Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 269 Natural Foods (Sixth Update)
Soon, the two service aircraft dispatched by Ignis arrived on time. They silently glided into the residential area and unloaded the first batch of upgraded supplies.

The sight before them drew everyone together—no longer the monotonous gray sealed packaging, but burlap sacks of flour and beans with rough textures, exuding a faint aroma of grains.

The sealed metal can contains processed synthetic protein bases; although still an industrial product, it at least has the form of food.

Several bottles of dark-colored fermented alcoholic beverages labeled "Amasec" were carefully placed in a corner, along with a small batch of dehydrated vegetables and basic seasonings, including salt, pepper, and several dried herbs.

The most surprising thing was the portable heating stove and a basic cooking set. Although simple, it meant that they could finally cook for themselves.

"Come on, everyone, make way!" Jack immediately perked up, rolled up his sleeves, and displayed the unique street survival wisdom of the Heywood District.

He directed Pila and Rebecca to separate the flour and water, instructed David to tend the fire, and had Dorio begin processing the dehydrated vegetables.

Even Qi Wei, who always keeps to herself, quietly took over the task of organizing the seasonings.

Valerie stood a little distance away, watching this busy scene, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

She picked up a jar of synthetic protein base, skillfully opened the sealed lid, added the right amount of water and seasonings, and began marinating—this action made her feel as if she had returned to the well-equipped small kitchens in the Arasaka Building.

Soon after, the unique aroma of cooking food wafted through the residential area for the first time—the caramelized scent of flour baking on a heating plate, and the warm aroma of stews bubbling in pots.

The warm, homey smell contrasted strangely with the cold metal walls and the ever-present smell of engine oil, yet it gave everyone a long-lost sense of warmth and a real feeling of being "alive."

The atmosphere reached its peak when the simple stew and flatbread were distributed to everyone.

Mann took a bite of the steaming hot flatbread and squinted his eyes in satisfaction; Rebecca sipped the stew as if savoring a delicacy; Pila couldn't wait to pour herself a glass of amosaic, and although she frowned at the unique bitterness, she still smiled and took another sip.

“This is ten thousand times better than nutritional paste.” Jack said indistinctly with his mouth full of food, which made everyone laugh.

In this corner, which was originally filled only with the sounds of machinery, for the first time, relaxed and cheerful conversations could be heard, and even genuine laughter occasionally broke out.

The improvement in living standards had an immediate effect.

Not only Jack and Valerie, but the morale of the entire Mann squad was significantly boosted.

Rebecca no longer spends all day in bed, and Pila has become noticeably more talkative.

Even the usually composed Mann relaxed his brow as he enjoyed this simple yet thoughtful meal.

The sense of oppression and irritability caused by the extreme discomfort of the environment was effectively relieved, and they no longer had the initial resistance to the work that needed to be done next.

When Chen Yu observed through monitoring data in the lab that the team members' physiological indicators were stabilizing and their stress hormone levels were significantly decreasing, his core logic confirmed a fact: adequate material support can indeed optimize the team's work performance. This seemingly irrational fulfillment of needs became an effective catalyst for improving project efficiency.
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Meanwhile, in the core laboratory, Chen Yu had already sent the massive technical data package about the "Iron Guard" project, which he had compiled, to the receiving port designated by the supervising sage, Vox, through the highest level of encryption.

Almost at the same time, he also received a confirmation message from Ignis—the intelligent mech squad, which included two Death-class automatons, had been officially transferred from the core armory of the Forging World and was being escorted by a dedicated transport team to his designated receiving point at the Death World base.

The gears of power are starting to mesh precisely and accelerate as the agreement is reached.

He stood in front of the control panel, his crimson optical lens staring at the dark red power armor in the holographic projection, which was wrapped in layers of structural wireframes and data streams.

The massive war machine that has been dormant for so long has begun to emit a low, rumbling preheating sound thanks to the infusion of this technology.

A massive chain of interests was converging before his eyes, and the potential energy of politics and economics began to flow like a circuit that had been connected.

The "fuel" he had put in had been successfully ignited. The next step was to observe how fiercely the flame burned and what kind of light and heat it would bring to him and the entire Nexus world.

His thinking didn't dwell on the status quo; he immediately shifted to the next specific plan. The data interface reconnected to the console, and a series of new commands were quickly issued:
"Notify the Technical Priest teams 'Delta-7' and 'Epsilon-3' that the project kick-off meeting will be held in the Seventh Analysis Room three standard hours later. They are requested to bring their respective field-specific evaluation tools and preliminary resource lists."

"Grant Valerie and Jack Wells Level 3 access to the laboratory area, limited to the power armor testing area, basic maintenance bay, and designated living quarters. Simultaneously, elevate their physiological data monitoring priority to the 'key personnel for the project' level."

"Connect to the Death World Base's main control system and plan the deployment of the intelligent mech squad upon its arrival. Prioritize strengthening the defenses at the ruins entrance and the perimeter security network in the core area where the dimensional teleporter is located. The Death Annihilation-class automated mechs need to be deployed at strategic nodes to form crossfire."

The commands are silently recorded and distributed by the servo skull.

Chen Yu could sense that a small power and execution network, centered around him and focused on the "Iron Guard" project, was rapidly being woven and formed.

He is not only the provider of technology, but also the engine and helmsman of the entire project.

He pulled up a map of the interior of the casting world and a resource allocation map, his gaze falling on several test sites and auxiliary processing workshops that were in a semi-idle state.

These will all be gradually activated and utilized under his authority as the project progresses.

The agreement with Vox brings more than just a profit-sharing arrangement on paper; it is a lever to mobilize the enormous power of the world itself.

Next, it was time to lift the heavy hammer and begin the actual forging process.

Although Chen Yu's metal visor was expressionless, the steadily burning crimson optical lens seemed to have already reflected the roaring production lines of the future, the formation of steel behemoths, and the storm that would sweep across the entire empire's military equipment field.

(End of this chapter)