Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

The skirmish with the Eldar on the space hulk did not lead to a larger conflict between the two races;

No trace of the Eldar Navy was found during the fleet's subsequent voyage. Under high alert, the fleet successfully arrived at its intended target, the Federman IV System, a week later.

"What's the damage to the equipment?"

On the eve of the fleet approaching the Federman section, Calvin was still finishing the previous battle.

Proceeds from seizures and excavations from previous battles are in the intense stages of inventory and verification with the help of Adeptus Mechanicus technicians.

Calvin was very concerned about these followers, especially their losses in men and equipment after the war.

In the previous battle with the Eldar, the Terminator battle groups of each chapter fought all the way, taking full advantage of the heavy firepower of the Terminator in the narrow terrain of the hulk.

The total number of enemies killed was more than 300. In the combat records of the Inquisition in recent years, whether it is the number or the ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves, it can be said that the battle achievements are shining brightly.

But everything has a price, and as a price for such gains, these veterans who were equipped with heirlooms from various battle groups also paid a total of twelve heavy casualties. As for the number of disabled people, it was twice that.

Fortunately, Calvin and the Astartes were accustomed to this kind of sacrifice, and the departure of their comrades was not a loss in the eyes of the Emperor's Angels walking in the stars.

From the perspective of those who have endless lifespans due to war and protection, this act of sacrificing their lives to realize their own self-worth is itself an excellent reward and relief.

Faith is loyalty, sacrifice is reward.

In the eyes of mortals, this sentence may be a creed spoken by the priests of the state religion, but in the eyes of the Astartes, this is the most realistic portrayal of their lives.

A simple funeral is all, of which the gene seed recovery ceremony takes up a large part.

Calvin and the commanders of the Chapter had no time to grieve. They needed to replace those who died as the living and make more contributions to the cause of the Emperor and the Empire.

Such was the loss of men that it could be gradually replenished later by new recruits;

But the loss of equipment is different. The situation of each battle group is different. The universal model of the Unyielding Tactical Dreadnought is relatively easy to deal with, and the Order of Omen can be responsible for repair or replacement;

But there are also some models that are special and difficult to maintain once lost:

For example, there are the Gorgon-type tactical Dreadnought, the Hades-type Tactical Dreadnought, and the extremely rare three Red Angel-type Tactical Dreadnoughts that the Lamenters inherited from their parent group.

As the de facto supreme commander of the alliance, Calvin, as the de facto supreme commander of the alliance, must have a clear attitude to make up for the losses of these war groups in a timely manner.

Moreover, there is a time limit for this kind of replenishment, because the soldiers of the Chapter who were urgently recruited this time, except for the new recruits, are essentially in the rest period of rotation from the front line.

The condition of these soldiers who have gone through fierce battles is not perfect, and even some veterans are still in the recovery stage after serious injuries.

Calvin's previous omens to them were based on helplessness under the significant threat of Ophelia's Chaos invasion;

And since he was the one who brought these warriors from the distant Krieg Sign here, he has the obligation to ensure that all losses of these loyal soldiers are reasonably compensated.

If these lost equipment cannot be repaired in time, then in the next hundred years of rotation, the lack of equipment will affect the mission progress of these battle groups, thus adding more unnecessary casualties.

This was something Calvin was extremely reluctant to see. The meeting between him and other group commanders took place against this background.

"Not ideal. At least fifteen tactical dreadnoughts have suffered varying degrees of damage. Ten of them need to be replaced, and only one-third can be repaired on the battleship..."

Van Vries, the senior commander of the Lamenters Chapter, answered Calvin's questions from the other side of the screen.

In response to the Primarch's call, Lord Van Vries gave everything he had. A total of forty units of Unyielding Tactical Dreadnought Power Armor can be said to be half of the equipment support provided by the Krieg System to the Weeper in recent years.

If this battle failed, Van Vries did not dare to think about how he would face his brothers in the chapter.

The situation of other Chapters was not much different, with a total of nearly 50 tactical Dreadnought gaps, which made Calvin, who actually controlled the entire Krieg Chapter Alliance, frown.

First of all, the loss of the Tauren is excluded. The reason is that the Aknak combat-type tactical dreadnought they are equipped with is extremely special. The Krieg system does not have blueprints for this kind of power armor;

Secondly, the High Lords Council paid for these injuries, and it was not Calvin's turn to raise funds for them.

Then the remaining thirty tactical Dreadnoughts were the problem he needed to solve.

Thirty, a full thirty additional tactical fearlessness needed him to raise.

For other primarchs, this would be nothing at all. Any start-up war group can afford this price. But Calvin is different. He can't even disclose his identity when his foundation is beginning to take shape. 30 Terminators are by no means an unnecessary amount for him.

Calvin stayed in the office after the meeting, thinking hard about raising these equipment.

Theoretically, these equipment can be produced by the Krieg system, but supporting the five existing war groups is already the limit of their production.

Mars was also excluded by Calvin. In today's crazy expansion of the Legion headquarters, the original inventory of Titan's home planet must be used with caution. The equipment agreement signed with Mars has a clear quantity limit and cannot be changed for this reason.

Then there was only Reza, and Calvin could still trust their industrial manufacturing capabilities.

But the question is, why?

Or to put it more clearly, what’s the price?

Judging from their behavior of not taking advantage of anything early, if they cannot give a corresponding price, the favor owed must be repaid at a more expensive price...

stc, only these human technology crystals representing technology are what they are interested in, or they are rare mineral planets, but unfortunately Reza is not such a poor forging world.

stc... Calvin looked at the soul stones placed on the corner of the table and remembered the loot that he had given to the Order of Omens before.

"Well, wait a little longer, wait until the Bad Omen Cult has a preliminary assessment of the value of those things, and then talk to the natives of the Storm Star Territory..."

After the Grand Fleet continued its subspace voyage for a week, the navigator found the location of the Federman IV star system on the star map according to the star torch in the direction of Terra; not long after, the astropaths also Intense communication began in the psychic relay channel, which supported the former's judgment.

Under the leadership of the navigator, the fleet began to leap towards the nearest Manzeville Point. After a huge roar of energy, the fleet finally saw the light of stars in the physical universe again after several months.

The Imperial Navy obviously knew nothing about the situation here, and they were extremely shocked by this group of fortresses located on the waterway to Terra.

Shortly after the Angel of Punishment initiated communications to the defense fortress, under the "guidance" of dozens of escort ships, these Imperial Navy fleets quietly followed the instructions of the flagship and sailed quietly towards their assigned berths.

Calvin did not pay too much attention to these navies. Anyway, before they separated from his fleet, the officers of the naval fleet would inevitably undergo a large-scale memory cleansing.

As for the low-level ordinary crew members, it is a pity that in a space city with distinct classes like naval battleships, they do not even have the right to know where they are as long as necessary.

On the main star of the Titan II fortress group, nearly a thousand Gray Knights were lining up in the square on the surface.

In the years since Calvin left for the expedition, the Titan homeworld from the direction of Terra has been sending Gray Knight recruits here.

This place is now being used as a pilot by the newly born legion. With the legion's increasingly abundant troops, the Gray Knights' previous ship-based combat model has been changed to a combat model in which war zones are divided by star fields, with defense fortress groups as branch bases.

The one thousand sons of Calvin and one hundred Gray Knight veterans here are the core strength of this base.

They also undertook combat missions throughout the Storm Star Territory under the leadership of other senior members during Lord Calvin's expedition.

A total of 1,100 Gray Knights, equivalent to an entire Astartes Chapter.

Although they have never met Calvin, like all legions, the sons of Calvin have a natural yearning and expectation for their genetic father.

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