After seeing the Fabricator General off, Guilliman sat in his chair and gave the matter some serious thought.
In less than ten seconds, the Primarch had considered Vik's safety, the High Lords of Terra's degree of acceptance, the Adeptus Mechanicus's internal conflicts, its future reforms, religious faith... His mind had simultaneously reached conclusions on this entire series of issues.
After determining that the urgency of these matters was far below that posed by the Necrons, Guilliman waved a hand and directed the communication to Qin Mo.
The communication was swiftly connected, and Qin Mo's projection appeared in the conference room. Guilliman had already spoken with him before the High Lords of Terra's large-scale meeting, and Qin Mo now appeared to be traveling through the void at faster-than-light speed.
"Vik is the new Fabricator General." Guilliman brought up the matter of the Fabricator General first.
"Him?" Qin Mo was visibly stunned. "He's the new Fabricator General? That Magos quietly entered the High Lords of Terra just like that?"
Guilliman rubbed the back of his head. "I thought you had sent him over to help me."
"No... never mind. He can help you, after all, with matters concerning the Adeptus Mechanicus," Qin Mo said.
Guilliman nodded.
The matter of Vik was temporarily set aside, and the Primarch turned to what he truly wanted to discuss. "I have found a way to make the High Lords of Terra publicly accept the war against those skeletons. Next, the Imperium will begin mobilizing."
"How many forces can the Imperium mobilize? More than during the Golden Crusade?" Qin Mo asked.
"Far, far more than during the Golden Crusade." Guilliman rose from his chair and walked to the viewport, gazing at the colossal weapon arrays of the fortress. "I had already begun trying to improve the Imperium's