Battle Council, Emptying the Coffers!

Now that the strategic direction had been finalized, all that remained was to refine the specific battle plan.

Although he had never commanded a battle of such a massive scale, he had learned quite a bit from the Primarch since he began following the Lion King.

The most important thing in war was logistics!

Alvin's first order of business was to have each Chapter report its personnel, supplies, and equipment, using the information as a reference for the battle plan.

Ever since he had reorganized the Chapters and borrowed the prestige of the Lion King and the Emperor, along with the authority earned through several rescue operations, his position had gradually surpassed that of the Supreme Grand Master, making him the unofficial leader.

Soon, the battle council was convened.

But after Alvin glanced over the weaponry and military supplies reported by the various Chapters, including the Dark Angels,

he felt the temples on both sides of his head throbbing violently.

"That's all?!!!"

He stared at Azrael in utter shock, hoping the Supreme Grand Master could explain himself. "All nineteen Chapters, including the Dark Angels, can't even put together a complete armored assault force. And that's not all—

you don't even have a single aerial strike unit?!"

This was something he had never expected.

Alvin had assumed that when the Dark Angels raided Dragon Forest Star, even if they had been scattered by the effects of the Warp, the remaining Chapters would have preserved at least some of their ability to launch a frontal assault.

But what was the reality?

There were fourteen Land Raiders and Predators in total. A considerable portion of them lacked ammunition, and all were damaged, requiring repairs from Tech-Priests.

There were also a few dozen Predator Tanks, Tank Destroyers, Ares APCs, and Rhino APCs.

All the