Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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Unless that planet has undergone an ascension boost, it absolutely cannot withstand the combat of these forces.

Since Zhou Qing had never fought against the Greenskin warlords, he did not know just how powerful these green creatures were.

So, just to be on the safe side, he mobilized half of his security robots and also unlocked all their limiters.

Apart from weapons of mass destruction like the Phase Splitter Cannon, which are prohibited from use, ordinary individual combat weapons have been unlocked.

At the same time, Zhou Qing has authorized them to use their powerful abilities at will.

I believe that with the help of this elite squad of 2000 men, that green-skinned warlord will surely die at his hands.

Zhou Qing thought that he should be able to defeat a green-skinned warlord.

Although he was just a scientist, he was physically weak.

But we should still be able to win!

Zhou Qing stood at the entrance to the underground tunnel, with two thousand unrestricted federal bodyguard robots behind him.

The deep tunnel, like the esophagus of a giant beast, emitted a pungent odor of spores mixed with putridity.

"Phase scan indicates the target is located 4127 meters underground," the mechanical adjutant's voice crackled through the communicator. "The tunnel is swarming with green-skinned soldiers; they seem to know we're here and are preparing to resist."

Zhou Qing moved his wrists, and the nanosuit instantly covered his entire body.

This is a nanosuit that he handcrafted over the past few days. This suit can withstand the power of a planetary explosion.

Although theoretically his strength should be sufficient, this was his first time carrying out such a combat mission, so he couldn't hide his nervousness at the moment.

After all, he was just a scientist who was "powerless to kill a chicken".

Two thousand and one figures simultaneously leaped into the tunnel. During the descent, Zhou Qing's psionic vision pierced through the darkness, revealing that the tunnel walls were covered with wriggling mycelium.

These mycelia are demonstrating to Zhou Qing the powerful adaptability and survival ability of these green-skinned organisms; they can truly reproduce anywhere.

"Clear the obstacles," he whispered the order.

The two bodyguard robots at the very front and back of the group raised their palms, from which raging flames shot out, reaching temperatures of up to 12,000 degrees Celsius.

Flames swept through the tunnel like a giant dragon, and the 12000-degree heat instantly melted the mycelium.

The originally dim passage was now illuminated by the raging fire. Although the oxygen concentration began to drop sharply, oxygen was not something Zhou Qing needed to survive in this world at this moment.

For citizens of the Federation of Humanity, even the most inhospitable planet is no obstacle to their survival.

Even without an oxygen supply, they can remain problem-free for the next few months.

This is the embodiment of federal genetic engineering creations.

Under the raging flames, even the green-skinned men who originally intended to rush out to resist Zhou Qing were burned to ashes without even showing their faces.

What Zhou Qing had anticipated was a thrilling killing spree, but it turned into a scramble.

Chapter 36: Solving the Greenskin Problem and Starting to Farm

In short, after dealing with all the greens in the entire Greenskin Cave, Zhou Qing did not actually see what the green warlords looked like; all he saw was a pile of ashes burned to ashes.

This was deliberately left behind by the bodyguard robots, so that Zhou Qing could see what the green-skinned warlord who had been hiding here actually looked like.

However, it was obvious that a puddle of ash was useless. Zhou Qing blew a breath into the puddle of ash to disperse it completely, and then led his troops back.

His killing of the Greenskin warlords had an impact that spread throughout the entire planet.

The Greenskins, who were originally charging forward like mountains and seas, quickly began to retreat after realizing that their warlord had been killed.

Why bother fighting? We'd be better off running back to run for the new Greenskin warlord.

One by one, the greenskin leaders began leading their henchmen toward the greenskins' birthplace, ready to reignite their struggle for supremacy, while the human legions pursuing them steadily advanced.

The Greenskin Farm still needs to be preserved, but the farm cannot be too large. Therefore, the mechanical legion that is currently fighting has also started using flamethrowers to scorch the fungal carpet left by the Greenskins at a high temperature of 6000 degrees.

This method completely eliminates the possibility of green skin regeneration. Green skin agricultural products should be retained, but only in the portion of the farm, and they must be effectively controlled.

We must never create a natural disaster like we are now.

The greens on the planet were nearing the end of their lives, and the planetary defense forces began their final purge.

A month later, all the green skins on the planet had been cleaned up.

After being harassed by the Greenskins for more than four years, the Betel Empire's hive world finally saw a period without Greenskins, or rather, the Greenskins became their food, and the war ended.

Theoretically, the war is truly over, and Zhou Qing can finally breathe a sigh of relief and begin his farming journey.

Development is the primary element of economic civilization. Without development, nothing can be achieved. At the same time, science and technology are also of paramount importance.

In this war, although the Federation's weapons were extremely effective, leaving the Orks helpless, the Human Empire's weapons also demonstrated their practicality.

Simple, durable, and inexpensive; most importantly, they have an energy content that is simply excessive.

Unlike the Federation's army, which typically uses energy cores as the weapon function of ordinary Imperial weapons, they can use almost anything to power their weapons.

Most importantly, he also discovered something peculiar: the machine soul.

According to the Imperial Archives, they should indeed be Soul Chasers, and their name is Machine Souls. Although Zhou Qing had no idea what Machine Souls were, he found their existence quite interesting.

As a scientific researcher, Zhou Qing is now eager to figure out how the machine soul was born and what the function of this magical thing is.

Because during Zhou Qing's exploration of psionic energy, he always felt that these machine soul cars and his own Zhixin AI seemed to be not much different. If they could be standardized and mass-produced...

And if we impose sufficient limitations, is it possible to mass-produce intelligent AI?

The production cost of intelligent AI is not low at all. At least so far, he has no idea that the remaining processing equipment of the current human empire can produce intelligent AI.

Rather than calling it artificial intelligence, you might as well call it a mechanical life form. It has its own soul.

It would be very difficult to manufacture something like this. Even if Zhou Qing could upgrade the industrial level of this planet, it would still be too difficult to reach the level of producing intelligent AI.

Unlike the arduous process of climbing the technology tree.

It's clear that the appearance of the Machine Soul has given him a better option.

He could thoroughly study the Machine Soul.

Then let's see if he can be changed to an intellectual AI.

If successful, the cost can be reduced.

After completing the planet's cleanup, Zhou Qing threw himself into researching the Machine Soul, leaving the various administrative affairs on the planet to his Little Grey.

His federal AI is perfectly capable of solving these problems. Although it can't compare to Governor Graywind's, it can still easily handle the administrative issues of a planet.

In his laboratory, Zhou Qing continuously researched how to improve the production of machine souls and standardize the production process.

At the same time, he also brought a large number of books about the Empire. After removing the religious and other miscellaneous things, Zhou Qing began to analyze the Machine Soul.

During the time Zhou Qing was researching the Machine Soul, the Nest City of the Betel Empire also entered a period of vigorous development.

One primitive alloy station after another was built, and one mining site after another was set up to guide the residents to begin mining.

Minerals that the empire couldn't handle before are now being mined, without worrying about things like low purity, high cost, or unprofitability.

In Zhou Qing's view, there were not so many problems at all. He had the Zero Point Reactor, which could provide all the energy needed.

Energy consumption was not a problem for Zhou Qing at this time, and in addition, he was preparing to produce something quite useful.

In the Federation of Humans, energy is the least valuable thing. There is a very interesting thing in the Federation called grid connection.

In the early days of the Human Federation, being connected to the power grid was a very painful process. However, after so much time has passed since the Federation began to develop, connecting to the power grid is no longer as cruel as it used to be; instead, it has become a part of people's lives.

Every ship in the Human Federation has an energy harvesting device. As long as someone is sleeping in the bed, the excess bioenergy and a series of other things will be harvested.

Finally, it is transmitted via quantum teleportation into the federal energy reserve for consumption and use.

That means once Zhou Qing's business improves a bit, he can give everyone a bed and build a house for everyone so they can sleep in it.

They provide energy to Zhou Qing while they sleep.

A civilization. Without the hindrance of energy, its development will be rapid.

Zhou Qing is not a native of the Human Empire; he comes from the Human Federation.

Moreover, he comes from the Star Federation of Humans, which means he knows how a technology should be developed.

Technology should serve the people at the bottom of society; only by serving the people at the bottom of society can technology truly demonstrate its usefulness.

Serving the people also brings high rewards.

For example, these beds that are connected to the power grid can be distributed to citizens free of charge.

They can also be provided with a house to live in.

These are all basic.

With these basics in place, the wealth they generate daily will far exceed the price Zhou Qing is currently paying.

Building a house, providing some furniture and appliances is nothing compared to the endless energy harvested.

With energy, Zhou Qing can operate his factory, which will allow more ordinary robots to appear and take on tedious and monotonous work.

They cannot be called robots, because these robots do not have AI assistance; they simply perform the tasks they are required to do mechanically.

To be precise, it should be mechanical equipment.

When energy becomes cheap, everything that society needs will become extremely cheap.

Chapter 37 Steady Farming Development

Time passed slowly in an orderly manner.

Since Zhou Qing took over the Nest City of the Betel Empire, its development speed has far exceeded the expectations of the original imperial citizens and officials.

The first hydroponic farm was created, and the first hydroponic farm simply utilized the early hydroponic agricultural technology of the Federation of Humans.

After recruiting a group of people from the entire Nest City world and maintaining the operation of the hydroponic farm, the farm can now produce 30 units of food per month.

According to the supply standards of the Federation of Humanity, these 30 units of food are enough to feed 600 billion people for a month.

This is only based on the supply standards of the Federation of Humanities.

If we consider the supply standards of the human empire, then these 30 units of food would be enough to feed 1.8 trillion people for six months.

Without a doubt, after this hydroponic farm was created, the food crisis was completely over for the Betel Empire's hive world.

In addition to hydroponic farms, there is another unique agricultural product on this planet: green farms.