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Having been in the Human Empire for so long, this was the first time he had ever heard of a time when the Human Empire was short of people.
He didn't know why he was laughing, but the fact that the human empire didn't have enough people definitely tickled his funny bone.
Looking at Zhou Qingtula's smiling face, he was speechless. He didn't know what the war general was laughing about, nor did he know whether he should laugh along. But he felt that it would be impolite if he didn't laugh.
"War General?" Trajan initially didn't intend to speak, but he couldn't help interrupt Zhou Qing's smile.
"Commander, there's nothing funny about this. The requirements for the Guard are completely different from those for others. Besides, let alone the Guard, even before you came, the number of Space Marines was insufficient."
"Although there are factors such as the High Lords' restrictions and our restrictions on the Space Marines involved, even if we didn't restrict the Empire's Space Marines, our total military strength wouldn't exceed ten million, unlike what you, Warlord, currently have at the level of millions or tens of millions of troops."
Zhou Qing suppressed his smile, but his eyes still held a hint of amusement: "Trajan, this problem is easy to solve. I can solve the problem of the Space Marines, so of course I can also find a way to solve the problem of the Custodians."
As he spoke, Zhou Qing stopped sitting in his seat and got up, leading Tuola Zhen to the back.
"Come on, I'm going to show you something."
Upon seeing Zhou Qing set off, Trajan naturally followed suit, since even a casual remark from this top scientist could greatly benefit the Imperial Guard.
Now that Zhou Qing has said he has a way to solve the problem of the Imperial Guard, the natural thing to do is to get Trajan to catch up quickly. Who wouldn't want to be the commander of 500 million Imperial Guards?
Trajan followed Zhou Qing into a biological laboratory, which contained various materials and equipment, as well as all sorts of organs and even organisms being cultured.
The entire atmosphere, if seen by others, would make them think this is definitely a horror movie or that Zhou Qing is a mad scientist, but that's not the case at all.
Biological research and experiments do require biological carriers; otherwise, the pace of biological research would be very slow. In such cases, cloning becomes the best approach.
At the same time, in order to protect humanitarianism, all scientists would choose to erase the consciousness of the organism. As long as the organism does not develop consciousness, it is just a toy. And how to prevent the organism from developing consciousness? Federal scientists have long had corresponding methods for this.
Once the ethical issues were resolved, biotechnology began to develop rapidly, and the rapid development of the Imperial Guard's technology is naturally related to this.
Zhou Qing led Trajan to a body of a royal guard being trained and made him look at it.
"Take a closer look and see how this body differs from that of a regular Imperial Guard."
Upon hearing this, Tula Zhenzhen stepped forward and carefully examined the body inside the petri dish. This body was almost identical to that of the Imperial Guard under normal circumstances, and looked like a perfect creation.
"This...this looks almost no different from the physique of a regular Imperial Guard!"
"Right, but if you only look at it this way, you might find it hard to appreciate the significance of this technology."
"But just looking at it now, it's almost done. I'll give you this technology. Didn't you say that every Imperial Guard is cultivated from a fertilized egg? So go and cultivate them, cultivate them as quickly as possible. This already contains all the knowledge your Imperial Guard needs."
"Thujand, I believe in you, and I hope you won't let me down... Stay true to yourself."
Zhou Qing casually handed the technology to Trajan, but at the last moment, Zhou Qing reminded the commander of the Imperial Guard once again.
The implications of the technology enabling the mass production of the Imperial Guards are self-evident.
If Tula truly harbored even the slightest rebellious intention, he could take this technology and flee immediately. He could then assemble a powerful Imperial Guard to conquer the galaxy.
The regular Space Marine forces were no match for the Custodians. It was an immense temptation, but the human heart is never one to withstand temptation.
However, the idea that people's hearts cannot withstand the test only applies to some ordinary people; the Imperial Guards are not actually included in this category.
"Commander, you don't need to remind me like that. I understand what you mean and I won't make that mistake."
Trajan calmly explained himself to Zhou Qing.
"Please believe in my loyalty to the human race."
"Very well, Trajan. I was just giving you a reminder, after all, no matter how steadfast your loyalty is, a reminder is still indispensable."
“Appropriate reminders can effectively help you avoid going astray.”
"Thank you, General," Trajan bowed slightly to Zhou Qing, clearly understanding Zhou Qing's meaning.
He also believed that Zhou Qing had no malicious intent, since the scientist had no need to do such a thing.
Chapter 183 The Real Conspiracy Is About to Be Unveiled
Trajan carefully put the document into his pocket and kept it safe.
After he had properly preserved it, Zhou Qing reminded him once again.
"Remember, it's 500 million Imperial Guards; don't expand the army too much."
Military forces can be beneficial to a civilization at times, but if military power expands without limit, it becomes meaningless to a civilization.
"Genetic biotechnology is for emergency use; you can't rely on it for all military expansion."
“Under normal circumstances, you should still try to increase the number of Imperial Guard test subjects and train them, because they have unlimited potential, and this is the only ethical and proper behavior.”
"Gene technology should only be used in emergencies. This is an ironclad rule for the continued existence of humanity. Do you understand?"
Gene technology should not be abused; it can only be used in controlled circumstances during emergencies. This is Zhou Qing's intention, and it is also, in fact, the Emperor's intention.
For example, the Emperor was actually capable of mass-producing the Astartes Space Marines.
Super Raven Guards are actually just that kind of existence.
Tula will not go against the will of the Warmaster and the Emperor.
"I understand, Commander. I will make good use of this technology and after this military expansion, I will immediately seal it away and never use it again unless absolutely necessary."
"Well, that's good then. Thujan, go do what you need to do now."
Trajan turned and left Zhou Qing's laboratory.
He plans to return to Terra to carry out a large-scale military expansion in order to meet Zhou Qing's needs.
The Imperial Guards would never be inferior to any other army.
Watching Tula depart, Zhou Qing continued his research once again; he still hadn't figured out how to grant the Imperial Guards psionic powers.
After all, the Imperial Guard is not only a product of genetic engineering and biotechnology, but also a product of the psychic power of the Great Brick Flying.
When the Forbidden Army appeared, its creator, Old Man Huang, had already considered the problem of warp corruption, thus creating a huge obstacle for the Forbidden Army in a strict sense.
Imbuing the Imperial Guard with powerful spiritual energy is no easy task; it is a long process and an extremely challenging research endeavor.
Besides the previous research, there are also issues concerning the Federation's military technology. He hasn't unlocked the permissions for military technology yet, but he's continuing to unlock them step by step, which doesn't matter.
This is not the Federation of Humans, this is Warhammer.
In Warhammer, there isn't the same urgency as with the Federation of Men, and no one is holding a gun to their backside, forcing the Federation to become the most powerful civilization in the galaxy.
Everyone's research speed is the same and abstract.
In this universe, Zhou Qing alone is already equivalent to the sum of several civilizations. He can take his time; there's no rush. It's only a little over a hundred years, which he can afford.
Just as Zhou Qing was getting back into his research, the number of patrol fleets in the 108th world of the Misty Starfield increased once again.
Apart from the two patrol fleets already dispatched to Angron and the patrol fleets recalled from other places, the total number of patrol fleets in the entire 108 worlds of the Misty Starfield has reached 6!
Furthermore, due to Zhou Qing's order for every world to enter a state of high alert, the number of personnel in all chapters was effectively expanded once again, with the strength of each Space Marine chapter stationed on a planet increasing to 5.
Every Space Marine is a modified version of the most elite warriors on this planet; they are the most powerful force on these planets.
As for the PDF and the Imperial Guard, they also received more rigorous training and comprehensive preparation for war.
Although the Spirit Race seems to have done nothing for such a long time, this does not prevent Zhou Qing's 108 Worlds from entering full-scale preparations for war.
Because war is ubiquitous in the Warhammer universe, what's the big deal about waiting for just over half a year?
Peace did not lower the guard of these imperial citizens; on the contrary, it made them more vigilant as they tried to protect the good life they had finally achieved!
Of course, the fact that the Eldar did not launch a direct attack on the 108 worlds of the Misty Starfield for so long also provided protection for more citizens of the Empire.
Because Zhou Qing had ordered that no more outsiders be accepted, and given the powerful productivity of various worlds, all the citizens of the empire quickly obtained their own houses or shelters for refuge.
Everyone now had a certain level of protection, and the next thing to wait for was to find out what the enemy's conspiracy was.
Inside the Eldar Death God Army—
Ifreni is doing one last thing: withdrawing the Savage Eldar from the 108 worlds of the Misty Starfield.
While these Eldar show no mercy to the human empire and other alien races, they are remarkably friendly to their own people.
In particular, the Death Army, a Spirit Race force composed of various superimposed forces.
The wealth of the 108th world attracted not only ordinary citizens of the human empire, but also a large number of Eldar.
Some were Eldar from the Ark world, who came to do business and buy things; others were pirate Eldar.
Even some remote planets in the 108 World Sector that Zhou Qing looked down upon were inhabited by some barbaric spirit races. The 108 World was too wealthy, attracting all sorts of people to appear in this new region.
This star sector is also so large that it encompasses some of the savage Eldar races.
Because of this, this star sector has everything. Although the Death Army is eager to exterminate humanity, they are also trying their best to ensure that the Eldar do not suffer too many losses in this turmoil.
With the advent of the Warp, the Slaanesh will inevitably appear, and to prevent the Slaanesh from hunting down the local barbarian lords and strengthening their power.
Evelynn felt it was necessary to remove all the savage spirits from this area.
At this moment, he was watching as the last batch of transport ships carrying the Eldar entered the network.
Once all his fellow Eldar have been sent away, he can ruthlessly activate the instruments and reduce this once most prosperous world in the hazy star field to utter ruins!
The last Eldar transport ship was now facing the vortex of the netherworld, leaving only a few members of the Death Army behind.
Evelyn turned her head and glanced in the direction of the 108th world, speaking softly.
"Human recovery is impossible. Now let me personally interrupt your recovery and put you back on the right track."
Evelynn abruptly activated the device in her hand, and then led the last members of the Death Army into the net tunnel. As the last Eldar figure disappeared, an anomaly occurred in the warp!
Chapter 184 Only I can command this war
As the vortex of the net closed quietly behind the last Eldar, it felt as if a wound had been torn open in the very foundation of the universe.
At first, the edge of the 108 World Sector only showed a barely perceptible ripple, like a pebble thrown into a still lake. But what followed was not the spread of ripples, but a violent distortion of space.
The structure of reality began to become fragile and unstable under the impact of subspace energy.
Eerie halos and colors replaced the cold starry sky background first.
It wasn't the magnificent spectacle of a nebula, but rather a kind of living, pulsating color, like living oil paint flowing freely in a vacuum, emitting a whisper that confuses the mind.
Wherever these colors reached, the sensor screens of ordinary human imperial warships were instantly flooded with distorted data and incomprehensible images, and the crew members could feel a chill that pierced their souls even through the hard portholes.
Then, in the physical universe, matter began to mutate in ways that defied logic. Rocks in some asteroid belts melted silently and reformed into bizarre, indescribable shapes, seemingly writhing in a vacuum and emanating an ominous aura.
All of this should have only happened in the subspace, but now it is actually happening in the real universe.