The Beautiful World Fulgrim Appreciated

The Solar Segmentum, Alicia.

The entire fleet of "Emperor's Children" arrives in the real world.

Each warship is ornately decorated inside and out, a rarity among the Legiones Astartes.

The Third Legion 'Pride of the Emperor, was not only ornately decorated but also featured armor inlaid with gold.

On the flagship bridge of the Pride of the Emperor, Fulgrim ordered the protective windows to be lowered. Looking at the approaching emerald green planet, he remarked with a sigh:

"What a beautiful world."

Moments later, Fulgrim boarded the Stormbird and headed towards Alicia, the image of the Aquila Shuttle flashing through his mind.

[This is more suitable for this occasion.]

Through the Stormbird's viewing window, the Primarch saw towering trees surrounding marble-built cities.

Following the directions, the Stormbird pilots flew toward the starport. The Primarch saw the magnificent marble building, gleaming brilliantly under the light.

Howard Fender, along with his men and representatives from the Alicia Council, waited in the reception area of Starport.

In the days when there were few pirates in Alicia, the starport was bustling with ships coming and going.

But as the long Old Night came, fewer and fewer merchant ships arrived in Alicia, while the number of pirates did not decrease, and the once most prosperous starport gradually declined.

With the sound of hydraulic transmission and the filling of cool air, the landing deck was lowered.

Howard saw a giant emerge first, clad in Purple armor with white hair flowing in the wind. His shoulders were adorned with shimmering golden wings, as dazzling as the Imperium's Aquila.

Howard looked at Fulgrim; his perfect features were the most handsome he had ever seen.

The Emperor's Children aptly named their genetic Primarch the Purple Phoenix.

Although he has a perfect appearance, he is not truly perfect; the Black Emperor is!

"Lord Fulgrim, welcome," Howard greeted respectfully.

Fulgrim took a deep breath, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

"Fresh air, clean environment, a beautiful world."

"I have heard that wherever the Shadow of Order arrives, it brings a new order."

"I hope you can preserve the beauty of this world, so that it won't become like other worlds, filled with industrial fumes, during its development."

"Sir," Howard said, "I will be careful, just as my father instructed me."

The Data Crystal the Black Emperor gave him already told him that Alicia was the intersection of many stable Warp routes, and that commercial development would be a key focus in the future.

Howard had no doubt about the Black Emperor's words, and he had already obtained relevant information from Alicia's Commercial Council.

After a brief stay, Fulgrim's fleet departed from the beautiful world that had left such a deep impression on him.

[I hope to receive Nimrod's gift soon; the Aquila Shuttle is the perfect aircraft for me.]

At the same moment that Fulgrim left Alicia, in the Carium System.

The Honor Guard and the 5th Legion entered the Void Whale, which stretched for 3,200 kilometers, to conduct their exploration.

When Nimrod entered the Void Whale, he took a straight path and did not explore this enormous Great Beast.

Even for him, exploring the entire Void Whale would take a considerable amount of time.

All parts of the Void Whale will be put to full use. Most of its flesh and blood will be provided to the 5th Legion as food, while a portion will be given to the Apothecary and other Chapter, and a portion will be donated to the Second Legion.

Besides its outer skin, Void Whale is used as an ingredient in potions, and the strange creatures that the Shadow of Order hand over, the Void Whale has many other uses.

After confirming that Mikel had digested the "Vampire" potion, Nimrod ordered the Space Ape to use materials such as Vampiric Thorn Tree to prepare the main ingredients for the "Potions Professor" potion.

The Chief Apothecary, promoted to Sequence 6, is not only required to use the biological materials he found to concoct potions, but also to work with Tech Sergeant and Psyker to disassemble and reassemble the body of the Void Whale.

The complex ecosystem within the Void Whale, with its diverse terrain including mountains and rivers, makes it a natural training ground.

The Chief Apothecary used his understanding of flesh and blood to dismantle three-kilometer-long flesh and blood bodies from each environment.

Each segment of flesh and blood is connected by passageways to form the training base.

The fifth Sun month of 847, the Shadow of the Throne.

Primarch Office, Arsena Dunn reports to Nimrod.

"My lord, the Squats' negotiations with the Imperium have failed. They have rejected the demands of the Fifteenth Legion's diplomatic envoys and refuse to submit to the Imperium."

"The Emperor has ordered the Fourth, Eleventh, and XV Legion to launch an attack on the Galaxy Core."

"I understand." Nimrod had anticipated this; the resilient Squats would not be willing to submit to the Imperium of Man.

Before fully appreciating the strength of the Squats, the Imperium also sought to completely conquer them.

Only when both sides recognize each other's strength will a compromise be reached, and some Squats will nominally join the Imperium.

"My lord,"

Nimrod considered which Chapter to send to participate in the operation against the Squats.

[The underground cities of the Squats require stronger armor; although the Mark III has not yet been developed, the Cataphractii-pattern is a better alternative.]

The Cataphractii Terminator is naturally much more protective than the Mark III, but it requires more resources and time.

Apart from the "Iron Hands" which controls technology and production capacity, and the "Luna Wolves" which favors Terminator, the other legions only possess a portion of these legions and do not have large-scale equipment.

[My many worlds, and my allies, can also be mass-produced.]

However, the Cataphractii Terminator is too cumbersome, which would sacrifice many of Pathway speed advantages.

The lack of agility enhancements will negatively impact combat effectiveness, and I have determined that there are only three main development Pathway for the Chapter: the First Chapter along the "Justiciar" Pathway, the Second Legion along the "Sun" Pathway, the 5th Legion along the "Gate" Pathway, and the Tech Sergeant along the "Paragon" Pathway.

Having considered this, Nimrod gave the order.

"The Mars Fabricator-General previously promised to provide the participating legions with Cataphractii Terminator, and he demanded that they fulfill that promise."

"At the same time, I informed Mars that I wish to acquire the technology for the Cataphractii Terminator as soon as possible, so that my foundry can mass-produce it."

"The manufactured Cataphractii Terminator will be prioritized for deployment to the First, Second, and 5th Legion."

The Primarch's Attendants recorded Nimrod's orders.

"The order is given that these three Chapter, after leaving behind necessary guard forces, will be deployed to the Galaxy Core through the Carium Gate."

"Recruit the Third, Fourth, and 11th Chapter to join this campaign."

The Third Legion excels at assaults, Beyonder the "Dark" Pathway are adept at fighting in dark environments.

The "Death God" Pathway Beyonder of the Fourth Legion are skilled at fighting in dark and cold environments.

The 11th Chapter had the most abundant manpower.

"Yes, my lord," replied the silver-haired Arsena.

At the same moment Nimrod issued the order, the Second Legion, which had departed from Cepra Mandy, met up with the Third Legion, which had departed from Mordian, at Agaros.