Relying on the secure landing zones opened up by fleet bombardment, the Empire's follow-up reinforcements were deployed onto the surface of the battle planet in an orderly manner.
On the surface of this battle planet, nearly the size of Saturn, aside from massive war fortresses and forge factories, the most common sights were residential cities built by Greenskin Orks from all manner of scrap and refuse.
Never be deceived by the savage appearance and behavior of Greenskin Orks. They did not truly live like barbarians, wandering through ruins in an utterly primitive existence.
They had their own cities, their own shanty homes, their own transportation systems, and even markets run by Bad Moon clan Orks that specialized in selling edible squigs, fine mushroom ale, and other foodstuffs.
Ork cities might look utterly chaotic, their buildings piled and nested together from scrap, appearing even more disorderly than the underhives of human hive cities.
But that was only from a human perspective.
To the Orks, this was their warm and comfortable home. This was the order they followed and loved.
Domestic wastewater floating with excrement and urine was discharged directly onto the streets where Orks walked. Any cleanliness-obsessed human who came to an Ork city would find nowhere to step, filled with utter disgust and contempt.
But do not forget: humans were humans, and Greenskin Orks were Greenskin Orks. Half the genes of these green-skinned creatures belonged to plants, and they were even related to mushrooms in the conventional sense. Would any plant despise being surrounded by fertilizer?
Between different races, there were bound to be differences that were difficult to understand or empathize with.
For instance, quite a few Greenskin Orks were intensely curious—or perhaps disgusted—by human sexual reproduction.
Humans did not grow directly from the ground. Instead, they popped out