Talos suddenly mentioned the terrain of Armageddon, which puzzled Soshyan, so he asked:
"How to say?"
"I visited Ullanor afterwards. The terrain of the planet at that time was completely different from what it is now. There was no ocean at all, and the greenskins almost hollowed out the planet and treated it as a huge fortress."
"you mean....."
"I guess there may be a huge network deep underground on this planet, which is the underground space dug out by the greenskins. Part of it may have been destroyed due to terraforming, but some of it has still survived."
"Worth a try."
Randall echoed, sounding slightly surprised.
Soshiyang thought for a while, and then controlled the holographic stone platform to call up a series of brand new marks. The originally clean holographic map now became as bumpy as a rash, and the image became even blurrier than before.
He fiddled with one or two knobs, and finally kicked the machine's shell twice, and the data graph gradually stabilized.
"This is the existing geographical information about Armageddon. Can the required information be extracted from it?"
"Who knows if you don't try."
Talos said optimistically, but according to Soshyan's observation, he was not essentially optimistic.
"Then I will immediately ask Loken and the others to start analyzing it to see if they can find any useful information."
"This alone is not enough, we need older geological information."
"Where can I find it?"
"The local Mechanicus bishops must have the oldest and best cogitator arrays, although they are mostly used to track ore output, transportation orders, tithe revenue, and process various planet-level data
, but I’m sure it must be stored in it.
The most primitive geological information of the planet.”
"This is easy to handle."
Soshyan's tone was full of confidence that he could issue orders at any time. After all, as a lord commander, he now enjoys a wide range of discretion, not to mention that there is a large group of people behind him who are very good at handling "opinions" and holding explosive bombs.
Superman with a gun.
But Randall shook his head.
"It's not easy to handle. The Mechanical Bishops will definitely not be happy with it. They regard the Thinker Array as their lives."
"If that thing is indeed useful to us, no matter how reluctant anyone is, our duty to the Emperor will always come first."
"Without a doubt."
Talos put down his teacup and nodded sharply.
"Even if he doesn't agree, don't forget, I have a way of dealing with trouble."
"Then let me make the arrangements."
In order to avoid causing any trouble, Randall took the initiative to contact the Mechanicus.
Just as he expected, after learning that the Space Marines wanted to commandeer his Thinker Array, the Mechanical Bishop of Armageddon became furious on the spot.
Despite this, with the help of superb diplomacy, the superior status and voice of the Astartes, and the unequivocal right to execute anyone who hinders the operation, including the Mechanical Bishop, Soshyan got his wish.
got the meditator array
Right to use.
Of course, this is not all about threats. Randall actually made a deal with the Mechanical Bishop, using an ancient gravity gun that he accidentally obtained during a past mission in exchange - something Soshyan did not know about.
So, a few days after the last meeting, several people gathered around the holographic platform again, this time with Topher Brandt, the foundry master of the White Templar.
Talos was still wearing the same robe. Soshyan was surprised by the prophet's low temperature tolerance. After all, the lungs here could be frozen by the cold air. However, if you look closely, you will find that his robe is much thicker than last time——
"Based on the analysis over the past few days, we have discovered that there are many fissures between the intersections of several continental plates on Armageddon."
Topher Brandt manipulated the control device with surprising proficiency, ignoring the anxious Lorken. Every mechanical part on the priest's body was ready to move. Whenever the Forgemaster fiddled with a button, he couldn't wait to see it.
He quickly rushed forward to fine-tune the holographic platform.
"If you analyze the scanning situation, it looks like a natural cave. Considering that their general depth is about two thousand meters, there is also the possibility of underground rivers. Since some of them are connected to the submarine canyon, another type cannot be ruled out.
Maybe, there is a sea beneath Armageddon
foreign."
As he spoke, he fiddled with the control desk again, and the blurry holographic model was suddenly covered with countless lines, making it look like a ball of fiber ropes.
"We retrieved data from the last two thousand years and found that there are several fissures that are actually a huge channel that was cut into fine pieces due to geological changes."
The master caster drew a line along the longitude line from south to north, and rested his finger on a knotted knot of countless lines.
"This is where most of the fissures meet, including the largest one."
"Could it be——"
The foundry master switched the holographic display interface, and the normal map form appeared on it again.
Sure enough, that point was the Hades hive.
"Toph, is that giant tunnel stable?"
Randall spoke for the first time since the meeting began.
"Judging from the geological disasters of two thousand years, this channel is relatively stable. The only problem is that as I said before, it may be filled with liquid."
"But at least it's not magma."
Talos also stood up from his chair, walked forward and said:
"In other words, we need a boat, a boat that can dig holes and swim underground."
Soshyan turned to Loken.
"Priest Lorcan, is it difficult to build a machine like this?"
"Well...it's not that difficult, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to manufacture it in a short time. There are several termite boring machines locally, but they are all too small."
"We do have some here."
Randall said:
"There are four Terax-type termite boring machines in the battle group. Each one can carry two teams of warriors at a time. It only needs to be installed with underwater propellers and buoyancy devices."
The Termite Borer is a tunneling vehicle that is launched from a vehicle and then advanced underground to avoid enemy fire.
In addition to providing better protection for passengers, the Termite Borer also has extremely powerful digging capabilities. Through a stack of melt cutters, phase shield generators, and huge drill bits, it can advance through the strongest rock formations.
The Terax type termite boring machine is a giant version used by the Astartes Legion. It has more powerful power and carrying capacity, as well as good firepower. It was very common in the M31 era, but is now very rare.
"very good."
Soshyan smiled, and then said to the foundry master and technical priest:
"We have about a week, and after one week I hope that all four tunnel boring machines will be modified."
"yes."
Then, he looked at Randall.
"Send a message to Hades and ask them to hold on for a while no matter what."