[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te":3,"chapter-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm in Warhammer, Please Don't Praise the Doraemon Machine God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2264848,4422,"Chapter 25: Now the whole city is eternally grateful","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Psychics\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the one-eyed old man’s words, Zhou Yun couldn’t help but glance at him with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am Chao; psychics are roughly like urban legends circulating in the streets,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>terrifying tales that frighten children into silence, one of the ghosts lurking in the Undernest, a cursed omen to be avoided,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone despises psychics as they would a demon from legend, yet no one has ever seen a psychic with their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one-eyed old man’s tone sounded as if he had actually seen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must know what psychics are, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man set down the cloth he’d been using to wipe glasses, pulled up a stool, and sat across from Zhou Yun:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got more knowledge than most of the Undernest folk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun gave a slight nod,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he certainly knew what psychics were,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most psychics were in fact pitiful wretches,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>born linked to the Warp, capable of manipulating the power of the High Heaven,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in return, their souls burned like torches within the Warp, constantly vulnerable to corruption and erosion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>eventually becoming portals through which demons invaded the physical universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, the Empire strictly regulated and controlled psychics,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and those who might lose control usually ended up as fuel for the Astronomican.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Empire was vast, and some escaped its grasp, hiding in shadows to survive as illegal psychics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the one-eyed old man’s words were true,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the leader of the Ark Sect might indeed be an illegal psychic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun’s gaze flickered slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within the gene-thieves’ organizational structure, beneath the right claw of the gene-thief chieftain, there existed beings known as “Gene-Thief Bishops,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gene-Thief Bishops were powerful psychics, outwardly nearly indistinguishable from humans,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were the chieftain’s proxies, administrators of the race, using dazzling rhetoric and eloquence to deceive humans and expand the cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun strongly suspected the so-called Ark Sect leader was one of these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cunning, treacherous psychic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone came asking about you this morning. I sent them away with lies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man suddenly spoke, breaking Zhou Yun’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asking about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun felt a flicker of caution:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s there to ask about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the gene-thieves had discovered that he killed those few hybrid new believers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but… that shouldn’t be possible,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he’d cleaned up all traces from the scene, and he’d used an airgun charged with non-psychic fluid,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even the gene-thieves’ Sanctioners would have difficulty tracking him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ark Sect—wearing linen robes, faces painted with idiotic spaceships.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man poured himself a glass of crimson wine and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you offend them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun shook his finger, indicating no connection to them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unless they truly were the gene-thieves’ cult, he thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be because I sold weapons to local gangs, and they’re holding a grudge?” Zhou Yun joked half-seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to say—psychics are often a bit mad,” the one-eyed old man replied seriously, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, what exactly happened last night?” Zhou Yun probed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ark Sect launched a surprise attack on our district last night; the local gangs were caught off guard and lost nearly half their territory right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man swallowed the crimson liquid, clearing his throat before continuing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the local gangs weren’t all cowards; relying on their familiarity with the streets, they quickly held their lines.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then some bastard, seeing things turn bad, defected to the Ark Sect and led them around to ambush from behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ark Sect surged forward like a flood, all the way to the doorstep of the local gangs’ stronghold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man smacked his lips, poured himself another drink, and went on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest is what you just heard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to the weapons you provided, the local gangs had held their ground.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the Ark Sect leader stepped alone before the guns, reciting the Holy Scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The local gangs froze like they were possessed; the woman gave one order, and they all obediently dropped their weapons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the one-eyed old man lowered his voice and looked at Zhou Yun:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ark Sect leader claimed she came by the Emperor’s decree, to redeem the people of Asford.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She plans to build a great ark, carrying all of Asford’s followers aboard, ascending among the stars, escaping the claws of the Warp demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the one-eyed old man, Zhou Yun’s lips twitched slightly: “Then the whole city must be eternally grateful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one-eyed old man firmly shook his head: “Yet the Emperor taught us that psychics are shameless sorcerers, blasphemous corruptors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun couldn’t help but rub his chin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Ark Sect sounded more and more like a bunch of treacherous bastards—could they have actually traced this back to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a strange unease stirred in Zhou Yun’s mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the Ark Sect truly was a tentacle of the gene-thieves, and had confirmed that those few treacherous bastards in the Undernest were killed by him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the Sanctioners should have assassinated him last night, bringing down the Four-Armed God-Emperor’s judgment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun should already be dead, his soul returned to the Golden Throne or the Brass Throne, the Six Rings of Slaanesh, the Gardens of Nurgle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Zhou Yun’s expression, the one-eyed old man raised an eyebrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tapped the table and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t actually have a grudge against the Ark Sect, do you? You thinking of running? I can arrange it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got connections—any other gang’s territory or even the Undernest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Zhou Yun:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it’ll cost you. The Undernest is cheap; other gang territories are pricier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the one-eyed old man pulled a lho cigarette from his pocket and lit it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then pulled out another and offered it to Zhou Yun, like a man closing a deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t smoke,” Zhou Yun declined with a gesture. “As for running—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun’s mind flashed with the two mutant faces of Mong and Marquett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a bit. I need to confirm something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really not smoking?” The one-eyed old man waved the lho cigarette. “My mom said only fools, babies, and Saint Guilliman don’t smoke lho.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re clearly no fool, and you don’t look like a baby—so are you Saint Guilliman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed old man laughed heartily at his own joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, maybe I’m an angel incarnate—Saint Guilliman himself, here to test your loyalty,” Zhou Yun laughed and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really don’t smoke,” the winged figure in white light shrugged. “Not even real cigarettes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Khan once smoked a kind of water pipe. Russ was eager to try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, birdman,” Zhou Yun glanced at the winged figure in white light, a smile on his lips. “Show some respect when speaking to Saint Guilliman himself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The heavens have turned upside down,” the winged figure in white light declared dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the tavern door behind Zhou Yun opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found you at last, Zhou Yun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar voice called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You made old Lag search all over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1171,"2026-06-19T20:02:14.192Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9706f50bf3661624654da0275c5f5b1a0343e7a13c8ac99845b299cac6cd673f","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-26","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-24",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-doraemo-cover.jpg"]