Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 126 Warhammer - 1st Stack of STC (4.3k)

"What exactly is the armor your Imperial Guards use made of? Not only the Guards' Spears, but even direct fire from the cannons and broad spears is ineffective!" The Emperor's expression became visibly agitated; his face flushed, and he looked utterly incredulous.

It's hard to imagine that such an expression would appear on the face of this man who is like a god in the eyes of outsiders.

Why would the emperor lose his composure?

The reason is actually very simple.

Didn't Dio go to Fenris?

Although they took all the Imperial Guards with them, a few were left behind and mixed in with the Emperor's Imperial Guards.

This was to keep an eye on the Astartes so that they wouldn't ambush his Transformers.

After all, Transformers look like a combination of an abomination of intelligence and Iron Man.

If one of those Astartes were to fire at the Transformers, and the Transformers were to retaliate...

Sorry, although this group of Transformers was just for show by Dio, their weapons and armor are top-of-the-line. If the Transformers were to retaliate, they could easily wipe Terra off the face of the earth.

This isn't about protecting the Transformers, it's about protecting these Astartes!

Later, Waldo discovered the extra people hidden in the Imperial Guard. Although the Imperial Guard did not do anything detrimental to the Emperor, the Emperor wanted to see what the differences were between the two Imperial Guards.

So they decided to give it a try.

The Emperor's guards would naturally have no objection, but Dios's guards did not agree.

After all, their mission was to protect the Transformers, not to fight each other.

Without Dio's new orders, they would not take any action.

Then the emperor came up with a crooked plan, sending one of his guards to ambush Dio's guards.

As everyone knows, the speed of the Imperial Guard is so fast that even the Astartes cannot see it clearly, but when the Emperor's Imperial Guard was about to launch a successful sneak attack, his Guardian Spears were broken.

By the time the Emperor's Imperial Guards reacted, he had already been pinned to the ground.

The emperor, out of curiosity, used his spiritual energy to investigate, and what he found shocked him.

Because he discovered that the armor of Dio's guards was extremely smooth, without a single undulation!

The Imperial Guard Commander's armor even had another layer of armor on top, which, in the Emperor's own eyes, should be phase armor!

Even though their swords are powered weapons, the spears in the hands of every Imperial Guard are phase weapons!

That's not all, but their physical strength is much greater than that of our Imperial Guards!

In terms of physical fitness, they are no longer the Imperial Guards, they are Primarchs!

"How did you train these Imperial Guards? What kind of armor and weapons do they have?"

Although outsiders say that the Imperial Guard was a perfect human template created by the emperor according to his own will.

Just like no one wants too much money, the better this template is.

However, what the Emperor was most curious about were their weapons and armor. Physical strength was not important; he could find a way to improve it. After all, the title of the strongest genetics expert on Earth was not something to be taken lightly.

However, technology is the shackle of human empire in this era.

Due to the warp storms and the Iron Rebellion, the human empire has been separated from its golden age for thousands of years, regressing from its glorious past to a primitive era.

The loss of numerous SCT construction templates deprived humanity of advanced technology, and the storms of the warp wiped out the former advantage of faster-than-light travel. The restrained and civilized psykers gradually turned into madmen afterward.

If we can absorb and find a large amount of the high technology of the past, then the day when humanity returns to its peak will be much faster.

Dio looked at the Emperor, rolled his eyes, and said, "It's just armor and phase weapons made with the strong interaction force, is it really that big of a deal?"

"You can't build it?"

"Have you lived all these years in vain?"

Judging from the Emperor's expression, Dio knew what the old man was thinking when he asked him the question.

You're used to getting things for free in the subspace, aren't you? And you're planning to hand them over to me selflessly?

Pull it down.

The emperor gave an awkward laugh.

He had lived for so many years without thinking too much; he had focused solely on studying genetics and military knowledge, with genetics being the most important. He didn't know much about other areas, and most of it was simply stored in his mind.

As for its application?

Sorry, that's a completely new area I've never been into before!

“I can build it for you.” Dio’s tone suddenly changed, making the emperor’s eyes light up.

"but!"

Upon hearing these two words, the emperor swallowed his words.

If the word "but" appears, nothing good will ever happen!

As expected, Dio began to make demands.

"I can build it for you, and I can even design it for you, but I need you to provide the raw materials and one condition!"

Dio's words delighted the Emperor, who patted his chest and said, "No problem, the raw materials will definitely be supplied, as long as we can produce the finished product!"

Ha ha.

Dio stared speechlessly at the Emperor, who had revealed his freeloading nature with just one sentence.

"Raw materials are easy to obtain, right?" Dio said with a smile.

The emperor nodded hastily.

"Okay, then go and prepare. I'll tell you what to do, and you can write it down."

The emperor quickly picked up a pen and paper to record the events.

“Fine gold, radiant gold, Adamantium alloy, Motonium alloy, sodium carbon steel…” Dio uttered one material name after another, along with those exaggerated numbers, and the Emperor’s face gradually became distorted.

Dio noticed the Emperor's expression and looked at him: "What? No? I can't do it without it."

The emperor sighed: "I know my past actions are hard for others to believe, but I swear!"

He held up three fingers and continued, "This time I absolutely won't break my promise!"

Dio looked at the three fingers the emperor held out with a helpless expression.

He sighed and said, "Then you'll have to build the factory first. Otherwise, am I supposed to use my head to process it for you?"

Although Dio could create things using zero-point energy in a vacuum, why would he do it?

The Emperor replied, "No need. The Martian Mechanicus is willing to provide the Empire with technical support; materials processing and such can be given to them."

Dio's eyes lit up and he said, "Oh right, I just said there's another condition, which is to wipe out those Mechanicus people!"

The emperor was taken aback: "Why?"

The Martian Mechanicus was founded when he, under the alias Saint George, defeated a sealed site containing a fragment of a celestial being.

The Cult of Mechanics was actually founded under the influence of that Star God fragment, and with the Cult of Mechanics around, it was even better able to suppress that fragment.

According to Guilliman's account, even in another timeline before he became a god, that fragment had not yet appeared.

Like the Necromancer in space, that fragment was used to store hidden energy on its back.

The emperor was embarrassed as soon as he finished speaking. It was truly thoughtless of him to say such a thing knowing the future.

"And why?" Dio made an exaggerated gesture.

"Just because this group of people is extremely xenophobic and closed-minded, I have every reason to execute them all!"

Dio's reasoning was quite simple.

The Warhammer Empire once possessed a considerable amount of time-based technology.

Forbidden fields are just one branch of this technology; much more advanced technology is actually in the hands of the Mechanicus.

But the Cult of Mechanics is extremely xenophobic, not only towards those outside the cult, but also within it!

In the original story, a great sage who possessed time technology for the purpose of concealing this technology even forgot to update his own body, which caused him to age and die.

And no one knew where he had hidden those time-traveled technologies anymore.

Even within the mechanical engineering discipline, you can't innovate; you'll be stuck in the approval process until you grow old and die.

According to the original text, a member of the Mechanicus created a new type of mechanical construct, a single-soldier weapon capable of running on two legs. However, he was framed by some members of the cult and his case was stalled for a century. It wasn't until the new member of the Mechanicus was about to die that he went to inquire about it, only to be falsely accused and directly transformed into a mecha servant.

It was undeniably tragic.

He knew that the Warp world contained the cesspool of space, and the existence of four maggots within it.

Especially Tzeentch, every new creation could potentially increase his power, but that doesn't mean he can hide everything.

Admittedly, there are also members within their ranks who are loyal to the Empire and dedicate themselves to its cause.

But if humanity is to rise again, all forces that can be gathered must be assembled!

If Dio were to transmigrate into the Emperor, his first instinct would be to categorize the Mechanicus, bringing all those willing to help the Empire increase its power under his wing, and leaving none of the others behind!

Even if it weren't for these reasons, he would still do it.

After all, when Horus rebelled, almost half of the Mechanicus also rebelled.

Regardless of the reason, betrayal is betrayal.

"Moreover, you also gave the privilege of being the largest weapons manufacturer and talent training center in the country to the Cult of Mechanics. It's fortunate that they don't have the ambition to dominate the galaxy, otherwise they would have all betrayed you the moment you sat on the golden toilet!"

The Emperor, aware of the gravity of the situation, nodded: "I just granted them special privileges, and it wouldn't be good to go back on my word now. Besides, the Mechanicus is still somewhat useful right now. Once Luo Jia is found, I will have him lead the Word Bearers to attack the Mechanicus on religious grounds."

"It's best to do this right away. Do I need to teach you?" Dio grabbed the emperor's armor and pulled him in front of him, speaking in an unfriendly tone.

"Besides, a promise is just a piece of paper to wipe your butt with. So what if you go back on your word? Show me the same swagger you had when you made that deal with those four in the warp!"

Upon hearing Dio's words, the emperor seemed to awaken from a dream, and in a daze, he seemed to see a new continent appear before his eyes.

"I know what to do." The emperor stood up, walked out of the room, and quickly gave the orders.

He's going to go to Mars himself and deal with these people!

As for the factory that Dio had instructed, the emperor was not in a hurry to build it.

Because of humanity's golden age, Earth no longer manufactures any resources. After all, it is humanity's home planet and the capital of the empire, and everything depends on importing goods from the human territory within the bank.

The Emperor intends to continue building the facility on Mars.

This will be the first forged world of the human empire!

The Emperor acted swiftly, after all, not everyone is willing to lose their life, not even these strange people who had transformed themselves into cyborgs.

After a wave of deaths, the Martian Mechanicus announced a renewed alliance with the Empire and revised its doctrines. Then, under Dio's guidance, Mars rebuilt its laboratories.

Dio even found several lost STCs in a corner, the kind that the Empire desperately needed right now.

This delighted the emperor; he hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise!

"Look how happy you are. Isn't this just a little gadget that combines a smart AI that stores blueprints with 3D printing capabilities? If I want to make it, I can do it in no time."

Dio looked down on this so-called standard construction template, after all, Marvel's advanced technology was far superior.

For example, a certain mythical Iron Man, who could create a miniature cold fusion reactor by hand.

Given enough time, if Dio were to build them, creating a whole bunch of different STCs wouldn't be a problem.

The principle of STC is very simple, and it is not particularly difficult to apply to the world of American comics like Marvel and DC. What is difficult to explain is the technology involved. The technology in each STC is different, which is the crystallization of human technology!

"Could you please remove your hands before you speak?" The Emperor looked at Dio speechlessly; he couldn't lift the STCs floating in the air.

"I'm just curious about what these things are for," Dio said stubbornly.

But it didn't matter; even the emperor was curious.

He carefully manipulated the STCs in his hands, and soon burst into laughter.

"These STCs can quickly construct buildings using rocks and dirt, namely houses, warehouses, and factories, while the others are for food and power armor."

Finally, the Emperor took out an STC and solemnly said, "This one is the most extraordinary. Do you know what it is?"

Dio, his interest piqued, stared at the STC in the Emperor's hand and asked, "So interested? Don't tell me this is a manufacturing material?"

The Emperor shook his head and said, "No, this is STC, which can create gene-modifying agents, and these gene-modifying agents are the kind that were once most popular for developing human genetic potential!"

"And it's not just any ordinary development. Theoretically, it can give an ordinary person the physical qualities of the Imperial Guard, and there's even a high probability that this potential can be retained after the drug's effects wear off. Furthermore, with proper nutrition and training, it can even infinitely restore the physical qualities of the Imperial Guard as they were when they first took the drug!"

"what?"

Dio was stunned; he truly found it unbelievable.

The Royal Guard is undoubtedly the top-tier fighting force in the Warhammer universe, second only to the Primarch.

Is it possible to use a single medicine to enable an ordinary person to reach the physical fitness of the Imperial Guard, and even maintain this potential after the medicine's effects end, and recover with proper nutrition?

As someone cosplaying an emperor, he couldn't possibly be unaware of how difficult it was to manufacture the Imperial Guard. But the fact that such a level could be achieved with just one potion shows how deep the research on genes was among the people of the Golden Age!

"Is this STC okay?"

"No problem, as long as it's an STC mechanical machine, it's in excellent condition, without a single flaw, just like new!"

The emperor stroked the STC, his gaze as if he were caressing a peerless beauty.

Dio slapped him on the head: "Hurry up and build everything that needs to be built! How can this thing reproduce if it's left here?!"

The emperor, as if waking from a dream, quickly began collecting raw materials according to the requirements of STC.

It's no wonder the Emperor lost his composure. Once this gene serum is created, the human empire will at least gain the combat power of a Custodian army roughly equivalent to the size of an Astral Army.

So what's there to fear about the subsequent destruction of the network? Or the Horus Rebellion?

If the internet is destroyed, Khorne will truly remain seated on the throne and block the way.

Horus dared to rebel, but once he reached the Terra Palace, he was truly the only one left rebelling!

Dio let out a sigh of relief: "The Mechanicus really does hide all the good stuff."

"Well done, indeed."