Your Discovery Is Excellent-Now It's Mine

Numerical Control Sage—Per-12. The cybernetic legion under his command was one of the military forces of the Adeptus Mechanicus most feared by outsiders. Those cold humanoid war machines had proven their exceptional talent for destruction and devastation through thousands of years of brutal warfare.

Generally speaking, Numerical Control Sages within the Adeptus Mechanicus were kept apart from the political system. But in Agrippina, that turbulent land bordering the Eye of Terror, every Sage who commanded a lethal legion held considerable status.

Per-12's approval warmed Rom's heart. He knew there were people who could understand his research, so he accelerated the rate at which he transmitted data and continued presenting his findings to everyone. Even when some raised doubts or hurled insults, he would not let anger at his colleagues' stupidity interrupt his train of thought.

"The Machine God's laws run through every corner of the universe. As long as we uncover those laws, we can use them to extract knowledge and resources from the universe. Just like mining ore: with our hands, we can only move a few stones weighing a hundred pounds or so, and the place we dig is no more than some mound or hill. But if we organically combine the Machine God's laws into enormous excavators and drilling equipment, we can mine an entire planet."

"Through my study of xenos texts, I speculate that this symbol was a tool used by the Machine God during creation. This symbol is the fusion of truth and law. As long as we can successfully activate it, the universe will return an answer to us."

"Then how is this symbol used?" one Sage asked.

"We merely need to recite this symbol. The louder the recitation, the better the effect," Rom replied. "However, this symbol is the language of the Machine