Chapter 346: with translation of chapter title

"..."

Looking at the already tranquil, dim, icy void of space. Situated at the forefront of the expedition fleet, the four OriginalBodies piloting their respective DivineBodies couldn't help but pause.

"This..."

Is that settled?

In Robert's original plan, if the stellar bomb could not shatter the Waaagh stance of the Urlan giant beast, he prepared to have Angellon, who excels at assault, and Shengjilesi, whose Spiritual Energy usage is top-tier, jointly break through to the surface of the battle planet and carry out a strangling operation together.

Afterwards, he again, together with Leon leading the four legions' Honor Guard, eliminated another eighteen Ork bosses and destroyed the battle planet at close range.

At this time, NuoWa, as well as Sarah Kerrigan who had been baptized by war, will sit on the DawnGuardian's Spiritual Energy "amplification" device, taking over from the OriginalBodies piloting the DivineBodies, continuing to suppress the Waaagh stance generated by the Ork fleet and the battle moon.

After all, when the pre-war plan was set, Robert estimated the shield world's firepower at the minimum level.

Never expecting it, the shield world's firepower turned out to be incredibly strong, but... this isn't a bad thing.

If Rus were here, he might curse, "Damn, I didn't get to clash hands-on with that whatever giant beast, damn it's itching," but Robert prefers this outcome that exceeds expectations, with casualties kept within an acceptable range—a "pleasant surprise."

Moreover, after dealing with the Ork main force and that Urlan giant beast, only eleven Ork chieftains remain in the Greenskin Empire, which is not a major problem for the current expedition force.

Most importantly...

They've obtained an intact shield world!

Moreover, it is more than two rounds larger than the shield world destroyed by Magnus and Leon due to the Flood's rampage, with all kinds of facilities complete; the only drawback is that its surface is covered with scorching, boiling lava.

But it doesn't matter.

"This time..." Inside the pilot's cabin filled with viscous, transparent fluid, Robert, through the visual range provided by his DivineBody, gazed upon the shield world, unable to hide his excitement, muttering: "Finally found a suitable flagship for my father!"

Marshal, what are the next orders?

At that moment, a communication came from Kelakesi inquiring, causing Robert to pause his excitement, take a moment, then open the comm and order: "You and your guard stay on standby for now; also, have that memory storage unit try to cool the shield world."

Yes, Marshal.

Kelakesi gave a brief reply and ended the communication, while Robert had already completely steadied his mindset, focusing on post-battle wrap-up.

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Four hours later.

Eleven thousand plus expedition warships, along with over nine hundred "scrapped" warships, are anchored in the near-Earth orbit of the shield world, where the surface has cooled and violent rainstorms have begun.

Countless engineering vessels and repair ships shuttle between the "scrapped" warship fleet and the expedition force, conducting maintenance on warships whose hulls are damaged and can no longer maintain full pressure.

And those warships riddled with holes, with twisted and deformed hull structures, will be dismantled and recycled, sent to Phoenix-class support tenders, supply ships, and transport vessels.

As for warships with unstable engines and constant explosion risk, once the expedition force has gathered in the shield world's near-Earth orbit and personnel have been evacuated, they are forcibly destroyed.

While personnel casualties have not yet been fully tallied, Robert believes they are at least between 5.1 and 5.4 million.

Many of them fell to Spiritual Shock from the Waaagh stance, or to the high-energy beams fired by the battle moon and battle planet, sacrificing both personnel and ships.

This number, if Robert views it rationally, is truly "insignificant," after all, his pre-war estimate was to multiply this number several times over.

Moreover, losing only around five million in a war of this scale is absolutely a complete victory, worth celebrating.

But humans, as emotional beings, cannot consider anything merely at face value.

Five million...

When humanity first launched its expedition against the Covenant Empire, he also led it, but the combined casualty total was only 240,000, even counting the Sangheili statistics.

Thus the joy of victory was quickly scattered by the ensuing sorrow.

At the same time, the Ambrella Headquarters.

Sui Bian, located at the center of the top-floor office, using a materializing holographic projection, simulated the actual imaging beside the DawnGuardian's main console, including Robert, Leon, Kelakesi, Angellon, and Shengjilesi, as if standing beside his sons.

"You did well." Sui Bian looked at Robert and said first: "Don't feel guilty."

Actually, as soon as the projection appeared and he saw Robert, Sui Bian, through microexpressions, saw through what this eldest son was worrying about.

After all, as the "old" father of the OriginalBodies, knowing each son inside out, he glanced around and, habitually offering praise and affirmation, said: "You've all made the right decisions and made no mistakes, children; I believe it won't be long before you can completely resolve the Ork scourge."

"Father, rest assured." Robert also responded on behalf of his brothers: "We're fine, just feeling a bit regretful."

"Hmm." Sui Bian nodded slightly, then looked at the "sphere" floating beside Robert's right hand, saying: "Well then, let's begin; it's time to understand the relationship between those Greenskins and the Administrator civilization."

Yes.

Robert extended his right hand onto the "sphere" to sense it; after withdrawing his hand, the sphere had completed its imaging, showing Sui Bian and them the likeness of the storage unit named Moke Beiji Hongtu.

Seeing this.

Sui Bian slightly raised his head, facing the storage unit directly and asked: "Please explain the relationship between the Administrators and the Ork people."

Upon hearing this, the storage unit first scanned via Sui Bian's holographic projection to confirm he was human, then explained without emotion:

"The Kror (Kror) people are a biological weapon developed by the Administrators using biotechnology amidst the ravages of interspatial storms, to help the Administrators fight against races that willingly or forcibly corrupted and degenerated."

"To speed up reproduction, the Administrators eliminated gender distinction among the Kror people, implanted spore dispersal and photosynthetic response, and also embedded knowledge of weapon use, rapid learning, and tactical coordination into their genes."

"Once they finish development and emerge from the ground in humanoid form, they can directly serve as qualified soldiers with considerable intelligence."

"Whenever an individual among them kills one or multiple enemies, it continually stimulates its own potential, becoming taller, stronger, and more powerful."

"In the early stages of the Administrators' war against the interspatial forces, the Kror people performed exceptionally; meanwhile, Kror people who retained personal emotions would also erupt with a unique Spiritual Shock capable of inflicting heavy damage on evil gods and demons."

"However, due to the 'Devouring Vaccine (Flood)' developed by radicals, plus interference and covert sabotage by evil gods, the Kror people's genetic makeup suffered severe damage; even if the Administrators made improvements and 'repairs,' the Kror people bred thereafter are no longer qualified soldiers, replaced by a group of low intelligence that knows only fighting — 'Orks'."

"By the mid-stage of the Administrators' war against the interspatial forces, as the Kror Orks grew increasingly uncontrollable and unable to efficiently execute orders, the Administrators had no choice but to implement eradication measures."

"Finally, only a few spores were retained, placed in the surface soil of some shield worlds, regarded as a passive defense mechanism."

"..."

After hearing the storage unit's words, the father and sons present at the "scene" all fell into a silence.

Actually, Sui Bian, including his OriginalBody sons, upon learning that the Greenskin Empire originated from a shield world, had already guessed that the Ork people were very likely a biological weapon created by the Administrators.

"Having no sex, they innately manufacture and wield weapons, capable of releasing Spiritual Energy strong enough to affect interspatial realms; these traits show that these Greenskins are ideal weapons."

And Sui Bian can confirm that the Orks of the main universe are neither the same as the Greenskins of Warhammer 40k, nor related to the "Ancient Holy" clan that created the Greenskins.

After a moment of silence, Sui Bian continued to ask: "Since it is a passive defense mechanism, I want to know what exactly caused this outbreak of the Covenant beasts."

"Yes." The Storage immediately replied: "The emerging titanium people once bombarded the surface of Shield World 003 and attempted to enter its interior; therefore, I launched a devastating counterattack against those titanium people at the time."

However, the titanium people's bombardment inadvertently awakened the Covenant beasts buried deep in the soil, and due to the burial time being too long and the collapse of the Administrator civilization, this led to an uncontrolled outbreak of the Covenant beasts becoming a disaster.

"This titanium people really deserve a beating."

Upon learning that the trouble was again caused by the titanium people, Lai Ang, whose temper was already not great, couldn't help but say something.

"Hmm." The brothers all nodded in agreement.

This bunch of blue-skinned, noseless things aren't very capable; they actually love causing trouble everywhere, which really pissed off the OriginalBodies to the extreme.

As for their father, Sui Bian remained as usual; after all, things had already happened, so he asked again: "Do you have any information about the Covenant, or about the Covenant beasts?"

"I possess incomplete data." The Storage replied.

"Good." Sui Bian followed up: "What kind of technology can you provide for us humans?"

"My database contains complete nanobiotechnology, exoskeleton technology, and the construction technology for Arks and Halos (Superweapon)." The Storage continued to respond expressionlessly.

?

Sui Bian's expression froze.

?!

The OriginalBodies first showed surprise, then excitement.

I thought we were just snagging a Shield World for Father, but I never expected we'd also conveniently get the construction technology for Arks and Halos (Superweapon)!

With the Halo (Superweapon), this means humanity possesses one of the ultimate weapons in the top-tier category, capable of targeting a single species or even enacting true extinction against all life.

Moreover, the Halo (Superweapon) is enough to make the alien realm feel despair.

Forty years ago, upon learning of the war between the Administrators and the alien realm's evil god, and then learning that the Administrators possessed Halo (Superweapon) technology more advanced than that of the Forerunners, Sui Bian had considered an absolutely reliable plan...

That is to acquire Ark and Halo (Superweapon) technology, pour all resources into construction, build enough Shield Worlds, then transmit the Arks and Halos (Superweapon) throughout the galaxy, and even the entire universe, followed by exterminating all species except humanity.

In that case, the universe would have left only humanity, vaccinated and isolated from the alien realm, while the evil god and demons would lack the emotional, emotional, desire 'food' provided by other species, so their fate would be only destruction.

Just as sixty million years ago, the Administrators activated the Halo (Superweapon) matrix, calming the alien realm's sea of souls for tens of millions of years until life flourished again and species spread across the galaxy, after which the evil god and demons returned.

Unlike the Administrators, Sui Bian can choose 'periodic unification,' activating a Halo (Superweapon) matrix every twenty or thirty million years to curb species numbers, thus the sea of souls will no longer breed grounds for evil gods and demons.

How great.

However…

This action seems a bit extreme, and at that time the Sangheili and Maltese peoples had not yet been integrated into human society; moreover, with Sui Bian present in the physical universe, the alien realm dare not casually start a war, so there's no short-term need for the Halo (Superweapon) to exterminate everything.

But the Ark and Halo (Superweapon) must be built, after all, having a sword and not using it versus having no sword at all are two completely different matters.

"Not bad."

Calming his mind, Sui Bian didn't offer further comment, just said 'Not bad,' then commanded the OriginalBodies: 'The expedition isn't over yet, kids, keep sterilizing, burn clean the planets that have been invaded by the greenskins, and after the sterilization operation is complete, move that Shield World into the Solar System.'

"Yes, Father." The OriginalBodies replied in unison.

"Hmm, go get busy."

"Yes!"

As the words fell, the holographic projection dissipated, restoring the office to its original state.

Meanwhile, the Red and White Empresses standing before the desk carefully lifted the shading of the floor-to-ceiling window, letting the noon sunlight pour into the office and also shine upon Sui Bian.

"Chairman, do we need to convene the company's senior researchers now?" Bai Hou proactively asked.

"No, Robert and them need that Storage to control the Shield World; it's not too late to summon researchers after the expedition ends." Sui Bian turned, walked around the desk, sat back in his chair, and posed a counter-question to his two secretaries:

"I actually want to know whether you two have the confidence to completely seize control from the Storage, making the Shield World wholly our human property."

"Of course." Bai Hou lifted her chin without hesitation, her tone slightly rising.

"No problem." The Red Empress, unlike her 'sister,' remained as aloof as ever.

"All right then." Sui Bian gave a faint smile: "Please notify Feilusi to pause the construction of the homeworld, awaiting further refinement."

"Yes (okay)."

As for Shield World 003…

Since it was a gift prepared by his sons for this 'old' father, Sui Bian naturally had no reason to refuse, and moreover, it was time for him to switch to a 'flagship.'

These past two days I went to a private hospital… ah, hard to put into words, I underwent an outpatient procedure, got scammed, and even worsened my condition; in the end I still went to a public hospital for a check-up.

The author reminds everyone: if there's any issue, you must go to a public hospital for examination; don't just randomly Baidu, imagine your condition to be worse than it is, and don't trust the doctors Baidu recommends; moreover, if you now want to check a condition, Baidu is all ads, really speechless…

Of course, this is merely the author's experience, not an absolute situation.

(End of chapter)