Hearing Veronica's words, Soshyan was a little surprised.
"Is it... artificial?"
Wearing a robe, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a file recording the history of the galaxy in his hand. Although there were many things going on, Soshyan still tried to find some events to accompany Veronica every day - after getting along with her for a long time, he discovered that the other party was actually... I'm surprisingly afraid of being alone.
"I can tell by looking at the arrangement of the planets. This is a star system modulated by ancient gardeners. Each planet should have an ancient ecological maintenance system inside. Otherwise, how could it have recovered so well under your ravages? fast."
Veronica raised her head slightly, looking very proud.
"Gardener?"
"In the era when you were still single-celled organisms, our great gardeners had used the galaxy as a garden to carve out the most perfect world in their minds. But after the Great Fall... everyone became warriors, and there was no gardening anymore. Master."
After talking about it, Veronica seemed to be a little depressed and her voice became much softer.
Soshyan randomly put the book aside and said:
"I didn't take you with me to the flagship last time. I'll take you there next time."
"Hmph, what's there to see in a battleship full of traces of the Necrontyr?"
Although she said this, Veronica's mood was obviously better and her tone became much lighter.
But then, she seemed to have thought of something, stood up and walked to Soshyan, then sat side by side with him and whispered:
"Most of the Necrontyr's technology comes from the Star Gods, and the Great Prophet said that although most of the Star Gods have been eliminated, there are still some individuals with ulterior motives, so be careful."
"Does that prophet know much about the Star God?"
"I don't know either. It's just that the Great Prophet often mentioned things about the Star God to me in the past days...Forget it, I'm bored to death talking about these things, come and play chess with me!"
Playing chess is one of the most common ways for Veronica to pass the time, but what she plays is not the common regicide chess in the human empire, but a game that according to her "contains the principles of the operation of the universe". Black and white chess.
Of course Soshiyang doesn't understand, but in order to make this spiritual tribe live in peace, he can only bite the bullet and learn from her -
At first he basically lost, and he would be happy every time Veronica won, but as time went by, Soshyan lost longer and longer, and even occasionally managed to draw.
"...What else did the prophet say about the Star God?"
Veronica's previous words aroused Soshiyang's great interest, so much so that he always remembered it even when he played chess, because he judged from various clues, including those inexplicable memories, that there was a high probability that Gray Marrow was not only related to Related to the Necrons, but also related to the C'tan.
"It's all bits and pieces. If you ask me to tell you, I can't tell you anything."
"Have any Star Gods had any contact with the Empire?"
"When you said this, I remembered something. The Great Prophet mentioned that your original body, a guy named Guilliman, once activated a lighthouse. That lighthouse was a way for the Necrontyr to achieve rapid interstellar communication, and At the heart of that beacon is a shard of the C'tan named Zahurash the Overlord."
"Lighthouse? Commander Zahurash? Is there anything special about it?"
"The Great Prophet didn't say there was anything special about it. He just emphasized that this star god has probably recovered to a sufficient size over a long period of time. Even its original fragmentation may have been a disguise. In short, the level of danger can be eliminated. Top three guys.”
"That's it-"
Soshyan didn't know what he was thinking, and even the chess piece in his hand stopped.
Veronica raised her head and glanced at him, then patted his hand holding the chess piece.
"Hey, what are you planning? Since the Great Prophet said it is so dangerous, it must not be simple. Don't take the risk."
"Where are you thinking? I'm not that stupid."
The two were silent for about three minutes, and Soshyan's defeat in the chess game was obvious.
But Veronica suddenly gave up, threw the chess piece on the chessboard, and then whispered to Soshyan:
"Can you take me to a planet? I haven't breathed natural air for a long time."
Soshyan thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Can."
Veronica chose a planet called Behdad. Soshyan did not wear power armor. He directly transferred a shuttle from Dietrian and asked the servitor to drive it. The two went directly to the planet. surface.
It can be seen from high-altitude orbit that although this world was attacked by a virus bomb more than a thousand years ago, its ecological environment has recovered well. The planet has three continents, including large oceans, stretching mountains and Among the plains and hills, there are only brown stains visible to the naked eye on one of the continents. That is the place where the virus bomb landed, and it is also the only place on the planet that has not yet recovered.
Soshyan chose to land the shuttle near the largest continent near the ocean.
The moment the cabin door was lowered, a smell came in from the wind. It was a faint smell of the ocean and ancient earth, mixed with the fragrance of flowers.
It is the spring of the planet at this time, the temperature and humidity are very suitable, the light is sufficient, and it is not strong. The clouds in the sky outline many outlines on the earth——
"Smells like home."
Veronica looked at everything in front of her with almost joy. The huge grassland dotted with sparse trees and flowers continued to the pale mountain peaks in the distance, and finally disappeared into the forest at the foot of the mountain, while the other end was covered with rocks. On the coast, the blue sea constantly washes the water onto the beach, stirring up layers of white foam.
When she raised her head, she saw what Veronica missed the most, the pure sky.
She no longer remembers how blue the sky is and how broad it is.
He was even so excited that tears squeezed out of his eyes.
Soshiyang stood behind the Eldest girl. He was so happy to see her for the first time in a while, and felt a lot more relaxed. Then he took off his hood and exposed his face to the sun.
One of the reasons he chose this place was that there were no human settlements nearby, so he didn't have to worry about being discovered.
At this time, Veronica suddenly turned around and grabbed Soshyan's hand.
"Come."
Then Soshyan was taken to a small hill by the other party, where he could clearly see the forests and mountains in the distance.
Veronica and Soshyan told many things about her, including the first time she could remember leaving the Ark and traveling to a world that was home to the Wild Eldar.
At that time, she was standing in a similar place, looking into the distance. The scenery was breathtaking: the mist-filled canyon, the vast forest, and the deep ocean that plunged into the endless blue.
But amid it all, she remembered the sky was so wide that it seemed endless.
Since then, she has seen other worlds, other wonders, and climbed many mountains, but nothing compares to the view across the cold ocean and into the new world.
