Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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"To be on the safe side, I will implant some measures in your body to ensure your loyalty. If you are willing, you can make your choice now."

"I'll have the engineering vessel install what I need on you."

"I won't hide anything from you. As long as you agree to let us install those devices on you, your life will be in our control."

I know you can transfer your main consciousness to any Zerg unit you produce, but believe me, once I do this, you won't have that ability anymore.

"Of course, in return, with this device, the Zerg swarms you produce can also be under our command. This is equivalent to you completing a deal with us, and we will provide you with food."

"This is blatant exploitation, without any pity or anything like that. We've only just met, so there's no such thing as friendship or affection between us. Whether you're willing to do this or not, you can make your decision."

Zhou Qing told the insectoid tentacle opposite him everything and gave the choice to this tentacle.

He had no need to hide the fact that he had a swarm of insect tentacles, because he disdained to do so...

Oak Riel didn't even have time to think. After Zhou Qing explained everything to him, he answered almost instantly after Zhou Qing finished speaking.

"I do, I absolutely do!!"

Without any intention of refusing, Zhou Qing finished speaking and eagerly expressed his willingness, showing no resistance whatsoever.

Heaven knows how much the endless hunger tormented the insect's tentacles. This particular tentacle was practically driven mad by the hunger. Now that Zhou Qing had given it a choice, how could it not be excited? How could it not be tempted?

To Him, the things Zhou Qing said had nothing to do with Him. Why would He run away when He could eat his fill here?

Isn't the ultimate goal of all insect swarms simply to get enough to eat?

As for severing ties with his Zerg fleet and taking command of humans, that was not even on his radar.

Why do you think the swarm's will is always hungry? It's because once they're full, they expand, and then their numbers increase.

With increased energy expenditure, how can you not feel hungry?

If he cuts off the connection between his consciousness and those below, he won't feel the hunger of those fleets below, and wouldn't his life be much better?

Only a fool would refuse such a good deal!

Moreover, He didn't really have a choice. If He didn't agree to the humans' request, then even His own insectoid tentacle would become an enemy.

Humanity's attitude toward the enemy is clear at a glance; there is no doubt that the surrounding fleets and those terrifying orbital weapons will destroy it.

Oak Riel didn't think he was a fool; he was willing to offer his loyalty to humans.

Chapter 245 Successfully Subduing the Swarm Tentacles

"Very good!" Seeing that the other party was so sensible, Zhou Qing was also very satisfied with his attitude.

"As a sign of humanity's sincerity towards you, I will now send you 100 units of food. This amount of food is enough for you to have a full meal. As for the swarm of insects produced, I do not need you to use it to produce combat units. You can use it to produce your own species."

"Humans are willing to keep you, but you also have to demonstrate your value. Humans aren't wealthy enough to keep such a large pet right now, do you understand?"

“Understood, understood,” Oak Riel nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood Zhou Qing’s meaning and that he would prove his worth.

Zhou Qing severed his psionic link after the conversation reached this point, and subsequently, a large number of transport ships headed in this direction, fully loaded with a large amount of food.

Even if you save a little, 100 units of food could feed and sustain an ordinary human empire planet with hundreds of billions of people for at least ten months.

Zhou Qing was incredibly generous with the food he provided this time, delivering so much food to the insect tentacles and continuously feeding it into their mouths, allowing them to devour it all.

"Awesome!" For the insect, eating, especially eating its fill, is the happiest thing.

What's more, this round of meals didn't require him to pay any price, which undoubtedly made him even happier.

As for being the other party's dog and having equipment attached to him, he didn't think it was a big deal at all.

Numerous feeding pores began to continuously chew the food that was being served, frantically transforming it, and a large number of production chambers began to appear at the edges of the tentacles.

Oak Riel says he can actually tell the difference between a full stomach at every meal and a very full one.

He has now increased his production capacity, thus demonstrating his value, and there is no doubt that these humans will continue to provide him with food.

The pleasure and fullness of eating were so delightful that he couldn't help but continue to enjoy it.

Over the next few days of feeding, he demonstrated his powerful reproductive capacity, with numerous production chambers appearing in his body.

Meanwhile, scientists in the biological laboratory collected his data and made inferences.

Only after the tentacle had consumed all the food did a scientist approach Zhou Qing to report on the current situation.

"Reporting to the commander, we cannot directly calculate its production capacity at present, but if we can provide it with enough food, it should be able to easily produce billions of troops every day."

"Although many of these units are just ordinary blade insects, this demonstrates its powerful production capacity. We can use this hive tentacle as a source of troops to launch an attack on any civilization that dares to resist humanity!"

Scientists are quite satisfied with the performance of the hive tentacles, after all, these creatures can mass-produce armies, which are undoubtedly the best suicide squads.

These guys have no consciousness and are not subject to the control of Chaos, so nothing is more suitable for a suicide squad than this number of troops.

Scientists are excited that when these swarms of insects are deployed to the battlefield, they will undoubtedly become a vital force in reducing casualties in the human empire.

Zhou Qing was very satisfied with their report.

That's great, isn't it?

With this highly efficient source of manpower, the Human Empire can employ human wave tactics when conquering and attacking hostile planets.

Although the Imperium of Man also has a massive Astral Army force, the Astral Army is ultimately a human force, and the cost of its large-scale sacrifices is also very high.

Zhou Qing didn't want to see a large number of human deaths unless absolutely necessary.

"Alright, now I'm going to do the following operations, and you can all watch and learn from me, especially you, Vita."

"Stand by my side and learn properly. You're a student I'm currently focusing on developing. If you can't grasp the concepts, don't blame me for expelling you from my school."

Zhou Qing specifically mentioned Tavi, a student he had just taken in from the Cult of Mechanism. This great sage of the Cult of Mechanism was under his wing, and he was teaching him by example.

Besides the great sage Tavi, Belisarius Caul was also standing beside him.

Compared to Vita, the great sage was merely accepted by Zhou Qing as his student in preparation.

Belissau Caul was different.

As one of the few upright scientists in the human empire, and a scientist who was willing to explore and conduct his own research, Zhou Qing took him as his disciple early on and taught him by example.

"If there's anything you don't understand, ask your senior brother. Kaur has enough knowledge to teach you."

"Yes, teacher!" Vita bowed respectfully, his mechanical eyes gleaming with a thirst for knowledge. Kaul nodded calmly, gesturing for Vita to stand beside him.

Zhou Qing walked to the control panel in the center of the laboratory and began to perform intensive modifications on Oak Riel. His hands moved rapidly across the control panel, and the detailed physiological structure of the swarm's tentacles was displayed in a holographic projection.

At first, the two great sages of the Cult of Machines could observe Zhou Qing's actions, but once the operation officially began, Zhou Qing's hands began to move rapidly, and in the eyes of the two great sages, they could only see afterimages.

Correspondingly, a large number of engineering ships around the swarm tentacles also began to move.

Numerous metal parts began to be installed into the swarm tentacles, while at the same time, a huge array of unidentified metal accessories also formed inside the swarm tentacles.

After 6 standard Terra hours, the modification of the swarm tentacles was completely finished. From the outside, it seemed that the swarm tentacles had not undergone any modification.

He was still the same as when he first arrived, but the same appearance did not mean that there were no changes inside.

At this point, the insect swarm's tentacles had undergone a complete transformation.

Unlike other organs made of flesh and blood, his flesh and blood organs now contain a huge chip made of zero-element armor, and this chip is constantly expanding throughout his body using a nano core.

An invisible force field was appearing next to the tentacle.

Oak Riel could sense that whenever Zhou Qing showed even the slightest dissatisfaction with him, a terrifying life-or-death crisis was frantically ringing alarm bells in his mind.

The human war commander was not lying; he truly controlled the life and death of his insectoid tentacle.

Now, he has no other choice but to wholeheartedly serve humanity.

Chapter 246 An Alien Civilization Suspected to Be Starfish Discovered in the Magellanic Clouds

The modification of the swarm tentacles can be considered a great success, and now there are suicide squads that can be deployed to the battlefield.

But how many battlefields across the galaxy would require humanity to deploy such an army?

Are there currently no enemies in the galaxy that would require humanity to devote all its national resources to fighting against?

The only formidable adversary, the Necromancers, have now become humanity's allies.

As for the Orcs, the remnants of the Old Ones, they are indeed quite powerful.

However, for humans, the threat of the Orcs is not that they are so powerful, but simply that they are too annoying. Their ability to grow anywhere makes them impossible to completely eradicate.

If it weren't for this characteristic, these green-skinned armed units would have been wiped out by humans long ago, and at the same time become humanity's best production units.

The human empire seems to have entered its golden age. No enemy can threaten its security, and the alliance with the undead has greatly reduced the threat posed by the Zerg swarm.

With Zhou Qing in charge, the Human Empire could have developed properly at this time and made its million worlds truly useful, becoming the foundation of the entire empire.

At least in terms of food supply, there is no longer a need for so-called corpse starch, and people can now barely afford to eat normal food.

More importantly, as Zhou Qing's military strength is increasing on a large scale, the Emperor's humanity is gradually returning, and those chaotic aspects of his divinity are being continuously dealt with under the actions of the psionic legion.

The true golden age has arrived; this is the age that belongs to humankind!

The interior of the galaxy was dazzling except for those scattered green specks of light, which annoyed Zhou Qing. But it didn't matter; the War Moon would soon be completed.

With a secondary singularity as its energy source, the War Moon is more powerful than any planetary warship.

The combat power of a planetary warship, which possesses virtually inexhaustible energy, is unmatched. On this planetary warship, humanity is equipped with a series of anti-planetary weapons, such as the Neutron Torrent and the Planetary Devastation.

Even the Earth-Exploding Star here is an enhanced War Moon, capable of attacking stars, causing them to enter their decay phase, and ultimately destroying the entire star system.

The existence of a planetary warship is like a bug in itself. More importantly, although it is equipped with a void shield, it does not rely solely on the void shield.

The dark matter shield technology from the Federation of Humanity is also being deployed during this month of war.

All of this made the War Month even more impregnable.

Apart from the Necromancers, it seems that no one can destroy such a massive planetary warship, and the Necromancers would not dare to destroy a human planetary warship.

So what if we destroy this planetary-level warship?

Who can guarantee that the secondary singularity won't explode when the warship is destroyed, thus causing everyone to perish together?

The golden age has arrived...

Ten thousand years have passed since the Emperor launched the Great Expedition, and after these ten thousand years, humanity has finally ushered in its golden age once again.

After completing the modification of the swarm tentacles, Zhou Qing returned to United Star once again.

Some time has already passed, and the construction of the War Moon is about to enter its final stage. At this critical juncture, it is necessary for Zhou Qing to remain on the main star to ensure that the warship can be produced smoothly.