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

Chapter 199: The Word Bearer's Thread
[Automated fungal gene simulation has been launched. Current simulation project: Atavism experiment of Archaic crystalline fungi.]

Genetic simulation has always been a long process, and the uncertainty of atavism makes it even longer.

Conservatively speaking, it would be great to see results within half a year.

Li Nuo put the matter of genetic simulation aside, reached the shipyard through the underground track and elevator, and found the ingot number in the dock.

This battleship-class Ork vessel is undergoing functional modifications to meet the requirements of launching earth-shattering bombs.

Stepping onto the bridge, a holographic screen with dots appeared in the air, and the Randan fleet in the picture was leaving the subspace one by one.

The holographic image switched with the fleet, from the subspace to the physical universe, and a dark red planet appeared in the corner of the screen.

After the Randan fleet completed its assembly, it entered cruise mode and headed towards the dark red planet.

The distance between the two sides shortened, and the details on the planet's surface gradually became clear.

This is a strange planet covered with dark red vegetation, and the tall trees that resemble a forest are various shades of gray.

At first glance, Li Nuo thought there was a layer of red meat growing on the ground.

"Pumpa, where is this planet?" Li Nuo came to the holographic screen and stopped.

"I'll look for it." Pengpa began to extract universal psychic materials to search for the physical cosmic coordinates of the planet.

This process is relatively long, usually lasting at least half an hour, and this time was no exception.

After a while, the Randan fleet arrived at the highest point of the planet's near-ground orbit, and Pengpa locked the exact position of the planet at the same time.

The holographic device of the dot map projected another screen, which was a plan view of the hazy star field in the Milky Way.

The northernmost region of the Segmentum Obscurus is the Midrach Expanse.

The expansion zone covers a large area, roughly a rectangle 3 light years long and 3000 light years wide, starting from the northern part of the Taiping star field on the left and ending at the northwest corner of the Far East star field on the right.

The planet Palu is located slightly to the left of the middle of the northernmost part of the Midrak Expanse.

The Randan fleet is located at the westernmost part of the expansion area, bordering the Taiping star region.

Pengpa calculated the spatial coordinates, and a long string of letters floated on the holographic screen.

Li Nuo memorized the string of characters, quickly logged off to search, and then logged back on.

The search results showed that this string of spatial coordinates did not exist in the database of the Human Empire, which meant that the planet had not yet been discovered by any expedition fleet - of course, it was also possible that it had been discovered but had not yet been included in the database.

Now it depends on whether there are humans and an atmosphere on the planet.

As long as there is an atmosphere, we can throw "mushrooms".

Without humans, Li Nuo didn't feel any psychological pressure when throwing the "mushrooms".

What's wrong with aliens? Aliens can also be made into cans!
I have also watched a lot of short videos of "Stellaris"!
"Pumpa, can you sense life on the planet?"

"Yes, I think there are quite a lot of life forms, probably hundreds of millions."

"Hundreds of millions?" Li Nuo stared at the dark red surface of the planet with wide eyes, carefully searching for places where life might exist:
"Can you see the surface of the planet?"

“No.” Pumba shook his head.

Li Nuo opened the interface and possessed Peng Pa to try it out himself.

Indeed, it doesn't work.

Pengpa's observation perspective can only reach one thousand kilometers above the earth's surface and cannot go any further.

Observing the planet from this height, the scene on the surface is very blurry, and the Randan fleet is about the size of an ant.

Li Nuo couldn't understand the principle behind this deep space remote sensing technology, but he was sure that it was a unique talent of the psychic boy.

He tried to use his thinking power, but couldn't find any results in the genetic knowledge base.

Li Nuo ended the possession and returned to the body of the shaman boy - Sack.

"Beast, how's the birth going with Shocking Boom?"

The beast took out his notebook, turned to the page about production progress, glanced at the text on it and replied:

"Boss, the first Great Boom Boom has been completed and can be put into use at any time. Since we haven't conducted explosion tests, we don't know how powerful this Great Boom Boom is. The second Great Boom Boom is being produced, and the progress is 36%."

Weapons of the Big Boom Boom level must definitely undergo explosion tests, otherwise it is easy to misjudge the power of the explosion, resulting in accidental injuries, or misfire at a critical moment due to incorrect launch parameters.

Pengpa found a barren planet with an atmosphere more than 300 light-years north of the Milky Way, which will serve as an experimental site.

Once the Steel Ingot has installed its powerful launch pad, it can conduct the first explosion experiment.

In addition, in the past half month, the population of the planet Palu has reached 200 million, the production efficiency of weapons and equipment has doubled, and the production progress of Dahonghong is much faster than Li Nuo expected.

Currently, the military quota has been fully filled, and 10% of the population is the total number of active combat personnel.

Li Nuo planned to temporarily stop after increasing the military strength to 30, concentrate on infrastructure construction and exploring the network, and then quickly replenish troops based on the casualties in battle.

Another factor that limits the total force is simulation points.

Creating simulation archives for commanders at all levels requires a large amount of simulation points, 1 per person.

Under the warlords are tribes and clans, under the clans are companies, under the battalions are squadrons, and finally the squads.

10人为1小队，10支小队合计100人为1支中队，10支中队合计1000人为1支连队。

In the best case scenario, both the squadron leader and the company commander have simulation archives.

For every 1 troops added, Li Nuo needs to create 110 simulation archives, consuming a total of 110 million simulation points.

Such huge expenditure can be exchanged for absolute control over the middle and upper echelons of Palu warlords.

Currently, due to the limited simulation points, Li Nuo has temporarily only established simulation archives for the tribal boss, clan boss and company leader.

After the total force reaches 30, complete the squadron leader's simulation archive first, and then consider continuing to increase the force.

The big bang explosion experiment was carried out by the Black Knights and the Steel Warrior Tribe led by Aaron, while the task of producing and breeding a new generation of orcs was in the charge of the Beast and the witch priest boy - Sack.

After the 10th Black Knight went into production this month, Li Nuo had nothing to do for the time being.

It just so happened that the Randan Alliance seemed to be stationed on the red planet, and Li Nuo planned to go over to pay a visit and find out the details of the planet and the Randan fleet.

There are more than 100 light years between Palu and the dark red planet, and the subspace voyage will last more than days.

After more than 100 days, there is no guarantee that new variables will arise.

It would be great if we could reduce the time wasted on subspace travel to one day, or even one hour.

Li Nuo once again felt a strong desire for the Internet.

After completely annihilating the Randan fleet this time, we must produce the webchannel access device as soon as possible to increase the mobility of the Palu warlord to the extreme.

But what should we do now? It will take more than 100 days to get there from the planet Palu, and the opportunity is almost gone.

Speed is of the essence in war, brother.

It would be great if we could seize a nearby cargo ship in the Taiping star region and sail over there.

Eh?
and many more!

Taiping Star Region!

A flash of lightning flashed through Li Nuo's mind, and he narrowed his eyes slightly and found the bright spot.

It may not be a coincidence that the Randan Alliance chose to station in the northern edge of the Taiping Star Region.

Within the territory of the Imperium of Man, there are over 500 Imperial Worlds in the central and northern Pacific Segmentum, of which approximately 200 belong to the Word Bearers.

The conspiracy between the Word Bearers' Primarch and core members is a foregone conclusion, as is their covert collaboration with the Bone Drinkers.

The Bone Drinker-controlled Onyx had previously constructed a Warp Beacon to guide the Randan fleet back to the galaxy.

After the demise of the Ounes, the Bone Drinkers used their most powerful trump card, using historical relics in the warp to guide the Randan fleet to the northern border of the Taiping star field.

Will the Randan fleet invade the Taiping star field later?

Will they attack the Word Bearers' Imperial worlds?

Li Nuo didn't know the answer, but he was sure of this:
The Bone Drinkers' guidance of the Randan fleet to the Taiping Star Region must first be approved by the Word Bearers, otherwise the cooperative relationship between the three parties will be cracked.

In order to prevent the Randan fleet from conspiring with the Bone Drinkers to harm his three hundred worlds, Lorgar would most likely dispatch his own regiments or companies to secretly contact the Randan fleet.

The envoys could not go there openly, and had to put on a disguise that would not arouse suspicion, such as...

Merchant ships, cargo ships, logistics fleets!

Li Nuo's eyes lit up, he anticipated the enemy's move and came up with an idea.

"Pompa, keep an eye on the Worm Fleet and the Bone Drinkers' Subspace Base. Beast, you and Ailon continue to move forward according to the original plan. I'll ask Brother Gomao to help us find out about the Worm." When Pompa heard that the witch priest could ask Brother Gomao to take action, his eyes lit up instantly and his face was full of admiration:
"Wow, Master Wuji, you are so awesome that you can even invite Brother Gaomao!"

The beast exclaimed in admiration, "Boss is indeed the boss, so cool~"

The admiration from the two was so awkward that Li Nuo got goosebumps. He simply "logged off" and read the archived files of Bond 13.

Consciousness starts from the planet Palu, crosses the vast sea of stars, and flies to the Taiping star field.

After a while, the hive city - Rocadillo appeared before their eyes.

Li Nuo woke up in the body of Bond 13, and in front of him were the slightly vibrating cabin walls and flickering navigation lights.

The ship's internal broadcast is announcing the next sailing schedule:
"I am the captain, and I will be reporting the voyage. This ship will activate the warp engine in 42 minutes. The risk factor of this warp voyage is 12%, and the destination is an unknown star field that has not yet been explored. All crew members are not allowed to work without permission before leaving the cabin. I repeat, this ship will activate the warp engine in 42 minutes..."

"哐哐哐..."

The sound of the broadcast was drowned out by the sound of heavy footsteps.

Under the ventilation duct where Li Nuo was hiding, a group of strong men in power armor happened to pass by.

Looking down through the gaps in the grille, the rustic steel color comes into view.

This is a five-man team, all wearing MK3 power armor.

Their helmets, shoulder armor, breastplates, and leg armor are all of the same style, with no obvious identification marks or emblems, and the surface of the armor is not painted, exposing the natural color of the ceramic steel.

This five-member team concealed their identities and used internal communication channels to communicate, which ensured high confidentiality.

After walking some distance in the corridor, they opened a hatch and stepped inside. The ship's broadcast stopped at the same time.

The roar of the propellers was transmitted through the layers of cabins, turning into a low vibrating sound that lingered in the ventilation ducts.

Li Nuo remained still and activated his bacterial ability - vibration sensing, monitoring the movements of the five-member team.

"Rumble..."

"Zizzizi..."

“Crackle, crackle…”

All kinds of noises creep into my mind.

Li Nuo focused his attention and searched for the voices of the five-member team.

When communicating through internal communications, the vocal cords are still used to make sounds, but the sound of speech is blocked by the mask of the power armor and cannot be heard by others.

Theoretically, as long as the vibration sensor amplifies the sound loud enough, I should still be able to hear the voice of the internal communication.

But this is not the case.

Li Nuo searched carefully for more than ten minutes, but could not hear any conversation between the five-member team. It was as if those five people had entered a state of silence.

Time passed as the monitor listened, and the Sword-class frigate jumped into the warp and returned to the physical universe after sailing for about 1 Terra hour.

The Geller engine was shut down, but the metal baffles covering the portholes were not retracted. The crew members were trapped in their respective cabins and could not see the outside of the ship.

"呲-"

The pneumatic gate opened with a sound, followed by the crisp sound of ceramic steel boots hitting the floor.

Under the protection of the "Mao Ge Jing Quietly" force field, Li Nuo activated the bacterial ability - subspace walking, left the ventilation duct, came to the corridor, and moved with the five-man team.

When passing by a porthole, Li Nuo stretched his body out of the window and let his head and upper body pass through the glass and metal baffle.

He successfully saw the space scene outside the ship.

A huge planet occupied most of the field of vision, and not far away there was a black ship as sharp as a blade approaching.

A ship like a blade!

Isn’t this the frigate of the Randan Alliance!
Li Nuo was delighted. He didn't expect that his guess was correct. The Word Bearers actually sent people to contact the Randan Alliance.

Withdrawing his upper body from the window, Li Nuo quickly caught up with the five-man team.

A group of people came from the middle deck to the helipad on the lower deck.

The five-man team lined up and waited quietly. Soon, the external hatch of the helipad opened and a flat black shuttle entered the cabin.

The shuttle stopped steadily on the tarmac, the cabin door slid sideways, and three figures walked out.

Li Nuo found a hiding corner, ended his walk in the subspace, returned to the physical universe, turned on the vibration sensor, and monitored the communication between the two groups from a distance.

The three people who had just arrived were wearing black leather cloaks, and were dressed in black from head to toe. Their faces were covered with "ripples" like the surface of a dark lake.

Li Nuo observed carefully and suddenly found that it was not "ripples" but black insects entangled in a piece and twisting like worms.

The three men stopped a few meters away from the five-man team. The worms on their faces stretched out, as if they were sniffing the air and sensing the breath of the five-man team.

The weapons of these three worm men are staffs that emit a green glow.

Li Nuo thought it was some kind of Gaussian force field wand, but after throwing it out for identification, he found out that he was wrong.

[Name: Necrotic Spectre]

[Type: Randan biological weapon]

【describe:】

[The biochemical weapon created using Randan Biochemical Technology can emit carbon-based cracking rays to decompose carbon-based organisms into a mixture of gaseous carbon, nitrogen, and water. ]

[This weapon has a biometric lock that identifies the user through biological pheromones and can only be used by worms. ]

It's not a Gauss weapon, but its power is unmistakable.

From the perspective of recycling corpses, the Necrotic Scepter is superior to Gauss Weapons.

Carbon-based organisms killed by Gauss weapons will become waste slag contaminated with radioactive metals and need to go through multiple processes before they can be recycled.

The carbon-based organisms killed by the Necrotic Scepter are different. They are directly transformed into gaseous "culture medium" and can be put into use after solidification.

However, the orcs have corpse-eating fungi and do not need the necrotic staff. Li Nuo just looked at them curiously for a few seconds and then looked away.

On the other side, the red lenses of the five-man team glowed faintly, and Li Nuo vaguely heard the scanning sound under the helmets.

After some identification between the two sides, the worm retracted into the face of the Randan man, and the leader of the five-man team took a step forward.

The man had a portable star-chart device in his hand, and at the push of a button, the device projected a holographic map.

“Pick any destination.”

This speech was sent through a sound array device, and the tone was electronically synthesized. The speaker was obviously trying to cover up his real voice.

The worm man raised his right hand and shot out a black ray from under the steel glove, which landed near a planet on the star map.

A line of words appeared on the star map:

The TT-6WS-E3R subregion is approximately 300 light years away from the current location.

The ship started the subspace engine and began subspace navigation.

The captain of the five-member team put away the star map and asked:
"How many Terran days does it take you to travel 300 light years?"

Circles of lines appeared on the worm man's face, and the worms rubbed against each other, making a sizzling sound, as if they were talking on a radio with poor signal:

"3 to 9 Terra days."

"We only need three Terra hours at the fastest." The captain of the five-man team said proudly:

"This is the power of our common master. They are the masters of the highest heaven, the eternal gods, controlling the storms and every turbulence of the highest heaven. Under their protection, we have unparalleled mobility."

The three worm men exchanged glances, and the leader responded in broken Low Gothic:
"Prove your story to us. We will consider serving your masters if they grant us the same mobility. With such swift warp travel, the entire galaxy will burn in our hands, and we will kill every last one of the Imperium of Man."

The captain of the five-man team shook his head slightly:

"Killing alone cannot please my Lord."

"Oh? What else does He want?" asked the worm man.

The captain's voice became solemn:
“We have four co-lords.

"One is the god of wisdom and destiny, in charge of strategies and prophecies, weaving the ultimate destiny of all things in the ever-changing paths;
"The second is the god of life and hope, in charge of health and abundance, gathering the mercy of eternal life in eternal decay;
"The third is the god of war and courage, in charge of killing and glory, and overlooking the endless war from the bronze throne;
"The fourth is the god of love and art, in charge of passion and creation, creating a feast of desire in the ultimate sensory experience..."

This speech was as catchy as a running script, and the worm people were stunned after hearing it.

Li Nuo was now certain that this five-member team was definitely from the Word Bearers.

In the context of the Great Crusade, the only people who would serve four great enemies of Chaos at once were the lunatics like the Word Bearers.

(End of this chapter)