Warhammer: Empire Reboot

"The one with the highest IQ, the strongest combat power, and the best ability to lead others to survival will automatically become the alpha wolf."

The alpha wolf led the hunting party into the outer perimeter of the defense line.

The prey they dragged back was a six-legged wasteland giant lizard, over fifteen meters long, with a head covered in thick bony plates and a back covered in rust-colored thorns.

It was already dead, its throat pierced, its abdomen ripped open, and several thick steel cables bound its limbs as it was dragged forward by more than twenty new humans.

No one cheered or fought over the loot within the settlement.

The people in the food processing area were already prepared.

The monitor lizard was dragged to the slaughtering platform, where more than 30 dedicated handlers immediately began work.

Skinning, bleeding, muscle separation, internal organs removal, and fat scraping.

The bones were stored separately, and the venom glands were sealed.

Separate everything that can be eaten, made into medicine, or used to make weapons.

A new human woman responsible for recording squatted down nearby, marking the metal plate with a bone needle.

As each piece of meat was cut, she would glance at its weight, fat content, and level of contamination, and then mark it in the corresponding area.

Er Gou frowned: "Huh, why isn't anyone stealing it?"

After observing for a moment, Aoqi said, "They don't even have the concept of stealing."

Er Gou clicked his tongue: "That's no fun."

San Gou said calmly, "You want to see them poison each other and steal meat?"

"Isn't this how it is in the wasteland?" Er Gou pointed to the distance. "In ordinary human settlements, even half a loaf of bread can cause fathers and sons to turn against each other. Here, there's such a big piece of meat, yet no one takes advantage of the chaos to cut off a piece and stuff it into their pockets."

"Because their social structure doesn't allow for waste or parasitism," Lawson said.

The allocation process began quickly, based on demand.

The wounded in the hunting party first went to the medical shed and were given high-protein meat chunks and blood plasma. The pregnant mothers were given fat and the most nutritious internal organs, the larvae received bone marrow and cooked soft meat, and the outer guards received large pieces of muscle.

The slender individuals used for reconnaissance received more easily digestible minced meat, ensuring long-distance running, while older individuals received a smaller but sufficient portion to sustain life.

They are like a primitive yet precise biological machine, delivering every piece of meat to the place where it is most needed.

The T-sequence reported in a low voice: "Within the current observation range, there is no concealment, no embezzlement, and no unnecessary conflict."

Aoqi said, "This is not about high moral character. It's about the efficiency of a group shaped by both genes and survival pressure."

"They're not kind, they just have no room for waste."

A deep, resonant bell suddenly rang out from the north side of the settlement, as someone struck a giant beast's skull.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The sound quickly spread throughout the outer circle, and a group of new humans moved towards the medical tent.

Lawson and the others also went over.

The medical tent was very simple, and an adult hunter lay on a stone platform.

His lower body was gone; from the waist down, it had been smashed into pieces by the giant lizard's tail hammer. The wounds had been burned to stop the bleeding, but his internal organs had been severely impacted, and his spine was completely broken.

By ordinary human standards, he could live for several more hours; by Astartes standards, he should have been put into the Fearless Coffin long ago; by New Human standards, he has lost all value for recovery.

An elderly woman stood beside the stone platform; she was presumably the judge of this medical area.

She examined the hunter's pupils, breathing, wounds, and spinal fragments, then looked up at the alpha wolf.

The alpha wolf looked at the hunter.

The hunter asked, "Has the larval nest been retreated?"

The alpha wolf nodded: "They've withdrawn."

"Where's Gray Tooth?"

"died."

The hunter paused for a moment: "Did it block the monitor lizard's second charge?"

"Yes."

"That's good."

The hunter exhaled, his chest rising and falling with some difficulty.

The alpha wolf said, "You are very brave; you have already exchanged twelve cubs and three mothers."

The hunter's face remained calm: "Enough, send me on my way."

The older woman held a stone bowl to his lips. The bowl contained a black medicinal liquid.

Er Gou's face darkened: "What are you trying to do?"

Neither San Gou nor Lawson made a sound.

The hunter willingly drank the bowl of medicine.

The drug took effect quickly; his breathing slowed, and a young new human squatted down beside him, grasped his wrist, and checked his pulse.

A few minutes later, the hunter died.

His body was carried to the rear processing area.

The bones will be dismantled to make tools, the muscles will be processed into protein rations, some organs will be used for medical research, and the hair, leather, and tendons will be preserved.

In the distance, several young humans peeked out from the larval nest, watching the hunter's corpse being carried away. One of the larvae tried to approach, but was stopped by its caretaker.

The caregiver squatted down and said a few words to him.

“He didn’t disappear; he integrated into the community. When you grow up, you will have his essence in your bones.”

The larva nodded as if it understood, then turned and went back to its nest.

Lawson continued deeper into the tribe.

A newborn baby, not long after birth, was placed on the examination platform.

The woman in charge of the test gently stimulated the soles and palms of his feet with bone needles.

T-sequence synchronous scan: "The newborn has severe cardiopulmonary defects and incomplete spinal nerve closure. The natural survival rate is less than three percent. Even if the newborn survives, he will consume medical resources for a long time and will be unable to participate in labor and reproduction."

The child's mother stood beside him; she was young and tall, her abdomen not yet fully recovered. She looked down at the child, whose breathing was light, his chest rising and falling.

The mother reached out and gently touched the child's forehead with her fingers.

"To lessen his suffering."

The woman put a drop of white liquid into the child's mouth, and the child quickly calmed down and stopped breathing.

His mother held him for a while, then handed him over to the people in the processing area herself.

She then returned to the area where the mother was developing, received her own nutritional rations, sat down, and began to eat.

She needs to recover, and she will continue to have children.

"Keep watching."

In the afternoon, the tribe began to relocate a portion of its population.

The alpha wolf stood on a high platform, below which representatives from various functional groups gathered.

The reconnaissance team reported the discovery of an underground water vein in the southwest direction, but there were also mutated beasts active nearby.

The artisan group explained the number of portable water storage devices, and the breeding group reported that 327 mothers were not suitable for long-distance transfer.

After hearing this, the alpha wolf immediately gave the order.

A group of hunters escorted the craftsmen and young mothers to the southwestern water veins to establish branch nests, while older individuals and young larvae stayed behind, and those who were injured but still able to move joined the second echelon.

Those with irreversible and severe injuries should not be moved; they should remain in the nest to provide the last line of defense, or they should voluntarily enter the euthanasia process.

The order was given, and all groups began to move.

Er Gou shook his head: "This wolf has too much power, doesn't anyone question him?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a change occurred in the center of the settlement.

A young hunter walked up to the platform. He was nearly two meters tall, and his back muscles were like a fully drawn bow. He had no weapon in his hand. He simply walked up to the alpha wolf and whispered a few words to it.

"The southwest route passes through Saltwind Valley. The wind direction changed last night, and 30% of the young birds will die."

The alpha wolf looked at him: "Your route?"

“The route to Duanya Ridge is two days longer. There is little water, but the rock walls provide shelter from the wind.”

Several new humans responsible for analysis quickly carved routes on the stone slabs, incorporating wind direction, larval resilience, prey density, and water risk.

The results came back quickly, proving the young hunter was right.

The alpha wolf changed the order: "The route is now Broken Tooth Ridge."

Then he looked at the young hunter: "You'll lead the first team on the next migration."

The young hunter nodded and withdrew.

Aoqi whispered, "The alpha wolf has absolute dominance, but wrong decisions can be corrected, and persistent mistakes can be challenged."

Lawson looked at the young hunter.

In this society, the strong must take on the most dangerous jobs, the intelligent must make the right decisions, and the perceptive must be at the forefront.

Every ability comes with a responsibility; if you have the ability but don't take responsibility, you won't have a place.

As evening fell, a wind picked up in the wasteland.

A grayish-yellow storm swept in from the rusty sand sea to the north, and the sky looked as if it were covered with a dirty cloth.

At the same time, the watchtowers on the outer edge of the settlement lit up with fire.

Heavy footsteps echoed from the distant sandstorm.

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