Long before the first L-Gate was opened, Russell used the Zelo Storm Projector to gain a seemingly insignificant power in the Far Eastern Frontier - the right to conscript.

The right to levy one person per year from each planet in the Far Eastern Frontier is a figure that is completely negligible for an imperial world with populations of billions, billions, or even hundreds of billions, and the symbolism of this right is far greater than the actual significance.

That's true, but it also depends on what kind of soldiers are being recruited.

For the Order of Truth, which is devoted to the study of psionic theories, the innate psionic insulator "untouchable" among humans is undoubtedly an excellent means of experimental security, and it is true. The two soulless girls they screened from Falla saved the lives of many dead scientists from the psychic rampage experiment several times.

After the start of the psionic dust-settled psychics/arms trade, the Order of Truth used Russell's legal conscription rights as a cover, and continued to search/buy/recruit untouchables through various channels, including the Inquisition and the black market, but they had no intention of organizing the soulless into an army at that time.

Fortunately, the scientists of the Order of Truth have always had a good style under the influence of the Bullet Star, and the soulless people who are used to being experimental security personnel and occasionally make cameo appearances on the test subjects themselves are not very reluctant to put on power armor and become butchers.

In fact, the vast majority of untouchables affiliated with the Order of Truth are staunch supporters of the Anglican branch of the Church of the Emperor, much to the discomfort of many monks.

The battle formation, which consisted of untouchables in pilot-type power armor, was eventually named:

"Knight of the Night"

Together with a squadron of Spirit Banshees equipped with lobbyist-type light armor, they will join the Monks of Truth on the expedition.

…… But there is a small problem here, although they can directly instill systematic combat experience and tactical tactics in batches for the drivers of mobile armor through means such as memory indoctrination.

However, due to the lack of real training and actual combat, the combat quality of the untouchables has always been difficult to reach the level of a truly experienced space marine.

This may cost the Nightriders in their blood for the rest of their expeditions, but only then will they be able to transform into true warriors.

After four years of quiet and hustle and bustle, the last Valkyrie-class battleship was finally assembled in the Star Ring Dockyard in Trodom.

The Valkyrie numbered 013 is named the "Heroine of the Temple", and she belongs to the "Blue Blood Nobles" subgroup of Ultramarines who defended the dockyard with a large number of warships in the rebellion set off by the cultists.

As a sub-group of Ultramarines, the Blue Blood Noble Warband has a very complete organizational structure and a very versatile ability to adapt to the situation. Therefore, even if the leader of the warband, who was the backbone of the warband, was assassinated in the long-planned rebellion back then, the blue-blooded noble warband did not briefly fall into the leaderless chaos as the cultists expected.

The commander of the first company took over the reins, quickly organized enough fighters, and made the most sensible decision based on the known battlefield information - to concentrate forces to protect the main dockyard.

It was precisely because of the thunderous methods and lightning actions of the company commander "Eliud" that the blue-blooded nobles were able to retain the main warship force of the 13th Expeditionary Fleet from the cultists.

Now, Elliud, who is already the head of the battle group, leads the entire group of blue-blooded nobles to board the hull of the Valkyrie-class battleship "Dianying Maiden" moored in the orbital dock of Trodom, and personally kicks off this expedition that has been prepared for decades.

There are 13 expeditionary fleets gathered in Nirvana, each of which has to take 13 different routes across the galaxy, and as long as a fleet or even a warship arrives in Terra, it will be considered a success.

The route to be taken by the blue-blooded nobles is to start from the Trodom system, and the "Heroine" will turn on the warp engine, wrap the entire 13th Expeditionary Fleet in a curvature bubble and sail all the way to the southwest, crossing the Bay of Damocles to return to the hometown of the Ultramarines - the former Otrama 500 World.

After the first phase of the voyage, they are expected to spend a short time in Maculag to replenish their equipment and supplies, as well as receive reinforcement from the Ultramarines' Mother Regiment.

And after building the L-Star Gate in Maculag, he continued his journey to Terra.

The main task of the expedition was to send the building template of the Stargate to Terra, and the secondary mission was to obtain supplies from the various important systems it passed through and build the Stargate there.

Although Russell only gave the expeditionary fleet the template for the construction of the L-Star Gate, the Truth Order's technical group that followed the 13 expeditionary fleets to each other had the ability to independently build the L-Star Gate main gate.

Of all the 13 expeditionary forces, the most special was the 6th Expeditionary Fleet, which was originally scheduled to be led by the Death Chasers. However, after the group was completely purged, the 6th Expeditionary Fleet became the only mortal expeditionary force without an Astarte leader.

To fill the void of the Death Stalkers, the Order of Truth sent the largest number of preachers to this fleet, with a large number of Spirit Banshees, and the Night Riders forming the main force of the 6th Expeditionary Force, as well as the Ark of Elysium and the Oracle of Truth battlecruisers.

This is an expeditionary fleet with the Order of Truth as the main force, and its flagship is the Valkyrie-class battleship "Vicious Woman".

It is said that the name comes from the ship's poisonous spirit, which will mean-spirited and sarcastically mock the commander for every small tactical mistake...... Sarcasm is sarcasm, the poisonous woman's own combat effectiveness and loyalty are very trustworthy.

And this fleet will also take on the most direct tasks.

In the 001st year of the 40th millennium, a magnificent giant ship known as the Valkyrie set out from the eastern frontier of the Milky Way, breaking through the frenzied green tide that spread across the starry sky, opening the curvature and expeditioning the sea of stars.

Unlike the other 12 expeditionary fleets that went their separate ways in different directions, the 6th Expeditionary Fleet went against the tide and returned to Falla directly through the L-Stargate, and then transited through the terminal exit to the Critical Base located beyond the galaxy, where the Measuring Bullet was waiting for them.

"What's that?"

The Imperial officer in the fleet looked into the center of the galaxy through his prosthetic eyes, and he was shocked to find a huge octagonal cage, quietly operating in the very center of the galaxy, imprisoning an incomparably brilliant pulsar inside.

"It's a measuring bullet, a faster-than-light vehicle, more convenient than a stargate, but somewhat ......unstable," one of the Brothers of Truth briefed the officer about the general function of the massive structure, and then said:

"We're going to be ejected to a very dangerous coordinate, so inform the whole army that if you break away from the faster-than-light state for a while, don't care about anything, and immediately look for the wide-area signal from the Vicious Woman, and everyone must make gathering around the Valkyrie the first priority."

“…… I understand. The officer nodded solemnly.

After the briefing, the Vicious Woman sailed along a thin electromagnetic pulse towards the center of the galaxy. The 6th Expeditionary Fleet was fully seated within the ejection range of the Measuring Bullet Bow, and the streamer of rain pierced the sea of stars.

The Terra Expedition has officially begun.

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Volume 2, Galactic Power Projection.

Finish.

(End of chapter)