Chapter 293: Legion Numbers Exceed One Hundred Thousand

828. M30, the fifth month of Vostonia.

Exemplar City, Primarch Palace.

Arsena Dunn held a data slate and began to report.

"My Lord, the mining fleet has arrived at Osenkes and established a mining base under the command of the Order Shadow."

After the Primarch Attendant briefly reported the situation on Osenkes, he continued:

"The Second Company is on Islington, purging mutant creatures from space hulks."

"Librarian Nicholas, together with the Techmarine, utilized the gravity of the uninhabited planet Islington V with the help of the 18th Legion to permanently anchor the space hulks in planetary orbit."

"He did well." Nicholas was a Librarian Ninglu focused on, possessing Beta-level psychic talent, only lower than Thomas and the apprentice Ramusai.

He had just completed his augmentation when Ninglu selected him for the Honor Guard; after personally testing his loyalty, sending him to handle the space hulks was a test of his capabilities.

"Nicholas, when will he return?"

"He has already returned to the Shadow of Sovereignty," the Primarch Attendant replied.

"Summon him." Since Nicholas had passed the test, Ninglu decided to cultivate him into a Beyonder.

After the Primarch Attendant conveyed the order, he continued the briefing.

"In response to the assistance provided by the 18th Legion, in accordance with your orders, all salvaged ships have been handed over to them."

Ninglu nodded in satisfaction and spoke.

"Develop Islington into a training base for the Legion."

"Since Islington I, which has the largest population, is a plains world, it only has a population of 1.03 million."

"Construct training bases for guerrilla warfare, heavy infantry, and other related disciplines."

"..."

After the Primarch Attendant recorded the orders one by one, he continued his report.

"The 11th Chapter lost a total of 413 Order Shadow in the fighting to purge the Andrew machines on Osenkes and the space hulks on Islington."

"Despite suffering not insignificant losses, the total number of the Legion has exceeded 100,000."

"The largest personnel growth came from the 3rd Chapter; after 3,814 new recruits from Modian joined, it now has 10,153 Order Shadow."

"The 7th Chapter's new batch of 1,782 recruits brings their numbers to 5,674 Order Shadow."

The Primarch Attendant reminded him with a hint of worry: "My Lord, because both the Triken system and Vostonia have begun constructing Ramirez-class Star Forts, the Legion's supplies have been affected to a certain extent."

"There is a five Terra Day delay in the supply of power armor, and bolter supplies are delayed by an average of fourteen Terra Days..."

"Supplies provided by Huangquan Ba Hao in the Segmentum Pacificus and Graia in the Fengbao Xingyu have eased some of the pressure, but the effect is limited due to the travel distance."

Ninglu knew of the "Second Rangdan War," where the Rangdan would commit over a dozen battle satellites, so he began making preparations in advance.

【I need a Forge World ally in the Obscurus Sector; this would alleviate the Legion's supply pressure.

Use the Prophecy Dice for divination next time.】

Thinking this, Ninglu spoke: "Continue building the Star Forts; I will resolve the supply issue within a year."

"As you wish."

The silver-haired Primarch Attendant let out a soft sigh; although he did not understand why the Black Emperor was so eager to build Ramirez-class Star Forts, he knew the Black Emperor could not be wrong.

Fortunately, the supply pressure would soon be resolved.

A moment later, Nicholas arrived as ordered. Ninglu had him wait outside, then returned to the "Kingdom of Disorder" and ordered the space apes to concoct the "Sailor" Potion.

Nicholas's psychic talent was not one of the five common psychic disciplines; like "Wind-caller" Nigar, he was a storm-type psyker.

To align with his talent, Ninglu decided to cultivate him into a "Tyrant" pathway Beyonder.

Subsequently, Ninglu summoned Sage Woyiqiehe Bielik.

"My King, the Sage from the Forge World Griffin IV will arrive in twenty-three work cycles to discuss the details of the alliance."

"As for Mars, the Forge Director stated that because they must also forge Gloriana-class Battleships for other Primarchs, they can only build three for you."

"I agree," Ninglu nodded, "but the first must be delivered before 833, the second before 836, and the last before 841."

Although he had already prepared a Ramirez-class Star Fort for the "First Rangdan War," the Gloriana-class Battleships remained important for him to gain an advantage in the war situation.

If he could obtain two Gloriana-class Battleships by 836, he could satisfy his operational needs with three warships before the "First Rangdan War" broke out.

The last Gloriana-class Battleship was not as urgent, as long as it arrived before the "Second Rangdan War."

"My King, I will convey your words to the Mars Sage."

Twenty-three work cycles later, the delegation from the Forge World Griffin IV arrived on Vostonia.

Ninglu dispatched a delegation composed of "Lawyers" and Techmarines to negotiate the details of the alliance with the Griffin IV side.

After receiving the final text, he focused on the key points within it.

In addition to providing supplies and dispatching Skitarii for the "Order Shadow," the "War Griffon" Titan Legion promised to provide 58 Titans, of which 36 were Reaver-class battle Titans.

Ninglu remembered that before the Great Birthday, the "War Griffon" had 176 Titans, about half of which were Reaver-class battle Titans.

【Hmm, the "War Griffon" now has just over a hundred Titans; providing 58 is a sign of great sincerity.】

After signing the agreement, Ninglu made a request to the Sage of Griffin IV to mobilize the "War Griffon" Titan Legion and the Skitarii to proceed to the Necromunda sub-sector.

They would join the "Dark Fire" and "Morning Star" Titan Legions from Huangquan Ba Hao to coordinate with three Chapters of the "Order Shadow" to complete the conquest of the sub-sector.

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After the Prophecy Dice finished "charging," Ninglu immediately performed divination.

The information he knew about the Forge World Lucius flashed rapidly through his mind.

【Forge World, Lucius.

A hollow planet; the center of its core is an artificial sun, a massive nuclear fusion reactor that provides energy to the forge factories spreading across its surface.

It is the only Forge World capable of producing Sun-fire Alloy, a material with extreme durability.

The home of the "Void Walkers" Titan Legion.】

……】

Ninglu had a considerable degree of understanding of the Forge World Lucius, so the information surging in his mind was quite abundant.

And the reason he chose to perform Divination on Lucius and decided to form an alliance with it was because Lucius was extremely special among the many Forge Worlds.

Firstly, because the core of Lucius provided a constant stream of energy, allowing the forge factories of this world to never cease.

Its production capacity even allowed Lucius to win its defensive war when invaded by the Leviathan Hive Fleet, as the speed at which it recycled mechanical parts and reforged units exceeded the speed at which the Tyranid hive forces absorbed biomass.

The production capacity and continuous manufacturing capability of Lucius ranked at the forefront among many Forge Worlds.

Secondly, it was because the unique resource extended from its artificial sun, Sun-fire Alloy, was a unique material.

Furthermore, the "Void Walkers," who held the reputation of being Warp-travelers, were different from other slow-moving Titan Legions; they acted swiftly and responded rapidly to wars across the galaxy, which made them firm allies of Jaghatai.

When the Titans joined the war, they also possessed incredible speed, and the entire formation appeared over the enemy's fortifications with an elegance and swiftness disproportionate to their massive size.

In the future, Lucius would even master Teleport technology, and the "Void Walkers" would be the only Titan Legion capable of reaching the battlefield via Teleport, envied by all other Titan Legions.

Finally, Lucius was near the most important battlefield area for the Legion in the coming decades.

The main sphere of influence of the Rangdan was in the northern part of the galaxy.

The "First Rangdan Xenocide" was located in the northeastern part of the galaxy, and Lucius was the largest Forge World near the war zone.

Possessing these four advantages made Ninglu select this Forge World.

Although he knew that Lucius was located to the northeast of the Vostonia Sub-sector on the galactic Star Map, this could not allow him to lock onto the location of Lucius within the vast galaxy.

A single point on the galactic Star Map was, in reality, a distance of tens of thousands of light-years.

Ninglu had to perform Divination to determine the specific location of Lucius.

After flashing through it rapidly in his mind, Ninglu recited silently in his heart.

【Star Map from Vostonia to Lucius.

……】

After reciting it eleven times, he reached out and tossed the Prophecy Dice in his hand.

After the triangular pyramid tumbled several times in the air and landed in Ninglu's open palm, a scene resembling a holographic projection unfolded before his eyes.

After memorizing the Star Map, Ninglu input it into a Data Crystal.

The Navigator leader Eden Vischer planned the Star Map to Lucius for the Legion, and the fleet of the Eleventh Legion set sail.

(End of this chapter)