Terra Calendar 1591.1.15.

9:00 AM.

Hell's Kitchen Herserem Tower.

Negative 3rd floor: Material reserve and equipment area.

In the depths of the Herserem Tower, inside Sector A of Supplies and Equipment lies a spacious and anomalous arsenal. It's deep underground, far from the hustle and bustle of everyday hustle and bustle, but it's the heart of the armament [that Adam] spent most of his resources on the Authority to build.

Surrounded by heavy concrete walls, the lighting fixtures embedded in the walls glow softly, illuminating the entire arsenal.

The smell of metal and oil was in the air, and the floor was covered with hard-wearing metal plates, where the footsteps of the passing operators echoed.

In the interior of the arsenal, all kinds of weapons and equipment are neatly arranged, ranging from light weapons to heavy machinery.

Inside the Arsenal deep beneath the Tower of Herserem, there are five areas that stand out, and they are the original five creations of the Ohm Messiah.

These five areas are [Wrath of the Machine God-Titan Zone], which stores a huge war weapon Titan; [Steel Behemoth - Soul Tank Area], there are a large number of tanks made by the Ohm Messiah in this area; [Street Fighting Beast - Cerberus Zone], which houses terrifying hot-melt armored vehicles; [Fire coverage - Basilsk district], where there is a large number of self-propelled guns; [Battle Swarm - Brimstone Fire Zone], where there are a large number of drone swarms.

Knock Knock Knock –

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

The sound of machinery and metal colliding throughout the Arsenal makes for a unique symphony.

In this futuristic place, various robotic arms are busy dancing in the air, their "dance" is both precise and powerful, and they are repairing and debugging the rows of "steel giants" standing.

Mole Science Society operatives affiliated with the Mole are shuttling around these huge machines, and their mechanical backpacks are rapidly carrying out various tasks.

The robotic arm sticking out of the back of the backpack is like an octopus's tentacles, flexibly performing all kinds of complex operations on the machine, from fine tuning to reloading and repairing.

The reaction parameters in front of the operators are displayed on the tablet of reaction parameters, which displays the various performance indicators and operating status of the machinery, and the strange ritual items placed next to them.

"Choose a holy place, preferably near the royal factory of the Omni-Messiah or inside the workshop where the machines of war were created and repaired, as required for the ceremonial venue in the Practical Manual of Mechanics; All technicians involved in the ritual are to be dressed in full sacrificial garments and perform purification rituals to ensure the purity of mind and body. ”

In the Soul Tank Zone, a female operator with cat ears named Arya is busy performing a pre-battle ritual to soothe the machine soul around a massive [Punisher I Soul Tank].

Arya was also carrying a special eight-legged mechanical backpack behind her, each of which performed a different task with precision, matching every detail of her ritual.

The [Punisher I Soul Tank] stands silently in the Arsenal.

With a staggering length of 13.2 meters, a width of 4.4 meters, and a height of 2.8 meters, its shell is composed of composite pure gold armor, and the outer layer is also coated with a self-healing anti-energy layer, and the armor thickness reaches a maximum thickness of 1.5 meters at the front, making it undoubtedly a mobile fortress on the battlefield.

The Destroyer's kinetic cannon, the Punisher's main gun, stands tall and tall, revealing its unrivaled attack power.

Aria was flipping through the contents of the practical manual written by Utility Operator Mole;

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Light the ritual candles

Twelve blessed candles are placed around the tank, each representing a principle from the ancient mechanical dogma. Lighting a candle symbolizes the awakening of the machine soul and the protection of the god of all machines (there are 236 pages of scholarly principles in this stage, please open the following link {+link} for details).

Reciting "Hymn to the Machine"

The technicians revolve around the tank and recite the "Hymn to the Machine" together, in order to praise the greatness of the mechanical god and the power of the machine soul. The voice should be loud and clear so that the spirit can feel the demands of its controller (there are 136 pages of academic rationale at this stage, please follow the following link {+link})).

Oil and liquid offerings

A mixture of gasoline No. 150 and Authority production was lightly sprinkled on the armor of the tank. This process symbolizes the nourishment and respect of the mech, as well as the blessing of its invincible armor (this stage has 196 pages of scholarly principles, please open the following link {+link} for details).

Touch the barrel ceremony

The technician placed his hand on the barrel of the main cannon and prayed in a low voice, asking the spirit to give the cannonball decisive power. At this point, the other participants are asked to remain silent to reinforce the sacred atmosphere of the ceremony. (There are 496 pages of academic rationale in this stage, please open the following link {+link} for details).

Note: You don't need to understand the principle, you can just follow the requirements.

Of course, the great Ohm Messiah is expected to be able to understand you.

He said that this was not a miracle, nor was it superstition, it was - the doctrine of etheric thaumaturgy.

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Aria had opened the link behind the manual once before, and at that moment, it was as if she had touched the oldest and most chaotic knowledge in the depths of the universe.

The dense tape of formulas, theories, drawings, and data is like a distorted ray of light in the ether, and every line of text and drawing on it is a challenge to the understanding of reality, a mockery of mortal wisdom.

She felt dizzy just by glancing at the dense formula data, so she decisively closed the link and praised her boss Rishi Robert from the bottom of her heart.

Rich Robert's Handbook of Practical Mechanics is the greatest work ever written by the Society of Scientists, and he made the lofty truth of the Ohm Messiah accessible to the public.

If it weren't for the Authority and [Adam's] taboo on ghost worship, the people of the Society of Scientology would have wanted to call this manual the Mechanical Sacred Codex.

"Now it's ...... Light a candle and soothe the soul. ”

The ceremony begins with Arya placing twelve blessed candles around the tank, and then she lights the candles, and the soft light forms three sacred halos around the tank, symbolizing the triple radiance of the Ohm Messiah.

The holy scriptures have ...... Oh, no, it should be said in the manual:

The Om Messiah has a threefold crown – the recasting of the always, the sacrifice of suffering, and the heavenly salvation:

He protects people, rescues people, and performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth.

There is no salvation but Him; For there is no other name given under heaven and among men, through whom we may be saved;

So, praise Ohm the Messiah!!

After chanting the praise of the Om Messiah in her heart, Aria, the Administrator of the Academy of Sciences, began to proceed with the next ritual.

"O heavens, from above down, the firmament descends righteousness;

The earth cracks, and salvation is produced, so that righteousness may occur together;

All these things were created by the Messiah of Ohm. ”

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

Three circles of candles around the soul tank suddenly swayed violently in the windless environment, and the sound of praise was loud and clear, singing the praises of the greatness of the Om Messiah and the power of the mech.

As the hymn sounded, there seemed to be a force in the air, which filled the entire arsenal with a solemn and sacred aura.

Whoop -

The three red flames suddenly turned into strange azure flames.

Immediately afterward, Arya took out a special mixture of engine oil and the Holy Liquor made by the Authority, and gently sprinkled it on the tank's armor.

Then, she carefully placed her hand on the barrel of the tank's main gun and prayed in a low voice, asking the spirit to give the shell decisive power.

Buzz Buzz –

With a faint hum, the tank's engine began to roar, the piston gently injected, and the servo mechanism sounded softly, as if in response to the call of ceremony.

From the smallest gear to the most powerful artillery, every component is soothed by this ritual and awakens as if it were given life.

[A specially coded interface has been discovered, and it 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 updating——]

[Weapon system.]

Main Cannon: Model "Destroyer" kinetic cannon

Caliber: 200 mm

Range: Up to 10 km in direct fire mode and 30 km in high-arc bombing mode

Ammunition types: high-explosive shells, kinetic armor-piercing shells, red-hot beam shells, guided detonation arrow shells

Secondary Weapons:

Crusher mortar: 2 seats, equipped on both sides of the hull, with a maximum range of 5 km

Twin Heavy Shotguns: 4 units, mounted around the turret, with an effective range of 3 km

Automatic Cannons: Multiple, distributed between the hull and turret, used for close self-defense and air defense.

Soul control system

Type: Beast Spirit, with the ability to make decisions in battle autonomously

Interface: Ethernet interface, which provides a direct link to the AI of the Soul of the Machine

Current Soul Status: [Joy] (Performance 100% + 10~15% Aether Bonus Damage)

Notes: Although it is very strange, in the case of the Soul of the Machine, these machines can indeed get a 10~15% damage bonus, and vice versa, so try to make these strange Machines "satisfied". 】

When [Adam] announced the connection, a mystical connection loomed between Aria and the Soul.

With a reverent heart, with a calm attitude, she bathes in the shadow of the machine, which seems to be one with the machine itself.

As Aria enters the tank alone, the connection becomes even stronger, an invisible bond established between her and the mech, penetrating the boundary between matter and spirit, allowing her to feel the "heartbeat of the machine" and hear the "whispers of the machine".

This connection transcends the realm of comprehension, a mysterious existence that she begins to modulate as soon as she enters the tank.

And as Iria went about her work, on the [Adam] panel, which they couldn't see, a set of data was flowing rapidly to the creators of these machines.

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

Pansy Jane, Secretary General of the Authority, and Turles Coubert, Deputy Commander of the Task Force.

and the Special Operators Mole, Green Ox, and Bright Moon Rabbit all stood in front of the metal railing.

Their gaze looked over the railing, looking at everything below.

Each of these elite members of the Authority appears to be unusually focused and serious, and their presence symbolizes the importance that the Authority attaches to what is to come.

In front of everyone, stood a handsome young man with blond hair and golden eyes, holding a silver cane in his right hand, standing in a position that gave him a condescending bird's-eye view of the entire arsenal.

【Ding——】

[Way of Conquest: +0.007%]

[Way of Conquest: +0.012%]

[Way of Conquest: +0.0002%]

"Advancing the development of drawings, the amount of increase is the largest, but it is all one-time, and only the first drawing of the same type will increase; However, spreading the way of conquest can continuously obtain the feedback ...... other [Tinder], no wonder [McCann] on Mars wants to spread his own way of all opportunities and set up a mechanical church. ”

Xia Xiu's golden eyes glanced at the built-in high-level lineage template that only he could see, and he could feel that the way of conquest deduced by his authority [Shattered Flame] 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 a third, and [Metatron] still has [The Way of Order] and [The Way of the End] on him to complete.

In addition to Metatron, there is also the Twenty-Six Legion Realm of Vashak, which represents the personality of the Spirit, to advance.

His path to [miracles] was a difficult one, and the resources required to accomplish all of the above required were sufficient to sustain a medium-sized and large lineage for hundreds of years of year-round operation.

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

Moreover, because he is the Celestial Reserve Decision-Maker, the Director of the Authority, and the Angel of War in the Ivy League.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is a large amount of investment sources for the Authority, and the Herserem Tower is the one that Eden smashed out.

Needless to say, although some of the calculations on its body came from Xia Xiu's [Crown], most of its resources were given by Eden.

The large amount of resources invested in the Authority is likely to make other core institutions and [central containment chambers] in the Kingdom of Heaven have opinions - most of the core institutions and non-core institutions in the Kingdom of Heaven have their own revenue-generating modules, and the Authority has still directly asked for resources from the Kingdom of Heaven since its establishment.

With such a large amount of resource output, if he does not make achievements, it is estimated that he, the decision-maker of the reserve, will not be able to hold out for the second round of the election.

Moreover, if the Authority still keeps asking Eden for resources directly, does not have an independent income-generating module, and does not feed back the genealogy of the Heavenly Kingdom, he, the decision-maker of the reserve, will also be sprayed.

The Fourth Sword Bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Decision-Maker of the Reserve of the Kingdom of Heaven are two perspectives of identity.

The former is only the holder of individual powers, while the latter is regarded by the outside world and the kingdom of heaven as the light of mankind, the decision-maker of the kingdom of heaven, the king of angels, and the giant who bears Terra......

Now, Xia Xiu must do it if he wants to make the Authority responsible for its own profits and losses.

It's just that now he really has no land, no people, no resources, no mines, no industry, and no output......

Therefore, he can only continue to ask the Heavenly Center and Eden for resources from the Authority that he had just founded.

Harm, I used to be just a social animal, although I worked every day, but I was quite free, nothing was to cut off aliens and enemies, and I never lived a life of poverty.

Now that he is in charge, he realizes that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and if the Kingdom of Heaven really cuts off most of the resources given to the Authority, he will really have to find ways to open up sources and reduce expenditures, and even pull a few more allies to be the main ones.

"Director, the inspection and adjustment of the equipment of all operational units has been completed. We have ensured that every piece of equipment meets the standards and that all units involved in the operation are in top condition. "Secretary General Pansy Jane is still reporting to Xia Xiu as vigorously as ever.

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

"They are not only ready, but they are also in high spirits and are looking forward to your pre-war parade and instructions." The Secretary-General replied decisively.

"Yes."

The blonde youth stood on the observation deck of the arsenal, his golden eyes slowly scanning the busy operators below. The operators were nervously making final preparations for Operation Midwinter Night.

Their morale is high, their eyes are full of determination, and even ...... A feeding frenzy.

"Personality Worship, Divine Thought, Cultism, Militaristic ......"

Xia Xiu rubbed his eyebrows, silently thinking in his heart of the many reasons why the Kingdom of Heaven had never been secularized.

(End of chapter)