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

There is nothing commendable about this virus except its concealment, but what Leon needs is for this Titan to lose control for a short while when it is transferred from the ground to the transport ship.

He could see that the female captain who represented the Titan Order at the casting meeting and the casting director who was determined to evacuate had different opinions. This disagreement was enough to breed suspicion and contradiction through the Titan that went out of control during the transfer.

Even a brief conflict between the Forge Director who dominates this world and the strongest army of the Forge World is enough to plunge the entire Forge World into chaos.

And Leon will take advantage of the chaos to seize the dominance of this forging world.

Tom entered the pitch-black command room, crossed the dark amniotic fluid chamber, and came to the operating seat below the amniotic fluid chamber.

He tried to find the cable interface that could inject the virus into the Titan, but suddenly heard the click of the amniotic fluid chamber door opening behind him.

Tom turned around and found that the pilot who had appeared at the Foundry Council was now in front of him.

"I know you. You are the pet brought by the biological sage from Huangquan No. 8."

Christina stood up from the ground. She didn't care about the amniotic fluid flowing all over the floor. She simply wrapped herself in a white coat.

His eyes were on the data disk that Tom was carrying. Tom Cat subconsciously hid with his hands behind his back, but Christina had already seen through what it was.

"The sage from Huangquan No. 8 brought the electronic virus to my Titan..."

Her voice was soft, but it carried an unquestionable confidence: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Chapter 60 Negotiation and "Backhand"

Failed.

Leon felt a little regretful. He didn't expect that a Titan captain would stay in the amniotic fluid tank of a Titan that had not yet been started.

Although the captain who was inseparable from Titan could also confirm Leon's previous guess that she was not in harmony with the casting director, the plan to inject the virus had obviously failed.

Seeing that hiding was pointless, Tom quickly threw the disk into the corner and started whistling.

But its back was slightly arched, and it was obviously ready to pounce on the Titan captain at any time.

But Leon, realizing that they had been seen through, stopped Tom's reckless behavior in time.

Christina just crossed her arms and watched calmly as Tom Cat repeatedly pulled himself apart.

"It seems you can communicate directly with this cat."

She commented: "How did you do that? Did you implant a language translator in its brain?"

"Unfortunately, it's innate."

Leon used the device on Tom Cat to communicate directly with Christina. Although the plan had gone a little wrong, the other party's attitude made him believe that he still had some room for maneuver.

Christina's eyes revealed a hint of surprise: "Born?"

This obviously aroused the other party's interest. At Leon's signal, Felyne was obediently picked up by Christina.

Although the gaze from the other party's azure eyes made Feymao a little nervous, he still obediently let Christina control him.

"Maybe I should get two to study...but before that."

She picked up the disk containing the virus from the ground and injected it into the Titan.

"?"

Li Ang looked at her actions in surprise, not understanding what she was trying to do.

Christina closed her eyes.

She seemed to have just had an idea, but the entire Titan was started up without any power-on ceremony!

The injected virus was activated along with the Titan's startup, and Leon connected to the code fed back by the virus. The Titan's violent machine spirit fearfully avoided Leon's code, allowing Leon's code to run rampant within the body.

But this recklessness only lasted for a moment.

The next moment, Leon felt that all the code he wrote was deleted by Christina, who was also connected to the body.

She let out a light exclamation and realized the mystery of the code.

"It's a very simple virus, but it can actually prevent the machine spirit from resisting it?"

And Leon on the other end also truly felt Christina's specialness.

It is actually possible to awaken the Titan without any rituals and without being attacked by the machine spirit...?

The larger the combat machine, the more difficult it is to control the machine soul. The captain who has a mental connection with the machine has to bear the mental pressure generated by controlling the machine soul.

This pressure could be reduced through the Mechanicus's consecration ceremony or by achieving the desired goal of the Machine Spirit. But even if the ceremony was performed, other captains who piloted Titans would never be as at ease as Christina in front of them.

Could this be Christina's talent?

When Lifar explained the terrain of the Titan Order, he also told Leon some information about Christina.

It was said that the other party was not a specially trained Titan Captain - or in other words, even a Titan Captain specially trained in the Forge World could not control a Titan Machine Soul that had participated in the Horus Heresy.

This Warlord-class Titan was removed from the Firebee Titan Legion during the redevelopment of the branch Forge Worlds of Mars after the Horus Heresy, becoming the core of Maxim's defense force. However, after the death of its original crew, Maxim no longer had a pilot capable of flying this Titan.

This situation continued until the emergence of Christina in recent years.

This girl, who prefers white coats to the red coats of the Mechanicus, was once a mechanical priest specializing in brain science. Her research results on the brain were enough for her to bear the mental pressure of the Titan Machine Soul in her own way, so she naturally became the captain of this Warlord-class Titan, and a few years later became the commander of the Maxim Titan Legion.

Although the two senior sages of the Foundry Council have been questioning her authority, the fact that she has come this far is enough to prove her ability.

Moreover, there is this technology that can automatically activate Titans without any preparation...

Leon was secretly shocked, while Christina had already figured out the purpose of this virus:

"You want this Titan to lose control on the surface when it's transferred out."

She dismissed the priests who wanted to come up and check why the Titan was activated. "Why do you do this?"

She pondered, "Have you guessed that this Forge World is planning to evacuate?"

"To be precise, I guessed that only the Casting Director and the Senior Sages would evacuate."

There was no need to hide anything at this point, so Leon spoke frankly: "This Forge World will obviously be abandoned, and only the most valuable assets are worth transferring. I don't know what the personal assets of those high-ranking sages are, but I know they will definitely transfer the Titan Legion."

"Why? With the strength of the Astartes, even if we don't invade Titan and create chaos, you will definitely be able to seize the ships that can evacuate the port. There is no need to do this."

Christina held her forehead lightly with one hand, thinking about Leon's purpose: "Unless..."

"I will seize this Forge World."

There was no need for her to think, Li Ang directly pointed out the core.

Christina opened her mouth slightly and looked at Leon's projection on the Elu cat.

She was surprised by Li Ang's directness and shocked by his absurdity.

She could only think of these Astartes wanting to take advantage of the chaos to seize something on the Forge Planet, but... the entire Forge World?

She shook her head and flatly denied Leon's words, "The Director of the Forge does intend to evacuate with the Titan Legion, but that doesn't mean you can take over the turbulent Forge World. Even if you do have some skills, how can you possibly resist the incoming orc army?"

"With their transportation capacity, they can't carry away everything. As long as they can spit out more, I have the confidence to defend Maxim."

"What a fantasy! You're using such flimsy evidence to support your ridiculous idea?"

"I noticed that you and the Foundry Director disagreed. I persuaded Sage Lifar to provide the blueprints and had my followers infiltrate here. I tried to inject a virus to trigger the conflict between you and the Foundry Director during the Titan transfer... I've already made it this far, so how can this be considered a fantasy?"

Li Ang asked back.

Christina frowned, realizing that the other party was indeed a man of action. "But you didn't notice me when you injected the virus. Your plan failed at this step."

"Not yet, because I'm trying to convince you."

Christina opened her eyes wide, and an inexplicable emotion spread in her heart.

She suddenly found herself a little intoxicated by the other person's madness.

But madness alone is not enough to succeed. She wants to discover the source of Li Ang's "madness":

"What is the basis on which you think you can convince me?"

"I don't know what the conflict is between you and the Forge Director and the others. But I know that your ability to stand up to them is due to the fact that you are the only one on this Forge World who can pilot a Warlord-class Titan."

Having changed his mind, Li Ang made the only promise he could make now, even though this promise itself was just a blank check.

"I suspect they'll move to Mars. But once there, you won't be the only one capable of controlling the Machine Spirit of a Warlord-class Titan."

"Join me, and I can guarantee you'll own this Warlord-class Titan forever. You'll be his only captain until your death."

This promise obviously touched Christina. She was a little tempted, but still worried about another question.

"What about the tens of millions of greenskins? In order to divert the troops, the Forge Director didn't tell the truth to the priests on this planet. If you seize this Forge World, how will you lead these confused priests to fight against the angry Director and the orcs who will arrive later?"

"I don't have any direct conflict with the casting director. All I want is the planet they are about to abandon."

Li Ang brushed off the topic lightly: "As long as we demonstrate our strength, I believe the great sages will not fight to the death."

"Strength? Just a hundred Astartes, maybe with my Titans?"

Christina shook her head. "This planet has a total of two million Skitarii-level combat forces, approximately half a million of which are directly under the command of the Deputy Foundry Supervisor. The remaining half are the combined forces of other sages and priests. Even if the priests choose to join you, you will not be able to fight against the organized Deputy Foundry Supervisor."

"From what I've heard, they've also buried bombs beneath the production line. As soon as they leave, they'll trigger the self-destruct sequence along with the bombs. What's left behind won't be a Forge World, but a worthless scorched earth."

"So if that's your plan... perhaps it would be better if I considered turning you over to the Foundry Council now."

The Olympia Accords, signed between the Mechanicus and the Emperor, stipulated that Forge Worlds could only possess the necessary self-defense forces in peacetime, and could only temporarily expand their military forces in times of war or when threatened.

Although sages often circumvent this regulation by using private soldiers or sending troops abroad, 500,000 Crusaders directly under the command of the Forge Council are almost the upper limit of a third-level Forge World.

But even if we only count these 500,000, it is still an unbearable burden for Leon, who only has 100 Astartes.

But Li Ang obviously has his own ideas.

"We will not be alone in this fight."

He was quite sure of this. "All we have to do is switch to the defensive after the initial surprise confrontation. The rest is just to wait for our reinforcements to arrive."

"Do you have reinforcements?"

"Of course, that's my backup plan. As soon as they arrive, not only the Forge Master and his Skitarii, but even the Greenskins will be able to compete."

Such words sounded like bragging, so Christina naturally didn't believe it. In order to win her trust, Li Ang asked Tom Cat to whisper in Christina's ear.

He told Christina about his backup plan. Christina's eyes widened at first, but she quickly shook her head.

"You can't guarantee they'll get here... There's so much uncertainty surrounding this plan."

“How boring would it be if all probabilities in this world could be determined?”

Leon in the projection opened his arms, and an unprecedented arrogance appeared on his face.

"Even the beings of the Warp cannot determine everyone's fate... In this unpredictable chaos, I will seize the door of fate!"

……

Above the galaxy where Diamond Star is located.

Looking at the greenskin fleet surrounding the entire Diamond Star, Hayes, the Imperial Astra Militarum commander who had just jumped in from Mandeville Point, felt something was not right.

He frowned as he stared at the greenskin fleet, no longer optimistic about the fate of the Imperial Fists.

He was ordered by the High Lord to investigate the missing Imperial Fists, but when he just emerged from the warp, he received the news that the hive world of Endin, which was still behind Diamond Star, had fallen under the attack of the Greenskins.

Greenskin? Shouldn't that be Chrome Beast?

But the facts were before his eyes. Looking at the Diamond Star that had been occupied by the greenskins, Hayes was a little hesitant for a moment.

But at this moment, a message containing the Imperial Fists communication code was received by Hayes' fleet.

"I am a warrior of the Imperial Fists, Armidale."

A strange warrior painted lemon yellow but with fangs all over his power armor explained his identity to him.

"I have been ordered to direct you to where the Imperial Fists are currently stationed."

Chapter 61 "Betrayal" (Part 1)

The Deputy Foundry Supervisor who is in charge of the Crusader Army has been feeling a little uneasy lately.

Although common sense suggests that he no longer has the structure of a "heart", he cannot fake the uneasiness that he has missed something crucial.

He pinched his brows, searching the data to find out what he had forgotten. After a moment, he confirmed with the servo skull beside him:

"What about those Space Marines from the Imperial Fists?"

The Servo Skull projects the surveillance footage it receives:

"Since being assigned to the small forge, Sage Leon from Huangquan No. 8 has been busy cultivating organs and restoring the Astartes' combat effectiveness. He used his own creation, the 'Elu Cat,' to exchange certain supplies from other priests, but other than a meeting with Sage Lifar, there is no record of him leaving the house. Summary: No abnormalities found."