Giant gears moved noisily , while the human and made his entrance in the courtroom of Primus, he wondered if the doors themselves were not an extension of the body of the absolute master of Mechanus . And he replied that yes, it probably was. The man in question was dressed in a simple, and above the khaki tunic he wore a vest full of pockets, from which protruded pens, screwdrivers and other tools are difficult to understanding, for the uninitiated. The entire wall in front of him was made up of a multitude of mechanisms, springs, pistons and brackets that snap every second budget, synchronizing, moving with such precision that it was impossible not to appreciate the divine perfection.
the middle of the wall, motionless and expressionless, set into a round hole in a wonderful and brilliant bluish light, the eye of Primus shone incessantly and without flinching, providing energy perpetuates the whole machinery. A machine that included the entire Regolus with its sixty-four turntables, each governed by a Octon ... and above them there are Quarton, who administered the sixteen sections of the third level, and then again four Secondus, Primus, and finally, the only, the deity who watched on the perfection of Regolus, Nirvana Engineering.
The man's head, bald, began to sweat profusely. Primus turned to him in a neutral voice, monotonous, massive.
"Individual John Von Neumann, better known as Neumann, we need explanations. Aramil reported on the outcome of the mission / Celeborn and final destination of the inevitable 318-2 and 615-alpha."
Neumann looked around. He felt like Jonah, swallowed by a gigantic mechanical whale, helpless in the belly of the beast, with no way out. On the other hand, knew that Primus had no interest in judging, let alone in punishing him. Neumann was not a mere supplicant. Primus had obtained from the privileges and powers that made him one of the most important authorities of Mechanus. Although the concept of authority, at Mechanus, lost almost all meaning. Neumann was a creator. An engineer, as it appealed the Formiana. She had given birth to an entire area Mechanus named in his honor Neumannus . A colossal self-sufficient factory can design, build and activate some of the best known forms of life of Nirvana Engineering: the inevitable. When Primus invited him to appear before him, it was always matters relating to the operation of Neumannus. And for John it was easy to anticipate questions of Primus, and prepare the answers.
"I have a record of their relationship, until you stop." Neumann shook them up, so that Primus could see them, then began to comment on them, keeping their gaze fixed on the data.
"The last update was two days ago. Neumannus produced the Marut code Quarut 318-2 and 615-alpha and flanked them with two support units Modron in order to trace and destroy the entity known as the Aramil and Celeborn. Aramil is guilty of a breach of Directive 66 paragraph 16, paragraph 23; Celeborn is sought in accordance with the recent addition of subdirect 994, after the destruction of the layer 471 of the abyss, domain Pale Night. The 615-alpha Quarut reached the material plane known as Mystara, near the city of Glantri. They proceeded to gather information, then eliminating the sources as per procedure. They identified the objectives within the city. The latest report gives details of the location where they started the process of resolution. Nothing else. "
Primus was silent for several long minutes, during which Neumann was tempted to wipe the sweat of the paper. But he restrained himself. Finally, the gods spoke again:
" The probability that the units Marut and Quarut entrusted with the mission have been destroyed are too high to allow us to hesitate. The Neumannus must produce new units to be assigned to the mission. It requires that the individual John von Neumann oversee the production of new units. "
Neumann was upset.
" Why Primus wants production to be supervised? The Neumannus is the final realization of the concept of self-replicating automaton, is able to govern independently and to configure the new are inevitable in such a way that the success rates are mathematically better each time as before ... No need for any external intervention "
Primus did not answer. The door swung open behind Neumann, slowly. Beyond the threshold, four Modron ball and lined up waiting for the human being disbanded and left the room. Neumann sighed, folded the sheets and put them in one of his pockets, then turned and left. The heavy doors were closed again, creaking and screeching, to seal it tightly.
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