Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

"Heart of Nirvana...why do you call it this name?"

"Because of its role and function: just like its name, this research product that has just passed all clinical tests can allow every Dawnbreaker who owns it to escape from the endless pursuit of death, and even take the opportunity to return to life again. The precious power that arises from Nirvana.”

"Second life?"

"You can also understand it this way: But in fact, its ability is far more powerful than this."

"Speak more clearly."

"Can."

"To put it simply, every Dawnbreaker with the heart of Nirvana will become stronger as long as he escapes the cold wind of death once on the battlefield: how to become stronger specifically? It depends on each individual, but the fact that it will become stronger is universal."

"Every time they defeat death, they will get closer to their own limits, and the cycle will never end. They will become stronger in the constant death and trauma. Every evil that cannot kill him will eventually become a thorn in the road. Nourishment until he reaches the top: this is [Nirvana].”

"..."

"It sounds like this so-called [Heart of Nirvana] is not a separate organ?"

"Yes, our Creator used her wisdom and ambition to integrate several separate transformation steps, constantly adjusting and improving them, and finally made them form some kind of linkage effect, and all this was named by her [The Road to Nirvana].”

"...Can't you change your name?"

"..."

"Actually, at first, she planned to name this achievement [Road to Upgrade], but for some reason, she later felt that the name might represent some bad connotation, so she changed it temporarily."

"...I also think the name [Road to Upgrade] is a bit unlucky."

"Who says it isn't?"

[Ophiuchus]'s voice was so cold that it was like a deep spring that had not been disturbed for thousands of years. When she answered [Virgo]'s various questions patiently and coldly, she even gave the latter a brief illusion: She was like an Iron Man that was made too beautiful.

But Virgo knows: the real situation is actually a little different.

She knew this very well.

After all, as the personal attendant of the Spider Queen, Virgo probably knows more about the Lord of the Second Legion than all the Dawnbreakers combined, because only she can clearly see the real Spider Queen and can see When he doesn't have to carry the idol baggage of the Primarch, Morgan's every move and everything he thinks.

From this perspective, compared to Cassiopeia, who holds the worldly power of Avalon, and Orion, who guards one side of the Ministry of Justice, Virgo is actually the one with the most power: not to mention anything else, she just sees and remembers Yes, there are countless secrets about Morgan, which are the eye of the storm that can implicate the entire star field.

And she also knew very well that her greatest mission was to remember these secrets firmly and not let anyone know them until the day came when her Creator and her mother needed these secrets again.

Compared with the most important and terrifying secrets she controls, the existence of Ophiuchus itself, although it can be considered a big secret, is just not that heavyweight: all this is said by Morgan himself. , which Virgo has also witnessed with his own eyes.

As the fourth unit of the "Maid of the Stars" series, Ophiuchus was formed by Morgan in the depths of the "Lady of Dawn" at some point before the official start of the Osiris expedition, and from the moment she opened her eyes , she has never left the Spider Queen's private domain, and has never seen any life form except Morgan and Virgo.

Because her mission is so important and monotonous, she only needs to stay in Morgan's private research laboratory, forever accompanied by endless experimental data and test tube solvents, and she can feel a kind of happiness derived from instinct. Sometimes, Morgan or Virgo even need to come and chat with her to ensure that her spirit does not cause problems due to being too withdrawn.

"Actually, you don't need to go to such trouble. I'm very used to my current living environment."

Virgo sat quietly, watching Ophiuchus in front of her say these words with a smile after working hard for a hundred Terra standards. She felt that the credibility of these words did not seem to be very high. look like.

The maid of the original body looked at her third companion quite carefully: according to those mortal standards, Ophiuchus is a well-proportioned and relatively tall woman with short brown hair and slightly curly hair. The ends of her hanging hair will touch both sides of her neck. Her eyes are a similar blue to the original gene, but a bit thicker, which makes Virgo feel a little jealous.

There is no doubt that Ophiuchus is also a beautiful-looking woman. The appearance of the Star Maids seems to be the part that the Primarch will focus on when creating them. However, because Ophiuchus seems to be less emotional than Virgo, so The cold aura all over her body completely suppressed her good looks and made it difficult for others to judge what she was thinking.

Thinking of this, Virgo spoke.

"Answer me, Ophiuchus: Do you remember what your most important duty is?"

"Do you have to ask the same question every time, Virgo?"

"That's the answer."

"All right."

Finally, Ophiuchus temporarily put down the work at hand, cleared his throat, and his face became more serious and focused, instead of the simple coldness before.

"The most important responsibility given to me is to study the legacy left to her by her eleventh brother: my mission is to continue to delve into the knowledge in Heydrich's memory and summarize those obscure data and theories into something that can Quickly accepted, mature knowledge is like forging savage pig iron into practical fine steel."

"Whenever my study and research are fruitful, you will copy the mature knowledge from my mind and make it her new strength. This will speed up her acceptance of her brother's inheritance and save money." Save the countless hours you would have spent studying and focus on other important things.”

"Facts have proved that this is very effective. With my assistance, even when Madam devoted herself to the expedition and other research on Osiris, she made no progress in learning Heydrich's legacy. Fall: This is the best answer to the mission she gave me, how about it, Virgo?"

"indeed so."

The maiden of the original body nodded, and Ophiuchus's answer left her unable to refute.

"However, will every copy of the knowledge in your mind have an impact on you?"

"No: you have to know that we and adults are still one in nature. My learning is your learning. Everything is your own efforts. I am just a transfer station."

"..."

Virgo blinked: she suddenly discovered a rather interesting point in Ophiuchus's words, which aroused her interest.

"Ophiuchus, do you call our Creator...my lord?"

"……is there a problem?"

"No...it's nothing."

A strange smile suddenly appeared on Virgo's cold face. This smile made Ophiuchus raise his eyebrows, but he still couldn't figure out what was wrong with her words.

But she could feel: for a moment, Virgo's pupils flashed with an incomprehensible tiny arrogance, like a noble in the middle of a ballroom sizing up the waiters by the wall.

However, this kind of arrogance is fleeting, and Virgo soon returns to the indifference that is no different from Ophiuchus. The two star maids who are constantly exuding cold aura briefly look at each other, and the cold air between them even makes serious experiments The room itself seemed a bit warm.

After a few minutes, the maid, who was still the Primarch, broke the deadlock.

"Tell me about these modified organs that you and... Your Excellency have researched. I have the authority to know, record and preserve these things until the day they are needed again."

"no problem."

A layer of data flashed across his pupils, and after confirming that what Virgo said was true, Ophiuchus quickly selected a book of experimental data from the surrounding documents and archives, and summarized the use of it in the most concise tone possible. An illusory palace created by millions of symbols and knowledge.

"To put it simply, our Creator created a special remodeling surgery for those Dawnbreakers. This surgery was briefly named [Primaris Reconstruction] at the beginning of the experiment, but now, its official name is [The Road to Nirvana].”

"The road to Nirvana is divided into six transformation steps. They are derived from the countless transformation methods that you have learned and mastered, including Astartes, Primaris Technology, Custodes, Thunder Warriors, Psychic Warriors, and Heydrich The biological knowledge in my mind that is either crazy or taboo: some of this knowledge even adults are unwilling to get too involved in, because they are completely outside the emperor's red line."

"To put it another way, the being known as the Lord of Humanity did have unlimited hopes for Heydrich at the beginning, and gave him too many things and secrets, more than enough for our adults to continue to use them. Decades.”

Virgo suddenly raised his hand, interrupting Ophiuchus' story.

"Six steps?"

"Yes."

"Can you explain it, because there are only three recorded in my Minerva array."

"I can explain five to you: but the sixth one is not allowed because it has not actually been fully developed. You still need countless improvements and experiments to ensure the emergence of the sixth transformation. During this period , she may give up this step at any time."

"Then let's talk about the first five steps."

"Can."

Ophiuchus nodded. She turned around and took out a bottle of sherry. She seemed to be in a short rest. Behind her, a projector lowered at some point.

"We all know that Your Majesty's transformation surgery on Dawnbreaker is based on the technology named [Primaris] in Heydrich's memory. This technology contains three transformation procedures, namely tendon cable, eulogy pituitary gland, and The so-called Furnace of Belisarius: but now it has been improved into the Heart of Nirvana.”

"In other words, is the heart of Nirvana the furnace of Belisarius?"

"They are not exactly the same. The mind of Nirvana is more complex, sophisticated and powerful."

"I understand...continue."

"Frankly speaking, these three technologies are actually not complicated. Especially the singing pituitary gland, which itself is just a weakened version of the immortal gland possessed by the original gene, so our Lord Creator mastered them almost instantly. But she spent several more years researching further possibilities for these three enhanced organs."

"Ultimately, she succeeded."

"Your Excellency discovered that among the three modified organs, the ode to the pituitary gland, which is the most technically difficult, is not a finished product in itself: the function of this enhanced organ is a gland placed in the brain to secrete enhanced hormones, but in fact , it only strengthens the right brain, but for unknown reasons does not strengthen the left brain, so it has some room for improvement."

(In the original work, due to the loss of the original drawings, the Ode Pituitary designed by Caul can only strengthen the right brain. This can be regarded as a typical Warhammer storyline: the result is good, but there are indeed regrets.)

"Therefore, Your Majesty used her own immortal gland as the research object to further strengthen the role of the singing pituitary gland. The main enhancement points are used in psychic energy and data recording: compared with the original technology, the new singing pituitary gland There is a database inside."

"database?"

"Yes, a linked database. All of the battle experiences and lessons learned by every Dawnbreaker who has received the Hymn Pituitary Gland will be linked to Lord Morgan's immortal glands through this enhanced organ, just like countless lower-level computers will The data is transmitted to the master brain in the same way: similarly, the master brain can also transmit these data to other subordinate computers if necessary.”

"Wouldn't this create a load?"

"The matter of burning the alien soul, and the brain capacity of the original body is even more terrifying than we imagined. Lady Morgan can actually forcibly remember and copy all of Heydrich's details on her own, but she lacks time, so Created me.”

"Understood."

"So, what is the use of this combat database?"

"This is about the heart of nirvana we just mentioned."

Ophiuchus pointed to the void curtain behind him, which showed the outlines of three enhanced organs, and there were several lines between them to illustrate the connection.

"First of all: Lady Morgan's improvements are not just for the last two items. She has also partially improved the tendon cable. This reinforced organ has begun to incorporate part of the spiritual power from a purely physical product. It can sing the songs The commands of the pituitary gland produce immediate responses and can even serve as a vehicle for psychic power.”

"How did you do it?"

"You may not believe it: we first tried many methods, but none were ideal until we thoroughly studied the spiritual bones brought back by Sir Morgan from the southern part of the galaxy. This is a raw material related to subspace. Your Excellency and I will It was ground into powder and added in proportion when making the tendons and steel cables..."

“It works surprisingly well.”

Listening to Ophiuchus's statement and emotion, even the indifferent maiden of the original body couldn't help but show a little surprise.

"...That sounds very unscientific."

"After all, the science in this galaxy...is not that scientific sometimes."

Ophiuchus is very calm, and the sterile suit she never leaves does not make her stick to her position as a scientist at all.

"Okay, then what?"

"Then we can talk about the existence of the Nirvana Heart."

"To put it simply, the Heart of Nirvana is an improved version of the Furnace of Belisarius. The function of the Furnace of Belisarius is to sit between the two hearts of the Astartes. When the spirit of its owner falls into extreme tension, , or when the body suffers a devastating trauma, it will release a large amount of combat response hormone mixture to quickly repair the injured area, thereby ensuring the continuation of the Astartes' life."

"But after that, it will take a while to cool down before it can continue to work."

"Now, Lord Morgan has created the Heart of Nirvana. Compared with the Furnace of Belisarius, the Heart of Nirvana has a shorter cooling time. It can greatly shorten the cooling time through the overload operation of adrenaline and respiratory system, but the cost is , after the war ended, it entered into a period of sleep-like rest: probably between five and twenty Terra Standard Hours."

"The break is a little long?"

"We are improving. This is a technical issue, and when is the rest time. In fact, it is mainly determined by the subjective consciousness of those who break the dawn. It depends on their mental state and relaxation level."

"If they continue to think they are in a fighting state, then this rest period will also be postponed: it will just accumulate more and more."

"That's not bad: but that alone can't be considered [Nirvana], right?"

"Indeed, the real progress of the Nirvana Heart lies in its second transformation: whenever the Nirvana Heart starts to operate, it will produce two hormones, one is used to repair the damaged parts, and the other is The seeds will be pushed all the way to the chanting pituitary gland through the transmission belt between the nirvana heart and the chanting pituitary gland.”

"This second hormone has a certain spiritual definition. It can only be stimulated in those moments of life and death, and will be awakened by the noble emotions in the face of death. When these hormones are poured into the eulogy pituitary gland, it will Simultaneously awakening corresponding parts of the left and right brains.”

"The singing pituitary gland in the right brain will use this strange hormone as a source of power to start pushing the tendon steel cables connected to it: connecting these steel cables to the singing pituitary gland is itself another small improvement of Mr. Morgan, and the tendon steel cables The psychic power in the cable will also start to operate due to the promotion of these hormones, and will be distributed to the whole body of the Dawnbreaker warrior."

"This kind of spiritual power can further tap into the physical potential of the Daybreakers, and use some kind of savage instinct to develop the powers that are ignored in the subjective consciousness of the Daybreakers, thus strengthening their physical attributes and making their strength, speed and Physical fitness in many aspects such as resistance to blows has been further improved.”

"This kind of improvement will not be very conspicuous, but it is indeed progress, and because of the pull of psychic power, the improvement process will unconsciously tend to the reasons that triggered the activation of the heart of nirvana: Last time, the name Breaking Dawn No matter what deficiencies put the person in danger, Ode to Pituitary Gland and Tendon Steel Cable will focus on making up for the deficiencies in that aspect. Generally speaking, the new blood of the legion will be very obviously strengthened in this aspect, while the veterans may seem to be strengthened. There are not many, but their bodies will unknowingly become more suitable for their own fighting habits, and help them win better with an increasingly skillful and subconscious instinct."

"Sounds great: So what does the left brain's ode to the pituitary gland reinforce?"

"Something more complicated: the eulogy pituitary gland in the left brain has a database directly connected to the original brain. Whenever the heart of nirvana emits its source power hormone, this database will operate on its own and connect to the original brain. In the body's total database, all the battles and experiences experienced by each Dawnbreaker are stored there. On the one hand, the Ode Pituitary Body will summarize the experiences and lessons that triggered the heart of Nirvana, and on the other hand, it will calculate a prediction for the Dawnbreaker from the database. Talk about a more appropriate development path.”

"A more suitable path?"

"Yes, we all know that everyone has his own direction in which he is relatively good at. In this direction, he can go further and gain more success and strength: but it is a matter of recognizing this direction in time. Difficult, even for an Astartes."

"And this database is created for this purpose: the Heart of Nirvana and the Hymn Pituitary Gland will record the combat experience and experience of each Dawnbreaker, as well as every dangerous situation that is enough to activate the Heart of Nirvana, and pass it through the mind of the original body Using the large database in the database, the Dawnbreaker's own knowledge, and the relationship between the Primarch and the Astartes, we can calculate a set of directions that are most suitable for the Dawnbreaker to move forward in the future."

"In this set of calculations, the most important thing is actually the close psychic connection between Lord Morgan and Dawnbreaker. She seems to innately know where each of her descendants should be placed in order to achieve the best results. good."

"Based on this set of calculations, the Heart of Nirvana and the Hymn Pituitary Gland can prepare a path that is most suitable for each Dawnbreaker, telling him through some kind of dream or suggestion, after each time the Heart of Nirvana is activated, .”

"But please note that this path is not compulsory. If a think tank seed with unlimited future sees clearly his future direction, but still chooses to become an ordinary soldier, then there will be no compulsion. To force him to learn psychic powers."

"But then again, how many people would choose to ignore the guiding beacon set up by the Primarch himself in the unknown future?"

"……indeed so."

Virgo nodded, and through Ophiuchus' long speech, she was able to deduce the respective abilities of these three organs to transform, as well as the linkage between them.

To put it simply: every experience on the verge of danger will awaken the heart of nirvana, and the special hormones emitted by the heart of nirvana will serve as a unique source of power, allowing the eulogy pituitary gland to start two incredible operations at the same time.

The right brain's ode to the pituitary gland is responsible for guiding the tendons and steel cables that spread throughout the body, making up for the physical deficiencies exposed in desperate situations, and at the same time tapping out more physical potential, further strengthening the physical quality of the Dawnbreaker: this is the physical Strengthening and improvement.

The eulogy pituitary gland in the left brain will upload the data to the original body's large database to indirectly help other Dawnbreakers, and at the same time it will deduce a set of paths that are most suitable for the Dawnbreaker from all the data to let him know how he can do it. Only in this way can you become stronger, know where your future lies, and know in which direction you need to work harder: this is strengthening in the spiritual field, automatically checking for gaps and filling in the gaps again and again, and the most profound self-reflection.

At the same time, because both enhancements require the psychic elements implanted by Morgan in the three enhancement organs, as well as the unique connection between the Primarch of the Dawnbreaker and her offspring: these enhancements can be said to be the second legion. Unique technology that cannot be passed on to others.

And as he earns his life from dangerous situations again and again, a Dawnbreaker's physical fitness will quietly improve, and he will become clearer and more accurate about his own strengths and paths, and can even passively look directly at himself. Inadequacy, knowing the fatal aspects of oneself that have been ignored

Driven by these factors, he should become stronger. Every death that cannot kill him will make him move forward again in both the physical and spiritual realms, and this process.

"It's [Nirvana]."

"It's the [Road to Nirvana]."

"With the heart of Nirvana as the engine, the hymn pituitary gland as the conductor, and the tendon cable as the executor, the three improved enhanced organs perform their own duties, but are closely connected to the road to Nirvana."

"Every Dawnbreaker warrior who has undergone transformation will embark on this path. He will continue to increase his strength on a clearly visible path. Every step is so profound and steady."

"We no longer need to worry about whether the new recruits of Dawnbreaker will be matched with the seeds that have the combat memories of veterans, because when they take the first step on this path, they are equivalent to all legion veterans at the same time. After learning from their master, they will become staunch warriors at a faster rate, and every new Dawnbreaker blood who has defeated death once will become an extremely difficult person to kill."

“But this is not the greatest contribution [Road to Nirvana] has brought to us.”

Ophiuchus knocked on the projector, and a pyramid-like structure suddenly appeared on the curtain behind her. Virgo only glanced at it briefly, and her expression became extremely serious.

But Ophiuchus just took a sip of her sherry and continued talking.

"Before this, although there were no classes among the Astartes warriors, there was also a quite obvious strength stratification. There were countless legion veterans who had stagnated for many years, and their strength had always been Hovering at a level that can be said to be powerful, but in fact it is just that: this exists in every legion of Astartes. A legion veteran may have experienced life and death in decades, but has no strength at all. changes."

"On the contrary, there are some rising stars, some who are more talented and have inadvertently embarked on the right path. Their rapid progress in strength is staggering: every legion has more or less such monsters. They Their professional titles may not be conspicuous, but their strength and special status are recognized."

"They are all company commanders, but company commanders like Bayar and Akudona are definitely different from ordinary company commanders in the legion: but have you ever thought about it, they are all just Ah Although the strength of the Start warriors will be higher or lower due to the talent gap between them, they should not be so great."

"In other words, in this field of Astartes warriors, the power of experience seems to have been greatly weakened. Many legion veterans have escaped from death again and again, but no more progress has been made as a result: This is true even among the Dawnbreakers."

"In other legions, this may be tolerated, but it is obvious that our Creator has a different idea: relying on this road to nirvana, she can actually transform the experience of legion veterans into their With her new power, she will be able to obtain a group of more powerful Astartes warriors after terrible wars."

"They may not have the strength of Bayar or Akudona, but in the field of [ordinary Astartes warriors], they will reach a theoretical level with the help of the Path of Nirvana. The strongest state.”

"A product like this may sound insignificant, but considering the popularity of Path to Nirvana, and the veteran base of the entire Dawnbreaker Legion: can you imagine what a terrifying power this is?"

"This is the value of the Road to Nirvana: Even a Dawnbreaker warrior with ordinary talent can reach the strongest state he can achieve with the help of the Road to Nirvana. This may not increase the upper limit of the Dawnbreaker Legion. But it is enough to raise the lower limit of the legion’s strength.”

"and……"

"Having embarked on this path means that they are completely inseparable from Lord Morgan: Although they themselves are followers and believers of Morgan's Kingdom, such an identity is somewhat unsafe, so our Creator Only then did I think of the path to nirvana.”

"In other words: the road to promotion."

"Upgrade..."

"Yes: when a Dawnbreaker goes further and further on the road to Nirvana, his will and even soul are bound to Lord Morgan step by step, and his body will be more and more contaminated. The aura that belongs to the Spider Queen does not allow other eyes to pry."

"And when he walks far enough on the road to Nirvana, the connection between him and Lord Morgan will be so close. What grows with his strength will be great loyalty, so great that even the Emperor's will cannot be shaken. .”

"Those who are the most powerful warriors will also be the most loyal warriors. They will become the champion warriors of the entire Dawnbreaker Legion. They may be more numerous than the other legions combined, but they will not be inferior in quality, or even stronger. .”

"But at that time, maybe we can also call them..."

Ophiuchus laughed, and her smile had a rather decent cold beauty. She pointed at the detailed route that was advertised as the "Road to Upgrade", and explained in detail, from the bottom of the "Follower" 】, all the way to the top...

"The Chosen One."

"Morgan's Chosen One."

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"At the end of the road to Nirvana, they will become Lord Morgan's children."

"Real kids."

"At that time, looking at the entire galaxy, even in the subspace, there will no longer be anyone or any reason that can take away these most powerful and loyal warriors from Lord Morgan."

"Not even the gods: can."