Behind the steel gate are towering and huge equipment, dense and complex instruments, and complex pipelines connected to a culture column that is three people tall.
The light inside was equally dim, with dim yellow spotlights casting long shadows behind the instruments, and the liquid in some petri dishes and culture chambers also emitted faint fluorescence.
Fu Qinghai noticed that the arrangement of these huge instruments and pipelines was a bit messy, as if they had been temporarily transported onto the spacecraft.
Wokuotai led Fu Qinghai through the shadows of huge instruments one after another, and came to a wide metal workbench. There was a white shadowless lamp shining on the top of the workbench, and a short figure stood in front of the workbench.
This figure shrouded in a crimson robe looked very thin compared to the metal workbench in front of him. The Space Marine was one shoulder taller than him in the wheelchair, but when Ogedai approached him, he was slightly He bowed and said respectfully:
"Master Quinto."
The thin figure turned around, revealing an old face covered with wrinkles and stains. The mechanical prosthetic eye embedded in the right eye socket shone with a faint green light.
He glanced at Wokuotai and Fu Qinghai indifferently, and made a hoarse sound like the friction of rusty gears:
"What's the matter, Captain Wo Kuotai?"
Fu Qinghai looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was already trying his best to suppress the turbulent waves coming from the sea of thoughts of Electronic Iron Man.
From the moment he saw the two tall robots before entering the door, to passing by one complex machine after another, the sea of thinking began to stir up waves, and inspirations emerged one after another like bubbles. Fu Qinghai himself is a curious and eager person. People with extremely strong curiosity are even more urgent now with the blessing of the sea of thinking.
Wo Kuotai whispered: "Master, I hope you can help this child complete the promotion operation."
The man in burqa didn't seem surprised when he heard this request. He calmly said to Fu Qinghai:
"Open your mouth."
Fu Qinghai opened his mouth obediently, as if a doctor was checking his tonsils.
Master Quinto's green mechanical eyes moved slightly.
He said: "According to the dental age of ordinary humans, he is almost seventeen years old. You know the best time for surgery, he is a bit old."
Fu Qinghai cursed in his heart: Just ask me directly. On our home planet, only Souma can tell the age of teeth...
Hearing this, Wokuotai said: "Of course I know, but I don't think these are problems for you."
Quinto turned his head back, and two slender and delicate mechanical hands stretched out from under his burqa. He lowered his head and continued to play with his workbench, and said: "It's really not a big problem. You can take him for training and bring your legion Give me one of your gene seeds, and I will cultivate the organ before the transformation surgery."
Seeing that Kunto continued to be busy with his own affairs, Ogedai paused for a moment, but couldn't help but said:
"Master, as you can see, our legion has very few troops left. I think Locke is a rare good prospect. I am very optimistic about him. I hope... I hope you can ensure the success rate as much as possible."
Kunto stopped what he was doing, turned to look at Ogedai, and laughed hoarsely from under his hood, saying:
"Why, Ogodai, do you think I'm on the same level as those clumsy pharmacists in your legion?"
Wokuotai said quickly: "I don't mean to question your ability, I just want to say... every soldier source is very important to us now."
Quinto turned back and said calmly: "Okay, I know what you mean, take him to receive training from your White Scars, and I will take care of the rest."
Wo Kuotai bowed again and said, "Thank you, Master."
On the way back, Fu Qinghai couldn't help but ask:
"who is he?"
"Quinto Anastasio, geneticist, high priest of the Adeptus Mechanicus, biological sage, and alien expert."
Ogedai rattled off a long list of titles.
"Is he related to your special mission?" Fu Qinghai realized it keenly.
Wokuotai looked at Fu Qinghai expressionlessly: "I will tell you this after you become one of us, including all your stupid questions."
Fu Qinghai smiled dryly. It seemed that Wo Kuotai was still worried about the things he had been questioned about before.
Genetics is the collective name for technical priests who study biology, genetics and other subjects in the Mechanicum. Biosage explains his level and title. Genetics at this level are also at the level of a big boss in their forging world. , in terms of strategic value alone, the total number of people on this frigate and even the spaceship are not as valuable as Quinto alone.
The dark red color of his burqa has a famous name in the Milky Way - Mars Red.
This is the iconic shade of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
But the Adeptus Mechanicus is the Adeptus Mechanicus, and the Legion of Astartes is the Legion of Astartes. No matter how awesome Quinto is, he is not Ogodei's direct superior. Ogodei can treat Quinto businesslikely, but now he is talking down to him. He went to ask for help, to put it bluntly, it was for Fu Qinghai.
Thinking of this, Fu Qinghai couldn't help but look at Wo Kuotai gratefully. This brawny man with a rough face and a bad temper was actually quite good to him.
The operation within the Space Marine Corps to transform ordinary people into Space Marines is called "promotion". In fact, this word can show the attitude of many Space Marines towards mortals. They believe that Space Marines are a higher level of life form than mortals.
This view is not unreasonable. Not to mention the powerful and durable strength, flexible and agile speed, extraordinary reflexes, recovery power, etc., a nearly infinite lifespan alone is enough to dwarf ordinary people.
Space Marines will age, but so far there have been no Space Marines who died of old age, only Space Marines who died in battle.
The optimal age for transformation of a Space Marine is 12 years old, but this is not a big problem. Many famous figures were already in their prime when they underwent transformation surgery, such as the captain of the Primarch Guard of the White Scar Legion, the leader of the Golden Coward, Chahe Tai Khan's right-hand man, Qin Xia, and the chief think tank of the White Scars Legion, the leader of the Storm Prophet, and the second-in-command of the legion, Talihutai Yesugei, all of them accepted the Star Wars as adults or even middle-aged people. Warriors undergo surgical transformation, but this does not prevent them from becoming one of the most powerful space warriors.
There are even more extreme examples. The adoptive father of Lorgar, the Primarch of the Word Bearers Legion, Kor Farren, was already an old man when he was about to undergo the Space Marine transformation surgery. However, he still passed through a series of transformation surgeries, bionic organs, Special drugs made him a fighter as powerful as a Space Marine.
There's nothing the Tech-Priests can't do if they set their minds to it.
However, the promotion of most Space Marines also has to consider a cost issue. Basically, the surgery is completed by pharmacists in the legion. Pharmacists are also Space Marines. They are also responsible for picking the gene seeds of fallen Space Marines. The transformation of these pharmacists There is a problem of attrition rate in surgery. Those who fail the surgery will either die directly or become permanently disabled.
The latter is okay. After all, bionic prosthetic technology is very advanced. If it fails, it is not impossible to become an ordinary crew member in the legion.
But in most cases failure is death.
So Wokuotai emphasized the success rate to Quinto. There are not so many suitable young men on the spacecraft for the transformation surgery, and Fu Qinghai is the only one.
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