Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 383 The Beautiful World Admired by Fugrim

Alicia, in the Solar System.

The entire fleet of "Son of the Emperor" arrives in the real world.

Each warship is ornately decorated inside and out, a rarity among the Astartes Legion.

The Third Legion's flagship, the Imperial Pride, was not only ornately decorated but also featured armor inlaid with gold.

On the flagship bridge of the Imperial Pride, Fulgrim ordered the protective windows to be lowered. Looking at the approaching emerald planet, he remarked with a sigh:

"What a beautiful world."

Moments later, Forgrim boarded the Stormbird and headed toward Alicia, the image of the Aquila Shuttle flashing through his mind.

[This is more suitable for this occasion.]
Through the Stormbird's viewing window, the Primarch saw towering trees surrounding marble-built cities.

Following the directions, the Stormbird pilots flew toward the starport. The Primarch saw the magnificent marble building, gleaming brilliantly under the light.

Howard Finder, along with his men and representatives from the Alicia Council, waited in the reception area of ​​Star Harbor.

In the days when there were few pirates in Alicia, ships came and went in an endless stream at the starport.

But as the long old night arrived, fewer and fewer merchant ships arrived in Alicia, while the number of pirates did not decrease, and the once most prosperous starport gradually declined.

Accompanied by the sound of hydraulic transmission and the filling of cold air, the landing deck was lowered.

Howard saw a giant emerge first, clad in magnificent purple armor with white hair flowing in the wind. His shoulders were adorned with shimmering golden wings, as dazzling as the Empire's eagles.

Howard looked at Fograine, whose perfect features were the most handsome he had ever seen.

The sons of the emperor aptly named their genetic prototype the Purple Phoenix.

Although he possesses a perfect appearance, he is not truly perfect; the Black Emperor is!
“Lord Fogrem, welcome,” Howard greeted respectfully.

Fugrim took a deep breath, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

"Fresh air, clean environment, a beautiful world."

"I have heard that when the shadow of order arrives in a world, it will bring a new order to that world."

"I hope you can preserve the beauty of this world and prevent it from becoming like other worlds filled with industrial fumes during its development."

“Sir,” Howard said, “I will be careful, just as my father asked me to.”

The data crystal that the Black Emperor gave him had already told him that Alicia was the intersection of many stable subspace routes, and that commercial development would be a key focus in the future.

Howard had no doubt about the Black Emperor's words, and he had already obtained relevant information from Alicia's Business Council.

After a brief stay, Fugrim's fleet departed from the beautiful world that had left such a deep impression on him.

[I hope to receive Ninglu's gift soon; the Skyhawk Shuttle is the perfect aircraft for me.]
At the same moment that Fogrim left Alicia, in the Caligum system.

The Honor Guard and the Fifth Legion entered the Void Whale, which stretched for 3,200 kilometers, to conduct their exploration.

When Ninglu entered the Void Whale, he took a straight path and did not explore this enormous beast.

Even for him, exploring the entire Void Whale would take a long time.

All parts of the Void Whale will be put to full use. Most of its flesh and blood will be provided to the Fifth Chapter as food, while a portion will be given to the apothecaries and other chapters, and a portion will be donated to the Second Legion.

Besides its outer skin, which is used as an ingredient in potions, and the strange creatures that are handed over by the Shadows of Order, the Void Whale has many other uses.

After confirming that Mikel had digested the "Vampire" potion, Nimrod ordered the space apes to use materials such as vampire thorns to concoct the main ingredients for "Potion Professor." The Chief Apothecary, promoted to Sequence 6, was not only tasked with concocting potions using the found biological materials, but also required to work with technical sergeants and psionicists to disassemble and reassemble the Void Whale's body.

The complex ecosystem within the Void Whale, with its diverse terrain including mountains and rivers, makes it a natural training ground.

The chief pharmacist uses his understanding of flesh and blood to dismantle three-kilometer-long flesh and blood bodies from each environment.

Each segment of flesh and blood is connected by passageways to form the training base.

The fifth sun month of 847, the Shadow of Reign.

In the Primitive Office, Arcena Dunn reports to Ninglu.

"My lord, the Skots' negotiations with the Empire have failed. They have rejected the demands of the Fifteenth Legion's diplomatic envoys and refuse to submit to the Empire."

"The Emperor has ordered the Fourth, Eleventh, and Fifteenth Legions to launch an attack on the core of the galaxy."

“I understand.” Nimrod had anticipated this; the resilient space dwarves would not be willing to submit to the human empire.

Before fully recognizing the strength of the Space Dwarves, the Empire also sought to completely conquer them.

Only when both sides recognize each other's strength will a compromise be reached, and some space dwarves will nominally join the Empire.

"My lord,"

Ninglu pondered which warbands to send to participate in the operation against the space dwarves.

[The underground cities of the space dwarves require stronger armor; although the Mark III has not yet been developed, the Iron Cavalry type is a better alternative.]
The Iron Cavalry Terminator is naturally much more protective than the Mark III, but it requires more resources and time.

Apart from the "Iron Hand" which controls technology and production capacity, and the "Shadowmoon Wolves" which favors Terminators, the other legions only possess a portion of these legions and do not have large-scale equipment.

[My many worlds, and allies, can also be mass-produced.]

However, the Ironclad Terminator is too cumbersome and will sacrifice many of its speed advantages.

Without enhancements in agility, combat effectiveness will be affected. Furthermore, I have determined that there are only three main development paths for the warbands: the first warband along the "Judges" path, the second warband along the "Sun" path, the fifth warband along the "Gate" path, and the technical sergeant along the "Perfector" path.
Thinking of this, Ning Lu gave the order.

"The Mars Forging Director previously promised to provide the participating legions with Ironclad Terminators, and he asked them to keep their promise."

"At the same time, inform Mars that I hope to obtain the technology of the Iron Cavalry Terminator as soon as possible, so that my foundry can mass-produce it."

"The manufactured Iron Cavalry-type Terminators will be prioritized for the First, Second, and Fifth Battle Groups."

The Primarch's attendant recorded Nimrod's orders.

"Issue the order that these three chapters, after leaving behind necessary guard forces, be deployed to the Galactic Core through the Caligum Gate."

"Recruit the Third, Fourth and Eleventh Battle Groups to join this campaign."

The Third Battle Group excels at assaults, while those with the "Dark" path are adept at fighting in dark environments.

The "Death" pathway extraordinary individuals of the Fourth Warband are skilled at fighting in dark and cold environments.

The 11th Battle Group had the most abundant manpower.

“Yes, my lord,” the silver-haired Arsena replied.

At the same moment Nimrod issued the order, the Second Army, which had departed from Sepra Mandy, met up with the Third Army, which had departed from Modian, at Argaros.

(End of this chapter)