This is our Warhammer journey

Chapter 131 Between the Roads (4K -in-)

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/Clearance Level: Expeditionary Fleet Supervisor

/Authorized

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/Data Type: Report

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On July 741, 41-M7, the expeditionary fleet set out from Baal. Starting on September 9, after supporting the first world, the expeditionary fleet began to recapture the Imperial planets harassed on the eastern border of the Ultima Segmentum at an extraordinary speed. The Eastern Ultima Segmentum expedition is now drawing to a close.

From 741-M41 to 743-M41, the Expeditionary Fleet has attacked 492 worlds for the Empire, including 13 Imperial Shrine Worlds, 12 Hive Worlds, 4 Knight Worlds, and 1 Forge World, annihilating 32 types of xenos and multiple Chaos attack forces.

Meanwhile, the expeditionary fleet also recovered 22 Lost Empire worlds during its journey. Lord Romulus calculated their development value. Ecclesiarchy missionaries and Inquisition working groups evaluated these planets. After comprehensive assessment, only five had the potential to be directly incorporated into the star zone, while the rest required Imperial technical support to promote their development.

The current expeditionary fleet consists of a combined naval fleet consisting of two Glorious Queens, 2 battleships and battle barges, and several escort warships. Thirteen Astartes Chapters are participating, with the Mechanicus and the Ecclesiarchy providing armed support. A total of two million Astra Militarum troops are under its command. With the addition of the Rogue Trader Dynasty, the Empire will be able to more easily preserve the expedition's gains.

Inside the Dawn, Aglaia was sitting at his desk, the documents beside the desk were neatly organized, and he was writing sharply with his pen as he worked on the mission report.

Faced with such a massive force assembled by the expeditionary fleet, and a military force composed mainly of the Black Templars, the Terran Council, which had been sent to Luo twice in a row, finally demonstrated extraordinary speed.

Orders and warnings from high lords from all sides came pouring in, their words filled with intense anxiety and uneasiness.

However, the expeditionary fleet ignored these orders and even after making some simple preparations in the Bushlin Hive, it advanced to the eastern part of the galaxy without hesitation.

Upon seeing this, the High Lords of Terra realized that the fleet's destination was not Terra, so they tacitly shut up and stopped provoking this powerful military force.

Moreover, this fleet was indeed not given the same work to do as Macharius had been, and the increased workload of recovering more than a thousand almost useless Imperial worlds had not yet been completed.

The fleet's main task is to eliminate aliens and chaos, which can be regarded as a major cleanup of various star regions along the way.

Of course, they did not turn a blind eye completely, but quietly sent representatives to try to monitor the movements of the fleet as eyes and ears.

As a result, the expeditionary fleet attacked too quickly.

When the representatives of the High Lords of Terra had just arrived in Baal and were still shocked by the brand new scene there, the expeditionary fleet had already swept across the galaxy like thunder and was approaching Tigrus, 20,000 light-years away.

Therefore, the task of reporting to Terra finally fell on Inquisitor Aglaia, who had been following the fleet, because she was the only one who could obtain first-hand intelligence.

Aglaia's "excellent handling" of Pierrede earned her high praise from Terra, and a series of subsequent evidence proved that what she said was true. Her report became the only reliable source for the High Lords of Terra to understand the movements of the expeditionary fleet.

"The Great Sage is really quick."

Aglaia recalled the report sent by his colleagues, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

She wiped it gently, and a chill ran down her spine.

A few years could make a planet disappear silently, and if she, a helpless little inquisitor, really disappeared, she would probably be just an insignificant speck of dust in the galaxy.

By June 743, 6, the expeditionary fleet had docked at a large commercial port under the Rogue Merchant Dynasty of Hendaris to rest and regroup, preparing to head to the Eastern Expedition's final destination, the Forge World of Tigrus, for final reinforcements before finally heading towards Macragge.

[Signed: Inquisitor of the Order of Origin - Aglaia Hesikod.]

pat~
'Perfect.'

As the last stroke was made, the ink mixed with the saint's blood at the tip of the pen was just used up, leaving a tiny bit of just the right amount of incompleteness at the end of the signature.

'knock off!'

Aglaia stretched happily and handed the document to the shadow beside her.

The shadow seemed to come alive, reaching out an invisible hand to devour the document before falling silent again.

Aglaia couldn't help but feel a strange chill.

God knows when the assassin from the Assassin's Court got close to her.

Sometimes I really feel that this galaxy is so dangerous.

Aglaia thought so.

She felt the safest time in her life was probably when she was setting traps for her colleagues in the Terra Library and carefully calculating her route for the day to avoid sudden death.

At least at that time she felt that her destiny was in her hands.

dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door, and Aglaia's thoughts were brought back to reality.

"Please come in."

Glancing back at the shadows, Aglaia unlocked the door.

It's Arthur.

Arthur did not enter the house. He just stood in front of the door, his eyes falling on his side for a moment, and then he said:

"Several merchant and wanderer dynasties are meeting with Romulus, and the reception ceremony is currently entering its final stages."

What this means is that everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed, and now is the time for business nonsense.

"I'll be there right away."

Aglaia's eyes lit up and he nodded, feeling suddenly relieved.

Although life was precarious, following the ancient warriors was really easy. Apart from the uncanny technique of burning demons that the state religion and most Astartes were obsessed with, the ancient warriors did not give her any strange work.

On the contrary, it was the detailed documents provided by the adults that enabled her to quickly communicate with all parties after each mission, and then produce a report that was acceptable to both the High Lords and the expeditionary fleet.

Walking on the clean and smooth avenue of the Dawn, which had been transformed, Aglaia felt that the best quality of the adults was that they were good at communication and would not cause trouble to others.

Many times, it is not impossible for the judge to fool someone. In fact, they are also human beings and have more demands. The prerequisite is that you have to hide the matter and not let the judge know.

Just like those mysterious war groups.

"grown ups!"

At an intersection, a warrior in platinum uniform saluted Arthur. "Hello."

The knight nodded politely and led the Inquisitor across the review passage.

The Platinum Oathkeepers, a Fleet-based Chapter of the Ultramarines, last had contact with the Imperium over two hundred and sixty years ago.

Aglaia really had no idea how this Chapter, which was most likely wiped out by some mechanical alien attack, came to him with a standard fleet of the Codex, and easily underwent the transformation surgery of Primaris Space Marines. Moreover, their style was very different from that of most contemporary Imperial Chapters.

The typical thing is that the religious connotation is not strong enough, and they are too human. Also, their fleet has an overflowing Mechanicus style.

Walking on the red carpet, Aglaia noticed the unfamiliar Space Marines chatting with veterans from various chapters.

There are more and more people like this
It's really funny.

Aglaia twitched the corners of his mouth.

According to the Empire's current expedition model, resources are integrated first, and then routes are planned for the expedition, and then continuous replenishment is carried out later, depending on whether the subspace navigation allows for this.

Generally speaking, the number of troops that charge the fastest decreases quite dramatically.

But the expeditionary fleet is quite strange.

Not only is there no problem with navigating the warp, but the losses in fighting are also extremely low. This is all thanks to Lord Romulus. The think tank composed of him and the other Invincible Iron Guards, such as Dracula, not only takes the responsibility of commanding the fleet, but also finds time to help sort out those war-torn planets and re-plan the garrison along the way.

The result was that not many people died, but more and more people joined in, including some groups that came here because of its reputation.

The vast majority of the members of those chapters seemed to have just come into contact with this galaxy, just like Lord Romulus and his men at the beginning, but compared to the elders, these warriors were more like learners, learning from the experience of the warriors born in the desperate era of the 40th century.

There are three more chapters like the Platinum Oathkeepers in the expedition fleet.

They hadn't been seen for a long time, and were almost classified as wiped out and archived. Then they appeared with the standard Holy Scripture Group organization.

As for how it came about——

Sitting beside the banquet hall, Aglaia began to fulfill his duty of monitoring Romulus and the wandering trader.

She didn't know and didn't dare to ask.
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Hendaris Commercial Port.

This is a giant military port left over from the Golden Age and one of the core dynastic centers of the Hendris Rogue Merchant Dynasty. It is based on several free asteroids and stretches for more than a thousand kilometers.

In the banquet hall connected to the spaceport, Romulus was chatting with wandering merchants and family representatives who had come from all over.

These groups, issued trade letters by High Lords, Primarchs, and even the Emperor, are the few groups that still represent pioneering spirit in this rigid and decadent Empire.

The territory of the human empire almost covers the galaxy, but most areas of the galaxy are still undeveloped and unexplored. Coupled with various aliens and the endless wealth and resources in the galaxy, it is necessary to have a kind of free movement and abandon the stereotyped style when necessary.

They are the Rogue Traders, the aristocrats among the aristocrats of the empire.

"On behalf of the expeditionary fleet, I would like to thank all dynasties for their support."

Sitting on the main seat in the banquet hall, Romulus thanked the leader of the Hendaris dynasty.

"We are also grateful to you. If it weren't for your expedition that drove out the aliens and Chaos, the Empire's trade routes would have suffered an unimaginable blow."

The Rogue Merchant lowered his posture as much as possible, holding a glass of golden red wine produced in Quatis in his hand, and his eyes kept looking at the officers who were invited to various decks.

Officers, nobles, Astartes, etc. were strictly classified and divided into different areas for rest to avoid interference with morale recovery due to differences in status.

Long journeys through deep space were always exhausting, but he couldn't tell from the crew.

From the Astartes to the Astra Militarum, from the captain to the lower deck officer, he sensed a strong sense of confidence from these people.

This is the natural result of the long-term victory after it is fed back to all classes.

"I'm really looking forward to what your next voyage will be like."

The Rogue Trader stroked the ring and looked at Romulus.

"Ah."

Romulus nodded slightly, keeping a calm demeanor.

The first to respond to the expeditionary fleet were not the Astartes Chapters from various places, nor the Astra Militarum sent by the Ministry of Munitions, nor the Imperial Navy fleet cruising in the starry sea, but these well-informed Rogue Merchants.

The four time travelers had analyzed the Great Crusade of Macharius. As the most recent great crusade composed of imperial forces to the present era, it had considerable reference value.

Although it was a great expedition with extremely brilliant achievements on paper, its benefits were completely negative for the Empire, because it was difficult for the Empire to effectively govern the recovered planets. Instead, it had to divert a large amount of military power to quell rebellions and maintain imperial control.

Everyone knows that what the current empire lacks is not territory, but control over various regions. This is extremely difficult to achieve in Paradox games if it is over-expanded.

Therefore, Romulus focused the expedition on liberating and replanning the harassed imperial world.

First, quickly resolve the planetary crisis with overwhelming combat power.

Then analyze the local situation and retain the garrison troops, rely on the information advantage of the traversers to analyze the route, and use the expeditionary fleet as a mobile force to redistribute the combat forces of various galaxies.

The result of the battle so far is that the fleet has more and more people, and the liberated planets behind them can easily deal with the next short-term threats.

Although there are cases where one planet is gone as soon as another is gone, the planet that belongs to humans has been preserved to the greatest extent possible.

Moreover, the result of such refined operations is that a sufficiently stable environment has been created for this expedition.

So the wandering traders came in droves like sharks smelling a scent.

After the simple compliments, Romulus stood up and led the Rogue Trader to the platform. He then asked, "Mr. Hendris, what do you know about the situation in the Opt system?"

Romulus's sharpness and low-keyness made the wandering merchant breathe a sigh of relief.

Under normal circumstances, with the strength of his dynasty, he wouldn't have to be so cautious, but the composition of this expeditionary fleet was too complicated, even including assassins from the Assassin's Court.

His lips twitched, and he looked around. After making sure that the nearest existence was ten steps away from him, he covered his mouth and whispered to Romulus:
"The Opt system is a single G-type star system with numerous signs of human intervention. Within the system, there's only one relic planet, Opt. Ten thousand years ago, it was used as a weapons supply planet for a certain type of Psionic Titan in the Empire. It was abandoned after the Horus Heresy and is likely related to the Eldar xenos."

"This system was recaptured by the Iron Warriors. When we received their appeal for assistance to the Empire, the local planetary governor also sent a secret message from ten thousand years ago."

(End of this chapter)