Chapter 174 Son of the Void
Fu Qinghai came to the top of a ruins with a wide view and found Koshvito lurking here.
The Spartan warrior lay quietly in the rubble of the ruins, his dark matte Mjolnir power armor blending in with the surrounding environment, holding a long gun in his hand.
This big sci-fi-looking gun is painted in light gray and black. The barrel is like two metal bars sandwiched together, with a certain gap in the middle.
Fu Qinghai understood the magnetic rail weapon at a glance.
Fu Qinghai slowly crawled next to him, connected to the short-range radio frequency communication channel, and said:
"I have obtained enough information. What is the result of your victory, Kesh?"
"Hold on."
Koshvito whispered, his face covered by a golden mask, he moved the muzzle of the gun slightly and pulled the trigger.
A light blue arc flashed between the two magnetic tracks of the gun barrel, and a high-pitched scream sounded.
"Snapped!"
Fu Qinghai looked in the direction where the muzzle of the gun was pointing, and the eyepiece zoomed in instantly, and he happened to see a corpse with a shattered chest.
Koshvito raised his arms and snapped his fingers.
Several gang members who had been ambushing nearby quickly poured out from various ambush points and went to collect equipment and collect the bodies.
Koshvito looked at Fu Qinghai:
"The last one is done, just tell me, Qingshan."
Fu Qinghai asked:
"Railgun?"
Koshvito nodded and said:
"Yes, the full name is 'Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920', or 'ARC-920' for short. How about it, do you Space Marines have any?"
Fu Qinghai shook his head:
"This Space Marine really doesn't have one."
It must be admitted that the Human Empire and the Mechanicum have indeed not mastered the technology of electromagnetic coil acceleration weapons. The only one in the Warhammer 40K universe that has mastered similar technology is the Tau Empire.
Kirshvitto immediately became happy:
"Oh, finally let me win the game."
Koshvito couldn’t help but continue to show off:
"I also have a needle gun captured from the Covenant. Do you Space Marines have such a weapon?"
Fu Qinghai shook his head: "No."
The needle-shaped ammunition fired by the needle gun is something called "Subanis Crystal". Not to mention that the Human Empire in the Warhammer 40K universe does not have it, nor does the UNSC in the Halo universe, which is good at reverse engineering Covenant technology.
"Hey Hey……"
Koshvito suddenly became happy.
One significant difference between Warhammer 40K and other science fiction IPs is that the Human Empire and the Mechanicum in the Warhammer 40K universe are prohibited from researching alien technology.
In the Halo universe, humankind's technology was very backward at the beginning. It was defeated by the more technologically advanced Covenant and suffered heavy losses. Many colonial planets were burned into glass balls by the Covenant's warships. Later, during many years of war, we continued to reversely research the weapons and equipment of the Covenant. With the explosion of human science and technology, many powerful weapons appeared one after another, such as energy shields, magnetic rail weapons, laser weapons, etc., and we took advantage of the trend to complete the transition from live ammunition weapons to directed energy weapons. The evolution of weapons.
There is a dedicated department in the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) called: Reverse Engineering and Prototyping Technology Department.
But the Human Empire is different. Fu Qinghai wants to study alien weapons, which is theoretically risky. Most technical priests will not study alien weapons.
Fu Qinghai looked at the armored warrior in front of him, as happy as a two-meter-three-meter-old child, and he really couldn't bear to hit him.
Spartans are also biochemically modified people. The second phase of Spartan can be regarded as the strongest phase, with an average height of about two meters.
Fu Qinghai thought for a while, and decided to eliminate Koshvito's arrogance in order to establish dominance and priority in future cooperation.
Fu Qinghai asked:
"Kosh, in addition to the rail gun and the needle gun, you should have other powerful weapons and equipment, right?"
Koshvito nodded: "Of course."
No one would reveal all their trump cards to others when they first meet. During the comparison between Kirshvitto and Fu Qinghai when they first met, neither of them mentioned what their weapons were.
Fu Qinghai then asked:
"So can you make these weapons?"
Koshvito was stunned for a moment and said:
"No, these are weapons and equipment issued by the UNSC. I brought them here with assimilation points."
He looked up at Fu Qinghai strangely and thought, aren't you?
Fu Qinghai said:
"I can. All the weapons and equipment I use, including this suit of armor, are all made by me myself."
Uh, this...Koshvito was stunned for a moment.
Koshvito is a pure soldier and fighter, at most he has the status of a top instructor. He has only received training from the Spartan Project since he was a child. His micro flamethrowers and micro tracking missile launchers are all Star Wars He found someone in the universe to change it, and he subconsciously thought that Fu Qinghai was the same as him.
Fu Qinghai pointed to the skull gear symbol on his shoulder armor and said:
"Do you know what this sign means?"
Koshvito shook his head:
"Hulda told me that it is the symbol of the Mechanicus of Mars, a very powerful force in the human empire."
"A force that accounts for half of the human empire."
Fu Qinghai emphasized, and then asked:
"Can you make a Spartan?"
Kirshvitto said:
"That's what the scientists at ONI's third branch are studying. It's none of my business."
Fu Qinghai smiled and said:
"I can make Space Marines."
That's right, since Master Quinto is a genetic warrior among technical priests, and is also a powerful biological sage, strictly speaking, Fu Qinghai is not only a technical sergeant, but also a pharmacist. At least he is proficient in the nineteen ways of space warriors. Transform the entire process of surgery, from cultivation to implantation.
The Spartan warrior was speechless. Fu Qinghai could guess the frustrated expression of Kirshvitto under the golden mask without turning on the perspective.
Fu Qinghai patted Koshvito's shoulder armor and smiled without saying a word.
Koshvito squeezed out a voice from between his teeth:
"You're awesome."
You are considered great. For men, these four words are already the highest level of praise.
In the second round of competition, Kirshvitto was defeated again.
While the two of them were chatting these words, the Ma Chai boys from the Spartan Gang had already gathered around them with their harvested weapons and equipment.
Kirshvitto said:
"The old rule is to distribute according to work. This group of Duke Hunters was led into the ambush circle by Buzz Dulles. He deserves the greatest credit. This laser sniper rifle belongs to you, Buzz."
Kirshvitto handed a laser gun with a scope among the trophies into the hands of a man wearing a cloth cover on his head, and he took the weapon with peace of mind.
Fu Qinghai stared at the man wearing a cloth bag for a second and asked softly:
"Son of the Void?"
The man in the cloth cover turned his head and looked at the two round holes exposed in the cloth cover with a look of surprise and uncertainty, and said:
"Can you see my face?"
His accent is strange.
Koshvito was also curious:
"Qingshan, your eyepiece has a perspective function?"
Fu Qinghai looked at the cloth-covered man in front of him and nodded slightly.
Kirshvitto explained:
"You are right. Buz is indeed the Son of the Void. He was kicked off the ship by his captain. His identity made him suffer discrimination in the lower nest. No one is willing to accept him, but I don't mind, so I will take him into the gang. Here we come.”
The human empire's regular interstellar voyages span a very long time, and some ships never even dock. The crews gradually adapt to the disruption of real space by subspace, and give birth to generations of descendants in the cold cabins, and these are born in The people in the spaceship are called children of the void, and it is a legend widely circulated among worlds and interstellar travelers.
In fact, due to changes in gravity, cosmic radiation, subspace distortion, etc., these humans who stay on the spacecraft from conception to birth will indeed experience certain mutations, including pale skin, slight deformities, strange speech and gait , or an appearance that is different from ordinary people. Even if some people look fine on the outside, outsiders can still feel something not quite right from their aura.
It was through the perspective function of the eyepiece that Fu Qinghai saw this man's strange white and blue skin, and sparse and slender black hair.
The Children of the Void suffer discrimination within the empire. Many citizens of the empire believe that these people bring bad omen and bad luck and are unwilling to approach them. It is rare to see a child of the void on the surface of the planet. Most people will never get off the ship from birth to death.
Koshvito smiled and said:
"You don't believe those superstitions that the gods are talking about, do you, Qingshan? Butz is very familiar with the dark environment. When he drills pipes in the Schwerin Hive, he feels like he is at home. He is my right-hand man."
"The smelly bottom nest is just like the depths of the ship, or even better."
The man named Buz also echoed, his voice coming through the breathing valve and the bag, a bit muffled.
Fu Qinghai ignored Koshvito's words, but stared at Buz's face and asked directly:
"How long have you been in Schwerin Hive?"
"Uh, two, two years."
Buz scratched his hood, obviously nervous and stuttering when faced with the Space Marine's question.
Fu Qinghai narrowed his eyes slightly and said:
"According to the information I just learned, the Schwerin Hive has been shrouded in a subspace storm for decades after the rebellion. During this period, no fleet has ever visited the Hive. Which ship are you from? The person who was kicked off the ship couldn't be...the Lady Luck, right?"
Hearing that familiar term, Kirshvitto was startled and quickly turned to look at Butz.
The Son of the Void was also slightly stunned and said:
"Yes, it's the Lady Luck."
Koshvito cried:
"Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
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Thanks to Lu Shanyi, Yujing, Pure Zhu, Xiandu, and several book friends for their tips. Today is a bit of a boast, but I will try again tomorrow...