Chapter 2084 Borrowing Weapons (Part 2)
Seeing the sudden move of his entourage, Arni immediately raised his head and saw immediately above them, a bloodless corpse like a frozen fish hanging from the ceiling. .
It was a strong middle-aged man, naked and with a shaved head. His eyes were open and staring. His throat had been cut, like an animal that had been bled before being slaughtered. A clean cut line came from The neck extends to the ears.
At the same time, his hands and feet were tied and hooked by a sharp metal hook, and his ankles were partially pierced.
Suhrab had seen a lot of the world and did not show any surprise. He coughed lightly and said:
"Gyogi, don't make a fuss. This is the temple of Omnisiah. Be pious."
The priest who led the team then recited a prayer.
"The return journey of life is in the arms of Omnisiah."
Then Suhrab walked to Arni.
“Master, let’s go.”
The pale Arni nodded and took steps forward. In fact, what shocked him was not the corpse. He had seen all kinds of corpses in the past few days in the army, and there was no corpse that could surprise him.
What really shocked him was the act of manipulating people like animals, right above their heads, with rows and rows of human bodies hanging on the suspended conveyor belt. Everyone had their heads lowered and were cryogenically frozen. It was so stiff that there were old and young, male and female, with pale skin and dark skin, and their skinny bodies were exposed.
The claims of human superiority by the priests are as ridiculous here as the broken Aquila emblem trampled into the mud.
The standardization of the Mechanicus is reflected in the cold cruelty of this place. Each person has a hook strung on his body, tags on his ears and toes, and an identical incision on his throat.
Arni hoped in his heart that these people were just mobs, but he saw that some people still had tattoos on their bodies, which was a common type among the Astra Militarum.
Probably, to the sages of the Mechanicus, the honor and dignity of the deceased are not worth mentioning.
The next room is larger and colder.
The floors and walls are clean gray-white, dyed by lights of different colors. Rows of neat assembly lines are busy operating, heavy mechanical arms rise and fall, and conveyor belts roll forward. Tools gleamed in the frost, various screens flashed on the humming array of cogitators, lifeless slave workers continued to carry them back and forth, and at the source of each conveyor belt stood a member of the Mechanicus, their The red cloaks were stained with some frost, and the metal on their bodies should be as cold as their hearts.
Arni didn’t want to look at the things on the conveyor belt, but his attention was completely out of his control. The arms and legs of some corpses had been broken or were being removed, and their torsos and heads were Still intact, there is a huge steel device written in binary language near the wall. The cage in the corner holds rows of specimen jars, their glass has been covered with frost, and inside are floating brains——
For those corpses that have been cut up, more advanced personnel will cut open the brains and start the real transformation. Those whose brains can no longer be used will be transplanted into new brains according to the actual condition of the body. Wet parts, and those whose bodies are determined to be of little value, will have their brains removed. Where will the corpses be sent afterwards?
Arni remembered the previous food processing factory -
"This is Sage Fei Patrick."
They came to the huge array of meditators, and Suhrab walked to a In front of a priest wearing a dark red robe with silver trim, the opponent's legs have been replaced by multi-structured metal arthropod walking devices. His body is covered with a large number of modified metal organs. Some metal tanks of chemical reagents can be seen on the high bulge on his back. And its face, well it's hard to call it a face, is just a metal mask composed of many observation units and detectors.
Arni is quite familiar with these people. On the one hand, there are mechanical priests serving in the family, and on the other hand, his father often invites some senior Mechanicus members who work in the hive city to visit his home. He did not perform the Sky Eagle Salute, but took out a gear badge and held it in his hand, then bowed slightly.
"May Omnisiah bless these great and sacred machines, hello Sage Feipatrick."
"Hello, Captain Arni."
The monotonous mechanical sound came from under the mask Although some emotion unit simulation components have been added, it is still difficult to speak like a living person.
And while the other party was talking to Arni, the mechanical arm behind him was constantly tapping on the meditator array, showing his superb ability to do two things.
“Sage, I heard that you have three termite boring machines here?”
"This is what I told Mr. Suhrab."
"Well, that's right, we plan to launch a quick attack on those traitors and try to end the battle in the shortest time, so we hope to borrow the three termites Tunneling machine."
The mechanical sage's visual observer flashed slightly, and then replied:
"Okay."
The other party's simplicity surprised Arni. , he even thought that he would at least put forward some conditions.
Then he immediately realized that Suhrab had probably negotiated terms or reached some kind of deal with the other party, but the specific content was probably related to the mining of the planet. After all, Arni's father was still the main leader of the expeditionary force. The person in charge of logistics has a lot of benefits to exchange, which means it doesn't matter whether he comes this time or not.
Suhrab's intention in asking him to come here is obviously not only to get to know this sage who may be closely related to his family business in the future, but also more likely to want him to realize the true "cruel" side of war. , weakening his unnecessary compassion.
Arney was not sure whether his point of view had loosened, but looking at the corpses, he suddenly realized that there was indeed some kind of gap between himself and the soldiers that could not be crossed at all.
"Commander Arni, why did you refuse my request to use the fallen soldiers of your regiment? We are in urgent need of a large amount of biomass now. Burying them in the soil or burning them is an unnecessary waste."
Hearing the sudden question raised by the other party, Arnis thought for a moment and replied:
"Because they are my soldiers."
"Soldiers are just consumables. They have 99.1% overlap in positioning and function with servitors."
Arney pursed his lips. , he didn't like this way of speaking, and he found that his opinion had not wavered.
"This is a promise and an obligation. I have the power to let them die, and I also have the responsibility to let them leave decently."
The sage looked at him, said nothing, and turned around Continue his work.
Arni also got what he wanted and borrowed the termite boring machine he needed. Then he went to Oranios and told his decision. The other party didn't say anything, but just asked for a lot of weapons and equipment. Arni was not stingy and asked for whatever he wanted. Give whatever you want, give as much as you want.
(End of this chapter)