Chapter 126: Abundant Martial Power
Medias Sector, Medias Forging World
Thirteen hundred enormous space warships hovered in the dim space of the starport. Hundreds of kilometers above the planet's surface, the planet had been transformed into a forging world, and a massive logistics network of supplies was clearly visible, flowing like a river from the ground to the warships.
Omega's massive fleet remained in the Fran system for a full year. The war had not resulted in many casualties, and during this extended period, troops were replenished and thoroughly trained in Faran Planet.
Rex, who managed the forging world, was constantly scheduling supplies for the fleet, including vast numbers of aircraft, tanks, missiles, artillery, food, medicine, gunboats, uniforms, and vehicles.
A fleet of tens of millions of people would consume a vast amount of resources just by remaining stationary for a single day, and the war could not continue without the support of an entire star sector.
This was a war against the Ork Empire. Omega needed a large number of state-of-the-art light armor and weapons to arm the Imperial Navy properly and significantly reduce casualties, and also required heavy assault weapons, such as electromagnetic and ion cannons, to penetrate the Orcs' thick armor.
Inside the gleaming bridge, Rex, whose entire body had been mechanically modified with many intricate mechanical parts, stood firmly on his scepter and conversed with Omega directly.
Rex reported to Omega, who was seated in the command seat.
"The population of the Medias Sector is currently less than ten billion total, but the Space Marines' ammunition and equipment supplies are currently fully met, and the repair and maintenance of their power armor is not a problem whatsoever!"
"The sector is developing rapidly, and a stable troop transport system has already been established successfully!"
Omega nodded, glanced at the intricately patterned geography of the foundry world formed by countless foundries below, and smiled, noting the considerable effort the other party had put in over the decades.
"You've been doing this for so many years. Have you been promoted to Sage yet?"
"Not yet, but I'm confident I'll become a sage within the next fifty years!" Rex declared confidently, having made significant progress since becoming the casting director.
Omega said quietly, "Judging from the progress of the forging world, you're planning to finalize the construction of medium to large warships next, so you can't leave for the time being. I was originally planning to take you with me to conquer the Orc Empire this time!"
"Yes!" Rex also felt deep regret, but the Medias Sector's development was now inseparable from his oversight.
Omega laughed. "The war with the Orc Empire won't be short at all. I'll give you another ten years. Then join my fleet and help me command the Mechanicum legions directly. I've been eagerly awaiting your return!"
Rex nodded happily in agreement; he still longed to return to the days when he and Omega went to war together.
The star systems now under the Alpha Legion's control were growing ever larger, with ample logistical resources and abundant manpower.
Omega exuded an air of wealth and power, and even if they wasted the ammunition they produced freely, few in the Empire would say much.
With a large population and rapid development across various planets in the Medias sector, everyone had something productive to do. Instead of becoming a land of evil, the planets were becoming increasingly civilized.
Although Omega was aware of the general process, he was also worried about unforeseen circumstances, so he went to the Medias Foundry in person to resupply and learn about the current situation firsthand.
After instructing Rex to focus on producing missiles and various munitions, Omega gave the order, and the massive fleet of thousands of warships gradually moved away from the Forge World, heading towards the outer reaches of the star system.
The dazzling light of the ion thrusters illuminated the entire starry sky, and the massive fleet left the few hundred-meter-long spaceships scattered around the galaxy in awe.
One by one, the warships made warp jumps and disappeared into space. Before long, the entire massive fleet entered warp space for navigation.
Omega scrutinized the subspace climate conditions and found them to be very safe and stable, which put his mind at ease.
Based on experience, the higher the intensity of war in a star system, the more unstable its subspace tends to be. In star systems like the Medias Sector, which had a small population, there were generally no navigation problems when entering the subspace.
Navigator Christie then sent a message reporting Alpha's precise location.
The Alarand Sector was an outer sector of the Orc Empire within the Celestian Sector. The Orc forces in the Celestian Sector spanned thousands of light-years, their influence reaching across star fields of equal vastness.
The Veredian system that Omega last eradicated was only a small region under the influence of the orcs. The orcs' spore-reproduction method was far better adapted to the harsh environments of space than human biology.
The orc forces in the Celestian Sector were not the main force of the Ullanor Orc Empire; the Green-skinned Orcs' sphere of influence throughout the entire Milky Way was incredibly vast.
Omega, therefore, concluded that, given the current strength of the human empire, it would be impossible to conquer the Ullanor orc empire in ten years.
Alarand Sector, Nephis System
At this moment in the starry sky, a thousand warships could be seen engaged in a fierce battle with thousands of orc warships. Conspicuous laser beams covered a vast area of tens of millions of kilometers in space, and numerous ion cannons and laser cannons were firing at each other constantly.
Now and then, human fleets could be seen launching powerful gravity bombs from warships ten kilometers long. The explosions shook the surrounding space for tens of thousands of kilometers violently, bringing the orc warships to a standstill and paralyzing them.
Alpharius was intently directing the legion from the bridge when a sudden flash of red light alerted the navigator that Omega's fleet was about to arrive.
The next moment, the starry space behind them rippled, and a vast black warship leaped out from subspace.
As if it were a signal, a large number of massive warships appeared, among which was a magnificent Queen of Glory-class warship over 20 kilometers long, which was the flagship of the entire fleet.
The spaceships behind continued to leap out, while countless other ships quickly compiled the intelligence data they had gathered onto the flagship.
Omega gazed at the two opposing sides battling in the suspended galactic data model, somewhat surprised.
"Alpharius has chosen to challenge the most difficult star system in the sector, with over three thousand orc warships; that number is truly beyond imagination!"
"The orcish forces closer to the Celestian Region seem to be significantly more advanced in civilization. They're truly an unreasonable orcish race!"
In the starry sky, there were countless orc warships pieced together from scrap, beyond imagination.
Even from outer space, one could see that these warships had many signs of being pieced together haphazardly; in theory, they would fall apart if they traveled at sub-light speed.
But the orcs' Waaagh power was like superglue, capable of doing anything beyond imagination.
The massive orc fleet before them consisted of ships generally over a kilometer long, with some even exceeding ten kilometers in length, and only a few scattered starships a few hundred meters in size. The number of interstellar fighters reached millions.
They could be said to stand above the orc civilization in the Veredian system, with far greater strength.
For orcs, war could promote the progress of civilization.
The orc civilization's knowledge and technology were embedded in their genes; all that was needed was the power of Waaagh and war to bring them to life.
These were orcs born for war, even more like weapons of war than Astartes themselves!
More than 1,300 warships leaped out and advanced towards the battlefield at near-light speed. As soon as the two sides reached a distance of tens of millions of kilometers, Omega's fleet quickly launched laser attacks.
Omega adopted a flanking maneuver tactically, with its data intelligence database rapidly analyzing the data and distributing it to each warship as the two sides drew closer.
The data think tank had been established for several years, and the company commanders were already familiar with this data-driven approach to warfare. In many cases, Omega was not needed for micro-management; each company commander could make their own decisions based on the data.
After Omega formulated the overall strategy, all the company commanders around him joined the battle, except for Company Commander Bright, who remained by his side.
More than 3,000 orc warships clashed fiercely with more than 2,000 warships of the Alpha Legion combined. Countless lasers and cannon fire filled the sky. Omega and Alpharius worked together to cut off and surround the orc fleet systematically.
No flaw was overlooked by the Alpha Legion, whose members were experts in data analysis and master commanders.
Although the orcs were fierce in their space battle, they were prone to making tactical mistakes. One after another, their warships were destroyed. Omega sat calmly in his command seat, overseeing the entire battlefield area. He ordered his company commanders to cut down and destroy the orc squadrons methodically and swiftly.
[End of Chapter]
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