Warhammer: Emperor's Ravenbringer

Chapter 92: The Lion's First Battle in the Great Crusade

"They should be okay, right?"

The Emperor stood on a buttressed balcony overlooking the several-kilometer-long spine of the Emperor's Mission.

A city-like fortress and defense towers stretched across the back of the battleship.

Deep in the dark void, a dozen ships were heading towards Mandeville Point at the edge of the galaxy.

The four Primarchs who were ordered to the front lines of the war were inside those ships.

"You act like an old father," Raven complained in a low voice.

The Emperor turned his head and looked at the raven.

"According to the theory of human bloodline, I am indeed their father."

"A big, arrogant guy who says one thing but acts the other."

Raven thought of the Emperor's various twisted performances in his predetermined destiny, and subconsciously began to complain.

He obviously cares about his son, the imperial guards, and his friends.

You have to pretend that you are just my tools.

When the final battle comes, it is better to increase the risk of defeat and let Sanguinius stay in the palace.

He is almost turning into the King of Darkness and has completely lost his mind.

He even braked suddenly in front of his first warmaster, Or, instead of running him over.

You know, during the Tower of Babel incident, Or had a big fight with him and gave him a chilling sword.

Even so, he didn't even think about killing anyone.

I have to say that the reason I stopped was because I was surprised that Or appeared here.

The emperor at that time was almost becoming a god, and he could see at a glance the reason and process of Or's appearance in front of him.

Still curious?

Is it still surprising?

Emperor: “.”

Then he turned to look at Waldo.

"Waldo, get through to Malcador. I need to cut off a few tomato and potato research projects immediately."

The raven's eyes widened, and it pounced on the big guy, scratching him with its claws.

"You dare touch my potatoes and tomatoes, big guy, I will never forgive you."

"Waldo, mobilize the imperial guards immediately to encircle and suppress the big guy. He has rebelled and betrayed the sacred oath he once made."

Waldo turned his head to look at the porthole, as if he could not hear what the Emperor and Raven said, and admired the beautiful starry sky.

"Wow, what beautiful stars. They are like sequins inlaid in soft black velvet."

I can't afford it.

Really can't afford to offend.

Contacted Malcador and cut off the potato and tomato research projects. Raven specifically asked him to be sent to guard the pond.

It doesn't matter that there is no pond on Terra, Raven will definitely create one.

Don't worry that sending the commander of the imperial guards to guard the pond is a waste of talent.

Don't worry, Raven will make an expensive one, one that will be so expensive that everyone will be convinced.

It is really impossible to mobilize the imperial army to encircle and suppress the emperor.

Both are living ancestors.

There is nothing we can do about this matter.

Can't do anything about it.

"Okay, I won't cut those research projects."

The Emperor shouted with his heart voice.

Only then did the raven give up.

"But you can't complain about me anymore," said the Emperor.

"Just complain. I am the supreme ruler of the empire. You have no right to tell me what to do."

The raven raised its head, a defiant look on its face.

"I don't want to waste your time. I'm going to do the experiment."

The emperor turned and walked away, not wanting to pay any more attention to the raven.

He plans to go to the laboratory to localize the many technologies obtained from Marvel.

The raven flapped its wings and followed.

"I'm also going to do an experiment. I'm going to study how to make the most delicious French fries and ketchup."

The vastness of the void.

Ryan stood by a porthole, looking at the expeditionary fleet parked in the planet's orbit.

The majestic ships were getting farther and farther away, and smaller and smaller.

The two are separated by an endless dark void.

Even before leaving the galaxy, Lion had already begun to miss his Primarch brothers and everything about the Emperor's Grand Vision.

Parting is always unpleasant.

Even though we know this is not a farewell forever, the long distance in space still makes people feel sad.

Fortunately, Ryan is not alone.

Behind him stood Astelan from Terra.

and Luther, from Caliban, who is also his adopted father.

Neither of them spoke, they just stood there with Ryan.

The three of them stood there until the fleet in orbit around the planet could no longer be seen by the naked eye.

"Let's go." Ryan turned his head and returned to his appearance as the Lord of Caliban.

There is no trace of sadness on his marble face, only determination and profound wisdom.

"Send the relevant information of the Fourth Expeditionary Fleet to the Strategy Office. I want to read it personally."

Ryan's destination this time was the Fourth Fleet.

A fleet dominated by Dark Angels.

The current commander of this expeditionary fleet is Hector Seran, the first Grand Master of the Dark Angels.

This is a legendary figure.

He participated in the Battle of the Moon and was one of the first Astartes warriors to attack the core temple of the Gene Cult.

When the Emperor conquered the solar system, he led his army to attack the Yarra dynasty on Jupiter's first moon, and killed the dynasty's High King, Akkad.

He took Akkad's head as a trophy and hung it on his belt, thus earning the title of Supreme Grand Master.

After the Great Crusade began, he won victory after victory.

Destroy two corrupted colonies in the Zenith system.

Use gene phage ammunition to purify the Ansai world invaded by aliens.

Conquer over thirty worlds by force or diplomacy.

These honors made him one of the most influential Astartes.

"Selan has called you several times to express his regards and concern for you." Astelan said, "He must be very happy to know that you will be heading to the Fourth Expeditionary Fleet."

Ryan sat in his seat in the strategy room, checking the information of the Fourth Expeditionary Fleet.

He didn't even look up, his voice was calm.

"I hope so. That will save most of the trouble."

With the military court in place, if Joselan does not cooperate, Ryan will also find it difficult to fully control the Fourth Fleet.

Doing so would inevitably slow down the progress of conquering the world and affect his position in his father's heart.

4th Expeditionary Fleet.

Invincible rationality.

This is the Empire's first Queen of Glory-class battleship. It is more than 20 kilometers long and looks like a moving steel city.

The firepower it is equipped with is enough to easily destroy a world.

Strategic interior.

Seran was discussing the written orders that had just been sent to him with several important military generals.

The Primarch of the First Legion and members of the Military Tribunal are on their way and will arrive soon.

"The Emperor wants his Primarchs on the battlefield, but he does not want them to rule over the Legions."

Seran saw the true purpose of the document.

Sending the military court and the primarch at the same time is obviously a form of check and balance.

Avoid the phenomenon of dictatorship in the First Legion due to the influence of the Primarch.

"Is it only aimed at the First Legion?" Someone asked a fatal question.

"No." Seran shook his head. "According to the information I received, all legions and all expeditionary fleets will have members of the military court stationed there."

"When the members of the military court arrive, we will lose the right to punish. All the imperial soldiers who have made mistakes can only be judged by the military court. We have no right to punish them."

"Then we don't have to worry." Someone said, "Your Majesty's move should be to strengthen the cohesion of the army."

A staff officer spoke up.

"I heard that some fleets and legions have a strong tendency to fight among themselves, often resulting in death or disability."

The other general nodded, agreeing with the staff officer.

"Bullying is also very serious in the military. After all, far away from the planet, the warship has become a small society with its own set of jungle rules. If there is not enough strict military discipline to deter, bullying will easily occur."

"The Primarch and the court haven't arrived yet, so there's no point in us talking too much." Seran said, "Let's wait for the Primarch and the members of the military court at Mandeville Point in the Barer system."

a few days later.

The Mandeville point of the Burroughs Galaxy.

A warp rift opened.

A fleet sailed out of the warp and joined the already waiting Fourth Fleet.

Seran and many military commanders greeted Ryan and his party on the boarding deck of the Invincible Reason.

When Ryan walked out of the landing craft, Seran came up to him and knelt on one knee in front of him.

"My Lord Primarch, I am glad that you can come to the Fourth Expeditionary Fleet in person."

"No need to be so polite." Ryan helped Seran up, "You don't have to kneel to me."

"Forgive me for not coming to see you the first time. I requested to go several times, but was rejected every time."

"It was not a mistake to do my duty, Commander Serran. I do not accept your apology, because there is no need for one."

Ryan smoothed out Seran's wrinkled cloak.

"On the contrary, I want to thank you, Commander Seran. Your outstanding achievements have allowed me to stand out in front of many brothers."

"It's my great honor to help you." Seran said with a smile.

"Let's not stand here anymore." Ryan said, "Go to the strategy room and tell me about the Baler galaxy."

Strategy room.

Static-like projection beams danced in the air, outlining a holographic projection.

Seran stood in front of the projection and explained the current situation to everyone.

"The Barer system has multiple colonies, and its technological level is maintained between the Steam Age and the Primary Information Age."

"The vanguard troops have already made contact with several of these colonies, and most of these colonies are willing to submit to the human empire."

"Only the planet Barer 04 chose to refuse. The industry of this planet has declined to the steam age, but their attitude is very tough."

"We once had landing craft that wanted to enter the surface to negotiate with the local rulers, but they were driven away with weapons. They claimed that if we landed on the surface again, they would use the weapons left by their ancestors to destroy us together with them."

Ryan set his sights on the planet Baler 04.

The Burleigh Galaxy is a typical binary star system.

Planet 04 orbits in a figure eight shape between the two stars.

Each time, it is flung to the farthest point of the star's gravity and then pulled back.

At the equilibrium point of the star's gravitational field, it is pulled towards another star and thrown to the farthest point of the star's gravity.

The two stars keep repeating this tug-of-war.

For two stars, they are very close to each other.

It was getting dangerously close.

If they get any closer, they might collide with each other or be knocked apart due to the gravity of both sides.

However, for Planet 04, the distance between the two stars is very far.

Therefore, it has long, cold and dark nights.

Only when you are close to the sun can you have warm days.