Vol. 2The Spire and Whitewater

Li Qinwu expanded his industrial and military power while fighting corruption and a Chaos outbreak in the Hive City. After helping cleanse the Spire, he gained honors and began seeking food and allies in Whitewater.

  • Li Qinwu took the Fertilizer Gang’s factory and established a Middle Hive distillery with official and military support.
  • Li Qinwu investigated rebel corruption in Horse Village, where he encountered Nurgle’s corruption.
  • Li Qinwu burned Horse Village, defeated Poison Mother, and took control of the Chemical Gang’s territory and Reactor.
  • Li Qinwu entered the Spire during a Chaos outbreak and fought Plague Walkers while searching for a route back to the Middle Hive.
  • Li Qinwu rescued Miss Nightingale and gathered weapons and vehicles before organizing a mission to purify the Spire’s water.
  • Li Qinwu led his force through the infected purification plant and faced a huge monster made of stitched-together Plague Walkers.
  • Li Qinwu and the priests destroyed the Chaos Wizard and cleansed the Spire, earning honors, promotions, and noble titles.
  • Li Qinwu agreed to support Miss Nightingale’s bid for power and negotiated with Marshal Dilar to trade fertilizer for food.
Chapters 101–200 Read from Ch. 101

Arc 5Factory Conquest and Horse Village

Li Qinwu captured the Fertilizer Gang’s factory, secured electricity, and established a Middle Hive distillery through military and official connections. After visiting Theresa, he accepted an investigation into rebel corruption and entered Horse Village, where he encountered Nurgle’s corruption.

  • Li Qinwu expanded the Brewery’s workforce with refugees and rebel recruits, then secured Father Anthony’s help unlocking lasguns for a factory takeover.
  • Li Qinwu repelled a mass attack by Lower Hive rats and had Sergeant Nie Guojin repair the Chimera Transport before hiring thirteen PDF soldiers.
  • Li Qinwu stormed the Fertilizer Gang’s compound, killed Electronic Eye with the Silent One’s help, and took control of its factory.
  • Li Qinwu ordered expanded recruitment and safer working conditions, recovered Electronic Eye’s valuables, and secured more electricity from Father Anthony in exchange for fuel and lubricant.
  • Li Qinwu bought a Middle Hive Brewing Plant through Reno, secured official approvals with payments and Lieutenant Rudosen’s support, and began fermenting rebel-grown grapes.
  • Li Qinwu accepted Theresa’s decision to remain under the Devout Priest’s guidance and took a mission to investigate corruption among the rebels.
  • Li Qinwu photographed Theresa stomping grapes, arranged Middle Hive residency for Little Joel’s parents, and traveled through Parson’s camp to Horse Village.
  • Li Qinwu entered Horse Village, fought corrupted villagers and Plague Walkers, and poured kerosene over a woman who begged for purification before lighting his lighter.
Chapters 101–12525 summaries Read

Arc 6Reactor War and Spire Outbreak

Li Qinwu burned Horse Village, expanded his factories and army, and seized the Chemical Gang’s territory after defeating Poison Mother. When a Chaos outbreak spread through the Hive City, he led his soldiers into the Spire, where they fought Plague Walkers and searched for a way back to the Middle Hive.

  • Li Qinwu destroyed the corruption in Horse Village, then arranged for the Imperial Cult to purify the ruins with blessed artillery shells after the rebels refused to admit an armed party.
  • General Zeppelin awarded Li Qinwu a Silver Oak Leaf Medal and promoted him, leading Commander Leo to expand his squad and give him access to discarded firearms.
  • Li Qinwu salvaged and manufactured weapons, trained his soldiers, and prepared to take the Neutral Reactor from Poison Mother’s Chemical Gang.
  • At the Duel Arena, Li Qinwu’s Logging Guns and soldiers defeated Poison Mother’s forces, and Poison Mother fled before surrendering the Chemical Gang’s territory and Reactor.
  • Li Qinwu killed Poison Mother, took control of her factories and Stabilizer production, and began expanding his workforce and army.
  • When Chaos cultists approached his blockade, Li Qinwu attacked their leader and fought alongside Egghead, Black Charcoal, and his soldiers until they drove the crowd back.
  • An officer sent Li Qinwu’s squad with the 9th PDF Regiment into the Spire, where they encountered a vast Plague Walker outbreak and withdrew into a shop to wait for a safer route down.
  • Li Qinwu led his soldiers through the darkened Spire, killed Plague Walkers around a luxury apartment building, and began leaving when a middle-aged man came out and ran after them.
Chapters 126–15025 summaries Read

Arc 7The Spire Purification Mission

Li Qinwu rescued Miss Nightingale, gathered weapons and vehicles, and prepared to stop the plague corrupting the Tower Spire’s water. He led a force through the infected purification plant and, after clearing several rooms, faced a huge monster made of stitched-together Plague Walkers.

  • Li Qinwu led his soldiers through the Plague Walker-filled Grand Theater, rescued Miss Nightingale, and escaped the Spire using her family’s Small Elevator and weapons.
  • Li Qinwu brought Miss Nightingale to the Middle Hive, helped her contact her family, and then returned to the Spire to salvage weapons, equipment, and eleven Chimera Transports.
  • Li Qinwu upgraded the Intelligence Station, learned that the Spire’s water purification system had been corrupted, and recruited Devout Priest, Reno, and their followers to help purify it.
  • Li Qinwu’s group reached the Middle Hive treatment plant, where the priests fought the corrupted and performed a ritual that neutralized contamination at the core Purification Well.
  • Li Qinwu led the group through the battlefield to the Upper Hive plant, where Reno revealed a maintenance passage and proposed sealing the Spire into sections.
  • Reno sealed the Tower Spire’s doors, and Li Qinwu led his squad through the rooms, killing Plague Walkers as they advanced toward the purification well.
  • After resting and recharging their Lasgun batteries, Li Qinwu’s squad prepared to fight a huge monster formed from stitched-together Plague Walkers.
Chapters 151–17525 summaries Read

Arc 8From the Purification Well to Whitewater

Li Qinwu helped destroy the Chaos Wizard and purify the Spire, then gained honors, a barony, and plans to build up his forces. He sold his consecrated wine, agreed to support Miss Nightingale’s bid for power, and opened negotiations with Marshal Dilar to trade fertilizer for food.

  • Li Qinwu destroyed the Formation Eyes, killed the regenerating Daemon with the help of the human head inside it, and watched the priest defeat the Chaos Wizard before the Spire was cleansed.
  • Imperial authorities detained Li Qinwu and his companions, but the Planetary Bishop released them and they received honors, military promotions, and noble titles.
  • Li Qinwu arranged for his soldiers to join his battalion, promised to bring the families of the men left at the Brewing Plant to the Spire, and agreed to obtain food from the rebels.
  • Li Qinwu traded exoskeletons and lubricant to Father Anthony for sixteen suits of Full-Protective Power Armor, then sold Miss Nightingale his specially packaged wine for one hundred million.
  • Miss Nightingale asked Li Qinwu to help her take control of the Campela Family, and he agreed to build a force of 800 soldiers equipped with Power Armor.
  • Li Qinwu brought fertilizer to the rebel camp and threatened to use the Hive City’s Fortress Cannons unless the Marshal agreed to provide stable grain shipments.
  • Li Qinwu met Marshal Dilar in Whitewater City and offered to help designate Dilar’s territory a Safe Zone in exchange for food, and Dilar agreed to discuss cooperation.
Chapters 176–20025 summaries Read
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