Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

But the suppression soon failed. As various forces in the star area and even the empire kept urging their orders on the planet Rath, the oil guys had to compromise with their subordinates.

In exchange, they ceased their genetic modification work on Master Rath and allowed the Master Rath to move freely between sectors, usually from one forge world to another or planet with industrial capacity.

These news gradually spread after Master Las left from Las, and that's all Siegel knows.

In fact, those sages who participated in further genetic modification were all secretly executed and disappeared from Rath's records.And those research materials were not destroyed by Russ.

Before leaving Las, Las masters are "packaged to suit their destination".

This kind of transformation is a new type of implant of the Mechanicus in external publicity, but fundamentally, it is the result of the transformation technology of those geneticists, an improved genetic medicine.

The atmosphere along the way was very relaxed, and when they arrived at the Hall of Ignaius, Carew still had something to say.

The Hall of Ignaius, once the command deck of Harder's Ark, is now Harder's political center.

Mechanicus cultivators in holy vestments came in and out, muttering binary swear words.

Siegel had once asked Mel for advice on this aspect, so he also understood, such as the binary spelling of "mother" and "open source".

When they walked into the Ignaus Hall, the smell of Mechanicus holy oil and incense filled the entire building. After turning around in the passage, Siegel and the others finally met Mel's mentor.

Harder's current casting director, Will Vajh.

Siegel looked at the Great Sage in front of him. He was similar to the common Mechanicus Great Sage. Almost his whole body had been dedicated to the Ohm Messiah. He also carried a huge operating instrument and a considerable number of servo arms and skull.

To be honest, his face did not match his voice that revealed enthusiasm and concern. When Siegel and the others walked into each other's laboratory, the great sage was directing his monks to conduct experiments.

Siegel observed the few places on the opponent's body that could be called a human body. Judging from the aging of the skin, this sage was at least 400 years old.But his voice remains infectious and full of work ethic.

It's hard to imagine how he brought Hader to the virtue he is now.

With one phase of the experiment over, the casting director finally noticed them.

"Oh, Mel, my student." Director Vajh floated in front of everyone, "You are finally back. Every time I receive data from you from deep space, I always think that you will encounter What kind of danger. This makes me feel very worried, but now it seems that your condition is much better than I thought, at least the transformation on your body has not become more."

Siegel was watching and listening to Director Vajh's words, trying to find some clues.

But the other party didn't exchange too many pleasantries with Mel, and immediately brought the topic to Siegel.

"You are Mel's partner? You have performed your duties very well, Mr. Foster." A piece of paper appeared on Vajh's mechanical arm, "I got the information about your car from the planetary shipyard. Configuration, I intend to express my gratitude to you as Mel's mentor."

"A shipboard teleporter from the dark age of technology will be delivered to your ship tomorrow."

"It's a little thing, you must not refuse."

"Director Vajh, you are a good person!"

Volume [-] of Flax: Chapter [-] Vidicus

Siegel really felt the enthusiasm of Harder's casting director. Within a few minutes of contact, the foundry director in front of him had recommended several types of robotic hands to himself, and even recommended a whole robotic arm. The reason was that the entire mechanical Constructs help achieve more functionality.

Siegel declined the other party's kindness, and under the leadership of the machine servant, the three of them sat aside and watched Mel and her mentor have a conversation using the internal communication of Mechanicus.

Perhaps when Director Vajh talked to Siegel, they were already communicating with each other.

Mel was showing her mentor the technical results she was going to take for review. Instead of submitting the STC template as her own, she kept it.

"In Hader's current situation, they will definitely take this STC to Mars. If it passes the review, this tank can enter the arsenal of the Imperial Guard and even the Skitarii."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Siegel thought it was pretty good. There was no need to cherish this thing.If necessary, just spend money to buy it, and saving an STC is a considerable risk for each other.

"Then what if there is no way to pass? Lars is not Lucius, and the Macharius type can pass after only 200 years of review."

"This is our work, and I don't want it buried in endless documentation on Mars."

Siegel also quickly realized the following problems.

Mars' management of the Mechanicus is actually very lax, and the casting planet has a high degree of freedom in the production of products.The scope of supply that the planet is responsible for ranges from PDF military supplies to large-scale equipment needed to build planets, or from aircraft in the atmosphere to ships in the galaxy to starship components.

Mars is generally tolerant of minor Forge world maneuvers as long as it doesn't involve anything prohibited by the Crimson Protocol.After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is impossible for Mars to attack a casting planet just because of something big.

But there is one point where Mars must nod, and that involves licensing products to the customer Empire.

For example, the new single-molecule combat knife, and the Macharius super-heavy tank.

Behind this kind of licensing is not only the question of whether the product is contaminated, but also the game of various forces.

The emergence of a new type of tank template will undoubtedly lead to serious internal competition. After all, this involves the composition of the armor force of the entire Imperial Guard, and even affects the choice of armor tactics of the Imperial Guard.

Leman Russ' production lines are everywhere in the empire. This is a very terrifying force. These people will not admit that the empire's demand for tanks far exceeds their production capacity.They just think that a new tank will steal the market share of Leman Russ.

When they learned that Mars was vetting a competing Leman Russ tank, they would undoubtedly use their influence to thwart the passage of the STC template.

This concern is unwarranted.The design idea of ​​the new tank is completely different from that of Leman Russ. In Siegel's view, only a very small number of Astral Army armor regiments can handle this glass cannon well, and even if this tank is actually put into production, there will only be very few Order.

But Siegel also admitted that Mel's concerns are justified, and he has always been fully prepared for internal friction within the empire. Harder is the most typical example.

You don’t even need to get Mars, it’s very difficult to launch a new product and put it into production in Harder’s local area.

The reason for wanting to block the passage of the STC is also very simple.The fact that the defense ability is weaker than Leman Russ can sentence this tank to death.

It was very convenient for Mel to take the subject of the sages' review. All the content was theoretical. Except for the improvement of the existing technology, she did not have any physical products or samples.

Siegel originally thought that the great sage of Vajh would be very dissatisfied, and the things brought back by his students did not help Hader's situation in any way.

But he was once again amazed by the great sage's enthusiasm and patience. He seemed to be completely unaware of Mel's plan, and he also seemed to believe that Mel hadn't had "a single bit" of physical products during his explorations over the past few years.

Strictly speaking, the other party seemed to tolerate Mel's "little deception".

After about a Tara, the meeting with Harder's foundry director finally came to an end.

Under the leadership of the machine servant, Siegel and the others were placed in the residential area.

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On the forged planet, the construction of the residential area is not much different from the structure of the hive capital.As guests, Siegel's living conditions are much better than that of Master Lass, and they can even live with a hive nobleman.

life comparable.

Looking at the food on the table in front of him, the aloof status of the Mechanicum was fully reflected on this table.

A mukali (camel) is carefully roasted and placed on Siegel's dining table, surrounded by ice cubes next to the camel, with acane sorbet inserted on top and various exotic fruits underneath .

One of the most expensive is undoubtedly the apple peach.

The fruit is placed precisely around the ice to keep its flesh at 18 degrees Celsius, otherwise it would quickly rot.

The meat of Mukali is much worse than Ammell in terms of texture and taste, but the seasoning is very good. After the empire spans the entire galaxy, the condiment and spice trade is also an important part of the empire's business. Mechanicists even the leader among them.

After all, the Mechanicus also controlled a considerable part of the empire's food industry. From corpse starch to soldier rations, the food in front of him alone reflected the transcendent status of the Mechanicus in the empire.

One head of the double-headed eagle lives up to its reputation.

Siegel shook the red wine in the glass, and the four people present undoubtedly enjoyed a comfortable dinner, especially Karoo, who almost wiped out most of the mukali and is currently picking out the ribs of the mukali tooth.

On the surface of Harder, the four of Siegel never talked about more important things. They just discussed some interesting things in the Calixis sector, or stories in the Book of Saints.

"What is the hope of being promoted to a sage?" Siegel asked casually.

"It's better than Vidicus finding his daughter." After being influenced by Siegel and Remulle, Mel will also tell some allusions about the state religion.

The lonely Vidicus, Vidicus was an explorer who expanded the star map of the Calixis sector.During an expedition, his daughter was taken away by alien pirates.He embarked on a journey to find his daughter, and what happened during the period was recorded in the book.Although he did not find his daughter until he died alone, he neither gave up his daughter nor gave up his faith in the Emperor despite all kinds of difficult situations.

Therefore, he was listed as a saint by the Calixis State Church.

"That doesn't sound like a good thing."

Vidicus' Hope: Describes something that has no hope.

Volume 160 Flax Wind and Cloud: Chapter [-] Waiting

How should I put it, although Mel hopes that Siegel will accompany her during her application for the sage, there are many places in the Mechanicism that Siegel cannot enter and leave.The trading license gave the Rogue Trader a lot of rights, such as going to the alien's house to sneak the door and pick the lock, but it certainly did not include wandering around on a forged planet without the permission of the Mechanicus.

Mel was busy with his sage's promotion, while Siegel was mostly waiting for the result and negotiating deals with the sages in charge of the small melting pot above Harder.

Although the sages of the Aluminum Alliance have approached Siegel many times to negotiate business, it is a pity that Siegel is not very interested in the technical services that Harder can currently provide.

For now, Siegel is a picky customer, and there aren't many things he's interested in right now.However, what was surprising was that Laurentina accepted Muirses' invitation.

Muirses recommended to Laurentina a combat potion called "Falling", whose core ingredient is a substance refined from the gaseous crystal gel in the core of the asteroid.This medicine is very precious, and has certain toxicity.But the effect is very good, it can greatly improve the user's concentration, muscle stability and nerve reflex speed.

The most direct result of this medicine is that it can improve Laurentina's use of firearms. After a trial, Laurentina accepted this modification.

Siegel was indeed a little surprised by this.And from the interests of the dynasty, he has no reason to stop it.After thinking about it, Siegel had to pay for Laurentina's surgery.

After all, Muirses is indeed a sage of alchemy, and he seems to be quite skilled.

[It’s because I’m quite skilled that I’m worried. ] Siegel rested his chin on his left hand, watching Mel conduct a rehearsal of the "defense" on the podium in the hall.

The whole process is communication in binary language, and the slight difference in each combination of 01 in binary language will lead to a big difference in words.

The language was really made for scholarship, and besides being very cumbersome, it certainly surpassed High and Low Gothic in precision of word meaning.

It's just a large academic paper with strings, densely packed with 0s and 1s, which makes Siegel's scalp tingle.

Mel finished his practice, looked at the absent-minded Siegel below, and said aloud: "Although I don't want to admit it, Muirses is indeed better than me in medicine and chemistry."

"Only a few." Mel emphasized again, "Although I don't like her appearance, I also know that working on Russ is not easy, especially in Harder."

"The sphere of influence of the Aluminum Alliance is not large. If it weren't for Harder's decline, this branch within the Mechanicus would have no chance to grow. I personally think that she seems to have a conspiracy in joining it, but it should have nothing to do with us."

"Relax."

It didn't take long for Laurentina to return to the team. Mel took the time to check her up. Muirses didn't do anything during the operation, just implanted a new glandular organ.

And Mel's sage assessment day has arrived.

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Siegel sat on a chair outside the review room, absent-mindedly looking at the scenery of Harder outside the window.

Mel is in the review room facing several great sages for his own sage assessment, Laurentina and Karu are by his side, also waiting for the results in the review room.

Mel does seem to be confident, but Siegel really doesn't understand the internal promotion of Mechanics.This thing looks similar to the defense of a university's degree assessment, but the twists and turns are probably much more complicated.

"click"

The door of the review room opened, and it was not Mel who came out, but Muirses.Laurentina and Karoo watched with a little disappointment as she moved her body lightly and walked to the seat next to Siegel.

"Looks a little disappointed? I'm here to listen." Muirses greeted Siegel playfully, "It will take a while, and the sage Mel will come out of it."

Siegel keenly caught a word from Muirses's mouth. He stared at the sage beside him and asked, "Are you hinting at me, Sage Muirses."

"Just as you think, Mel's promotion of the sage this time will not have much hindrance. On a forged planet, if a steel plate goes down, all the sages will be hit." Muirses casually nodded his way Members of the Mechanicum wearing holy vestments.

"But Mel seems to have been stuck in that position for quite some time."

"Mel is too young, so young that promoting her to a sage will have certain adverse effects." Muirses turned sideways and explained to Siegel: "The promotion of the Mechanic Order is very cruel, and we are in the training cabin When they were young, they were instilled with all kinds of knowledge. After leaving the training cabin, most of the Mechanicus members can only do the command work at the bottom of the factory and spend their entire lives. The sage is probably the limit he can touch."

"Mel is different. Even if she leaves the training cabin, her learning of science and technology is no less than her speed in the training cabin. This advantage allows her to be promoted quickly."

"As she attracted more and more attention, the great sages of Lath realized that this was not a good thing. At that time, there were many uninvited guests in Lath, and they came to Lath to try to seduce a 'young The sages' fall. For the safety of Lars and Mel, the great sages have temporarily suspended the sage application related to Mel."

"That's probably what led her to study at Lucius and become a prospector."

"It sounds like a story you made up on the spur of the moment." Siegel looked at Muirses and himself talking about Lars and Mel's past. Siegel didn't want to hear these secrets. The things he met during this time There are enough things.

Whether Mel is a sage or not, their journey will continue.

"I did make it up." Muirses shrugged his mechanical shoulders, "I'm just curious why Mel holds so much weight with you."

"Had's output and technology are enough to meet any of your needs, but you have only asked for a batch of hell guns so far." Muirses stared at Siegel with big eyes, all of which were intact, big and Bright and energetic.

"I'm thinking about what kind of hypnotic agent Mel poured into you to make you only think about her products."

Strictly speaking, this matter has little to do with Mel, mainly because the military supplies he needs are all sponsored by Flax.Therefore, Siegel's demand for equipment replacement is not strong.And the things I need are either too expensive (Seiko power armor), or the procedures are a little troublesome (Rand speeder).

Looking at it this way, Siegel really has nothing to discuss with the sage above Harder.

Volume Two of Flax: Chapter [-] The Sage and the Mechanical Ark

The "Seiko Power Armor" or "Land Vehicle" that Siegel needs is of course not for arming a renegade regiment, to be precise, it is for his own use.

Each sacred and majestic piece of Seiko Power Armor is a unique piece, representing the pinnacle of Imperial armorers.The value of a piece of precision power armor can often exceed that of a spaceship, and their existence is far less than that of the battleships of the Imperial Navy.The vast majority of Masterwork Power Armor is stored in a Space Marine's arsenal, or worn by the most powerful champions of the Space Marines.Mortal versions of this type of armor occasionally appear, and its users are often judges, crusaders, and even high-ranking nobles.

A Rogue Trader like Siegel occasionally owns a piece of Seiko Power Armor, but the price behind it is often very huge.

Harder's craftsmen simply don't have the ability to forge a finely crafted power armor.

The same is true for the Rand series of vehicles. This kind of vehicle dedicated to interstellar warriors is far less precious than Seiko Power Armor, and it is relatively easy to fall into the hands of humans. However, compared with Chimera or other vehicles, Rand has no way at all. Acquisition of the system.

After all, even if the wargroup wants to gather enough Rand, apart from their own "ancestral virtues", they must slowly accumulate it.