Chapter 876 New Ship
People gathered at the commanding heights dock are waiting. The reception hall is full of docking facilities. This is the main port of the dock.
The space surrounded by the metal dome is comparable to a small world, and the gravity coating makes the inside of the sphere become an upside-down hole. Above the head, the ground curves into a complete sphere. The grand scene is an astonishing display of the Mechanicus' miraculous craftsmanship.
A graceful jungle of butt columns extends towards the center, with a floating pier at the top. Huge lighting panels decorate the interior with binary patterns, telling everyone who sees the power of the mechanical god until the distance is almost They squeezed into a yellowish glow.
The satellite-facing structure leads to a huge cable highway, all the way to the central hub tube.
On the opposite side of the cable, there are a large number of holes opening into the void, and the stars in the distance are dyed light blue by the shimmer of the artificial atmospheric field.
Farther away are the moored void ships, which are locked on the dock. Among them are a large number of giant mechanical arms and cranes, blending into a forest of steel.
The crowd all faced the center of the reception hall, where there was only a landing platform, which was plated with gold and a bright red cloth was dragged down.
The broad banner of holography rolled up and down around it, periodically shattered into swirling particles of electronics as hundreds of servo skulls passed by, chants of praise drowning out the ongoing binary chants and numerous Gothic proclamations.
A holographic screen the size of a house showed the platform to the crowd,
At frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye, countless data transmission packets are churning throughout space.
Curiosity is permeating the crowd. After all, most people, even members of the Mechanicus, rarely see the legendary superhuman warriors who defend the empire once in their lives.
Not to mention, the warrior among those warriors, a Chapter Master.
There are less than a thousand Chapter Masters in the entire empire, which means that for most people, the probability of seeing a Chapter Master in their lifetime is almost zero.
Eventually, curiosity came to a head just before a craft entered port.
Scanners and augurs focused on it, displaying a magnified image on the screen - this was a Thunderhawk, very common in all Chapters, painted in the silver-gray color of the Astral Knights, without any Too much decoration.
The most eye-catching thing is the imperial double-headed eagle and the symbol of two swords crossed upward.
As it flew into the reception hall and landed on the platform, the crowd became more curious.
With the hiss of steam, the Thunderhawk sat on the platform, expelling exhaust gas from the exhaust pipe, while the servitors were silently busy with their work.
The windows of the cockpit were dark, the beacon lights were extinguished, and the machine spirit inside was silent.
Soon, the rotating warning lights flashed at the rear of the spacecraft, and with the hiss of atmospheric balance, the huge rear ramp lowered.
The assembled members of the Adeptus Mechanicus waited in eerie silence.
With a clang, the ramp dropped heavily to the apron of the deck. Thick red light lit up the interior of the spacecraft, making it impossible to see more than one meter inside with any form of vision.
Everyone's eyes widened, and the mechanical prosthetic eyes were also adjusting their focus frantically.
Suddenly, a group of heavily armed human figures appeared from the red interior of the spacecraft, as if they were coming out of the thick fog.
They were all terrifying giants. The first one who came out was a smiling warrior with a handsome face and short golden hair. His vigilant gaze swept across the entire hall, and then nine more warriors walked out.
The other soldiers all wore helmets and stood in a row at the edge of the ramp after leaving the cabin.
Then Soshyan appeared.
He wore a specially made ornate ceremonial armor, with an iron-gray cape behind him. The armor was covered with various scriptures and medals. His face was exposed to the public because he was not wearing a helmet, and there was an iron halo hanging behind his head. , with a long sword hanging on his waist. The Chapter Master's face was both tough and terrifying, showing no anger and authority, but not being overly forceful. Every pair of eyes in the audience were fixed on that face and could never take their eyes away from it.
"Everyone from Zhao Akada."
Soshi Yang deliberately spoke loudly, but his voice spread farther than a mortal roaring with a trumpet.
“I am Soshyan Alexey, the chapter leader of the Astral Knights. I am here today to witness your efforts. I also feel very grateful for your efforts in the past twenty years. The hard work in exchange for an empire's sharp blade, and it will soon be slashed hard at the necks of those heretics and aliens!"
Just as he spoke, a giant ship passed through the hardening! Glass covers the dome.
It is surrounded by a large number of construction machinery, and the dense pipelines and beams seem to be scaffolding supporting a large group of workers and engineers.
If you look carefully, you can see the church rising high from the gorgeous hull. Its spire stretches out to the stars like a curved finger. Compared with other types of imperial warships, the bow of this warship is less sharp. It is a huge The golden double-headed eagle is spreading its wings, and its wings are back to surround the huge bow.
The huge macro-cannon barrels on both sides, divided into upper and lower rows, shone against the distant stars. The huge gun base sat on a sharp-edged metal block, covered with various Various viewpoints imply that there are countless operating rooms inside.
The laser arrays are densely arranged along the central axis of the back and belly, and in their gaps, spires rush outward from the numerous sub-decks, dotted with more small arms arrays and torpedo rooms.
The powerful weapon gives its owner a terrifying sense of violence.
At the stern, the huge exhaust pipe hood gleamed under the bright light of the hot engine, seeming to be preparing to release enough thrust to force the warship away from the satellite.
From a distance, the engine nozzle is so huge and terrifying that if you stare at it for a long time, it seems that your sanity will be swallowed up in the unfathomable darkness.
This battleship is the Avengers-class large cruiser that Soshyan captured in the Battle of Gages.
The Avenger class is a relic of the Empire's early fleet tactics. It was designed as a battle line breaker. It is a powerful but extremely simple battleship, usually in the form of a squadron surrounded by frigates and light cruisers. deploy.
As the fleet meets the enemy, the Avenger will advance at full speed until it reaches the core of the enemy fleet.
Once in the predetermined position, she will use the heavy weapons array on both sides to continuously fire at the enemy, engaging enemy ships at close range.
The Avengers-class large weapon array is very terrifying, about 1.5 times that of other battleships of the same tonnage, and can cause serious interference and damage to enemy fleets at close range.
To put it simply, it has only one tactic: rush up and beat the enemy wildly.
After acquiring this battleship, due to the weak strength of the battle group and its relative "poverty", Soshyan did not immediately repair and transform it.
Until twenty years ago, after the Astral Knight had developed to a certain extent, he secretly contacted Zhao Akada of the Forging World, hoping that the other party would accept the contract, and he would guarantee to give it to the Forging World in the future. Adequate reward.
Now, the battleship has been repaired and renovated, and he has been given a new lease of life, and he has received a reward that satisfies Zhao Akada.
And what satisfies Soshyan the most is that in the past twenty years, no one except the staff in the dock knew about the existence of this ship.
His enemies in the future will not know either.
“Here, I name it, the Eternal Loyalty!”
At the same moment when Soshyan formally determined the name of the battleship, several engineering ships flew to the bow of the battleship, High-powered lasers began to be used to inscribe High Gothic on it.
(End of this chapter)