Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 273 Nova Pólya

Nimrod uses the dice of prophecy, and there are three directions for divination.

First, just like the previous two divinations for Modian and Katachon, the divination was to find special worlds that had not yet been discovered by the Empire and to occupy these worlds with special strategic value.

This can be further divided into two subcategories.

One category includes Posur, who has already been designated as a recruiting world for the Fourth Warband; Kassayi, who has been designated as a recruiting world for the Eighth Warband; and Vesa, who needs to be recruited.

Another category is the world of forging and the world of knights. Their significance lies in being discovered before other worlds of the Empire, thus enabling them to represent the Empire and sign alliances with these worlds.

Secondly, there's the world where STC is located.

Nimrod knew about some of the worlds where STCs were located, but he did not know about the star maps to those worlds.

To get your hands on them, you need to obtain a star chart through divination.

Obtaining these STCs can enhance the Legion's technology and serve as bargaining chips, similar to the trade with the Mechanicus, for example.

The core mission of the Mechanicus is the pursuit of knowledge, with the ultimate goal of discovering or restoring a usable standard building template system.

Horus Lupecal won the support of some factions within the Mechanicus Cult not only because they were dissatisfied with the restrictions imposed on them by the Old Man and the Empire, but also because the two STCs obtained from the Oritan Tech regime were a significant bargaining chip.

The first two main directions share a common point: to acquire those discovered during the "Great Expedition," one must act first.

The last one is the world where special places like the Black Library and potion ingredients are located.

Ninglu took many factors into consideration, his mind racing as he pondered what to do in this divination.

Those like Bosur and Steelblade STC, which are only discovered after the "Great Expedition," are ruled out first.

The discoveries made during the "Great Expedition" period were based on both chronological order and value.

Ultimately, Nova Polya was the last name that remained in my mind.

The Normans, an alien race, have inhabited the area and have enslaved humanity for thousands of years since the Age of Conflict.

The Norman eyes are the main ingredient in the potion for the Sequence 8 follow-up to "The Audience," "The Mind Reader."

The Space Wolf purged the Normans during the Great Crusade and later found an STC of a combat tank in the ruins.

To commemorate the discovery of the battle tank, it was later named the Lemanrus Battle Tank after the "Space Wolf" Primarch, and became the main battle tank of the future Astronautical Army.

Although the Lemanrus Battle Tank was not adopted by most Astartes, only the Wolf Pack preserved a batch of Lemanrus Exterminators equipped with twin automatic cannons in memory of their Primarch. However, this tank still had extremely high value and could be traded with the Oilers.

Moreover, the Leman Rustank is simple to manufacture, maintain, and supply, and equipping the Legion's auxiliary troops can also enhance their firepower.

During the "Great Expedition," the auxiliary forces were also equipped with Leman Rustank, although not at the same rate as the future Astronautical Army.
Ninglu tapped his fingers lightly on the table, then thought that he didn't know when the wolves would wipe out the Normans, and he couldn't be sure if Normans still existed in other worlds.

[You must cleanse the Normans before the wolves discover Nova Polya to obtain the ingredients for the "Mind Reader" potion.]
Nimrod had already "left" the Spear of Dionysus in the armory, so he went straight back to the "Land of Chaos" to retrieve the Prophecy Dice.

His mind raced through the information he knew about Nova Polya.

Aliens, Normans, enslaving humans.

It has an STC (Special Treatment Tank) mounted on it.

After quickly reviewing everything Nimrod knew about Nova Polya in his mind, he silently recited it to himself.

[Star map of Vostonia leading to Nova Polya.]

[…]
After reciting it silently eleven times, he stretched out his hand and threw the prophecy dice in his hand.

After the triangular cone tumbled several times in the air, it landed in Ning Lu's outstretched hand, and a scene that looked like a holographic projection appeared before his eyes.

After Ninglu noted down the star map, he entered it into the data crystal.

At this time, Arsène Dunne and Gabriel also returned to the palace.

Nimrod looked at the Master of Armaments: "Gabriel, the Legion will emulate the 'Iron Hand' and improve its mechanized companies, starting with the Eleventh Warband."

He then asked the Primarch's servant, "When will the Eighth Warband arrive in Vostoria?" "My lord, it is expected to take another two weeks."

Ninglu nodded slightly: "How is the construction of Wojciech in Sepra Mandy progressing?"

"As a 'reader,' one will not forget what one understands," the Primarch's attendant replied immediately.

"My Lord, the technical priest Wojciech Belik, following your command, is vigorously developing the shipyard in Sepra Mandy."

"He discovered that Sepra Mundi possessed abundant mineral resources, billions of highly skilled workers, and a complete industrial system, making it suitable for the development of a shipyard."

"It is projected that within ten years, Cypra Mundy will become the largest shipyard in the Misty Starfield, with its construction capabilities comparable only to a handful of shipyards on Mars and elsewhere."

Ning Lu then asked, "What is the progress of the Starport construction?"

The Primarch's servant replied, "Ceprah Mundy has built three large starports, and five more are under construction."

After confirming that Cypra Mundy was on the right track, Nimrod issued the order.

"Order Wojciech to come to Vostonia immediately."

Nimrod decided to take this opportunity to enhance Wojciech's reputation within the Mechanicus.

Although Rosicky Cech and Gabriel are capable, they are not tech enthusiasts and there is ultimately a barrier between them, preventing them from extracting benefits from within the Mechanicus.

Wojciech previously had low prestige and was not respected by the technocrats.

However, if Wojciech follows Nimrod to find the STC, even if he is not a core figure, he will be regarded as someone favored by Om Messiah.

Two weeks later, the Eighth Legion's fleet arrived, and after questioning Thierry Vieira, Nimrod confirmed that he had digested the potion.

Nimrod then used Nicules' Whispering Spear and Visken's arm and knife to concoct the "Weapon Master" potion, which promoted Thierry to Sequence 7 Beyonder.

Thierry spoke after withdrawing his energy.

"Your warband, come with me to Nova Polya."

Although Nimrod knew little about the Normans, he could infer from their eyes that were "mind-reading material" that they must have possessed mental abilities.

"Fighters" can mitigate the effects of supernatural forces to some extent through their physical abilities.

Finally, Nimrod looked at Thierry and sent the ritual instructions to his mind.

After processing the information flooding his mind, Thierry thought to himself: [Father, the king is the Black Emperor.]
After a moment, he calmed down. For him, he had given his all since he pledged allegiance to Nimrod.

After becoming the son of the king, he regarded the king as his faith.

For Thierry, the king and the black emperor were simply different titles.

When Thierry was preparing to build the altar, Nimrod met with Buuka and the others, and promoted them to "fighters" after they had digested the "warrior" potion.

Wojciech arrived a week later than the Eighth Legion. After Nimrod confirmed that he had digested the "Generalist" potion, he promoted him to "Archaeologist".

However, he was careful not to tell the technical priest who believed in the god of all machines about the existence of the Black Emperor.

Although he confirmed Wojciech's loyalty to him, unlike others, he had faith, and at least now was not the right time.

Ninglu then ordered the fleet to set sail.

Thierry completed the ceremony during the voyage.

After a five-week voyage, the fleet arrived at Nova Polya.

After compiling the scanning results from each bird divination team, the Primitive Attendant reported to Ninglu.

"My lord, there is only one habitable planet in this star system. It has a large number of life signals and it is estimated that at least hundreds of millions of life forms live on this world."

As Alsena spoke, he manipulated the control staff, highlighting a planet.

(End of this chapter)