Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 135: Finalizing Supply Arrangements with Malcador
The Sigillite's brain spun rapidly, and the torrent of data rushed at a speed no slower than that of the Mechanicus's sage.

[Transfer Point Marsai: Five troop transports, three landing craft, and four Solar Auxiliary Legions.]

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Rations, ammunition...

The figures of war supplies in the Hazy Star Region and the area surrounding Vostronia flashed through Malcador's mind.

Twenty-three seconds later, he spoke.

"As you said."

The Sigillite made his decision, and the two scribes immediately noted the agreement between Malcador and the Primarch regarding the time for resupply.

"Next, it's the supply range."

"Vostonia has established a shipyard capable of repairing the ships of the expeditionary fleet."

Ship repair is what Nimrod is most willing to provide, and providing repairs for different types of ships is a good way to train technical workers.

Nimrod will also train some extraordinary people and take this opportunity to explore the mysteries of those special ships. I believe he will gain something.

"Vostonia has a relatively complete industrial system, capable of providing the auxiliary army with laser guns and energy magazines..."

"..."

"The Cradle of the Sea is rich in resources and can provide food supplies for the expedition fleet, including rice..."

Nimrod spoke rapidly, and the two scribes nervously wrote down the thirty-three major categories and one thousand and fifty-two minor categories mentioned by the Primarch.

"My followers will discuss and determine the specific supply standards with the imperial officials."

The supply items listed by Nimrod are all items with high output in Vostronia and have strong supply capabilities.

As for the standards for various types of supplies, they will be 20% to 30% of each production capacity. This is a challenge for Vostronia, but not a huge challenge.

"Regarding the Legion Astartes' equipment, because the factories in Vostronia are still under construction and the size of the 11th Legion continues to grow, it is expected that production capacity will be relatively tight for some time to come, and there will be no ability to provide supplies."

Because the Emperor and Horus went to the Nebulous Segmentum to bring back the 11th Primarch, the main attack direction of the current "Great Crusade" is naturally the Nebulous Segmentum, and the supply pressure in this area is constantly increasing.

With Vostronia providing supplies to the Empire, his pressure was greatly reduced.

Pleased with the extent of the supplies Nimrod had promised, Malcador decided to offer his assistance to the Primarch as well.

"I will order the Magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus to provide technical and equipment support to the Shadow of Order to ensure that Vostronia has complete Legion equipment production capabilities."

"Thanks to the support of the Sigillite, the 'Shadow of Order' will be able to join the Great Crusade at a faster speed."

"The Emperor will be pleased to hear this news. He has always been very pleased with the progress of the XI Legion."

When the seal holder said this, a smile appeared on his face.

"I think he will give you more rewards."

"I mean, special items. After all, you have this hobby, and his collection is countless."

Malcador, feeling less stressed, thought that the Emperor was also pleased with the Primarch's progress, and could not help but speak.

The "briber" immediately feels obvious signs of digestion. Although the indirect feedback is not as effective as direct feedback, let alone feedback, it is also clearly noticeable.

The "lawyer" took this opportunity to speak.

"I have a request regarding my hobby and hope to get support from the Master of Seals."

"But you can tell me." "I hope that when each fleet receives supplies, they will share with me some of the items they collected during their expeditions."

Nimrod already knew that the ingredients for the potion were scattered throughout the galaxy, and relying solely on the contributions of his descendants would still be somewhat limited.

Since he has this opportunity, he naturally wants to expand his sources.

He provided supplies to the fleets and should be rewarded accordingly.

"The fleets will not ignore requests from the Primarch and will gladly accommodate his interests if they are able to do so."

The seal holder said with a smile.

"I will attach this instruction to the astropathic communication messages sent to each legion later. I will also personally call on each fleet to search for various special items and bring them to Vostroya, without affecting the expedition."

Nimrod nodded with satisfaction. All fleets and auxiliary forces would naturally value the hobbies of him as the Primarch and would regard it as an honor to dedicate themselves to him.

Most Astartes also have a strong sense of pride in their own legions. The mentality of not losing to other legions will prompt them to produce "specialties" from various worlds that are not inferior to those of other legions.

[This is equivalent to using part of the production capacity in exchange for potion materials that have not been touched and may be missed.

Providing supplies to the empire is at least not a loss.]
After discussing the principles of resupply, Malcador moved on to the next topic: strengthening the connection between the recovered Primarchs and Terra and the Imperium was a secret mission given to him by the Emperor.

"I think your understanding of Terra, humanity's home planet, is incomplete."

"You can use your time in Terra to visit places that interest you."

He thought of Nimrod's hobby and said with a smile.

"I think you'd be interested in places like museums and observatories, and your collection would make some interesting additions."

Each piece of the collection bears the cultural imprint of Terra. When the Primarchs admire them, they will naturally think of the Terra culture related to them.

Nimrod nodded slightly, understanding what Malcador meant.

He remembered that when Fulgrim was on Terra, he, who loved forging, stayed at Mount Naroda and used the Terrava Furnace to forge a powerful warhammer - the Furnacebreaker, and gave it to his good friend Ferrus Manus.

When the Primarch thought of the Terrava Forge, he naturally remembered the information about this tribe.

Terawatt, abbreviated as TWh, is a unit of energy, commonly used in the nuclear power industry, equal to 10 to the 12th power of watts.

During the Age of Strife, there was a group on Terra called the Terrava Tribe, proficient in machinery and casting. They controlled many furnaces in the Ural Mountains and were suspected to have the same origin as the Martian Mechanicus.

They lived in seclusion for thousands of years and were little known to the world. When they reappeared, they chose to pledge allegiance to Old Man Huang.

They built many weapons for Huang Laohan to use in the "War of Unification" in exchange for Huang Laohan sharing with them many technologies from the "Dark Age of Technology".

[The Tailawa tribe is also a force worth considering. They were the arms dealers before Old Man Huang signed the treaty with Mars. They should have some valuable items.]
The Primarch thought of this and spoke.

"I will make good use of my time on Terra."

After Ningluo and Malcador chatted for a while about culture and collections, they said goodbye and parted ways.

On the way back to the courtyard, he combined his memory with the information submitted by Arsene to finalize the arrangements for the next period of time.

[After dinner, we went to the Grand Observatory.]
Thinking of the Great Observatory, he couldn't help but think of the secret passage.

[As a Primarch with keen perception, I should have taken the secret passage at least once.

Let me think, which Primarchs discovered the secret passages beneath the Imperial Palace?

Magnus...]
(End of this chapter)