Warhammer 40k Origins Stellaris Civilization Simulator

Purebred Genestealers are the root of everything. Their long tongues are actually spiked ovipositors. They capture sentient humanoids and use the ovipositors to deliver assimilated biomass containing their own genes into their victims, which gradually absorbs and assimilates the host's DNA.

These genetically modified seeds can alter the host's physical and mental state within hours. The host will forget the infection process and automatically succumb to the will of the Genestealer, while also developing an uncontrollable and intense need to reproduce. However, the host's reproduction process will produce severely deformed first-generation hybrids.

The alien features of the first generation hybrids were extremely obvious as they all fled into underground cave networks to avoid detection, but the creatures were able to establish a hive mind link between themselves, their parents, and the Genestealer patriarch.

This connection and the mutations brought about by the bio-modified seeds will distort the host parents' minds, causing them to love their children unconditionally and worship the gene stealers as gods or messengers of God.

Therefore, many of the Genestealer's associates appear as followers of the Emperor or Mekhanite, and appear absolutely normal in appearance, save for the "additional" touches they add to their icons.

Many of them truly believe that they are worshipping normal gods rather than space mutant monsters, and their daily behavior is even more refined than that of ordinary imperial citizens.

When we forcibly disconnected the "biological WiFi lines" of these unfortunate guys and allowed them to return to normal, many of them immediately suffered mental breakdowns because of their "children", which was another additional medical expense.

These infected individuals, and their ever-increasing number of hybrid offspring, will eventually come together to form a loyal and extremely united cult organization.

Genestealers and hybrids will continue to communicate with those within the cult or those who have been abducted to expand their influence.

The first generation is every bit as monstrous as the pureblooded Genestealers.

The second generation hybrid looked closer to humans, but it was still obvious at a glance that it was not a normal human subspecies.

By the time the third generation began, they had become unusually similar to humans, and even lost their second pair of arms.

The fourth generation of hybrids looks almost the same as humans except that their skin is slightly purple, they have plate-like bumps on their foreheads and they are born bald.

However, the fifth generation of Genestealers will revert to their ancestral form and become pure-blooded Genestealers again, becoming dangerous warriors and spreaders of infection.

These creatures enhance their "chief", the original gene stealer, by constantly feeding it to enhance its physical and psychic strength. Eventually, it will become a beacon that transmits planetary coordinate information to the alien biological civilization that created it, which we temporarily named the Zerg!

We must immediately eliminate these dangerous creatures and eradicate them completely.

These cunning cults seem to have nothing to fear because they have been operating in those tunnel networks for a long time. They have cunning bases that are well connected under the mining areas of the entire planet. If they want to attack directly, it will not only be very time-consuming and laborious, but may also result in casualties.

But they will never understand that it is not a good idea to mock a cosmic civilization by standing on a planet with both feet. Those who can conquer outer space also have ways to conquer the surface and underground.

During the four months that the Federation deployed its troops, the Genestealers turned their lair into a trap that would trap any security team.

Thus, they also lost their chance for redemption. Because victory in a ground battle doesn't necessarily mean standing on the ground. By the time the Federation's ignorant enemies began to wonder why a strange crimson sun had appeared in the sky, it was already too late.

With a deafening roar and a massive earthquake that shook the entire planet, a portion of the mining planet's crust disappeared forever.

The simulated crimson lotus breath that was carried from the Void Citadel and then launched towards this planet achieved satisfactory experimental results.

The entire abandoned mining area and its extensive underground network were completely destroyed. The gene stealers were either disintegrated into elementary particles by the red lotus beams or buried by the collapsed ground.

With casualties predicted to be close to 100%, the federal forces immediately led the digging-skilled Ceratopsians to carry out the finishing operations. They were confident in their actions as the vanguards to completely annihilate these alien creatures.

Our territory is not as vulnerable as the Empire. Those extraterrestrial forces trying to cause trouble should really think carefully and realize that the Federation controls this galaxy, not just the habitable planets in this galaxy like the Empire. We have plenty of ways to wipe out an entire planet or precisely wipe out a part of it.

There is no future for the surface crawlers to claim to launch a rebellion.

The next task is to find ways to rescue ordinary people who are not seriously infected, as well as low-generation hybrid gene thieves.

The federal government has also comprehensively updated the services of genetic clinics, providing every citizen with the latest genetic therapy measures to protect against this infection, and has established a national annual genetic examination charter.

This infection will no longer be a problem for us.

No one would truly believe that aliens could pose a real threat to a spacefaring civilization, unless they truly believed that their own biomass and the total mass of their planet was equal to everything in the world. That would be the height of arrogance.

68. Rebuilding Free Will

"To be honest, all player empires in Stellar are essentially swarms."

That doesn’t seem right. Bee swarms are not that extreme.

.........

We had this idea long before we proposed the Ascension Plan to control evolution.

By regulating pheromones, strengthening instinctive constraints, and limiting the divergence of thinking patterns, we can achieve a "gestalt thinking society."

The group structure of these societies will completely disappear, and the consciousness of all members will be concentrated into one huge single organism. Each individual will become a single cell serving the overall consciousness, spontaneously maintaining the entire group without thinking, and the entire society will no longer have any differences or dissent.

This kind of social system may be powerful, and some strange thinkers may even think that it is "human completion", and all the problems that plague us today will no longer exist.

But it is simply unbearable. Loneliness and alienation create freedom. Pseudo-social animals cannot help but consume loneliness. We cannot truly understand each other absolutely with others. That would be arbitrary.

Therefore, this inhumane transformation plan that harms every civilized individual, including the upper class, is not recognized and is only of academic reference value.

But now, it seems that the time has come to dig it out of the repository and take a closer look. Of course, this is not for merging, but for disassembling.

.........

The warships of the Helka Interstellar Federation hovered like stars above the mining planet. On the ground, the strongholds once controlled by the Genestealers had been reduced to ruins, along with their underground nests, destroyed by the Federation's high-energy laser cannons.

The federal army's crackdown is not just about eliminating the enemy, but also about dealing with low-generation hybrid gene thieves hidden among the people.

These people were once ordinary human residents, whose bodies and minds were later corrupted by the malicious genetic modifications of the Genestealers, but they are not as evil as the true core members.

In fact, many of them accepted the gift from the thief out of a simple and beautiful vision. That is, the thief of the higher generation persuaded them that the "arrival of the Four-Armed Emperor" would make everything better, and everyone would become a warm family and obtain happiness without distinction.

They even harbored an absurd and beautiful wish, that the Federation could get along well with their Four-Armed Divine Emperor, because everyone was so "generous and friendly" and full of kindness towards them. As long as they introduced them, the two sides could shake hands and make peace.

How dare these abominable monsters deceive the cognition and emotions of normal intelligent creatures! Sooner or later, we will turn this Four-Armed Divine Emperor into an organic slurry!

We want to let them open their eyes again, wipe away the fog, and free their shackled minds.

So federal scientists concentrated the infected in a huge underground facility, which served as both a medical center and a laboratory.

The place was surrounded by countless gleaming devices: genetic adjustment chambers, cloning facilities, prosthetic implants and control consoles, neuromodulators, and tranquilizers released by the Mecha-God to cut off the psychic influence of the Zerg.

The surgical process was oppressive and arduous, each movement of the scientists treading on a knife's edge. A swamp demon scientist, dressed in a white research robe, stood at the control console. His broad hands manipulated dozens of floating display screens, monitoring the data of each infected patient.

These hybrids were housed in transparent capsules, their distorted, inhuman forms visible through the walls. Their bald heads, developed bone spurs, and alien pheromone glands hidden deep within their bodies all betrayed their lack of pure humanity. They were once slaves of an alien hive, a creature whose hidden genes still controlled them.

"Get ready." The Swamp Demon said in a responsible manner, his voice transmitted to every corner of the laboratory through the facility's communication system.

"An alien meme is embedded in their genes, a kind of mental colonization. We can only save them by completely changing their genes and thinking patterns, which means they will be cut off from the hive forever, but they may also lose a part of themselves." The Swamp Demon Supervisor discussed the risks of the experiment.

"These infected people are not innocent." The tree spirit researcher next to him whispered, his branch-like arms constantly fiddling with the molecular separator.

The Swamp Demon didn't respond, simply staring at the screen. Some of the infected in the pod lay quietly, some pounded the walls with their deformed limbs, some stared blankly at the ceiling, and the last few begged the Federation to let them go. Their expressions were a mixture of fear, devious pleading, and, above all, a sickening frenzy.

This fanaticism comes from the will of the hive, which allows the cunning creatures infected by biomass to live in a fantasy world.

"Get started." The scientists no longer cared about the voices, released a spray of powerful anesthetic, and began genetic modification.

The first phase of the experiment involved the creation of a "hive mind isolation field." The Helka Federation's technology allowed them to combine psychic energy and biotechnology to create a specialized field barrier. This barrier disrupted the pheromone connection between the hybrid Genestealers and the Hive, severing the Hive Mind's control over the infected. However, this process was extremely dangerous, as the hybrid Genestealers, driven by their intense desire for reunification, would experience severe adverse reactions in their consciousness, much like a drug addict experiencing withdrawal.

When the quarantine was activated, even with the anesthesia system, the screams of the infected still echoed throughout the facility, a low roar mixed with pain, struggle, and loss. Through the cabin, one could see their bodies twitching constantly, and their eyes gradually revealed a variety of complex emotions.

The eyes are the windows to the soul. The change in his eyes proved that the Federation was right, so the scientists stepped up their efforts.

"They're starting to break free." The dryad researcher said with pride. The Federation's technology had won.

The Swamp Demon Supervisor's eyes narrowed slightly. "This is an inevitable process. Their brains are readjusting to individualized thinking, and this will be a spiritual rebirth of their personalities."

Then, the second phase began. Through nano-genetic engineering and psychic intervention, scientists gradually and completely stripped the infected of their Hive genetic sequences and the influence of their psychic energy. Their mutations were broken down and extracted at the level of their basic organic structure.

This was a fierce battle on the operating table between two civilizations with powerful biotechnology, but the Federation's science and technology had the upper hand in this struggle.

Gradually, the hive organisms within the infected began to disintegrate, and segments of normal human genetic material began to reactivate. Simultaneously, the infected's appearance began to change. Their protruding bone spurs gradually receded, the peaks of their foreheads retreated, and their skin color returned from dark or light purple to normal human skin. They even began to grow hair again.

Their eyes grew softer, still somewhat dazed, but no longer filled with the cold fanaticism of the Hive Mind.

When the pods were opened, those individuals who had regained some of their humanity did not cheer or express gratitude, but instead pondered their newfound freedom.

"Strange, why did I respect the Four-Armed Divine Emperor so much before, hate the Federation that separated him and me, and be willing to sacrifice my life for him? My strange insect nature makes me do strange things. When the Four-Armed Divine Emperor descends, won't it also devour and disobey his life?"

"In that case, what's wrong with the Federation eradicating the Chicken Thief Cult and reforming us? Even if the Federation eradicates my atavistic descendants, so what? Who can say they're wrong?"

"I have been fretting over the Four-Armed Divine Emperor for years. I am the only one who has been foolish and wasted my time. But that foolishness was then, and I, with my newfound free will, am today."

"Gene therapist, am I right?"

The Swamp Demon Supervisor wanted to scratch his head, but unfortunately, he couldn't find his way through the exoskeleton. "Why does this new independent consciousness feel so strange? Does this device need to be debugged?"

Anyway, gene therapy has been carried out in an orderly manner, and countless people with mild infections have recovered. Although it still needs to be observed, it can be generally confirmed that this program has been successful.

The world has returned to peace, and all our hard work has come to an end.

However, we cannot be complacent about this. It is difficult to verify whether the calls of those cunning secret cults were heard by the Zerg civilization.

We must be prepared for danger in times of peace and continue to develop. If the bloodthirsty bee swarm really arrives, we must give it a head-on blow.

69. Be prepared for danger in times of peace

By the end of the first decade of Tessin's tenure, the Federation had successfully brought every former Imperial system under its control. In these regions, all the problems of the former Empire, including superstition, foreign infiltration, internal corruption, and economic decline, had been eradicated.

With the strong support of the Federation Headquarters, these galaxies are now filled with fully armed Void Citadels, star fortresses filled with defense platforms, and a complete set of military and civilian industrial systems that are completely self-sufficient. Everything is like a replica of Helka.

Prosperity, security and order unprecedented in the past have truly arrived in these 32 galaxies. This place is a paradise in the Mars River during this war.

However, the work is not over yet, two important projects are waiting to be started.

The first step is to further increase the speed of intergalactic communication and transportation, and build a real galactic village through a space highway.

The speed of quantum leaps and communication systems was further optimized through various traditions, while explosive particles enhanced thruster power.

At the same time, the quantum leap engine itself has undergone a major upgrade, reaching higher power. The observation interval required between two flashes has become longer, and the speed has therefore increased.

But this is not enough. The newly developed channel repeater is the key to building a space highway in the true sense. The repeater array it forms forms a space bridge, which eliminates all obstacles such as gravity wells and observation requirements that prevent us from fully exceeding the speed of light within our own territory.

Currently, the Federation needs only to jump onto a space bridge and wait for a maximum of 180 standard interstellar days to reach the farthest star region from the Hub. Simple communication would be even faster, as directed quantum interaction at a distance could transmit information at an efficiency exceeding ten thousand times the speed of light.

The development of this transportation technology also makes larger-scale ship models possible, and research and development of battleship-class warships is underway.

We need not worry about the emergence of dangerous space feudalism like the Empire, at least for now, every world is under the control of the Federation's core.

The second important project is the project to improve the national defense and citizen security index within the federal field.

We have no fear of conventional bandits and dangerous space creatures; in fact, we have just wiped out a dangerous population of another subspecies of void worm: the Orct, from the Federation's star system.

But we must be wary of covert attacks from truly intelligent enemies, especially those with malicious psionic powers.

Due to the disruptive space-time curvature of the subspace itself, all psionic entities are essentially capable of superluminal jumps. The only thing that hinders them is the unstable environment of the higher dimensional realm and their unsuitability for the real universe.

Warp creatures cannot see the space-time structure of the normal universe because the mapping between the virtual dimension and reality is chaotic, but they can locate their targets by tracking psychic communications created by intelligent creatures.

This is why uncontrolled psykers are so dangerous, their projections uncontrollably send out psionic signals across the ethereal dimension, like a flickering beacon that attracts moths. Therefore, the psyker's actions can easily lead to the invasion of malicious psionic entities.

The Federation has basically solved the problem of domestic psychics "inviting wolves into the house".

The compulsory course for every citizen of the Federation is the method of tranquility, which teaches them to stabilize their mental and physical state and thus control their psychic potential.

If some people's psychic powers reach the level of awakening, they can stably control their psychic powers by transplanting Yaling organs, that is, psychic circuit nerves, and even gain more powerful abilities. They are also called "magicians."

Citizens whose psychic potential is so strong that it cannot be fully controlled using only their aring organs, commonly known as "magicians," are transported to the planet Helka. Within the Earth's Resurrection Zone, they undergo further spiritual conditioning. Their psychic energy, which they find difficult to manage on their own, is absorbed by the planetary soul and transformed into natural resources. Resonance with the planetary soul itself also reduces the mental burden of these magicians. This process continues until they are able to fully control their power.

If the power of psychically awakened citizens reaches a high level of danger and instability, then such citizens will be transferred to Mecha-God, and their psychic energy will be occupied and absorbed by Mecha-God due to the Fanatic Effect, ultimately strengthening the power of psychic power.

Although this will cause the relevant personnel to gradually become social invalids with weakened thinking activities and lack of working ability, it is better to keep them than to let them explode into subspace cracks.

Only extremely dangerous psychics who are completely out of control and whose harm reaches the extreme will be subject to various compulsory measures. This problem cannot be completely avoided, so the Federal Science Council must continue to explore new technological advances to save more people.

However, these only apply to planets that have been completely conquered by the Federation. They will not work for those "dangerous areas" because we cannot build infrastructure while fighting a war.

Whether it's a dangerous cult within a chaotic Imperial world, an idealist civilization that directly worships psychic entities, or a ethereal planet that has emerged due to excessive interaction with the Warp, when engaging them on such an away field, the enemy can easily summon demons, and a small group can easily cause a planet-wide ethereal invasion.

Ultimately, this is because for malicious virtual entities, the most difficult part is locating them, not invading them. If they can obtain the exact coordinates, they can easily tear through the barrier between the two dimensions and teleport themselves into the real universe through various means. Our physical laws are as fragile as paper, unable to protect the real-world residents who rely on them, and even unable to protect themselves.

Therefore, in order to completely solve the very difficult problem of psychic entity invasion and unwaveringly safeguard the internal stability of the Federation, the Federal Governors promoted two related ascension plans.

The first set is called the Security Attack Force Ascension Plan.

The relevant sociology director proposed a comprehensive internal security force. He believed we must strengthen our civilization's security forces at all costs, whether targeting planetary crime, deviance, space piracy, or demonic cults. We must never allow them the opportunity to compromise our security. If anyone dares to act within our borders, our task force will dispatch them in a heartbeat.

This plan requires the establishment of a space patrol within the Federation to be highly alert to various threats, and to lift the ban on preventive security strike strategies to launch preventive strikes against highly abnormal planets to eliminate dangers in the bud.

In general, this is a dynamic action plan that will occupy a large amount of social resources, but it can ensure the complete elimination of unstable elements within the federation.

And those dangerous areas where there is no time for control are the places where the second type of ascension project is suitable.

We should manipulate reality, make it more solid, and transform the veil from a veil into a towering wall.

Everything depends on the principle of creation of the universe.