"Dream Thief": My Lord Will Guide You to Achieve Reason

Thought

Aureus, Iron Fortress.

The third standard month of 941.

Inside the silver spire at the very top, Nimrod stood before the window, his hands clasped behind his back.

Sure enough, obtaining the construction machinery for the Standard Template Construct won't be that easy.

Over the past two-plus months, Nimrod had used diplomatic opportunities to "corrode" two of the thirteen consuls, while the "Witch of Joy," Maria Kournikova, had also taken control of one consul.

After grasping the situation on Aureus, he learned that the consuls' fields of responsibility were clearly divided, and the mechanical consul Andoni controlled the construction machinery for the Standard Template Construct.

But Andoni rarely showed himself, and without using forceful methods, it would be difficult to make him submit.

His eyes flashed, and he thought to himself.

It's time for the "Dream Thief" Tierney to move.

One standard hour later, Tierney spread the wings of his Yeld-type Hunt-Master Suit, and hundreds of top-grade Leijin Alloy armor plates rotated.

Camouflaged by adaptive coloration, he silently rose through the layered fortress while concealed.

Tierney followed the rune inside his tactical goggles, slowly ascending as he approached the target.

By decree of the Black Emperor, Maria Kournikova, Aureus's honored guest, had confirmed the whereabouts of the rarely seen mechanical consul Andoni. For the next five hours, he would be resting in the fourth of five mansions.

Over the past two-plus months, Tierney had already familiarized himself with most of this Iron Fortress.

Overall, it somewhat resembled Naryan-Mar Hive City in the far north of Vostonia, with icy cold permeating every place.

Unlike the natural cold of his homeland, the Iron Fortress was composed of countless bunkers and defensive towers with high walls.

Only Tech-Priests and the Tech Sergeants of Astartes legions renowned for construction could build a military