Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 112: Black-Armored Knights Descend from the Sky
For the next period of time, Nimrod's focus was on conquering the surrounding world with Vostronia as the center.

In this case, the key is the number of legionnaires, so the Primarch first turned his attention to the Chief Apothecary.

"Mitchell, I'd like to get your report first. How is the expansion of the pharmacy and the renovation of the operation going?"

"Father, five trainee pharmacists have passed the assessment and become official pharmacists."

"Another fifty-two apprentices have passed the test and become trainee pharmacists. The number of servants capable of performing transformation surgeries has also increased by two hundred and thirty-one."

After hearing the chief pharmacist's report on the progress in personnel training, Ning Lu nodded with satisfaction.

"Well done, I'm pleased with your progress."

Mikel was greatly encouraged by the praise from the father of genes.

"As of today, a total of 39,513 candidates have undergone reconstructive surgery, and 10,482 have failed."

"Only forty-three of them tragically died. The other failed candidates all survived."

"Excluding the battle-brothers who have already followed the various chapters into battle, the fleet has a total of 9,532 Shadows of Order."

Ningluo nodded slightly. Since he returned to the legion, the number of soldiers has more than doubled, which is something to be happy about.

"You've done a great job, Mikel."

The Primarch then addressed Gabriel, "Ensure the supply of power armor and weapons, and ensure that every Shadow of Order has their weapons."

"As you wish."

The technical sergeant immediately took the order, and when he saw the Father of Genes looking at him, he began to report.

"My fellow technical sergeants and I disassembled the various machines we collected. Combining this with the deciphered data, we discovered that the metal wings that supported their flight contained technology that could be used to improve upon the technology mastered by the Mechanicus."

"It is expected that after the improvements, it will be able to be used by auxiliary troops to enhance their mobile combat capabilities."

"Continue your research, but keep it secret."

Old Man Huang's aversion to alien technology isn't as high as his aversion to knowledge and culture, but he doesn't like it either.

Nimrod was also unwilling to share the Legion's discovery with other Legions, as it was best kept as a secret of the Shadow of Order.

This way, they would not gain a bad reputation and would also accumulate technological advantages unique to the 11th Legion.

“Continue to research.”

Nimrod turned to Arsena and asked.

"I'd like to hear the scan report for the Persephone system."

"Sir, there are five planets in this system, and Auger matrix scans have revealed that three of them are inhabited by humans."

"It has been confirmed that the indigenous people's level of civilization is backward, and their weapons pose no threat to the legion soldiers."

As he spoke, he operated the control wand to light up three planets on the star map, and then introduced them one by one.

"The most striking of these is this world, codenamed Persephone Prime EX1 by Imperial cartographers."

"The environment above has not been damaged in any way and is very suitable for human habitation. The indigenous people have built it into a beautiful world that can be called a garden."

"What's strange is that although there are signs of life on it, the density is very low. The total population of the entire planet is estimated to be no more than 50 million."

Arsene frowned and said in confusion.

"According to my preliminary calculations, in such an environment, humans should thrive and develop, with a population exceeding 100 million at least."

Ningluo tapped his fingers on the back of the chair and glanced at everyone in the strategy room. After thinking for a few seconds, he gave the order.

"Kirkland, you will lead three squads of new recruits to the surface and tell them that they are part of the human race and should submit to me."

"As you command, Father."

Dressed in black armor, with a bolt pistol and chainsword slung over his waist, he was excited about the honor of being given the mission by the Gene-Father.

When the Primarch's attendant saw that the Primarch had issued the order, he continued to report.

"Sir, the other two planets are labeled Persephone CW-2 and CW-3. They also retain their original ecology, but are not as beautiful as the main planet."

"Based on the scan results, the populations of these two worlds are estimated to be 120 million and 93 million respectively."

"Send out a team, Gibbs and Chambers in charge." The three Order Shadows selected by Nimrod were all from the 11th Regiment.

Since the indigenous people were technologically backward, he hoped to conquer them peacefully, which was also a reflection of his achievements in transforming the legion's culture.

In order to increase the probability of success, Nimrod decided to train his three sons into extraordinary people.

The Primarch had confirmed the loyalty of his offspring through his observation of them during this period.

"You should communicate with Arsene first to confirm the details of the relegation process."

"I'll see you in my office in twenty minutes."

Thirty-three minutes later, three newly promoted "lawyers", filled with gratitude for the abilities bestowed upon them by the Father of Genes and pride in becoming new members of the Black Lord's Court, walked out of the Primarch's office.

They each selected thirty Order Shadows from the newly transformed Vostroyan recruits, boarded landing craft, and headed for their respective targets.

Gibbs boarded the landing craft and descended rapidly, the marble city below becoming clearer and clearer.

The Shadow of Order's superhuman senses had already seen below that the knights, holding black powder weapons, wearing metal knight armor, and climbing onto their horses, were looking in horror at the flying vehicles falling from the sky.

He ordered the pilot, "Land outside the city."

"Be prepared. Do not attack without my order."

Gibbs follows the Father of Genes and has understood the Primarch's intentions. He does not like the Legionnaires to indulge in killing as in the past and turn the entire world into ruins. It would be best if Persephone CW-2 could be subdued peacefully.

Considering that the natives had no ability to navigate across galaxies and used backward black powder weapons, which posed less threat to them, he decided to use softer means to conquer the world.

The roar of the landing craft frightened the indigenous knights' horses, causing them to run away in panic.

The knights tried their best to control their mounts, but the creatures' instincts rendered their warhorse training ineffective.

They ran for several miles before their frightened horses stopped.

Dozens of the most elite knights, riding their fine horses, approached the monster that fell from the sky with the courage to die.

When they finally reached the monster, they found a group of giants in black armor standing before them.

The giants were tall, as tall as the horses they rode.

Gibbs looked at the native in front of him. He pressed the player on his chest with his fingernail, and the broadcast in High Gothic immediately sounded.

"Listen carefully, we are soldiers of the 11th Legion of the Human Empire."

"By the order of King Ningluo, I am telling you the truth about Qiming..."

The natives looked at each other in confusion. The sound made by the metal monster was somewhat similar to their language, but they still couldn't understand it.

Gibbs was well prepared. He tapped his gauntlet lightly and switched to the second language recorded by the Mechanicus.

The translated languages ​​are synthesized electronic mechanical sounds.

The mechanical broadcast sounded again and again until the sixteenth time. Gibbs noticed the changes in the knights in front of him, and he locked onto the translation channel.

The Shadow of Order slowed down his speech, "I hope you all can hear me clearly."

A knight in golden armor stood out from the crowd and spoke in a similar but distinctly different language.

"I am Fes, the commander of the knights of the Golden Lion Dynasty. I have never heard of the human empire or the king."

Gibbs' eyes turned cold. He sensed the other party's disrespect for the king, pulled out a bolt pistol from his waist, aimed, and fired in one go.

With a loud bang, the armored warhorse was blown to pieces by a shot, and Fess was blown away by the shock wave.

Gibbs said coldly: "In front of us, your Golden Lion Dynasty is nothing but illusion."

"Take me to your king."

The warhorses fled in panic, and it took Feis a long time before he struggled to stand up.

He looked at the black-armored giant falling from the sky in horror. He realized that even they, the most elite knights of the Golden Lion Dynasty, were like ants in front of him.

They didn't have the strength to refuse, and after a long silence, they finally spoke.

"plz follow me."

(End of this chapter)