Salvage ships roamed the Ashishk Star System in droves. Their crews had no idea what use these extremely waaaaaaaagh ship fragments could possibly have, but when their red-eyed Chapter Master ordered them to earn the money back even if they had to sell scrap metal, everyone knew no one would get any rest until this field of wreckage had been picked clean.
The Orks had been completely exterminated. Machinery held together by powerful psyker power had now scattered into countless parts. Most had been looted from unfortunate planetary defence forces and Astra Militarum units, while a small portion had been mined and assembled by the Orks themselves.
In a sense, did this count as a giant force weapon? Something that could only be operated with waaaaaaaaaagh psychic energy?
The Eternal Mountain secretly stashed away some equipment blasted off the Black Ship. After all, under the pretext of keeping everyone safe, the important people aboard the Black Ship had transferred to the cruiser after the battle. Evan's troops then helped themselves to everything aboard the Black Ship without the slightest hesitation. They could just say the Orks had blown a hole in the hull and all the supplies had flown out.
Some strange equipment he had never seen before took Evan by surprise. Some pieces were new creations by Belisarius Cawl, while others were simply mysterious devices kept secret for ten thousand years. It was a real eye-opener.
The Deathwatch and the Inquisitor said nothing. Although the mortals moving the cargo reported that a great deal had gone missing, they were hardly going to reproach the Crimson Tide Chapter, who had fought desperately for them.
An entire Lunar-class Cruiser had been wrecked. Those little odds and ends could serve as payment.
After all, the most important things would never have been