Extraordinary pedigree

Chapter 538 [Steel Behemoth·Soul Tank]

Terra calendar 1591.1.15.

Hell's Kitchen Helserem Tower.

Negative third floor·Material storage and equipment area.

Deep in the Helselem Tower, there is an unusually spacious arsenal hidden inside Area A of Material Reserves and Equipment. This place is located deep underground, far away from the daily noise and light, but it is the heart of the military force that [Adam] spent most of the external resources of the Kingdom of Heaven to build in the Administration.

Surrounded by thick concrete walls, lighting fixtures embedded in the walls emit a soft glow that illuminates the entire arsenal.

The air is filled with the smell of metal and engine oil, and the ground is paved with wear-resistant metal plates. Every step of the operators coming and going will echo here.

Inside the arsenal, various weapons and equipment are neatly arranged, ranging from light weapons to heavy machinery.

Inside the arsenal deep underground in Helselem Tower, there are five areas that are particularly eye-catching. They are the original five creations of [Ohm Messiah].

These five areas are - [Wrath of the Machine God - Titan Area], where the huge war weapon Titan is stored; [Steel Cast Behemoth - Soul Tank Area], where there are a large number of tanks made by Ohm Messiah. ; [Street Fighting Beast - Cerberus Zone], where terrifying melted armored vehicles are stored; [Firepower Coverage - Basilisk Zone], where there are a large number of self-propelled artillery; [Battle Swarm - Fire of Brimstone] Area], there are a large number of drone swarms in this area.

Dong dong dong——

Scattered lights and occasional bursts of electric sparks illuminate this vast space.

The sound of mechanical operation and metal collision resounded throughout the arsenal, forming a unique symphony here.

In this place full of futuristic technology, various mechanical arms are busy dancing in the air. Their "dance" is both precise and powerful. They are repairing and debugging the "steel behemoths" standing in rows.

Operators of the Mole Science Society who belong to the Mole shuttle around these huge machines, and the mechanical backpacks they carry are performing various operations quickly.

The mechanical arms extending from the back of the backpack are like the tentacles of an octopus, flexibly performing various complex operations on the machine, from fine adjustments to reinstallation and maintenance.

The reaction parameter tablets in front of the operators displayed various performance indicators and operating status of the machinery, and strange ritual items were placed next to them.

"According to the ceremony venue requirements in the "Mechanical Practical Manual", choose a holy place, preferably near the royal factory of Ohm Messiah or inside the holy workshop where war machinery is created and repaired; all technicians involved in the ceremony Everyone should wear neat sacrificial robes and perform purification rituals to ensure the purity of mind and body."

In the soul tank area, a female operator with cat ears named Aria was busy surrounding a huge [Punisher Type I Soul Tank] to soothe the machine soul before the war. ceremony.

Aria is also carrying a special eight-legged mechanical backpack on her back. Each mechanical arm accurately performs different tasks and cooperates with her in every detail of the ceremony.

[Punisher Type I Soul Tank] stood quietly in the arsenal.

Its total length reaches an astonishing 13.2 meters, its total width is 4.4 meters, and its height is 2.8 meters. Its outer shell is composed of composite adamantine armor, and the outer layer is also coated with a self-healing energy-resistant layer. The thickness of the front armor is up to 1.5 meters. , is undoubtedly a mobile fortress on the battlefield.

The Punisher's main gun, the "Destroyer" kinetic cannon, stands tall, demonstrating its unparalleled attack power.

Aria was reading the contents of the practical manual written by Special Operator Mole;

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·Light the ritual candles

Twelve blessed candles are placed around the tank, each candle representing a principle of ancient mechanical dogma. Lighting candles symbolizes the awakening of the machine soul and the protection of the God of All Machines (this stage has a 236-page academic explanation of the principles, please open the following link {+ link} for details).

·Reciting "Hymn to Machinery"

Technicians gathered around the tank and recited the "Machine Hymn" together to praise the greatness of the mechanical god and the power of the machine soul. The sound needs to be loud and clear to ensure that the machine soul can feel the requirements of its driver (there is a 136-page academic explanation of the principles at this stage, please open the following link {+ link} for details)).

·Oil and Holy Liquid Sacrifice

Lightly sprinkle the tank's armor with a mixture of 150-proof gasoline and the Administration's own product. This process symbolizes the nourishment and respect for the machine soul, as well as the blessing of its invincible armor (this stage has a 196-page academic explanation of the principles, please open the following link {+ link} for details).

·Touch the barrel ceremony

The technician put his hand on the barrel of the main gun and whispered a prayer, asking the machine spirit to give the shell decisive power. At this time, other participants should remain silent to enhance the sacred atmosphere of the ceremony. (This stage has a 496-page explanation of academic principles. For details, please open the following link {+ link}).

Note: You don’t need to understand the principle, just operate it according to the requirements.

Of course, the great Om Messiah wants you to understand.

He said that this is not a miracle or superstition, this is the theory of etheric magic.

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Aria once opened a link at the back of the manual. At that moment, she seemed to have touched the most ancient and chaotic knowledge in the depths of the universe.

The dense formulas, theories, drawings and data are like twisted light in the ether. Every line of text and every drawing above is a challenge to the understanding of reality and a mockery of mortal wisdom.

She just glanced at the dense formula data and felt dizzy, so she decisively closed the link and sincerely praised her boss Rich Robert in her heart.

Rich Robert's "Practical Mechanical Manual" is his greatest masterpiece written in the Scientific Society. He made the lofty truth of Ohm's Messiah easy to understand.

If it weren't for the fact that the Administration and [Adam] didn't want to talk about the worship of ghosts and gods, the people in the Science Society would have wanted to call this manual - "The Mechanical Holy Book".

"Now is the time to...light the candles and appease the machine soul."

At the beginning of the ceremony, Aria first placed twelve blessed candles around the tank. Then, she lit the candles, and the soft light formed three sacred halos around the tank, symbolizing the triple brilliance of Om Messiah.

The holy book says...oh, no, it should be said in the manual:

The Om Messiah has three crowns - recasting, sacrificial suffering, and heavenly salvation:

He protects people, rescues people, and performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth (the way of all things);

There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved;

So, praise Om Messiah! ! !

After silently praising Om Messiah in her heart, Aria, the operator of the Academy of Sciences, began to continue the next step of the ceremony.

“Gods, drop down from above, righteousness rains down from the firmament;

The ground is cracked, bringing forth salvation, and bringing about righteousness together;

This is all created by Om Messiah. "

Aria and several assistants gathered around the tank and began to recite "Machine Hymn."

Three circles of candles surrounding the soul tank suddenly began to sway violently in the windless environment, and the voices of praise were loud and clear, praising the greatness of the Ohm Messiah and the power of the machine soul.

As the hymn sounded, there seemed to be a power in the air, filling the entire arsenal with a solemn and sacred atmosphere.

Wow——

The three red flames suddenly turned into strange blue flames.

Immediately afterwards, Aria took out a mixture of special engine oil and holy fluid made by the Administration, and lightly sprinkled it on the armor of the tank.

Then, she carefully placed her hand on the tank's main gun barrel and whispered a prayer, asking the machine spirit to give the shell decisive power.

Buzz buzz——

With a faint buzzing sound, the tank's engine began to roar, the pistons blew gently, and the servos vibrated softly, as if responding to the ritual call.

From the smallest gear to the most powerful cannon, every component is awakened by the caress of this ritual, as if given life.

[A specially coded interface was found, which is being linked to the combat AI (machine soul), and the manual and automatic mode switching has been turned on——]

[[Adam] successfully completed the connection——]

[Database is being updated——]

【Weapon system

Main gun: Model "Destroyer" kinetic energy cannon

Caliber: 200mm

Range: The maximum range is 10 kilometers in direct fire mode, and the maximum range is 30 kilometers in high-arc bombing mode.

Ammunition types: high-explosive artillery shells, kinetic energy armor-piercing projectiles, fiery energy beam projectiles, guided explosive projectiles

Secondary weapons:

Crusher mortars: 2, equipped on both sides of the vehicle, with a maximum range of 5 kilometers

Twin heavy bolters: 4, installed around the turret, with an effective range of 3 kilometers

Automatic cannon: Multiple guns, distributed on the car body and turret, used for close-range self-defense and air defense.

Machine soul control system

Type: Beast machine soul, capable of autonomous combat decision-making

Interface: Ethernet interface, providing direct link to Machine Soul AI

Current machine soul status: [Great Joy] (performance 100% + 10~15% additional ether damage)

Note: Although it is strange, when the machine soul is happy, these machines can indeed get a 10~15% damage bonus, and vice versa. Therefore, try to make these strange machine souls "satisfied" as much as possible. 】

The moment [Adam] announced the connection, a mysterious and mysterious connection was established between Aria and the machine soul.

With a pious heart and a calm attitude, she bathed in the shadow of the machine, seeming to be integrated with the machine itself.

Aria entered the tank alone, and this connection became even closer. An invisible bond was established between her and the machine soul, penetrating the boundary between matter and spirit, allowing her to feel the "mechanical heartbeat." ” and heard “a mechanical whisper”.

This connection goes beyond the scope of understanding and is a mysterious and mysterious existence. After entering the tank, she began to modulate it.

While Aria was working, on the [Adam] panel that they could not see, a set of data was flowing rapidly to the creator of these machines.

Above the arsenal, there is a parade platform, which is an excellent location for supervision and command.

Pansy Jane, Secretary General of the Authority, and Turs Corbett, Deputy Commander of the Task Force.

As well as special operators Mole, Qingniu, and Moon Rabbit, they all stood in front of the metal railing.

Their eyes passed through the railing, watching everything below.

Each of these elite members of the Administration appears to be extremely focused and serious, and their presence symbolizes the importance the Administration attaches to upcoming matters.

In front of everyone, stood a handsome young man with blond hair and golden eyes. He held a silver cane in his right hand. He stood in a position that allowed him to have a bird's-eye view of the entire arsenal.

【Ding--】

[Way of Conquest: +0.007%]

[Way of Conquest: +0.012%]

[Way of Conquest: +0.0002%]

"Promoting the development of blueprints will increase the largest amount, but they are all one-time, and only the first blueprint of the same type will be added; while spreading the way of conquest, you can get a steady stream of feedback from other [fire]... ..., no wonder [McCaan] on Mars wants to spread his own secrets of all kinds of machines and establish the Mechanical Church."

Xia Xiu's golden eyes glanced at the built-in high-level genealogy template that only he could see. He could feel that the method of conquest derived from his authority [Broken Fire] was rapidly increasing.

When the progress bar reaches 100%, he will be able to complete one-third of the kingdom structure of the person of [God] represented by [Metatron].

Well, that's right, it's only one third. [Metatron] still has [The Way of Order] and [The Way of Ending] that he needs to complete the advancement.

In addition to [Metatron], there are also twenty-six legions of [Vashak] who represent the person of [Spirit] and the country needs to be advanced.

There are many difficulties on his way to [Miracle]. The huge resources required to complete the above requirements are enough to supply a medium-to-large genealogy to run year-round for hundreds of years.

Therefore, Xia Xiu is destined to break away from the extreme individual soldier mode of fighting alone in the past and start to adopt a team operation mode. He needs a huge operation team to help him complete the primitive accumulation stage towards [miracle].

Moreover, because he is the reserve decision-maker of the Kingdom of Heaven, the director of the Administration, and the participating angel in the Ivy War.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is a source of investment for the Administration, and the Helselem Tower was created by Eden.

It goes without saying that [Adam] needs to say more. Although part of all the operations on it come from Xia Xiu's [Crown], most of its resources were given by Eden.

Investing a large amount of resources into the Management Bureau will easily cause objections to other core institutions and the [Central Containment Room] in Heaven that are waiting for support - most of the core institutions and non-core institutions in Heaven have their own revenue-generating modules, and since the establishment of the Management Bureau, Ren Ran is asking for resources directly from the Kingdom of Heaven.

With such a large amount of resource output, if he does not make results, he, a reserve decision-maker, may not be able to survive the second round of the election.

Moreover, if the Management Bureau continues to directly ask for resources from Eden, does not have an independent revenue-generating module, and fails to repay the Heavenly Kingdom pedigree, he, the reserve decision-maker, will also be angry.

The fourth sword holder of the Kingdom of Heaven and the reserve decision-maker of the Kingdom of Heaven are identities from two perspectives.

The former is only an individual holder of great power, while the latter is regarded by the outside world and heaven as the light of mankind, the decision-maker of heaven, the king of angels, and the giant carrying Terra...

Now, Xia Xiu wants to make the administration responsible for its own profits and losses. This is what must be done.

But now he really has no land, no one, no resources, no industry, no output...

Therefore, he can only continue to ask for resources from the Central Heavenly Kingdom and Eden for the management authority that Grandma has just established.

Harm, I used to be a social animal. Although I worked every day, I was still quite free. I just killed foreigners and enemies when I had nothing to do. I had never lived a life of poverty.

Now that he has become the master of the family, he realizes that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. If the Kingdom of Heaven really cuts off most of the resources provided to the Administration, he will really have to think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and even recruit a few more allies to take advantage of him.

"Director, the equipment inspection and adjustment work of all operational units has been completed. We have ensured that every piece of equipment meets the standards and that all units participating in the operation are in optimal condition." Secretary-General Pansy Jane is as resolute as ever Report to Xia Xiu.

"Secretary-General, are our operators ready?" Xia Xiu asked sideways, holding his cane.

"Not only are they ready, but their morale is high and they are looking forward to your pre-war parade and instructions." The Secretary-General replied decisively.

"Really."

The blond young man stood on the observation platform of the arsenal, his golden eyes slowly scanning the busy operators below. These operators are nervously making final preparations for Operation Midwinter Night.

Their morale was high, and their eyes were full of determination, even... fanaticism.

"Personal worship, divine thoughts, fanaticism, militarism..."

Xia Xiu rubbed his brows, silently thinking about the many reasons why the Kingdom of Heaven has never been secularized.