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

A tragedy of exile.

Gardenar was originally located in the eastern part of the Imperial Storm Segmentum. Without FTL technology, it must have taken a lot of effort for them to escape here. Leon could imagine the immense pressure the Empire had placed on these hastily displaced exiles.

However, it was the Great Crusade, and the purpose of the act of submission, whether through force or some other method, was to reunite humanity, which had been fragmented, scattered, and isolated during the Age of Strife. Leon did not feel pity for these exiles.

He was only interested in the technology they carried, which originated from the Gardenar Empire.

A fully industrialized star system, and a pocket empire with more power on the ground than the Space Marine Legion, which even beat a Titan Legion to the brink of destruction. Even if only remnants of its legacy remain, it is attractive enough to Leon.

Logically, he should have gone there in person and looked up the relevant information in the computer point by point, but he didn't do that.

"Have the priests start with mechanical and genetic modification to see if there's any relevant data in that computer."

His order made the priests in the central control tower busy again, but Trazyn who was hiding there felt confused.

"What's going on? You haven't taken the bait yet?"

Chapter 259: Cast a long line and fish...where is my line?

Trazyn looked at the priests.

These Mechanicus believers, who were supposed to be ignorant of language and helpless with the data in the computer, now showed an efficiency that surprised him.

"Something's wrong. They shouldn't have mastered the interpretation method so quickly."

Even though the language and the empire share the same roots, deciphering it is not easy.

Trazyn was certain that this was the only remaining site of the Gardenar Empire in the universe, otherwise he would not have come all the way here.

These priests, who should have been confused about this, actually established a basic language comparison table in a short time after receiving Leon's reply, and began to search for Gardenal's scientific and technological information in a targeted manner.

"That sage named Leon..."

Trazyn's thought matrix quickly analyzed the possibilities. "Has he known about Gardenar's technological direction?"

To verify his hypothesis, he decided to up the ante. Deep within the database, an encrypted file regarding "genetic adaptive enhancement" was unlocked.

The servoskull immediately emitted a shrill buzzing sound upon retrieving new data, and the priests' mechanical tentacles twitched with excitement.

"Omnissiah! This is an optimized template for human genes! Holy, this is truly holy!"

Binary hymns gushed out from the speaker, but the priests did not forget Leon: "Upload it immediately to Lord Leon! This is a technology that will greatly advance our technology!"

Trazyn waited, but there was no instruction from Leon to come in person on the communication channel.

He simply instructed the priests to continue searching for information, which left Trazyn puzzled.

This human sage was indifferent to the genetic technology that was so readily available? When did the sages of the Mechanicus learn to exercise restraint?

"Did he see through the trap? No, the data I provided is true. Even if they realized there was a trap, they would still come in without hesitation..."

Normally, this level of technology would be enough to drive any Mechanicus to come personally, even at the cost of a life of slaughter. Trazyn searched his database, trying to understand this unusual behavior.

Mechanicus Magos generally fall into two categories: those obsessed with hoarding knowledge, treating it as a private treasure, and those keen to flaunt their knowledge to demonstrate their status. Regardless of which category, they should come immediately and seize this valuable information for themselves rather than allow the priests who participated in the deciphering work to share in it.

But Li Ang didn't, which means he was neither.

His behavior, which was different from that of other Mechanicus Magos, further piqued Trazyn's curiosity. He had originally considered this as a casual after-dinner pastime, but now he realized he had to take it more seriously.

"Perhaps the price isn't enough for him. It seems he needs a more tempting bait."

He called up the core data collected from the Gardenar ruins and carefully selected a fragmentary piece of information about "bio-modified super soldiers."

This document records how Gardenar used pure genetic enhancement to create super soldiers close to the Astartes. Even a fragment of it is like a secret of the divine realm to the Mechanical Priest.

As the document was successfully interpreted thanks to the priests' "efforts", the priests' cheers almost blew the roof off.

"Oh, Om Messiah! This alone is enough for the bio-sages of Mars to launch a technological holy war!"

They understood that once this technology was promoted, it would most likely change the existing structure of the imperial army and could be said to be a technology that would change the destiny of mankind.

Having predicted this, Trazyn waited patiently. According to his calculations, this information, which was enough to drive all the members of the Mechanicus crazy, was also enough to make Leon let down his guard.

However, Li Ang appeared calm, even indifferent.

He had already sensed something was wrong.

The progress of obtaining the information was too smooth, except for the initial trouble of deciphering the language. The rest of the information just appeared before their eyes.

Moreover, these technologies were stuck at the delicate juncture of being 'enticing enough, but incomplete.' As someone who had used this tactic to lure the casting director on Huangquan No. 8, Li Ang certainly understood the purpose of this tactic.

"Like a profiteer eager to sell something."

Leon had already sensed that something was up. Considering who was pulling the strings, he was certain some shameless bandit was hunkering down in the central control tower, Poké Ball in hand, waiting for him to show up in person.

However, Trazyn had underestimated how well he knew him, and had not considered that the roles of hunter and hunted could be reversed.

Did you know that in the Pokémon world, humans who serve as trainers are also a special kind of Pokémon?

Li Ang didn't even need to go there in person to eat up most of the 'bait'.

"Continue searching, prioritizing downloading data that can be stored offline."

He gave such an order, and this attitude actually gave these greedy priests a reassurance.

Having seen Leon come up with many more reliable and complete new technologies, they sighed that he was worthy of being their leader, and even such a level of achievement could not impress him, while doing as he was told.

For the first time, confusion crossed the metal face of the museum director.

A discovery of this magnitude was enough to turn the Mechanicus members present against each other, and even spark internal fighting. However, the priests simply uploaded the data quickly and continued searching, with no intention of monopolizing it.

This behavior, which went against the very nature of the Mechanicum, struck Trazyn as absurd, like seeing a pack of hungry wolves voluntarily sharing a piece of meat.

What made him even more uneasy was that Li Ang still did not show up.

Trazyn believed his plan was perfect, from the stasis stance that perfectly concealed the energy fluctuations, to gradually throwing out bait to lure these mechanical priests into the trap... Where did he go wrong?

This Leon is either a madman with the wrong cables in his brain, or he is much more dangerous than he thought!

Ever since he was transformed into a Necron, Trazyn's rationality and logic have been reminding him to stop in time, but this reminder has only aroused his desire to win.

He liked to fight against cold logic. This practice of using emotion to surpass rationality made him feel alive. Facing the current situation, Trazyn knew there was only one thing he had to do.

Stud!

All in!

All-in is a kind of wisdom, and it is a decision that cannot be made based on rationality alone.

He wanted to use his desire and enthusiasm for shelter to completely shake Leon's indifference!

The technology these exiles brought here was incomplete, and Trazyn was determined to drop one last bombshell.

Gardenar's industrial design blueprints.

The most important point in being able to unleash a military force that can rival an Astartes Legion with the size of an entire star system is that they can complete the design plan for the industrialization of the entire galaxy.

Regardless of their level of production technology, their ability to utilize space far surpasses the Empire's stacked hives and forge worlds, enabling them to achieve a more scientific industrial layout on a smaller scale.

If previous bio-transformation technology still had concerns about destroying human purity, this information is a secret that even the Iron Tenth Legion that destroyed Gardenar had never seen a single glimpse of. It can undoubtedly be applied to today's empire and provide a high-level reference for a sage's construction work.

"Come on, come on..."

Trazyn muttered, monitoring the communication channel, his hand already on the activation button of the stasis field: "This time you should..."

What came over the communication channel was an order he had never expected:

"All personnel, evacuate the central control tower immediately."

The priests paused for a moment, questions woven into their data streams.

"Sir? This industrial blueprint—"

"That's enough."

Li Ang refused, "Just back up the existing data, your mission is complete."

Tarasim's "generosity" says it all. The old sly fellow probably doesn't have much useful information left in his hands, and he just wants to sprinkle some explosive information in an attempt to close the net directly.

Gardenar's industrial blueprints are valuable, but they are not essential for him who possesses Stellaris technology.

Most of the bait has been eaten, it's time to run away.

The priest's inner longing was wailing. But Leon's prestige allowed them to quickly pack up their equipment and begin an orderly retreat.

Trazyn could swear he was even more bewildered than the mechanical priests above.

He went all in, but the other party didn't even come to the table?

Where were the people I wanted? Where were the exhibits I wanted to collect? Where was the information I had previously collected about Gardenar?

It wasn't until the priests completely left the central control tower that Trazyn came back to his senses from his shock.

He quickly called up his data records and began to calculate the gains and losses of this operation.

Most of Gardenar's core technical information had been leaked, but this only meant that it was no longer his exclusive possession, which was barely acceptable to Trazyn.

What he couldn't accept was that setting up this ambush had consumed a lot of his remaining energy. His current energy reserves were only enough for him to activate a larger-scale stasis stance one last time.

Even worse, the Eldar warriors he had immobilized, including the Warlord Keldos, were still underground. Originally, he had planned to reclaim these "exhibits" after capturing Leon, but now?

"That group of humans will definitely come back to clean up the battlefield."

Trazyn murmured to himself: "All my collections are irretrievable..."

He suddenly realized that not only did he fail to catch the big fish Leon, but he also lost all the gains he was supposed to have.

All the painstakingly collected Gardenar technology, the carefully laid traps, and even the Eldar exhibits that were about to be obtained were all in vain.

"I actually exported all of this..."

This absurd conclusion brought him a bitter taste of defeat. As the most senior "artifact keeper" in the galaxy, he had never suffered such a huge loss in a transaction.

Cast a long line to catch a big fish. Not only did the bait go, but even the line disappeared?

"Leon? Leon!"

His anger was fueled by an equal degree of interest, and his complex emotions instantly transformed into a deeper curiosity about this sage.

"It's like wanting to collect a Primarch. Even though it's not as valuable as the Primarch, it might be more interesting than the Primarch."

Trazyn concluded this, and it was the first time he felt so interested in one of these techno-geeks.

As long as you are willing to wait patiently, there will always be opportunities.

"Looks like I need to find a different way to 'invite' you, Sage Leon."

He made up his mind not to stay underground any longer.

Logically, Trazyn, with only this little energy left, shouldn't stay on this planet any longer, lest he lose the "borrowed" body of the Undead Overlord. However, his interest in Leon made him stay on this planet for the time being, until he found a new opportunity to take him in.

This is the virgin world of the Eldar. Just like they annihilated the remaining species of Gardenar before, those pointy-eared people will not let go of the humans on their virgin world.

Trazyn believed that the Eldar would become his best "allies" just like the Warlord Kel'dos.

-

There were still Eldar scurrying underground. But the overall portion of this in-depth investigation was complete. Gardenar's legacy had been a boon for Leon.

The elves who were immobilized by Tarasim were also captured by Leon, but the most important point was still Gardenar's unique bio-transformation technology.

The biological priests in charge of manufacturing the mechanical servants patted their chests and assured Leon that with the help of this technology, they could increase the efficiency of the new mechanical servants by nearly ten percentage points.

This was good news for Leon, who didn't bring many civilians with him. The problem was that they lacked the raw materials to make mechanical servants.

There are taboos in the production of servitors. Even the inhumane Mechanicus will not directly use civilians to make servitors - especially when these civilians have experience in participating in production and can undertake more complex tasks than servitors.

The raw materials for the servitors mainly come from the androids taught by the servitors or prisoners from other worlds. However, the production of androids takes time, and they have no connection with other worlds.

Leon had too few civilians and not many prisoners, so he could only use some of his soul stones to find Omikron.

"I guess Huangquan No. 8 should be interested in this?"

Omikron's attention was completely attracted by the soul stone, and he nodded like pounding garlic.

Huangquan No. 8's use of the soul stone is still very rudimentary. After seeing that Leon could actually use the soul stone as a shield generator, Omikron felt that he had seen the door to a new world in this sage.

He couldn't wait to bring this idea back to Huangquan No. 8 and experiment with it. But experiments required materials, and compared to them trying to capture the elves themselves, it was naturally better for Leon to do it.

What, you said the Eldar are the benefactors who saved Huangquan No. 8?

Benefactors are also used! He is a benefactor because he is useful to us, and studying soul stones is to make them play a greater role!

Our Huangquan No. 8 focuses on pragmatism!

The negotiated price was finally settled at 50,000 servitors for one soul stone, which also had to include advanced servitors capable of performing more complex tasks.