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As Guilliman rallied his forces, the two Eldar representatives of the Deathbringer's Army found themselves seemingly having lost all meaning, and they chose to leave.
However, Guilliman was still willing to hold talks with the messenger Evelynn and the red-armored warriors beside her.
Regardless, these people were there to rescue him, and Guilliman was still willing to give them some respect.
Of course, this is just the official explanation.
Guilliman actually wanted to figure out what these aliens were really planning.
We should also use the Eldar intelligence network to find out what's happening in the universe; the information we get from the Ultramarines alone is far from enough.
Guilliman learned about other information in the universe, such as the black obelisk of the undead, and he also shared this information with Zhou Qing.
Regardless, Zhou Qing did indeed save him. He was also a planetary governor of the empire, and according to him, he was a scientist, a fact that Caul acknowledged.
During the time he was assembling the expeditionary force, Zhou Qing couldn't bear to look at Kaur's shape, which was almost a desecration of the original human body posture.
Although he wanted to say he didn't understand, he respected it.
But as I respected him, I realized how ugly Kaul really was.
Therefore, he made a huge change for Kaul within two days.
Zhou Qing removed all the ugly and messy things from Kaor's body and replaced them with more advanced equipment.
More importantly, from now on, Kaul no longer needs to seal his memories or replace his memory modules.
Now, Kaul has transformed back into his original, ugly form, and has become much more efficient.
Not only that, Zhou Qing also retaliated by stabilizing his soul, ensuring that Kaul was Kaul.
Under Zhou Qing's various manipulations, Karl's thinking became more acute.
Meanwhile, thanks to the enhancements from Stellar Technology, Tzeentch could no longer easily influence Kaul, allowing him to revert to his identity as a scientist.
After completing the modifications to Kaul himself, Zhou Qing was very satisfied and generously shared some of his knowledge with Kaul.
A Level 10 scientist means there is almost nothing he doesn't know, especially a top-level scientific leader like Zhou Qing, who is an all-around scientist across three systems.
Zhou Qing's identity is not just that of a scientific leader; he is also considered the leader and commander of a certain ideology within the Federation.
As a veteran researcher who has been with the Federation of Humans since the 2200s, he is considered one of the oldest and most powerful scientists in the Federation.
That is why Zhou Qing's knowledge is so vast; he only talked about a little bit of biological knowledge and yet it made Kaul feel enlightened.
He felt he could perhaps further strengthen the Primitive Space Marines.
Just as this idea came to him, Zhou Qing gave him some guidance.
This made his original Space Marine 50% stronger than when he first took it out, and this was just something Zhou Qing casually mentioned.
Of course, most importantly, Caul of the Martian Machine God Cult has finally found his own teacher, someone who can guide him.
The thirst for knowledge is etched deep within the hearts of all the great sages of the Mechanicus, and now Caul has found knowledge, found the source of knowledge.
After Zhou Qing taught him for a few days, Kaur had already regarded Zhou Qing as his teacher and expressed this idea to Zhou Qing, to which Zhou Qing did not refuse.
He has trained many students, and Zhou Qing will naturally not refuse anyone who wants to learn from him.
After all, the human desire for knowledge can be satisfied.
To put it bluntly, Zhou Qing has lowered his moral standards somewhat.
But he remains the noblest and most moral being in this universe.
Of course, this only applies to how one treats one's own people, and only applies to how one treats other humans.
He is never unwilling to teach his fellow human beings; as long as you want to learn, Zhou Qing will be willing to teach you.
It was precisely because of Zhou Qing's behavior that Guilliman had already made a preliminary judgment about Zhou Qing: that he was an unprecedentedly noble moral person.
Guilliman found Zhou Qing's existence unbelievable; he couldn't believe such a being existed in the world.
But it was precisely because of Zhou Qing's actions that he felt Zhou Qing was completely trustworthy.
Such high moral character cannot be faked.
If we can't trust people with such high moral standards, then who can we trust?
The most important question is: who would strengthen the enemy's forces? That's simply impossible; Zhou Qing is trustworthy.
Chapter 61 Compensation for Guilliman
"So you mean this whole thing happened because the Black Stone Obelisk on Cartier's side was destroyed by a guy named Abaddon, which caused the Eye of Terror to be exposed?"
"And this bastard named Abadan actually wiped out billions or even hundreds of billions of humankind on an entire planet?"
Zhou Qing was somewhat angry, and his emotions were no longer stable, beginning to show some turbulence. Guilliman, sitting opposite him, once again echoed what Zhou Qing had said.
"Yes, that's right. The reason so much energy appeared this time is mainly because the Black Stone Obelisk of Kadia was destroyed, the entire planet was destroyed, which led to the appearance of the Great Rift, splitting the human empire in two."
Guilliman's affirmative words further enraged Zhou Qing.
The calamity caused by the destruction of the Blackstone Obelisk was immense. Furthermore, Abaddon destroyed a planet and caused the deaths of hundreds of billions of humankind—his crimes are too numerous to recount.
This was even more unacceptable to Zhou Qing than seeing a group of aliens appear on the Earth Alliance's side. What kind of rebellion was this?!
A powerful spiritual force emanated from him.
Zhou Qing's spiritual power became even more terrifying. The powerful spiritual power stretched across the entire Makuramar, forcibly purifying all the evil god energy that surged in from all directions.
Anger is also a way to make one's psychic power stronger. Now that Zhou Qing's psychic power has become stronger, if that thing were to appear in front of him again, it would probably be more than just a small wound.
At least for now, Zhou Qing can make that wound bigger, causing Nurgle some pain, rather than just making him lose face.
Of course, that's all beside the point. At this moment, Guilliman also felt the powerful force emanating from Zhou Qing. Such a powerful force made him unable to muster any resistance.
He had no choice but to keep trying to persuade them.
"Calm down, calm down, you must stay calm, don't act impulsively."
The 13th Primarch, who was regarded by others as a son of God, did not resemble a son of God at this moment. Instead, he was as humble as an ant.
Guilliman's words had some effect; under Guilliman's influence, Zhou Qing regained his composure and then revealed an apologetic expression.
"Sorry, I lost my composure just now. I'm such a bastard, this guy's crimes are too grave."
"His actions have seriously violated the laws of the Empire. To make him pay a sufficient price for his deeds, I will bring him to justice and then grind him to dust, completely erasing his soul!"
Zhou Qing said viciously.
As for how to completely obliterate the soul, he naturally had a way: by stuffing it into the synapse machine.
Let's make use of waste and contribute to the development of science and technology before he dies.
"Your Excellency Guilliman is very sorry for such a loss of composure."
"I will compensate you for any damage caused to your fortress and planet, so please don't worry about it."
Having calmed down again, Zhou Qing once again became the person with the highest moral standards in this universe. He looked at Guilliman with some apology, and also at Hera Fortress, which had been damaged again because of his powerful spiritual energy.
Although the fortress was once again undergoing renovations, the Psionic Legion and the Planetary Defense Forces had begun rebuilding the Machine Guard once more.
Just minutes later, Hera Fortress was restored to its original state.
Its defensive capabilities even received another significant boost.
Guilliman naturally didn't say much to Zhou Qing about this matter; he simply expressed his magnanimity.
"Your Excellency Zhou Qing, you are too kind. Anyone would be angry to hear such a thing, and I felt the same way when I heard the news."
"However, unlike you, you possess great power, which caused this loss. I did not have such great power at the time."
As he spoke, Guilliman gave a wry smile, wishing he had something as powerful as Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing's immense power reminded him of the immortals who used to be by his father's side, especially the Demonic Prime Minister, Makado.
Such power is perhaps only comparable to that of the Demonic Prime Minister.
Guilliman was unusually lost in thought.
At this moment, Zhou Qing began to calculate the losses he had caused and how much he should compensate Guilliman.
After all, this was the property of his fellow human beings, and he had no reason to destroy it without giving any compensation. Therefore, after completing the calculations, Zhou Qing spoke up.
"In any case, this problem was due to my negligence, so I am willing to give you some compensation. I saw that a large number of soldiers in your unit were wearing non-standard power armor."
"As compensation, I am willing to give you 6000 sets of your Terminator power armor."
"In addition, I will provide you with 6000 power swords and 6000 thunder hammers as various supporting weapons and equipment. Although I cannot provide you with your explosive guns, I am willing to compensate you with 6000 gauss rifles."
"At the same time, I just took a look at your so-called gene seeds. I think I can definitely help you produce a batch of them. So I will give you another 4 gene seeds. This should be enough to compensate for the losses I have caused."
Guilliman, who had initially intended to refuse Zhou Qing's offer of compensation, suddenly changed his mind after hearing everything Zhou Qing said.
Only a fool would refuse such a massive amount of military equipment, plus a large quantity of genetically modified seeds. Who would refuse?
Unless he is mentally challenged, he would never refuse such a generous gift.
"Thank you so much, you're too kind. The compensation you've offered far exceeds the losses you caused; it's actually quite generous."
"But as you know, I'm really too poor here, so I had no choice but to shamelessly accept it."
Guilliman didn't stand on ceremony and directly stated that he was prepared to accept it, after all, it was a total of 4 gene seeds, as well as those Gauss rifles.
Kaul had conducted some research on Zhou Qing's Gauss rifle and concluded that he could manufacture one after assembling various precision devices.
However, the rarity and scarcity of the various materials required are beyond imagination.
It is impossible to mass-produce such a weapon.
Every Gauss rifle is a precious item, and now Zhou Qing has directly promised him so much, how could he possibly be willing to give it up?
Zhou Qing didn't care about the so-called excessive compensation, since these things were easy for him to handle. He just needed to enrich his cruisers and throw in the supplies to produce more.
As for where these substances produced actually come from?
That would be to take it directly from Altramer—
For him, it was just a matter of turning on the machine; he didn't lose anything.
Chapter 62 Terra Expedition
The conversation ended with Guilliman accepting the compensation Zhou Qing offered him, and after Guilliman accepted the compensation, the two of them stood up at the same time.