The two technicians compromised, and Li Qinwu asked about something else.
He first asked Tech-Priest Busi:
"How are those combat suits we captured earlier coming along?"
Tech-Priest Busi reported:
"The modifications to the smaller combat suits are basically complete. The AI computers inside have been removed and replaced with neural link systems.
"You only need to find a hundred people with powerful psychic abilities to pilot these hundred combat suits!"
Regarding the combat suit modifications, Li Qinwu's requirement had been to replace the T'au weapons and equipment with human-made equivalents, making logistics and resupply more convenient.
Tech-Priest Busi had replaced all the weapon mounts on the T'au combat suits with Imperial-standard ones, allowing the T'au suits to carry weapons from the human arsenal.
Such as Heavy Lasguns, Boltguns, Plasma Guns, and so on.
The exterior armor had also undergone major alterations.
The main goal was to remove all T'au elements, round out their boxy armor somewhat, and paint a whole host of Imperium insignia across them.
That way, even human forces that had fought the T'au would not recognize them as T'au combat suits at a glance, preventing friendly fire.
Li Qinwu immediately had Tech-Priest Busi take him to inspect the modified combat suits.
Before long, Tech-Priest Busi brought Li Qinwu to a warehouse workshop and pointed at rows upon rows of neatly arranged combat suits.
"Look. These hundred XV8 Combat Suits have all undergone Imperialized modifications. Their weapon mounts can now carry weapons from our own arsenal, making future resupply easier.
"But I need to give you a warning.
"In theory, an XV8 Combat Suit has combat effectiveness roughly comparable to an Astartes.
"The T'au designed these combat suits to give their warriors strength capable of rivaling Astartes, but that was with AI computer assistance.
"Now that the AI