Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 711 Nimrod: My Legion Must Be Equipped on a Large Scale with Mark IVs That Loyal Allies Don't Have
Ning Lu's gaze swept across the long table. A huge chair was removed, and a figure appeared.

His long, black hair fell over his dark armor, and he also had a pair of wings on his back.

Those were a pair of steel wings, shaped like raven wings.

His gaunt face was as pale as snow, and his eyes were as black as night.

As Nimrod was taking a look, a hearty laugh rang out, and Horus Lupecal, with a smile on his face, spoke as always.

“Ninlu, we have welcomed back our last brother, the Raven Lord who will save our planet…”

The pale-faced figure spoke in a low voice, "Kovacs Corax."

Horus, who had been interrupted, glanced at Corax as if he had sensed something.

Nimrod saw that Corax ignored Horus's gaze.

[Because the descendants of Terra, under Horus's command, were too cruel and dissatisfied.]

He was also the only Primarch who openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Horus during the Great Crusade.

Even the Chagatai, detached from the empire, the gloomy Mortarion, and the raging Angron, were closer to Horus than to the old man.
Nimrod's eyes were deep, and he glanced at Horus almost imperceptibly.

No wonder Horus, after becoming Warmaster, wanted to establish his authority by using Corax, forcing the Raven Guards, who were not good at frontal combat, to charge head-on in the Battle of Gate 42.

Horus never expected that after the legion suffered heavy casualties and became the smallest legion, Kolac would publicly declare that he would no longer obey his orders.

Therefore, Nerat Killing's "Ash Claw" should still be exiled, and I have gained another hidden piece.
Ninglu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Corax, welcome back."

He sat down in the enormous chair, leaning back against the throne.

The palace was silent, the incense of the Star Speakers who maintained the psionic array rose, and mist drifted beneath the golden dome.

Ninglu sensed something was missing.

He thought for two seconds and suddenly realized: the annoying voice of Riemann Russ and his daily mockery of Magnus were gone.

[Ruth hasn't recovered from the bad luck she's inherited from killing Hannibal.]
As Ning Lu pondered this, the door suddenly swung open.

The Emperor and the Mars Foundry Director walked in side by side, with Macardo and Constantine Waldo following behind them.

As Ning Lu rose with the others, he stared intently at Old Man Huang's face.

He looked perfectly normal, with a perfect smile on his face.

Old Huang's aura didn't seem to be waning; Ouroboros hadn't been able to inflict any real damage on him.
Hmm, my psionic projection's perception isn't as sharp as my physical body's.
As Ning Lu's thoughts raced, he saw golden eyes fall upon him, and Old Man Huang nodded slightly to him.

[Um……

What does it mean?
Is he satisfied that I obeyed him, stayed in Vostochny, and let him locate me?
Ning Lu's mind was racing with thoughts. After greeting Old Man Huang, he took a seat.

After the Lord of Man took his seat, he looked at Ryan Eljonsson, who was sitting to Nimrod's left, wearing black terracotta armor and with blond hair.

“Lane, you have cleansed the evil Coreptos.”

"This is a great expedition, another memorable battle to annihilate aliens."

“My lord,” Ryan said in a deep voice, “this is my duty.”

As he looked away, his gaze naturally swept over Ning Lu.

Only they regarded the emperor as a monarch, surpassing their father.

As Ryan thought of his father, a figure that had not appeared in his mind for a long time surfaced.

Luther.

A man who is both father and son. [Luthor, did you see my expedition against the aliens in the galaxy?]
Do you see the glory I've won?

Do you regret it?
As Ryan pondered, the Emperor's gaze fell upon Ninglu.

"My Pegasus, the Wolf Galaxy has been invaded by Timefire aliens."

"I think you have rested long enough. It is time for you to take flight again and bring them destruction."

[The Spear of Dionysus has returned to my side, so Old Man Huang has started handing over the powerful alien race to me again?] As Ninglu pondered, his gaze swept over Peturabo.

[Was it another reason why the Timefire Xenomorph was entrusted to me, that Peturabo and the "Iron Warriors" were sent to guard the western border of the galaxy?]
Ninglu remembers the Timefire Xenomorph, a powerful Xenomorph that the "Iron Warriors" fought and annihilated in three wars.

In the final annihilation battle of 1933, the 33rd Battalion of the "Iron Warriors" suffered casualties as high as 78%.

However, the strict Lord of Iron did not criticize his offspring, considering the casualty rate acceptable.

Nimrod was able to deduce the power of the Timefire aliens not only from the casualties of the "Iron Warriors" and Peturabo's unusual attitude, but he could also learn it from the Profaned Tablets.

The Fire of Time is the “wrong” path, the main material of Sequence 5 “Dream Thief”.

The potion ingredients at this level must be powerful aliens with special abilities in some aspect.

"Yes, sir." Ning Lu gladly accepted the order. Considering that the Flame of Time was about to be extinguished, he would have volunteered even if Old Man Huang hadn't assigned him the task.

The emperor smiled and nodded, his gaze shifting from Ninglu to the other side of the long table.

"The Mark II Expeditionary Power Armor has already shown obvious flaws in combat."

"I hope Mars can design a brand-new type of powered armor to support the Astartes Legion."

Upon hearing this, Nimrod glanced almost imperceptibly at Horus opposite him.

He knew that the Mark IV Extreme Power Armor, born at the glorious peak of the "Great Expedition," was lighter and more mobile than the Mark II, but without compromising its protective capabilities.

However, this model began to be deployed before the grand birthday celebration, and only half of the replacement was completed, but the other half was concentrated in the rebel army.

The corrupt Horus, using the power of the Warmaster and with the help of Calbo Hal, the then Director of Foundry on Mars, distributed the Mark IV Extreme and other advanced weaponry to the rebels.

The loyalist Astartes Legion was primarily equipped with Mark II and Mark III power armor at the start of the rebellion.

After the grand birthday celebration began, the loyalists lost a stable source of raw materials and were forced to modify the design to manufacture the Mark V Rebel power armor using the available raw materials.

Of course, thanks to his forging skills and his relationship with the machine oil guy, "Iron Hand" has always had a large number of Iron Cavalry Terminators.

[Yes, I need to find a way to ensure that my legion is equipped with the Mark IV power armor, which the loyalists don't have, on a large scale before the grand birthday celebration begins.]
The armor master of "Shadow of Order," Malevolus, created custom-made armor based on the Hunter's Suit technology, which can only be used by counts and viscounts of the Royal Court.

Only a select few of the barons are lucky enough to receive a set of armor personally forged by him.

The honor guards of the squadron leader and company commander are equipped with the Saturn-type Terminator prototype and the Iron Cavalry-type Terminator.

Most of the Order of the Shadows' equipment still consists of Mark II and Mark III power armor, although many armors are now equipped with Randan's personal energy shield, the Space Dwarf's woven shield, and Terra's stealth field.

Ning Lu secretly decided that during the grand birthday celebration, he would ensure that the basic armor model was no less advanced than that of the rebels. At that moment, the Mars Forging Director issued a synthesized sound.

"Mars technicians are designing a brand new model of powered armor."

"The servants of Om Messiah will offer new gifts for the climax of the great expedition."

After Nimrod ended his psionic projection and returned to the Shadow of Thrones, he issued orders to summon the First, Third, and Tenth Chapters to assemble at Caligum Gate.

Aside from the Tenth Legion, which has the largest number of members and needs further training, the "Sheriffs" who can detect anomalies and the "Dark" Extraordinary Ones who are skilled at dealing with dreams are best suited to target the Timefire Alien.

(End of this chapter)