Warhammer: Empire Reboot

First leap: Approximately twice the limit of a mortal, equivalent to a scout.

The second leap: three times the limit of the Catachan elite, comprehensive and without blind spots.

His reaction speed, strength, endurance, senses, metabolism, and recovery are all three times that of the strongest among the elites of Catachan.

There was a third time, a fourth time...

As long as there is enough energy in the subspace.

As the host's genetic base level increases, the suicide squad summoning template is also updated accordingly.

Triple-enhanced Katachon Elite, consumes 300 life points and 3 cubic meters of refined steel, with an internal half-brain alternating hibernation circuit.

Lawson defined this new template as platoon leader level.

Then he noticed a new notification that appeared at the bottom of the system panel.

[A leap in the host's genetic base triggers a synchronous upgrade of system permissions.]

Lawson clicked on the details.

[Maximum number of combat-type suicide soldiers: 30000.]

The maximum value for Tier 1 is 10,000, after the first upgrade it's 20,000, and now it's 30,000.

The increment appears to be uniform, but Lawson noticed the underlying logic of the system.

The essence of the upper limit of a suicide soldier is the limit of the host's soul's carrying capacity.

Each combat-type assassin occupies one connection slot on the soul, and the total number of slots depends on the strength of the soul.

The stronger the soul, the more slots it has.

The growth curve of soul carrying capacity is not uniform; it is similar to the Fibonacci sequence.

The increment of each leap is equal to the sum of the increments of the previous two leaps.

Ten thousand, ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand, fifty thousand, eighty thousand...

The further along you go, the greater the incremental increase from a single leap, but the required subspace energy cost also increases exponentially.

Thirty thousand people are enough for now.

But what really made Lawson stop were the next two points.

[Lossless Profit Radius: Limit removed.]

[Airdrop Rules: Restrictions removed.]

These two restrictions have been his biggest burdens over the past two months.

Resources gained from solo kills are severely depleted beyond 200 kilometers, rendering the kills essentially pointless.

The newly summoned assassins can be deployed remotely, covering a distance of over 200 kilometers, with a maximum of 200 people per mission.

Now, both restrictions have been lifted simultaneously.

There's only one reason: swarm intelligence.

Previously, the system's signal transmission relied entirely on Lawson's soul as the central node; all profit settlements and all airdrop deployments were relayed through him. Soul signals attenuate with distance, thus having a radius limitation.

Swarm intelligence has changed this architecture.

The nine thousand assassins were no longer just terminals connected to Lawson; they themselves became relay stations in the network.

The signal is passed from one assassin to the next, and then to the next, automatically finding the shortest path.

As long as the distance between the assassins does not exceed the signal coverage area of ​​the grid, the signal can be transmitted indefinitely without attenuation.

Each suicide soldier is both a terminal and a base station.

Lossless earnings are no longer limited by distance; settlement signals are automatically routed to the nearest node in the grid to complete the payment.

Airdrops are no longer limited by distance; any existing suicide soldier can serve as a drop anchor.

Finally, the assassin template now includes a "non-combat type".

[Non-combat assassins: The number of assassins that can be exchanged does not count against the combat assassin limit. Current status: Gene template missing, unable to exchange.]

Lawson clicked on the instructions.

The classification of suicide bombers is based on genetic templates.

Combat-type suicide soldiers use Lawson's own DNA, which is highly compatible with the host's genes. Each one must establish a deep resonance anchor point in their soul, which is why there is a hard limit of 30,000.

Non-combat assassins use the DNA of ordinary humans, requiring only a shallow connection and not consuming soul slots.

Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the number.

As long as you have the resources, you can exchange as much as you want.

The moment Lawson saw this, a question flashed through his mind.

The strength of swarm energy increases with the number of nodes.

Non-combat assassins are also nodes. If they have no limit, wouldn't psionic energy also have no limit?

He reviewed the supplementary instructions.

Non-combat assassins do contribute psionic energy, but their individual contribution is only 10% of that of combat assassins.

Lawson smiled.

"Ten to one" sounds shabby.

But it has no upper limit.

The ceiling for combat-type suicide soldiers is 30,000, and their psionic contribution is locked at this number.

There is no limit to the number of non-combat suicide soldiers.

The psionic contribution of 100,000 non-combatant zombies is equivalent to that of an additional 10,000 combat-type zombies.

This is equivalent to raising the psionic ceiling by one-third.

One million equals an additional 100,000 combat-type characters.

The total amount of psionic energy has increased several times over.

On the derelict ship, resources are scarce, and this road cannot be used for the time being.

However, once the resource channels are opened after leaving the wrecked ship, the speed of psionic energy growth will no longer be limited by the upper limit of combat suicide soldiers, but will be driven forward by the speed of resource acquisition.

Lawson stored this logic in the long-term strategic planning area of ​​swarm intelligence.

However, non-combat suicide soldiers are currently only on paper.

Lawson needs another original human gene sample.

The entire Astral Army of the 88th Assault Force was wiped out on this wrecked ship.

The weapons were looted by the Greenskins, but the bones should still be there.

Previously, when Jia San was searching for power armor, he had seen several in the wreckage of that frigate.

"In the next search operation, keep an extra watch out for human remains. Bring back any well-preserved long bones; there should still be extractable DNA in the bone marrow cavity."

He input this instruction into the swarm intelligence system.

The immediate priority is to get off the wrecked ship, but this line must be laid in advance.

Once he obtains a genetic sample from an ordinary human, he will no longer be just a commander of an army.

Engineers, technicians, medics, administrators, logistics experts—all the elements that transform an army from a guerrilla force into a regular army, and from a regular army into a state apparatus, can be exchanged in unlimited quantities.

The combat-type assassin is Blade.

Thirty thousand knives, sharp but with a limit.

Non-combat assassins are the hands that wield swords, the furnaces that forge swords, the carts that transport swords, and the cities that guard swords.

There is no upper limit.

Now that the triple enhancement is complete, it's time to take action against those Chaos Space Marines.

Their power armor should now belong to the Luo family.

P.S.: Brothers, please forgive me for writing the second enhancement in more detail. This is very important. Some readers have been reminding me to follow the Astartes route, but it would be a waste for the protagonist's cheat ability to follow the Astartes route. We are following the Primarch route until we surpass the Primarch.

I'll write this in more detail before it's published, otherwise my brothers will complain that it's too padded after it's published.

Finally, please continue reading and vote!

Chapter 71 Operation Thorn Removal

Deep within the forge stronghold.

Lawson stood on the towering metal platform, looking down at the sixteen white tiger-painted power armor units lined up below.

With the second leap in the genetic base, system permissions are fully unlocked.

Three times the physical fitness of the elite junglers in Katachon.

This is far more than just a matter of the numbers tripling.

In the brutal physics of Warhammer, when muscle density, bone strength, and nerve reaction speed all triple simultaneously, the destructive power that can be unleashed also increases exponentially.

The sixteen wearers still possessed the physical qualities of Class A captains.

It's time to address this weakness.

“A1 to A16, step forward.”

Sixteen assassin captains, dressed in plain undershirts, strode out from beside the power armor maintenance racks.

These people were the absolute core members who had followed Lawson from the very beginning, struggling and fighting their way through the wrecked ship.

Lawson never skimped on resources for this group of people.

"Improving the quality of platoon leaders."

[Command confirmed. Consume corresponding health points and resources. Begin gene remodeling...]

The bodies of all sixteen team leaders were simultaneously enveloped in the system's white light.

The process was much faster than Lawson's own leap.