Before Ghazghk and his crowd of mechanic apprentices, now nearly a thousand strong, Liu Zhipeng brought out the blueprints he had long since devised.
"This is the Katyusha Squig." Liu Zhipeng pointed to a strange contraption on the blueprint, made of more than a dozen metal tubes mounted side by side, and explained his concept of "saturation attacks" in detail. He knew all too well how timid Gretchin were. Making them trade shots face-to-face with Orks put them under far too much psychological pressure. But if they could hide several kilometers away and watch distant enemies vanish beneath a sea of fire with the push of a button, that was an entirely different matter.
Artillery was the most effective weapon for the weak, and the best way to build confidence.
"This is the Nutrient Paste Synthesizer." Liu Zhipeng brought out another blueprint. It depicted a complex system of pipes and pressure tanks. "We'll follow this blueprint and throw in all kinds of organic matter-meat, fungi, even certain types of soil. After high-temperature, high-pressure processing, pulverizing, filtering, and mixing with nutrient solution, I want it pressed into standardized 'Grot No. 1' nutrient paste. It might not taste great, but it'll definitely fill bellies, and it'll be easy to store and transport."
Ghazghk stared at the symbols on the blueprint. He could not understand them, but they looked so "awesome" that his eyes shone with excitement. Turning mud into food? The boss was practically a god!
"Finally," Liu Zhipeng said, bringing out his most crucial design, "we're going to dismantle the Morkanaut and the Gorkanaut and rebuild them into our own 'Guardian Deity.'"
He explained the design principles of the Liberator Gundam to Ghazghk in detail. When Ghazghk and his mechanics heard that these ten-meter-tall behemoths would possess agility and precision far