The Bizarre Adventures of the Oil Man, but Starting with Warhammer 32K

"Although they seized control of the Warlord-class Titan and destroyed the Forge World's critical energy core, they have no support on the surface. However, we can continuously transport troops down through the spaceports we still control."

The deputy foundry supervisor spoke with certainty, and it was obvious that he had made preparations on the way here.

"Sage Leon's desire to forge a world is no longer crucial to us. The relocation of the Titan Legion was the final stage of the evacuation plan, and the truly valuable production lines had already been relocated. The remaining production lines were only intended to be destroyed to prevent the greenskins from exploiting them. Although he prevented our destruction plan, it has become a place we can exploit."

"I will use our numerical advantage to send out small groups of Skitarii to harass those production lines. Since the sage's goal is to seize the entire Forge World, he will definitely divert troops to defend these production lines that we have abandoned."

"And I will personally lead the team, taking advantage of their scattered forces to launch an attack on the Titan's location. As long as we capture the Titan, everything else will be irrelevant!"

The core goal of the Deputy Foundry Supervisor has always been Titan.

He was different from the Chief Caster, a Grand Sage originally from Mars, and the Senior Caster, who oversaw all matters related to construction. Even if they failed to complete the tasks assigned by Mars, they would surely find a place to work based on their own abilities. However, the Deputy Caster, who was in charge of the Skitarii, spent too much energy on commanding them.

Now that systematically seizing resources from the chaotic Maxim was impossible, he no longer expected to gain anything extra. But he had to get this Warlord-class Titan.

Without this Titan, he was sure that he would have no place to stand on Mars.

How could Mars' own military system accommodate the influence of a sage from another forging world?

Even if this Forge World itself is a subordinate of Mars... even so, the best outcome for him is probably to work under a great sage and help him command his private army.

But with Titans, things were different. Even on Mars, a Warlord-class Titan would take decades of manpower to build. Such precious resources were enough to guarantee his position after arriving on Mars.

Besides, bringing out the Titan Legion was a request from the Martian side, and he didn't think anyone else could object to his plan.

He was quite confident that his plan would succeed, but the casting director just asked:

"Time. How long will it take you?"

"Time statistics: no later than three days and seven hours."

"Too slow."

Director Augustus replied in this way. In response to the Deputy Foundry Supervisor's doubts, he simply waved his hand and pulled up the footage from the galaxy's edge surveillance station on the bridge.

On the screen, a fleet marked with the Imperial double-headed eagle and the solar system emblem was emerging from Mandeville Point on the edge of the galaxy, and an open communication request from the astropath was also coming from the fleet.

"This is the Solar System Expeditionary Fleet. I am Hayes, Commander-in-Chief of the Solar Sector Astra Militarum. Following the decision of the High Lords Council, our forces are investigating the Greenskin invasion and requesting a resupply stop at Maxim's spaceport. Please respond as soon as possible!"

It was a standard expeditionary fleet led by the Retribution-class battleship. In the frigate group behind the battleship, there were also many Whale-class transport ships carrying the Astra Militarum.

Upon seeing this, the Deputy Foundry Supervisor suddenly stood up and said, "He's actually colluding with the Empire!"

He couldn't hide his shock: "According to the Olympia Accords, the Empire has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Mechanicus! These maggots from Abyssal 8, don't they have any sense of honor and shame as sages of the Mechanicus!"

"Denied. If he dares to lay his hands on an entire Forge World, then you should guess his backhand. Without the ability to fight against the greenskins, there is no point in seizing a Forge World."

"That shouldn't be the Imperial Army..."

Augustus remained noncommittal about the Deputy Foundry Supervisor's words. "There's no room for negotiation in the face of absolute power. The Solar Fleet will need another day or so to reach Maximus. You only have one day."

one day……

This amount of time means that the probability of the harassment tactics he had previously arranged being effective is very low, and he will not be able to weaken Le Ang's strength first and then defeat Le Ang in one fell swoop.

But the Deputy Foundry Supervisor now had no way out. His logic was spinning rapidly, calculating other possibilities if the previous tactics failed to work:

"I will do it, but I need adequate support."

"The command of the Skitarii is originally in your hands."

"I still need a fleet!"

This fleet was only used for short-distance transportation to Mars and was not equipped with many escort warships. Apart from the Mechanicus Dictator-class cruiser that the Director of Foundry was currently riding, there was only one Mechanicus Diligence-class light cruiser that could carry out orbital strikes.

Even though these two special warships of the Mechanicus are not proficient in orbital strikes, they are still overwhelming in ground combat.

Not to mention the Warlord-class Titan, even an Emperor-class Titan would disappear in a short time if hit by a luminous spear.

This is the importance of space rights. As long as the command of the two ships can be taken away from the Chief Foundry Officer, the Deputy Chief Foundry Officer will have the confidence to break through the defenses set up by the Imperial Fists.

The Deputy Foundry Supervisor assumed the Director wouldn't refuse. After all, reclaiming the Warlord-class Titan would be a boon for Augustus. However, the Director didn't immediately agree. He simply gave the Deputy Foundry Supervisor a deep look, as if evaluating something.

The deputy foundry supervisor was a little nervous, but after a moment, he received Augustus's reply:

"Agreed. I'll have two cruisers cooperate with you."

The Deputy Foundry Supervisor lowered his eyelids after receiving the affirmation. He put on the hood of the Mechanicus's red head and connected dozens of tubes to his brain.

Unlike the previous group of sages and priests who rushed to show off in front of him, the sages and priests on the evacuation list were now unwilling to lend a helping hand to a deputy foundry supervisor who was about to lose his power.

The deputy foundry supervisor was well aware of this, so he could only rely on himself.

Besides, he doesn't need help.

He is the Sage Ruler, Deputy Director in charge of the Forge World's military forces.

He is not as proficient in scientific research or production allocation as the research sages, nor does he possess extraordinary firepower like the pursuers fighting on the front lines.

But he was an army all by himself.

All the transformations on him were to serve the purpose of commanding more Crusaders.

The tubes inserted into his body were precisely connected to key areas of his brain. They weren't simply access devices; they were augmented tools, enhancing the Deputy Foundry Supervisor's data processing capabilities by stimulating and modulating bioelectric signals. Every flicker of the tubes represented the rapid transmission of countless binary codes between neurons.

These specialized conduits allow him to easily access vast databases and perform complex calculations... but more importantly, they allow him to directly control the Crusaders under his command with precision down to the individual level, as if he were commanding the movement of his own arms.

Even in the complex electromagnetic environment deliberately created by Leon, he could directly take over dozens of squadrons of the Crusader Army without the help of any external objects.

As a sage of the Iron Guard who specializes in commanding and managing the Crusader Army, this is the authority he should have.

"I will crush that Sage of Huangquan No. 8... and let him see in battle the unbridgeable gap between a poor biological Sage and a high-level Sage specialized in warfare!"

Chapter 69 Final Prelude.

A violent tremor permeated the entire underground complex. The priests steadied their steps, exchanged understanding glances, and another luminous spear struck the ground.

There was a faint smell of rock dust in the air, but no one paid any attention to it. The machines would not stop because of a bombing.

The priests worked without stopping on the assembly line, and the servitors on the assembly line were quickly armed with any weapons they could find. These simply armed servitors would be transported to the front line to fight against the Skitarii.

However, the effect that these mechanical servants can achieve is really weak, and the core of barely competing with the Crusaders is still the CMC power armor production line that Leon moved down.

Although all produced were castrated versions lacking intelligent assistance systems, the defensive capabilities provided by the ceramite-fortified power armor were already a rare commodity today. Coupled with the accompanying electromagnetic rifle, a combatant fully clad in CMC power armor was significantly more powerful than an ordinary Skitarii.

And thanks to the blessing of the forging world, a set of power armor that took two days to make on the primitive planet of Blue Star can now be produced from the assembly line in just tens of minutes.

With this production capacity, combined with the inventory Leon had previously prepared, a unit of advanced servitors, with relatively good judgment, was equipped with CMC power armor. They were now acting as a rapid reaction force, struggling to engage the Skitarii on the surface under Kurland's command.

"I never knew the Mechanicum could produce so quickly."

Sergeant Arlo on the side sighed.

"As long as there's a production line, production of anything won't be too slow. The Mechanicum's production is largely slowed down by the endless consecration rituals. The consecration rituals effectively prevent the Machine Soul from being corrupted by the Warp... but now these things are blown to pieces within ten minutes of being pulled up. In a situation where the Machine Soul is dismantled before it's corrupted, there's naturally no need for consecration."

Leon explained without looking up. He was currently operating on an Astartes who had been rescued from the front lines by Feymo. Christina, the Titan captain, was assisting him.

The Titan is now placed in an underground warehouse. Christina, with nothing to do, can only use her past achievements in the field of biology.

But such an effort would hardly change the overall situation. With a deafening explosion, the hot wind whipped up by the air wave passed through the tunnel, bringing a brief wave of warmth to the underground factory. Feeling this warmth, Christina paused.

"The Skitarii are very close."

She reminded lightly.

Li Ang wasn't surprised: "It took half a day to arrive here, which was beyond my expectation."

"I just hope your 'reinforcements' arrive soon. The underground factory doesn't have enough space for us to hold out for much longer... Or, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

Christina's doubts are indeed reasonable.

The control of the void shield of the Forge World's hive city is not in Leon's hands, and the previous plan to destroy the spaceport did not go smoothly.

Although Leon did launch a surprise attack and used Sage Lifar to incite the priests on this planet, the nature of the Mechanic Teaching Valve and the Religious Union determined that most of its resources were controlled by a few people.

Besides, Leon is unable to integrate all the remaining forces on this planet.

Self-preservation is always the top priority of the Mechanicus. After realizing that the Forge World was in chaos, many high-ranking priests who were confused about the situation and were not in the evacuation group reacted by sealing off factories and production lines, with a subtle tendency to occupy the mountain and become king.

The offensive of the Skitarii was swift and fierce. They directly bypassed these factories to trouble Leon, so these factories that could not be integrated were not a help to Leon at the moment.

The ones who can really help Leon are the priests he united with when the Titan Legion caused chaos.

Although they numbered in the tens of thousands, the only resources they could contribute were themselves and a few servitors for production. Besides dedicating themselves to labor, they didn't have many resources to assist Leon in his fight against the Foundry Council.

On the contrary, the Forge Council can continuously attack Leon through orbital bombardment and the Crusaders transported from the spaceport.

Although Leon integrated the private armies of the priests, the combined forces were no match for the Deputy Supervisor of Foundry, who had hundreds of thousands of crusaders at his disposal and could command thousands of them with ease.

After all, the deputy foundry supervisor on the opposite side can really perform micro-control such as "move the laser cannon five millimeters to the left".

His only advantage, or bait, was the Warlord-class Titan in his hands.

The Warlord-class Titan is very powerful. For the army, a Warlord-class Titan is a big boss that can dominate an entire battle. But compared to the army, the boss in orbit is the real boss.

Even with only two cruisers, there were few units on the ground that could withstand their ground lances and bombardments.

So Leon simply moved the Titan underground, and took advantage of the urgency of the deputy foundry supervisor opposite to lead him into the underground factory, the final battlefield.

The frenzy of the enemy's attack made him realize that the reinforcements brought by Amidel must be not far away. The deputy foundry supervisor who was eager to take away the Titan would definitely not take the time-consuming and laborious approach of first blowing up the entire underground factory and then digging out the Titan.

His only option was to lead the team into the factory himself and find the Titan hidden inside by Leon.

Although Titans were also unable to fight in the underground factory, the Deputy Forge Supervisor's Crusaders would inevitably be cut off by the complex underground environment, and the deliberately disrupted communications also made it impossible for him to command so many Crusaders with ease.

In addition, Leon has Astartes on his side, and the gap between the two armies will be minimized in the underground factory environment.

As for the Deputy Foundry Supervisor himself...

King versus king, general versus general. The opponent was a high-ranking sage of the Mechanicus, so naturally, only Leon could deal with it.

Facing a high-ranking sage of the Mechanicus - even if the other party is not actually qualified, it is a huge pressure for Leon now.

He must combine his own characteristics and prepare a little surprise for the opponent in order to have a chance of winning.

After roughly stitching the wounded, Leon, having completed the operation, signaled to Elucat to carry the healed patient away. Just then, a heavy metal door slid open. The sound of metal tracks blended with the sound of explosions outside, and Kurland, covered in gunpowder, walked in.

His power armor was covered with bullet holes and burn marks. "The factory area outside has been lost. I have narrowed the width of the battlefield as much as possible to prevent them from investing too much force at once. But they have too many people. No matter how many we kill, they can fill the gaps endlessly."

He seemed to have tasted the despair his genetic father felt when he organized the Terran defense war, but just like his genetic father, even in the face of despair, there was still no fear or hesitation in his voice.

"You can't kill all the Skitarii. Even if you kill all of them on the ground, they can always dispatch another batch from orbit."

Leon was not surprised: "You have done a good job, Kurland. Start deploying underground defenses. We need to block the passages of the underground factory layer by layer. Delay as much time as possible before the reinforcements arrive."

"How long will it take?"

Kurland asked.

Li Ang estimated based on the urgency of the enemy's offensive: "About nine hours."

While the working fluid propulsion systems on the Imperial ships were outdated, humanity, steeped in this field for millennia, had already carved a fine line into this mountain of history. Even conventional chemical energy could quickly accelerate a warship to over 0.75 times the speed of light. Given the small mass of the Maxim System, the Imperial fleet's arrival from Mandeville Point was bound to be rapid.

Kurland raised an eyebrow. He didn't really care how long it would take, but the time it took made him feel uncomfortable.

However, he did not raise this issue, but instead discussed the underground defense arrangements with Sergeant Arlo, a veteran of the Imperial Fists.

They began to command the servitors to carry materials and build defense lines. The priests who were originally busy with production were also led by Sage Lifar to evacuate or move deeper.

It was just that before moving deeper, Sage Lifar came to ask Leon a question.

"Will you win?"

His eyes were full of hope and earnestness as he looked at Leon.

Li Ang didn't answer him. He kicked the trembling and flag-waving sage deep into the underground passage. Then he began to dismantle the signal dish at hand.

That was the device previously inserted into the Elucat's forehead to receive astropathic signals. Its antenna was made of psychic ashes. Leon had previously used this device to receive the news of the destruction of the hive planet Endin.

The signal pot is no longer useful, but the psychic's ashes are extremely precious.

Li Ang extracted the ashes and stuffed them into a specially made bomb. Christina, who was standing by, recognized the grade of the ashes at a glance.

"What's the use of making a grenade out of the ashes of an Eta-level mid-level psyker?"

Psyker ashes could be made into explosive weapons, but only a Zeta-level psyker or higher could trigger a warp phenomenon during the explosion. It was impossible for Leon to obtain materials of that level in an exchange with the Mechanical Priest.

As for the Eta class, which is one level lower than Zeta...

Leon didn't take this reasonable doubt to heart, he just shook the grenade at Christina.

"Don't worry, it works for me."

"You rely on this grenade?"

"of course not."