40k: Midnight Blade.

Chapter 176 1. This is the Ultimate Warrior

Lucretius Corvo picked up a stack of documents and placed them on the other side of the table.

Then he took a deep, deep breath.

There was no sour and foul smell in the air, only a slight smell of disinfectant.And this was completely within the acceptable range of Lucretius, he even liked the air with the smell of disinfectant a little bit.

The long stone table was already filled with stacks of such bound documents. Each stack contained a hundred sheets, almost no different from thick books, and each sheet contained precious data and information.

These are the successes of their efforts, and the five hundred Ultramarines are not slacking off in these days.They didn't just build buildings and plan schools, they even accomplished something that no one on Nostramo had ever thought of.

They did a census.

And the result was far beyond everyone's expectations—after several successive purges, there were a total of 230 Nostramos alive.

Considering the harsh and difficult living environment of civilians, this number is simply unbelievable.However, for the five hundred Ultramarines who have accumulated a lot of relevant experience, this number makes them keenly aware that there are more things that can be done.

Nostramo's natural environment is very bad, even close to nothing, but it is a mining world, which means that it is absolutely impossible for civilians to lack jobs.

Moreover, since it mainly produces fine gold, a mineral that is so precious that it cannot be replaced at all, the benefits that workers can receive are also very good.So, as the Ultramarines had expected, the Nostramo people's enthusiasm for work was quickly ignited.

At the moment when the nobles and gangs were either dead or thrown into prisons awaiting trial, the Nostramos finally put aside the two mountains that had always weighed on their heads, and began to work on their own.

Although there are still many people who think that the Ultramarines, Auxiliaries, officials, and even the Mechanicus are actually another group of great nobles, Lucretius believes that in just a few more years, as long as the newborn is born, the situation will change. Will get better immediately.

Everything experienced in childhood can completely change a person, and the Ultramarines are currently compiling teaching materials.

They did not set up courses according to Macragge's habit, such as teaching mathematics before art, literature, theology, philosophy, and taking three physical education courses in their spare time
Lucretius is very clear that it is very important to adapt measures to local conditions.

While Nostramo is a remote planet located in the Ghoul sector, it even has such a valuable mineral deposit. Therefore, currently only fourteen courses are offered in the entire Nostramo.

Firearms use, repair and maintenance, hand-to-hand combat, field medicine, mineral identification, mechanics and carpentry
Some of these lessons have been carried over to the entire planet, such as Low Gothic, or the spelling of Nostramo - besides these, there are some things such as common sense of life.

Lucretius himself compiled a pamphlet called Common Sense, which took less than five days to publish and was spread throughout Nostramo within the next two weeks.

In addition to telling the common people some common sense of life that they should know, this booklet also has some other contents.

For example, if you encounter difficulties, you can ask the guards patrolling nearby for help, if you conflict with each other, please try to avoid bloodshed or you will be punished by law, and the most important point - the savior of Nostramo.

Lucretius solemnly wrote about the deeds of Conrad Kotz and the Eighth Army. After all, he is an Ultramarine, and he understands the role of this kind of subtle propaganda in people's daily life. effect.

Furthermore, he is also very aware of the fact that Nostramo will definitely become the recruiting ground of the Eighth Army in the future.
You can pretty much guess this from the lessons he and the other Ultramarines run.Of course, Lucretius didn't know if he would be thanked for doing it, he just did it in 'Ultimate Warrior' style, that's all.

It is worth mentioning that all of the above things were accomplished in just one year by a bureaucratic system of thousands of people led by [-] Ultramarines.

This achievement is quite exaggerated, but, in the eyes of Lucretius Corvo, it's just commonplace - that's how we Ultramarines do things.

And now... it's time to check and accept the results of the work.

He tidied up his uniform, pushed open the door of the office and walked out.

The temporary office made of composite materials from Macragge is not just a modular design that is easy to install and disassemble, it also has good sound insulation performance, which is so good that he can only hear the roaring outside when he walks out. cold wind.

It is now winter in Nostramo, and the already harsh environment has become even worse at this moment—although the priests of the Mechanicus are indeed working hard to improve the environment, the coldness of Nostramo seems to have nothing to do with the weather. It doesn't matter too much.

It is usually very cold, and it is surprisingly cold in winter.In the past, many people would freeze to death on Nostramo at this time of year, not only civilians, but also gangs.

And this year, Lucretius hoped that no one would die, and he put a lot of effort into it.

He started walking and walked from his temporary office to the gate of a mine in just a few minutes.This is the third mine of Quintus Hive Capital, located in the original old city.

The dilapidated ghost town that used to have no light at all has now changed its appearance. Many tall buildings have sprung up out of thin air, almost giving people a sense of a world away.

Those buildings that had been in disrepair for a long time had no resistance to some construction machines provided by the Mechanics, and the few that could resist one or two were simply blown up by the Ultramarines with explosives.After re-founding, a large living area was planned around the third mine.

This is the living quarters for the workers, as well as a place for their recreation - but, having said that, there may only be one entertainment venue at present.

A big bath.

Um. Yes, the baths.

Lucretius didn't think there was any problem with this - he personally supervised the baths, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the quality, and there was no 'Macragge feature' in every way, and he also left a considerable amount of modification Room for later people to add the design they want.

As for why there is a bath
Well, Lucretius believes that this is also very necessary.

Today, although the working environment of miners has improved a hundred times, such as protective clothing, three meals a day, and regular clothes for keeping warm, etc., this does not conceal the core nature of their work.

The job of a miner is not only dangerous, but also very hard.It's not just physically demanding, it's also going to test your spirit
Therefore, after many considerations, this bathing place came into being.

A hot shower after work will undoubtedly allow people to maximize fatigue and go home for a good night's sleep.Lucretius Corvo intends to observe its effect first, and then depending on the situation, see if it should be implemented throughout Nostramo.

Lucretius hoped it would have the desired effect—the Nostramos had suffered a terrible fate in the past, and now they deserved to be more human.

After all, to be human you have to at least look like one.

The Ultramarine sighed softly and walked into the mine.He went straight all the way without stopping, and arrived at the office of the director of the mine. The director was from the Nightfall and was a middle-aged man of Terran descent.With a mustache, he is usually energetic and serious.

Lucretius knocked on the door twice, and after getting permission to enter, he saw the director of the mine who was hard at work writing at first sight—he had put on a pair of glasses at some point, and was at the moment writing hard. , and a servitor in a red robe was standing by his desk.

"Director Hadali." Lucretius Corvo greeted softly. "How is the mine going this month?"

The man named Hadali raised his head, his mustache was still neatly trimmed, but the eyes behind the glasses looked so haggard—he looked at Lucretius Corvo, The spirit actually seemed a little trance, and it took several seconds to realize who was asking him.

"Ah, Lord Corvo." The officer stood up tiredly and greeted him.

"The mine harvested [-] tons of fine gold this month, and there are some other minerals, such as coal or iron ore, which I am counting. Also, please don't pay too much attention to my image. The enthusiasm of the workers It was pretty high, and they asked me to start work at [-] a.m. every day, and I had to cut back and adjust my sleep schedule to accommodate their demands."

Lucretius looked away without a trace, and coughed lightly at the same time: "You can apply for leave, Director Hadali, at least I can take your class today."

"Not yet, my lord." The middle-aged man sat down wearily. "After all, you are all very busy. I just hope that the next batch of logistics supply fleet will come soon. Our team of only 1000 people is really powerless."

The Ultramarine opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

He just discovered a problem. Although the Ultramarines didn't feel anything during this period of time, and even felt that the intensity of their work was not high enough, for ordinary officials, this kind of work intensity seemed a bit too much
He stood there in embarrassment, regretting that he had come to visit the director of the mine today.Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long.A simple communication system pinned to his collar saved him.

"Sir," an Ultramarine said to him over the comm channel. "Please come to the tarmac of Quintus immediately, the Eighth Legion—no, the brothers of the Midnight Blade and Lord Konrad Curze are back, and they have brought news about our Primarch."

"I'll be right there," Lucretius said.

He left the office immediately.

　There's another chapter, maybe two.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)