Chapter 177: War Hammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Zerg

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

When the news reached the Precept Ruler, Luna's face turned ashen.

"He set sail?" Her voice was ice-cold. "Why is it so much faster than I expected?"

The Deputy Officer kept his head down, not daring to speak.

Luna paced back and forth on the bridge.

Her mind raced; Lin En's fleet should, by rights, have departed at least a month after her.

But now progress was far faster than she had expected.

What was going on? Could the believers' sabotage have had no effect?

Feeling the pressure, Luna convened another meeting, mobilizing the fleet's high level to try to find a way out.

Just as everyone was unable to reach any conclusion and Luna's face grew darker and darker.

"Adult." A low voice spoke.

Luna turned her head, looking toward the source of the voice.

It was a Tzeentch Wizard wearing a Machine Cult gown, standing in the corner of the bridge.

His face was hidden in the shadow of his hood, revealing only half of a mechanical chin.

He leaned on a mechanical scepter, walked to the center, and knelt on one knee.

"I have a word, I don't know whether I should speak it or not."

Luna frowned: "Speak."

The wizard raised his head, his eyes holding a green radiance full of wisdom.

"Subordinate has consulted a large quantity of materials these past two days, regarding the Green Skin of Kal II." He said.

Luna looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.

"Subordinate has discovered that this Green Skin is not quite like those we encountered on Brevis."

He stood up, walked to the holographic projection, and called up a set of data.

"They have too many war machines, far exceeding those Green Skins on Brevis, look."

He pointed at the data: "The proportion of armored troops is thirty percent higher than normal Green Skins."

"The number of heavy weapons is sixty percent higher, which means the number of Tech Boss kids must have at least doubled."

"And," he enlarged the image, "most of the machines' armor paint is yellow-black or blue."

He looked at Luna.

"Yellow-black is the mark of the Evil Moon Clan, blue is the mark of the Death Skull Clan."

"These two clans, one is famous for wealth and powerful firepower, the other is known for scavenging and hands-on ability."

"And they share one common trait: they both produce many Tech Boss kids."

Luna narrowed her eyes.

"You mean..."

"Subordinate suspects," the wizard said.

"The War Boss of Kal II is not an ordinary Green Skin War Boss, it is a Big Tech!"

Big Tech.

The highest-ranking war engineer in Green Skin society.

They not only know how to fight, but also how to make things, all kinds of things.

From simple machetes to complex war mechas, from crude Green Skin motorcycles to massive warships, all are within their "professional" scope.

A Big Tech's subordinates include several times, even dozens of times, more Tech Boss kids than an ordinary clan.

And with more Tech Boss kids, there are naturally more war machines.

This is why the Green Skins of Kal II are so difficult to deal with; they don't just know Waaagh, they are also very good at making things.

This analysis is very reasonable.

Luna nodded, acknowledging his guess.

If the other side really is a Big Tech, then things become more interesting.

A Big Tech's desire for technology and knowledge is no less than that of the Yi Su believers.

"Adult," another voice spoke up at the right moment.

Luna turned her head.

Another Tzeentch Wizard walked out from the crowd.

His figure was thin, wearing a linen cloak, blue light flashing in his eyes, equally full of wisdom.

"Subordinate also has an idea."

"Speak."

The wizard walked to the holographic projection, pointing at those data.

"A Big Tech's desire for technology and knowledge is no less than ours."

"If we can spread the word, letting them know there is 'Tech Wealth' hidden on our ship."

He chuckled.

"Perhaps we can draw the snake out of its hole."

Luna's eyes lit up.

She looked at the two wizards and smiled; since the expedition began, this was the first time Luna had smiled.

"Good, good idea!"

She stepped forward and personally helped the two wizards up.

"May I ask how you two are addressed?"

The first wizard bowed slightly: "I am Ba Dun, known by the nickname Little Wu Long."

The second wizard also bowed: "I am Wu De, also with a nickname, Little Feng Chu!"

Luna was overjoyed.

"Wu Long Feng Hu? Hahahaha~!"

"With the two of you, my beloved ministers, assisting, we will surely capture that Green Skin Kid!"

She turned and looked out the window at the huge space station.

"This position of Expedition Marshal belongs to none but me!"

Ba Dun and Wu De exchanged glances, a hint of smugness flashing in their eyes.

Indeed, once the Twin Stars took action, there was nothing they couldn't do!

The next day, a rumor began to spread on Kal II.

"Heard about it? In that fleet of shrimps, there's a secret to building an invincible giant mecha!"

"What secret?"

"Don't know, anyway they say they can build a particularly big mecha, I reckon those iron cans (killing iron cans) must be even more awesome!"

"Really or fake?"

"Really, I saw and heard it with my own eyes!"

At first, the Green Skins just treated it as entertainment.

After all, all sorts of rumors spread every day, most of them fake.

But for some reason, this rumor became more and more outrageous, more and more eerie as it spread.

Someone said there was a magical metal hidden on those shrimps' ships that could automatically turn into any shape.

Someone said those shrimps had a talking head that knew all mecha manufacturing methods.

Others said the leader of those shrimps was actually a super Tech Boss who could build a Gork with his bare hands!

Driven by a mysterious power, the rumor spread like a plague across all of Kal II.

When a rumor was believed by enough Green Skins, it became a kind of "truth."

Not afraid that the Green Skin Big Boss wouldn't take the bait.

Therefore on the third day, Luna decided to add fuel to the fire.

She dispatched two Knight Mechas.

Huge red and green figures flew out of the Rule Ruler's cargo hold and landed in the Outer Zone of Kal II.

The Green Skins' anti-aircraft cannon fire swept wildly, but those beams and shells hitting the Knight Mechas' Ion Shields only stirred up ripples.

Several Fearless Mechas charged up to intercept.

The Death God Chainsword waved, the Thunderstorm Power Fist smashed down, and three minutes later, those Fearless Mechas became their original appearance.

A pile of scrap iron.

After the Knight Mechas flew away, only wreckage all over the ground and the dumbfounded Green Skin Boys were left.

The news quickly spread across all of Kal II.

"Did you see! Those giant mechas are really powerful!"

"That secret must be true! Otherwise how could those shrimps build such an awesome giant mecha!"

"I reckon... that secret must be true!" This thought quickly fermented among the Green Skins of Kal II.

That night, in a corner of the Rule Ruler that no one noticed, a metal sphere suddenly appeared.

At first it was only fist-sized, its surface carved with complex inscriptions.

Those inscriptions belonged to no known language; it was the Green Skins' "Wo Xun Si Power" that let it be born from the Void.