Rosicky and Malevolus turned and bowed. Then, the Forge Lord reported.
"My Lord, the Dominum Armor suit suitable for psykers has been successfully developed."
"The average test results show a ten percent increase in power for biomancy spells."
"Notably, the initial average test result was nine percent. It gradually increased, reaching eleven percent in the most recent test. This indicates the Dominum Armor's adaptive and personal growth systems are gradually taking effect in the psychic aspect."
Malevolus glanced at Rosicky beside him and said admiringly:
"The Forge Lord's ingenious ideas and unparalleled skill achieved this innovative accomplishment."
Malevolus had always believed that in the field of armor crafting, he was unmatched within the Imperium. Even when crafting armor alongside Ferrus Manus, he marveled at the Primarch's ingenuity, but their contributions were nearly equal.
Rosicky, however, astonished Malevolus. Throughout the R&D process, initially, Malevolus led.
But when a series of problems arose, before he could devise solutions, Rosicky quickly found answers.
"The first challenge was how to integrate Warp circuits into the Dominum Armor's established system."
"The obstacle was that the Sage Grimmnir system is a completely different framework, evident in their physical forms."
"Grimnyr's are also Kin. Their physical resilience surpasses ordinary humans, allowing them to wear heavy armor, much like Astartes psykers."
Nareth nodded. Having mastered clone-woven technology, he understood Malevolus's point.
Grimnyr genetics share approximately sixty-three percent similarity with normal Kin.
They possess resilient physiques, capable of wearing heavy armor, at least enhancing their protection. Yet they wear only robes.
"I researched the Kin's void armor. I found that bonded alloy and the runes inscribed upon it conflict with the runes on Grimnyr and the Warp circuit system of the COG drones."
"That is why they don't wear battle plate like Legion warriors."
"Similarly, the various systems within the Dominum Armor conflict with the Grimnyr system."
Malevolus's eyes shone as he looked at Rosicky.
"The Forge Lord improved the Dominum Armor's original systems, reducing their spatial footprint within the armor while enhancing their effects."
"Most astonishingly, he also constructed two external modules on the adaptive module. One connects to the Warp circuits."
Malevolus watched Marlena Skara step out of the test chamber and continued.
"Within the Dominum Armor's spatial frame, Warp circuits are installed. On Marlena's waist, controlled by a red energy stone."
"The other module externally connects to Marlena's various plants. This was another part of her requirements."
"To accommodate these plants, providing space and facilitating their release, presented another immense challenge, arguably more difficult than system conflict. Please allow me to illustrate with visuals."
"Very well." Nareth walked to the visual screen to hear Malevolus's professional explanation.
"Besides the personal growth and adaptive systems, the Dominum Armor has a complete self-sustaining system providing regular sustenance for the wearer. Its self-repair function ensures infrequent maintenance is needed."
"But both these systems, like others, require a sealed environment to function. This conflicts with Marlena's needs."
"The Forge Lord again demonstrated his creativity. Through design, he layered the plants, increasing storage capacity while creating a sealed environment."
Malevolus operated the console, magnifying this section.
Nareth saw densely packed various plants filling the spaces.
Rosicky's design allowed inner-layer plants to fill gaps between adjacent outer-layer plants.
Through multiple nested layers, gaps were filled, creating a sealed environment.
"He integrated the self-sustaining system with the plants. Marlena can cultivate plants. The plants are decomposed and absorbed by the self-sustaining system, then provided to the armor's wearer."
Nareth saw the new module Malevolus displayed. On the highlighted curved electronic tubing on the back, hundreds of branch-like needles pierced the plants, extracting nutrients.
These circulated within the tubing, eventually injecting nutrients into the body through contact points like the arms.
The other direction of the self-sustaining cycle was retained. Waste would still be converted into nutrients, fed back to the plants, promoting their growth. This would reduce Marlena's expenditure in cultivating plants.
"This modification by the Forge Lord fully utilizes Marlena's abilities, allowing her to fight nearly indefinitely."
"Combined with my ability to catalyze plants, disregarding mental fatigue, my body could indeed sustain limitless combat." Marlena added a comment.
"It should also be emphasized that although sensors can't detect my precognitive abilities, I do feel improvement in this aspect."
"Even without actively using the ability, I often see glimpses of the future. When actively used, it's about a five percent enhancement."
"This armor exceeds my expectations for optimal performance. Moreover, it will continuously evolve with use. The armor forged by the Forge Lord is unparalleled."
Hearing praise from the finest armor craftsman Malevolus and the suit's user Marlena, a proud smile appeared on Rosicky's face.
"This is all due to the power my Lord bestowed upon me. Malevolus, as long as you serve my Lord faithfully, you will possess similar power in the future."
Nareth nodded slightly. Before becoming a beyonder , Rosicky's innate talent, especially in armor crafting, couldn't compare to Malevolus.
After advancing to Sequence 6 "Artisan," Rosicky's in mechanics underwent a transformation.
In Malevolus's area of expertise, he surpassed him, becoming a top-tier armor master.
Of course, this was because Rosicky was originally the Legion's finest Techmarine. An ordinary person without any talent wouldn't achieve this level of improvement.
As for Malevolus, he had only just digested "Archaeologist" through studying Squat technology, becoming an "Appraiser" five days ago. He hadn't yet advanced to "Artisan" for the qualitative leap.
As Nareth pondered, the Forge Lord continued his report.
"My Lord, through this period of research on the Dominum Armor, I've discovered its limitations."
"Especially regarding defensive capability. Even the most protective pattern struggles to compare with Terminator armor. It's slightly stronger than power armor but consumes several times the resources. Moreover, this pattern cannot evolve like others."
"For many Court Member, Terminator suits are more suitable. We should use them as a foundation, attempting to incorporate adaptive systems and personal growth modules."
Nareth nodded, agreeing with the Forge Lord's idea.
"Indeed. You and the beyonder whose starting points are 'Lawyer,' 'Arbiter,' 'Sleepless,' 'Apprentice,' 'Bard,' and 'Gravedigger' should all use Terminator armor as a foundation."
"Not only is it more suitable, but equipping time will also be shorter."
"Other Court Member should also integrate Dominum Armor and power armor technology, fully leveraging their abilities while retaining armor of matching size providing sufficient protection."
Another major disadvantage of Dominum Armor is its customized design, consuming too much time.
Rosicky and Malevolus collaborated intensely for months to complete it. In the same time, they could finish one Saturnine Terminator prototype or several Cataphractii Terminators.
Compared to power armor, even Terminators, Dominum Armor consumes greater resources and is harder to mass-produce. It can only gradually spread from higher-sequence beyonder to lower-sequence ones.
"I will have Arsena come here. With the experience designing for psykers, you can complete it more easily."
Arsena's path doesn't require plants or such. The customization time should be much shorter.
And also the "Witch" Maria Kournikova and others. For conquering Gardinaal, beyonders outside the Shadows of Order were the main force he placed his hopes upon.
Nareth handed the data crystal containing the Sagitaur STC to the Forge Lord. Then, he returned to the lower decks' Fane to continue communicating with the Votann.
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