Chapter 161 The Development of Different World Technology

The Silent King of the Necrons has received the news and is rushing back to the Milky Way. At the same time, he has sent people to begin a comprehensive awakening of the Necrons.

The forces of the Eldar are no longer divided, and all have gathered around the Laughing God Xigochi. Not since the War in Heaven, Aida, have the Eldar been so united.

The greenskin army of Ullanor withdrew from Tallarn. They suffered heavy losses, but still maintained extremely strong combat power. Now they are wandering in the territory of the empire, creating huge troubles one after another.

Further out, the beast army from outside the light of the Astronomican will truly enter the border of the empire after devouring several imperial outposts.

The corrupted Wotan Alliance is marching towards Holy Terra. They have always been regarded as ordinary subhumans, but they have exploded with combat power far beyond the Empire’s expectations.

In addition to these major forces, various aliens also took advantage of the fact that the human empire was temporarily busy and started to cause trouble. Most of them did not know the truth of the New Hope series of events, and even if they did, they were powerless to interfere in the ultimate melee between several good people in the galaxy.

These aliens are more likely to cause trouble when they see an opportunity, trying to bite off a piece of meat from the empire. There are many different types of them, and there are even legends that remnants of Randan forces have been discovered among them.

However, the Empire has always been good at fighting tough wars. Even the Horus Heresy in the original timeline, which involved half of the Empire, failed to truly defeat the Human Empire. These aliens cannot stop the Empire’s war engine from running at full capacity. The only difference in the judgment that awaits them is the order of time.

As for the Emperor himself, after Jaghatai Khan was directly attacked by Slaanesh, he simply tore apart his original armor and gave it to the Primarchs to help them resist the corruption of Chaos.

The Emperor, having released his restraints on himself, is now growing more powerful every moment, and he no longer needs a suit of armor to protect himself.

The Emperor is currently preparing something, so he has not yet gone to the forefront of the New Hope system.

So now let us turn our attention from the Warhammer universe back to the other world. We need to know that although the entire galaxy has entered an era of great chaos and there is a sign of War in Heaven 2.0, in fact, only two months have passed since the other world was discovered.

The Empire’s research on the various magical phenomena in the other world is still in its infancy.

However, many of the original technologies of the Human Empire were black box technologies. The great sages of the Mechanicus themselves did not know why this was the case, but it was fine as long as they could be used.

Therefore, although the research on the principles of magic in the other world has been assisted by many magic books (setting collections) collected from the Great Tomb, the overall help is not great. However, in actual application, quite outstanding results have been achieved.

For example, the original low-level healing potions have evolved from production in Nfirea’s small workshop to mechanized and semi-automatic processing. The daily production volume is now much greater than the total production of Nfirea in recent years. Basically, each soldier can have two bottles.

Various other low-level auxiliary potions were also put on the production line thanks to the research of the Mechanicus’ biological sages.

As for the possible shortage of raw materials caused by this high-speed production, there is no need to worry about it. The main ingredients for the production of this kind of low-level potion are some herbs. With the help of the biotechnology of the Mechanicus, this is not a problem.

There is also equipment enchantment. This alien world originally had the technology to produce magical equipment, but after actual research, the Empire chose Rune technology as its main focus.

This was a technology that only a few dwarves in the other world mastered. Ainz once suspected that this technology was brought over by players and invested heavily in it.

This technology was once prosperous in the other world 200 years ago, but was gradually replaced by the later “magic technology based on rank magic”.

Although the magic technology is 2 to 3 times more efficient than runes, it requires the help of a magic caster and the cost of materials. The ability to save money is why Ainz is interested in this technology.

As for the scarcity of Runesmith Adaptors (even rarer than Magic Chanters), this was not a problem for Ainz. As long as he didn’t spend the money from the Great Tomb, it would be best to have finished products, but if he didn’t, it wouldn’t be a problem either.

It is even less of a problem for the Empire, as there are very few adaptors. It’s so funny. Let’s take a look at custom-made cloned robot servants.

Although many people in the Empire have become magic chanters, this technology of strengthening enchantment that only requires engraving runes on items is obviously more suitable for the Empire, which often uses planets as weapons for survival in war zones. Moreover, the mechanical servants will not feel tired, the work efficiency is higher, the hands are steadier, and the tools provided by the Empire.

Originally, a dwarf rune craftsman was considered outstanding if he could carve two or three runes, and the dwarf king’s weapon only had six runes. But with the support of the empire’s technology, the empire can now mass-produce equipment engraved with more than ten runes.

(Although since most of them were made by servitors, the original dwarf workers were hit hard)

If you simply engrave ten runes on ordinary equipment, the effect would probably be to get a heroic-level (by another world standard) weapon, but as the saying goes, the fusion of two completely different systems of technology would bring unimaginable results.

The effect of runes is mainly to add buffs. Engrave the laser gun’s magazine to increase its capacity, engrave the grenade bullets to increase their penetration and power, and engrave armor to increase its defense. These are all basic uses.

After repeated experiments by the Mechanicus, it was found that only six runes were needed to effectively solve the overheating problem of plasma weapons.

After different inscription enhancements are performed on different parts of the Space Marine’s power armor, the power armor’s output can be increased by 40%, mobility by 35%, and protective performance by about 33%.

Almost all fields such as industrial production, scientific research equipment, agricultural manufacturing, etc. can be significantly improved to varying degrees with the help of Rune Technology. Rune Technology has now become the most mature technology for the Empire’s production.

There have even been obvious breakthroughs in high-end manufacturing. The most advanced thing that the sages of the Mechanicus have currently made in the laboratory is a power sword engraved with thirty-nine runes. This sword has currently been given to Lorgar himself.

Through exploration in other areas, it was discovered that Lorgar had a strong talent for magic, his Word Bearers Legion were also proficient in faith-based magic, and other Space Marines also showed talents in martial arts and magic that far exceeded the ordinary level of this world.

Although the technical achievements are not as brilliant as the Rune Technology, the improvement in the combat effectiveness of the troops is real. In addition, the boost to morale in battle by the many Word Bearers priests who have mastered the magic of resurrection is extraordinary.

As for the attempt to combine magic and items for large-scale industrial production, there has been some progress, but no decisive breakthrough has been achieved yet.

For example, the resurrection and teleportation magic that the Empire is most concerned about still has many problems in production. For example, although the teleportation magic props have been mass-produced at great expense, they cannot be used for the teleportation of large-scale troops, let alone interstellar travel.

So far, the Empire’s exploration of this alien universe still mainly relies on the warp as before.

The bad news is that there is no Astronomican positioning here, but the good news is that the subspace here is free of those little cuties and all kinds of annoying storms.

After the spacecraft drifts out, it can rely on psychic energy to maintain communication. So far, the spacecraft sent out by the Empire have not found other planets with life. This is reasonable considering the vastness of the universe.

As for the resurrection props, some of these things have been made, and these life-saving items do not matter how high the cost is for an empire of this size. What’s more, in this world, the cost of making a prop that can truly resurrect a person is much lower than a panacea.

As for the production of magic scrolls, the Empire unexpectedly discovered that the skin of the ant cow, that is, the tough membrane under the shell of the ant cow, is very suitable. Now the Empire has begun mass production of third-level magic scrolls.

Attempts to see if the locals can be transformed into Space Marines are currently progressing smoothly.

A total of 500 people participated in the experiment in the first phase, and most of them successfully underwent the initial transformation surgery. The transformation of Kuro, the former captain of the Black Scripture, was particularly successful.

If nothing goes wrong, the Space Marine Corps will soon be able to get its own reinforcements in this alien world.

In short, in this alien world, the overall development of the empire can be said to be thriving. Now we just have to wait for the barrier outside the portal to open, and then we can take up knives and kill the Eldar and Necrons entrenched here.

(End of this chapter)