Looking at Byrno who was busy working on the equipment not far away, Soshyan guessed that the key to the Hearthborn's subspace navigation is probably the unique Ironborn...
But what exactly is the operation?
Do those Ironborn have strong psychic powers? But the problem is, no matter how you look at them, they are all...artificial intelligence, how can machines have psychic powers?
Could it be that Byrnor, the Master of the Void, is hiding something secretly? Is he actually a very powerful psyker?
It doesn't seem like it, at least Soshiyang couldn't feel it, or in the entire bridge, he didn't feel any psychic fluctuations or ripples...
It was possible to navigate the Warp without relying on psychic powers. If such technology existed, why did the Emperor bother with the Webway in the first place?
Suddenly, Soshiyang felt a subtle tremor, as if spider threads were stirring in his ears. This feeling was familiar to him. He turned his gaze to the window, and the original darkness had been replaced by colorful and crazy colors.
, as if the ship fell into a sea full of sticky paint, and in the window and subspace, a glistening film could be vaguely seen.
Geller force field, this thing is naturally familiar to Soshyan, but this has brought new problems...
The operating principle of the Empire's Geller force field is to extract the endless dreams of comatose psykers, and accordingly project a force field that conforms to the rules of reality within the scope of action as an enhancement and constraint to the current external reality. Its core remains the same.
Is a psychic.
What about the Hearthborn's Geller Field?
Could it be the Priests of Gramnir? But Lord Walker has clearly said that they are not qualified for the position of real psykers. Combat skills can be simulated through technology, but natural abilities are difficult to simulate.
The secrets of the Wotan Federation deeply attracted Soshyan, not because of curiosity, but because this race possesses many things that the empire really lacks and needs, and they are all possible. After all, they once had the same origin as humans.
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But based on Soshyan's experience with the Hearthborn, he could see that people's evaluations of the empire basically only had three types: bad, very bad, and very bad.
Most organizations and factions in the empire regard the short people as demi-humans or aliens, and the furnace descendants basically view the empire as freaks or violent lunatics. In fact, deep down, Soshyan also feels that humans and short people have become
They are no longer the same race, and even the cousins are very reluctant. The civilization and spiritual core of the two sides are essentially different.
It is obvious that it is difficult for the empire to absorb the excellent technology and culture of the Hearthborn to supplement itself. At least for now, Soshyan does not see any hope.
Soshiyang has been working very hard to do something for mankind, not only for the empire, but also for the human race. But just thinking about it is too difficult. There are not just a few problems that mankind has accumulated over tens of thousands of years.
Super technology can solve it. In this regard, it is easier for Ada because it has a small population and a small area, and it has dominance and dominance, whether it is revolution, the introduction of new technologies, new social forms, or even new
The culture is much easier.
With a slight sigh, Soshyan drank the beer in his glass in one gulp. As he leaned on the railing and continued to observe the Hearthborn's subspace dive, a humble voice sounded.
"Guest, do you need another drink?"
Soshiyang lowered his head to the right and saw that the Ironborn who had brought the beer before had come again, rubbing his wet metal hands on his apron. It was really hard to believe this kind of human behavior.
It is the "hated intelligence" that the gods and ghosts of the empire hate.
Suddenly, an idea popped into Soshiyang's mind. Master Ananda had said before that the man had tampered with Nalanda monk Jialan and promoted the Iron Man rebellion. So since Master Ananda knew about this, logically speaking, he should not do anything about it.
No preparation.
Master Walker also said that the Wotan ancestors left their homeland, that is, the solar system, and went to the distant galactic center in a huge accident...
Who guided them there?
Who has prepared such safe artificial intelligence technology for them?
According to Master Walker, the first ancestors are called "original ancestors", and one of the leaders is called the "Golden Light Sage". In the Wotan myth, it is depicted as a shining golden figure or a motionless figure.
The statue that crafted the first forges and then sent the Forgeborn into the dark void before the dark sea rose to swallow up the homeland of humanity.
A golden, motionless existence...
Although it is just a guess, Soshiyang believes that it is probably the same. After Nalanda Seng Jialan "sinked", Venerable Ananda guided the ancestors of the current short people to leave the solar system and live in seclusion in the galactic center.
, and it can be seen from Master Ananda's attitude towards artificial intelligence - he believes that those who have no flesh and blood can also be sentient beings, and there is no difference between all living beings. This is in line with the completely equal status of the iron descendants and the furnace descendants in Wotan.
It seems to be reflected as well.
And the Great Whirlpool happens to be an area very close to the center of the Milky Way, so it doesn't seem so strange that Master Ananda finally met him here.
However, there seems to be no clear record of this leader in Wotan's history. According to Master Walker, there are actually some similarities between the Hearthborn and the Empire in history. That is, a large number of ancient records have been buried under massive amounts of data.
Even the Hearthborn, who have long been rigorous and practical, have to accept that after a certain point, their ancient history has been obscured to the point that it can only be called myth or legend.
Soshiyang felt that based on his understanding of Master Ananda, the master might have left at some point and erased most of his traces in the history of Lu Yi, but his ideological imprints remained. This is why Lu Yi
The biggest difference from the Empire in terms of core culture, based on a high degree of pragmatism, the Furnace people admit that their mythology is too contradictory, allegorical and dubious to be cited as clear factual basis, but these do not unduly bother them, and the Furnace people feel that they have no relationship with the Empire.
Compared to humans, they don't need to put on the armor of faith.
Therefore, the furnace society is a very typical atheistic structure, and ancestor worship is more like a kind of cultural sustenance. This is very consistent with Master Ananda’s view of the real world. Although his speech and behavior do seem to be some kind of "believer", he is really
After understanding his words, you will feel that there is a strong atheistic tone in every line of his words. In this regard, the main body of thought between Master Ananda and him is basically the same.
But why did Master Ananda choose to establish Wotan? Soshiyang imagined that when Master Ananda brought the Wotan ancestors to the center of the galaxy, he might have wanted to create a country that fit his ideas? Just like Him
Like building an empire? In fact, they all have an utopia in their hearts? Or is it just a simple attempt?
Or is he doing this to prove to someone that a society where humans and mechanical intelligence are completely integrated is actually not that terrible? Let alone become the so-called living furnishing waste?
Thinking of this, Soshiyang recalled that Venerable Ananda often said that he wanted to save that person, but what exactly does "save" mean? To make the other person regret it? Or to make the other person realize his mistake and correct it? But no matter which way
, it sounds very difficult...
Of course, this is just a guess. After all, unless Venerable Ananda is willing to say it himself, Soshiyang can only guess.
However, Venerable Ananda probably did not play a role as a ruler at that time. He may have existed as a secret guide, helping Wotan in the early stages of establishing himself in the center of the galaxy.