Cernio No. 14 is the name of the huge device in front of Calvin.
It originated from some unspeakable technological equipment left over from the Dark Ages before. It was a reverse decomposition project of the unspeakable equipment and its black prototype discovered during the Great Crusade at the invitation of the Star Torch Court.
One of the products.
The original purpose was that "that device" needed maintenance due to long-term use, and the existing technology on Terra and Mars was insufficient to complete the work. Therefore, small-scale reverse engineering was one of the feasible solutions proposed by Mars. p>
As the name suggests, a total of 14 units of this facility, which translates as Son of the Sun, were completed in the plan. However, the first 13 units all showed great failure in terms of stability after construction was completed. Only the 14th unit failed due to some accidental factors that could not be checked back during the construction period.
, unlike many of its predecessors, it can still ensure fairly reliable stability even under full power operation.
However, the cost of building such a device is too high. Especially after the M37 Millennium (the 37th Millennium), the power game between the High Lords Council and the Astartes Chapter has become increasingly fierce. The Abyss Expedition and the Tanim Expedition are these rights.
The political manifestation of the game in the empire's territory; and the black warmaster Abaddon in the Eye of Terror was unwilling to be left alone and led the Chaos Legion to launch the seventh and eighth dark expeditions against the empire.
Amid internal and external troubles, and the declining national strength, the Ministry of the Interior finally made up its mind in the early 38th millennium to refuse further investment in this project with no end in sight.
Therefore, Sernio 14, one of the last products of this project, had no possibility of recovering the cost at all, and due to certain political sensitivities caused by its special functions, in the Star Torch Court, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Star Language Court
Several functional departments were kicked back and forth like a ball, and they were displaced.
Finally, in the middle of M38 (38th Millennium), it settled down in the Psychic Seminary (also known as the Academy) under the Star Language Court, and existed as a ritual auxiliary device for some students with special needs.
However, due to its sensitivity, few people, or no one before Calvin, applied for permission to use this equipment.
Aidan's identity is so secret that the academy knows nothing about his origins except that he is a mentor of a battle group closely related to the Inquisition, and their respect for him only stems from the existence of the Inquisition.
.So when Aidan applied for equipment permissions for related functions from the college, the administrators just followed the rules, and no one explained the allusion to Aidan.
Whether it was an unexpected meeting or a mistake, the cognitive blind spots of both parties came together in this way. Inexplicably, Calvin, an unprecedented weirdo, stood unhindered in this building of some significance.
It represents a microcosm of the center of imperial power.
In the empty hall, there were only Aidan and Calvin, as well as a few mechanical slaves with no sense of personality. Apart from some ceremonial glyphs, static force fields and life-support equipment, there was nothing else in the hall.
It should be a huge device with all the necessary equipment. Calvin was at a loss for a while.
"Sit on it." Aidan simply found the most likely way to use it.
"Are you sure?" Although Calvin is a country bumpkin from the agricultural world in terms of experience and knowledge, the sensitivity of a soldier cannot prevent him from recognizing that the equipment itself may have certain ritual properties.
"Is it possible that I sit on it?" Aidan rolled his eyes.
"Okay." Calvin, who had no other choice, followed Aidan's suggestion and walked towards the huge chair.
From the ninth step, Calvin climbed onto the five-meter-high metal base and looked curiously at the seat in front of him.
"With such a large size, I'm afraid the person sitting on it is not a three-meter-tall giant?" He secretly thought in his heart.
Without any time to think, Calvin turned around and sat down on the chair. The mechanical slave next to him also began to install the link device on Calvin's body.
When the equipment link debugging was completed, the complex equipment was started in an orderly manner, and the signaling devices with unknown meanings began to light up one by one. The low hum on the thick cables represented that the main power source from the palace area began to supply energy. Some
The psionic array device that was activated in advance began to shoulder Calvin's huge psionic pressure in an orderly manner.
The mechanical slaves who had completed their work also retreated from the metal base, leaving only Calvin sitting on the seat on the high platform "looking down at all living beings".
"Phew!" Calvin groaned, feeling the long-lost relief. Since waking up, the last time he felt so relaxed was the last time...
"Release your spiritual energy with all your strength, and go as deep into your soul as possible in the process." Although Aidan has never used this thing, he probably knows the process well. He only remembered it when he looked at the stage.
Calvin, who felt so "cool", couldn't help but remind him.
"Okay." After being urged, Calvin calmed down his emotions and began to focus on his sea of consciousness. When the small black ball rose from the sea of subconsciousness, he couldn't wait to enlarge it, and then enlarge it.
Until it returned to its original appearance, Calvin jumped into the black star in front of him.
"Boom!"
Calvin, who had no worries, used his full strength to an unprecedented extent. Powerful psychic fluctuations instantly spread around his seat, and the cold current caused the temperature of the entire hall to drop sharply. The psychic energy dispersion array was instantly close to overload.
, the entire metal base began to resonate with high-speed operation.
On the contrary, the metal pipe that guides the pouring of psychic energy to the outside instantly turns red due to the high temperature of the surging energy in the pipe. This process lasts for a very short time, probably less than three seconds. But Aidan is still in the psychic field of vision.
Through the many obstacles above my head, I could see a second huge beam of light appearing briefly in the psychic monastery in the palace area besides the Star Torch Court.
This beam of light was so conspicuous that the entire palace, the entire Terra, and even the entire solar system activated the alert mechanism after observing this psychic beam. Faced with the unknown energy fluctuation at such a close range, the Imperial Army entered as soon as possible
Highest alert. Palace gates that were normally open began to be closed, and hidden turrets on the beautifully decorated city walls were awakened and activated.
The Imperial Fists responsible for the periphery of the palace began to communicate with the moon, and the Phalanx, which was hiding behind the moon and flying in orbit, began to enter an emergency response state.
The recently cruising interstellar naval fleet also began to respond to the alert, the shields were turned on at full power, and the light spears began to charge. The augurs on the bridge also began to search for hidden enemies in the void.
"The emperor's toilet! What the hell did you do!" Aidan swore that this was the first time he had used foul language since he had served for 1,000 years.
And Calvin, who has no idea how much trouble he has caused, is exploring inwardly in his soul. The time dimension here is different from the outside world, and he has enough time to find what he wants.