Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 225 Gene Editing Species
"Faffnar, I think you've gotten dizzy from drinking Fenrisian honey wine. These Titanoid aliens have excessive amounts of cobalt in their bodies. Astartes may only feel the unique taste when eating them, but mortals cannot. If they ingest Titanoid flesh and blood, they will suffer from fatal poisoning."

"Your recklessness nearly killed several elite auxiliary veterans."

The trend that started with the Space Wolves soon spread to the mortal auxiliary forces that followed the action. After failing to sell it to the battle-brothers of the Ultramarines, Iron Hands, and Raven Guard, the Alpha Wolf changed its target.

He set his sights on the mortal auxiliary troops that followed the army to the battle, and under Faffnir's enthusiastic sales promotion, several greedy veterans of the Ultramar auxiliary army could not help but take the first step.

After all, the most expensive Astartes were being promoted vigorously, and even guaranteed with their chests patted, and many generous mortals directly responded to the enthusiasm of the wild wolves.

They ate the processed [titanium cans], and after feeling the strange taste, their bodies quickly developed severe vomiting and diarrhea reactions.

Even Faffnal had not anticipated such a violent reaction. Realizing that something was wrong, the wolf leader immediately called a doctor and a pharmacist.

The fleet's doctors diagnosed it as severe cobalt poisoning, a very rare disease.

If it weren't for the proper rescue by the Mechanicus's biological mages, these elite mortal veterans might not have died on the cruel battlefield, but instead would have died at the hands of an ordinary alien can.

Roche severely criticized the Space Wolves' outrageous behavior and ordered Faffnir to return to the fleet with his hunting pack to reflect on their actions.

"Lord Roshi, anyone who dies from tasting the flesh and blood of a monster will definitely be given a thumbs-up and praised as a hero in Fenris. This is a very desirable way to die."

“I think you are biased against us.”

Faffnar was still trying to make trouble, but Roxi, who was familiar with them, had already seen through the wolves' tricks.

Never, ever try to reason with the Sons of Leman Russ, or they will use their strange logic to completely trap you.

They will drag both parties to a low IQ level, and then use their experience to defeat the other party.

The best way is to follow the rules of the Sixth Legion and directly use physical persuasion.

The low-key Nikonna Sharokin emerged from the shadows, beat up Faffnir with a swift and decisive blow, and sent the entire hunting team back to the cruiser for reflection.

After being taught a lesson by the Crow of Mourning, the leader wolf immediately admitted defeat and obeyed the order obediently.

What Luo Xi didn't know was that after returning to the cruiser, the Wolf Leader continued his sales campaign.

The enthusiastic Space Wolves implored the priests of the Mechanicum to filter out the excessive cobalt in the flesh of the Titanoids to make them adaptable to the mortal digestive system.

Faffnar even ordered the mortal recorders accompanying the army to focus on recording this alien specialty snack on planet DX-114, and he sent a communication to his cousins ​​who were still on the surface of the planet, requesting that a portion of the Titanium be preserved and kept in a closed canyon area to prevent them from becoming completely extinct.

"I have found a new delicious ingredient for the people of the Empire. You should thank me. This is the contribution of the great son of Rus to mankind."

When Roche heard what Faffnar said, his eyes turned dark. At this moment, he regretted bringing these wolves with him very much. He should have left them with Guilliman instead of suffering for him.

What bothered Roxi the most was not the reckless behavior of these wild wolves. The exploration fleet did not find the required black stone deposits on planet DX-114. However, according to the perception of the probe launched earlier, there was indeed something here that attracted its attention.

"It's strange. There's nothing on this planet except those titanium aliens. I always feel like there's something odd."

Luo Xi flipped back and forth between the information sent back by the front line, as well as the more detailed information about the Titanium uploaded by the Mechanicus sages accompanying the army.

"Sage Lawrence Cloverfield conducted a more in-depth genetic test on the Titanium. Although this alien species does not have many characteristics in terms of anatomy, Sage Lawrence still decided to understand the Titanium more comprehensively and carefully."

The report in his hand came from a Mechanicum biological sage named Lawrence, whose specialization was gene editing. When leaving Macragge for Sosa, the sage requested to accompany him.

The reason Lawrence gave was that he wanted to collect genetic samples of life in remote areas of the galaxy to facilitate his research. Naturally, Roche had no reason to refuse the request of such a senior talent to join.

"After standard genetic testing, it was found that the Titanium aliens originated from the ocean, and their ancestors left the ocean hotbed and moved to land at a certain point in time." These data reminded Luo Xi of the human species, which also moved from the ocean to land in the beginning.

Although not all life forms are born in a way similar to humans, among these similar life forms, the vast majority were born in the ocean.

"As for when the Tau left the ocean... Sage Lawrence gave a reference of 1,500 years ago?"

How many years?
Luo Xi immediately lowered his head and looked at the information and fell silent.

He silently recalled the level of civilization displayed by the Titans. If a species took only fifteen hundred years to move from marine life to land, and quickly skipped the period of ignorance, learned to use tools and fire, and gave birth to the seeds of civilization.

hiss……

A mere 1,500 years is not a very long period of time for a budding species; it can even be said to be extremely short.

If just now he had some intuitive doubts, now Luo Xi was sure that there must be something fishy about this planet.

Normally, it would be impossible for a species to complete the transition from a marine creature to a terrestrial upright creature in such a short period of time.

And if this race is really so superior that it took only a few thousand years to complete the journey that other races, such as humans, took tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years to complete, then Roche must eradicate it completely.

If we give them another 1,500 years, wouldn't they be able to upgrade directly to the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, or even the Age of Modern Industry?

"Sage Lawrence, please come to my office. I have something to discuss with you."

Luo Xi dialed the biological sage's number and asked him to discuss the matter in person.

It took Sage Lawrence about twenty minutes to get from the cruiser where the Mechanicus was located to his office on the Roche Red Alert. Half of the brain of this Mechanicus sage had been mechanized, and what was particularly special was his electronic eye that flashed a red light.

Some metal cables connected his biological brain to the secondary processors and auxiliary computers. Luo Xi couldn't see how many parts under his robes were still original flesh and blood, but at least he still looked like a human being.

Many of the Mechanicus priests on the Forge World of Mustafar actually only have a rough human appearance left, while their inner selves have long since transformed into various jaw-dropping structures.

Even though these oil guys always kill enemies who are learning forbidden techniques in the name of eradicating heresy, when the forbidden technology is really in front of them, they rush forward faster than anyone else.

The old guy Buckle Dylan is a real old fox. The entire Five Hundred Worlds' Forging World is under his huge influence. Mars even has to obtain his consent before exerting influence on the Five Hundred Worlds.

The Far Eastern Mechanicus only knew of the Great Sage Barker Dylan, but was unaware of the Forge General Kebhar.

"Sage, please stop talking nonsense and tell me what you found. I also noticed something unusual."

As soon as the two met, the sage Lawrence performed a gear salute first. In terms of identity, Luo Xi was considered one of their own because of Mustafa, and the casting director even gave him some fancy titles to show closeness.

"Well, I conducted a thorough test and analysis of the genes of the Titanium Clan, and finally found several very interesting points."

He projected the research data onto the holographic projection and highlighted the abnormal areas with high brightness.

Sage Lawrence spoke at a leisurely pace, always revealing a calm temperament.
"The Titanium species has several original genes with subtle signs of editing."

"According to my research theory, these regions seem to be out of tune with the rest of the genetic code. At least they shouldn't be so efficient."

"So I guess they are actually a gene-edited species."

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