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Chapter 221 Orc Behavior Prediction Expert = Limited Invincibility
“Yes, Lord Wilshire, this anti-psychic device uses alternating current. However, please allow me to correct your wording.”

The mechanical priest bowed slightly to Li Nuo, and two mechanical arms extended from his mechanical backpack, applying holy oil to the anti-psychic device and massaging its joints.
"Alternating current is what we call it. On Mars, we prefer to call it a 'fluctuating spark.' As for direct current, we call it a 'constant spark.'"

"Oh, okay, thanks for pointing it out."

"You're too kind. May the sacred spark of Om Messiah continue forever." The mechanical priest bowed again, then focused on maintaining the anti-psychic device, saying nothing more.

He took out an incense burner, filled it with spices containing nanomaterials, lit it, and softly chanted a prayer to soothe the machine's soul.

Li Nuo took a few steps back, not wanting to disturb the other person, her expression becoming somewhat complicated.

Before his transmigration, he was a graduate student majoring in microbiology and knew a little about chemistry, but he was a complete novice when it came to physics.

If the anti-psychic device uses direct current, then he can definitely figure out the parameters by conducting more experiments.

But the truth is that the anti-psychic device uses alternating current.

What should we do?

He doesn't understand alternating current at all.

What kind of decent person would use alternating current to electrolyze a single crystal?

As expected of the great sage of Rand, his imagination is truly extraordinary.

Li Nuo sighed sadly, feeling somewhat helpless, but he could only accept reality.

The green-skinned old man's "thinking power" is indeed useful, but it's incredibly weak in basic physics and chemistry.

I reckon I'll have to subtly probe into it during future practical experiments to get hold of the AC parameters.

"The mechanical geeks under the yellow weasel's command are quite capable. If only I could turn the mechanical sage into an orc and stuff him into Planet Paru."

Li Nuo pondered for a moment, then opened the system interface and looked at the simulated rewards he had never redeemed.

[Reward 6: Simulated Companion.]

[Before starting a Waaagh simulation, redeem this reward option to have a non-orc life form become your simulation companion. You will then participate in the Waaagh simulation together with your simulation companion.]

[The simulated companion possessing a simulated object must be a saved version of your simulated character.]

[Exchange Price: A number of simulated points. The number of points consumed is determined by the simulated companion's overall data.]

Li Nuo had always thought this reward option was useless.

Looking at the current situation, it's simply amazing.

Green Skin's basic theoretical knowledge is very poor, but his hands-on skills are extremely strong.

Motor oil experts have a high level of basic theoretical knowledge but weak hands-on skills.

If we could turn a novice into a master of oil-related skills, wouldn't that be a perfect combination of theory and practice?
"Wilsey, so you were here."

Kang En walked over quickly.

Hearing the sound, Li Nuo looked over and noticed that Kang En was followed by a woman in an Imperial Army officer's uniform.

Li Nuo recognized the person immediately.

Her name was Clement von Yamen, and she was the commander of the heavy assault company of the mortal fleet of the Holy Blood Angels Legion. She was seriously injured while helping the Legion's mothership escape from the orcs' encirclement, and the assault company also suffered heavy losses.

The female officer was 1.8 meters tall, with blonde hair, fair skin, and blue eyes—a typical Baal noblewoman—and looked quite serious.

Unfortunately, half of her body was destroyed in the battle. Her right lung, liver, and half of her stomach were artificial replicas, and even the muscles, bones, and blood vessels on the right side were artificial.

She survived the battle thanks in part to her own will to live, and in part to the Holy Blood Angels recognizing her heroic deeds and taking the initiative to cover all her medical expenses and provide her with the best medical care.

“Wilsey, this is Clement von Yamen.”

Kang En stopped and turned to introduce them to the two:
"Cranment, this is Lino Wilsey, the acting governor of Hive City, the inventor of the new synthetic starch formula, and your future boss."

Clanment placed his hands behind his back, head up, chest out, abdomen slightly tucked in, heels together, toes pointed outwards at approximately 60 degrees, and performed a standard stepping salute:
"Lord Wilhelm, Clement von Yamen reports for duty."

Li Nuo had learned etiquette from Tido, so he composed himself and solemnly nodded in greeting:
“Welcome, Clanment. Apimatt’s Space Guard needs a seasoned commander, and I think you are the most suitable candidate.”

“My lord, I will do my utmost to fulfill my mission.” Crament nodded in agreement.

"Let's talk in the office."

Li Nuo led the way, with Kang En walking alongside him, while Clanment lagged behind, following behind the two.

Taking this opportunity, Clanment carefully observed his future superior.

The acting governor, named Lino Wilsey, was younger than rumored, and it was a mystery why he named his space guard "Orc Destroyers."

To be honest, Clement sincerely suggested that the governor change his name.

Orcs aren't stupid; they can read Low Gothic.

If the orcs find out that a fleet is flying the banner of "Orc Destroyers," then Apimatt will never have peace.

The troops transported to the Imperial Army by the Apimatt Space Guard will undoubtedly become the Orcs' primary targets.

This is practically suicide!
Why didn't Commissar Kang En advise this hot-blooded young governor?

Cranment glanced at the two figures as they walked away, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Before long, the group arrived at Wangting District by transport vehicle.

Li Nuo invited the two to sit down and instructed Brandy to use the servo skull to serve tea and water.

"Kranment, before we formally discuss the organization of the Orc Destroyers, I'd like to ask you a question."

"Please speak, sir."

How much do you know about orcs?

In response to Li Nuo's question, Clanment puffed out his chest and confidently replied:

"The commander of the 15th Company of the Holy Blood Angels Legion, Arakfman, once declared that I am an expert in eliminating orcs. I think I deserve such praise."

“I agree with Arakovman’s point of view.” Li Nuo nodded slightly, then shook his head.

"However, please listen carefully to my question. I'm not asking if you're proficient at eliminating orcs, but rather how much you know about orcs."

“I…” Crament glanced at Conn, who gestured for her to speak plainly.
"My understanding of orcs is mostly related to their fighting style, ships, and weaponry."

“Yes, that’s what I expected. There’s an old saying in Ancient Terra: ‘Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every victory.’ I think the reason the Empire can’t crush the Ulanor Orc Empire right now is because we don’t fully understand our enemy.”

Li Nuo stood up from the table and went to operate the holographic device.

Cranment was at a loss for words.

When it comes to understanding the Xenomorphs, who can compare to the Xenomorph physiologists of the Cult of Mechanics?
The way Wilshire said it makes it seem like he's the one who understands orcs the most...

Li Nuo turned on the holographic device, and a holographic screen popped up, illuminating Clanment's somewhat strange expression.

Li Nuo observed the other person's micro-expressions and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Cranment, do you think it's presumptuous of me to name the Space Guard 'Orc Destroyers'?"

"No, no, sir, I just think it's a bit too high-profile," Clement said with an awkward but polite smile.

Conn sat upright in his chair, tilting his head slightly:
“Crant, I had the same thought when I was helping Wilsey sign the agreement. But in the last few days, Wilsey and I have discussed many things about the Orcs, which has made me realize that we really do not know as much about the Orcs as he does. Not only us mortals, but also the Cult of Mechanics’ alien physiologists, the Space Marines’ chief apothecary and researcher, may be somewhat inferior.”

Li Nuo pressed the data tablet in his hand and brought up the "courseware" he had prepared in advance on the holographic screen.

As text and images floated onto the holographic screen, Clement's pupils contracted rapidly.

"Castration of orcs... My lord, do you mean castration of orcs' reproductive abilities?"

Clanment instinctively stood up, walked to the holographic screen, stared intently at the charts on the screen, and muttered the text information to himself:

"The process by which orcs secrete reproductive spores heavily relies on a psionic energy metabolism enzyme. When orcs are in battle or near death, their hormones stimulate them to secrete more of this enzyme, leading to the widespread release of reproductive spores. By using inhibitors to block the activity of this enzyme, the rate of orc reproduction can be significantly slowed down."

Clement pondered for a moment and asked:
"Sir, is this your guess? Or the result of an experiment?" Li Nuo did not speak, but turned his head to look at Kang En.

Conn approached the holographic screen and explained to Clement:

"Before your arrival, Wilsey sent his governor's agents to capture some orcs alive on Apimatt DE. Wilsey dissected the orcs and discovered the presence of psionic energy metabolism enzymes."

A mortal governor completed the dissection of an orc and made a groundbreaking discovery that spanned centuries.
how can that be!

The mechanical sages who have long studied orcs all possess a Level 6 or higher certificate in alien physiology.

How come they didn't discover the existence of psionic energy metabolism enzymes?
Cranment felt it was incomprehensible and remained skeptical amidst his shock.

Li Nuo had anticipated her reaction.

To be honest, without personally conducting the dissection experiments, even if Rand, Kaul, and Fabius Bayer worked together, it would have been impossible to discover the existence of the psionic energy metabolism enzyme.

Because this thing rejects machine spirits.

The anatomical instruments and other equipment used in mechanical education all carry elements of mechanical spirit to varying degrees.

Machine Souls are essentially a type of psionic creature.

Its presence would make the psionic energy metabolism enzyme feel "disgusted," and the latter would actively hide where the mechanical sage could not see it.

This "dislike" can be seen as a repulsive reaction between two psionic beings, a situation where it's either me or you, or you or me.

Long ago, when Li Nuo was researching the Black Knight, he used the system to figure out the genetic modification scheme for castrated orcs.

The core of this plan is to knock out gene segments related to "secreting psionic energy metabolism enzymes" from the orcs' genes.

Now, he's simply using experimental equipment without a machine soul to find this enzyme based on past experience; it's not a particularly difficult task.

"Kranment, I don't know why the alien physiologists haven't discovered the psionic energy metabolism enzyme. But that's not our focus. The real key lies in the development of inhibitors and practical experiments."

Li Nuo steered the conversation back to the topic, without offering much explanation on why the Mechanical Sage failed to discover metabolic enzymes.

He made a gesture toward the servo skull.

Brandy manipulates the skull to the shelf and takes the suitcase from it.

The box has multiple mechanical and electronic locks and can only be opened with an identification card and a mechanical key.

The contents stored there are the metabolic enzyme activity inhibitors developed by Li Nuo.

Inhibitors are not complicated; basically, every mechanical priest can make them based on a sample of the metabolic enzyme.

Moreover, the inhibitors target orcs rather than humans, so there's no need to consider unexpected events such as immune responses, maiming, or injury.

The inhibitor currently in the box is a first-generation product.

The fungal repository contains fungal generations from one to ten.

As the saying goes, technological products are like squeezing toothpaste and cutting a cake. You squeeze toothpaste according to market demand, and then use your superb knife skills to precisely cut the products in the laboratory. Only in this way can you make the business last.

In Li Nuo's plan, he would release a new generation of inhibitors every few months, occasionally increasing the intensity of the Ulanor Orc Empire, repeatedly collecting merits from the Human Empire, and squeezing every last drop of value from the inhibitors.

Once the tenth-generation inhibitor is developed, Ulano's time to die will be up.

"Kranment, the situation of the Orc Destroyer Guard is different from that of other space guards."

Li Nuo showed the other party the inhibitor, closed the box, handed it to them, and gave a full explanation of his plans for the Space Guard:
"The Orc Destroyers are a comprehensive force that integrates reconnaissance, raids, frontal combat, scientific research, and fortification construction."

"It has 10 companies, but the company order is very different from the conventional rules within the Empire."

"Generally speaking, the 1st Company is the most elite veteran company, while the reconnaissance company is a new recruit company ranked lower."

"But among the Orc Destroyers, the most elite, experienced, and fierce veterans will serve as scouts, while the most inexperienced recruits will be the main fighting force."

Cranment raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at Conn beside him.

Kang En remained focused and did not show any unusual reaction to what Li Nuo said.

It appears that Conn and Lenor Wilsey had already reached an agreement on the structure of the Space Guard prior to today's meeting.

Seeing this, Clement forcibly suppressed his doubts and listened carefully to the adult's words.

Li Nuo snapped his fingers.

The holographic screen switched, and a warrior wearing a cloak, ceramic steel armor, and equipped with auxiliary energy appeared on the screen.

Tags appeared around the warrior's image, providing Clament with a comprehensive introduction to the Empire's new troop type:
Orc hunter.

Candidates for this branch of service must meet the following requirements:
First, after undergoing three gene modification surgeries personally designed by Li Nuo, he possesses lung capacity, muscle strength, physical fitness, observation skills, and self-healing abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.
Second, through a biochemical modification surgery designed by Jersey, a customized mind circuit and brain-computer interface were implanted, allowing him to quickly acquire knowledge of fighting orcs through neural and hormonal regulation.
Third, they have no personality defects, no criminal record, and have served in the military for more than three consecutive years.

Since the Orc Destroyer Guard has just been established, no one meets the last requirement, so Li Nuo will personally select a suitable candidate.

The Orc Hunter's equipment is basically based on that of the Governor's Agent, complete with an optical camouflage cloak and magnetic boots, and is also equipped with a custom-made miniature oracle with anti-submarine capabilities, and uses a silenced explosive gun as its main weapon.

The equipment was undeniably impressive, but Clement frowned.

Li Nuo smiled and said:

"Feel free to say whatever you want; I'm open to reasonable suggestions."

Clanment took a slight breath:

"My lord, I'll be frank then. The mortal forces of the Holy Blood Angels Legion also have reconnaissance companies with stealth and anti-stealth capabilities. They have infiltrated the territories of orc warlords many times, but to be honest, their results have not been very good, and their losses have been quite severe."

Li Nuo was not surprised by this, and instead asked:
Do you know why they suffered battle losses?

"Yes, sir. Orcs are quick-witted, lively, and behave strangely. Reconnaissance companies are often exposed because of their odd behavior. For example, orcs will suddenly start fighting, disrupting the peaceful scene and implicating the reconnaissance company that is lying in wait. Such situations are the root cause of the reconnaissance company's poor performance."

Li Nuo switched to the holographic screen, "Take a look at this battle recording. This is the process of my agents capturing the orcs alive."

The battle replay has started playing.

The two agents in the video seem to have prophetic abilities, anticipating the orcs' various actions along the way and accurately avoiding any factors that would expose their presence.

They moved as if they were in an empty place, taking every step in a safe place, and even when they captured the orc, they did not make a sound.

The agents grabbed the orc and headed towards the evacuation point. Just then, an orc walked towards the two agents, rubbing a ball of dung the size of its head in its hand.

If it were a member of the Holy Blood Angels' mortal reconnaissance unit, they would definitely keep their distance from the orc holding the dung ball.

But Li Nuo's agent walked straight up, dodging the orc's sudden dung ball with a nimble turn and elegant steps.

"puff!"

The dung ball passed between the two agents and landed on the head of another orc behind them.

The two orcs began to fight, while the two agents had already fled and boarded an invisible shuttle hidden deep in the forest.

Precise positioning, decisive and clean movements.

Clament almost thought the orcs were putting on a show for the governor's agents.

"Why is this happening? How did they know what the orcs would do next?"

Li Nuo took a beautifully crafted logic circuit from the mechanical claw of the servo skull:

"This is a logic circuit I commissioned Master Collier Jersey to create, called 'Orc Prediction Expert.' It can accurately predict the next move of every orc, presenting it as a virtual trajectory in the field of vision of the holographic goggles. This predictive ability is based on three elements: image analysis, logical judgment, and knowledge base. You might want to try it out."

So-called orc prediction experts were not uncommon before the transmigration.

It is actually a combination of machine vision, reasoning model, and orc knowledge base.

To put it more bluntly, it is an intelligent agent that is good at predicting the orcs' next move.

However, artificial intelligence is a sensitive topic in the Warhammer universe, so Lino gave it a "logic loop" shell.

(End of this chapter)