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

Chapter 311 Bravely Becoming the First Person to Bombard Terra Palace

After gathering the intelligence, Li Nuo, too lazy to waste time arguing with the defectors, directly ordered them to begin sub-light speed travel.

The reconnaissance ship transformed into a streak of light, passing through the gaps in the demon fleet and completing a series of operations—breaking out, opening, entering, and closing the door—in just a few seconds.

For the next half hour, the reconnaissance ship encountered hordes of demons wherever it went.

Some of the demons in the network nodes are ground-dwelling chickens, with no ships available and extremely scarce warp creature materials, making them extremely weak.

Some network nodes have seen organized demon fleets emerge, and the fleets are engaged in fierce battles.

In short, after confirming that there were a large number of demons in the Web of the Apostate Era, Lino abandoned the idea of ​​reaching Karata directly through conventional means.

He wandered around, searching for an ancient military fortress that he could enter normally.

The search lasted for more than ten days.

After a grueling search lasting more than half a month, Li Nuo discovered an ancient military fortress more than a thousand light-years away from the Milky Way that had not been destroyed by demons and showed no obvious damage.

This is probably the only usable military fortress in the entire network system.

Li Nuo piloted the reconnaissance ship into the space, arrived at the cosmic hall, and activated the crystal in the center of the hall using the network access device.

The familiar interface of the cosmic lobby pops up.

Let me see!

Shoot him!

Get him!

【Fix it!】

There are only four options!

Two are missing!

The Cosmic Hall of the Apostate Era does not have the "I'm outta here" or "Reverse the meter" functions.

The effect of "[I'm outta here]" is to open a portal to various locations in the Netway system, while "[Reverse the meter]" can reverse time and space, allowing the sub-universe to return to the beginning of the timeline.

The lack of these two functions makes the situation even more complicated.

Especially the phrase "[I'm outta here]".

Li Nuo originally planned to reach Karata by opening a portal, but it now seems that he miscalculated.

No problem, though, the first four functions of the Cosmic Hall can still be helpful.

Li Nuo selected the "Let me take a look" function and activated it.

A new message pops up.

Hey kid, where are you looking?

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Li Nuo typed a line of text into the input box:
"I want to know how much junk is in the network? And how many network nodes haven't been infiltrated by junk yet?"

"Your question is challenging, kid. It would require 8754 tons of single crystals. Do you have the capability?"

Li Nuo gestured to the young men in the team below the command platform.

The boy pressed the button, sending the packaged single crystal onto the crystal.

The message has been refreshed.

【Great, I received your single crystal. Let me take a look…】

Half a minute later.

"Hey kid, I have bad news for you. Only 115 nodes in the entire network system haven't been infiltrated by this junk. As for how much junk is in the network, well, about 500 billion."

"hiss------"

A collective gasp filled the bridge.

500 billion worth of junk!

This would take forever to kill.

Fortunately, the "Shoot Him" ​​and "Fuck Him" ​​functions in the Cosmic Hall are still usable.

Li Nuo opened the star map and viewed the network map drawn by the Parry Empire.

Based on the state of the online community during the Apostate era, he found the shortest route to Karasta.

He sent the route map and text content together to Crystal:

"Help me check if there are any warp rifts along this route? And how much junk and warp rifts does Karata have?"

After a short wait, the message was updated again.

"I've checked; there are no warp rifts on your route. There is one in Karasta, though. There are about three hundred million pieces of junk there. You'll have to close the warp rift first before you can clean up the junk; otherwise, with the warp rift there, you won't be able to clear it all out."

The situation is clear.

A subspace rift and at least 300 million pieces of junk.

Once these two difficulties are resolved, entry into Terra Palace will be just around the corner.

Li Nuo selected three options: [Do it], [Shoot him], and [Repair him], and asked:
"How many single crystals would it take to close the subspace rift in Karata and clear out all the junk inside?"

This is a big deal, kid!

[There are 20 Ancient Constructs and 10 Bio-Disintegration Cannons available in the Cosmic Hall.]

Defeating the demons of Karata is estimated to take 3 days and consume 300 million tons of single crystals.

To close the subspace rift, we need to repair the damaged outer shell of the network. I've calculated that if you provide approximately 2.7 million tons of single crystals, I can repair the outer shell and close the subspace rift within one Terra hour.

That adds up to 570 million tons. I'll round it down to 600 million tons.

Holy crap?

Reverse rounding to zero?

Li Nuo was astonished, completely speechless.

He calculated the cost of deploying the Palu fleet to destroy the junk and ultimately decided to have the Cosmic Hall close the warp rift, while the Palu fleet would destroy the Karata junk.

Time was spent preparing the single crystal and mobilizing the fleet.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Three hundred light-years away from the Milky Way, 400 Paru ships from a sub-universe of the Rebellion Era have gathered here.

The total cost of transporting these ships from the Rebellion era was approximately 1.6 tons of single crystals, which is not a large amount.

Li Nuo was multitasking, controlling Kron to repair the outer shell of the Web Path space where Karata was located on the control panel in the Space Hall, while simultaneously directing the Paru Fleet to enter the Web Path and head towards Karata.

This route had been rehearsed by Li Nuo multiple times and carefully surveyed by reconnaissance ships, so the distribution of demonic forces along the way was fully understood.

After the 400 Palu ships entered the Netway, they immediately initiated subspace navigation, avoiding engagement with the demons within the Netway.

Occasionally, when encountering demonic ships blocking their path, the fleet will crush them with lightning speed, ending the battle in a flash, and then rushing to the next netgate without even cleaning up the battlefield.

After an hour of this, the subspace rift in Karata closed due to the successful repair of the net hull, and the Paru fleet successfully arrived in Karata after multiple transfers and brief exchanges of fire.

What followed was a massive battle, which Lino named the "Battle to Recapture Karasta".

The demons here are more powerful and technologically advanced than those in other places.

Karasta originally housed numerous research teams from the Cult of Mechanics and the Terran Research Institute. These teams' research facilities, ships, and scientific equipment were all seized by demons. The demons transformed the researchers and engineers into servants, forcing them to build weapons, equipment, and ships for them.

Among the tech enthusiasts, quite a few know how to open the network gates around Karasta.

Thus, beneath the Terra Palace and the Golden Throne, appeared a Demonic Realm of the Web Path, encompassing several Web Path nodes.

The core infrastructure of this nation is Karata, the ancient Eldar city built by the Eldar.

Karata is made of spirit bones, which are warp energy extracted from the warp by the Eldar using special means.

In a sense, Karata is a massive mine containing a vast amount of subspace energy.

The demonic realm built mining sites, alchemy workshops, and shipyards around Karasta, working day and night to convert Karasta into warp energy for propagation, enhancement, and shipbuilding.

When the Palu fleet arrived, it faced not only about 300 million worth of junk, but also 3 demon ships, 50 demon turrets, and countless deformed human laborers spawned from demon breeding containers.

Karata, an ancient Eldar city, has now become a demonic placenta filled with sin and bloodshed.

The battle between the two sides is about to break out.

Demon ships took off from all over the filthy net-way city, swarming in like bees.

They were met with five sharp and decisive, earth-shattering bombs.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Huge, devastating shells shot out; two were destroyed by the demon fleet, and three landed in Karata.

"Boom!"

The bombardier changed angles, weaving and maneuvering across the battlefield, delivering two devastating bombs to Karata before being destroyed by the arriving demon frigate.

Five massive bombs in total turned Karata upside down.

Within a minute, the entire city was engulfed in a raging plasma vortex, with golden arcs of electricity mercilessly tearing apart everything on the ground.

Demons, demon breeding vessels, deformed human laborers, unfinished ships, oil slickers with extra limbs, and many other disgusting and twisted things were purified in this moment.

With their main base severely damaged, the demon fleet was enraged and summoned a local demon fleet from the adjacent network space to intercept the enemy.

Li Nuo did not allow the enemy's reinforcements to appear on the scene.

Long before the bombardment ship launched its deafening bombardment, the stealthy Paru frigates had already set off to close and seal off all the net gates around Karasta.

With the Demon Fleet's reinforcements unable to enter and the Palu Fleet unable to leave, a desperate attempt to trap and defeat them was about to begin.

Wearing "anti-Mao goggles," Li Nuo boarded an invisible reconnaissance ship, hiding on the edge of the battlefield, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to command work.

The 400 Paru ships were transformed into sentient beings, dodging when necessary, firing when required, and retreating while providing cover, never advancing rashly.

Despite having a supply advantage, the Demon Fleet was still inevitably worn down by the Palu Fleet.

After five hours of continuous fighting, Li Nuo was exhausted, but finally managed to blow the last demon ship to pieces.

The void fell silent, and charred remains and fragments drifted around the ruins of Karata.

"Clear the scene and remain on high alert. Take me to the man-made passageway above Karata."

Li Nuo wiped the sweat from his forehead and, posing as Kron, boarded a reconnaissance ship and flew into the sky.

"Gao Mao's goggles" relayed his orders, and 272 operational Paru ships were put into action. More than 30 other ships were in a state of paralysis and were undergoing urgent repairs. The remaining ships had been scrapped in the battle just now.

The reconnaissance ship weaved through the debris and stopped at the entrance to the man-made passageway above the Calasta.

This passage was built by the Mechanicus during the Rebellion.

After the war on the network during the Siege of Terra, most of the man-made tunnels were destroyed, leaving only the closed entrance and a small section of corridor hanging outside the entrance.

As the reconnaissance ship approached the entrance to the passage, it was captured by the artificial gravity field within, and its flight attitude was automatically adjusted so that the bridge was perfectly aligned with the entrance to the passage.

Through the porthole, Li Nuo saw the golden corn converging towards the entrance of the passage, separated by glass and an observation window at the passage entrance.

“Search for these guys’ communications. Damn it, we’re fighting here in Karata, and they’re just hiding behind the door watching the show.”

Li Nuo was furious.

It has been almost six thousand years since the end of the Horus Rebellion!

What are golden corns used for?!

How could they not even have the slightest thought of reclaiming Karata, and just stand by and watch the demons swagger around here!
"Boss, we just got a call from Golden Corn. Should we answer it?"

"catch."

"okay."

A communication screen popped up, showing many figures with the same appearance around the golden corn on the other side. The person communicating should be located behind the passage gate.

"Whoever you are, leave here and don't go near the gate."

Jin Yumi did not express gratitude for the Palu fleet's extermination of the demons; instead, she coldly issued a command to drive them away.

Li Nuo was already furious with Jin Yumi's inaction, and now his anger was flaring up even more, so he stopped giving the other side a friendly look:
"Golden Corn! Listen up! We are allies of His Majesty the God-Emperor of the End Era, we are the Palu Beastmen! The God-Emperor has entrusted us to activate the God-Emperor of the Apostate Era! Open the door and let us in!"

The golden corns on the other end of the communication were clearly taken aback.

What the hell?

What is the End Age?

What is the God Emperor?
What does it mean to activate the God-Emperor of the Apostate Era?

Why did a group of orcs come?
If it were a Space Marine negotiating, the Golden Corns would at least believe their story to some extent, even if it were a Mechanic.

What kind of thing is it for a group of orcs to come and see His Majesty?

“I’ll repeat myself: get out of here, orcs. In consideration of your help in eliminating the orcs of Karata, we will not pursue your responsibility for offending His Majesty.”

These Golden Corns are completely out of touch with reality; they haven't left Terra Palace for thousands of years, and their minds are as rigid as wooden fish.

Li Nuo could only patiently explain the sub-universe to them.

But before he could finish speaking, Jin Yumi let out a roar.

"Enough! Orc! This is Terra Palace! Not a place for you to spread heresy! Leave this place and don't come any closer. This is our last warning!"

Li Nuo stared wide-eyed and asked:

"What can you do if we don't leave? If you were capable of cleaning up the demons of Karata, you would have come out of the tunnel long ago, right? What? You become tough now that we've killed all the rotten stuff?"

"Leave!" Jin Yumi brandished his halberd, the tip pointing forward:

"Don't force us to take action! Get out of here!"

Li Nuo didn't move.

Jin Yumi held the gun-raising stance for a few seconds, then stiffly lowered the halberd and pressed a button on his waist.

Communication ends.

The observation window on the passageway door was also closed.

Hey!
A bunch of spineless cowards, all pretentious.

"Fire!"

The fire control guy had long been annoyed by the golden corn and immediately pressed the fire button.

The reconnaissance ship turned to the side, and its starboard guns roared.

(End of this chapter)