Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 114 Daxos Twin Systems
The Imperium of Man classifies Knight Worlds as technologically advanced feudal worlds ruled by elites known as Knight Houses.

Most of the Knight Worlds were established during the "Dark Technological Age" when humans expanded outward from Terra.

The reason for settling these worlds is mostly due to the need for raw materials - fertile agricultural worlds and mineral-rich mining worlds.

Some of the colonial ships are equipped with advanced knight armor and their pilots, who become pioneers of the knight world.

During the Age of Strife, these worlds, like other worlds, were cut off from other human worlds by the Warp Storm.

During the long period of isolation, the knight world developed towards feudalism, with the aristocracy controlling the knight armor and the knight world itself.

The first house of Knights was House Taranis of Mars, founded on Mars many centuries before any other Knights.

Together with the Magi of Mars, they knelt before the Emperor and signed the Olympian Treaty, and were subsequently given the names of the Radiant Forge and the First Order of the Radiant Knights.

In Nimrod's memory, the first knight world to submit to the empire was Chrysis.

It will be discovered by a wandering trader in the year 850 on a planet only a few dozen light years from the sun.

Now, on the galactic map, a world ruled by knights in the northeast of the Vostroya system was discovered by the Third Chapter of the Eleventh Legion.

Nimrod issued an order to the 28th Fleet, assigning the "Thousand Sons" to set off towards the southwest of the unknown Vostroya on the star map.

He then disembarked and ordered the fleet to set sail for the Daxos Gemini System.

Nimrod sat in the command throne, tapping his fingers on the back.

[The Wixtrix family.]
He remembered the Vextrix family, staunch followers of Mars, who had followed the Fabricator-General during the Horus Heresy and become staunch rebels together.

Nimrod will not give up or annihilate the Vixtrix family because of their future rebellion. There are two reasons for this.

On the one hand, he knew that if he could make the Knight World surrender, Old Man Huang would be very happy.

This is worth celebrating for both him and the empire, and it is an excellent tool for political propaganda. I think the delighted old man Huang will give him a reward.

This would also be a great achievement for Nimrod, as he would be the first Primarch to conquer a Knight World, which would bring him enormous political prestige.

On the other hand, memories are just memories, and the future can be changed.

Nimrod also had the confidence to conquer the Vixtrix family. After all, this family was one of the smallest families among all the knight families.

Before the Horus Heresy, this family had only about 140 knight mechas.

Ning Lu's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself.

[If you want to completely conquer the Vixtrix family, showing your strength is the first step.

My fighting power can suppress the knight, but technology is also important.

The Vixtrix family's unwavering devotion to Mars stems not only from faith but also from technological considerations.]
When he thought about this, he made a decision.

"Gabriel, be in my private office in ten minutes, ship standard time."

Seventeen minutes later, Nimrod used telepathy to allow the technical sergeant who had just become a "universalist" to gather his power.

He then spoke, "Use the power I have given you to study the technology of the Yogal people."

"As you command, Father."

The fleet was en route to the Daxos Twin System at the Imandor Training Center on Terra.

Between the three towers that pierce the sky, Iphigenia, Treon, and Morvo, there is a spacious open-air training ground.

The rain poured down from the iron-gray sky, cold and heavy.

Wilshere shivered like the other boys, all trying their best to resist the invasion of darkness, cold, fatigue and tension. But unlike the other boys, although Wilshere's body was trembling slightly, his face was always filled with a confident smile.

For two months he had been tested, scrutinized, beaten, shaped, humiliated, and tempered.

After going through one test after another, he has overcome pain and suffering. He keeps his goal in mind and never gives up.

The instructor with a stern look stood at the side of the queue.

He held his head high, not even glancing at the boys.

When Wilshire first arrived in Imando, he was angry and hated the instructors like the other boys.

But he no longer had any feelings towards the instructor. The other party was just one of the obstacles in his life.

"You will be scrutinized. This is a personal test. Do not help anyone around you."

"Bang the gong."

Wilshere took off running when the crisp bell rang, and he couldn't help but wonder how long today's test would last.

Through observation and summary, he already knew the purpose of the assessment. Each item was to find the weakest person, eliminate him, and test their training results.

If they want to reach the gate of heaven, they must constantly push themselves to improve, and improve faster than others.

While thinking, he and the other thirty-three boys quickly stepped onto the track and quickly got into a running rhythm that they were familiar with and suited to themselves.

Everyone was used to breathing in through their nostrils, breathing out through half-open mouths, and slapping their scuffed sneakers on the wet track.

Wilshere held his head high and ran in front, just like always.

One boy couldn't hold on right at the beginning. The injuries he suffered from previous training had not healed yet, and his muscles were frozen stiff during the long wait.

He staggered a few steps and then fell to the ground due to uncoordinated movements, tears mixed with mud and water.

He knew that he had failed, that there was no way he could ever become an Astartes again, roaming the galaxy in the service of the Emperor.

Wilshere avoided the traps, flew over the deep pits, and climbed over the high walls, completing a lap first.

Then he saw the eliminated contestant lying on the ground in a mess, pounding the ground angrily. He did not stop for a moment, nor did he slow down, and continued to circle the track.

He gradually felt the soreness in his muscles, and the scratches on his calves hurt slightly from the beating of wind and rain, but he had long been accustomed to the pain.

He would not be defeated by the pain in his body like that boy.

By the time Wilshere finished his second lap, the eliminated boy had been helped up and taken away by the servants.

He didn't know whether the boy would be sent back to his original hive or taken somewhere else, and he didn't need to know because he was sure that he would not be eliminated.

Three hours later, the first person who voluntarily gave up appeared. His head was getting more and more painful. He felt like the raindrops were hitting his body like stones. He was shaking violently and could hardly breathe.

Wilshere passed by him. Was he sick in the cold rain?
[It's so fragile, you should have gotten used to it by now, this isn't the first time it's happened.]
It was a long time before the second person voluntarily gave up. He was too tired to eat yesterday and could no longer suppress the pain in his stomach.

All he wanted now was a hot drink and some corpse starch to choke down the bloating he'd been feeling.

A beep sounded and Wilshere stopped.

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After five standard weeks of sailing time, the fleet led by Nimrod arrived at the Daxos Gemini System.

He immediately sent a message to Bukayo Arshavin, summoning the lord to the Void Hunter to report the situation.

(End of this chapter)