I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 131 The best time to plant seeds is now
Why did the senior agent fall into a coma during the battle?

Why did all the assassins who were good at shapeshifting and resisting physical attacks suddenly die?

What happened after the door of the Deputy Governor's laboratory was opened?
Did the assassins find their conscience and commit suicide, or did the unconscious agent kill the enemy in his sleep?
Welcome to the documentary "The Disappearing Surveillance Video"...

Well, back to the topic.

Twenty assassins were beheaded, and their deaths and the agent's coma left a puzzling and curious mystery.

However, everything started to make sense when Li Nuo said that he had modified his hunting equipment into a controllable intelligent one because he was worried about illegal intrusion into his laboratory.

It is reasonable for a deputy governor famous for his inventions to strengthen the security of his laboratory for the purpose of self-protection.

Thus, this chapter of history written by greedy nobles and sneaky assassins was turned over that night.

After a whole night of sweeping by the Planetary Defense Force Veterans, many people from the major families were sent to reunite with Osgus.

Those who were lucky enough to survive had no time to mourn the dead, because what awaited them the next morning was an industrial explosion brought about by the new synthetic starch.

The ghost mushroom industry led by the old nobles was demolished, and the manors, factories, pipelines and various production facilities were all unconditionally transferred to the Umbrella Group of the Deputy Governor.

All existing ghost potions and ghost mushrooms are sold to other hive worlds.

Under the order of the Deputy Governor, Epimet no longer touches the ghost mushroom-related industry.

Within three months after the New Year's Day, the industrial network centered on synthetic starch was officially launched.

The process of preparing new synthetic starch produces a large amount of by-products, which have not yet been utilized.

Now, it's time to let them shine.

Under the action of the catalyst, 10 kg of residue is transformed into 2 kg of synthetic starch, 1 kg of concentrated highly toxic substances, and 7 kg of carbon dioxide, nitric oxide and water.

Of the 7 kg of by-products, water will be consumed in the process of making starch paste, leaving less than 1 kg of carbon dioxide, and the rest is nitric oxide.

There is great potential for the recycling and reuse of nitric oxide.

Directly discharging it outside the hive will cause serious air pollution.

It won't be long before the rain on Epimet turns into acid rain, and the local water quality will be beyond repair.

In order to avoid the pollution and waste of nitric oxide, the industry of preparing nitric acid using nitric oxide has rapidly emerged.

The chemical plant in Xiachao was extensively renovated and connected with the starch factory established by the Deputy Governor in Xiachao.

Nitric oxide is oxidized at room temperature to become nitrogen dioxide.

Nitrogen dioxide reacts with water, the main product is nitric acid, and the by-product is nitric oxide, which continues to undergo oxidation reaction.

As the cycle repeats itself, the nitric oxide produced by the starch factory every day is converted into nitric acid.

Nitric acid has a wide range of uses, both before and after the crossing.

The agricultural world needs nitric acid to make nitrogen fertilizer.

Bastion worlds require nitric acid to make high explosives.

The Hive World has a complete industrial system that can process nitric acid into disinfectants, preservatives, pigments, dyes, and etching solutions required for metal processing.

The nitric acid produced in Xiachao is a pure liquid, which reaches Zhongchao through a liquid pipeline and is processed into various products in Zhongchao's factory.

One third of these products are used to pay material taxes, one third flows back to the hive's industrial system to supplement daily consumption, and the remaining one third is used to exchange water with various imperial worlds.

When the entire industrial chain is fully opened up, the water consumption for preparing new starch and the amount of clean water in Chaodu are perfectly balanced.

Prior to the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, interstellar trade was unimpeded and Epimet had no worries about water shortages for 15 years.

In order to prevent the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the hive, Li Nuo deliberately set aside a small portion of the annual profit to continuously improve the ecological environment of the lower and bottom nests.

Just add a little more greenery to the city, and the carbon dioxide produced by preparing the new starch will not be a problem.

In order to prevent Nurgle's corruption from appearing again in the Underhive, Li Nuo mobilized an engineering team from the Planetary Defense Force and the Hive City's Engineering Department to make major changes to the Underhive.

A large number of sensors are placed in the bottom nest, and most of the rooms are semi-permanently blocked with engineering foam, with only two floors close to the ground being retained.

The two floors will be converted into purification plants for carbon dioxide, heavily polluted sewage and solid pollutants.

The new recruits of the Planetary Defense Force are guarded here and the training for them is also carried out after they join the army.

The reconstruction and renovation work of the seventh district is carried out at the same time. It will become a highly integrated starch manufacturing plant, and the entire district will only produce new synthetic starch and nitric acid.

In order to complete the reconstruction and transformation of the seventh district as soon as possible, Li Nuo signed another contract with the forging world Demos, which was responsible for the reconstruction work.

The term of the contract is 30 years.

During these 30 years, 10% of the synthetic starch produced in the Seventh Region will be supplied to Dimos free of charge.

How many years Demos can get synthetic starch for free depends entirely on how quickly its engineering team can rebuild the Seventh District.

Within a month of the establishment of the contract, ships from Demos frequently docked at the airport of the hive city.

Fifty walking mechas for lifting operations, two million hard-working servitors and a large number of mechanical priests entered the Seventh District and carried out reconstruction and transformation work day and night.

The engineering department of the hive city was also busy.

The five engineering construction teams originally controlled by Fu Gaisi were all handed over to Li Nuo.

Under Li Nuo's arrangement, one engineering construction team was responsible for transforming the bottom nest, and the other four teams were responsible for transforming the ecological environment of the middle nest and the lower nest.

The first place they undertook to renovate and expand was the Fugas Charity College, which was built by Fugas to celebrate the birth of his daughter Tido 19 years ago.

The college was greatly expanded, with annual enrollment increasing from less than a thousand students to tens of thousands.

At the same time, a scholarship named after the Wilsey family was officially established.

The colleges of the Upper Nest, Middle Nest and Lower Nest all have a share.

This scholarship will benefit all those who aspire to change their own destiny through hard work and struggle, even if they are just ordinary civilians in Xiahe.

"Mr. Wilsey, in the hive worlds I've been to, the Lower Hive people are usually treated as tools to work fifteen hours a day, or used to pay the empire's population tax..."

In the Royal Court area, in the reception room near the laboratory, the journalist Lianne Baroque from Terra met the real person of this trip - Deputy Governor Lino Wilsi, the successor to Governor Epimet.

When she heard that Mr. Wilsey, who was about to become the governor, was willing to share his throne coins with the people of the lower nest, Lianni, who was born in the upper nest family of Terra Hive City, immediately raised her own questions:
"May I ask why you set up scholarships for the Lower Nest people? Even the best among them can hardly be compared with the Middle Nest people, right? Are you doing this to show your kindness, or for some other reason?"

"Ms. Lianni, you should know that I used to be a Down-Nest person." Li Nuo sat on a single sofa, with a servo skull floating beside him to help him hold up the data board.

"Yes, I am very aware of that. I came to this hive city because of your legendary life experience. Could it be that some fragments of your life in the lower hive prompted you to decide to set up a scholarship?"

"You can say that." Li Nuo tapped his chin and said:
"Most people in the lower nest are born in a daze. They don't know what they want or what they can do. They can only work driven by hunger to make a living. A small number of people in the lower nest will gradually understand the world they live in through life and work, and know that there are middle nests and upper nests above their heads. I am the second kind of person."

Lianni wore a dark red mesh long skirt and a round hat and scarf, which fully exuded the aura of an artist.

She placed her data tablet on her lap, recording Li Nuo's remarks, nodding in response to him at the right time, and letting him continue.

"I know very well what people like me fear the most. I am afraid that I will not see any hope of improvement. Therefore, I will pray to the wrong people for strength, such as the reconciliation religion that was popular in the bottom nest when I was in school."

Li Nuo raised his index finger and said in a deep voice:

"Follow me and imagine. Lord Fuges did not open a charity college, and I was eager to climb up. At this time, the people of the Reconciliation Church came to me. They promised that as long as I helped them overthrow the governor and fight all the way up from the Lower Nest, I would have a place in the Upper Nest after this massive battle. Do you think I would accept the temptation of the Reconciliation Church?"

Lianni nodded subconsciously. "Yes, I think you will accept it. After all, it seems that you have no choice but to join the Reconciliation Church. Whether you are forced into the Star Defense Force or used to pay population taxes, it is a life-or-death situation for you."

Li Nuo smiled and spread his hands:

"You are absolutely right. I know how important 'hope' is to people like me. So I set up a scholarship to help people like me stay on the right path and not be seduced by the wrong forces."

Lianni thought deeply from the perspective of a reporter and found a question that might be interesting:

"Mr. Wilsey, suppose your scholarship has nurtured a rebel who, through continuous efforts, climbs up in the hive and finally stands in front of you and shoots you a sinful bullet. Have you ever imagined this situation? How would you feel if it really happened?"

"Of course I have imagined this. As for my feelings."

Li Nuo shrugged slightly, stood up and sorted out his clothes, and said jokingly with a smile:
"My feeling is that there are so many people who want to kill me, and he's no exception. He has to queue up outside the Royal Court to get a number. He won't get his turn until everyone in front of him is dead... Okay, Miss Reporter, your interview time is over. Stay for lunch before going back. I'll have the kitchen prepare local delicacies for you, mainly mushroom soup, mushroom sauce sandwiches, mushroom puree, grilled mushroom slices, etc. I hope you like it."

Li Nuola opened the door and nodded to Lian Ni, "Goodbye, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

A look of unsatisfied emotion flashed across Liannie's face, and she wanted to catch up and continue the interview, but was stopped by two armed men outside the door.

Only after Li Nuo walked away did the armed men lower their arms and allow Lian Ni to leave.

Lianni sighed in her heart, left the reception room with the data tablet, and went to the lounge to have lunch and organize interview materials.

The 16-year-old heir to the governorship was born into the impoverished Xiachao family. He was the only descendant of the Welsh family and climbed up to the position of governorship with his scientific inventions.

If I could allow myself to interview such a legendary figure for a little longer, it would be great. I still have many explosive questions that I haven't asked yet. After enjoying the mushroom-themed lunch, Lianni edited the manuscript on the data board.

She gave the news release three styles of titles, which are:
"The young governor boasted: Those who want to kill me have to line up!"

The Legendary Governor's Secrets of Success

From Ordinary to Excellent: The Growth Journey of the Legendary Governor "Wilsey"

Considering that the news article she wrote would be submitted to the Deputy Governor for review, Liannie wisely chose the third title.

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On the other side, Li Nuo walked into the office next to the laboratory.

The servoskull beside him was directly controlled by Brandi.

Brandi controls the servo skull through the internal network of the Royal Court to handle communications, meeting minutes and other trivial matters for Li Nuo.

"Master, the Governor's agent is requesting access to your channel." Brandi's voice came from the servo skull.

Li Nuo responded, "Please bring it in."

The servoskull floated in front of him with a data pad and connected him to the holographic phone.

A holographic screen popped up, and Leia in military uniform appeared on the screen.

After the giant hydrococcus bioreactor was assembled, Leia had nothing to do.

Seeing that she was quite interested in fighting and killing, Li Nuo arranged her into the Governor's special agent team.

Although her biological armor is of unknown origin, it does not prevent her from accepting the genetic modification project of the Governor's Guard.

Earlier today, the Mechanical Priest in charge of rebuilding the ruins area discovered an underground cave somewhere in the ruins area, with traces of rat-skinned people appearing inside.

At this time, Leia was following agents such as Wick and Mona to explore this underground area.

From Leia's perspective, the rats were transformed into monsters by the "fertilizer" containing the Nurgle strain.

The Governor's agents' firepower strangled them all, and flames and disinfectant spray covered the entire area.

When the communication was established, the disinfection work was nearing completion.

"Sir, all threats have been eliminated." Leia spread her right hand towards the camera, and two tiny rat teeth appeared in her palm:

"These two teeth were extracted from Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang. I have confirmed that they do not carry any germs or other hidden dangers. I apply to keep them."

Li Nuo glanced at the pile of corpses and ashes, took a deep breath, and calmed down the sadness in his heart:

"Okay, Leia. I allow you to keep these two souvenirs. When you come back, give me one."

"Okay, I'll bring it to you when I go back on patrol."

Communication ended, the servoskull closed the communication.

With the death of all members of the Lewei family, there were only two sets of biological armor left in the hive, the last one was the one Leia was wearing.

The other set of biological armor belonged to Kadori Levi, who was taken to Terra for trial last year, and it should not be a full month yet.

Li Nuo has been too busy recently and has no time to study biological armor. He will find a chance to study it later.

In comparison, the situation of the orcs made Li Nuo feel much more at ease.

The Steel Brave Clan reached a population of 10 some time ago.

Li Nuo manipulated the mad doctor Sack to host a celebration of unprecedented scale.

At a ceremony to pray for the second brother Gao Mao, the cheers from the audience resonated with the psychic field, and the strong psychic fluctuations promoted Sack to a witch priest boy.

While Li Nuo gained a batch of points, he also witnessed the glorious moment when the Steel Warrior Clan evolved into the Steel Warrior Tribe.

Now, the Steel Warrior Tribe occupies the ruins of a spaceship and is using the scraps to build the tribe's first spaceship.

The orc pirate fleet that Guga is in is also building spaceships, and their progress is faster than that of the Steel Warrior Tribe.

Li Nuo manipulated Gu Jia and took on the task of making more sparkling ornaments.

When the fleet's stocks of wraithbone were exhausted, he stored about 3 tons of warp energy single crystals in the fungal warehouse.

It is estimated that the new pirate ship will be launched in half a month at most.

By then, Big Black Fang will definitely lead a large group of orc pirates to plunder everywhere.

I hope they will cause trouble for Pointy Ears at that time, so that I can harvest more single crystals.

After Li Nuo finished his lunch in the office, he waited for a while and Lian Ni's press release appeared on the data board.

After confirming that the female reporter did not use inappropriate words and sentences, Li Nuo approved her to send it to the editorial department of Terra Daily.

In the previous interview, when answering questions from female reporter Lianni, the answers Li Nuo gave were often only half of his true thoughts.

He established scholarships and signed a 30-year contract with Demos, more to plant a seed that could save himself and the hive.

现如今是986.M30的第三个月，距离荷鲁斯叛乱正式爆发的004.M31还有大约18年。

The seeds you plant today will bear rich fruits in 18 years.

Demos has become dependent on Epimite's food supply and is likely to take the initiative to protect Epimite and help the hive resist the invasion of the rebel legion.

In addition, the talents trained by the scholarship will gradually enter the upper and middle levels of Chaodu in these 18 years and become reserve talents that can be called upon at any time.

The Horus Heresy is bound to cause severe damage to the hive, and the current department heads and key personnel operating the hive are likely to be killed.

At that time, the reserve talents trained by the scholarship will immediately fill in the vacancies to ensure the normal operation of the hive and quickly rebuild the hive after the disaster.

If we don't plant the seeds of hope now, how can we have enough manpower to rebuild the hive city in the future?

It was precisely because of this that Li Nuo proposed to make a layout to ensure that everything would go well.

After finishing reading today's report in the office, he prepared to go and sit with his personal astropath Shatana.

Over the past three months, he had often visited Shatana for afternoon tea, to learn High Gothic, to develop a codebook for encrypted star language communications, or to listen to her talk about her life experiences.

If Tido is free, she will go along.

Being with such an experienced astropath always allows Li Nuo and Tido to learn a lot of useful knowledge and experience.

"Call Tito."

"Okay, master."

"Ding." The communication was connected.

Tido's voice was the first to be heard:
"Li Nuo, I'm already here with Ms. Shatana. I just happened to have something to discuss with her, so you should come over too. This matter is quite important."

Li Nuo walked towards the door and asked casually, "What exactly is it?"

There was a hint of worry in Tiduo's voice:

"Just now, the Astronomical Court sent me an astronomical broadcast from the Nidlevin star region. A plague that is both contagious and secretive has appeared at the border of the Hazy Star Region and the Solar Star Region. The place where the plague appeared is about 800 light years away from us, four star regions away. It is not very far, but cargo ships from there often stop and transfer at our airport. I would like to ask Ms. Shatana to see if there is more information in the astronomical communication network, so that we can take precautions in advance."

Li Nuo slowed down his pace and looked at the date on the data board.

986.M30.

What is meant to come will eventually come.

In the early days of the Great Crusade, the VIII Legion and the Space Wolves, which had not yet welcomed their Primarch, were ordered to exterminate the fungal alien Acre Hyreth.

The suppression was unsuccessful and Aker Hailes was only temporarily defeated.

In the later period of the Great Crusade, from 986.M30 to 989.M30, the Acre Hyres civilization made a comeback and gradually grew stronger, but was finally completely wiped out by the Alpha Legion in 989.M30.

These are the early stages of the revival of Acre-Hereth civilization.

Only after surviving the fungal alien civilization can one be qualified to face the fear and chaos brought about by the Horus Heresy.

"Okay, Titus, I'll be there soon."

(End of this chapter)