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

Chapter 220 Mutual Strangulation

"Kang En, doesn't this look like a vehicle-mounted anti-psychic device?"

"That's right, you have a very good eye."

Li Nuo thought for a moment and asked:
"What advantages does this anti-psychic device have compared to existing ones?"

Conn pointed to a line of parameters on the test paper:
"Look here. Terra Research Institute has invented a brand new single-crystal material. Its cost is about 10 Throne Coins per gram, and each gram can launch two anti-psychic barriers, which means each launch consumes 5 Throne Coins. Its cost is even lower. The main body is just an electrolysis reaction chamber, and the cost is at most 1000 Throne Coins, which is less than one percent of the existing anti-psychic devices."

"It is indeed quite inexpensive, no wonder it is favored by the Ministry of Military Affairs."

Li Nuo nodded in response, but inwardly he was filled with resentment.

There were just too many things to complain about, and he didn't know where to begin.

First of all, this single crystal wasn't made by Terra Research Institute at all; it was grown by our old green-skinned man through hard work growing mushrooms.

Secondly, the economic value of 1 ton of light water radiation material is 10 Throne Coins, and 1 ton of light water radiation material can be exchanged for 1 gram of subspace energy single crystal.

Therefore, the "cost" of each gram of single crystal was set at 10 Throne Coins.

Is this reasonable?
Well, as long as the trade between the Imperial Guard and the Greenskins is stable enough, this pricing is quite reasonable.

Li Nuo had no rebuttal.

After all, with sufficient soft water radiation, the Green Dam's endurance was no longer an issue, so he really didn't need to terminate the deal with the Imperial Guard.

The problem is, why would anyone think of electrolyzing a single crystal with a strong current?

That's such a waste!

Li Nuo couldn't help but sigh:
"Developing new weapons and equipment is really expensive..."

“Yes, who can argue with that?” Conn echoed.

"It is said that Terra Research Institute consumed tons of powder in order to figure out the structural stability and performance optimization path of single crystal powder in electrochemical systems. Finally, with the help of the Enlightened Ones, they successfully discovered the current parameters for electrolyzing single crystals into anti-psychic mist. It was truly no easy feat."

Li Nuo raised an eyebrow:

"The Enlightened Ones? Mars is involved in the research too?"

"Yes, I don't know the details. But I've heard that the person in charge of developing the applications of single-crystal powder is the renowned Sage Akan Rand within the Faculty of Mechanics."

So it was Master Rand. No wonder, this genius sage can come up with all sorts of outrageous schemes.

Had he not died during a Mars exploration mission following the end of the Great Rebellion, he might have lived for tens of thousands of years like Belisarius Caul, becoming a pillar of the 40k era.

Li Nuo and Kang En discussed the prospects of single-crystal powders.

Kang En was completely open about it.

However, just as he said before, he only knew the general outline and was not very clear about the details.

Based on what he revealed, the researchers under the Golden Throne did not immediately use single-crystal powder to repair the network entrance.

They chose to delve into the physical, chemical, and psionic properties of single crystals and apply them to weaponry.

This was far from what Li Nuo had expected.

Please, he provided the weasel with the single crystal to help it repair the network entrance.

And you researchers actually used it to make weapons and equipment.

Who's going to fix the mesh drain opening under that golden toilet?

me?

I'll fix his great-aunt.

Li Nuo suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

In order to produce subspace energy single crystals, he has to fight against the junk in the Internet graveyard every day.

Instead of using single crystals to repair the network, the weasel is developing some new anti-psychic energy device.

What is Old Huang thinking? Can't he think about the future of his big butt?

Li Nuo steadied himself and continued to examine the research data on the new anti-psychic device.

As a few lines of text came into view, he sat up straight, his face showing uncontrollable shock.

These lines are written like this:
"During the electrocatalytic dissociation process, single crystal powder will generate an aerosol-like anti-energy medium under specific electrical discharge parameters."

"When the anti-psychic medium successfully suppresses psychic energy, the psychic energy fluctuations with a certain electromagnetic shielding effect will act on the psychic who released the psychic energy, causing a surge in intracranial pressure and nervous system disorders, which in turn produces a 'silencing' effect. Repeated 'silencing' by the anti-psychic medium will inevitably lead to irreversible brain damage."

“Silence effect…” Li Nuo muttered to himself.

Conn explained:
"The silence effect temporarily prevents psionicists from casting psionic spells. The word 'silence' was coined by the top students at Terra Research Institute, and it's quite apt."

“That’s quite a vivid description,” Li Nuo asked.
How strong is this effect of silence? How long does it last? Will repeated silence cause the effect of silence to diminish?

Conn raised his index finger:

"This is why the Ministry of Military Affairs commissioned you to conduct the experiment. Repeatedly silencing psionicists will cause irreversible damage to their brains. Terra Research Institute cannot find enough psionic volunteers, so they can only use psionic boys among the orcs for practical experiments. The psionic boys' psionic levels range from Elta to Alpha, which is perfect for testing the silencing effect of anti-psionic media."

Li Nuo now understood that the Military Affairs Department had its sights set on the orcs on Planet Apimatt DE.

The Imperial Ministry of Justice has raided no fewer than a hundred Bone Drinker strongholds, but conspicuously avoided Planet Apimatt, clearly indicating their unwillingness to take over the orcs' mess.

Well, it seems the Grand Marshal of the Military Affairs Department and the Chief of the Internal Affairs Department have already discussed how to deal with the orcs on Planet Apimatt.

Li Nuo signed the power of attorney.

After confirming that everything was correct, Kang En took his leave and went to the Star Language Court in the First District to send a Star Language letter.

A few days later, in the morning, Conn brought the original copy of the "Orc Response Agreement".

The agreement is not complicated; it mainly sets certain requirements for the anti-Orc capabilities of the Space Guard and the Planetary Defense Force.

These requirements can be summarized in one sentence:

They can quickly identify the type and class of orcs and make good use of available resources to defeat as many enemies as possible.

In addition, there is a clause in the agreement that roughly says:

Support the governor in developing technological creations to counter the orcs; the better the results in actual combat, the more merits the military department will award.

This clause thrilled Li Nuo.

His fungal warehouse contained far too many things that could effectively counter orcs.

Any one of these items could leave the empire speechless.

For example, a gene-castrating drug that completely removes the genes of orcs.

If this stuff is injected into a chemical warhead and fired, hundreds or thousands of orcs will be sterilized as a result.

How much merit can such a powerful weapon bring?
I dare not even think about it.

"Wilsey?" Conn coughed lightly, bringing Li Nuo back to her senses.

"Oh, sorry, I was lost in thought. Where were we?" Li Nuo smiled apologetically.

Conn points to the blank line on the parchment:
"You need to give your anti-orc force a name; you can write it here. Of course, you can also use the existing designation 'Apimate's Fang'."

The name of the anti-orc force… Li Nuo pondered for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote down a line:

Orc Terminator.

When Conn saw the name, he paused for a moment, his mouth twitched a few times, but he ultimately chose to swallow his words.

What a simple and straightforward name, yet it's a bit too high-profile.

But it didn't matter. Li Nuo felt he had plenty of ways to deal with orcs and was definitely worthy of the title "Terminator".

Conn carefully put away the parchment scroll and guided Li Nuo in establishing the Space Guard.

The Guard is essentially a mortal army that can only defend itself and fight back. Its system is similar to that of the Imperial Army, mainly divided into four levels: legion, battle group, company, and squad.

Commanders at all levels of the guard must be people trusted by Lino and have experience in space warfare.

Such talent is extremely rare for a planetary governor, and it usually takes several years to cultivate.

Apimatt's extraterrestrial industries are just beginning, and it's impossible for such talent to exist within the Nest City.

Conn had anticipated this.

This is precisely why the Department of Military Affairs dispatched political commissars to assist the governor in establishing the Space Guard.

“I’ve prepared a personnel list for you, and there’s bound to be an officer you like on it.” Conn took out a data panel and gestured for Li Nuo to receive the data.

With the pipeline connection complete, a personnel database entry was entered into Li Nuo's data panel.

...

Name: Clement von Yamen
Resume:

He served in the Holy Blood Angels Legion as a mortal auxiliary soldier and commander of a heavy armored assault company. In 982.M30, the Holy Blood Angels Legion encountered the Battle Moon of the Ulanor Orc Empire.

Clement led his heavy armored assault company to intercept enemy ships, sacrificing 90% of his fleet to buy time and space for the Blood Angels' mothership, the Red Tear, to warp away from the battlefield.

Name: Orix Lafador
Resume:

He served in the 3rd Expeditionary Fleet as the company commander of an escort cruiser company.

984.M30, the 3rd Expeditionary Fleet heads to the border between the Solar Sector and the Far East Sector to aid the Imperial World, which is under attack by Ulanno.

The expeditionary flagship was besieged by multiple orc warlord fleets. Orix led the escort cruiser company to cover the rear and successfully escorted the expeditionary flagship away from the battlefield.

(Brief introductions of other personnel omitted)
...

After reviewing the list of personnel one by one, Li Nuo discovered a problem.

“Kang En, it seems that the officers on the list have all suffered considerable setbacks at the hands of the orcs.”

“That’s right,” Conn said frankly.

"In fact, the setbacks they suffered have caused them considerable physical and mental damage, to the point that they can only perform relatively easy command work in the second line at present. In a sense, they have retired, and you will decide whether they are rehired."

"Oh, I see."

That makes sense when you think about it. After all, the Space Guard is not a front-line combat force and is not qualified to be equipped with strong and capable young officers. They can only take over some experienced officers who, for various reasons, cannot be deployed to the front line.

Li Nuo did not refuse and seriously discussed the candidate with Kang En.

After discussing things in the office for half a day, the two decided to take action, and Kang En led Li Nuo to visit the new anti-psychic energy device.

The Ministry of Military Affairs only sent over one sample unit, which was looked after and maintained by a mechanical priest appointed by the Great Sage of Rand.

It was mounted on the Protes Land Raider tank.

The mechanical priests dismantled the Raiders' twin laser cannons, installed anti-phantom devices on them, and linked them with the Raiders' Thinkers and vehicle-mounted oracles.

When psychic energy approaches a raider, the oracles will scan it, and the thinker will determine whether the psychic energy poses a threat to the raider.

If a threat is detected, the anti-psychic device is activated, projecting anti-psychic medium to form an anti-psychic barrier.

Kang Wen demonstrated the use of the anti-psychic device to Li Nuo.

After reading it, Li Nuo had only one thought in his mind:
In the area of ​​subspace energy single crystals, they have put a stranglehold on the human empire, but not completely.

With the wisdom of many highly skilled individuals, the Human Empire has developed a path with extremely high single crystal utilization rates by utilizing its extremely limited single crystal inventory.

This is similar to the "GPU" and "computing power" before time travel.

The great powers strangled the University of Tokyo with GPU supply, limiting its computing power, but they did not expect that the University of Tokyo would use the amazing KLAS algorithm to bypass the computing power limit.

Li Nuo rarely engages in political commentary, but on the issue of "strangulation," he has to admit:
Being held back by technological bottlenecks is never the primary factor limiting a country's development; self-indulgence is.

That being said, Li Nuo has no immediate plans to increase the supply of single crystals.

He wanted to see just how many tricks the human empire could pull off with its limited stock of single crystals.

"Kang, this anti-psychic device is truly amazing."

Li Nuo praised it from the bottom of his heart:
"It is the crystallization of human empire's wisdom, a groundbreaking application of new artificial synthetic materials. If there are similar weapons and equipment in the future, please feel free to bring them to me for actual combat testing. It would be my lifelong honor. Especially weapons and equipment related to that kind of single crystal powder."

Conn replied:

"Okay, no problem, I'll explain it to the higher-ups. But I have to remind you that real-world testing of new equipment often comes with extremely high combat losses and resource consumption. You need to be mentally prepared."

Li Nuo grinned, brimming with confidence:

"Don't worry, I think my wallet should be used for real-world testing of new weapons and equipment."

"I almost forgot, you made quite a bit of money selling the formula for synthetic starch," Conn joked good-naturedly.

Li Nuo laughed and used his mind to lock onto the anti-psychic device, exchanging for the fifth reward from the Waaagh simulation.

[Reward 5: One offline search opportunity.]

[Searching the genetic knowledge base of Techmaster-Ancient Latin, searching for mechanical sorcery related to "single-crystal powder anti-psychic device".]

【Search completed.】

Search results: 0 item.

As expected, TechDominator's genetic knowledge base does not contain any anti-psychic energy devices that use subspace energy single crystals as consumables.

Otherwise, Li Nuo should have figured out the corresponding solution when he was developing his own single-crystal equipment.

But Conn was right. The anti-psychic device in front of them was not complicated. The most crucial component was simply a precise and stable electrolysis reaction chamber.

Li Nuo made a decision: he would spend the night on Planet Palu researching and trying to replicate the device.

What the human empire has, the planet Paru must have too!

Not just anti-psychic devices, but everything the human empire invented using single crystals, Li Nuo wanted to replicate!
Consider it a thank-you gift from the weasel.

...

...

"Zarg, lift this device up and come with me."

On the planet Paru, near the underground shack of the Witch Boy, Lino possesses Sak and directs Zarg to conduct an experiment on electrolytic single crystals.

He handcrafted a high-performance electrolysis reaction chamber with a voltage of around 100 volts and a maximum current density of 1500 amps per square centimeter, using direct current.

At this level of parameters, let alone electrolytic subspace energy single crystals, even insulating materials would be instantly refined.

Li Nuo also created a force field device that can use a magnetic field to confine aerosol media, projecting it onto a plane to form an anti-psychic medium barrier.

The specific electrolysis parameters required to electrolyze single crystals into aerosols still need to be determined through extensive experimentation.

Zarg placed the device on the ground outside the shed and connected it to the miniature blue flame furnace with pipes.

"Buzz." The sound of electrophoresis traveled along the tubing.

The device started shaking and emitted several sparks, looking like it was about to explode.

Don't panic, this is how green-skinned technology works.

If it doesn't shake, wobble, smoke, or spark, then it's not a creation of mechanical witchcraft.

Once the machine stabilized, Li Nuo and others opened the cover of the reaction chamber and put in powdered single crystals.

Logically, an electrolyte should also be required for an electrolytic reaction.

However, when Li Nuo was observing the anti-psychic device this afternoon, the mechanical priest in charge of operating the device said that there was no electrolyte in the reaction chamber and that it was in a vacuum state.

Li Nuo did not add electrolyte during the experiment.

The reaction chamber cover is closed, and the vacuum pump starts operating to create a vacuum in the reaction chamber.

The electrode was attached to the single crystal powder. Li Nuo adjusted the electrode parameters and pressed the switch.

"Crack!"

A loud bang was heard, and a dazzling flash of electricity lit up the reaction chamber.

Li Nuo took a closer look and found that the single crystal powder was intact and had not been electrolyzed into aerosol.

Increase the current density and try electrolysis again.

Li Nuo spent the entire night doing experiments, and the results were speechless.

He adjusted the parameters to the upper limit of the reaction chamber, but the single crystal remained motionless, showing no signs of melting.

Li Nuo thought the parameters were insufficient, so he increased the intensity again and again over the next few nights.

He spent his days building the Orc Destroyer Guard and his nights conducting experiments, leading a fulfilling life.

During this time, Li Nuo also created a green power source, a magical artifact that automatically adjusts the current, to automatically match the current parameters of the reaction chamber, but still to no avail.

It seems that without a corresponding mechanical magic in the gene knowledge base, no amount of mental effort will help.

"Ultimately, it's because modern orcs have degenerated too much. If it were the genetic knowledge base of ancient orcs, I would definitely be able to find the corresponding mechanical sorcery in it."

Li Nuo was at a loss, thinking that the research had come to a standstill.

But one day, while he was watching the mechanical priest maintain the anti-psychic device, he discovered something unexpected.

"You're using alternating current?" Li Nuo stared wide-eyed at the source power device of the anti-psychic energy device, his face full of disbelief.

Holy crap, why would anyone use alternating current to do an electrolysis experiment?

Is this reasonable?!
Li Nuo suddenly felt suffocated, as if someone was choking him…

(End of this chapter)