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After a long time, he slowly turned around.

Roche saw that Guilliman's eyes no longer had the brilliance they once had, and they no longer had the vibrant and energetic spirit.

It was a look of immense disappointment, sadness and pain.

The ever-victorious soldier who was dragged in by Luo Xi was completely numb at this moment. He heard the shocking news of the death of the Fire Dragon Lord, and was forced to experience the silence that lasted for a century.

When the primarch's painful, disappointed and heartbroken look fell into the eyes of the Ever-Victorious Army, this veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles and had no regrets or tears instantly empathized with his father's pain.

He would rather fight the traitors to death than see the disappointed look in the Father of Genes' eyes.

Although he knew that Guilliman's disappointment and pain were for Vulkan, he still couldn't accept such feelings.

Luo Xi felt the murderous gaze of the ever-victorious soldier behind him. If possible, he would really want to strangle Luo Xi's neck and ask him why he did this.

"Let's block the news for now. Now is not the right time. If we leak the news to Salamander Captain Zaitos and other survivors, they will definitely go crazy and seek revenge on the traitors."

"They just escaped from the destructive storm. We cannot let them die in vain."

Guilliman planned to suppress the news first and tell the Salamanders after the situation stabilized.

This may be inhumane, but Guilliman's rationality believes that this is the best option at the moment.

This is a painful trade-off. Faced with the cold reality, everyone has to learn to make decisions based on pure rationality.

In a trance, Guilliman found himself becoming more like the Emperor. If this was so difficult when ruling over five hundred worlds, how many difficult decisions would the Lord of Mankind have to make when ruling over the entire galaxy?

Chapter 167 Exploring the Galaxy's Edge

Sosa, deep in the Pharos.

Dantioch looked at Roxi beside him with suspicion. In just over ten minutes, extremely complex and changeable emotions appeared on his face.

Shocked, stunned, painful, confused, helpless.

What happened to Macragge?

The Warsmith was confused for a moment. Ever since the resurrection of the Necrons, he had devoted himself to the great cause of analyzing the miracle of Pharos beneath him.

Only when he dedicates himself to the empire and the ideals in his heart can the war blacksmith feel his old body and the almost silent sticky blood begin to surge again.

Luo Xi was once worried about how desperate he was. Dantioch almost never slept and only slept for a few hours in half a month.

Even for Space Marines, such high-intensity workload is extremely difficult.

"Hey! What's wrong with you, kid?"

The blacksmith's husky voice echoed through the Prime Position Alpha.

He was just about to put down the work in his hands and take a few seconds to check on Luo Xi's condition.

But before he could act, Roshi opened his eyes.

"Yes, some things happened in Macragge, and one of them is related to you Iron Warriors."

For some reason, Dantioch felt that Roche was looking at him in a strange way.

It was as if he knew some dirty laundry about the War Blacksmith but was unwilling to say it out loud.

"Is it the Primarch? What happened to Lord Roboute?" Dantioch's voice became much sharper.

He was really nervous. Only Roboute Guilliman was willing to accept him, trust him, and even give the great responsibility of maintaining Five Hundred Worlds to an Iron Warrior who betrayed the Empire.

Dantioch was completely determined to die for his friend.

"Alright, alright, don't be nervous. The matter with Macragge is over."

Roche hurried to comfort the somewhat radical Dantioch. He really didn't know whether he was the son of Perturabo or the son of Guilliman.

He held up an index finger and began to recount what had happened in Macragge one by one.

"First, Guilliman encountered an assassination attempt by a Space Marine from the Alpha Legion. They caused Guilliman severe injuries, but fortunately, they were not fatal."

The War Blacksmith looked like a ferocious beast with its fur standing on end. His face under the iron mask was bulging, like a beast ready to devour its prey.

"Second, the loyal legion warriors of the Empire have gathered in Macragge with the help of Pharos. I have met with representatives of the Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, Salamanders, White Scars, Iron Hands, and Raven Guard. They will all continue to fight on the Five Hundred Worlds."

Dantioch began to calm down. He would have to take action against those bastards from the Alpha Legion sooner or later.

"Third, Vulkan, the Primarch of the Salamanders, fell from Macragge's atmosphere. When we found him, we only found his remains."

There is no doubt that compared with the previous two pieces of news, this one is an absolute bombshell.

For Dantioch, there is some kind of connection between him and him.

When the Salamanders were destroyed on Isstvan V, it was the Iron Warriors' saturation fire bombing that played the biggest role.

Even the tenacious Sons of Nocturne could not withstand the endless nuclear bombs. The last eyewitness report of the Fire Dragon Lord came from the Iron Warriors.

"Wait, what do you mean, this has nothing to do with me! I didn't go to Isstvan V to blow my cousin up. I was already exiled to the frontier by that bastard Perturabo!"

"I blew up a fallen Emperor-class Titan in the Castle of Pain, taking many traitors with it."

Dantioch understood the deeper meaning in Roche's words, which was simply accusing them of being involved in Vulcan's death.

"Quiet, quiet. I know you have drawn a line between you and the Iron Warriors. Your loyalty is unshakable, blacksmith."

Luo Xi was just making fun of Dantioch. This guy was really too boring and needed some emotional adjustment occasionally.

He was really afraid that Dantioch would get stuck in a rut. Analyzing the Pharos was a long-term task. Even if Trazyn gave them a copy of the information, it would still be difficult to understand and master this technology.

Although they have achieved some remarkable results so far, they have also gained a better understanding of this technological miracle before them.

But the more you understand it, the more you can understand its greatness.

The higher you climb on this tower of knowledge, the more you realize that the top is still far away.

The intelligence of Red Alert is also helping to analyze the technology of Pharos. If one day they can really understand it thoroughly, perhaps there will be an additional creation sequence called "Pharos" in the database of Red Alert.

Similarly, the analysis of Pharos also fills a large gap in the Red Alert's technology tree. In terms of faster-than-light communications and navigation, humans are far behind.

If one day humans can no longer rely on the subspace to communicate, but instead use physical universe jumps to connect with each other, it will be possible to once again pull their own race out of the quagmire of decadence and regression.

"Blacksmith, Macragge has sent a large number of forces to search for black stone deposits in the face of the dangers of the warp storm."

"But so far, the results are still not very significant. Although Macragge has obtained scattered black rock mines, the quantity is still too small."

Black stone is not a naturally occurring mineral. In fact, its creation and origin remain a mystery to this day.

"So what's your idea? To have the best of both worlds?"

Luo Xi nodded. This was indeed what he intended.

They are currently at the easternmost part of the Five Hundred Worlds, and going further out is the thin space at the edge of the Milky Way.

This is an area that has been seldom disturbed and developed. Large tracts of galaxies are just rough labels on the map. What exactly is there and what the situation is like is still unknown.

"Expanding the search area and breaking through multiple points can indeed increase the probability. I support you."

Dantioch's way of thinking is very rational and rigorous. From a probabilistic point of view, increasing the sample data of the planet can increase the possibility of finding the Black Stone Vein.

"I will use the Red Alert's production capacity to produce a batch of automated exploration ships in the Sosa system, and deploy them to spread out and cast a fishing net in this area."

The exploration of this frontier area is not only about finding the black stone, but also about groping for treasure in the dark.

Luo Xi will complete and draw a more detailed star map and conduct a preliminary survey of this desolate star region.

No one knows what is in this unknown star region. Perhaps on some inconspicuous planet, there are traces and treasures left behind by the pioneers of mankind.

Roche's technological system comes from the 21st millennium, when humans were still in their rising stage and many technologies experienced explosive development in the vigorous colonization operations.

And the period after him, known as the Dark Age of Technology, was when human civilization and technology reached their peak. It would be completely reasonable for Roche to encounter some incomprehensible creations.

"It is ironic that the Great Crusade did not even make it this far, yet we are going to continue on this journey."

The War Blacksmith felt a little sad when he heard Luo Xi's plans and ambitions.

If the Great Crusade could go on perfectly, perhaps they would have explored the edge of the galaxy, conquered the former homeland of mankind, and pieced together this scattered civilization again.

Even follow in the footsteps of those pioneers and continue exploring beyond the galaxy.

However, there is no if.

There is only war in the dark galaxy.

Chapter 168 Seed Plan

Producing exploration ships is a piece of cake for Red Alert.

The Red Alert itself is a collection of STCs. Roche found an asteroid belt in the star system of Sosa and set up a small shipyard there.

This shipyard is completely not on the same level as Mustafa's giant dock and can only produce small ships with a length of less than ten kilometers.

Roche does not intend to make major construction in this galaxy where the Necrons are dormant, so this shipyard will not be supplied with materials by those mining vehicles and mining ships.

In fact, this shipyard itself is a movable building. It will roam in the material-rich asteroid belt like a void whale, and use force field generators to swallow and crush suitable meteorite materials into its stomach.

After undergoing what can be called an internal technological black box processing, the shipyard can continuously spit out identical exploration ships.

Under the control of the intelligent brain, these space exploration ships will take Sosa as the origin and start a one-way exploration in all directions.

The antimatter engines in their cabins, coupled with their efficient use of stellar energy, allow them to operate easily for thousands of years without maintenance.

Of course, if non-fatal damage occurs, the nano-core on board can also perform a certain degree of repair operations.

As Roche named this plan: Seed Plan, these small exploration ships, only 500 meters long, will be spread continuously on the edge of the eastern galaxy like dandelion seeds.

Until the energy is exhausted, these eyes will provide navigation logs at regular intervals. Star maps, galaxy conditions, and possible dangers of the places they visit will be transmitted back to the Red Alert's database.

"When they go far enough, the transmission of information will take a very long time, and it will take decades or even centuries to transmit information."

Luo looked at the skyline of Sousa. Due to the obstruction of the atmosphere, it was impossible for mortal eyes to see what was happening in space.

But he knew that every minute and every second that shipyard was producing eyes that could explore the dark galaxy.

Although Roche is not actually a part of the human empire, this is also the first time that humans have once again mustered up the courage to explore the unknown beyond the galaxy after their previous pioneering era.

"Unfortunately, we are the only ones who witnessed this scene." Dantioch also looked at the dark night sky.

His eyesight was much better than Luo Xi's, and he seemed to be able to vaguely see some flickering spots of light that were accelerating at a slow speed.

Those exploration ships are not equipped with subspace engines at all. They will simply rely on navigation programs and physics engines to carry out the task of crossing the starry sea.