Spending a Fortune to Acquire Bondsman
Merseyside System, Shadow of the Throne, Primarch's office.
Nimrod leaned back against the Throne and listened to Arsena Dunn's report.
"My lord, a total of 1,594 Legion members were killed in the battle to quell the rebellion."
"The 10th Battalion suffered the highest casualties, with 1,047 dead, most of them falling during the assault on Gate No. 42."
"I understand."
Nimrod nodded. He had paid the price of nearly a thousand warriors in exchange for more than six thousand Terran-born Raven Guard who were unsuited for siege warfare.
Afterward, on Merseyside, he had also obtained 312 Blind Kings.
The Blind King was not a potion ingredient for the already unlocked Sequence 5 and lower levels. It was at least for Sequence 4 or above.
The Mentor of Chaos had identified its spiritual radiance and judged it to be a main ingredient for a Sequence 4 potion.
Combined with its parasitic traits, it was essentially certain to be the main ingredient of the Sequence 4 Parasite potion of the Error pathway, matching the pre-battle assessment.
The Blind King was another of his important gains.
As Nimrod considered this, the silver-haired Primarch's Attendant continued her report.
"The nobles captured by the Legion from the Akum-Sothos Cluster have already been delivered to their designated star regions."
Arsena had previously led the Deduction Cadets in screening the captured nobles, selecting families with influence or control over crucial assets.
Not long after reporting to the Black Emperor, he had received an edict ordering them to be sent in batches to nineteen star systems.
"Very good. Maria and the others will take over the subsequent arrangements." Nimrod simply conveyed the information Arsena needed to know.
"I received a report from the Warmaster's attendant, Maloghurst. Lupercal personally declared the crimes of