Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 45: Ideas for Improving the Auxiliary Army
It takes about 18 hours to produce a set of adamantium armor. Taking into account the internal buffer, thermal insulation module and the loading of the thinker system, only one set of power armor can be produced in a day.

Even if Roche expands its production capacity and continues to add matter reconstruction machines, this number will hardly exceed 100.

He did not want the base's influence to spread beyond Mustafar, both for reasons of secrecy and to maintain the balance of his alliance with Guilliman.

"Tell Guilliman that I need adamantium, lots and lots of it. No matter where he embezzles it from, even if he robs it, he must provide me with the adamantium I need!" Roche almost roared at Hill.

There are no adamantium mines on Mustafar. This precious mineral is an important commodity in interstellar trade, and many wandering merchants sell this high-value metal.

But the quantity is too small. In the past, adamantium was usually only used for the skeleton parts of power armor and the casting of some melee weapons.

The quantity required for them is completely different from that required for a complete set of adamantium power armor.

In a hurry, it is almost impossible to find a lot of refined gold.

But after realizing the great value of the adamantium armor, Hill was even crazier than Roche. He sent thirteen high-priority messages to his genetic father and repeatedly urged the Primarch to deliver enough adamantium.

"My son, where can I find the adamantium you need in such a short time? I'm afraid only the Mechanicus has this amount of adamantium."

"The Mechanicus is working hard to build new space battleships. I'm afraid that even if I talk my head off, those oil guys won't agree to my request."

The Primarch covered his head with his hands and felt a headache. This was a happy trouble. He certainly knew the great value of the adamantium armor. It would enhance the combat effectiveness of the Extreme Warriors in an incredible way.

"How about this? I will first mobilize some of the wrecked ships destroyed in the Battle of Calth for you. The keels of those ships were originally going to be recast to serve as the keels of new warships. Now I will allocate them to you first."

Guilliman thought for a few seconds and came up with a compromise.

"Father, I'm afraid this won't satisfy Lord Luo Xi's appetite. He's such a crazy man with too many crazy ideas in his head." Hill said with a wry smile.

"You don't know, he also plans to replace the equipment of all Ultramar auxiliary troops."

Guilliman's data-slate nearly slipped from his hands, and the shocked Primarch nearly dropped what he was holding.

What is Roshi doing? He wants to re-equip the Ultramar Auxiliary Army? Is he crazy?
The Ultramar Auxiliary Forces are defense forces formed by various planets in the Five Hundred Worlds. They will also assist the Ultramarines in combat during wartime.

Even compared to the small number of Astartes, these huge mortal armies are the first line of defense of the Five Hundred Worlds against invaders.

Because the Five Hundred Worlds are prosperous and civilized, the individual quality and equipment of these soldiers are superior to most of the mortal auxiliary forces of the empire.

Many of these mortals, who have undergone rigorous training and been taught discipline and dedication, even failed to be selected from the Ultramarines and joined the mortal army.

A huge army numbering hundreds of billions is spread across the vast territory of the Far East Star Region. They do not have the extraordinary combat power of the Astartes, but they still use their mortal bodies to guard the territories of the Five Hundred Worlds and protect the people here.

Although these mortal armies all belong to the auxiliary army of Ultramar, there is still a big gap in their equipment. The auxiliary armies of several core worlds can even be equipped with force feedback power armor and wield powerful incendiary weapons.

In terms of overall combat power, they could even match the renowned Solar Auxiliary Army. Of course, the armies of some more remote and underdeveloped planets were not so extravagant, with some simple armor and a standard Auxiliary Army laser rifle being all they had.

No matter how small a problem is, it will become a huge problem when multiplied by a huge base. The Ultramar Auxiliary Army has already exceeded the Imperial standard by a lot, but if it wants to be improved further, even the wealth of Macragge will find it difficult to bear.

"Lord Roshi believes that the garrisons of important worlds such as Macragge, Konor, and Amatra are completely unable to bear the current pressure. And because the Empire resists the use of artificial intelligence, iron men, and other means, the mortal auxiliary forces in these places must be armed first."

Guilliman, who was already troubled by the war and was so busy every day that he couldn't even find time to sleep, suddenly looked a little ugly.

He also wants to improve the combat effectiveness of mortals, which will greatly make up for the current shortage of troops, but is this possible?
This is a gap in productivity. Those forging worlds simply cannot supply so many weapons and equipment.

"Father, perhaps you can squeeze out some time to inspect Mustafar. It is very different from before." Hill hesitated for a few seconds, and finally felt that it would be more convincing than letting Guilliman come and see it with his own eyes.

Guilliman looked at Hill with some suspicion. When did his son become hesitant? Hill was always outspoken.

"Okay, I will take half a day today to go to Mustafar. I will bring Gage and the commanding officer of the Ultramar Auxiliary Army with me. I hope you can give us a surprise."

After cutting off the communication, Hill felt relieved. If the production of the adamantine armor still required a long time and a large amount of resources, then the equipment supplied to mortals could truly be called mass production.

Abandoning inefficient mechanical slaves and tedious incense burning and prayer, smearing holy oil, and blessing the machine soul, the weapons and equipment needed by ordinary people can be produced on the assembly line like dumplings in Gutai.

Automated production, from raw material smelting to model casting, and then to assembly and commissioning, everything is as natural and fast as flowing water.

By visiting Macragge's mind space and library, Roxi has learned a lot about the other head of this imperial double-headed eagle.

In his opinion, Mars today is no longer the enlightened, enterprising technological world it once was, but is instead filled with ignorance and religious atmosphere.

Although at this point in time they had experienced the strife era of the Old Night and a lot of scientific and technological knowledge had disappeared in the long night, Roche was still disappointed that humans had lost their enterprising spirit.

"The experience in Calth proves that there is some kind of pollution in the warp. Human intelligence and even machine creations are at risk of being contaminated. The actions of the Mechanicus are not completely undesirable. At least those machines that have been blessed, anointed with holy oils and burned with sacred incense are really more reliable."

As a remnant of the past, he must constantly adjust his thinking patterns. Although he cannot emotionally accept today's humans, from a practical point of view, the existence of the Mechanicus is inevitable.

The universe has never been kind to human beings. The treacherous waves of the highest heaven have always affected human beings. This has nothing to do with science and can even be described as metaphysics. Therefore, human beings can only use metaphysics to fight metaphysics.

"But it is not advisable to simply throw the baby out with the bathwater, especially in times of crisis like this. We must put aside those taboos and liberate productivity to the greatest extent." Luo Xi said to the technicians and workers on Mustafa.

Even though weapons produced on the assembly line are more susceptible to corruption than weapons made by the Mechanicus, they are worth it in the face of sheer numbers.

He would never allow his warriors to die on the battlefield due to lack of equipment before their weapons could corrode.

He would rather let everyone take the best weapons and teach those damn subspace demons what absolute firepower is.

(End of this chapter)