Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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These guys figured that since their fleet was stationed here, Zhou Qing would greet them, so what did waiting time matter?

The space necromancer has slept for 6,000 million years, so it doesn't mind waiting a little longer.

It's just that this takes a little too long...

On the human side, the Necromancer fleet was stationed there. After all, they were once comrades-in-arms, so they couldn't very well attack them and just let them stay there.

The two sides coexisted harmoniously, and no one really knew what was going on. One side was waiting for humans to contact them, while the other side allowed them to stay in their own void and didn't bother to care.

Chapter 200 You mean you can give souls?!

When the human patrol fleet passed by the undead fleet once again, Tarasin couldn't help but contact the human fleet.

A message from the space undead was directly forwarded to Zhou Qing by the patrol fleet, leaving the war commander to handle the matter, since humans had little experience dealing with space undead.

Previously, their encounters were always life-or-death battles, but they really had little interaction with these special space undead.

"Huh?? Is this space undead fleet still in the void with them and not leaving?"

Receiving this communication from the undead in space puzzled Zhou Qing. After all, the war was over, so why were they still here?

Are we waiting for him to give them some reward?

With this in mind, Zhou Qing connected the communication of the Four Space Spirits to his device, and soon the figure of the Endless One, Tarashin, appeared in front of Zhou Qing.

Tarachin first bowed to Zhou Qing with great elegance, using the etiquette of a space necromancer.

He then went straight to the point.

"Respected Human War Commander, this should be our first meeting. I have a deal I'd like to make with you. Would you be willing?"

"Tell me in detail" what deal you want to make with me? "Or do you want me to give you a soul?"

"After all, you should be considered a mechanical civilization, right? I really don't understand why your robots don't have souls."

“I can understand that ordinary units lack soul, but why would a unit like yours, which should be considered a high-level unit, also lack soul?”

Zhou Qing's words directly interrupted what Tarasin was about to say.

For a space necromancer, what is most important? Isn't it the soul?

So why did things turn out this way? It's because they were deceived by the Star God. Their souls became the Star God's feast, while they themselves became mechanical life forms.

Although they seem to possess eternal life, only the necromancers of space can understand the sorrow within.

Without a soul, the ethereal spirits of space mean there is no continuation, and civilization will ultimately come to an end.

Their future was already predetermined. Once the higher-level Emperors and Overlords within the Infinite Space Necromancer Empire disappeared, the Infinite Empire would vanish completely from the galaxy.

Hearing Zhou Qing directly mention the soul, and ask if he had come to request a soul from him.

The Endless One, Tarasim, was starting to lose his composure.

Along with Tarachin, Emperor Oberon of the Sorantik Necromancer dynasty was also unsettled.

Although his status may seem to be even lower than that of the Endless Talassin, he is still a Dharma Emperor, and being a Dharma Emperor means being the head of a chicken.

The topic has now shifted to the level of the soul, and of course he also wants to obtain a soul.

Oberon was the first to lose his composure and asked, "You just spoke of souls. Do you have a way to give us souls?"

With an excited heart and trembling hands, he stared intently at Zhou Qing, afraid that Zhou Qing would deny their question.

Even though their reason tells them that the chances of Zhou Qing helping them obtain a soul are slim.

Perhaps this human war commander, who has created countless miracles, has a solution.

It's hard to understand why space necromancers would have such a persistent pursuit of souls, given their current predicament. This is because a great civilization is about to disappear, and they are heading towards their end.

This feeling of waiting to die is unbearable for any living being.

Zhou Qing didn't seem bothered by the nervousness and expectant looks on the two robots opposite him; instead, he nodded.

"Of course, although my research on the path of mechanical ascension is not in-depth, I can certainly do something as simple as giving a soul to a mechanical life form."

"This is just a tiny application of psionic energy. Generally speaking, don't robots possess souls when they are assembled?"

Zhou Qing didn't understand why the space necromancers wouldn't have souls, so he not only answered their questions but also asked one of them.

Tarasin and Oberon remained silent.

Why do they have no souls? This is a major secret of the Empire of the Dead. Should I tell this human in front of me?

What did they just hear? They seemed to hear the human war commander opposite them say that manipulating souls was a very simple matter, and that he had a way to do it!

The two space undead who were just contemplating whether to tell Zhou Xing about the secret of the Empire of the Fearless Ones instantly realized the most important part of what Zhou Qing had said to them.

Zhou Qing can give them souls!!!

Zhou Qing frowned slightly as he watched their intense reaction, seemingly puzzled by their excitement.

"For psionicists, guiding, shaping, and even giving 'consciousness' a rudimentary form is not an untouchable realm."

Of course, the process of a complete 'soul' that can grow and experience autonomously is more complex.

However, I also need to tell you that for a normal mechanical civilization, giving its subordinate units a soul should be an extremely simple matter.

Zhou Qing didn't understand why they were so shocked and concerned about this matter.

For a mechanical civilization, isn't it perfectly normal to give robots souls? If a mechanical unit doesn't have a soul, how can it develop its own civilization?

Unless that mechanical civilization is a Geta-like consciousness—

Even a Getta-like consciousness still needs a soul.

However, the soul only needs to be provided to a main core. Without a core, a civilization cannot go far, and its technology will stop advancing.

Because the soul means creation.

Without a soul, technology cannot advance; it can only consume the old things.

Okay, Zhou Qing once again demonstrated that he could give a mechanical soul.

The increasingly excited Space Necromancer Ring and Tarasin couldn't help but say to Zhou Qing.

"Great Human War Master, may we visit your laboratory and ask if you can grant us souls? This is of great importance to us, so we must confirm it for sure."

"If what you just said is true, then congratulations, you will gain the friendship of the entire Infinite Empire, and you will become the most important existence in the entire empire."

"Please believe me, you will need our friendship."

Although they were very excited, they couldn't believe everything Zhou Qing said, so verification was necessary.

Chapter 201 Alright, he already has a soul.

A friendship between space necromancers?

Even if these guys didn't say it, Zhou Qing was prepared to get it, since he didn't have a sufficient intelligence network in this galaxy.

And those damned long-eared people did such a thing to him; not seeking revenge is not Zhou Qing's usual style.

But we still need to find out where the long-eared creatures are.

The intelligence agencies of the human empire are rather abstract, which is why Zhou Qing set his sights on the space undead.

"Of course, I will grant you access. You can each bring your own guards in. I'm allowing you to bring your guards as a courtesy I'm giving you."

In Zhou Qing's eyes, the guards of the Space Necromancers were almost insignificant. To Zhou Qing, even if the Endless Star Tara appeared in front of him, he could crush it with his bare hands.

Let them bring their guards in; it's a way of showing them goodwill.

Zhou Qing's immediate priority is to recover his strength and heal his wounds, but in addition to that, he also needs to gather as much intelligence as possible about the Spirit Race and then eliminate them!

He didn't mind showing some leniency towards these space undead, because it was all worthwhile.

Robots are also good partners of humans, aren't they?

With Zhou Qing's permission, the Space Necromancers naturally sprang into action. Both the Infinite One, Tarasin, and the Dharma Emperor Oberon of the Little Necromancer Dynasty went alone almost without prior arrangement.

Zhou Qing's decision to let them bring their guards in was a sign of respect and courtesy.

But if they really are so tactless as to bring their own guards, then that would be a bit...

Although Zhou Qing already trusted them so much and was willing, the Space Necromancer naturally had to show its sincerity as well.

Guided by the Imperial Guard, the two space necromancers, one a Dharma Emperor and the other a Overlord, were led to Zhou Qing.

After they met, Zhou Qing saw the two mechanical skeletons.

The two overlords of the space necromancers and the Emperor saw the scientist in front of them who looked almost like a legend.

They looked at each other for a moment, and then the three of them extended their hands and shook hands.

"So how do you expect me to prove I can bestow a mechanical soul?" Zhou Qing didn't have much time, so he went straight to the point.

The two space necromancers didn't expect Zhou Qing to get straight to the point so quickly, but after a moment of surprise, they quickly got into the zone.

The fact that Zhou Qing was able to prepare proof so quickly proves that he can indeed give them souls, and obtaining souls is the most important thing to them, which is wonderful.

"The method is very simple. I will bring a nobleman from our Empire of the Dead. All you need to do is give him your soul. If you can give him your soul, then giving us your soul should not be a problem either."

Sacrifice is necessary; they don't care about sacrificing a nobleman to test whether Zhou Qing can give them a soul.

If they succeed, they will be extremely happy; if they fail, it will only mean the death of a nobleman.

Rulers generally wouldn't risk their own lives; they would at least let their subordinates try it first.

"Of course I agree with your statement. Then please go and summon the nobles you need to bring."

“I have deactivated the spatial force field shield of my laboratory. Your phase teleportation technology is quite good. Teleport directly into my laboratory.”

As he spoke, Zhou Qing deactivated the shield system in the laboratory, allowing the space to be teleported once again.

Zhou Qing's statement left Tarasin and Oberon slightly bewildered.

They didn't even realize that phase teleportation technology was no longer usable when they entered the laboratory?

Tarasin quickly started a self-check using his system and soon found that this was indeed the case.

Zhou Qing wasn't kidding him; his phase teleportation technology did indeed malfunction when Zhou Qing's system was running.

This discovery made Tarasin think even more highly of Zhou Qing, and at the same time, he realized the importance of the human army's shield.

Tarahin recalled the Cyborg battle bodies he had discovered on the battlefield; these giant battle bodies appeared to be virtually invincible and unsolvable.