Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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To avoid causing a disturbance, Zhou Qing specially gave his mechanical legion the appearance of ordinary people, so as not to frighten others.

The main reason why Planet Governor Grover Kane looked at these soldiers was because of the weapons and equipment they carried.

And the power armor they were wearing.

He had never seen these weapons before, but they looked extremely powerful.

After all, he was a planetary governor, even if he wasn't exactly wise.

However, he still possessed the insight of a competent planetary governor; he was not some ignorant fellow.

He could tell at a glance that the weapon was definitely powerful.

"Are you all awake?" Zhou Qing's voice suddenly rang out.

When these people woke up, Zhou Qing had already shifted his attention to them.

Zhou Qing's voice instantly put all the prisoners on edge.

Planetary Governor Grover Kane suppressed his inner turmoil and spoke in as calm a tone as possible: "Who are you? Where is this place?"

Before asking others these questions, shouldn't you all introduce yourselves?

"Although I have figured out who you are, I think it would be good for you all to introduce yourselves as the beginning of our communication."

Zhou Qing's tone was very gentle, making it feel like chatting with a friend.

But when these words were spoken to the high-ranking officials of the empire on this planet, it was a different story.

They felt extremely uncomfortable, after all, they were once the rulers of this planet, and now they had been captured and were being treated like pigs and cattle.

The fact that they had been captured and brought here by a psionicist they didn't even know made them feel even worse.

The judges of the Tribunal were the most upset, as the Tribunal had been arrested by an illegal psychic, which was a slap in the face for them.

The one in the Ministry of Justice wasn't much better off; he was also feeling terrible.

However, being nobles of the empire, they quickly composed themselves and cooperated with Zhou Qing.

As planetary governors and generals, along with other high-ranking officials on the Imperial planet, they were well aware of what would happen to the entire planet after their disappearance.

Chaos is inevitable on the planet, but too much chaos must be avoided now, as the Greenskins are watching closely.

All they had to do was ensure their own safety and then warn the Imperial army as much as possible.

This was the only thing they could do for the God-Emperor.

They didn't know how these powerful psionicists came to be.

But they knew very well that such a powerful psychic was undoubtedly a huge threat and that they had to warn the Imperial army.

If possible, it would be best to notify the Ministry of Justice so that the Empire can send specialists to deal with or contain this psychic.

However, when they saw that the head of the legal department had also been arrested by Zhou Qing, they gave up the idea.

Okay, the legal department isn't enough—

The head of the Ministry of Justice has been arrested. Who knows what's going on with the Ministry of Justice now?

Chapter 12 Your genes are truly amazing; so many varieties and yet still humanoid.

"I am Grover Kane, the governor of this planet," he said in a deep voice, his tone still carrying some of the arrogance of an imperial nobleman, though it had been toned down considerably.

“I am Planetary General Albert von Klaus,” the general beside him said, his eyes still scanning the surrounding mechanical soldiers warily.

"Marcus Drake, Executive Officer of the Department of Justice." The head of the Department of Justice coldly announced his name, his eyes filled with hostility.

“The State Bishop Cyrus Wayne,” the head of the State Church said in a low voice, his fingers unconsciously stroking the imperial emblem on his chest, as if seeking protection.

The others also introduced themselves one by one, and Zhou Qing nodded in satisfaction after listening.

"Very good, at least you all understand basic etiquette. In that case, I think we should have a basis for conversation."

He smiled slightly, and with a flick of his finger, the force field binding them was instantly released.

The planetary governor abruptly stood up, but was immediately stopped silently by two mechanical soldiers. He gritted his teeth, ultimately deciding not to make any rash moves.

"What exactly do you want?" he asked, staring at Zhou Qing.

"You ask me what I need? It's simple, I need your information, I need to know which star sector I'm in, I need to know my location in the universe."

Zhou Qing stated his demands frankly, but as soon as he finished speaking, the people opposite him were dumbfounded.

The planetary governor exclaimed in shock, "You mean you want to tie us all up and bring us in front of you to ask such a nonsensical question just to find out where we are in the universe? Are you kidding me?"

"Don't you have a star map? Didn't you rely on the Emperor's beacon when you were navigating the warp?!"

The deadly barrage of questions came out of the planetary governor's mouth, but then, as if realizing something, he quickly shut his mouth again.

A guy who doesn't know where he is, yet possesses such powerful psychic abilities.

If they encountered them in the wilderness, they would definitely assume they were some kind of wild psionicist.

However, this wild psionicist also possesses strong scientific research capabilities, which they can see; the surrounding houses are clearly high-tech in style.

Therefore, we can completely rule out the possibility that it is an indigenous person.

Moreover, such a neat and simple outfit could not possibly be something that people in the empire could produce.

After all, there isn't even a Sky Eagle Banner here, let alone an imperial statue.

The planetary governor thought to himself, then looked around again and saw the single-headed eagle emblem.

Heresy, heresy! This must be heresy!

Who exactly does the single-headed eagle worship?

The planetary governor's face turned deathly pale. He pointed tremblingly at the single-headed eagle emblem on the wall: "You...you dare to blaspheme the sacred two-headed eagle! This is a betrayal of the Emperor!"

Zhou Qing followed his gaze and gently shook his head: "The Federation's emblem has been a single-headed eagle since the dawn of human civilization. This has nothing to do with faith; it's simply history."

Zhou Qing became interested when the topic of the Sky Eagle Flag came up, and he asked a question.

"And this is something I'm quite curious about. You seem to be worshipping a god? Is this god very great? And what about this double-headed eagle flag? Does it have any unique significance?"

To be honest, Zhou Qing noticed this problem the moment he came into contact with this civilization.

An interstellar civilization was superstitious like never before, and they worshipped a god called the Emperor.

This was a situation Zhou Qing had never encountered before.

After all, nothing like this has ever happened in the Federation of Humans; no god has ever received so much worship.

It is precisely because so many of our fellow human beings worship the same god that Zhou Qing is now particularly interested in emperors.

"How dare you question the greatness of the Emperor?!" The State Archbishop Cyrus Wayne suddenly erupted in fury, his face contorted with rage. "He is the Lord of Mankind! The eternal guardian of Holy Terra! He is—"

"Alright, Your Excellency." Planetary Governor Grover raised a hand to stop him, then turned to Zhou Qing with a scrutinizing gaze. "Your Excellency... truly do not know the Emperor?"

Zhou Qing spread his hands: "These are the gods of your civilization, so naturally I don't know anything about them. Although we are both human, what you need to know is that you have far too few human genes in your body, even less than a banana."

“If I weren’t certain that your soul was human, you would be dead by now. If you weren’t human, you would have no right to talk to me here.”

Zhou Qing spoke these words very calmly, but those opposite him felt an unprecedented killing intent, along with an extremely high level of arrogance.

That was the arrogance of the human race, a disdain for everything.

Planet Governor Grover's face instantly turned ashen. He subconsciously touched his face, as if to confirm that he was still human.

The Ministry of Justice executive officer, Marcus, erupted in fury: "Arrogance! How dare you question the purity of the people of the God-Emperor!"

Zhou Qing laughed, as if he had heard a very funny joke. People can really laugh out loud when they are speechless.

However, since the other party was a fellow human being, Zhou Qing raised his hand to bring up a set of holographic data in order to verify his authenticity.

"Look closely, your genetic code contains at least 947 alien markers." In the projection, the distorted DNA sequence contrasted sharply with the pure human genome.

"To be honest, I've seen mixed gene sequences like yours before, but they are very rare. And for someone with such a messy gene sequence to still maintain a human form, I can only say that it's really not easy."

"If possible, after our conversation, could you allow me to collect some of your genes for research?"

I am indeed very interested in your genes. How did you manage to become a human being with such a messy genetic makeup?

Zhou Qing didn't mean anything bad; he genuinely wanted to study what this gene was all about.

After all, he used to study genetics, so seeing such a bizarre sight naturally piqued his interest and made him want to study it properly.

However, Zhou Qing did not expect that his words would undoubtedly cause great psychological harm to the people on the other side, or rather, give them a heavy psychological blow.

The state bishop suddenly knelt down, trembling as he performed the Aquila Liturgy: "This...this must be the bewitching influence of Chaos..."

Not only him, the planetary governor, but also other high-ranking officials of the human empire knelt down and began to perform the Eagle Salute while shouting.

"By the God Emperor above, may the God Emperor protect you."

Zhou Qing's words really struck a chord with them.

Moreover, Zhou Qing directly presented the facts to them, which had a significant impact on them.

However, while they were engaged in devout prayer, Zhou Qing stared at these guys with a completely bewildered expression.

That's outrageous. All I did was mention the diversity of their genes. Was it really necessary for him to just kneel down and pray to their gods right now?

If your genes are messed up, you can just use a gene-adjusting device to treat it and get it back on track.

What does it matter?

Moreover, their genes are indeed of great research value!

In any case, Zhou Qing had never seen anything like it where the gene sequences of these guys had diverged so much from those of humans, and even contained so many alien genes, yet they could still maintain their human form.

In Zhou Qing's eyes, these people were excellent research materials.

Oh no, that's not how you describe our fellow human beings; we should say they are outstanding volunteers.

The situation became awkward. Zhou Qing pondered how to obtain their genes for research while waiting for them to finish their prayers.

After all, they are fellow human beings and should be given a certain degree of respect. He should respect their customs.

Chapter 13 The Gangs Come Knocking

In the eerie silence, bursts of gunfire suddenly rang out from outside.

The gunshot broke the silence, and Planet Governor, Planet General, and others immediately stood up and reached for their waists.