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

Chapter 414: The Warmaster is at the Frontline
Today is the day that the dogs of war are reborn.

With the joint efforts of Roche and Sage Rand, the Butcher's Nails were removed from all 193 Black Shield War Hounds in the Emperor's Fangs. These steadfast warriors survived the long years and gained the redemption they had longed for.

This is a massive and sophisticated undertaking, as each person's brain is slightly different, and the timing and severity of the Butcher's Nails implanted in each individual varies slightly.

Fortunately, Roshi had the help of Rand Sage and the stone man who learned very quickly, so he was able to complete it within two Terra days.

If he and Rand were to do it one by one, it would probably take a month to complete.

"Compared to most Mechanicus priests, the Stonemen are much smarter. They only need to watch once to master the skills we display and put them into practical use."

"It's no wonder that in the past, human technology became increasingly dependent on stone men, as they were naturally more advantageous."

Luo Xi also watched with emotion as these stone men learned and improved rapidly. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before they could do better than him, or even improve the original operations to be more efficient.

Moreover, for stone men, time is not a very valuable thing. Their knowledge can be accumulated continuously over time and eventually achieve the leap from quantitative change to qualitative change.

"Things are going very smoothly on Terra. I created the Advanced Technology Community, a new scientific organization, integrated the scattered Adeptus Mechanicus, and even found time to help this batch of War Hounds escape the control of the Butcher's Nails."

"I even sent Curze to capture Magnus. Now there are fewer and fewer things I have to do in the solar system. I don't know what the situation of Ryan's frontline troops is like."

After the operation, Roxi finally had time to take a breath. As long as Terra was sure of the reliability of the mind control tower and the thought stamp, they would immediately mobilize all human armies in the solar system to stamp their thoughts.

With the existence of Ganymede, the others have filled the productivity gap caused by the civil war on Mars. Even Ganymede's productivity is constantly catching up with Mars, which has accumulated for tens of thousands of years. Although it is still not as good as Mars's original peak production capacity, the gap is constantly shrinking.

In the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars, the Helios Shipyard is under continuous construction. Although it is currently unable to produce super-large battleships, small battleships such as cruisers and destroyers can indeed be produced quickly.

Luo Xi was like a crazy gambler, desperately increasing the chips on the side he was betting on before the answer to the final bet was revealed.

They had no choice. Facing Horus, who controlled the power of Chaos, even the Emperor was not 100% confident of victory. Every bit of strength was precious. This could be the last straw that could break the fragile balance between the two sides.

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While the Solar System was intensively preparing for war, Ryan, who led most of the Solar System's fleet to take the initiative in the attack, had gradually arrived at the edge of the Beta Garmon Cluster.

The great Imperial Commander, Primarch of the First Legion, Lion's Elson of Caliban, arrived at the battlefield of his choice.

The Beta Garmon Cluster is located on the edge of the Solar Segmentum. It contains six major star systems that are closely connected by stable warp lanes and were closely protected by the Imperium during the Great Crusade.

Since the War of Ullanor, this has been the gathering point and storage site for military supplies when the Emperor's army marches towards the north and east of the galaxy. It can be said that it is the gateway to the solar system.

When the Horus Heresy broke out, the Beta Garmon Cluster controlled the key entrance and exit to the solar system. Although it was not a necessary place for the rebels to attack Terra, it was a place that could determine the outcome of the war.

The Betagarmon Cluster boasts over thirty human colonies, some of which even survived the end of the Dark Age of Technology and the Age of Strife relatively peacefully. A prosperous human empire once existed here, its ruling overlords claiming their family lineage could be traced back to the first settlers of humanity's colonial fleet.

"We will engage in a full-scale battle with the rebels led by Horus here, in the five star systems of Beta Garmon - Alpha, Beta, Delta, Zeta and Theta."

"Those mortal lords who once submitted to the rule of the Lord of Mankind, but bowed their knees again after the coming of Horus, will also receive due reckoning. They are also traitors and evil minions of Horus."

On the bridge deck of the New Caliban, Ryan, dressed in solemn military uniform, looked down at the star map in front of him with full concentration. The most detailed holographic projection showed every move of the Beta Garmon star cluster, where the war had been burning for several years.

Countless data streams flashed, and Ryan understood them in an instant with the Primarch's powerful brain.

Although they have not yet arrived at the selected battlefield, they have already continuously spread out micro-probes and reconnaissance ships on their way from the Solar Star Region. These millions of "eyes" are filling in the gaps in intelligence.

On the Imperial side, the combined forces of the Imperial Fists and Salamanders that had been sent by Rogal Dorn to garrison the Betagarmon Cluster had learned of the impending arrival of reinforcements. They passed back the information they had collected during the long war and sent it to the reinforcements via astropathic communications.

The mortal agent organizations and assassin courts under the command of the Sigillite Malcador are also constantly infiltrating the galaxies controlled by the enemy. These mortals have passed back piece of intelligence at the cost of their own lives.

And everything is gathered in the holographic projection in front of the Lion King, and is decided by the supreme commander of the imperial army.

"If Horus wants to attack the throne world, the Beta Garmon Cluster is a strategic location that he must capture. If he launches an attack before the time is right, he will face defeat due to lack of preparation."

The Archangel knew his former brother very well. Horus was a well-deserved war commander and he would not make such a low-level mistake.

"I must warn you, Ryan. The Beta Garmon Cluster is not the site of our decisive battle, but a buffer zone for the solar system. What we should do most is to divide Horus's rebels and continue to bleed them here to weaken their strength."

Through holographic projection, Lion's Johnson, Sanguinius and Jaghatai Khan were able to see each other as brothers.

Although the Emperor has appointed Jonson as the supreme commander in this war, Sanguinius still dare not be careless. He knows his brother's obsession with Horus. The Warmaster has always been a pain in the hearts of the Caliban people.

He was afraid that Ryan would mix his personal emotions into the war, so he had to warn him.

"Don't worry about my rationality, Sanguinius. I am not a reckless person. For us, delaying time is victory. Guilliman's army is coming at full speed from behind. The one who should really worry about time is Horus."

Ryan said calmly that for Horus, time is no longer on their side, and the first-mover advantage brought by the Warp is being consumed by the efforts of the loyalists.

"The war that will soon begin in the Beta Garmon Cluster will be a protracted war, but that doesn't mean we can't give the traitors a welcome gift - a head-on blow."

"Among our reinforcements, there are three Thundercloud-class planetary battleships and two Queen of Glory-class battleships. There are thousands of battleships, transport ships, and strategic cruisers of all sizes. Our navy is not inferior to the enemy."

"It is time to use a grand victory to announce our arrival to the loyalists and rebels of the Beta Garmon Cluster. The Emperor and the Empire have never abandoned them, and now the reinforcements have arrived."

(End of this chapter)