For ordinary people, once they are confined in a stasis field, their time and space are suspended.
Their physical cellular activity and thoughts will forever freeze at the second before entering the stasis field.
Before being released, they will not feel the passage of time at all.
Players are special.
Even if they are confined in a stasis field, they can still feel the passage of time.
However, when they are online, their physical senses cannot receive external information.
They will feel like they are imprisoned in a dark room, unable to do anything.
The Players of the Hogwarts Battle Group who were captured couldn't endure the loneliness and boredom of being confined in a small dark room, so they went offline.
They flooded the official website forum, chatting and complaining about their predicament.
Old Thirteen also took the opportunity to write a post about this encounter.
The title went straight to the point, summarizing their current situation in one sentence.
"It seems we're about to be taken as collectibles by Trazyn the Infinite!!"
In the post,
Old Thirteen briefly explained the whole story.
After receiving a mission from the Inquisition, they headed to the star system mentioned in the intelligence.
However, as soon as they finished faster-than-light travel and exited the Warp, they were attacked by Necronss.
The ship they had painstakingly saved money to buy was crippled by the enemy, losing its mobility.
Immediately after, the enemy boarded.
They fought until exhaustion, defeating countless Necronss.
But the enemy's numbers were endless.
Even if destroyed, they would immediately teleport back to reconstruct their bodies and then be deployed back onto the battlefield.
By the end, all the ordinary crew members assisting them were dead.
Without the assistance of the crew, they were isolated and couldn't withstand the overwhelming numbers of Necronss.
They had originally intended to self-destruct and revive, then go back to trouble those Necronss and avenge the fallen crew members.
However, they were instead controlled and captured by the enemy's stasis devices.
Once their weapons and equipment were removed, and they posed no threat,
Trazyn, the mastermind, made a high-profile appearance.
He smugly declared his victory,
and the fact that the captured God Chosen would become museum exhibits.
Immediately after, Old Thirteen and the other Players were sent to the Necrons ship's cargo hold.
They are now on their way back to Trazyn the Infinite's museum.
Not long after the post was published, replies had already exceeded a thousand.
Currently, Warhammer OL's popularity is so high that its daily traffic makes other websites green with envy.
Most of these people haven't entered the game,
but during this period, Warhammer OL's explosion in popularity has given them a certain understanding of Warhammer, knowing who is who.
Combined with the updated information in the official lore collections, they have a certain understanding of the game's basic gameplay and settings.
Trazyn the Infinite, this name is well-known, he is practically the Warhammer prankster.
Relying on his immortality, he goes around digging up graves with his clones, he is practically the Warhammer 40k version of Duan De.
As long as it's valuable, no matter which race, he'll dig it up without fail.
Whether it's Orks, Eldar, T'au, or his own race — Necrons,
he always says, 'Give it to me, you little scoundrel.'
Wu Dang Wang also wants to be a pirate king: "Defeated by Trazyn the Infinite until you knelt, huh?"
Little Fish: "Captured and forced to be ****."
Lazy Sheep: "You guys are weird, how come I feel like several gigabytes of plot appeared in my head?"
98k Headshot Horus: "Holy cow, you old turtles with impure thoughts!!"
Three Sticks Break Brotherhood: "No driving, no driving!!"
Cthulhu vs. Pretty Girl: "Suddenly remembered a meme, someone on Quora once asked, 'What if I could get the Female High Lord pregnant?'"
"There was a classic answer below: You can perform what's called 'crime in front of the husband' in front of the Silent King."
"What's more crucial is that he can't have an opinion; he has to be respectful to you, otherwise he'll be beaten by the other High Lords working together."
Hellfire Adeptus Reporting: "Hahaha, what a hellish joke. @Guilliman is My Sun, you can try it."
Guilliman is My Sun: "Get lost, ε＝ε＝ε＝(#>д<)"
Big Fat Caterpillar: "Trazyn the Infinite has quite a few treasures, besides the ancient Necron, he also has little Fulgrim!"
Dragon Soul Neil: "Wow, the official game wouldn't release little Fulgrim, would it!"
Hellfire Adeptus Reporting: "Then there would be two Fulgrims in the Warhammer Universe, Slaanesh would be ecstatic, double rewards from gacha."
Causeway Bay Boss: "Little Fulgrim is loyal, right? Shouldn't it be the Emperor's ecstasy?"
......
The post was very popular, not only on the forum, but also in the game, where discussions were heated.
Warmaster: "Brothers, charge! Getting rich depends on this wave."
Tenjiro: "Trazyn the Infinite, this guy's wealth might be richer than all of Terra combined."
Twisted person: "The Necron' accumulated wealth over so many years, and he's taken so much of it himself, how could he not be rich?"
Little Alpaca: "I thought the Spring of Terra expansion pack was the peak of this game, but now that I think about it, I completely underestimated the wealth of the other races."
Zigman: "Damn it, why do you guys have so many activities?"
Bald Donkey: "Discriminating against Players on expedition, huh?"
Warmaster: "@Zigman @Bald Donkey, coming back?"
Zigman: "No, I'm busy right now."
Bald Donkey: "For the Empire, we cannot leave the battlefield for a little profit."
Tenjiro: "Everyone envies, no one returns when asked. Damn, what are you guys eating out there?! It smells so good!"
Twisted person: "@Tenjiro, war points explain everything. Didn't you see their two Warbands are already in the top five? They probably get high points for fighting Chaos and want to aim for first."
......
The Players chatted heatedly in the world chat channel.
They were all discussing the capture of the Hogwarts Battle Group Players.
The Players of the Emperor Niuma Battle Group had already boarded their warships early,
following Cortana's guidance, chasing Trazyn all the way.
On the other side, a mission targeting this unexpected incident was also released.
[Mission: Rescue the Captured Hogwarts Battle Group;
Content: The Players of Hogwarts have been captured by the Necron Overlord — Trazyn the Infinite — and made into collectibles.
Such audacious behavior is an insult to the Human Empire and an insult to the Emperor.
Trazyn the Infinite has maintained his lofty posture for too long.
He has already forgotten that humanity is not a weakling without the means to fight back.
Rescue the captured Players and teach him a profound lesson.
Mission Requirements: Players above Level 18 who have completed their second advancement.
Basic Rewards: Participation in the operation grants 145,000 Contribution Points, 5,000 War Points, 60,000 Faith Points, and 30,000 Honor Points.
Commission Rewards: Evaluated based on mission completion and performance.
]
As soon as the mission was released, many high-level Players quickly accepted it.
The mission rewards were secondary.
They were all heading for Trazyn's museum.
Anyone with even a slight understanding of Warhammer knows how many good things Trazyn has collected.
From the Paradise War until now, he has creations from various races from all eras.
According to rumors, in his most prized museum, he even has several Old Ones.
Those were some of the protagonists of the Paradise War, beings comparable to the C'tan. It's unknown how this guy captured them.
After Alex released the mission, he let the Players act freely.
Presumably, Trazyn would soon experience the terror of the Fourth Scourge.
Given those Players' nature, they would absolutely not stop until they had emptied his collection.
For a long time in the future, his museum would be the Players' favorite check-in spot.
Hopefully, this Necron Overlord can at least protect the museum's floor tiles.
The capture of the Hogwarts Battle Group is very important,
but Alex cannot constantly monitor it.
He has to wait until Trazyn returns to his museum with Old Thirteen and the other Players before he can proceed with the next step of his plan.
Alex cannot waste this interim period.
After learning that enough minerals had been acquired on Baal, he immediately had Cortana upgrade.
A large amount of minerals was fed into the core of the Imperial Glory, where it was broken down into strands of light and absorbed into the massive hull for upgrading.
After the last upgrade, the Imperial Glory reached a length of 24 kilometers, comparable to a Gloriana-class battleship.
This time, the upgrade consumed several times the resources of the last, and the Imperial Glory also became even more massive after the upgrade.
It reached a length of 50 kilometers, truly becoming an undisputed behemoth.
Its sheer size alone possessed an exaggerated deterrent.
Its massive cannons could intimidate enemies with wavering resolve without even firing.
In addition to its larger size, the Imperial Glory also gained many more powerful functions,
such as instantaneous Warp jumps, dimensional stealth, an independent temporal field, and self-repair through energy absorption.
The upgraded Imperial Glory can definitely rank among the top ten battleships in the galaxy.
It is slightly weaker than the Avenging Spirit in its prime, the Phantasm controlled by the Emperor, or the Silent King's flagship, the Song of Annihilation,
but it is still among the very top tier of existence.
Of course, this only refers to the battleship itself; if Cortana, as a Star God, is included,
then the upgraded Imperial Glory can rank among the top three known battleships in the galaxy.
This ranking includes the Avenging Spirit in its prime, the Phantasm controlled by the Emperor, the Ark of Omen controlled by the Machine God Vashtorr, and the Dyson Sphere of Xarannoga the Outsider, which houses a complete Star God.
The upgrade of the Imperial Glory also deeply shocked the Blood Angels on Baal.
They could not imagine any enemy that could withstand such a powerful battleship.
As long as it was deployed, it would surely cut down anyone and anything in its path.
Dante, the Lord of Blood, upon seeing the upgraded Imperial Glory, wanted to beat his chest like a gorilla and roar, 'Thanks for the gift, Second Dad!'
Even if this battleship doesn't belong to the Blood Angels,
it's currently on Baal.
Saints have wings; is it too much to spray an angel emblem on it?
With resources scarce in the Imperium Nihilus, is it too much to use it?
With so many powerful enemies, is it too much to take it out and fight them??
"Wipe your drool, Chapter Master."
Mefiston, the Chief Librarian, wiped the drool from his mouth and reminded Dante again.
Dante then came to his senses and awkwardly wiped away his saliva.
He decided to continue wearing his mask in the future,
that way, when he drools over good things, no one will see it.
"Let's assign this battleship to the Flesh Tearers for now," Seth spoke up.
The other members of the Blood Battle Groups turned to look at him.
Harkin, the Chapter Master of the Crimson Blades, was the first to speak,
"Assigning the Imperial Glory to the Flesh Tearers Warband? You've really got some nerve, haven't you? Don't you have any shame?"
Seth looked sincere, showing a nonchalant expression that said, 'I just don't care about shame.'
"This is Father's gift. What shame is there to have? It's settled then."
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Dante waved his hands repeatedly, "This matter needs to be deliberated further, and you also need to know that the Blood Angels are the parent Battle Group. We must..."
"As the parent Battle Group, you should be more magnanimous!" a representative from a successor Battle Group interjected, "Look at us; we've been reduced to single digits after aiding Baal."
Dante: "......"
How could these people change so quickly!!
Shouldn't good things be prioritized for the parent Battle Group first?
I'm happy that you came to aid Baal, and I'm willing to share resources with you to rebuild your Battle Groups.
But if you try to seize the Imperial Glory, I'm very unhappy.
At this moment, Cobro, the Chief Sanguinary Priest, spoke up,
"I think we should stop fighting among ourselves. Let's make the Imperial Glory the flagship of the Bloodline. Whichever Battle Group needs it can use it."
"No single Battle Group can defend the Imperial Glory. What if it falls into the hands of the Dark Angels or the Space Wolves?"
"They wouldn't dare?" Seth's voice was filled with anger.
"They absolutely would dare," Harkin agreed with Cobro, "I agree with Cobro's statement: no single Battle Group can defend the Imperial Glory."
"To put it bluntly, a Battle Group of a thousand or so men cannot fill such a massive Imperial Glory, nor can they maintain its expenses."
Dante nodded, "That makes a lot of sense. Before the Saint returns, the Imperial Glory will serve as the flagship of the Bloodline."
"This will prevent further arguments among us and also strengthen the Imperium Nihilus's influence, giving us more confidence in dealing with our enemies."
After the discussion, Dante used his authority as the Regent of the Imperium Nihilus,
and assigned the Imperial Glory to the Bloodline's fleet roster.
This delighted many of the Bloodline's descendants.
They had already made up their minds to be permanently stationed on the Imperial Glory.
Wherever the ship went, they would go.
The ship belonged to their Second Dad, which meant it belonged to them.
This wasn't selfishness; it was protecting their Father's property.
...
Alex was unaware of the dispute happening on Baal, and even if he knew, he wouldn't interfere.
As long as they didn't incite rebellion, or engage in perverse acts that caused humanity to suffer further,
he would approve Dante's handling of all decisions within the Imperium Nihilus.
Alex would not interfere with the Imperial Glory being assigned to the Bloodline's command roster.
After all, Cortana and he were one; he could reclaim it anytime he wished.
If Dante dared to undermine the reforms, support the old entrenched interests, and continue to exploit the lower echelons of the Imperium,
he guaranteed he would immediately return to Baal, kick the other party away, and then strip them of all their power.
After the Imperial Glory's upgrade, Cortana's power further increased, and the Lighthouse Network's functions became more complete.
The Lighthouse 3.0 technology acquired earlier was also implemented.
As long as a place could connect to the Lighthouse Network, it could identify items provided by Players.
This identification was based on the principle of the Akashic Reader, which obtains knowledge from the Warp.
Simply put, when a Player provides an item, the Lighthouse Network searches the Warp for information about that item,
organizes it, and then sends it to the Player.
However, Alex did not immediately make this function public; instead, he had Cortana keep it hidden for now,
planning to reveal it to the Players after the 6.0 version update.
With this upgrade of the Imperial Glory, Alex also completed the 'Acquire Energy-Matter Conversion Technology' quest.
He had Cortana analyze that toaster before he even came to Terra for this quest.
Energy-matter conversion is a top-tier technology, and analyzing it requires a significant amount of time.
Additionally, some events occurred in between, causing further delays.
Only now has Cortana completed the analysis of this technology.
[Faith Value Reward Issued]
[Dark Tongue Skill 'Repel' Issued]
A large amount of knowledge related to Dark Tongue flooded into Alex's mind with the system prompts.
"I wonder what the effect of this skill is?"