Chapter 198 The Fiery Horse Sets Sail
Lionsgate Spaceport.
Fu Qinghai led several of his mortal servants, the Moon Wolf Warrior Qiao Shida, as well as a medic and an alchemist, and stood in front of a light cruiser.
Enforcer-class systems-controlled cruiser, the Fiery Horse.
The overall style is iron-gray, decorated with huge lightning, eagle wings and skulls, but without the complicated religious elements of the 41K era.
The slender and sharp bow is the consistent symbol of the imperial warship. The two black holes on the side of the bow are a group of torpedo tubes. The side light spear array and the huge triple laser turret are daunting. Without the macro gun array, the medium and short range bombardment is slightly weak. The open hangar is filled with busy ground crews and engineering vehicles.
There are also three Thunderhawk gunboats parked quietly.
And a Bullock jetbike.
The Thunderhawk was first deployed towards the end of the Great Crusade as a replacement for the VI Warhawk "Stormbird" gunship. Like the Stormbird, the Thunderhawk is armed to the teeth, but is lighter and more fragile than the sturdy and reliable Stormbird. As it is cheaper, it has become more and more common.
Although it is a cheap substitute for the Stormbird, the Thunderhawk is not weak at all. It has an improved combat cannon, a turbolaser destroyer, and a quad-barreled heavy bomb... Let's put it this way, if Fu Qinghai had a Thunderhawk gunboat when he was on the wild alien planet, he could have wiped out the Blackrock Tribe within an hour, three times in a row!
The "Bull" jetbike, this is an anti-gravity suspension jetbike that can be driven in both space and atmospheric environments. It is also a precision jetbike that can only be driven by Jin Qiexue. The bow-shaped body and the gorgeous Skyhawk relief are completely different from ordinary jetbikes.
Fu Qinghai led everyone and slowly stepped into the boarding passage.
The mortal crew members stopped and saluted.
"Khan!"
"Khan."
"Qingshan Khan!"
A mortal officer in a neat white and red uniform came over and saluted with a fist:
"Greetings, Qingshan Nayan Khan."
"I'm the acting captain of the Fiery Horse, Eugene Eleanor. You can just call me Eugene."
Fu Qinghai said:
"Hello, Eugene. Take your time."
Fu Qinghai had a brief chat with Eugene Eleanor and gained a general understanding of the various conditions of the HMS Fiery Horse light cruiser, which was basically consistent with what Ilia Lavallee had introduced.
At the same time, Eugene Eleanor introduced the two people to Fu Qinghai.
"This is Tracy Gray, a navigator from the Gray family of the Terra Pacific region, and the navigator of the Fiery Horse."
This was a woman with light brown skin, wearing a gorgeous robe. She wore a psychic amplifier behind her slender neck. The third eye on her smooth forehead was bright and sharp. When she bowed, the eye was still fixed on Fu Qinghai.
"Hello, Khan."
The Navigator's voice contains the charm and magnetism of an upper-class family in the throne world.
"Hello, pilot."
Fu Qinghai responded calmly.
Eugene Eleanor continued:
"This is Xia Long Frospin, an astropath who just graduated from the Psionic Academy and the director of the astropathic choir of the Fiery Horse."
This is a young girl with curly light blonde hair. Her skin is so pale and transparent that blue capillaries are faintly visible. Her eye sockets are covered with a circle of white cloth with embroidered patterns. She looks frail. Behind her snow-white and slender neck is also a pitch-black psychic amplifier.
"Hello, Khan."
The Astropathic Girl shouted crisply and bowed.
"Hello, Director of Star Language."
Fu Qinghai just politely agreed, turned around, pulled Eugene Eleanor aside, and asked in a low voice:
"What's going on? Is this girl an adult? You told me she is the director of the Star Language Choir?"
Eugene replied in a low voice:
"Khan, she just turned 19 this year. She became the director because...she is the only one in the entire Star Language Choir. But I have read the graduation report sent by the Psychic Academy. She has a strong psychic talent and is rated as Ipsilon in the positive psychic level."
Well, Fu Qinghai reluctantly accepted this fact.
A mere light cruiser needs to be equipped with an astropath separately. The Astropathic Court has already given Chagatai Khan a lot of face. One should know that the Dagger frigate that Ogedei took before only had a navigator and not even an astropath.
The only thing that made Fu Qinghai feel relieved was that although the girl was a rookie astropath who had just graduated, at least her psychic level was pretty good, and perhaps she could ensure smooth communication of the Fiery Horse cruiser in the void to a certain extent.
The positive psionic levels are sorted using Greek letters, with the highest being Alpha-plus (α+). Alpha-plus does not mean stronger than Alpha, but rather that the psionic power has exceeded the assessment scope of the positive psionic level - the Emperor, Magnus the Red, and Malcador the Sceptre are all considered to belong to this level.
Xia Long Frospin's Ipsilon (ε) is also very strong, and above them are some powerful inquisitors with names and surnames.
While getting to know several important crew members, Fu Qinghai also saw Master Quinto and Master Vanak on the hangar deck. They seemed to have been waiting for Fu Qinghai's arrival. Fu Qinghai strode forward and said:
"Masters, which ship are you on? Is it the research vessel we conducted the experiment on before?"
Master Quinto nodded:
"Yes, little Locke, it is the Mecha Servant."
Research vessel is a term for its purpose. The Mechanic Servant is a Goliath-class forging ship, a light cruiser-class ship of the Mechanicum. This type of ship is equipped with a team of Crusaders. Most of the crew members are Mechanic Servants, and a small number are technical priests, who are responsible for maintaining the operation of processing workshops and maintenance facilities.
The Goliath-class foundry ship is not the Goliath-class factory ship. The latter is a large manufacturing ship that can directly dock near a star to absorb plasma energy and produce while sailing.
It is not a mechanical ark. The mechanical ark does not need anyone to escort it, and its firepower is comparable to that of a battleship. When Master Quinto becomes a great sage, he will probably have his own mechanical ark.
"Is Master Vanak coming with us this time?"
Fu Qinghai asked the super rational person.
"Yes, Qingshan, my students and I will take the research ship back to the Moon of Gravia."
The technical priest in the black and gray robe answered.
"Sure, but we have to finish the task at hand first."
"no problem."
After connecting with Fu Qinghai, the two technical priests returned to their Goliath-class foundry ships. The research vessel and cruiser set off immediately without any delay and with light equipment.
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The cruiser HMS Fiery Horse.
Fu Qinghai first instructed Eugene Eleanor to arrange a separate personal cabin for the alchemist Guy, located in the cabin area on the lower deck. Then he arranged a personal rest cabin for the medical soldier Camille on the upper deck, right next to Joestar, an Astartes standard cabin with a weapons room.
Fu Qinghai understood clearly that alchemists were just passengers who paid the fare to board the ship, while medics were military doctors who worked hard to earn assimilation points, so their treatment was definitely different.
"Tell the crew to keep a close eye on the guy in the cloak and tell him to stay in the cabin and not walk around the lower deck and the warship's passageways. Just say it's the ship's rules."
Fu Qinghai pointed at the alchemist's back and whispered to Eugene.
"Understood, Khan."
Eugene took the order and left.
Fu Qinghai came to the medic again and said to Camille:
"Doctor, you have also served in the military. As you can see, I am the boss of this Samsara Society and the highest military commander of this cruiser. For any subsequent actions, you must follow my orders. Is there any problem?"
"No problem, sir!"
Camille stood at attention and saluted crisply.
It's just that the salute is from UED.
Dealing with people who have served in the military is convenient and hassle-free.
Serving in various sci-fi troops in the reincarnation world can also transform a person's character, and the probability of having bad teammates will be greatly reduced.
This is also the reason why Fu Qinghai decided to let Camille on board from the beginning. Unlike Fullmetal Alchemist, he understood the setting of StarCraft, the capabilities of medics, and was also confident in the cooperation and obedience of a reincarnation with service experience.
…
As soon as the real captain Fu Qinghai arrived, the acting captain Eugene Eleanor automatically retreated to the second line and became Fu Qinghai's aide-de-camp, giving up the captain's room to Fu Qinghai.
Fu Qinghai gathered with his Samsara Society in the captain's room again.
This time, Ron put down the heavy luggage that always accompanied him from his shoulders.
The four people gathered together and watched Fu Qinghai peel off the thick package layer by layer and spread it out on the huge desk that was large enough to hold a miniature star map of the entire Milky Way.
The last piece of cloth was lifted.
Neatly stacked ingots of ferrous metal formed a small pyramid and placed on a pile of cloth.
"hiss..."
The breathing of several people present began to grow heavier.
Vibranium.
This is vibranium.
The true hard currency of the multiverse.
Its famous name has been passed down from the primitive tribes of ancient Africa to the Eternals of the Celestial Gods.
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The Fiery Horse cruiser, training cage.
"Ha…ha, huhu…"
Fu Qinghai and Qiao Shida were both wearing simple sports shorts. The bald warrior was sweating profusely. He stood in the training cage, his hands on his knees, breathing heavily, and said,
"I admit, Khan, I once underestimated you because I couldn't see any scars on your body except the one on your nose."
Qiao Shida was also gradually adapting to the White Scars' legion culture and began to call Fu Qinghai "Khan" instead of "Commander".
Fu Qinghai never doubted Qiao Shida's loyalty. He only doubted whether Qiao Shida could obey orders and not be blinded by the desire for revenge at the critical moment.
In addition to the previous verbal warning, Fu Qinghai also had a simpler and more brutal trick -
beat.
Qiao Shida couldn't count how many times he had been knocked down by Fu Qinghai. He was numb from being beaten.
The ultra-small fleet consisting of scientific research vessels and cruisers has left Terra and is sailing at sub-light speed towards the Gate of Elysium on Uranus. During this period of time, Qiao Shida has become Fu Qinghai's exclusive sparring partner.
Interstellar travel is a long journey and the time on board is dull and boring.
Fu Qinghai had plenty of time to kill, and he planned to use the most direct display of personal strength to make Qiao Shida realize why he was Nayan Khan and he was Orudo.
With the dual blessing of the transformation surgery and the desperate virus, Fu Qinghai was able to defeat Qiao Shida with just three punches and two kicks without holding back. However, he also wanted to know what level and style Shadow Moon Wolf's unarmed and cold weapon fighting was. He did not simply rely on strength to crush him, but instead used fighting skills to compete with Qiao Shida.
Speaking of which, White Scars → Ultramarines → Space Wolves → Luna Wolves, Fu Qinghai's challenge road has gone through four legions. It's time to find some famous people to fight.
Fu Qinghai thought so in his heart, and casually put the training weapon back into the weapon rack. He was calm and collected, picked up a wet towel and threw it to Qiao Shida, saying:
"I don't have any scars on my body, not because I haven't been injured, but because of something else."
Heartbreaker Alicia once used the Wagang sword to break Fu Qinghai's heart, leaving a deep scar on his chest, but it was later repaired by the desperate virus.
Fu Qinghai suddenly remembered something and asked,
"By the way, can you speak Khorchin, Lao Qiao?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Qiao Shida wiped the sweat from his forehead with a wet towel and replied,
"I'm learning, but the progress is very slow and it's very difficult to pronounce."
"Well... Actually, I don't speak Khorchin very well either."
Fu Qinghai said.
Then he stood there thinking.
When on the move, Space Marines are accustomed to using communication channels to communicate, but even encrypted military internal communication channels can be invaded and eavesdropped.
For example, in the original novel, when Gavial Loken was leading a team to wipe out a remnant of the rebellion, the enemy used psychic means to invade the communication channel of the Luna Wolves, spreading fear and rumors in an attempt to shake the morale of the Space Marines.
Therefore, each major legion developed its own solution, which was basically the same: speaking in dialect.
Speak the local dialect of the Legion's home planet.
The Luna Wolves speak the dialect of Kosunia, and the White Scars speak the dialect of Chogris - Khorchin.
The Sixteenth Legion has been disbanded, and there are still the Sons of Horus in the Chaos camp. It is not reasonable for Qiao Shida to use the Cosuyan dialect as a tactical communication term. What if the other side understands it?
But Fu Qinghai heard, just heard, that a White Scars brotherhood surrendered to the Alpha Legion in the Condax galaxy, which means that there may be White Scars in the Chaos camp.
After thinking for a long time, Fu Qinghai said to Qiao Shida,
"You have to learn Khorchin as well. This will help you integrate into the legion. Later, I will use a very unpopular language, a language from ancient Earth, to compile a military terminology manual as internal information for our Shenji Brotherhood."
"OK."
Qiao Shida agreed.
…
One month later.
The ultra-small fleet has already sailed out of the warp and is quietly sailing in the galaxy, looking for the Mandeville point at the edge of the next galaxy, waiting for the best time to enter the warp next time.
Joe Star, wearing power armor and holding a report provided by the astropath, walked quickly in the passage leading to the captain's room.
Arriving at the door of the captain's room, Qiao Shida raised his hand and pressed the pager.
No response.
Qiao Shida didn't wait any longer and pushed the door open directly.
In the captain's room, behind the large metal desk was a huge swivel chair. At this moment, a disheveled woman with half her breasts exposed was sleeping soundly in the chair. Her loose black hair covered half of her face, and her whole body was sunken in the scarlet velvet sponge of the chair.
Qiao Shida recognized it.
This is Qingshan's mortal servant, the battle psyker.
The question is, why is she in the captain's room, where is Captain Qingshan?
"Ahem."
Qiao Shida coughed lightly.
Zhang Yuning woke up from her coma. She glanced at the Space Marine standing at the door and quickly pulled up her collar to cover the kiss marks on her chest and collarbone.
"Hello, I'm looking for Qingshan."
Qiao Shida said.
"He's not here. He's on the Mechanicus's research ship."
Zhang Yuning buttoned her collar, waved her hand lazily, turned over, continued to lie on the wide seat, and fell asleep again, like a sleepy cat.
"OK."
Qiao Shida turned and left.
After the door of the captain's room closed, Zhang Yuning stood up from her chair again, holding her lower abdomen with one hand and reaching for the communication equipment on the table with the other hand.
Zhang Yuning only felt a heavy feeling sinking down in her lower abdomen, but it was warm and comfortable.
She pointed her lips at the communication device, pressed the switch, and said:
"Hey, your men are here to see you. Maybe it's something important."
"Okay, I got it, I'll be right back."
Fu Qinghai's voice was heard from the other side, and there was also the faint sound of a conversation between two technical priests.
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In the dark and boundless void, there is only a long ring of meteorites as embellishment.
The research vessel and the cruiser sailed side by side.
At this time, in the laboratory on the upper deck of the research vessel.
Three people and one monkey faced two strangely shaped weapons on the table. The human crossed his arms and the monkey scratched his ears and cheeks, all of them at a loss and speechless.
Double-barreled Gauss blaster, antimatter particle cannon.
These are the two weapons that Fu Qinghai picked up when he escaped from the tomb world of the ancient tomb technician.
At this moment, both weapons had been disassembled into a pile of parts, but Fu Qinghai, Master Quinto, and Master Vanak still looked bitter.
"So, there's still no solution, right?"
Fu Qinghai asked.
Master Quinto sighed helplessly,
"The principle is clear. The core component of the Gauss weapon is an asynchronous linear induction motor. The energy required to operate it is very high. All parameters must be kept in dynamic balance to achieve maximum efficiency. Even a tiny design flaw can cause huge energy loss."
Master Vanak added:
"If a mechanical trigger is used to deliver the firing pulse, even the smallest inhomogeneity in the material will release so much energy at the moment of contact with the firing mechanism that it will vaporize completely. If the trigger somehow manages to close, the vaporized surface and the molten metal will weld together, and the trigger will be destroyed."
Fu Qinghai concluded:
"In other words, we fully understand the technical principles, but with our current technological level, we simply cannot manufacture it."
"Yes."
The two technical priests admitted reluctantly.
The same is true for the antimatter particle cannon. Everyone knows that matter and antimatter will annihilate each other when they collide. The problem lies in how to produce antimatter particles and launch them without allowing the antimatter particles to annihilate in the barrel of the gun. This is another technical challenge.
There is a huge gap between knowing the principles and producing them, just like the Eldar's Star Pistol. The technical priests knew that the core principle was the single-molecule disc bullet, but the Mechanicus just couldn't process it.
Fu Qinghai reached out and poked the space ape who was sitting on the edge of the table and scratching his head frantically, almost making the red hair on the top of his head bald, and asked:
"Shi Lan, what do you think?"
Shi Lan spread his hands and said:
"This is a Necrons weapon. We are unable to produce it with our current processing conditions."
Space monkeys are creations of the Ancients, but the Necrons are a race that once defeated the Ancients, so they are still a bit more powerful than the Space Monkeys.
"Um..."
Fu Qinghai held his chin with his palms and fell into deep thought.
A Fu Qinghai, a biological sage, a super rationalist, and a space ape. This scientific research team is very powerful, but they still failed to replicate the weapons of the Space Necrons.
Of course, Fu Qinghai actually had another choice before trying to copy it: regardless of the technical principles, just use it as it is.
However, without the Immortal's two weapons, they completely lost their function after being fired three or four times. The three men and the monkey fiddled with them for a long time, but could not figure out how the weapons were loaded with ammunition or replenished with energy, so they simply took them apart for research.
After a moment, Fu Qinghai turned his head and looked at the half-crippled Scarab Beetle that was fixed in a hollow cube instrument.
The reverse research plan was completely declared bankrupt.
This underworld scarab, whose protocol was partially cracked by Fu Qinghai, may be the only hope.
After being repaired, the Underworld Scarab is still half-disabled and lacks even the most basic logical judgment. It can only decompose any solid object it can touch, absorb it as its own energy reserve, and then convert the excess energy into living metal. If it receives the command string input by Fu Qinghai, it can also output living metal for specific purposes, such as the inner mechanical structure of the Blue Shell Power Armor.
Fu Qinghai has roughly figured out the function of this little guy.
First of all, the speed of absorption and transformation was extremely slow. Even though the Scarab Beetle worked day and night, it could only produce a small pile of living metal.
Secondly, the underworld scarab is picky about food. If you throw solid materials such as stone, wood, and meat to it for absorption and transformation, its efficiency is far lower than that of solid materials such as ceramic, steel, plastic steel, and titanium alloy.
However, Fu Qinghai was still very satisfied.
Because this is equivalent to opening a small gap in the Necromancer's technology. By breaking through the Scarab, the most basic production unit of the Necromancer, sooner or later the Necromancer's technological code will be cracked.
Therefore, everyone has now specially built a containment device for this half-crippled underworld scarab, allowing it to automatically produce and output living metal inside.
Fu Qinghai looked at the gradually taking shape of the inner mechanical structure of the armor next to the containment device, and said slowly:
"Master, if this set of power armor for the new alien space marines can eventually be mass-produced, what should we name it?"
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(End of this chapter)