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Chapter 33 Casting Master

The so-called Forge Master is a student sent to Mars by the Space Marines Chapter. After returning from studying, he has accumulated rich experience in the position of technical sergeant. His knowledge and ability are almost the same as those of the Mechanicus Sage. He can then become the Forge Master of the Chapter.

The reason for sending people to study abroad is mainly because since the dark technological age of mankind, the Old Night has caused a large amount of technological loss of mankind. Even after the Great Expedition and the Empire's mobile phones for ten thousand years, mankind has not yet restored its former glory.

This means that for today's humans, many technological creations can only be used by those who know how to use them.

Not to mention production and manufacturing, even maintenance is a niche knowledge and is firmly controlled and monopolized by the Mechanicus.

All weaponry of the Imperium is produced and maintained by the Mechanicum, a fact that stems from an agreement signed between the Emperor himself and Mars, with no exceptions for the entire Imperium.

Although each legion had a certain level of equipment research and development and production capabilities in the early days of the Empire, and the Mechanicus's status declined after the Heresy due to the Martian Civil War, the Mechanicus's monopoly on technology has only grown stronger than it was ten thousand years ago.

Bro thought he had traveled to the Warhammer world and could produce his own weapons and equipment to break the monopoly of the Mechanicus. However, the fact was that no one would buy the equipment produced by Bro without the permission of the Mechanicus.

Even the Mechanicus can label you a technological heretic and then send a legion of Titans to send you into space one by one.

Don't be surprised, the Mechanicus can really do this kind of thing, and even the Empire has to help issue an extermination order.

Under such circumstances, the maintenance and manufacturing of the technical equipment of the Space Marine Chapter also had to rely on the Mechanicus.

Those who are more capable, such as the Ultramarines with a strong background, can hire a few Mechanicus sages in the chapter to help manage and maintain various weapons and equipment. The team of mechanical priests led by the sages can also serve the chapter well.

But even so, the Ultramarines still retain a large number of technical sergeants and forge masters.

However, the First Legion, which has no secrets, the Iron Hands, which have already ascended mechanically, and the black uncles who have the talent for forging, each have their own unique skills.

However, even so, if they want to train technical sergeants and casting masters, they still need to send people to study on Mars.

This also means that in a sense, the technical sergeant is the most excluded role in the chapter, because the long-term study abroad life on Mars has made the emotional bond between the technical sergeant and the brothers in the chapter weak.

Moreover, the worship of Om Messiah and the God of All Machines is somewhat in conflict with the popular worship of the Emperor among the chapters, although both are official and legal beliefs of the Empire.

As for the Forge Master, although he is a very senior, important and respected figure in the Chapter, he can also be regarded as the Chapter's top leader who is farthest away from the Chapter's power center.

Apart from the Iron Hands and Salamanders, it is rare for other chapters to have a Forge Master holding an important position in the chapter, or even becoming a chapter leader.

And a master casting master is of absolutely extraordinary significance to the current Rostov II.

It's not just a question of being able to restrain Olivia, but behind a Master Forge stands a Space Marine Chapter.

The power a Space Marine Chapter can unleash is far greater than that of an exiled Tech-heretic, even if that person is a Sage. The benefits a Mechanical Sage can provide are often not immediately apparent, especially in terms of increased combat power. After all, not all Sages are named Belisarius Cawl and can readily deploy ten Chapters.

But a Space Marine Chapter, no matter how poor or miserable it is, can still send out a squad of Astartes.

The official description of a five-man, ordinary-looking Muggle Space Marine squad is that it is capable of quelling a rebellion on a planet.

Therefore, when a forge master from the Death Watch appeared at the Rostov II starport, all the dignitaries on the entire planet were alarmed. The treatment and attitude they gave him were even more grand than when they welcomed Chen Xi.

Chen Xi didn't care much about this. After all, an Inquisitor Planetary Governor could never be compared with the forging masters of a special regiment like the Death Watch.

After a brief welcoming ceremony, Chen Xi boarded the orbital elevator with the shop owner, who had changed his name to Farlan Guterres, and Mai Mai, who had changed his name to Mai Lin.

"Gutrez is the Black Shield Forge Master of the Deathwatch. You originally called yourself the Imperial Fists." Chen Xi was reconfirming their identities to avoid any omissions. "And Mai Mai, you are a Rogue Trader named Mailin, an Acolyte of my Inquisition. You have a Trader's Letter of Authorization issued by the Primarch Ferrus, but you are currently using an ordinary Letter of Authorization issued by a High Lord. You can fill in the name of the Merchant Dynasty yourself.

Also, Dusk, as a naval captain, is in charge of commanding the Sword-class ship we exchanged. It will not land on the surface for the time being. Are you all clear about this information?"

"I understand. However, my incendiary pistol and forged axe are unusable now. They are just decorations. The prompt says that points are needed to unlock them." Guterres explained his situation to Chen Xi.

Although he successfully activated this self-created chess piece in adventure mode and could use the Space Marine character, his relic equipment and special weapons were restricted and could not be used for the time being.

"Who told you to add so many things to yourself? But it's not a big problem for the time being. Just go down and kill a few Skinners and solve this problem, and your points should be enough." Chen Xi took a look at the holy artifacts of Guterres, the incendiary pistol and the forged axe modified with the Necron phase blade, and shook his head.

Originally, according to the explanation of the servo skull responsible for the time travel, each of them had a quota of 100 points in adventure mode to purchase equipment for their chess pieces.

After all, the command mode allows for the deployment of an entire team, so it doesn't make sense that the adventure mode can only use blank characters.

But after discussing with his three friends, Chen Xi decided to pool their points and exchange them for a Sword-class frigate.

The total exchange points of 300 points almost drained the savings of the four people. Mai Mai and Mu Se are now blank characters and use blank weapons.

Fortunately, traveling merchants and naval captains do not need to go to the battlefield very often, and there is no danger in staying on the ship.

After all, although the Sword-class frigate is called a frigate, it is 1.6 kilometers long and can carry more than people.

The reason for changing this ship is mainly to facilitate future operations.

After all, a warship, even if it is just a frigate, can carry out orbital bombing and subspace navigation, which is very helpful for expanding everyone's range of activities and improving the ability to deal with various problems.

(End of this chapter)