Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 230 Signing an Alliance with Gloria (Please subscribe on Saturday)

After the Crown of Glea arrived in the system, the Foundry Director of Glea, Degoes-12, led a team to the Shadow of Reign.

Ninglu, considering that the two sides would be long-term allies in the future, also gave the casting director sufficient respect.

The Shadow of the Kings fired an eleven-gun salute, the highest level of respect the eleventh legion paid to its guests.

Nimrod himself, together with the furnace master Rosicky Cech, waited for him on the tarmac.

When Ninglu saw Degoes-12 descend from the deck, only the upper half of his face showed signs of human flesh and blood.

His face was covered by a respirator on the lower half, and he had a mechanical implant on his left forehead, which was coated with a layer of black chrome.

The decoration on his forehead was the upper part of the Gloria coat of arms, the sacred gear, and the rising sun.

The sacred gear is a common symbol of the Mechanicus, while the rising sun, symbolizing the arrival of a new era, is a symbol used exclusively by Glea.

The mechanical tentacles of Degoes-12 swayed, one of them holding the Scepter of Om Messiah.

Four sages followed behind him, while twelve technical priests carried incense burners at the rear.

They were branded with the coat of arms of Gleia, the lower half of which was an abbreviation of Gleia.

The sonic array device on the chest of the Degoes-12 activated, emitting a mechanical synthesized voice.

"The Primarch of 'Shadow of Order' // King of Vostonia // Discoverer of the first Knight World, the Darkos Twin System // Nimrod // This unit // Forging Director of the Forging World, Gloria // Degoes-12 // Greets you!"

"Welcome, Director of Foundry at Gloria, Degoes-12!"

Degoes-12 looked toward the master of the foundry.

"Rosicky/Cech, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Welcome, Degoes-12."

After exchanging greetings with the Primarch, the Forge Master, and the Primarch's servants, the Forge Master, the Sage, and the Technical Priest of Glea, the group proceeded to the Primarch Palace's meeting hall and sat facing each other.

Ninglu looked at the Degoes-12 opposite him and spoke.

"Director of Foundry, we have reached a preliminary cooperation agreement regarding Battle Moon, which is a good start."

"I hope we can finalize the framework of the deal today. After that, my forge master and Glaia will finalize the details."

The mechanical tentacles of Degoes-12 sway.

"The proposal by the original gene//Ninglu/ is logical//efficient/our unit approves//agrees."

Ninglu gestured for the furnace master to speak, and Rosicky, holding a data panel, began to speak.

"First, there are matters related to the Battle Moon, which belong to Glaia."

"We will send five technical sergeants to work with you to study the combat moon."

"All of Gloria's research findings must be shared with us."

After a moment of silence, Degoes-12 spoke.

"Our organization approves/has already reached an agreement."

The master of the furnace continued.

"Secondly, Glea provided supplies to the Eleventh Army and its affiliated forces."

“Ingleia is located in the Storm Starfield, so the core area for resupply is this starfield.”

"The scope of supply includes, but is not limited to, shipbuilding and repair, supply of all types of Glea-type equipment, including the Scorpion missile launcher, the Troy repair vehicle, the Dagger laser destroyer, the Vengeance grenade launcher, and all weapons and equipment produced such as explosive guns."

The most famous vehicle manufactured by Gloria is the Manticore missile launcher, which was produced in less numbers than the Underworld VIII among the many Forged Worlds.

As for another well-known vehicle, the Glea-type Hellhound armored vehicle, the Empire has not yet developed the Chimera armored personnel carrier, let alone this variant.

The agreement includes all the equipment that Gloria can forge, which naturally includes the future Gloria-type Hellhound armored vehicle.

"Among them, equipment such as the Glea-type Manticore missile launcher will begin to be supplied from the day the agreement is reached."

"Your side will dispatch a technical priest to assist the world under the 11th Legion in mastering the manufacturing technology of equipment such as the Glea-type Scorpion missile launcher and achieve mass production."

Degoes-12 remained silent for only a second before speaking.

"This unit agrees that/Grea will provide supplies to the 'Shadow of Order' Legion."

"Third, the Crown of Gleaner should be moved to the war zone when necessary to provide supplies."

"Master of the furnace," Degoes-12 said as soon as he finished speaking.

"The Crown of Grei's nuclear fusion engine / allows it to traverse the warp / consumes enormous amounts of energy // traversing the warp is dangerous // it cannot be moved at will."

Ning Lu, who had been speaking on his behalf as the master of the furnace, spoke up to explain.

“Chief Foundry Officer, I will not summon the Crown of Gloria casually.”

"I will only call upon the Crown of Gleaner when I am unable to obtain supplies from neighboring areas of the war zone."

"The owner of the foundry will discuss the specifics with you in detail."

After a 15-second silence, the synthesized sound from the sound array finally began to play on Degoes-12.

"I agree / Details need to be discussed."

The Forge Master continued, "The last item is the armed forces that Glaia will provide for us."

"We hope that the 'Morning Star Titan Legion' can send half of its Titans to fight alongside 'Shadow of Order'."

“If necessary, the entire legion should be dispatched.”

After a five-second silence, Degoes-12 spoke.

"Greya has a planet // The Crown of Greya // Two strategic points need to be guarded // The 'Morning Star Titan Legion' will provide one-third of the Titans."

"Greya's patrons / never retreat / they will accompany the Eleventh Legion in action."

Rosicky frowned slightly and looked at Ning Lu.

Ning Lu tapped his fingers lightly on the table, lost in thought.

It is necessary to allow Gloria to retain the necessary armed forces. I remember that when the Crown of Gloria crossed the warp, it encountered the gluttonous alien Dononia and was on the verge of destruction. Afterwards, it was attacked by space necromancy and chaos.

Moreover, the Gleaners' resilient will is legendary; as long as they firmly believe that their data predictions are correct, these ruthless and rational individuals will carry out their missions at all costs.

Their brains were forcibly connected to pure logical calculations, rendering even enemy psionicists ineffective against these warriors, unable to penetrate that barrier of absolute rationality.
Ning Lu then thought to himself.

[Furthermore, there are several other forging worlds that I know of but have not yet discovered by the Empire; I can divine their locations and forge alliances with them.]
Thinking of this, he spoke.

“I agree. Welcome the ‘Morning Star Titan Legion’ and the Gloria Guardians to fight alongside the Shadow of Order.”

"The Master of the Forge will represent me in discussing the details of the alliance with Glea."

Alsena also joined the negotiating team to assist the furnace master.

After eleven days of talks, the Master of the Foundry and Glea finalized the details of the treaty.

On the day of the signing, the lords of the 6th, 10th and 12th tiers who had just arrived at the Wheel of Flames, the think tank director, and six lords including Adams and Thierry Vieira all attended the ceremony.

Standing opposite them were the four sages of Glea.

"The master of the furnace said loudly."

"'Shadow of Order' and the Forging World of Gloria are allies from this day forward, never to be abandoned!"

The master of the furnace recited it again in binary language.

Ninglu and Degoes-12 walked to the long table.

After rolling it up, Ninglu wrote his name in the lower right corner of the 5.2-meter-diameter sheepskin scroll.

The casting general used a mechanical tentacle to pick up a quill pen and sign his name.

The two then left their electronic signatures on the data board.

After signing the contract, Ninglu, who was curious about the Crown of Glea, made a request to Degoes-12.

"I would like to visit the Crown of Gleaner."

A sonic array sound rang out from the chest of the Degoes-12.

"Welcome to the Primogen."

Nimrod, Rosicky, and Alsena boarded the Stormbird and flew to the Crown of Glea.

The Crown of Glea shimmered like a jewel in the sky above the Wheel of Flames, connected by a spiderweb of carbon fiber highways.

It is a network woven from nuclear cities and giant superconducting pipelines, resembling a colossal beast.

The Guardians of Graia patrolled the various passages, and their servants continuously transported supplies.

After Ning Lu and others disembarked from the boarding deck, they followed the Degoes-12 to the observation window.

General Forging couldn't wait to issue the order in binary language, and the Chronosine Offset Thruster of the Crown of Gloria locked the Battle Moon into a stationary orbit.

It was like an attached mechanical tick that climbed onto the battle moon.

The production subroutine of the Crown of Gloria was activated, and hundreds of newly produced armed mechs poured out of the production line every minute.

They joined the Guardians of the Faith on the Battle Moon to establish a defensive outpost.

The fleet landed on the surface of the battle moon, and the sage and the technical priest stepped off the boarding deck.

Among them, five "General Knowledgeers" dressed in black armor also followed the team down the deck.

After watching the ceremony of the Crown of Glea's landing on the Battle Moon, Nimrod returned to the Shadow of the Throne.

At the end of 821, the Eleventh Legion purified Planets Four and Eight.

Meanwhile, the "Space Wolves" legion also purified Planets 3 and 6.

Thus far, the Eleventh Legion has purified four planets, and the Sixth Legion has purified three planets.

822.M30, the 11th, 12th and 6th Legions, launched an offensive against the main star of the Flame Wheel.

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