Warhammer: From the Devouring C'tan Fragments

Now, the interior of the massive battleship was completely empty and desolate, without a single soul in sight. The servants who once bustled here, along with the skilled crew who operated the battleship, had all relocated to Planet Zesta III.

They waited quietly, eagerly hoping that their leader, Tiberus, would return and gather them together to once again conquer the galaxy.

Standing in the spacious and bright corridor of the battleship, El gazed at the brand new interior of the battleship with joy and couldn't help but sigh:

"Captain! Look at our former flagship! It's now a true warship of top-notch technology!"

A smile of genuine joy broke out on his weather-beaten face, as if the scene before him made him forget all the difficulties and obstacles in the past.

Tiberus, standing by, also stared intently at the reborn flagship of the Carcharhinan Squadron, and nodded with deep feeling.

"That's right, El, our former flagship has only just now truly demonstrated its true splendor as a high-tech warship.

It is equipped with advanced intelligent programs, no longer relying entirely on manual operation for everything from navigation and control of weapon systems, as in the past. That outdated model has long since become a thing of the past.

After saying this, he couldn't help but gently stroke the mirror-smooth metal wall beside him, his eyes flashing with infinite longing for the future glorious journey of this battleship.

Looking at Tiberus's deeply moved expression, El's heart was also filled with an indescribable complex emotion. He looked relieved:

"Captain, I have to admit that the decision you made was extremely wise! Looking back at the time when you decided to surrender, I had my doubts, but in the end, I firmly followed your lead.

I never imagined that, precisely because of this, we would have the opportunity to embrace such a brand new situation today, to have all this unimaginable glory and gains. If I had dared to disobey your decision at that time, I'm afraid the consequences would have been disastrous..."

At this point, El shuddered involuntarily, as if the mere thought of the possible bad ending would make him shudder.

When Tiberus chose to surrender, if El, who stayed in the fleet, chose to oppose, the entire Carcharodontosaurus might have completely disappeared from history.

"All this is in the past. Now we need to be wholeheartedly loyal to the great Lord of the Stars and completely save all of humanity from the corrupt empire." Tiberus put his hand on El's shoulder and spoke to comfort him.

"Yes, we are now loyal to the great Lord of the Stars. It is better to remove those traces of the past so that they will not affect our emotions."

El looked at the dismantled statues of the Emperor and the Primarch and muttered to himself.

"Yeah! It's better to clear it away." Tiberus looked towards the place where the two huge statues once stood, and murmured in a low voice.

Tiberus led his battle brothers to carefully inspect the other warships in the regiment, and then headed for the planet Jesta III without stopping.

The purpose of their trip was very clear, to reunite the former sailors and fighters of the regiment.

But a thorny problem also emerged: since the servitors and slaves in the previous regiment had been completely cleared out, a huge gap appeared in the organization of the entire regiment.

Although the warships of the Carcharodon Regiment have been carefully modified and can display their full strength with only a small number of personnel, there are still many complicated matters that need to be handled, and everything almost has to start from scratch.

The surrendered Astartes Chapter had lost the assistance from the Astra Militarum, so they had to personally select suitable mortals from among the surrendered Astra Militarum to form an auxiliary army.

These mortals will shoulder important tasks and help them master the operation of various war equipment, such as the Apocalypse Tank and the Chimera Armored Transport Vehicle (these were originally captured from the Astra Militarum, but the Defense Force, despising these relatively backward tanks, simply donated them to various chapters).

The logistical support robots that Nak brought to each regiment were prepared for this purpose. These robots could help the Astartes repair various captured tanks and recycle them.

In addition, there are powerful missile launchers, volcanic cannons, earthquake cannons, etc., a large number of advanced weapons and equipment with different performances. These all require personnel to operate in order to enhance the overall strength of a regiment.

The "Mortal Auxiliary Army" had long since disappeared from the Empire, but unexpectedly, it was now reborn among the surrendered Astartes Chapters.

Each Astartes Chapter consists of more than just the warship crew and logistics personnel within the Chapter.

They also received an additional mortal auxiliary army of one million people, and all weapons and equipment equipped by these mortal auxiliary armies of the Astartes Chapter were fully provided by the Star Army.

Although the Astartes were all brave warriors with extremely strong combat capabilities, the size of each chapter in the past was only around a thousand men, which meant that they could only carry out missions such as decapitation operations or assault battles.

When faced with large-scale battles, the role they can play is very limited.

Because of this, the generals led by Gray, after careful consideration, decided to allow these surrendered Astartes regiments to shine in future large-scale frontal battles.

So they set about expanding the already pitifully small strength of each chapter, not only increasing the number of Space Marines in each chapter to a full 3,000, but also incorporating up to a million mortal auxiliary troops into each chapter.

Tiberus and others almost all raised their hands to express their agreement with the adaptation plan proposed by Gray and others. This greatly enhanced the overall strength of each regiment. Tiberus and others not only did not object, but accepted it with pleasure.

The Astartes Space Marines who surrendered later were responsible for decapitation and frontal assaults, while the mortal auxiliary forces, who were supplied with powerful weapons and equipment, provided the Astartes Chapter with powerful frontal large-scale combat assistance, which could qualitatively improve the combat effectiveness of each Chapter.