Chapter 595 Mechanical Star
Standard Terra Calendar, 940.M41
Solar Star Field, Solar System, Mars, Rust Wasteland
This one is called "Red" The "Star" planet is hailed as a miracle in the galaxy. In the early 22nd millennium, it became the first planet to be modified by humans.
Once the planet became habitable, Mars was dominated by industrial conglomerates and soon developed into the first hive world and a center of industrial and scientific advancement.
In the age of dark technology, Mars and Earth, which both belong to the same empire, coexist peacefully.
During the Age of Strife, Mars experienced centuries of isolation, and the entire planet was in a state of anarchy.
For a long time, Mars was cut off from the Earth by a super subspace storm. Mars' own atmospheric barrier also collapsed, exposing it to deadly radiation, causing havoc on the surface.
During this period, radiation-proof shelters were the only hope for human survival on Mars. Technology was the key to maintaining human survival on Mars at that time, and the worship of the Ohm Messiah also began during this time. A prototype emerged and began to develop.
When the Terra Unification War ended, Mars had developed a completely different culture from Earth. A religious organization called the Mechanicus ruled the planet with high-tech means. What they respected was the name of the Mechanicus. Belief in the "Mechanical God".
After the Emperor powerfully unified the Earth, he immediately visited Mars and signed a covenant with the Adeptus Mechanicus, bringing the red star back to the embrace of humanity.
During the Great Crusade, the Titan Legion on Mars and the newly created Space Marine Legion fought side by side to expand territory for the Empire. At that time, Mars and many forge worlds belonging to the Mechanicus almost provided the human Empire with All military supplies and equipment, and penetrated into all aspects of imperial society.
During the Horus Heresy, Mars also became a key battlefield. A war broke out between the Mechanicus who were loyal to the Empire and the Dark Mechanicus who had surrendered to Horus.
At first in the civil war, the Dark Mechanicum was victorious, the Loyalists retreated to Earth, and the Traitors occupied Mars.
As Horus advanced, the Imperial Fists legions sealed off Mars for several years, and in the final stages of the Sol System War, Mars was "liberated" by Horus' rebels.
During the Battle of Terra, Horus was killed, the rebels were completely routed, and Mars once again returned to the Empire's command.
But this does not mean that Mars has achieved peace. In fact, decades after the end of the Great Rebellion, the "liquidation" work has been ongoing. Countless technologies have been destroyed in the flames of war, and the technological level of the Martian Mechanicus has also declined. Since then, it has been declining, and it only survives by recycling the heritage of the past.
As the only light of science and technology for mankind, the Cult of Mechanicum involves almost all areas where mankind needs science and technology, whether it is people's livelihood, military, medical treatment, education and other fields.
There are only three areas that the Mechanicum cannot touch, namely the Palace of Terra, the Chamber of Assassins, and the Adeptus Astartes, because these three areas have their own independent technological production systems and are highly closed. .
But among them, the relationship between the Astartes and the Mechanicus is the most ambiguous.
On the one hand, as a military institution, the Adeptus Astartes has a large number of warships and weapons and equipment that need to be updated and maintained.
On the other hand, the Adeptus Astartes, as an independent armed force of the empire, is highly closed and will not allow other institutions to penetrate deep into the order.
Thus, out of this special relationship, the Technical Sergeant came into being.
A Space Marine chapter will discover those battle brothers in the company who are particularly sensitive to machinery as pre-selected technical sergeants. Those selected warriors will be sent to Mars as "abroad students" for up to thirty years. training.
There they will be imparted knowledge about the God of All Machines, how to use engineering runes for divination, and how to perform maintenance blessing rituals. This great knowledge must be fully understood and remembered by the Techmarines.
The knowledge involved in these thirty years of study is not only the numerous and intricate maintenance rituals and hymns, but also the learning of multiple solutions to deal with any situation that may be encountered on the battlefield. A fully qualified Techmarine will have the ability to "sense" the "pain" of damaged machinery and heal it.
After completing their training, Techmarines are required to return to their Chapter and serve as a link between the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Adeptus Astartes, thus connecting them with other The battle brothers look very different.
Leco Rogris from the Astral Knights has also spent the tenth year of his study abroad career on Mars.
His first ten years were spent studying in the Temple of the God of All Machines, where he mastered a lot of basic knowledge, a large number of complex special terms, and even more complex code programming teaching.
These may be difficult for a mortal, but for an Astartes, they are not very complicated.
During this process, he also met several warriors of the same batch as him, including Rui Boronat from the Raven Guard and Loic Lu from the Star Dragon. Go, and Harland Alucard from the Harbinger Chapter.
Among them, the Star Dragon Chapter is particularly interesting to Rogris, because members of this Chapter will perform ritual skin carvings and embed electronic circuits in deep wounds, making them appear to be imprisoned. Shining like stars in the cage.
Roglis once asked about the meaning of these metal tattoos, but the other party remained silent.
But Rui Boronat speculated that they might be the descendants of Ferrus Manus, but Harland Alucard countered that Loic Lugo Lacking the cold logic of Iron Hands, he is often guided by strong emotions - simply put, he is prone to emotion.
In any case, having a few good friends in Mars, a ruthless and mechanical place, is finally some comfort to Rogris.
Today, they have completely ended their studies in the temple and will go to a new place to learn new knowledge.
It needs to be emphasized that the term "Technical Priest" is a very broad collective term, which includes thousands of roles with different titles and titles within the Adeptus Mechanicus, and these roles can be roughly divided into There are four types, namely the Sage, the Gene, the Logic, and the Blacksmith.
The Magi are responsible for carrying out obscure agendas and are tasked with commanding them, regardless of the fact that the results of their agenda are often either great achievements or terrible disasters.
The Logicians are the High Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, a combination of analysts, statisticians, and logistics experts. Their mission is to predict future trends and make decisions about the expenditures and needs of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Because of their responsibilities, they are often considered prophets of the Mechanicus.
Genetics are constantly exploring the mysteries of living things. They can create the most incredible and strange semi-mechanical life forms, or they can kill countless aliens just so that they can understand the secrets of alien life and social metabolism.
Blacksmiths forge and preserve a collection of awe-inspiring weapons of war, from gorgeous gamma pistols to majestic Ark Mechanics that are so huge that they are beyond the scope of ordinary thinking.
Of these realms, the first three realms all contain secrets that the Mechanicum is unwilling to share with outsiders. Only in the last realm are they reluctantly willing to give some in exchange for the support of the Adeptus Astartes. cost.
Therefore, the studies of the technical sergeants are concentrated in the field of blacksmiths. What Rogris and the others are going to is a temple controlled by the master of the forge, the highest honor of blacksmiths - Mare Otis Forge Temple.
But before going there, Logris will go to the Temple of Omniscient one more time.
(End of this chapter)