When the tech priests entered the compartment and saw the perfectly intact STC system, everyone was speechless with shock. The chief tech priest strode to the main control panel and incredulously checked the system status readings.
"This...this is impossible..." He checked the data repeatedly. "The system integrity is 99.8%? All databases have been restored?"
Other priests also joined in the verification work.
They tested each functional module one by one, and each time the results showed that the system had been restored to a perfect state. Only the absence of the AI core reminded everyone that this system had suffered serious damage.
"The Magos of Exploration, how did he do that?" the Chief Tech Priest finally couldn't help but ask.
Osiris was already prepared to explain: "During my in-depth research into the system's core, I discovered a hidden self-repair protocol. It may be some kind of timed activation preservation mechanism that is triggered under specific conditions."
This explanation, though simple, is the most reasonable under the current circumstances. While the tech priests still have doubts, faced with irrefutable system status data, they have no choice but to accept this explanation.
With the complete restoration of the STC system, the Eternal Quest gained incredibly powerful technical support.
This system not only significantly improves the equipment level of warships and their subordinate forces, but also provides a solid technical foundation for Osiris' subsequent research plans.
During the following Standards Day, the Tech Priest team began a full exploration of the capabilities of this complete STC system.
New technologies are discovered every day, and new possibilities are unlocked every moment.
In everyone's mind, the restoration of this system was seen as a manifestation of a mechanical miracle.
Osiris conducted a comprehensive performance test on the newly manufactured security robot.
The test results far exceeded expectations, and its overall performance parameters significantly surpassed those of the Fortress Star-level automated mechs currently widely used by the Mechanic Academy.
The robot's motion system exhibits astonishing mobility.
In obstacle tests, it was able to perform tactical maneuvers at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour, and its emergency stop and turn response time was only 0.03 seconds.
Its limb joints are designed with multi-directional transmission, enabling it to perform difficult movements, including vertical climbing and weaving through narrow spaces.
Defense performance tests showed that the robot's new composite armor successfully withstood continuous fire from a standard bolter.
In impact resistance tests, it withstood the kinetic energy impact equivalent to a direct hit from a heavy bomb and its structure remained intact.
Energy weapon resistance tests show that its armor has a good attenuation effect against damage from both laser and plasma weapons.
The performance of the sensor system is equally impressive.
The robot's multispectral observation device is able to identify targets five kilometers away in complete darkness, and its motion detector is accurate enough to track the trajectory of a high-speed projectile.
The audio acquisition system can filter background noise and accurately capture specific sound sources within one kilometer.
Operational effectiveness assessments show that, despite being equipped with only non-lethal weapon systems, the robots have achieved an astonishing level of tactical mobility and defensive capabilities.
Its suppressive weapons can incapacitate multiple targets in a short period of time, while its superior mobility allows it to effectively evade counterattacks.
Osiris recorded in the test log: If the robot is equipped with a lethal weapon system, its overall combat effectiveness is enough to pose a serious threat to a squad of space marines.
Given its excellent defensive capabilities, superior mobility, and precise tactical execution, it may even have an advantage at the individual soldier combat level.
Throughout the testing process, the robot's energy system consistently performed exceptionally well.
After a series of high-intensity maneuvering and defense tests, the energy readings dropped by only 17 percent, far below the expected energy consumption of the design specifications.
The outstanding performance of this security robot reminded Osiris of a long-forgotten memory.
That was in the ancient times before the Empire was established and before the Emperor was committed to unifying Holy Terra.
The twenty newly formed Space Marine legions were deployed to combat, tasked with eliminating the technological warlord forces throughout Terra.
During the Storm Corridor campaign, the 18th Army Corps was ordered to attack a warlord stronghold entrenched deep in the Ural Mountains.
This stronghold occupies a strategic location and is filled with intricate defensive fortifications.
The most troublesome thing is that the defenders have started an automated defense production line that originated from the dark age of technology.
Osiris recalled the description in the relevant records: when the fledgling 18th Army Corps broke through the outer defense line, it encountered those security robots that were produced in an endless stream.
These robots used the complex terrain to carry out guerrilla tactics, inflicting huge losses on the legion.
At the height of the battle, the robots even organized a coordinated attack, demonstrating astonishing tactical prowess.
This fierce battle, which lasted for seventy-two hours, finally ended with the Legion soldiers destroying the production line and capturing the stronghold.
Of the 26,000 Space Marines who participated in the battle, only a little over 1,000 were able to continue fighting after the battle ended.
This devastating victory made the imperial leadership acutely aware of the dangers posed by the remnants of the Dark Ages of technology.
Osiris compared the test data with the historical records and found that the security robot currently being manufactured had many similarities in its core performance parameters with those ancient models that caused huge casualties in the records.
Especially in terms of defensive capabilities and mobility, both exhibit levels far exceeding those of conventional designs.
This discovery made Osiris even more aware of the precious value of the STC system he had.
It not only provides advanced manufacturing technology, but also contains a complete record of the history of human technological development.
After confirming that the test data was completely archived, Osiris took the security robot back to the main cabin where the STC system was located.
He used the console to access the system database in search of defense technologies that could match the robot's superior performance.
The defense system in the database exhibits an astonishing level of technology.
Osiris chose a complete defense plan, the most important of which was the quantum superposition shield system.
This shield can exist on multiple probability levels simultaneously, causing most attacks to pass through the phantom, while only attacks that precisely match the shield's frequency can reach the physical entity.
When the shield is activated, a faint quantum glow appears around the robot, as if it is shrouded in a constantly changing mist.
Complementing the shield system is the spacetime distortion force field.
This force field creates a subtle spacetime curvature around the robot, naturally deflecting any approaching entity or energy.
In the test, the trajectory of the explosive projectile began to bend several meters away from the robot, while the laser beam was refracted as if it had encountered a prism.
This defense even shows some interference against psionic attacks.
The most ingenious part is the phase transfer module.
When a robot detects an unavoidable fatal attack, it can temporarily teleport to another dimension within a fraction of a second, and then reappear in the same spot after the threat has passed.
To an observer, the process appears as if the robot suddenly becomes transparent, the attack passes right through it, and then it returns to its physical form.
The active defense system is equally impressive.
Predictive avoidance algorithms enable robots to sense danger in advance, and their movement trajectories resemble dancing in a barrage of bullets.
The nanoscale self-healing armor gives it amazing durability; damage caused in tests often heals completely within seconds.
Space control equipment is the icing on the cake for the entire defense system.
Local gravity traps can trap intruders when necessary, while spacetime anchoring ensures that no one can approach the STC system by anomalous means.
When these systems work together, they create a near-absolute defensive domain around the robot.
After all upgrades were completed, this ultimate guardian was deployed next to the STC system.
When it stands still, it resembles a sculpture, with distorted light and quantum glow faintly visible around it.
Once an unauthorized person approaches, multiple defense systems will be activated sequentially, ranging from gentle warnings to firm deterrence, forming a well-structured response system.
Osiris specifically set a defense priority: protecting the security of the STC system is paramount.
Under this premise, the robots are authorized to use all necessary means, including dark technologies that touch the edge of the laws of physics.
Looking at the silent guardian, Osiris could finally be certain that this precious STC system had received protection commensurate with its value.