Infinite Stream Metaverse

Chapter 727: Veterans Never Die and Never Wither

Battleship HMS Rectification, captain's room.

After Wangorich left, the hatch opened again and a technical priest in a red robe walked in quickly.

The tech priest lifted his hood to reveal an ordinary man's face, and then his face and the robes on his body twisted and turned into wriggling black particles, which reorganized and changed color. Soon, the tech priest turned into the delicate and beautiful maid who had been serving tea and water in the captain's room.

"Mission accomplished, Master."

Qing Ming said with a slight smile.

Fu Qinghai threw a metal cylinder to her.

The mechanical maid raised her hand and caught it steadily.

"Take a look at what's inside the Martian Forge Commander's wisdom core. Be careful, there might be something unclean inside."

Fu Qinghai did not forget to give a reminder.

"Okay, master."

Qing Ming nodded, and clenched the metal cylinder with his five fingers. The muscles on his palm turned into black particles and retreated backwards, revealing pure black matte metal phalanges and the universal data plug at the end of the phalanges. He inserted his index finger tip into the interface.

In Qingming's big eyes under her long eyelashes, the pupils suddenly disappeared, replaced by rapidly flashing and changing colorful graphics, indicating that she was now quickly reviewing Kubik's life and the knowledge he had accumulated in his life.

Qingming just stood there stiffly.

About forty minutes later.

Her pupils finally returned to normal.

Qing Ming blinked, turned to look at Fu Qinghai who was waiting patiently beside him, nodded and said:
"I'm done, Master."

……

In the long life of the casting commander.

Fu Qinghai focused on one thing.

The "great experiment" that Kubik kept talking about.

That is: How was Ullanor spread away?

Fu Qinghai has never been very interested in studying Ork technology, because it is well known that Ork technology creations are usually composed of 99% science and technology and 1% of inspiration - but it is often that 1% of inspiration that makes this technological creation work properly. Even if humans copy 99% of the structure and components exactly, without that 1% of inspiration, this creation is likely to not work properly.

But Beast Wars is an exception.

In the original novel of "Beast Wars", Mars really succeeded in copying the teleportation technology of Battle Moon.

Fu Qinghai was therefore very curious.

How did they achieve this?
The Battle Moon was the strongest weapon of the Orks during the entire Beast Wars. It was a huge celestial body the size of a natural satellite. It had no Geller Field, did not pass through the Warp, and did not stop at Mandeville Point. It could reach the interior of the galaxy directly, completely breaking the existing war rules of the Warhammer 40K universe. Strictly speaking, the strategic value of the Battle Moon was even greater than that of the Beast itself.

Phaeton Forge World also obtained the remains of two battle moons, but after reverse analysis, it was completely unable to replicate the technical route of planetary teleportation, and even had no idea. However, gravity technology was greatly improved. Mars' scientific research strength is indeed stronger than Phaeton, but they may have started studying Orks and battle moons much earlier.

And judging from the results, Mars may have even surpassed the original technology of the Orks. As a natural planet, Ullanor is much larger and more massive than the hollowed-out satellites of the Battle Moon. And the Mars transmission device is not installed inside the planet, but launched from the outside.

After reading Qingming's analysis of the entire transmission process and its technical principles, Fu Qinghai couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He saw a keyword that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Subspace, the battle moon is in subspace?

This is considered an unpopular term in the Warhammer 40K universe. The last time he saw this term was in the relevant information about the Tau Empire's faster-than-light travel technology.

The FTL technology mastered by the Tau Empire is called "Gravity Drive". It was developed based on the subspace engine of the Human Empire. The operating principles of the two are somewhat similar, but the biggest difference is that the spacecraft using the gravity drive does not actually enter the subspace, but enters a space between the material world and the non-material world, and then is thrown back into the real universe at superluminal speed.

If we regard the Warp as an ocean, we can compare the speed and safety of the faster-than-light travel technology used by all races in the Warhammer 40K universe.

The Eldar Webway is similar to a network of tunnels built on the seabed. It is the fastest and most secure if the tunnels are properly maintained and not damaged. Of course, the reality is that this tunnel network is damaged everywhere.

Human's subspace engine is similar to driving a submarine through the sea water. It is also fast, but not as fast as the webway. It relies on the Geller force field to protect the spacecraft from being coveted and devoured by all kinds of evil spirits in the Sea of ​​Souls, so its safety is relatively low.

The gravity drive of the Tau Empire is similar to forcing a ball into the water and bouncing it back up, or similar to skipping stones on the sea. It has the slowest speed, but because the spacecraft does not actually enter the subspace, it will not be coveted by the dangerous entities in the Sea of ​​Souls, and has more advantages in terms of safety.

Although both technologies exceed the upper limit of the speed of light, there are differences in speed, because the vastness of the universe is beyond imagination. Whether you are traveling at twice the speed of light, three times the speed of light, or ten times the speed of light, it represents completely different transportation efficiency and strategic significance. Therefore, the Tau Empire is not satisfied with the current speed of the gravity drive and is still exploring new navigation technologies.

Therefore, during the fourth expansion of the Sky, the Tau Empire also developed the AL-38 Undercurrent Module, which could directly travel through the Warp instead of skipping on the edge. However, this experimental equipment was very unstable. The first large-scale voyage lost the entire colonial fleet. Its stability and safety were not as good as the Warp Engine, so it was temporarily abandoned.

Back to the topic, why did Fu Qinghai feel that the word "subspace" was familiar? Because the mysterious area between the material world and the immaterial world that the gravity drive of the Tau Empire allowed the spacecraft to enter was called "subspace".

The two descriptions and definitions are exactly the same.

"So that's the principle? Interesting."

Fu Qinghai narrowed his eyes and rubbed his chin, thinking:

"No wonder we didn't find the Geller force field or similar devices on the battle moon. It turns out that it didn't pass through the subspace at all."

The Iron Pagoda Regiment also possesses its own unique superluminal navigation technology - the Wormhole Bridge Tank, which can create artificial wormholes with a diameter of less than 100 meters between planets. It has high safety and stability, and is faster than the Webway, but strictly speaking it is not a "navigation technology".

No one can have too much FTL technology, and the Necrons have three different FTL technologies: Tombstone Gate for hijacking the webway, Night Scythe for capturing wormholes, and Inertialess Drives on spacecraft. Different FTL technologies can be applied to different occasions.

It is not known how fast the battle moon is, but its suddenness and concealment are very strong. It ignores the influence of the galaxy's gravitational field and directly descends into the galaxy. Many imperial worlds have been submerged by the endless green tide without any preparation.

"This teleportation technology must be stockpiled."

Fu Qinghai withdrew his gaze from the holographic screen, turned his head and looked at the mechanical maid standing behind him and said seriously:
"We require Phaeton to fully understand this technology."

The orcs and the Tau have all used this subspace between the real universe and the subspace to achieve superluminal travel, which shows that this unknown area that humans have not explored has a very high research value. Even though Kubik has fallen, Phaeton will continue to promote this research.

"Okay, master."

Qing Ming nodded, then she raised her hand and swiped leftwards on the holographic screen several times, pointing and reminding:

"I think this is also worthy of attention, Master."

Fu Qinghai looked at the holographic screen.

It shows Kubik's personal perspective. Because the Forge Commander has undergone a severe cyber transformation, including his eyes, the images in his eyes are different from those in the eyes of ordinary humans. Various infrared and ultraviolet spectrum analysis data are piled up at the edge of his vision, but this does not prevent Fu Qinghai from recognizing the scarred man standing in front of Kubik.

Grand Master of the Assassins' Court, Wangerich.

Wangerich actually tricked Kubik's wisdom core by inventing a non-existent "Ancient Relic Killing Code". He was really skilled and daring. However, it was not this that attracted Fu Qinghai's attention, but Wangerich's behavior after the Forge Commander voluntarily closed his body.

After the Forge Master closed his body, the scene on the screen switched to another bystander perspective, which looked more like peeping: the Grand Master of the Assassin's Court was observing and groping around in Kubik's meditation room, and finally opened a hidden door and walked into the small space behind it alone.

Qingming was also in the casting temple at that time.

It was Qingming who paralyzed the security protocols of the Foundry Temple.

This is clearly her perspective.

"The Forge Commander had a trick up his sleeve. He digitized his own personality consciousness in advance and uploaded a copy to a storage device. The Grand Master of the Assassin's Court was obviously aware of this, and he blew up all the Thinker systems in that small room."

Qingming began to explain.

"Wow, Kubik is quite interesting."

Fu Qinghai couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

The technology of digitizing human brain consciousness has appeared in many science fiction movies. Fu Qinghai also mastered this technology from the movie "Chappie". A few reincarnations ago, in the Marvel Comics universe, Fu Qinghai met a reincarnator named "Theodore Cyberdin", who digitized his personality consciousness and built himself a Terminator body. Qingming killed him and obtained this technology from his brain.

But what is created by this technology is undoubtedly an artificial intelligence - the artificial intelligence in the Halo universe is created by the same technical route, so this technology is 100% against the Crimson Protocols in the human empire. Kubik, as the Forge Master, the political leader and the highest priest of the Mechanicus, actually took the lead in violating the Crimson Protocols. No wonder Wangorich said that he was "really finished this time".

"So what's wrong with me working on artificial intelligence? Look at these forge commanders, the top leaders on Mars, who are researching both alien technology and abomination intelligence. Is the so-called 'Crimson Protocol' just a matter of officials setting fires but not the people lighting lamps? No, I want to do it too, and I want to do it on a grand scale."

Fu Qinghai shook his head and complained, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was seeking Qingming's approval and agreement.

Qingming thought: Let me do something with you.

"When I was reading Kubik's Wisdom Core, I also found a relevant detail, Master."

Qing Ming then spoke:
"In Kubik's memory, he called this technology of digitizing personality consciousness the 'Proteus Protocol'."

Proteus Agreement?

Fu Qinghai felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

"Zerath Space Station..."

Qingming gave a further reminder.

"Oh, I remember now."

Fu Qinghai said with sudden enlightenment.

During the Second Battle of the Iron Belt, Fu Qinghai led several Space Marines to break through the Dark Mechanic Cult's Forge World Zheras Space Station. During the battle, he met a strange black oiler who called himself "Proteus". The black oiler seemed to have no fear of death at all. Fu Qinghai killed him and got a book "Rituals and Chant" from him, as well as a divination instrument that could predict a prophecy by sacrificing eight lives.

"You mean to say that the two are not simply the same name, but there is some kind of connection? No wonder... No wonder the black oil guy didn't have the slightest fear of death at that time, because he had already digitized his consciousness, right?"

Fu Qinghai reacted quickly.

"According to Kubik's memory, he got the 'Proteus Protocol' from the previous Forge Master, so this technology is likely to have spread within the Mechanicus."

Qingming expressed her guess.

"Ah."

Fu Qinghai fell into deep thought.

When Qingming said this, he also remembered that it was said that Morlock, the commander of the Minotaur Regiment (Minotaur Regiment), had also used similar technology to survive for thousands of years. He fell into danger several times but never truly "died".

"Notify the Cloud City Fortress Monastery."

Fu Qinghai thought for a moment and then ordered:

"Back up the personality data of all Space Marines who have served for more than ten years. After that, every Space Marine who has served for more than ten years will have his personality data backed up. Moreover, these backup data will be updated once a year. The backup database will be stored together with the gene seed bank."

Why would a disabled Space Marine enter a Dreadnought?

Because things like Astartes become more powerful as they age, even if most of their organs are scrapped, the rich knowledge accumulated from previous battles in their brains is a treasure that cannot be given up for the Human Empire.

Why do we have this special organization called Veterans Company?

The first companies of many chapters are composed of veterans. Even if they have the same equipment and physique, the Astartes veterans can still crush the Astartes recruits with their rich combat experience and fighting skills.

Kubik's act of digitizing his own personality consciousness completely broke all of Fu Qinghai's concerns about the Crimson Protocol. The Mars Forge Commander was openly trampling on the Crimson Protocol, so what reason did I have to continue to abide by it - although he had not abided by it in the past. But now, Fu Qinghai changed from being sneaky to being bold and confident, and wanted to back up the personality consciousness data of all veterans in the entire regiment.

Literally achieve “Old soldiers never die”.

And it will never wither again.

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