Show You What Loyalty Means

"Good. The God-Emperor is pleased with you."

Qin Yun was very satisfied with Colonel Griffin's attitude.

Once they had exhausted this wave of Genestealer forces and taken Goliath Hive City,

they could take the opportunity to clear out the Genestealers in Tyreen Hive City and obtain the C'tan Shard.

One move, many gains.

After the military meeting,

Qin Yun set off back to the Imperial Glory.

He planned to begin orbital bombardment the moment the ground forces were in position.

The Valkyrie carrying him had just landed on the embarkation deck

when Tech-Priest Jackdo hurried over.

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

After inspecting them and confirming there were no problems, Qin Yun pushed an update notification to the players.

Optimization Notice:

1: The original Contribution Points Ranking Board has been removed and replaced by the Honor Ranking Board.

Honor Points can be earned through completing missions, gathering intelligence, rescuing civilians, contributing to the war effort, and more. Rankings will be determined through a comprehensive calculation.

2: A Warband System has been added. God Chosen with sufficient Honor may register a warband.

Warbands may gain eligibility to purchase military vehicles, receive NPC military support, undertake large-scale combat missions, and enjoy other privileges.

3: A business gameplay feature has been added. Players may open factories and shops, operate legally, and find more ways to have fun.

4: An Aquila Badge system has been added, with gold, silver, and bronze tiers awarded to players who make major contributions.

Friendly reminder: The war to reclaim Planet Automata is about to begin. This is a great opportunity to earn Honor Points.

++Daily Reflection: Have you been loyal today?++

Players with Data Slates quickly received the update notification.

Those with free time manually typed out the update and sent it to the group chats.

After seeing it, Qin Yun clipped several videos about the war preparations and shared them in the chat groups as well.

The three groups instantly became as lively as New Year's celebrations.

The Spectator Players were so envious their hearts itched.

They wished they could immediately rush into the game and spray away with Bolters.

Guilliman is the Only Sun: "Stop the closed beta already. Wipe everything and launch the open beta. I can already hear the cries of Macragge's people. They need me."

I Don't Want to be a Stinky Can: "Welcome to 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 all of you! Furious"

Taozi Baby is the Handsomest: "Let me in and make me the Emperor's coin already. I can't take it anymore. My withdrawal is getting worse."

Erlong Gang Leader: "When are you releasing more registration slots?"

"..."

While the Spectator Players wailed endlessly,

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

"The Warband System, business gameplay, Honor Ranking Board, Aquila Badges... damn, isn't this developer way too half-assed?"

"It feels like patching a game. Whenever he thinks of something, he just slaps it on."

Brother Zhong recalled the earlier mission system.

After they had finished fighting the Chaos Ogryns and logged in again, the game had added a mission module.

It seemed like this game's underlying code could not be altered.

After the mission system appeared, every mission had been manually typed by the Guide on a keyboard in front of a projector.

It was all about being down-to-earth.

"What the hell is this game company thinking?! Hiring such a lousy developer!!"

Little Fatty scratched his head.

"Haha, maybe the big boss is somewhere with his arms around his little secretary, exhausted from too much exercise and unable to move. So he lets the developer do whatever he wants. As long as the game runs, who cares?"

Ten-Timer burst out laughing.

Then, with a boom,

a dazzling bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and struck him.

"What was that?"

"An enemy?"

"I didn't sense anything. Besides, the rebels have all run off. Where would an enemy come from?"

"Did he trigger some kind of game punishment?"

The players stared wide-eyed at the charred corpse, looking at one another in confusion.

Brother Zhong seemed to think of something.

"The big boss is somewhere with his arms around his little secretary, exhausted from too much exercise, so he can't move."

Boom!

Another clap of thunder rang out, and he went off to respawn too.

"Damn, we can't just say whatever we want."

Realizing that disaster came from the mouth, the players looked at one another.

"Shitty developer?"

Little Fatty shouted tentatively.

There was no reaction at all.

"The shitty developer is holding his little secretary somewhere, lying there unable to move!"

Still no reaction.

Apparently, the game's underlying code included a rule against insulting the big boss.

Whoever dared insult him got struck by lightning!!

"We should discuss this update instead. Stop talking about irrelevant things." Twisted Man shrank back nervously.

Strategist nodded. "Let's discuss the update. The war to reclaim Planet Automata will begin soon. That's probably why they introduced the Warband System. Solo players will find it difficult to make an impact in a large-scale war like this."

"It's easy to see that both the Warband System and the Honor Ranking Board are meant to support combat-focused players, letting them obtain more support."

"If they only counted Contribution Points, combat players would get crushed by business-focused players."

"But since the officials have formally introduced business gameplay, they probably also want to encourage players to create new ways to play..."

"Combat players eliminate enemies, while business players produce weapons and equipment. They complement each other, forming a sustainable system to make things feel more realistic."

"..."

Lycade Station.

The production lines at Dora Workshop rumbled around the clock.

The entire workshop was operating beyond capacity just to fulfill the mountain of military supply orders.

To ensure production quality, Qin Yun had also assigned two Tech-Priests to provide technical guidance and handle quality inspections.

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

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

Its carrying capacity and heavy firepower had been reduced, while flight thrusters had been added to its back.

With that, Dora Workshop had established the focus of its four Tomorrow Series exoskeleton models.

The Tomorrow Type I was the entry-level version, emphasizing affordability and balanced performance. It was intended for ordinary soldiers.

The Tomorrow Type II was the advanced version. Its performance had improved across the board, but its cost and price were both higher. It was for elite troops.

The Tomorrow Type III focused entirely on defense and firepower, sacrificing speed and endurance. Compared to the other models, it had an additional deflection shield. It was a mobile turret supplied to heavy-firepower units.

The Tomorrow Type IV pursued speed and was intended for assault squads, designed to penetrate enemy rear lines as quickly as possible and strike key targets.

To ensure output and complete the war preparations,

Dora, acting on Qin Yun's instructions, licensed the four Exoskeleton Armors to Priest Hina.

He let her produce them using the restarted weapons factory.

Priest Hina was now managing the manufacturing factory while also working as a weapons and cybernetics merchant.

Priest Hina had not wanted to take the job.

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

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

Amid the frantic preparations for war, the Loyalists quickly armed an army.

They marched in great numbers toward Goliath Hive City.

When the ground forces reached their designated positions, Qin Yun gave the order for orbital bombardment.

When the rebels seized Goliath Hive City, they had destroyed most of its shield generators.

Afterward, even with Warp sorcery, they had only barely repaired some of them, and they could not cover the entire Hive City.

Amid deafening explosions, terrifying mushroom clouds slowly rose.

Many already-ruined grand buildings collapsed with a roar and were swallowed by seas of fire.

The orbital bombardment lasted for more than an hour before finally ending.

The rebels had been beaten so badly they did not dare show themselves, allowing the Loyalist forces to advance smoothly to Goliath Hive City's outskirts.

As the inferno within Goliath Hive City gradually subsided, Colonel Griffin stepped forward and shouted at the vanguard.

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

The many Genestealer soldiers answered with equally high morale.

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Imperium!"

Then, under Rebel artillery fire, they launched their attack.

PS: Give me some Star Wars and Warhammer crossover memes.