130. Goodbye

The meeting was ultimately held as scheduled, with three parties in attendance: the Departmento Munitorum, which nominally had the authority to arrange the Dreadnoughts' future assignments; the Adeptus Mechanicus, which had repaired the Dreadnought Elders after obtaining knowledge from Terra Space Station; and Roboute Guilliman himself.

The Departmento Munitorum knew full well it was only there to make up the numbers, so it simply sent two officers over to watch the show—and take a vacation while they were at it. After the meeting ended, they could remain on the space station for two days, during which they would be able to properly relax.

It was worth mentioning that these two officers, one fat and one thin, one tall and one short, looked rather harmonious together.

The Adeptus Mechanicus sent the largest delegation, which was not hard to understand. Over the past few years, Mars had been constantly stuffing people into Terra Space Station. Few Tech-Priests, after seeing a creation like Terra Space Station, were still willing to keep gazing at it "across the sea." They all wanted to come over and experience it for themselves.

The Tech-Priests in charge of recording stood on both sides of the room. Reinhardt, the Fabricator General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, had originally intended to speak on the Adeptus Mechanicus's behalf, but the modifications he had made to his face after arriving at Terra Space Station had cost him that right. As a result, a Magos named Curos could only stand in for him.

After a vote, the Tech-Priests aboard the space station had unanimously concluded that General Reinhardt's face was no longer very suitable for serving as a spokesman—he had removed his lower jaw and installed a plasma cannon there.

Even Tech-Priests, who were not especially sensitive to social etiquette, understood that anyone would