Warhammer: Empire Reboot

Leontus nodded: "Understood, I'll take care of it right away."

Trajan glanced at Guilliman, then turned and left.

"The Imperial Guard will continue to be deployed to key nodes."

Leontus also bowed to him and spurred Constantine out of the hall.

The armored door is closed.

The command post finally quieted down.

The hall, which had just been packed with generals, guards, staff officers, communications officers, and representatives of the state religion, was now empty except for Guilliman, who stood alone beneath the star map.

Guilliman stared at the star map.

Footsteps sounded behind her, and Evelyn stepped out of the shadows.

"The scorched earth tactic will kill trillions of the empire's people."

Guilliman said, "Leontus's plan is the only way to delay things now; we have no other choice."

Evelyn pointed to the other side of the star map, the dark side of the Empire.

“You have another option, Lawson.”

Guilliman said, "He's in the dark side of the Empire. There's his own war there too."

Evelyn shook her head and said, "I didn't go to the dark side of the Empire for nothing. I know the situation there. Now the overall situation is settled. The dark side of the Empire poses no threat to Lawson's existence. If he comes, you will be much more at ease."

Guilliman asked with some concern, "Will he come?"

Evelyn took a step closer and sat on Guilliman's lap.

"Robert, whether he comes or not depends on how sincere you are."

"If he senses your sincerity, he will definitely come."

Guilliman seemed thoughtful, but Evelynn gave him some inspiration.

He paused for a moment, then finally said, "I want to formally acknowledge his status."

Evelyn's eyes flickered: "The Dark Side of the Empire's Handprint?"

"Of course not. The Dark Side's Seal is just a fact; the Imperial Seal is the official title."

Evelyn glanced at Guilliman with surprise.

She certainly understood the weight of those words.

Once Guilliman formally enshrines the position of Imperial Sealholder, it signifies that the Holy Face Empire acknowledges Lawson's authority to allocate Dark Side resources in the name of the Empire's overall interests, and even intervene in the Holy Face War Zone when necessary.

It also means that Guilliman personally opened a door in the Imperial power structure, allowing someone who was not entirely controlled by the Terran nobles, high lords, and the state religion to enter.

Will the nobles of Terra agree?

Guilliman said calmly, "That's not important."

…………

The Dark Side of the Empire, Vigilant Star.

Before Lawson, the swarm intelligence continuously deduced the trajectory of the Pacific Starfield.

The Ogram Line is collapsing, the Sanctuary Line is not yet fully integrated, and the scorched earth tactic has already been partially pre-loaded and implemented.

Every path ultimately leads to the same conclusion: the Imperial Holy Face is delaying its defeat at an extremely high cost, but it has no ability to reverse the defeat itself.

Lawson was lost in memories. In the original timeline, even when Guilliman activated the scorched earth strategy, the Ogram Line still couldn't be saved. The entire war zone fell and was devoured by the Zerg.

But now, Guilliman has delivered the letter of aid to him.

If he joins the battle, will the course of the war change?

He has fought far too many wars in the dark side of the empire.

Chaos, orcs, pirates, and the undead come to a close; the reconquest of the industrial world.

These wars are complex, but they are still considered controllable conflicts.

Tyrannosaurus's pure devouring mechanism.

Facing this kind of enemy for the first time meant that the original war logic of the empire's dark side had to change.

Using swarm intelligence, Lawson deduced the scenario and issued the first instruction.

"The Lion King retreats."

The next second, a confirmation response came from the remote end.

"Ryan has received orders and is disengaging from the front lines."

Next is Dante.

"The Holy Blood Angels Chapter has entered the strategic recovery sequence."

He simultaneously removed two of the Empire's top commanders from their respective war zones.

The reconquest of the Empire's Dark Side has now entered a semi-automated phase, with the Cornerstone Sequence and Swarm System taking over a large number of war zones, while the old warbands are mainly responsible for node stabilization and symbolic suppression.

The dark side is the root, the holy side is the front line.

Even if he leaves, the stability of the empire's dark side cannot be disrupted.

He looked in the direction of the Eye of Fear.

With him in charge, the forces of chaos dared not act rashly.

If you knew he had gone to the Imperial Holy Land.

Abaddon and Vashtor would never let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

They will definitely seize the opportunity to act.

With the Empire's main forces tied down on the Terran front and the core of the Dark Order shifting outwards, this presents the perfect window for a breach.

Lawson slowly revealed a cold smile. Who said that if he went to the Imperial Holy Land, he would definitely stay there for a long time?

There are still many things to be done on the dark side of the empire.

However, if Chaos is willing to misunderstand, then let them misunderstand.

So he immediately issued a second order.

Deep in the starry sky, a structure that cannot be captured by conventional vision slowly disappears.

The Seventh Blackrock Fortress silently leaped into the warp and vanished.

Nobody knows where they went.

In addition to the firewall added by UR-025, the attack and defense systems of Blackrock Fortress have also been adjusted.

This can be considered a big gift he gave to Chaos!

Hopefully, Abaddon won't burst into tears of joy at that moment.

"Nine battle groups, assemble at the Vigilant Star."

The moment the command was given, the swarm network was fully activated.

The White Tiger Legion broke away from the border fortress, the Crimson Dragon Legion withdrew after completing the final round of fire blockade, the Luan Bird Legion retrieved its reconnaissance nodes, the Black Tortoise Legion shut down its position fortresses, and the Taotie, Bi'an, Yazi, Zhulong, and Suanni all withdrew from their respective controlled worlds from the tactical front lines.

The dark side of the entire empire began to show an unusual contraction.

Military control of planet after planet was temporarily returned to the cornerstone sequence and local swarm nodes, and the combat forces that were originally scattered across tens of thousands of worlds began to converge on one point.

…………

Taiping Starfield, Frontline Command Post.

The huge plaza outside the orbital fortress has been temporarily cleared.

This area was originally the landing zone for transport ships, and the ground still bears traces of charred jetting marks and hastily welded armor plates.

In the distance, the flames of war in the Taiping Starfield still flickered on the star map, with new battle reports coming in from the communication tower every few minutes. But today, all the generals who did not need to stay in the hall were summoned here.

Guilliman stood in the square.

Lord Leontus, riding on the mechanical warhorse Constantine, stopped half a step to his right.

The computing arrays on both sides of the horse's body are still constantly receiving information from the battlefield.

Even while waiting for the ceremony, Leontus did not truly leave the war; his mind was still processing the losses on the Ogram Line, the distribution of supplies to the Sanctuary Line, and the world list on which the scorched earth order was about to be carried out.

On the left is Trajan Valloris, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard.

He wielded the Watcher's Axe, his golden armor still dazzling in the dim light of the frontline fortress.

Several guards stood behind him, silent as a row of gilded execution instruments.

Trajan kept his eyes fixed on the three black-armored warriors in front of the square.

That was the combat sequence that Lawson had previously assigned to various companies within the Extreme Combat Group.

The three stood at the very front of the huge square.

They had been standing there for a long time, as if waiting for something.

Leontus looked at it for a moment, then whispered to Guilliman, "To confirm again, you really plan to make Lawson the Sealholder of the Empire?"

Several naval officers, astral marshals, Inquisition representatives, and Ultramarines standing nearby all heard it.

Their expressions were all different.

Some were shocked, some were wary, and some had already guessed what was going on from the rumors coming from Terra, but still couldn't believe that Guilliman would make such a decision on the front lines of the Fourth Terran War.

With the title of Imperial Ruler in hand, Lawson was no longer just a powerful warlord in the shadows of the Empire, nor merely the master of the Vigilant Star Court, but another pillar of power officially recognized by the Imperial Regent.

This matter is far more significant than the arrival of a fleet of reinforcements.

The fleet will leave after the battle, but power will not!

Guilliman didn't turn around, he just looked at the three black-armored warriors.

"If you understood the current situation on the dark side of the Empire, you would know that my decision was right."

Leontus said, “I know about it. Agrippina, Vigilant Star, Nakmonde Borderlands, the recapture of 10 Imperial Worlds, he did indeed bring back order to a rotten land that the Imperial Holy Face could hardly reach.”

"But giving a person de facto power in the dark is different from formally recognizing his status in the presence of the saints."