Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 913

Chapter 906, Subspace Navigation

Gu Hang expressed concern about Robert’s plan.

Bringing the forces assembled from the Infinite Star Regions, disregarding everything else, and charging directly towards Holy Terra?

Using warp navigation directly?

And relying on aliens for navigation?

Gu Hang felt it was unreliable.

Robert explained his plan in detail.

It sounded quite plausible.

Robert wouldn’t take an unprepared risk with his most important troops.

But he would take a prepared risk.

Preparing the army and modifying the warp engines required for warp travel would take considerable time and were crucial preparations.

Warp navigation modification was especially crucial.

The Imperium hadn’t conducted large-scale warp navigation in a long time, and in Robert’s opinion, the ships’ preparations were completely inadequate, requiring significant improvement. This was

especially true with the engines.

Current astral jump engines weren’t suitable for warp navigation. Fortunately, they didn’t need to be completely dismantled. Instead, there was technology to retrofit them, enabling them to travel in the warp at a relatively low cost.

Meanwhile, on Super Star, on several other industrial worlds within the Five Hundred Worlds, Robert used his authority to unlock several secret strategic arsenals.

These vaults were unknown even to the Infinite Warriors’ station commanders. They maintained themselves fully automatically, having been designed ten thousand years prior by Robert’s order to bury them for future strategic combat readiness. They were kept strictly confidential, known only to a select few.

Before they were unearthed, even Robert himself hadn’t held out much hope.

After all, ten thousand years was too long.

Although these secret vaults had been prepared for ultra-long-term storage from the outset, even down to the use of stasis fields, and fully automated maintenance facilities, after ten thousand years, the vaults’ contents were still usable, likely decaying into scrap metal.

Fortunately, miraculously, most of the items stored within were still usable!

This saved the Terran Expeditionary Force a significant amount of time in preparing for their subspace journey. After all, many of these ten-thousand-year-old artifacts were specifically prepared for Warp navigation, even including Warp engines.

After all, Warp navigation was the mainstream ten thousand years ago. The ten-thousand-year-old arsenal contained relevant supplies and equipment, which was quite reasonable.

Besides preparations for Warp navigation, the arsenal also contained a large amount of ancient equipment dating back ten thousand years.

Given the Imperium’s current state, the older the technological equipment, the more powerful it was—the Imperium’s technology had significantly regressed over the past ten thousand years.

These “ancient” equipment would significantly boost the Terran Expeditionary Force’s overall strength.

However, all these preparations were less important than the final task: navigation.

Warp navigation had been unseen for so long. If humanity simply lacked the equipment, they could still manufacture, modify, or even dig up antiques.

But the lack of knowledge of Warp navigation posed a significant problem.

Learning was possible, given some ancient technical documentation; Robert himself understood Warp navigation, but he couldn’t physically visit every ship, and as the commander, he certainly couldn’t personally navigate the area.

Here, they could only rely on the Eldar ,

and they were willing to help.

In truth, Robert had initially placed his hopes on the Eldar’s so-called “Webway.” While it was considered “alien technology,” Robert wasn’t particularly concerned. He’d learned from the guests who had saved him how they’d managed to cross such a vast distance from the explosion of the Cartier Fortress World to the Supermarine.

The wonders of the Eldar Webway were still fresh in his memory.

Of course, he was also aware of the risks involved.

First, the Webway wasn’t guaranteed to be completely reliable; otherwise, how could they have been lost in it for decades?

Secondly, the Eldar weren’t necessarily reliable. Although they’d saved him, expressed goodwill, and spoken of an alliance… Robert still remembered them. They were arrogant, erratic, and while they were one of the few alien races in this starry sea with whom he could properly communicate, they were still aliens.

However, after careful consideration, he decided to trust them once.

After all, they were on the brink of extinction.

However, it was the Eldar who refused to allow such a large human fleet to use the Webway.

Too many people would overwhelm the Webway.

The Eldar Webway could only handle tens of thousands of people at once, and at its maximum capacity, hundreds of thousands.

It was certainly convenient and useful, but it couldn’t handle that many people. Even if it could carry hundreds of thousands at once, the Webway from the Super Star to the vicinity of Holy Terra would take decades to repair before it could be used again.

Even if it could carry only 20,000 or 30,000 people at a time, it would take nearly a year.

And how many people were in Robert’s Terran expeditionary force? Hundreds of millions were just the initial planned numbers! And then there are those enormous warships, and the vast quantities of supplies needed to sustain such a massive army… The Eldar Webway simply can’t handle such a massive transport load.

Whether Eldar or Dark Eldar, they typically utilize the Webway to deploy small, elite units—given their population size, they can only afford such engagements.

And if the Eldar go all out and attempt to rally their forces for a full-scale battle, even if it involves millions or tens of millions of men, they’ll have to stick to conventional Warp navigation.

Because of this, they’re relatively adept at navigating the Warp and can offer navigational assistance.

So, let’s do it!

…

After hearing Robert’s plan, Gu Hang stopped trying to dissuade him.

On the one hand, the Son of God’s assessment of Holy Terra’s importance was sound. On

the other, he already had a comprehensive plan, and it was quite feasible.

Of course, if Gu Hang had the choice, he still wouldn’t make such a risky decision.

But there was no need to persuade him.

He was a Son of God. Since the other party had already spent countless hours developing a comprehensive plan, and even the entire Infinite Star Region was acting under his will, this matter was unstoppable. He claimed to be consulting with Gu Hang, but in reality, it was just a notification between allies. No matter how much Gu Hang tried to persuade him, the other party would not listen, and it would only strain relations between the two parties.

Better to cooperate.

If successful, the situation in the Human Empire would be greatly improved.

This benefit was also due to Gu Hang’s support.

Afterwards, the two sides discussed the specific measures for their cooperation.

Where would the Western Front attack be headed? What was the expected timeline? Would it be able to support the Terran Expeditionary Force after it completed its Warp journey?

And what kind of assistance could Gu Hang provide to the Terran Expeditionary Force during its Warp journey?

They talked for a long time, finally agreeing on a series of major guidelines before concluding.

Throughout this, Dante, Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, had been listening in the corner.

Even when he saw Gu Hang, lost in thought after the conversation, seemingly oblivious to him, he didn’t feel slighted.

After the initial turmoil, his heart seemed to have calmed down considerably, but after the settling and fermentation, he felt even more mixed emotions.

(End of this chapter)