Fortress-Monastery

The first month of 840, Vostonia.

As the Shadow of the Throne sailed toward the starport, Nimrod stood by the observation window, looking at the metallic Great Beast in the void, and asked Arsena Dunn beside him.

"What is the construction progress of the Ramillies-class Star Fortress?"

"My lord," the Primarch's Attendants replied, "The first Ramillies-class Star Fortress built by Vostonia and Triken are both complete."

"They are all based on the improved Standard Template Construct by Rian, with improvements made to modules such as the Bastion-class Energy Shield."

"The second Star Fortress built by Cepra Mundy is about one-third complete, while the Triken and Vostonia are about one-fifth and one-tenth complete, respectively."

Nimrod slightly. The three bases that built Star Fortress also reflected their differences in their void construction capabilities, such as building ships and Star Fortress.

Cepra Mondi has overtaken Triken and Vostonia to become one of the five largest shipyards in the Imperium.

Only Mars and the other three Forge World —Voss, Grugarode, and Lorrain —can rival Cepra Mondy in shipbuilding capabilities.

"My lord, the final Gloriana-class Battleship built by Mars for the Legion in order to acquire the Ramillies-class Star Fortress is expected to be delivered this August in Terra-hour."

Nimrod pondered for a moment, taking into account the past achievements and losses of each Chapter, especially the sacrifices made in the "First Rangdan War," and realized that there was only one option.

"This ship will belong to the Third Legion."

After deciding to handle all matters, Nimrod went to the "Nation of Disorder" to inform Bukayo House Arshavin to prepare for the takeover.

"My lord, the Emperor has summoned a new War Council, and you are required to attend tomorrow," the Primarch's Attendants reminded him.

"The Rogue Trader you have bestowed upon me, Lewis von Valentius, requests an audience."

Nimrod recalled that Lewis had previously discovered that the Flao were gathering in the Cydonia System, attempting to launch an attack on Vostonia, and that Lewis might bring important intelligence.

"I will meet him at the Fortress-Monastery."

After the Shadow of the Throne docked at the starport in Vostonia, Nimrod, Arsena Dunn, Thomas, and Mikel boarded the Stormbird and flew towards the Legion's Fortress-Monastery.

Leaving the starport, one can see a vast mountain range from 10,000 meters above the ground. The transformation technology has reshaped the ecosystem around the Fortress-Monastery, which was destroyed by the early Vostonia colonists.

The surrounding chemical peaks, industrial sludge, and black, foul-smelling rivers were removed by Vostonia's technicians.

Marble fills the missing spaces, and artificial mountains rise from the ground.

The low slopes of the mountains are covered with fir trees, and wild animals that have recently migrated from other worlds climb along the steep edges of the mountains.

Five man-made rivers meander among the mountains.

The modification techniques reshaped the ecosystem surrounding the Fortress-Monastery, which had been destroyed thousands of years ago by the early Vostonia colonists.

Towers and bunkers dot the mountain peaks, with cannons protruding from their mouths to defend against lasers and giant cannons, their firepower enough to cover an entire Voidship.

Atop the mountain peaks and cliffs lies a series of duplex shooting corridors, stretching menacingly downwards.

At the heart of the mountain, magnificent high walls surround the Fortress-Monastery, its armored glass dome opening to welcome its master.

At the top of the city wall, opposite the city wall walkway, lies the fortress, with massive buttresses surrounding the inner wall, and within the wall are thousands of bright, gleaming windows.

Deep black banners fluttered in the wind, with light black legion insignia engraved on them, imperceptible to ordinary people, but clearly visible to Shadow of Order with superhuman vision.

As the Stormbird flew over the city walls, it saw a series of stepped structures and vast expanses of transformed farmland.

The clear, man-made river, like a spider web, divides the farmland, adding a touch of gentleness to this armed Fortress.

Food and river water can not only guarantee daily food needs, but also help cope with crises when under siege.

The black Fortress-Monastery looked completely different from the orderly fortresses or palaces of other legions.

Viewed from above, the main tower is a tilted, conical Spire that pierces the earth's crust at a 44-degree angle.

It is surrounded by thirty irregularly shaped triangular buildings, with eleven irregularly shaped spiral sub-towers on the outermost perimeter.

The winding passageway between the main tower and the secondary tower resembles a randomly drawn graffiti, intricate and difficult to discern.

The entire Fortress-Monastery, along with its walls, covers an area similar to that of a large Hive City in the Hive World, and its Spire reach the height of the top of Hive Spire.

The aircraft reduced its speed, glided between the towers, and finally landed on a hexagonal platform protruding from the top of a towering Spire.

Unsué-HL-19, who had been waiting eagerly, walked up to Nimrod:

"Lord Nimrod, our unit requests that you take over this asset, your Fortress-Monastery."

The Great Sage felt that, in order to complete the construction of this Fortress-Monastery, almost all the mechanical parts of his body would need to be replaced.

His Logic Engine and graphics engine malfunctioned several times due to their asymmetrical structure, and errors occurred frequently in every Work Cycle.

Frequent malfunctions and errors have significantly hampered the construction of the Fortress-Monastery.

Given Vostonia's industrial base, the construction period should have been shorter, but it was extended by six years and two hundred and twelve Work Cycle.

The construction of the Fortress-Monastery for the Primarch was Primarch an honor for Unsué-HL-19.

But the Great Sage only wants to leave as soon as possible, then reset his memories and forget all the details of this building forever.

The twelve Sage behind him also looked at the Primarch with expectation.

The genome Primarch to have caught the expectations of the Tech-priest and was deep in thought.

"As the builder of this Fortress-Monastery, you should introduce yourself to me."

"Of course." Unsué-HL-19's Logic Engine reported an error again, and its Mechadendrite swung, quickly completing a temporary repair.

A synthesized Sonic Array rang out from beneath the Great Sage's mask.

"This building exhibits an asymmetrical design that defies common sense, with a labyrinthine network of asymmetrical passageways throughout."

"Compared to Fortress-Monastery, I prefer to describe it as Shadow Labyrinth; its underground area is the same size as its surface area."

Even if it doesn't suit my aesthetic, it's still a marvel of architecture, serving multiple functions as a palace, a defensive fortress, and the headquarters of the Legiones Astartes.

Nimrod followed the Great Sage, passing by pillars on both sides, black marble steps and floor tiles, and entered a series of huge, heavy, asymmetrical dark black metal doors.

The Primarch genome of Unsuai-HL-19 will be further described.

"A winding passageway connects the main tower and the eleven secondary towers."

"As per your request, the functional layout of the Fortress-Monastery has not yet been subdivided, leaving it to the Great Shadow of Order to establish Librarian, Foundry, Legion Armoury, Apothecarion, Archives, and Storage Vault as needed..."

After a shift, Nimrod said to Wensuai-HL-19 with satisfaction.

"Great Sage, I am very satisfied and agree to accept."

Thank you for your efforts in building the Fortress-Monastery.

The Primarch's praise caused a surge of delightful code to flow between Unsuai-HL-19 and the Sage.

"This is my honor." The Great Sage then left the Fortress-Monastery with the Sage without hesitation.

As soon as he boarded the transport ship, he immediately said, "Prepare the memory reset procedure and a complete set of replacement parts."

Nimrod then returned to the palace and sat on the black the Throne with thirty-three swords stuck in its back.

The Primarch's Attendants smiled and reminded him, "My lord, I think you should give it a name."

Nimrod thought of the eleven secondary towers of the Fortress-Monastery, which were in the shadow of the main tower, with the underground portion being the shadow of the ground.

"Shadow Keep."

"Order the Legion's Tech Sergeant to construct Bastion-class Energy Shield for Shadow Keep, and assign personnel to maintain it."

"Yes, my lord."

The Primarch then turned to the Chief Apothecary: "Is the Legion's stockpile of Gene-seed sufficient?"

Although Nimrod believed that the Apothecary could meet the needs of the legion's rapid development without extracting genetic material from him.

But if needed, he has ways to meet the demand.

[Just drink more potions to make up for the lost Beyonder Characteristic, but the digestion time will be longer.]

Furthermore, because I cannot determine which Sequence of potion was inherited, I need to drink potions from four Sequence before digestion.

Only those Beyonder High Sequence extraordinary traits, such as Sequence 4 and above, can freely control whether and how much of the Beyonder Characteristic is inherited.

Those with Beyonder in Sequence 6 and Sequence 5 will naturally inherit some of these Beyonder Characteristic.

Correspondingly, because Beyonder Characteristic are not entirely inherited, the portion that remains in the body will slightly enhance Beyonder Ability.

However, the retention enhancement of Low Sequence is not very meaningful to me, and the Mid-Sequence is also limited.

Unless absolutely necessary, there is really no need to drink a second dose of the potion.