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

Chapter 244 The First Female Orc in the Warhammer World

The interrogation of Isabella lasted for three hours.

Lino verified Isabella's statement before the truth serum took effect.

Isabella's surname is Duluch, and her family lineage can be traced back to the ancient Eldar's resurgence.

During that period, the Duluqi family controlled one-third of the resources of the ancient Elven Empire's arena industry, making them a behemoth.

The death storm unleashed by the birth of Slaanesh destroyed all the ancient Eldar empires in the real universe.

Most of the Duluch family perished, with only Isabella surviving and escaping to the Comoros.

After undergoing some trials, Isadora joined Victor's side and devoted herself to running the gladiatorial arena for him.

It's worth mentioning that Isabella has cultivated an image of being of humble origins and has not revealed her ancient Eldar background to outsiders.

The actions of Victor, the mastermind behind the sinister conspiracy, were completely opposite to those of Isadora. Victor never concealed his ancient Eldar identity and told everyone he met about it.

Using void clones to create multiple soul containers for resurrection was a common practice among the ancient Eldar.

From the moment Isabella first came into contact with Victor, she knew that he possessed a Void Avatar, but Victor always regarded Isabella as an ordinary Eldar with a sharp mind, cunning, and humble origins.

This is why Victor was so astonished when Isadora revealed his method of resurrection.

As for Isabella's mention of the access rights to the ancient holy military fortress and the information about the ancient orcs contained therein, these are all true.

But as Isabella said, knowledge, information, and access rights related to the ancient saints exist in the soul in the form of soul codes, not in the form of language.

Why does Slaanesh crave the souls of the Eldar so much?

A large part of the reason is related to the ancient saint information in the Eldar's soul code. (Note 1)

After much deliberation, Li Nuo finally decided to keep Isabella.

The main reason is that there are very few Spirits with the background of the ancient Spirit aristocracy.

It's not too late to replace Isabella when a more suitable partner is found in the future.

Isabella is shrewd, quick-witted, and knows how to seek advantage and avoid harm.

To prevent her from having any malicious intentions, Li Nuo came up with a solution.

That is to use the Bone Drinker's gene recombination technology to write orc gene fragments into Isabella's genes, making her an "orc" in a certain sense.

As long as the system recognizes her "orc" identity, he can completely control her through Waaagh simulation.

In this way, Li Nuo was able to employ heroes regardless of their origins, focusing solely on their talents.

That said, what would it be like to possess a "female orc"...?

Li Nuo pondered for a moment, but couldn't figure it out.

It's too early to talk about possessing a "female orc" or anything like that.

Black bean sprouts have high genetic stability, and Isabella has also used a certain genetic technology to cover up the true genetic code, making gene editing work even more difficult.

This can be seen from the systematic fungal simulation experiments.

On day 1120932, you conducted your 6723rd gene-editing experiment on the "Isatrian" gene template.

[You have chosen the gene fragment Frag#￥@#￥ as your experimental subject.]

[You extracted a 157-nucleotide DNA sequence from the orc boy. Its 72' end paired complementary to the experimental subject, and its 38' end bound to the Cas9 protein, forming a new gene fragment.]

[You knocked out the gene fragment Frag#￥@#￥ and replaced it with a new gene fragment.]

【...】

The experiment failed.

The gene fragment insertion process was incomplete because the gene fragment Frag#￥@#￥ could not be recognized.

The same error message keeps repeating itself.

Especially the string of gibberish following the words "gene fragment".

For some unknown reason, the Greenskins, Bone Drinkers, and the human empire's gene-editing tools were all unable to recognize Isabella's genetic code.

Li Nuo scoured the genetics books of the Human Empire, but still couldn't find any knowledge on this subject.

Left with no other option, he could only try his luck with brute force while simultaneously clearing out the Comoros.

After the surface ion storm subsided, the Paru Expedition officially landed.

First, we need to find the ancient production line for the Heart of Fire.

The search results were encouraging; the production line, located deep underground in the Comoros, possessed an indestructible adamantine shell and had not been destroyed by the massive explosion.

After confirming that the production line was undamaged, Li Nuo turned his attention to Victor's void clone.

This clone is a form of psionic technology, stored within a chip called a "dimensional crystal."

Seeing that the orcs had found his clone, Victor was heartbroken and confessed the whereabouts of the key to the Heart of Fire production line in hopes of a chance to survive.

According to him, the key is located in an ancient military fortress, and the orcs can only enter by loading the correct authorization serial number into the web portal.

Victor used the serial number as a bargaining chip, hoping to get Li Nuo to release him.

Li Nuo turned around and used the Truth Potion to ask Isabella, who clearly told him that she also had the same serial number, which was stored in her soul code.

Since Isabella also has it, there's no need to spare Victor's life.

Li Nuo instructed the fart spirit to place the crystal containing the Void Avatar into a furnace and bake it over a high flame. The crystal melted, the soul code shattered, and Victor's Void Avatar was annihilated.

After eliminating all clones, Victor was also completely wiped from this world by Lino, and the treasure buried underground was taken into the possession of the Palu warlord.

At the same time, an opportunity arose for the gene-editing experiments on the "female beastman".

I have to start by complaining about the bizarre lifestyle of the Dark Eldar.

This alien race, who enjoy playing dark and brutal games, is obsessed with reproduction and flesh sculpture.

Everyone knows how decadent the ancient Eldar Empire was in its final days.

In that absurd era, many members of the Spirit Race developed a desire for interspecies reproduction and put it into practice.

To satisfy their desires, they modified their genetic templates, adding a gene code that allows them to fuse with most life forms.

This genetic code will be activated as long as the Dark Eldar enter a state of insatiable greed.

At this point, the Dark Eldar could successfully acquire cross-species life forms regardless of which race they consorted with.

In other words, if the Dark Eldar are not in the mood for sex, this genetic code will not take effect, and its actual function will be hidden.

Li Nuo was able to discover such bizarre coding thanks to Isabella's proactive confession.

That evening, as usual, Li Nuo collected Isabella's blood sample to gather samples for gene simulation.

Through her observations over the past few days, Isabella gradually came to understand what the orcs before her were doing:
"You want to control me at the genetic level, right? To implant some kind of genetic defect in me, which can only be suppressed by your drugs, so as to achieve long-term control over me. Sigh, you really are domineering... But I like strong men."

Li Nuo remained silent, focusing solely on extracting blood samples using the gene extractor.

Isabella chuckled like a wicked woman:

"Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated. Once a Spirit woman is completely devoted to someone, she will transform into his shape from the inside out. It's just a pity that you Orcs don't have that ability."

The Dark Eldar consider themselves the orthodox Eldar race.

But what legitimate Spirit Clan would be so frivolous?

Li Nuo ignored her, put away the glass tube containing the gene fragments, and prepared to leave.

“Wait,” Isabella called out, and seeing that the orc hadn’t stopped, she immediately quickened her pace:
“My body has been modified by the Blood Legion, and the stability of my gene fragments is unbreakable. If you want to edit my genes, you must first decipher the genetic mask that the Blood Legion has applied to the gene sample.”

"Gene mask?" Li Nuo stopped in his tracks, recalling the garbled text that appeared in the gene simulation.

Isabella said with a smile:

"It seems you're indeed stumped by the genetic mask. No problem. It's just a minor issue. Get me some of Victor's prized Bloodstained Brew. Just one drink and the genetic mask will temporarily disappear. The genetic sample you extract while I'm drunk won't contain the genetic mask."

Can drinking alcohol decipher gene coding?

"That's amazing," Li Nuo said in a deep voice.
"I'm only giving you one chance. If you lie to me, I'll find another way to control you. You don't want to know what that way is, but it's a future you absolutely don't want to face. Do you understand?"

Isabella bit her lip and nodded:
"Don't worry, everything I said is true. You can ask me with truth serum if you don't believe me."

Li Nuo didn't answer, but turned and walked out of the cell, bringing back a bottle of blood-red wine sealed in a crystal bottle.

The process of making this wine is indescribable; it contains content that even adults shouldn't read.

Li Nuo collected it not to taste, but to extract an extremely rich microbial community, mainly yeast that feeds on the flesh and blood of various organisms.

After uncorking the bottle, Li Nuo had the man next to him loosen one of Isaac Trian's hands and handed the bottle over.

Isabella licked the bottle opening with a thirsty look, her alluring eyes seemingly overflowing with moisture.

The fart-spirit picked its nose, pulled out a small clump of excrement, and flicked it onto Isabella's nose with a "pop," forcibly interrupting her "spellcasting":
"The boss told you to drink, so drink! What are you doing, twisting and turning like that?! You think I won't beat you up?! Drink up!"

Check it out!

This is called professionalism!

The old man with the green skin has never been interested in women, and no matter who comes, it won't work.

Isabella's face stiffened. She blew away the excrement on her nose, raised her chin, and gulped down the excrement with gusto.

After downing a whole bottle of bloody wine, a blush rose to her cheeks, and an alluring aura emanated from Isabella.

Li Nuo had studied the ingredients of the Bloody Wine and knew it was a wicked trick to heighten the atmosphere.

He held Isabella down, picked up the gene extractor, and drew a blood sample from her arm.

The pain of a needle piercing the skin is transformed into a strange, pleasurable sensation by the fine wine.

Isabella whimpered and squirmed, her gaze meeting the green-skinned old man's muscular physique, her eyes growing increasingly unfocused.

Li Nuo slapped him across the face.

"Snapped!"

Isabella fainted.

Li Nuo left with the blood sample, not forgetting to remind Pi Jing before she left:

"Tie her down and gag her. Administer saline solution intravenously to dilute the hallucinogenic components."

"Okay, boss."

The fart spirit wore steel crotches, making a clanging sound as it walked.

They bound Isabella with chains, showing absolutely no mercy or tenderness.

Li Nuo left the cell, turned into the laboratory next door, and locked the door.

The genetic sample produced by Isabella after drinking alcohol was named "Drinking Sample" by Li Nuo.

He activated the gene simulation, instructing the system to examine the sample and attempt to obtain the gene code.

A system message popped up, confirming that the gene mask had indeed been removed.

[Test successful.]

[Gene fragment: Frag000001]

[Function: This fragment determines the biological sex of the Dark Eldar.]

[Current biological sex is female.]

By modifying your genetic code, you can choose from multiple genders, including "male," "female," "intersex," "asexual," "dynamically intersex," and "dynamically randomized gender."

Holy crap.

The very first gene fragment amazed Li Nuo.

As expected of the Dark Eldar, they have so many tricks up their sleeves.

Continuing to scroll down, Li Nuo quickly found a very unique gene fragment.

[Gene fragment: Frag177154]

[Function: This gene carries the embedded code of life characteristics; it is a life form modification plugin created by the Bloodlings.]

This code can be fused with the genes of any life form, thus granting the Dark Eldar certain traits of that life form.

The Bloodlings are quite something; they were able to invent such a bizarre genetic code.

Cloud Hammer Xiao Li had heard that Blood Spirits could perform surgery on souls, even taking someone's soul out of Slaanesh's mouth and stuffing it back into that person's body.

Regardless of whether these legends about "souls" are true, the fact that the genetic code can fuse with the genes of any life form is already quite extraordinary.

Li Nuo opened the gene simulation interface, selected gene fragment Frag177154, and started a new gene simulation.

The simulation went even more smoothly than he had expected.

This gene fragment is like a container; it can hold gene fragments from any living organism without any consideration for "compatibility" or immune response.

Li Nuo extracted more than a dozen gene fragments related to physiological habits from the orc boy and stuffed them all into Frag177154.

After this operation, a magical scene unfolded.

The remaining gene fragments of the "drunk sample" were automatically transformed under Frag177154's manipulation, perfectly matching the orc's gene fragments.

For example, Frag000001.

After Li Nuo inserted the orc gene fragments, Frag000001's panel looked like this:
[Gene fragment: Frag000001]

[Function: This fragment determines the biological sex of the Dark Eldar.]

[Due to the influence of Frag177154 and Orc Boy gene fragments, the current expression effect of this gene fragment is constant as "asexual".]

[Before the gene segment related to the Orc Boy in Frag177154 was deleted, the gene code of Frag000001 could not be changed, and its expression effect remained "asexual."]

The same reason.

Gene segments related to "gender" and "desire" have also undergone tremendous changes.

The original genetic sample was filled with a craving for bloodshed, devastation, and... well, you know.

But after Li Nuo's transformation, a black bean sprout, who had no desire for bloodshed and could not keep a secret, was born.

She says what she thinks, but she herself doesn't know it.

In this way, she would have no way of hiding her feelings, and Li Nuo would not have to worry about her plotting anything.

As long as she doesn't wander into the real universe or get influenced by Slaanesh, she will always be a normal Eldar without any bad habits.

Li Nuo conducted simulations in the space to see if the genetic template of this black bean sprout was stable and whether there were any potential risks.

After a day and a night of this process, the timeline of the gene simulation reached 10 days later. The gene template remained stable and did not undergo mutations under the influence of multiple factors such as chemical mutagenesis, environmental mutagenesis, and laser mutagenesis.

Li Nuo was still not convinced and continued testing.

Five more days passed, and the timeline of the gene simulation reached 60 days later, with the gene template remaining stable as before.

Only after reaching this point did Li Nuo feel confident enough to proceed with gene editing on Isabella.

Using sealed yeast as a gene expression vector, a gene gland containing orc gene fragments was created and implanted into Isabella's body.

Driven by the alchemical potion, the gene glands developed rapidly, and the gene editing was completed within three Terra days.

Isabella remained asleep during the genetic modification process until the fourth day when she awoke on her bed in her cell.

The internal changes brought about by genetic modification still need further exploration, but the external changes are obvious.

The frivolous look on Isabella's face vanished, replaced by a pure and lovely face, and her proud figure became even more upright with the help of orc genes.

Her entire demeanor underwent a profound transformation, from unrestrained and dissolute to dignified and graceful. The difference was so great that she was practically a different person.

A genetic experiment aimed at changing the nature of the Dark Eldar has been successfully completed…

…Yeah?
(End of this chapter)