The Indifferent Lion El'Jonson
846. M30.
This Sun year saw the return of two Primarch.
The Emperor first Caliban in the Segmentum Obscurus to retrieve the First Legion's Primarch, Lion El'Jonson.
Subsequently, Perturabo, the Primarch of the Fourth Legion, was found in Olympia. He was the thirteenth Primarch recovered according to Imperium records.
In the 11th Sun month, the Shadow of the Throne arrived in the Ganyun System.
After ordering the observation windows on the bridge to be opened, Nimrod stood in front of the entire observation window and looked at Ganz.
The Primarch's superhuman vision saw that the satellite's surface was covered with a dense array of factories.
In each region, there is a massive red building, which is the Forge Temple.
Dickson, who had arrived from the Serrated, reported to Nimrod.
"Father, the representative of Mars has recognized Ganz as the new Forge World."
"The Sage of Ganz have agreed to assist in the construction of Ganyun and to provide supplies for the legion."
Nimrod nodded, turning his gaze to Ganz's home planet, Ganyun, which he remembered as Konor.
The Primarch observed that the surface of Ganyun was riddled with pits and craters of all sizes.
"The colonists of the Adeptus Mechanicus once established a colony in Ganyun, but a thousand years ago, a meteorite fell and destroyed most of the world's facilities."
"Most of the people of Ganyun live by exploring the ruins, trading their finds with the Tech-Priest for supplies."
"Some remnants of the Adeptus Mechanicus still exist, and the Adeptus Mechanicus retains a certain influence among local residents."
Nimrod nodded, thinking to himself.
[Ganyun's foundation is much better than Calth's; the ruins of the Tech-priest's building are the foundation for building the factory.]
No wonder, Ganyun, also known as Konor, became the territory of the northern Champion among the Four Tetrarchs of Ultramar.
Calth was a latecomer, only catching up with Konor by the time of the Great Birthday Celebration. However, its more intact ecosystem and sustainable development gave it greater potential, only to be destroyed by the attacks of the "Word Bearers."
Nimrod gathered his thoughts and instructed, "Ganyun is rich in mineral resources and should be developed as Industrial World."
"I envision the establishment of this shipyard, along with Calth, becoming a vital shipyard for the Legion in the future."
"One-tenth of the production capacity will be allocated to the construction of Ramillies-class Star Fortress, deployed in the order of Ganyun, Veridian, Thalassa, Catachan, Osiris, and Attila."
In response to future threats, Nimrod decided to deploy Ramillies-class Star Fortress in key territories.
Considering that the Star Fortress was too large and travel was too slow, he decided to build it nearby in the Eastern Galaxy.
In Nimrod's mind, among the many territories in the Eastern Galaxy, Veridian was more valuable than Ganyun.
However, considering the Star Fortress built by Ganyun, its own safety should be ensured first.
Catachan is also quite important, but the planet's environment itself is a natural defense.
"Deployed in Attila's Star Fortress, positioned in orbit around the Jormungandr Star Monolith."
Attila is the only one of the six important territories that does not deploy Warp Gate.
Given that the Sautekh Dynasty's Jormungandr Star Monolith is located within the Attila system, this is dangerous.
Necrons could attack the Warp Gate, causing unimaginable consequences.
The Ramillies-class Star Fortress is deployed on the Jormungandr Star Monolith. It can intercept the approaching Sautekh Dynasty fleet and use artifacts to replicate ships.
"As you wish," Dickson wrote down his father's order, then took down the black square box hanging from his waist and opened the lid with his thick fingers.
"Father, I found these peculiar meteorites in Ganyun. I think you would be very interested in them."
Arsena Dunn, who had just returned from the Attila system, curiously examined the blue, fist-sized stone, which shimmered with the Star, illuminating the surroundings as if he were in the void outside the window.
Nimrod also turned to look at Dickson, and after seeing the blue fist-sized stone in the box, he confirmed that it was Meteorite Stone, the main material for Sequence 7 "Astrologer" of the "Gate" Pathway.
"I'm very interested in it, collect it for me."
"Yes, Father," Dickson replied with a smile. The gift he had prepared was indeed well received by the Primarch.
"Arsena, you communicate with Dickson and support the details of Ganyun's development."
A moment later, Nimrod promoted Dickson to Sequence 8 "Sheriff" and placed Ganyun under his jurisdiction.
After Dickson left, Nimrod asked the Primarch's Attendants:
What is the progress of the research on the Jormungandr Star Monolith?
"My lord, the Chief Librarian and I have collected and recorded a total of 491,300 Xenos Rune," the "Deduction Cadets" replied.
"Because the runes of the Necrons are similar to hieroglyphs, we first categorized all the collected runes by their graphic features, determining the location of each category within its respective section."
"Following this, further analysis of symbol associations and combination rules allowed us to grasp the basic meanings of some of the Xenos Rune."
"To date, the meaning of 2,750 runes has been determined."
After reporting his progress, the silver-haired Arsena continued:
"The think tank's Miguel Cuesta, in collaboration with the Forge Master, is combining our research findings to study memory crystals."
"They discovered that the stone chamber was the control center for the Crypt Phantom, creating and controlling their actions."
"They shut down the program set up by the Crypt Technomancer, halting the creation of Crypt Phantom."
The Primarch's Attendants spoke as he walked to the Holographic Projector and placed the Data Crystal inside.
Nimrod looked at the projection and saw several Garuda with golden metallic bodies.
Arsena continued, "To date, the biggest achievement in terms of application is the initial mastery of Necrodermis manufacturing technology."
"Although the technology of the Necrons is profound and they cannot directly create Necrodermis, the materials in the Jormungandr Star Monolith can be used to create items such as the Golden Garuda."
"While the Lord of the Forge was creating the Golden Garuda, he was also using materials to create other items."
"I am satisfied with the progress of the research," Nimrod said with a smile.
Necrodermis forms the basis of almost all of the technology used by the Necrons.
The Pyramid of the Jormungandr Star Monolith has four chambers. Obtaining Necrodermis technology in the first chamber is a remarkable achievement.
"My lord, the Emperor has convened a new War Council and requests your attendance at 10:00 AM tomorrow (ship time)."
"I see."
The following day, Nimrod's Psionic Energy projection crossed the void and arrived at Terra's Golden Palace.
He looked around the long table and noticed two new members, and the seating arrangements had also changed.
Robert Guilliman remained by Nimrod's side, while Sanguinius rose in rank, sitting between Leman Russ and Fulgrim.
Horus Lupercal was flanked by Ferrus Manus, Rogal Dorn Dorn, Hannibal, Vulkan, Magnus, and a new member.
As Nimrod looked around, Horus smiled and said, "This time, we have two more brothers."
"Nimrod, let me introduce you to the Primarch of the First Legion, Lion El'Jonson, the Lion of Caliban."
"Nimrod." Lion scrutinized Nimrod like a predator in the jungle, comparing him to the image Ulian Bendregg had described.
Nimrod looked at Lion, his face expressionless and his tone indifferent.
His long, golden-brown hair fell over his shoulders, and his eyes were a wild, forest-green color.
Lion's black terracotta armor features a gilded swirl decoration on the chest, surrounded by ornate reliefs depicting a forest landscape.
"El'Jonson," Nimrod replied calmly.
Horus was already used to Lion's cold attitude, and he greeted everyone without a smile.
But Horus noticed something different: Lion examined Nimrod for a longer time than he did with the others.
[Perhaps because the First Legion had been under the command of Nimrod and fought against Mitu.]