A cylindrical nutrient tank, fifteen meters high and ten meters in diameter, stood in the center of the laboratory.
The tank's walls were transparent,
allowing those standing outside to clearly see a super brain floating inside the transparent tank, connected to numerous data cables and bobbing up and down.
Neural impulses surged with brilliant bioelectric signals across the brain's surface,
and the cerebral cortex rhythmically contracted and expanded, conveying its powerful vitality.
The data cables connected to the bio-brain extended outwards through a metal controller above the tank, connecting to the computing servitors around the control console.
The computing servitors were firmly secured to their seats by restraint devices,
their brains connected to the bio-brain via those tentacle-like data cables, forming a single entity.
Simultaneously, a Bio-Sage sat before the control console,
also connected to the bio-brain via data cables, serving as the core.
Many Players of MC Dynasty, as well as the Bio-Sages assisting with this project, showed excited expressions.
Through research on Tyranids / Tyranid, other xenos races, and with Cortana's help,
they successfully developed technology to enhance the human brain, creating this bio-brain codenamed Zero.
"Test Zero's computing power."
MC Myth turned to a Tech-Priest and gave him the command.
The Tech-Priest nodded,
and immediately, several metal tentacles extended from his back.
The ends of the tentacles were gleaming metal hands,
and the slender metal fingers rapidly operated the control console.
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As he moved, the massive machinery hummed,
and several projection screens appeared out of thin air, displaying complex data curves.
Innumerable runic codes scrolled rapidly across the screens.
"Neural network connected, expanding tree-like computational diagram, establishing operational model."
"Parameter calibration, checking underlying logic code."
"Model established successfully, outputting operational results."
"—"
As the servitors' broadcast voices sounded,
a torrent of massive data flowed into the Zero bio-brain.
Bioelectric signals flashed frequently, like brilliant streams of light, exquisitely beautiful.
To test the Zero brain's computing capability,
the Sages of the Adeptus Mechanicus input the astronomical data of the Calixis Sector they had collected over the years.
Then, they input a command to the Zero bio-brain, beginning to deduce the astronomical changes of the entire sector.
The bio-servitors seated around the bio-brain in the tank began to twitch slightly.
The Bio-Sage connected to the bio-brain showed a trace of pain when the system started.
Not long after, he became joyful again from fully gaining control of the bio-brain.
The rows of Cogitator devices embedded in the wall also flickered with indicator lights, blinking on and off.
The submerged brain-heads emitted countless bubbles, and the pain on their faces became increasingly evident.
The projection device hummed, and light outlined a huge star map projection in the air.
Hieroglyphs symbolizing stars, planets, and spatial features glittered in the air.
Clicking on any rune and enlarging it would show the operational status of the planet.
At the same time, there was a series of white or green dashed lines.
The white dashed lines represented the future that had not yet occurred,
while the green dashed lines represented the past that had already happened.
Clicking on a specific light point would allow viewing the planet's data at that time.
"Preliminary estimates show that the Zero bio-brain can simulate the astronomical evolution of the Calixis Sector for five million years, both past and future."
"This includes, but is not limited to, stellar decay, changes in planetary surface morphology, and variations in asteroid belts."
"Of course, the current calculation results have slight deviations from reality because our data is not accurate enough."
"The more detailed the raw data entered, the more accurate the deduction results will be."
A Bio-Sage reported to MC Myth, his voice excited.
As a member of the Adeptus Mechanicus, he clearly understood what this biotechnology would bring.
A new era was about to begin.
MC Legend, standing nearby, also widened his eyes upon hearing the report.
"This is too amazing, boss! To be able to simulate the astronomical evolution of a sector, with a time span of five million years, this bio-brain is simply a miracle."
"We're going to get rich this time, boss."
The size of an Imperial sector was not strictly regulated,
varying according to local needs and stellar density,
usually equivalent to a cube with sides of 200 to 400 light-years.
It contained tens of thousands of Human worlds, as well as a large number of barren planets and unowned stars.
Controlling a sector was already the limit of human civilization in most science fiction works.
Being able to calculate an entire sector meant that the Zero bio-brain's computing power was already in the first tier of science fiction works.
The bio-brain project could be said to have achieved complete success.
"The success of Bio-brain Zero is revolutionary, but most of the scientific research achievements should be attributed to Cortana."
"We only proposed the ideas and concepts; Cortana helped refine many of the details, so we cannot take all the credit."
Although he said that, MC Myth could not hide the joy on his face.
Achieving a breakthrough through biotechnology research,
and becoming the Empire's leading technology industry,
this path was indeed correct.
Don't let the bio-brain's massive size fool you; it was refined from pure human genes,
with a loyalty imprint, making it a flesh-and-blood wetware.
The Empire's assessment standard for abhorrent intelligence was an A.I. with self-awareness.
But Zero clearly did not meet this judgment standard.
It was simply large in computing power and had not developed a new self-awareness.
It required a Bio-Sage or Tech-Priest to take over and assign computing tasks to function normally.
In a sense, Zero was merely a computing tool, a wetware.
"Next, what we need to do is miniaturize the optimized bio-brain. This way, it can be widely promoted, forming a technological barrier."
MC Myth outlined a huge business blueprint in his mind.
Version 1.0 of the bio-brain, combined with second-generation Cogitator technology, would spark a computing revolution in the Human Empire.
They would, with this groundbreaking research,
become the strongest technology enterprise in the Human Empire.
After the test, MC Myth gathered the other Players of the Dynasty.
After some discussion, they decided that the new product launch should be preceded by hype and warm-up.
So, they took photos of the Zero bio-brain and uploaded the relevant photos and videos to the world chat channel,
which immediately brought out the lurking Players.
Colonel Datch: "Holy moly, a bio-brain! Is this going to spark a revolution in the Human Empire? At least an eagle medal!"
Dragon Lobster: "That's too much, damn it! A bio-brain just popped out like that, fresh and juicy?"
Brother Pian: "Don't be like this, you'll make me feel more and more useless!"
Milky Dragon: "You're going to be this competitive even in a game, huh?? I'm going to fight you competitive dogs!"
Zhuge: "Kill them, kill them all. I can't stand this."
Seeing the excited reactions of the Players in the chat channel, MC Myth's lips curled upwards.
This was called not making a sound until it's a thunderous one.
With the advent of bio-brain technology, MC Dynasty would become NO.1.
Suddenly, MC Myth thought of Dora.
He had once held the position of chief technology enterprise with several technologies, and he used to be his former boss.
Now, he's probably dumbfounded!
Thinking of his astonished and disbelieving expression at this moment,
MC Myth's smile became even harder to suppress.
"It feels great, but I still need to be humble."
MC Myth suppressed the many thoughts in his mind.
After thinking for a while, he also sent a message in the chat,
and paid to make it bold and sticky for ten seconds.
"Don't be like this, we just casually messed around, who knew it would succeed."
"It's nothing, you can do it too."
"We, MC Dynasty, don't care about any eagle medal, and certainly not the Hall of Fame."
The chat channel was briefly quiet for a few seconds, followed by an overwhelming flood of messages.
"Brothers, teleport back immediately. Kill them, kill them all."
"Showing off is shameful!!"
"This guy deserves the death penalty, must be the death penalty, and executed with a macro cannon."
Terra Imperial Palace.
Alex, who was drafting network management regulations with Cortana, also noticed the messages in the world chat channel.
Upon learning that MC Dynasty had successfully improved human genes and created bio-brains, he was also a bit surprised.
"These Players are really getting more and more capable."
"With bio-brains, the problem of the Human Empire's severe lack of computing power will be easily solved."
Most of the Adeptus Mechanicus's current technology are products excavated from the Golden Age and reverse-engineered.
But with AI assistance in the Golden Age, those technologies could be perfectly utilized, allowing humanity to effortlessly conquer the galaxy and live good lives.
Just like Hive City, which are standard colonial structures, they could reduce the cost of colonization and maximize the living standards of residents.
However, Hive City were highly dependent on AI for coordination and task allocation.
After the Men of Iron rebellion, humanity subsequently banned AI.
Furthermore, after the decline of civilization, illiteracy rates rose.
These numerous factors combined exacerbated the difficulty of managing Hive City, leading these standard colonial structures to become bloated and decaying corpses.
Chaotic and lawless, filled with slaughter, with no order whatsoever, the Underhives; low living standards, survival of the fittest, and gang conflicts in the Lower Hives; and the Middle Hives, where people repeatedly performed large amounts of inefficient work and could only increase output by extending hours and treating people like beasts of burden.
The Upper Hives, which were completely ignorant of the conditions below and barely maintained production and rule through violence, extreme religion, and other means.
This is the current situation of the Human Empire's Hive City.
The emergence of bio-brain technology could greatly change this situation, allowing Hive City to better allocate resources, improve production efficiency, and raise people's living standards.
"Cortana, immediately grant MC Myth research rewards, let him enter the Hall of Fame, and have him sign a licensing agreement."
"At this stage, MC Dynasty's production capacity is simply insufficient; at this rate, it will be a long time before bio-brains can be widely implemented."
"First, authorize Raski to use Mars's resources and bio-brain technology to produce a completely new batch of Cogitators."
After pondering for a moment, Alex quickly made a decision.
He planned to have Mars first invest resources to cultivate bio-brains.
As the birthplace of human civilization, the Sol System's population far exceeded that of other star systems, and its demand for bio-brains was immense.
If bio-brains could be successfully implemented, it would also greatly alleviate the burden on the Ministry of Interior.
At that time, their migration to the void would also be smoother.
"Alright, Cortana will attend to it immediately."
Cortana nodded, then stood up and left.
Alex had originally intended to continue refining the network management regulations, but a prompt suddenly popped up in front of him.
It showed a communication request from Baal.
Alex reached out and clicked to accept the connection.
Beams of light appeared out of thin air, pulsating.
Immediately after, these beams formed a projection.
Dante appeared in the projection and saluted Alex.
"Saint."
"Dante," Alex said, "How is the situation on Baal?"
"Baal has completed its reconstruction, Saint."
After answering Alex's question, Dante began to report on the achievements of this period.
First was the issue of replenishment for the Blood Angels.
After the Battle of Baal, most Warbands suffered heavy casualties and were almost wiped out.
Utilizing the warriors Alex left behind and the brand new Primaris technology, the Blood Angels as well as various Warbands quickly recovered to full strength.
In addition, Baal also built lighthouses, reconstructed the Astropathic Choir, and established contact with the outside world.
It was mostly bad news, with hardly any good news.
Due to the lack of Astromican guidance, the Imperium Nihilus's faster-than-light travel had essentially been paralyzed.
The appearance of the Great Rift exacerbated psychic activity, giving birth to a large number of uncontrollable Psyker and Mutants, leading to local governments being impacted.
Countless distress signals floated within the Warp, and traitors and xenos ran rampant, creating numerous horrific massacres.
Dante had already discussed with Mefiston and other high-ranking officials, and prepared to support those battlefields to prevent the situation from further deteriorating.
At the same time, the Blood Angels also decided to dispatch a small team to search for the The Great Angel's soul fragments.
After the Battle of Baal concluded, Alex, Dante, and Mefiston went to the depths of Baal to examine the Angel's corpse.
There, Alex informed Dante and Mefiston that Sanguinius could be resurrected, but the prerequisite was that Sanguinius's soul must be pieced together completely.
Because in the battle of the Vengeful Spirit, Sanguinius was shattered by Horus, not just his body but also his soul.
A portion of his soul was taken by the Chaos Gods / The Four Gods and the demons wandering the Vengeful Spirit, while the remaining soul scattered into the Warp.
To resurrect Sanguinius, they needed to retrieve at least two-thirds of his soul to succeed.
Soul fragments would most likely drift towards places that were very important in his life, and linger there until the universe's demise.
Thus, the Chaplains and Librarians began to search through all information related to Sanguinius, deducing from the Primarch's past where the soul fragments might have drifted.
The first target was the Signus system, that was where Sanguinius first recognized the evil existence of the Warp, and also suffered severe injuries there, falling into a coma for a long period.
Dante and the other Blood Angels, after discussion, unanimously agreed that place was highly likely to contain fragments of Sanguinius's humanity.
"I support your idea."
Alex had no reason to object, the task of resurrecting Sanguinius was currently hanging in his task list!
If he waited until he finished his current affairs before looking for the soul fragments, it would be a very long time before Sanguinius could be resurrected!!
Having Dante and others go find their own father's soul fragments, the progress of this task to resurrect the The Great Angel would undoubtedly be much faster.
After discussing the collection of the The Great Angel's soul fragments, Alex then discussed the situation of the Imperium Nihilus with Dante.
After the Battle of Baal, the Tyranids / Tyranid that invaded the Crimson Scar suffered heavy casualties, almost completely annihilated, and it was impossible for them to ever leave the Crimson Scar.
However, for the Tyranids / Tyranid invading the Human Empire, this was merely an insignificant loss that did not harm their core.
Outside the Crimson Scar, more than a dozen star systems submitted reports to Baal, claiming they were threatened by the Tyranids.
Evidently, The Great Devourer had not given up; it was accumulating strength and planning the next Battle of Baal.
"The Tyranids / Tyranid threat is even greater than Chaos."
Hearing Dante's report, Alex's heart sank.
The Blood Angels and many successor Battle Groups were almost completely annihilated, and what they defeated was merely a small tendril of the Tyranids.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying it would be once the main Tyranids force entered the galaxy.
The Human Empire's current strength was far from sufficient to effectively counter such a threat.
The path to rising was not only long and arduous but also time-sensitive.
If the Tyranids entered the galaxy and humanity failed to possess sufficient military power, the outcome would be self-evident.
"We will defeat those bugs." Dante was full of confidence.
The changes brought by the Saint made him see hope.
The Human Empire would never perish like this.
On the contrary, it would rise amidst numerous crises, shedding Chaos and xenos, and reach a new height.