Supporting Hathor Maat to Become the "Thousand Sons" Librarium
After Nimrod obtained the Sothmes Sigil, his consciousness withdrew from Hathor Mhat's mind.
The Primarch recalls the entire process of Magnus drawing the Sothmes Sigil, the images flashing through his mind.
The "Baron of Corruption" drew the Sword of Vaul, imbuing the blade with his Spirituality, and used "Concept Substitution."
[The Sword of Vaul is a sword, and a physical blade is a blade, therefore the Sword of Vaul is also a physical blade.]
The Sword of Vaul struck, but the shimmering energy field seemed to vanish as the blade slid swiftly across the surface.
The Distortion patterns drawn by Nimrod's Psionic Energy started slowly but gradually accelerated.
Sothmes Sigil, rapid prototyping.
Hathor watched in astonishment as Lord Nimrod completed the drawing of the Sothmes Sigil in an instant. Apart from the difference in materials, the symbol was virtually identical to the one drawn by the Primarch.
His mind went blank for a moment. He had studied the Sothmes Sigil for some time but could not complete them, while Lord Nimrod mastered them in an instant.
Hathor exclaimed in surprise, "My lord, I feel my connection to the Warp being forcibly severed. The Sothmes Sigil you drew is not merely a shell; it possesses the same effect as the one my father drew."
"In the future, you may also be able to master this kind of talisman, or possess talismans with similar effects."
Nimrod wielded the Sword of Vaul, dismantling the barrier created by the Sosmay rune.
While the Sothmes Sigil are powerful in their concealment, they are based on Psionic Energy; it would be better to create a symbol based on Spirituality.
Once Hathor has mastered this mark, he can also prevent the "Guardian Spirit" who will follow him in the future from spying on him when communicating with him remotely.
The Sothmes Sigil has the same effect, but Hathor cannot harness Psionic Energy to complete it.
"Thank you, my lord," Hathor said, continuing his report.
"Using the abilities you've bestowed upon me, I've observed my father's behavior and suspect he might choose between me and Azek Ahriman to serve as the Chief Librarian."
"My previous performance, including my contribution of Clone Tapestry Technology and runes, earned me this opportunity."
Nimrod nodded slightly, thinking to himself.
If nothing changes, "Thousand Sons" will travel to Dawn Star with "Iron Warriors" to rescue the local humans trapped due to magnetic field anomalies.
Perhaps that was Magnus's test.
You should try your best.
"I will provide support if needed."
"My father is very interested in the other runes that accompany that rune, and he sent me here hoping to obtain them from you." Hathor frankly stated Magnus's request, leaving the decision to Lord Nimrod.
"I will give you a few runes to take back to Magnus." Having obtained the more valuable Sothmes Sigil from Magnus, Nimrod didn't mind investing a little more.
If they could help Hathor become the Chief Librarian, they would receive even greater rewards.
"The Baron of Corruption," observing Hathor's completely unified aura, asked.
"You have already mastered the power I bestowed upon you?"
"My lord, I think so, I have the same feeling as last time," Hathor replied.
"Give me the Data Slate, wait outside." Nimrod took the Data Slate and immediately went to the "Nation of Disorder."
With a thought, he commanded the Space Ape to use the Golden Eye Fruit to concoct the "Visionary" Pathway Sequence 7 "Psychiatrist" potion.
As the Space Ape moved swiftly, it rapidly input five runes into the array, all belonging to the same Psionic Energy matrix as the previous rune.
The six runes are either directly connected or scattered within the Warp Circuit of the Mind Servitor.
When combined, they can gather Warp energy within a certain range, achieving an effect roughly one-fifth that of the original matrix.
Nimrod received the "Psychiatrist" medication and returned to the real world.
A moment later, Hathor advanced to "Psychiatrist." After withdrawing his power, he took the Data Slate and examined the runes inside.
"My lord, I will certainly make good use of the power and runic Mystery you have bestowed upon me to win the position of Chief Librarian."
Hathor then left with the Data Slate; he would not return to the "Thousand Sons" flagship immediately.
He wanted his father to know that he had gone to great lengths to obtain these runes.
This was both to prevent his father from making him try to acquire more runes and to highlight the value of his "efforts".
Nimrod, holding the Sagitaur ATV (STC) data he had just obtained through the Votann interaction, entered the elevator.
Two minutes later, Nimrod walked onto the Main Foundry Deck.
Looking around, the Primarch saw that dozens of decks had been breached, with a total area at least half again as large as the Dreadnought Deck.
Twelve control consoles were scattered across the Main Foundry Deck, operating the surrounding machinery.
A dense network of cables, like a spider web, connects the machines together.
Nimrod's gaze was immediately drawn to the area of Gothic Number VIII, where he saw Malena Skala standing in the experimental area, wearing forest green armor.
Compared to other armor, Malena's armor had many densely packed holes in its arms, sides, and legs.
The holes were filled with greenery, densely covered with vines, seaweed, fungi, and spores.
This armor set was clearly designed to complement the Beyonder abilities of the "Mother" Pathway.
Malevolus and Rosicky Czech stood in front of the control panel, monitoring how the sensors captured information and fed it back to the video screen in front of them and the surrounding image screens.
Nimrod stepped over and saw Rosicky lean closer to the microphone, where he began to speak.
"Experiment 49, begin recording."
Malena's brown eyes gleamed as she raised her pale arm and pressed it against the red gem at the waist of her green armor.
The red gems shimmered, the armor gleamed, the Warp Circuit activated, and a surge of immense power erupted.
The Primarch gene keenly sensed the immense power gathering within the palm-thick glass.
Malena's body was lifted up by an immense force.
Her eyes shone like stars, surrounded by arcs of electricity like snakes.
Malena pushed her hands forward, and the area covered by her left hand, where the swarming Catachan snakes on the ground swelled rapidly.
With a loud bang, the blood and flesh of hundreds of venomous snakes splattered everywhere.
Malena conjured an electric spear in her fair right hand, crackling with Psychic Lightning, and launched it straight at the wrecked the Chariot.
Sparkling arcs of electricity leaped within the Chariot, then with a deafening explosion, turned it into a pool of metallic debris.
After destroying all the experimental targets in front of her, Malena turned around, clasped her hands together, and a tremendous power gathered between them.
Malena flashed forward and slammed her hands heavily onto the crystal ball that was shimmering with white light.
Rosicky watched the rapidly rising readings, his fingers flying across the video screen as he recorded the data.
Nimrod walked up to the control panel and asked.
How's it going?