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Chapter 65: Sage Tonya

The foundry ship that came was not big. This was Chen Xi’s first impression of the foundry ship.

And it is not a Goliath-class ship, but a casting ship modified from the Tough-class light cruiser.

(Toughness)

This is not a proper forged ship. It feels more like they couldn't forge a proper ship and had to modify a light cruiser to make do.

But no matter what, this is a forging ship, and its owner is undoubtedly a Mechanicus sage. From any perspective, he is not a character that Chen Xi can take lightly.

"Tsk, isn't it just a forging ship? My teacher also has a forging ark! What are you showing off?" Olivia, who was standing next to Chen Xi, muttered in binary language, causing Chen Xi to look at her sideways.

Although binary language is somewhat obscure and difficult to understand for non-Mechanicus people, the Inquisitor chess piece used by Chen Xi belongs to the Anti-Foreign Order and knows many foreign languages, including a little bit of binary language.

Although he said it was difficult to achieve the convenience that the Oil Man could achieve with the help of an implant (compressing ten minutes of binary swear words into five seconds for quick playback), it was still no problem for him to understand the Oil Man's binary swear words at a normal speaking speed.

Olivia seemed to have noticed Chen Xi's gaze, so she simply said to him in Low Gothic, "It's true. I've seen more than one forged ark made by my teacher. She only has a forged ship converted from a light cruiser. What's so great about showing off?"

For Belisarius Cawl, who has lived for ten thousand years, forging an ark is indeed not a rare thing, and he does have more than one.

"Although I only have an informal foundry ship converted from a light cruiser, it is better than you being labeled a technical heretic and now not even having an apprentice." At this time, the Mechanicus sage who walked down from the foundry ship responded to Olivia in Low Gothic.

"Hmph!" Olivia didn't argue, but just made a short, strange sound like an electric explosion.

"Ignore her. She's been like this since she was a kid. Whenever she encounters something she can't convince someone to do, she just curses." The sage waved at Chen Xi and introduced himself, "I'm Tonya, the Forging Sage from the Mariupol Forging World. I presume you're the sponsor of this fool, Judge Chen Xi, right?
I have spoken with your Throne Agent (Inquisitor rank), the Rogue Trader, Lord Mailin. The deal he proposed was very tempting, but unfortunately, it failed to impress my teacher, and we were unable to reach a cooperation agreement."

Chen Xi was attracted by this Mechanicus sage. She was dressed completely differently from Olivia.

Unlike Olivia who still has a human form, this sage has lost most of her human form. Although she still looks human, there is not much flesh visible under the red holy robes. There are only replaced mechanical structures and implants.

Her arms seemed to be original, but her skin was pale and bloodless with a bluish tint. It was obvious that she had replaced all the blood in her body with some kind of liquid.

She also held a forged axe in her hands, a massive double-barreled meltagun connected to a mechanical arm extending from her back, a servo skull protruding from her shoulder, and a sage's staff resting on her original arm.

The sage's staff is an equipment that Olivia does not have, which makes the sage in front of her look more sage-like.

As for the various instruments and equipment installed on the other servo arms, Chen Xi didn't quite understand them. Among the pile of things on the other party's back, he only recognized the two huge jars of elixirs filled with liquid.

"Hello, Sage Donia. I've heard your name many times from Mailin and Olivia. Today, I finally meet you in person. It's true that seeing you is better than hearing about you." Chen Xi politely greeted this sage, who more closely aligned with the traditional aesthetics and cognition of the Mechanicum. "Why be so polite with her? Since she's here, she must have something to ask of you." Olivia was quite indignant at this moment. After all, Chen Xi had been rude to her.

Faced with Olivia's attitude, Chen Xi felt a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to explain, Dong Niya in front of him said, "Necessary etiquette negotiations are a necessary means to effectively improve communication efficiency. It is because you don't understand these that you have fallen to this point today.

Although you were labeled a technological heretic, your status as a sage was not stripped away. The Governor must have respected you before.

But looking at you now, you must have lost what little dignity you had, right?"

Tonya looked at Olivia. Although no expression could be seen on her face, which was almost completely covered by the implant, the only eyes that were exposed revealed a complex expression of sympathy and ridicule.

"None of your business!" Olivia was obviously broken by what Tonya said. She stomped her feet hard, making a dent on the ceramic steel floor.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xi's eyelids couldn't help but jump. As expected, although it looks like a human on the outside, its inside is even more terrifying than Astartes.

But at this point, he obviously couldn't let the two continue arguing, so he stepped in to smooth things over: "Ladies, could you please give me some face and stop arguing? If you have anything to say, why don't you all sit down and talk it out calmly?"

Chen Xi's words finally created a new level of stability between the two. Dong Niya restrained her attitude, nodded to Chen Xi and said, "For your sake, Governor, I will not mind her slightly disrespectful words.

However, regarding the issue of this planet, I hope to discuss it in detail with Your Excellency the Governor."

"I also hope to have an effective and full communication with the Mechanicus." Hearing what Tonya said, Chen Xi couldn't help but nodded.

Although he was not quite clear about the purpose of Tonya's visit, effective communication was still necessary.

Although Olivia was feeling indignant at this moment, she also knew that her emotions were somewhat wrong just now, so she didn't say anything more.

The three of them quickly left the starport and headed towards the orbital elevator.

On the other side, Mai Mai, who had not yet set sail, noticed the arrival of the casting ship. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to postpone his departure.

He did not quite agree with Chen Xi's plan to hire mechanical priests from other forging worlds. Although this could offset the situation where one forging world dominated the planet, it posed a very serious hidden danger.

That is, when two mechanics from different forging worlds meet, what often accompanies them is the traditional art of the Mechanicus - academic exchange.

In particular, Chen Xi also plans to find a third forging world to place an order to build an orbital star ring, which will further intensify the conflicts between different forging worlds.

(End of this chapter)