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Chapter 474: Prelude to War (Subscription Request)

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Calgar convened many senior officials in the conference hall of the battleship Macragge's Glory.

This meeting was to discuss issues related to waging war against the Forgotten Civilization.

Members of his exclusive guard, wearing full suits of armor, stood around the hall, symbolizing Calgar's majesty and status.

The captain of the guard stood behind Calgar.

He sat in on the strategic meeting.

The task of the guard company commander is not only to ensure safety, but also to give reminders and admonitions at critical moments.

Understanding the overall strategy and having one's own strategic thinking and judgment is also a necessary skill.

The senior executives participating in this meeting are basically from the military field.

There were representatives from every Chapter, as well as officers from every branch of the Imperial Armed Forces.

The Admirals, the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Sisters of Silence, the Sisters of Battle, the Astra Militarum, and other lesser-known organizations.

Even the Inquisition and the Assassin's Chamber sent their representatives to participate in this meeting.

Even if we cannot send representatives, there are holographic projections participating in the meeting.

The colorful uniforms are arranged neatly, like an army ready for battle.

The most attractive thing is the figure in golden armor sitting on Calgar's left hand.

The man wore a tall conical helmet that hid his face.

If the unique armor decoration is not enough to show his identity.

The strong sense of aggression emanating from that huge body is enough to explain everything.

He was none other than Leviev, the tribune of the imperial guards assigned to Universe 04.

The status of the Imperial Guards is very special in the Empire. They symbolize the majesty of the Emperor and their status as supervisors.

After the Emperor's departure from the Golden Throne.

There was no point in them guarding the palace.

Today, only a small number of the Ten Thousand Men are still guarding the dungeons under the emperor, or guarding the prisoners of the Torch of Atonement.

Most of the imperial guards were sent out.

Re-active in all areas of the empire.

Their duty is to protect the Emperor's dream and ensure that the Imperium follows the path the Emperor desires.

The Imperial Guards oversee the operation of every department of the empire. Their sharp eyes are everywhere, always searching for signs of corruption.

Leviev did not participate in the discussion at the meeting, but sat there in silence.

Like the other Custodes, Leviev is a harmonious blend of scholar and champion.

He was able to discern the intentions of each speaker from their words.

Judge their inner desires and longings, judge their loyalty to the Empire, to the Holy Emperor.

If the pursuit of personal desires exceeds loyalty to the empire and the Holy Emperor.

Then they have to undergo divine purification.

Prevent them from going further down the wrong path.

All delegates attending the meeting were armed.

Everyone was in uniform, either military uniform or religious robes.

Each one had sworn allegiance to the Holy Emperor, vowing to defend his cause and glory with their lives.

Armor and weapons gleamed, and flags fluttered in the air currents from the air handling units.

The lights are bright, illuminating every corner.

The polished marble floor reflects the crowd.

Anglican priests lit incense in the hall.

The rising smoke floated in the hall, stirred by the airflow caused by the air device, forming short-lived vortices.

"The orcs are on the move. They will be deployed to the edge of the battlefield within three standard weeks. The sages of the Adeptus Mechanicus have engraved the technology to cross the boundary wall into their genetic sequences, which will be activated when the right opportunity comes, allowing them to build stargate devices to different worlds." An officer in charge of integrated intelligence was making a report, his voice echoing in the empty space station.

"According to the reports from the undercover personnel, we already have 103 worlds as footholds. They are already working on building beacons. As long as the beacons can be lit, the Empire's legions can quickly descend. Some unimportant outer worlds have been selected as resource planets for dismantling. Their materials will be used to build the End of the Law Device to weaken the enemy's use of supernatural powers. This project is in the charge of the Mechanicus. Currently, 400 End of the Law Devices have been built. According to the theoretical maximum value, they can cover a diameter of 3.56 million light years and build a silent field."

"At maximum power, the subspace in the area will be frozen, and no soul will be able to pry open the subspace energy. At maximum power, it will also have a certain impact on us, easily causing fatigue and sleepiness in soldiers. For this reason, the power will be designed to allow ordinary people to move around for a long time, and psychics will need to be equipped with exclusive equipment to continue using psychic power."

"From the intelligence we have obtained so far, the Forgotten Civilization is divided into different realms, including the lower spiritual world, the immortal world, the greater yang world, the heavenly world, the spirit world, the demon world, the greater underworld, etc. Different worlds are separated by different boundaries. There are channels between different realms. With the help of the channels, the distance of tens of thousands of light years can be compressed to a few days or even minutes. Without the help of channels, the distance between different realms is very far, but there are also some creatures who can use the power of the subspace to cross."

"The development path of the Forgotten Civilization focuses on how to use the power of the subspace. According to known information, these guys have at least several systems for dividing realms. I will not elaborate on them here. I will mainly talk about the level of Heavenly Emperor, Immortal Emperor, God Emperor, or even higher levels that can pose a threat to the empire."

"Above the Immortal level, those creatures show obvious signs of warp corruption. The higher the level of cultivation, the more obvious the signs of corruption. Emperor-level creatures can be completely regarded as warp creatures, but they have real bodies and cannot be simply classified as warp creatures. These creatures already have the ability to distort the laws of the real universe. If you are not careful enough, it is very likely that an entire army will be killed by them."

"In order to reduce casualties, all Imperial-level and even higher-level confrontations will be handed over to the Primaris Warriors and the Assassin's Court to carry out the decapitation tactics."

... ... ... ..

The official extracted the key points of the current relevant information on the Forgotten Civilization and read them out.

Detailed information has been transferred to each person's personal database.

The initial strategy had been developed in several previous discussions.

A sage of the Adeptus Mechanicus took over the official's speaking position.

His name is Fira, and he was born on the Forge World.

He is a newly promoted sage.

The rapid expansion of the empire gave many people opportunities.

Fila is one of them.

It took him only five hundred years to advance from a priest to a sage.

He also took the initiative to apply for Universe 04.

He was sure that in this backward yet powerful universe, he could find a lot of knowledge about the past.

That knowledge can help him walk on the path of truth.

Fira's body is as bloated as the other sages, covered with steel and cables.

Various amplification devices are also installed on the head to enhance the brain's computing power.

"The Mechanicus is building enough production lines in this world. We are now able to produce the most advanced celestial-class warships and world-destroying weapons locally. The Titan production workshop, which combines the latest technical knowledge of Sage Sigmar, has also been successfully built. It is expected that the first batch of new Titans will be put into use within one Terran standard year."

"In order to enhance the coordinated operations of various departments, I have proposed a suggestion, which is to build enough lighthouse devices to enhance the information exchange between different forces. My team has currently proposed several optimizations for the lighthouses, which can expand the radiation area and enhance the communication efficiency, making the communication more stable, and making the originally expensive super-time and space instant communication cheaper. More importantly, the lighthouse is also an amplifier that enhances the power of the Holy Emperor in this universe."

"This is a good suggestion." A general said, "If the soldiers can feel that the will of the Holy Emperor is with them, they will surely fight more bravely."

Fira's advice is very pertinent.

Even some generals who usually find fault could not find any flaws.

The representative of the Assassin's Court spoke next.

People in this department always give people a gloomy feeling.

Maybe it has something to do with their special profession.

The Assassins' Court is responsible for eliminating individuals who pose a threat to the Empire.

An assassin trained by the six great temples.

Each one is one in a million.

Even the Primaris warriors would find it difficult to resist their assassinations.

The assassins of the Temple of Chulisas are ready, and they will prioritize eliminating those powerful enemies that pose a threat according to the list."

The words of the representative of the Assassin's Court were very indifferent.

No one was surprised by this.

According to normal procedures, the Assassin's Court would not participate in such meetings.

Their presence in the empire is very weak, so weak that only a few people know of their existence.

Calgar didn't care about the indifference of the Assassin's Court representative.

They are born that way.

A sharp blade that only exists in the darkness.

People from other departments also spoke up, put forward suggestions and expressed their confusion, and improved the final strategic plan.

The meeting lasted a long time.

By the time it was over, a day and a night had passed.

It is impossible to coordinate such a large army without wasting any time.

Even if you have an extraordinary mind, you still have to devote a lot of effort and time to command this battle.

The territory of the Forgotten civilization spans 150 million light years.

This is a distance that even the gods in the myths of many races cannot imagine.

Imagine how much energy it would take to wage a war involving countless lives over such a distance.

Calgar and many senior military officials coordinated production and troop deployment in an orderly manner.

Various war factories appeared in the void, some as small as a town and some as large as a planet.

Huge industrial machines dismantle planets, stars, and even various giant structures left behind by that ancient civilization.

Send the ore to the smelter and transport the seawater to the reserve area of the Celestial-class battleship.

All resources are allocated and used reasonably.

A vast number of war engines were forged, magnificent and powerful enough to drive the enemies of the empire into despair.

The Imperial Army is deployed to Universe 04 on an unprecedented scale.

The frenzy of mass production has begun, and all resources will be used for the war.

The ring-shaped Dharma-Ending Device was towed by a huge transport ship and sent to the battlefield.

The legions of the Empire took a war oath, vowing to seize the world for their liege.

Let the Empire's double-headed eagle flag fly over the ruins of the Forgotten civilization.

A battle more magnificent than the one in Universe 02 is about to break out.

This is a confrontation between civilizations.

Humanity is determined to seize Universe 04.

No matter what kind of enemy it is, the empire's warriors will march forward and bring destruction to it.