Soon, on Grem's orders, quite a few Boys from the Screw Clan slipped into his clan.
Gradually, some of the Screw Clan's strange customs spread into the Snakebites, such as pronouncing Gork and Mork with a Chinese accent.
There was also Kuka's oft-repeated line: "You're not just an Ork who's good at fighting. You have mechanical talent, too." These words spread farther and farther, their influence on the Snakebites growing ever deeper.
While the Orks fought their civil war, an Adeptus Mechanicus ship sat silently in orbit above the planet. Only the protection of a cloaking field had given it the confidence to take such an enormous risk.
Inside the ship, a small shuttle opened its hatch, and an Astra Militarum Kill Team disembarked. Each member had distinctive equipment, but all radiated murderous intent. They were presumably a Kill Team that had ventured into Octarius on reconnaissance missions many times.
The team's captain walked at the front and solemnly handed a box covered in religious ornamentation to the Adeptus Mechanicus Priest who had been waiting below.
The Priest's hands trembled slightly as he held the box. He left without saying much, and only after returning to the bridge and reciting several prayers did he reverently place the box on an alloy platform.
Soon, far away in the Eustali System, Adeptus Mechanicus Fabricator-General Plex received a message: Priest Kater's intelligence had been confirmed. There were indeed traces of the Machine God in the Euronia System. Upon entering the system, machine spirits became exceptionally active, and mechanical efficiency increased severalfold. The Euronia System was a sacred system.
The Adeptus Mechanicus occupied a highly unusual position within the Imperium of Man, enjoying considerable independence. They worshipped not the Emperor, but the Machine God. They believed that every machine possessed a soul, and above