Chapter 692: Old Acquaintance
The massive fleet arrived at the Cadian Gate in batches.
Once the forefront of resistance against Chaos and now its rear line, the Fortress World Cadia was no longer engulfed in war.
But it still served its purpose.
Cadias and shock troops remained active across battlefronts throughout the Imperium, even though the vast majority of them would never be able to return home after leaving their birthworlds.
Now, on the sixth planetary orbit within the Cadia system, where the prison world destroyed by the Celestial Engine had once been, a large spaceport had appeared.
Although this spaceport could not serve as an operational base for the fleet like the Belis Corona system at their next stop, it could at least accommodate the fleet temporarily.
Besides, Guilliman needed to have the mortal armies join the expeditionary force here.
Within the Cadia spaceport, shock troops were continuously being transported to the Golden Expedition Fleet by transport craft.
The commander of the entire shock force directed the mobilization here.
"The Lord Commander's guard will proceed to the Glorious Humanity first. By protocol, we should pay our respects to the Imperial Regent."
"Colonel Carl, just focus on that matter."
"Yes, Lord Commander!"
As they spoke, the Lord of Tyran arrived at the busiest part of the spaceport, accompanied by Custodians.
Sweaty soldiers nearly packed the landing pads to capacity.
Disorganized supplies and dust lay everywhere.
Qin Mo stopped.
Because he had seen the man he wanted to meet.
Cadia's Lord Commander and war hero—Usaka E. Creed.
Creed gave orders while blowing smoke rings, his cigar pinched between his index and middle fingers and occasionally brought to his lips.
Creed sensed something and turned to look at Qin Mo, but his gaze merely swept over him.
"The rest is simple.