[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor":3,"chapter-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-313":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: The 11th Primarch - The Black Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1510862,1962,"Chapter 313 - 312: Initiating the Development of Royal Court Cleric Power Armor","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-313",313,"\u003Cp>\"Forge Lord,\" Nareth began, turning toward Rosicky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I spoke with Vulkan at the War Council. He is heading to Saturn to develop a new type of armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Select ten \"Savants\" to accompany him and join the research.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Rosicky obeyed, Nareth pushed a gleaming data crystal across the table toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This data crystal contains the standard construction template for the Spyre Hunters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use the techniques you've learned from Vulkan. Base it on the power armor framework, integrate the Spyre Hunters' adaptive systems, and develop a version suitable for the members of the Royal Court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Spyre Hunters of Necromunda might not match an Astartes in strength, but their armor has merit, it's ideal for beyonders .'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main advantage of the Spyre Hunters, Hunting Rig, compared to other armor types was its ability to self-evolve, adapting its combat performance to the user's fighting habits over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Beyonders ascend through the sequence ladder, gaining new abilities with each step.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unlike Imperial armor, which is mostly static and can only be modified slightly after production, the Spyre Hunters 'experience system\" suits them perfectly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the current Hunting Rig design had two major flaws: it couldn't be used directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first: its technology was only meant for normal humans. It needed significant modification to be compatible with Astartes' superhuman physiology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second: its cost was exorbitant and required custom fitting; mass production across an entire legion was impossible for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's plan was to first perfect a version suitable for his court and then gradually distribute it downwards according to the knightly ranks within the Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Forge Lord departed, Nareth began to consider which Chapters would take part in the First Rangdan War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He modeled his plans on the historical First Rangdan War, fought under Urian Vendraig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Vendraig commanded one hundred capital ships, including three Gloriana-class battleships.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He fielded fifty thousand Astartes of the First Legion and one hundred thousand Imperial auxiliaries.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'His casualties: ten thousand Astartes, fifty capital ships, and one Gloriana-class battleship.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recalling this, Nareth asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the Starfort, built under Lian Ramilies, complete?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, it is finished. As per your orders, the Magos integrated the Punisher-class reactor and related technologies into the fortress template, creating a new construction standard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calculations show an overall performance increase of thirty-three percent over the prototype.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In the void battles of the First Rangdan War, Rangdan's greatest threat was their artificial war moons. Luckily, the upgraded Ramilies-class Starfort can match them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That means I won't have to sacrifice a Gloriana battleship to ram a satellite.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Removing that factor, Vendraig fleet had naval superiority, and my fleet is even larger.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Rangdan's drone swarms can be countered by my auto-recharging void shields.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since he personally oversaw its construction, the first fortress will bear his name, Ramilies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order the troops to occupy the fortress and begin familiarization drills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rangdan war moon had enslaved millions of humans to build and operate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ramilies-class starfort also required millions of operators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Emperor has assigned me to deal with the new threat at Advex-Mors. The xenos homeworld is Rangda. From now on, all records related to them will be categorized as such.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rangda possesses a fully developed technological system on par with the Imperium, though smaller in scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling what he knew of their technology, Nareth continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Legion's Techmarines must collect and study Rangdan artifacts, war moon construction, voidship stealth-reading technology...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Marshall of Ordnance will oversee this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This war with Rangdan will last for decades. I am founding the Broken Claw Chapter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth deliberately used the future name of the Dark Angels' secret orders. Their main force against the Rangda would be his Shadows of Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chief Apothecary Mikeal will lead the Apothecaries in dissections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other Shadows of Order's members may join the Chapter by slaying four Overlords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He elaborated on Rangda's tactics and structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rangdans are actually a vast xenos alliance, including the Cerabvores and Osseivores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their elite warriors are chosen as Overlords, equal in strength to Astartes, equipped with superior weapons, and personal energy shields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing four such Overlords proves a warrior's skill, not luck, worthy of joining the Chapter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadows of Order's Chapters weren't independent organizations. A warrior could belong to multiple, such as the Ork-Hunter or Aeldar-Hunter Chapters, as well as the new Broken Claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each represented mastery of a specific foe, veterans whose expertise made them trusted brothers in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as this new Chapter knew nothing of Rangdan yet, Nareth needed to brief them thoroughly, to prevent costly losses in early encounters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in his memories, Vendraig had sacrificed hundreds of the First Legion's finest just to test Rangdan's tactics using slave armies as bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rangdan's tactics differ from ours. They deploy endless slave hordes under the command of Overlords to exhaust their enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the enemy is spent do their warlords strike with the main force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Rangdan Osseivores are powerful enough to crush standard Titans, but we likely won't encounter them this time…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In the Second Rangdan War, even the Emperor had to deploy his trump card, to face the Osseivores.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yes… by then, He too would realize that no single Legion could stand against Rangdan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth remembered: during the Second Rangdan War, the Imperium sent 300,000 Astartes and three Primarchs, including the Lion himself, yet the situation still teetered on collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Titan Legions were annihilated beyond recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the Emperor shattered the Labyrinth of Night and unleashed the mightiest shard of the Void Dragon, did victory come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Distribute all this information to every Chapter Master. Ensure all combat units receive it before the war begins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After considering the overall losses at Incaladion and the current deployments of other Legions, Nareth issued orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deploy the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 11th Chapters to assemble at the Forge World of Lucius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavily depleted 1st Chapter would only send the Judgements Glory 1st and 2nd Companies, which hadn't fought at Incaladion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 1st Chapter's 1st and 2nd Companies will join the battle group. The Gloriana-class Judgements Glory will join the expedition fleet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Vendraig's original expedition had only 50,000 Astartes, Nareth chose caution, deploying over half his Legion, even if it slowed other campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inform Lucius that I require the Legio Astorum to join the expedition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accounting for his superior power and the added Titans, Nareth's expeditionary force would be nearly three times as strong as the First Legion's in the original Rangdan War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In space, the Ramilies-class Starfort would serve as the core, with three Gloriana-class battleships as the spearhead and nearly 200 capital ships in support, ensuring overwhelming naval superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To minimize losses, he would deploy overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining 1st Chapter Companies will return to Osiris for recovery after the Incaladion campaign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 7th Chapter will remain on Incaladion to assist Neto in securing control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell the Reaper Lord to coordinate with the Legio Fureans and the Mordred Knight Houses, eradicate raider tribes, pirate bands, the Tarellian war-beast packs, and the creatures of the Abyssal Reefs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutated war-beasts were clearly tainted by Chaos and had to be purged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The barbarian tribes of Humara, and their rituals that have spread into Incaladion, must be completely reformed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neto's reforms will surely face resistance from local powers. The Reaper Lord must support him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's aide, recalling the traitorous Magos Barnes who had turned himself into an abomination, understood the gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will relay your orders to the Reaper Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Nareth asked another question, one meant to intercept Ultramar's future rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the 9th Chapter currently located?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the Wheel of Fire campaign, Szczesny has led the restructured Chapter in a series of conquests centered on Vostroya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the discovery of the Sidai System, the 9th Chapter's campaigns have remained between Vostroya and Terra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth thought for a moment, then gave the order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon the 9th Chapter to the Sol System. I will meet him there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered the travel times and the recharge needed for his Dice of Prophecy, then finalized the rendezvous point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone-Gnawers = Osseivores in high Gothic lore name\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind-Eater = Cerabvores\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy the story, my p@treon is 30 chapters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FDaoistJinzu\u003C\u002Fp>",1376,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","b80146ca87323ab8ada1be01c3d54506b65b870bd8d529bd90391ac2e574b2dc","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-314","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-312",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]