Today was the day the expeditionary fleet returned to Terra. A farewell ceremony was being held in the central plaza of Gravelax's capital, as the expeditionary fleet was about to return to Terra.
In the week following the final Hive City battle, Cain hadn't seen much of anyone else, as almost everyone had a lot to do these past few days, so he wasn't surprised.
Li Feng was currently on the mechanical ark in the sky, tinkering daily with a group of Oil Men on items confiscated and recovered from the Tau. Even a few days ago, Cain had gone to the mechanical ark to see the mechanical exoskeleton Li Feng was working on.
"Political Commissar! This will be a huge boost to the Astra Militarum's combat power! I want everyone to have one! Everyone!"
However, Cain asked Li Feng a question: "Aren't you worried that the things you make will also be recovered by others?"
Li Feng naturally knew what Cain meant: that these technologies would also be imitated and copied by others, thus falling into the hands of those who would harm the Imperium... However, Li Feng was not worried... Why? Because during this trip to Gravelax, Li Feng's 'Panel' once again unlocked many 'new functions'. For example:
"Heavenly Mechanism Engineering: Can completely lock down all technology of Li Feng's developed and produced creations from a conceptual and memetic level."
This function, in general, means that Li Feng only needs to use the Panel as a prerequisite, for example: anyone who wants to use an LF laser machine gun to kill people will be unable to understand, produce, or use this item.
Okay, so if someone wants to use this machine gun to kill people, pulling the trigger will not fire it, the machines in the military factory will inexplicably stop production, and even if professional technicians disassemble the gun, they won't be able to reassemble it.
This perfectly solved the problem of what if Li Feng's creations were used for things Li Feng didn't want to happen, leading to some bad outcomes. Of course, Ma Yinglong had already asked this question, so Li Feng used it once in front of a bunch of Oil Men, and then he was treated as an omnissiah again.
Of course, there was also an unreasonable 'Panel Modifier' function... 'Eternal Time Beta'.
As long as Li Feng activates this beta test function, everything around him will enter a brief state of slow motion until time stops, while Li Feng maintains his original speed. But... when this function is activated, Li Feng's heart will stop beating. If the time is too long, Li Feng is very likely to die from this function... Li Feng initially thought that since he had infinite life, he could revive even if he died. But the Panel had a hint next to this function:
"If time stops, death also becomes eternal..."
So, if Li Feng activates this function and causes his own death, then Li Feng and this world will be permanently paused in the state of Li Feng's death, because time is static, Li Feng's 'infinite life' cannot retrieve Li Feng from static time... then Li Feng will forever be in a state of death.
After Li Feng's testing, slow motion was actually enough for him. The state of time stopping would almost reach the point where he was about to faint before time would stop. Before that, Li Feng could enjoy 'bullet time' like The Flash or Max Payne.
Of course, Li Feng also had a bold idea... if he used this to attach a pacemaker to his chest, wouldn't he be invincible! But when Li Feng had a cross-galaxy video call with Sanguinius, he informed her.
Sanguinius was furious. She warned Li Feng in an angry tone not to use this function, or he would be tied to her side for the rest of his life, serving as a 'clerk'.
Li Feng naturally assured Sanguinius that he would not use this function unless absolutely necessary. Even Celestine, upon hearing this, instantly lost her usual open-minded expression, becoming serious and claiming that she would 'really' supervise Li Feng in this regard. If she found Li Feng using it, she would immediately transport him back to Sanguinius.
After Sanguinius and Li Feng's call ended, Sanguinius threw her phone aside, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed in anger.
At this moment, the Emperor on the Golden Throne spoke: "Is that how it is? Li Feng's essence has begun to manifest... I told you long ago, when a high-dimensional being enters a low dimension, no matter how much you restrict him, he will still become a being beyond gods. This is his essence."
Sanguinius grabbed her hair in frustration, put her legs on her ergonomic chair, and curled up in the chair, hugging her legs.
"Can he and I still go back..."
The Emperor slurped his sweetened, pudding-infused milk tea from the tube, not answering the question... But another more ethereal voice rang out, it was the God-Emperor... "You can go back, and you can't go back..."
"Alright, you can shut up. You just talk nonsense all day."
Sanguinius picked up a crumpled piece of paper from the table and threw it at the Emperor. The paper instantly burned to ashes in a powerful psychic flame the moment it approached the Emperor... "Please, it was He who said it, alright? You find Him, why are you throwing it at me, Big Sister?"
At this moment, the Emperor's tone was full of grievance. The Emperor, however, had high hopes for Li Feng. He was now looking forward to the day Li Feng would bring back his unpromising red-skinned, one-eyed Ogryn son, so he could finally get off the throne and relax for a bit.
What Sanguinius was most worried about now was actually Li Feng's essence... not the so-called'superpowers', but Li Feng's 'essence as a human'.
The moment Li Feng's power, the so-called 'Panel' ability, activated when he first landed in this world, he had already stepped into the 'realm of gods'.
And Sanguinius's biggest fear was that Li Feng would experience something similar to 'Icarus' Wings', where he would gradually lose his'self as Li Feng' due to acquiring powerful abilities.
Sanguinius looked at the matching tattoo on her wrist, which she had gotten with Li Feng. Although it was just a faint line, it was the best embodiment of Li Feng's essence... 'Philosopher'.
If there was one thing Li Feng saw most clearly, it was himself... Because as a philosophy student, his mind was constantly thinking about strange things, and there was even a period when Li Feng was almost driven mad by philosophy papers.
At that time, Sanguinius was sleeping, and Li Feng was writing a paper at his desk. As he was writing, Li Feng suddenly shouted:
"Hahahahaha! I am the sun!" (From Friedrich Nietzsche's *Thus Spoke Zarathustra*)
That scared Sanguinius quite a bit. She quickly pulled Li Feng into bed and used 'worldly' methods to help Li Feng regain his sanity.
So now, Sanguinius hoped that the efforts of human philosophers over so many years would not be in vain in Li Feng's head... Imperial Palace, Front Courtyard.
In the front garden of the Imperial Palace, a Female Custodian was pruning branches with scissors. This Female Custodian was responsible for tending to the palace gardens every day, and she herself enjoyed being with these flowers and plants.
And in the garden's pavilion, two big men were gathered around a huge hookah, smoking... Leman Russ held the pipe and puffed on the hookah. He was now helping Khan with official duties every day. Although it was tiring, Russ actually enjoyed this kind of life because he didn't have to do things he disliked anymore.
Across from Russ, Khan was completely decadent. His topknot had long been neglected due to busy official duties, his hair was dry and split, even mixed with some gray hairs. Instead of tying a cool topknot, a ponytail would be simpler.
Khan suddenly slapped his thigh, stood up, and looked at Russ, who was sitting cross-legged and smoking the hookah:
"No! We must call The Thirteenth back! I can't live like this anymore!"
Russ took the pipe out of his mouth, exhaled smoke rings, and looked helpless:
"Didn't our mom and dad say they arranged a 'child marriage' for The Thirteenth? They said he could be rescued from the stasis field on his wedding day."
Khan helplessly sat back down on the pavilion bench. The thought of Guilliman marrying an Aeldari Woman brought up some 'unpleasant memories' for Khan from the Aeldari city of Commorragh.
"Guilliman marrying an Aeldari Woman, Russ, don't you object? That's an alien! How many aliens did we kill during the Great Crusade..."
Russ nodded after hearing this... "Although I think it's not ideal for The Thirteenth to marry an Aeldari... But since Dad and Mom both agreed, what else can I say? Besides, this is a huge laugh! I can mock him with this every day, hahahahaha!"
Seeing Russ's attitude, Khan became a little anxious: "You don't understand! You haven't had close contact with those Aeldari! The Thirteenth is too young, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle those seductive Aeldari Women!"
Khan's words made Russ raise an eyebrow: "Oh? So... you have a lot of experience with Aeldari Women, do you..."
Russ's rhetorical question made Khan recall Commorragh once again... But! The instantaneous change in Khan's expression at this moment was caught by Russ... Russ's expression went from confusion, to sudden realization... then he grinned widely... "Hahahahahaha! So you too..."
Khan quickly stepped forward and covered Russ's mouth. If Russ's loud voice shouted it out, then Khan would be finished in the Imperium, his lifelong reputation ruined.
Russ struggled with Khan covering his mouth. If he didn't laugh today, he would really suffocate to death.
"The Sixth Son, listen to me! It's not what you think..."
Russ was almost suffocated at this point. He really wanted to laugh, but Khan was covering his mouth, not letting him laugh. Russ began to refuse to struggle. With no other choice, Russ could only pull on Khan's power armour, swaying back and forth... Suddenly, a photo fell out of Khan's power armour and landed on the ground... Russ stopped laughing and looked at the photo on the ground... In the photo were Khan and two Aeldari Women. Two scantily clad Aeldari Women were arm-in-arm with a shirtless Khan, and Khan was flexing his biceps for the camera.
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