Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 767 I Fulfilled His Promise
956.M30.

The orbit of Mill Star, the Primarch Office of the Shadow of Reign.

Arsène Dunn, holding a data tablet, reports to the Black Emperor.

"My lord, I have summarized the losses suffered by the legion in suppressing the beast tide."

"A total of 9,413 men were killed in action, with the Sixth Warband suffering the most casualties, with 4,925 dying while resisting the orc invasion."

"Based on the compilers' records, the chroniclers analyzed why the Legion suffered higher casualties than the 'Wheel of Flames'."

Although Ninglu only mobilized the main forces of five battle groups to support the Sixth Battle Group, the total number of troops involved in the battle exceeded 150,000, far higher than during the "Wheel of Flames".

The legion's strength is also far greater than it was back then.

At that time, there were relatively few extraordinary individuals, and most of the chapter leaders were Sequence 8, with even Sequence 8 being quite rare.

Now, the lowest rank for a battle group leader is Rank 6, and Rank 8 members of the Royal Court are the backbone of each squad.

"The shadows of order, fallen in the Sixth Warband, are scattered across the worlds to defend against the orcish invasion."

"Although the mobilization of auxiliary and defensive forces has greatly depleted the enemy's manpower, losses are inevitable due to the dispersion of troops."

Ninglu nodded slightly. During the "Wheel of Flames," his legion and the Second and Sixth Legions launched a joint attack to wipe out the Greenskins' world.

At that time, the military forces were concentrated.

The new district of Colony is vast, with the Shadow Order forces scattered, while the main Greenskin forces are controlled by Orc warlords and are relatively concentrated.

Especially in the early stages of the war, it is highly likely that Tzeentch caused trouble, interfering with the interstellar communication and the dangerous intuitions of the Extraordinary beings through the Sixth Warband's "Wheel of Fate" pathway, leaving many worlds and space battles unprepared.

[If I hadn't received Flamini's prayer and discovered the anomaly in the interstellar communication, the Sixth Legion might have already suffered heavy losses.]

The worst-case scenario is that the spores will spread throughout all worlds, becoming a major threat to the entire new region in the future.
Yes, that's also an advantage. Interference with interstellar communication means chaotic information, making it harder for the War Council to grasp the actual situation.
Ninglu seized upon the opportunity within the unfavorable situation and instructed the original body attendant.

"Report to the War Council: 25,600 dead."

"Follow Your will." After writing down the order, the snow-white-haired Alsena continued to report.

"Of the auxiliary troops who participated in the war, 149,100 were killed in action."

"Among them, 36,400 were 'Aishilian Paratroopers' killed in action..."

"The Valhalla Ice Warriors suffered the most casualties. Of the thirty-six regiments on Mill Star, totaling 90,000 men, 74,500 were killed in action."

A hint of respect flashed in Alsena's narrow eyes. "As the main force, they held off the largest wave of beasts, numbering over 160,000."

It was eventually confirmed after the war that the number of Orcs who attacked the Cyclops Cluster exceeded 200,000.

Most of them were driven by orc warlords to land on Mill Star and launch an attack.

The immense sacrifice of the Valhalla people halted the Orcs' advance, preventing the spores from spreading widely to the many worlds of the Cyclops Cluster.

“I checked the battle log of the priest Jeremy, who commanded the defensive battle.” As Nimrod spoke, he recalled the crimson crystal-like staff and the memories of being trained as a “Singer.”

He has a loud and clear voice, and his singing is very powerful.

"He promised to fight the Valhalla, provide unlimited canned Ovija meat, a fruit salad with every meal, and a cellar of 42-year-old wine."

"He has sacrificed his life, but I will keep my promise to him."

"For forty years, Ovija will be provided to the Valhalla people without limit, and fruit salad will be served with every meal."

After rewarding each Valhalla person, Nimrod then instructed that the soldiers who participated in the battle be rewarded as well.

"Open the wine cellar and distribute all the wines that have not yet been delivered to the soldiers who are going to fight."

"Those who died in battle were distributed to their relatives."

The Primarch's servants recorded everything, saying, "Follow Your will."

After a moment's thought, Ninglu issued the order.

"Fleet set sail, returning to Vostoria." The pursuit of the Orcs by "Shadow of Order" failed to locate the Ribo system and Blackrock IV.

Clearly, Tzeentch may be unable to freely weave the threads of fate for the orc warlords due to the barrier, after all, Tzeentch is no mere figurehead.

Or perhaps He deliberately didn't weave it, or even intentionally kept the beast tide a certain distance from the star system where Blackrock Fortress was located, to avoid discovering it.

Given the current situation, Nimrod decided to temporarily leave the new district of Colony, hoping to mislead Tzeentch into believing that he could not find Blackrock Fortress.

After leaving the office, the snow-white-haired Arsène returned to his room.

After activating the "Euclidean Symbol", he took a step and arrived at the third layer of the "Land of Chaos".

Ninglu picked up the prophecy die and examined the triangular pyramid in his hand.

The crystal contained a spiritual light, unlike the dim light that appeared after the divination of the Eye of Night, but it had not yet fully recovered.

"Seven years have passed since the last divination, and the cooling-off period is not yet over."

"It has now been confirmed that the divination involved uniqueness and that there was some treacherous interference with fate."

The fact that the prophecy dice hadn't cooled down was another major reason why he decided to temporarily leave the new district of Colony.

Nimrod waited another two years before the prophetic dice were fully restored to their former glory and could be used for divination again.

He picked up the triangular cone and went to the second level of space without any hesitation.

He has already performed two divinations and made huge sacrifices for Blackstone IV, and there is no reason for him to back down.

Ninglu's spiritual energy surged forth, and amidst the churning black mist, a pitch-black altar rose out of thin air.

Disordered black arcs encircle.

Spikes rose, and a jet-black crown appeared.

Huge wings obscured the altar.

Information about the Ruibo Galaxy flashed rapidly through Ning Lu's mind.

Cyclops Cluster, Ribo Galaxy.

There is a Black Rock Fortress within the galaxy.

Blackrock Fortress, known to the Eldar as "Val's Amulet," is a powerful star fortress built to combat the fragments of the Star God controlled by the Necromancers of space.

[…]
His knowledge of the Ribo system came entirely from Blackrock Fortress.

After reviewing the information about the Ruibo Galaxy in his mind, Ning Lu silently recited it to himself.

[Star map of the Caligum Gate leading to the Reibo Galaxy.]

[…]
After silently reciting it eleven times, he reached out and threw the prophecy die in his hand, while simultaneously raising his hand.

Whoosh!
The flagpole appeared out of thin air in his hand.

As expected, the triangular cone hovered in mid-air as soon as it left his hand.

Ninglu raised the uniqueness of the "Red Priest" and spoke in a deep voice in Dunn's language.

"In my name, I bestow upon the 'Red Priest' and the 'Land of Chaos' power to aid in the divination of the prophetic dice!"

Black mist rose, and the stagnant triangular pyramid rotated and ascended.

The ascent slowed down, paused briefly at the highest point, and then fell.

With a thought, Ning Lu caused the flagpole to vanish into thin air, and the triangular pyramid projected a holographic star map.

He noted down the star chart and stared at the dim triangular pyramid.

"This time the cooldown period is nine years, will it be ten years next time?"

(End of this chapter)