Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 805 New Power Armor and Terminator Armor

The orbit of Heliossa, the Primarch Office of the Shadow of Reigns.

Nimrod leaned back on the throne and, after listening to Luther's report, gave his orders.

“Very good. You have gained new power. Now set off immediately to return to Caliban and subdue Merian and Nereids.”

Ninglu is satisfied with the current progress, and along with nineteen other Shadow Order members including Luther and Per Koscielny, he has been promoted to "Chaos Mentor" and has taken control of the Ark Fringe Cluster outside Heliossa.

Luther paused for a moment. He had thought he would have a chance to participate in the great battle of Heliossa, but since the Black Emperor had given the order, he had no choice but to obey.

"Follow Your will."

Seeing Luther's reluctance, Ninglu comforted him, saying, "Be patient, you will eventually get your chance."

After the grand birthday celebration, his two main targets were the Calissis sector in the Misty Starfield and the edge of the Storm Starfield, which was originally to be named the Orpheus sector but is now named after its discoverer, Rosicky.

“Seraphax is lurking in the shadows. I think you don’t want your home to be lost.”

He has always suspected that Tzeentch was behind the division within the Caliban and the plans of Therafax ten thousand years later.

The demons that appeared when Caliban shattered exhibited distinct characteristics of the Tzeentch faction's variability.

Ten thousand years later, Ryan's body had aged, but he was still a Primarch, and it was still somewhat strange that he was bound by ritual chains.

Even though Nimrod has gained control of most of Caliban through Luther, obtaining Ouroboros will not be easy.

“My lord, I understand,” Luther said respectfully.

“My lord,” Bukayo then said, “the Mastodon heavy tank performed exceptionally well in actual combat.”

"With the support of the Heavenly Punishment-level reactor, the two sets of Void Shield generators can defend against attacks from weapons such as laser cannons."

Nimrod nodded. Although Makado had shifted the supply burden to him, the Shadow of Order had also gained complete control of the STC and would be able to continue production in the future. Mastodon was a prime example of the beneficiaries.

During the "Great Expedition" period, each legion was equipped with a different number of mastodons because they possessed a complete STC.

In the Battle of Karatan, Vokhan deployed 150 vehicles to transport all 6,000 Salamander warriors who were going to fight.

However, the damage caused by the Great Birthday Ceremony resulted in the loss of many STCs, including mastodons.

During the Great Birthday Celebration, each legion committed almost all of its mastodons in an attempt to gain an advantage, which resulted in most of them being destroyed in the war.

After the Horus Rebellion, only a few chapters were able to pull it out; it is a rare artifact-level armored vehicle.

Rosicky Cech, the forge master standing before the contemplative machine, then said, "I will work closely with Gabriel and Wojciech to help the legion equip itself with mastodons."

He then activated the holographic projection device, projecting a holographic image of the armor.

Ninglu leaned back comfortably on his throne, watching the holographic image with great interest. It already displayed the typical features of the power armor from the forty-first millennium.

It abandoned the separate adjacent armor plates in favor of a larger, less flexible armor shell, replaced by flexible joints.

“My lord, the Martian Order has designed a brand new model of powered armor,” Rosicky introduced to the Black Emperor and the eleven chapter lords.

Lord Per Koscielny of the Eleventh Chapter is busy with matters concerning the other five star systems in the Ark Edge Cluster.

"Compared to the Expeditionary II, the new power armor has slightly reduced flexibility in the independent arm and thigh sections, but overall mobility is enhanced thanks to the Aurelius technology we provide, which reduces the weight of the armor and improves overall mobility."

“It’s easier to manufacture and maintain than the Mark II, and the level of protection isn’t reduced.” He operated the touch cane, zooming in on the helmet with a magnified image.

"Mars has redesigned the helmet so that it no longer needs to be fixed to the neck plate of the armor. It can move with the wearer's head while maintaining an environmental seal."

Ninglu nodded. He knew that this progress represented an advancement in the Martian monks' understanding of neural connectors, which would enable them to improve mobility while maintaining the stability of the tactical interface.

Rosicky continued to rotate the power armor, revealing his back.

"The power cables for the armored arms and chest were moved to the outside, making it the first armor to safely achieve this function."

"The use of new materials reduces the size and number of cables, and the backpack systems are also correspondingly smaller and more efficient."

Ninglu stared at the smaller backpack, whose shape resembled the future Mark VI and VII power armor.

"I brought fifty-eight sets of new armor."

"Equip it to the Fifth Battle Group and test it in the Battle of Heliossa."

"Follow Your will." After receiving the command, the Lord of the Forge quickly flicked the dial on the Meditation Machine with his right hand.

The holographic image vanished in a flash, and a brand-new suit of armor leaped out.

"While the Martian Order was researching new powered armor, they also developed a new Terminator armor based on the Iron Cavalry model," Rosicky explained to the group.

"It adopts the shoulder armor style of the Iron Cavalry, and the upper plate armor adopts the design of the Defiant Fearless."

"Because they were developed together with new powered armor, they are similar in technology and some components."

Ninglu stared at the gleaming head, wrist guards, gauntlets, and leg armor of the armor, which were remarkably similar to the new type of power armor he had just seen.

"The Martian Order named this type of armor the Hades type, after the underworld, the realm of Hades in ancient Greek mythology," Rosicky continued.

"It will bestow upon the enemy the greatest mercy—death."

[Yes, just as I remember, the Hades type and the Mark IV power armor were developed simultaneously towards the end of the "Great Expedition," and their components share some similarities.]
While Ninglu was pondering, Rosicky continued, "The Forge has twenty-four sets of the new Terminator armor."

[The Hades type is added to the armory, along with the Saturn type and the Iron Cavalry type. These three types can be used to specifically equip legion officers. The standard should be...] Ninglu thought for a moment and came up with a suitable standard.

[Physical enhancement and agility requirements.]
Different methods result in varying degrees of improvement to the physical body; in fact, the "gate" method offers no physical enhancement whatsoever.

Ninglu's gaze swept over each of the battle captains, finally landing on Flamini, the captain of the sixth battle captain.

"The Tenth Battle Group is responsible for the combat effectiveness of the new Terminator."

He decided to first test the effectiveness of the battles in actual combat, and then, based on the main extraordinary pathways of each battle group, divide the battle groups into three categories.

Ning Lu's gaze deepened as his plan for acquiring armor before the grand birthday celebration gradually took shape in his mind:

The Mark IV Extreme Edition is equipped with the Normal Order Shadow, replacing the Mark II Expeditionary Edition and Mark III Edition, and serving as the Legion's main equipment.

Three models of the Terminator serve as the primary equipment for the Captain, Lieutenant, and Honor Guard.

The Warband Commander and Company Commander were specifically designed by Malevolus and utilize the Hunter's Set's growth and adaptive system.

The think tank is equipped with a personal mind servant of the space dwarf sage Grimnir, which can amplify and suppress the use of psionic energy in both directions.

(End of this chapter)