After returning to the spaceship, Rhodes began pondering how to spend the 1 million-plus system coins he had in hand!
A straightforward option would be to do a 100-draw at the medium-level store. That should give him one or two monsters, and there might even be a mysterious gift pack. Rhode had discovered a pattern in the system store: using the 50-draw or 100-draw options made it more likely for mysterious gift packs to appear, and the items in these gift packs were usually of high value.
The Dark Giant Statue and the Sword of the Dark Cosmic Emperor, for example, were items that, based on their worth, should only appear in the advanced store.
However, since he was heading to Holy Terra tomorrow, Rhodes thought it was necessary to upgrade his spaceship once more. Upgrading it to a medium-class Pedan mothership would cost 300,000 system coins. This expense was unavoidable. Once the Pedan mothership was upgraded to the medium class, Rhodes could save up another million coins to eventually upgrade to an advanced-class mothership.
The highest-tier mothership would come fully equipped—with at least 50 King Joe robots. With the Empire's industrial capabilities and the production blueprints for King Joe, mass production wouldn't just be a dream!
After some deliberation, Rhodes spent 300,000 coins to upgrade the Pedan mothership. A golden glow enveloped the mothership dock, and the sight of the transformation made the Battle Sisters and Space Marines kneel down and pray.
During this time, they had learned from the young Sister Elena that Rhodes was not only the Emperor's chosen one but also the chosen one of the great Omnissiah. Although the Omnissiah was a deity officially recognized by the Empire, not many Space Marines and Battle Sisters were true followers of the Machine God. Most of the Omnissiah's believers were workers from Forge Worlds, common citizens, and the mech-heads of the Martian Mechanicus.
Before long, the spaceship's upgrade was complete. After this round of upgrades, the mothership had grown to an unimaginable scale. Its diameter reached around 1,000 meters, and it now had 24 super main cannons. Additionally, it was equipped with over 100 secondary cannons capable of firing Pedanium beams.
The hangar now housed 10 advanced Pedan ships, each the size of the ship Rhodes had used to leave the Agricultural World. These ships could now detach from the mothership and navigate freely through space. They came with their energy systems, capable of extracting stellar energy on-site.
The medium-class mothership also introduced a host of new equipment and even included a manufacturing facility. Rhodes could now use an assembly line to produce Pedan weapons, armor, and other equipment. The overall height of the spaceship had increased to about 200 meters, divided into ten levels.
Rhodes' three scientists were each given a floor—levels 7, 8, and 9—to use as their personal research laboratories. No longer would they have to squeeze into a single cramped space. The equipment Rhodes had purchased in Commorragh City could now be fully set up within the ship.
"This is truly a miracle. Is this the power of the Omnissiah?" Chaplain Magro remarked.
"This is Lord Rhodes' power. As expected of the chosen one, Lord Rhodes surpasses even those so-called living saints. He is more powerful and more favored by the Emperor and the Machine God," Titus added.
"I've seen this phenomenon before. Last time, when I went to support your planet, Lord Rhodes' spaceship was blessed by the Omnissiah and became even larger and more majestic," Elena said.
"The spaceship has grown significantly. Your previous rooms remain intact, so you can move back into them," Rhodes said.
"Understood, Lord Rhodes," everyone replied in unison, bowing to him.
"To all the Battle Sisters, I will prepare a spaceship for you to travel to a safe planet. There, you will join other Battle Sisters and a Canoness, Sister Anna, who will guide you."
It was time to send these Battle Sisters away. The upgraded advanced Pedan spaceship could easily transport them. An automated flight navigation system would handle the journey.
"Lord Rhodes, we can assist you in battle! Just provide us with power armor and boltguns," one of the Battle Sisters said.
"You have an even more important task. The Agricultural World I intend to send you to is severely lacking in defensive forces. It was previously invaded by the Tyranids, and I only just repelled them. The planet is still rebuilding and needs guardians. I'll equip you with weapons and power armor, but as Battle Sisters, you must follow orders," Rhodes said.
Better to send this group of fanatics away as soon as possible!
"For the Emperor! We will follow your orders, chosen one," the Battle Sisters said, kneeling.
Rhodes nodded in satisfaction. A few hours later, the Battle Sisters boarded one of Rhodes' Pedan ships and departed the Warp World, heading for the Agricultural World where Rhodes had first arrived after his transmigration.
Now, only the elite Space Marines remained aboard Rhodes' ship. Due to the special neural implants they had received, they were unwaveringly loyal to Rhodes and could stay by his side.
With 700,000 system coins remaining, Rhodes decided not to spend them on drawing new monsters—at least for now.
Instead of choosing a different path, he decided to push Gomora's attributes to their absolute limits. He then spent 10,000 system coins to exchange for a monster enhancement, further strengthening Gomora.
Gomora's skills, such as its immense longevity, ferocious transformation, and super shockwave, were all incredibly useful. This was the third time Rhodes used a monster enhancement.
Gomora's power further improved Rhodes' physical attributes—his body's defense, muscle tissue density, and the strength of his internal organs were all greatly enhanced. Even Rhodes' soul experienced growth. He could feel that his soul was now capable of extracting even more warp energy.
Now, if Rhodes wanted, he could fully unleash the Emperor's psychic power or strip away the Emperor's golden psychic light and turn it into ordinary psychic lightning. However, Rhodes had never formally learned warp psychic techniques, so he wasn't sure exactly what level his psychic abilities had reached.
Rhodes also inherited Gomora's ferocious transformation skill. After transforming, all of his attributes were enhanced by more than double. This skill could even stack with Red King's Berserk Mode, allowing Rhodes to casually deliver punches with a force of several hundred tons, and when fully unleashed, over a thousand tons.
Without wearing any armor, his body could withstand explosive bullets, and his physical form was harder than steel.
Rhodes also inherited Gomora's super shockwave skill. By bringing his hands together, he could unleash a gold-red shockwave attack.
"This attack can be used at a distance, but if it's executed in close proximity to the opponent, its power increases exponentially."
"Lord Rhodes! I can feel that you've become even stronger! What are we going to do in the future?" Elena approached Rhodes with a worried expression.
After her body was strengthened, Elena's physical attributes were now no weaker than those of an ordinary Space Marine. She could easily overpower a Battle Sister. However, during their nightly session, her body still found it difficult to keep up with Lord Rhodes. Rhodes couldn't even exert his full strength.
"Ahem! I've already thought of a solution. In a few days, I'll perform some small surgical enhancements on you. I'll implant some Zetton bio-muscles for you and improve your bone strength," Rhodes said gently, patting Elena on the head.
Once they reached Terra, Rhodes planned to study the Custodians' biological enhancements to see if they could be applied to Elena. After all, there were female Custodians.
He also needed to think of a way to control his increasingly monstrous body. Otherwise, after a few more enhancements, Rhodes might have no choice but to turn to Slaanesh to deal with his needs.
But Slaanesh was just too disgusting—genderless and capable of seducing anyone. Rhodes had no interest in a metaphorical toilet seat that had been used by hundreds of millions of people.
"Sigh!"
Elena let out a helpless sigh. For most people, enhancing their physical abilities was for combat. For her, it was just to keep up with Lord Rhodes' sexual needs.
"Don't worry! I'll figure it out. Once we arrive at Holy Terra, I'll take you to the Imperial Palace to meet your father," Rhodes said with a smile.
After all, wasn't the Emperor the father of all Battle Sisters?
"That would be an honor. But we only call ourselves the Emperor's daughters out of devotion. The Emperor is not my father, so please don't say that…" Elena immediately showed an excited expression.
For any Battle Sister, meeting the Emperor was a lifelong dream. But calling him father was a bit too much.
"Leave it to me. You'll be calling him father soon enough! This time, I'll secure an Imperial Princess title for you, along with two female Custodians as your personal bodyguards," Rhodes declared confidently.
With me around, that old man will give in and will be more than happy to accept you as his daughter.
After comforting Elena, Rhodes headed to the underground laboratory. Meanwhile, Elena stood there, her head filled with question marks.
"Lord Rhodes… just now… did he say I'd become an Imperial Princess? And even get two female Custodians as bodyguards? Is this real?"
Elena's mind had completely shut down.
Rhodes arrived at the laboratory of Balt, which had been expanded to more than two or three times its previous size. It could now accommodate two giant cultivation tanks simultaneously.
The new giant cultivation tanks had been custom-made and only needed some final installations to be fully operational. They could cultivate two Zettons at once.
In the center of the largest cultivation tank stood a towering creature—a giant monster standing 60 meters tall with a black and white beetle-like body.
"Master, you're here! Look! Zetton II."