Chapter 194: The Master Phase-smith and the Purifier Program
Lucan opened the system and pressed the "convert" button. The dormant Infinity Circuit began to operate once again. A massive amount of energy flowed throughout the entire Craftworld. The original wraithbone of the ark began to transform, its entire structure changing.
The great hall where Lucan and Artanis stood also began to change. Protoss architectural styles began to replace the original. Before their eyes, the psychic energy and material essence of the Infinity Circuit began to condense, reorganize, and transform into the most important system of the Spear of Adun.
The Solar Core. Just as its name implied, it was a miniature, artificial star made from an extremely rare material called Solarite. At this moment, a dazzling star was being constrained by psychic energy and special materials. It began to replace the Infinity Circuit's position in this Craftworld, not only providing endless energy but also nourishing the bodies of the Protoss. Looking at the Solar Core before him, Lucan thought of the shards of the C'tan. He wondered if stuffing a C'tan shard into the Spear of Adun would make it even more powerful.
The thermal energy radiating from the Solar Core was reforging the Craftworld. Useless parts were being dissolved and refined. Lucan looked at Artanis, who was standing to the side. Artanis's eyes were also burning with passion as he looked at the core before him. The Spear of Adun would once again bring hope to the Protoss.
On the surface of the Craftworld, the buildings that had been reduced to ruins by the battle began to be replaced by the unique architecture of the Protoss. A Protoss weapons manufacturing factory called the Stellar Forge replaced the original industrial areas of the Craftworld. It not only replaced the original Protoss production buildings but also had the ability to warp in units. Its powerful forging and collection capabilities meant that Lucan no longer had to provide resources for the Protoss separately, allowing them to have the ability to colonize any habitable planet.
The original firepower systems of the Protoss were also replaced by their characteristic attack and support systems. A military-industrial matrix that could warp in ground forces on a large scale directly, without the need for Gateways, Pylons, or Warp Prisms. A Purifier Beam with superior power, a Time Stop bomb that could freeze a large area without affecting friendly forces, and a Solar Lance that could melt almost anything.
In terms of support, it could not only repair damaged war machines but also temporarily apply an absurdly thick shield to friendly forces on the battlefield and enhance their various stats with the energy field of the psionic matrix. It could be said that the entire Arkship Adun was extremely comprehensive. It could allow the Protoss to continue their civilization even in an apocalyptic situation, truly worthy of the name "Arkship."
Unfortunately, it also had its drawbacks. This world did not have any other Solarite, which meant that the abilities of the Spear of Adun had a very long cooldown time after use. Lucan would have to find a material that could replace it.
The entire Spear of Adun was now permanently enveloped in a shield composed of both psychic and conventional energy. Looking at it from the void, the 1,000-kilometer-long Craftworld Kholor was compressing. Under normal circumstances, the length of the Spear of Adun was only 74km. But just as Lucan and Artanis thought it would compress to that size, the process stopped at 100km.
Although the Spear of Adun had shrunk several times from the original size of Craftworld Kholor, it was still a behemoth in the void. Even Lucan's largest warship, the Stellar Pioneer, looked like a tiny speck next to it.
With the complete transformation of the Spear of Adun, Lucan also began to convert the Eldar souls he had extracted from the Infinity Circuit into Protoss. One by one, the Protoss began to warp onto the Spear of Adun. The Protoss, who had originally numbered only around ten thousand, now saw their numbers soar to one hundred and fifty thousand, including ten High Templar. These were the Farseers of Kholor from all past generations whose souls had been saved. Now, all of Kholor's efforts had become a wedding dress for the Protoss. If not for the fact that a considerable number of Kholor's Eldar had escaped, and that a large number of souls had been extracted to drive the Wraith-constructs, the number of Protoss would have been even greater. Unfortunately, to destroy these war machines, made of pure wraithbone and who fought without fear of death, required a massive amount of firepower. Lucan could not use the lives of his soldiers to forcibly preserve these soul stones. Destroying the soul stones was the best way to stop these constructs.
The soul stones of the Eldar who had walked the Path of the Artisan also allowed Lucan to gain some new Protoss. They were the Khalai Caste of the Protoss. The psychic talents of these Protoss were not good, which gave them a low social status among the Protoss before Artanis came to power. They could be regarded as the civilians of the Protoss. From birth, their caste had been fixed; they could never be on equal footing with the Templar and the Judicators.
But many in the Khalai Caste, knowing that their psychic talents were not good, instead devoted their energy to technological research and development. This group of Protoss were the researchers, the Phase-smiths. The Templar, who were responsible for fighting, could not possibly manage this powerful Arkship on their own.
Using the soul stone of Saram, the most skilled artisan of Kholor who had been killed at the beginning, Artanis also summoned his good friend Karax to the Warhammer world. As the technological expert of the Protoss in StarCraft, Lucan believed that he could use the knowledge of different systems in his mind to help Pavian and the Cult of the Holy Machine to develop technology and conduct reverse-engineering. The situation where the forced jump had almost caused the Stellar Pioneer to disintegrate still gave him some lingering fear. Lucan had no desire to gamble with his life on whether a jump would be successful again.
One by one, the warped-in Phase-smiths began to fill the various posts on the Spear of Adun and maintain its normal operation.
When Karax saw Artanis, he respectfully saluted him. It was Artanis who had broken the caste system and given them, the Khalai Caste, room to rise.
"Karax, we will once again fight side-by-side for the Protoss."
"Hierarch, I will continue to use my knowledge and skills to contribute to the Protoss."
Karax also looked at Lucan, who was standing to the side. Loyalty to Lucan had also been implanted in his soul.
"Great Creator, Karax is at your service!"
"Karax, welcome. I think we will have a use for you soon."
Under Artanis's guidance, Lucan and Karax also came to the Hall of the Dead, which had once stored the Eldar Wraithguard. At this moment, the hall still contained many unactivated Wraithguard, as well as a large number of destroyed wreckage, including the two giant Wraithknights. The usable soul stones had all been removed.
Looking at these special creations, Karax immediately thought of another unique branch of the Protoss: the Purifiers. As the robotic version of the Protoss, they did not need to be driven by soul stones like the Eldar. The Protoss who had started the Purifier project believed that souls could exist again in the form of data. When memories were all imported into the pre-made robotic bodies of the Purifiers, a war machine that could reduce casualties for the Protoss and enhance their war capabilities would appear.
"Karax, can you use this Eldar Wraith-technology to create Purifiers in this world?"
"I believe so. This material called wraithbone is very special. It is very strong and has an extremely strong adaptability to psychic energy and energy! Perhaps I can use these materials to create unique units. And these two creations called Wraithknights have also given me a lot of inspiration. Please rest assured, my Lord. The Stellar Forges and industrial facilities on the Spear of Adun will help me complete your task as soon as possible. And I have checked the database of the Spear of Adun. Some of the related technologies of this race called the Eldar have also been absorbed by the Spear of Adun. Although the systems are different, I believe that with this knowledge, my fellow smiths and I can quickly achieve a technological breakthrough."
Hearing Karax's words, Lucan was relieved. After seeing the combat power of the Wraithknights, he was dying to have them. If Karax could complete the related technology, then the Wraithknights would no longer be limited by soul stones and twin pilots.
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