Zhao Akkada's highest point shipyard has been in operation for more than 8,000 years. It hangs high above the orbit of the planet it guards. It was originally just an ugly rock.
But appearance is not important to the Adeptus Mechanicus. Efficiency, precision, functionality, these are what are important.
The biggest advantage of this small satellite is that its size is just right for transformation. In fact, this planet is surrounded by three satellites, but one is too large, which will double the amount of work and is not cost-effective, and the other is too large. It’s small and doesn’t have much meaning in renovation.
Therefore, 1,000 years after the colonization of Zhao Akada, the freed-up Mechanicus finally began to build their own shipyard.
Soon the small satellite was hollowed out by giant drills and filled with pipe tunnels and rooms.
Millions of servants, remote-controlled machines and assistants toiled in the labyrinth. Through their hard work, the dead moon became a busy hub and factory, with a huge gravity engine at its heart.
Viewed from a distance, you can see the grand structure extending from the surface of the satellite through metal tendrils. Countless tendrils support the bubble-shaped dome, clinging to the rock like limpets, and a large array of pneumatic lifts. At first glance, it looks like a A steel ball.
In fact, some people do call it that.
However, the colonists of Zhao Akada still prefer the name they are proud of, the Commanding Point Dockyard.
And today, it has a visitor.
"It's hard to imagine that this would be a world of death."
Standing behind the porthole of the frigate, Soshyan looked down at the slowly rotating green planet. In his opinion, the world of death should be desolate, at least desolate.
At this time, Thor walked forward from him and said softly:
"Zhao Akada has an environment similar to Catachan. Its atmosphere has extremely high oxygen content. Even at first, ordinary people could not breathe normally on the surface of the planet, otherwise they would be intoxicated with oxygen. This made Zhao Akada's natural environment It will be very fatal for people who have not carried out corresponding mechanical strengthening. In addition, the main climate form of the planet is a typical rain forest climate. The overall temperature of the planet fluctuates greatly. In addition, the high humidity air brings continuous rainfall. All of this makes The local animal community reproduces extremely quickly and consists of frighteningly large giant arthropods and snakes."
"Just like this, I'm afraid we can't call it a world of death, right?"
"Yes, the more important point is that the thick atmosphere has created countless huge plants, some of which can even reach the clouds. Those places where the plants grow densely will even cover the entire area without any sunlight, providing various This giant predator provides a paradise-like hunting environment. Another point is food. The microorganisms on this planet are very active. There is very little clean food in the natural environment. The only crops that can be called only a few tubers. Such crops must be boiled for several hours after harvesting and processed with professional filtration and purification equipment to obtain mushy artificial food that is relatively less susceptible to disease.”
"I see."
"Yes, the earliest colonists almost paved the road to Omnisiah with their lives."
A voice sounded, and the two looked back and saw a middle-aged man wearing a red robe and standing upright appeared behind the gate.
He is the leader and connector sent by Zhao Akada this time, senior technician Ji Rui Bakar.
As he moved, two servo skulls floated above his shoulders. At the same time, his right eye was transformed into a more sophisticated mechanical prosthetic eye, flashing with a light green light. There was a small mechanical eye on his back. Two slender metal tentacles stretched out from the backpack and wrapped around the high-level technician's arms, just like the mythical snake controller.
He walked between the two Astartes, looked at the approaching planet, and said with awe:
"Every step in the early days was filled with blood. It was not until a certain group of colonists buried part of the colonial ark deep into the earth and transformed it into an underground base that a true safe zone was created for the first time. This made other colonists The builders followed suit one after another and gave up on dismembering the hull to build new above-ground buildings, instead burying it underground to build a more stable home to avoid those huge predators. At the same time, it also made it easier to process the air in a safe environment. .....The benefits brought by this act were beyond imagination. As the construction wave began, one after another sunken ecological domes and casting temples began to be built underground, and with the first casting god The temple began to operate slowly, and various manufactured mechanical servants were gradually allowed to use various new technologies so that they could complete their work faster and more efficiently. Nearly a century of construction Later, the forging world Zhao Akada was truly born."
After hearing this, Soshyan sighed softly.
"Although humanity in the Dark Ages was torn apart, it still shone with perseverance and pioneering spirit. However, the current empire can only cling to its broken body and linger on. It's really ironic."
Bakar smiled and did not reply, but his smile already showed his attitude.
"It's really because every forging world is hard-won, so even if Zhao Akada once fought side by side with the Thousand Sons, he was not destroyed in the end."
Sol's sudden words made Bakar's expression darken slightly.
Then the senior technician responded in a relaxed tone:
"Ah, who can tell clearly what happened back then? We just followed the contract and our promise. This is our position."
Then he glanced at Soshyan.
"I believe it is because of this stance that the chapter leader will come here in person, isn't it?"
Soshiyang grinned and said:
"Yes, I believe in your contract spirit, so I handed this important contract into your hands twenty years ago...at the cost of two stc templates."
After speaking, he turned his attention to the dock that was already in front of him. It consisted of seven stations anchored by cables and pipes. Between those pipe cables, giant cables connected these stations, forming a complex complex. A network that allows subsidiary platforms to float between its bodies and enables transport between all locations along a dizzying array of routes.
From time to time, you can see large and small cargo ships, passenger ships, and maintenance ships coming in and out from above, like a hive surrounded by countless hardworking worker bees.
honeycomb?
Soshyan thought, this description is really apt.
Even though it was still nearly five kilometers away, he could already see clearly that a huge ship was lying in the main frame of the dock, like a baby in the arms of a mother.
So....cute.
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