Foundation Laid, Vostonia Sub-Sector Established

After reviewing the conditions of the Huangquan VIII, Wojciech Belik decided to report the briefings in order of similarity to particularity.

"Like other Forge Worlds, Huangquan VIII proposes to provide supplies to the Legion and follow your will in allocating Belik Battle Tank production capacity."

"Huangquan VIII is located in the Vulcanis Binary System and can provide supplies to the Legion in the Segmentum Pacificus."

Nimrod's current development focus is on the Segmentum Obscurus. In the Segmentum Pacificus in the western part of the Galaxy, he only controls the Tanith System.

But the Legion's influence will eventually extend to the Segmentum Pacificus.

Wojciech continued, "Fabricator-General is willing to have 'Dark Fire' fight alongside you, in numbers exceeding one hundred."

"Lord Horus intervened because Mars was concerned about the growing power of the 'Legio Vulcanum'."

The "Legio Vulcanum" was divided into two Titan Legions: the "Lord of Destruction" fought alongside Lord Horus, while the "Dark Fire" remained to guard the Huangquan VIII.

Nimrod knew that the division of the Adeptus Mechanicus could not be considered a success.

Because the "Legio Vulcanum" was established during the "Age of Strife," the Gene-smith of Huangquan VIII cloned each captain.

The same batch of clones allowed the two Titan Legions to maintain close ties.

After the "Lord of Destruction" betrayed them, the "Dark Fire," sharing the same bloodline, also pledged allegiance to Horus.

While Nimrod was pondering, Wojciech continued:

"After the split, the Dark Fire still possesses 150 Titans, a number that ranks among the top of all legions, rivaled only by the Titan Legions of Mars."

"The Fabricator-General believes that fifty Titans need to be retained to deal with potential threats."

"Huangquan VIII is also willing to provide Vixatrix with Knight Mech to help them improve their strength."

"..."

After listing more than a dozen common conditions, Wojciech turned to the Primarch and reported the special conditions proposed by the Huangquan VIII.

"Huangquan VIII proposed that in order to obtain the manufacturing license and technology for the Belik Battle Tank, they were willing to share the technology for manufacturing gun barrels, recoil dampers, and propulsion systems."

Wojciech Belik further explained:

"They have unique expertise in manufacturing these three products, and their products are of the highest quality among all Forge World."

Nimrod knew that, just as Wojciech had said, Huangquan VIII would remain at the forefront of the Forge World in these three aspects of manufacturing technology for the next ten thousand years, and it truly had its unique advantages.

Recoil dampers are mainly used in trains, Mechanical Arms, and some firearms to absorb impact energy and dampen severe vibrations in mechanical structures.

Propellant is the core energy source for the propulsion systems of spacecraft, rockets, and missiles. Higher quality propellant has higher combustion efficiency and provides stronger propulsion.

The total price quoted by Huangquan VIII exceeded Nimrod's expectations, after all, he had given up a partial license to the Sacred Template.

But as a "Lawyer," Nimrod saw a potential opportunity in the conditions offered by Huangquan VIII.

Perhaps it's because I found the STC that the Tech-priest think I'm blessed by the God of All Machines.

Or perhaps Huangquan VIII urgently needs the Belik Battle Tank as its flagship product.

With that in mind, he proposed a new condition. "In addition to that, I also need the technology for Invisibility Shroud and Anti-Auspex System."

Nimrod knew that in the future, Huangquan VIII, after being rescued by the Aeldari during the Great Birthday Celebration, developed the alien faction and advocated the discovery of Xenos technology.

In order to acquire Xenos technology, the Huangquan VIII Skitarii of the Underworld will use Invisibility Shroud and Anti-Auspex Systems to confuse the enemy, thereby concealing their presence and the mission they are undertaking.

Now, the Huangquan VIII team doesn't value the Invisibility Shroud and Anti-Auspex technology as much as they would in the future.

The Lawyer believes there is an opportunity to obtain both technologies.

"My lord, I will convey your request to the Fabricator-General." Wojciech noted down the Primarch's order.

With no major battles at the moment, Nimrod, while handling numerous affairs, began to organize the magical potion materials obtained from providing supplies for the expedition.

The materials obtained for obtaining potions can be broadly divided into two categories.

One type was the provision of supplies, which the various Expeditionary Fleets sent as a token of their gratitude.

Another category consists of goods traded while the various fleets were stationed in Vostonia.

Nimrod's men, following his orders, intentionally engaged in trade and collected unusual items.

After examining all the items, Nimrod discovered that the most abundant potion ingredient was the Star Crystal, the main ingredient for the "Fool" Pathway Sequence 9 "Seer".

He played with the crystal in his hand; its interior had a dense network of natural patterns that emitted the Star of light.

When Nimrod brought the Star Crystals back to the "Nation of Disorder," the count was 529.

Among them, the fewest in number and the highest in Sequence are the gold, yellow, and red Clown masks, totaling 294. They are the main ingredients for the potion "Seer," the Sequence 8 following "The Clown."

Out of a desire to curry favor with the Primarch, the various fleets and Auxilia, and for the sake of the Legiones Astartes's honor, provided even rarer materials.

After examining the potion, Nimrod discovered that the most abundant potion ingredient was the main ingredient of the "Hanged Man" Pathway Sequence 9 "Secrets Suppliant" Eye of the One-Eyed Night Owl.

There are a total of 403 Owl Eyes.

The least numerous and highest -Sequence is the main ingredient of the potion "The Listener," which Sequence 8 "The Secrets Suppliant," and consists of 115 Big-Eared Bats.

After compiling all the materials, Nimrod summoned Arsena Dunn to discuss the division and management of the territory centered on Vostonia.

"My lord, within the Legion's territory, there are three planets in the Ape-Man System that we conquered together with the 'Luna Wolves', but none of them occupy an entire star system."

After the Ork of the Wheel of Fire System were purged by the three legions, the Imperium took over direct administration of them.

"Except for Nova Polya, which has little development potential, portals will be built in the six star systems of the Solar Segmentum, the Catachan the Ultima Segmentum, the Tanith in the Segmentum Pacificus, and the Mordian, Cepra Mundi, Triken, and Vigilant Star Warp Gate. "Segmentum Obscurus

"The territories controlled by the Legion, apart from the fifteen star systems mentioned above, are all contiguous, centered on Vostonia."

Inside the palace, the Primarch's Attendants manipulated his Control Staff, displaying a dazzling star map before Nimrod.

The Vostonia System is located at the center of a spherical region.

"This entire region, with a diameter of approximately 61.8 light-years, should be classified as a sub-sector according to the Imperium's administrative standards."

The Vostonia sector, agreed upon by Nimrod Malcador, has a diameter of 330 light-years, and the next level down from the sector is the sub-sector.

Nimrod looked at the entire area that had been lit up. Apart from the center point, there were sixty-two other lit green areas scattered in all directions.

They are located either near or far from the central area, with unlit gray areas in between.

Further away from Vostonia lies Crystal Illusion Realm, a star system with only one habitable planet, but also the world with the largest crystal resources within its territory.

We supply blue crystals for civilian use, Psyker Crystals primarily for military use with a small portion for civilian use, and Data Crystals primarily for military use with a small portion for administrative use.

Nearby Vostonia lies the recently conquered Cydonia System, with three habitable planets: a mining world, Industrial World, and Agri World.

"A total of 63 star systems within this region have been found to have habitable planets, and 118 planets have been colonized."

Nimrod gazed at the star map. These sixty-three star systems, along with twelve other strategically valuable star systems, formed the foundation he had laid in the first phase.

I can now say that I have laid the foundation for my empire; the size of my territory already surpasses the "Medusa Defense Perimeter" that the "Iron Hands" will eventually establish.

Moreover, the Iron Hands embodies the ideas of Ferrus Manus; the "Medusa Defense Perimeter" is actually a series of loosely connected territories composed of numerous protected states.

My territories are all directly under the control of the legion and develop according to my will.

After silently evaluating the territory in his mind, Nimrod then considered it from various angles.

[The overall quality of the territories in worlds like Cepra Mandy must also exceed that of the "Medusa Defense Perimeter".]

The production capacity of Necromunda, the Imperium's largest Hive World, alone would require several of the Imperium's most advanced Hive Worlds combined to rival it in the future.

Even measured solely from the technological standpoint of the "Iron Hands," the future Necromunda, both quantitatively and qualitatively, is nearly on par with Medusa.

Nimrod knew that the Terra colony ship named Vansar had set sail thousands of years ago, but due to the uncertainties of Warp travel, it would not arrive in Necromunda until the thirty-fifth millennium.

The Vansar carries numerous STC devices.

The STC on the Vansar, combined with the numerous technologies of the Orb Weaver League, is no less valuable than the relics on the Medusa.

[In terms of troop quality, the Catachan soldiers were superior to the Fenrisian, while the Mordian soldiers were roughly equal.]

As Nimrod pondered, a smile appeared on his face, showing satisfaction with the achievements made so far.

In high spirits, he said with a smile, "Let's name this sub-sector Vostonia."

"The area centered on Necromunda, spanning eleven light-years, is designated as the Necromunda Sub-sector."

The standard for Imperium sub-sectors is a diameter of ten to sixty light-years, hence the vast differences in their extent.

Vostonia is slightly above the limit, Necromunda is just above the standard, and the Legion actually controls only six star systems of the Orb Weaver League.

This also aligns with the Imperium's situation; Terra, humanity's Homeworld, is located in the Solar Segmentum, and the average population of its colonies exceeds that of the other four Sectors.

The sub-regions of the Solar Segmentum are relatively small, mostly not exceeding twenty light-years, while the sub-regions of the other four systems are larger.

"My lord, I will compile the data from all sixty-three star systems and submit a backup to Malcador."

Two months later, Nimrod received a reply from Malcador, who agreed to the establishment of the Vostonia and Necromunda Sub-sectors.

Nimrod immediately dispatched the Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Chapter to the Necromunda Sub-sector for exploration and conquest.

A month later, the representatives of the Forge World Huangquan VIII arrived.