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For example, when it comes to sleep, they still need four Terran hours of sleep each day to replenish their energy and ensure that their bodies are in peak condition.
as well as.......
eat.
A servant carried a tray to Lynch, serving him the special meal he had just prepared—a large bowl filled with a thick, viscous white porridge, and a large platter containing a steaming, radiating piece of meat.
Lin Qi's eyes lit up when he saw the steak. He remembered that he had casually mentioned to the chef a few days ago that he missed the taste of Glocks meat, and now, this steak was in front of him.
He picked up his knife and fork, cut off a piece, and put it in his mouth. The rich juices burst in his mouth, and the flavor was quickly absorbed by Astartes' sensitive tongue. With large chews, he quickly finished the steak, leaving only some residual sauce on the plate.
Lynch, still somewhat unsatisfied, turned his attention to the remaining white porridge—a common, nutritious porridge provided to Astartes. Its taste was ordinary, but it offered Astartes sufficient nutrients; even a single spoonful would be enough to keep a mortal from needing to eat for the next two days.
Lin Qi picked up a spoon and casually stirred the white porridge, making sure the black cubes containing calcium or similar metals beneath the surface were thoroughly mixed with the porridge.
Then, let's eat!
He scooped up some porridge with a spoon and watched the thick porridge slowly fall from the spoon, forming threads in mid-air.
this.....
White, viscous, high in protein...
Haha, this is porridge.
Lynch put the spoon into his mouth and then swallowed it expressionlessly.
Uh... um... well...
It's very fresh, very delicious, and very tasty.
Lynch scooped out another large spoonful and put it into his mouth.
Although it looks terrible, this thing is still much better than the tasteless food he ate in the bottom nest. When I said it tasted so-so, I was only referring to its comparison with those things. In fact, this thing has a light fragrance of milk and grains, and if you taste it carefully, it has a unique flavor.
Yuan Zhuzhi himself carried his tray and sat down opposite Lin Qi.
His plate had the same contents as Lynch's: a large piece of Grox meat steak and a large bowl of white porridge. Lynch sipped his porridge, glancing furtively at the steak, then watched as it was cut up and put into the mouth of the Primal Forged Leader, letting out a slightly regretful sigh.
Yuan Zhuzhi didn't speak. After finishing his pork chop, he started drinking his porridge. He quickly finished everything in front of him, then put down his spoon and narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lin Qi, who still had half a bowl of porridge left.
"Eat quickly," the leader of the original forging said. "After you finish eating, come with me. I'll take you to see something."
Lin Qi nodded upon hearing what the leader of the original forging said, then lowered his head and began to eat rapidly.
The remaining congee was completely gone in less than a minute. Yuan Zhuzhi also stood up and walked out of the cafeteria.
Lin Qi followed and asked curiously.
"What are you looking at? Is it related to the mission you just mentioned?"
"There is some connection, but rather it's more like showing you some results."
Showcase some of the results.
Lin Qi frowned slightly, unable to think of anything to show for the moment.
"what exactly is it?"
"You'll know when you see it."
The Forged One led Lynch forward through the King of Explorers, traversing long corridors and entering several elevators that went up and down, before finally arriving at a massive steel hatch.
The steel hatch opened automatically after their arrival. Besides Caul's enormous figure appearing behind the hatch, Lynch also saw several other familiar figures.
“Lord Lynch!” Owen exclaimed, his excitement beyond words. “Your surgery looks very successful. Praise be to the God-Emperor and Omnesia for allowing me to meet you now.”
Lynch walked up, extended a hand, and patted Irving on the shoulder.
"Long time no see, Kyrie, what are you doing here?"
It had been almost two years since they last met, and it would be a lie to say that Lin Qi wasn't pleasantly surprised. However, more than meeting here, Lin Qi was curious about why the other person had appeared here in the first place.
“It’s research, sir.” Evelyn spoke. Apart from Owen, the remaining figures were her and two other assistant priests of the Star Claws.
Looking at them, Lynch immediately knew what Caul was about to show him. He took a deep breath, his voice brimming with excitement.
"The research has yielded results? Have you figured out the technology behind the combat suit?"
The group exchanged glances and then sighed in unison.
“My lord.” A hint of shame appeared on Owen’s face. The technical sergeant was clearly unwilling to say what he was about to say, as from his perspective, this was already a disgrace. “The research… has made some progress, but let the Great Sage Caul explain the specifics to you.”
Lynch looked up at the red-robed sage who had remained silent since he arrived.
Kaul remained silent, but gestured for the others to walk with him.
Kaul led his men through an indoor hatch, finally arriving at an open space. However, he merely led them through the hatch and stood by it, without venturing further inside.
It was a vast, empty space, seemingly devoid of anything. But as Kaul spoke, a ripple appeared, and then a colossal steel giant came into view.
Lin Qi stared at the steel giant, and was immediately stunned.
"This is a product I created by combining combat suit and knight mecha technology. The combat suit you captured is extremely valuable. It is not only a product that can be deployed on the ground battlefield, but more importantly, after being improved and integrated, the creation you see now even has the ability to fight in the void."
Lin Qi blinked, and suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity with the steel giant in front of him.
This thing... isn't it just a Gundam?
Kaul actually created a Gundam?!
I'm taking a day off (This is not me running away! This is not me running away! This is not me running away!)
I have exams coming up soon and I've been busy studying. I'm also not feeling well, so I'm taking a day or two off to organize my thoughts.
It's not cut! It's not cut! It's not cut!
Say the important thing three times.
For those asking about the book club group, here's a group number. I've also posted the group name in Chainsaw, but for some reason the introduction page hasn't appeared yet. If you don't mind the hassle, you can manually enter the group number to join.
Old Group: Second Empire: 1041575324
New group: Whirlpool: 1050168627
You can chat with the author to discuss the plot or anything else.
Chapter 113 On the Eve of the Exploration and Abaddon's Decision
Lin Qi looked at the steel giant in front of him and examined it carefully.
The fact that it can be mistaken for a "Gundam" at a glance already tells you about the general appearance of this steel giant—silver-white external armor and a mechanical head with wings. Moreover, this head is not the cube shape of the combat suit or the shape of the Imperial Knight and Titan armor, but rather resembles a kind human face, with its eyes emitting a faint scarlet light.
The giant's torso is humanoid, and its mechanical arms on both sides are also in the shape of normal human arms, with a clear upper and lower arm structure and a pair of hands.
Its chest was now open, revealing the cockpit inside. Judging from its size, the cockpit was undoubtedly intended for mortal use. This made sense, given that within the Empire, the most skilled pilots of mechs were none other than the mortal knights.
"There are many valuable aspects to the technology of those aliens. I combined the technology of the Knight Mech to create this prototype and its accompanying weapons. Under the pilot's control, this mech can not only travel at high speed in the void, but more importantly, it can ignore the defense of the void shield and break through like a torpedo to directly strike enemy warships."
Even Kaul couldn't help but feel a little excited as he spoke.
However, the excitement quickly faded, turning into a faint sense of regret.
"But right now, we've encountered a problem."
Lynch keenly noticed the change in Kaul's voice, which made him frown slightly, and he immediately realized that the research had encountered a bottleneck.
"Do you need my help?" he asked softly. "If you need me to do anything, just give the order, and I will do my best."
Upon hearing Lynch's statement, Caul chuckled and shook his head slightly.
"I do need your help, but not in terms of your abilities."
"What do you mean?"
"The current research problem is the engine. Existing conventional engines cannot provide the mech with the power it needs... First Casting should have told you about your final assignment."
Lynch frowned and immediately understood what Caul meant.
However, he was still somewhat surprised, since he had just explained the matter to him in the morning, and then Caul notified him in the afternoon.
This process was far too rushed.
Kaul noticed the confusion in Lynch's expression. Instead of playing the riddle-maker, he took the initiative to explain the reason for the current situation.
“I didn’t want to be in such a rush either,” Caul sighed softly. “But we’re out of time.”
"What?" Lin Qi's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, almost forming several furrows on his forehead. "What happened?"
“I received a message from Terra,” Caul replied. “After the Royal Guard returned to Terra, they received another revelation from Him: the vile minions have gathered in the Great Vortex. You must end your training, return to the Star Claws, and lead the warriors around you on a targeted expedition.”
"Then why not let me take over Star Claw now?" Hearing that something was wrong with the Great Vortex, Lin Qi's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of urgency. "If there really are evil forces lurking deep within the Great Vortex..."
“You have to prove yourself,” Caul interrupted Lynch without hesitation. “This trial is necessary, and you must experience real combat. Haven’t you noticed that your progress in training has been slowing down lately?”
Lynch fell silent; clearly, he knew that what Caul said was true.
Then, in the next moment, he took a deep breath, looked at Caul, and nodded firmly.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Do you remember the key that Sage Evelyn possessed?"
Lynch lowered his head and took a second to recall.
When he looked up again, he understood everything.
“You want me to help Evelyn find that STC,” Lynch said, looking at Caul. “That STC… can solve the research problem you’re currently facing?”
Kaul nodded, indicating that Lynch's idea was correct.
“Evelyn has a key that her family once found in the hive they ruled,” Caul said. “Her family was once the planetary governor of a hive world within the Empire, a hive world whose origins predate the Dark Ages. These coincidences combined led to the family patriarch five hundred years ago successfully finding a key in the ruins of the bottom hive, which was also the source of their family's destruction.”
"But the family wasn't completely wiped out, although the key disappeared in the process, right?"
"That's right. If you hadn't shown up, then this key would never have appeared again, and we would never have been able to find out the information behind it."
"What exactly is a key?"
"That was a piece of code that recorded a coordinate and a password. The password could open the door to a relic from the Dark Ages. And inside that relic was a conventional engine that had been researched and STC-ized, but had not yet been put into large-scale use."
Lin Qi let out a long breath.
"So you want me to go into these ruins and bring out the STC of this engine?"