Repairing the Knight Mechs

(Bonus update 4/5, with thanks to Yongle Fenghua Zhaowu Guanglie for the tip.)

The Iron Skull Archmagos stepped out of the elevator and gazed down at the Reaver Titan from above.

His dozens of mechanical hands slowly reached toward the Titan, as though he wanted to stroke its armor from a distance.

Li Qinwu watched from afar. He saw a tenderness in those mechanical hands, like someone caressing their most cherished possession.

At that moment, faced with the Reaver Titan, this terrifying Mechanical Worm became the gentlest being in the world.

Li Qinwu could guarantee that if the Titan could speak and told the Iron Skull Archmagos to die, he would jump into the river of lava without hesitation.

After caressing it from afar for a while, the Iron Skull Archmagos turned and left, his twelve mechanical legs clattering over the metal floor as he headed toward a room.

"I must now preside over the prayers to the Divine Machine. No one is to disturb me.

"Magos Bous, I leave all matters concerning our coordination with the Inquisitor entirely in your hands. I have raised your clearance to that of a provisional Magos. You may exercise all the authority and access all the resources available to a Magos."

Before Li Qinwu could say a single word to the Mechanical Worm, he had vanished into the depths of the mechanical passageway.

Busi said to Li Qinwu:

"My apologies, Lord Inquisitor. Ever since the Titan arrived on our planet, the Iron Skull Archmagos has not missed a single day of prayer.

"The glory the Titan Machine brought us was so immense that, for the past fifty years, Magos Iron Skull has wished he could turn himself into components and become one with the Titan.

"Now that I have provisional Magos clearance, I