Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

The reason why stormtroopers, Krieg, or other living people are not used.

Not only did they not want to waste their lives, but they also wanted to keep it secret—

Anyone who lands on this planet will never be able to return.

"Noah."

Nono yelled, "You have to see this."

Noah looked down at the tactical panel, which showed the pictures Nono had sent him. These were the pictures she had taken of the Roman land from space. Most of the pictures were normal, with the ocean and plants looking particularly harmonious, and occasionally some traces of plants and animals could be found in them.

But only one of them——

"Is this a ruin?" Noah looked a little suspicious.

Nono nodded slightly:

"Yes, the ruins of civilization."

The photo shows a large building complex. Although they have long been covered with vegetation and vines, one can still vaguely see how magnificent this complex once was and what a glorious civilization the people here once established!

"Judging from the style of the buildings, it seems to be a lost colony of mankind during the Dark Age of Technology."

Noah nodded slightly, and Nono's judgment coincided with his.

Although the building complex had long been abandoned, Noah could still vaguely see some shadows of the hive world from these buildings.

This is a hive city that is still under construction. It is slightly different from the current hive city of the empire and looks simpler. But it is also possible that this hive city is the complete form of the dark technological age, while the current hive city of the human empire has added many illegal buildings.

"Send the coordinates to the expedition team, change the mission objectives, and have them land outside the ruins!"

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[The atmosphere is stable, there is no strong electromagnetic interference, and communication is smooth. The scheduled landing area is unobstructed, no danger is detected, and landing is allowed! ]

With the roar of the engine, the shuttle locked onto a flat area in the forest and slowly lowered its altitude. The grass on the ground was blown up by the violent airflow generated by the shuttle's landing, and it flew wildly in the air and was thrown around.

The birds living in the forest were frightened and flew out from the treetops, flapping their wings and flying towards the depths of the forest.

The shuttle's hatch slammed dully to the ground, and the Drones equipped with anti-gravity engines flew out of the hatch first, using their twin-mounted pulse burst cannons to attack possible dangers all around. Each servo-skull formed a team with a Drone, acting as the vanguard to explore the surrounding area.

The next to come down from the cabin were the servitors, all of whom were low-level servitors whose brain stems had been removed but most of their body parts had not yet been replaced with mechanical implants. Their main mission was neither to explore nor to collect and analyze the creatures on the planet. Their only function was to test whether the surface of the planet was suitable for survival.

If there is some unknown virus that is deadly, they will be the first to be affected.

[Air composition: nitrogen 78%, oxygen 21%, carbon dioxide 0.04%...]

[The respiratory system is functioning normally and there is no obvious damage to the body]

……

【Record 131:

picture:……

Plant type, unknown.

Growth condition: Good (?)】

From the weeds on the ground to the large rocks, to the lush trees, to the birds that occasionally get startled in the forest, everything will be carefully scanned and recorded by the servo skull. The drone flies closely behind the servo skull, and the thermal imager and various detection equipment are always running to alert for possible dangers.

The images they detect will be synchronized in real time to the Starlink in the planet's orbit, allowing Noah to watch the live broadcast.

at last.

The Servo Skull and the Drone Bee flew through the towering forest. The sunlight, which was no longer blocked by the lush branches and leaves, was no longer just mottled light and shadows. Instead, it could be sprinkled on the ground unscrupulously, illuminating the city built with white building materials.

The broad streets, the interconnected bridges, and the tall buildings reaching into the sky all speak of the city’s former glory and grandeur.

But the streets have long been occupied by vines and mosses, the bridges have long collapsed and been abandoned, and many of the tall buildings have been blown into ruins by some kind of weapon. All of this shows how dilapidated the city is today.

No matter how advanced the civilization once was on this planet, it has long since become a thing of the past.

Civilization has long since disappeared, leaving behind only ruins.

There was also an unknown creature that was crawling out of the building, carrying a huge cloth bag on its back. It was frightened by the sudden appearance of the servo skull and its body was stiff, not daring to move.

click!

[Unknown creature discovered, scanning completed, genetic analysis in progress, database comparison in progress... Comparison completed, genetic similarity 95%, identified as a horse]

The servoskull inserted the sampling needle into his body, and the sound array device emitted a cold sound, scaring him to the ground.

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“Is this a horse?”

Noah pointed at the creature on the data panel and asked in a disconsolate tone.

Cassia blinked:

"Maybe a centaur?"

Noah remained silent and continued to observe the 'centaur' who was paralyzed by the servoskull.

'She', let's assume her gender is female for now.

Results of a servo skull scan showed that she was 1.5 meters tall and had a distinctly human appearance.

Fair skin, long black hair, and delicate facial features.

Even from a human perspective, she could be considered cute.

But the difference between her and normal humans is that she has a pair of furry ears and a furry tail sticking out from under her skirt.

what is this?

Horse racing girl?

Although they have human appearance, their genetic identification is that of a horse. This is the first time Noah has seen a centaur in his entire life!

"Re-comparison with human genetic similarity."

Noah conveyed a new command to the servo skull, and the latter quickly came to the conclusion:

[70%]

It looks 99% similar to a human, the only difference is the horse's tail and ears.

But her genetic similarity with humans is only 70%, while her similarity with horses is as high as 95%, which is undoubtedly a very black humor.

But in any case, as long as there is genetic similarity, one thing can be confirmed:

The centaur picked up by Servo Skull was indeed transformed from a human, otherwise there wouldn't be even a dime of genetic similarity.

As for the reason for this change, in fact, as long as you know a little about the history of the empire, you can basically get the answer:

genetic modification.

In the Dark Age of Technology, many scientists were keen on tampering with human genes, which gave rise to a large number of mutants, who are still plaguing the human empire today.

Those mutants with too high mutation levels will be ruthlessly purified, and only those with lower mutation levels will be classified as sub-human races and accepted by the human empire. In the vast territory of the human empire across the galaxy, there are many similar sub-human races, such as Ogryn apes, Ratling rats, and cats.

The centaurs on this planet are undoubtedly one of the products of experiments conducted by some scientists in the dark technological age!

Chapter 91: Qi Ba! Qi Ba! Qi Ba!

On the bridge of the Stars, Noah was flipping through the data sent back by the servo skull.

In the ancient Terra period, humans were over 99.9% similar to each other, 96% similar to chimpanzees, 90% similar to cats, 87% similar to zebrafish, and even 60% similar to bananas.

This is because as long as they are native organisms on Earth, they all have the same origin. But if they are organisms native to other planets, they may not even have 1% of their genes similar to humans.

The Centaurs have a high degree of genetic similarity to both humans and horses, which is enough to prove that this race came from Terra.

However, in the 40K era, after experiencing the "genetic engineering" of crazy scientists in the Dark Age of Technology, the human race has long since changed beyond recognition.

Even if two humans look almost identical, their genetic similarity is likely to be pitifully low.

But compared with other mutants with higher degrees of mutation, the 'centaur' in front of us can even be classified as a 'sub-human' sequence.

To be fair, she even looks more human than the cat-man—

The cat-people of the empire are not the cute vanilla-eared cat-girls like Chocolate and Vanilla. Instead, they are covered with hair, have animal-like fangs and claws, and their limbs and faces are more similar to those of cats.

Of course, if there is a cat lover, this kind of cat person is the paradise they have always dreamed of.

But if we discuss it from a normal aesthetic point of view, the Roman centaurs, compared to the cat people, may be regarded as successful cases of genetic engineering.

"White, is she awake?" Noah asked casually.

"Yes, my lord, the Servo Skull is negotiating with her."

Noah slid the data pad, and the picture switched to a shivering centaur girl.

【your name? 】

【your name? 】

The servoskull kept switching between Low Gothic and questioning the centaur in front of it.

Finally, when it switched to the 37th Low Gothic language, the centaur girl responded and spoke tremblingly:

"Rice bath."

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The name is heard spoken by the Centaur Girl, and translated into High Gothic via the Servo-Skull.

Nuoyan seemed to be about to say something but stopped himself, and finally his face became expressionless.

The Warhammer universe is too complicated. Old man Huang, this couldn't have been done by you again, could it be?

The Servo Skull continued to ask:

【What are you doing here? 】

"I, I am an adventurer. I came to the temple to explore."

Mi Yu nervously answered the flying skeleton messenger, fearing that he would be killed by the messenger if he was not careful.

Finally, after the kind-hearted negotiations of the Servo Skull, part of the planet's appearance was restored:

The hive ruins where they were located were regarded as a "temple" by the local natives.

And the Servo Skull, she mistook for a divine messenger——

Because in the legend, the messenger of God flew out from the temple and conveyed the oracles of the great god Qiba.

The Servo Skull can fly, and the Angel can fly too, so the Servo Skull = the Angel.

The planet is in the feudal period. Mi Yu comes from a country called Oram, ruled by King Oram IV.

Mi Yu is an adventurer from the Adventurer's Guild of the Kingdom of Oram. His purpose of coming to the temple is to collect some useful "junk" on the periphery and exchange enough points in the Adventurer's Guild for survival supplies.

On this continent, Oram has nine neighboring countries, and their strengths are almost the same.

According to Mi Yu, Oram has a total population of three million, and the average life expectancy of centaurs is as high as 150 years old.

Although this is calculated based on Rome's orbital period, Rome's orbital period is exactly the same as the Earth's, 365 days a year!

"Thirty million subhumans."

Noah tapped the armrest. Rome had five continents in total.

Assuming each continent has a similar population base, that's a total of 150 million people.

Noah was not surprised that there were still people on the planet. With such good natural conditions, if there were no people on it, then this planet would be really dangerous. Even if the human civilization on it was lost for some reason, people would always survive, even if they were as humble as insects, they would survive tenaciously and continue to grow and develop over the past ten thousand years.

Noah slid his fingers across the data pad, flipping through the various analytical data sent back by the expedition team.

If we judge solely from the data sent back, this planet is even more like Earth than Macragge!

Its orbital period is the same as that of Earth, its mass is 1.2 times that of Earth, its atmospheric composition is almost exactly the same as that of Earth, and even the plants and animals growing on the planet are exactly the same as those of ancient Terra.

Birds, elks, lions, tigers, wolves, wild boars, elephants, rhinos... everything is available. Almost all animals that have long been extinct in 40K can be found here. It is simply Earth Online 2.0!

But on the other hand, with such a rich variety of species, the only thing missing from this planet is horses!

No, if you really want to count, there are some.

Noah whispered to himself:

“Should we say it is worthy of being a legacy of the golden age?”