing
This is why the tomb-robbing team exists. In addition to obtaining the key, this team is also responsible for deciphering the technology of the dead - as of now, Gauss pistols for personal use have been mass-produced.
Jin temporarily stopped the third-level thinking task in his thinking engine. While he was thinking, they had arrived at the entrance to the tomb. Several partridges were squatting near the newly opened tomb hole smoking. When they saw the great sage coming, they saluted and made way.
Jin nodded. Due to geological erosion, the fulcrum hub on this route had stopped operating on its own, leaving only the scarabs and tomb spiders working blindly and automatically, so they could sneak in directly.
The Death Guard gravedigger behind Jin nodded towards the sage. There were also specialized grave-robbing factions within the Death Guard - otherwise where would the mass-produced Gauss pistols come from
Triple stealth stance, garbled impact field, psychic stealth, DDoS jammers placed in different locations on this mountain, and then a full range of weapons - if discovered, at least be able to defeat the opponent.
It's like a failed theft that turns directly into robbery.
This is their creed for tomb robbing.
Jin carefully walked around the simulated insects that were crawling silently on the ground and entered the tunnel.
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The Silent King will return...
Trazyn lay idly on the recliner in his museum, staring at his collection, a team of seven little Death Guards, in deep thought.
Orikan was not wrong about this. If we calculate the time... the Silent King will indeed be back soon. More and more dynasties are about to awaken, there is no doubt about that.
The Overlord felt irritated that, as a Necrontyr, he did not support the Silent King - it was the Silent King who had put his people in their current situation, although he had shown them no mercy before.
It still wants to continue to be happy instead of obeying the orders of the King of Silence.
The Endless thought of Hades again. This guy actually obeyed the rules and stayed in the insect nest for a year before coming out.
Due to the shadow of the hive, the Endless had no idea what was happening inside, not to mention that it was fighting with the Astrologer Tribunal at the time.
And it itself... Trazyn thought, the army under its command might be a powerful force, but it was still not enough in front of the powerful Hierophant or the Silent King.
Not to mention that the Silent King is a madman, Trazyn fretted, it will never forgive the biological transformation decided by the Silent King, no necrophile with a conscience will forgive this.
But the reality is that the Silent King is about to return, and he can't defeat them. If he hides, and if the Silent King doesn't pursue him, Trazyn might be able to live happily for a while. But if Hades' affairs are exposed...
Trazyn was silent for a moment, and decided to immediately change the containment file that had existed for ten thousand years to "Experiments on how to use the Star God fragments more efficiently."
Cut it, cut it now - at least don't let other Necrontyr find out about it.
Or should I go meet Hades
Why did it agree to the little guy on impulse
… The first impulse always requires a lot of compensation afterwards, and Trazyn admitted this point straightforwardly.
Trazyn felt a little regretful. How could he have known that this guy could grow so big? But subconsciously, Trazyn had his own ambitions.
A possible Star God who could be won over? And the allies in the Warp behind him? For a dead race, this would not be a losing deal.
Trazyn tried to comfort himself that this was a helpless act. Under its observation, the expansion of the Supreme Heaven... After the fall of the star god of the physical world, the balance was lost, and the Supreme Heaven began to erode the physical world.
A new anchor point must emerge in the real world to fight against the High Heaven.
Trazyn thought, and his thoughts drifted to Orrickan's crazy talk again. What did it mean that "the brilliant purple galaxy was shattered?"
Perhaps this was Orikan's nonsense, but why was the Scryer so sure that the Silent King's return would not cause it any harm
Trazyn didn't believe that this old man had the means to fight or escape from the Silent King. In this regard, they were equally matched and no one should look down on the other.
Could it be... Could it be...?!
Could it be that the guy has found a new backer for himself
The first person Trazyn thought of was the Storm King, the Hierophant of the Sotek Dynasty, one of the most powerful extant Necrons dynasties with extremely strong military force. He was also the Hierophant who was most incompatible with the Silent King.
That shouldn’t be the case, Trazyn thought again. The Storm King cannot escape the control of the Master Control Protocol, or have they found a way to get rid of the protocol
Is this possibility really possible
Trazyn was silent, but it didn't get along well with the Storm King. In fact, it had some minor frictions with every dynasty - after all, its museum needed collections.
It does not have much affection for its own kind.
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“The damage is severe.”
α3 Alina said, she looked at the undead soldiers who could never get up again. It was unbelievable that the shallow tombs were almost completely destroyed, and the automatic souls had no reaction to it. It seemed that they were lucky enough to touch a severely damaged tomb.
"Prepare to enter the second floor."
α3 Alina received news from Jin that Jin's team had begun to advance deeper.
The female sage was silent for a moment. She thought this was an opportunity. Since Pluto was already protecting them, why not go a little deeper
The troops brought this time are also large enough to annihilate this undead force.
She could wait for Jin's team to successfully complete their goal... and then go a little deeper herself...
The risk assessment was passed, the only obstacle was to convince Pluto, and α3 Alina began to edit the application.
She deliberately stayed for a while, waiting for Jin's team to go ahead. From Jin's report, the infiltration of the second floor was also very smooth. The hub of the detection system was destroyed, and the tomb still had not awakened.
The tombs of the Necrons would cause communication delays, so α3 Alina was not at all worried that Pluto would discover and blame them in advance. She made a prompt decision, thinking that this was a godsend opportunity and that she should continue to go deeper.
A wise man who does not take risks cannot obtain the truth from the grave, which is why only α3 Alina persisted.
Don't dig graves if you are timid.
After marking the entrance to the deepest tomb on the map, α3 Alina decisively led the team forward.
… … … … …
"smoothly… "
A question mark appeared on Jin's screen. It was a bit too smooth. The machine soul of this tomb was at a very low activity level and was extremely insensitive to external stimuli. Apart from low-level insectoid undead machines, they didn't even encounter a decent humanoid undead army.
"Jin-306 has arrived at the target point, deployment completed, and will begin the first intrusion in three minutes."
The gold sent out this message, and the sage looked at the grave technician's coffin in silence, as if thinking about something.
… … … … … …
Hades stared at the screen. So far, the Necrons have not been awakened at all. The plan is going well!
… … … … … …
Tick. Tick.
Moisture from the rainforest seeps into the caves through cracks in the soil.
The deceased were sleeping in the tomb. α3 Alina looked at the lord's guards with interest. They were not activated at all. It was unbelievable.
This kind of world does exist, where the automaton souls are completely inactive and unresponsive - but this situation is really too rare. Generally speaking, perhaps only worlds that have been specially "cared for" will be like this.
Could it be that before them—
α3 Alina's thoughts were interrupted, and the sage saw a familiar figure, Jin-306.
The two sages stood in front of the coffin of the Undead Lord, staring at each other in silence, and the servant skulls beside their shoulders also looked at each other.
Jin's appendages had already landed on the coffin of the Undead Lord, clearly preparing to hack in.
"It seems... we have the same idea."
#3 Alina said.
Jin nodded silently, "Our decision-making level may be similar."
α3 Alina paused, then showed a happy expression.
"Then I don't have to worry about Hades's criticism. I think you have a higher priority than me."
"Yes,"
King said, having completely failed to remove his appendage, "So I'm going to do it - and you're late."
α3 Alina's attitude instantly turned into dissatisfaction.
… … … … … …
Hades paused as he held the poisoned wine.
His intuition told him that something was going on - Hades subconsciously glanced at the monitor. The vital signs of the two sages were stable and the reports every three minutes were also normal.
Hmm... is he worrying too much
Even so, Hades chose to send another team down and decided to be prepared to fight at any time.
The army they brought this time can completely wipe out this marginal undead force, so Hades is not too worried about it.
Hades pondered as he stared at the lush planet, but his thoughts were not here. The Empire had now begun to replicate the necromancy technology. Hades certainly hoped that the Empire could replicate more necromancy technology, or the technology of the Golden Age.
They don't even need to innovate, just restoring some of their past technology will be enough to stand firm in this chaotic galaxy.
Hades took a sip of his wine and wanted to have something cheerful. Hades, he thought, in another month he would be able to go back to Barbarus, so he would have to lie down for a day anyway.
Hades raised his eyes again and looked at the monitor. The words "Nihilak Dynasty" on the screen kept jumping. He hoped that the King of Figures would forgive him.
Maybe he simply didn't let the Figure King find out about it - that would obviously be simple.
Hades thought so.
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Obviously it needs to make a choice.
Trazyn stood up and walked through the museum that was its pride, looking at its collections, so beautiful, so monumental, shaped by the past, and all it could do was preserve them.
It might have enough time to cover up some of its little dealings with humans, but Trazyn did not want to be loyal to the Silent King. No, that was never going to happen.
It, Trazyn, was to be its own master.
The hierarchy of the Necrontyr has been strict since ancient times. Superiors can slaughter subordinates at will without any punishment. Only Necrontyr with a high enough level are allowed to have some personality and self, but when facing their superiors, they are still slaves.
After being transformed into undead, the master control protocol made them completely unable to resist.
Trazyn did not expect the Silent King to make them great again. That madman had already missed it once, burning the entire Necrontyrdom to ashes, and the Storm King who was at odds with him was a tyrannical warrior madman - the Storm King liked the form of the Necrons and wanted to conquer everything again.
It's just crazy.
Trazyn thought, they already had no self, no soul, so would they let other beings lose their self? Let the entire galaxy fall into a boring silence
Compared with these two lunatics, Orikan became amiable.
It needs to gather its own strength, Trazyn thought. It has a large number of troops and Star God fragments at its disposal, but everything is in vain in the face of the Silent King's master control agreement.
run
Trazyn thought, now—
… … … … …
"I'll open in 1.2 seconds."
Jin announced this calmly, α3 Alina nodded, and the coffin of the undead was slowly opened. It was obvious that the sages wanted to take a step closer -
Then they saw—
A "replacement".
The true lord of this dynasty was replaced by another Necron. As for who the new Necron is...
Maybe Jin and α3 Alina won’t recognize it, but if we call Hades over, he will definitely recognize it.
This is a stand in the style of the figure king.
"Did you dig it on my head?!"
The Necromancer in the coffin sat up suddenly and yelled, but before it got up and started attacking, Jin's Axe of Ohm Messiah had already reached its head.
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"Hey!!!"
One of his sleeping substitutes sent a death video. Trazyn roared. It was just thinking about how to deal with the relationship with humans, and the next moment, it dug into its territory? !
To be precise, it was the territory "temporarily occupied" by Trazyn. It had gone to this tomb world to get something, and accidentally damaged the machine soul of this world in the process, leading to a fight with a somewhat insane lord.
The final outcome is that Trazyn placed a substitute for himself in the lord's coffin.
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Hades was silent for a moment. Why did he feel that something was wrong
He reached for the pancake, trying to suppress his inner anxiety with food.
The next moment, the door of his command room rang.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Open the door! You bastard!!!"
Trazyn cursed.
"Hades!!! Are you planning to take advantage of your benefactor?!"
…
Hades' first reaction was that α3 Alina's plan was flawed. It seemed that they could not completely block the messages sent out by the Necrons.
(End of this chapter)