"...Legion Commander, not counting the losses of the Forge World in this battle, the Light Chapter lost 17 ships, among which the main ships were the strike cruisers Blue Ice and Thunder, the Gothic-class cruiser Longbow, and
A quarter of the hull of the battle barge Inscription was severely damaged, and the Tyrant-class cruiser Greatsword had a huge tear of nearly two kilometers on the left side of the hull. More than a third of the energy and weapons systems were disabled, and the other remaining ships
The ship also suffered various damages, large and small."
On the bridge of the captured Necrontyr Tomb ship, Soshyan listened to the report of the fourth captain of the White Templar, Ahasru. At this time, the originally dark bridge was already as bright as day, which was powered by various high-power lamps.
Thanks to this, many positions on the bridge have been occupied by technical priests. There are various temporary equipment and meditators everywhere, like an archaeological construction site, making the original tomb a bit unusually busy.
After hearing that the enemy's flagship had been captured, the sages from Ulan Huda and Ekwaria swarmed over, including those sages hiding in the remaining orbital facilities, as well as the foundry director Pu.
Rezemyslo came, and Soshyan generously allowed them to board the ship, but told them not to touch anything on the ship.
However, something puzzled the technical priests. Logically speaking, a battleship of this size should be a crowded scene. The crew, servants and guards should be bustling in the cabin, but the tomb ship was waiting for them when they arrived.
It was completely empty, and even the underworld beetle responsible for maintenance had disappeared.
They also cautiously asked Soshyan what happened in the end. Soshyan was very straightforward and told the mechanical priests that although the Space Marines occupied the enemy ship after a "hard fight", they could not prevent the enemy from escaping.
There is a wormhole device that enemies can use to quickly teleport to other battleships. As for the Necrontyr structures, they have fallen into a deep sleep under the "instructions" issued by Soshyan using nematodes. As for the rhetoric of the mechanical priests,
Considering the danger of "alien objects", Soshyan does not intend to transfer them to the Forge World. He will decide how these objects should be destroyed.
And he asked the mechanical priests to come on board the ship to tinker with it, which also meant "comfort" - they didn't want to think about the things on the ship anyway, but it was still okay to scan the hull structure and conduct some data research.
Soshyan, who was sitting on the alien throne, was listening to the report and checking the data pad in his hand, his brows always furrowed.
This loss indeed exceeded his expectations. It can be said that the fleet accumulated by White Templar was almost wiped out in one battle. More than half of the ships needed to be returned to the factory for overhaul, and the others also had to stay in the dock for a while.
In other words, if the White Templar is such a large battle group, if it wants to go out in the future, only small frigates can be used.
This made Soshyan a little embarrassed. After all, it was originally a "team building" with the intention of getting closer to everyone and increasing cohesion, but it turned out to be a major accident.
With a sigh, Soshyan put the data pad aside and looked at the fourth company commander.
"The White Templar's ship losses are indeed very heavy this time. I will allocate the ships later."
Although Soshyan has always said that the legion is one, the two war groups still operate separately after all. He cannot favor the other and only focus on strengthening the power of the Astral Knights while squandering the strength of the White Templar.
Fortunately, this battle has quite generous rewards. Although Prezemyslo has expressed implicitly that he hopes Soshyan will "respect" the Forge World's ownership of the Necrontyr's tomb, Soshyan has no intention of taking the Necrontyr's tomb.
Everything in the tombs of the dead was handed over to them, and the legion needed to pay back for paying such a high price to help them solve such a huge trouble.
Soshyan plans to use the Necrontyr trophies captured in this battle to trade the warships urgently needed by the White Templars with the interested Forge World. These trophies include, but are not limited to, various technological equipment in the Tomb World and the treasures of the Raisha Dynasty.
, as well as the remains of some Necrontyr ships in space.
Ahaslu nodded after hearing this.
"Being able to achieve such a glorious victory under the leadership of the legion commander is not a big price, but...but it is still too dangerous for you to enter the enemy ship alone. If anything happens, I can't explain it to the other brothers in the legion.
, please be sure to bring escorts if you want to join an enemy ship in the future, the soldiers are also eager to witness your heroic appearance."
This time Soshyan suddenly ran to the Necrontyr's flagship alone, which really shocked Yahaslu. When Soshyan left the bridge at first, he thought Soshyan was going to prepare weapons, and he even specially summoned
Members of the company were waiting in the landing area, preparing for the soldiers to board the enemy ship with Soshyan.
As a result, I didn't receive any news from Soshyan for a long time, and I didn't know that the other party was already on the enemy ship until the battle was almost over.
As for how Soshyan got there, he still doesn't understand, but his personal guess is that he may have used teleportation.
But no matter how you put it, this matter is extremely dangerous, and it can easily give the soldiers the illusion that their legion commander does not trust them.
But he said the latter part very tactfully.
And Soshiyang heard it. Afterwards, he also knew that his behavior was a bit too abrupt. The soldiers of the fourth company must be waiting to board the ship with him. In the end, he quietly went to Harlequin to teleport, and
Didn't say hello.
This matter may not be a big deal, but it is not a small matter. After all, the Astartes have a very good memory. If they don't explain it clearly, the soldiers of the Fourth Company will always remember this matter.
"I know, actually this time it's mainly because...well, the method of teleportation is more difficult, so I can't bring more people, but the soldiers also did a good job, and they contributed a lot to this victory."
Hearing what Soshyan said, Ahaslu nodded.
"It's understandable that the soldiers just hope to fight side by side with the legion commander, but as long as they can win, everyone will be happy——"
As he spoke, he paused for a moment, then glanced at the bridge filled with various alien decorations and equipment, as well as the busy mechanical priests, and then at Eminem, who was sitting on a pile of metal heads playing with a huge phase scythe.
Nak, after hesitating for a few seconds, said softly:
"Legion Commander, what do you plan to do with this... trophy?"
Soshyan smiled slightly.
"Fourth company commander, how do you think we should handle it?"
"Uh... it's all decided by the legion commander."
"Let's talk. There are no outsiders here, and there's nothing going on right now."
"I guess Legion Commander, you plan to use it...? But this thing is too conspicuous. Unlike those weapons and equipment, it is easy to be exposed once it appears. After all, it is... an alien warship, which may attract huge attention.