Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 142: War Meeting at the Black Duke's Court

Sovereign Shadow, conference room.

The tempered glass dome and the shutters of the numerous windows slowly dropped, while the runes of the shielding device lit up and the power was turned to maximum.

The Primarch sat high on a black throne on a white marble platform, with Arsena Dunn, the Primarch's attendant, and Diana Boleyn, the captain of the flagship, sitting slightly lower on either side of him.

The attendees of the war meeting included not only the Chapter Masters and Company Commanders of each Chapter, but also the Captains of the squads and even the Astartes who were not commanders.

These legion warriors all have one characteristic: they are all extraordinary.

There are currently 331 Order Shadows in the six chapters who have become Beyonders.

Nimrod's overall plan for the Legion's future Extraordinaries is that each regiment will focus on a certain core approach and be equipped with an appropriate number of Extraordinaries.

It takes a certain number of extraordinary people to form a unique tactical style, while extraordinary people from other paths will use their special abilities in various situations.

At present, his plan is still in the first stage, and he has determined the focus of the 4th, 7th and 11th regiments among the six regiments mobilized this time.

The core path of the Fourth Regiment is the "Path of Death", and Death Lord Adams is currently the "Corpse Collector" of Sequence 9.

The core path of the Seventh Regiment is the "Red Priest", and the Reaper Lord Sanchez is currently a Sequence 9 "Hunter".

Since Sequence 5 of the Red Priest Path is the Reapers, Nimrod gave this chapter the name of his previous Legion.

Although Nimrod determined that the core path of the 11th Legion was the "Black Emperor" path, he was not satisfied with Lord Christian's abilities.

He was not as capable as Adams and Sanchez, and lacked the qualities that would have impressed the Primarchs.

Christian was trained to be a Sequence 9 "lawyer" because he fulfilled the requirements of the Primarch and led the th Legion to complete the transformation, but in Nimrod's heart, he hoped that more outstanding offspring would appear in the future.

As for the other three war groups, Nimrod has not yet clarified their core paths, and the reason is that the abilities of the three lords are not good enough.

But given that they had all completed their missions, passed the loyalty test, and met the threshold for Extraordinary beings set by the Primarch for his offspring, they were all trained to become "lawyers."

The Shadows of Order sat down with the Primarch at the center. After Nimrod listened to the briefings from the six lords, he spoke.

"You have all completed my tasks very well and implemented the philosophy I required."

After the Primarch gave a word of encouragement, he turned his gaze towards the Reaper Lord.

"The one who performed the best was Sanchez. Your ambush plan was very effective and quickly eliminated the Savage Eldar."

"I have decided to reward you. Mars forged my flagship. The Relic-class battleship Void Hunter, which the Emperor gifted me, will be given to you."

"I hope you can make good use of this battleship and hunt more enemies."

The Reaper Lord, who received extra praise from the Father of Genes, immediately stood up and spoke solemnly.

"Father, I will definitely make good use of the warship you gave me to hunt more enemies for you."

Ningluo nodded slightly and looked at his other descendants.

They all looked at Sanchez with envy. They envied him not only for the ultra-long range of the Relic-class battleship, but also because this battleship was once the flagship of the Father of Genes.

The Primarch said with a smile as Sanchez sat down.

"There are countless wars waiting for you in the future. You all still have a chance."

"Warships, weapons, armor, etc. As long as you perform well, I will give you rewards."

"Now is your chance. I'm calling you together this time to target the Orb-Spider Alliance."

Hearing Nimrod's words, the Primarch's attendant raised the control staff in his hand, the runes of the holographic projection device flashed, and a star map appeared before everyone.

The Primarch then spoke, telling his offspring what he knew about the Orb Alliance.

"The rulers of the Orb are technological aristocrats. Their supreme leader is called the Iron Lord. They live in towers as tall as hills and rule these planets with the various technologies they master."

"Although they advocate technology, their armed forces are far inferior to those of the Mechanicus. It is worth noting that the various galaxies are connected by ancient portals of unknown origin."

"Unlike previous operations, our primary goal is not to capture the tower and control the Iron Lords and Techno-Nobility."

Nimrod will not repeat the mistakes of the "Imperial Fist" in memory, emphasizing the strategic focus this time.

"Our targets are those ancient portals. In our first round of attack, we must control all of them simultaneously."

"Once the technological nobles realize they can't resist our offensive, they'll detonate the portal, and the entire galaxy will vanish in an explosion and flash." "Furthermore, the portal technology has extremely high strategic value."

"When the Orb Alliance was blocked by a warp storm, several star systems were still able to communicate with each other thanks to this technology."

In Nimrod's mind, the most valuable thing in the Orb Alliance is Necromunda, and the value of the portal can be ranked second, considering that it may not be able to be researched and replicated.

If it could be replicated, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to rank portal technology first.

The Primarch cast his gaze upon the crowd, "Do you have the confidence that you can control all the portals simultaneously and achieve your strategic objectives?"

In the past, the 11th Legion fought independently and had difficulty coordinating within the same company.

Although he reshaped the culture of the Legion, the time was still short, and coordinated operations across galaxies and chapters remained a challenge.

If his descendants lack confidence, he will wait until the prophecy dice is fully charged and use it for divination.

The six lords' eyes met with each other, and they all read confidence in each other's eyes, and spoke at the same time.

"Father, we can complete your mission."

Nimrod looked behind them, "Szesni, I'd like to get the opinions of the members of the Black Lord's Court."

The lord who served as the captain of the first company spoke, with the skull emblem of the Fourth Regiment painted on his right shoulder.

"The Shadow of Order is now a whole. We can complete your orders."

"I believe that once the members of the Royal Court return to their respective teams, they will convey your order that the portal is the primary target to every level of the Legion."

Ningluo's eyes swept over all the members of the Black Lord's Court. His purpose in summoning all the members of the Royal Court was to have his orders conveyed to all levels by members of the Royal Court at different levels.

The Primarch thought for a moment and decided to trust his children.

"In that case, we will set off immediately after the meeting."

"Father," Rosicky, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up, "I have a way to interfere with the portal. Perhaps I can prevent the enemy from detonating it."

The Primarch turned his gaze to the Forge Master. "What is the solution?"

"While I was on Mars, I participated in the development of a new Astartes armor. This project was called the Terminator."

"Because this armor is rather bulky, teleportation technology will be added to it."

Nimrod nodded slightly. He knew that after the Battle of Ullanor, the Empire would gradually equip each legion with Terminator armor, and he thought the research had started now.

"I have a good understanding of teleportation technology from my research."

Rosicky, who was still a "generalist" at the time, said confidently.

"Although the teleportation device and the Orb Alliance's portal may be slightly different in technology, the principles should be similar."

"Detonating the portal will inevitably involve overloading energy. I can conduct research in this area and design a targeted jamming device. This will at least buy time before the enemy detonates it."

“After the meeting, you immediately conduct research.”

Ningluo said that the research on the interference device was successful, and his strategic plan was more confident.

The Primarch thought that if the Orb Alliance launched a counterattack, the Legionnaires guarding the portal might suffer casualties.

He decided to establish special regulations for the command of the 11th Legion from now on.

"From now on, if a commander at any level of the legion is killed in battle, his lieutenant will take over."

"If the lieutenant is not in the combat zone, or if the lieutenant is killed, the highest-ranking member of the royal court will take over."

The system established by Nimrod was similar to the "Dark Angels", but it also had its own unique features.

Arsena immediately wrote down the Primarch's orders and distributed them to the other six Chapters after the meeting.

Afterwards, Nimrod and the lords formulated a preliminary war plan.

After the meeting, he left Arsene and Adams.

(End of this chapter)