Chapter 15 Development

"This is... some kind of spore life form? Interesting..."

Seeing that Donald seemed to be very interested in the spore creatures in the pyramid.

Li Meng felt that he should remind Donald.

If Donald went to Planet No. 1 privately one day and alarmed those little things, it would be bad.

"These little things give me a very bad premonition. Don't touch them privately. Now is not the time."

Donald took a step back and bowed to Li Meng.

A hoarse, mechanical voice sounded from the hood.

"Regent, your worries are unnecessary. I will not touch them without your permission."

"That's good. For now, we should focus on development. We should do as little as possible on other things, otherwise it will lead to more troublesome things."

Donald deeply agreed with the regent's words.

At this time, nothing is more important than one's own development.

Then, Li Meng left the preparation room.

As the regent, as the highest authority of the Far Journey,

Li Meng didn't need to do everything himself, he just needed to formulate a general direction of development.

The other things would naturally be done by the technical priests of the Mechanicus.

...

The Far Journey.

The upper palace, the hall outside the master bedroom.

After leaving the preparation room, Li Meng returned to the palace.

Standing in front of the glass wall, he was wearing a brown-black military uniform, staring at the earth-colored planet outside in a daze.

Blue Devil...

With a thoughtful look on his face, Li Meng fell into deep thought.

The trip to Planet No. 1 allowed him to discover the alien species "Blue Devil".

But he knew nothing about what the "Blue Devil" was.

Is it a strange creature or an intelligent and civilized race?

Is the destruction of the giants related to the "Blue Devil"?

There are too many answers to know...

The future has also become confusing with the appearance of the "Blue Devil".

Li Meng suddenly discovered that he was not alone in the S-01888 star system.

But he didn't think it was a good thing...

"001, is there any news about boat No. 2?"

No matter what time, 001 will be by Li Meng's side.

Even if he is not there, he will only disappear for a short while.

Either go to recharge, or do what Li Meng ordered.

"On the way back, do you want to connect to boat No. 2?"

Turning around, Li Meng faced 001 and said, "Connect!"

As soon as Li Meng finished speaking, a blue light suddenly shot out from 001's electronic eyes.

A blue holographic screen appeared in front of Li Meng.

I saw a flash on the screen, and Pine's head appeared.

"Any findings?"

As soon as Pine appeared, Li Meng asked.

Pine nodded, his face solemn.

"I really found something. There is a huge hole in the Arctic, with a diameter of five kilometers and a bottomless depth. Regent, do you want to explore the hole? Maybe you can find something. I can turn back immediately. It won't take long."

Should Pine go?

For a moment, Li Meng hesitated.

Everyone is curious, and Li Meng is no exception.

He also wants to know the origin of the hole in the Arctic and whether there is something in the hole.

Just like the "Blue Devil" in the pyramid...

After hesitating again and again, Li Meng finally gave up the idea of ​​letting Pine explore the hole.

"Come back, it's not the time yet..."

Yes, it's far from the time.

When his military power is strong enough one day, he will have no scruples.

"Yes!"

The screen flickered, and 001 interrupted the communication.

"Huh..."

After taking a deep breath, Li Meng turned around and looked at the dark starry sky outside.

What to do next is much simpler.

That is to do nothing.

Yes, do nothing.

The construction plan of the Ark has been put on the agenda.

The only thing Li Meng can do now is to wait.

...

When Li Meng decides to take some time off, every day is destined to be boring.

After returning from Planet No. 1, Li Meng became a homebody again.

He hardly left the palace for 24 hours a day.

Either swimming for entertainment, or using 001 to check the progress of the Ark project construction.

In the society of the Warhammer 40K Human Empire, slaves are common.

Of course, although slaves are common, it does not mean that humans can become a commodity.

Not everyone can become a slave.

Only those who violate the laws of the empire, felons, and death row prisoners will become slaves.

Once they become slaves, they are no longer human beings, but just a cheap labor force.

The Mechanicus Church transformed them, destroyed their brain tissue, and made them lose their emotions and thinking ability.

They work day and night like machines.

They will not complain, nor will they feel tired, but will work numbly until they die.

It is precisely because of the hard-working labor of slaves that the construction progress of the Ark will be very efficient.

In less than three months, the dock of the Ark has taken shape.

In more than two months, it will be put into use.

Because it is a modular design and in a vacuum.

There are more choices for the construction order.

In order to speed up the development, the dock and the industrial area are built first.

Because these two areas are connected, a lot of trouble is saved.

If you look at the planetary orbit not far from the Far Journey, you can see a very shocking scene.

Above the star ring plane, a huge metal building is gradually taking shape.

Although there is only an outline, it has taken shape.

A large number of "slave" engineering machines are working around the metal building.

Some are welding, and some are transporting large and small building modules.

The scene is very busy, and the white flames from the tail engine form a light belt.

This light band connects the Far Journey with the metal building.

On both sides of the Far Journey, all the harbor gates have been opened.

Engineering machines and mining machines are coming in and out of the harbor, and there is no end.

The Far Journey is a colony ship, but also a factory.

The two STCs operate around the clock, bringing enough production capacity to meet the development needs of the empire.

In the first half of the month, there were less than fifty mining machines and engineering machines that could participate in the work.

But since then, several mining machines and engineering machines have been offline almost every day and joined the construction.

This is the power of the STC construction module. As long as there are sufficient raw materials, it can make all kinds of tools.

And here, the least lacking is minerals.

Of course, the reason why the output of the "slave worker" mining machine is so high is also related to itself.

Compared with the "iron slave" mining boat, the "slave worker" mining machine has a simpler structure and is easier to mass-produce.

More than three months have passed, and the number of "iron slave" mining boats is still ten.

The number of "slave" mining machines has exceeded 300.

Although the number of "iron slave" mining boats is small, it does not affect the working efficiency of the mining machines.

The mining machines can directly capture asteroids and send them to the refinery of the Far Journey for refining.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner...