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

At the same time, the "Flour Processing and Baking Products" system was installed and debugged at the logistics base in Chiyang City. Its output received an unexpected evaluation in the first batch of taste tests: it tasted good.

After hearing this evaluation, Zhao Zheng even tasted the "bread" and "milk" himself.

The taste is really good.

The technology of the Golden Age was truly amazing; the taste was almost a perfect replica of bread and milk made with real ingredients.

However, the Qin Dynasty was not so fortunate in the latter two needs of "clothing, food, housing, and transportation".

As for housing, it's not too bad for Daqin. As long as the nests are built properly, there are quite a few civilian STCs available, and they are all quite easy to reproduce. It just so happens that Daqin is also quite lacking in residential areas in the river center region.

However, there is a problem with "travel". The Empire does not have even one decent civilian transportation STC at present, and relies entirely on air routes to support the Empire's huge transportation system.

The only decent thing about the planet is the transportation inside, with railroads and trams. Basically, you can travel up and down a nest, since there's not much difference between going up and down a nest, except that the environment is a bit better.

The only area that cannot be approached is the administrative region of Dingchao, and Chiyang City is currently within the Dingchao region.

Zhao Zheng actually wanted to find some technologies that would be useful to the Qin Dynasty from those civil aviation technologies, but unfortunately, such technologies were still too advanced.

Zhao Zheng's ability to create CMC and Thor's mechs is basically his limit, since he is not a Primarch who is good at this kind of thing.

The real experts in this area are Perturabo and the Emperor, but unfortunately Perturabo was spoiled and ruined later on. However, Zhao Zheng wants to keep him by his side this time to see if there is a chance to change him.

Perturabo is really smart; he can't possibly let the Emperor research these advanced technologies for him, can he?

Even a single Tie Yi could probably give the emperor a heart attack, so Zhao Zheng didn't dare to actually touch the emperor's taboo at this time.

Perturabo can still be trained. If all else fails, try to find a way to "corrupt" him, then go to the warp and see if you can find Vashtor and feed Him to Perturabo. He should then improve a lot.

Then we'll keep Peturabo inside Qiankun Star so he can focus on scientific research.

After all, the Great Crusade doesn't necessarily require the Primarchs to lead the charge. As long as the Primarchs return, they can produce an unlimited number of Geneseeds and continuously replenish the army with new recruits.

Isn't that the purpose of the Primarch? Why do you care how this battle was won? As long as we win, that's all that matters. Why do you care whether the Primarch is in the rear or on the front lines?

Researchers should stay in the background and focus on their work!

Why send a research support staff member to the front lines to give orders?

What a waste!

The emperor is really sick, and Peturabo is really stubborn. One says it, and the other actually does it. They don't give any opinions or suggestions at all. Zhao Zheng is speechless at this family.

But things are getting better. Zhao Zheng believes that before long, after Da Qin completely replicates those STC templates and puts them into mass production, the lives of at least the lower classes will be thoroughly improved.

This gave Zhao Zheng a great sense of accomplishment; after all, he couldn't have come to Warhammer for nothing.

We must treat the people of our Great Qin well. They are not like the rabble of the empire's capitals, not counting those humans forcibly incorporated by Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng felt that he was sometimes too hypocritical. He said he wanted to save humanity and let the people of Qin live a good life, but in reality, his actions were no different from those of a tyrant. The people of Qin were indeed being exploited.

However, now that the Qin territory is growing larger and its foundation is becoming more solid, Zhao Zheng has begun to "leisurely" engage in these livelihood projects.

It's unknown when Zhao Zheng will be able to bring a better life to the people of Qin.

Hopefully, that day won't be too far off.

The replication of those civilian STC templates progressed more smoothly than expected within Daqin's engineering system.

After completing the field testing of the first batch of prototypes, Zhang Heng's team compiled the various technical parameters and process documents into a complete technical package, which was then distributed to the standardized production lines of several major industrial worlds in Qiankun Star and the River Heart region.

Zhao Zheng was not involved in the subsequent mass production deployment process; he only saw the numbers steadily increasing in the monthly progress reports.

The monthly output of the nutrient solution synthesis system steadily increased from less than one hundred units in the beginning to several thousand units, and then to more than ten thousand units.

The equipment was loaded onto transport barges and sent to the areas in the Qin territory most in need of supplies, from the mining world in the river center to the newly occupied forward outposts, from the training camps in Katachon to the expanding industrial foundry world.

STC templates for flour processing and baked goods have taken a slightly different path.

Those devices were smaller than the nutrient solution synthesis system and had more flexible requirements for the installation environment. Some were deployed on the supply ships of the expeditionary fleet, while others were assigned to the border outposts stationed in the outer star systems.

Standing by the porthole of the Lishan, Zhao Zheng looked at the constantly changing numbers on the data panel and began to plan his next move.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. The expansion of the Qin Dynasty and the Emperor's great expedition are proceeding in tandem, and the territory of the human empire is expanding outward at an unprecedented speed.

On the outskirts of this ever-expanding territory, the demand for basic resources is growing exponentially on newly conquered planets and newly established outposts.

The widespread adoption of civilian STCs has only solved part of the problem, but there are still many more needs waiting to be met.

Zhao Zheng turned off the data panel and his gaze fell on the blue-green planet slowly rotating under the starlight outside the porthole, as well as the star ring ruins that he had forcibly pulled back to the outer edge of Qiankun Star with his powerful psionic energy.

The lights of Crimson Sun City converged on the planet's shadowy side, forming a vast network of light. The newly built production lines and foundries were stacked layer upon layer underground, and transport fleets on orbit shuttled back and forth day and night along fixed routes.

Zhao Zheng stood by the window for a long time, then turned around and walked back to the control panel.

He needs to do more preparation.

The dismantling of the Iron Man has entered a new phase, and a considerable portion of the technological data extracted from the ancestral core still needs further analysis and application.

He now has ample technological reserves and industrial resources; what he lacks is the time to systematically integrate and deploy them.

Although the Great Expedition was short of time, Zhao Zheng also saw the infinite possibilities for the future of Qin.

Full of vitality, with everything flourishing, the future looks very promising!

Chapter 59 Good heavens, so this was what they were waiting for me to do.

The Lishan jumped out of Mandeville and arrived at the orbital dock that had been completed in Katachon.

When Zhao Zheng arrived here, he seemed to see the planet Katachon greeting him through his spiritual vision.

It has already developed self-awareness, and it should be comparable to the wolf god in Fenris, otherwise it wouldn't have greeted Zhao Zheng.

Fenris remained silent because the Emperor had descended and Fenris had been feigning death, but Katachon clearly did not share this concern.

Based on this alone, Zhao Zheng understood that the planet Katachon must have only recently developed self-awareness; otherwise, it certainly wouldn't have been so rash as to greet a powerful figure with ill intentions.

It thought that even if it couldn't beat Zhao Zheng, it could still escape from him. Unfortunately, this time it got on a pirate ship.

Because Zhao Zheng's supermassive black hole in subspace had clearly frightened it.

too horrible!

This was Katachon's first impression, but Zhao Zheng did nothing to it, only releasing a wisp of benevolent psionic energy into the past.

The gist is that I won't harm you; I just want to use your territory to train my legion, so you can rest assured.

Whether Katachan believed it or not is unknown, but Zhao Zheng has already planted a psionic beacon on it. Unless it can escape the Milky Way, it will never be able to escape Zhao Zheng's grasp in this lifetime.

Zhao Zheng did not make a big fuss about his departure. He only brought a few "bodyguards" and a small escort team with him, and landed discreetly on the landing platform of the Third Training Camp.

When Yu Jin and Yue Jin received the notification, they were watching a new batch of Catachan cadets conduct an assault tactical drill at the training ground. Upon hearing the news that Zhao Zheng had come in person, the two immediately put down their work and rushed to the take-off and landing platform.

When Zhao Zheng stepped off the Stormbird, he was wearing a black casual outfit embroidered with dragon patterns made of luminous gold filaments. Apart from that, he did not wear any obvious insignia or badges.

His gaze swept over the neatly arranged barracks and training facilities around the take-off and landing platform, lingered briefly on the row of automatic turrets and composite armored walls, nodded, and then turned towards Yu Jin.

"How's it going?"

Yu Jin gave a standard military salute, then turned to the side and gestured for Zhao Zheng to proceed, leading him along the main road of the camp towards the training ground.

As he walked, he reported on the overall progress of the training camp over the past few months.

The first batch of Qatari trainees have completed their basic training courses and are now entering the learning phase of specialized assault tactics.

The second and third batches of trainees also completed their migration and genetic evolution a month ago and are currently undergoing basic physical fitness and weapons operation training.

Zhao Zheng's psionic perception spread outwards along the camp, covering all the training grounds and jungle areas on the planet.

The figures of the Qatari and the new recruits appeared clearly in his spiritual vision. Their mental state was quite good, so it seemed that the training was effective.

A major breakthrough can occur between life and death, not to mention that they have a high probability of not dying, although they don't know this, because every time they are rescued after training, the memory of the rescue is deleted.

After all, we can't let them develop this kind of dependence. On a real battlefield, no matter how fast the apothecaries arrive, some people will still die. Some of the injuries are so severe that even the terrifying regenerative abilities of the Emperor Dragon Legion's Astartes can't heal them in time.

For example, if you are hit by firepower like a volcano cannon or a general's cannon, you will be melted in one shot, and there will probably be no way to find the ashes. There is no way to save you.

The group walked along the main road of the camp, their eyes sweeping over the neatly arranged barracks, training facilities, and standardized buildings constructed from prefabricated modules on both sides of the road.

The camp was laid out in a very orderly manner, with a wide buffer zone between it and the dense vegetation at the edge of the Katachan jungle. The buffer zone was covered with alloy armor plates, and an automatic turret was slowly rotating at intervals.

Zhao Zheng stopped at the edge of a training field and looked down at the Katachan trainees who were conducting assault tactics drills.

They split into two groups and conducted combat exercises in a training area simulating urban terrain. Their movements were fluid and their tactical coordination was excellent.

Although they were not wearing power armor and CMC, their movement and reaction speeds were quite impressive, and the environmental sensitivity they had developed in the jungle had not disappeared in this relatively safe training area.

After looking around for a moment, Zhao Zheng turned and walked towards the depths of the camp.

Yu Jin and the others followed half a step behind him, maintaining a leisurely pace, occasionally adding details about camp operations and training progress in low voices.

When the two reached a relatively quiet observation point at the edge of the camp, Zhao Zheng stopped and looked at the edge of the forest line surrounded by automatic turrets, and asked a question.

What was the attrition rate for the first batch of trainees?

Less than three percent.

Yu Jin's answer was straightforward.

"Most of the eliminations are due to physical reasons, while a few are due to their inability to adapt to the structured training system, and they voluntarily apply to be transferred to logistics positions."

“There are basically no cases of people voluntarily quitting because of the difficulty of the training.”

"Many people in Katachan enjoy this lifestyle, perhaps because they were born here. They have become somewhat addicted to this exciting life."

"Are there any children who have already undergone Space Marine surgery?"

"Yes, but so far there are only four hundred people, and they haven't received complete military academy training yet. Our facilities here are not very complete."

Zhao Zheng nodded.

Zhao Zheng was very satisfied with the progress of the Katachán training camp.

He spent half a day in the camp, watching the report drills of the three batches of trainees, and listening to Yu Jin's detailed explanation of the subsequent training plan.

The performance of the Qatari Chan people on the training field did not disappoint him. Whether in basic physical fitness or tactical coordination, they demonstrated a combat style that was different from that of the Qin's conventional infantry.

The intuition and reaction speed honed in the deadly jungle remain highly efficient in the complex terrain of the simulated city.

Before leaving the training ground, Zhao Zheng said something to Jin.

"Keep this pace. Don't speed up the process or change the standards just because I'm here. These trainees have their strengths and limitations. Just stick to your plan."

Yu Jin responded but didn't say anything more. He always had a firm grasp on matters like training troops.

Zhao Zheng didn't linger any longer. He turned around, walked back to the landing platform, and boarded the Stormbird along the gangway.

The dark green planet outside the porthole gradually shrank into a sphere shrouded in a green mist, the thick clouds gleaming with varying shades of green under the starlight.

Zhao Zheng leaned back in his seat for a while, his gaze falling on the slowly receding green halo outside the porthole.

The success of Katachon's training camp program is a good indication of how Daqin will select talent in such extreme environments in the future.

What Zhao Zheng is doing now is simply an experiment: to create an initial template for a selection and training system suitable for different environments, in preparation for possible future expansion.

Katachon is a training ground specifically for training in jungle environments and assault decapitation strikes.

In fact, the best way to learn about any war is on a real battlefield, but the casualty rate is just too high.

Moreover, the Qin Dynasty had become accustomed to the overwhelming force of heavy firepower in warfare, and any other tactics were, in a sense, for the purpose of serving the main battlefield.

It was only because Zhao Zheng encountered Katachon this time that he would not have thought of training the new recruits.

It's all because the Warhammer world is just too strange.

Regardless of the tactics employed, all campaigns in Warhammer love to switch sides with any tactical maneuver.

The situation was in complete disarray, a state of utter ruin, but a defection and beheading turned the tide.

The situation was excellent, the prospects for the war were bright, and boarding and decapitation strikes boosted morale and accelerated victory.

This situation should not have happened to the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Zheng could understand the Empire. After all, the Emperor had banned AI, and most of the tech enthusiasts were bound by religion, resulting in some stagnation in their thinking and the Empire's current technological strength not being particularly strong.

This has led to a strange phenomenon: despite their formidable strength, empires often struggle to gain an advantage on the main battlefield. They can only disrupt the enemy's command chain by using boarding maneuvers or surprise attacks to create opportunities for victory.

This was the case in the later 40K era. Due to restrictions on transportation and navigation, the Empire's resources were restricted by various factors, resulting in most resources being unable to be transported to the front lines normally.

So this is where a paradox often arises.

The human empire has suffered a crushing defeat!