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

Chapter 250, the prophecy, is a war without gunpowder.
“Very good, Isabella, I am very satisfied with your answer.”

Li Nuo raised his hand and pointed downwards:

"Get back to work, don't slack off, I'll be watching you."

Isabella scoffed in dissatisfaction, took the elevator away from the platform, and stole glances at the orcs' actions halfway there.

Li Nuo took out his data tablet and pretended to send a message, as if he really had a friend.

Opening the system interface and manually loading the save file, Li Nuo switched his consciousness back to "Poison Nail" Axon.

The network of pipes above the high-temperature furnace reappeared before my eyes.

The corpses in the furnace had turned to ashes. The technician boy and the fart spirit were still watching the commotion outside. Apart from Axon, who was hiding in the shadows, there was no one else in the machine workshop.

Isabella's analysis made sense, and after listening, an idea came to Li Nuo's mind:
He thought he could wait here and wait for the cult agent Gaos's accomplices to come to him.

Of course, simply waiting won't work.

I haven't had a chance to examine the ancient orc genetic template since I got it, so I'll take this opportunity while waiting for someone to see what the ancient orcs are all about.

Li Nuo hid in the shadows and carefully recalled the text on the animal skin scroll.

The system panel appeared in my mind.

【Name: Ancient Orc Genetic Template】

[Type: Ancient Sacred Creature]

[Completion: 66.6%]

【describe:】

[Before the genetic template of the Ancient Orcs was perfected, the Ancient Ones were defeated in the War of Heaven. Therefore, although this genetic template was inherited from the Ancient Ones, its completion rate is only 66.6% compared to the ideal "Ancient Orc."]

The following are the details of the gene template:

[Gene fragment: Frag000001]

[Function: This gene fragment is related to the directional growth pathway of reproductive spores.]

[By altering the genetic code on a fragment, you can make spores grow into specific orcs.]

【...】

Compared to the perfect version of the ancient orcs, the current orcs have a genetic purity of about 30%.

The gene purity of this gene template can be considered to be 66.6%.

So where exactly does this 36.6% difference lie?
With this question in mind, Li Nuo immersed herself in reading about gene templates.

About an hour later, he had his answer.

The difference between 30% and 66.6% can be summarized in one sentence:
Orcs with 30% genetic purity are simple and brutal war machines; everything they do is for the purpose of fighting. However, once their genetic purity reaches 66.6%, they transform into war machines with productive capacity.

for example.

Didn't the Palu warlord build an outpost in the Netway?

The blueprints for the outpost were based on the database of the Human Empire. After copying them, Li Nuo made some modifications.

The building materials for the outpost were selected by Li Nuo based on the modified blueprints.

The engineering arrangements for the outpost were formulated by Li Nuo with reference to the engineering specifications of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

In other words, without Li Ge's involvement, the outposts the orcs built in the network would most likely have been chaotic junkyards, rather than the orderly structures they have now.

This transformation will occur once the gene purity reaches 66.6%.

Orcs have an extra brain.

They will begin to ponder what kind of design layout is more efficient and better suited to the needs of war.

Similarly, when manufacturing weapons, vehicles, spaceships, and cannons, they do not act on their own whims and squander universal psionic materials just to create what they like.

They will suppress their mischievous nature and impulses, and like an experienced old craftsman, carefully consider every detail and make reasonable use of every piece of universal psionic material.

This is the benefit of achieving a gene purity of 66.6%.

But the downside is:
Such orcs are prone to betraying their leader.

Once they become calm and rational, the authority of the orc leader and their blind obedience to him will fade with repeated contemplation.

Ultimately, they will realize that they can change their social status and shape a new order through radical means.

Is there any way to keep orcs with 66.6% genetic purity loyal?

Yes, brother, yes.

The Ancient Sage encountered the same situation when creating the Eldar race.

The Eldar are so perfect; they are intelligent, capable, creative, and mobile, with extremely high productivity and combat prowess.

If such a race lacks a leader, it will inevitably fall into endless internal strife.

Therefore, the Ancient Saints permitted the Eldar to have their own warp gods, so that every Eldar member could have their own place of belonging.

Similarly, the Ancient Ones adopted the same strategy when creating the Orcs.

They inscribed entries related to "Gao Mao Erge" in the genetic template of the ancient orcs.

Every newborn ancient beastman develops an irreversible sense of worship for "Brother Gao Mao".

Their fervor of faith gradually escalates with each production and each battle, rapidly evolving into fanatical devotion.

When a certain number of ancient orcs simultaneously call upon "Gao Mao Er Ge," "Gao Mao Er Ge" will appear in the warp.
Thus, the ancient orcs had their own "backbone," preventing them from falling into endless internal strife.

With the successful example of the Spirit Clan preceding it, "Gao Mao Erge" should have emerged smoothly.

The problem is that the Ancient Ones designed a unique psionic field for the orcs.

This psionic field makes them more difficult to be corrupted by chaos, but it also makes it virtually impossible for their emotions and thoughts to cause any disturbance in the warp, let alone condense into something like Mao Erge.

The Ancient Ones were caught in a dilemma regarding the Orcs' psionic field, and the development progress of the Ancient Orcs was forever frozen at 66.6%.

Li Nuo let out a long sigh in the shadows, his emotions a mix of disappointment and acceptance.

"I have to admit, in a sense, Ulgri was right. If the ancient orcs were powerful enough, they wouldn't have gone extinct in the 30k era. As expected of the orc emperor, his vision is worthy of the title."

"The ancient orcs' genetic templates are not entirely useless. There are many genetic codes on them that can be used. For example, genetic codes for enhancing psionic fields. An enhanced psionic field should be able to resist the anti-psionic barrier invented by the human empire."

Li Nuo muttered to himself for a moment, then put away the ancient beastman's gene template, preparing to find time to test the effects of the ancient beastman's psionic field.

For the next period of time, he oversaw Isadora's improvements to the psionic engine while keeping a close eye on Axon's archived briefings.

Several days passed, but none of Gaos's accomplices appeared.

Following Isabella's earlier advice, Li Nuo changed his location, moving from the mechanical workshop to the shed in "Ukrama".

This place is located in a corner of the underground hall and is "Ukrama's" usual residence.

Ulger failed to catch the shrimp disguised as "Ukrama," and angrily boarded the "Wolf Knife," leaving the "Great Crown" to go to the front lines to wreak havoc.

Before leaving, Urg took his anger out on "Ukrama's" residence.

When Li Nuo arrived, the place had already been reduced to ruins.

A strange-looking young technician is rummaging through the ruins.

Its movements are purposeful, unlike those of a normal orc, which are more like those of a well-trained human agent.

Li Nuo observed the other party's actions while in stealth mode and did not rush to make a move.

Five minutes later, a low Gothic voice came from the noisy box on the technician's waist. "Hey, Black Cup, how's it going over there?"

The speaker was a woman with a relatively young voice. The interference in the voice communication indicated that she was very far away from the technician, possibly located on the surface.

The technician boy picked up the noisy box and responded in low Gothic:

“Red Wine, I know you’re in a hurry, but don’t rush. That damned orc emperor has made a mess of Gaos’s place, and I can’t find the tape for a while. Give me some time.”

A series of static noises came from the wine bottle.
“I’ve been stuck here for several days, and I have to be back in two hours at the latest. You need to hurry.”

"I will."

Black Cup put away the noisy box and burrowed deeper into the ruins.

After a period of searching, a surprised whisper came from beneath the ruins:
"Yay, found it. Hey, Red Wine, I found Gaos's tape. Now we can go back and report to the elders."

Elder!
Li Nuo narrowed his eyes slightly, basically confirming that the technician in front of him was a secret agent in disguise.

Black Cup emerged from the ruins, crouched low and sprinted along the ground, crawled into the ventilation duct by the wall, and was quickly lifted to the surface by the traction device inside.

Li Nuo activated his subspace walking ability and followed closely behind.

The two of them, one after the other, came down from the depths of the underground to the open-air helipad on the ground and stopped in an inconspicuous green shuttle.

An agent named Red Wine disguises himself as Helmsman Boy and operates the shuttle alone.

After meeting with the black cup, the red wine piloted the shuttle and took off, entering a green-skinned frigate.

At first glance, this frigate looks exactly like an orc creation, but its interior design is completely out of place for orcs.

The corridors here are winding, and the base of the lamps is a curled-up metal centipede ornament. The main colors are dark and gray, and there are many shadowy areas without light in the corners.

The "orcs" coming and going were all show and no substance; they acted just like humans, yet they were taciturn and ignored the red wine and black glasses that passed by.

A sinister and eerie atmosphere permeated the place.

Li Nuo remained calm.

He's been to places even more bizarre than this; what is there to worry about?

Furthermore, he is currently using Axon's body, not a human body.

If anything happens, just end the Waaagh simulation.

Following the red wine and black glass to the bridge, Li Nuo encountered an unexpected figure.

It was a lizardman standing upright on the command platform.

A triangular face, triangular eyes, and dark, cold, emotionless eyes that showed no emotion whatsoever.

It was wearing a large, coarse cloth robe, with its hands behind its back, looking down at the two agents who were walking towards it.

Black Cup respectfully handed over the cassette tape.

The lizardman raised his right hand and waved it, unleashing his psychic energy.

The magnetic tape was inserted into the slot of the holographic device under the control of telekinesis.

A holographic image pops up, playing the video recorded on the tape.

The video started 30 days ago and ended 10 days ago, which is the moment Urg destroyed the shed.

The playback speed is very fast; 20 days of recordings are played out in 10 minutes.

The lizard man moved his fingers to remotely control the holographic device, extracting a key segment from the video and watching it repeatedly.

This clip shows what happens after a power outage.

The power outage caused by Li Nuo triggered a riot, plunging the underground hall into darkness. The night vision module of the video recorder was activated, continuing to record the changes on the scene from a color perspective.

The video camera was pointed directly at the animal hide scroll on the ground.

The lizardman once again used his telekinesis to control the holographic device, examining the scroll's movements frame by frame.

The two people and one lizard watching the video clearly saw that the scroll, which was lying on the ground in the previous frame, disappeared without a trace in the next frame.

The red wine couldn't help but marvel:
"It's amazing, it feels like magic."

"It seems like some kind of invisible force field is covering the scroll," Black Cup analyzed first, then asked the lizardman on the command platform:
"Elder, was Gaos's operation a success?"

The lizard man responded in a hoarse voice:
"Gaos failed, and his sacrifice was in vain. He was supposed to assist Ulger in reverting to his ancestral form, creating ancient orcs on a large scale, and strengthening the overall power of the Ulanor Empire. But things didn't go as planned. He sacrificed himself, and the crucial genetic template was stolen by a thief."

The two men, their faces etched with sorrow, sighed silently.

The black cup asked:

"Elder, do you know who stole the gene template?"

The lizardman shook his head slightly:
“I don’t know, and I’m not capable of knowing. This thief’s origins are not simple, and I didn’t sense its existence in the prophecy. There are quite a few in the entire galaxy capable of doing something like this. There are several in the Eldar of the Ark alone.”

Black Cup asked anxiously:
"Elder, what do we do now? Is there any chance we can salvage this?"

The lizardman extended his long, thin, scarlet tongue and licked it in the air, making a rustling sound.
"Prophecy is a war without gunpowder."

"The Eldar prophets can foresee future scenes and know the prerequisites for fulfilling prophecies. They will send out their elite forces to fulfill these prerequisites one by one, thus bringing the prophecies to fruition."

"Our esoteric religion is the same, as are all forces that take prophecy as their guiding principle."

"In most cases, multiple prophecies cannot be fulfilled simultaneously, and the preconditions for the fulfillment of different prophecies often conflict."

The lizardman retracted his tongue and stared at the agents below:
"As newcomers to Tantric Buddhism, you must remember that actions that bring prophecies to fruition usually end in failure, but as long as we get closer to the future that Tantric Buddhism desires each time, we are successful. One day, we will embrace the future we look forward to through continuous failures."

This lecture put the two newly recruited cult agents at ease.

The two bowed slightly.

"Thank you for your guidance."

"I have learned a lot, Elder."

The lizardman nodded slightly.

"Now, remain silent. I am about to glimpse the future. I will give you commands based on what I see in the future. This time, it is up to you to make the prophecy come true."

"Yes, Elder." x2
The lizardman stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes closed, his head radiating waves of psionic energy, and his eyeballs twitching beneath his eyelids.

After a long while, the lizardman opened his eyes, a hint of weariness flashing in them:
"I see a viable path. A new future will be written by those who cherish words."

The one who harbors words? ... Li Nuo's heart stirred slightly, and he focused his attention intently, listening carefully.

The lizardman pressed the communication button on the command console and said:
"Listen up, everyone. Our destination is the edge of the Kyle Kelly Sector. We're leaving immediately."

Communication ends.

The lizardman looked at the agents below the command platform:

"In the mission ahead, I need you to follow my plan and gradually approach the chief priest of the Prophet, Eribas. He is the key to our fulfillment of the prophecy."

"Yes, Elder." x2
Black Cup responded first, then asked:

"Elder, why are we approaching Erebas 'little by little'? Why not change our identities and contact him privately? Is Erebas more vigilant than the orc emperor Ulgr?"

The red wine was also somewhat puzzled:
"Yes, Elder. I wanted to ask that too."

The lizardman shook his head slightly:
“Eribas won’t be so easy for you to find, nor will Loka, the Primarch of the Word Bearers. They are both protected by the High Gods and can unknowingly avoid anyone who is not involved in the High Gods’ plans. But with my help, you will be able to encounter Eribas at some point, and this will be your only chance to meet him.”

"So that's it."

The black glass and the red wine spoke in unison.

(End of this chapter)