[{"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-72":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},1680842,2147,"Chapter 72: From Now On, You’ll Be the Oil Man!","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>With a clang, Eden tossed the welding mask onto a pile of parts nearby. He looked at his creation, clearly very satisfied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad. Looks just right. From now on, you'll be known as the Oil Man!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before Eden was a \"man\" dressed in a rust-red hooded robe, with a skull mask embedded on his face, glowing red cybernetic eyes, and octopus-like mechanical arms protruding from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most prominently, the Imperial Aquila symbol that Eden had just welded onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance was not just similar to the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus—it was an exact replica!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, what is an Oil Man?\" the \"tech-priest\" Moss scratched his head, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oil Man is a nickname for the members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. They love to enhance their bodies through various mechanical augmentations...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden then gave Moss a detailed introduction to the Adeptus Mechanicus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adeptus Mechanicus, headquartered on Mars, is one of the Imperium's most significant religious organizations, with its members possessing remarkable technological prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though nominally a part of the Imperium, they are more like a state within a state. They have their own exclusive technology, forge worlds, armies, and fleets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, like other Imperial organizations, they revere the God-Emperor, whom they worship as the Omnissiah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also believe that all machines contain a \"machine spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the machine spirit's existence, machines can function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus handle the bulk of the Imperium's research, engineering, equipment maintenance, and industrial production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also have a crucial task: to excavate and uncover the technology left behind from humanity's golden age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining this, Eden looked at Moss and issued his command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you will play the role of a tech-priest. You're not allowed to reveal your true identity to anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, adjust your voice. Make it colder, more raspy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, under Eden's guidance, a cold, mechanical tech-priest named Moss was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It still feels like something's missing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden stared at him for a moment, then rummaged through the parts pile, tinkering until he handed Moss a mechanical staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it looked even more authentic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was all a bit rough around the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, this would do. Moss could gradually modify his body as time went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Governor officially declares you the Chief Tech-Priest of the King's Court district!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tech-priest\" was just a general term for members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It encompassed over a thousand different roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biologis explored biological mysteries; Fabricators built and maintained war machines; Logis processed arcane knowledge and data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the broad categories, but there were many more intricate specializations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, there were Transmechanics, Cogitators, Techno-shamans, and Magos of various disciplines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outstanding members in any field could earn the title of Tech-Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such titles included Tech Specialist, Master Metallurgist, Master Alchemist, Scholam Magister, Lore Sage, Tech Assassin, Relic Keeper, and Holy Seeker, among others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Higher up were the Tech-Adepts, the pinnacle being the Archmagos, Fabricator-General, or Datasmith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These individuals often held positions of power on Forge Worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does all this sound confusing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's because it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden himself was confused and wasn't sure if he had explained it all correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hierarchy and ranks of the Adeptus Mechanicus were mind-bogglingly complex, constantly shifting, and overloaded with overlapping titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even beginning to comprehend the towering structure of the Mechanicum far exceeded the limits of the human brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, with the technology inside Moss's digital brain, it wouldn't be hard for him to rise to the rank of Tech-Sage in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had already thought of a title for him: \"Master of Ancient Machines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Lord Moss, let us be off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Omnissiah!\" Moss said, leaning on his mechanical staff, his voice now a raspy electronic tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect. He was in character!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden quickly led Moss out of the secret chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, Moss would be the tech-priest of the King's Court district. He had his own identity and residence, complete with servitors to assist him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden then took Moss to a mechanical factory within the district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory was scattered with strange, outdated machine parts, and it appeared to have been abandoned for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had brought Moss here primarily to meet the district's former mechanical engineers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Moss had the technical knowledge, whether he could apply it under current conditions remained to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed specialized personnel to help him create what Eden wanted under the available constraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Eden and Moss arrived, a ragged, oil-leaking servitor greeted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servitor seemed sluggish as it spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guests, please follow me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It led Eden and Moss to a location, opening a large steel door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door creaked open, a man dressed in a rust-red robe, similar to a tech-priest, emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bore minor signs of mechanical augmentation, adorned with skulls and mechanical claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He greeted them with an exaggerated enthusiasm that bordered on sycophantic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the Omnissiah, Governor, you've finally arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden scrutinized the man before him—Sali Kall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't been conducting any...forbidden research, have you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kall's expression turned firm as he shook his head vigorously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear by the Omnissiah, absolutely not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Kall noticed Moss and became visibly panicked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that Moss appeared to be a tech-priest, while Kall, on the other hand, was a mere impostor, never having received recognition from the Adeptus Mechanicus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, meeting a genuine tech-priest had Kall in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sali family, to which Kall belonged, had once been members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. His grandfather was a radical Magos-Explorator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his grandfather's views on technology were so extreme that even other radicals considered them too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the Sali family was stripped of their status and titles, and exiled from their Forge World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the Sali family found refuge on Urth, under the patronage of the Grant family, providing technical support in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sali family had long harbored dreams of restoring their former glory and continuing their journey down the path of the machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had a penchant for researching forbidden technologies, which had caused quite a bit of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with Kall's generation—he had always claimed to be a tech-priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even developed a so-called \"machine-spirit link\" technology, which nearly destroyed the entire mechanical factory and surrounding area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the Sali family's centuries of contributions, Eden had spared Kall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he placed the family under surveillance, forbidding them from conducting further research, up until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Kall's nervousness, Eden found it amusing but didn't expose him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Lord Moss, a Tech Specialist from the Adeptus Mechanicus...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kall grew even more anxious—this was no ordinary tech-priest but a high-ranking member with the title of Sage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He awkwardly stammered a greeting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored Sage...I, I am...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Moss's cold, red cybernetic eyes, Kall could barely speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden stepped in, pointing to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kall, the 'Tech-Adepts'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moss stared at Kall, then nodded: \"Greetings, Kall. May the Omnissiah bless us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Moss had begun playing the role of a tech-priest, he had taken to muttering mystical phrases and occasionally reciting binary code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to outsiders, it all seemed very Mechanicum-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Omnissiah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relieved that his cover wasn't blown, Kall finally exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden had no intention of letting Moss or Kall learn the other's true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to let these two impostors continue their charade...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Moss and Kall, Eden intended to gradually rebuild the Adeptus Mechanicus structure, providing the King's Court district with technological support!\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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