Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 212 Accelerating Construction
To seize this opportunity, the most critical thing for Rostov is to complete the construction of the orbital ring.

This not only concerns Rostov's future strategic position, but also directly affects its survival and development in the upcoming expedition.

Each section of the orbital ring carries out vital functions, whether it is food production or industrial manufacturing, which are the basis for supporting Rostov to gain greater benefits in this expedition.

Adequate food supply can not only solve the food pressure in Rostov itself, but also provide sufficient supplies for future expeditionary forces and provide guarantees for subsequent immigration development plans.

You must know that even if this expedition will last for a long time, the immigration and development plan will be carried out simultaneously. Chen Xi will not change this plan because of the war. He will even speed up the immigration process because of the war to take advantage of the protection of the army.

Industrial production capacity can provide more assistance for expedition and development, especially the production of weapons and ammunition, which will provide the necessary supplies for the expeditionary force and thus promote the development of Rostov.

Didn’t you see that a certain island country in the 3K era emerged from the shadow of a defeated country and quickly leaped into a modern developed country by repairing equipment and providing logistical supplies to the United States during the war?

Therefore, even if the orbital ring can now complete two more sections, simply being able to produce more food and set up more forging factories will significantly change the entire situation.

Although an expedition may be protracted, lasting hundreds of years, and Rostov can take this opportunity to achieve rapid and long-term development, the impact of completing it as soon as possible and delaying it until the end of the war is completely different.

If the Orbital Ring could be operational early in the war, Rostov would be able to gain an advantage in resources, technology, and military, thus gaining a more advantageous position in the expedition.

On the contrary, if the construction progress is delayed, Rostov may be put on the defensive in the war and even miss the golden opportunity for development.

So in order to speed up the construction of the orbital star ring, Chen Xi approached Sage Christen.

At this time, Sage Christen was busy commanding some barges that were originally used to transport ores and orbital ring parts to recover the eight destroyed Necron warships.

The wreckage of these warships not only contains valuable alien technology, but also serves as an important research sample for the Empire to understand the alien civilization of the Necrons.

Chen Xi has agreed to hand over one of the Scythe-class and two Shroud-class ships to the Griya Forge World, and the Griya Forge World will give Chen Xi a satisfactory reward for this.

This deal will not only bring much-needed goods to Rostov, but will also further strengthen the partnership with Gria Forge World and lay the foundation for future growth.

As for the wreckage of the remaining five ships, the Inquisition requested a Scythe-class and a Shroud-class, and they would tow the wreckage away later when reinforcements arrived.

The Inquisition's interest in these xenos technologies is evidently not limited to research; they may hope to gain further insight into the Necron threat from these wreckage.

The Forge World of Mariupol also wanted these wrecks, but they were unable to obtain the Scythe and only received a Shroud.

Despite this, the wreckage of this Shroud-class ship still has extremely high research value, and the Mariupol Forge World will obviously not let go of this opportunity easily.

The remaining Scythe-class and Shroud-class were reserved by Cawl, who promised to get Chen Xi some power-up gadgets. Cawl's promise undoubtedly filled Chen Xi with anticipation for the deal; after all, Cawl's technology and resources were among the best in the empire.

So now Sage Christen is very concerned about the wreckage of these alien warships, especially when she discovered that some of the wreckage is even repairing itself, which makes her even more concerned.

Magus Christen clearly hopes to use these wreckages to further uncover the mysteries of Necron technology.

Although the alien civilization of the Necrons is a race that has existed for a long time for the Hammersmiths in the 3k era, for the Empire in the 40k era, it is an alien civilization that they have only gradually come into contact with in the last one or two hundred years, and the Empire's understanding of it is very limited.

Now that they have access to such excellent research samples, it is obvious that no oil man is willing to give it up.

For the sages of the Mechanicus, these wreckages are not only valuable materials for research, but also excellent opportunities for their pursuit of knowledge and technology.

"Sage Christen." Chen Xi greeted Christen.

"Governor Chen Xi, is there something you want to talk to me about?" When Sage Christen saw Chen Xi, he had to stop what he was doing to show his respect for Chen Xi.

Through the wreckage of three alien warships, Chen Xi has become an important partner of the Griya Forge World, and Christen still has to give him this respect.

"Yes, I believe you are aware that the Empire is about to launch an expedition to the Rostov sub-sector to destroy the alien civilization we are facing, right?" Chen Xi got straight to the point and stated his purpose. "This expedition will start from Rostov II, so I hope you can expedite the construction of the orbital ring to provide sufficient logistical support for the upcoming expedition."

"I think we've already discussed this before." Christen was clearly not entirely satisfied with the outcome of the previous discussion, but she patiently explained to Chen Xi again, "I've already said I need more workers. If you're unwilling to provide me with a sufficient number of workers and transform them into servitors, even though Griya is a forge world with extensive experience in orbital ring construction, we won't be able to speed up construction."

Although Chen Xi and Christen did not part ways on bad terms last time this issue arose, both sides were not very satisfied with the outcome.

Chen Xi was unhappy with Christen's desire to turn his people into robot servants, while Christen was unhappy with not being able to obtain enough workers.

But this time, when the old matter was brought up again, Chen Xi's answer was somewhat beyond Christen's expectations: "How many people do you need to complete the construction of the entire orbital ring within three years?"

"Three years? This deadline is a bit tight, but if you can provide me with 500,000 people, there should be no problem." Christen quickly calculated and then reported a number she thought was more appropriate, leaving Chen Xi room for bargaining.

Her bottom line is 300,000 people.

However, in response to Christen's offer, Chen Xi replied, "I will hand over all 700,000 prisoners aboard the Rostov II to you. I don't care how you use them. I want to see the orbital ring completed in three years."

(End of this chapter)