The Astartes Family's Notebook

If the Zerg vanguard thinks they can deplete the human ammunition reserves in just a few drops, they're being far too naive.

On the main planet, humanity has not yet felt the terror of the Great Devourer and still simply believes that they have been invaded by an alien race.

Meanwhile, the pressure on Pei Xing is immense.

If Kaz hadn't thrown the green-skinned orcs over there earlier, the main human settlements wouldn't have even been able to withstand the second round of spore sac airdrops.

As for the mining world...

"Military commanders at all levels and political commissars of corps must strictly enforce discipline and manage their troops. You can't just eat the meat of unknown creatures. If you report any more large-scale non-combat casualties, you'll be in for a beating!"

The Tyranids' rash intervention in the battle between the Astronauts and the Necromancers resulted in a rather undignified outcome.

So a strange thing happened: although the main star and its satellites were under full-scale attack, the mining world, as an important source of raw materials, was not greatly affected. The Mechanicus' giant mining equipment was still mining various mineral resources normally.

What are the Terran Zerg fighting?

It's nothing, let's just test the waters first.

Knife Boy can win 30 million with 20 yuan, while Zerg General just throws his pocket money down to make a sound. What's so special about that?

As I said long ago, the truly terrifying thing about the Great Devourer is its size; it is a colossal size that makes even the human empire feel despair.

Compared to the millions of biological ships in the Tentacle Branch Fleet, the Vanguard's fleet of tens of thousands, or at most hundreds of thousands, is naturally insignificant. In the eyes of the Hive Will, it is merely a reconnaissance force.

However, just because someone of this size can't easily take on those monsters and demons in the Misty Starfield doesn't mean that Kaz can handle them with ease.

It's too much.

With each round of airdrops, Zerg units undergo subtle morphological changes.

By the thirtieth day of the war on the surface of the main planet, the Zerg swarm's Blade Zerglings had begun to take shape.

Just like showcasing a genetic arsenal, the Terran Zerg used a near-exhaustive approach to select the individual soldier form best suited to the battlefield situation.

While quadrupedal war beasts can indeed maximize their base stats, in the human fortress system, bipedal, forelimb-sharpened blade beetles offer the best cost-effectiveness.

Kaz has already felt the immense pressure of fighting the Zerg.

But Carlos still chose to remain aloof and observe.

When a tactic works well, don't actively seek to change it, as the cost of changing tactics is enormous.

While the Bladebug is indeed excellent at climbing and breaching obstacles, the fact that melee units are kited by ranged units is a classic aspect of the battlefield that cannot be ignored.

The Zerg swarm does have ranged units, but the cumbersome cannon worms struggle to keep up with the highly mobile blade worms, while the Terran warbler's coordination is poor.

The situation did not change until the ninety-eighth day after the start of the battle.

The gun bug has finally been finalized.

Kaz looked at the bio-insect gun that was presented to him and laughed.

Because people can actually laugh when they're speechless.

The product manager on the Terran Zerg side is also a Wonder Zergling.

Instead of creating a separate unit similar to the Hydralisk, the Terran Zerg made a simple and straightforward modification to the Blademaster, using advanced biotechnology to create a symbiotic-like Zerg gun. This gun was then used to fire at the Blademaster, whose melee capabilities were essentially weakened, thus solving the problem of long-range firepower delivery while on the move.

Isn't this the problem-solving approach we humans use?

Oh dear, intellectual property protection laws don't apply to the military field. You can copy whatever you want, even openly and honestly.

That means it has to be able to copy it.

The Mechanical Cult was quite interested in the ecology of the Zerg, performing one dissection after another without stopping, but not a single useful result came out.

Kaz ignored the casualties of the PDF forces and did not commit large numbers of his Warband brothers to the battle, all while waiting for the Terran Zerg node units to appear.

The strange thing is that in the three-month war, although the human side suffered nearly ten million casualties, it killed about one hundred million Zerg units of various types. With such a kill-to-death ratio, there was not a single eyewitness report of a node creature. Is this reasonable?

I've already told you, don't try to use your life savings to scam Lord Tyrion's pocket money, and Katz still hasn't realized that.

Just like baiting a fishing spot, the vanguard hasn't even officially started its efforts yet, so what's the rush?

The airdrops proceeded methodically, the battles unfolded methodically, and the residents of the fortified cities on the main planet went from initial anxiety to eventually getting used to it, as if the Tyranids weren't so bad after all.

Oh, no, so far these aliens have been called "Xenomorphs".

Is it necessary to continue testing the waters?

Katz's mental stress far exceeded the physical fatigue accumulated from his paperwork.

This was nothing like the Tyranid swarm combat style he had seen in the CG animations. So far, the pressure these Zerg had put on him was far less than he had expected.

Should we continue with this extreme defensive posture to the very end?

Kaz isn't sure either.

Let's try fighting it again.

To reiterate, tactical adjustments are something the disadvantaged side needs to consider. So far, the human defenders have been performing quite well, so there's no need for them to proactively seek changes.

And so, the war continued in this bewildering way for another six months.

"Lord Samar, there is too much semi-finished raw material stockpiled in the mining world. If we don't open up logistics routes within the star system soon, we will have no choice but to shut down the mining plants there."

The engine oil guy hopes that Katz will restore freedom of navigation within the galaxy from the perspective of production capacity.

After much deliberation, Kaz agreed.

The predetermined signal was given, and the fleet that had been diverted before the start of the war began its return voyage.

There's no need to over-mythologize the Terran swarm's biological fleet. Even the Empire's standard-issue iron behemoths tremble before planetary-level land-based air defenses, so how could the swarm's biological ships possibly escape unscathed?

Thus, with the coordinated efforts of mobile firepower and land-based artillery, the Void Naval Wars achieved a resounding success, with the expeditionary fleet destroying at least several thousand Terran bio-ships in a single battle.

However, the narwhal bug ships and some larger bug ships with unclear purposes are really tough and durable, and Kaz's fleet can't take them down.

Another day of missing the Nova Cannon and battleships.

After suffering this blow, the swarm fleet besieging the star system began to retreat.

Through the arduous and heroic struggle and sacrifices of all the people of the planet, the great soldiers of the Empire have achieved a glorious victory!

Ha! Even though he knew this was a necessary measure for internal political propaganda, General Ka couldn't help but snort coldly.

This is hardly the end of the war; it's not even the beginning.

From the moment the Zerg vanguard first split up, Kaz knew that the Great Devourer, having committed the sin of arrogance, could not take over this galaxy in one fell swoop.

The swarm's retreat is merely a prelude to regrouping.

"They will come back, don't let your guard down."

These words were not only spoken to his fellow warriors, but also a warning to Kaz himself.

The war is far from over.

Chapter 469 Longing is a Disease

Heroes are written into poems, leaving only love and courage; verses are condensed into paintings, but the characters' joys and sorrows are lost.

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The "machine oil guy" from the biochemistry, environmental science, and materials science majors has a relatively low status within the mechanical engineering department, mainly because...

Of course, it's because all those red-robed guys are fucking homosexuals!

Okay, let's just have a casual, lighthearted joke.

To answer this question seriously, it's because almost all mechanical scholars who aspire to progress will study chemistry, environmental science, and materials science.

How can you expect a top-notch elementary school teacher to have status?

Isn't this a serious waste of intellectual resources?

Haha, they really think the Mechanical Engineering Cult is full of brotherhood and fraternity.

Before becoming a member of the Sage Class, the genius Gear Boy will find himself surrounded by good people.

Once you cross the threshold of enlightenment, the cruel truth can no longer be hidden: there are no good people out there, they're all just lusting after you.

How can one quickly become a great sage?

Kill him/her/it, then steal his/her soul.

High-end motor oilers are a rare treasure, reserved for those with virtue.

Therefore, it's impossible to do without studying chemistry, biology, and materials science. Using reinforcement components of unknown origin can easily lead to situations like, "Oh, I'm actually a clone of Bailey XO."

All the tech enthusiasts who have surpassed the level of a sage basically build their own upgrade components. With the decline of this culture, trust has long since vanished.

Kars only learned about these things after he had a lot of contact with the mechanical enthusiasts. Although the Mechanical Engineering Association still maintained a respectable facade on the surface, it was hard not to find out once you came into contact with a few more academic cliques.

So when they asked the tech guys to study the Zerg's physiological structure and do some gene sequencing, they made all sorts of excuses, which angered Kaz.

When the gang leader got angry, the motorist chickened out.

It's because they've been wearing red robes for too long and have become too image-conscious. They all expect others to do the hard labor, and everyone thinks that way, so as a result, there's not a single person willing to bend over and do the work.

As a result, Kaz and his entire company took turns fucking them, and they all became obedient.

A bunch of scoundrels.

The empire was used to being invaded without warning, so it didn't react much.

In addition, the Zerg swarm performed poorly this time, and apart from its massive, flood-like attacks and reckless air drops, it did not demonstrate any particularly impressive characteristics.

So, besides boosting self-confidence, the human forces also verified that Kars' militarization reforms did have some effect.

And then, that was it.

No, I've already sent it to you, use it now!

Hehe, I won't.

As long as Kars asks a question, the Demon Dormitory will definitely give an answer. Which of the five great evil gods of the warp isn't someone who acts impulsively?

But Katz never asked even once, showing his stubbornness and inflexibility.

Need I even think about it? They'll definitely come back.

No one understands the Terran Zerg better than I, Kaz Samar!

At least at this point in time, Katz really has the confidence to cosplay as Trump.

Let's avoid the tough nuts and pick the easy ones first.

It's definitely too late to rebuild the orbital defense system.

Although the local area has accumulated a large amount of social wealth due to long-term evasion of tithes, the aerospace industry is a century-long project that cannot be accomplished overnight.

More important than advancing technology now is redistributing resources.

On the entire main planet, following Commander Ka's instructions, the oil enthusiast built five biomass recycling plants.

The Tyranid meat cannot be used directly. The Astartes tried eating it, and although it wasn't as severe as the vomiting and diarrhea experienced by the Astronauts, the Supermen's stomachs were still upset, showing mild symptoms of food poisoning.

However, being inedible does not mean it cannot be recycled and reused.

In the field of recycling minerals, the Empire also has a long history and tradition of burning them to generate electricity, and then separating and recycling the gaseous particulate matter, with a recycling rate as high as 37.3%, which is quite good.

Having suffered such enormous losses, would those aliens dare to come back?

If Kars hadn't been an Astartes, and a Chaos Astartes at that, which was suspected of being a great heretic, the wave of doubts would have already led to the resignation of the Grand Master.

But Katz didn't care what these insects thought.

We must reorganize and prepare for war, and continue to do so, pushing the preparations to the very end!

Then, to be more specific, seven months later, the Terran Zerg really did make a comeback.

This time, before all deep space probes are destroyed, the data gathered by humans allows for a preliminary estimate that the number of Zerg is about three times that of before.

They dare to divide their forces? How much do they look down on the human empire!

It's important to understand that during the last major war, Kaz kept Astartes as a general reserve force and didn't go all out. In reality, it was the PDF forces on the home planet that held off the Zerg attack thanks to their strong fortifications and ammunition reserves.

This victory was achieved without any tricks or shortcuts; it was a solid victory through steadfast defense.

How dare the Tyranids...

Hey, you Tyrannical guys really dare to do that.

The familiar spore sac airdrop was used again, but this time, a large number of small, bat-like aerial units joined the attack.