Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 73: Rebuilding the Mechanicus's Erth Branch

Only with the technical support of the Mechanicus can the Royal Court be better developed.

Of course, this nominal branch of the Mechanicus on the planet Ers must obey Roan completely.

With Moss, an absolutely loyal robot, as the leader, there shouldn't be any problems with loyalty.

Call welcomed Ron and Moss into the house.

As soon as they sat down, a drone made of a human skull floated over with a cup.

I saw that its skull was full of mechanical structures, the engine oil was evenly applied, and the several mechanical claws on its body were also polished to a smooth and shiny finish.

It handed each person a cup and then extended a tube from its mouth.

The tube made a hissing sound, and the cup was filled with an oily tea of ​​unknown origin.

Everyone has a cup.

Kaur warmly entertained:
“Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency the Sage, please have a taste.

This is the mechanical fuel drink that has been passed down in our Sali family. It is said to be a secret recipe bestowed by a certain saint.

It’s delicious, and very helpful for sensing machine souls…”

As he said this, he drank it all in one gulp, seeming to be enjoying it very much.

Ron looked at the cup of tea and didn't dare to drink it.

Aren't they afraid it's engine oil?
Those technical priests not only massively transform their body organs, they even replace their blood with special substances to prolong their lifespan.

Who knows what weird things they might drink.

Then he saw Moss next to him pick up the teacup and drink the drink in the cup.

After Moss drank it, his whole body seemed to be unblocked. He nodded and exclaimed:
"Nice drink, praise the God of All Things!"

Ron:? ? ?
Can you eat, kid?

Seeing that Moss had finished drinking, the skull drone floated over and gave him another drink.

Seeing Moss looking at the skull drone with curiosity, Kaul introduced it with great interest:

"Sage, I modified this specially for you. Isn't it good?"

Dangdang.

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the smooth and translucent forehead of the skull drone, quite proudly:

"To be honest, this is my father!"

???

Ron was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

Kaur meant that the skull belonged to his father.

Ron was a little numb.

This guy Kohl really didn't treat himself as an outsider. He even asked his father to pour tea for him personally.

In fact, Ron knew what this skull drone was. It was a servoskull.

Simply put, the Servo-Skull is the Empire's general-purpose drone, serving various institutions of the Empire, including the Adeptus Mechanicus.

The servoskulls have various uses, such as battlefield communications, ammunition replenishment, mechanical assistants, etc.

Especially those powerful technical priests in the Mechanicus, who like to modify and strengthen the servoskulls in various ways.

It is even equipped with powerful weapons, shield force fields, etc.

That's similar to how the rich people in Ron's world like to modify their sports cars.

It is a symbol of strength and technical ability.

In addition, the skull is a symbol of human purity, so the Empire often likes to use human skulls to make servoskulls.

Moreover, not everyone’s skull can be used as raw material. Only the Emperor’s most loyal servants are qualified to donate their skulls.

Therefore, within the Imperium, and especially within the Adeptus Mechanicus, it is a symbol of honor to have one's head made into a servoskull after death.

This is also the reason why Kaul can introduce his father, the servoskull, so proudly.

Of course, there is another reason, which is that Kaul is shameless.

According to the information Ron obtained, before his death, Caul's father desperately hoped that his head could be made into a servo skull.

However, considering his "excellent" performance during his lifetime, it was considered merciful of the Royal Court not to put him on trial. He was not qualified at all to be used as the raw material for the servo skull.

But now it seems that Kaul secretly made his father's skull into a servo skull, which can be regarded as fulfilling his father's wish.

But that has not been verified by formal departments.

In other words, Cole secretly made a "fake certificate" for his father and shamelessly showed it off in front of Governor Ron.

And from memory, Kaul's father also seemed to have secretly made his grandfather into a servo skull. This is also undocumented.

This may be Sally's family tradition.

Ron suddenly felt inexplicably tired.

Forget it, after all, he was the one I chose, so I’ll just pretend I don’t know about it.

I'll ask the people from the Ministry of the Interior to give the file to Kaur's father.

However, Ron had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

This guy Cole is a bit unreliable. I hope he won't get into big trouble.

But there is no better choice now.

What he wanted was Kaur's audacity.

After a few pleasantries, Ron went straight to the point and proposed the idea of ​​funding the reconstruction of the Mechanicus branch on Ers.

This idea was strongly shared by Moss and Kaul.

Moss is Thomas.

But Kohl really wanted to join in rebuilding the Mechanicus branch and he couldn't wait.

After all, he was eager to confirm his impostor identity and become a real technical priest in order to restore the glory of his family.

As for strength, at least his grandfather is a mechanical sage.

He, Sali Kaur, perfectly inherited the mechanical academic ideas of his father and grandfather, and even surpassed them.

Of course, for the Mechanicus, it is even more heretical.

But it doesn’t matter. In Ron’s opinion, he is a talented person who is loyal to the God-Emperor and even more loyal to himself.

The pillar of the empire!

As for rebuilding the Mechanicus branch, does it need to be approved by the official Mechanicus?
In response, Ron said that it was not necessary.

Once the branch of the Mechanicus is established, it will be official, and then the internal department will review itself!
There is absolutely no problem with this operation.

Although the Mechanicus nominally believes in the Omnissiah, there are countless branches of faith and divergent philosophies within the Cult.

Isn’t there a saying: There are as many faiths in the Mechanicus as there are stars in the sky?

Ideological wars such as the famous "binary split" have been fought out with dog brains.

Some powerful forging worlds don't even bother with the Martian headquarters, openly engaging in technological heresy.

Therefore, Ron didn't have to worry about the Mechanicus at all. He could just take advantage of the isolation of the Great Rift and seize the opportunity to set up his business.

As long as we develop, everything will be easy.

Soon, Ron reached an agreement with the Mechanical Sage Moss and the Technical Priest Cawl to select a site to rebuild the branch of the Mechanicus on the planet Ers.

The head of the branch is Moss, and his assistant is Kaul.

At the same time, they will select suitable personnel for assessment, and those who pass will become members of the new branch.

Of course, this selection method is only temporary.

The future will be grown in incubators, using data links at the fetal stage, instilled with instinctive levels of knowledge, and quickly put to work.

A few days later, the site selection for the Mechanicus branch on Ers was completed, and the location was chosen to be the mechanical factory in Cawl.

A statue of Omsenia, the great god of machines, was erected at the entrance of the machinery factory.

The base of the statue is also engraved with the motto:

“Nothing can stop you from pursuing knowledge.

No one will hinder you from pursuing and obtaining the sacred technology.

No one can stop you from standing under the throne of the God of All Machines!"

On that day, Ron led officials from the Royal Court to witness the official establishment of the Mechanicus branch.

Everyone held a prayer ceremony in front of Omsenia at the entrance of the machinery factory.

Moss pulled the wrench and flames ignited in the machine shop, lighting the engine.

Then the hymn sounded:

"Ring the bell once!
Push the lever to activate the piston and pump...

Ring the bell twice!
Push the button, start the engine, ignite the turbine, breathe life into...

Ring the bell three times!
Sing together and praise the God of All Things! "

Steam roared as the huge gears inside the machine factory turned.

The Mechanicus belonging to the planet Ers was officially established!
(End of this chapter)