Chapter 14: Trouble and Exploration

Sernio 14 is the name of the huge device in front of Calvin.

It originated from a technological device left over from an unspeakable pre-dark age. It was one of the products of the reverse decomposition engineering of the unspeakable device and the black prototype discovered in the Great Crusade era at the invitation of the Star Torch Court.

The original purpose was that "the device" needed maintenance due to long-term use, and the existing technology of Terra and Mars was not enough to complete this work. Therefore, small-scale reverse engineering was one of the feasible solutions proposed by Mars.

As the name suggests, this device, which literally means Son of the Sun, was planned to be built and completed in 14 units, but the stability of the first 13 units after construction was very poor. Only No. 14 was different from its many predecessors due to some accidental factors that could not be traced back during the construction. Even at full power, it can still guarantee quite reliable stability.

But the cost of building such a device is too high, especially after the 37th millennium (M37th millennium), the power game between the High Lords Council and the Astartes became increasingly fierce. The Abyss Expedition and the Tanim Expedition were the political manifestations of these power games in the empire's territory; and the Black Warmaster Abaddon in the Eye of Terror, unwilling to be lonely, led the Chaos Legion to launch the seventh and eighth dark expeditions against the empire.

Under the combination of internal and external troubles, the increasingly declining national strength finally made the Ministry of the Interior determined to refuse to continue investing in this project with no end in sight in the early 38th millennium.

So one of the final products of this project, Selnio 14, after there was no possibility of recovering the cost, was kicked around like a ball between the Astronomican Court, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Astronomican Court due to some political sensitivity caused by its special functions.

Finally, in the middle of M38 (38th millennium), it settled in the Psionic Academy (also known as the Academy) under the Astronomican Court as a ritual auxiliary device for some students with special needs.

But given its sensitivity, few people, or no one before Calvin, applied for permission to use this device.

Aidan's identity was so confidential that the academy knew nothing about his origins except that he was a warband mentor with close ties to the Inquisition, and their respect for him came only from the existence of the Inquisition. So when Aidan applied to the academy for permission to use the relevant functions, the management staff just followed the rules, and no one explained the story to Aidan.

Whether it was a coincidence or a coincidence. In any case, the blind spots of both parties came together. Calvin, an unprecedented oddity, stood in front of this miniature of the imperial power center inexplicably and unimpeded.

In the empty hall, there were only Aidan and Calvin and a few scattered mechanical slaves without personality. Looking at the huge device in front of him, which had all the necessary equipment except some ceremonial carvings, static force fields and life-support equipment, Calvin was at a loss for a moment.

"Sit on it." Aidan simply found the most likely way to use it.

"Are you sure?" Although Calvin was just a bumpkin from the agricultural world in terms of his knowledge, his sensitivity as a soldier could not fail to recognize the ritual nature of the device itself.

"Do I sit on it?" Aidan rolled his eyes.

"Okay." Calvin, who had no other choice, followed Aidan's advice and walked towards the huge chair.

From the nine steps, Calvin climbed onto the five-meter-high metal base, and looked at the seat in front of him with some curiosity.

"With such a large size, the person sitting on it might not be a three-meter-high giant?" He thought secretly in his heart.

Without time to think about it, Calvin turned around and sat on the chair. The mechanical slave next to him also began to install the link device on Calvin.

When the device link debugging was completed. The complex equipment was started in an orderly manner, the unknown signal devices began to be lit one by one, and the low hum on the thick cables indicated that the main power source from the palace area began to supply energy. Some psychic array devices that were started in advance began to orderly bear Calvin's huge psychic pressure.

All the mechanical slaves who had finished their work also stepped down from the metal base, leaving Calvin alone sitting on the chair on the high platform "looking down on all living beings".

"Huh!" Calvin groaned and felt the long-lost relaxation. Since he woke up, the last time he felt so relaxed was the last time...

"Release your psychic energy with all your strength, and in the process, go as deep into your soul as possible." Although Aidan had never used this thing, he probably knew the process clearly. Looking at Calvin who only remembered "cool" on the stage, he couldn't help but remind him.

"Okay." Calvin, who was urged, restrained his emotions and began to focus on his sea of ​​consciousness. When the black ball rose from the sea of ​​subconsciousness, he couldn't wait to enlarge it, and enlarge it again. Until it restored its original appearance, Calvin jumped into the black star in front of him.

"Boom!"

After Calvin, who had no worries, exerted his strength to an unprecedented degree, the powerful psychic fluctuations instantly spread around with his chair as the center, and the cold current brought by it caused the temperature of the entire hall to drop sharply. The psychic energy dispersion array was close to overload in an instant, and the entire metal base began to emit a high-speed resonance.

On the contrary, the metal pipes that channel the outflow of psychic energy turned red instantly due to the high temperature of the surging energy in the pipes. This process lasted for a very short time, less than three seconds. But in the psychic vision, Aidan could still see through the heavy obstacles above his head and see that in the psychic academy of the palace area, a second huge beam of light, in addition to the Star Torch Court, briefly appeared.

This beam of light was so conspicuous that the entire palace, even the entire Terra, and even the entire solar system, activated the warning mechanism after observing this psychic beam of energy. Faced with such a close-range unknown energy fluctuation, the Imperial Guards entered the highest alert at the first time. The many palace gates that were normally open began to be closed, and the hidden turrets on the beautifully decorated city walls were awakened and activated.

The Imperial Fists responsible for the periphery of the palace began to communicate with the moon, and the Mountain Phalanx, which was hidden behind the moon and orbiting, began to enter the emergency response state.

The recently cruised interstellar navy fleet also began to respond to the alert, the shield was turned on at full power, and the light spear began to charge. The auspicious instrument on the bridge also began to search for hidden enemies in the void.

"Emperor's toilet! What the hell did you do!" Aidan swore that this was the first time he had cursed since he had served for 1,000 years.

Calvin, who had no idea how much trouble he had caused, was exploring inward in his soul. The time dimension here was different from that of the outside world, and he had enough time to find what he wanted.