Warhammer: Expedition to the Multiverse from 30k

There is nothing waste, just resources in the wrong place.

Oxygen-producing plants are absorbing greenhouse gases and releasing oxygen, and the atmospheric composition of the entire planet will be adjusted to be most suitable for human habitation.

In just one week, humans walking on Mustafar will discard their original breathing masks and enjoy the air that is sweeter than that in the garden world.

"Is this the technology of the Golden Age? It only takes a few days to revive a dead world?" Hill exclaimed.

Although this world is in the Macragge system, the Primarch does not intend to transform it into a garden world considering the cost and benefits of the transformation.

"It's not that simple. Next, I have to build magnetic generators at the two poles of the planet. This planet needs to change its magnetic field in order to bind the improved atmosphere."

As long as there is sufficient energy, chemical water production is nothing more than the combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

At this moment, there was a torrential rain in the outside world, the most severe in the history of the planet. The rain washed the planet and soaked its dry flesh and blood.

Lakes and rivers began to form in some low-lying areas. Although these waters are still mixed with harmful substances, after the operation of the filtration system, clean water sources will replace these polluted water sources.

"This basin will become an ocean, which will regulate the planet's atmospheric circulation and become the cradle of many forms of life."

As Luo Xi spoke, a piece of land occupying one-sixth of the planet's area was transformed into an ocean area.

The giant engineering machines produced by the tank factory will clear the waterways, and all rivers will flow into the ocean.

The huge changes in Mustafar naturally could not escape the Macragge galaxy's airtight surveillance system. The lightning storm that swept across the entire planet could be observed on neighboring planets even with the naked eye.

Chapter 43 War Mobilization

At one time, countless communication waves were spreading throughout the Macragge system. Rogue Traders, the Adeptus Mechanicus, and the planetary archons were eager to know what had happened on Mustafar and whether it had any connection with the war orders issued by the Primarch.

They were surprised to find that their intelligence network knew nothing about this, and the connections they had accumulated over the years were of no use to them.

Several other planetary archons have even sent letters of request to Guilliman, either asking indirectly or directly, trying to clarify the situation.

Guilliman is the monarch of Macragge, but his rule over his country is not an absolute dictatorship, and a large number of nobles still have considerable say.

The great distance will inevitably dilute power, which no person or country can avoid.

These questions were all rejected by Guilliman's bureaucracy. In fact, even Guilliman himself could only get the report summarized by Hill and had no idea of ​​the specific details.

The Primarch suddenly felt that the surprise given by Roche might turn into a shock. It had only been a short time since Mustafar had experienced such an unusual situation.

"Forget it. It's fine even if he transforms Mustafar into a Forge World. Let him do it. The sky won't fall anyway. The trouble Lorgar brings to me is the real crisis."

Guilliman put down the data tablet in his hand. Alerts from five hundred different parts of the world were sent to him after being summarized and sorted by data technicians, and all the data indicated that a bigger war was about to break out.

The Word Bearers are not the only enemy. According to information reported by intelligence agencies in various places, the Twelfth Legion, the World Eaters, have also arrived at the Five Hundred Worlds.

The World Eaters, formerly the Warhounds, were once a powerful force, but after the return of their gene-father Angron, this legion became known for its madness.

The World Eaters believe in conquering their enemies within thirty-one Terran hours, or one Nuceria day, whether it is a city or a planet, and their methods are extremely brutal and bloody.

Guilliman's brother was one of the few Primarchs who had not conquered his home planet, and during the uprising he was branded with a vicious technological creation called "Butcher's Nails" by the slave owners, which made his temperament extremely irritable and cruel.

In addition, according to battle reports sent by some fringe planets before they were destroyed, the Word Bearers seemed to have several new warships that were more powerful than the Glorious Queen-class battleships.

Guilliman was extremely cautious with this crucial information. He scribbled on the screen with a data pen, and the wrinkles between his brows became deeper and deeper.

A huge warship with a thick, pointed bow appeared on the data board. Even though it was just an extremely blurry silhouette, its length was at least more than 30 kilometers.

There are three pairs of huge armored hulls spread out like saw teeth on both wings of the ship, making it look like a giant trident.

Countless twin laser cannons and macro cannons flashed cold light. Every angular metal platform was covered with turrets. The dark muzzles of the torpedo tubes on the ridge and belly of the ship revealed the cold light of death.

This was a warship of unprecedented size, dwarfing even Guilliman's flagship in comparison.

When did they build the new warships?

Such a huge warship can only be built in the docks of Mars or Jupiter. The entire empire didn't even get rough intelligence about it until it landed in the Five Hundred Worlds. How long have they been planning this in secret?

Guilliman's thoughts diverged rapidly as he pondered the hidden meaning in it. The more he pondered, the more uneasy he became.

This question cannot be thought about in detail. Guilliman cannot even confirm whether the Mechanicus on Mars is still loyal.

Is Mars going to say that it had no idea that such a warship could be built?

This is undoubtedly rubbing everyone's IQ on the ground.

One of the symbols of humanity's double-headed eagle is Mars. The Mechanicus was persuaded by the Emperor to become an ally of the Empire at the beginning of the Great Crusade. They have extremely high autonomy and political power, and no one knows how loyal they can be.

If Mars also turns against us, many human worlds will not even have enough weapons to fight back against the rebels.

Guilliman held his forehead, he felt an unusual pain in his temple, so he simply put the issue aside for the time being.

"How is the transformation progress of the reserve recruits on each planet? Gage, I hope I can hear some good news today." asked the Primarch.

Marius Gage, who was standing by, immediately began to report:

"My Lord, there are fifty planets, including Macragge, that are currently selecting new recruits. 80% of them are candidates who performed well but not outstandingly in previous selections. They have already passed the assessment and only need to complete the genetic modification surgery to become an Astartes."

"Our people are eager to join the army and become an Ultramarines to defend the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar. Our losses will soon be repaired."

Marius Gage said proudly.

Among the many legions, only the Ultramarines have no scruples in selecting Astartes candidates from all the planets under their rule.

The Five Hundred Worlds do not mean only five hundred inhabited planets, but a general term for powerful planetary circles with influence and productivity, which also makes the Thirteenth Legion's troop growth speed astonishingly fast.

"Thanks to the stability and adaptability of our gene seeds, the success rate of candidate transformation is over 95%. Several of our Forge Worlds are producing adapter officers at full speed. I believe that these young people will soon be able to become a glorious Ultramarines."

"How is the recovery of the gene seeds of those heroes who died in the battle of Calth?" Guilliman continued to ask.

According to the Legion's statistics, the number of Astartes warriors killed directly in the battle of Calth exceeded 70,000. Due to the chaos on the battlefield and the passive state at the beginning, many Ultramarines were killed, not to mention the extraction and recovery of their gene seeds.

However, based on the huge base, a lot of gene seeds were still recovered.

"Only about 36,000 gene seeds have been recovered, my lord. We are seriously lacking in pharmacists, making it difficult for the transformation to reach our expectations."

The recovery of gene seeds is a very delicate task. It is usually the Chapter's pharmacists who recover the gene seeds of battle brothers. The gene seeds will be stored in the gene seed bank and await use.

Guilliman immediately ordered: "Explain the situation to the priests of the Mechanicus, and mobilize some technical priests in the biological field to assist in the production and implantation of gene seeds."

"How is the supply situation of the warships? Our fleet has suffered unprecedented damage, and the Word Bearers have brand new warships that we have never seen before. This is a huge loophole. What is the opinion of the Mechanicus?"

Gage immediately slowed down his speech and replied.

"My Lord, the Mechanicus said that they have opened all the production lines. The shipyards and forge worlds in Konor, Macragge, Amatra and other worlds are working hard to repair the warships withdrawn from Calth, but in terms of time..."

"Except for the slightly damaged warships, the repair of other warships will take at least 3-6 months. The Macragge's Glory will need a month for overhaul."

Although he had long known the efficiency of the Mechanicus, Guilliman still felt a sense of distress in his chest.

Time. What we lack most now is time.

It takes so long just to repair the warships, not to mention building new ones, which would take Terran years. By the time the new warships are built, the enemy will probably have already reached Macragge.

It can be expected that for a considerable period of time, the Ultramarines can only rely on the Macragge's Glory and other garrison fleets to fight. Guilliman must mobilize the warships scattered across the five hundred worlds to prevent the enemy from defeating them one by one.

The enemy's warships include the Word Bearers' Queen of Glory-class ship, the True Word of Truth, the World Eaters' Queen of Glory-class ship, the Conqueror, and an unknown number of Trident-shaped ships that are more powerful than the Queen of Glory-class ships.

For a moment, even the Primarch's big heart couldn't help but contract.

On paper alone, such a gap in military power is almost insurmountable.

But the Ultramarines do not need a complete naval confrontation. The star fortresses scattered across the five hundred worlds and those planets armed to the teeth with weapon arrays and orbital platforms are also obstacles that the enemy must overcome.

"No matter what, all invading enemies must be buried in the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar. In the name of the Emperor, I will bring the traitors before the Emperor for trial!"

Chapter 44 New Power Armor

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and a huge base complex appeared on the surface of Mustafar, connecting to the horizon.

Densely packed magnetic storm coils and high-energy light prism towers are spread across every corner of the base. Those constantly rotating towers are also responsible for refracting and transmitting energy, but when necessary, the powerful beams of light energy can also kill anyone who dares to covet them.

On the metal-covered ground, busy automatic robots move along predetermined tracks, transporting various materials and equipment to target locations under the control of intelligent computers.

The original world of death has now become a livable world with gentle breeze, warmth and comfort.

Under the regulation of artificial intelligence, this world is designed to be an environment suitable for human life.

Temperature, humidity, air composition, radiation intensity and even gravity are all under control.

The dark clouds that filled the sky had long since dissipated. Under the monitoring of the weather controller, the clouds in the sky were very sparse, and the sunlight from the Macragge star could shine on the surface of the planet without reservation.

Magnetic field generators at the planet's poles began operating, creating an invisible barrier in Mustafar's atmosphere to block dangerous cosmic rays and solar wind.

Thousands of giant mining vehicles have already penetrated deep into the planet's mantle layer, directly extracting precious minerals in a molten state. After being transmitted by beacons, they are directly gathered at the ore refining center, continuously smelting out the required basic materials.

Not only that, a large number of mining ships were also built from the tank factory. The length of these ships did not exceed 500 meters, but they were also equipped with decomposition force fields and fission rays. They penetrated into the asteroid belt at the edge of the planet and used fission rays to crush those solid asteroids and meteorites.

In terms of efficiency, these methods of directly obtaining resources from the asteroid belt are far superior to mining resources from the underground of the planet.

"Regarding the new power armor, I have calculated a preliminary model. It will be enlarged based on the MK4 Extreme model, and will look slightly smaller than the Iron Cavalry Power Armor."

Luo Xi showed the holographic projection to Hill, Nikonna and others.

"This looks different from the MK4? Did you increase the thickness of the armor on the neck, elbows, knees, etc.? And the helmet seems different too."

Hill started commenting directly. He did not have the dull and serious feeling of other Astartes, and his thought pattern was very jumpy.

Luo Xi nodded. According to his experience in Calth, most of the Astartes were killed by the enemy after being hit in weak points. The weaknesses of these power armors were not something that the designers did not want to remove, but they had to be retained in order to balance flexibility and functionality.

"No, I did not increase the thickness of the armor. On the contrary, I reduced the thickness significantly. What you see is just the appearance."

The holographic projection cut open the interior of the new power armor and showed a huge extra space inside. This design of reducing rather than increasing space immediately confused Wieland of the Iron Hands.

Tiefu questioned, "How do we ensure the protective capability of the power armor? Unless we abandon the ceramic steel material, such thin armor cannot be deployed on the battlefield."

Wieland's suspicion was very appropriate. Indeed, Roche abandoned the backward material of ceramic steel and chose another stronger metal.

Fine gold.

That’s right, it’s the super material used to make battleship keel armor and the core skeleton inside power armor.

Mithril is the most common and hardest type of material used in the human empire. The only materials that can surpass it are the golden glittering gold used by the Imperial Guards and some other extremely rare and expensive special materials.

This material is almost perfect in terms of strength, hardness, toughness and corrosion resistance. Once the refined gold is melted, it is almost impossible to deform it a second time. Even the high temperature like the sun cannot melt it.

But its shortcomings are also obvious. Apart from its high cost, the density of adamantium is extremely amazing, which also makes it extremely heavy and requires more powerful power to drive machinery made of adamantium.

Secondly, because adamantium is too hard, its manufacturing and processing is extremely difficult. The forge worlds of the Mechanicus usually melt the adamantium ore in an environment comparable to the interior of a star, and then cast it into molds in a very short time.

Therefore, common refined gold is used in battleship keels, power armor frames and other situations with lower processing complexity.