The Bizarre Adventures of the Oil Man, but Starting with Warhammer 32K

Li Ang pointed out the simplest truth in the ecosystem: "In fact, when they first started chasing me, they didn't even touch the corpse of the nearby dragon."

Amidel reacted quickly: "You mean there's someone behind all this? The World Soul you mentioned? But what exactly is the World Soul?"

"Just take it literally. You can think of it as a planet-level machine spirit. Currently, only the Eldar have the skills to communicate with them. Humans don't really have much knowledge in this area."

The World Soul, as the name suggests, is the soul of the planet. They have a profound influence on the planet they are on. Although this influence is usually achieved through indirect means, it can be said that they are the masters of the planet.

The method by which the World Soul is born remains unclear, but it is said that during the War in Heaven, the Old Ones had a method for creating World Souls. They would select a specific planet and awaken the self-awareness of the entire planet, and the World Soul would assist the Old Ones in fighting against the C'tan and the Necrons.

Some of these special planets have been preserved to this day. It is said that Fenris, the home planet of the Space Wolves, is the planet that possesses the Soul of the World. Unfortunately, Leon did not have the opportunity to see it with his own eyes.

After the final battle between the Old Ones and the Necrons, the method for systematically awakening the World Soul seems to have been lost. Only the Eldar, who claim to be the heirs of the Old Ones, still possess a technology called the Infinity Circuit.

They placed the soul stones containing the souls of the Eldar into the infinite circuit, which could create something similar to the World Soul on the planet. Some of the isolated wild Eldar were able to escape the clutches of Slaanesh under the protection of the World Soul.

Leon had begun to doubt when the Deviljho and the Dragonite started to chase him, which was unusual for him. This doubt reached its peak when he saw the black dragon shrine that the Felynx originally worshipped.

In Monster Hunter, the Black Dragon represents the Ancient Dragon species, a collective term for dragons so powerful they've transcended their natural habitats and possessed the ability to manipulate the climate and environment. If faith never leads to something nonexistent and empty, then in the Warhammer world, the symbol of a planet's natural environment is undoubtedly the World Soul.

This was still speculation, but Leon was already pretty sure it was the truth. He naturally didn't need to explain everything to Amidel in such detail, because using the Machine Spirit as an example would be enough for Amidel to understand.

"I've heard of people's bolters releasing an extra round in a critical moment, or a gun that appears fine on every inspection misfiring misfiring while firing due to a displeased Machine Spirit."

Amidel pondered. "So if the World Soul is a planet-level Machine Soul, then its capabilities have been expanded from weapon-level to planet-level, including manipulating the monsters on its own planet to hunt down those who displease it?"

Leon nodded approvingly. He now liked these old warriors from the Great Expedition more and more. Their rational way of thinking always allowed them to think about problems in a rational way, rather than dealing with them rigidly according to dogma.

Even if the situation is difficult to understand, they will first accept the status quo without seeking to fully understand it, and then think about solutions based on the status quo. This flexibility and acceptance are difficult to match in today's Space Marine Chapters.

"That's right. The ineffectiveness of thermal weapons you discovered before should be the rules set by the World Soul."

Li Ang continued to explain to Amidel: "The World Soul is like the Machine Soul. A Machine Soul wouldn't just jump up and shoot its user to death if it's unhappy with them, and neither would the World Soul."

"Although the World Soul has some direct means of influence, it usually only affects everyone within its range indirectly, such as weakening the power of the planet's firepower. Conversely, the World Soul on this planet actually encourages hand-to-hand combat or cold weapon combat."

"And that plasma pistol of yours?"

"That's a Riza-made plasma pistol. It's enhanced with fuel, but on this planet, it's just like any other plasma pistol fired without charging."

Li Ang took out the plasma pistol with the cat's paw print and played with it for a moment. "The World Soul certainly has some influence, but its power is limited. Some powerful thermal weapons will be weakened, but they won't be completely useless. However, the World Soul is not happy to see the use of thermal weapons. So after I killed the Boom Dragon with a thermal weapon, he drove two monsters with far greater power than the Boom Dragon to hunt me down."

"But luckily, I used the terrain to get rid of one of the difficult ones, and with the help of Felyne, I killed the other one. Although its offense is very strong, its defense is not that high. I don't think it will pose a threat in the short term."

Leon briefly summarized the thrilling experience in a few words. Amidel didn't say much, but there was a hint of recognition and admiration for the soldiers in his eyes when he looked at Leon.

They first settled down the Felyne cats that entered the camp, then awakened Fearless, and summoned Adjutant Aibo, Sergeant Arlo and Lieutenant Vigan, and explained to them the situation of the World Soul.

Although the overall plan did not change, everyone was obviously surprised that the original plan of escaping the planet suddenly escalated from retaking the space wreck to fighting against the entire planet.

"I've fought across the galaxy for many years, and I've fought Eldar before, but this is the first time I've heard of a World Soul." Hunter Fearless was the first to shake his head. "A Machine Soul the size of an entire planet? How bizarre."

Sergeant Arlo began to reminisce. "When we first crashed onto this planet and had ammunition and weapons, we were frequently attacked by monsters. But after our weapons were worn out and our ammunition ran out, we encountered fewer monsters."

"I originally thought we killed a lot of monsters before our weapons ran out, clearing out a relatively safe area. I didn't expect it could be explained from the perspective of the World Soul..."

Adjutant Aibo was more preoccupied with other matters. "Is it really the World Soul? You said the World Soul could only be communicated with by the Eldar, but we haven't encountered any Eldar on this planet in nearly a thousand years. Although our range of activity is limited to a very small part of this planet, even if something as... unusual as the Fey-cats were missed, it's hard to imagine a civilized Eldar going a thousand years without us discovering any trace of them, right?"

"The World Soul wasn't necessarily created by the Eldar; it's just that the Eldar generally possess the ability to communicate with it. I doubt the Eldar are behind this incident, but at least the weakening of firearms and the presence of two monsters chasing me are certain."

"No matter what is behind this, we must be prepared for more variables to appear in our original plan and reduce these variables as much as possible," Li Ang emphasized.

"But how can we prepare more? According to you, the core of the World Soul's dissatisfaction with us is that we used firearms, so they took the initiative to cause us a lot of trouble."

Lieutenant Vigan frowned. He was still wearing the CMC power armor that Leon had plagiarized from StarCraft. "To satisfy that so-called World Soul, are we really going to stop using firearms?"

"There's no need to be so submissive. We're fleeing this planet, not integrating into its ecosystem. We should still use low-powered weapons when necessary, as they can only serve as a deterrent. High-powered weapons, like my plasma pistol, are best used as a trump card in critical moments, to prevent the World Soul from making things difficult for us."

"I think it will be difficult to defeat any strong enemy like this." Lieutenant Weigan always likes to pour cold water on others.

"So I will give you the possibility to defeat strong enemies in close combat."

Leon replied lightly. He placed the materials he brought with him on the table one by one and asked Amidel for the power sword. He placed the power sword with the materials and felt that the blueprint in his mind began to glimmer.

"Just trust me." Li Ang waved his hand proudly and announced to everyone present: "The magic weapon to defeat the monster is now in my hands!"

PS: The setting of World Soul is actually quite thin, mainly because the Savage Eldar are not really an important force in Warhammer 40K, which leads to GW being too lazy to add settings to the World Soul that is basically tied to the Savage Eldar.

On the one hand, during the Great Fall of the Eldar, the Ark Eldar were protected by the Ark Wraithbone, while the Savage Eldar were protected by the Virgin World and were able to escape the clutches of Slaanesh. But on the other hand, GW also said that the Infinity Circuit technology that can give birth to the World Soul was not invented by the Eldar until M33, even later than the time period where the protagonist is currently living.

If this scenario is true, then Slaanesh's birth and the Fall of the Eldar would have already occurred in M29. Wouldn't the Savage Eldar, without Spirit Stones and World Souls, have become Slaanesh's mere prey between M29 and M33? If the Virgin World were just an ordinary planet, how could it have helped the Savage Eldar shield themselves from Slaanesh's wrath?

If this is the case, these four thousand years are enough time for the wild spirits to die out.

But they are still there

However, there are two explanations for the

First, the World Soul existed before the Infinite Circuit technology appeared. The Infinite Circuit only allows the Eldar to use their own souls to actively create a new World Soul.

Second, infinite loop technology has been around for a long time, but it was not mature at the beginning so it was not used.

This book adopts the first view, hoping not to be slapped in the face by GW (which should be difficult)

Chapter 26: Hunter's Proof (6K)

Three days have passed since returning to the camp. Now, after arranging all the preparations in the camp, Leon can finally start forging his favorite weapon.

Leon's cheat code was never a system, but knowledge, knowledge from another world. This knowledge was expressed in the form of authentic design drawings from another world, and how to bring these drawings over and restore them in a way that could be achieved in the Warhammer world was a test of Leon's own ability.

Previously, Li Ang had moved the most technology from StarCraft. In addition to the fact that the designs in StarCraft did not feel out of place when introduced into the Warhammer universe, it was also easier to implement on a technological level.

For example, the Protoss in StarCraft are good at using psychic energy. Their energy shield can be reproduced in Warhammer with ordinary energy supply devices, and the core device of the solar battle axe can be solved by the Eldar soul stone obtained by Mao.

As for the weapons and equipment in Prey Hunter, Leon naturally had blueprints, but he had always felt that such things with a completely different style of painting would probably be of no use in Warhammer.

But after landing on the planet of monster hunters and discovering that the materials peeled off these monsters were as hard as refined gold, and their sharpness could be close to that of a single-molecule blade after a little polishing, Leon, who had previously thought that these drawings were useless, could only sigh at his own short-sightedness.

At the same time, the idea of ​​building more powerful weapons was born in Leon's mind.

He wanted to create more than just a simple, meticulously crafted Power Sword. Instead, he wanted to combine the principles of Power Sword manufacturing with Monster Hunter blueprints to create a legendary weapon with Warhammer characteristics. He wanted the wielder of this sword to leave behind a reputation that would be passed down through the ages, even ten thousand years from now!

Thanks to the fact that the power swords left here were not finely crafted, the other elements mixed in lowered the melting point of the adamantine, making melting the power swords not as difficult as Leon had imagined. After disassembling the plasma engine's fusion heating device and using it as a small furnace, he spent several days melting the power swords.

It should have taken longer, but Leon unexpectedly discovered that the Fey cats had a unique affinity for Machine Spirits. He taught them some rituals to appease the Machine Spirits, and under the Fey cats' rituals, his overall plan sped up with full steam.

Under Leon's command, several Felyne carefully injected the fine liquid into the sword mold that had been prepared long ago, and Leon also picked up his forging hammer.

This wasn't the way things were done in the Warhammer world; he was imitating the forging method from the drawings in Monster Hunter World in his mind. The commanding officers who had been invited to watch also realized that the forging had officially begun, and so they all held their breath.

Leon first used adamantium as the main body, then gradually hammered the solidified adamantium liquid out of the mold into a regular shape suitable for gripping. After confirming that the foundation of the entire sword was flawless, he obtained the shell and scales of a fire dragon—materials obtained when the Astartes defeated the female fire dragon.

According to the requirements in the Monster Hunter blueprint, the venom gland of a female Rathalos is also needed to create the corresponding female Rathalos sword "Green Leaf", but the venom glands were not preserved by Astartes, who knew little about these monsters.

But the design is not rigid and unchanging. As Li Ang practiced it himself, the rigid drawings began to come alive, and the forging knowledge that was originally rigid in the drawings gradually became integrated into his mind.

Enjoying this feeling, Leon decided to modify the sword according to his own understanding, so he took the scales of the explosive dragon and melted ceramic steel and plastic steel.

Plastisol is a composite material of heat-absorbing plastic and metal produced by the Empire, while ceramic steel, capable of absorbing energy shock, is the Empire's ultimate weapon against energy-based weapons. Widely used in various types of power armor, plastisol and ceramic steel are considered the pillars of Imperial materials science. Leon saw in these pillars the potential of these materials, due to their excellent energy conductivity, to become an intermediary medium.

He covered the adamantium with a thin layer of melted plastisteel and ceramite, then added the scales of the Explosive Dragon and the collected Explosive Fluid.

The moment the Explosive Dragon's scales came into contact with the scalding metal solution, they violently exploded. The rising flames caused everyone present to instinctively move away, except for Leon, who remained motionless. Knowing that this was a crucial moment, he raised his forging hammer high, facing the flames, and repeatedly struck the sword blank!

"From the beast's wrath, Steel, protect us!"

Li Ang smashed down with a hammer, quenching the flames caused by the explosion of the Exploding Dragon's scales, and also reshaped the knife blank that was slightly deformed by the explosion.

"Soul, shelter us from the ravages of the Destroyer!"

When the second hammer struck, the original machine soul of the power sword was still trying its best to maintain its existence. With the persistence of the machine soul, the originally violent power calmed down, and flames gradually flowed on the blade coated with ceramic steel.

Seeing the time was right, Leon took out the polished dragon's claws and shell. He covered the shell with the base of the semi-melted blade, then inserted the claws into the reserved gaps in the shell, and fixed them with melted plastic steel. Three ferocious dragon claws appeared on the blade, and Leon swung the hammer again to ensure that the materials were perfectly integrated with the blade.

"There is no unchanging truth in flesh and blood, only corruption."

"There is no eternal strength in flesh and blood, only weakness."

Leon put down his hammer. He had forged the flesh and blood into a cold steel weapon, but the monster's will still clung to it. Now, he would imprison the monster with steel, awaken the new machine spirit born from the combination of the fire dragon's will within the weapon, and finally complete it!

"From this creature's rotten prison." Leon raised his hands high and chanted: "Machine Spirit, set us free!"

Although the forging temperature had begun to drop, a burst of flames suddenly erupted from the already-forged blade, and the faint roar of a fire dragon could still be heard within. But soon, the roar died down, and the forging flames suddenly cooled, as if absorbed by the sword. Only the sword, reflecting an icy sheen, lay quietly in the forge, awaiting the hunter's grasp.

Leon stepped forward and grasped the katana's hilt. He felt a savagery within the katana, ready to fight him, but his Soulless nature held him back. This performance, however, actually surprised Leon. After all, only a powerful Machine Spirit, one that wouldn't be annihilated even by contact with a Soulless being, could wield such a ferocious weapon.

He held a katana and came over to the onlookers.

"The Flying Dragon Blade 'Red Leaf', that's the name I gave it." He showed the weapon to everyone. "Logically, this weapon should be used by the most prestigious hunter in your company, but he is in Dauntless after all, so he no longer has any use for it."

"Give it to Armidale." The hunter said, and everyone's attention turned to Armidale.

"Indeed, there is no one more suitable than Armidel." The others also agreed with the hunter's choice, but Armidel himself had some opinions.

"I don't need a powerful weapon to enhance myself," he said stubbornly. Although he usually shouldered the responsibility of leadership, his skills as the company champion were never rusty. "Give it to another brother, and this weapon will be of greater value."

“No, its greater value lies here.”

Hunter Fearless denied Amidel's statement. He looked up and sighed, as if recalling the glorious past. After a long while, he said quietly:

"I hope you can inherit my identity and become the new hunter."

Adjutant Abbott, Lieutenant Wigan, and Sergeant Arlo remained indifferent, having clearly anticipated this. Only Armidale expressed surprise: "Successor Hunter... But why, Captain? Are you going to..."

"I'm already in Dauntless, Armidale."

Hunter Dreadnought interrupted Armidel. "Even as a Contemptor Dreadnought, the neural link that controls my body is still burning my consciousness every moment. I am destined to be unable to lead you for much longer. I will not leave, but my mission as Captain and leader must end."

"Perhaps we can wake you up to discuss it together when there's something important to decide..."

"Don't dwell on the past, Armidale. No matter how glorious the past was, it is still the past. A new future must be led by new people."

The Dauntless's voice deepened. "Armidel, I am buried in the sarcophagus, buried in the long-overdue Great Crusade. I am weary... All that sustains me is the unresolved grudges with our Primarch. You once followed the Hunters and left the Legion, but now the Hunters are gone. All that remains is a shadow of the past, buried within the Dauntless."

Armidale didn't answer. He'd anticipated this situation, but he didn't want to admit it out of personal urgency. Adjutant Abbott, however, advised, "But this company, born of hunters, can't be without hunters. That's why we need someone to step up and continue to lead us as a hunter."

"Is this what you all thought? What you discussed beforehand?" Armidale sighed.

"There's no discussion, but you've led us all the way to where we are on this planet. I don't think anyone could have thought of someone more suitable than you."

Leon watched this transfer of power from the sidelines. The katana he crafted was now more than just a weapon; it was also a symbol of his hunter identity. Seeing Armidale's gaze set on the Flying Dragon Blade, Hongye, Leon handed it over.

"Do you remember the tech sergeant who sacrificed himself holding the melta bomb, hoping you could lead us all on?" Leon pursed his lips, motioning for Armidel to take the weapon. "The main body of this sword is basically made of the materials he sacrificed himself for."

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Amidel's eyes became firm. He took over the Flying Dragon Blade Hongye, and also took over the identity and mission as a hunter.

"Captain, you may have let go of the past, but I will still remember you, not only as a brother in the Legion, but also as the boy you saved from the monster's claws and ultimately joined the Legion." Armidale said solemnly, "I will take up the title of Hunter and lead everyone out of this planet to track down every trace of our Primarch left in the galaxy until our mission in fighting the xenos is complete!"

Hunter Fearless sighed with satisfaction, and Armidale, having taken on the role of leader, quickly settled into his role. He sheathed his sword and looked at Leon.

"To recapture the Space Hulk, we must confront the dragon and even the World Soul. Father Leon, this weapon is certainly excellent, but I believe you have prepared more than just a divine weapon."

Li Ang suddenly felt like he was the owner of a blacksmith shop.

He clapped his hands, and a group of Felynx brought up the various things he had prepared earlier. This miscellaneous item mainly included a suit of armor, a crossbow cart, and a small wooden cart.

"Which one do you want to start with?"

"Uh……"

The originally solemn atmosphere seemed to be somewhat broken after these messy things were brought up. Armidale hesitated for a moment and decided to start with the more formal armor. "What's the matter with this set of armor covered with fangs?"

"It was modified from the original power armor using the materials of the Boom Dragon. You can call it the Boom Dragon suit."

Li Ang confidently introduced his masterpiece. "Although the torso of the power armor is just stitched with some dinosaur leather, I've meticulously recast the shoulder armor, knees, and gauntlets, and armed them with the dinosaur's claws and fangs. I also modified the exhaust port of the power backpack into the shape of a fang's barb. Even if you switch to other power armor in the future, you can easily modify these items and move them to the new one. What do you think?"

"It's not that I'm bad, it's just..." Armidale stared at the armor covered in fangs, and the wings that stood up like a dragon on both sides of the helmet with the original straight eyepiece. "Isn't this design a little too alien?"

"Wearing it will grant you the power of a dragon, and it will be perfect to pair with your Flying Dragon Blade, Hongye." Leon glanced at him. "Anything else you want to say?"

"I have no opinion."

Armidale's objections to the design died down. Lieutenant Wigan, in charge of long-range fire support, however, faced the ballista. He frowned, sizing up the weapon, which seemed to have traveled from 31 years ago, and asked, "What's the purpose of this weapon?"

"It's just a crossbow, specifically designed for use on this planet where firearms are restricted. I'll use stripped dragon tendons as bowstrings, and polished dragon bones as ammunition. I'll have two Astartes maneuvering these heavy cold weapons and firing them from a distance. They'll be able to force many dragons that prefer aerial combat to the ground."

Things like crossbows also exist in the world of Monster Hunter, but hunters who have always hunted alone cannot use such heavy weapons. Now Leon has invented one.

Although its principle is simple, with the abnormal strength added by the monster material, even the simplest principle will become a terrifying killing weapon.

"Can't this thing be miniaturized? Made into a light crossbow or something?" Lieutenant Vigan asked.

"I don't have the materials to make special weapons like the Flying Dragon Blade anymore. If I just make a simple light crossbow, its power will be similar to the grenade launcher you have. Long-range weapons will mainly be used for containment. I'll also give you some sonic boom bombs, smoke bombs, and bomb barrels filled with dragon scales. Your main task will be to use these items to contain the monsters and prevent other monsters from invading."

Leon also introduced some of his newly crafted gadgets to Lieutenant Vigan. The sound bags and scales he'd obtained from hunting Dynamax and Scales had finally completed Leon's collection of common Monster Hunter gadgets. When he finished introducing these items, everyone's attention naturally fell on the wooden cart at the end.

The weapons in front may be special or unique, but when it comes to the last ordinary cart, everyone is a little confused.