As the highway extends, the Cerberus industrial area with many control towers is gradually occupied by cold blue symmetrical box-shaped buildings and roaring turbine fans. The tall gray-blue frame structure is filled with bronze and brown.
Strengthened synthetic glass. Imposing multi-story composite mega-buildings, reactor power stations, rail networks and roaring trains dominate the horizon of the Maguro Islands.
There are no neon lights like Tarsonis on Taurus, only industrial row buildings with cold lines and bright orange holographic screens. There is not even a little bit of greenery for decoration here, and every inch of land is poured
Gray concrete.
The special car that Augustus took passed through many checkpoints before entering the core of the Cerberus Industrial Park. According to Dr. Sabsolian, compared with the foundry here, the labeled zerg just now were
It's just pediatrics.
This place does not look like a large farm used to breed zerg, but more like a complex industrial city built near crystal mines. In those factories that work day and night, the crystal mines that are just mined will be put into furnaces for casting.
It is formed into alloy steel plates, which are then precisely cut and used to build vehicles, buildings and even warships.
"We raise the zerg in captivity, train the zerg, and transform the zerg. They will become the war dogs of the Tyranids. The Cerberus swarm army will be invincible and unstoppable."
When the special car stopped in front of a high-rise building that looked like a monument, Sabsorian was still bragging about the Cerberus swarm to Augustus.
Dr. Sabsorian, like many people on this project, has very few hairs left at a young age. He presides over one of the most dangerous projects in the Tyranid Empire, but he looks calm and restrained.
There are not many flamboyant people in this profession, and Sabsorian is exactly like the elite class of Tarsonis. He does everything in a flawless manner, takes his time when encountering difficulties, is cool and calm, and takes great care of himself.
"Then let me see where the funds of the Cerberus Project are spent." Augustus stepped out of the car surrounded by the royal guards and ordered people to bring out the brainworm α.
After all, the Cerebrate is still the undisputed master of the swarm. It took no effort to control the Cerberus zerg prepared for it. This also shows that those zerg still retain the main hive mind.
.
"I dare to guarantee you, Your Majesty, as long as you see the real Cerberus, you will believe that all the investment of the empire is worth it."
"Guarantee with your head?" Emperor Augustus looked at this building with its exterior walls tightly covered with galvanized sheets and made a horrifying joke.
Dr. Sabsorian's face dropped and he said this was not funny.
The Cerberus Project is not very popular in the Tyranid Empire. Conservative imperial officials believe that this project is too dangerous and is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, while radicals are eager to see an army of swarms in one day.
The funds allocated to the Cerberus Project have always occupied a place in the Tyranids' military expenditures, but the military has never been clear about which branch they should be counted as.
All in all, Sabsorian has been under considerable pressure.
"." Sabsorian hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything else.
Fortunately, Augustus just smiled and left Sabsorian and walked straight towards the monumental building. Different from the exquisite, stone-surfaced buildings in Augustgrad, this Cerberus project
The seat is a standard practical industrial style.
When the huge black door opened with the hiss of the hydraulic device, under the towering dome, a factory consisting of a titanium forging workshop, a stamping workshop, a welding workshop, an assembly workshop, etc. suddenly appeared in Augustus
In front of him, countless conveyor belts, robotic arms, and hanging towers cast shadows under the light.
Obviously, the ghastly mechanical implants on the Cerberus zerg will not grow on their own.
Cerberus security forces with live ammunition can be seen at regular intervals, and the three-headed Cerberus logo on the armor is particularly conspicuous. In addition to eating and sleeping, these resocialized soldiers can work 23 hours a day without stopping.
Guard factories. They don't need entertainment and have no desire. They are much easier to use than expensive intelligent machines.
Here, there are countless zerg on the conveyor belt instead of mechanical parts. The springtails, which are trembling with excitement due to excessive secretion of adrenaline, are being restrained by steel cables on the conveyor platform, and they can't help but make noises during the transportation process.
Uneasy whining, there are hundreds of them on every conveyor belt.
Augustus stood and watched for a while, watching each springtail have its huge fangs and claws cut off with laser scissors, and then a sharp titanium alloy blade was welded to their spine while the blood was still flowing.
The upper carapace and flesh are replaced by hot alloy steel plates and nano-bone frames, while exposed circuits, neural interfaces and pipelines combine all implanted prostheses together.
Judging from the painful appearance of those springtails, they had not even been anesthetized before. The entire production line is highly automated, and the operator can control the whole situation with just the touch of a button.
Such an exaggerated prosthetic modification process is simply beyond what humans can bear. In other words, only Zerg can survive such crazy modifications.
The Cerberus Project was originally designed to transform and control humans. Unfortunately, there were not enough experimental subjects to last them through perfecting the technology. Emperor Augustus did not need the technology to control the hearts of his people, unlike
The Cerberus Project became a new option.
"Would this be cruel in the eyes of the zerg?" Augustus asked the cerebrate next to him.
"Cruel? To the insect swarm, pain is not important at all." The brainworm said: "Individuals are not important, the group is everything."
"Very well, if you give me a laser eye, I can teach old Duke a lesson."
The brainworm's big mouth full of sharp teeth split into a terrifying arc, which is an extremely evil smile. Those who know enough about it will immediately understand that this guy is going to do something bad soon.
"This is too dangerous. If I give you a pair of wings, you will go to heaven." Augustus rejected its request.
"I can't say for sure," Brainworm said.
"I have never seen zerg like this before. They look so strange." Zagara, the queen of the worms, also followed her. In order to cope with the situation where she might lose control, she was always followed by multiple royal guards.
"We can also modify this insect queen to make her more powerful. Maybe an external brain can increase her intelligence?" Sabsorian walked over.
"But I'm already very smart." Zagara spread his paws.
"How far behind is it compared to the brain worm? I can't even write a set of papers from Keha University, and I can't understand the financial statements. What's the use of me?" The brain worm shook his head: "Besides, even a fool thinks that
The smartest one in the world."
".?" Zagara blinked, confused.
"Don't go too far." Augustus had no objection to this.
"Allow me to introduce to you the masterpieces of the Cerberus Project, the flawless art treasures: the Zerg Servants, the Cerberus War Dogs." On this side, Dr. Sabsorian knew that his performance time had arrived, and he
After clapping his hands, a Cerberus springtail that had completed the transformation walked towards Augustus.
In addition to replacing its sharp claws with titanium blades, the springtail's back also carries steel plates, micro-turbine engines, capacitors and pipelines embedded in muscle tissue. A helmet-like metal exoskeleton is deeply embedded in its entire skull.
On the car, its eyes have been completely replaced with headlights emitting cold light.
The only thing to note is that there are two trembling tentacles on the back of this springtail, which are prepared for remote control by the Cerberus main control center.
"This springtail is stronger than before the transformation, it runs faster and its speed is more amazing. Through remote control technology, Cerberus Project can control them like a drone." Sabsorian
There was a pause: "The most important thing is that we can also install self-destruction devices to allow them to undertake more dangerous infiltration missions."
"But this is too inhumane." Brainworm commented.
"Transforming zerg is much cheaper and more efficient than making machinery." He confidently told the emperor:
"We are not just enslaving the zerg, we are using industry to create war machines that can be controlled by AI. The Cerberus Project transformed the hive lord into a space carrier that can release drones, and transformed the mutalisks and swarm guardians.
Transform it into a heavy bomber, and transform the Thunder beast into a land train that tramples the enemy's formation."
"If circumstances permit, we can even install a fusion reactor and laser cannon inside Leviathan's body."
"If you do it, then this is really a good investment." Augustus asked Sabsorian: "How far can Cerberus' mechanical neural implant technology go?"
"It can completely replace the zerg's brain." Sabsorian said: "In addition to human control, we can also simply program the microcomputers in the zerg's brain to let them execute simple instructions, such as patrolling or
It's an attack."
As he spoke, Sabsorian took out a bouncy ball from his pocket and threw it high. The springtail immediately rushed out like lightning and quickly picked up the ball.
"Very good." Augustus nodded: "I know you have modified other varieties."
"Not only those before the Brood War, but also new varieties are involved." Sabsorian led Augustus to other workshops.
Not only springtails, there are also a large number of hydralisks and cockroaches on the production line. The transformation process is extremely bloody. It is not only as simple as cutting off limbs, but also requires a craniotomy.
This is still a relatively common species. Augustus also saw many Cerberus allosaurs. Their bodies were also implanted with a large number of mechanical prostheses, and even a pair of membrane wings were reinforced. Smaller species
, including worker bees and larvae, but the meaning is not very clear.
Cerberus zerg are immune to the influence of the hive mind, allowing them to perform the most dangerous missions when the Imperium deploys psionic crushers.
Anyone who sees this scene will feel horrified. Augustus, who strongly supports this plan, also knows the risks involved. But in contrast, the value of the Cerberus swarm is immeasurable.
Finally, Sabsorian brought Augustus to an Ultralisk that was being held in a shield field.
This Thunder Beast is bigger than the ordinary Thunder Beast, almost like a mountain. Its mighty and domineering giant blade has been completely replaced with a titanium alloy blade, which is covered with patterns like blue flames, thousands of them.
Reinforced alloy armor plates, electronic implants and criss-crossing pipelines are spread all over its mountain-like body.
Augustus even saw the missile launch unit on the giant thunder beast's crown, and there was even a miniature missile assembly factory behind it. It seemed that the people from the Cerberus Project had simply transformed it into a land type.
The fortress even had a landing pad on it, which he guessed was prepared for taking off and landing Banshee bombers.
"A king beast?" Brainworm said:
"Where did you get this thing?"
"General Stukov sent it from Char." Sabsorian explained: "We are going to build it into a real doomsday beast!"
"Not only that, we have also prepared several modified Unclean One scorpions for it. With the poisonous mist ability of the scorpions, the charge it launches will be devastating!"
When Sabsorian was talking, five long snake-like red scorpion worms were sticking out from the back of the Cerberus king beast, making a hissing sound like a five-headed dragon. The tails of these scorpion worms
It is connected to the body of the king beast, just like a symbiosis.
"Cool! Why didn't Abathur think of this trick?" The brainworm couldn't take his eyes away.
"The King's Blade of the Cerberus King Beast has been blue-burned and has a beautiful molding pattern like a Damascus sword. When it charges, these giant blades will roar like burning flames." Sabso.
Lian was as excited as a child introducing a toy to someone else. He said to Augustus enthusiastically:
"Your Majesty, I really hope to see the day when it charges into battle."
"Yes, it can be used by Stukov's troops." Augustus said.
"How should maintenance costs be calculated? If the blade is worn, then you have to make a new one."
"We can recycle the Cerberus zerg that died on the battlefield, and the equipment is much more valuable than the zerg. As for the wear and tear problem, we have nano repair kits that can be used." Sabsorian said:
"Besides, once thrown into the battlefield, it is almost impossible for Cerberus Zerg to survive until the next battle."
"Once upon a time, our soldiers had to face such a fate. On those particularly cruel battlefields, it is still the case today." Augustus said.
Relatively speaking, the modified Cerberus swarm is much easier to use than intelligent combat robots.
"You did a great job." Augustus said to Sabsorian: "Whenever the construction blueprints for the Cerberus factory can be submitted, Swann's engineering team will be able to produce them on the front line immediately."
"We don't even have to hatch the zerg ourselves, we just need to recover those dying zerg on the battlefield." He ordered:
"I can't wait to see the Cerberus Swarm on the battlefield, they are a very hungry weapon!"
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