Chapter 303: Providing Assistance to Vulkan

Ninglu received Vulkan's request for a meeting and went gladly.

After the two Primarchs chatted for a while, Vulkan spoke up:

"Ninglu, my brother, Cassian Vaughn tells me that you possess Fortress-class Energy Shield technology, capable of building shields far stronger than ordinary void shields, protecting cities as large as a Hive City."

Vulkan had already inquired with the Legion's Techmarines; the Imperium's ordinary void shields could only protect an area as large as the seven cities currently on Nocturne.

The range and strength of the Fortress-class Energy Shield were over a dozen times that of an ordinary void shield, which could provide shelter for many more of Nocturne's citizens.

Ninglu had not expected that before he could proactively recommend it to Vulkan, Vulkan would already be so eager to find him; he nodded slightly.

"Yes."

"Nocturne has frequent volcanic eruptions, and each one causes countless deaths." Vulkan's tone was sorrowful.

"Please provide help for Nocturne."

"Naturally, I can." Ninglu agreed immediately. "I will dispatch a technical team to establish Fortress-class Energy Shields for Nocturne and provide maintenance."

Fortress-class Energy Shields require technical maintenance; in Ninglu's memory, the rulers of Vigilance Star, the Agamemnon Family, cooperated with the Forge World Huangquan Ba Hao, ceding a continent—the Macro-North Sector—to the other party.

A Techmarine of the "Order Shadow," commanding the Legion's attendants, could provide maintenance for the seven cities of Nocturne.

The technology of the Fortress-class Energy Shield is the core technology for protecting numerous cities.

Ninglu would not trade it to any faction; what he could provide to Vulkan and Nocturne was only the technical team, which would also earn him long-term returns.

"Correspondingly, I hope that the human resources I expend can receive corresponding compensation."

"You are an excellent blacksmith; weapons forged by your hand could also allow the technical team to serve Nocturne for twenty years." If he could exchange for weapons forged by Vulkan, that would be best, and it was the top priority.

Vulkan had crafted thousands of unique and dangerous weapons, but before heading to Istvaan V, he ordered the first Forge Father, Te'kell, to destroy the vast majority, leaving only seven.

In Ninglu's view, this was too wasteful.

"I accept." Vulkan agreed immediately; to protect the citizens of Nocturne, he would not hesitate to do the blacksmith work he was most familiar with.

"This war hammer was crafted when we held a hunting competition," Vulkan said, unhooking the silver war hammer from his waist.

"I give it to you, both to thank you for the spirit you showed in the previous competition and to thank you for being willing to provide the Fortress-class Energy Shield to benefit the people of Nocturne."

"I will forge five weapons to compensate for the first one hundred years of service provided by your technical team."

Ninglu took the silver war hammer: "This is a weapon with commemorative significance."

"The salamanders of the Death Volcano are interesting creatures; I would like to conduct trade using the produce of Sepra Mundi and Triken."

【Nocturne has long traded minerals with the machine-cultists in exchange for items they cannot manufacture.】

Ninglu prepared to snatch the machine-cultists' business in advance, but what he wanted was not minerals, but salamanders.

【The worlds under my rule do not lack minerals; the mineral deposits of the Triken system alone are even richer.】

"Good." Vulkan accepted the trade.

"I will dispatch my sons to discuss the relevant details."

After parting with Vulkan, he issued orders to Arsena Dunn to select Techmarines to be responsible for the Fortress-class Energy Shield matters, and additionally to select "Lawyers" from the Honor Guard to be responsible for trade with Nocturne.

Ninglu himself boarded a Stormbird and headed to the Emperor's flagship, the Bucephalus.

He met the Emperor in a luxurious reception room.

After the Emperor heard Ninglu's report, he spoke: "You performed excellently in this competition and deserve a reward."

"I will gift you two Relic-class warships."

【Is there no opportunity to enter the treasury to pick something?】 Ninglu was somewhat disappointed.

【However, two Relic-class warships are not bad either.】

Ninglu then returned to the Shadow of Sovereignty; he summoned his Primarch Attendants and asked.

"What is the situation with the rebellion in the Osiris Sector?"

"My Lord," the silver-haired Arsena reported after reviewing the data, "Legion Commander Glenn Worsoto of the Thirteenth Legion has led fourteen thousand War Children to the Osiris Sector to suppress the rebellion."

The Thirteenth Legion of the early "Great Crusade" was established in the late "Unification War."

The source of their troops came from the Pampokro tribes of the near-equatorial zone, the war families of the Saragon enclave, the oligarch-ruled Hive Cities of Midafrik, and the cannibal tribes of the Caucasus wastelands.

They had one thing in common: these forces did not surrender and resolutely resisted the attacks of the Emperor's armies, and were almost completely wiped out.

In the end, these tribes were left with only detained refugees and orphans left behind by violent conflicts; because they came from different tribes, the Thirteenth Legion was called the "War Children," which in its meaning was formed through war.

Ninglu shook his head and thought to himself.

【Worsoto is indeed still like he was in my memory, misled by intelligence, thinking the rebellion in Osiris is too simple and failing to deploy his full strength.

The Thirteenth Legion currently has thirty-three thousand men; Worsoto did not deploy all the War Children.

Fourteen thousand War Children could indeed carry out decapitation tactics under normal circumstances to quickly complete the suppression of the rebellion, but he does not know that the rebels are controlled by the Mind-Control Seed.

But the rebels have no leader; the War Children behead one, and the Mind-Control Seed immediately chooses a new one to confuse the enemy.】

Ninglu decided to set off for the Osiris Sector immediately.

Besides rescuing the rebellion-suppression fleet that was about to be wiped out, he also knew that Worsoto's failure to suppress the rebellion was a major strategic failure.

In the year 834, the remaining twenty thousand-plus War Children of the 12th Fleet arrived in the Osiris Sector again, but the Osiris Mind-Control Seed behind the scenes had disappeared without a trace, leaving only ruins.

The Thirteenth Legion suffered heavy losses and low morale, and it was not until Robert Guilliman returned to investigate the traces of the Osiris Mind-Control Seed that the Legion was revitalized.

If Ninglu wants to solve the Mind-Control Seed and obtain the Potion Material, he must act as quickly as possible.

"Order the fleet to set sail for the Osiris Sector."

"After the Relic-class warships arrive, sail them to Catachan to be received by the garrison troops."

Subsequently, Ninglu went to the Armory, placed the silver war hammer on the weapon rack, and tossed the Spear of Dionysus onto the floor.

After returning to the palace, he immediately went to the "Kingdom of Disorder."

Ninglu's light spread toward the fiery red sphere, and the "Briber's" spirituality was consumed rapidly.

He saw Sanchez, wearing black armor and the Russ Wolf Helm, weaving through the Dark Eldar.

The "Pyromaniac" raised his hand, and raging flames swallowed several Eldar; the majestic voice of the Black Emperor echoed in his mind.

"After the battle ends, conduct a prayer."

After Sanchez finished the battle, he immediately returned to his flagship, the Relic-class warship Void Hunter.

After bathing to cleanse his body, he went to the Altar, used the Ritual Dagger to create a spiritual environment, and then conducted a prayer.

After Sanchez chanted the honorable name of the Black Emperor, a moment later, black mist engulfed his body.

Having arrived in the mysterious space, the majestic voice of the Black Emperor rang in his ears.

"Seventh Legion, what is the current situation?"

"My Lord." Sanchez bowed in salute.

"The Seventh Legion has just replenished a new batch of 1,574 recruits, totaling 7,293 Order Shadows."

"The Catachan regiments follow the previous Vostonia regiment establishment, with each regiment having a standard size of 2,500 people."

"There are currently ten Catachan regiments, as well as two regiments of Catachan Banshees cultivated by Malena Skala."

After reporting the military situation, Sanchez briefly reported the remaining conditions.

"Malena has built five experimental farmlands on Catachan, planting raspberries and pomelo trees, oats, rapeseed, cabbage, and soybeans respectively."

"The Portal built by the Master of the Forge in the Catachan System has been completed."

"Catachan has no permanent large cities and cannot deploy Fortress-class Energy Shields."

After pondering, Ninglu issued an order.

"I have just acquired two Relic-class warships; they will belong to the Seventh Legion. You are to leave behind the necessary personnel to receive them."

"Leave the necessary forces to garrison Catachan, and take the remaining strength to the Osiris Sector."

"As you command, my Lord," Sanchez replied.

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Osiris Sector, the flagship of the 12th Expeditionary Fleet, the Thunder of Sessalan.

Legion Commander Wosuotuo looked at the holographic image before him, where dense red dots, like an ocean, surrounded scattered green dots.

With every round of shelling, the green dots would destroy at least one enemy ship.

But those mortal ships were like frenzied, bloodthirsty sharks, tearing at his fleet.

Wosuotuo's gauntlets tightened; he could not understand why a counter-insurgency operation had evolved into the current situation.

The assault teams dispatched to the surface completed a decapitation strike, but the rebels' command system was unaffected and launched even crazier attacks.

The void battle, too, had been surrounded from the very beginning by countless enemy ships rushing in from various star systems.

【I have failed!

The rebellion on Osiris is a crisis far more severe than I had anticipated.】

"Lord Wosuotuo, we have lost all escort ships, and the flagship is suffering all-around fire."

"Port side Void Shield number 25 is overloaded."

"Starboard side Void Shield number 13 is overloaded."

"……"

Wosuotuo surveyed the screen; countless red dots filled the space around his ship.

"Star Whisper Master, send a message: the Osiris rebellion is a major threat."

"Legion command authority is to be taken over by Marius Gage."

"……"

"Artillery Supervisor, pour fire into the rebel fleet; sink as many of the traitor fleet as possible before we are sunk."

"For the Imperium and the Emperor of Mankind!"

Just then, the excited voice of the Sound Array Master rang out.

"My Lord... the Auspex Divination Array has identified a large number of ship signals."

"Reading 13 has returned, the keel tag identification result has been confirmed, 33rd Fleet, quantity 215 ships..."

"Reading 14 awaiting return..."

(End of chapter)