r18novel Chapter 65: Unrefutable
Chapter 65: Unrefutable
Upon hearing this, Eulik's processor instantly entered a logical loop.
Premise 1: The Emperor is the Orm Messiah, the god of all machines. (Orik himself just confirmed this.)
Premise Two: Raphael is a living saint chosen by the God of Machines. (This is agreed upon by almost everyone present. The Battle Sisters agree, the Inquisitors agree, the State Church agrees, and even Space Wolf agrees.)
Premise 3: As a living saint of the god of all machines, all the miracles that happened to him were due to the great power of the god of all machines.
Conclusion: The Titans' ability to act autonomously is a miracle of the Omniscient God, not an act of abhorring intelligence.
If Eulik is to deny this conclusion, he must deny at least one of the above premises.
Denying premise three? That would be tantamount to saying that the power of the God of Machines is limited, which is blasphemous to the Mechanicus.
Denying premise two? That would be tantamount to denying the identity of the living saint, and tantamount to going against everyone present, including the elder sisters of the two fighting sister orders.
Denying premise one? That would be pure heresy.
Therefore, no matter what he chooses, it's a dead end.
He tried to find a logical breakthrough, but he couldn't.
Because Qin Mo used faith.
But faith is illogical.
How do you use logic to refute "this is God's will"? How do you use data to prove "this is not a miracle"?
You can't, because once you start questioning, you become a heretic.
And heretics, in the Empire, have only one fate.
Just then, two icy gazes, as if they were tangible, fell upon Orik.
After Qin Mo said those words, the two elder sisters almost simultaneously turned their gazes to Olek.
That gaze, how should I put it?
"Watching intently like a tiger" is probably the most fitting description.
Their expressions clearly and plainly revealed it.
"Dare you deny the Emperor's power?"
"Do you dare deny that we're having a serious discussion with you, a fellow tech enthusiast, today?"
Olek had seen that look before.
Each time, it happened after some unfortunate technological heresy was discovered by the nuns.
Then the unfortunate person is usually subjected to "faith purification" in public.
The specific process is not suitable for description.
The silence lasted for about five seconds.
Finally, O'Leary's voice transmitter emitted an extremely faint sigh.
"...You're right."
O'Lee spoke, his voice steady, even with a hint of piety.
"The power of the God of All Machines is naturally capable of accomplishing all of this."
He lowered his head slightly, adopting a respectful posture.
"I was too narrow-minded, daring to presume to fathom the power of the God of Myriad Machines with the understanding of mortals."
"This is my fault."
He paused, then looked up at Titan.
"Praise be to the great God of all machines."
The binary praise verses began to play automatically from the speaker.
The tone was devout, the posture respectful, and the scripture reading was standard.
From the outside, this appears to be the heartfelt praise of a devout mechanic sage after witnessing the miracle of the god of machines.
Everything felt so natural, yet so against my will.
But no way.
Now he has no choice but to keep quiet.
As for the future, we'll talk about that later.
Jill, who was standing not far away, witnessed the entire process.
His expression changed from slight tension at the beginning, to sudden realization, and finally to barely suppressing a laugh.
Brod, standing next to him, also wore an expression that said, "I've learned something."
This old wolf, who had dealt with the Mechanics Cult countless times, was always driven to despair by the stubbornness and mystical talk of those machine enthusiasts.
But he had never seen anyone so concisely silence a sage of the Cult of Mechanics.
Moreover, what's most ingenious is that every single thing Qin Mo said from beginning to end was "correct" from the perspective of the Imperial State Religion and the Mechanicus.
You said the emperor is the god of all things, that's right.
And I am the living saint chosen by the God of All Machines.
So, if I say these Titans are miracles of the god of machines, what makes you think I'm wrong?
Do you have evidence to prove this isn't a miracle?
You don't.
So, shut up.
Simple, direct, and effective.
Jill and Broad exchanged a glance, and simultaneously made a mental note of something.
"So this is how you deal with oily guys!"
"I've learned a lot."
At this moment, Creed, who was standing to the side, also made a decision.
"alright."
"Now that Lord Raphael has provided his explanation, the matter concerning these Titans ends here."
He looked at Oleksandr.
"Sage Eurick, I understand your concerns, but the current situation does not allow us to waste time on testing."
"These Titans will be directly integrated into the defense sequence as originally planned."
Seeing this, O'Leary had no choice but to agree.
Creed nodded in satisfaction.
The tactical meeting has temporarily come to an end.
Each faction received its defensive mission, and everyone began to leave the scene one after another to return and prepare for battle.
However, just as Qin Mo was about to turn and leave, a slightly mechanical buzzing sound rang out from behind him.
"Lord Raphael, please wait."
Qin Mo paused, turning his head slightly.
It's Eulik.
The sage of the Mechanicus had been thwarted by the "God of Machines" rhetoric, but clearly, he had not given up entirely.
However, this time, he was much smarter.
He changed his approach.
"Lord Raphael," Olick stepped forward, his tone carrying a deliberately restrained respect,
"I will no longer inquire about the Titans; the power of the God of All Machines is naturally beyond the comprehension of mortals."
Yes, start by stating your position, make your stance clear first.
Qin Mo nodded slightly, remaining silent and waiting for him to continue.
O'Lee's gaze shifted slightly downwards.
It landed on the ring on Qin Mo's right index finger.
"But," O'Leary continued,
"Regarding this spatial storage device in your possession,"
"May I be so bold as to ask, would you allow me to conduct some non-invasive, external observation of this device?"
He specifically emphasized "non-invasive" and "external observation."
Clearly, they were afraid that Qin Mo would bring up the "God of All Machines" rhetoric again.
"This spatial folding storage technology, to my knowledge, is extremely rare, even unheard of, within the entire empire's existing technological system."
"If this technology could be applied to the Empire's logistics system,"
"That would be revolutionary."
"Supply transportation, ammunition storage, rapid deployment of heavy equipment,"
"Every field will undergo earth-shattering changes,"
"This will be a tremendous help to the Empire, to humanity, and to the war against Chaos."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and the volume of the microphone unconsciously increased by several decibels.
Qin Mo looked at the guy in front of him and sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, just like the weapon refiner, he couldn't resist the sight of novel treasures.
He had originally planned to use the excuse that "the power of the god of all machines is immeasurable" to brush it off again.
After all, this storage ring was something he had personally crafted over three hundred years back in the Xuanhuang Realm, using dozens of space stones he had collected.
Should we let a tech enthusiast do the research?
Don't even think about it.
However, just as he was about to refuse,
Suddenly, the system's voice rang in my mind.