In just half a year.
The original town has changed a lot and it is no longer recognizable as the town in the early industrial age.
The original houses and city walls are gone.
In their place were various steel factories, as well as automatic guns and defensive arrays.
Even the name of the town has changed.
Now known as Imperial Exploration Outpost 1.
Qiu Chen, who was captured and then surrendered, watched the changes in the town over the past few months.
I feel like I'm having a very unreal dream.
Various steel buildings are rising from the ground visibly.
Especially the building in the center, which can be said to be tall and majestic, towering into the clouds.
Qiu Chen had never seen such a magnificent building in his previous life.
He was so shocked that he was speechless.
A heavy fusion energy reactor was built in the core area of the base.
This kind of energy pile can be said to be the pinnacle of material energy in the real universe.
It is able to fuse heavy elements such as carbon, which are not metal elements, to provide energy.
In addition to providing sufficient and clean energy, this energy pile can also provide metal elements.
The top priority for nuclear fusion is to use light elements such as hydrogen and helium, which have few electrons and are unstable, for fusion reactions.
Most stars also use this element to carry out nuclear fusion.
However, heavy element fusion can use the relatively stable element carbon.
After carbon fusion, more stable metal elements will be formed, such as iron, silver or other small amounts of metal elements.
A large amount of coal was used as fusion energy and was continuously fed into the huge fusion furnace.
The light from the furnace formed a beam of light that pierced directly into the sky, like a lightsaber with the hilt pointing downward and the tip pointing upward.
Fusion of heavy elements provides a nearly unlimited source of energy.
Countless factories started operations under the control of the Thinker Array.
The rumble of the factory made the earth shake.
The terrifying sound was like the low roar of a savage beast that had disappeared in the ancient past.
The technological light created by iron and fire once again shines in this world.
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Qiu Chen was shocked and saw new changes every day.
When he thought that the empire could only do this.
But they often get slapped in the face.
Those Imperials always had something that surprised him even more.
The plan for New Testament City failed.
Not only did the demon hunters fail to kill these foreigners, but they also gave them an excuse to declare war on New Testament City.
They easily took control of the town and the surrounding areas, integrating and utilizing all the resources.
As time goes by, their strength becomes more and more terrifying.
Various advanced military equipment are produced on the factory assembly lines.
The biological factory is lined with life-support cabins that cultivate machine slaves for combat.
The Empire is very advanced, the only drawback is that they don't like pure mechanical technology.
They will clone brains, program them, and use them as robots.
Qiu Chen didn't know why they did this!
But the brains they cloned were extremely powerful, in no way inferior to chips.
Feeling the firepower of those laser cannons and railguns, Qiu Chen realized that the extraordinary of this world and the weirdness of the fog were nothing compared to the technological power of the empire.
All it takes is one outpost to turn an unprotected planet into a death trap.
If it were the troops from his previous life, they would probably have been slaughtered in less than three days.
The magnetic steel ball accelerated by the railgun has a muzzle velocity of hundreds of kilometers per second.
Buildings without shields will be torn apart in an instant.
A majestic mountain range can be flattened in a matter of minutes.
A single luminous spear could vaporize all living things within hundreds of meters, and the surface of the ground would be burned into glass by the high temperature.
In the face of such power, the extraordinary abilities possessed by the demon hunter are a sad joke.
Even spiritual abilities are of no use.
Those imperial people have been transformed, with strengthened mental protection and possessing extremely strong willpower.
Especially those guys from Titus called the Emperor's Angels.
They were able to continue fighting despite being broken limbs and in great pain until the enemy killed them completely.
This fighting spirit alone is enough to render many mental manipulators helpless, and if they force their actions, they may even suffer backlash.
The empire gave better treatment to those who surrendered.
They enjoy abundant food and a sufficiently safe environment, and can even enter the high-tech era and enjoy all kinds of convenient life.
Under the temptation of these conditions, the townspeople went from being humiliated and angry at the beginning to becoming confused.
Soon, they abandoned the Lord of Suffering and became loyal followers of the Emperor and devout supporters of the Regent.
It usually only takes three days to go from hating outsiders to welcoming the royal army.
It’s not that they are not sincere enough towards the Lord of Suffering, it’s just that the Empire has given too much.
They betrayed their beliefs without hesitation.
Throw yourself into the arms of the empire.
The same goes for those demon hunters.
When they were captured from other places and transported to Outpost 1.
His face was full of anger and hatred, as if he would be hostile to those people for ten thousand years.
But when they saw those advanced technological creations and modern life being destroyed by the fog monster under artillery fire.
They will gradually waver.
Fear and hatred disappeared, replaced by astonishment and desire.
When the Empire claims that it can counter the impact of the Contract with the Lord of Suffering, the time travelers will not be affected.
They knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor, long live the great regent."
His tone was pious, like that of a devout believer who had practiced asceticism for many years.
All this made the group of demon hunters who had sacrificed themselves seem extremely stupid.
But Qiu Chen knew that these were all normal.
People are born to yearn for beauty.
The Church of the Lord of Suffering built a shelter for mankind in the fog, but the Holy Family also enslaved all the towns, forcing the already difficult people in the world to support their luxurious life.
The challenge posed by the new order to the old order was so ferocious that in just a few months the other side went from being indestructible to being shaky.
Large numbers of people came from all directions, eager to seek a safe shelter in the fog.
The Imperial personnel were very tolerant of this and would accept them as long as they swore an oath to the Emperor's sculpture that they would be forever loyal to the Empire.
Of course, there were also those who sought to gain power in the outposts established by the Empire.
They encouraged the people to demand that the empire adapt to development and public opinion and publicly elect several representatives.
In order to achieve their goals, they also launched several marches and riots, trying to coerce the other side by using the stability of the base.
If they were in a modern country, what they did might have been successful.
Those people were directly arrested, their memories were formatted, they were fitted with steel prosthetic limbs, and turned into loyal imperial servants.
Those mechanical servants were released and displayed in front of others.
This kind of thing never happened again.
The Empire never backs down on such matters.
Unconditional loyalty to the Empire is unconditional.
In addition to these changes, what Qiu Chen felt most deeply was the changes in weapons.
He had thrown away that handsome revolver.
Replaced with a pulse carbine ray gun and a laser knife.
He also got a new set of exoskeleton armor that covers the entire body.
After being equipped, he looks like a handsome interstellar special forces soldier.
These devices are envied not only by the natives of this world, but also by those who have traveled through time.
Time travelers come from other worlds and have seen more.
However, in the world where many time travelers live, civilization is basically in the information age and the initial interstellar age.
It is impossible to reach this level of technology.
Qiu Chen found a way to talk to Titus and learned all the information from him.
Titus said their technology has reached the Astral Age.
Built an empire of millions of worlds.
With the awakening of the Great Regent, many prohibitions were lifted.
Technology is back on track and progressing rapidly again.
Before long, they will master mature subspace travel, control the entire galaxy, and even the universe.
These words made Qiu Chen swallow his saliva.
Such a terrifying empire is terrifying just by hearing about it.
Qiu Chen comes from a universe that has just gotten rid of the nuclear shadow, where countries have formed an alliance and established a pan-human government.
The two natural satellites closest to the parent planet have already been landed on and are planned to be developed within fifty years.
To reach other galaxies, it is estimated that it will take hundreds of years.
It would take a thousand years to sail freely in the galaxy.
The development of science and technology is different from the extraordinary.
The development of the extraordinary is a gradual increase. It took the Misty World a thousand years to enter the early industrial age from the primitive age.
This matter seems to be developing well.
But in essence, this speed is very slow.
The foggy world has a large number of travelers, so there is no need for research and development, and the travelers' mature technology can be directly used.
But the world still can't keep up with the development.
The fundamental reason is that the extraordinary suppressed technology.
The reason is very simple, it stems from the selfishness of human nature.
In order to consolidate their own position, extraordinary organizations will subconsciously suppress those organizations that may surpass themselves.
Porters resist cars, craftsmen resist mechanization, and traditional energy resists new energy.
These are all examples.
The development of science and technology is accelerating, and as the population base becomes larger and larger, the development of science and technology will also be faster.
And the Empire has built a galactic civilization with over a million worlds.
What’s even more frightening is that they have already had the idea of advancing into other universes and have lifted many of the bans that restrict technological development.
"Are you expanding to other universes?" Qiu Chen once asked Titus such a question, "Do you want to control all universes in your hands?"
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Chaos is accelerating its invasion of our world." Titus did not hide anything. After the Imperial Regent took control of Terra, many secret files were unlocked. "We need to fight them in multiple dimensions to win. Otherwise, even if we defeat Chaos in my universe and enter the realm of those evil gods to kill them, we can't completely solve the problem. Only by uprooting their roots can we achieve the final victory. If we expel them from this world, they will lose a piece of territory and believers who follow them."
"We will fight universe by universe, erase the influence of the gods, and weaken their power."
Qiu Chen could feel that there was no lie in Titus' words.
Unfortunately, Qiu Chen is not from the Empire, and Titus only told him some information that the public can know.
This information was not enough to give him a glimpse into the overall strategic picture of the empire.
They also knew nothing about the strength of the Empire and the Chaos they were fighting against.
He felt like he was in the middle of a huge storm.
The storm did not come for him, but it swept him up and made him an insignificant part of the storm.
The storm is manipulated by the Imperial Regents such as Titus, who are respected by the Imperials, and the evil gods of Chaos.
They are competing, planning their moves like chess players, laying the foundation for their own victory.
Faced with such a macro war that may involve multiple universes, Qiu Chen felt powerless even as a time traveler.
What's more, time travelers are not rare.
Those guys who connect machines to their own flesh and blood and call themselves mechanical priests put forward a theory of time travelers.
The theory describes the connection between the real universe and the so-called subspace.
Countless universes are wrapped and connected by the subspace.
Like an island in the sea.
Humans are creatures that live on islands.
Demons and monsters are creatures that live in the sea.
A time traveler is an unlucky person who is transported from one island to another.
Such remarks made the time travelers feel a little unhappy.
After all, they have always firmly believed that they are the masters of destiny and their future is limitless.
Now, this guy, who has mechanical limbs all over his body and is not sure whether he is still a human being, is explained as an unlucky guy who accidentally fell into the sea and was sent to other islands by the waves or some sea creature.
The time traveler's sense of superiority collapsed in an instant.
But this theory is supported by a large amount of data.
The Empire conducted memory scans on all time travelers and established a model of the time travel theory.
In the face of science, idealism cannot stand.
The sacred halo of the time traveler faded.
They are not special, but a normal phenomenon in the world.
There are so many travelers who wander into other worlds that it is difficult to count them.
Qiu Chen has already understood this truth from his long journey of time travel.
People always think they are the chosen one.
In fact, everyone is just an ordinary person.
In this rolling torrent, no matter how beautiful and proud you are, you are just a tiny wave in this vast world.
Standing on the high platform of the base, Qiu Chen overlooked the rumbling steel factories.
People worked there, forging weapons and equipment to equip the warriors who were about to go to war.
The Empire has declared the New Testament city an enemy.
The army trained by townspeople and surrendered time travelers has been armed.
They will become the sword of conquest, suppressing all forces that are unwilling to submit to the empire.
We will spread the glory of the empire and turn every place we can reach into the territory of the empire.
Qiu Chen knew that he would witness the rise of an incomparably grand human force spanning countless universes.
He didn't know if such a force had ever existed before.
The only thing he knew was that this would be a great undertaking beyond his imagination.
Achievements beyond those of any ruler he had ever known.
No one has ever been so ambitious, and no one has ever been so arrogant.
If he could live to see the day when he was old, he would tell the world this story.
"When the empire that ruled over thousands of worlds and endless universes first set foot in another universe and expanded, I was there and witnessed it with my own eyes."
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After a long fight.
Guilliman's army fought into the Eye of Terror, and under the guidance of Natus, he easily found the planet that hid countless knowledge.
That planet had already fallen during the great fall of the Eldar, and was washed away by endless etheric power into a twisted, horrific demon planet that was difficult to describe.
Countless hateful, disgusting, and horrible plants cover the planet.
Those twisted and strange creatures shuttled through it, occasionally letting out shrill and desperate howls.
They suffer eternal pain and have no relief.
Hate and despise all outsiders.
They are eager to vent their anger and hatred.
The desire to tear everything apart and drag it into the bottomless abyss of terror.
When Slaanesh was born, it devoured all the Eldar who failed to escape.
The Eldar gods and all the people of the Eldar Empire became food for Slaanesh.
The remnants of those poor ones contain the resentment of the dead, and under the strange power of the subspace, they are transformed into entities and active everywhere.
Guilliman stood aboard Macragge's Glory and gazed upon the planet.
He waved his hand.
"Go into battle from the air and kill all the demons and monsters that stand in your way."