Warhammer, I really didn't intend to form a second empire!

The instructor was about to come out when the young man stopped him.

"Wait, if this is a test, then we should be the ones choosing the opponents."

Yu Jin didn't say anything, but simply told the man to stand back down.

"Which opponent do you want to choose? It's up to you. You can choose any of the instructors here. As long as you can win, no, as long as you can withstand three of their moves, you win."

But the young man didn't say anything; his gaze was fixed on the adjutant behind Yu Jin.

"I want to choose the short guy standing behind you! I've put up with him for too long!"

As soon as the young man finished speaking, the entire training ground fell silent. All the instructors showed a hint of surprise on their faces, and some even had a smile in their eyes.

Even the expressionless, heavily armored Ironborn turned to look at the young man.

Whose general is this? How could he be so brave? And with such a sharp eye, picking the most ruthless one right off the bat?

Yu Jin's military skills, honed over many years on the battlefield, almost broke him. It seems the harsh environment on Catachan has produced quite a few headstrong young men.

He forced back a smile from his face and then said in a deep voice.

"Are you sure? I can give you another chance to choose, you can..."

"What, you're scared? If you're scared, then get lost!"

The younger generation is truly formidable! They know how to pick their opponents so well.

Since that was the case, Yu Jin didn't stop him and nodded to Yue Jin behind him.

"Don't go too hard, we still have training tomorrow."

Le Jin stepped out from the back of the line. He was much taller than the young man from Katachan, but he wasn't wearing power armor. He was only wearing a simple training uniform, and his arms were bare, revealing thick muscle lines and fine old scars.

He wasn't very tall; compared to the Astartes of the Imperial Dragon Legion, who are generally three meters tall these days, his 2.8-meter height was somewhat unusual, but he was very strong.

That young man was actually quite tall, standing at two meters, with a similarly strong physique, which could be compared to some shorter, unarmored Astartes.

"I've fought many 'demons' who are much bigger than you. Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're big!"

The young man seemed very confident in himself and did not feel that the competition was unfair because of his physical disadvantage.

"You can all come at me together."

Le Jin suddenly spoke, his voice heavy, as was his usual tone.

"what?"

"All of you come at me together, all of you."

Le Jin's gaze swept over the Qatari people behind the young man. There were at least several thousand people in this training camp, but he felt nothing.

The young man was so angry he laughed. This big guy was really courting death, trying to take on all of them by himself?

"If we kill you, we..."

"Come at me all at once, and if you kill me, you can make any demands you want."

The calmness in Le Jin's words stung the people of Katachang; those who had fought their way out of death were always sensitive to such disregard.

"You're asking for it, don't blame us."

The group of Qatari people didn't hold back any longer. Who do you think you are? One against thousands? You think you can win?

The young man rushed forward, as if he could already see himself punching and kicking the big man, only to see him kneeling on the ground begging them to stop.

This time, the advantage is on my side!

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Golden Age of Advanced Technology... An Automatic Bread and Milk Generator?

Castro believed that sometimes you really shouldn't judge a book by its cover, because you never know how strong a short person who looks ordinary to others really is.

Why is the art style for such powerful characters so bland?!

He stood there like he was invisible, and he thought he had found an easy target.

One slap for each of them? Is this some kind of exaggeration?

Who did you come from, Qatar or us? Have we been fighting those little Karami all these years?

Castro coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his intestines were about to be punched out.

Le Jin looked at the thousands of people lying on the ground, said nothing, just nodded in the direction of Yu Jin, then turned and walked back to the rear of the line, rejoining the row of tall Astartes of the Imperial Dragon Legion.

Yu Jin took a step forward, stood in the center of the training ground, glanced at the group of Qatari people who were lying on the ground groaning after a brief exchange, and spoke.

"We will meet here at six o'clock tomorrow morning to begin formal training. There will be no dinner tonight, but the camp canteen will be open as usual. If you do not wish to come, you can apply to work in the logistics department."

Yu Jin didn't say anything more, and after finishing speaking, he turned and left the training ground.

When the training camp's canteen opened that night, the first group of Qatari people to enter stood at the door, staring at the neatly arranged metal plates and steaming food, and remained silent for a long time.

The food was simple: large roasted steaks, steamed tubers, and a bowl of clear soup. But the aroma filled the air in the cafeteria, making their eyes linger on the plates for a long time.

They had been eating raw, undercooked wild animals and bitter tree roots in the jungle for far too long, and hadn't seen properly cooked food in a long time.

After all, in a place like Katachon, daring to light a fire is practically tantamount to suicide.

The young man who stepped forward first stood at the door for a while, then whispered something to his fellow clansmen before entering the canteen, sitting down in a spot against the wall, and picking up his tray.

The others followed him and took their seats on either side of the long table.

The clinking of knives, forks, and chopsticks filled the cafeteria. They quietly finished their food, placed their plates in the recycling area, and silently left the cafeteria.

By six o'clock the next morning, all the Qatari trainees had arrived at the training ground.

Yu Jin stood at the front of the line, without giving any further motivation, but simply introduced the daily training content item by item, and then let the instructors start group drills.

Le Jin was assigned to the first group as a combat instructor. He demonstrated several basic close combat moves and defensive techniques on the training field, and then let the trainees practice them in turn.

After the demonstration, the young man walked up to Yue Jin and said something.

“My name is Castro, and I’m the best fighter in this group. I admit what happened yesterday; you are indeed stronger than us.”

Le Jin glanced at him but did not answer. He simply pointed to a row of human-shaped training targets on the other side of the training field.

"Go train. Abandon your old, unorthodox methods. Your experience is only suitable for jungle warfare. Real assaults, decapitations, and charges are not like that."

"You will face very few wars and jungle battles in the future, and you have not yet encountered the true masters of shadow and their fighting methods. If you do meet them in the future, no, you may die before you even have a chance to meet them."

Castro nodded. He was now completely convinced. If even such a powerful person said so, then it must be true.

I need to train more, otherwise I won't even know how I died when I go to war.

The training of the Qatari people lasted for two months, and they did not disappoint Yu Jin.

The Katachan people, who are accustomed to jungle life, adopted this systematic training method quite quickly, and after mastering the basic movements, they soon showed an amazing learning speed.

After being genetically enhanced, their physiques are more robust than ordinary "good brothers," with higher muscle fiber density and stronger bones. Although they have not yet reached the Astartes level, they are strong enough to fight naked with the most dangerous creatures in the jungle.

Moreover, the latest batch of recruits were also sent over and unarmored into the Katachan jungle, which contained not only dangerous local creatures but also obstacles set up by Yu Jin and his men.

Moreover, this kind of life-or-death training has very comprehensive logistical support to ensure that no one will lose their life due to this brutal training.

Good soldiers aren't trained solely by risking their lives; most fools don't realize this.

The empire's group of madmen were even more "gods among gods," sending them to undergo training and selection that was no different from sending them to their deaths, despite the enormous cost they had invested in creating these war weapons.

Such a madman's operation would never happen in the Qin army.

Three months later, the first batch of Katachon trainees who had completed basic training showed quite good results in the assessment. Yu Jin used a rather restrained description in his report to Zhao Zheng.

"The training results far exceeded expectations. It is recommended that they be included in the permanent selection sequence of the Imperial Dragon Legion's auxiliary forces."

Zhao Zheng was dealing with the latest developments at the Star Ring Ruins at the time. After seeing the report, he approved it and then added a sentence.

"Be careful to control the intensity of training and don't rush for quick results."

……

Just a few months ago, exploration work at the Star Ring Ruins was still ongoing.

After entering the Xinghuan Ruins, Zu Chongzhi and Zhang Heng's team conducted a systematic survey and recording along the main passageway system.

The structure of those channels is more complex than the track scans show. The direction running through the entire ring-shaped main body presents a layered layout pattern, and the connection points between the channels are designed to be multi-directional intersections.

Somewhat surprisingly, in addition to those relatively well-preserved relics from the Dark Ages, there were also many miniaturized, high-efficiency civilian STCs.

The templates came in various forms, from disc-shaped data storage units to strip-shaped process parameter recording boards. Each one was encapsulated in a sealed alloy box, with the template type and applicable scope marked in standard Imperial language.

When the first batch of templates was transported back to Qiankun Star, Zu Chongzhi wrote a noteworthy sentence in his accompanying report.

"These civilian technology templates are well preserved. The data layer of some templates has not been decrypted or modified in any way and can be read directly by adapting to the standard interface."

After receiving the report, Zhao Zheng went to the underground laboratory in person. When he entered the storage warehouse, Zhang Heng was standing in front of a row of newly opened alloy boxes, holding a disc-shaped data storage unit in his hand and carefully examining the markings on its surface.

The annotations on those templates were quite straightforward, even somewhat rudimentary, making one wonder if they truly belonged to that glorious era.

"Standardized template for flour processing and baked goods, NC-227-06D, applicable environment: planetary orbital station, colony ship, underground settlement; supporting process parameter set and raw material substitution scheme, as well as complete process curves for seven different baked goods."

"Standard template for nutrient solution synthesis and distribution system, number NC-341-09B, can synthesize 20,000 standard nutrient blocks per hour. It is suitable for various environments such as low gravity, high radiation and closed circulation systems. This is very suitable for facilities such as the Empire's hive cities and air-raid shelters."

"And this one, the basic protein culture and synthesis module, number NC-118-03A, can synthesize edible proteins in a closed container through biological culture..."

As Zhao Zheng listened to Zhang Heng read out the titles of the templates one by one, he reached out and took a round plate labeled "Flour Processing and Baking Products," carefully examining its appearance.

It is of moderate weight, has a metallic texture similar to that of a living metal alloy, and has no markings on its surface except for a string of standard Imperial language symbols. The metal contacts at the interface are well preserved, with no signs of oxidation or corrosion.

In Zhao Zheng's view, the value of this technology is even greater than some military technologies captured on the battlefield.

This civilian technology can directly improve the basic living conditions of ordinary residents on planets under the Qin Dynasty's control.

At this stage, the Qin Dynasty is not short of food. Jia Sixie and his team's agricultural reform project has proven its value, and the yields of those improved crop varieties are steadily increasing in various agricultural worlds.

But these civilian STC templates represent a different kind of progress: a food production method that can be achieved without large-scale agricultural infrastructure.

It's not that the conditions in Warhammer are impossible to achieve, it's just that the conditions on the planets in Warhammer are extremely poor.

Food is not difficult to produce, but producing refined food is very difficult. If such a garden world or paradise world really existed, it would basically be a world of fortresses built on top of it.

Unfortunately, such enjoyment is not suitable for the Qin Dynasty at the moment, and Zhao Zheng is currently living in Chiyang City and on the Lishan Ship.

Occasionally, he would secretly give himself some extra help, but most of the time he was either reviewing documents or doing research in the lab.

If the technology behind these templates can be successfully replicated by Daqin's engineering team and put into mass production, Daqin's logistics supply network will experience a qualitative leap.

In particular, the "nutrient solution synthesis and distribution system" project in those templates, if deployed in space stations and expeditionary fleets, would greatly reduce the supply pressure during expeditions, and the fleets would be freed from dependence on supply stations, allowing them to maintain operations for longer periods in more distant star systems.

Zhao Zheng put the disc back into the alloy box, turned and walked towards the laboratory door. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned back to ask.

How difficult is it to reproduce these templates? How long will it take before they can be put into actual production?

Zhang Heng had anticipated that he would ask this question, so he had already prepared an answer.

"Based on current assessments, the vast majority of civilian STC templates are not difficult to reproduce, and they were designed to be quickly deployed and maintained in colonial environments."

"In addition, their structure is relatively simple and their interface specifications are compatible with our existing technology system. The first prototype should be assembled within a month."

"After a few more rounds of testing and adjustments, it should be ready for mass production soon."

"This ruin should be a star ring living environment from the Golden Age. Those iron men should be the guards on it. There should still be quite a few of these iron guards on this star ring ruin."

"Your Majesty, you may have to work hard. These iron men need your help, and our research here is not progressing smoothly. We need more materials."

Zhao Zheng nodded, then strode out of the laboratory again.

It seems we need to deal with the Iron Man inside. This Star Ring needs to be brought back to Qin; these technologies cannot be leaked.

If the replication of these civilian STCs goes smoothly, then Daqin's underlying logistics model will undergo a sustainable upgrade.

……

A month later, Zhang Heng's team completed the reproduction of the first batch of civilian STC templates.

The prototype of the "nutrient solution synthesis and distribution system" was installed in a recruit training camp on the outskirts of Chiyang City for field testing.

Operational data shows that it can stably produce enough nutrient solution to sustain the daily needs of 100,000 people within 24 hours, with raw material consumption far lower than that of traditional agricultural production.

It's not as good as the original, but there's still room for improvement.

Zu Chongzhi's engineering team simultaneously worked on reproducing several other templates, including the "Flour Processing and Baking Products" system and the "Basic Protein Culture and Molding Module".

After listening to the report, Zhao Zheng approved the application to include this batch of civilian STC technology in Daqin's standardized production sequence.