Warhammer: Empire Reboot

Leontus was still in charge of fighting.

Lawson was responsible for deciding where the Empire needed him to direct the war.

The Navy handled it in the same way.

The Solar Starfield Fleet will not replace all its captains just because of Lawson's arrival.

The combat fleet, transport fleet, solar system patrol fleet, and orbital defense force will retain their original structures.

Lawson only deployed the cornerstone sequence at fleet headquarters, starports, supply centers, and major command nodes.

Terra is even simpler.

Trajan Valloris has completely sided with Lawson.

One is the Imperial Regent, one is the Primarch of the First Legion, one is the Emperor of the Empire, plus the Sun Lord and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard.

The few individuals within the Solar Star System military system who truly have an influence on the highest strategy have all aligned themselves with the same goal.

Therefore, the integration process went remarkably smoothly.

Many officers even welcomed this change.

Only those who relied on connections to occupy command positions for a long time, concealed military intelligence, resold military supplies, and falsified organizational structures began to disappear from the system in batches.

The vacant positions will be filled by officers from the Cornerstone Ranks.

This was the first 24 hours after Lawson entered Terra.

The administrative system has just been established.

Military command of the Solar Star Region has already completed the most crucial integration.

The 24th hour is not over yet.

The first official announcement from the Seal Keeper's Office has been disseminated throughout the entire Solar Star Region through the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Merchant Shipping System, the Star Torch Court, and various communication nodes of the Empire.

Subsequently, the announcement was sent to the five major star regions.

The content is not complicated.

The Empire's existing Star Torch system has been operating under overload for a long time and has developed serious problems.

According to a joint assessment by the Imperial Sealholder, the Imperial Regent, and the highest levels of Terra, the Starlight will cease operation in three months.

At the same time, the Empire will launch a brand-new subspace navigation and long-range communication system.

Cornerstone Navigator, Cornerstone Correspondent.

The former is responsible for replacing the traditional long-range navigation system consisting of navigators and star torches, while the latter begins to gradually replace the Empire's existing interstellar communication.

All imperial armies, merchant ships, administrative vessels, transport fleets, traveling merchants, and organizations with legal navigation qualifications can apply for access according to the existing system.

The price is also clearly stated in the announcement.

The cost of the Cornerstone Navigation Service is based on the average contract price of the Empire's existing families of navigators.

Even the cost differences caused by different routes, sailing distances, danger levels, and ship tonnage were preserved.

The three-month buffer period was to prepare for the empire's massive civilian transportation system.

The military doesn't need these three months at all.

The cornerstone units have already entered the military.

Especially after Lawson began to take large-scale control of the Imperial Fleet, Cornerstone Navigators have been deployed to all major military fleets.

The Imperial Navy initially kept traditional navigators as backups, but many captains later discovered that these backups were actually useless.

Some warships haven't even really relied on Star Torch for a long time.

Sun Lord Leontus even had his subordinates check the coverage of the cornerstone navigators in each fleet once.

The situation is completely different among ordinary people.

Less than two hours after the announcement was issued, Terra's merchant shipping system was thrown into chaos, followed by the Navigator family.

Then, Star Speakers-related organizations, trading families, merchant forces, large transportation groups, and sector-level commercial organizations all began to inquire about Terra.

What truly made these people feel threatened was the latter part of the announcement.

An alternative system that has already been proven in practice and is ready to officially take over the Empire's navigation and communications in three months.

How many years has the Navigator Noble been in business?

They existed even before the empire was established.

A powerful family of navigators can maintain contracts with sector governors, navies, merchant ronin, and ancient merchant shipping families for thousands of years.

An excellent navigator is the most important asset of a family.

As long as humanity continues to enter the subspace, the navigators will possess a position that no one can take away.

This has always been the case.

But now, the Imperial military has taken the first step, and with even better results.

This means that the Navigator family has lost half of its biggest trump card.

The problems faced by the Star Language system are even more direct.

The Empire's long-distance communications in the past relied on psionicists, and information often became distorted after crossing the warp.

This system is difficult to use, but the Empire has no choice but to use it.

Now the Seal Keeper's Office is telling everyone directly that the Cornerstone Communicators can achieve more stable remote information transmission.

For the first time, the entire old system had a real competitor.

Following the announcement, a flood of inquiries poured into Terra's merchant shipping headquarters.

Kania Danda received more than 140,000 formal inquiries in a single day.

They're all asking the same question: what exactly does the person in charge of the seal want to do?

On the other hand, Leopold, the Lord of the Star Torch, was also facing considerable pressure.

As the Lord of the Star Torch, he was one of the High Lords and was a key figure in the Dark Eldar Throne Project.

Frank and Danda went to see Laskian first.

"General Forging, we need a clear answer: has Starfire truly deteriorated to the point where it must be stopped in three months?"

Raskian said, "The matter of the Star Torch is not the responsibility of the Mechanicus; the Golden Throne has been handed over to the Sealholder."

"Go ask the one in charge of the seal."

The leader of the Mechanic Church absolved himself of all responsibility with a single sentence.

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Inside a closed conference room.

Danda, Frank, and a dozen other representatives from navigator nobles, merchant ronin families, large merchant ship families, and interstellar trade organizations gathered together.

These people come from different backgrounds and even have many old grudges against each other, but this time, their interests are unusually aligned.

With the Starlight shut down and the Cornerstone Navigators and Communicators deployed in full force, the navigation, communication, and merchant ship interest systems that have sustained the Empire for tens of thousands of years will be reshuffled.

The Navigator family will lose its irreplaceable position.

Frank's Star Torch Master will also gradually lose real power.

If the Authority of the Seal continues to extend its reach into merchant ships and interstellar transport, Danda and the trading groups behind it will also lose a great deal of political and economic benefits.

This is no longer a matter of a particular family or a particular high-ranking chairman.

The entire interest group could be uprooted by Lawson.

After some discussion, they quickly reached an agreement.

They decided to unite and use Imperial trade, shipping, and economic stability as leverage to force Lawson to reconsider his decision to close Star Torch in three months.

That afternoon.

A formal request for an audience, signed by two high lords and several ancient families, was sent to the Seal Holder's House.

Lawson approved it.

Danda, Frank, and sixteen representatives of key interest groups entered the old government.

"sit."

Lawson even had seats prepared for them.

After everyone was seated, Danda spoke first.

"My Lord, we have taken the liberty of seeking an audience today for the sake of the future of Imperial shipping. We have heard that you intend to completely shut down Star Torch in three months."

“We are not questioning your decision, nor would we presume to speculate on the wisdom of Your Majesty the Regent. However, the Star Torch is not merely a beacon; it is related to 90% of the Empire’s interstellar transportation, the food supply of countless worlds, and the ammunition supply for the frontline troops. This is a vast system that has been operating for tens of thousands of years, and any hasty changes could lead to catastrophic consequences.”

Beside her, a patriarch from the oldest navigator family also stood up and echoed:

"My lord, the Navigator family has served the Empire for ten thousand years. Our bloodline is the Empire's coordinate. The new navigation system is certainly efficient, but can it truly completely replace the Starlight and the Navigators?"

"If an unpredictable subspace storm occurs, or if the new system malfunctions, who will be responsible for the lost fleets?"

Lawson listened without saying a word.

Frank picked up the conversation at just the right moment.

"My lord, we are working hard to resolve the issue of the Golden Throne. But the Star Torch's energy core itself is intact, and it can continue to burn as long as there are enough psionicists to supply it."

"We believe that preserving the Star Torch is the safest option until the Golden Throne is fully repaired. This will ensure the stability of Imperial shipping and allow sufficient buffer time for the rollout of the new system."

The implication is that since you came to repair the throne, you shouldn't create unnecessary trouble at this time and shake another pillar of the empire.

Their teamwork was seamless.

In their view, Lawson, as an outsider who had just arrived in Terra, would inevitably need their cooperation to stabilize the situation.

He may have a powerful army, but an empire cannot function solely on strength.

Lawson finally smiled and leaned back in the wide chair.

"I understand what you mean."

"But I always feel that if a system that should serve the empire becomes a weapon that can be used to threaten the empire, then the system itself is problematic."