Warhammer: Opening is a Crisis of Doom

Seeing that Korwu publicly proposed to the Primarch to lead his brothers in the battleband to destroy the battle moon.

Many chapter leaders regretted it belatedly.

They followed Corvo, asking for the first battle.

Hopefully the Primarch will send them to raid the Battle Moon to clear the way for the Imperial horde.

"The Argent Skulls are willing to destroy the Battle Moon for the Primarch."

"The Creation Warband is willing to take the lead."

"The Fire Eagle is willing to share the Primarch's worries."

Many chapter masters are all fighting for the qualifications for the first battle.

I want to add another thick stroke to the honor of the warband.

Among the many battles in the past, the battle moon that raided the orcs was extremely dangerous.

A little carelessness may wipe out the entire battle group.

But those situations happened without the Primarch.

Things are very different now.

In order to solve the problem of the Charlaton star area.

Guilliman dispatched a total of thirty warbands.

All of them are space warriors who have completed the original upgrade.

The strength of the Primaris Space Marines alone is more than 30,000.

Such scales were common during the Great Crusade.

However, since the end of the Horus Rebellion and the Second Army Establishment, the space fighters have basically operated in a battle group of more than a thousand people, and rarely gathered together.

In the thousands of years of history, the number of times such a large number of warriors have been gathered can be counted on one's fingers.

In addition to the thirty battle groups, new battle groups came from all over the galaxy one after another.

Let the Primal Cast Space Marines in the hands of the Primarch reach more than 40,000.

This is already a devastating force.

A slap in the face of a force capable of resisting more than 40,000 Primaris Space Marines in the galaxy is not enough.

The orc warlord is certainly powerful.

But in the face of more than 40,000 Primaris space fighters, it still seemed a bit unsightly.

The Imperium of Man is destined to triumph.

Whoever can defeat the battle moon of the orcs will be able to win the first victory in the final battle, and add a great deal to their battle group's achievements.

Guilliman watched the many Chapter Masters and guessed what they were thinking, but he would not choose any of them.

For the war moon, he already had his own arrangements.

Seeing the people arguing endlessly, Guilliman smiled and reached out to stop their quarrel.

Order the mechanical priest on the side to release a holographic projection covering the entire hall.

Show everyone the huge, menacing Battle Moon of the Orcs.

The surface of the Battle Moon is an overlapping weave of vast molten debris and interconnected metal plates.

Looking like a giant half-rusted clockwork structure or an intricate planetary toy, the bright paint has been rubbed off to expose its inner workings.

The Battle Moon is the pinnacle of Ork technology.

Huge enough to affect the gravity of a planet.

Compared with the battle moon, those orc ships with a length of several kilometers are like swarms of insects.

In many battles between the Empire and the Orcs.

Once the battle moon appears on the void battlefield, it represents the beginning of the defeat of the imperial fleet.

There are no exceptions.

During each periodic WAAAGH wave, the Empire also attaches great importance to whether orcs have the appearance of a battle moon.

If there is, it must be immediately paralyzed and destroyed at all costs.

Otherwise, the imperial fleet will be defeated.

"This time, we don't need any battle group to carry out a surprise attack. We will directly defeat the orcs' battle moon on the frontal battlefield."

Guilliman didn't speak until everyone was quiet.

"My lord, in that case, the imperial navy will pay a heavy price." Esther said, "The imperial fleet is almost powerless to fight back against the battle moon, and it has been affected by the gravity device on the battle moon before it approaches. A weaker warship will even be torn apart by the chaotic gravity storm."

"My lord, I beg you to think twice. We are definitely not afraid of death, but the battle moon of the orcs is too terrifying. Even if the imperial fleet pays heavy sacrifices, they may not be able to break through the enemy's defense head-on."

Another admiral also spoke.

"Let the Raven Guard deal with it." The company commander of the Raven Guard who was silent just now, Verano said, "The naval power of the empire is precious, and it is not worth wasting it on the orcs."

"Indeed." Corvo agreed not to waste the power of the Imperial Navy.

"Are you all worried that the navy will not be able to defeat the battle moon??" Guilliman looked around the crowd and asked with a smile.

"Yes, my lord. Judging from the records of the empire's many battlefields, the empire's navy is indeed unable to defeat the battle moon. Every time, it paralyzes the battle moon by relying on the suicide attacks of various battle groups."

Breher, the captain of the Glory of Macragge, also spoke.

He also didn't buy into the idea of ​​the Primarch confronting the Battle Moon head-on.

Sicarius did not speak, he noticed that Guilliman did not show any irritation because of the opposition of the crowd.

On the contrary, he enjoyed everyone's doubts at the moment.

"My lord, perhaps you should explain the reason." Sicarius said, "Share your wisdom for us. There must be a deep meaning behind this."

"With your strategic wisdom, you will never make such a decision to hit a stone with an egg."

As soon as Sicarius said this, everyone woke up like a dream.

From waking up to the present, the reforms implemented by the Primarch and the innovations in various technologies, as well as the victories he has won on the battlefield, all represent that his wisdom is absolutely comparable to others.

Now, uncharacteristically, the naval fleet that cannot match the strength of the orcs is required to confront the battle moon head-on.

Quite unusual.

They just thought the Primarch didn't know much about the orc battle moon.

After all, he had never participated in the battle against the orcs to fight the moon.

But now that I think about it, something seems wrong.

The Primarch has never made a mistake, and it is impossible to misjudge such information.

"My lord, is there any other way for the navy fleet to destroy the battle moon?"

Korwu's tone was confused, he really couldn't think of what kind of thing could help the navy fleet defeat the battle moon on the frontal battlefield.

Other chapter masters, naval generals, army generals, head nuns, leaders of knight families and many other imperial heroes all turned their eyes to Guilliman.

There was confusion in their eyes.

No idea why the Primarch was so insistent on letting the Navy fight that battle.

Guilliman did not answer their questions, but turned his head to look at the astropath - Luo Shan.

"Can I ask how long it will take?"

Wearing a light-colored robe, with a thin figure, Luo Shan, the astropath who was in charge of the Macragge's Glory, showed a rare smile.

"It's close at hand, my lord. Once it arrives, the latest news will appear in your database as soon as possible."

"what on earth is it?"

Hearing the conversation between the Primarch and Astropath Roshan, Phikris, who had been silent all this time, also showed a puzzled look.

"The existing naval fleet cannot fight against the battle moon, but what if the navy has ships that can destroy a planet with a single shot? Can they destroy the battle moon?"

Guilliman showed a teasing smile, and revealed a small mystery for everyone, allowing them to see a corner of the answer.

"My lord, this!!" Breher was speechless for a while.

He didn't know how to express the many emotions in his heart.

Because of the Primarch's words, confusion, curiosity, and suspicion were all mixed together.

A ship that can destroy a planet with one shot? ?

If such a weapon really exists, then the navy is indeed qualified to fight against the battle moon.

But is there really such a ship? ?

Such a terrifying ship, why has he never seen it, or even heard the rumors.

"Master of Forge, does Mechanicus have such a weapon??"

Chapter Master Korvu looked at the casting general Keren in the Charlton sector, and asked.

The technology of the empire is in the hands of Mechanicum.

The ships are all cast by the Imperial Mechanicus.

If you want to verify the Primarch, the best way is naturally to ask the foundry general of the Charadon sector - Keren.

As a foundry general, even if he didn't master that kind of technology, he would still have heard about it.

Casting General Karen's mechanized face revealed a look of bewilderment.

He searched his memory cache, trying to find the technology that fit the Primarch's requirements.

Among the many sages of Mechanicism, there are indeed some who have a mechanical ark that can destroy the entire planet.

Those powerful mechanical arks are creations that cannot be copied.

Some mechanical arks are semi-finished products left over from the golden age, and then perfected by the sages of the Mechanicum.

"Did your lord obtain a mechanical ark controlled by a sage?" Karen asked.

If it is a mechanical ark of a certain mechanical sage, it may indeed have the power to fight against the battle moon.

Guilliman shook his head with a smile, "I'm not talking about the Mechanical Ark, but the newly completed naval ship in the Macragge Dockyard."

As soon as these words came out, Karen, the foundry general who had lived for several centuries, was also stunned.

The newly cast naval ships have the power to destroy a planet with a single shot.

There is no such technology in Mechanicism that I know.

Even if there is, it is fragmented and cannot be restored.

The vast inventory of the Mechanicum holds countless technological lore.

But a lot of knowledge is fragmented and unsystematic.

If you want to build such a ship, the technology in it must be systematic.

Without one of these links, there is no way to forge such a weapon.

The Primarch said that he had a ship that could destroy a planet with one shot, and it was just manufactured.

This means that he has a systematic construction technology in his hands.

Such techniques are by no means mechanically taught.

As the Mechanicum has become more rigid and conservative, a great deal of technology has been lost in the jumble of papers.

Don't talk about building a ship that can destroy the entire planet with one shot.

Even a lot of equipment during the Great Expedition, the Mechanicus has lost the relevant manufacturing technology, and it is impossible to create it.

"How could there be such a technology?" Casting General Karen's mechanical voice was also a little confused and at a loss.

Why would the Primarch have technology that the Mechanicus doesn't have! !

Seeing the casting general, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. It was obvious that Karen did not know such a technique.

"Is this true?" An admiral looked dazed. He couldn't believe that the empire still had the ability to create weapons capable of destroying planets.

The others didn't speak, but judging from their expressions, they thought so too.

Today's empire, with the passage of time, has lost more and more technology.

Many things are used up and gone.

Many equipment cannot be remanufactured.

"It seems that your hearts are full of doubts." Guilliman looked at the crowd and smiled. "Don't worry, you will soon be able to verify the authenticity of my words."

At this time, a crisp sound sounded.

A special rune appeared on the hologram in front of Guilliman.

Obviously, what he had been waiting for had arrived.

"Now, I present to you the sword of the Empire - the Colossus of Retribution. It will pierce the void and become a source of fear to the enemies of the Empire."

Guilliman ordered people to open the observation window and the visual capture device in the void.

At a distance from the gathering point, a million kilometers.

The divination detection device is constantly moving the strengthened void lens in order to better capture the image.

It can be seen that in the area with a diameter of 50,000 kilometers, strong space-time distortions and fluctuations have occurred in the void.

Light bends in the ultra-wide-angle lens the probe is looking at, as if twisted at the grasp of a black hole.

The etheric witchfire from the supreme sky shines and quickly goes out, burning the barrier between reality and illusion.

The space-time structure has been distorted several times in a row, eventually causing the barrier between reality and illusion to be overwhelmed.

A crack appeared.

Intense rays of light gushed out, quickly widening the crack.

The real space vibrated violently, twisted and stretched at the same time, and then was quickly torn open like a gaping wound.

After a while.

An extremely huge ship beyond the imagination of the world rushed out of it and appeared on the stage under the gaze of everyone.

The golden double-headed eagle logo with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers represents that this is a ship belonging to the empire.

Its scale is so terrifying.

Bigger than all the imperial ships assembled here.

It wasn't even a ship, more like a suspended continent wrapped in armor and rock.

The appearance of the ship is also very different from many ships of the empire.

It is spherical in shape, with a special triangular structure composed of three giant metal pillars at the front end.

Unimaginable cannon muzzles jutted from the battleship's spine, and launch ports dotted its surface.

Its huge structure has even begun to squeeze the space structure, forming its own gravity.

It can be said that it is the manifestation of human power among the stars.

What is even more frightening is that there is not only one such behemoth.

The appearance of two Colossi of Punishment of the same size from the warp represented that what Guilliman said was true.

These giant ships comparable to a continent were really forged by Macragge.

Corvo: (ΩДΩ).

Verano: (ΩДΩ).

Esther: (ΩДΩ).

Many naval generals: (ΩДΩ), (ΩДΩ), (ΩДΩ), (ΩДΩ).

Foundry General Kren's mechanical prosthetic eye hummed.

His eyes widened.

The data processing center inside the skull kept sending out warnings.

The others were also so shocked that they couldn't recover their senses.

"How!! How do you feel about the God's Punishment Colossus designed by Kaul and me??"

Guilliman smiled, looked at the people who were too shocked to speak, and asked.

"I've never heard of such a project." Casting General Karen was stunned, too shocked to say a word.

His whole body has been regarded as sluggish.

The calculation module in the skull has been overloaded for protection.

He frantically retrieved all the information he stored, wanting to check the information of this giant ship.

But no matter how he searched, the result he got was that there was no such data.

"Of course you haven't heard of it. This project started after I woke up." Guilliman smiled, with a hint of complacency in his tone.

"How is it possible?" Casting General Karen shook his head, unable to believe it was true.

It has only been a few years since the original body woke up, how could it be possible to build two such huge ships.

The diameter of the sphere alone is estimated to be thousands of kilometers long.

How could it be possible! !

The others also had expressions of shock and disbelief.

It takes more than ten years for a moon-class cruiser in the empire.

Such a huge ship, comparable to a continent, only needs a few years, which is simply unbelievable.

"Nothing is impossible." Guilliman smiled.

According to the urine nature of Mechanicism, this kind of thing is of course impossible.

But according to Guilliman's personality, everything is possible.

His pursuit is to be fast and good, and put other things aside.

In fact, many of the main components of the Colossus of God's Punishment are not brand new.

Instead, it is selected and optimized from the parts that already exist in the foundry world.

The technological level of the empire is hard to describe.

But there are still many good things in the foundry world.

The Colossus of Heaven's Punishment is created by using brand-new technology to assemble existing things and adding key technologies.

It's as if the Colossus of Retribution needs a power supply device.

This device does not need to be specially built.

It can be selected from the existing energy supply devices and installed in the God's Punishment Colossus after optimization.

The same is true for other parts. When necessary, it is also possible to dismantle the parts of several warships and replace them.

Besides, the Colossus of Heaven's Punishment is big.

But many places are made of marble or other building materials, not all of them are welded steel.

One thing is worth mentioning.

That's the question about the material composition of the starship.

Under normal circumstances, starships cannot be made entirely of metal.

When navigating in space, there are only two problems that need to be solved most.

The first one is how to maintain the life support system of the spacecraft, keep oxygen circulating, and ensure the supply of food and water.

Second, how to power the spacecraft.

Solved these two problems.

It doesn't matter what the ship's shell is made of.

As long as it can be sealed.

You can make it with ice cubes.

Many ships of the empire are made of pure gold or the best materials to make the bones.

Other places are filled with marble or other building materials.

The hull will not be welded entirely of metal.

Unless it is necessary to enhance the defense, heavy metal armor will be added.

Many battleships in science fiction films are made of metal.

It's actually a lie.

Starships don't necessarily need metal to build.

All in all, the Colossus of Heaven's Punishment is a standardized product produced in pursuit of efficiency.

It is enough to stitch together the various existing things of the empire so that it can achieve the expected functions.

It is completely different from the current Mechanic Education production model.

The ships produced by Mechanics are all in charge of different Mechanic Sages.

Each one is unique.

Some parts are even handcrafted by the Mechanicus to please the Mechanic.

This is also the reason why the construction period of imperial ships sometimes lasts for several years, decades.

After all, grinding parts is delicate work, and you have to pray during it.

The speed is naturally slow.

"There is communication." The communications director stepped into the hall and reported to the Primarch.

"Come in," Guilliman said.

"Okay, my lord." After the communication director finished speaking, he ordered his assistant, "Synchronize all the data to the conference hall."

After a while, the projection in front of everyone flickered.

The image of Calgar appeared in front of the crowd, facing the Primarch's position.

"My lord." Calga, who was fully armed and ready for battle, knelt down on one knee respectfully in the video communication.

"Don't be so red tape, report your situation," Guilliman said.

Shocked a group of imperial heroes, and made him feel quite good.

"According to the order passed by the great sage Kaul, I was ordered to bring the colossus of punishment over here to participate in the battle of the Charadon sector. At present, two colossi of punishment have been completed, and four more will be completed in half a year. In addition to participating in the battle, these two Colossi of God's Punishment also undertake the task of testing. The great sage Kaul will optimize the battleships behind based on the data obtained by these two Colossi of God's Punishment."

"At present, the two giant elephants of punishment are ready for battle and can be put into battle at any time. The relevant crew members have completed charging their weapons and can lock on to hostile targets at any time to attack."

Following Calgar's report, the shock in everyone's hearts became more intense.

There are four equally huge Colossi of Heaven's Punishment, which will be completed in half a year.

Putting aside such industrial strength, the empire's naval strength will swell to a terrifying level by then.

The space undead, who claim to have the strongest technology in the galaxy, may not be able to compete with humans in terms of navy.

Casting General Karen even swallowed his saliva.

He knew that the thirteen original body must have violated many prohibitions of Mechanicum.

But in the face of such a powerful Colossus of Heaven's Punishment, the opposition of the Mechanicus seems a bit insignificant.

Really, as the original body said, it has the power to destroy the planet with one shot.

Not to mention the Mechanicum, even the empire's various actions against the Thirteen Primarchs may be powerless and can only be condemned verbally.

Just now, many high-ranking empires who questioned Guilliman.

The expression on his face at this moment was full of astonishment.

Can't say a word.

The appearance of the Colossus of Heaven's Punishment shocked them all to the point of being unbearable.

There is no way to calm down.

In terms of scale alone, the Colossus of Heaven's Punishment is much smaller than the battle moon.

But it is fierce, and a single shot can destroy a planet.

Even if there are a few more battle moons, I am afraid that there is no way to resist the attack of the Colossus of Heaven's Punishment.

"Let's go to war, the battle moon will be handed over to the navy to destroy." Guilliman stood up and said to the crowd, "Let us wipe out the cancer here for the emperor, for the empire, and for mankind."

After declaring war to many high-ranking empire officials, Guilliman turned his head and looked at Calgar's projection.

"Win it for me, Calgar. Lock down that battle moon, destroy it, and clear the way for the Imperial forces to advance."

"As you wish, my lord." Calgar saluted with fists.

I thought about writing seven or eight hundred words, how can I explain the punishment of the colossus during the day, and now I find that I was wrong.

The Colossus of God's Punishment is just a welded frame, and the basic generators are spliced ​​with existing ones, and the rest are all marble building materials.

I clearly laid out dozens of chapters and told you that this is an industrial quick product.

You have to tell me that the industrial capacity of the five hundred worlds cannot keep up, and you want me to build it for decades.

GW exploded hundreds of thousands of cans and tens of thousands of warships in the five hundred worlds, you didn't mention a word.

With the mobilization ability of Five Hundred Worlds, it is entirely possible to do this.

Industrial productivity increases with the development of technology.

The reason why the empire has no intelligence is that the production speed is too slow.

I'm being reserved about building spaceships out of marble.

At least it hasn't mentioned the practice of spraying water into ice and then building a spaceship.

There's a science fiction novel written that way.

Cooperate with the fine gold structure as the bottom, and other places are filled with marble and other thermal insulation and sealing materials.

All alloys are used, do you know how exaggerated it is?

The Emperor's Phantasm are all constructed of adamantine and marble.

To be honest, some technologies are just like that. You say that Potian is just that stuff.

The void has no gravity, and meteorites are very sparse.

The only thing that can threaten the Colossus of Retribution is the invisible stellar force field.