Those past "failures" were also the reason why Soshyan agreed to have these "old antiques". Although the Cardinal class was old, it could be seen from the performance of the Styx class that it had great potential for transformation, and he vaguely guessed that originally
The technology to improve the Cardinal-class light spear is likely to come from Ada's Starlight Spear, because the flaws of the Cardinal's light spear obviously come from the problems of energy supply efficiency and crystal heat dissipation, and Ada is exactly the best at this.
A technological race.
Then thinking about the forging world where such technology might be available, Soshyan immediately concluded that the Styx class must be related to Ada.
Isn't this a coincidence?
This may be just the beginning, because as one of the main cruiser models, the Cardinal class had a large number of them back then. Even after the ravages of the Great Rebellion, Soshyan guessed that until this model is completely retired, there should be 200 left in the empire.
-300 ships. Most of these ships are sealed in the ship cemeteries or naval base war preparation depots in various foundry worlds in the empire. If these ships can be "taken out" in large quantities and then sent to secret places "for a little while"
"Isn't it much more time-consuming and labor-intensive to improve and renovate than to build directly? It can also save costs to the maximum extent."
The second place was Reza. This forging world also received 14 STCs. They were also surprised by Soshiyang's "harvest" in the Maelstrom. After all, Reza's expedition fleet had been digging in the Maelstrom for some time.
It cannot be said that there is no gain, but it can only be said that efforts are still needed.
The price given by Reza exempted Soshiyan from all subsequent fees for ordering the Reza-class battle barge, and also provided 45 Storm Sword super-heavy tanks and 40 sets of Indomitable Terminator armor, but this quotation required
Shi Yang was not satisfied, because he had actually paid one-third of the construction cost of the Reza-class, and the subsequent two-thirds could not be worth the value of these STCs. Even though he had a good relationship with Reza, the account was not
Still need to figure it out clearly.
After some pulling and pulling, Reza finally took out four Cardinal-class heavy cruisers from a secret warehouse they didn't know.
In fact, they also wondered why Soshyan wanted these old things, because Reza's ship cemetery originally had 31 Cardinal-class ships, but most of them had been dismantled over thousands of years.
The remaining four ships, although the empire has regulations to preserve war-ready ships, in the eyes of the Reza people, they are no longer the darlings of the God of Machines but recyclable garbage. Instead of throwing them there for waste, it is better to recover the remaining value and use them for
More important things.
Soshyan really felt very sorry for this. The empire's wealth was very rich, but it should not be wasted like this.
The remaining STC was divided piecemeal by various forging worlds. Griffin IV only received 8 STC templates. Their sages were very dissatisfied with this but had no choice but to do so. After all, their influence in the Storm Star Territory
Although he was very powerful, he could not influence the chief executive.
Within ten years after the STC auction ends, the Undead Army's fleet will add 2 Retaliation-class large cruisers, 1 Mars-class battlecruiser, 2 Styx-class heavy cruisers, and 13 Cardinal-class heavy cruisers.
On the contrary, the infantry equipment did not increase much, just some terminators and ground vehicles, which are almost negligible for the current arsenal of the undead army.
But the auction did not end there. Soshyan secretly summoned some sages in a more secret place the next day.
But this time it’s not stc that appears...
"...Not long ago, the Chapter encountered these enemies while supporting a world near the Orpus Sector. It seemed that the local Genestealer riots had awakened them. After a brief battle with them, we
Decided to evacuate the surviving local residents, and then——"
Under the spotlight in the dimly lit conference room, a smiling Soshyan raised his hand and made an explosive gesture.
Around him, extreme sages wearing red robes, each with a unique look, were looking back and forth at the Necron remains placed on the glowing table, as well as their weapons and various equipment.
The people on Huangquan No. 8 were almost lying on the remains of a Necron Lord, wishing to take this thing away now. After all, at the moment, the Necrons are still alien aliens to the Empire, and the Adeptus Mechanicus is unfamiliar with them.
The understanding is basically based on touching gold.
"Of course, I also know that many scholars have been studying this kind of... aliens similar to hate intelligence. These things are not very rare, but the Chapter collected a lot of relatively complete remains when cleaning the battlefield. Rather than throwing them away
Into the incinerator, I want..."
At this time, the sage from Riza suddenly turned around and said in a dry voice:
"This is prohibited alien research, Your Excellency Soshyan."
Soshyan smiled slightly.
"What counts as alien research? Does research on a gun count? Gaussian weapons are not only used by Necrons. Does research on energy systems count? So what kind of energy does not count as 'alien technology'? Since I invite everyone
, I think you and the world you represent should be enlightened and know what human beings need now."
The sage from Huang Quan No. 8 raised his head and said in a hoarse voice with a useless code accent:
"That's right! Idiots who are stuck in their ways will only hinder the progress of mankind! Fear of witchcraft can be understood as caution, but being afraid of the working principle of the enemy's weapons is a complete coward."
The foreign affairs sect of Huang Quan No. 8 has always been known for being radical, and other sages were not surprised by this.
"I show these to you, not because I want to gain anything, but everyone knows the past of the Astral Knights. It was these damn Necron bastards that pushed us to the brink of extinction. I have always believed that these things will
It is a serious problem for mankind, but most people in the empire have no feelings about it, and even know nothing about the enemy. I hope to change all this. Now that the war group has stood up again, we are
It’s time to take revenge on this alien hybrid. The Astral Knight’s future goal is to eliminate all these garbage so that they can never threaten humans again, and all of this starts with understanding them and studying them.”
Soshyan's words made some sages nod slightly. They seemed to understand his behavior as a radical method driven by revenge, which was also very consistent with the general impression of the Astartes that "revenge comes first".
"Yes, I agree with the Chapter Master's point of view."
The sage of Reza also nodded.
"Only by understanding the enemy can you destroy the enemy. This is the most basic scientific logic, but I think you, Chapter Leader...are not just for carrying out alien research projects, right?"