Chapter 344 Iron Warrior·Four Seasons·Part Two
Time becomes perceptible around Hrud. The particles in the universe move faster, and the fluctuations of light change along the river of time. Where the influence of Hrud is divided into different levels, the color changes slightly or obviously, changing the boundaries of Hrud. Many planets are highlighted in the universe.
Perturabo sat in the main seat of the strategic command room, looking out the porthole to the outer star field, staring at the pale outline of the Satrada area in the dim and twilight stars.
This is a complete and well-conditioned area of the universe. No stars are about to self-destruct, and there is no imminent violent impact. However, a sign of aging and the passage of time seems to hang here forever, shrouding it. For all the lost wanderers or boastful conquerors who break into this place.
He turned his head and asked the holographic projection in the center of the table: "Tell me your opinion, sage."
The Mechanicus Sage rotates his multiple tentacles in the projection. There are many buzzing things attached to the surface of the Sage's body that has been modified so that it barely resembles a human being. Some vessels store unknown solutions. There was a boiling gurgling sound inside.
Like a giant insect, Petura thought, common in the Olympian countryside, hanging from the ceiling on threads, eyeing their interested prey.
"The stasis field cannot counteract the entropic energy field brought by the Hrud," the sage said, part of his limbs hissing for this opening of the narration, "Your assumption It is not sufficient, it oversimplifies the problem, and treats the time stream as a container of one-dimensional increase and decrease."
This is why he does not want the Mechanicus to appear on his ship. Few people use such straightforward language to refute him, thinking that his ideas are simple rather than complex, and that the knowledge he possesses is limited and insufficient. This is not wrong, but the key is that they themselves cannot give it. The solution is to worship the silent false god.
Perturabo said to himself in his heart, complaining slightly.
"What do you think will happen if I do this?" The Iron Lord sat in his steel chair, his eyes calm, his eyebrows slightly lowered. He doesn't get angry often and refuses to vent his anger on others, but his power makes few people dare to truly touch his limits.
The sage exchanged information briefly and quickly in the holographic projection with someone beside him who was not in the projection through the Mechanicum method, and then said: "Time will expand here, sir, Mass will accumulate inside the effect field, increasing the strength of the magnetic field in a geometric progression, and time will either accelerate forward or retreat rapidly."
"I have calculated the effect and read literature from the Dark Age of Technology, unless it occurs. The strength of the force field that can be generated by the stasis force field excitation device is exactly proportional to the entropy field of the Hrud..." Perturabo said, thinking for a moment, then raised his gaze, "Tell me, why did you stop it? I used time and space weapons to destroy this area. My army is already bleeding here."
The sages were discussing on the other side of the projection, and then another sage wearing a wide hood appeared. in projection.
"Every planet is a valuable asset of the Empire," he said, "Wantless destruction is a waste of resources."
"You'd better write a document to prove that if I continue my frontal attack here, the reward will be worth the strategic resources I consume here. You and I both know that according to this, the nearest human activity locations are located in the Ten light years away," Perturabo said. "Or, to be honest."
"Please forgive me, my lord. I am an apprentice of time. You must understand how important knowledge is to us, and the time and space technology of the Hrud people How attractive it is to me." The sage's tone gradually increased with the surging passion unique to the Mechanicum, "This is a treasure house of knowledge, and I discovered the traces of truth in it."
Perturabo mused. This battle made him feel the dissatisfaction of being restrained for a long time. Although he controlled the casualties, this war zone had made him understand that even if he invested more, it would be extremely difficult for him to take down the Hrud fortress head-on.
Withdrawing from the battlefield midway is certainly a stain on the army, but dumping troops in exchange for nothing is a scar of stupidity.
“Go on,” Perturabo said.
"Yes, sir. We know that a period of years ago, there were no Hruds in the Satrada Abyss. But as if overnight, a large number of Hruds migrated here and occupied this area. On many planets Build fortresses and fight the Empire ferociously. Their actions are unpredictable and erratic."
"Hmm." Perturabo nodded slightly.
“Our normal action trajectories are reflected in changes in space, moving from a certain space at the same time to another space point. But the Hrud are probably not, because their space trajectories cannot Think about it. Then, there is a possibility that they regard time as another ordinary dimension that we should not be able to touch, and transfer it on the timeline."
Perturabo did not speak, maybe the sage was just. Lost in the abyss of knowledge, but maybe he was right.
“The Hrud may travel to our era from the future, the past, or the end of time, and stick to this moment...”
"What do they do in this age?" asked Perturabo, followed by a sneer, "To bear the glory of the Emperor?" The Magus choked at the words of the Primarch, and the machine buzzed inside his robes. , "Maybe that's the case, my lord."
"Then why don't they go to a later era, a hundred years later, a thousand years later, to bask in the glory of the peace of the human empire, But coming to this war-torn year?"
Perturabo said, raising one hand to stop the Mechanicus Sage's subsequent words. He could imagine how the other party would praise the current empire, and then change the topic to hint that he had obtained the technical reserves of the Hrud people.
The data cable connected to the interface under the desktop sent a command, and the door of the command room slid open to one side.
The commander of the 11th Battalion walked into the command room, saluted the Lord of Iron, and then began to report directly: "The Hrud's anti-aircraft shield disarmed our extermination weapons."
"Gene Origin Lord Ti!" the Mechanicus sage shouted anxiously, although the mechanical voice did not change except for increasing in speed.
"Why, do you think only the Emperor's First Army likes to use the Extermination Order?" Perturabo smiled rarely and obviously. He waved to the battalion commander, motioning him to come over.
“I used offensive weapons to coordinate,” the battalion commander said, “but it had no effect.”
“Is there any long-range firepower combination that I haven’t tried yet?” Perturabo asked himself He answered, "No, no more. All the ammunition of the fleet has hit their shields."
The battalion commander remained silent, standing beside the Iron Lord, waiting for Perturabo's next order.
"What do you think, Dantioch?" Perturabo turned sideways and asked.
"The Hrud can be killed," Barabas Dantioch said, "fire can ignite them extremely quickly, and energy weapons can destroy the crystalline stone from which they draw their energy - that is A kind of stone with emerald green luster, which seems to induce some kind of mutation and pollution in the material and soul world; if you are not afraid of the consequences of getting close, they can be strangled. "
"Pollution?" Pei? Turabo accented.
“We discovered it after we penetrated deep into the inner layers of its defenses.” Dantioch continued, “Their weapons are not stable and will self-destruct at any time, but our soldiers are affected by this. ”
He avoided certain words in his choice of words, and Perturabo knew that this was due to the presence of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
"Go on. Give me strategic advice, continue the attack, or retreat?"
"It depends on whether we have a stable way to neutralize the entropic weapons, my lord."
< br>Perturabo nodded and turned to the projection of the Mechanicus: "Put in the stasis field and conduct weapon experiments."
Then he cut off the projection and said: "Any other suggestions?"
"Even if we can neutralize the force field, we still need a real ground attack force to destroy the Hrud forces." Dantioch said, "With all due respect."
"I understand. "The Lord of Iron nodded, tapped the table with his fingers, and looked into the distance.
(End of this chapter)