Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 374 The Indifferent Leon Aljonsen

846.M30.

This solar year saw the return of two protogenes.

The Emperor first located Caliban in the Misty Starfield to retrieve the First Legion's Primarch, Ryan Eljonsson.

Subsequently, Peturabo, the Primarch of the Fourth Legion, was found in Olympia. He was the thirteenth Primarch to be recovered according to Imperial records.

In the 11th solar month, the Shadow of Reign arrived in the Gan Meteor System.

After ordering the observation windows on the bridge to be opened, Ninglu stood in front of the entire observation window and looked at Gantz.

The progenitor's superhuman vision saw that the satellite's surface was covered with a dense array of factories.

In each region, there is a huge red building, which is the Temple of Casting.

Dixon, who had come from the Sawtooth, reported to Nimrod.

“Father, the representatives of Mars have recognized Ganz as the new world of casting.”

"The sages of Gantz have agreed to assist in the construction of Gantz and to provide supplies for the legion."

Ninglu nodded, turning his gaze to Gantz's home planet, Gannion, which he remembered as Connor.

The primordial gene observed that the surface of Ganyun was riddled with pits and craters of all sizes.

"The colonists of the Mechanic Church once established a colony in Ganymede, but a thousand years ago, a meteorite fell and destroyed most of the world's facilities."

"Most of the people of Ganyun live by exploring the ruins, and they trade their harvests with the technical priests in exchange for supplies."

“Some of the mechanical religion’s facilities still remain, and the religion still has a certain influence among local residents.”

Ning Lu nodded, thinking to himself.

[Gan Yun's foundation is much better than Kos's; the ruins of the oil maker's building are the foundation for building the factory.]

No wonder, Gan Yun, also known as Connor, became the territory of the northern Champion among the four Champions of Alteramar.

Coase was a latecomer, only catching up with Connaught by the time of Grand Bishop's Day. However, its more intact ecosystem and sustainable development gave it greater potential, only to be destroyed by the attacks of the "Word Bearers."
Ning Lu gathered his thoughts and instructed, "Ganyun is rich in mineral resources and should be developed as an industrial world."

"I expect that the shipyard, together with Coss, will become an important shipyard for the Legion in the future."

"One-tenth of the production capacity will be allocated to the construction of Ramirez-class star fortresses, deployed in the order of Ganymede, Veredian, Tarasa, Katachon, Osiris, and Attila."

In response to future threats, Ninglu decided to deploy Ramirez-class star fortresses in key territories.

Considering that the Star Fortress was too large and travel was too slow, he decided to build it nearby in the eastern galaxy.

In Ninglu's mind, among the many territories in the Eastern Galaxy, Veredian was more valuable than Ganyun.

However, considering the star fortress built by Gan Yun, it should first ensure its own safety.

Katachon is also quite important, but the planet's environment itself is a natural defense.

"The star fortress deployed at Attila is placed in orbit around the giant monolith in the starry sky of Yemenga."

Attila is the only one of the six important territories that does not deploy portals.

This is dangerous, considering that the Sotek dynasty's Yemenga Starstone is located within the Attila system.

Space necromancers could attack the portal, causing unimaginable consequences.

The Ramirez-class Star Fortress is deployed on the giant stone monument in the Yemenga star system. It can intercept the approaching Sotek Dynasty fleet and use artifacts to replicate ships.

“As you wish,” Dixon wrote down his father’s order, then took down the black square box hanging from his waist and opened the lid with his thick fingers.

“Father, I found these peculiar meteorites in Ganyun. I think you will be very interested in them.”

Arsenal Dunn, who had just returned from the Attila system, curiously examined the blue, fist-sized rock, which shimmered with starlight, illuminating the surroundings as if he were in the void outside the window.

Ninglu also turned to look at Dixon, and after seeing the blue fist-sized stone in the box, he confirmed that it was a meteorite, the main material for Sequence 7 "Astrologer" of the "Gate" pathway.

“I’m very interested in it. Find it for me.” “Yes, Father.” Dixon replied with a smile. The gift he had prepared was indeed loved by the Father of Genetics.

"Alsena, you communicate with Dixon and support the details of Gan Yun's development."

A moment later, Ninglu promoted Dixon to Sequence 8 "Sheriff" and placed Gan Yun under his jurisdiction.

After Dixon left, Nimrod asked the Primarch's servant:
What is the progress of the research on the Yemenga Starry Sky Megalith?

“My lord, the curator of the think tank and I have collected and recorded a total of 491,300 alien runes,” the “deduction student” replied.

"Because the runes of the Necromancer are similar to hieroglyphs, we first categorized all the collected runes by their graphic features to determine the location of each category of rune in its respective section."

"Afterwards, we conducted an analysis of symbol association and combination rules, which enabled us to grasp the basic meaning of some of the heteromorphic runes."

"To date, we have mastered the meaning of 2,750 runes."

After reporting his progress, the silver-haired Arsène continued:
"The think tank Miguel Cuesta, in collaboration with the Master of the Furnace, combined our research findings to study memory crystals."

"They discovered that the stone chamber was the control center for the tomb ghosts, creating and controlling their actions."

"They shut down the program set up by the tomb engineers, stopping the creation of tomb ghosts."

As the Primarch's attendant spoke, he walked to the holographic projector and placed the data crystal inside.

Ninglu looked at the projection and saw several Garudas with golden metallic bodies.

Alsena continued, "So far, the biggest achievement in terms of application is the initial mastery of living metal manufacturing technology."

"Although the technology of the space necromancers is profound and they cannot directly create living metal, the materials in the Yemenga Starry Sky Stone Tablet can be used to create items such as the Golden Garuda."

"While the Armory Master is creating the Golden Garuda, he is also using materials to create other items."

"I am satisfied with the progress of the research," Ning Lu said with a smile.

Living metal forms the basis of almost all of the technology used by the Space Necromancer.

The pyramid of the Jemenga Starry Sky Stele has four chambers. Obtaining living metal technology in the first chamber is a remarkable achievement.

"My lord, the Emperor has convened a new war council and requests your attendance at 10:00 AM tomorrow (ship time)."

"I see."

The following day, Nimrod's psionic projection crossed the void and arrived at Terra's golden palace.

He looked around the long table and noticed two new members, and the seating arrangements had also changed.

Robert Guilliman remained by Nimrod's side, while Saint Gilles rose in rank, sitting between Lehman Ruth and Foghrim.

Horus Lupecal was fernman, Roger Dorn, Hannibal, Vokan, Magnus, and a new member.

As Nimrod looked around, Horus smiled and said, "This time, we have two more brothers."

“Ninlu, let me introduce you to the Primarch of the First Legion, Ryan Aljonsen, the Lion of Caliban.”

“Ninlu.” Ryan scrutinized Nimlu like a predator in the jungle, comparing him to the image Urian Bendreg had described.

Ninglu looked at Leon, his face expressionless and his tone indifferent.

His long, golden-brown hair fell over his shoulders, and his eyes were a wild, forest-green color.

Leon's black terracotta armor features a gilded swirl decoration on the chest, surrounded by ornate reliefs depicting a forest landscape.

“Al-Jonsen,” Ning Lu replied calmly.

Horus was already used to Ryan's cold attitude, and he greeted everyone without a smile.

But Horus noticed something different: Ryan spent more time examining Nimrod than he did with the others.

[Perhaps because the First Army Corps had been under the command of Ninglu and fought against Mitu.]
(End of this chapter)