SWNOVELXO Chapter 78: 177
Burns knew the status of these SCVs in the dynasty. The priests of the Mechanicus regarded them as holy objects. However, he did not know the specific effects of the SCVs. He only knew that these mechanical creations had a terrifying ability to repair things.
As someone who once served in the Rangers, he had witnessed with his own eyes how a damaged siege tank was repaired and made as good as new in a short period of time.
As long as it is mechanical, there is nothing that these SCVs cannot repair; even some alien technologies can be repaired.
Burns, with his eyes tightly gripping the cell railing, really hoped that the SCV could be restored to operation, but at this moment the SCV seemed to be completely damaged and leaning against the wall.
The slave owners also thought that this human creation was damaged and threw it aside casually like scrap metal.
"Holy Machine, may the Machine Soul awaken again, so that you can resume operation and save us, the loyal servants of the God-Emperor."
These Dark Eldar obviously would not leave anything useful in the cells, and they would not give the slaves any chance to escape.
Burns had no choice but to pray to the SCV like the priests of the order.
He was just trying to give it a try. Deep down, he didn't think that non-members of the order could awaken the machine soul. Under normal circumstances, those auxiliary technicians had to light holy incense, chant hymns, and perform a strict ritual to awaken the machine soul.
Of course, the SCV does not need to please, but Gao Yi set up such a process in order to give the priests of the Holy Mechanicus a sense of sacredness.
"Oh do you really think you are Tech-Priests? And that piece of junk is obviously broken. What a ridiculous attempt."
Gapas was still mocking from the side. In his eyes, Burns' behavior was really stupid.
But suddenly he couldn't laugh anymore. He couldn't help but climb up and move to the cell door, holding the railings tightly. Even when the spikes on the railings pierced his palms, he didn't react.
The inactive SCV actually started moving.
"That's not right. This thing obviously has a cab, but there's no one in it. Who is operating it?"
When the soldiers from the Dynasty saw that the SCV was actually moving, they all cheered excitedly.
"Quiet! Don't attract those dark elves here!"
SCV walked towards the cell door.
But just as SCV was about to break down the cell door, he was stopped by Gaspar.
"Make it stop! Now is definitely not the time to act. The noise it makes will attract the slave owners!!"
It turned out that when Gaspar, who had resigned himself to his fate, saw the hope of escape, he suddenly became motivated.
Who would want to die if they can avoid it? Especially since death here is an extremely painful one.
Originally sentenced to death in the Empire, he joined the Penal Corps just to have a chance to live. His strong will to survive allowed him to survive several brutal battles.
This shows that he has a strong desire to survive!
And with Burns's stop, the SCV stopped operating again.
With the help of the vision granted by the system, Gao Yi has been observing Burns and others and controlling the operation of the SCV.
"Gaspar, what do you mean?"
"You have to wait for the right time, Burns! Be patient!"
"Then how long do we have to wait?!" Burns couldn't wait to leave here.
"Wait for the fight in the arena to begin! At that time, the defense here will be the weakest. We were escorted away from here and headed to the arena. At that time, those elite dark elves soldiers will also go to the arena to watch the fight.
They won't miss the chance to see a fight!"
Gaspar has survived four times in the arena. At first, he refused to accept his fate and kept looking for a chance to escape, so every time he left the cell, he observed the patterns of this group of aliens.
As their masters, the slave owners here don't want to miss the fights between these high-quality slaves.
The more they won, the more wealth they brought to him.
The masters of the slaves who participated in the gladiatorial fights could also get a relatively front-row position in the arena.
The closer you are to the front of the row, the more soul power you can obtain from pain.
Dark Eldar who do not draw souls to fill their own soul voids will continue to age, and a front row seat in an arena is enough to rejuvenate a Dark Eldar.
"But if that's the case, won't we still be dead if we're taken to the arena?"
"Slave owners will not send all their slaves to the arena at once."
"But even so, wouldn't the chosen ones be dead? Even if they survived the arena and came back here to find us escaping, they would definitely not survive."
But Burns' words did not cause any ripples in the heart of Gapas, who came from the Penal Legion.
"So what? It's just a matter of sacrifice. Not to mention here, even when we were in the Empire, our Penal Corps was sacrificing our lives to pave the way for the attack."
Burns was also stunned by what Gapas said.
Yes, let alone the Penal Corps, wasn't it the same even in the former Monget Dynasty? Soldiers' lives were worthless in the former Agathos. All this changed after Gao Yi became a wandering merchant.
In just over a decade, Burns almost forgot the difficult life he had in the past.
"Don't even think about it. I really don't know how you Rogue Traders serve as soldiers. We don't have the ability to interfere with the slave owners' choices. Whoever is chosen to go to the arena is unlucky. That's fate!"
With that, Gapas lay back down on the ground.
Not long after, the slave owner came to the cell just as Gapas had said.
His eyes scanned the slaves inside, as if he were selecting his own merchandise.
Soon twenty humans were selected, and as the cell door was opened, poison crystal weapons were pointed at everyone. Anyone who moved would be shot mercilessly.
As for the soldiers of the Monget Dynasty, perhaps because their injuries had not yet healed, only a few were selected to test the waters, and the majority were human slaves from the Penal Legion.
The chosen ones all had despair on their faces, but no one told the others about their escape plan in exchange for a chance to survive.
Burns looked at the three selected comrades with a look of heartache, and they also looked at Burns with determination.
"You must escape, sir!"
However, they did not expect that their words would draw ridicule from the slave owner. The dark elf could even speak Low Gothic.
"Escape? Hahaha, I really hope you can do it, but with you lowly monkeys? Use your teeth to bite open these cells? Try your best to win more fights for me, and maybe you can live a little longer.
Hurry up, the fight will start soon!"
As the cell door closed again, the slave owner and his guards left the prison.
Calculating the time in his mind, Gapas figured that the slave owner had completely left, and then he immediately stood up.
"Control this mechanical creation to dismantle the cell! Move quickly! We have to hurry!"
Temporarily putting aside the pain of losing his comrades, Burns began to pray to the SCV again.
Gao Yi, who possessed the corresponding divine power, sensed all of this again.
The SCV started again, and the drill and industrial pliers on its arms grabbed the door of the cell. With the power provided by the engine, a gap large enough for one person to pass through was opened.
"God bless you, it really worked! Everyone follow me