Warhammer: Empire Reboot

These combat moons are nearly 3,000 kilometers in diameter, and when five of them are placed together, the area they cover far exceeds the range that a conventional fleet can control.

"If this thing were placed in a regular war zone, it would be enough to change the war situation of an entire star system."

Guilliman remarked with a sigh, "No rebel fleet has ever been able to break through its firepower head-on."

"Even if the enemy has planetary-level defenses, the combat moon can remain in orbit and continue bombarding until all surface fortresses become unresponsive."

"This is even more powerful than the Mechanicus's trump card, a planetary fortress."

Lawson stood behind the two with a smile on his face and said modestly, "You flatter me. Actually, these battle moons are not perfect and have many flaws."

But Lawson was quite satisfied.

This is the industrial output of the dark side of the empire over the past few years.

Since the first combat moon was modified, and after achieving many amazing results in succession.

Lawson then ordered the construction of several more of these combat moons.

There are countless abandoned mineral planets on the dark side of the Empire, many of which are even metal planets, making them perfect for terraforming.

It's much easier than taking it from the orcs and then modifying it.

Moreover, the Empire's dark side is constantly updating and iterating its construction drones.

And in terms of efficiency in modifying the combat moon and building drones, no one can match it.

With the ability to build drones, everything becomes simple.

Countless construction drones can simultaneously enter the battle moon, dividing the entire steel celestial body into hundreds of thousands of construction zones.

With the addition of T-series and T-series, as well as a large number of machine shops and engineering machinery, everything became different.

Efficiency improvement is just the most basic change.

The first battle moon still retained the flaws of orc artifacts.

The last four have been completely changed.

Simply put, it has thicker armor, more powerful firepower, and is much harder to destroy.

Guilliman turned to Lawson and said, "Master of the Seals, the Imperial Holy Faces need this kind of firepower. I won't ask for more; could you give us two?"

"Such weapons are needed along the eastern border, the Nakmonde Corridor, and the Great Rift."

"With just two combat moons, many worlds that would otherwise have to be abandoned can be defended. They can also serve as mobile docks, providing repair and resupply for fleets in several nearby star sectors."

Lion King glanced at him: "You've got quite a lot to offer. This is a combat moon, not a ship-class frigate!"

In the Lion King's mind, he is now the Supreme Commander of the Dark Side of the Empire, yet not the Commander of the Empire. Therefore, the good stuff should naturally remain in the Dark Side of the Empire.

Guilliman ignored him and continued to look at Lawson.

Because only Lawson can make the decisions.

Lawson smiled and said, "I can't give it to you now. First, we don't have any, and second, as I said before, the Battle Moon isn't perfect yet."

Lawson pulled up the internal energy diagram of the Battle Moon.

"The current combat moon still relies on two power systems."

"The plasma reactor bears the basic load, while the Wah energy core left behind by the orcs is responsible for propelling the entire celestial body to perform high-intensity maneuvers."

Guilliman saw dense clusters of life markers surrounding the energy core.

What are those?

"There are a total of 38 million farts."

Guilliman raised his hand to his forehead and sighed.

He clearly disliked a strategic weapon capable of influencing interstellar warfare, yet its core power source was built upon the energy provided by tens of millions of farts.

If this were brought back to the Imperial Palace, it would likely cause countless troubles.

"That's why I said it's not perfect yet."

Lawson closed the energy diagram: "A new power system is already being designed. We tried to solve it using the technology of the Titanium Empire, but it was clearly not the optimal solution."

"Once this problem is resolved, the Empire's dark side production line will build a truly mature combat moon."

"At that time, we could give the Imperial Holy Noodles two."

Guilliman frowned. "How long will it take?"

"It's uncertain; it could be 10 years, or it could be longer."

"Conventional technologies can hardly meet the demands of an energy core of this size."

The Lion King suddenly spoke up: "I've heard that the Comoros imprisons real stars."

"Those pointed ears can compress stars, confine them with dark matter structures, and drag them deep into the network to provide energy for the entire city."

Guilliman said, "That's just a rumor; much of the information about Comoros cannot be confirmed."

"Since there are rumors, it means that someone has seen it."

Lion King turned to Lawson: "Marker, if we can compress a star and stuff it into the Battle Moon, it will no longer need those farts."

"Weapons, shields, and propulsion systems can also obtain energy simultaneously."

"As long as the confinement device is not damaged, a star can basically be considered to have perpetual power."

The Lion King became more and more excited as he spoke, believing that this plan was entirely feasible.

Lawson seemed to be deep in thought, for the Lion King had provided him with a very good solution.

A compressed star certainly cannot have eternal power.

Stars eventually decay and need to be kept stable.

But for a weapon of war, tens of millions of years and eternity are not much different.

More importantly, the fact that the Dark Eldar could drag stars into the Web indicates that they possessed more than just compression technology.

There are also dark matter confinement, transportation of supermassive celestial bodies, extraction of stellar energy, and material technologies to ensure the long-term stable operation of such energy systems.

These things are all very valuable; it seems these pointy-eared creatures have quite a few good items in their possession.

Lawson narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the chaotic energy core in the center of the battle moon.

"Squeezing stars into the combat moon is indeed a good idea, and I will consider it."

Guilliman frowned. "You're planning to make a deal with the Dark Eldar?"

Lawson laughed: "If they're willing to make a deal, that would be best."

The Lion King asked, "What if you don't want to?"

“Then I’ll take it myself. Comoros aren’t going to grow legs and run away.”

Guilliman sensed the danger: "I'm warning you, the Comoros is deep within the Web, and its internal structure may be larger than the entire solar system."

Lawson turned and walked to the other side of the bridge.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, there's no rush."

"Once we've dealt with the Eye of Fear issue, we'll consider how to wrest the stellar compression technology from their hands."

On the other side of the bridge, dozens of large screens are displaying live footage from different war zones.

Most of the screen still shows the battle near the Eye of Fear.

Only the very center section displays a relatively quiet starry sky.

This place isn't far from the Seventh Blackrock Fortress. There once existed a world called Kadia.

Now only the wreckage floating in the starry sky remains.

Large landmasses left behind after the planet shattered are slowly moving along their original orbits.

Some fragments are hundreds of kilometers in diameter, and broken cities, fortresses, and solidified lava can still be seen on the surface.

Numerous engineering vessels traversed the ruins.

The tractor beam shot out from the bow of the ship and landed on the wreckage of the Cardia.

Pieces of land were dragged off their original tracks.

Further away, swarms of construction drones were working around the site.

A fragment of continental debris in the scene suddenly changed direction, and dozens of heavy traction ships started up simultaneously, pulling it towards the center of the star system, where hundreds of pieces of Cardia debris had already gathered.

Even from a distance, it is still clear that its size exceeds that of an ordinary planet.

A large number of Chaos warship wreckage recovered from the battlefield were also towed over.

The armor was melted down, and the usable materials were sent directly into the construction matrix.

Even the demonic organizations attached to the ship's hull are first purified by the black stone and then sealed as special materials.

Guilliman observed for a moment and began to see some clues.

"You want to rebuild Cardia?"

When Guilliman uttered those words, a hint of anticipation crept into his voice.

The destruction of Cadia became a wound that the empire could never erase.

If Lawson can truly piece this shattered world back together, its significance may even surpass its military value.

Guilliman was still waiting for an answer, but Lawson turned off the screen and didn't give him a direct answer.

"It's pointless to say it now; you'll find out later."

The Lion King, however, was still pondering what Lawson planned to build, as he watched the ruins of Kadia merging on the other screen.

Just then, an alarm sounded in the middle of the bridge.

Red light illuminated the bulkhead.

The swarm node responsible for perimeter security projected an image onto the three people.

Outside the defensive perimeter formed by the five battle moons, a crack in the net opened without warning.

A Spirit Race warship slid out from it.

The ship has a long hull, covered with large areas of black and white diamond patterns, interspersed with purple, gold and bright red patterns, as if someone had put an actor's costume on the outside of the warship.