Signing an Alliance with Glaya

After the Crown of Graia arrived in the system, the Fabricator-General of Graia Degoes -12, led a team to the Shadow of the Throne.

Nimrod, considering that the two sides would be long-term allies, also gave the Fabricator-General sufficient respect.

The Shadow of the Throne fired an eleven-gun salute, the highest level of respect the Eleventh Legion paid to its guests.

Nimrod himself, together with Rosicky Czech, the Lord of the Forge, waited for him on the tarmac.

When Nimrod saw the Degoes -12 descend from the deck, only the upper half of its face showed signs of human flesh and blood.

His face was covered by a respirator on the lower half, and he had a mechanical implant on his left forehead, which was plated with a layer of black chrome.

The decoration on his forehead was the upper half of the Graia coat of arms, the sacred gear, and the rising sun.

The sacred gear is a common symbol of the Adeptus Mechanicus, while the rising sun, symbolizing the arrival of a new era, is a symbol used exclusively by Graia.

The mechanical tentacles of Degoes -12 swayed, one of them holding the Scepter of the Omnissiah.

Four Sage followed behind him, while twelve Tech-Priest carried incense burners at the rear.

They were branded with the coat of arms of Graia, the lower half of which was an abbreviation of Graia.

The Sonic Array Device on the chest of the Degoes -12 activated, emitting a synthesized mechanical voice.

"The Primarch of the 'Shadow of Order' // the Monarch of Vostonia // Discoverer of the first Knight World Daxos Binary System // Nimrod // This Unit // Fabricator-General of the Forge World, Graia // Degoes -12 // Salutes you!"

"Welcome, Fabricator-General at Graia, Degoes -12!"

Degoes -12 looked toward the Lord of the Forge.

"Rosicky / Czech, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Welcome, Degoes -12."

After exchanging greetings with the Primarch, the Lord of the Forge, and the Primarch's Attendants, the Fabricator-General, the Sage, and the Tech-Priest of Graia, the group proceeded to the Primarch's Palace's meeting hall and sat facing each other.

Nimrod looked at the Degoes -12 opposite him and spoke.

"Fabricator-General, we have reached a preliminary cooperation agreement regarding Attack Moon. This is a good start."

"I hope we can finalize the framework of the deal today. After that, my Lord of the Forge and Graia will finalize the details."

The Mechadendrite of Degoes -12 oscillate.

"The proposal from the Primarch // Nimrod / is logical//efficient//approved by our unit//Agreed."

Nimrod gestured for the Lord of the Forge to speak, and Rosicky, holding Data Slate, began to speak.

"First, there are matters concerning the Attack Moon, which belong to Graia."

"We will send five Tech Sergeant to work with you to study the Attack Moon."

All of Graia's research findings must be shared with us.

After a moment of silence, Degoes -12 spoke.

"Our organization acknowledges/has already reached an agreement."

The Lord of the Forge continued.

"Secondly, Graia provided supplies to the Eleventh Legion and its affiliated units."

"Graia is located in the Segmentum Tempestus, therefore the core supply area is this starfield."

"The scope of supply includes, but is not limited to, shipbuilding and repair, supplying all types of Graia- class equipment, including the Manticore Missile Launcher, the Trojan Support Vehicle, the Sabre Tank Hunter, the Vengeance Grenade Launcher, and all other weapons and equipment produced, such as Bolter."

The most famous vehicle manufactured by Graia is the Manticore Missile Launcher, with a production volume second only to the Huangquan VIII among the many Forge World.

As for another well-known vehicle, the Graia-pattern Hellhound, the Imperium has not yet developed the Chimera armored personnel carrier, let alone this variant.

The agreement includes all the equipment that Graia can forge, which naturally includes the future Graia-pattern Hellhound.

"Among them, equipment such as the Graia- type Manticore Missile Launcher will begin to be supplied from the date the agreement is reached."

"Your side will dispatch Tech-Priest to assist the Eleventh Legion's world in mastering the manufacturing technology of equipment such as the Graia- type Manticore Missile Launcher, and achieving mass production."

Degoes -12 remained silent for only a second before speaking.

This unit agrees that/ Graia will provide supplies to the "Shadow of Order" Legion.

"Third, the Crown of Graia should be moved to the war zone to provide supplies when necessary."

"Lord of the Forge," Degoes -12 said as soon as he finished speaking.

"The Crown of Graia's nuclear fusion engine / allows it to traverse the Warp / consumes enormous amounts of energy // traversing the Warp is dangerous // it cannot be moved at will."

Nimrod, who had been speaking on his behalf as the Lord of the Forge, finally spoke up to explain.

"Fabricator-General, I will not summon the Crown of Graia lightly."

"I will only issue a summons to the Crown of Graia when I am unable to obtain supplies from neighboring areas of the war zone."

"The Lord of the Forge will discuss the specifics with you."

After a 15-second silence, the synthesized sound from the Sonic Array finally began to play on Degoes -12.

"I agree / Details need to be discussed."

The Lord of the Forge continued.

"The last item is the armed forces that Graia provided to our side."

"We hope that the Morning Star Titan Legion can send half of its Titan to fight alongside the Shadow of Order."

"If necessary, the entire legion should be deployed."

After a five-second silence, Degoes -12 spoke.

"Graia has a planet // The Crown of Graia // Two strategic points need to be defended // The Morning Star Titan Legion will provide one-third of the Titan."

"Graia's Skitarii /Never retreat/They will accompany the Eleventh Legion in its operations."

Rosicky frowned slightly and looked at Nimrod.

Nimrod tapped his fingers lightly on the table, lost in thought.

It is necessary to allow Graia to retain the necessary armed forces. I remember that when the Crown of Graia crossed the Warp, it encountered the gluttonous Xenos Dononia and was on the verge of destruction. Afterwards, it was attacked by Necrons and Chaos.

Moreover, the Graia's Skitarii will is legendary; as long as they firmly believe that their data predictions are correct, these ruthless and rational individuals will carry out their missions at all costs.

Their brains were forcibly connected to pure logical calculations, rendering even enemy Psyker ineffective against these Warriors, unable to penetrate that barrier of absolute rationality.

Nimrod then thought to himself.

[Furthermore, there are several Forge World that I know of but have not yet been discovered by the Imperium; I can divine their locations and forge alliances with them.]

Thinking of this, he spoke.

"I agree. Welcome the Morning Star Titan Legion and the Graia Skitarii to fight alongside the Shadow of Order."

"The Lord of the Forge will represent me in discussing the details of the alliance with Graia."

Arsena also joined the negotiating team to assist the Lord of the Forge.

After eleven days of talks, the Lord of the Forge and Graia finalized the details of the treaty.

On the day of the signing, the lords of the 6th, 10th and 12th Chapter who had just arrived at the Wheel of Fire, the Chief Librarian, and six lords including Adams and Thierry Viera all attended the ceremony.

Standing opposite them were the four Sages of Graia.

"The Lord of the Forge said loudly."

"The 'Shadow of Order' and the Forge World Graia are allies from this day forward, never to be separated!"

The Lord of the Forge recited it again in binary language.

Nimrod and Degoes -12 walked to the long table.

After rolling it up, Nimrod wrote his name in the lower right corner of the 5.2-meter-diameter parchment scroll.

The Fabricator-General used a mechanical tentacle to pick up a quill pen and sign his name.

The two then left their electronic signatures on the Data Slate.

After signing the contract, Nimrod, curious about the Crown of Graia, made a request to Degoes -12.

I would like to visit the Crown of Graia.

Sonic Array sound rang out from the chest of the Degoes -12.

Welcome to the Primarch!

Nimrod, Rosicky, and Arsena boarded the Stormbird and flew to the Crown of Graia.

The Crown of Graia shimmered like a jewel in the sky above the Wheel of Fire, connected by a spiderweb of carbon fiber highways.

It is a network interwoven with nuclear cities and giant superconducting pipelines, resembling a colossal Great Beast.

The Skitarii of Graia patrolled the various passages, and their Servitor continuously transported supplies.

After Nimrod and the others disembarked from the boarding deck, they followed the Degoes -12 to the observation window.

Fabricator-General couldn't wait to issue the order in binary language: the Crozius Shift Thruster of the Crown of Graia locked the Attack Moon into its stationary orbit.

It was like a mechanical tick that had attached itself to the Attack Moon.

The production subroutine of the Crown of Graia was activated, and hundreds of New Life armed Servitor poured out of the production line every minute.

They joined the Skitarii on the Attack Moon to establish a defensive outpost.

The fleet landed on the surface of the Attack Moon, and the Sage and the Tech-Priest stepped off the boarding deck.

Among them, five "Savant" dressed in black armor also followed the group down the deck.

After witnessing the ceremony of the Crown of Graia's descent to the Attack Moon, Nimrod returned to the Shadow of the Throne.

At the end of 821, the Eleventh Legion Purification Planets Four and Eight.

Meanwhile, the "Space Wolves" legion also Purification Planets 3 and 6.

Thus far, the Eleventh Legion has Purification four planets, and the Sixth Legion Purification three planets.

822. M30, the 11th, 12th and 6th Legions, launched an offensive against the main star of the Wheel of Fire.