The meeting between the Loyalist Primarchs quickly laid out a series of revival plans.
For the period that followed,
both massive fleets undergoing extensive repairs and the no-longer-intact Baal System were forced into a stable period of recuperation.
According to the arrangements made during the meeting, Regent Guilliman, who was clearly more skilled at managing internal affairs, temporarily took over all authority over development matters from Rorschach.
Under the frenzied efforts of millions of Intelligent controlled legion soldiers and countless mortals,
Baal, once belonging to the Blood-red Angel, along with its sole remaining moon, Baal I, was being completely transformed into a fortress.
As far as the eye could see, the deserts of the past had become layer upon layer of metal defensive walls, while the once-rugged mountain ranges had turned into all manner of War Fortresses. If the countless empty underground tunnels could be exposed to the sky, the entire planet's surface would likely be completely covered!
In truth, none of the Primarchs, including Rorschach, believed Regent Guilliman's approach was overly reckless.
Especially for the Astartes veterans who had endured the Tyranid Swarm Tide and the invasion of the Creation Gods in succession, they wished they could arm Baal to the teeth within the limits of their resources!
Not long afterward, deep within the frigid void of the Baal System,
large augur reconnaissance instruments detected signals from a vast number of unfamiliar fleets.
After a moment of alarm, everyone discovered that they were Raven Guard answering the summons of Raven King Corvus, who had crossed the Imperial Dark Side with immense difficulty and arrived at Baal.
Because communications and travel through the Imperial Dark Side were far too cumbersome,
the number of Raven Guard who had come this time was not particularly large, numbering only around ten thousand.
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