Warhammer 40 A New Hope

Any conventional signals or mechanical presence in the vicinity will be known by the mechanical life forms and N2, and will be driven away and attacked.

However, this problem does not exist if the connection communication method they have never seen before.

Take the Tyranids in the Warhammer world as an example. The human empire knows that they have a special way to communicate with each other, but they don’t know what it is or how it works. They also have no way to intercept or cut off the communication between the Tyranids like intercepting radio signals.

Using this point, Zhang Yi controlled a large number of herbivores around him to bypass the detection of N2 and mechanical life forms and obtain intelligence on the areas they controlled.

What the controlled animals see and hear will be shared with the campaign that controls their actions. Although due to the body structure of the animals, the images and sounds obtained are different from what normal people see and hear, but... Look at the green, blurry projection device of 40K, it's better than this.

Zhang Yi's plan was very successful. Except for the fact that he failed to control the target well and ended up burning the target's brain, everything else went smoothly.

"Most of the mechanical life forms are in the area where we first landed, and so are the androids that landed from the [Bunker] space station." Zhang Yi said based on what he saw. "Their attention is all around there. If they are not sure about the existence of humans, N2 will not destroy the androids as enemies. Even if they want to replicate and clone humans with items containing human DNA, it will take time."

"It seems that the large army of mechanical life forms and androids has been temporarily delayed. After all, they would not have thought that the humans they were targeting could teleport and move around."

"The android troops led by Commander Bunker can try to win, but considering the backdoor program problem of N2... the amount of programs in the computer of an orbital space station is so large that even if we let Hope come over to modify the programs, it will probably take a long time."

"And the data of all the androids should be stored in the [Bunker]. If there is an invasion or a breach, this generation of androids can be declared dead..."

"That means I have to find a large-capacity secure server. Where can I find one?" Zhang Yi scratched his head. "How about going to the moon and taking the server there?"

“I don’t know if it can be used after cleaning~”

At this time, a Space Marine from the Iron Hands came over, bent down and told Zhang Yi that the repair and modification of 2B and 9S had been completed.

. . . . . .

[The system is self-checking and restarting]

[New program detected, loading]

[List [Bunker] as a hostile unit and prohibit automatic information transmission]

【．．． Starting．．】

9S slowly woke up on the maintenance table... Although this word is not quite appropriate to describe an artificial human.

It is true that the Iron Hands specialize in machinery, but they still don't quite understand these technological creations from other worlds.

Therefore, they only carried out a simple inspection and repair on the bodies of 2B and 9S, and then installed the chips given to them by the Hope and overwrote some of the original programs.

Just like the A2 modification, in addition to preventing invasion, the Hope also reset priorities and had the function of exploding if they got out of control.

9S sat up, stretched his body, and looked around.

“Hmm…”

2B also woke up at this time, sat up in a daze, and the thin sheet covering her slipped off.

9S looked in the direction of the voice and saw 2B with her eye mask removed, revealing her blue, still a little blurry eyes, her pretty face, and her beautiful body.

"!" 9S felt something standing up in his lower body.

The bodies of artificial humans were originally created to house the souls of extinct humans, which means they have everything that a human should have. Just look at the breasts of female bodies.

This principle should have continued to this day and is an unchangeable prerequisite for the manufacture of artificial humans. Otherwise, if combat effectiveness is the only consideration, then there is no need to design artificial humans in normal human form. There are many body types with high combat effectiveness, ease of use, and options. If only combat effectiveness is considered, then there is no need for them to have a human appearance, right?

So, this rare male android has everything it should have.

The modifications made to the androids by Hope not only improved their programs and set new priority goals, but also improved their budding emotions and selves, bringing them closer to a truly intelligent life form - and this also led to 9S's current predicament.

9S's emotions are more mature than 2B's. One of the reasons why male androids are rare is that they tend to have a stronger curiosity, which is not conducive to hiding secrets. If 9S hadn't had problems with the uploading and retention of his information, he would have had richer emotions.

Compared to 2B, she is more ignorant. Although she can't be said to be as ignorant as Xiao Ke, she is definitely slower.

"2B-san..."

"What's wrong, 9S?"

"Can you... put on some clothes?"

"?"

Inside the room, 2B and 9S were looking awkward, while outside the room, Zhang Yi was watching and chattering crazily.

"Please, can you two just have some sex? Stop pulling each other! I've prepared my share of money!" Zhang Yi, who was enjoying the CP, muttered to himself. "I want to see the live version..."

"But then again, Old Bacon also said that I was slow before... Who cares? Coming by myself and watching others come are two different things."

Zhang Yi, who was watching the show, didn't notice that A2, who was standing next to him, was slowly approaching him.

“???” Feeling the sudden soft touch from behind, Zhang Yi froze in place for an instant.

"I'm sorry, but...please let me hug you."

"No, you've already carried it up." Zhang Yi said somewhat embarrassedly. "Songsong, if someone sees us here..."

At this time, an Iron Hands Space Marine walked over, looked up and saw Zhang Yi being hugged from behind by A2, thought for a moment, and slowly backed out.

"No! Listen to my explanation! Things are not what you see!!!"

It is foreseeable that Zhang Yi will inevitably be beaten by O'Neal (the Little Emperor) in the future.

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Abandoned factory

This is a gathering place for a group of mechanical life forms that imitate humans' religious beliefs. In the original plot, they said they wanted to form an alliance with Pascal Village and attracted Pascal, 2B, and 9S to their territory, where they performed a live show of martyrdom for them.

Many artificial humans and mechanical life forms in the world of NieR are imitating some behaviors in human society, allowing the amusement park to imitate people's celebrations and happiness. The mechanical life forms in Pascal Village learn what fear is and use it to maintain peace, and the same is true for these people in the abandoned factory.

But these groups of mechanical life forms cannot truly understand the true meaning of these behaviors.

The mechanical life forms that kept celebrating in the amusement park didn't know why they were celebrating, and didn't know what happiness was; the villagers of Pascal Village didn't know why they were simply hiding and raising the white flag and not really trying to maintain peace; the mechanical life forms in the abandoned factory didn't know the meaning of religion and the meaning of its crazy believers.

In the original plot, they dressed the corpse of a mechanical life form in gorgeous religious costumes and regarded it as a god, but now the object of their worship has become a jar.

Although these mechanical life forms are a little crazy, they now keep their word and shelter the androids after accepting the cans containing a small amount of human DNA brought by them.

Some of the fanatical mechanical life forms are a little scary to humans, but as long as they don't go to places they shouldn't go and touch things they shouldn't touch, everything will be safe.

Another day passed, and those fanatical mechanical life forms began their daily pilgrimage to the jar. The last twin androids who escaped, Divara and Popola, huddled in a corner, watching the mechanical life forms walking in front of them in silence.

They were originally allies of the Bunker, but were suddenly labeled traitors, and all the resistance forces in the camp were captured or killed.

They escaped with a small number of people and the jar, and came here hoping to escape danger.

In the previous generation of games, these two androids failed to complete their mission, leading to the extinction of mankind, so they were implanted with programs requiring them to feel guilty for the rest of their lives and to atone for it forever - and now, this has become the reason for their escape and survival.

If there is a human being still alive, then only by meeting that human being and doing things for him/her, can one's sins be redeemed, right?

With this thought in mind, Divara and Popola fled, hid in the territory of mechanical life forms, and collected all useful information, searching for humans in their own way.

Suddenly, Divara, who was curled up in the corner, stood up and looked around.

"What's wrong? Sister?"

"Something is...different..."

520. Slaanesh: You go too!

"Master Ancient One, you gave me this life." Zhang Yi muttered as he looked at the [Mirror Space] that gradually enveloped the entire abandoned factory. "Your magic is really useful."

After confirming that the entire existence of the abandoned factory had been pulled into the [Mirror Space], several teams of [Iron Hands] Space Marines began the raid.

The mechanical life forms in the abandoned factory can be said to be a group of religious lunatics. Whether it is worshipping the corpse of a mechanical life form, or saying things like "it has become a god" and "we want to become gods too" after the corpse falls down, attacking 2B, and jumping into the forge to self-destruct, these behaviors all prove that the mechanical life forms in this area are not good stuff.

The mechanical life forms that were pulled into the [Mirror Space] did not anticipate this attack, and the [Iron Hands] Space Marines armed with explosive weapons broke through the door and pulled the trigger at them, turning them into metal garbage.

The Space Marines attacked so swiftly that the guards at the entrance were destroyed before they had time to react. It was not until the entire entrance was occupied that the mechanical life forms along the way realized that they were being attacked.

"They're still using metal rods as weapons, and the laser beams they're firing are also very weak." Zhang Yi, who was at the back, said, and then looked at 2B and the others who were following him. "So, you've been fighting these things for so many years? And you're still being suppressed?"

"In fact, the combat effectiveness of machine life forms varies, and they have the ability to evolve on their own," 9S responded. "Add to that their terrifying numbers and interconnectedness. If we put a weapon into use, it won't be long before machine life forms will have a weapon that can counter it."

"...To be honest, I don't feel anything about what you said. I even want to laugh..."

Evolving and becoming stronger as the war progresses? This ability does sound intimidating, but it is not uncommon in the Warhammer world.

The more famous ones are the Orcs. This group of mushrooms can be throwing stones at each other in the last second, and drive tanks and planes to fight their opponents in the next second. They are the kind of people who can make their technology explode as long as they are given time.

Then there are the Tyranids. They can be said to be the same as mechanical life forms in that all individuals are connected to each other. If one knows something, all the bugs know it. This connection allows them to obtain intelligence on the enemy at the first opportunity and make targeted evolutions at the fastest speed.

These two races are more troublesome in any aspect than the mechanical life forms that have cut off one of their own arms. After all, there is a threshold for this kind of evolution, and this threshold is generally the technological level of their creators (for Terran, it is the limit of biological evolution).

Obviously, as the ruler and manager of the entire Warhammer galaxy, the Old Saint who created the Orks who can compete with the ceiling of physics, the Space Dead and the Star Gods, its technological level must be far stronger than the aliens and their creations who can only mess around on Earth. This is why Zhang Yi looks down on mechanical life forms.

Even if mechanical life forms can evolve, it will take time and sufficient materials, and it is estimated that the technology must be within the range of their understanding - if they cannot understand it, it will take a lot of time to evolve targeted units.

In this space completely isolated from the outside world, N2, as the controller of the mechanical life form, had no idea what was happening, and the Space Marines of the Iron Hands had no intention of leaving any survivors this time, so they were not worried at all about causing the evolution of the mechanical life form or anything like that - can you be more outrageous than the Tyranids or the Orks?

[Iron Hands] The Space Marines were moving very quickly. Zhang Yi and his companions could only see the corpses of mechanical life forms and metal fragments on the ground along the way.

"This kind of combat efficiency is far higher than ours." 9S said, looking at the corpses of the mechanical lifeforms on the ground. "Could it be that Commander White's combat method has always been wrong?"

"Even if you don't consider that she did it on purpose, the resources you have are limited, and you can't trap a large number of mechanical life forms and prevent them from contacting the outside world." A2 said. "Moreover, have you forgotten that mechanical life forms and androids cannot leave each other?"

"Ah... yes." 9S said somewhat dejectedly. "If it weren't for you, neither androids nor machine life forms would be able to escape that cycle."

[Report! We have been attacked by Zhuangzi, a large mechanical life form here. Please expand the battle area!]

"Got it." Zhang Yi answered and looked at 2B and the others who followed him. "Want to see some magical tricks?"

. . . . . .

Zhuangzi

This large spherical mechanical life form, named after a famous human thinker, can form an indestructible energy shield through the endless energy from abandoned factories in the West District. It is good at close combat but also has some long-range attack capabilities.

This BOSS is not difficult to fight, mainly because it is on a metal platform suspended in the air. It is unstable and small, and fighting it on it will be greatly affected. However, the mechanical life form named Zhuangzi can avoid this by moving on the wall.

Also, in the game you don't need to consider the possibility of the platform falling, but in reality, you not only need to consider whether the platform hanging under your feet as a battlefield is solid, but also have to consider the problem of scene destruction caused by the enemy's powerful combat power.

[Iron Hands] encountered obstacles for the first time in this mechanical life form. Its combat power and destructive power were far stronger than what was shown in the game, even without the indestructible energy shield.

As a last resort, the leading [Iron Hands] Space Marine sent a request for help to Zhang Yi, and soon after, the abandoned factory began to shake.

This sudden change caused 'Zhuangzi' who was attacking the enemy in front of him to stop. The walls of the factory split evenly, the originally limited space expanded, and the metal walls were pieced together on the ground until the gap was filled.

The original battle area changed from a metal platform suspended in the air to a huge square room. This sudden change made Zhuangzi at a loss.

However, the Iron Hands Space Marines surrounding him did not give him more time to react and understand what was happening. The sound of grenade launchers rang out, and an engineering dreadnought also released a scorching molten ray towards it.

The 'Zhuangzi' that was standing still was targeted by concentrated fire. One bomb after another exploded on its external armor, and then the hot melt ray instantly melted one of its mechanical legs.

The target immediately tried to dodge the attacks of the Iron Hands Space Marines by constantly moving, but now the entire venue has expanded and the ground has become more stable, which gives the Space Marines better hiding space and shooting vision.

On the other hand, the mechanical life form called "Zhuangzi" lost its endless functions. It could not activate the energy shield, and all long-range attacks that consumed a lot of energy were also unusable. Most of the time, it could only use melee attacks, but the reaction and speed of the Space Marines were far beyond its expectations.

After confirming that it was difficult and ineffective to eliminate a single Space Marine, it set its sights on the siege dreadnought that could cause massive damage to it. The several mechanical legs that supported its body guarded it, and its entire body turned into a sphere. It leaped up from the wall and smashed towards the target.

But the reason why the siege dreadnought is called siege dreadnought is because its powerful firepower is enough to make it used as a siege unit. During its fall, the engineering dreadnought fired at full power, greeting the falling enemy with the maximum output firepower. A large number of missiles and light beams attacked the air, and continuous explosions sounded.

boom--!

The huge body of Zhuangzi hit the ground with a loud noise, and the ground was shaken. Then its huge red eyes dimmed and it rolled to the side uncontrollably.

bite--

Blue light dissipated from around the siege dreadnought. The previous attack consumed 70% of the energy of its shield, but it protected this precious war machine.

"No energy response." An Iron Hands Space Marine stepped forward and checked the blasted 'Zhuangzi', saying, "The target has been knocked down."

"So strong..." 9S sighed as he looked at the siege dreadnought that was still standing. "If it were us, it wouldn't be so easy."

"If there is no targeted equipment, yes." 2B continued. "Is this the power of humans?"

"You have many misunderstandings about the human species, but I don't really want to correct you now... Just let it be..." Zhang Yi said.

The communicator rang again, and a team of Iron Warriors Space Marines found the can with a small amount of Zhang Yi's saliva residue. In addition, they also captured the androids who had fled here to seek refuge - two of them were recorded and needed attention.

then...

"You two sisters are still alive?" Zhang Yi said, looking at Divala and Popola, who were brought to Zhang Yi like cats by the Iron Hands Space Marines. "You... are leaking?"

As the only remaining Gemini androids in the world who had witnessed the existence of humanity with their own eyes and caused the extinction of humanity due to their own negligence, seeing living humans again made them burst into tears - literally.

"Calm down, calm down. I'm here." Zhang Yi said, looking at the twin androids in front of him. "So, why do you want to see me?"

521. Super Large Mechanical Lifeform Mothership - Hegel

In the previous generation of the game, humans had not yet been completely extinct, and the twin androids Divala and Popora were given the task of monitors.

Later, as one of the BOSSes, they failed to stop the protagonist from killing the final BOSS, causing the human soul to lose its energy source and humanity to perish.