Chapter 688: Sanguinius Joins
"How many New Thunder Warriors are there? Don't tell me there are only five?" Lion asked.
Those powerful New Thunder Warriors had left a deep impression on Lion.
In the simulated training session just now, Bandis alone could easily intercept and eliminate a Terminator squad—and those had been Eternal War Veterans of the Black Legion.
Perhaps the veterans in that squad had taken part in the war to attack Terra ten thousand years ago.
Although Bandis was slow in combat and lacked experience, neither of those was a problem.
The real issue was production capacity.
Qin Mo looked at Lion and raised one finger. "The first batch of New Thunder Warriors will number around ten thousand. That may not be much compared to the number of Astartes, but the Golden Crusade can't possibly end in a short time. We can build them while we fight."
Upon hearing there would be ten thousand, Guilliman was delighted at first, then asked, "I remember that in the laboratory of the 188th star system, I only saw five Thunder Warriors."
"Those five were samples from the New Thunder Warrior Program." Qin Mo smiled. "I have since selected another ten thousand people from my sector who are suited to becoming New Thunder Warriors."
Qin Mo then explained how the New Thunder Warriors would be transformed.
Blood would be extracted from the hearts of existing New Thunder Warriors. It looked like blood, but in truth, the C'tan had established a genetic database within their atria. The heartblood would be injected into those awaiting transformation, who would then be sent to the Celestial Engine to receive an infusion of material power. That was enough to create a New Thunder Warrior.
"Do they mature even faster than Astartes?" Caldor, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines,