[{"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-103":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},1680873,2147,"Chapter 103: The Machine Spirit Link Technology","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>When Eden arrived, he found the Mechanicus workshop torn apart by the explosion's shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the mechanical structure had been reduced to rubble, billowing thick black smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Debris and fragments were scattered everywhere, creating a scene of utter devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more alarming, remnants of the structure were shrouded in thick Warp energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This energy seemed almost alive, snaking across the surfaces of the machinery, emitting an unsettling glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the space above, faint spatial rifts could be seen, thin as hair but exuding a dangerous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond those rifts lay the terrifying Warp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden's psychic senses were highly attuned, allowing him to detect the faint whispers of fear, pain, and despair emanating from the other side of the rifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary citizens exposed to such an environment would soon suffer severe mental effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daemonic whispers would corrode their minds, inducing endless panic, gradually driving them insane or even into mutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, Kaul, you've gone way too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden felt a throbbing headache as he cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is he trying to do—blow up the entire Royal District?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his anger, Eden channeled his psychic energy, stored within his psychic core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These energies flowed toward the small Warp rifts, like gentle hands smoothing them out, restoring the unstable space to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then used this power to purify the lingering Warp energy clinging to the machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the residual Warp energy in the area was completely cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisis was temporarily resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the essence of Eden's Warp nature, symbolizing hope, stability, order, and purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly effective, but the cost was high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of hope was Eden's most precious resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly feel that this single act of restoration and purification had cost him a staggering 500,000 points of hope energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After amassing a total of 1.5 million hope energy points over a long time, this one incident had spent a third of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart ached at the expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Eden had dealt with the issue, the rescue team from the Logistics Department arrived to extinguish the fires and clear the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purification team stood by, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the structure still burning, they could skip the incineration process. Soon, they would enter to recite prayers, sprinkle holy water, and perform the exorcisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Kaul? Find that lunatic and bring him here,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden finally remembered the culprit of this disaster and ordered the rescue team to locate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped Kaul was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Kaul was one of only two tech-priests in the Royal District, and there was plenty of work waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was dead, it would be a severe loss for Eden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly, the rescue team dragged out a battered Kaul, his mechanical arms twisted, his body charred black, and brought him before Eden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was alive... barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rescue team performed emergency treatment, roughly jamming several healing potions into Kaul's body, which revived his breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaul jolted upright, sparks flying from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Omnissiah! I did it! I really did it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cheered with fervent excitement, clearly thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaul, the first genius of the Salii family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaul took a hard slap, sending another shower of sparks from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A genius, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden grabbed Kaul by the collar and pointed toward the smoldering ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain this... what exactly happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"G-governor?\" Meeting Eden's icy glare, Kaul became nervous and fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The experiment... had a small... hiccup, and, uh, exploded...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Eden's temper flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You call this asmallhiccup?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, prepare for judgment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll explain, please give me a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaul seemed to remember something, scrambling over to a part of the wreckage and began digging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dug out a servo-skull crafted from his father's remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servo-skull was charred black, sparking erratically, and one of its mechanical arms swatted Kaul across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbothered, Kaul was relieved to see the skull intact, hugging it close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so glad you're okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this bizarrely touching scene of fatherly affection, Eden restrained his urge to strangle Kaul, repeating to himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's normal for technical geniuses to have quirks, normal to conduct little experiments... stay calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the danger, Kaul's capabilities couldn't be denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently responsible for weapon production lines and equipment optimization in the Royal District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy cannons and standard laser rifles previously used were primarily developed under his lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Kaul was one of the Royal District's key talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden suddenly realized that among the key figures in the Royal District, there seemed to be few \"normal\" individuals in the Imperial sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sage Moss, a robot masquerading as a tech-priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archbishop Doni, an outcast banished for heretical beliefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense Corps Commander Arye, blessed with extreme luck and rumored immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech-Priest Kaul, a technical heretic whose family was exiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Eden himself, the most abnormal of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pureblooded human from the 3rd millennium, raised under compulsory nine-year education.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a lengthy explanation from Kaul, with Moss interpreting here and there, Eden finally understood what Kaul was working on and how the explosion happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaul had been secretly experimenting with a bizarre machine spirit linking technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the culmination of generations of Salii family research, a universal machine spirit link capable of connecting countless machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, it would surpass the Mechanicus' Cogitator series and the vat-grown bio-brains in both power and versatility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaul had finally managed to produce a prototype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to awaken the machine spirit, he realized the normal power supply couldn't sustain such massive energy consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he had a \"brilliant\" idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not tap into Warp energy as the power source?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea quickly took shape. Fueled by a burst of inspiration, Kaul built a device to extract Warp energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Kaul retained some sense, recognizing the dangers involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He adjusted the power output of the Warp extractor, greatly reducing its capacity before testing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment it was connected, it exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Kaul's account, Eden's jaw twitched as he muttered internally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn 'inspiration,' probably a gift from Tzeentch himself, you heretic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Kaul had limited the power output; otherwise, he'd likely have blown a rift to the Warp right in the Royal District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few brushes with Chaos seemed to be an unfortunate tradition on Urth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a deep self-reflection, Kaul promised Eden,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord governor, I swear not to continue this experiment until I perfect the energy supply technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I break this promise, I'm ready to face any judgment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, youmustcontinue!\"\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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