Setting Sail

Every Astartes at Lox's side was an elite among their respective Legions.

Any one of them could command a Space Marine Legion. Now that they had gathered together, Lox truly felt that he had far too many capable people under his command.

Other than the Iron Hands and Salamanders, who had sent no representatives, nearly every loyal Legion was now represented at Lox's side, along with the two oddities, Sevatar and Harl.

With these ten Astartes as the core, each Legion had assembled a force of five hundred men. They were battle-hardened veterans from every Legion, ruthless monsters who had fought their way through this unimaginably brutal war.

Lox assessed the limits of the Emperor's Compass. This number of Astartes was already the maximum.

Naturally, Lox could not set off with only these Astartes. The researchers on Ganymede were equally important.

For the first time in a long while, he piloted the Red Alert and brought the assembled five hundred Astartes to Ganymede.

When Lox had created Ganymede, this miracle planet, he had made ample defensive preparations. Therefore, the rebels who had reached Terra's orbit through Warp jumps had not caused much damage to Ganymede.

The place still looked peaceful and tranquil, while countless researchers worked busily under great pressure.

They bore the responsibility of repairing the devastation caused by the Horus Heresy and rebuilding humanity's scientific system.

Of course, there was another matter of great importance. During the war, the Imperium had lacked the strength to purge the Dark Adeptus Mechanicus on Mars. Now that Horus was dead, they finally had the time and strength to deal with those damned traitors.

Ganymede had already prepared to assist the Imperium in destroying the Dark Adeptus Mechanicus. While they were at it, they could also take in Mars's precious legacy, though