"What has my lovely little Cortana done now?"
Alex didn't even turn his head.
He asked while reviewing various matters concerning the Planet Atoma.
As his level increased, Alex also gained a mind far superior to ordinary people.
Handling these government affairs was a piece of cake for him.
The information on the screen scrolled very quickly; before others could even see it clearly, Alex had already made his comments and moved on to the next task.
In fact, many tasks could have been delegated to Feng, Hyderak, and others.
But to transform the Planet Atoma into his ideal logistics planet, he had to be concerned with everything.
From the review of every major project to the textbooks for students, he had to inquire about everything.
This was to avoid wasting resources or allowing certain Cultists with malicious intent to spread poisonous materials.
It wasn't that Alex wanted to work and show his presence.
It was because after completing the mission to save Atoma, the Emperor's new mission was a bit difficult.
Unless the Planet Atoma was properly transformed, the mission couldn't be carried out.
[Main Mission: Save the Calixis Sector
The Calixis Sector is plagued by Heretics, xenos, and corrupt bureaucrats, and the lives of the common people are miserable.
Please help these people escape suffering and achieve happiness.
Mission 1: Drive out hostile human xeno forces within the Calixis Sector.
Mission 2: Eliminate heretical forces within the Calixis Sector, rooting out those cults hidden in the shadows.
Mission 3: Purge corrupt bureaucrats within the Calixis Sector government and implement reforms to allow the populace to live happy lives.
Mission 4: Reverse the conservative trend of the Adeptus Mechanicus in the Calixis Sector.
]
Putting aside other things, just the two tasks of reforming the Terra government and reversing the conservative trend of the Adeptus Mechanicus were enough for Alex to dread the immense resistance he would face.
Once he did that, many people would want him to commit suicide by taking three power lances to the back.
To complete this mission, he had to cultivate enough talent.
Growing into the strongest force in the Calixis Sector.
Only then could he push for reforms and protect the achievements from being stolen.
If he ignored everything and pushed forcefully, or compromised with the existing forces, it would surely end in a mess.
The one lying on the Golden Throne was the best example.
"I have established a data model for the Gauss Rifle, and Master will soon obtain the manufacturing process and principles of the Gauss Rifle."
A slowly rotating data model appeared in Cortana's hand.
Alex stopped his work and turned to look.
He possessed the [Knowledge Curse] and shared the wisdom and power of the C'tan with Cortana.
He could tell at a glance that the model was a structural diagram of the Gauss Rifle's principles.
The Gauss Rifle is the most common weapon of the Necrons soldiers.
It can fire a beam of light like a green lightning bolt,
destroying the target's atomic bonds at a microscopic level, thereby tearing the target apart.
But the design of the Gauss Rifle seemed to violate the laws of physics and mathematics.
All its parameters remained dynamic to achieve maximum power.
The Adeptus Mechanicus had conducted many studies but could never figure out how the Necrons managed it.
"Can it really be analyzed?" Alex asked.
"Of course, it can! As long as there is a finished product, reverse-engineering technology is very simple."
Cortana appeared very confident.
"It will only take two days."
Alex was somewhat skeptical.
But two days later,
"Master, Cortana has completed it."
Cortana handed the complete design blueprint of the Gauss Rifle to Alex.
"Can you analyze psychic creations?"
Looking at the detailed design blueprint in his hand, down to every parameter, Alex asked tentatively.
"Of course, I can! Cortana can analyze everything."
Cortana's confident words made Alex fall into thought.
During the Paradise War, the Necrons, with the wisdom of the C'tan, were able to create those incredible technological artifacts and defeat the Old Ones.
The C'tan's only weakness was their inability to perceive the Warp.
After Cortana became highly bound to him, this weakness was also gone.
This meant she had more potential than other C'tan, and should be able to do more.
He was truly unworthy of being a transmigrator!
Such a powerful cheat was beside him, yet he hadn't fully utilized it.
"Cortana, how can you improve yourself?" Alex asked.
He planned to use a portion of his resources to cultivate little Cortana, making her his trump card.
"I am highly bound to Master; the stronger Master becomes, the stronger Cortana will be."
"You can also improve by upgrading the ship and absorbing knowledge you haven't possessed before."
"How exactly?" Alex inquired, "For example, upgrading the ship?"
"Provide Cortana with enough metal, and I will decompose it, then upgrade the Imperial Glory, which will allow Cortana to have more computing power and release more powerful strength."
"Then how to absorb knowledge you haven't possessed?"
"Master only needs to hand over those unique creations to Cortana for analysis, and that will be enough."
"…"
Cortana explained in detail.
After understanding, Alex also had a plan to cultivate Cortana.
It seemed he had to mine and upgrade the Imperial Glory.
He also needed to send people across the galaxy to search for STCs and technological artifacts from various races.
The Necrons's cutting-edge technology, the Tyranids' biological evolution, the Eldar's psychic artistry, the Orks' WAAAGH.
By then, he would have Cortana analyze them all and apply them to humanity.
After praising Cortana, Alex connected with Sage Kaska.
He was preparing to have him mass-produce Gauss Rifles to replace humanity's original Lasguns.
The Gauss Rifle could even strip the power armor of an Astartes; its power was far greater than a Lasgun.
If everyone could be equipped with one, who would dare to mock the Astra Militarum as being weak?
A volley of synchronized Gauss fire would make even Chaos Astartes turn and run.
"Lord, this is…?"
Seeing the design blueprint of the Gauss Rifle, Sage Kaska was so excited that his mechanical arm trembled.
Reverse-engineering the Necrons's Gauss weapons had been secretly ongoing within the Adeptus Mechanicus.
But there had been no progress.
Firstly, because the Adeptus Mechanicus couldn't understand the principles of Necrons weapons.
Secondly, because of some research accidents, coupled with the overly powerful conservative factions, who had always interfered with and obstructed such research.
The power struggles between various schools within the Adeptus Mechanicus were no less intense than the bureaucracy of the Terra government.
They demanded that all major Forge Worlds and organizations only produce items from existing STC modules.
This was not only for safety considerations but also to solidify Mars's status and rigidify the hierarchy of the Mechanicus.
Mars possessed the largest number of STCs among all Forge Worlds.
Adhering to the STC route would make Mars's status as stable as a rock.
Allowing subordinate worlds to conduct innovative research,
would not only bring the risk of Chaos corruption but also very likely lead Mars and the Adeptus Mechanicus towards collapse.
The Adeptus Mechanicus's resources were limited.
And the Sages valued their technology highly, unwilling to share.
Those lower-tier Tech-Priests eager to gain knowledge and resources could only endure the exploitation of the Adeptus Mechanicus, acquiring some knowledge by working for the Sages.
Once restrictions were lifted, if lower-tier Tech-Priests had other avenues, they would try to break away from the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Seeking cooperation with organizations like the Terra government, Rogue Trader, and Inquisitor, solely to obtain knowledge and resources.
This would cause the Adeptus Mechanicus and Mars to disintegrate and exist in name only.
But Kaska didn't care about any of this; according to the Adeptus Mechanicus's rigid rules, he would never make a name for himself in this lifetime.
Now, he had a tank named after him, a troop carrier he helped design, and he could even research Gauss weapons.
He now only wanted to follow the Guide, step by step, into the omnissiah's Palace, becoming the brightest star at the pinnacle of truth.
To hell with the Adeptus Mechanicus's dogmas.
"Organize production immediately? Can it be done?" Alex inquired.
"Messenger of the omnissiah, everything as you wish; I will immediately arrange for the factory to begin production and optimize the related designs."
Kaska respectfully replied.
The Warp became turbulent, and the ships struggled through the storm.
The guidance of the Astronomican was intermittent, and the Navigators screamed from the torment of the storm.
In such a difficult environment, the Punitive Fleet still successfully reached its destination.
As the boundless void was cut open by an invisible blade.
The fleet burst out of the Warp at the Mandeville Point, then activated conventional engines to head towards its destination.
Inside a battleship, Angedo, acting as a staff officer, scrutinized the holographic star map before him, his gaze carrying a hint of malice.
His family and the Colin Family were highly bound.
His purpose in coming this time was to ensure that the Punitive Fleet would completely eradicate the Valanxius Family