Warhammer: Empire Reboot

Lawson admitted that he was envious.

I'm really envious.

If he also had 45 million air cavalry, many battlefields on the dark side of the Empire would not have turned into meat grinders.

Once the swarm network is deployed, a cavalry force can cut in from 300 kilometers away, and the enemy command structure can be wiped out within ten minutes.

Unfortunately, the combat sequence limit is insufficient.

The sixth-order gene base locked the combat sequence at 210,000, and Xiong Wei occupied a large number of slots.

After a moment of contemplation, Lawson marked the "Cornerstone Sequence Anti-Gravity Cavalry Program" as part of the subsequent research and development sequence.

While the Foundation Sequence's physical attributes are far inferior to the Combat Sequence, its swarm coordination, zero fear, zero latency, and equipment bonuses are enough to compensate for many of these issues.

If the cornerstone units can operate lightweight anti-gravity platforms and undertake patrol, reconnaissance, harassment, fire guidance, and low-risk assaults, they can free up the combat units.

The Eldar gave him a direction.

Even if you can't acquire Saim-Han's riding skills right now, you can still follow his approach.

Continue.

Temple Warriors: Approximately 1.5 million.

The quantity is not large.

The reason is also consistent with Saim-Han's character.

They couldn't concentrate on walking the temple path.

The main characters are the Howling Banshee and the Flash Spear.

One was responsible for close-quarters combat and cutting, while the other was responsible for heavy cavalry thrusting.

[Storm Guardians: Approximately 800,000.]

Falcon Gravity Tank, Fire Prism Tank, Heavy Anti-Armor Firepower Platform.

[Guardian Militia: Approximately 800 million.]

Upon seeing this, Lawson raised an eyebrow slightly.

This is why the Eldar race of the Ark has survived to this day.

Every adult Eldar has received military training. In ordinary times, they are craftsmen, poets, healers, road singers, and sculptors of spirit bones. Once the Ark's gate is breached, they immediately take up their stardart guns and become a defensive line.

The Eldar have a small population, but are of high quality.

The empire has a large population, but too much sludge.

The cornerstone sequence of Lawson addresses precisely this long-standing problem of the Empire.

Further down lies Saim-Han's true strategic trump card.

Titan.

The total number is approximately 160 units.

There are approximately 120 Avenger-class Reconnaissance Titans.

There are approximately thirty-six Mirage-class main battle Titans.

Warlock-level Titan IV.

Lawson's gaze became more serious.

Eldar Titans and Imperial Titans are completely different styles.

Imperial Titans are divine machines, heavily armored, heavily armed, oppressive, and capable of frontal assaults.

The Eldar Titans are more like dancing killing machines.

High speed, unpredictable evasion, a combination of shield system and psionic piloting, a body forged from spirit bones, requiring twin pilots, and containing the soul of an ancestor. Each one is extremely precious, and damage to one is irreplaceable.

The four Warlock-class Titans are particularly troublesome.

When this kind of thing goes to the battlefield, it's no longer just a weapon.

It is a combination of Eldar ancestors, psionic power, Titan-level firepower, and fate magic.

If they were to try and break through Saim-Han from one end of the network, these Titans would make any intruder pay the price.

Next, there was the net gate.

The swarm intelligence approach was broken down into two nodes.

[Warning Star Side Entrance: Outside the Hollow Nest in the Barren Land.]

[Ark Side Exit: Saim-Hannemen]

They are not the same thing.

This end of the warning star is the outer entrance buried deep within the nest of Renkudi.

It is more like a hidden gate wrapped in spirit bones, and it is relatively small in size.

[Outside the nest on the barren land.]

[Physical Form: A semi-buried sarcophagus gate, approximately twelve meters high.]

[Closed state: The spirit bone is closed, with no obvious gaps.]

[Functional role: Concealed entrance, reconnaissance route, passage for individual soldiers or squads.]

[Activation Requirements: Saim-Han local Ark Spirit Frequency Soul Stone, combined with a specific psionic song.]

[Risk of violent sabotage: Collapse of the outer gate, vibration of the network branch road, and alarm on the side of the Ark.]

This end is just the "doorway".

Lawson looked at the real-time projection of Ren Kudi Nest.

The T series has already cleared 30% of the outer layer of that spirit bone gate.

It's hidden very well.

It is encased in layers of discarded metal from the early days of the Vigilant Star colony, covered by a bone structure later built by the Poor Prince, and further encased in imperial pipes and sewage deposits.

If it weren't for the fragments of the web-based interpretation provided by the Emperor, coupled with the anomalies in the archives from seventeen years ago, it would have taken an unknown amount of time to unearth it.

The real trouble is on the other end.

The side exit of the Ark is the true defensive node of Saim-Han.

According to the information revealed by Ilancia, that wasn't a small door.

It was a colossal gate, hundreds of meters high, woven from pure spiritual bones. It was embedded deep within a defensive block in Saim-Han, behind which lay a military position resembling a combination of an arena and a fortress square.

That side is permanently guarded by undead bone guards, heavy firepower platforms, Eldar reconnaissance arrays, and a defense system capable of instantly locking onto those who mistakenly activate the system.

[Saiem-Hannemen.]

[Physical Form: A hundred-meter-long giant gate of spiritual bone.]

[Closed state: Seamlessly closed, with a rigidity comparable to warship armor.]

[Functional role: Inner defensive gate of the Ark, entrance and exit of the network tunnel, military buffer zone.]

[Defense Configuration: Necromancer Bone Guard, Heavy Weapon Platform, Psionic Detection Array, Automatic Shutdown Mechanism.]

Lawson glanced at the term "Necromancer Bone Guard" twice.

When Elancia revealed this, she used Eldar language, which the bees translated into as such.

It is highly likely that the guard system is controlled by soul stones or constructed from spirit bones.

The Eldar like to drag the dead into their wars.

Empires are much the same.

The Empire simply calls them Dreadnoughts, Servant Machines, and Sacred Machines.

Finally, there is the self-destruct mechanism.

[The Ark Prophet Council is monitoring the psionic fluctuations at the gate.]

[If a strong chaotic aura, demonic contamination, or abnormal warp echoes are detected outside the door, Saim-Han will activate the highest contingency plan.]

[Sever the block where the gate is located.]

[Discard the corresponding ark structure, along with its entrance, into space.]

Upon seeing this, Lawson laughed instead.

"That's ruthless."

This is indeed the reason why the Eldar of the Ark were able to survive in the galaxy.

If they discover that demons might rush in through the door, they won't hold thirty-seven meetings; they'll simply cut off a piece of their own flesh and throw the door into the void.

Saim Han is very strong.

Even if Lawson had obtained the method to open the door, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to rush over immediately.

Behind the hundred-meter-tall Spirit Bone Gate lies the Firepower Plaza, behind which are the Ark Defense System, the Rider Legion, Temple Warriors, Titans, Prophets, and the entire self-destruct mechanism.

Forcing the door open won't get you anywhere.

It might even allow Saim-Han to cut off the passage directly, rendering the net passage entrance that Lawson had finally found useless.

Lawson wasn't in a hurry.

As long as there's a way, research is possible.

As long as you can study it, you can find vulnerabilities.

Once the approximate location of Saim-Han's Ark in reality is found, things will take a different turn.

The fact that the net gate is difficult to breach does not mean that the Ark itself is invincible.

The Ark world is vast and powerful, possessing fleets, spirit bone structures, void navigation capabilities, and a mental network.

But it ultimately exists in the real universe.

There's always a way if it exists in the real universe.

Lawson closed the file and looked up at Ilancia in front of him.