That day, Gamma left resolutely, as if he had made some kind of decision.
It seems this 'faith' thing is not to be touched!—Non-partisan religious person, Gamma
Why would he go crazy and try to squeeze into a gathering place for 'lunatics'?! This must be a conspiracy of some blue evil thing!
Frightened by himself, Gamma quickly dug out the dust-covered handwritten copy of the "Imperial Maxims" from under his bed and began to chant.
The Emperor: Where did this brat hide?! Little rabbit, be good, come out quickly, your Uncle Emperor needs you! I'll give you eldar waifus!~
"Why are my ears suddenly hot? Hmm! Where did this Ecclesiarchy-style shrine come from? That white stuff inside must be human bones!"
Leia noticed that Gamma had become paranoid again these past two days. She felt she should give him two more slaps to the back of the head to lower his intelligence, but before she could find an opportunity, Gamma informed her of a meeting to discuss something.
That night, Gamma held a secret meeting. Aside from Magos Lauster not being present (he was actually eavesdropping), the attendees were the same as the past two days.
However, Jacob and the others had completely different thoughts. They thought someone had accidentally revealed a flaw and Gamma had noticed it. On the way there, they had already discussed how to collectively evade Gamma.
Gamma spoke first: "Ahem! I have something to say!"
"Go ahead," Leia said.
Leia subtly winked at Jacob and the others, signaling them to be ready to cooperate.
"Hmm, this matter is very serious, don't tell anyone outside!" Gamma emphasized again that this was a very serious meeting.
"Okay, Boss, don't you trust us!" Paul said.
"Exactly."
"Right."
"Gamma, what you're saying is a bit hurtful. Do you think we're people who can't keep secrets in your eyes?"
Gamma hurriedly spoke, he couldn't let them continue, otherwise, they would start criticizing him again. These guys were always escalating things now.
"I didn't! But what I'm about to say is very serious, that's why I'm giving you a heads-up!"
Leia said brightly: "Alright, alright, hurry up and say it! We've all been tired all day, I want to go back and rest early."
Hmph! This Oil Girl is taking advantage of me. You weren't this disrespectful to me before. You used to cry and beg me to help you earn gears!
"I've discovered heretics in our temple!"
"Hmm?" The four people.
"Hmm?" The Wise One.
"Look what this is!" Gamma said, taking out the Ecclesiarchy shrine.
"Oh, something from the Ecclesiarchy."
"There are white bones inside!"
"The remains of some Ecclesiarchy saint!?"
"Ahem…"
Gamma continued, "I found it under my bed! I suspect someone is trying to frame me!"
A peeping Wise One: Nonsense! Frame you! Did I also put the "Imperial Maxims" under your bed?!
Leia, who had seen this item before, clearly knew who put it there. She couldn't let Gamma continue to dwell on it and said, "Gamma, we have a cooperative relationship with the Empire. Ecclesiarchy items are not encouraged here, but they are not prohibited, understand?"
"Oh, is that so?"
Jacob saw Leia wink at him, understanding that this item was related to Leia, and helped cover up: "Yes, at least overtly. With so many warships coming and going at the spaceport every day, Ecclesiarchy items are bound to leak out."
"Oh… I wonder who snuck into my room and for what? Nothing was missing, and the safe wasn't touched, even though I did put some treasures in my safe."
A Wise One: Heh, treasures.
Although the items in Gamma's safe were nothing to Magos Lauster, the personal deflection field shield, disintegration field generator, servo-skull, plasma pistol, and his Lucius 98 that he repaired were all rare good items for Jacob and the others. It was just that Gamma was afraid of causing trouble and found it inconvenient to take them out now.
"Forget it, I'm not talking about it anymore! I'm not thinking about it! Do whatever you want!"
(Gamma: I think I guessed who put it there.)
Gamma suddenly slumped into the chair, disheartened and self-deprecating, like a salted fish who had lost his purpose in life.
"Gamma, what's wrong with you! If you have something on your mind, tell us, we can help you! Even if we can't help, we can still have a good laugh." Louis said, seeing Gamma's salted fish appearance, somewhat amused.
"Yes, yes, yes, tell us all about it." Ed, the Priest who had been infected into a fun-seeker, also urged Gamma.
"You guys are so annoying!" The salted fish flipped over. Gamma turned his face away.
The fun-loving Leia said, "Tell us."
"Hehehe! I didn't want to discourage you, but since you insist on bringing trouble upon yourselves, don't blame me." Gamma half-somersaulted like a carp and yelled angrily at the fun-seekers.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm, hurry up and say it."
"Since you sincerely ask for a blow, I will now mercifully tell you that I, your humble servant! The future Archmagos Gamma, have already learned all the knowledge and technology available on the market, as well as the knowledge and technology of guns, cannons, and vehicles in the factory! Now I have no way to access more advanced knowledge, so I'm just lying here, not wanting to move!"
Leia clearly didn't believe Gamma's words and teased him to Jacob and the others: "Oh, oh, oh, Archmagos Gamma, that sounds really impressive! And you've learned everything? So you went to the temple because you wanted to find a further step, right?"
"I wonder when I'll be able to work in the Archmagos Gamma's Mechanical Ark, right, Ed?" Louis nudged Ed next to him with his elbow.
Ed pressed the un-modified side of his temple, feigning deep thought, and said, "According to my precise calculations, you boarded the ship one minute and thirteen seconds before me!"
"I can board Boss's ship anytime."
"If I'm still alive then, I'll board too," Jacob also teased.
Oh, mortals! You will never know how terrifying a Tech-Priest with a "cheat" is. Knowledge will pry open your skull and then drill itself in! Today, I will use my power to make you recall how disheartened you were at the dinner table a year ago!
"Test me! Come on, today I'm going to let you know the gap between you and me, Archmagos Gamma."
About an hour and a half later, Gamma left the secret meeting room feeling satisfied and refreshed, ready to go back and get a good night's sleep. As for the "foolish Priests" who remained on the scene, only able to say, "This is impossible!", Gamma declared: Those who commit evil can be forgiven, but those who bring evil upon themselves cannot survive! They deserve it!
A peeping Wise One: He truly is a monster! How could someone like Will produce such a "good fruit"! Impossible, absolutely impossible! At eight years old, he couldn't even control his bladder!
Archmagos Will: I couldn't fully control it at nine either, I am ashamed, truly ashamed.
Gamma's tactic, named "Displaying Holiness Before Others" but actually "Showing Off Before Others," was successful. For a short period afterward, he received their respectful (and secretly annoyed) gazes as he wished.
There were also drawbacks. Led by a certain Oil Girl, they started seizing every opportunity to tap Gamma's head, calling it: touching a brain blessed by the Omnissiah to gain some "intelligence."
Gamma started his "scrap recycling station" again. This time, he spent a lot of money to buy the best raw materials he could find and hand-crafted several read-only storage devices. He couldn't input information into them himself without his own designed pure mechanical lock and a special input device. The information was input and displayed in the form of Chinese characters, and the display was also specially matched.
Gamma felt that no one but him would be able to understand it, but the one sitting on the Golden Throne might be an exception, though he couldn't get down.
(The Emperor: I hear you again! Child, humanity needs you!)
In addition to the double security of equipment and information, Gamma also strictly followed the blessing procedures: kowtowing on time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and spraying oil at fixed points on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. You ask what he does on "seven"? He needs to rest, doesn't he?
As for why he spent such a high cost to create these things, the reason is also very simple. It is mainly because the mechanical creations Gamma can obtain now are very scattered, with a bit of everything, and the knowledge he gains is also fragmented. He was inspired by his first pot of gold—the "Tutoring Catalog"—and felt that knowledge needed to be sorted and categorized logically. He planned to start collecting knowledge little by little from now on to fill the tech tree.
Another point is that, although his memory is excellent, he cannot guarantee that he will not forget anything. At the same time, he is also afraid of his cognition being altered by the demons and Chaos Gods of the Warp. With such a backup, at least he has something to compare against. (Unnecessary worry, but forgive him since the child is timid.)
The most important point is that Gamma is not 100% confident in his "cheat." The monsters and absurdities in the warhammer galaxy are too numerous and outrageous.
(Who was it that gave me a dream in the middle of the night saying I couldn't survive without it? Otherwise, I would have added it in Chapter Seven. I originally planned to let you brave the dangers with your bare body!)
In general, Gamma had a busy and fulfilling few months after the "Temple Leg Removal" incident.
Even Magos Lauster would occasionally guide Gamma's studies and life, imparting some knowledge to him, making him think that his intelligence had been conveyed to Magos Lauster by Leia, and the Magos was preparing to take him as a student.
He had even prepared himself, planning to give Magos Lauster a "chance" out of consideration for their familiarity, but he waited and waited with no response, leaving him in an awkward position.
According to others' descriptions, Gamma's mouth was twisted for a period, as if he had facial nerve disorder, which Gamma denied.
The "Gamma" mech underwent another major upgrade after Gamma's knowledge reserves increased.
Because the original "Gamma" was modified from a Battle Sister's "Hero Mech," but the original artificial muscle fiber tissue in the legs, used to enhance strength, required connection to the pilot's leg muscle nerve signal collector to operate. Magos Lauster had no flesh legs, so it was removed and replaced with mechanical legs made of adamantium skeleton, which reduced agility but greatly increased load-bearing capacity and defense.
This time, Gamma simply modified the mech's feet with two retractable wheels, powered by a power backpack, with a built-in engine providing propulsion. At the same time, he installed a mechanical balance system on the mech, allowing it to maintain balance during high-speed movement.
However, there was a "big problem" with the "machine spirit"!