Chapter 2446 Emergency Military Situation
When the long ceremony came to an end, the Mechanicum acolytes in robes took their places throughout the building, while the little angels became the main reciters of the Mechanical Hymn, almost There were three flying around each boy's head.
With nervous expressions on their faces, the boys climbed up the heavy and huge iron steps one by one, turned around and sat down before reaching the throne at the top.
As soon as they sat down, heavy steel straps tied their ankles and wrists, and then silver hoods rose from behind the throne and covered their heads smoothly.
Soshiyan noticed that Mathias, who had always had a pale face, finally showed some nervousness and anxiety at this time. He was holding an eagle emblem tightly in his right hand. Obviously, the father did not look He is so callous and ruthless, and like other fathers, he is also worried about his son.
After all, the consequences of failing to qualify can range from brain damage to brain death.
Soshyan could feel the heat rising in the hall as the cable plugs whirred against the input sockets on the backs of the boys' necks and spines.
“Praise Omnisiah!”
The Holy Machine Sage gave a low voice of praise. He stood on the high platform at the end of the hall, and the mechanical tentacles on his body pierced in like a predatory octopus. Among the huge array of meditators, he is the only one who can save the boy's life in the qualifying ceremony. He must discover the subtle disharmony in the chaotic brain waves in time and cut off the link before everything is irreversible.
This is not an easy job.
"Witness their fitness!"
At that moment, Soshyan saw many boys twitching.
Then everything fell into silence again, only the hissing sounds of many devices.
Soshiyang, who already had a certain amount of mechanical knowledge, knew that the Mechanical Throne was not just a device for controlling mechas. , it is a necessary condition for mortal rituals to communicate with the mysterious machine soul of the knight mecha.
The machine soul has always been a topic that is difficult to summarize in words. Even the most knowledgeable sages of the Mechanicus can hardly describe the state of the machine soul, its causes and composition in accurate words. Due to the sanctity of religion, sages are not allowed to deconstruct machine souls. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, machine souls are indeed very illusory things. However, there are also some machine souls that are very real existences, such as Titans. There are also knight mechas.
The Knight Machine Soul is one of the very few that has some kind of mechanical consciousness that appears externally, because the Knight Machine Armor is a kind of war machine. In principle, if their composition and purpose are consistent, they should be exactly the same. However, in fact, every Knight has Their own unique "personality" determines that some mechas may be significantly different from the same model. These differences will be reflected in attack methods and preferences for certain weapons. Therefore, knights and mechas are essentially a two-way street. The process of selection - while the knights are adapting to the mecha, the Mechanical Throne will quietly change their brains, allowing them to gradually form strong concepts about loyalty, responsibility and conservatism.
So it’s not that knights came first and then knight mechas came about, but knight mechas came first, and slowly the pilots also formed the original knight tradition and strict rules during the battle. , eventually gave birth to groups and families similar to knights, and helped many worlds survive the long night of the Dark Ages. (Equivalent to the fact that the knight pilot should be a 'modern man' at the beginning, but was slowly changed into an 'ancient man' by the knight mecha.)
Of course, the knight mecha brings not only loyalty to the knights , responsibility and bravery, as well as arrogance, impulsiveness and conservatism, as well as persistence in family lineage. On the other hand, the machine spirit will in turn be affected by the knight's character, and even merge with each other, and may become more sinister due to the driver's character. , more brutal.
So it is not that Soshyan has not thought about organizing knights in the form of soldiers, but as long as they drive the knight mecha, they will still be changed by the mechanical throne over time. This is also what the Mechanicus is very keen on. The reason for looking for a driver in the feudal world is that the mecha will affect the knight, and the knight will also affect the mecha. What's more mysterious is that once there is a recognized driver and the two fight for a long time, the machine spirit will be more likely to accept that person. The blood descendants of the driver will at least have a much higher success rate than a stranger, which is another reason why the knight family emphasizes blood.
About five minutes later, the connecting cables slid down from behind the boys one by one as if they were alive. The priests of the Mechanicus came forward with holy anointing and incense burners and began to chant for them. Apply holy ointment on the back of your hands and the back of your neck, which makes the air a little thicker. After another five minutes, the priests began to remove the restraints from the boys, and then the helmets were raised. Many boys fell forward and knelt, retching, and almost everyone turned pale.
But very, very fortunately, this time all 45 boys were qualified and succeeded!
This made Mathias overjoyed and praised repeatedly that this was a day of miracles. It was Soshyan who brought the light of the emperor and blessed the boys. Soshyan was a little baffled by this, but the knight changed At least more is a good thing.
Afterwards, Mathias immediately announced the good news to all the knights, nobles and subjects, which immediately triggered another carnival, followed by a dinner to celebrate the boys' success. , but Soshyan was not in that much mood to attend this series of banquets, because someone, or should not be said to be Ada, found him.
“Your Highness.”
In the secret cabin of the Avesta, Doral appeared in front of Soshyan and leaned down to salute.
Soshiyan also received a temporary message from Veronica, saying that Doral came directly here to see him. Considering that the other party was so anxious, he knew that there must be something big, so he returned on the pretext that he had something to deal with. The flagship.
"It's really not that I mean to disturb His Highness, but the military situation is urgent."
"Military situation?"
Soshiyang frowned and thought for a moment before remembering that Veronica was indeed It was said that Doral had military matters to discuss with him, but it had been delayed until now due to a series of things.
"Ah, I almost had too many things, sorry."
Soshiyang rubbed his forehead.
"Tell me, Mr. Doral, what is it?"
"That's it. Your Highness, probably some time before you returned to the Naisen Galaxy, the Royal Court received a request for help. The signal came from the virgin world Esro, and they were attacked."
Hearing the attack, Soshiyang's heart skipped a beat, and then asked softly:
"Is it from the empire?"
Doraal nodded, and Soshyan suddenly felt a splitting headache.
I’m really afraid of whatever comes.
But now that something has happened, there is no way to hide. After all, he is in this position, but Soshiyang now has certain feelings for Ada. After understanding it, he did not rush to talk about the rescue, but asked:
"When the virgin world is attacked, we usually seek help from the Harlequin Troupe first, right? Or the nearby Ark World, how can we find the Royal Court? ?”
(End of this chapter)