Chapter 232: The Consciousness of the Pack
“How did you take this thing down?” A look of confusion appeared on Stoke’s face under his helmet.
This detection device is not easy to use. Everyone has tested it before, so there is no need to take it out and test it again.
Dantioch remained silent, without answering or explaining. He just silently wore the device in a groove on his arm.
At this time, the device is connected to the power armor energy supply system and begins to operate.
No one present knew the principle of this device. Perturabo was good at inventing and creating things, and sometimes even the mechanics of the Fourth Legion could not analyze the principles of the things he created, let alone copy them.
But Dantioch and the others are not inventors after all, so they don’t need to understand the principles at all, as long as they can use them.
“Why didn’t this thing detect me?” Qin Xia continued to walk in front and looked back at the device embedded in Dantioch’s arm.
"The original body said that this thing cannot scan human psykers because it was developed for orc psykers."
"Okay." Qin Xia nodded.
In Qin Xia's opinion, this device may have been set up with various filtering programs by Perturabo during the research and development stage.
The green-skinned orcs are a psychic race, and every green-skinned orc is a psyker.
So not only human psykers, but even ordinary orcs should not be detected, otherwise the alarm should have been ringing the last time it was used.
Thinking about it, Qin Xia became more and more curious about what means Perturabo used to achieve filtering.
While being curious, Qin Xia felt that Perturabo was just a difficult person, but he was also really capable, at least admirable in terms of invention and manufacturing.
"Enemy."
When a steel warrior in the team issued a cold warning, Qin Xia, who was at the front, had already condensed a psychic barrier to cover everyone.
In front of them were a large number of green-skinned orcs who appeared out of nowhere. Just like before, they seemed to be teleported, appearing suddenly and launching attacks suddenly.
The green-skinned orcs were not like the previous time, all the orcs rushed over in a swarm, without even a weapon in their hands, like a group of cannon fodder being controlled to death.
The green-skinned orcs who appeared this time were lined up in a neat formation. They held an energy weapon in their hands and focused fire on the humans in front of them. Even the speed and frequency of pulling the triggers were exactly the same. of.
This surprised Dantioch and the others, because it is rare to see neatness and order in the greenskin race.
“Don’t shoot yet.” Qin Xia turned around and said to all the Iron Warriors who wanted to open fire.
When the Iron Warriors slowly lowered their guns, Qin Xia turned around and stared at the orcs in front of him.
In the eyes of others, Qin Xia just looked at those green skins. The psychic barrier was crackled by energy weapons but was still strong. It was like a house that could shelter from wind and rain, standing there and staring. Qin Xia looked at those orcs who didn't know what they were looking at.
Psychic energy began to gather around Qin Xia.
One of the green-skinned orcs was targeted by Qin Xia.
Not staring with both eyes, but staring deep into the soul.
Qin Xia's psychic energy rushed into the opponent's head, and then he followed the clues to explore. Then Qin Xia saw that these green-skinned orcs were like puppets being manipulated. Behind each green-skinned orc was a spiritual energy. Converging threads.
Those psychic threads extend upward.
But Qin Xia couldn't see clearly what was above.
Although it is unclear what is above and where the psychic threads behind these green-skinned orcs extend, all the existing information is enough to help Qin Xia make a judgment.
"I know." Qin Xia murmured and raised his spear. The psychic lightning that quickly popped up from the tip of the spear wiped out the orcs in front of him.
After all the orcs turned into ashes, Qin Xia slowly turned around and pointed his spear at the steel warriors in front of him and said: "All the greenskins on this planet are controlled, even me. It feels surprising and unbelievable, but the fact is that they are controlled, just like the bugs we dealt with before."
"Those alien bugs in the Novshendak galaxy?" Stoker recalled, " But the greenskin should be self-aware, they are not a race similar to insects."
"That's true, but there are always exceptions to everything, right?" Qin Xia looked back and drifted in the air. The fly ashes.
Stoker also looked at the flying ashes. He only felt that Qin Xia's psychic power was very powerful and easy to use. He could create a bunker when there was no bunker at all, and could kill a large group of enemies instantly.
Perhaps the Fourth Legion should also have combat psykers.
"Recall their performance before." Qin Xia said, "They are all in step and step. Do they seem to still have self-awareness?"
Stoke recalled.
"What are you remembering?" Dantioch looked at Stoker and said, "The answer is obvious."
Stoker nodded helplessly.
The Iron Warriors either originally believed that what Qin Xia said was the truth, or were persuaded by Qin Xia to think that what he said was the truth.
But as a person who deduces facts, Qin Xia's heart is filled with doubts.
The greenskins on this planet are all manipulated like puppets, and as a result, they have become perfect warriors with no self-awareness and completely obey the arrangements.
What kind of existence controls these green skins?
Reminiscent of what Perturabo said before, about the Emperor saying that he might come in person to assist in the battle.
The more Qin Xia thought about it, the more hairy she felt. She felt that the whole space had become gloomy and she was in crisis.
Some insecurity and some sense of loss of control, these two feelings mixed together make Qin Xia seem to be a different person in the eyes of others.
Everyone moved on.
But Qin Xia became even more silent than Dantioch, and did not respond to some less important questions after Stoke.
Originally, as a talkative stranger in the Fourth Legion, Stoke wanted to chat with Qin Xia.
As we move forward, green skins continue to appear out of thin air.
This kind of person just cleans up the greenskins he encounters and then continues moving forward.
Dantioch wanted to continue to test whether the Lord of Steel's invention was useful, while Qin Xia moved forward in silence. The Iron Warriors who followed them both were as strong as steel at this time. , and I have to wonder in my heart whether this journey is as dangerous as the last one.
“This is it.”
Qin Xia suddenly stopped. He pointed at his feet, meaning that he could establish a stronghold here. Everyone looked around, only to find that this place was no different from other places before. There were no terrain structures visible under their feet or in all directions.
In addition to some unknown green leather creations that seemed to be floating in mid-air, there were those huge metal spliced walls in the distance that didn’t know how high and how wide they were.
"This is it." Qin Xia repeated, and then explained, "I can sense that there is a path here, and there is only one path. The location under our feet is in a remote place. If the green skin wants to attack here There is only one way to go."
"Can you sense the path?" Stoker asked in surprise, "I thought we were all moving forward blindly. .”
"Can sense part of the nearby paths." Qin Xia didn't explain much because he didn't know how to explain to these people without psychic powers that his psychic powers were fighting against the psychic powers of the entire environment and creating an area that could be sensed. .
Stoke looked around and wanted to speak again.
Qin Xia knew what he would say, that is, everyone had no building materials, but the path to get here had been discovered. The tactical eyepieces of the Space Marines marked some lines so that they could not see them at all. Under ground conditions, know the path you are taking.
Everyone should go back the same way and come back with the materials.
Stoke thought that was what Qin Xia thought.
"You make the plans, and I'll build the stronghold." Qin Xia raised his hand, the ring on his ring finger shining brightly.
"Build a bastion structure first." Stoker said.
Qin Xia nodded. As his will was sensed by the ring and transmitted into a certain structure within it, a beam of light was projected forward.
The corpses of all the greenskins killed by Qin Xia and other Iron Warriors floated up, and then some useful substance condensed from their corpses and separated from the corpses. Finally, all these substances gathered in Together.
There are also some green-skin-made devices nearby. Those weird devices have no function at all, and there is no need to know what function they have. These ghosts were directly dismantled and turned into some special The material has been reshaped by a technology that seems astonishing to modern eyes.
Finally, a small bastion appeared in front of everyone.
At this time, even Dantioch had a shocked expression under his helmet.
Stoke was so surprised that he shouted: "What is this! How can such a thing exist? No... Your Twelve Legions always come up with some ancient stuff... That's right. It's not that strange... Do those ancient gadgets even have such a thing..."
"He is indeed the only one who is so powerful." Qin Xia lowered his head and touched the ring on his finger.
A fluorescent light appeared on the surface of the ring.
This is a sign that the operation response mode has been activated. The ring will respond to the user's operation so that it seems to be alive and like a living creature.
Brown said that this is the intelligence of all things pursued by ancient people, that is, any creation must become as vital as possible.
This is true of many Nucerian ancient relics.
After creating the powerful fighting species Iron Man and the Stone Man to serve the human species, the human race feels as if it is the god of creation. Wanting to create new things that are self-aware, that's why they want to give intelligence to everything.
"If the Lord of Steel knew about the existence of this thing..." Stoker looked at his battle brothers, "He would be willing to pay the price to get this thing."
"If necessary, we can use this thing to turn stones into airplanes." Qin Xia said.
Mad King Tarke’s ring is indeed ridiculously powerful. Qin Xia saw it with his own eyes when he turned a stone into an airplane.
However, the use of this ring also comes at a cost. First of all, it requires the consumption of psychic energy. Using this ring is equivalent to continuously consuming psychic energy. If you continue to use psychic spells, ordinary psychics will explode. Lose your head.
You can use this ring without being a psyker, but you need to use your soul to charge the ring.
Using human souls as energy-driven creations, if it is only used to do small things such as building an airplane or something, it feels unnecessary.
"Let's build a defensive wall first," Stock said.
Qin Xia subconsciously wanted to build a defensive wall, and then suddenly turned to look at Stoker: "Wait a minute, I don't understand. In the construction regulations of your Fourth Army, a bastion is not the same as a defensive wall. Or is this defensive wall some kind of special professional term?”
Stoke was obviously startled, and his neck slowly turned stiffly towards Dantioch as if he had cervical spondylosis.
The eyes under Dantioch's helmet were glaring at his best friend.
Stoke turned his head and looked at Qin Xia again: "The bastion is just for testing the waters and testing its functions..."
"Fuck you!"
Qin Xia waved his hand suddenly, and a psychic shock wave shattered the green-skinned beasts that suddenly appeared not far away.
"You, you... let me ask you."
"How did someone like you join the Fourth Legion! How could Perturabo want a heir like you? You are How do you still survive in the Fourth Legion with your limbs intact?”
“It’s a fucking miracle that you, a talkative and funny person, can survive until now! Die!”
"You idiot, it seems that only the muscles on the surface of the body and the muscles in the mouth have been strengthened by transformation surgery. We are now located underground on a planet that has been hollowed out by damn green skins. Green skins may appear around us at any time. In this What did you say to me about testing the water test function..."
"How did I bring you down? I actually brought you down!"
Qin Xia left! Go to Stoke and look down at this alien in the Fourth Army.
"You'd better pray that your battle-brothers' building plans are realized before the ring's power runs out."
"Otherwise we'll have to walk back to the surface and do it again like this Once again.”
The Lord of the White Knights raised his ringed hand and stretched out his index and middle fingers in front of Stork. The two fingers were turned upside down and then flipped back and forth, like two legs of a person.
At the same time, funny onomatopoeia came out of his mouth.
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
"We just walked out and then walked back. In the sight of the super green-skinned controller, we walked out and walked back like this, Like a bunch of stupid baskets.”
“…”
Qin Xia's curses were mixed with some ancient elegance, but Stoke could always understand 99% of the meaning.
In the end, Stoke waited for Qin Xia to finish cursing for nearly a minute, and then a string of awkward yet joyful laughter came from the helmet, and explained: "I'm kidding you, Bastion is the most critical structure, let’s continue.”
(End of this chapter)