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

Chapter 141 Brainwave Confrontation with Chagatai

More than ten minutes later, Li Nuo finished reading the Bone Drinker's genetic template and his surging thoughts calmed down.

There were two pieces of news before him, one good and one bad.

The good news is that after the genetic purity reaches 80%, the bone drinker can provide three types of bacterial abilities.

They are respectively the Spiritual Network, the Bone Drinking Technique, and the Slavery Technique.

There is no need to explain much about the spiritual network, those who understand it will understand it.

The Bone Drinking Technique is quite powerful. Its effect is to forcibly extract the target's spinal cord and quickly repair its own injuries until the target is drained to death.

The art of enslavement is even more domineering, as it can forcibly transform living beings into its own slaves.

The abilities of the three bacteria are stronger than each other, but the bad news is that it is very difficult to unlock the abilities of the three bacteria.

The genetic purity of the Bone Drinker-like creature reaches 80%, unlocking the mental network.

Reach 90% to unlock the Bone Drinking Technique.

Reach 95% to unlock enslavement.

From 90% to 95%, it only increased by 5 percentage points, but the difficulty can be described as an insurmountable chasm.

I believe that many Cloud Hammer players have been puzzled by the same question:
Why would 40k-era pharmacists be so bothered by the reduced purity of their gene-seed?
If the purity is reduced, wouldn’t it be better to remove the impurities in the genetic seeds?

As impurities decrease, the purity will naturally increase, right?
This is not the case.

After the impurities are removed, the gene fragment where the impurities were originally located is blank and does not contain any genetic code, so the purity of the gene seed will not increase.

The only way to improve gene-seed is to positively edit existing gene-seed according to the perfect genetic template.

In the 40k era of Warhammer, the genetic template of the Primarch was basically lost.

Pharmacists can only make new seeds based on the gene seeds with the highest purity.

But there's a problem.

The expression vector of the gene template itself will also contain certain gene fragments.

The expression vector chosen by Li Nuo is the yeast he developed himself - CVCPSE-ABB-15.

The gene fragment of this yeast is very simple and only has the basic functions required for yeast metabolism.

But even so, the bone-drinking organism produced using this yeast as an expression vector has only 39% genetic purity.

The gene-seed of the Space Marines is more complex.

When the pharmacist replicates the gene seed, the purity of the new gene seed will inevitably decrease.

This will cause headaches for the Chapter's pharmacists:
The purity of genetic seeds shows a general trend of decreasing rather than increasing.

In order to combat the problem of declining purity, in the 40k era, various chapters widely adopted the gene-seed of the Ultramarines.

On the one hand, as the Primarch, Guilliman did not seem to be confused or missing, and could produce genetic templates stably.

On the other hand, the purity of the gene-seed of the IMan and Ultramarines is very stable, and will only be reduced when directly exposed to radiation and Chaos corruption.

This indirectly shows that the expression vector used to produce the Ultramarines' gene seeds is almost perfect.

This expression vector can not only fully express Guilliman's genetic template, but also provide it with additional "resistance" to ensure that its genetic fragments will not be easily tampered with.

Li Nuo thought of two ideas to improve the genetic purity of Bone Drinkers.

First, use fungal simulation capabilities to discover yeast with stronger gene expression capabilities, thereby improving the genetic purity of bone drinkers.

Second, get in touch with the Extreme Marines and find a way to get the expression vectors they use to make gene seeds.

The first idea is not promising.

This is what Li Nuo really thinks.

The systematic development of the CVCPSE-ABB-15 yeast strain took more than 10 simulation days.

After the birth of this yeast, Li Nuo conducted a large number of improvement experiments on it, and finally found that it was counterproductive and its expressive ability decreased.

Therefore, Li Nuo has temporarily reached a dead end in his attempt to develop expression vectors using fungal gene simulations.

When a new yeast appears that can be used for gene editing, the expression vector will undergo a major update.

The second approach holds some promise.

Find the body of an Extreme Warrior, extract the gene seeds from him, and you will get the expression vector.

The bodies of lone Ultramarines are hard to find.

In a conflict with mass casualties, it is easier to find the bodies of the Ultramarines, especially the ones that the Seeds did not have time to recover.

Lino tried hard to search his memory, trying to find important events that caused large-scale casualties among the Ultramarines.

Soon, a classic example of a blue boy getting more hits came to mind.

The Battle of Calth, in which the Word Bearers launched a surprise attack on the Ultramarines but were counter-attacked, took place in 007.M31.

Alas, no, no, the Battle of Calth will not happen until 21 years later, and my hair will turn gray if I wait. I have to think of other ways and get rid of the upcoming Bone Drinker first.

Li Nuo sighed inwardly and cleared the thoughts from his mind.

He placed the logic circuit on the ground and smashed it with a machete, physically destroying the genetic template contained within it.

Li Nuo still felt unsure, so he took out a can of liquid promethium from the fungus warehouse.

This bottle of liquid promethium was extracted from promethium ore by the ancient fuel fungus and can be temporarily stored in the fungal warehouse.

Pour liquid promethium on the fragments of the logic circuit and burn them on the spot.

The flames flickered and the smell of burning filled the air. The fragments of the logic circuit melted in the flames and turned into a sticky black juice.

Li Nuo nodded with satisfaction and called Xiaoxi to return the same way.

Arriving at the main entrance to the treasury, four shuttles appeared in the camp outside the gate.

The technician boy jumped up and down in the shuttle, making major modifications to it.

Li Nuo sent Xiaoxi to spray the ground with medicine.

Xiaoxi took the order, bowed, and left quickly.

The beast came running over, holding an animal skin with a list of supplies in its hand.

"Boss, we have seized more than 3,000 laser rifles, 60 purple-skinned communicators, and more than a dozen data boards..."

The beast chattered and counted the spoils, and finally said:
"I sent eight motorcycle guys out to explore the way. They will be able to find the location of the wreckage in half a day at most. Boss, should we build the Boom Boom Tank first, or the Catta Fighter first?"

"No rush, let's think through the strategy first before deciding what to build." Li Nuo snapped his fingers at the beast and ordered:

"Bring me the seized data pad. I want to see if there is any important information in it."

"Okay, boss, I'll be right there." The beast ran away and came back half a minute later with a dozen data tablets in his arms.

Li Nuo took a data pad from the other party's arms and looked through it carefully, then waved his hand to signal the other party to follow:

"Come on, follow me into the treasury. I have something important for you to do."

The Beast asked the orc boy outside to watch the door and entered with a bunch of data tablets.

The data pad came from the captain of the Onye team, and the contents were similar.

Most of them are internal announcements and combat instructions of the Ounie plundering fleet, and a small part is a passionate short film shot privately by the Ounie people...

Li Nuo coughed lightly, closed the data tablet and threw it to the beast, then brought it to the Bone Drinker breeding machine and stopped.

Li Nuo had pried open the outer casing of the machine, exposing the pipes and pipelines inside.

Li Nuo introduced the use of each part to the beast, and told it to do this and that.

Li Nuo's words made the beast snicker slyly.

"Boss, you are so awesome. You can even come up with such a cunning method. You are worthy of being my boss."

The beast gave a thumbs-up sign frantically.

Li Nuo waved his hand to dispel the beast's flattery and said in a deep voice:

"Have you remembered what I said? Destroy the delicate components that need to be destroyed, and at the same time free up a space that can accommodate the little orc. I want to put a special orc in it. Don't mess up what I ordered. The enemies that appear later are much more powerful than the purple-skinned people, and we can't make the slightest mistake."

"Yeah! Boss, don't worry, I promise to get things done for you." The beast put away his smile and nodded seriously.

"Okay, then I'll be leaving." Li Nuo nodded slightly and went offline.

"Boss, take care~"

Li Nuo's consciousness left Taikong's body, and Taikong's temperament underwent subtle changes.

Beast placed the data pad in Space's arms and imitated Li Nuo, snapping his fingers:
"Come with me, I have something for you to do."

"Yeah." Taikong responded and followed the beast.

When Li Nuo was around, Taikong, who was possessed by Li Nuo, was the boss.

When Li Nuo was away, Taikong was the Beast's follower, and the Beast was the temporary boss.

Ordinary orcs cannot switch as freely as wild beasts; only orcs with the stupid boy gene can do it.

...

...

At the same time, the Space Beast Clan was exploding their troops at full speed.

The border between the Solar Star Region and the Hazy Star Region.

The void was serene and distant, the sea of stars was vast, the stars were twinkling, and the 915th Expedition Fleet was leaving a planet with black smoke. This planet was once marked as "NC-XS".

Imperial cartographers use "NC" to represent planets that have not surrendered to the Empire, "X" to represent planets occupied by aliens, and "S" to represent planets that are on the expeditionary fleet's visit schedule.

As Expedition 915 moves away, the planet's markings will soon be changed.

The alien civilization on it has been wiped out, leaving only ruins waiting to be rebuilt and humans who have surrendered to the empire. (Note 0)

In the center of the expedition fleet, the Glorious Queen-class flagship "Storm Sword" was celebrating this victory.

This command flagship belonged to Jaghatai Khan, Primarch of the White Scars Legion.

The decoration style of "Storm Sword" is unique.

The exclusive vehicles of other primarchs are mostly made of carved glass and exquisite columns, inlaid with silver wire patterns and gold carvings as embellishments, using the colors of gold and silver to show the nobility of the primarch.

But in "Storm Sword", all decorations and cabin layouts are based on the prerequisite of "speeding up".

All the exaggerated decorations have been removed, as their mass would only become a burden to the ship's speed increase.

The thick and soft velvet carpet was replaced with a thin animal skin carpet. The style was not beautiful, and it did not feel as soft as a carpet when stepped on, but its lightness and thinness were unmatched by the carpet.

Don't use a high-back chair. Make the back of the chair half as low as possible, so that the burden of accelerating will be lighter.

Never use ceramic steel where plastic steel can be used; never use plastic steel where ordinary steel can be used; never use steel where bulletproof plastic can be used.

The mass of the flagship was greatly reduced, resulting in the fastest flagship in the entire human empire. (Note 1)

Fast is good, cool is awesome, this is the core concept of the Empire's racing gang - the White Scars Legion.

Even the clerical servitors in the secretariat had a few fewer metal plates than their counterparts, reducing their quality to the lowest level.

Other mechanical servants are protected by armor, but it can only wrap most of its body with animal skins, type on a lightweight mechanical keyboard, and print documents.

"Click, click, click... Ding."

The mechanical keyboard made a crisp sound and the new document was printed.

The clerical machine used an electronic synthesized voice to remind the clerk working at his desk:

"Star Voice Communication: 01-13 World, Hive City-Epimite, Governor's letter. Printing completed."

The clerk took the printed manuscript and saw something on it, but a gleam appeared in her eyes.

I pushed open the door and left the secretary's office, walked along the long and narrow corridor to the entrance of the celebration site, and the rich aroma of barbecue and smell of engine oil penetrated my nose.

Two Qiexue wearing fine power armor were responsible for guarding the gate.

They are members of Jaghatai Khan's guards, responsible for protecting the Primarch's safety at close range.

The tall Qiexue lowered his head slightly, his dark red lenses flashing, and the external sensor scanned the clerk in a very short time.

"Biqigechi, is this document important? Must it be sent in now?" Qiexue's voice came through the sound array device. (Note 2)

Bi Qige nodded and said:
"Yes, this document is very important. The Khan has instructed me to show the letter to anyone who can match the last two lines of the poem in his reply as soon as possible."

Bi Qigechi raised the manuscript in his hand:

"The vice-governor of Epimat has responded to the Khan's poem. In accordance with the Khan's instructions, I must deliver this manuscript to him as soon as possible."

"Okay, give it to me." Qiexue took the manuscript with his right hand covered by a metal glove. His movements were gentle and careful so as not to accidentally crush the paper.

Qiexue used the internal communication channel to ask the person behind the door to open the gate.

The moment the door opened, noisy sounds poured out from inside and suddenly poured into the corridor.

The circular ramp was located in the center of the celebration site. Motorcycles spewed thick smoke and moved in circles on the ramp, with their engines humming.

The heavy metal band's robot shook its head up and down, producing violent waves of sound using the sound array device and the electric guitar in its arms.

The fat and strong sheep were placed on the primitive fire, and two mechanical servants covered in animal skins turned the sizzling whole roasted sheep over from time to time.

On the high platforms all around, the company commanders with white scars gathered together, eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls, and from time to time they let out howls like ghosts and wolves.

At the deepest part of the celebration venue, Chagatai Khan sat on the throne with his horse and sword in his hands, and an alien head specimen was strung up on spikes on the back of the chair and hung in the air.

Chagatai held the microphone and performed his specialty - Khoomei - to the crowd.

"Roar--------"

The powerful breath hits the vocal cords, creating a resonance in the mouth.

Chagatai precisely controlled the shape of his throat and the position of his tongue to achieve dual tones in one note, with the bass part being thick and deep, and the treble part being ethereal and distant.

"Squeak." The pneumatic gate closed.

The sounds from the celebration were blocked by the latter's metal door. Silence returned to the corridor, and Bi Qigechi turned and left.

The throat singing behind the door continued.

“Hoo————————Eh——————”

"Mmmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, sob, boo, boo, boo————————————"

Waves of sound hit every corner of the venue, and the band's robot servants shook their heads more and more vigorously.

The dazzling lights flashed wildly like lightning, outlining the human figures in a mysterious and wild manner.

Chagatai's voice was extremely penetrating, like thunder.

He roared and screamed, using his singing to express his rebellion against his situation and his persistence in his dreams, and was filled with a firm belief in breaking through all constraints.

After a long time, the song ended and thunderous applause and cheers broke out at the scene.

Chagatai gave his own microphone to the mechanical servant for maintenance, and took the letter from Qiexue to check.

"It's celebration time now, why did Biqigechi send the documents over?"

Chagatai wiped the sweat from his head with a towel and shook out the letter impatiently.

Qiexue replied:

"Biqigechi said that the person who wrote this letter matched your poem."

Chagatai was stunned for a moment, his eyes skipped over the first half of the letter and went straight to the last two lines of poetry.

Chagatai's gaze became firm. At his command, the servo skull beside him opened the data board and retrieved the letter sent to Deputy Governor-General Epimet.

Putting the two letters together, the poems in them become connected.

...

Mo Dao's slander is like deep waves, and Mo Yan's moving guests are like sand sinking.

Although it is hard to go through thousands of trials and tribulations, gold can only be found after all the sand is blown away. (Note 3)

...

In the letter to Epimet, Chagatai knew that the young deputy governor would suffer because of the new technology, so he used "Don't say that slander is as deep as waves, and don't say that migrants are as heavy as sand" as encouragement, implying that he looked forward to cooperating with the other party.

In Li Nuo's reply to Chagatai, Li Nuo accurately matched the following two sentences:
Despite the hard work, the mad sand is blown out and the gold is reached.

These four lines of poetry appeared in a time too far away. They were written in a unique language called "Xia language", and their origin cannot be verified.

After meeting his father, Chagatai followed him to Terra and discovered a large number of beautiful Xia language poems in the ancient museum.

Unfortunately, only he and a few brothers who were very close to him could understand the charm of it, and no one else had any feeling for this kind of poetry.

Now, there may be one more person who shares the same language with you.

Chagatai couldn't help but show joy:

"This Hive Vice Governor named Li Nuo Wilsi is quite interesting. I am curious whether he has mastered Xia language and whether he really understands the meaning of these four sentences."

Qiexue glanced at the four lines of poetry and shook his head:

"Khan, I guess that in order to cater to your preferences, Lino Wilsi specially asked someone to look up the origins of the first two lines, and finally found the last two lines in the ancient museum of Terra. He wrote the last two lines in his reply, which does not mean that he knows all the connotations of these four lines of poetry. It's not that I hate this kind of flattery, but there are really not many people in this world who can understand the profound meaning of it."

"You have a point. But no matter what, Lino Wilse's approach is much better than that of other governors. The letters I sent to them were written in the Xia language poetry of the ancient Terra 0k era, but they actually replied to me in Guilliman's High Gothic poetry. Humph."

Chagatai folded up the letter and put it aside, bent his arms and rested them on his legs, and shouted to the people below the platform:

"Oh hey, which star region is Epimet in?"

The navigator drank a lot of wine, raised his head, and replied with a red face:
"Khan...hiccup!...Epimite is in the Solar Segmentum."

"How long will it take us to get there?" Chagatai asked.

The Navigator opened his third eye and took a look at the situation in the subspace.

The war on a nearby planet had just ended, and there were noticeable ripples and wrinkles in the warp.

The good news is that the Astronomican is still shining brightly.

It provides a more stable route for the navigator.

"Khan, I estimate that if we set out now, we can arrive in one Terra day."

Chagatai patted his thigh:

"Then let's go to Epimet to restock some supplies. After restocking, we will set off for the next planet. Tell the bridge to correct the destination and adjust it to the hive city Epimet. Set off immediately."

"Yes, Khan."

The Navigator stood up unsteadily and went to prepare for the warp voyage.

Don’t drink and drive, and don’t drive after drinking, but he was driving a boat, so what does it have to do with whether he drank or not.

Besides, he was not the only navigator on the ship and in the expedition team.

(End of this chapter)