While sending puppets to conduct a blanket search of the entire base, Duanmu Huai was bored and began to look around at the situation.

Judging from the structure here, it seems that this should be a very ancient Mechanicum stronghold. At least many of its structures and decorations indicate that it probably originated from the earliest days of the Human Empire. However... this also means that there may be

There is some unknown secret hidden.

Okay, this is all nonsense, almost every stronghold of the Adeptus Mechanicus looks like this.

In fact, in the game, what players dislike the most is the behavior of the Mechanicus. They believe that if the Mechanicum’s religious flavor was not so strong, the technological development of the human empire might be improved by several levels.

Rather than end up like that.

The reason is quite simple.

Although the Mechanicum appears to be a scientific and technological research organization, in the final analysis it is a religious organization. They fanatically believe in the God of All Machines and believe that knowledge is a manifestation of sacredness. All creatures or cultural relics that possess knowledge are also sacred because of knowledge -

——Existences with more knowledge will naturally be worshiped.

It doesn't seem to be a problem, but when it comes to the religious attributes of the Mechanicum, it's a pain in the ass.

The main thing is this sentence - knowledge is a manifestation of sacredness. The more knowledge there is, the more people will be worshiped.

Under this kind of teaching, there is no exchange and sharing of knowledge at all in the Mechanicum. Of course, if it is some useless or common knowledge, that's it. But those really high-tech things are hidden by them.

Hold on. Because according to the teachings of the Mechanicum, I have obtained these advanced knowledge, I am closer to the God of All Machines than others. If I tell this, others will also get the same amount.

knowledge, it will also bring you closer to the God of All Machines.

Therefore, the Cult of Mechanicus keeps many good things to itself and does not tell anyone. However, as we all know, once knowledge is not widely disseminated and exchanged, then... it is basically equivalent to working behind closed doors, and it will cause whatever it can.

.

Of course, the Human Empire is already in ruins, and there is no point in liquidating the Mechanicus now. However, for players, any place related to the Mechanicus will make them excited - after all, there is something wrong inside.

There is some kind of black technological holy artifact buried there.

Judging from the corpses, the way these oil guys died was very strange. They just fell to the ground without even picking up weapons. In other words, it was more like they encountered a sudden attack than an attack.

Disaster, as if some irresistible factor swept across the entire stronghold in an instant, and then these oil guys fell to death on the spot without any preparation.

Or is it some kind of virus? It's impossible. After all, this research institute is at the foot of the mountain. If a virus really leaked, the outside would have become a dead place.

"Those people said...it seemed to be a problem with their size, and they couldn't withstand too much subspace energy, so they found a very big whale..."

"As expected of the master."

"Then what?"

In fact, this is also true.

"Who are you?"

Forget it, let’s not talk about this.

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's expression did not change and he laughed.

At this moment, Duanmu Huai suddenly felt a vision coming from the void. He quickly turned his head and looked towards the place where the vision was. He saw nothing there, but the next moment, accompanied by "Hey!"

There was a scream, and the figure of a blond girl appeared quietly from it, trembling and curling up into a ball, staring at Duanmu Huai uneasily.

"Um?"

"Hmm...that's weird."

The normal operation of the Adeptus Mechanicus is no surprise.

Well, the experiment failed and he died.

"Experimental subject?"

Forget it, just go and take a look and you will know. These oil guys have all kinds of strange ways to commit suicide. Duanmu Huai can't imagine what they did.

Of course, it is understandable that the oil man would have such thoughts. Judging from the time the girl told, she must have lived in the middle and late period of the empire when the emperor was sitting on the toilet. There were indeed many factions studying this issue at that time. In fact,

Even within the Tribunal, there are similar differences.

"perhaps."

Subspace storm? But in the case of a subspace storm, the entire stronghold must not explode directly on the spot?

"So what are you going to do now?"

Duanmu Huai stared at the girl ghost and asked. Although the latter was a little scared, seeing that Duanmu Huai didn't seem to have any malicious intent, he slowly spoke.

So it's not surprising that there are similar factions within the Mechanicum.

Whether Ogis's words were a compliment or a criticism... Duanmu Huai didn't even bother to care.

Duanmuhuai nodded. After all, the other person was floating in the air and his body was translucent. Since he was not a human, he was probably a ghost. But at this moment, the blond girl looked at the rosette on Duanmuhuai's chest and hesitated.

After a moment, he whispered.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Duanmu Huai was also dumbfounded. He was currently in a huge room at the deepest part of the stronghold. There was a huge one in this room that looked like the kind used in aquariums.

The water tank. The water tank has already burst. Judging from the instruments that were blown away and the body of the oil guy, this should be the scene of the first crime.

Hearing this introduction, Duanmu Huai frowned.

As for Duanmu Huai, he really wishes that there is a Book of Ten Thousand Machines in it, so that he can enter a well-off society, but unfortunately it is unlikely. After all, no player in the game has unearthed the STC of the Book of All Machines. Of course

Well, it doesn’t matter if you think about it... After all, everyone has the power of YY, and the judge is no exception hahahahaha...

"Um……………"

Seeing this scene, Ogis tilted her head curiously.

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly appear?"

Duanmu Huai clenched his war hammer and strode towards the inside.

And according to the previous records of Imperial Truth, the Emperor... seems to be really man-made?

As for that STC... I guess it's finished.

Just when Duanmu Huai fantasized that he had obtained the Book of Ten Thousand Machines and was sweeping across the entire galaxy, the report from the puppet made him immediately come back to his senses.

Duanmuhuai now knew where the sink came from.

After all, when you say possession, it’s possession, and when you say reincarnation, it’s reincarnation. How can you guarantee that the possessed person is the emperor and not some other monster? There is only one emperor in the human empire. If something goes wrong, we don’t know.

Who should I go to to solve the problem?

"...There seemed to be an explosion during the experiment, and then...everyone died."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the ghost girl was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head with a reddish complexion.

"Then what happened in the end?"

"Excuse me... are you the Lord Inquisitor?"

Is it really an empty shell that has been abandoned long ago?

"Go in and have a look."

"I have no idea………"

Duanmu Huai's eyes flashed when he heard the blonde girl's question.

"hehe."

"Um?"

The ghost girl nodded, and then began to tell her story - to Duanmu Huai's surprise, this girl was actually from the Empire (yes, the Empire of Humanity), and she was also a psyker.

However, her psychic ability was not very strong, and after she was found to have psychic powers, the girl was brought to this base. At that time, the girl did not know what the oil guys here were doing, only that they seemed to be doing

Experiment, and you are the experimental subject.

Facing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the ghost girl shook her head blankly. She has been sleeping here since then. If Duanmu Huai hadn't arrived, she probably wouldn't have woken up.

And once the secret forging world or the Mechanicum stronghold is exposed, it means that the entire research results and knowledge system will be completely lost and scrapped.

"oh?"

"After being looked at by you, Lord Inquisitor, and looking into your eyes, I felt my heart beat faster, and I had a very strange feeling..."

"ghost?"

It can be seen from this that religion harms people...

For example, there are two factions in the Inquisition. One is dedicated to resurrecting the Emperor, and the other wants to find a new body so that the Emperor's soul can reincarnate and manage the Empire again.

"Um……………?"

"Ah, okay..."

As expected of a motor oil guy, it was completely beyond my expectations. He really dared to think about anything.

"I am...Experimental Subject No. 28912..."

Look into my eyes? Heart racing?

Could it be that…………

However, I don’t know whether it was due to the experiment or a problem with the girl’s psychic abilities. She did not completely die. Her soul was bound in this space. The girl herself didn’t know what was going on, so she had to stay here and observe these oil guys.

Experiment, and then she slowly discovered what these people were doing.

However...how did the sink explode?

According to the reaction of the dolls, there is nothing in this base?

No threats, no traps?

Then the experiment kept failing.

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the ghost girl frowned and thought about it for a moment.

"What on earth did these oil guys do..."

"They... seem to have found a special STC. This device can merge the spiritual energy of the subspace with living organisms, thereby producing perfect psychic creatures... Although I can't hear most of what they said.

Understand, but they seem to want to...create another emperor..."

"Huh? That..."

As a result of the investigation by the puppets, the entire base is in a mess, and traces of battles can be seen everywhere. It is obvious that there have been battles and attacks here, and most of the things have been destroyed. However, these corpses

There seems to be some problem with the situation.

Of course, the former was very difficult, and the latter was also rejected by many judges at the time.

Then she died.

"Excuse me, can you tell me exactly what happened here?"

Duanmu Huai squatted down and stared at the body of a motor oil man at his feet. Like most motor oil men, this motor oil man had transformed his body beyond recognition. There were metal prostheses everywhere, and it looked like an alien machine.

Bugs look more like humans than humans. If the Inquisition had not determined that the symbol of a pure human being is a skull, then these things would have been treated as aliens long ago.

"oh……………"

Nothing more than normal.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and silently stretched out his hand.

"... Mr. Judge, why did you take out the rope?"

"I asked, are you interested in being my familiar?"

"……………Why???"
Chapter completed!