The huge black temple made of metal machinery sits on top of a lonely peak, two mechanical empty islands that look like planetars slowly rotate above the hall, and a bright red artificial sun hangs in the sky, like a bloodshot eye, shining on this barren land.

The land around Lone Peak is dotted with countless large mechanical mine platforms, with the black hall as the center, building a circular mechanical city with a heavy heavy industrial style, and small black dots like ants are active in the city, which are countless mechanical god cult believers wearing power armor. Floating heat waves through the city, armored transport vehicles roaring across the wide roads, armor plates colliding in bumps, all the way to the sound of bells, the sound of the exhaust gas far away, the air is filled with the smell of metal, engine oil, industrial exhaust gases, adding a heavy industrial texture to the city.

This is a branch of the Cult of the Mechanica, located on a planet famous for exploring the relics of ancient battlefields in the Ancient Star Desert, these mines excavate the mechanical remains underground day and night, and send them to the Cult of Mechanics for reverse research and reading the lost technology.

The black temple in the center of the city is the temple of the Cult of the Mechanica, and each mountain that carries the temple is called the Holy Mountain, and eight obsidian-like floating stairs extend all the way up from the eight directions at the foot of the sacred mountain, connecting the gates of the temple of the machine. According to the doctrine, in the absence of an emergency, ordinary believers who wish to visit the shrine must climb a pilgrimage path with their own feet and cannot travel in a flying vehicle.

On both sides of these eight pilgrimage routes, there are mechanical statues or metal tablets, which are different types of discarded ancient machinery, slowly becoming advanced from antiquity, and metal tablets are engraved with teachings.

The fusion of mechanics and theology has a unique flavor.

The Cult of the Mechanicus is a loose sect, not a unified religious organization, the common point is the worship of mechanical technology and powerful mechanics, but according to different concepts, the Cult of the Mechanicus has divided into many factions, specializing in different fields, such as the mechanical biochemical school based on colonization, the war destroyer faction that is fanatical about super-destruction weapons, the firepower superiority school that believes in "big is beautiful, and more is good", the virtual school that likes to study cognitive technology and mind transformation, and the natural transformation school that loves to pinch the planet, etc.

And this branch belongs to the followers of the Lost Sect, also known as the Archaeological Sect, which is keen to find and restore lost ancient mechanical technology, and is one of the oldest sects of the Church of the Mechanical God.

At this moment, in the main hall of this mechanical temple, the priests of the local branch gathered here, and a large number of priests from other branches participated in it with remote projection, and everyone gathered in a circle, and in the center, there was a virtual screen, scrolling to play the battle video of the Black Star and the Overlord.

"You have all seen that a new mechanical god has descended into the world to spread the gospel to the entire universe."

Dressed in luxurious heavy power armor and with only his head exposed, the Lost Sect High Priest raised his arms and spoke in a tone like a pilgrimage.

"It's spectacular, it's beautiful!"

"What a great creation this is......"

"It's been years since I've seen a mechanical god descend, and I'm losing count of it."

Many priests whispered, their eyes flashing with excitement and fanatical light.

"Silence." The Grand Priest pressed his hands with a serious face, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Everyone stopped talking and looked at him in unison.

The High Priest took out a mechanical scepter that looked like a twisted twig, pressed a button, and a metal platform suddenly rose from the ground behind him.

He turned and walked up, turned his back to the crowd, faced the other side of the main hall, and spoke in a loud and magnificent tone:

"In accordance with the ancient teachings, in the name of the original god Nipgati, I declare to all the followers of the Cult of the Mechanicus that we will witness the birth of the new gods, and from now on, we will worship the new gods. Beings, please remember the name of the new gods......"

As he spoke, the Grand Priest opened the operation screen of the Divine Table, entered the battle video and parameters, and the next moment, the entire temple shook violently!

Boom Boom –

Right in front of them, countless streams of metal and nanoparticles poured from the ground, combining to form a statue carved with the Black Star Mechanical God.

Next to the statue of the Black Star, there are other statues, including McNison's—mechanical gods of the ages, standing beneath the towering dome of the temple.

The largest and most conspicuous statue inside is the mechanic named Nifgadi, who is the primordial, the first mechanical god to be worshiped by the Mechanics, and even the Mechanica's cult of the cult of the mechanics to worship the mechanics was formulated by him.

As the original Divine Throne Mechanic, Nifgadi discovered the effect of the [Key of the Mechanic God Cult], so he interfered with the Mechanic God Cult at that time, and the development of the Mechanic Cult to its current state was largely influenced by him, and the later enshrined Divine Throne Mechanics were actually enjoying the benefits he left behind.

The Cult of the Mechanicus does not need to communicate with the object of its worship, and sometimes ...... Worship you, rain girl has no melon.

However, only the living Divine Throne Mechanic can let the believers get the blessing of feedback, these dead mechanical gods of the past generations, only the commemorative meaning is left, and now, the vast majority of the Mechanic God Cult believers believe in the "machine country" McNison.

And now, the rise of the Black Star has torn a small hole in the solid faith, something that even Manison could not stop.

Facing the statues of the gods of the past dynasties, the great priest and the people behind him bowed to the ground to complete the ceremony.

"Welcome to the Black Star!"

……

"I always feel like someone behind me is saying that I'm handsome......"

In the cabin of the battleship, Han Xiao pinched his nose and suddenly felt something.

"Hey, don't get distracted when you talk to me." In the communicator, Tarrokov looked helpless.

Han Xiao came back to his senses and quipped, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about what to eat tonight just now, where did we go?" ”

"Do you still need to think, do you know that you only eat nutritional paste?"

"Hey, who leaked the news!"

"Alright, let's get down to business." Tarrokov was speechless and shook his head, "I can reveal to you that the development plan of the Empire's top management for the Shining World has reached the fourth phase, and only the first phase will give you enough time to build, and after that, more foreign capital will be introduced to develop while building." ”

"In other words, only when these three star clusters complete all the construction, will the empire start the next phase of the plan, and there are not many opportunities for our allies to lay the foundation in the Shining World in advance." Han Xiao touched his chin.

Tarrokov was noncommittal, "In short, the development progress of the three star clusters is now exceeding expectations, very smooth, and we expect to complete the construction plan in 5~7 years, and then start the second phase of development." ”

5 to 7 years, that's okay...... Han Xiao nodded secretly.

At the time of the opening of version 4.0, Shining World was in the fourth phase of development, which means that his main quest of [Shining World] still has to go through several rings, and it is not a problem to complete the milestone of [Exploration Pioneer]...... He chatted with Tarrokov just to get inside information.

After chatting for a while, Han Xiao hung up the communication and groaned.

More than a month has passed since the defeat of the hegemon, and the impact is gradually emerging, during this time, the number of newcomers who apply to join the Black Star Legion has increased by 43%, and the total amount of investment by major consortia has increased by about 35%, while in the field of war, the momentum of expansion has been hit and the pace has gradually slowed down.

The Vane card, which is the news vane, has made changes, issued a statement, announcing that the next version will make epic enhancements to the Black Star Legion deck, weaken the deck in the field of war in all aspects, and also update the Strongest in the Star Field series commemorative deck, adding Black Star to it, showing the skillful skill of rubbing the heat.

Some super A-level friends also sent congratulatory messages, among which there was Sorokin, which once again refreshed Han Xiao's perception of the thickness of his skin.

It turns out that people are shameless, and they can really be very happy......

Now that the Black Star Legion has established the strongest position in the star field, the competition on the Infinite Consortium's side has fallen into a long-term tug-of-war, and they can't help each other in the short term, and they have completed the 300-level advancement, and the accumulated experience is not enough to advance the next time, so the next focus is on the construction of the territory.

After walking around the empire for so long, the potential stocks that should have been seen have basically been seen, Han Xiao currently plans to return to the Shattered Star Ring for a while, one is to sit in the headquarters, digest the impact of this battle, and by the way, adjust the details of the construction of the territory, and then use the [Mechanical Flame Proliferation] to transform some more first-generation mechanical life, and accelerate the development of mechanical civilization.

The second is to use the logistics capacity of the base camp to start building a second-dimensional factory and a new generation of mechanical legions, although they can also be built in the empire, but the legion only has branches here after all, and the efficiency is far inferior to the base camp.

"Philip, set the course and return to the Shattered Ring."

"Okay buzz!"

……

"The strongest in the star field? Hehe......"

There were few customers in the retro-style tavern, and a tall and thin man at the wooden bar looked up at Han Xiao's figure on the virtual screen, showed a playful smile, and gently put down the wine glass in his hand.

This man is a cosmic human being, with unhealthy pale skin, who seems to have been in a state of malnutrition and darkness for a long time, and has an ordinary appearance, belonging to the kind of person who cannot be found once thrown into the pile.

Staring at Han Xiao on the screen, the tall and thin man's eyes showed a look of memory.

"It's a blessing for the empire to get a pillar of the town like the Black Star." The owner of the bar sighed as he wiped his glass and stared up at the screen.

"Yes, it's really a blessing for the empire, if I have the opportunity, I really want to meet him again."

"You've seen Blackstar before?" The owner of the bar came interested.

"Well, he took some things from me, hehe, I just don't know if he remembers me...... Little. ”

The tall and thin man smiled slightly, stood up, picked up the clothes that had been placed on the seat next to him, and turned to walk to the door.

"Or on credit?" The bar owner put down the glass in his hand, and his tone was clearly familiar with the man.

"Well, as always, when I get paid, we'll settle it together next month."

With a casual answer, the tall and thin man walked out of the bar and put on his clothes...... A junior officer uniform of the Empire.

……

Sea of Stars, somewhere.

In the room, more than a dozen guys of different species gathered around a long table, talking fiercely about something, and on the long table were placed more than a dozen printed physical books, the cover of which did not have the title of the book.

"Starting with the Central Sea of Stars? Are you crazy, that's not how you look for death! ”

"A star field that is too remote and has not had enough influence, and the territory ruled by a super-cluster-level civilization should be the most suitable for development."

"We can only use physical books to promote ideas, and quantum networks are monitored by countless civilizations, and we not only do not enjoy convenience, but also attract attention."

"If you want me to say, let's wait and see for a while, now may not be the right time......"

Listening to the discussion of these people, Lotherine, who was leaning on the sofa not far away, yawned.

Edmund glanced over, thought for a moment, knocked on the table to silence the group, and turned to face Lotherine.

"What do you think, tell me about it."

Lotherine smiled faintly, "You really look like a rabble. ”

Hearing this, many people present frowned and were a little dissatisfied.

Edmund waved his hand, not angry at all, "You're right, we haven't done anything yet, of course we're all a rabble, I want to hear your opinion." ”

Luo Therine snorted, sat up, and said slowly: "The current cosmic environment is quite stable, and the friction between the three major civilizations will not evolve into a head-on conflict for the time being, but there is an undercurrent surging underneath, and each civilization is stretched with a string, the reason is in the Shining World and the Evolutionary Totem, the essence of which is ...... It has been made clear in my program that the root of the problem lies in the infighting between the three major civilizations themselves, as well as the opposition with many cluster-level civilizations.

The Shining World is an opportunity to reshuffle the cards, and while the attention of the whole universe is on the Shining World, we can quietly develop, promote the idea in a low-key but gentle way, package it with religion, first lurk, and then patiently wait for the opportunity. ”

"When?" Someone asked.

Luo Celine said lightly: "The cluster-level civilization hopes to obtain a channel for promotion through the new star field, but the three major civilizations will definitely firmly hold the interests of the new star field in their hands, leaving only a small profit for these super cluster-level and cluster-level civilizations." Since the exploration, the three major civilizations have suppressed them for too long, everything has a limit, and one day it will reach a critical point, those cluster-level civilizations cannot wait forever, after all, the civilization that gives up and makes progress is a minority, and the hope is lost again, which may detonate the contradiction, so the shining world has the potential to become the fuse, and this is the soil for our development. ”

Edmund nodded, "I think so too, now is the best time, our cause can't be delayed forever." ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

Seeing this, Lotherine sneered.

To be honest, she didn't look down on the group of people in front of her, among these people, there were-stirring sticks like Edmund who insisted on his own distorted ideas, there were also careerists with evil intentions, and there were people like herself who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

Breaking the restrictions of the three civilizations on the development channels of other races? Sounds good, but she doesn't care, the overthrow of the three civilizations itself is her motivation, which makes her feel thrilled - there are no more suitable forces to be opponents than the three civilizations.

Edmund may believe in his own ideas, but in her opinion, this is just a good starting point.

In the interstellar era of abundant materials, no one will worry about survival, and the conflict of interests is the eternal proposition, which is a revolution that is not initiated because of survival.

The world often stands on the edge of a precipice, struggling to maintain its balance, and all it lacks is a push on it, like a lever at the fork in the railroad tracks, directing history to another unknown path...... If there is no such era, then try to create an era, and she herself just wants to dance on the stage.

"If we want to start our business, we need a name." Edmund said in a deep voice.

Lotherine glanced at his silver skin and smiled playfully.

"It's better to ...... It's called the Silver Revolutionary Army, right? ”