Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 585 06.0584: "Strategy for saving the country (future plot line)"

Horatio immersed himself in the bathtub with water of suitable temperature. The mottled glass dome was reflected in the water ripples, and his consciousness wandered on the boundary between reality and illusion in the rippling water.

If this was a dream, how could the burning pain be so intense? Could it be that the temperature of the elder sister Taran in my arms was too hot?

He took a deep breath of the incense-scented water vapor, let the hot water soak his body, and felt the subtle touch of the bath additive.

Speaking of which, recently, under the leadership of Fasha, the beauties in his harem have jointly developed a "sleeping schedule" based on each person's menstrual period.

Just like the work schedule in real life, in order to prevent the wings from fighting, they independently negotiated a shift system and the 'shifts' for sleeping with him.

Now, under the arrangement of scientific watchmaking, every dawn, when he leaves the star map on the bridge, another star map woven with body temperature and fragrance will unfold softly under the velvet curtain.

Now he has to be on duty as the captain during the day and in the arms of the older sisters at night.

In the long run, even if he was strong, resilient, and indomitable, he would inevitably lose his form and feel physically tired due to the heavy pressure of military duties. Even a genetically modified body would inevitably show signs of fatigue under the continuous consumption of two fronts.

When you overdraw your energy, the probability of having nightmares will increase.

[Equal treatment is the basis for them to maintain harmony, so as a man, I can't say no. Forget it, next time I will ask the chief chef if there are any more powerful supplements, otherwise sometimes I am really afraid that my body will be hollowed out.]
Then he soaked in the water, resting his arms on the intricately carved marble bathtub, and bowed his head to think.

It is too dangerous to form a Space Marine Chapter right away. Besides, is one Codex Chapter really enough?

Obviously not enough.

He shook his wet hair.

A Space Marine Chapter requires a unique territory that belongs to the Chapter to provide a steady supply of materials and men, and it must also be large enough to hide so many people.

The last person who succeeded, Dorakor (Mist), once took out a million Primaris Astartes at one time, which scared the Regent Robert Guilliman.

He had his own exclusive research laboratories spread across the galaxy, and through the independence and self-sufficient production capacity of the forging enclaves, he was able to conceal the truth and make a fait accompli.

Kohl's experience is very worthy of reference, but he is a mechanical old man who has lived for ten thousand years and has so much time and sufficient status to hide.

He had only been in this world for three years, and as a member of the Imperial Navy, he was in a huge bureaucratic military system.
Apart from his own warships, in principle, it would be impossible for him to have such a large supply system without any leakage of information.

Unless he takes the initiative to recapture a planet for the empire and becomes the planetary governor.

But becoming a planetary governor would be tantamount to destroying his own future for him as a descendant of Speyer, because the planetary governor would be of no use to the honorable fleet admiral.

How can local officials be more powerful than central officials?
The Governor was also required to pay the Empire's heavy taxes, which was of no help in supporting an entire Astartes Chapter, not to mention that he had to face Abaddon the Despoiler.

Then, there is only one last option left - that is to violate the ban that 'officers of the human empire are not allowed to become Rogue Traders during their active service', secretly do the business of a Rogue Trader, and go to the distant frontier to create his own small empire under the banner of the Lord of Mankind.

But the question arises again. As the hot new star of the Gothic Fleet and the only surviving heir of Admiral Speyer, how could the Gothic Fleet turn a blind eye to his sudden disappearance?

By then, it would not be easy to discover that he was serving in the Imperial Navy while working as a wandering merchant to run his own small empire. This would be a daunting provocation to the Gothic Fleet.

Because the Imperial Navy, as the sacred fleet of the Lord of Mankind, has all void law enforcement powers within the territory of the Human Empire, including supervision and review of Rogue Merchants.

This imperial sword puts the Imperial Navy in the position of 'void law enforcer', so it is naturally impossible for someone to be both an athlete and a referee.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Military Affairs, if one wants to become a Rogue Trader, one must voluntarily retire from the Imperial Navy, even if one suddenly learns that he is the heir.

As the heir of Speyer and the focus of public attention of the Gothic fleet, it is difficult to hide his every move under the spotlight.

[Ah, it’s hard to have such a big background. I’m always the focus of attention wherever I go. I can’t hide it at all.]
He knew very well that if he lost contact for a month, the naval fleet commanded by the Hood family would start looking for him in the place where he was last seen, without even the Lord Admiral saying anything.

Moreover, even if he really wanted to do that, where would he get his Rogue Trader's Commission? Now there was no Primarch or Lord of Mankind to sign the Commission for him, and it would not work if he went to the High Lord with his identity as an Imperial Navy.

Could it be that he really had to seize a letter of commission from a ronin merchant family that had no descendants from the letter of commission held by the Imperial Navy?

It doesn’t seem to be impossible…?
He stared at the distorted reflection in the water, thoughtfully.

"But if we use the turbulent warp of the Chronus Expanse as a backdrop, perhaps we can stage an exquisite double-sided drama?"

[If I become a colonel, as long as I am on a cruiser-class ship, I can be ordered to go to the Chronus Expanse where the subspace storm is raging to perform patrol missions alone.

This way I will have a period of time when I am 'out of touch'. The expansion is so large, and there are also warp storms. Apart from the Lord of Mankind, who knows where I am patrolling? ] His alert eyes rolled around.

But if you get caught, it would be an even more serious crime.

But! Pretending to be a Rogue Trader can be excused by saying that he is carrying out a secret mission. After all, in the human empire, the Inquisitors like to pretend to be Rogue Traders to do their work, and he happens to have a replica of the Inquisition Rose Knot, and there happens to be a young Inquisitor lady living on the ship who is on the same front as him.

[Does this plan seem promising?] He nodded, although many details still needed to be carefully studied and implemented.

He was surprised at his own audacity.

Dangerous thoughts are like subspace rifts, once opened, they are uncontrollable.

Ever since he made up his mind to forge an Imperial Navy affiliated regiment, he found that he was becoming more and more courageous. Things that he had never dared to consider before, as the End Era approached, emerged in his mind one after another.

[Since that's what we're doing, then what about the ripple theory discussed with Admiral George Anson...] He swallowed.

[I should have dealt with the Marine Corps in the Ripple Theory before establishing the Void Trident. A fully-organized combat-scale planetary strike landing force, a true "air loss", with enough people to fill a large army on a front!]
He raised his hand from the water and rubbed his chin in thought.

In order to avoid the offense of the name "Marine" to Space Marine.

Then this standing army of the Imperial Navy can be called...

Naval Infantry Brigade! Also known as the Naval Infantry Brigade.

Although the name is the Marine Infantry Brigade, it is not possible that it only consists of infantry.

The reason for this name is to circumvent the many restrictions in the Guilliman Code - such as the Imperial Navy's armed forces should be mainly infantry, equipped with a variety of light vehicles, especially air vehicles; the Imperial Navy is not allowed to establish "regiment"-level organizational units.

[Okay, I won’t call it a ‘Regiment’. Anyway, the code does not stipulate that the Imperial Navy cannot have a ‘Brigade’.

After all, in the eyes of both the Astra Militarum and the Ministry of the Interior, a "brigade" is a temporary combat organization composed of battalions.

Since they are "temporary workers", it's easy to say. Anyway, the core of the brigade is the "Battion", and the "Battion" is the most commonly used legal organization of the Imperial Navy Armed Forces.]
Just like in his previous world, both France and Russia called the Marines Marine Infantry.

A reasonable number of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and aircraft are permitted.

Non-main heavy tanks, such as the Malcador main battle tanks that the Astra Militarum does not want, might be something we could find a reason to fight for.

As long as he doesn't compete with the Astra Militarum for the Lemanus and more advanced heavy tanks, then with his and his ancestors' prestige, and with the help of the Gothic Fleet's top brass, it shouldn't be a problem for him to reach a consensus with the bureaucrats.

The Munitions Department probably has no objection, since the Malcador heavy tank was disliked by all parties when the Solar Auxilia still existed.

By the end of the 41st Millennium, the various Imperial powers were gradually replacing the Malcador Heavy Tank with the Emperor's Baneblade, the more powerful Macharius Heavy Tank, and the less powerful but still more practical Leman Russ Tank.

And there may still be some sealed stocks in the warehouses of the former Astartes Legion.

This thing, although the engine is really rubbish, the maximum speed is only a pitiful 8 kilometers per hour, and it is prone to malfunction.

However, if the Imperial Navy uses the Averus landing craft to enhance its mobility and use it as a fixed tracked fortress that can be transported and deployed by landing craft, how will you respond?

The Astra Militarum would rather let it gather dust in a warehouse than use it because of its mobility issues, but the Imperial Navy can rely on a large number of aircraft vehicles to deploy it.

With the help of the space vehicle, it only needs to maneuver within a very small range after reaching its destination, and the poor maneuverability of eight kilometers per hour is not a problem.

[Hmm, this seems interesting!]
He continued to broaden his thinking. In addition to building his own Space Marine Chapter, helping the poor with the Chapter was also a good strategy.

Since we have gene seeds and so much equipment.

Compared to the difficulty of establishing a war group from scratch, supporting some war groups in difficult circumstances and taking this opportunity to cooperate deeply with them may be safer, more reliable, and completely legal.

Horatio suddenly realized that he was no longer just looking at the advancement path of the Imperial Navy.

When he made up his mind to gamble his future and life for the future of mankind.

If you are caught, you will die anyway. After all, "failure is treason" and being labeled as a "heretic and traitor" means you will die.

So why not let your life bloom like fireworks and illuminate the future of mankind?

He has complete control over several border planets that provide him with human and material support, a battle group-sized Imperial Navy fleet, dozens or even hundreds of organized naval infantry brigades, an Imperial Navy-affiliated Space Marine Chapter, and several Space Marine Chapters that have in-depth cooperation with the Imperial Navy.

These will improve the cards you have in your hands when facing the massive invasion of Chaos in the end era of M41.999, as well as in case a large rift opens up.

"Failure is rebellion, success is revolution!" He repeated this sentence again in a determined and fierce tone.

(End of this chapter)