"Hello." The scientist looked somewhat apologetic. He scratched his nose. "Although this is a crazy plan, this universe is crazy to begin with."
"I am the 51% shareholder of Ascension Dream Interstellar Mega-Infinite Corporation. The robots and AIs I created like to call me Master... or Father... Given how advanced AI technology currently is, and how realistic personality simulations have become... more AIs call me Husband... You may call me 02. That is my scientific identity number."
"Cough, cough... I've gone off topic a little. Let's talk about Ascension Dream instead."
The scientist arranged several million planets in neat rows and displayed them before everyone.
Every planet possessed its own unique technology, culture, political system, climate, and problems.
The primarchs saw their homelands and could not help murmuring their names.
Olympia, Chogoris, Chemos...
Rogal Dorn said nothing. He merely watched, his pupils widening slightly.
Honestly, where exactly was Rogal Dorn's hometown? Perturabo had never managed to find out. If he had known where Rogal Dorn's homeland was, he would have bombed it into shattered dust without hesitation during the Horus Heresy.
What was the strongest fortress?
A complex built of Adamantium and guarded by countless legions?
Artillery fire would one day chew through even the strongest defensive line, leaving behind nothing but scorched, carbonized earth.
But if no one knew where the fortress was, then artillery fire would not know where to go.
"Technology has given us a solid foundation for conquering all hardships, but unfortunately, not every problem can be solved through technology."
"On our path of exploring the universe, we have encountered more and more ruins left behind by those who came before us. We have learned that the Orks, known as barbaric calamities, once created astonishing civilizations as well."
"The more we explore, the more worries are