Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 222 Sousa's Forward Base

"There are more people than I expected. Two hundred and fourteen White Scars, a full company of Ultramarines, and oh look, a pack of stinking Space Wolves."

Sosa, the primary location is in the Black Stone Space of Alpha.

The war blacksmith witnessed Astartes warriors emerging one after another from the dark space. Roxi had already informed him in advance that a group of reinforcements would arrive.

And all of this is based on the magical teleportation mechanism of Pharos. Dantioch knows that if the Necrons use this artifact, they will definitely be able to do better.

Perhaps they could use the Pharos to transport giant war vehicles or entire fleets of warships, instead of being unable to transport even slightly larger knight mechas like humans are doing now.

But being able to send people over is enough. Roche's starship can provide certain material support. In the camp of the Extreme Warriors at the foot of the mountain, hundreds of Tengu mechas are ready on standby.

Beside Dantioch, Pollax, like a giant, sat quietly, seemingly thinking about something.

"Why don't you go back? Your battle-brothers are still waiting for you in Macragge." The blacksmith supported the strong body of Polux, but found that he couldn't push him at all.

"Emperor, what on earth did you eat to grow up, or are the Imperial Fists so nutritious?"

"Damn you Imperial Fists, the guys stationed on Terra are treated differently."

The Imperial Fists and the Iron Warriors were the two legions that were the best at building positions and conducting defensive battles. The former were favored by the Emperor and enjoyed the glory of being the Guardians of Terra, while the Iron Warriors could only engage in one fierce battle after another.

Dantioch complained in a low voice. Perturabo was originally the shorter one among the Primarchs, and his gene-seed adaptors inherited this trait. The Iron Warriors tend to be more solid and sturdy, which is an advantage in positional attack and defense.

Being short will reduce the chance of being hit by explosive bombs, and your center of gravity will be more stable.

The warsmith comforted himself, but he still felt a wave of frustration after looking up at Pollax's back. In this regard, humans and green-skinned orcs actually have a lot in common, such as the admiration for large size.

Bigger is better, more is more beautiful, and the taller the warrior, the more power he possesses.

"Go back?" Polux shrugged. He came to this planet called Sosa by chance. How could he go back immediately?

"I have to keep an eye on you, Blacksmith. Although you saved me from the Night Haunter's attack, don't think I'll let my guard down."

As the Imperial Fist spoke, his eyes drifted towards the Pharos facility that contained extraordinary technology. He could not let a single Iron Warrior monopolize the lifeline of the empire.

The experienced warsmith had seen through Pollax's little thoughts long ago. He secretly laughed at Pollax's insincerity in his heart. This son of Dorne was slightly different from those other stubborn and rigid Imperial Fists. He knew how to be more flexible.

Roshi returned to Sosa through the teleportation ability of Faros, which is a superluminal method that is completely different from the subspace jump. According to his personal experience, it is much stronger than subspace navigation.

He rubbed his confused brain. It was inevitable that he would feel a little mentally confused after crossing such a long distance in a short period of time.

"Dantioch, Pollax." Roche saw this somewhat strange combination at first sight. The captain of the Imperial Fists was teleported away by the war blacksmith at the moment of life and death crisis, which enabled them to unlock this new function of the Pharos Lighthouse.

"Lord Roshi, what is the situation in Macragge? Is the Midnight Haunter still causing trouble?"

Polux bowed slightly and then asked anxiously.

When he was teleported to Sosa by Dantioch, he only heard about what happened afterwards instead of seeing it with his own eyes, so he had to confirm the authenticity of the incident again.

"Don't worry, the riots in Macragge have been quelled. We worked together to capture Midnight Haunter and imprisoned him in an absolutely safe cell. He will be tried in the future." Roxi's words made Pollax's heart sink. This was not much different from what Dantioch said.

"What can I do for you? The Imperial Fists are happy to serve." Pollux asked.

"We will use Sosa as our forward base and springboard to continue exploring this unknown land in the eastern part of the galaxy. One purpose is to find black stone deposits, and the other is to expand the living space for mankind."

"Guilliman will organize forces to rescue Terra when the warp storm is weakened to a state that can be tolerated. If the rebels have already conquered the throne world, then the five hundred worlds in the Ultramarine will become the rear base for a long-term confrontation with the enemy."

Luo Xi was silent for a while and told the two of them the next strategic plan.

Long time ago, the probes launched by the Seed Project had already sent back some optimistic news, indicating that there were traces of black stone veins on several planets.

Although Guilliman has made some progress, he has only found some scattered Blackstone resources. What they need is a Blackstone mine with sufficient reserves to prepare for the subsequent large-scale production.

With the Blackstone Array's suppressive effect on the subspace, Roche can try to appropriately lift the ban on the use of artificial intelligence in warships, thereby improving the effectiveness of weapons in human hands.

"I understand. Please let me design the necessary defense system. The Imperial Fists are the best defense masters, no one can match them."

Luo Xi had a vague feeling that what Pollax said was directed at Dantioch standing beside him, but he didn't say much. On the contrary, he hoped that the two could have a healthy competition.

"Tell me, Dantioch, what information did the probe send back?"

Luo Xi arranged for Captain Gantura, Faffnar and others to go to the camp of the Extreme Warriors first to familiarize themselves with the environment, and at the same time ask the war blacksmith.

"According to the information reported by the probes we have sent out, we have discovered three suspicious planets that may have traces of black stone veins, and more than 20 planets with life activities. Most of the alien life forms are still in a low-level primitive state."

The Warsmith reported in an orderly manner, and he remembered all the data in his mind.

In fact, Dantioch's mind not only records this information, but also the specific conditions of those life planets, including the structure within the galaxy, the planetary environment, and the subspace channel conditions, which have become a reference material that can be consulted at any time.

Although he was in Sousa, he had already learned the specific situation of this group of stars through comprehensive information.

"In that case, let's first go to the planet where the traces of the black stone were discovered." Luo Xi was very satisfied with the blacksmith's report. Everything was moving in a better direction.

Now they just need to pray whether the three planets mentioned in the data really have black stones.

Due to the existence of the dormant Necron dynasty within Sosa, Roche did not carry out large-scale construction operations on this planet.

In addition to the shipyard that is devouring minerals in the asteroid belt and continuously manufacturing exploration ships, there is only a small shipyard located on the satellite that produces some light cruisers about six kilometers in length.

These cruisers are smaller than the Empire's battleships, but much more efficient. The most important point is that they use a large number of automated systems, thus eliminating the need for tens of thousands of crew members.

In this group of stars, the number of humans is very limited, and because of the influence of the warp storm, support from the core areas of the Five Hundred Worlds is difficult to reach.

Roche and the Space Marines from Macragge rested for a day in Sosa, and when the planet welcomed the second day of sunshine, they boarded an exploration fleet consisting of the Red Alert and five light cruisers.

They will start from Sosa and head towards the planets from which the exploration ship sent back signals.

(End of this chapter)