It will take us another two months before we are ready to expand further into the fringe worlds. We chart all the Hyperlanes in the Moebian Domain, and lucky for us, it is connected to all planets in the Moebian Sectors that have two star systems.
Now, we are arriving at the fringe worlds to reclaim the world that the heretics managed to usurp from the Imperium. We are here to make sure to destroy the heretic and Darktide, a chaos-worshipping xenos race, bastion in the domain.
We already performed an Exterminatus on Nox Alpha because many toxic plants there are tainted by the Warp. The influence of Nurgle is gone, but it is still strong enough to create a thick, poisonous mist that covers the entire planet.
We send a probe, and it immediately melts from the contact with the mist.
Roboute thinks it is not cost-effective to take over the planet and change it with technology, or to build a special building to let humanity survive on it. So, he declares an Exterminatus on the planet and burns it. It is not a floating burning rock.
Anyway, we are in Komaris, the most outer planet in the sector, and the bastion against the attacking Darktide.
"How is the probe?"
I look at Hadron Omega 7-7, who became my personal Tech Priest attendant. She was chosen by lottery. It looks like all high-ranking mechanics want to be my attendant and be the first Tech Priest to receive the STC I create.
Hadron is lucky enough to be chosen, and now she comes with me to reclaim the greater domain.
"It is coming out clean, O Omnissiah. All fortresses on the planet are empty with only corpses of the Heretics on the ground."
"Do you think it is a trap? They are not truly corpses but rather undead who will awaken when we step on the planet's surface."
"The probability is high, yes. Shall we send some of the Guards, O Omnissiah?"
"Yes. Send a team of guards on the surface. Tell them to retreat when it is truly a trap. Also, bring the Warp Detector with them. Lastly, give them the Vox transmission. I want to see what they are seeing."
"By your will, O Omnissiah."
I watch as a Valkyrie leaves my personal Battleship, the one that Custodes use, called Golden Spear. I watch the hologram in front of him, showing the footage of the guards chosen to land on the planet's surface.
When they land on the ground, I can see them leave the Valkyrie and look around. They even shoot some of the corpses using their lasgun. Surprisingly, they are truly corpses. All of them are dead. Does that mean the gacha put this world as conquered because there are no more heretics for me to kill?
That must be the case. I need to go planetside to check and make sure. However, I also need to be careful.
"Hadron, we will go planetside. Tell the others to prepare my Power Armor and bring Adept Biologis with us. I want to see the planet safe, or we need to cleanse the planet using fire."
"By your will, O Omnissiah."
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Suicide.
That is the reason for the death of people on this planet. The most logical theory is that they cannot handle the fact that they cannot hear their so-called Gods' voice and decide to commit suicide. The warp in this part of the galaxy is quite. According to the local Psyker, it is very quiet, and they no longer hear any whispers when they use their powers.
Is it still dangerous? Absolutely. Chaos Gods are not the only danger in the warp, after all. There are also Warp-based creatures that can kill you from inside if you are not careful. Lastly, the power of the warp itself is corrosive and will kill you in the long run if you keep using the energy from the warp.
So, yeah. Even when the Chaos Gods do not corrupt your soul, the Warp still kills you.
Anyway, we take over the run-down fortress and start to fix it. It has been a month, and the progress is going smoothly. Another ship arrives and delivers the material we need to fix the fortress and people to take care of the planet for us.
The mechanicus also starts to take over the local Manufactorum and make it operable. We now have a factory that produces missiles and lasgun.
The mechanicus are not the only people who handle the fortification of this planet. Using my [Tinker–Fortification], I make sure to create a new blueprint for a self-repairing wall while also maintaining the durability of Imperium's building material.
Not only that, while staying on this planet, I managed to create a new device. It is called an Anti-Teleportation device that prevents teleportation from occurring within and around the fortress.
It turns out, there is an anti-teleportation technology in Mechanicus, but it is a Sacred Technology, and only certain Forge Worlds have that kind of technology.
Anyway, Hadron is more than willing to apply all of the new STCs I've made into the fortress. The self-healing wall is now applied to 42% of the wall, and the Anti-Teleportation device is already active and ready for action at any moment's notice.
When this planet is ready to stand on its own two feet, we can move to another domain, and I will join Roboute in his Indomitus Crusade.
Speaking of the crusade, Roboute is preparing the crusade from Atoma Prime. Even with the problem here, he still makes sure his crusade goes as smoothly as possible. When we are ready here, we will depart immediately.
Our first stop? Baal. According to him, we need the support of the 1st Founding Legion in this crusade, and the Blood Angels are one of the best Space Marines you can get as support. If I remember correctly, this is the time when the Devastation of Baal happened, right? It is late early M42, after all.
It should be happening anytime soon. It is good that I will be joining the fight.
"My lord!"
I snap from my thoughts and see Rita running toward me. She is holding a dataslate. The Custodes look at her, unmoving, as she approaches me.
"What is it, Rita? Take a deep breath."
"We have an emergency, My Lord!"
"What is it?"
I take the dataslate and look at the footage. I look at the footage for a second and widen my eyes.
"It is the Greenskin, My Lord! They are here! They use an Asteroid as their base, and they are flying here fast!"
"Let's go to the Observatory."
I look at Hadron and say.
"Tell the others to put all the defensive weaponry to maximum."
"Yes, O Omnissiah."
"Also, tell the Astropath to ask for reinforcement from Atoma Prime. Orks do not attack alone. One of them appears, and thousands more will follow."
Hadron nods her head and immediately leaves my workshop while Rita and I walk toward the observatory. We go up and see a lot of people walking around, as busy as the footage appears on the computer.
One of the Tech Priests notices me and says.
"Omnissiah!"
"At ease. Tell me the situation. How many ships are we facing, and how many are the so-called Rok they are bringing?"
"There are 12 ships and two Roks, O Omnissiah! Our ships are fighting them at the moment, but five of the ships and one Rok manage to slip the blockade. They are coming here fast. We are estimating they will arrive 4576 kilometers from the fortress in two hours."
"Then we don't have time to prepare. Give me the Vox Caster and connect me to the entire fortress."
"Yes, O Omnissiah!"
She gives me a vox and connects me to the entire fortress.
"Orks are coming to this fortress and will land in two hours. All troops to the wall. Tanks and heavy artillery prepare to fire. The Greenskins are coming, and we will give them what they deserve! Death!"
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