Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 407 New Apprentice (Fourth Update)

“Sage Chen Yu?” Weiss’s voice was gentle, with a carefully crafted, comforting resonance, but the subtle, almost inhumanly precise pauses revealed its synthetic nature: “What are your instructions?”

“Sage Weiss,” Chen Yu said, ignoring the other’s near-perfect mimicry, and cut straight to the point, “Regarding the project to repair the gene seeds of the Imperial Fist Legion’s ‘Rapid Conscription’ warriors, I have completed the first phase of the technical solution and submitted it to Primarch Roger Dorn.”

Alvaro's image leaned slightly forward, his overly clear eyes gleaming with focused attention.

“A project personally overseen by the Primarch…that’s of great significance.” He precisely controlled the awe and interest in his tone.

“Indeed.” Chen Yu’s synthesized voice was calm and even. “However, the specific execution of the project, including subsequent physiological monitoring, organ cultivation, gene calibration, and even surgical procedures, requires long-term residence in Holy Terra and a significant investment of time in microscopic operations, which fundamentally conflicts with my core exploration schedule.”

Weiss immediately understood Chen Yu's intention.

A perfectly timed expression, a mixture of surprise and honor, flashed across his face. The expression was so natural that its duration and the precision of its change seemed almost unnatural.

For him, being able to take on a project personally overseen by a Primarch and with an initial plan formulated by someone like Chen Yu was an opportunity that might not come around for centuries.

“You mean…” His voice remained steady, but the processing core inside was clearly already rapidly assessing the enormous potential benefits of this matter.

“I intend to entrust you with the specific execution of this project and the subsequent data collection,” Chen Yu confirmed. “You will act as my full representative in this project, directly responsible to the Primarch of Dorne and the Imperial Fist apothecaries designated by him.”

You must strictly adhere to the technical solution I provide; no unauthorized 'innovation' or deviation will be tolerated.

“Of course! Absolutely! Sage Chen Yu, thank you for your trust!” Alvaro’s response was swift and firm, his simulated emotions full and sincere. “I swear in the name of Omnesia that I will execute your plan with absolute precision. Every step and every parameter will be strictly observed and recorded. It is my greatest honor to participate in such an important project.”

Chen Yu transmitted a highly encrypted technical data package.

"These are all the technical details required for the first phase of execution. Report any unexpected situations beyond the scope of the plan to me immediately."

Alvaro quickly received and confirmed the request, his posture as if receiving a sacred object: "Understood! I will get to it immediately. Rest assured, there will be no mistakes."

Communication ends.

Chen Yu successfully delegated this time-consuming task.

For a biological sage like Álvaro Weiss, who has been lying low for a long time and is eager to prove the ancient value of his work at a higher level, this commission is nothing short of a precious gift, enough to breathe new life into his research that has been dormant for many years.
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Having concluded the review of the "Iron Guard" project and the commission for the Imperial Fist in the Nexus Foundry World, Chen Yu did not linger.

With core matters settled, his current priorities are now the research on the Genesis Particles at the Death World base and the exploration of potential dimensions.

Before departing aboard the "Eternal Seeker," he exercised his authority as an exploratory sage and a deep collaborator with Neksam, and accessed a batch of biological resources.

This batch of resources is not ordinary nutrition; it includes selected high-quality gene templates, high-purity nutrient solutions, and catalysts and stabilizers specifically designed for precise biological modulation.

The resources were quickly transported and loaded into the high-specification, multi-functional biological laboratory inside the "Eternal Seeker," which was added by the Mars team.

Deep inside the laboratory, an array of artificial uteruses, which had not been fully utilized before, was activated. A low humming sound echoed in the sterile environment as pale blue nutrient solution began to be injected into each of the transparent culture chambers.

Chen Yu personally set the modulation parameters.

Unlike the previous large-scale production of basic assistants in Neksam, this time the objective was more specific and specialized. The genetic template he input had been specifically optimized to enhance cognitive tolerance, microscopic perception, and the instinct to analyze complex biological signals—all key qualities required for conducting research on the ecology of genesis particles.

The modulation process is carried out synchronously during navigation.

Chen Yu remotely monitored the vital signs and gene expression in each culture chamber through the shipborne Thinker array, making occasional minor adjustments to ensure the process met expectations.

This time, the scale is limited to twenty units, with the aim of ensuring quality rather than quantity, and of building a professional team that can immediately engage in high-precision research tasks.

At the end of the five-day warp drive, the life cultivation within the artificial womb array also entered its final maturation stage.

When the Eternal Seeker broke free of warp drive and appeared in the Death World orbit, the modulation was basically complete.

The warship smoothly docked at the base's rail pier.

Chen Yu was the first to disembark and head directly to the laboratory area.

Subsequently, the twenty new Coordinators were guided by their servants and orderly stepped onto the land of the Death World.

Like the previous apprentices, they were dressed in uniform plain clothes, their eyes filled with the clarity of newborns and absolute obedience to instructions. They stood quietly in formation, awaiting further instructions.

Chen Yu met with this new group of personnel at the base's core laboratory.

He didn't give a lengthy lecture, but went straight to the competency assessment.

“Explain your understanding of the mechanisms by which gene sequence stability is maintained under extreme environmental stress.” He asked the first modulator, a calm-looking, focused young man (tentatively named Bio-Unit-01).

Bio-Unit-01 spoke almost without pause, his voice steady and clear: "Your Excellency, the basic maintenance mechanisms depend on the activity of error-correcting enzymes and the integrity of telomere structure. Under extreme stress, epigenetic modifications may undergo adaptive changes, but there is a risk of them getting out of control."

The intervention of primordial particles may have simulated or accelerated this process. The key lies in the precise pattern of interaction between the particle's energy field and genetic material, which requires the establishment of dynamic models for quantitative analysis.

The answer directly addressed a core challenge in Chen Yu's current research, demonstrating excellent professional inclination and problem awareness.

Chen Yu tested them one by one, and these new apprentices generally showed potential beyond the basic level in biochemistry, ecological succession models, and data analysis.

They will no longer need to start with basic identification tools, but can directly participate in data analysis, sample analysis, and experimental design.

He then granted these twenty new apprentices access to the monitoring network of the canyon experimental area and the biological section of the base's core database, and assigned them their first tasks: to assist in analyzing the genetic sequence variation data of surviving organisms in the canyon, to establish a preliminary framework for an ecological succession prediction model, and to monitor changes in the emerging microbial community.

The existing apprentices will continue in their respective fields of study and research, while the new recruits will quickly integrate into the Genesis Particles project's research system as dedicated research assistants.

Watching these new apprentices quickly get into the swing of things, operating the instruments, recording data, and performing preliminary calculations, Chen Yu updated the base's human resources files in his processor.

The research capabilities of the Death World have been specifically strengthened, which provides a more solid technical foundation for his next step of exploring the mysteries of the primordial particles more deeply.

(End of this chapter)