Warhammer: Empire Reboot

Approximately 4,300 tons per hour.

100,000 tons per day.

The swarm intelligence system calibrated throughput within the first hour of transport commencement. The bottleneck was not the transmission speed at the armory, but the loading and unloading speeds at both ends.

In the agricultural world, seaweed blocks need to be moved from the warehouse to a designated location, while in the nest world, seaweed blocks that appear need to be moved quickly to make room.

Lawson approved the transfer of two hundred non-combat suicide soldiers to be specifically responsible for unloading and distributing cargo at the Hive City world end.

Loading at the agricultural end is accomplished by existing machine servants within the factory, guided by swarm intelligence.

Transportation stabilized in the third hour after it started.

Two years' worth of dried seaweed blocks, roughly estimated by Beehive Thinking to be over eight million tons, have been stockpiled in the warehouse and are being pumped out at a rate of 100,000 tons per day.

At this rate, the existing inventory is sufficient for eighty days of transportation.

The seaweed that grew uncontrollably in the ocean for two years covered an area of ​​millions of square kilometers and was virtually inexhaustible.

Nest No. 1 is a nest within a nest.

In a requisitioned chemical plant workshop, seventeen non-combatant soldiers are busy at work.

They were dressed in white lab coats, with workbenches and analytical equipment collected from various parts of the hive in front of them: mass spectrometers, centrifuges, petri dishes, and furnaces.

The equipment ranges greatly in terms of model and age; some are quality control equipment from the Zhongchao factory, while others are old instruments from the Legal Department's Forensic Science Section.

Swarm Intelligence has designated this place as the "Formula Lab".

Lawson retrieved two types of samples from the armory: dried seaweed blocks from Factory North-5, and fresh seaweed leaves collected by Jiaqi from the coast.

The samples were distributed to different workstations.

The component analysis was completed within two hours. The swarm intelligence tool integrated data from all workbenches and ran the nutrient ratio model.

Lawson finished reading the report in the command post.

The nutritional composition of seaweed almost perfectly compensates for the deficiencies of Squig meat.

Squig meat is a high-density source of protein and fat. After systematic purification, the muscle tissue of orc creatures contains as much as 42 grams of protein per 100 grams, far exceeding the standard military rations of the Empire.

However, it is severely lacking in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.

Long-term consumption alone can lead to scurvy, hypothyroidism, and digestive disorders.

Swarm intelligence had identified this problem when developing the "Iron Bones Project," but there was no solution at the time.

There is now.

Imperial Standard Type-VII seaweed is rich in iodine, a trace element that is extremely scarce in the Nest City world.

The nests have no ocean, and they rely entirely on external sources for salt and iodine.

Two years after the suspension of shipping, salt prices soared twentyfold, and the incidence of thyroid disease in the lower stratum cornea began to rise.

Seaweed also contains a large amount of sodium, potassium, B vitamins and dietary fiber.

The swarm optimization approach tested dozens of different formulations. The final conclusion was simple:

Seventy percent Squiger meat, thirty percent seaweed powder.

This ratio provides all the nutrients an adult hive worker needs to sustain moderate physical labor.

Swarm intelligence cannot predict taste, but it infers that, given that the previous food of the lower-level inhabitants of the hive was "corpse starch," any food with saltiness and protein would be acceptable.

Lawson closed the report.

The mission of the "Formula" laboratory goes beyond this.

The swarm optimization system simultaneously transferred the fresh seaweed sample to another set of workbenches.

Test content: Feasibility of using fresh seaweed as organic matter raw material in culture ponds.

The results came out four hours later:

Fresh seaweed has a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of 18:1, which is more suitable as a culture medium for orc spores than the 30:1 ratio of bottom nest silt. Moreover, seaweed has a high water content, which can reduce the dependence of the culture tank on additional water sources. In the water-scarce environment of Nest Capital, this is an important advantage.

Meanwhile, the two workshops next to the "formula" were also in operation.

"Sharp Teeth" Laboratory: Weapon Improvement.

The Earth-era technological knowledge introduced by swarm intelligence has a unique advantage over the Empire's industrial system.

The empire knew how to build it, but didn't know why it was built that way.

The ritualistic manufacturing process of Mechanics ensures product consistency, but also locks out any possibility of improvement.

Engineering knowledge from the Earth era took a different approach, starting from principles and working backward to derive the optimal solution.

The first project for Sharptooth was to improve the battery pack efficiency of the PDF laser gun.

Imperial Standard's laser battery packs use an old photovoltaic charging + chemical energy storage solution.

Using knowledge of electrochemistry from the Earth era, Swarm Optimization recalculated the optimal ratios, modifying the electrolyte concentration and electrode coating thickness. The improved battery pack can store approximately 20% more energy in the same volume, meaning each battery in a laser gun can fire 15 to 20 more shots.

The improved solution does not require new equipment.

All that is needed is to adjust the solution ratio and coating process on the existing production line.

The military factory in Zhongchao can be put into operation immediately.

The second project is to optimize the explosive charge formula of the bomb.

The improved charge is expected to increase explosive efficiency by 8% to 12%.

The kill radius remains the same, but the armor-piercing capability is significantly improved. For assassins who often need to face orcs with heavy armor, this means increased kill efficiency and reduced ammunition consumption.

Blacksmith's Lab, Materials Research.

This is a long-term project.

However, Swarm Intelligence believes that at least two things can be improved: the protective performance of the PDF standard armor and the durability of non-White Tiger armor equipment.

Swarm Intelligence retrieved approximately three hundred alloy formulas from the Earth-era metallurgical database for screening.

Another silent presence: deep within the armory, the STC data board retrieved from the wrecked spaceship remains locked.

The "Suppressor" Storm Bomb Gun is recorded on the databoard. However, the encryption protocol of the databoard belongs to the highest level of secrecy of the Mechanicus.

Swarm optimization has attempted brute-force, but with current computing resources, it is estimated to take about seven hundred years.

The only shortcut to cracking it is to obtain the decryption protocol key of the Mechanicus, which is stored in the Mechanicus's "Data Sanctuary," usually located at the headquarters of a Mechanicus branch in each star system.

The swarm intelligence flagged a piece of information: There is a branch facility of the Mechanicus on Planet One.

This piece of information has been tagged.

Some pieces, once placed on the board, simply need to be flipped at the right moment.

The agricultural world.

Seven days after arrival.

The assassins' infiltration has spread to key areas throughout the planet.

The three processing plants on the northern continent are completely under their control.

The seaweed transport channel is operating stably at a rate of 100,000 tons per day.

With six relay stations taken over, the communication network of the northern continent was completely under the control of swarm intelligence.

Intelligence from the southern continent mainly came from long-range reconnaissance by the twelve White Tiger Armor assassins who landed earlier.

They are scattered across the outer regions of the southern continent, avoiding densely populated areas and military bases, and passively collect information using swarm intelligence and expanded perception.

Intelligence was gradually being gathered into the swarm network.

The full picture of the agricultural world is gradually taking shape.

The Southern Continent is the core of this planet, with its main population center, administrative capital "Harvest City," and only starport concentrated on the central plains of the Southern Continent.

Harvest City is much smaller than any other hive in the hive world. It is essentially a large town with a population of about 600,000, and its buildings consist mainly of low-rise industrial plants and administrative buildings.

Starport is located about 40 kilometers north of Harvest City and has only two runways and three maintenance hangars.

Population: Approximately 72 million. Of these, machine servants make up the majority, approaching 40 million.

They are distributed in processing plants, farms, and infrastructure maintenance stations around the world.

There are approximately 15 million human laborers, distributed across various labor camps.

There are approximately two million administrative and technical personnel.

The number of nobles and their vassals was approximately 300,000.

Military forces: Approximately 60,000 local defense troops.

Of these 60,000 people, no more than 20,000 are truly combat-ready.

The remaining 40,000 were the "security force" responsible for guarding the labor camps. They were equipped with civilian-grade shotguns and stun batons, and their training level was roughly equivalent to "knowing how to fire a gun."

The 20,000 main force troops were better equipped, with laser guns and several old armored transport vehicles, and were stationed in Harvest City and several major industrial areas.

The warlord force dispatched from Planet One numbered approximately 20,000.

This unit is significantly better equipped and trained than the local defense forces: Imperial Guard-level laser guns, light armored vehicles, and mortars.

They are stationed near Starport and in Harvest City, with the mission of maintaining Planet One's control over the agricultural world.

The biggest threat is on track.

A light frigate, an Imperial Navy Cobra-class destroyer, patrols in low Earth orbit.

Despite its small size and limited armament, it still possesses the capability to bomb ground targets from orbit.

A single standard orbital bombardment is enough to flatten a processing plant.

The swarm intelligence's military assessment conclusion is concise and clear: if it's merely a matter of "conquering" the agricultural world, Lawson's current forces could accomplish it within forty-eight hours. Six thousand platoon-level elite soldiers plus forty-five White Tiger Armored Troops would be overwhelmingly superior in both troop strength and quality against an 80,000 poorly equipped garrison.

The escort ship on track can use preemptive anchor point teleportation to directly throw the White Tiger Armored assassins onto the bridge and eliminate them within thirty seconds.

Annihilate them all. Take complete control. Forty-eight hours.

Swarm intelligence provides a complete operational plan, including troop allocation, attack sequence, communication cutoff schedule, and contingency plans.

Lawson rejected it.

Conquering the agricultural world itself is meaningless; as long as the governor of Planet One is still alive, he can mobilize the main fleet to take it back at any time.