The intelligence the Crimson Tide received was rather fragmented, relayed through the Astropaths on their homeworld.
All they knew so far was that Guilliman had summoned several Chapters from the distant fringes of the galaxy, along with scattered distress signals from other regions.
Evan was somewhat confused. If even the Chapters on the galactic fringe were being recalled, could Guilliman no longer handle the Blood Legion?
That couldn't be right. Didn't we blast that enormous ship away? Had Khorne flown into a rage and let Angron loose?
The Light of the People drew closer, leaving that battlefield farther behind.
The Light of the People followed the barriers of realspace until it finally reached Hou Wenk World, a world in a prosperous region of the galaxy that had been cut off by a warp storm.
Here, the research base had expanded to cover several nearby islands.
Their antigravity technology and the Flying Little Train had both come from the technology here, and the research was still unfinished.
Warriors who should have remained dormant were awakened to welcome their parent Chapter. Once awake, however, they were not given the active service assignments they had expected, but an indefinite guard duty instead.
The wreckage of the Aeldari craftworld was stored behind an Earth-like planet at the edge of the system. Stellar mist and an asteroid belt screened the location, while specially prepared interference helped blur auspex scans.
"Guard this place. That is your mission."
It was a dull, tedious assignment. More Techmarines were stationed here, and the research could go on until the end of time.
"Chapter Master, what is our next move?"
The ten Chapters had already dispersed. More than two thousand warriors returned to their respective homeworlds, and the parent Chapter even sent additional forces to reinforce them, including five thousand