The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3208 Hand-Crafted Artifacts

Hearing that this being had once been disciplined by Asuryan, Sotha glanced over, thinking of Mardel. Was it a similar character?

"What's its name?"

"It has many names, all lost in the long ages. Its original name was Bilac."

"Bilac was once imprisoned in Isha's jewels. Hmm, that's certainly a direction. It must be very familiar with the realms of the Four Gods, know what happened to Isha, and even know where she's imprisoned. It's indeed a very suitable guide. How can we find it?"

"We do not know. That requires your own efforts."

Then, Veronica bowed slightly to the four Slann.

"We are very grateful for your help."

"It is also what we should do."

Afterward, Sotha and Veronica toured the Hollow City again, observing many incredible creations up close. The long years had given the Barahsoni Lash enough time to hone their skills. Their method of creating wraithbone differed from the Bonesingers, instead using a device called the "Void-Weave Mirror." It resembled an exoskeleton, extending 28 wraithbone limbs from the back of the shoulders, like the delicate legs of some insect, with lenses made of unique crystals at the ends. Although not as convenient as Bonesingers, it was very, very fast.

In addition, due to their extremely long lifespans, they were not sensitive to time. When creating items, they would immediately stop and start over if there were any slight flaws, even if the item had taken them millions of years to create.

Therefore, any of the wraithbone objects they created would be considered "artifacts" in today's Aeldari society.

For example, an item called the Shaper's Crown reportedly took three million years to create, and its function was to expand a grain of dust into a world in a very short time, or to restore a completely destroyed planet in an incredibly short time—as long as there were any remnants of that planet left.

It could restore not only the planet itself, but also the ecosystems and atmosphere attached to it.

There was also a spherical, goblet-shaped object the size of Sotha's palm, called the Heart of Radiance, which could transform into an incredibly huge engine the moment it was dropped onto a planet, according to the user's needs, and completely reshape the entire planet's ecology according to the master's will in an extremely short time.

There were many such things, but they were basically related to creation and life. Weapons were extremely rare, highlighting the Barahsoni Lash's distinct non-violent nature.

Of course, such complex technology could not be learned overnight, but fortunately, the Aeldari were also long-lived species, and there were giants like Callistus. As long as there was enough time to digest these wraithbone technologies, the Eternal Court's technological level could quickly approach the most prosperous era of the Aeldari Empire.

However, there was also a small interlude that puzzled Sotha, which was that the Slann seemed to have a unique respect for Veronica. This could be clearly felt from their conversations, a treatment that even he didn't enjoy. Moreover, the Slann were very generous in letting Veronica choose a gift she liked from the Hollow City. After discussing it with Sotha, Veronica chose an artifact called the Heart of Purity. According to the Barahsoni Lash, this artifact was created by a second-generation Slann at the end of the War in Heaven, mainly used to cleanse the filth around ancient shrines. In today's terms, it had a very powerful effect of purifying Chaos, which would play a crucial role in the future development of the Court.

The only problem was that using it required very powerful psychic abilities. Fortunately, the Court did not lack powerful psykers, and although they could not reach the height of the Barahsoni Lash, they could make up for it with numbers.

In fact, Sotha was interested in many things of the Barahsoni Lash, but after all, they belonged to others, and he was not shameless enough to directly ask for them. He could only think that if he found any valuable antiques in the future, he might be able to exchange them with them or borrow them for a period of time.

But no matter what, this trip was a great success, giving Sotha a deeper understanding of the ancient game he was in, and also gaining such powerful assistance. However, just as he and Veronica were about to leave, the four Slann told them another secret: somewhere in the Webway, there should still be a sanctuary that had not been destroyed or discovered, a place where the Old Ones stored important information and items at the end of the War in Heaven. It was extremely hidden and confidential. After the War in Heaven, the Barahsoni Lash once tried to find it, but suffered heavy casualties. If Sotha could find it in the future, perhaps all his troubles and difficulties would be solved.

At first glance, this seemed like a vague pie in the sky.

But Sotha smelled a bit of enticement in it. The Slann suddenly told him this, obviously implying that he should look for this place.

Why?

What was their motivation for revealing this information?

Although he got along relatively well with the Barahsoni Lash, Sotha was indeed a bit paranoid now. This kind of unprovoked "good thing" always had a hint of ulterior motives, and his first impression of the Barahsoni Lash was that they were particularly indifferent, not like a warm-hearted race. They couldn't even show much emotion most of the time, simply living machines, which was in line with their positioning as servants of the Old Ones.

But since the other party had said so, Sotha could only pay a little attention in his heart, but the matter of the Webway could not be separated from the Laughing God.

If anyone really knew the specific location of this so-called Old One treasure, it would only be it, but its position was even more ambiguous than Eldrad's.

In short, it was still that sentence, let's wait and see.

After returning to the Court, Sotha did not publicize the matter of the Barahsoni Lash, but only found Callistus and gave the technical data given by the other party to this giant, asking him to gather talented Bonesingers and Craftworlds to study together, and could also consult the three Barahsoni Lash who came to the Court at any time.

Especially the technology about unmanned wraithbone constructs, which was particularly important for the Eternal Court, because the biggest problem for the Court now was the lack of people. There were few people enlisting in the army, and the Phoenix Lord's establishment set ten years ago had not been filled. The various Wraith constructs were said to be unmanned, but in fact they needed soul stones to drive them, and they had to be equipped with Soulguides, which actually still required a certain amount of "population." Although the Court also mastered the technology of spindle drones, they were too "low-level," with an intelligence level probably only of medium-level beasts, and could execute relatively few instructions.