During the climb, Thor noticed that each step was engraved with symbols. The light shimmered and was clear. They were all symbols of the Eldar.
The infinite space spreads out at angles beyond the reach of geometry and curvature, far beyond the scope of the human brain - trillions of galaxies surround it, diamond stardust leaves traces on the black velvet of the night, and the stillness of the ancient river is woven by wandering light. Quietly flowing.
It was as if what he saw was the way the universe worked, the truth behind everything.
The already endless darkness above his head was vast and empty, but Thor felt that there was an evil gaze like the inorganic eyes of a reptile, hidden behind the veil of stars.
The only thing he relied on was the solid steps under his feet to help him climb from the abyss to the frightening heights.
But in fact, Saul knows that these are all false. No matter how inconsistent the material world is, anything that a person's mind can perceive is actually limited.
Thor kept climbing, watching the dance of stars that were born from gravity and ended in explosions.
He first saw the fleeting fireflies, the galaxies that expanded and contracted in the blink of an eye, and the supernatural and huge existences soaring among the galaxies.
But by the time he really noticed them, they were all dead and forgotten.
Then he saw ancient sages and their immortal enemies engage in a galaxy-wide war, leaving bloody wounds in the fabric of space and time as countless civilizations rose and then fell.
Finally, Thor stopped at the end of the immeasurably tall tower.
"This is--"
He threw his head back and let out a shocked sigh.
In the darkness, a huge outline was vaguely visible. Even he didn't need to see its entirety. Even though he was still an infinite distance away from that thing. Even though the visibility here was almost zero, he could still see the majestic spiers cutting through the darkness one after another. , such a majestic appearance can only be owned by one level of battleship.
"Queen of Glory!"
After saying this, an eerie silence enveloped them both.
The Queen of Glory class battleships are the largest first-class battleships officially built by the Empire (the Abyss class is built privately). They were built during the peak period of the Great Crusade, that is, between the end of the 30th Millennium and the early part of the 31st Millennium. .
It is unknown how many battleships of this class were built, but what is certain is that during the Great Crusade, each Space Marine Legion was assigned at least one such battleship, and each legion owned a Queen of Glory class battleship. Very different in size and appearance.
The origins of these powerful warships can be traced back to the solar system, but there is still considerable controversy as to whether they were first built in the steel rings of Mars or completed in the equally prestigious shipyards of Saturn and Jupiter. , the hull of this kind of warship is defended by multiple void shields, and the armor on the surface of the hull is also very thick, which allows them to withstand quite violent artillery strikes while still maintaining combat effectiveness.
Within a Space Marine Legion, the Queen of Glory class battleship usually plays the dual role of fleet flagship and Primarch ship.
Due to the misalignment of distance, Thor could not estimate the length of this battleship, but according to the data of other Queens of Glory, it was at least no less than 20 kilometers.
"This is...the flagship of the Eleventh Legion, the Asveta?"
"Yes."
YT-001 walked to the center of the high platform and inserted his arm into a stone platform.
When it pulled out its arm again, the two-meter-high stone platform floated, and then split into two pieces, with a huge black sphere floating in the two fragments.
"Let's go."
YT-001 stepped into the sphere first, and Thor immediately realized that it was a miniature portal, so he also walked in.
The transmission was very smooth and there was no discomfort. In just a blink of an eye, he stepped onto this battleship that had been lost for thousands of years and became its first guest.
"here it is......"
Thor looked around and found that he was in an incredibly majestic metal hall.
He saw huge ammunition racks, loading and unloading mechanisms, and arcane engines used by the Mechanicus to maintain machine souls. There were also a large number of cutting machines, heat exchangers, and even a plasma generator, all of which were surrounded by gray crystals. Cables were connected, and each system included an engine, a thinking device, monitors, and generators.
"This is the No. 4 mechanical cabin."
YT-001 stepped forward and whispered in a nostalgic tone:
"...There used to be ten warlord-level Titans standing here, and tens of thousands of workers and Mechanicus followers were busy here."
After saying that, they started to move.
In the process, Thor discovered that although the lights had been extinguished and the subsystems were almost completely silent, the Glory Queen was still alive.
As he advanced along the hull armor, stepping on the ancient body of the metal beast with his boots, he saw that there were no signs of heavy damage on the hull.
"Ms. Elena, how did it escape here in the first place?"
As they crossed the outer platform, Thor suddenly asked. The shadow of the bridge tower loomed in front of them, making the visitors feel as if they were in a huge hive.
"Before the sanctions came, His Majesty had already ordered them to be moved here."
"Didn't the Emperor pursue his whereabouts?"
"Only a few people in the legion know about it, and they are all dead."
"Including Syd?"
Upon hearing Thor's words, YT-001 stopped.
Thor also stopped.
Silence enveloped the two of them again.
"What do you want to say?"
YT-001's cold voice echoed in the empty passage.
"Mrs. Elena, there is no Said in the Eleventh Legion. You knew it from the beginning, right. Why didn't you expose this matter?"
"Because he is more trustworthy than you."
After saying these words, the cyborg continued to move forward.
"He...who is he?"
Thor looked at the other party's back and frowned slightly, but then he put it down temporarily and prepared to investigate later.
As he continued to follow the other party, Thor noticed that the lighting in the corridor and the mechanical control device on the wall still had power, indicating that the battleship's backup energy had not been exhausted - only the lights flickered occasionally, and the controller's screen showed a blur. Picture of static electricity.
Thor took a moment to check and found that the main reactor was still active instead of completely silent as expected, but its energy output was extremely limited and limited to a few systems.
At the same time, he also found that the way time ran here was very strange. Every second displayed by the helmet's retinal projection was extremely long, and the timer even went backwards.
When passing some cabins, Thor even caught his own shadow in the corner of his eye more than once, which was the afterimage he left a few seconds ago.
It has to be said that the integrity of the main battleship is extremely high. When he entered an armory, he saw through the translucent glass that hundreds of new sets of MK4 power armor and countless firearms and weapons were displayed inside.
The Thinker system outside the gene seed bank also shows that all internal systems are operating normally. This is one of the few systems still running on the ship, and there seem to be four such seed banks.
In the strange darkness, Thor walked forward for unknown how long.
1 hour, 2 hours, or 10 hours?
Maybe even a few days.
Time became meaningless, and he only remembered that he walked through many hatches and passed many cabins until he stopped in front of a huge bronze-wrapped door, with carvings on it that Thor had seen before. That winged beast stared at the intruder with malice.
YT-001 walked to the console next to the door, and after some fiddling, the hatch that had been dusty for thousands of years slowly opened.
Thor walked in and saw nothing.
Darkness, only pure darkness, even the helmet's visual system cannot penetrate.
He could only hear the crisp footsteps of the cyborg, but after a few breaths, the footsteps disappeared.
Thor immediately realized something was wrong. This darkness was not natural, but man-made.
"Lady Elena!"
Suddenly, Thor heard a slight mechanical transmission sound. Just as he was about to take a step, a faint blue light enveloped him.
Thor immediately retracted his feet.
Because he is surrounded by high-intensity plasma beams, it is a cage.
At this time, the visual system had recovered, and he saw that the cyborg was slowly sinking, while the other thing was rising.
Thor couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Oh my god, you-"
