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

The Ninth Army Corps also completed an independent mission on the edge of the river region, clearing out a small alien settlement.

In his battle report, Radoron mentioned that the Legion's overall condition after the battle was more stable than before, and the frequency of Bloodthirst attacks continued its consistent downward trend.

The Thirteenth Legion advanced even more rapidly in the Extreme Starfield. Their frontal advance strategy combined systematic fire suppression with precise orbital strikes, enabling them to control twelve star systems in a short period of time.

Furthermore, during a galactic rebellion, they accidentally encountered an alien race that was manipulating things behind the scenes. This alien, named Osiris, has been wiped out, and the last cruiser that tried to escape was completely annihilated by the Starshattering Cannon.

Due to its unique circumstances, the 19th Army Corps has always operated alongside other major army corps, and its honor and military merit system is not calculated in conjunction with the army corps' combat methods.

In addition to joint operations, the Imperial Dragon Legion's own expeditionary fleet continues to expand its territory.

Each of the marshals was responsible for a front, and the pace of advance did not slow down significantly.

The star systems marked as gray areas gradually turned into light blue, representing occupation. New shipping routes were being incorporated into the Qin Empire's logistics network, and the reclaimed planets began a new round of industrial development and immigration resettlement.

Especially in the Misty Starfield, Bai Qi, who was left there, and Wu Qi, who originally planned to advance into the Storm Starfield, were both transferred to the Romedo Starfield for development.

Furthermore, the newly appointed Marshal Yue Fei also led his fleet northward to begin expanding the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

Yue Fei's son was a bit strange. In terms of military strategy and command, those who could become marshals must have been recognized by the people of Qin. But his brothers were a bit strange.

Because he demanded that his fleet be made of living metal and adamantite, even the most ordinary cruisers had ten layers of void shields!

The weapon array is also excessively large, and the front ram is made to be large and thick, completely ignoring the advice from all sides to mix in some spirit bones to increase speed.

Yue Fei only needed to defend and attack. Even his brothers were all equipped with Xuanwu-type heavy armor. His "good brothers" auxiliary troops also needed raider armor. The number of armored units required was four times that of the other marshal's fleet!

They completely abandoned blitzkrieg and speed warfare, and transformed themselves into a tenacious and invincible fleet.

To paraphrase Yue Fei, my fleet is full of flaws at first glance, but when my Star-Shattering Cannon blasts you, and Odin and Thor shove their Volcano Cannons and Plasma Cannons into your head, those flaws will disappear.

Zhao Zheng did not offer any suggestions on the pace of progress on each front. He simply reviewed the key data in the weekly summary reports and archived them after confirming that there were no abnormal fluctuations.

Meanwhile, on various front lines, the production progress of the Glory Queen in the fleets of the Emperor Dragon Legion's marshals was also extremely rapid.

Han Xin's first glorious queen ship, the "Huaiyin," completed its main structure assembly in the casting world on the edge of the river's central region.

The marshal, renowned for his strategic command, stood on the newly built outfitting berth, watching the keel of the giant ship being assembled section by section, then turned around and left a brief instruction.

"continue."

Bai Qi's glorious queen, "Wu'an Jun," was being built simultaneously in the more distant southwest direction.

Bai Qi himself was planning the next stage of the expedition route in front of a star map when the main structure of the new ship was completed.

When his adjutant reminded him that "the hull of Lord Wu'an has been completed," Bai Qi merely turned his head to glance at the slowly forming outline of the keel outside the porthole, then turned back to continue drawing lines on the star map.

With the cooperation of the world of casting, Li Jing's glorious queen was also successfully joined together.

This marshal, known for his "steadiness" and the idea that "a good strategist doesn't boast of achievements," was still handling logistical arrangements at the ground command post on the day the keel was joined. He simply nodded before leaving to confirm that the project was progressing as expected.

He had already returned from Feralas, bringing back a lot of undead technology and human advanced technology, such as some heavy tanks (STC), mechanical arms in powered backpacks, and long-range micro plasma missiles...

These were technologies he had secretly developed underground on some planets. He even generously exchanged some overlapping technologies with Ferrus for some heavy equipment he had researched himself.

During this time, a wave of heavy armored Ironborn was inadvertently displayed, which firmly attracted Felus's attention. In the end, Felus exchanged the friendship between Medusa and the Steel Hand for one hundred heavy armored Ironborn.

At this point, all imperial decrees were put aside, and Ferrus, who had already become acquainted with some tech enthusiasts, already knew some of the empire's little secrets.

For example, as long as one secretly researches and uses it privately, such as on the battlefield as long as it is not discovered by others, one can still win the war. Emperors and empires usually turn a blind eye to such trivial matters.

As long as you don't go too far, the empire won't bother with you.

But if you do that, and then you offend someone and get attacked, don't blame the empire for its ruthless iron fist.

But as I said before, who would dare to attack a Primarch? Are they out of their mind?

Therefore, Felus felt that as long as his heart was good, these tools would naturally not cause any harm.

Unfortunately, beneath his cold exterior and in his mind, which inherited the emotional intelligence of an emperor, he failed to realize that his offspring had developed a slight addiction to mechanical modification.

Ferrus was not unaware of the subtle changes in his offspring, but he interpreted them as "a normal pursuit of technological optimization" and "a correct understanding of physical imperfections."

He had personally witnessed those Iron Hand warriors who were originally severely wounded and on the verge of death in battle, return to the battlefield after being fitted with sophisticated mechanical prosthetics, and their combat effectiveness was even stronger than before they were injured.

He had also seen company commanders who lost both legs in alien ambushes, yet after receiving full mechanical lower limb transplants, they were still able to lead their squads to complete high-intensity orbital assaults.

More efficient, stronger combat capabilities, what's wrong with that?

For Feralus, his experience from Medusa's journey had repeatedly proven a truth: mortal flesh is ultimately fragile, while steel and machinery can be continuously strengthened.

However, this point is based on a premise: Feralus requires that humans control machines, not that machines control humans.

The Iron Hands had become almost obsessed with, even fanatical, mechanical modifications in the later stages. Just as Feralas realized something was wrong and was looking for an opportunity to make changes, the Great Rebellion broke out.

After Felus's death, the Iron Hands went even further in their mechanical modifications. In the later 42K, there was even an Iron Father who modified himself to have a mechanical body that was up to 70% mechanical.

Calgary would be ashamed of itself.

It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people.

Of course, Zhao Zheng is not clear about this issue yet, and he also needs to remind Felus to correct Forgrim's wrong ideas.

He sent Feralas a message personally using his psychic powers.

“Forgrim, like you, pursues perfection and regards the Emperor as the most perfect person. However, he is different from you. Subconsciously, he is too concerned about his own and the Emperor's perfect image, so he always wants to correct everything and surpass the Emperor from every angle.”

“I’m not saying that pursuing perfection is a wrong choice, but our brother has a deep-seated inferiority complex and arrogance, which leads to a constant nagging of vanity. I need you to completely 'wake him up,' Felus.”

At that time, Felus, who had just led the Iron Hand back to Terra, happened to meet Forgrim, who was still studying in Terra.

Upon meeting, Feralus and Forgrim stopped comparing whether each other's words and actions were too flamboyant, rude, or lacking in elegance and practicality.

Ferrus begins by saying, "Your father is perfect, but he is not a god, so you must abandon your worship and strive to improve yourself..."

Feralus said a lot, and then Forgrim became agitated again and started a verbal battle, using the image of the ugly monster "Gorgon" to describe him.

Ultimately, the two men flew into a rage and, abandoning any agreement to forge weapons in secret to prove themselves, engaged in a passionate brawl right there in Terra's living room.

In the end, relying on his newly evolved body and his invincible iron hands, Feralus managed to force the unarmed but skilled Vograim to his knees.

"You're too weak, brother. This isn't how you pursue perfection. True perfection isn't about outward appearances, but about whether a person's will is strong enough, their character is noble enough, and their goal can be perfectly achieved."

"Instead of caring about these meaningless things like you do, because everything you pursue is meaningless in itself. The perfection you pursue is just a manifestation of your deep-seated inferiority complex. Let go of everything and start over."

"When you can defeat me, when your achievements in the Great Expedition surpass mine, when your casualty ratio and win rate against targets far exceed my legions, then you can talk about the word 'perfect'."

After saying that, Feralus left, leaving behind a bruised and battered Forgrim lying on the ground with lifeless eyes, it was unclear whether he was stunned by the beating or truly affected by Feralus's words.

In short, Zhao Zheng had no idea, because at this time the Emperor's Dream Ship had already arrived in the orbit of Qiankun Star.

Two years later, Emperor finally arrived on Qiankun Star in his Emperor Dreamship to "settle accounts" with Zhao Zheng.

Meanwhile, Zhao Zheng calmly sat down on the Emperor's Dream, showing no fear whatsoever in the face of the Emperor, and even poured himself a cup of tea to savor.

"You actually dared to come here so easily."

Seeing Zhao Zheng's leisurely demeanor, the emperor's face remained expressionless, but the bulging veins on his forehead betrayed his desire for Zhao Zheng to experience what Russ had gone through.

"Now that you've come all this way, what can I possibly say?"

"If you're taking something, just take it. Why are you hitting Makado?"

The Emperor tried his best to make his tone sound less angry, but he clearly failed. Even Waldo could tell that the Emperor was holding his breath and feeling very uncomfortable.

“If I don’t do this, how can I take those treasures with me? Besides, your treasures are just sitting there collecting dust anyway. It’s better for me to bring them back so I can at least create value for the empire.”

"Is this your reason for attacking Makado without any explanation?"

"The tax rate of the Qin Dynasty will be increased by half a percent."

"Stop changing the subject, I'm telling you..."

"One-tenth."

"Old Ma has been with me for many years. He pulled me out of the Himalayas back then..."

"Twenty percent."

“Let’s talk about the new Primarch we recently found. I’ve discovered another one of your brothers in the Extreme Starfield. Since you have some time now, come with me to find him.”

The Emperor's tone suddenly changed, catching Waldo off guard. "No, Your Majesty, what about our Black Guard brothers?"

The power armor was smashed to pieces! A huge bump the size of a fist on his head, aren't you going to stand up for your brothers?

But clearly, neither side took those black corn kernels seriously.

One didn't take it seriously, and the other felt that they couldn't even protect a treasure trove properly. Old Ma was defeated, but they fell even later than Old Ma. So they both tacitly chose to ignore it.

The Imperial Guards once again became a powerful backdrop.

"So, which brother did you find this time? Have you found the general direction?"

"In the Limitless Starfield, on a dead world in the Nocturne Galaxy, your brother works as a blacksmith."

How did you know him?

"A family of traveling merchants arrived in a nearby star system. They originally intended to conquer the nearby star system, but they learned that there was a person on Nocturne who had grown into a six-meter-tall black man in just three years."

"Furthermore, they drove away the Dark Eldar who were plundering the local people, and even shot down a Dark Eldar Nightwing fighter with a stone. Tell me, what kind of three-year-old could be so outrageous?"

It seems to be Vulcan, the kindest of the Primarchs. Zhao Zheng suddenly became interested in this journey to find his brother.

I wonder what this guy looks like.

Is he really as vicious as rumored, yet kind-hearted, even willing to risk his life to save a little girl?

"Then let's get ready to go. It's a good opportunity to meet my brother."

After saying that, Zhao Zheng prepared to turn and leave.

"Aren't you going to ride in my flagship?"

"Forget it, it's more comfortable to stay on my own flagship. Besides, if I'm sitting here, neither you nor I will be comfortable, so let's not make things difficult for ourselves."

The emperor remained silent, simply watching Zhao Zheng disappear before his eyes.

"Waldo, go prepare for our journey to the Nocturne system."

"Yes."

Zhao Zheng is right; even the emperor couldn't stand this offspring.

But unlike Zhao Zheng's theory of repulsion between similar things, the emperor always felt that he could sense many different feelings from this offspring.

The moment they meet, the atmosphere is already tense, as if neither of them can stand the other.

This was formed gradually after birth; Zhao Zheng's behavior repeatedly crossed the line between the emperor's bottom line and reality.

That's infuriating!

It's still best to have your own head return home.

The emperor sat in his chair and couldn't help but think.

Chapter Seventy-Four: On this day, two strangers arrived on Nocturne Star…

Zhao Zheng returned to the Epang Palace. Every time he sat on the ship's throne, the Glory Queen-class, which was thirty-eight kilometers long, always gave him an unparalleled feeling.

This is already much longer than most of the Glorious Queens. After all, the longest Glorious Queen is Guilliman's Macragge's Radiance, which is 26km long and was continuously modified afterward.

However, when Zhao Zheng looked at the Emperor Dream, the enormous ship, capable of altering Earth's gravity and planetary rotation, still made him somewhat displeased.

I wish I could be that cool!

The thought that the emperor would have the mountain formation ship, which had been so kind, protecting him all the way in the future filled Zhao Zheng with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Damn it, I wish I had that kind of extravagance too! I want to travel and show off too!

Of course, Zhao Zheng was just thinking about it. After all, if there really was such a fleet, it would have to be sent to the front line. He was in the rear, and he had secretly built the Epang Palace himself. He didn't dare to delay the construction period of his descendants' Glorious Queen.

Fortunately, Qiankun Star is located on the outermost edge of the Extreme Starfield, not far from the boundary of the Milky Way. Zhao Zheng also managed to forcibly bring back a number of stars from outside the Star Torch, and he arranged for each of the Glorious Queen ships to be equipped with this "endless energy".

Anyway, there won't be any need to replenish energy in the future.

Zhao Zheng also had an idea: to designate each Great Wall-class battleship as well. However, looking at the Qin Dynasty producing battleships, frigates, cruisers, and torpedo boats like dumplings being dropped into a pot...

Zhao Zheng felt he couldn't do that, otherwise the stars in that region outside the Milky Way might all disappear.

Although he didn't quite understand whether the extinction of stars would have any negative consequences, he instinctively felt that it might not be a good thing.

So let's build more Glory Queens. Anyway, we can build three ships in two years, and later we can build a few more production lines to increase production.