usatvline Chapter 225 Effect
Chapter 225 Effect
Karenya is a standard terrestrial planet located near the star's migration zone, surrounded by three satellites and a companion star.
This planet has an incredibly long history, so long it's unusual. Some Imperial scholars, through soil analysis, have discovered that this planet is older than the star it orbits. They speculate that this planet may have been a celestial body drifting through the universe long ago, before being captured by the gravity of its current star.
Although studying the origin of this planet is a meaningful thing, this meaningful thing is not that meaningful. It is not enough for the empire to give up the countless troubles that may arise at any time and allocate resources for research. So after this research report was submitted by a professor, there has been no response. Maybe this report is now gathering dust under the pile of files, or it is more likely that it has been lost long ago.
Studying the origins of celestial bodies is a thankless task. Even though human footprints have now spread throughout the entire Milky Way, humans have only been in space for less than 40,000 years. Even if the ancient times when they were ignorant and uncivilized are included, the "human" species has only appeared in the concept of evolution for a few million years.
To the entire universe, millions of years are just a blink of an eye.
Before humans set foot on this planet, it was home to lush fluorescent plants and unique luminous organisms. Every night, the plants and mosses covering the entire continental shelf emitted a deep blue light, and this magnificent sight could be seen even from outer space.
This unique phenomenon also attracted humans. Through research, humans discovered that the source of fluorescence in plants is not luminous cells, but a unique mineral from this planet.
Thus, mankind discovered the mythical metal Karenin.
After a brief battle and the extermination of the aliens native to the planet that formed the primitive shaman worship, humans occupied the planet and then began to exploit it without restraint.
Through investigation, the sages of the Mechanicum calculated that the main place where Kalunya gold is enriched is a huge natural pit located on the equator of the planet. At night, the light of plants in other parts of the planet is weak and hazy, but the light of the plants growing in this pit is brilliant and dazzling. The native aliens on Kalunya once guarded this pit as a holy place and named it "The Eye of Kalunya".
However, after humans occupied this place, the sages of the Mechanicus had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery, nor were they interested in respecting the beliefs of the extinct aliens. Countless huge and strange machines were dropped directly from space to the edge of the deep pit, along with an organized imperial army and countless laborers.
Over the following decades, the ancient vines clinging to the edge of the pit were uprooted, each one thicker than an ancient pine tree. Countless steel beams were then driven into the pit's walls, and water was poured from this foundation. Eventually, a fortress, emitting a constant stream of black smoke, rose above the former Eye of Karenya. The fortress resounded day and night with the roar of machinery, uncheckedly releasing unrecyclable wastewater. The land was polluted, the lake corrupted, and the area earned a new name: "Blackwater Section."
It wasn't until the end of the 43rd millennium of mankind that the orcs emerging from the warp descended from the sky in their clattering combat satellites, which scattered oil and spare parts along the way, and crashed straight into the Blackwater Section. The area was once again out of human control, but humans are still planning to retake this smelting plant that can produce magical minerals.
late at night.
Under the almost pitch-black night, three dark shadows ran silently and swiftly through the most inconspicuous gaps and aisles in the Blackwater Festival area.
These three figures were obviously very familiar with the terrain here. Not only could they accurately find the road they wanted from the tangled and complex road network in this area, they could also flexibly avoid the active orcs and return to the original road after bypassing these orcs.
But after a while, it became clear that one of the three figures began to fall behind his companions and eventually stopped.
"No... No..." Howard took off his mask and leaned against the iron frame covered with spikes and rust, gasping for breath. "Let me slow down..."
After hearing Howard's request, the other two figures also took off their helmets. One of them was naturally the Battle Sister Gloria, and the other was a female Eldar with a long light golden ponytail.
This Eldar was called Mei. She was the sister of the Eldar prophet Charandi and also his student. After agreeing to Howard's plan, Charandi sent her out as a representative to return to the human rear with Howard and Gloria to express his sincerity.
After hearing Howard's request to rest, Gloria and May had no objection, so Gloria helped Howard up and took him to a more secret place to hide, while May put on the mask again and sneaked into the darkness alone.
In some fantasy stories, elves can travel thousands of miles a day and leave no footprints on the snow. Howard estimated that the space elves in this world could do the same. Mei's back disappeared silently in the darkness, and to Howard it looked like a black barracuda diving into the sea.
Mei was not acting alone apart from them, but was exploring the route in advance for the next action.
They had been marching continuously for nearly six hours. Howard had rested twice. Each time, Mei went to explore the way while Gloria protected Howard while he rested.
None of them complained about Howard's dragging behavior... because as a mortal, Howard's performance has far exceeded their expectations.
Although some things were not explicitly stated before setting off, they were mentally prepared for the fact that this mortal's physical fitness was far inferior to theirs, and that by the second half of the journey... or even just a short section of the journey, this mortal would completely lose his ability to move and would need them to carry him.
Despite requesting two rest breaks and wasting some time, this mortal actually persevered. This made Gloria look at him with a different eye. Advancing within the Blackwater Section was no simple matter of marching on flat ground. They had to leave the Blackwater Section from the bottom up, overcoming countless obstacles and squeezing through narrow, oxygen-deprived passages. Even a battle nun like Gloria felt a slight lack of energy. Gloria knew that if any ordinary soldier from that hidden spot were dragged here, they would likely be exhausted.
This was also beyond Howard's own expectations. You know, two months ago, when he ran wild in Kalimdosha, just running around a few blocks almost made him vomit, and this time the amount of exercise was probably almost as much as a marathon plus a mountain cross-country race combined, but he only felt tired, and it was the kind of tiredness that could be recovered, not the kind of tiredness that exhausted everything and made it difficult to even lift his hands.
After much thought, Howard came to the conclusion that the only possible explanation was that the gift from the Goddess of Life had taken effect. It seemed that Isa's leaf also had the effect of strengthening the body, and could increase physical fitness even while lying down. Some people in the 3k era would be envious to hear this.