Chapter 108: The Machine Sect of Acquaintance
The Empire's administrative efficiency is now much more efficient than it was during the Great Expedition, and with the current Terra government, coupled with the Faster-than-Light Communication Forum and the Hyperspace Engine, it is not difficult to establish a better supply system than the Great Expedition.
As for the Mechists, who once provided the logistics for the entire Great Expedition, once upon a time, they created a blade for the Empire that would bend the Universe to its knees.
However, the division within the Cult of Mechanicus during the Horus Rebellion and the targeted attacks on the high-value Forge world by both sides caused the Human Empire to lose countless technologies that were almost impossible to recover from in this short rebellion. Countless technologies were exhausted in the years that followed.
The current Cult of the Mechanics and the Human Empire no longer wear a pair of pants. In the eyes of many Mecha sages, the Empire not only does not trust itself enough, but also is ungrateful, ignoring the many difficulties of the Mechist, and not doing much to defend the Forge World, and taking a few worlds and populations to compensate for it afterwards.
The Titan Legion and the Cathar have fought desperately for the Empire outside and suffered heavy losses, but the Empire has also highly restricted or even forbidden the Cult of the Mechanics to keep and research alien technology, delve into subspace technology and abomination intelligence.
In the eyes of the Empire, the Cult of the Mechanicus is a group of mechanical maniacs who are passive and slacking off, ignoring the Empire's prohibitions, and thinking very incorrectly, but because these mechanical maniacs are the only scientific and technological personnel owned by the Empire, the Empire can only choose to tolerate them.
The two allies, who were once close under the leadership of the emperor, are now in the same bed and dream, and they are inseparable. The Cult of the Mechanicus is no longer the Cult of the Machines that once worked diligently for the Empire.
Fortunately, Sivir has established a new scientific research department for the Empire, and Sivir will study whatever they want them to study, and they will build whatever they want, which is much easier to use than the Cult of the Mechanicus.
They won't prevaricate you with the will of the god of all machines, or they will say anything that displeases the soul, and they will do a bunch of tedious rituals on the battlefield to appease the soul, and then you find out that the repair process is just two screws. Not to mention digging and researching good things to hide for yourself, building a ship and asking you for several times the resources.
After the establishment of the scientific research department, Sivir began to prepare for the disbandment of the Mechon. Many of the Empire's recent research projects have not included the Mechanicus' Techno-Priests.
Not only did the Super Space Marine's plan not involve any of the Mechachanistic sages, but even the plan itself did not reveal a single rumor to the Mechon.
But there is a Mecha Grand Sage named Kaul who somehow learned about this plan and applied to join the Super Space Marine research. Sivir naturally did not agree, and let the scientific research department hand him over some scientific research plans and sent him away.
Now, Sivir's dislike of the Mechanics is no secret throughout Terra. After all, all the officials of Terra are the elite of the empire, and it is the basic skill of politics for them to read words and emotions and figure out their intentions.
As one of the High Lords, Douglas Cook, the Martian casting general, is naturally also a top player in politics. Sivir's attitude was all clearer as the leader of the Mechanical.
But even if he knew, what could he do? Could it be that he can lead the Cult of the Mechanicus to rebel?
The reason why Sivir did not hide his thoughts in the slightest was because Tyra had established his absolute authority after great development under his leadership, great cultural and educational prosperity, and growing national power.
As the revival expedition progressed, Sivir also began to have absolute control over the army. The Forbidden Army in Terra, the multiple warbands and the Astral Army, as well as the popular state religion, have highlighted Sivir's personal authority and ensured that Sivir is above the state apparatus and has supreme and unchecked absolute power.
Casting General Cook would never dare to take the Mechanics Cult for breakfast, and the Casting General does not have much control over the various casting worlds of the Mechanic Sect, there are many factions within the Mechanic Sect, and there are actually many people close to the Empire, so it's hard to say how many Casting Worlds can obey Cook's command.
As for the tactic of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, it is even more impossible. Some of the High Lords of the Empire once tried to strip the Mechanicus of autonomy, but the touching persuasion of the Martian Casting General at the time, as well as the Emperor-level Titans outside the Imperial Council, caused the High Lord Council to abandon the idea.
But if the current casting general Cook dares to do this to Siwell, Sivier will dare to show him what it means to dismantle the Titan with his bare hands.
Not to mention that it was suppressed in terms of combat power, the Mechonia did not rely on this to gain a foothold in the empire in the past. What really scared Cast General Cook was the construction of the Ideal City, the recent work of the Research Department, and the many dockyards built by the Revival Expedition.
All of this means that the Mechanicus has lost its monopoly on technology in the Empire, which means that the Mechanicus is no longer indispensable to the Empire.
What's worse is that the current regent of the empire is very dislike the Cult of the Mechanicus. When Cook realizes that the Imperial regent can indeed influence the life and death of the Mechanica, all he can do is show the value of the Mechanica, and make Sivir realize the help of the Mechanicus to the Empire.
Therefore, in recent years, many of the Mecha Cult's requirements for the Empire have been fulfilled with all their hearts, and their efficiency has been greatly improved. Weapons and equipment that used to take years can now be built in a matter of months, and the resources used are much less than in the past.
Seeing that the Mechanic Cult was so knowledgeable, Sivir also temporarily put aside the idea of disbanding the Mechanical. He also gave the mechanics some technology to study them.
An efficient Terra government combined with an efficient Mechonism is enough to build a poor supply system for the current empire. But this is only a temporary one.
The Empire's scientific research department was engaged in the research and development of many new weapons, and Sivir also asked them to research new types of power armor. There are for super space marines, and there are for the astral army.
When these things are researched, the Imperial army will have a major reload. That was when the Cult of the Machine God was disbanded and annexed. The Empire will establish a new supply system to make it easier and faster to do logistics for the troops.
Sivir Balabala said a lot, so that Harrison and Laurent knew a lot about his future arrangements for the Empire.
Looking at the clock, Sivir noticed that it was not too early, so he stopped the conversation.
He praised Harrison's recent performance and expressed his amazement at Harrison's fighting skills. Then the conversation ended and he was allowed to leave.
As for Laurent, Sivier still has some questions to ask him.