The Great Machine Lord, for Perturabo or Belisarius Cawl

Use it, then.

Dacinta's orbit, the deck of the hovering Shadow of the Throne.

"Mentor of Chaos" Nimrod activated Spirit Sight and swept it over the Dreadnought-sized Smart Machine wrapped in amber and the War Hound-sized Overseer wrapped in shadow.

He gazed at their spiritual radiance and thought to himself.

They really are potion ingredients.

They aren't materials I know, so they must be potion ingredients above Sequence 4. They should be the potion ingredients for Sequence 4, "Alchemist," of the "Perfecter" pathway.

The Overseer's spiritual radiance is clearly higher than the Smart Machine's. It should be the main ingredient.

Nimrod closed his Spirit Sight and thought of the leader of Dacinta's Smart Machines—the Great Machine Lord.

The Great Machine Lord is the best material among the Overseers. I should obtain it myself.

He gathered his thoughts and gave the order.

"Prepare for airborne deployment. Target: Ruined City No. 1."

Pilot Nelson started the engines. As they prepared to drop, Nimrod walked to Gabriel's side, where he was inspecting the Smart Machine and the Overseer.

"Master of Ordnance, your duty is to use them as the foundation to research Smart Machines we can control."

"You will receive one complete Overseer, two Smart Machines, and all the wreckage."

The veteran "Mechanic Expert," who had long studied Necron Constructs at the Jormungandr Star Monolith, had bright eyes.

"My lord, I obey your will."

Nimrod nodded, then turned to look at Wilshire, Chapter Master of the Second Legion.

"You must coordinate closely. The 'contract' will ensure the Smart Machines remain within our control."

The black Stormbird flew out from the Shadow of the Throne and plunged into the smoke-filled clouds.

Light and shadow flickered in the Primarch's eyes as his consciousness spread out.

Nimrod's consciousness swept across the airspace. One Steel Hammer Bunker