Gamma"Lord Captain, a strange anomaly has been detected on Kiava Gamma. A series of orders, defined as Procedure 0-C, has forced itself into the production algorithms. The servants of the Omnissiah define its execution status as 'most sacred' and therefore follow its instructions to the letter. In just one cycle, cells were erected in all the manufactorums, connected by cogitators, or more precisely, their computing channels. This network forms a pattern similar to those applied to the digital cells of machine spirits."
Gamma"The 0-C Procedure commands Magi with an above average psy-receptivity index to enter the cells. Those Tech-Priests who take their seats in the cells fall into a blissful datadream and begin to sing binharic hymns very similar to those that periodically whirred from the warp vox of Cubis Delphim. The performance of the manufactorums has dropped — many of the Machine God's servants have abandoned their posts and are pleading for the privilege of fulfilling Procedure 0-C, but the enforcers have taken custody of the cells and ward these volunteers away from them."
YOU"What do we know about this Procedure? Could it be part of Delphim's legacy?"
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Gamma"We cannot trace the source of the signal that activated the Procedure or identify its purpose. The Tech-Priests oppose the idea of studying the Procedure, as it 'violates the sacrament.' Supposedly, the minds of the Magi immersed in the cells are involved in some grand-scale computation. The servants of the Omnissiah have tested the planet's cogitational network seven times with purifying algorithms of varying degrees of severity, proclaiming it clean."
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Gamma"Your... most trusted servants, those toiling in the secret workrooms on the planet, also found the code of the Procedure free of corruption. And were highly keen to learn more about it."
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YOU"Perhaps my advisors have a few words to share?"
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Gamma"You say these cells need to be filled with high psy-sensitivity Tech-Priests? Sure, but why use our own servants? Just check out a few remote stations and outposts, look for cogs who were banished as unfit — and you will find three times as many more suitable candidates than in the manufactorums. Psy-receptivity rarely goes hand in hand with high rationality, and such Tech-Priests often end their careers in some backwater."
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Gamma"They are singing? It is surprising that your race was able to achieve such a harmonious form of interaction with crafted tools. My kinsmen, too, use psycho-acoustic harmonics to guide our creations. I am not a Bonesinger myself, but I might be able to tell your servants of certain... principles that define the sound of the universe."
Gamma"I find this sacrilegious suggestion to be in breach of the data-unity protocol."
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Gamma"A signal seemingly from nowhere that has the highest execution priority. A perfect weapon for capturing the planet. It should be anathematised, and I am ready to summon a cadre of competent Techsorcists from the Inquisition."
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Gamma"There is no benefit in multiplying entities and increasing the number of variables. Instead, one may adopt an intensive approach: augment those already engaged in Procedure 0-X. The use of psi-amplifiers implanted in the nerve column will have a manifold increase in their output. Nuncius predicts that the data-angel which requests execution of the Procedure will deem the resulting power sufficient, and I concur with his assessment."
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YOU"Eogunn's idea sounds intriguing. I command that additional psyker-augmetics be installed upon all Magi currently stationed within the cells."
Gamma"This will not impact the efficiency of the manufactorums and will increase the Procedure's effectiveness. A brilliant solution."
GammaDuring the implantation process, a portion of the blessed martyrs perished as their nervous systems could not endure the brutal strain. However, the sacred augmetics sufficiently empowered those who survived and the vacant cells sealed themselves, signifying that the requisite computational capacity had been attained.
GammaProcedure 0-C is being carried out without fail. The binharic trill rings throughout the world's Noosphere. According to yet another inscrutable directive, an enigmatic object was delivered to the Rogue Trader's residence on Kiava Gamma.
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YOU"Idira is right. Find Tech-Priests to fulfil the Procedure among the 'unworthy' Tech-Priests on minor stations of the Expanse."
Gamma"They will be glad not to feel like human refuse for once."
GammaFor a small fee, the dynasty managed to purchase many "ineffective" servants from the Adeptus Mechanicus that demonstrate increased psy-receptivity. They were placed in the cells, and Kiava Gamma's production rates were not harmed.
GammaProcedure 0-C is being carried out without fail. The binharic trill rings throughout the world's Noosphere. According to yet another inscrutable directive, an enigmatic object was delivered to the Rogue Trader's residence on Kiava Gamma.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Run Procedure 0-C."
Gamma"Your will be done."
GammaSuitable candidates were granted the right to take their place inside the datadream cells. The loss of such valuable servants has naturally affected production on the planet.
GammaProcedure 0-C is being carried out without fail. The binharic trill rings throughout the world's Noosphere. According to yet another inscrutable directive, an enigmatic object was delivered to the Rogue Trader's residence on Kiava Gamma.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, share the wisdom of your kinsmen with my people."
Gamma"We will see if the mon-keigh are capable of learning from the civilised."
GammaThe dynasty's servants began their investigation, seeking to determine the nature and purpose of the mysterious Procedure. Awestruck, they encountered ancient creations of datasmithing impossible in the current times, but could not fathom the wisdom of the digital archeotech.
GammaThe blasphemous study of xenos Knowledge undertaken as part of the investigation led to a series of heretical acts of creation — the tempted minds of the Magi sought to apply the secrets of the Aeldari to their research. The culprits were servitorised and the results of their work placed in a protected, forbidden catalogue.
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YOU"Study this Procedure — we must know what we are dealing with."
Gamma"Your will be done."
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YOU"Heinrix, I will be grateful to the Inquisition for the help with eliminating the Procedure."
Gamma"I am familiar with the gifts of the Omnissiah and have personally trained several specialists for the Lord Inquisitor's retinue. There will not be any problems."
GammaExecution of the poorly understood Procedure 0-C was forbidden. In their efforts to root out its directives and remove the Magi from the cells, the Rogue Trader's servants faced resistance, resulting in bloodshed and death.
GammaHowever, the Techsorcists of the Inquisition who arrived on the planet tempered the anger of the Omnissiah's servants by confirming the legitimacy of the Lord Captain's actions.
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YOU"Take all the Magi out of their cells and destroy these cells immediately."
Gamma"Your will be done."
GammaExecution of the poorly understood Procedure 0-C was forbidden. In their efforts to root out its directives and remove the Magi from the cells, the Rogue Trader's servants faced resistance, resulting in bloodshed and death.