Divining Kasai

830. M30, Vostonia, third month.

In the Primarch's Palace, the silver-haired Arsena Dunn stood before the Throne, reporting to Nimrod.

"My lord, Lucius the Forge World, in accordance with the covenant, provides the Legion with military supplies."

"Lucius's powerful production capacity means the Legion need not worry about this, and is sufficient to ensure the Legion can carry out large-scale campaigns."

"The Emperor was overjoyed to learn that you had recovered the lost Forge World of Lucius, and he has once again gifted you an ancient relic warship."

Nimrod couldn't help but think, "[The Old Man in Yellow has so many good things, he even has a Relic-class warship.]"

After a moment's thought, he said, "Give it to the 7th Legion."

Each Chapter has Relic-class warships, granting them a range advantage in Void combat. Now is the time to focus on enhancing this advantage for a single Chapter.

As a hunter, Sanchez is best able to leverage this advantage.

"Inform the Arbites Lord to prepare for the receipt of the Gloriana-class Battleship."

To date, among all the legion's Chapter, the 7th Legion has achieved the highest merit, followed by the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Chapter, whose achievements belong to the first tier.

Nimrod found suitable recruitment worlds for the Third and Seventh Chapter, and also rewarded the 7th Legion with a Relic-class warship.

He also considered that the First Chapter usually held special significance for each legion, so he decided to award Mars, the first of his three newly built Gloriana-class Battleship, to the First Chapter.

After noting this down, the Primarch's Attendants continued, "It is worth noting that the Third Legion made enormous sacrifices in the Proxima Rebellion and received the Emperor's reward, being allowed to wear the Imperium Aquila insignia on their chests."

"But due to the enormous sacrifices, and the subsequent viral attack on Terra's gene bank and the theft of the Luna Gene-seed, they suffered three major blows, leaving them with only two hundred people."

Nimrod knew this was the work of the "Selena Gene Cult," who were forced to submit to the Imperium, especially by being forced to cede the Luna's Sleeping Fortress as the residence of the Sisters of Silence, and thus harbored resentment towards the Imperium.

They released the wilt virus into the Gene-seed of the Third Legion.

The disappearance of the Gene-seed was the Collector.

Nimrod knew that although the Imperium would not confirm its first contact with the Necrons until 897. M41, several Necron Dynasty would awaken before then.

The Necron Overlord of the Nihilakh Dynasty, Trazyn the Infinite, was among the first group of Necrons to awaken from the Great Hibernation.

From the beginning of the "Unification Wars," he mingled in various Imperium institutions, adding to the collections of his museum.

Thinking of this, Nimrod thought to himself, "The Solemnace Galleries has many rare collections, among which there must be a lot of potion ingredients."

When I have some free time, I'll divine the fate of Solemnace in the Tomb World and wipe him out in one fell swoop.

Nimrod was in no hurry to wipe them all out at once. The longer he waited, the more treasures Trazyn would collect for him. The right time to act would be when he was confident enough and when the legion was not engaged in any major battles.

[With the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy both looming, it's not a good time for the legions to make enemies. We should wait until after the Great Birthday Celebration to schedule a divination.]

Nimrod then thought of the Third Legion, which was currently at its lowest point, but a turning point was coming soon, as Fulgrim would return.

The Apothecary extracted genes from him, and the pure Gene-seed he cultivated would allow the Third Legion's strength to steadily increase.

Nimrod's thoughts returned from the Third Legion to his own legion, contemplating its future development.

[The supply problem is solved; it's time to divine the world of Kasai. The Kaser People are suitable candidates for the 8th Legion's recruitment.]

In 830. M30, according to official Imperium records, the Master of Mankind in Chemos retrieved Primarch Fulgrim of the Third Legion, and the sixth Primarch returned to the Imperium.

Nimrod discovered that the Dice of Prophecy in the "Nation of Disorder" were fully charged, and then proceeded to the Fourth Layer Space.

His Spirituality spread toward the Red Light sphere, and the "Briber" felt his Spirituality rapidly depleting.

Nimrod saw Thierry Viera, clad in black armor, weaving among the Xenos, wielding his Power Blade and slashing at enemies in gray armor.

He stared for two seconds, and after realizing that the gray-armored enemy posed little threat to Thierry, a thought struck him.

The message Nimrod wanted to convey surfaced in his mind and, through a subtle connection, was transmitted to the sphere of light.

Suddenly, black mist rose in Thierry's mind, and a towering figure sat high on the Throne.

[Black Emperor!]

Unaffected by this, he flicked his wrist and, using the second technique of "Osberh-Vaya," wielded the Power Blade to deliver a backhand thrust.

The Power Sword spun like a serpent, piercing into the gray-armored Xenos's body.

As the Disruption Field tore apart the Xenos's body, the Black Emperor's majestic voice echoed in Thierry's mind.

"After the battle, a prayer will be offered."

After the battle, Thierry immediately returned to his flagship, the Relic-class battleship HMS Blade.

He cleaned himself in the captain's quarters and changed into a black robe.

After creating a Spirituality atmosphere with a ritual knife, Thierry knelt on Black Onyx Altar Mat and began reciting the formal incantation in Dunnish:

"The Black Emperor of the Shadow of Order"

I pray for Your watchful gaze.

"The Iron Law of the Monarch, the foundation of Kingdom of Disorder, please transfer your power to my incantation."

Black mist rose and engulfed Thierry's body.

"My lord!" Thierry bowed to the Black Emperor. Ever since being defeated by Nimrod and then avenging himself with his help, Thierry had devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Monarch.

After that, Thierry received the Monarch's power, opening the door to a new world.

After the Primarch returned to the Imperium, he became the first Shadow of Order among the Vostonian-born.

When the Black Emperor summoned him in the mysterious space, Thierry immediately took Him as his faith.

"I want to hear the report from the 8th Legion."

Nimrod did not use the Dice of Prophecy to divine the star map from Vostonia to Kasai, instead sending the 8th Legion back to Vostonia before proceeding, thus wasting time.

Information from Astropathic Communication is not real-time, but fortunately he was able to keep track of the 8th Legion's location through the "Nation of Disorder".

"My lord, the 8th Legion has been fighting in the Tyne System, west of the Vostonia sub-sector, on the Galaxy Star Chart for nearly five months."

"The Xenos in the Tyne System are expected to be Purification in three weeks."

"Currently, the 8th Legion has 8,150 Shadow of Order members."

Since Nimrod has already selected the recruitment world for the 8th Legion, the number of replacements for the 8th Legion has been reduced accordingly.

Apart from the 7th Legion, whose new recruits were growing slowly, the 8th Legion, along with the 6th, 10th, and 12th Chapter, were the four Chapter in the legion with fewer than 10,000 men. The reason for the other three Chapter was that they had not yet found any truly capable people whom he recognized.

"Wait at the altar." After Nimrod severed his connection with the Red Light orb, he felt the Crimson Chain wrapped around his little finger rapidly restoring his Spirituality.

He took a step and entered the Third Layer Space.

Nimrod picked up the Dice of Prophecy, his mind racing through all the information he knew about Kasai.

The Kaser People of Kasai are excellent Warrior.

The Kaser People have passed down the Elvira Swordsmanship for generations, which means "talent of the blade" in their local language.

The "Elvira Swordsmanship" includes the "Ganfaso Style," the "Tanvira Style," and so on...

"Ganfaso Style" involves drawing an 8 shape in the air with a sword.

...]

Nimrod knew little about Kasai, only about Elvira.

He quickly went through it in his mind and then silently recited it to himself.

[Star map of the Tyne System leading to Kasai.]

...]

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 Nimrod input it into the prepared Data Crystal, silently reflecting on the situation.

He flashed back to the Fourth Layer Space, his Spirituality fully restored, enveloping the Data Crystal.

With a thought, Nimrod sent the Data Crystal and information into the deep Red Light sphere.

The Blade, the altar.

Thierry, who was devoutly repeating his prayers, was enveloped in black mist. He saw the Black Emperor sitting high on his the Throne and heard a majestic voice in his ears.

"Follow the star map to Kasai, which will be your Chapter's recruitment world."

"The Kaser People are excellent Warrior; recruit them into your Chapter."

"Learning the 'Elvira Swordsmanship'."

Thierry picked up the Data Crystal that had appeared out of thin air on the altar. "Follow Your will."