Noah, filled with self-reproach, reflected on his mistakes in his laboratory and summarized why the experiment failed.
However, Trajan, the instigator, did not think Noah's experimental failure had any serious consequences.
There was not a hint of guilt in his heart, because where was this?
This was the Imperium of the Dark galaxy.
Wasn't it just one human who died?
Wasn't it just one Custodian candidate who died?
What did that count as?
During the Custodian's Transformation surgery, many people had to die before a qualified Custodian could be created.
Sacrifice was the cornerstone of the Imperium.
Trajan didn't consider it a sacrifice at all.
This could only be considered normal attrition during scientific research. After all, look at those madmen of the Mechanicum; how many people died in one of their experiments? And Noah?
By all accounts, he had only lost this one person so far, which was practically a living saint.
So Trajan felt that one death was nothing. He also didn't believe Noah was reflecting on himself; he thought Noah was probably pondering why he couldn't strengthen the Custodians.
This was the most significant difference between the two universes and two human civilizations. The Terran Federation valued its human citizens greatly.
The Imperium, however, did not value individual humans greatly.
What the Imperium valued was not the citizens below, but the concept of the human race itself.
At the same time, under the influence of the Ecclesiarchy, individuals in the Imperium were all driven by a spirit of sacrifice.
This was one of the main reasons why both Noah and Roboute Guilliman wanted to directly abolish the Ecclesiarchy, because such a civilization had no hope!
Such a civilization, where everyone glorified sacrifice, had no hope whatsoever.
They didn't treat human lives as a big deal; their eyes only saw the overall existence of the human race itself. Perhaps this wasn't wrong, but it would lead to something bad.
The Imperium remained normal now because of the existence of the Emperor, an immortal.
If it weren't for the existence of the Emperor, then even the concept of valuing the human race itself would disappear later on.
This was not something a normal civilization should experience!
This failure made Noah feel somewhat guilty, but he quickly readjusted his mindset, gave up on continuing to strengthen the Custodians, and instead began mass-producing them.
Just one month later, 790,000 Custodians emerged from Noah's laboratory—
At the same time, under Noah's technology, the auramite armor was also rapidly mass-produced, and a large number of power armor exclusive to the Custodians began to be equipped on these newly produced Custodians.
Trajan was promoted; he became the trainer of 800,000 Custodians.
But with his promotion, he also received his first directive from Noah.
"In the future, I will provide you with another 3 million Custodians. You are to spread the Custodians throughout the galaxy and have them patrol."
"The Custodians' mission is to audit the Mechanicum!"
"If the Mechanicum continues to conduct those chaotic large-scale live experiments, resulting in the sacrifice or meaningless death of a large number of human citizens, then the Custodians must execute them, no matter who they are, and no matter which Archmagos of the Mechanicum they are!"
"If the Fabricator-General of Mars has an objection, tell him to come find me. This deformed cult of the Mechanicum should not exist!"
"If he continues to be disobedient, then let Cawl become the Fabricator-General of the Mechanicum."
This was the first truly meaningful directive issued by Noah to the Custodians after becoming the Imperium's Warmaster and Solar Lord!
Logically, this directive should have been sent to the Departmento Munitorum to be directly issued to the entire Imperium in the form of an Imperial Edict, but everyone knew the efficiency of the Departmento Munitorum.
Waiting for the Departmento Munitorum to process it would take too long, so Noah simply proceeded with the Departmento Munitorum's procedures while directly issuing this order to the Custodians.
In the Imperium, there were not many forces that could be at odds with the Mechanicum.
To date, basically only the Custodians could be at odds with the Mechanicum and directly ignore their retaliation.
Of course, after Noah appeared, there was also Noah.
In Noah's eyes, the Mechanicum was just a bunch of ordinary idiots playing with broken junk.
Their technology was so inferior that he didn't even want to look at it.
During his period of self-reflection in the laboratory, the Custodians had brought him research reports from the Mechanicum. It was precisely because he saw these reports that Noah made the decision above.
He believed that science should be regulated, and the Mechanicum's insane behavior was completely absurd.
If this were in the Terran Federation, this cult would not survive a second day.
"Understood, we will carry out your orders, Solar Lord."
Trajan expressed 100% compliance with the directive issued by Noah.
Only after the Custodians agreed did Noah's expression soften slightly.
"Then the matter is left to you. This laboratory will be sealed, and entry will only be permitted when Cawl needs to use it."
"I am leaving Terra. I have done everything I needed to do here. As for our human compatriot sitting on the Golden Throne,
I also need to go throughout the galaxy to see if there's a way to solve his problem."
By now, his mission on Terra was basically complete, and Noah was preparing to leave Terra.
The Indomitus Crusade could be left to Roboute Guilliman. What Noah wanted more now was to return to his colony world to guide its development.
The Imperium faced too many troubles, and these could not be resolved by staying on Terra.
At the same time, the efficiency of the Imperium's Departmento Munitorum was too low. Instead of staying here, it would be better to return there and develop himself.
He had already taken care of most matters anyway, and returning to his own planet only required using the Webway.
The connection between the two sides was already very close, so for Noah, returning to his colony world to continue developing was the right path.
Trajan did not object to what Noah said next: "Understood, does the Solar Lord require Custodian escorts for protection?"
Trajan's face was serious as he asked this question, completely unfazed by the fact that Noah's power was clearly greater than theirs.
Don't ask why, because the Custodians were already used to it.
Their previous charge was the Emperor, and wasn't the Emperor also more powerful than them?
Their current charge, Noah, was equally more powerful than them, but so what? The Custodians had long since gotten used to these things.
The meaning of the Custodians' existence was no longer to protect those they were supposed to protect, but rather to handle matters that their charges needed to deal with but found inconvenient to do themselves.
Just like the directive Noah had just issued, instructing them to supervise the Mechanicum in the galaxy.
"No need. Anyway, with the Webway as a connection, I will directly issue any orders to you Custodians. For now, just keep an eye on those idiots from the Mechanicum."
"The number of Custodians is still too small. I have already sent the technology for mass-producing Custodians to our compatriot on the Golden Throne.
You can go and have him provide you with the 3 million Custodians I promised you next."
After saying this, Noah left his laboratory and returned to his long-separated colony world through the Webway.