Let Me Show You What Loyalty Means

"Very good, the God-Emperor is pleased with you."

Qin Yun was very satisfied with the attitude of Colonel Griffin.

Once this wave of Genestealer forces was exhausted, he would take Goliath Hive City.

He would then take the opportunity to clear out the Genestealers in Tyreen Hive City and obtain the C'tan Shard.

It was killing many birds with one stone.

After concluding the military meeting.

Qin Yun set off to return to the Imperial Glory.

He prepared to initiate orbital bombardment the moment the ground forces were in position.

The Valkyrie he was riding had just landed on the boarding deck.

Tech-Priest Jackdo hurried over.

He reported to Qin Yun that the Warband System and Honor Points calculation model he had previously requested were now complete.

After checking them and confirming there were no issues, Qin Yun pushed the update notification to the players.

[Optimization Notice:

1: The original Contribution Points ranking board is cancelled and replaced by the Honor Ranking Board.

Honor Points can be obtained through completing missions, gathering intelligence, rescuing civilians, war contributions, and other methods; rankings will be determined after comprehensive calculation.

2: Added Warband System; God Chosen with sufficient honor can register a warband.

Warbands can gain eligibility to purchase war vehicles, receive NPC army support, execute large-scale combat missions, and other benefits.

3: Added management gameplay; players can open factories, shops, operate legally, and find more fun.

4: Added Aquila Badge system, featuring gold, silver, and bronze levels, awarded to players who have made significant contributions.

Friendly Reminder: The war to retake Atoma is about to begin; this is a great opportunity to earn Honor Points.

++Thought for the day: Have you been loyal today?++

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Players possessing data slates quickly received the update notification.

Players with free time typed out the update message and sent it to the group chat.

After seeing this, Qin Yun also captured some videos regarding the war preparations and shared them to the chat group as well.

The three groups instantly became as lively as a festival.

A crowd of Spectator Players felt an itch of envy in their hearts.

They wished they could rush into the game immediately and go rat-tat-tat with a Bolter.

Guilliman is the Only Sun: "Stop with the closed beta already, just do an open beta with a wipe; I can already hear the cries of the people of Macragge, they need me."

I Don't Want to be a Stinky Can: "Welcome to another episode of Old Thirteen's daily wailing."

Slaanesh's Ten-Times-A-Night Stud: "Caring for Old Thirteen is everyone's responsibility."

Guilliman is the Only Sun: "I'm going to kill you all (angry)."

Taozi Baby is the Handsomest: "Let me in to be the Emperor's coin, I can't take it anymore, my withdrawal symptoms are getting worse."

Erlong Gang Leader: "When are you releasing new reservation slots?"

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While the Spectator Players were wailing incessantly.

Brother Zhong, Little Fatty, Ten-Timer, and other players were huddled inside a cathedral in Tyreen Hive City discussing the update content.

"Warband system, management gameplay, honor rankings, Aquila Badges—good grief, this game designer is way too lazy."

"It always feels like they're just patching things; they add a little bit whenever they think of something."

Brother Zhong recalled the previous mission system.

After they finished fighting the Chaos Ogryns and logged back in, the game had updated the mission module.

It seemed the underlying code of this game couldn't be changed.

After the mission system came out, every mission was typed out by the Guide on a keyboard in front of a projector.

It was all about being down-to-earth.

"What do you think the game developer is thinking? Hiring such a hack of a designer!"

Little Fatty scratched his head.

"Haha, who knows, maybe the big boss is somewhere hugging a little secretary, overexerting himself, and is too paralyzed to move. So he just lets the designer mess around, as long as it runs, it's fine."

Ten-Timer laughed out loud.

Immediately afterward, with a loud boom.

A dazzling bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck him.

"What's going on?"

"Are there enemies?"

"I don't sense any. Besides, the Rebels have all run away, so where would enemies come from?"

"Did we trigger a game penalty?"

Several players widened their eyes, staring at the charred corpse, looking at each other in dismay.

Brother Zhong seemed to have thought of something.

"The big boss is somewhere hugging his little secretary, overexerting himself, so he's paralyzed and can't move."

BOOM!

Another thunderclap rang out, and he went off to respawn as well.

"Good grief, you can't just say whatever you want."

Realizing that loose lips sink ships, the remaining players looked at each other.

"Scumbag developer?"

Little Fatty tentatively shouted.

There was no reaction at all.

"The scumbag developer is hugging his little secretary, paralyzed somewhere!"

Still, there was no reaction.

It seems the game's underlying code included a rule against bad-mouthing the big boss.

Whoever dares to curse gets struck down!!

"Let's just discuss the update and keep the off-topic talk to a minimum," Twisted Man said, shrinking his head.

Strategist nodded, "Let's stick to the update. The war to retake Planet Automata is about to begin soon. I reckon that's why the Warband System was introduced; individual players will find it hard to make an impact in such large-scale warfare."

"It's easy to see that the Warband System and the Honor Point leaderboard are meant to support combat-oriented players, allowing them to gain more support."

"If we're talking purely about Contribution Points, combat players would be crushed into dust by management-style players."

"But since the officials have officially introduced management-style gameplay, they likely intend to encourage players to innovate new playstyles..."

"Combat players are responsible for wiping out enemies, while management players are responsible for crafting weapons and equipment. They complement each other, forming a sustainable system to achieve greater realism."

"..."

Lycade Station.

The production line equipment at Dora Workshop was running with a thunderous roar twenty-four hours a day.

The entire workshop was operating at overload, all to deliver the mountain of military supply orders.

To ensure production quality, Qin Yun even sent two Tech-Priests to provide them with technical guidance and serve as quality inspectors.

With the help of the two Tech-Priests, Dora optimized the designs of three Exoskeleton Armors and also launched the Tomorrow Type IV Exoskeleton Armor.

Unlike the Tomorrow Type III, this model sacrificed defense and firepower in pursuit of extreme speed.

It reduced payload capacity and heavy weaponry, adding flight thrusters to the back.

With this, Dora Workshop had finalized the focus for the four Tomorrow Series exoskeleton models.

Tomorrow Type I is the entry-level version, emphasizing affordability and balanced performance, positioned for ordinary soldiers.

Tomorrow Type II is the advanced version; its performance is improved across the board, but the cost is higher, and the price is steeper, intended for elite troops.

Tomorrow Type III specializes in defense and firepower, sacrificing speed and endurance. Compared to other models, it adds a deflection shield and acts as a mobile turret, provided to heavy weapons units.

Tomorrow Type IV pursues speed and is positioned for assault squads, aiming to pierce into the enemy's rear at maximum speed to strike vital units.

To ensure output and complete war preparations.

Under Qin Yun's instruction, Dora authorized the four Exoskeleton Armors to Priest Hina.

He had her utilize the restarted weapons factory for production.

Priest Hina was now managing the manufacturing plant while also serving as a dealer for weapons and cybernetics.

Priest Hina originally didn't want to take the job.

In her view, the crudely made Tomorrow Series was an insult to the wisdom of the Omnissiah.

But under Qin Yun's orders, she accepted it and added multiple production lines to ensure the needs of the war were met.

Amidst the intense preparations, the loyalist faction quickly armed an army.

They marched in a grand, sweeping force toward Goliath Hive City.

When the ground troops reached the designated position, Qin Yun gave the order for orbital bombardment.

When the Rebels seized Goliath Hive City, they had destroyed most of the shield generator devices.

Afterward, even though they used Warp sorcery, they only managed to barely repair a portion, which could not cover the entire hive city.

Following the deafening explosions, a terrifying mushroom cloud slowly rose into the air.

Many of the already dilapidated, magnificent structures collapsed with a roar, swallowed by a sea of fire.

The orbital bombardment continued for over an hour before it finally ceased.

The Rebels were beaten into hiding, too afraid to show their heads, allowing the Loyalist forces to successfully approach the outskirts of Goliath Hive City.

Watching the sea of fire within Goliath Hive City gradually subside, Colonel Griffin stepped forward and shouted to the vanguard.

"Gentlemen, the time has come to prove our loyalty. Charge!"

The many Genestealer soldiers responded with high morale.

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Imperium!"

Following this, they launched their assault, pushing forward through the Rebels' artillery fire.

PS: May the Force be with you, even if it's just to help you dodge a stray bolter shell.