Captain, your ship has exploded again.

Just as Zhang Xun and the others were heading towards the passage leading to the middle nest in the lower nest area.

Wang Ge, who was replaced, has arrived in Hongbei District.

At this moment, he was raising one of the members of the Cult of the Machine God with one hand and questioning him.

"I'll say it again, we are ordered to go to Xiachao District to rescue Regiment Commander Zhang Xunzhan."

But the other party replied expressionlessly, "Without a priest's order, we cannot release them."

At this moment, Wang Ge's patience had reached its limit, and he was about to deliver a powerful punch to his opponent.

At this moment, Marcus, who was standing next to him, immediately reached out and used all his strength to block Wang Ge's attack.

"Damn it, don't be reckless! Even if you care about Zhang Xun, if you kill him and activate the defensive weapons on the wall, we still won't be able to get through in a short time."

For this mission, Natal generously allocated two hundred Marines and one hundred cyborgs to Wang Ge.

Although there are only three hundred men on the surface, the main reason is that the other troops are already entangled with the enemy and cannot be withdrawn.

In addition to the publicly known force of 300 people, Zhao Wanyang also urgently created more than a thousand alien creatures to participate.

At this moment, Isaac, who was standing to the side, pressed down on Wang Ge's shoulder and said, "Don't panic. Zhang Xun's combat strength is not that weak. We need to ensure that our combat strength is intact so that we can go to carry out the rescue, instead of suffering losses here and having Natal draw on his forces."

These two hundred Marines are not mass-produced models, but rather enhanced versions made from the flesh and blood of recruits.

It has been tested in the battlefields of the Death Star.

Its performance has completely surpassed that of the Elite Astartes.

Despite the heavy armor in Warhammer, their armor doesn't have a power layer at all.

Apart from providing a small amount of power-assisted lining, the entire armor relies on the Astartes' physical body to achieve ton-level power output.

It is this terrifying ability to enhance physical strength that allows Astartes to far surpass the reaction speed of ordinary marines after sacrificing their defense.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Warhammer has a Terminator-style power armor; the cost of building and maintaining that thing would make any chapter commander cry in the bathroom.

Of course, this is on the premise that Zhang Xun plays on a scale where he wouldn't feel bad about losing one or two Calgaries.

This is why Calga forcibly pulled Zhang Xun into his own battle group even though Zhang Xun had not undergone gene surgery.

It is inexpensive, has a simple structure, low peacekeeping costs, and is equipped with titanium alloy armor.

If it can be promoted within the Empire, Astartes' combat power could double.

Even if these power units don't make Astartes' power equal to 1+1=2.

However, as long as the power armor can improve its other attributes while maintaining the same speed, these two-hearted, two-lung guys can become stronger and more durable.

Everyone understood the value of the technology Zhang Xun possessed, and at the same time, everyone wanted to gain benefits from Zhang Xun by virtue of saving lives.

Even if all they receive are some miniaturized fragments of energy weapons, they will benefit immensely from it.

Marcus's eyes flashed, and he addressed the guards who were blocking his way.

“Bring your ‘sage’ here, I have something to discuss.”

It is clear that Marcus was authorized by Natal.

However, Marcus and the others were a bit too confident. The Sage of the Vigilant Star did not come in person, but instead invited everyone to the temple.

Wang Ge initially didn't want to deal with this delaying tactic, but under the persuasion of Marcus and others, he had no choice but to return to the upper district to meet the other party's ruling sage.

Just as the important personnel boarded the airship to head to the upper zone, Marcus's eyes lit up again.

After a few flickers in the shadows of the central nest area, a large number of aliens began hunting down gang members.

Of course, this behavior wasn't because they were crazy, but because Zhao Wanyang, after reviewing the battle reports against the nobles, implanted the 'pre-installed stomach' from Astartes into the aliens.

Although the initial product has extremely poor stability, the 'pre-installed stomach' cannot last long inside the alien body before losing its ability to acquire information.

But what's never lacking on the battlefield are Astartes corpses; where there are corpses, it's paradise for the Xenomorphs.

That's right, Natal released Zhao Wanyang's restrictions in order to save Zhang Xun.

These aliens will soon become Vigilant Star's nightmare.

Upon entering the temple, one could hear the binary hymn being chanted.

one, one, zero, zero, one, one, one, zero. one, one, zero, zero, zero, one, zero, one, one, zero, one, one, one, zero, one, zero....

(These are bonus words; binary conversion is too troublesome, so I only converted one character, "一". The full text is...)

In the name of the sacred binary code, let us loudly praise Omnisea, and all glory to the god of machines! May the faithful gears never rust!

Listening to the priests chanting, Wang Ge complained in the team's communication channel.

'This damn binary code! They only manage one word after all this time. If these lunatics talked like this all the time, when would we ever get to this point?'

Marcus rolled his eyes and replied, "Don't be ridiculous. Binary is the lowest level of mechanical language. Singing this is about a touch of nostalgia, just like using a special tea set to brew tea. Do you think changing the container will change the taste?"

'meeting!'

Wang Ge answered very firmly.

Although Marcus had been following Zhang Xun for a long time, some things require long-term cultivation.

Asking Marcus, who only drinks instant coffee, to understand the "Tao" is a bit of a stretch. In any case, he doesn't understand at all how changing the container and method will change the taste.

The priest who led them in bowed to the chanting crowd and then said nothing more.

Wang Ge and the others were also helpless in the face of this phenomenon.

In-team communication is not unique to them; the Cult of Machines also has chat rooms such as Thought Space.

Don't be fooled by these priests with their bodies all over the place singing; nobody knows what they're saying in the chat room.

As the prayer ended, the Sage of Domination raised his mechanical face and addressed Wang Ge and the others.

“I understand your demands. We have already dispatched a rescue team, but the lower reaches of the Hongbei District are too vast, and there is no news of the battle commander in a short time. If you have any tracking or signaling methods, please let us know, which can greatly improve efficiency.”

For Marcus, whose only vital organs are carbon-based, the other party's words were like farts.

The tracking signal at Zhang Xun's level must be technologically advanced; even just the encryption method alone could greatly benefit the Cult of the Machine God.

(The basic principles are similar to 4G and 5G communication, although there will be a lot of encrypted content.)

“We would like to give it to you, but the tracking signal can only be detected with special equipment.”

"Because the incident happened suddenly and we left in a hurry, we didn't bring much equipment with us. If we give it to you, we won't be able to track it effectively."

Seeing that the other person wanted to say something, Marcus continued without pausing.

"Besides, we know our captain better, so it would be faster for us to go and look for him ourselves. After all, it's been so long and we still haven't heard from Zhang Xun, have we?"

Wang Ge, standing next to him, immediately gave him a thumbs up, saying he hadn't expected Marcus to be so good.

It was practically a slap in the face to the Cult of Machines, and Marcus actually dared to do it.

However, Wang Ge stroked his chin. He didn't believe that the scoundrel Zhang Xun would refrain from harming the Mechanical God Cult after suffering a loss from them.

Marcus, who has the most contact with the Cult of Mechanics, must be hiding something from him. How could they not include him in such a fun activity? They really underestimate the deputy commander.

The Sage of Domination opened his two mechanical eyes and scanned Marcus Road with different devices.

“Father, tell us your terms. If it’s worthwhile, we will send another team.”

Wang Ge looked at Marcus with some surprise.

This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes has infiltrated the enemy ranks without saying a word.

Marcus's bionic mechanical eye flashed as he said, "We will provide you with an antimatter reactor that is independent of the STC system. We also need the complete technology of Astartes and subspace."

"That's impossible. The scales aren't balanced. We can only provide Astartes basic technology, not the original Forged Warriors. As for warp technology, we can only give you engines and shields."

Despite the impressive title of the 30K noble, if you really look at it, Zhang Xun can't offer much technology. Providing some physical items for reference is fine.

Because the Empire would not allow nobles to have the ability to forge weapons; even in the 30K era, Imperial nobles only had a small amount of technology at their disposal.

This is also why much of the Empire's technology was lost later on, due to fragmentation of knowledge, mystification of technology, coupled with chaos and disruption caused by civil war.

Marcus's eyes gleamed as he said, "Fine, we accept this condition. Send your troops!"

As he spoke, Marcus took out a data crystal.

Upon seeing this, the ruler understood everything; he had sold at a loss.