Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

Shipbuilding frenzy

The Primarch's fleet's brief stop in the triple sector did not delay the Dawnbreaker Legion.

As Morgan and her [daughter] stood on the shipbuilding deck of Triple Galatea, commenting on the steel behemoth that was destined to shock the entire galaxy, the Dawnbreaker Legion's first wave of offensive against the Thorn Empire also began thousands of stars away.

Although the opponents were just a group of pathetic aliens who were complacent and self-satisfied, and their territory and national strength were somewhat unworthy of being called a pocket empire, the Second Legion still mobilized enough forces for this secret expedition.

The Legion's three Glorious Queens: In addition to the Aurora, which was carrying the Primarch to visit the Triple Sector, the remaining two, the Glory of Humanity and the Cry of the Stars, had already arrived at their combat positions under the command of Lana.

Behind these two warships, there were more than a thousand ships of all sizes, with more than ten battleships alone: if other Primarchs heard of this number, they would definitely laugh at their sister for being such a cautious coward.

Then, he belatedly realized the power possessed by the Second Legion.

In an age when most Primarchs would be content with having one or two hundred combat ships in their main fleets, the number that the Dawnbreakers paid out to crush the ants in front of them was absolutely horrifying.

Thousands of warships: Even considering the eighteen Astartes Legions today (Rana wisely ignored the Thousand Sons), not many could afford this number.

Not to mention: a mere one thousand ships are far from the limit of the Dawnbreakers.

For some well-known reasons, most of the main naval forces in the Far East Frontier are still composed of mortals. The ships commanded by the Dawnbreakers themselves are more like rapid reaction forces directly under Morgan. Their main function is to deal with sudden wars like the Assassination War, rather than large-scale naval battles in the true sense.

At this moment, the real main force of the Far East Frontier's navy is still anchored in the Hell Rock Naval Base bordering Nostramo: this large fleet composed entirely of mortals is bloated, slow but invincible, and usually does not go out in large numbers.

Because all along, the real external threats to the Far East Frontier were mostly invasions launched from the northern border: to the west and south of Avalon were a series of imperial forces including Ultramar, which might not be friendly, but at least there was no need to worry about them attacking.

As for the East: The vast Salamas star region bears the heavy responsibility of guarding the entire Far Eastern frontier from the outer darkness. Because of this, the fleet stationed in Salamas is not only powerful, but they will never leave easily unless the situation is extremely bad.

On the contrary, the northern frontier has been dancing between safety and danger: despite the assistance of the Night Lords and the Luna Wolves, whether it is the Ghoul Stars or the Northern Frontier of the Milky Way that has not yet been recovered, there will always be monsters popping up from time to time that threaten the entire star region.

Several decades ago, the biggest setback the Far Eastern Frontier had suffered since its establishment was the loss of the northern defense line: an alien race that the Empire had no record of had launched an invasion frenzy with thousands of warships from the desolate outer darkness, destroying dozens of galaxies before the Dawnbreakers could react.

Although a loss like this would not even be considered a ripple in the overall picture of the Great Crusade, it was enough to serve as a wake-up call to Morgan and her descendants: no place in this crazy galaxy is absolutely safe.

It makes sense. Even a rich and powerful starry kingdom like Ultramar has more than one greenskin empire surviving tenaciously around it: even the Ultramarines cannot completely eliminate them.

But Morgan was in no position to laugh at Guilliman.

Because the largest greenskin force in the entire galaxy is entrenched above Avalon and Nostramo.

Since the Ullanor Orc Empire was completely defeated by the Emperor's expedition, their remaining forces spanning two star regions certainly could not be immediately eliminated by the human fleet: small greenskin fleets with a number of hundreds of millions to billions of people became the most troublesome threat to the Empire in the northern part of the Milky Way after the Battle of Ullanor.

It was also the first problem that Warmaster Horus needed to solve after being granted the title of Wolf Kingdom.

But for Morgan, the problem with the greenskins is more complicated: the Night Lords' reconnaissance fleet clearly saw that more than one group of wandering greenskin legions plunged into the Ghoul Stars and disappeared without a trace.

But this was not the worst. After conducting several small-scale espionage operations, Conrad's descendants came to the conclusion that these extremely evolutionary green-skinned bastards were not completely swallowed up by the ghoul stars. A considerable number of them survived inside.

As for what they will look like after they crawl out?

Then only the emperor knows.

Perhaps thousands of years later, after the Primarch and the Legion have disappeared from the world, the remnants of the greenskins hidden among the Ghoul Stars will gain enough strength in their evolution, pick up the ancient hatred on Ullanor, and sweep the raging rage back into the human empire.

By that time, the human empire that has enjoyed peace for so long might even fall under the iron hoof of the conquerors, right?

But there is no doubt about one thing: with the speed at which the greenskins reproduce and evolve, if a [Greenskin Empire of the Ghoul Star] really appears one day, it will be absolutely impossible to stop it with the power of the Night Lords.

Behind the Nostramo Wall is the Hellrock Fortress, a fertile land with Avalon as its core.

Because of this, the number of Dawnbreakers stationed in the north of Avalon surrounding the Hell Rock System, which serves as the defense center, has never been less than five thousand, not to mention the fleet that serves as the main defense force.

This also indirectly shows how rich the cards in the Dawnbreakers' hand are: even if the garrison fleets that cannot be easily mobilized in various places occupy most of the naval power, Morgan's descendants can still mobilize a Void Army that can rival the combined strength of several Astartes Legions.

To put it inappropriately: if the Far Eastern Frontier had chosen to stand on the side of Macragge during the Badab Crisis not long ago, then the expeditionary fleet they could have mobilized might have really overwhelmed Terra's determination.

This is the advantage of size.

But Rana knew that this advantage in size would not last long.

Because each legion is expanding its forces and building new fleets at the same time.

This has nothing to do with ambition, but is an inevitable trend caused by practical problems: one or two hundred warships may be enough for an expedition, but when the Primarchs establish territories and garrison vast tracts of land in several or dozens of star zones, hundreds of warships are really not that useful.

Before setting off, Lana heard a piece of information about Warmaster Horus during a conversation with the Primarch: the Wolf God had already finalized long-term contracts with various Forge Worlds in his territory, such as Gothic, Pandex, Lucius, Mezoa and Markand, and building a new fleet was the biggest part of it.

The Wolf God was wealthy and powerful, and the Emperor's support allowed him to name his price at will: in order to quell the chaos in the north, the Warmaster placed a four-digit order in one go, and it was foreseeable that the fleet strength of the Sixteenth Legion would be even more exaggerated than the Imperial Fist's Scourge Fleet.

This huge order far exceeded the capacity of several forge worlds, forcing them to bow their heads. Russ acquiesced and distributed the excess to others, including Mars and Ryza. They would work together to build a steel division for Horus that could sweep across half of the galaxy.

The Warmaster is just a representative.

After arriving at the sealed kingdoms one after another, the Primarchs all went to the Forge Worlds that were on good terms with them, piling orders for new ships and weapons higher than a mountain: peace actually requires arms more than war.

Sects like Dorn and the Imperial Fists were still very conservative, and only slightly increased the number of warships by a few dozen according to the number of people: most of the Primarchs increased their naval strength several times after careful calculation.

Even pacifists like Vulkan and Corax are no exception.

The [Naval Holiday] first advocated by the Sigillite on Ullanor in the past was never even seriously discussed and quietly gathered dust in the corner: now, even Holy Terra itself is ordering new warships from its loyal Forge Worlds.

In this sudden frenzy, the two behemoths, the Dawnbreakers and the Ultramarines, have remained silent, because their naval capacity has long reached its upper limit, and there is no room for further increase even if they want to.

Although the Dawnbreaker officers led by Lana and others always believed that the shipyard's assembly line must never be stopped, they had to admit one thing: there was always an upper limit to the amount of naval vessels and fuel that the Far East Frontier could produce. Without them, even new warships would be useless.

Of course, they could choose to store all the new warships as a reserve force for future emergencies: but Avalon had done so decades ago.

At this point, even the ports for storing these sealed warships are no longer sufficient.

The Dawnbreakers' military expansion and preparations were secretive but frantic, and they never stopped from the moment they arrived in Avalon: even Lana occasionally doubted himself, what was the point of having so much military force?

Of course: this is the leisurely thought that only arises during the brief period of peace.

When he really took charge and commanded Avalon's navy onto the battlefield, the Lord Chancellor of the Guards could only hate himself madly in his heart. Why didn't he suggest to the Primarch to build more warships? Why did he let Ryza be idle and waste production capacity for that bastard Horus's legion?

Especially when he sees an enemy warship sinking.

Although there are only a few small boats.

Standing in the specially reinforced command tower of the Glory of Humanity, as the temporary commander of the entire expedition fleet, Lana watched the casualty reports of the battle indifferently.

Just a few hours ago, the vanguard fleet commanded by Captain Davu opened the door to the Larlan galaxy for the entire expeditionary force: the Second Legion deployed more than 200 warships, while the opponent's number was only a quarter of theirs, which was in line with the size of the Pocket Empire.

The battle was not exciting, and even seemed a bit boring. The Dawnbreakers' hunting lasted less than three hours before they reaped the smile of the goddess of victory: the last obstacle to the Larlan galaxy was cleared, and the mother planet of the Stingers was right in front of them.

It went smoother than expected.

Lana muttered to himself. He couldn't understand why the Primarch had to go to so much trouble to personally command this overwhelming battle. Wouldn't it be enough to just send a company commander?

Is there any secret to stabbing people?

The Chief of the Guards glanced at the Mandeville Point that was glowing red on the star map, and a voice in his mind seemed to whisper to him: For a moment, Lana really wanted to command the fleet, rush directly into the Mandeville Point, and tear the mother planet of the assassins at the other end of the passage into pieces.

There would be no risk: the strength of the assassin was indeed impressive, but that was all. Whether in the void or on the ground, he would not pose a real threat to the Dawnbreaker, as the previous battle had already demonstrated.

What's more, Lana brought a full 30,000 troops this time. Even in the hundred-year history of the Second Legion, there were only a few such large-scale operations: even more than the one invested in the Battle of Ullanor.

He couldn't think of any reason why the thirty thousand Dawnbreakers and millions of auxiliary troops would lose.

Not only him, but also his battle brothers were the same: the Dawnbreakers started the war amid laughter, and although the Primarch was not around, the relaxed and happy atmosphere in the corridor made it impossible to feel that they were experiencing a battle with the Alien Empire.

Not only the new recruits and mortals, but also the Terra veterans were the same. Many of them had never smiled in the past two hundred years of their fighting careers, but this time, they seemed very relaxed: so relaxed that Lana even felt a little slack.

But, why not?

They could win the war easily: he could command the army and crush the ashes of the evil empire before his mother arrived, presenting it to the primarch as a gift.

He can do this...

certainly……

No...No! No way!

Lana patted his head in annoyance: It seemed that ever since he stepped into this new area, such contemptuous thoughts have been lingering in his mind.

Really, the Primarch had clearly warned them not to launch a final offensive against the Asahi.

Why do I always forget?

Or: He doesn't care?

The chief guard gritted his teeth and threw the report aside in annoyance. Then he noticed that the servant next to him seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

"Mr. Lana: We just received a piece of information from the communicator."

"explain."

"A small group of the Legion appears to be trapped inside a piercing warship."

“…”

"Just this little thing?"

Just a small team...

Lana snorted in disdain.

"Let Davout go by himself... No, wait!"

wrong!

Just a small team: Why did he think so just now?

The chief guard suddenly stopped and thought seriously.