Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 267 Post-War and Technological Crisis
With the retreat of the Chaos Fleet in the void, the outcome of the ground battle was no longer in doubt.

Without Abaddon's command, the various Chaos factions could only fight their own battles.

It still took a month to clear out all the remaining chaotic forces within the Cardia system.

Cardia ultimately survived.

News of Kadia's victory quickly reached Terra.

The Chaos Fleet, unable to escape from the void, made a desperate attempt, but their resistance was futile under the encirclement of dozens of warbands and a large fleet.

With the destruction of the last Chaos warship, only a vast amount of silent wreckage remained in the void.

A rough estimate after the war indicates that nearly two hundred Chaos warships of various classes were destroyed in this operation.

Countless Chaos prisoners were executed, along with a large number of valuable prisoners.

All the inquisitors from the nearby star sector were summoned together.

They need to extract more intelligence from these traitors, and their workload will be incredibly high for some time to come.

The remaining two Chaos Titan legions were also completely destroyed by the Martian Titan legions and the orbital attacks of the warships.

The precious Warlord-class Titans were reduced to metallic wreckage, and the Mechanicus was exceptionally eager to eliminate these traitors.

Titans are the rulers of the land, but they are vulnerable to the threat of warships.

Although the Abaddon Expedition failed, the damage it caused to Cardia and the surrounding sector was still enormous.

Many planets have been destroyed by extinction orders, and some have even been completely destroyed. The time and cost required to rebuild these planets are enormous.

These planets are all important resource and strategic planets located near the Sun.

Some planets that had completely lost their value were also abandoned by the Empire.

With the activation of the Exorcism Dead Zone, the Eye of Fear also appeared to shrink somewhat. Although it was not completely shut down, it no longer expanded.

Gao Yi achieved his ultimate goal, not only preventing the fall of Kadia but also inflicting heavy losses on the Chaos forces. It is foreseeable that for a century or even longer, it will be virtually impossible for them to assemble a fleet strong enough to challenge the Empire again.

Of the four gods, Khorne's influence on mortals was the least. The corruption of mortals by evil gods is never something that can be accomplished overnight.

This can greatly reduce the pressure on the empire.

Unfortunately, they failed to destroy the final Blackrock Fortress and the Soul of Vengeance, and Gao Yi was unaware that Abaddon had been sealed away by Tarasin.

All attempts to search for Abaddon in the final stages of the battle yielded no results, leading the Empire to speculate that Abaddon ultimately retreated with its fleet.

What Gao Yi cared about most was the battle between DOOM and Khorne.

The Khorne Demon Realm was in complete disarray, and after it was over, Gao Yi even questioned the Emperor.

Gao Yi himself could not spy on DOOM in the same way he spyed on other interstellar units.

The reply from the Emperor was that Khorne was definitely not in good shape, but he was still a long way from killing Khorne.

The end of the duration still allowed DOOM to leave Khorne's domain, and Khorne could only watch DOOM leave in a helpless rage. In this battle, Khorne lost a large amount of divine power.

Khorne suffered greater losses than anyone else. The lack of faith in the mortal world made it impossible for Him to recover His power in a short time. He even closed His Demon Realm and went into a rare period of hibernation.

He not only needs to recuperate, but also needs to rebuild his demon army. However, as long as war continues to exist in the real universe, He will continue to draw power, although the process will be much slower without the supply of believers.

The weakening of Chaos did not make Gao Yi careless. After all, humanity still existed, and under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible to kill the Four Gods... Negative emotions and even positive emotions would nourish their rebirth.

And this chaotic war was not entirely without its gains.

Post-war intelligence indicated that the Chaos forces also took away a large amount of interstellar equipment wreckage during their retreat, and even a nearly destroyed Gorgon was towed back into the warp by the retreating Blacksmiths.

They didn't yet know the true purpose of warp jumps, but they had all seen the effects of tactical warp jumps.

These tech geeks will also reverse engineer these weapons and equipment.

Gao Yi didn't believe that the research capabilities of those black-market engine enthusiasts could be cracked by the jump engine.

Without Vashtor's blessing, the black oil enthusiasts are even more pathetic.

After all, although their scientific research is very radical and unrestricted, their lack of the habit and advantage of "pulling a demon into their body" actually limits their innovation.

However, it's only a matter of time before the combat suits are cracked, since their distribution is so widespread that Gao Yi has no way of controlling the whereabouts of all the combat suits that have been traded out.

From the moment he arrived in this world, Gao Yi learned from his dealings with the Pioneer Fleet that the technology to crack combat suits was entirely feasible for priests in the Warhammer world.

However, due to cost constraints, even though the Mechanics Guild in the expanded area possessed the technology to manufacture combat suits, they did not pursue mass production.

Instead, they treated it as a technological reserve for small-scale production. After all, if they could buy it relatively cheaply from Gaoyi, why bother producing it themselves?
The production cost of a combat suit detached from the barracks is not low. Even with reduced armor strength, the cost of the cold fusion core installed inside is frighteningly high.

Individuals and elites can buy the best equipment, but when it comes to large-scale application, the most cost-effective option will definitely be chosen.

If the Chaos faction is willing to put in the effort and pay the price, they can still produce a considerable amount of combat gear to arm their troops.

Gao Yi worried that his equipment might end up in the enemy's army during the war.

Gao Yi needs to find a way to avoid this situation from happening, or at least maintain his technological advantage over the enemy.

Vashtor's death deprived the Black Oilers of a leader, and for the remaining Black Oilers, whoever could crack these technologies would gain a higher status and greater influence within the Black Oilers' Creation Bishop faction.

He even had the opportunity to replace the deceased Vashtor as the leader of the Black Oilers.

Vashtor is dead, but the forces of Chaos still cannot do without these black oil guys.

They remain a major provider of Chaos equipment.

Anyone who can produce combat suits for the Chaos Warband will inevitably receive funding from a large warband.

However, even if Chaos had a one in a billion chance of cracking the jump engine, Gao Yi would nip it in the bud.

Having acquired the ability to jump, Gao Yi knew how disgusting this thing was, and he didn't want to end up cleaning up the chaos guerrillas everywhere.

What worries Gao Yi the most is not Chaos, but the Greenskins. Once the Orc forces clash with the Imperial forces equipped with combat suits, it is almost certain that they will also be able to figure out the technology of combat suits.

Imagine how terrifying it would be if a green tide of orc boys, each clad in a combat suit, swept across the entire world.
These guys don't seem to have any concept of cost when it comes to making things.

However, if Gao Yi can load the third segment of the game program, all the problems will be solved.

(End of this chapter)