Chapter 547: The Space Battleship of the [Golden Age]
"The empire is in danger, and we must contribute all our strength to open up a bright future for mankind..."
Inside the Glory Queen-class battleship under his command, Sanguinius was delivering his speech to the soldiers and generals below.
Their current area is on the border of the human empire.
This is a daily patrol mission.
It was the responsibility of the Emperor, who was unable to leave Terra for the generations of Primarchs, to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people on the border.
The Horus Heresy + the Emperor giving up most of his territory have given the Empire a feeling of being swayed by the wind and rain.
Especially the latter of them.
Directly harming the fundamental interests of the vast majority of people.
Countless people were forced to leave their homes.
The accumulated negative emotions and malice cannot be underestimated.
In addition, the rebel faction that controls the Chaos Empire continues to obstruct it...
In other words, the territory of the human empire has been reduced, and its regional control has been relatively improved. Otherwise, rebellions would probably occur every three days.
And the troops will be exhausted from the suppression in various places.
Just as Sanguinius was halfway through his speech, his deputy suddenly appeared in the audience and made a gesture to him.
Seeing this, Sanguinius frowned slightly, although he didn't like the speech he was giving, thinking it was a bit too formalistic.
But I also don’t like to be interrupted.
However, knowing that the other party must have something important to report, he simply condensed the rest of his words and said everything he wanted to say next in a few sentences.
After Sanguinius stepped off the stage, his deputy quickly came over and reported respectfully:
"Sir, we found a spaceship of unknown origin in front of the route."
Hearing such an insignificant question, Sanguinius asked in confusion: "Has another alien civilization's ship lost its way?"
In this vast sea of stars, because the area is too vast, spacecrafts from various civilizations often get lost.
This is especially true for those civilizations that use [subspace travel technology] to travel at faster than light speeds.
Under the unstable characteristics of time and space in subspace, spacecraft often appear in various places inexplicably.
In the past, Sanguinius had dealt with many similar incidents in his spare time.
Before the Horus Heresy, the Human Empire, which was extremely repulsive to alien races, would usually directly exterminate those alien spacecraft lost in its territory without mercy.
After the Horus Heresy, the Human Empire, which had received some assistance, became much more moderate in its policies, generally deciding whether to lend a helping hand or directly attack based on the opponent's race.
But this kind of thing is basically not a big deal, it is about the same level as car accidents in ancient times.
Therefore, after hearing what his deputy reported, Sanguinius was a little confused as to why he didn't deal with this trivial matter directly and interrupted his speech needlessly.
"Sir, according to our investigation, that spaceship should not be from an alien civilization, but a product of our human civilization, but..."
After talking about it, the deputy's expression showed a sense of uncertainty.
Seeing this, Sanguinius immediately asked in confusion: "But what?"
After some hesitation, the deputy told the result of the analysis: "There may be something wrong with the age of that spacecraft..."
"Era?"
"Yes, although the appearance of the spaceship looks a bit damaged, according to analysis, the craftsmanship and style may have originated from the [Golden Age] of the [Human Federation]..."
At this moment, Sanguinius' body immediately shook, and his eyes showed a look of joy, and then the look turned into suspicion.
【Golden Age】
This is the unquestionable pinnacle period of entire human civilization.
Any technological things among them contain levels far beyond the existing technology.
Take the [Titan Legion], which is currently used as a heavy weapon and strategic weapon by the Human Empire, as an example. Even if it is a small model, a few mecha weapons can capture some backward planets.
If that thing were placed in the [Golden Age], it would actually be just civilian logging tools and mining equipment.
Later, due to the large-scale lack of technology in various advanced weapons, it was regarded as a basic framework and transformed into a strategic weapon.
In essence, that kind of action is the same as installing a few gun barrels on the tractor for emergency use.
Although that result can indeed be called a weapon.
But can you put it on the same level as regular weapons like tanks?
Therefore, the [Titan Legion] that the Human Empire relies on and the real weapons of the [Golden Age] are actually dozens of streets apart...
It is precisely because of the huge gap in this area that the scientific and technological forces of the Human Empire, led by the Mechanicus, are extremely thirsty for any technology from the [Golden Age], even just a pistol from the [Golden Age] can be reported.
Do it at the cost of destroying a planet.
And a spaceship from the [Golden Age]?
This kind of temptation may not even lead to direct rebellion by some people in the Cult of Mechanicus.
After all, Horus used some knowledge of chaos to seduce many servants of the Mechanicus into rebellion.
Now that he heard that such a great gift was placed in front of him inexplicably, Sanguinius was filled with doubts even as he was overjoyed.
He felt that this thing was most likely the product of some conspiracy. After all, it was such a coincidence...
But what if you are really lucky?
For a moment, he also felt a little embarrassed...
After a while, he made a decision.
Let's go take a look at the situation...
After all, everyone has a lucky mentality.
Although Sanguinius may not be human, he still has such a psychological existence.
It didn't take long.
As Sanguinius continued to approach in a small spaceship.
The appearance of the unknown battleship gradually appeared in front of him.
It was a giant battleship whose appearance was covered with all kinds of twisted scars. It was nearly thirty kilometers long. It was bigger than the Glory Queen-class battleship he owned. It looked like a horizontal ship.
As majestic as the mountains!
The words "Eternal Soul" are clearly written on the ship in the common characters of the "Golden Age" Human Federation!
When he saw this title, Sanguinius's eyes revealed a hint of confusion!
He had never seen this title in various information.
The size of this battleship shows its extraordinary status. I am afraid that in the [Golden Age], it also has a special significance...