Outside Eye of Terror, a reorganized Navy Fleet is stationed here.
Although the noble Imperial Regent, the agent of the great Emperor will Guilliman, sent several Men of Iron Mechanicus Fleet here to assist in the defense.
But facing the huge size of Eye of Terror, there are still an astonishing number of Imperial Ships patrolling around here.
Through the portholes, they could see the mechanical wonder of Eye of Terror not far away, which almost blocked their view.
The ship Giant Ship, marked as Heart of the Forge in the identification system, has been anchored here for nearly three days.
During this period, a huge zigzag-shaped metal building gradually took shape, and at the same time, there were three extremely large cross-shaped skeletons that were growing rapidly around it.
The size of each structure exceeds hundreds of kilometers and is larger than any ship they have ever seen.
In the cockpit of Majestic-class Battleship, the flagship of the fleet, the light shines softly on various instruments and equipment.
The helmsman frowned slightly, while controlling the console in front of him, he turned his head and looked at Captain, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
"Captain, how long do we have to stay here?"
His fingers tapped lightly on the console, feeling a little restless.
Captain is a middle-aged man who looks close to fifty years old, with a casual look on his face that only a veteran can have.
He is wearing an old navy coat, but its fine workmanship and excellent materials can still be seen.
"Why, are you beginning to miss the days when you were in constant fear every day?"
Captain lowered his head and stared at the data information flashing from time to time on Dataslate in his hand. He leaned back slightly on the command chair, his eyes full of confidence and calmness.
The helmsman waved his hand quickly, a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face.
"No, no, of course not. It would be a good thing if we could be so peaceful every day."
He paused for a moment, his eyes a little wandering, looking out the window at the endless Starry Sky and the huge Heart of the Forge.
"But I always feel that this kind of peace is a bit unreal, sir."
After saying that, he unconsciously touched his chin, as if thinking about something.
Captain straightened up, placed Dataslate on the table aside, then walked to the helmsman, patted his shoulder gently, and spoke firmly.
"Okay, helmsman, put your anxiety aside. We are just following the order to observe what Men of Iron is doing. This is more meaningful than killing some Daemon and Traitors."
His eyes swept across the busy crew members in the cockpit, and he suddenly spoke loudly.
"When we go back this time, our entire boat will be able to enjoy a month's vacation."
Captain's words immediately made most people a little excited, while those Tech-Priest who were on board showed absolute frustration.
They have lost count of how long they have been on the ship. Ever since they were assigned to guard Eye of Terror, their spirits had to be tense for a long time, which made everyone exhausted.
However, when they received the order from Inquisition and began to cooperate with Adeptus Mechanicus to observe the actions of the Giant Ship, Tech-Priest were the first to regain their spirits.
It can even be said that he fell directly into a frenzy.
The helmsman's eyes also lit up, with an expression of surprise on his face, but then he became suspicious and raised his eyebrows.
"Really? Just forty Terran hours won't be transferred to other ships for duty by Departmento Munitorums like before, right?"
His body leaned forward slightly, as if waiting for a positive answer from Captain.
Captain looked at the helmsman and couldn't help laughing, then nodded solemnly.
"I promise you."
His voice was full of power, and the doubts in the helmsman's heart immediately disappeared.
Seeing that everyone's emotions became calmer, he slowly exhaled, and then cautiously turned his gaze to the Planet-level shadow not far away.
"What on earth are these Iron Clanks doing?"
On Heart of the Forge, countless Machine Body are busy endlessly.
Iax once divided the entire area around Eye of Terror into several blocks, and each block was originally stationed with a standard fleet.
But facing the upcoming execution of Punitive Expedition, Iax requires a large number of troops.
In order to prevent the enemy from escaping from Eye of Terror after the fleet is mobilized, eventually even causing the Imperium defense line to be broken.
Iax decided to lay down some insurance first.
Heart of the Forge began to build two huge Star Fortress and a giant weapon in each block.
Part of these materials come from the Aeldari ransom paid by Guilliman, and more come from the remaining materials from the previous Kraken insect swarm.
This Star Fortress has a unique five-star shape as a whole, just like a star fruit cut into pieces.
Its diameter is far more than two hundred kilometers, and it exudes dazzling silvery white light in the vast Starry Sky, like a newborn star.
The shell of Fortress is cast from a mysterious silver-white Alloy. It is hard in texture and smooth as a mirror, but has a unique texture.
The thick armor is engraved with Primordial Psychic Runes, and the occasional light flashing on Runes tells that these Runes are not simple decorations.
When Fortress is running, Runes will shine with a faint blue light. As the light flows, it seems to be telling an ancient and mysterious story, releasing the awe-inspiring Psychic Power fluctuations.
Viewed from the top, five huge edges extend outward from the center of Fortress, forming a five-star shape. Each edge is wide and thick, with the edges slightly raised, forming a unique protective structure.
The surface of the edge is also covered with Psychic Runes, and evenly spaced with huge pure Psychic Crystal. These crystals not only provide part of the weapon energy for Fortress, but also release powerful Psychic Shield during battle to resist the invasion of sub-Spatial Energy.
In addition, Fortress is also equipped with conventional energy.
The huge Dark Matter energy core is placed in the deepest part of Star Fortress.
The huge Energy Barrier in the same series as Titan Ship envelops the entire Fortress.
There is a cluster-like building structure in the center of Star Fortress.
All large detection devices and various equipment are placed here.
From the side, you can find a semi-hollow giant ring structure at the bottom of Star Fortress.
That is an ancient Stargate technology that is of the same type as the Karim Stargate technology once discovered by Imperium.
It's just that Iax has upgraded this technology again.
Use the data analysis of Psychic Power and perform a second upgrade to Warp Teleportation Technology used by Voidwalkers.
It is precisely because of this technology that Iax named this Star Fortress Land-pattern Star Fortress, which means (leap type) Fortress.
This special Stargate can link other similar Stargates as Teleportation points, and use energy guidance to allow the ship to quickly travel to other locations.