The energy source took a long time to build. It was difficult even with the constructors. After a month of building and gathering other resources, they had finally made the miniature sun. The miniature sun wasn't an actual sun it was a large fusion reactor that mimicked the sun to a t.
Once the reactor was turned on, it would produce nearly 1 million exawatts of power an hour. The reactor was in the shape of a cube and it was 1 mile in height. It was covered in a deep grey and inlaid with what seemed to be runes.
As belief had a strong influence in the world of 40k, Odin needed to make sure he could keep the ship safe from corruption, as chaos could corrupt even inorganic machines.
The runes did work it was minor, but Odin could see it with his vision, the bundles of blue energy wrapped around the reactor, leaving no place untouched. It grew stronger as Odin gave more belief in it. It was small, but if he had enough people to believe in it, then it would surely make the ship invincible in the future.
Seeing that all was fine with it, Odin's next focus would be on the brain and nervous system of the ship. The brain was simple as it was just an A.I but he had to have fail-safes in case anything went wrong with it.
The nervous system was the link between the pilots and the ship, allowing the two to bond and have increased efficiency. As the ship Odin was making was already very large, if he was going to make one, he had to go all out. He also wanted to use it to recruit people for his future projects.
He needed knowledge and while he could buy data shards, he still needed money and even then he could only get levels 1-2 and maybe some level threes from the draws.
The A.I took two weeks to make and then another two weeks to make the links for the ship. As Odin currently only had one, he needed to rely on the A.I and himself to be able to pilot the ship. If he had a pilot, it would be great one pilot was better than 100 normal men mentally.
Implanted with high-end neurological augmentations, these men roamed the stars in large ships and were a one-man army. The problem was that even in a single world, there might not even be one suitable candidate. If one was found, that person would be treated like a king, but unfortunately, Odin didn't have the tools to even nurture one. Well, he did, but not the knowledge.
The core parts of the ship were made, so now Odin has to make the skeleton muscles and skin and then add the limbs and finally end with the claws and fangs.
One would think the core parts would take the longest, but while they took 1/3 of the time, the real time-consuming parts were to assemble the parts and have them work together.
During the time, the group watched in awe as Odin built in what seemed like fast forward. Many times he appeared in multiple places at once sometimes placing long beams of the frame down into position, connecting the beams, and then starting on the interior.
Wires were everywhere small to giant robots worked day in and out, assembling a giant ship. Slowly but surely, the shape formed, and it looked beautiful, like it was made to be the essence of perfection. Its sharp edges seemed to instill a sense of danger, warning all that dared to attack it. Its obsidian black body gave off the feeling of supremacy as it seemed to stare down at the world.
The weapons gave a silent but dreadful presence from grav cannons and photon cannons to hellion missiles and nuclear arms. The ships inside were modern and minimalistic. Many facilities littered the ships inside from weapons storage rooms, research labs, and quarters.
It even had a ship hanger for smaller ships. This ship's length was 50 kilometers and was 30 kilometers wide. It was a beast and something Odin felt proud to have. The invisible runes that covered the insides and outsides of the ship exuded its energy that protected the ship from corruption.
Odin had finished ahead of schedule by 1 hour and 16 minutes, which he used to make checks repeatedly to make sure nothing exploded. The group had decided to explore the ship themselves while Odin went to the control room.
The room was near pitch black, only having enough light for him to navigate with his enhanced sight. Sitting in the captain's chair, his armor partially revealed itself on his neck. After a bit of tinkering and some uncomfortable movement of muscles, bones, and neurons, later an access port was made for him to connect with the ship.
Getting comfy, Odin plugged the jack into his port and was transferred to the ship's ego sphere. The place where pilots' minds resided and controlled the ship from.
{hello, I am Alpha-1. I am the child of Alpha. I shall assist you with piloting and navigation. My other siblings will help with weapons, life support, and warp drive jumping.}
'Start the connection process.' Odin said.
{please wait, you might feel disoriented for your first time be warned}
As the words finished, Odin felt like he was electrocuted for just a second and soon his vision changed again. It was like playing a third-person game as he looked at the outside of the ship. Many types of HUDs appeared, showing different things.
These sights weren't the only thing he experienced. He also felt the ship it was like his own body. He could move the weapons and adjust the angle of the thrusters. He even felt the robots nearby, like when one felt the body heat of some close to them.
Odin got used to it quickly and returned to his own body. He smiled and said.
"When you think about it, the age of the imperium is now the same as the age of strife. This time, there's just a permanent warlord ruling. Alpha the ship will be named Nova Aurora."
{understood}
"This old night has lasted long enough. It is time for a new dawn." Odin muttered.