War Council of the Black Duke's Court

The Shadow of the Throne, conference room.

The tempered glass dome and numerous window blinds slowly descended, while the runes on the shielding device lit up, and the power was turned on to maximum.

The Primarch sat atop a black the Throne on a high white marble platform, flanked by Primarch's Primarch's Attendants, Arsena Dunn and flagship captain, Diana Boleyn, in slightly lower positions.

The attendees at the war council included not only the Chapter Master of each Chapter and company commanders, but also squad leaders, and even Astartes, who did not hold a command position.

These legionary Warrior all share one characteristic: they are all Beyonder.

The six Chapter currently have a total of 331 Shadow of Order who have become Beyonder.

Nimrod's overall plan for the future of the Legion's Beyonder was that each Chapter would focus on a specific core Pathway and be equipped with an appropriate number of Beyonder.

Developing a unique tactical style requires a certain number of Beyonder, while those Beyonder status through other Pathway will utilize their special abilities in various situations.

Currently, his plan is still in its first phase, and he has already determined the focus of the fourth, seventh, and eleventh Chapter among the six regiments that have been mobilized this time.

The core Pathway of the Fourth Legion is the "Path of the Reaper," and Death Lord Adams is currently Sequence 9 "Corpse Collector."

The core Pathway of the 7th Legion is the "Red Priest," Reaper Lord Sanchez is currently Sequence 9 "Hunter."

Given that the "Red Priest" Pathway Sequence 5 is "The Reapers," Nimrod bestowed upon this Chapter the name of the legion he had before his return.

Although Nimrod determined that the core Pathway of the 11th Chapter was the "Black Emperor" Pathway, he was not satisfied with Lord Christian's abilities.

His abilities are inferior to Adams and Sanchez, and he lacks the qualities that would impress the Primarch.

Christian was trained to be Sequence 9 "Lawyer" because he fulfilled the Primarch's requirements and led the 11th Chapter to complete its transformation. However, Nimrod hoped that even more outstanding offspring would emerge in the future.

As for the other three Chapter, Nimrod has not yet clarified their core Pathway, which is also due to the fact that the three lords are not capable enough.

However, given that they all completed the mission, passed the test of loyalty, and met the Beyonder threshold set by the Primarch for their offspring, they were all trained to become "Lawyer."

The Shadow of Order took their seats around the Primarch. After listening to the briefings from the six lords, Nimrod began to speak.

"You have all accomplished my tasks very well and put into practice the principles I required."

After offering a word of encouragement, the Primarch turned his gaze to the Reaper Lord.

"Sanchez performed the best; your ambush plan was highly effective, quickly eliminating the Exodite Aeldari."

"I have decided to reward you. Mars has forged my flagship, Void Hunter, a Relic-class warship Bestowal me by the Emperor, is now yours."

"I hope you can make good use of this warship and hunt down more enemies."

The Reaper Lord had received an extra reward from the Primarch, immediately stood up and said solemnly.

"Father, I will make good use of the warships you Bestowal me to hunt down even more enemies for you."

Nimrod nodded slightly and looked at his other sons.

They all looked at Sanchez with envy, not only for the Relic-class warship's extremely long range, but also because this warship had once been the flagship of the Primarch.

After Sanchez sat down, the Primarch said with a smile.

"Countless wars await you in the future; you still have a chance."

"Warships, weapons, armor—I will reward you for your outstanding performance."

"Now, your chance has come. I have gathered you here because my target is the Orb Weaver League."

Upon hearing Nimrod's words, the Primarch's Attendants raised his Control Staff, and the runes on the holographic projection device flickered, displaying a star map before everyone.

The Primarch then spoke, telling his offspring what he knew about the Orb Weaver League.

"The rulers of the Orb Weaver League are Techno-aristocrats, whose highest leaders are called the Iron Lord. They live in towering towers, as high as small mountains, and rule these planets by virtue of their mastery of various technologies."

"Although they revere technology, their military strength is far inferior to that of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It is worth noting that the various star systems are connected through ancient Warp Gate of unknown origin."

"Unlike previous operations, our primary objective is not to capture the tower and control the Iron Lord and the Techno-aristocrats."

Nimrod will not repeat the mistakes of the "Imperial Fists" he remembers, emphasizing the strategic focus this time.

"Our target is those ancient Warp Gate; we need to control Warp Gate simultaneously in the first wave of attacks."

"Once the Techno-aristocrats realizes they cannot resist our offensive, they will detonate the Warp Gate, and the entire galaxy will vanish in an explosion and flash."

"Moreover, the technology of Warp Gate has extremely high strategic value."

"The Orb Weaver League was able to maintain communication between several star systems even when Warp Storm disrupted navigation, thanks to this technology."

In Nimrod's mind, the most valuable thing in the Orb Weaver League was Necromunda, and the value of the Warp Gate could be ranked second, considering that it was not possible to research and replicate it.

If it could be replicated, then the technology of Warp Gate would be ranked number one.

The Primarch turned his gaze to the group, "Are you confident that you can simultaneously control all the Warp Gate and achieve your strategic objective?"

In the past, the Eleventh Legion fought independently, and even within the same company, coordination was difficult.

Although he has reshaped the Legion's culture, it has only been a short time, and cross-galaxy and cross- Chapter cooperation remains a challenge.

If his offspring lack confidence, he will wait until the Dice of Prophecy are fully charged before using them for divination.

The six lords exchanged glances, each reading confidence in the other's eyes, and spoke at the same time.

"Father, we can accomplish your mission."

Nimrod looked behind them. "Szczesny, I'd like to get the opinions of the Court of the Black Duke members."

With the Fourth Legion's skull insignia painted on his right shoulder, the lord, who was serving as the First Company Captain commander, began to speak.

"The current Shadow of Order is a unified whole; we can carry out your orders."

"I believe that once the Royal Court members return to their respective units, they will relay the order that your Warp Gate is the primary objective to every level of the Legion."

Nimrod's gaze swept over all the members of the Court of the Black Duke. His instructions were relayed from different levels of the Royal Court members to each level, which was one of the purposes of summoning all the Royal Court members.

After a moment's thought, the Primarch decided to trust his offspring.

"In that case, let's depart immediately after the meeting."

"Father," Rosicky, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, "I have a way to interfere with the Warp Gate, which might stop the enemy from detonating Warp Gate."

The Primarch turned its gaze to the Lord of the Forge, "What method?"

"While I was on Mars, I participated in the development of the new Astartes armor, a project known as the Terminator."

"Because this type of armor is quite bulky, Teleport technology will be incorporated into it."

Nimrod nodded slightly. He knew that the Imperium would gradually equip its legions with Terminator armor after the "Ullanor Campaign," and he figured the research would begin now.

"I have a considerable understanding of Teleport technology from my research."

Rosicky, who was then a "Savant," said confidently.

"Although the Teleport device and the Orb Weaver League's Warp Gate may differ slightly in technology, the underlying principles should be similar."

"Detonating the Warp Gate will inevitably involve overloaded energy. I can conduct research in this area and design targeted jamming devices to at least buy time for the enemy to detonate it."

"You should begin your research immediately after the meeting."

Nimrod began, saying that with the successful development of the jamming device, he felt more confident about his strategic plan.

The Primarch realized that if the Orb Weaver League launched a counterattack, the Legion Warrior guarding the Warp Gate might suffer casualties.

He decided to establish special regulations for the command of the Eleventh Legion, effective immediately.

"From this moment forward, if any commander of any rank in the legion is killed in action, his adjutant shall take his place."

"If the adjutant is not in the combat zone, or if the adjutant is killed in action, the highest-ranking member of the Royal Court will take over."

The system established by Nimrod was similar to that of the "Dark Angels," but it also had its own unique features.

Arsena immediately noted down the Primarch's orders and distributed them to the other six Chapter after the meeting.

Subsequently, Nimrod and the other lords formulated a preliminary war plan.

After the meeting, he kept Arsena and Adams behind.