Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 361 The takeover of the Caligum Gate went unexpectedly smoothly.

Nimrod held the prophecy die in his hand, his mind racing through the information he knew about the Attila system.

Thousands of years ago, humans colonized Attila and adopted a nomadic lifestyle.

Attila is slightly smaller than Terra. The entire world consists of only one continent, covering half of the surface area, with oceans surrounding the continent and occupying the other half.

Attila consisted of only one city, the bustling metropolis of Canasan.

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Nimrod's mind raced through Attila's information before he silently recited it to himself.

[Star map from the Veredian Galaxy to the Attila Galaxy.]

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Ninglu decided to take control of the Attila system before he arrived.

Choosing the Seventh Chapter offers several advantages. Besides being the closest and having the shortest travel distance, the "Arsonist" can also provide significant assistance in exploring the Jemenga Starry Sky Monolith, given that he is already a Sequence 7 character.

The "Hunter" is very knowledgeable about traps, and the "Pyromancer's" flames can also do decent damage to the undead.

After silently reciting the prophecy eleven times, Ninglu reached out and threw the prophecy die in his hand.

After the triangular cone tumbled several times in the air, it landed in his 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.

With a thought, he arrived at the fourth level of space, his spirituality spreading out as he touched the red and gold orbs of light.

Ning Lu saw Sanchez holding a data tablet, handling official business, while Gabriel's mechanical prosthetic arm swayed behind him as he studied the Randan creation on the experimental table.

After confirming that neither of them was around, he pulled the two, who were on the Veredian and Ramirez respectively, along with their powerful cat, into the "Land of Chaos".

Sanchez and Gabriel were pulled into the Black Mist Kingdom. After a moment of stunned silence, they realized what was happening and bowed to the Black Emperor.

Ninglu nodded slightly and then asked, "My Reaper Lord, how is the situation in Veredian under your rule?"

Sanchez remained silent for a few seconds. Although he had not yet received any mental enhancements, Astartes' own superhuman brain, aided by his powerful cat, allowed him to quickly recall the relevant information.

After a moment's thought, he finished organizing his thoughts.

"My lord, Lamane is the fastest developing mining world. With the support of Incarardion, it has already established seven large mining bases, which can meet the development needs of the other worlds of Veredian."

"Alamasta is developing rapidly. As an asteroid, its mineral deposits are relatively easy to mine. A large foundry has been established, capable of meeting one-seventeenth of the chapter's ordnance needs."

"The development of Veredian's power and Lavisol is also on track, and as an industrial world, it has not yet encountered too many obstacles."

After reporting on the relatively smooth progress, Sanchez went on to report on the other two worlds where some difficulties had been encountered.

"The immigration work for Coss and Isara has begun, but it will take time."

"Thanks to your communication with Makado, approximately 12,000 and 5,000 retired soldiers immigrated respectively over the past two years."

Ninglu is satisfied with Sanchez's achievements in developing Veredian to its current state in less than three years.

While this was thanks to the support of the Foundry World, Sanchez's efforts were also indispensable.

"I am satisfied with your progress and will continue with the current policy."

Nimrod considered that Kos might be able to attract the soldier Orl Persson to settle there, just as he remembered, instead of emigrating from Necromonda, thus accelerating development.

With a thought, he used telekinesis to send the data crystal to Sanchez.

“Leave a company behind to guard Veredian and oversee local development.”

"You will lead the fleet, following the star map within the data crystal, to Attila and take control of that star system."

Ninglu emphasized, reminding him:

"You must remember that once you arrive in the Attila system, you should only control the planet Attila and not explore other planets."

In his memory, the Jemenga Sky Monument was not activated until after the "Great Rift" unfolded, when a warp storm called Cyberax approached.

Subsequently, the Yemenga Starry Sky Monolith physically replicated the arrival of the Sethek Dynasty fleet, which clashed with the Khorne army in the "War of Sebelax," with the undead and Khorne waging war across 1,400 worlds.

The Necromancer's Artifact will not be activated for quite some time, but that doesn't mean there's no danger in entering it now.

After escorting Sanchez back to Veredian, Ninglu turned to Gabriel. "My Lord of Armaments, how is the research on the Randan artifacts progressing?"

“My lord, the think tank and I have made some progress in our research on personal energy shields,” Gabriel replied.

"It is currently confirmed that it uses a special psionic production technology that requires the joint efforts of technical sergeants and think tanks, and cannot be mass-produced."

"This also aligns with the fact that not all Randan Xenomorphs are equipped with personal energy shields; only elite warriors possess them."

Ninglu pondered for a moment, then issued the order.

"First, make them for the royal court monks, in descending order of rank."

What about the research in other areas?

Gabriel replied, "My lord, the neural collar has been verified and can bind the Randan alien."

"Research on the Shadow Bomber is still ongoing, and no breakthroughs have been achieved yet."

"As far as I know, the joint research on artificial war satellites by the Great Sage Ryan Ramirez and the World Forger Lucius is still ongoing and has not yet yielded any breakthroughs."

Ninglu nodded slightly and said to Gabriel:

"Hand over your research to others and set off for Attila."

Gabriel has studied the golden Garuda, an artifact found in Medusa that is associated with the undead in space, and has some relevant knowledge and experience.

He is also one of only two “perfect” pathway Sequence 7 “identifiers”, and Rosicky Cech is the most suitable person to accompany Vokhan on his research and is unable to leave.

After sending Gabriel back to the Ramirez, Nimrod returned to the real world.

On the way to summon Arsène Dunn, the Primarch, relying on Superman's memories, input the star map into the data crystal.

After the Primarch's attendant arrived as ordered, Ninglu handed him the star map.

"Instruct the Navigator Leader to plan the route to the Attila system."

"Order the Fifth Battle Group to garrison at Cariham Gate, with San Diego Bergkamp in charge of the research."

“Yes, my lord,” Arsena replied, then reported to Nimrod:
"The think tank and technical sergeants of the Vigilant System sent a report stating that they believe the research on the Eldar worldship will not yield any further progress."

"Please advise on how to handle this."

Although it was just a fragment of the Worldship, that cruiser-sized piece of debris still preserved a small ecosystem.

The ideal solution would be to convert it into a ship and hand it over to Malena Skala, since for extraordinary individuals of the "Mother" pathway, the variety and quantity of plants are equivalent to combat power.

However, we currently lack the capability to modify the Eldar Worldship fragments centered around the Spirit Bone, so we can only leave this new idea for the future.

"Drag the Worldship fragments to Catachan and hand them over to Malena to try to transform them into an asteroid."

On its way to Attila, the Fifth Fleet, which had changed course, arrived at Calligum Gate in the second standard month of 844.

As Carlo, aboard the Stormbird, flew toward the space station following the navigation beacon of the "Dark Angels" stationed there, San Diego Bergkamp ordered the protective shield to be opened, looking toward a series of space stations connected by giant cables, resembling a necklace.

San Diego's eyes were deep as he stared at the central area encircled by the "necklace." As a demonic psionicist, he could vaguely sense the pulsating, hidden power within it.

The space stations were deathly silent, except for the one that the Stormbird flew towards, which lit up.

Carlo's Stormbird landed slowly, and he stepped off the deck.

Carlo had several encounters with the First Legion. The most memorable one was when a First Legion soldier, following the Emperor's orders, was explaining a tactic that had been successfully tested in battle to the Eleventh Legion with an unusually arrogant tone.

He looked at the Astartes, who were standing ready for battle, and thought to himself: [This trip won't be easy.]
A moment later, a tall warrior walked up to him and said, "First Legion, Eighth Battle Group, Prik, welcome."

“Carlo, Chapter Master of the Fifth Chapter of the Shadow of Order, has come to take over the Caligum Gate on the orders of the War Council and the Primarch.”

"I have received notification from the War Council that it belongs to you."

After speaking, Prik led his team away.

Carlo froze for a moment, then stiffly turned his body to look at their backs, thinking to himself.

[The receiving process went unexpectedly smoothly.]
It took him a dozen seconds to realize what was happening.

[It was because their father gave the First Legion the opportunity to win honors in the war against the Mitu.]
(End of this chapter)