After reaching a consensus with Leon, Hunter fell into sleep again to save energy. The four people at the current decision-making level, led by Ademir, quickly summoned the remaining warriors and announced Leon's joining to them.
The Astartes would naturally obey Leon's orders, but Leon knew that if he wanted to win the true respect of these warriors, he could not just rely on the consensus reached between him and Ademir and the others.
He must develop a development plan that demonstrates his abilities and truly and permanently changes the situation of the Astartes, so that he can gain the hearts of these warriors to serve him until death.
The core of the plan is naturally to return to the crashed space hulk and look for usable materials on it to build a spacecraft capable of returning to the universe.
According to Ademir, after they killed the "green crawling lizard", the lizard's "flying companion" has been lingering in the space hulk all year round, and will even go out to hunt down the Astartes whose traces he has discovered.
The opponent's strong desire for revenge is not something that the Astartes, who are now out of ammunition and food, can deal with. Before returning to the Space Hulk, Leon must let this group of Space Marines develop weapons and equipment to fight against the behemoths.
But as the saying goes, every profession has its specialization, the more the technology develops, the more serious the situation of different trades being as different as mountains becomes.
Fortunately, Leon, who has a unique power, is equivalent to a human-shaped self-propelled industrial system. It is not difficult for him to build a skyscraper from the ground up. All he needs is a little time.
If we want to develop, the first thing we need to solve is energy.
Leon checked the Astartes' reserves and found that although they had more than a hundred warriors, there were only thirteen usable power backpacks. These thirteen backpacks used their solar panels to power the fearless life support devices and the cryotubes storing gene seeds, but they were stretched to the limit and could not be used in combat.
Their MK2 Expedition Power Armor also became scrap metal due to the lack of power backpacks - facing the large monsters rampaging on this planet, the lack of power backpacks would hinder the Astartes from dodging, and the little defense possessed by the power armor was not enough.
Not impressive enough does not mean that this planet is full of monsters that can directly penetrate ceramic steel power armor, but the huge impact force when the monsters collide is enough to act on the surface of the power armor and shake the people inside into meat paste.
So after the power packs were gradually exhausted, the remaining Astartes gradually disassembled the power armor into pieces of ceramsite armor plates, relying on these armor plates to protect the vital parts of the body. Because of this, the complete MK2 power armor is also as scarce as the power packs wanted to loudly rebuke them for damaging the cultural relics, but in the final analysis, everything was caused by a lack of energy.
Leon couldn't conjure up refined nuclear fuel that could be used in a power backpack. But if it wasn't specific to nuclear energy, then nature itself had a lot of energy that could be used.
Looking at the small hydropower station under construction in front of him, Leon's eyes were full of pride.
Leon was secretly happy to see the Astartes working diligently with shovels.
These two-meter-five-tall strong men worked much faster than the servitor's with their square-cutting equipment. He began to understand why Rogal Dorn and Perturabo liked to bring so many Space Marines with them to fight together.
"When it comes to energy, it has to be water. Water is the oldest and most reliable way for humans to obtain energy." He explained to Ademir: "The potential energy of the dam's production capacity is water, the steam power of coal mine combustion is water, and even the initial conversion of nuclear energy into electrical energy also relies on water. It can be said that whether a civilization is advanced depends on whether it can boil water faster and better!"
"But can this ancient method provide the energy we need? If so, why didn't we do it when our techmarines were still alive..." Ademir was a little skeptical.
That's of course because they can't pull out a set of generator technology from another world that is as efficient as the void's capacity - Leon wants to tell him so, but he will never and cannot say that he has such.
The characteristics of the blank ensure that what is in Leon's mind cannot be seen by those things in the warp, but if it is known by people who are not like him, it will leave traces in this world.
Even if he hadn't been discovered by the four tumors in the warp, for those conceptual beings that existed in the past, present, and future at the same time, once he spoke out, they would sooner or later catch the truth. Therefore, Leon was always cautious in this regard.
"Never doubt the wisdom of our ancestors. The oldest things may not be the most effective, but they are the most reliable."
Leon brought up the theory in the Warhammer world that the older the classics, the stronger they are to evade Ademir's concerns: "This place has a good terrain. In addition, we can build a dam to raise the elevation difference. The potential energy of the falling river water can at least free up the thirteen power backpacks while maintaining the energy supply of the newly built settlement. It is also enough for me to conduct some basic experiments or forge. If it is off-peak, it can also charge some batteries."
"Thirteen Astartes re-armed with power packs and power armor, that's all well and good. But what about the rest of the brothers?"
"I have some new ideas for them."
He turned around and walked back, his goal being the small settlement that had been rebuilt by the river. Along the way, the Astartes who traveled between the settlement and the construction site nodded to Leon and Ademir.
Although they cannot yet see any benefits from making these changes, the move away from their previous monotonous lives has rekindled their passion for plastering and the future.
In the new residence, several small dormitories and a simple monastery have been built. To save space, Leon put his workstation in the back room of the monastery.
He took Ademir to the back of the monastery and showed him the battery in the workshop.
"Neon Genesis Evangelion high-energy battery. This battery pack alone can keep a large robot eighty meters tall in combat for two minutes. I plan to use this battery to create a new set of force feedback armor and matching weapons for the remaining Space Marines to use."
"A giant robot eighty meters tall?" Amidel's eyes widened. "An Emperor-class Titan can be used for two minutes?"
"Well, not really..."
Leon touched his nose awkwardly, thinking that the products of the two worlds could not be generalized.
Given the waste of energy in the Warhammer world, ten power storage units tied together would not be enough for an Emperor-class Titan to fire a plasma incinerator. "But anyway, it is more than enough to provide armor and weapons for personal use."
"So what is Neon Genesis Evangelion?"
"They are a group of ancient Terran warriors who, in their era, drove a Titan called EVA to fight for love and the salvation of mankind."
Leon made up a story, not afraid of revealing the truth: "The high-performance generators used in hydropower stations and the current batteries are all technological relics from their time. I was lucky enough to find the STC templates for these technologies, but these technologies are backward from today's perspective. I didn't expect them to come in handy in this special situation."
"They must be a group of strong and determined fighters to be able to defeat the enemy using a battery that only lasts for two minutes," praised Ademir.
Leon was a little embarrassed: "It is indeed powerful. At least their pilots can shoot down planes."
Ademir was confused by Leon's cold joke: "Anti-flying vehicle? Can't we do that?"
Leon was even more embarrassed: "You guys are no good."
Ademir looked like he wanted to say something, but Leon did not continue on this topic. Instead, he showed him another piece of equipment he had on hand, which was the force feedback power armor he had mentioned before.
This power armor, like the energy shield and solar battle axe, was all technologies he had previously reproduced from StarCraft, except that the object of reproduction was changed from Protoss to humans.
However, due to the primitiveness of this planet, Leon couldn't even piece together the CMC-300 power armor that every human brother had, nor could he make the small, cold nuclear reactor on the power armor.
He could only modify an EVA battery from the disassembled power backpack, and also replace the power armor with a more primitive version.
"CMC-200 power armor, don't expect too much defense. I riveted your ceramic steel armor plates on the key parts, and the rest was made of whatever metal I could find."
If you can't find 200, put 300
"Although this thing is just a force feedback power armor, it still has some basic functions, such as a small servo motor that enhances the user's strength and speed, and two small turbojet engines on the back. Under normal circumstances, this engine can provide a certain amount of thrust to reduce the user's weight and increase the user's flexibility. At critical moments, it can even allow the user to glide a short distance in the air."
"It doesn't sound like equipment for Space Marines, but as long as it can make the warriors more flexible, that's what we need now." Ademir nodded in approval of the power armor.
Leon confirmed Amidel's judgment: "In fact, I originally intended to give this thing to the mortal auxiliary army of your time, but now it's good to change the size and use it for emergencies."
"Since this power armor has few functions, it does not need a power backpack to provide the energy it needs. When the time comes, put the Evangelion brand battery in it, and it can provide power to the user for a longer period."
"It also has a matching electromagnetic rifle. I call it the C-14 Penetrator electromagnetic rifle. There is an integrated system on the gloves of the power armor. When you wear the power armor and hold the C-14 electromagnetic rifle, the electromagnetic rifle will be powered by the battery inside the power armor."
Leon patted the weapon beside him: "This weapon uses electromagnetic acceleration to shoot the 8mm solid ammunition in the gun at supersonic speed, and there are no requirements for the materials used to make the ammunition. According to the data, as long as the material strength of the ammunition meets the basic standards, this gun is enough to shoot through the weak parts of your power armor."
Human technology in the StarCraft world is certainly not as advanced as that in Warhammer, but in that world where superluminal travel is possible, the level of human integration and intelligence is indeed much higher than that of Warhammer.
Even if the power armor used by everyone is shoddy, everyone has one. As for the ceramic steel power armor used by the Space Marines, even if it is not finely crafted, it takes a forge world decades to produce a batch of goods. The difference is not something that outsiders can understand.
Although Leon could appreciate a kind of mass-produced beauty from this equipment, such a small caliber was not in line with the Warhammer aesthetic that bigger is better. Ademir was a traditional Warhammer aesthetics enthusiast, and he naturally felt uncomfortable with this kind of weapon.
"Isn't the 8mm too small?" Armidale asked. "Even if it penetrates, it won't cause fatal damage. How about using a bolt gun?"
"We have no choice in the current situation. The bolt gun looks big and strong, but it is actually very difficult to manufacture. Bolt guns are self-propelled and explosive projectiles that I can't make on this planet right now. Electromagnetic rifles and power armor can both be made with a battery."
Leon pointed out the problem: "Besides, you all know that the monsters on this planet are resistant to thermal weapons, so don't ask for too much. Just cause damage and hold the enemy back. Just use it as it is."
This statement convinced Ademir. He paused for a moment and began to think about the team configuration: "How many days will it take you to build a set of power armor and weapons like this?"
"It takes about two days to make it by hand. If you can provide me with more ready-made ceramic steel armor plates, it can be shortened a bit. After all, it takes a lot of time to find ordinary metals and melt and forge them."
But it's not difficult to make this thing, and the small turbine engine on the back can be made from materials from your discarded power backpacks. I'll draw a blueprint for you to follow, and you can also produce it at a slower speed than I."
"What about the physical ammunition? It can't be processed directly with ceramic steel, right? We don't think we can melt ceramic steel and process it into bullets right now."
"This is easy."
Leon smiled mysteriously and pointed to the dragon bones he had brought over. "I've tested them. The strength of these bones as ammunition is no less than that of ceramic steel, and the strength of the key parts is even greater than that of refined gold. I just need to grind them into ammunition. It doesn't take much time."
Ademir carefully examined the dragon bones in front of him. "Is this the bone of the green-scaled lizard that could spit fire and release poison that we hunted?"
Leon corrected him, "Yes, and it's not just bones. If you had consciously collected the poison glands from it, I should have been able to come up with something else."
"That's what I want to remind you of. The monsters you hunt or the little bugs you see everywhere in the bushes may contain treasures far beyond your imagination. As long as you can organize people to collect them, I can help you make a lot of props with miraculous effects."
"You claim that you have never seen these things, but you show an unusual familiarity with them." Ademir shook his head. "Leon, you are hard to understand."
"What's so hard to see? This is just the discernment I should have as a senior hunter."
"You are a hunter too...?"
"Yeah." Leon shrugged: "In the imagination training with the help of equipment."
"...?"
Ignoring Ademir's puzzled face, Leon directly began to deploy the next steps: "Anyway, arrange thirteen warriors who can wear MK2 power armor first. They will be the main force in hunting those giant beasts with melee weapons."
"Arrange about twenty more brothers with outstanding shooting abilities. I will gradually prepare the CMC force feedback power armor and matching electromagnetic rifles for them. They will provide firepower and item support to the brothers in close combat. By the way, remember not to count yourself among those who need to wear power armor."
"Why? Are you saying that the commander cannot go to the battlefield?" Ademir looked a little surprised. "I am not one of you sages who command the Skitarii from behind. It is our honor to personally participate in the battle!"
"No, I just have some extra plans for your power armor." Leon laughed, "But extra plans also require extra materials... Be prepared, Lieutenant Ademir, our pace of returning to the starry sky will not be so slow. And the first step is to start with hunting that Tigrex!"