Lox was completely shocked by the answer he received from the Emperor. In his view, the normal course of events should have been that the Emperor, who had remained hidden among mortals, realized his responsibility, stepped forward, and took on the role of savior.
But why had that person been Malcador instead?
Neoth continued recounting that magnificent era in a tone as though he were telling a story.
"After the Human Alliance had been completely hollowed out, following a long struggle and many compromises, some mad scientists, monopolistic megacorporations, and technological warlords eventually colluded with one another. There were even some unknown xenos races among them."
"I hate xenos not merely because they kicked humanity while it was down during the Age of Strife, but because they took part in humanity's degeneration and corruption. Hatred never ceases," the Emperor said coldly.
"Among them, the Gold Men were the most numerous, and thus they took the lead."
"You may call them the Gold Men Technological Collective."
"The fully unrestricted technology developed at astonishing speed, just as they had hoped. The Dark Age of Technology arrived. Judging solely by technological advancement, it was an era far surpassing the Dark Age of Technology.
"By analyzing the research and technology of countless xenos civilizations, humanity began to transcend its original theoretical framework and gradually touched upon the essence of laws and the universe. We discovered that psychic power was the power of The Empyrean, while the Necrons wielded the residual power of the gods of the material universe."
"Most of the technological relics we know of today were products of that era. They were immensely dangerous, and immensely powerful."
Lox deeply agreed. The Dark Age of Technology technology contained within his Red Alert vessel had the advantage of being more complete, but when it