In Guilliman's office, Linn quickly met this special "technical expert" Dantioch.
A Space Marine veteran wearing a gray-black steel mask!
veteran?
Lin En was a little confused. The Great Crusade had been going on for two hundred years, and the oldest Space Marines prepared by the Emperor for the Great Crusade were only over 200 years old. According to their modified physiques, they should be young adults at this age. How could they be so old?
?
However, Lin En did not raise any questions in person and greeted the "expert" with a normal expression.
Obviously this veteran already knew the goal of this trip before he came in.
His voice was cold and direct, "Dear Lord of the Eleventh Legion, the Iron Warriors salute you. When will we set off?"
Only then did Linn notice that he was actually a Space Marine of the renegade Fourth Legion, the Iron Warriors. War Blacksmith was his position, not his nickname.
Those Primarchs who betrayed the Empire sometimes could not seduce all the warriors. There were warriors loyal to the Emperor in every rebel legion, and the man in front of him must be one of them.
To be assigned such an important task, there is no doubt about this person's loyalty.
"Dantioch, if your body allows, I will set off in fifteen days."
Lynn's Furious Abyss is a brand new battleship and has not undergone any detailed modifications since it was acquired.
It stands to reason that such a warship seized from the rebels must undergo necessary "cleaning" before it can be used.
The cleaning process is extremely time-consuming, requiring inspection of all places, cleaning of all rooms, and the Adeptus Mechanicus even "praying" on every component.
But Lynn has so much time!
Fifteen days were extremely stressful for such a huge ship. It was probably only enough time to load some supplies, and not even enough time to change the logo.
Dantioch coughed from time to time, the sound sounding like grinding.
Linn could tell from the sound that when he coughed, it would involve all the organs in the body. This was a terrible sequelae left after a serious injury. Every breath was accompanied by unbearable pain.
But the veteran looked as normal and did not show any discomfort. "I will take forty steel warriors and follow you."
After saying that, Dantioch left without any delay and held his head high.
After he left, Linn asked Guilliman about this tough guy.
"He has just arrived in Macragge, but this man's experience is indeed worth telling."
Guilliman introduced the situation he investigated to Linn in detail.
Dantioch was the commander of the 51st Expeditionary Fleet of the Iron Warriors Legion during the Great Crusade. He was highly respected among the Legion because of his superior tactical acumen and skills in building solid fortifications.
Later, in a battle to resist the large-scale invasion of alien species from the entropic space rats, due to the incorrect command of the original body Perturabo, the battle resulted in the death of half a large company of soldiers and the destruction of several worlds. Dantioch's
There were only two people left in the army, one of whom he put into the fearless sarcophagus, and he himself was affected by the strong entropy field produced by the migration of entropic space rats, and he suddenly aged three thousand years!
This made him suddenly enter his twilight years when he was supposed to be in his prime.
However, this man, who was as honest as steel, bluntly stated the mistakes of the original body during the post-war seminar. This made Perturabo extremely angry, demoted him, exiled him to a barren planet on the frontier, and ordered him to stay forever.
Not allowed to appear in the Legion.
Dantioch simply chose not to wear a helmet, and instead built himself a steel mask.
This mask is a cruel work of art and a perfect interpretation of the emblem of the Fourth Legion. After taking the red and glowing mask out of the furnace, he put it directly on his head!
Then, ignoring the smoke and the smell of the skin being cooked, he hammered it into a bald shape with his own hands.
Then he plunged into the cold water and took a cold brew. From then on, his head and the steel mask were forever combined!
Later, Dantioch took a small number of warriors to the planet where he was exiled.
Although banished to the barren planets of the frontier, the Warsmith and his remaining troops still devoted themselves to their duties. Driving out the zerg, building fortresses, and always preparing to become strategic outposts for the Empire in the unforgettable deep stars.
After the Primarch Perturabo betrayed the Emperor, he sent rebels to take over the planet and use it as a transit point for Warmaster Horus' supplies.
Dantioch proved his loyalty to the Emperor by rejecting these traitors without hesitation.
A civil war broke out between the Legions. Although the rebels' strength and firepower were dozens of times greater than his, Dantioch still held on for several months and wiped out countless rebels. Until the rebels dispatched the Emperor-class Titan, his fortress
Only then was it breached.
At the last moment, Dantioch launched a surprise attack and directly captured the rebel flagship.
Before leaving, he detonated the explosives hidden in the fortress, burying thousands of rebels together with the God's Machine.
Then he retreated to the slightly closer Ultramar sector and came to Macragge.
After hearing these experiences, Lin En couldn't help but sigh, "What a shame."
"So, does such a brave man also need to study navigation beacons?"
"Of course, he is a war blacksmith with extraordinary skills. But that is not the most important thing! Dantioch is also a famous defense master, and the fortress he built is impregnable. I hope he can strengthen the defense there. After all,
, Pharos is so important now!”
Linn nodded understandingly.
"Then, it's decided. I will set off in half a month!"
Then, Lin En began to prepare intensively for the departure of the fleet.
The current fleet of the Eleventh Legion includes a flagship, the Furious Abyss, twenty capital ships, and a larger number of cruisers and frigates.
After thinking about it, he decided to act secretly!
There is currently no war on the planet where "Pharos" is located.
Therefore, his mission this time should actually be carried out secretly.
Lin En planned to send all these warships out, while sniping at the small groups of rebels, and at the same time recruiting some promising young men from various places.
He even plans to spread out the Abyss. After all, this violent and arrogant flagship is in line with the temperament of his legion, and the effect of taking it out to recruit troops will definitely be good.
And this time he only needs a battleship. If he is not afraid that something good will not fit in it, he even thinks that a cruiser or frigate is not unacceptable.
And you can get going faster this way.
The materials needed for the fleet's travel were continuously transported from the ground and docks to the warships, and everything was ready after seven days.
Linn notified Dantioch.
As Dantioch boarded the ship with his forty Iron Warriors, Linn bid farewell to Guilliman and sailed towards the eastern frontier planet Sotha.
