Warhammer 40: Gods Of Mortals

Chapter 1175: Hyperdrive

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Beyond Terra's Orbit.

A new satellite orbits Terra.

And inside this satellite, a great experiment on superluminal speed is underway.

In a testing area, the Emperor stood under a huge engine, looking up at the behemoth.

"The Astartes and the Primarchs are waging war on the Achaemenid side."

"The Pan-Pacific Empire is about to be defeated. Nothing can stop us from unifying Terra and our ideals."

Qin Mo came to the Emperor with a glass of carbonated drink and explained the current situation to the Emperor who had been squatting in the laboratory for a long time.

The Emperor took the drink and continued looking up at the engine.

He was not as calm as usual at this moment. On the contrary, he looked very excited.

Like a believer venerating a holy relic.

There was no need for the Emperor to confess anything. Qin Mo knew that the reason why the Emperor behaved like this was not because he was shocked by the superluminal engine, nor was he looking up at the superluminal engine.

The Emperor was only looking up to a great ideal which was only a dream to him.

That dreamlike ideal now has hope of being realized because of the engine before us.

"Can we... can we free humanity from the warp engine?" the Emperor whispered softly, his voice sounding like a cautious inquiry.

He knew the answer to his question.

But he did not dare to express it with firm words, but instead asked others and heard more firm answers to strengthen his belief.

"Without a doubt." Qin Mo nodded. "Dimensional engine. A simple, temporary means of superluminal navigation. It allows ships to travel through the universe. In ten minutes, a ship can leave the solar system and go dozens of light years away."

"It's...it's great." The emperor widened his eyes and took a deep breath.

An expression of ecstasy appeared on the Emperor's face.

Silent ecstasy.

Then, amidst the ecstasy, there was a frown and a wrinkled nose that looked sad.

The fact that a smile and a sad expression could appear on the Emperor's face at the same time was enough to convince others that he was not a person with expressionless face.

"Why?" The Emperor was still staring at the hyperdrive, a mixture of sorrow and ecstasy on his face. "Surpassing the speed of light is such a terrible shackle for a race... I know of many alien races that were trapped and died on their home planets because they could not exceed the speed of light."

"It is extremely difficult to travel faster than the speed of light on a purely physical level."

"The Warp is a shortcut."

"But it took humans a long time to master the technology of the subspace engine."

"In the process of mastering this technology, countless costs were paid. Geller's position is the result of the subspace navigation technology accumulated at a cost."

"Only the ancient saints tens of millions of years ago had the stable superluminal technology to utilize the subspace."

The Emperor's words trembled.

He slowly turned his head and stared at Qin Mo.

"I was able to seal the fragments of the void dragon on Mars in the pre-human space age."

"but……"

"A fragment of a Star God can travel around the universe with their inherent power and characteristics, going wherever they want."

"It's so unfair."

Hearing this, Qin Mo nodded in agreement: "It's indeed not fair." But in Qin Mo's opinion, this is the characteristic of this universe.

Characteristics are more important than anything else.

No matter which race, which individual of which race, which subspace god... they all have their own characteristics, and because of these characteristics, they have what they can and cannot do.

If you encounter something that you can't do, you can only stand there helplessly, with no way out.

Just like the Emperor, he can seal the fragments of the Void Dragon, but in terms of purely physical means of faster-than-light travel, a fragment of a Star God can fly anywhere in the universe. If the fragment of a Star God is willing, it can also teach faster-than-light technology to mortal bodies.

But the Emperor cannot do that. If he wants a race to gain superluminal capabilities, he can only rely on Webway technology.

"The war of unification will end soon." Qin Mo said, "By then the hypersonic engine will be perfected and the Great Expedition Plan can begin."

"My dream, our cause..." The Emperor nodded slowly, "Finally, finally."

"The end of the Unification War is only a matter of time, but before the Great Crusade begins, there is still one thing to do." Qin Mo said, "That is the Mechanicus you once helped to establish, those sects on Mars."

When the Mechanicus was mentioned, the Emperor's gaze shifted away from the hyperdrive and he lowered his head to think carefully.

"The existence of the Mechanicus is meaningless." Malcador came over from not far away. "I suggest destroying them. It will be regarded as a trial for our first Void War. The Primarchs will learn everything they need to master in this war."

"Orbital bombardment, planetary landings."

"Fleet combat."

Qin Mo does not have his own opinion on the matter of the Mechanicus for the time being, and he is preparing to discuss the matter.

What surprised Qin Mo the most was that Malcador directly said to destroy the Mechanicus.

"Destroy them, and then what?" asked the Emperor.

"Then we will receive their legacy," Malcador replied calmly. "Perhaps in the past, the Mechanicus still had value in existence, and even in signing a treaty with them to become equal allies. But now, we no longer need their logistical production capabilities. Their fanaticism for a false belief will only bring instability."

"Vashtor."

"The Mechanicus's faith may be attributed to the lesser gods of this warp."

"The Terravat people will gradually forget their beliefs in future education, but the Mechanicus is impossible. They are too large and too ancient."

Malcador explained in detail.

The emperor listened silently.

In fact, he agrees with Makhado.

It's hard not to agree.

The Mechanicum is indeed too large, and the faith shaped by the Emperor himself long, long ago has become deeply rooted on Mars.

The fundamental reason for forming an alliance with the Mechanicus is because they can provide logistical production capabilities, which is the most important, the most important of all. A powerful army is nothing without logistical supplies.

But the problem is that the logistical production capabilities of the Mechanicus are no longer necessary. Instead, their beliefs will lead to the development of productivity being constrained, stagnant, and having no future.

"I was the catalyst for the creation of the Mechanicus," the Emperor finally said. "I am responsible for them. If I had not deceived them, Mars would not have developed into what it is today. They could have waited on Mars for the first moment of the Great Crusade to be brought under our rule."

Malcador understood the Emperor's thoughts, which was that the Emperor did not want to destroy the Mechanicus.

"We can also rule them, and then slowly change them." Malcador proposed another method according to the Emperor's wishes, "But how can they accept our demands, submit to us, and then be interfered with by us? When we were still fighting on Terra, they had already sent fleets out of the solar system to collect technology in the galaxy. They are very powerful."

"If they refuse, we will destroy them." The Emperor said decisively, "I am responsible for everything on Mars, but I am not unwilling to give them a chance. If Mars insists on being a stumbling block on the road to the revival of the human species, then sorry, they must be destroyed."

Malcador thought about it and nodded.

The emperor looked at Qin Mo again.

Qin Mo thought about it for a moment and nodded to show his agreement.

(End of this chapter)