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

This magical technology from Gundam has been partially reproduced in the Warhammer universe through the orcs' power of thought.

The mental sensing framework derived from the orc's thoughts can serve as a medium to materialize the user's mental power. When the user uses the mental sensing framework to manipulate something, he can use this device to achieve an effect similar to that of the orc.

Leon found it difficult to explain what mental power was in Warhammer. After repeated testing, he realized that the criterion for judging this might depend on the size of the user's subspace projection.

Although there is no absolute correlation between the size of the warp projection and the strength of psychic power, it is an indisputable fact that people with strong psychic power have more significant warp projections.

Unfortunately, Leon himself did not have a warp projection. After this technology was created, he invited Isaga, the think tank, to test it.

However, Isaga, a Beta-level psychic, can only use this equipment to control a bipedal sentinel mecha that is more than three meters tall.

Forget about the Gundam, it’s even questionable whether this thing can even hit an iron ball.

To be honest, the actual effectiveness of a Beta-level psyker using this thing might be worse than letting Isaga swing his sword and chop it himself.

Such low control efficiency made Leon realize that he might not be able to realize his beautiful vision of letting the pilot control the Gundam alone and mess up the battlefield.

After a lot of trouble, Leon finally realized that the actual function of this thing should be to serve as his own production plan for the Omen Titan.

The Omen Titans, also known as the Psionic Titans, are a secretive Titan Legion outside the Mechanicum, governed solely by the Omen Adeptus Mechanicus, a group founded by the Emperor himself. They utilize psykers as pilots, unleashing the fury of divine machinery and psychic energy in a Warlord-class Titan form.

During the Great Crusade, three Omen Titans participated in the battle against the Eldar Ark. They easily slaughtered all the Eldar Ghost Knights and Titans on that small Ark and won the victory with a crushing victory.

But that was the only recorded battle of the Omen Titans. Both it and the Omen Order disappeared after that, and no one knows whether these Omen Titans still exist.

Leon didn't know the principle of the Omen Titan, but if he put this mental sensing frame on the Titan, he expected the effect between the two should be similar.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a string of psykers around for him to tie one of them to the psycho-sensing frame and use as a battery for the Omen Titan. He couldn't guarantee like the Emperor that so many psykers tied together wouldn't go out of control just by a phone call from a vendor.

This idea can only remain empty talk for the time being.

Li Ang felt quite regretful that after all the trouble he had, he got something that he couldn't use for the time being.

Fortunately, the power he had accumulated since the Beast War was already strong enough, and now he did not need this new technology as a trump card to be qualified to play in the Battle of Terra.

Although the power of the Astra Militarum was not entirely at his disposal, until the crisis on Terra was resolved, they, led by Hayes, would be Leon's trump cards.

However, the news of Terra's request for help came much faster than Leon expected. Before the reinforcements he transferred from Maxim arrived, Terra had already been hit by the second battle moon.

The news was transmitted from the Astropathic Court of Terra to the Covenant Port, and then passed to Terra by the Astropaths in the regiment. When Kurland pulled Leon out of the laboratory with the news, Leon felt puzzled.

"They're asking for help so readily? Don't they plan to resist on their own? Where's Lansong's Imperial Fleet?"

Kurland answered Leon's question: "When the battle moon arrived, Terra was holding a victory parade to celebrate Lansong's destruction of the battle moon. The solar fleet entered the Earth's atmosphere and sailed at a low speed as a demonstration."

"And then the Battle Moon appeared above them? What a coincidence?"

"Well, the Solar Fleet was destroyed by the Battle Moon's gravity and artillery fire. The main fleet of eight battleships or battlecruisers is now reduced to just two, and all the small and medium-sized auxiliary vessels have also been lost."

Li Ang understood: "That's why they are so eager to seek help from the Final Wall."

Isaga, who had been listening, spoke up, his voice filled with obvious dissatisfaction: "Not the Final Wall, but the Imperial Fist."

Although there's only a single letter difference between the words "Legion" and "Chapter," the symbolic meanings are vastly different. Even Leon couldn't help but admire the High Lords' unwavering perseverance.

But if you combine this persistence with the fact that Lansong had previously been so determined to avoid fighting and still ended up almost losing the entire fleet, Leon felt that the situation on Terra was more like an absurd drama.

Kurland was concerned about the Imperial Fists' duty to defend Terra, while the Successor Chapters that assisted the Last Wall felt dissatisfied with their honor because they were ignored by Terra. All the Chapter Masters present turned their eyes to Leon, wanting to seek his advice.

"If you ask me what my advice is, I'd give them some time to dry out. Terra isn't some other planet; the cards it possesses are enough for them to withstand the Orks' gravity weapons. The High Lords won't fall into danger so quickly. When Terra realizes the Legion's power is necessary, then we can return to Terra with good reason."

Kurland felt Leon's words made sense, and this, combined with the dissatisfaction of the successor group, became the source of his entanglement in how to proceed. But at this moment, the Soul Drinkers' Chapter Master, Danyatus, stepped forward.

The Chapter Master, who had previously supported returning to the Phalanx, still insisted on his idea. He used his excellent eloquence to explain his ideas to everyone present:

"Brothers, my Chapter and I do not stand here for honor. Honor is important, but it is not the only criterion for our actions. We return to Terra because it is our duty - our duty to humanity. We fight because we must. Not for honor, but because it is what we should do."

As the largest group present, his words carried weight and moved hearts. Within a short period of time, the situation shifted heavily in favor of Terra.

When everyone's eyes were focused on Li Ang again, Li Ang knew that he could no longer refuse this decision.

"I still stand by my previous opinion. However, I will prepare for the march to Terra."

Forces that weren't their own always had to make certain compromises. The Chapter Masters heaved a sigh of relief at Leon's response. They thanked Leon for his decision, but Leon just squinted his eyes as he looked at Daniatus.

The Chapter Master, who seemed to be completely devoted to the Imperium, became increasingly suspicious in his eyes.

Honor is more important to the Astartes than life. Those who make choices above honor are either saints or have other motives.

Is Daniatus, who wrote "Answers to Questions about Military Service", a saint?

Leon was even more convinced that he had other intentions - and what he was after was on the Mountain Phalanx.

After running around for a long time, you end up running into a colleague with a bigger appetite than you?

Leon wasn't proud of his origins as Huangquan No. 8, but this background had given him a flexible moral compass. He had no intention of falling out with Danyatus, who was currently in the upper echelons of justice, and his preparations would proceed in secret.

Once we get on the Phalanx, everything will become clear.

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Maxim's reinforcements ultimately failed to arrive before the final wall set out towards Terra.

This was normal, as Maxim didn't have a spaceport. Even if Leon had the Inquisitor dispatch a large number of transport ships, Maxim, which could only rely on shipping, wouldn't be able to quickly complete the troop preparations.

Leon could only send back a new copy of the Star Message. He asked Maxim not to gather at Port of Covenant anymore, but to go directly to Terra after getting ready.

In addition to the previous troops, Leon asked them to bring the remaining expedition fleet headed by Matt Horner, and Hayes also had to come with the troops.

Leon estimated that it would take them at least a month and a half to reach Terra after he arrived there, which meant that he had to rely on the forces at hand to deal with any problems that might arise on the Phalanx.

Leon wasn't particularly worried about the Soul Drinkers. The space aboard the Phalanx wasn't a planet where the Chapter could freely conduct orbital strikes or decapitation operations. With their preparedness and high morale, eight hundred Soul Drinkers couldn't possibly crush the entire Final Wall using the specialized operations customary to the Astartes.

The 300,000 undead soldiers composed of Dich people at his disposal are Leon's confidence.

The Warp passage to Terra was unexpectedly calm. This calm even lasted until they jumped out of the Warp. Mandeville Point, which was supposed to be patrolled by the Solar Fleet, was now empty.

This was the first time Terra had been ravaged again after fifteen hundred years, but the strength of Terra's defenses at this time was far different from that during the Siege of Terra.

They were clearly the core of the human empire, but Terra didn't even have a fleet to come up and confirm their identity like they did at Covenant Port.

"The Empire has reached this point..."

Thorne, who participated in the Battle of Terra, sighed that he had never returned to Terra since the split of the regiment, and he did not expect to come back at this time.

The human empire possessed thousands of battleships and countless cruisers, but this vast armament was of little practical significance within the empire's bloated structure. The beast's threat had been delayed for a long time thanks to the concerted efforts of the generals, but the empire had only been able to muster a meager eight battleships during this delay.

Even six of the eight battleships were destroyed.

The fixed defense array starting from Pluto was still intact. This was Terra's most proud barrier, but it was meaningless when the orcs directly drove the battle moon over Terra's head.

The sublight-speed journey to Terra wasn't particularly interesting; Leon only glanced at Mars as they passed by. The group of oilmen seemed indifferent to Terra's situation, but they were clearly affected by the siege. At least half of the planet's furnaces had stopped operating due to a lack of raw materials.

This is not something the oil men can tolerate.

If they didn't stand up to fight the orcs, Leon felt that they must be plotting something in private, and might one day make a big news for everyone.

It was only a matter of time before they came into contact with the Martians after returning to Terra, but for now, the focus was still on the Phalanx. When the fleet was over Terra, they finally saw Terra's second "moon" in the shadow of the Earth's far side.

Terra, the cradle of the human empire, the sacred home planet, was now shrouded in a vast shadow. A battle moon, unaccompanied by a fleet, hung high in orbit. It was slightly larger than the one at Covenant Harbor, almost as large as the Phalanx.

Strangely, he did not activate any weapons, but just stayed anchored on Terra, quietly looking down at the planet below that had been torn to pieces by humans themselves.

The Astartes were confused by this, but Xie Ri, who was also an orc, figured it out.

"I think that warlord is trying to humiliate Xiami."

It's like the orcs are looking down on humans, a failed race, from a high position.

This answer left everyone feeling uneasy, with the exception of the Soul Drinkers' Chapter Master, Danyatus, who held a different opinion.

"They have the right to despise us, brother. These orcs have already won the struggle for survival. They have evolved a society free of stress and anxiety. Who are we humans, who are about to lose, to judge them?"

This alleged advocacy of aliens displeased the Black Templars, who particularly hated aliens. Lancelot, in turn, questioned: "Why do you think we will fail?"

"That's the problem. We're still trying to figure out why we failed, but the orcs don't even bother asking questions. We see a powerful civilization, but we despise its barbarity."

The atmosphere was tense for a moment, but Kurland, already showing some leadership, stepped forward to put the dispute aside: "The orcs are indeed a powerful opponent, but as long as the sons of Dorne work together, no opponent is invincible to us."

"That is exactly why I followed the Final Wall, Brother Kurland."

Danyatus bowed slightly. "I believe that humanity will overcome this difficult time with my help, and the Empire will be fundamentally reborn from this ordeal."

This sounds a bit strange, but at least it is more acceptable than the previous encouragement/praising of orcs.

The conflict was temporarily put on hold due to the concession of Danyatus, who clearly favored the aliens, and Kurland began to try to contact the Phalanx.

The last Imperial Fists garrison responded to Kurland's communication and, following the instructions, found the ancient warship, which had changed its garrison location to avoid battle, between the orbits of Terra and Venus.

The Astartes' strike fleet entered the port one after another, led by the few remaining chapter servants. At the port, Kurland met the highest-ranking Imperial Fist who remained on the Phalanx - a pharmacist.

He had been busy with the training of new recruits and therefore had not joined the previous expeditionary fleet. After realizing something was amiss, he accelerated the training process. However, only twenty new recruits had completed their training.

The last of the Imperial Fists' strength converged on the Phalanx, and an ancient Dreadnought was awakened. At this critical moment, they gathered in the Phalanx's monastery, awaiting inspection by the current Chapter Master, Kurland.

This was a moment of profound significance, for Leon was the only one invited by Kurland, and he accompanied Kurland into the monastery to inspect what might be the final Imperial Fists.

The recruits were fearless and determined, clearly worthy of the title of the Last Imperial Fist. However, what caught Leon's attention was the ancient Contemptor Dreadnought.

In theory, the size of the dreadnoughts should be similar, but the dreadnought in front of him is much larger than the one used by the hunter on the Blue Star before.

Through analysis, Leon determined that this was because the veteran in the Dreadnought was much taller than the average Space Marine, and the size of the Dreadnought was increased accordingly.

Enlargement is the most common mutation among Space Marines, with some Space Wolves even boasting warriors more robust than some of their Primarchs. However, the fact that a severely injured veteran who could enter a Dreadnought should theoretically have had all non-essential organs removed makes it seem quite bizarre that he could still retain such a large size.

Li Ang silently marked this fearless person as a highlight.

The review was hastily concluded when news of the Imperial Fists' return reached Terra. Imperial Grand Admiral Udo invited Kurland to Terra for an informal meeting. Before departing, Kurland asked, "What do you think of them?"

"These new recruits are certainly fearless warriors, but I think you need a speech to boost everyone's morale."

"speech?"

"I'll write you some lines for reference next time. But before you go to Terra, you have to tell me one more thing. Where is the production line on the Phalanx?"

PS1: Some typos are to avoid inexplicable blocked words.

PS2: The Ominous Titan's second appearance was actually in Propelos, where he was beating up magical ponies. After that, he also participated in the Webway War. After that, there was no further mention of him.

PS3: The Phalanx avoids battle is the official plot of Beast Wars.

This ancient warship was mostly abandoned due to the inability of the Imperial Fists to maintain it after it was reorganized into a chapter. Unable to fight against the Orks, it chose to avoid fighting.

But I think the writer didn't know how to make the battle moon rush into the face when there is the Shanzhenhao, so he found a reason to ban the Shanzhenhao.

In the original story, the Imperial Fists returned to Terra nearly half a year later than now. By then, the High Wall had assembled seven chapters, and the attack on the Battle Moon was led by seven battle barges (the Solar Fleet only had one battleship commanded by Lanson at the time, and chose to avoid the battle), and with this level of force, they fought back and forth with the Battle Moon.

From this perspective, the Combat Moon doesn't seem to be very powerful except for being able to charge into the enemy's face, but if it's not strong, the Mountain Array, which avoids battle, will be even worse off.

Chapter 158: Sneaking into the Mountain Array gene seed bank.

"I will have the Chapter's servants lead the way for you. In addition, I will give you permission to access the archives regarding the maintenance of the Phalanx."

Kurland went to Terra with great vigor and before leaving, he gave Leon many authorizations that even a sage would never get in his lifetime. These authorizations were enough to allow Leon to travel freely on the Phalanx.

Of course, this is limited to those places where it is still passable.

A massive ancient interstellar fortress capable of Warp navigation, the Phalanx conquered hundreds of worlds during the Great Crusade. However, after the Heresy, not only its construction but even its maintenance technology was lost. The Imperial Fists' divisions into Chapters left them lacking the manpower to maintain and operate this powerful star fortress. Consequently, more and more fortress systems failed completely each year.

Leon checked the maintenance files of the Phalanx by the Imperial Fists. These simple and direct records recorded a cold fact - most of the docks of the Phalanx were abandoned, half of the star-destroying cannons on the battleship were unusable, and the engine system was seriously aging. In terms of cruising speed alone, it might not be as good as the Battle Moon.

It is no wonder that the Phalanx chose to avoid fighting under the threat of the Battle Moon. If a head-on confrontation really came to pass, with the Empire unable to allocate a fleet to support it, the fate of this magnificent ancient star fortress would most likely be to perish together with the Battle Moon.

No one could bear this responsibility, not even Kurland.

If the situation of the Phalanx had been better, he might have been able to play a role that went beyond mutual destruction.

Under Leon's chairmanship, a small maintenance meeting was held. Due to the gathering of several regiments, the Final High Wall Alliance, which had more technical sergeants than before, received maintenance tasks for the Mountain Phalanx under Leon's assignment.

Being able to participate in the maintenance mission is an honor in itself. Most chapters have no objection to Leon's assignment, but the Soul Drinker's Master Forger has a different idea.

"Rather than the Star Destroyer Cannon, we'd rather participate in the internal maintenance of the Phalanx."

"reason?"

"The Soul Drinker left some information about the interior of the Mountain Phalanx. With this information, I should be able to play a greater role in its maintenance."

Leon did not refuse the request. He allowed the Soul Drinkers to take action on their own as long as they submitted their maintenance records regularly.

As an additional preparation, he deployed the approximately 100,000 undead troops that came with the warships in the area near the Soul Drinkers' activities.

They were nominally resting and training in the hall near the Soul Drinker, but Leon had secretly communicated with Neos and Colonel William, asking them to be ready for battle at any time.

With the pressure of surveillance shared by the bottom nest people, he focused more on the casting area of ​​the Mountain Phalanx.

As the Legion's former base, the massive Phalanx left behind numerous production lines for technical equipment. The nearly annihilated Imperial Fists were no longer able to operate these production facilities, so Kurland simply promised them to Leon, allowing him to adjust them on his own.