Tomorrow's Ark, the journey of hardcore and ruthless people

"Full-function universal automatic production line!"

Comand announced so in front of the gigantic hoop-in-hoop pipe.

At first glance, it looks like any piece of this thing, dismantled, could fetch a good price at Kazdale's scrap yard.But when the chief officer of the relevant department walked through the entire production process, Teresi was shocked:

This gravity-free production line is 3000 kilometers long, and each component is composed of a hollow "link" with an outer diameter of 500 meters, a length of 300 meters, and a ring wall thickness of [-] meters.

The number and configuration of "links" can be freely selected according to production needs.At the forefront of the production line is the smelting link. The maximum temperature in the ring can reach 5000 million degrees Celsius, which can directly and completely melt most of the waste collected in space, and separate different elements through the relevant functional structures in the ring;

The melted wastes are then shunted and flow to the large-size shaping link and the small-size shaping link respectively.There are all kinds of special molds and shaping force fields in the overall shaping iron wheel, which are responsible for the production of large-scale parts. The body of the Star Warrior Predator Tank can be shaped in 20 seconds.The small-scale shaping link is densely packed with various types of small-scale processing equipment like a honeycomb, which is specially responsible for processing small-scale parts;

Then there are two to three layers of rings inside the ring structure of the assembly iron wheel, and a total of billions of assembly arms and welding guns are covered with the inner wall of the iron ring.There are large and small tractor beam generators inside the final separation link, and each product will be assigned to a fixed area by the automated system to leave the production line.

Although the production capacity of the "link" production line is not as good as that of a production line dedicated to a certain product, it can assemble all products smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe. By combining these iron wheels in a certain order, any required machinery can be manufactured on a production line. product.Only the size of the finished product is limited to the production items, and no one person is required to participate in the whole process.

Traces saw a pile of ore on Tower Moon turn into twenty artillery pieces in twelve minutes, and also saw various military iron men spewed out from the universal production line like raindrops.

He saw a power he had never seen before.

After finishing his visit to the industrial module and walking out of the module door, Tracy felt extremely tired.For Sakaz, this amount of activity is nothing.But he is even more tired now than when he personally held a sword and fought against the four-nation coalition 200 years ago, and more tired than when he persisted in desperate situations not long ago.

He casually sat down on a bench by the side of the road.In a daze, Teresi cast her gaze forward.

Across the main road of Star Castle, the opposite wall is 40 meters high and [-] kilometers long.It is a real picture scroll. Its painters come from generations of soldiers and civilians in the Star Fort, depicting the many battles and historical moments that the Star Fort has experienced, but the most important content is the soldiers and civilians in various positions in the Star Fort. image.

Commander came over and sat down next to Tracy: "Mr. Tracy."

"Yeah." Tracy nodded.

"Do you know why we chose Ursus and Kazdare as the target of intervention?"

"Just speak directly." Tracy replied listlessly.

"In our eyes, the whole of Terra is barbaric. Victoria, which occupies the center of Terra and sits in the fertile Central Valley, is as desolate as Kazdale in our eyes. But, living in these two People in the environment are different.

"Don't look at us being powerful and mysterious now, which makes you feel fear and awe. But we also have times when we were more downcast than Sarkaz. We paid a huge sacrifice to regain our strength and regain the chance of survival. Let those who think they are Enemies with advanced technology and powerful matter have stumbled hard.

"So in our opinion, Kazdel, who has to work hard for a long time in the enmity and siege of the four sides, is more respectable than Victoria, who is nestled in a comfortable place and fights among the high-level; Sarkaz, who survived in the desert, is more respectable than the well-dressed Aspen. Lan and Drake are more gracious. A savage with courage and dignity, with a desire for glory and dreams, is more noble than a civilized man who bullies his weaklings."

For the first time, Teresi moved her eyes away from the mural, and glanced at Comand who was puffing away.

Commander was not affected at all, and continued: "We have declared in Kazdel that we can directly establish a puppet regime in the name of Bodrocasti, or find a royal court similar to Gorefiend. Private hook up. Did we do that? No. Little by little, we changed the situation to the current environment, and the partners considered are you and Ms. Teresia.

"Why these two Sarkaz heroes? They are different from most Sarkaz clans and warlords. They are stubborn and will never tolerate anyone who continues to be above Kazdel and Sarkaz—our This is what I like. One of you is the leader of the feudal clan alliance and the other is the leader of the military government, but you are not political animals who only act for your own factions and personal interests. You also have the color of idealism and the potential to become national heroes.

"With our material and technological advantages, we are confident that we can get what we want as much as possible without slavery, oppression and unequal treaties in the cooperation between the two parties. If you think 'mutual benefit and win-win cooperation' is too funny, Well, we can also say this: we hope that the cooperation will be based on the premise that both parties are relatively independent, to reach a cooperation that may not be so equal, but acceptable to both parties.

"Because a nation that wants to save itself and survive, as long as it has determination, courage and the spirit of sacrifice, then it has meaning for us to extend a hand. It is more than a puppet that is at the mercy of manipulation and has no courage. More valuable!"

Comand took out a small pouch for cigarette butts from his pocket, threw it in and put it away; he took another cigarette out of the flattened cigarette case, lit it for himself, and handed the other to Tracy.The latter hesitated for a moment, but immediately felt relieved—if he wanted to plot against him, he would use all his strength to take him to this 30 kilometers away to poison him?

Take it, borrow the fire, and light it.Tracy exhaled smoke rings and continued to stare at the opposite mural.He heard Command continue to say: "Civilian background is an advantage in our opinion. Look at the murals on the opposite side. They are the creations of the soldiers and civilians living in this star castle, and they also depict their own things. The relationship between ordinary people Stories have the same weight as stories between big shots.

"This involves our principles, our politics, our ideology and even the entire social science. I want to tell you that at this level, the gap between us and Terra is even greater than the gap in technology that you can see .You just saw the technical, and I'm going to show you the social --

"Mr. Tracy, have you seen the movie?"

Chapter 60 Tracys in Space 3

The legend of the "myth of founding a country" is unique to every country.

The formation of a "country" requires the consensus of the constituents. After all, politics is a process in which people form a consensus and then organize to practice.And the stories of the ancestors who have gone through rough roads and finally achieved success will always be one of the better choices for gathering consensus among all parties.

In that cold and dark universe, there are countless legends of heroes.Everyone knows this.But here, what I want to introduce is one of the biggest variables in this deflected universe, the story of the "Red Scythe and Hammer Legion", the most important part of the People's Federation.

Strictly speaking, this is not the story of the establishment of the Legion, but its significance to the Red Sickle Hammer is equivalent to the casting and reforging of the Legion.

At the moment when Horus... the great birthday celebration began, this small-scale space warrior legion was isolated from most of the territory of the human empire by the sudden subspace storm.This slow-moving storm is forcing the Legion towards the desolate star fields on the edge of the galaxy and even the endless void...

It has gone through more than three hundred years, passing through [-] planets, and having contacted, fought, communicated and cooperated with Necrons, Dark Eldar, Eldar, Orcs and Chaos. Although it is not grand and long, it is also for people. The expedition of survival and hard work is known as the "Long Crusade" in the Red Sickle and Hammer Legion.

"Later, we used huge sacrifices to stop the movement of the damn warp space storm. But it still maintained the blockade for 1 years before it was dispelled."

"Hey, it still sounds like a myth." Tracy replied.

"Maybe, for us, it is a history with witnesses, details, and detailed information." Comand thought for a while, "If there is anything close to this kind of thing in your place... The scriptures of Sakota?"

Teresis showed a contemptuous expression: "It is a vivid description of how the Sakotas broke out from the siege of Sarkaz back then and came to today's Lateran to establish the Holy City... Heh, a little It’s really touching to look at the cause and effect.”

Commander shook his head: "We don't know much about your grievances and grievances, so it's not the right time to express our opinions rashly. Let's just watch a movie."

And so the holographic projection player in the Space Marine Company's activity room began to work.

In the long period of 1 years of isolation, although there were no enemies, the Legion still had to fight against many things - the subspace storm stopped at the edge of this sector.The number of planets in this star area is about [-]. The specific situation of each planet still needs to be determined. The resources are relatively ordinary and generally unremarkable. It can even be closer to the barren and desolate side.

Everyone has nothing to do with the subspace storm.The psykers made observations and calculations on the violent and violent subspace storm lying on the edge of the galaxy, and made a conclusion: this subspace storm has become a "stable rage".This turbulence is deadly, even to warp creatures.Therefore, the Spark sector will hardly be attacked by demons, but at the same time, due to the "stability" of this storm, it will last for as long as 1 years.During this period, the entire Legion was completely cut off from the rest of the Empire, both in the real universe and in the warp.

"What is the connection between solving the problem 1 years later and people today?"

In addition to building the "Spark Star District" as the final foothold, the Legion also has to fight against its own people who have been displaced for 300 years, suffered from wars, and struggled to build, and even themselves.

In the military community, such a trend of thought will not become mainstream.But the army comes from society; and this opinion does not become a trend among the people of a generation that has experienced the long expedition and seen the heavy sacrifices paid in defense of itself-all have traveled the long voyage together, protected by the legion to suffer Relatively small casualties, his sons, daughters, grandchildren, relatives and friends also sacrificed in various positions.

A heavy price was paid, and survival was rewarded.It is difficult for people to slide into nothingness on this issue.

But what happens when this generation gets older?

No matter how surging group passion is, there are times when it burns out.At that time, what will be used to unite people's hearts?

Of course, this matter is very complicated and difficult to do, but it does not mean that it is impossible to do it.For example, the cruel reality in front of us is that if you want to be comfortable in this broken place in the Spark Star District, you can only build it yourself; in the long run, the subspace storm will dissipate by itself. It's time to be killed by the subspace demon.

Among the many ideological and political and propaganda works, it is an effective way to record and commemorate the "long expedition" in various ways. Over the past 1 years around the course of these 300 years, countless literary and artistic works and products have been born under the rule of the Legion and the Spark sector, which almost depicts the 300-year expedition and the society in the expedition in a panoramic manner.Thanks to the complex environment and arduous struggle of 300 years, almost any subject matter can be found in "The Long Expedition".

Among them, in terms of movies alone, there are also various things.Everything from documentaries to panoramic epics to personal perspectives to low-cost simple productions.Even from black and white to holographic glasses-free three-dimensional movies, and even virtual reality interactive...

However, among these films, no matter whether it is production investment or technical level, whether it is artistic effect or production level, the most outstanding film is the "Long March" series.

The filming of "The Long Crusade" is "the will of the country". The reason why it can be filmed regardless of cost is that its meaning is far from a simple movie; it is the Red Scythe Legion as a political force discussing its own legitimacy and promote their ideas.Although the perception of this series of films is influenced by the standpoint of those in power, its historical grandeur beyond success or failure and its more objective description of various races cannot be concealed.In this era where human beings have not changed much for more than [-] years, and the development of technology and society has basically stagnated or even regressed, this film with a history of thousands of years is still a "classic" that is often taken out for entertainment, appreciation and even research. old movies".

As for the travelers from the 21s, everyone's feelings are——

""The Great Battle" in the style of "The Wandering Earth 2"..."

For Comand, the film seemed too much:

At the beginning of the movie, the commanders and fighters of the Red Scythe and Hammer Legion angrily denounced the enemies in the exercise for being too against the sky: the swordsmanship of the Blood Angels, the psionic power of the Thousand Sons, the defense of the Imperial Fist, the attack of the Iron Warriors, the infiltration of the Raven Guard, and The number of Ultramarines, and the world where this exercise site is located is pronounced "Zhu Rihe";

Transformed from the hollowed out mining world, the Red Star Fortress is 940 kilometers in diameter and has [-] nine planetary engines;

The Star Warrior Company held a summary meeting before disbanding in the evening before the meal;

The sudden subspace storm forced the legion to carry out a strategic transfer with the citizens of the empire from the galaxies around the station;

After digging the graves of the undead and beating the Dark Eldar all the way, the (relatively) peaceful communication with the Eldar that triggered a large-scale invasion of Chaos demons, the translation of the two sides struggled for the word "dialectical";

The crew members of the space fleet of the Red Sickle and Hammer Legion flashed their bayonets and charged back at the orcs with a wretched expression on their faces;

And in the final battle, desperately blocking the swarming Chaos Demons, the Red Star Fortress, which is guaranteed to stop the entire subspace storm, can resist self-explosion attacks.

For Tracys, this series of more than ten hours of movies is pure fantasy, just like the characters in "Lord of the Rings" or "Lord of the Rings" watching "Star Trek" are as inconsistent.But he can also feel many things:

The great figures—from the Primarch as the Legion Chief to the Space Marines and mortal senior commanders, senior leaders, the uneasiness and determination when making decisions in the ever-changing situation;

Little characters - from the company's Space Marines and fighter pilots to the mortal tankers and artillerymen.They come from planets such as agriculture, gardens, industry, mining, etc. They are farmers, miners, workers, police officers, poor people, and even serfs and barbarians. They join the army just to get rid of monotonous labor, increase their knowledge or make up for their families, but in the end they condense into The iron flow that rolls forward.

It should be said that the creators of "The Long Crusade" have excellent artistic standards.When these friends on the screen finally become familiar to everyone, allowing everyone to empathize with their experiences, worry and laugh, and cry with laughter, the final battle of the last part comes.

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The rage of the warp storm traversed the sky, and under the blood-red sky were frantic explosions and gunpowder smoke.In the subspace cracks in the storm, there are not only demons pouring out continuously, but also a "face" as big as a planet. An unimaginably powerful existence is watching all this in the subspace;

On the Red Star Fortress with a diameter of 940 kilometers, [-] nine planetary engines are fully powered.Those giant columnar engines more than ten kilometers high and the plasma light beams that break through the atmosphere of stars are extremely small in front of the vast universe and violent subspace.If the fortress can't rush into this terrifying storm, use the self-detonation of a huge amount of anti-energy explosives to destroy the subspace rift in it and curb the subspace storm.Then the endless stream of demons and the steady march of the storm will wipe out the entire army and civilians of the Red Scythe Legion, or force them to die gradually in the vast void that has been separated from the galaxy;

The main force of the demons rushed directly to the fortress, and after landing, they rushed straight to the planetary engines everywhere.In response, the defenders on the fort collectively refused to evacuate, desperately defending the planetary engines, while all the troops on the surrounding escort fleet and already on the distant planets sent requests to the headquarters to reinforce the fort.

In the end, all the old Space Marines over the age of three hundred fought for this opportunity.Many of them were born on the fortress, and now almost all of them have entered the twilight years of their lives. Being able to go through this final journey with the fortress is not only the greatest honor for them, but also the greatest comfort; When stepping on the departing spaceship with a one-way ticket, he said to his young comrades in arms: "The future belongs to young people after all. From today on, you are no longer young as individuals; but also from today, you as a whole, Be young forever!"

The main characters start dying one after another.

The boss of the space warrior who is good at telling jokes, and his auxiliary army boys who are particularly able to move around became the last living people in the company.As an artificial superman who has been transformed from a physiological level into a fearless one, the boss looked at the tense auxiliary army wounded, and lied to these comrades for the first time: "I'm actually a little scared too.

"But everyone, be brave!"

The Space Marine then flips the detonation switch of the tactical nuke.Hordes of Chaos Daemons swarmed into the position and disappeared with them in stellar fusion fireballs.

The devil prince who suddenly appeared was overwhelming the defenders' defense line. All artillerymen who could catch this guy gave up their current mission and focused their firepower on this bastard.The mortal artillery captain and his batteries crumbled in front of them, and the demons did not waver when they rushed to their gun emplacements.While their own mortals were being torn apart, they fired a final round at the Daemon Prince.

The gunboat company that provided countless transportation and fire support for the above-mentioned infantry and artillery has only one Thunderhawk left.When the lonely survivor received the order "Your ammunition is exhausted, evacuate immediately", he made an extremely calm answer:

"No, I have one more shot."

The scarred Thunder Eagle, trailing black smoke, rushed straight towards the Demon Prince on the ground, and turned into a fireball together with the Demon's upper body.

Tanks and various vehicles rushed towards the Chaos Demon after running out of ammunition, and were destroyed or even self-destructed before using their own wreckage to create obstacles; after the technical sergeants exhausted all raw materials and accessories, they began to dismantle the shells of the frontline automatic factories as raw materials for production. Fighting Iron Man; the surface buildings have long been destroyed, and the entrances to underground buildings are changing hands repeatedly.

Swarms of missiles and artillery fire are like meteors against the trend, rising from the surface of the fortress and heading straight into the universe; various types of space battleships and fighters, with different coatings, are submerged in the ignited starry sky. The warships and fighter planes were destroyed by demons, turning into dazzling sparks on the chaotic color background of the warp space storm, but the crew and pilots still maintained their formation, continued to move forward, and continued to fight.

Behind this bloody fighting army, the huge star of the Red Star Fortress dragged thousands of fire tails of the planetary engine cluster and rushed straight towards the vast subspace storm in the distance.

Even in the No.30 millennium, humans were not powerful.When the dangers of the universe are revealed and revealed without a doubt, even the crystallization of countless wisdom and sweat, the direct transformation of oneself, and even the super spaceship transformed from a celestial body appear so small, fragile and useless.

Even so, human beings are carrying the dream of making civilization sustainable, using the universe as an ocean to sail to more distant shores.

Human beings are doing their best to survive.

Countless sacrifices finally allowed the Red Star Fortress to rush into the frenzy of the subspace storm with the best direction and speed.In the next few minutes, all soldiers and civilians who could pay attention to the battlefield raised their hearts to their throats.

There was a flash of light in the storm.

All psykers suddenly lost the power they could use.

A bright spark bloomed in the storm.It started from a dazzling red spot that almost illuminated the entire starry sky, and quickly expanded to become a dazzling red halo.Everywhere the aura went, all the demons were like oil paintings splashed with water, from "directed flow of psionic energy" to part of the chaotic frenzy of the warp storm.

The explosion is still spreading, and the storm swept by the halo is even more irregular and surging.A few weak flows, some red, some green, some blue, or some purple, struggled for a few times before being washed away and dispersed by the chaotic flow, and submerged into the vast ocean of subspace energy.Even though each of them represents a terrifyingly powerful subspace creature.

The completely "chaotic" storm lost its direction and stopped moving.However, the utter chaos of the warp storm was so powerful that it besieged the Red Scythe for 1 years.

In later years, this sector was named "Spark".And the galaxy where this ancient battlefield is located is designated as the capital of the star region because of the closest route to the time of arrival.There is a famous spectacle in this galaxy: a red light that is almost more dazzling than the stars in the galaxy, covering every planet in this galaxy, and even on rainy days with the thickest clouds, it can turn the sky red.

This is the result of the remaining parts of the Red Star Fortress remaining in the frenzy of the subspace storm and being washed away by the energy of the subspace.As the final gift to countless dedicated warriors and the Red Star Fortress they guarded to the death, this light accompanied the Legion and this sector through 1 years without any demon attacks.

However, just after the explosion ended and the storm stopped, the fleet and the entire Red Scythe Hammer Legion on the planet raised their fists towards the starry sky, waving their fists as if to declare their strength.Everyone from space marines to mortal soldiers, from soldiers to civilians, shouted at the top of their lungs.

The tone and content of each person's shout may be different, but everyone understands the meaning of this voice. It is the roar and ridicule of human beings facing this cold and dark universe that is not friendly at all:

- You can't kill me!