[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1680872,2147,"Chapter 102: Did It Explode?","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, the screen underwent another disturbing transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pixelated Slaaneshi daemonette, seductively twisting and posing, approached the statue of the God Emperor, rubbing against it and dancing provocatively under the gaze of several terrifying eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blasphemy! Complete blasphemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, Carter and the others were utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned away, not daring to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't bear to look—it was truly unbearable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden felt a sharp pain in his jaw and cursed, \"Who the hell made this heretical animation? Are they trying to get me in trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moss, however, remained unfazed, merely puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The circuits and data are fine. How could it malfunction like this? It's impossible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resorted to his usual repair method, having a mechanical arm bang against the pixelated screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was no use; the screen continued to play the depraved scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, turn this cursed thing off!\" Eden shouted, realizing what was happening and urging Moss to shut it down immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the pixelated screen was likely corrupted by some form of Chaos energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos glitch? Or maybe a prank by a Chaos god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it possibly be the work of that mysterious daemon engineer, Vashtorr?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name \"Vashtorr\" echoed in whispers through the communicator, scrawled messily in the most maddening of glitch-riddled corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend has it that Vashtorr is known for tampering with twisted machinery, relishing in mad \"innovations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea that Vashtorr might mess with something Eden had created wasn't entirely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever it was, it wasn't good. Best to shut it down before it attracted the attention of these fiends in the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've cut the power, but the screen still won't shut off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moss stroked his chin, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is extremely rare... there must be some mysterious energy sustaining it. If you give me enough time, I can work on a coded response to address this malfunction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden was at a loss for words. Time was the one thing they didn't have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the current rate of corruption, any delay would risk these abominations crawling out of the network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The animation's sound became increasingly chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daemonette panted, performing even more obscene gestures toward the revered statue of the God Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more demons appeared, and the scene grew increasingly rowdy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were daemons leering; others cheered for the daemonette, carrying human heads in twisted encouragement; some were hacking away, splattering blood across the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a veritable dance of madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tension in the animation reached a fever pitch, the daemons turned their gazes toward those watching, as if they had become aware of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could these fiends really possess sentience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was thoroughly unnerving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pixelated screen suddenly exploded, half of it shattering, and the display went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew, it's finally over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden holstered his smoking bolt pistol and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To broadcast a heretical spectacle of the God Emperor was an unforgivable sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Emperor knew he'd caused such a scene, Eden would be psychic-slapped into oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had to remain a secret!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Eden could relax, the screen abruptly flickered back to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it not over yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang, bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden, now enraged, fired repeatedly until the explosive bolts reduced the pixel screen to ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even this wasn't the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzz—The lab's voltage fluctuated, the lights dimming ominously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flickered across the multitude of cables, tendrils of purple-black smoke snaking along the wiring, spreading quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tracing the cables back to their source, the lab's central mechanical unit was already enveloped in a thick shroud of Chaos energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was running out of control, continuously emitting corrupted information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this main unit wasn't yet connected to the network, confining the influence to the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it been operational and linked to various institutions and industrial sectors in the Royal District, it could have output Chaos data across the entire district in mere moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would have resulted in a catastrophic disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destroy the main unit immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Eden ordered Carter and the guards to destroy the machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his command, Carter and the guards quickly approached the main unit and raised their bolters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple bolters fired simultaneously, flashes erupting from the barrels as bullets poured into the main unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the firing ceased, the main unit was reduced to scrap, its operations halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Eden wasn't reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abandon the network experiment. Everyone evacuate, and initiate high-temperature purification of this lab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden and his group withdrew, and the high-temperature purification team was dispatched to incinerate the lab thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team meticulously examined the ashes, ensuring no traces of Chaos remained, before sprinkling holy water, pouring concrete, and sealing the lab completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hammered a warning sign on the door reading \"No Daemons Allowed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sign included the date of purification and scheduled inspections—a testament to their caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purification team had been recently established by Eden, equipped not only with cleansing personnel but also accompanied by priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their job was to handle incidents of contamination and carry out purification, exorcism, and a full suite of purification services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the team's skills were somewhat rough, but as they honed their expertise, they were expected to grow more professional in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reporting the completion of their work, the purification team departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden looked at the sealed lab before him, feeling a pang of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His interconnected network project had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that humanity's technology from the 30th millennium simply couldn't withstand the corruption of Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Tech-Priests of the Mechanicus were so cautious about new technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They restricted knowledge, enforcing strict policies on any independent scientific experiments outside the Mechanicus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing widespread production of any defective technology vulnerable to Chaos corruption would undoubtedly harm the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often spent centuries studying, translating, and debating a single piece of technology before finally creating a usable product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even performed elaborate rituals on the machines as part of the manufacturing process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this was in pursuit of stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sighed deeply; trying to invent anything in Warhammer 40K was an incredibly arduous task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown explosion shook the ground of the Royal District, with shockwaves shattering glass along its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Eden's psychic senses picked up a surge of Warp energy dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What in the Emperor's name?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he somehow mess up so badly that it exposed Urth's location, drawing the attention of Chaos daemons for an invasion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Eden felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced in the direction of the explosion; it came from the newly built Mechanicus workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workshop's owner was none other than the newly appointed tech-priest of the Royal District—Salii Kaul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the Salii family's illustrious traditions, a sense of foreboding welled up in Eden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Kaul possibly be making an even bigger mess than I am?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check Out My Patreon For +20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!! 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