Legion Numbers Break Through One Hundred Thousand

828. M30, the fifth month of Vostonia.

Paragon City, Primarch's Palace.

Arsena Dunn, holding Data Slate, began his report.

"My lord, the mining fleet has arrived in Orsenx and is establishing a mining base under the command of the Shadow of Order."

After giving a brief report on Orsenx's condition, the Primarch's Attendants continued:

"The Second Company is in Islington, Purification the mutated creatures on the Space Hulk."

"Think Tank Nicholas, along with technical sergeant, and with the assistance of the Eighteenth Legion, used the gravity of the uninhabited planet Islington V to permanently anchor the derelict spaceship in its orbit."

"He did a good job." Nicholas was a key Librarian that Nimrod focused on; he possessed Beta- level Psionic Energy, second only to Thomas and his Apprentice Ramsey.

He had just completed his transformation when Nimrod selected him for the Honor Guard. After personally testing his loyalty, he sent him to deal with Space Hulk as a test of his abilities.

"Nicholas, when will you return?"

"He has returned to the Shadow of the Throne," the Primarch's Attendants replied.

"Summon him here." Now that Nicholas had passed the test, Nimrod decided to train him to be a Beyonder.

After the Primarch's Attendants relayed the orders, he continued with the briefing.

"In response to the assistance provided by the 18th Legion, and in accordance with your orders, all recovered ships are to be handed over to them."

Nimrod nodded in satisfaction and then spoke.

"Develop Islington into the Legion's training base."

"Based on Islington I, the world with the largest population, it is a plains world with a population of only 1.03 million."

"Establish training bases for guerrilla warfare and heavy infantry, among other related fields."

"..."

After recording the orders one by one, the Primarch's Attendants continued to report.

"The 11th Chapter lost 413 Shadow of Order in the battle to Purification the Andrew Robot in Orsenx and the Space Hulk in Islington."

"Despite suffering considerable losses, the legion's total strength has exceeded 100,000."

"The largest personnel increase came from the Third Legion; with 3,814 new recruits joining Mordian, the regiment now boasts 10,153 Shadow of Order."

"The 7th Legion has received a new batch of 1,782 recruits, bringing the total number of Shadow of Order members to 5,674."

The Primarch's Attendants reminded him with slight concern, "My lord, because the Triken system and Vostonia have begun constructing Ramillies-class Star Fortress, the Legion's supplies have been affected to some extent."

"Power Armor supplies are delayed by five Terra days, and Bolter supplies are delayed by an average of fourteen Terra days..."

"The supplies provided by Huangquan VIII in the Segmentum Pacificus and Graia in the Segmentum Tempestus alleviated some of the pressure, but their effectiveness was limited due to the long range."

Nimrod knew that in the "Second Rangdan War," Rangdan would deploy more than a dozen combat satellites, and he began preparations in advance.

I need a Forge World ally in the Segmentum Obscurus to alleviate the Legion's supply burden.

Next time, use the Dice of Prophecy for divination.

Thinking of this, Nimrod said, "Continue building the Star Fortress. I will solve the supply problem within a year."

As you wish.

The silver-haired Primarch's Attendants let out a soft sigh. Although he didn't understand why the Black Emperor was in such a hurry to build the Ramillies-class Star Fortress, he knew the Black Emperor couldn't be wrong.

Fortunately, the supply pressure will soon be resolved.

Moments later, Nicholas arrived as ordered. Nimrod asked him to wait outside, then returned to the "Nation of Disorder" and ordered the Space Ape to concoct the "Sailor" potion.

Nicholas's Psionic Energy talent is not one of the five common Psionic Energy factions, but rather, like "Windcaller" Nigal, he is Storm Discipline Psyker.

In order to match his talent, Nimrod decided to train him to be Pathway Beyonder "Tyrant".

Subsequently, Nimrod summoned the Sage Wojciech Belik.

"The Monarch Majesty, the Sage Forge World Gryphonne IV will arrive in twenty-three Work Cycle to discuss the details of the alliance."

"On Mars, the Fabricator-General stated that because they also need to forge the Gloriana-class Battleship for other Primarch, they can only build three for you."

"I agree," Nimrod, "But the first ship must be delivered before 833, the second before 836, and the last before 841."

Although he had already prepared a Ramillies-class Star Fortress for the "First Rangdan War," the Gloriana-class Battleship remained important for him to gain an advantage in the war.

If he could acquire two Gloriana-class Battleship before 836, he would have been able to have three warships to meet his operational needs before the outbreak of the First Rangdan War.

The last Gloriana-class Battleship is not so urgent; it can be completed before the Second Rangdan War.

"The Monarch Majesty, I will convey your words to the Mars Sage."

After twenty-three Work Cycle, representatives from the Forge World Gryphonne IV arrived in Vostonia.

Nimrod dispatched a delegation composed of "Lawyer" and Tech Sergeant to negotiate the details of the alliance with Gryphonne IV's side.

After receiving the final text, he focused on the key points.

In addition to supplying the "Shadow of Order" and dispatching Skitarii, the "War Griffons" Titan Legions pledged to provide fifty-eight Titan, including thirty-six Reaver- class battle Titan.

Nimrod recalled that before the Great Birthday Celebration, the "War Griffons" had 176 Titan, about half of which were Reaver- class Battle Titan.

[Yes, there aren't many "War Griffons" Titan with more than a hundred units right now, and providing fifty-eight is quite generous.]

After signing the agreement, Nimrod made a request to the Fourth Sage Gryphonne IV to recruit the "War Griffons" Titan Legions and the Skitarii to the Necromunda Sub-sector.

They will join forces with the Dark Fire and Morning Star Titan Legions of Huangquan VIII, along with the three Chapter Shadow of Order, to complete the conquest of the subsector.

Once the Dice of Prophecy were fully charged, Nimrod immediately began divination.

His mind raced through all the information he knew about Lucius of the Forge World.

[Forge World, Lucius]

The hollow planet has an Artificial Sun at its core, a giant nuclear fusion reactor that powers the forging plants that sprawl across it.

It is the only Forge World capable of producing Solar Alloy, an extremely durable alloy.

Home of the Void Walker Titan Legions.

...]

Nimrod had a considerable understanding of the Forge World Lucius, and therefore his mind was brimming with information.

He chose to consult Lucius and decided to ally with him because Lucius was extremely unique among the Forge World.

First, because of Lucius's core, which provides a continuous source of energy, the world's foundries never stop running.

Its production capacity even allowed Lucius to win the defensive battle when faced with an invasion by the Hive Fleet Leviathan, as he was able to recover mechanical parts and reforge troops faster than the Tyranid Hive forces could absorb biomass.

Lucius's production capacity and continuous manufacturing capabilities rank among the top in the Forge World.

Secondly, it's because the Artificial Sun provides unique resources, and the Solar Alloy is a unique material.

Furthermore, the Void Walker, renowned as the racers of Warp, are unlike other slow-moving Titan Legions. Their swift action and rapid response to wars across the Galaxy make them staunch allies of Jaghatai.

When the Titan joined the war, they also possessed incredible speed, with the entire formation appearing on the enemy's fortifications with an elegance and swiftness disproportionate to their massive size.

In the future, Lucius will master Teleport technology, making the Void Walker the only Titan Legions capable of Teleport to the battlefield, a fact envied by all other Titan Legions.

Finally, Lucius approached the Legion's most important battlefield area for the next few decades.

Rangdan's main sphere of influence is the northern part of the Galaxy.

The First Rangdan War was located in the northeastern part of the Galaxy, Lucius was the Forge World furthest from the war zone.

Lucius, possessing four major advantages, led Nimrod to choose this Forge World.

Although he knew Lucius was on the Galaxy map, located northeast of the Vostonia sub-sector, this did not allow him to pinpoint Lucius's location in the vast galaxy.

A single point on Galaxy star map is actually thousands of light-years away.

Nimrod must perform divination to determine Lucius's exact location.

Nimrod quickly went through the process in his mind and then silently recited it to himself.

[Star map of Vostonia leading to Lucius.]

...]

After silently reciting it eleven times, he reached out and threw the Dice of Prophecy in his hand.

After the triangular cone tumbled several times in the air, it landed in Nimrod's outstretched hand, and a scene that looked like a holographic projection appeared before his eyes.

After recording the star map, Nimrod input it into the Data Crystal.

Navigator Prime Eden Visher charted a star map for the Legion to reach Lucius, and the Eleventh Legion's fleet set sail.