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This slight change went unnoticed by others, but the emperor sitting on the golden throne sensed it. He was very curious, yet he couldn't find the cause of the anomaly.
Besides all these religious things about human emperors and gods, Zhou Qing also learned some other things, but none of them were important.
We've already wasted six days here. The focus now isn't on figuring out the problems with the Human Empire, but rather on clearing out those greenskins in the wilderness.
While we're at it, let's also take care of some internal affairs and eliminate all those messy insects.
Of course, the greenskins cannot all be wiped out; some greenskin fields must be left to obtain enough food to feed the people on this planet.
Before the first hydroponic farm was built, he needed to keep these green stalks to improve his diet.
The green-skinned fruit tastes quite good. At least in the year that Zhou Qing has been eating it, he feels that the green-skinned fruit is indeed a delicacy.
And the most important point is that these guys are highly productive!
In addition to that, there is another thing to do, which is to eliminate some of the guys known as Space Marines, or Astartes, who are considered demigods throughout the human empire.
Zhou Qing now maintains a cautious opinion regarding these guys.
These are beings known as demigods; who knows just how strong these guys are?
He felt he might need to test the fighting power of these demigods and what kind of situation they were.
Once he has resolved all these messy and miscellaneous issues, then his first step will be complete.
He will have his first colony.
The great journey will also begin here!
Chapter 28 The wolf came, the wolf left
Over the course of five days, the people from the underground town had been quietly brought into this nest city by Zhou Qing's men.
Meanwhile, the mechanical legion stationed in the underground city also entered the hive.
Considering the human empire's aversion to AI, Zhou Qing specially made bionic skins for all his mechanical legions, making them look no different from normal people.
Zhou Qing has not been idle in the past year; his machine army has grown to 60.
Meanwhile, Zhou Qing began to use his power as the planetary governor to place the children in various important functions and departments throughout the entire Nest City world.
These guys have all received a full education and possess knowledge from their DNA; they are definitely more useful than the ordinary nobles in the Warhammer world.
Within four days of Zhou Qing leaving the library, he had completely taken control of the entire nest.
Meanwhile, Xia Chao was not left behind either, after all, he was the leader jointly elected by the gangsters in Xia Chao.
Those who descended into the nest felt the warmth from the Empire for the first time; Zhou Qing was no mere insect-like planetary governor.
Or rather, it's not that these planets are always like insects, but that they really have no other choice.
However, Zhou Qing had a way. He directly converted the starch from the corpses into edible meals using his converter, and at the same time, he also converted the green spores and meat into edible food.
From the time those who descended the nest were born until now, for the first time they have eaten food, for the first time they have tasted something called food.
The magnitude of this leap left them deeply moved.
Meanwhile, they continued to shout "Long live the God Emperor!" and then began an even more frenzied massacre of the Greenskins. Zhou Qing saw all of this and was anxious.
How can a bunch of ignorant, feudal, and superstitious people develop science and technology? How can they possibly develop any science and technology?!
Zhou Qing was quite dissatisfied with the reactions of his men, but now was not the time to deal with this matter; he would deal with the Greenskins first.
Just as Zhou Qing was preparing to recruit troops and train them to equip them with Gauss rifles, four Space Marines who were fighting outside returned.
As the four giants clad in power armor stepped into the governor's mansion hall, Zhou Qing looked up at them.
The people in front of me were tall and strong, full of primal, wild power, as fierce as a giant wolf.
Their heads had messy black or gray hair that had turned into thick braids that hung down in front of their chests, and one warrior had a long black beard.
Their eyes were golden, though some had pale yellow eyes that shimmered with a light similar to blue.
The power armor is a gray-blue power suit decorated with blue leather and blue-shaped totems, as well as metal plates engraved with runes.
To be honest, Zhou Qing was incredibly shocked to see these four Space Marines who looked almost like cavemen.
He simply couldn't understand which civilization would turn its warriors into this state.
According to previously obtained information, this Space Marine is a Space Wolf, although Zhou Qing can understand their worship of wolves.
However, during combat, especially with such fancy things on one's power armor, it can be a bit unsettling.
Especially when Zhou Qing's spiritual power began to emerge to explore the power of these so-called demigods in front of him, he suddenly felt that he could crush these four things with his bare hands.
However, Zhou Qing has now directly replaced that planetary governor, and in the past year, these guys have indeed made a huge contribution to protecting humanity.
So he stepped forward and gave the Imperial Eagle salute to the four Space Wolves in front of him.
"I wonder why the warriors of Fenris have come to see me, since we were just clearing out the Greenskins. Is there anything I can help them with?"
"You're the new planetary governor?" The leading Space Marine removed his helmet, revealing a face covered in scars. These scars spoke volumes about the battle-hardened Space Marine.
He looked Zhou Qing, who appeared to be a pure human, without any politeness.
They completely lacked the demeanor expected of Warhammer Empire nobles, or rather, that's just how Space Wolf is.
"You are quite good-looking, but I don't know how you had the guts to take over the position of planetary governor at this critical juncture."
Space wolves, or Space Marines, generally don't care about changes in the position of a planetary governor, but this situation is different.
Now everyone knows that this planet is a fire pit.
This planet is infested with greenskins, but the Imperial army is unable to provide timely support and is preparing to aid Cartier.
In addition, and more importantly, the ships that will collect the Imperial tithe next year will also arrive on this planet.
This planet is now a giant fire pit. I really don't know where this planetary governor in front of him got the guts to take on such a heavy responsibility.
The Space Wolves still have a slight fondness for the Warriors.
It was precisely because Zhou Qing dared to take on the role of planetary governor at such a critical juncture that these wolves became curious about him.
Zhou Qing smiled slightly, his gaze calmly meeting the Space Marine's scrutiny.
"Naturally, it's for the Emperor. This is the Emperor's world, and we can't just give up like this. The former planetary governor is already too weak."
At this critical moment, I absolutely will not allow the world of a God-Emperor to be abandoned. Even if it means death, I will fight to the death to protect this world of a God-Emperor!
"If I am ultimately unable to preserve this world of the God Emperor, then let me be wrapped in the Heavenly Eagle Banner of the Empire."
Without a doubt, Zhou Qing's statement was entirely politically correct.
He kept talking about the God Emperor.
Even the Space Wolf, known for its rudeness and savagery, chose to trust such words.
They felt that the new planetary governor before them was a man of unwavering faith, willing to dedicate his life to the empire.
Space Wolves are not a reckless and savage fighting group. Beneath their seemingly headstrong human traits lies a heart as fierce as a tiger, yet a heart that can appreciate the beauty of a rose.
Eric Ironjaw, the leader of the wolf guards, suddenly threw his head back and burst into a hearty laugh, which made the glass windows of the hall rattle. His amber wolf eyes gleamed with approval.
"Good! Well said!" Ironjaw slammed his hand on his power armor breastplate, producing a dull metallic clang. "Now that's more like a loyal servant of the Emperor!"
He strode forward and slammed his rough hand heavily onto Zhou Qing's shoulder. For an ordinary person, this blow would have been enough to shatter their shoulder blade. But Zhou Qing didn't budge, only giving a polite, slight sway.
"Kid, you're interesting." Tieya leaned closer to Zhou Qing, the strong aroma of mead wafting over him.
"I hope you can always maintain the spirit you're talking about now, and not become one of those disgraceful planetary governors and civil servants in the Empire."
Zhou Qing maintained a polite smile: "It is my honor to serve the Divine Emperor to the death."
"Ha!" Iron Jaw released his grip, turned to the other three wolf guards, and shouted, "Did you hear that? This bookworm has more guts than most imperial governors!"
The other wolf guards also let out rough laughter, and the atmosphere immediately eased.
Zhou Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief—the Space Wolf was indeed as the records indicated, valuing courage over formalities.
"Listen, Governor," Ironjaw suddenly said seriously, "We've just returned from the Northern Hemisphere battlefield. The Orks outnumber us far more than expected, at least billions. They're amassing a massive Waaagh!"
"But just now we received orders from the Ministry of Military Affairs that we need to go to Cartier for operations. We have to leave..."
The wolves stopped talking there, even though they were all illiterate, they still felt a pang of heartache.
This is a world of empire, and this world is about to be abandoned.
Hundreds of billions of the Empire’s citizens will die at the hands of those green-skinned orcs, who will become a new threat to the Empire.
But the wolves were completely helpless in the face of this situation.
Compared to the greenskins on this planet, the battles in the Cartier Sector are clearly more important.
Sacrifice is the cornerstone of the Empire. The Empire can accept sacrificing the citizens of an entire planet for the greater good.
Chapter 29 The Chicken Thief Cult
The wolves left, but Zhou Qing's impression of them was still acceptable.
Although they looked like a bunch of barbarians, Zhou Qing thought their words before leaving were quite nice.
So at least they were thinking about protecting the existence of the imperial citizens.
Therefore, they still deserve the title of "soldier".
However, their departure did not give Zhou Qing any other ideas, after all, the human empire was indeed quite large.
Based on his understanding during his time as planetary governor, this human empire only possessed one means of faster-than-light travel: subspace travel.
Given that they only have this one means of faster-than-light travel, it's somewhat incredible that they have so many planets.
Zhou Qing's relocation of the human empire is understandable.
Moreover, once the Space Marines left, Zhou Qing could begin to act freely.
The Thunderhawk gunship started up outside the planetary governor's palace and then flew automatically into space.
The Space Marines of Space Wolves have departed—
This means that Zhou Qing's last obstacle has disappeared, and the only remaining obstacles for him are the siege regiments of the Krieg Death Legion.
But it doesn't matter, those guys only know how to fight, which means they're a bunch of illiterate people.
How could a group of illiterate people be an obstacle?