am-books Chapter 43: Problem after Problem
Chapter 43: Problem after Problem
It was something that Arcturus didn't really know, but according to the information that he passed to the Grandmaster Byrmellir, there was a slight possibility that the Greenskins would cooperate with the Mind Flayers.
While the possibility for such cooperation was low, it still existed and represented the danger for the entire Frontier Star Segment because together, they would be much harder foes to deal with.
The Imperium wouldn't have to deal with just the Mind Flayers and their advanced and esoteric technology but also with the sheer number of the Greenskins that would be coming at them in hooves.
If the Greenskins and Mind Flayers joined and coordinated their attacks together, it would spell a literal catastrophe for the entire Frontier Star Segment because both sides would perfectly complement each other.
Orks would provide the overwhelming numbers that the Mind Flayers severely lacked, while the Mind Flayers would provide some really nasty pieces of advanced technology that the Orks lacked, on the other hand.
Grandmaster Arsit predicted that this was either some kind of agreement between the Orks and Mind Flayers or another possibility, which was that the Greenskins noticed that the Mind Flayers would be attacking the Frontier Star Segment and decided to join on their own.
Either way, it was highly problematic because the Imperial Forces in the Frontier Star Segment were only prepared for the Mind Flayers, not for the Greenskins. Fortunately enough, they still had some time before the assumed enemies would arrive, and they could still call for reinforcements.
The Imperium was also eager to get their hands on the Mind Flayer technology because while the Mind Flayers were in no way unified even as a species, their technology was considered to be one of the most advanced in the Known Universe.
Some of their Mind Fleets had obscure and exotic technology that was already bordering the technology the limits of the Type 3 Civilizations and even the factions as strong as the Eternal Imperium of Asurya would pay anything to get their hands on such things.
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They didn't really know how to build things and create something; they rather tended to destroy everything in their path and just wage war. But, from time to time, Ork with actual brains and strategic vision appeared among their kin, and that was the time when everything normally went to shit.
Such Warbosse usually created the most powerful and even long-lasting Ork Empires that stretched through thousands upon thousands of Star Systems and sometimes brought to heel some of the most powerful factions in the Known Universe.
"So, is there a possibility of these two blights working together?"
Grandmaster Arsit Byrmellir asked curiously as he raised his brow, though he really doubted that the ever-arrogant Mind Flayers would work with the Greenskins. It was not like the Orks were any better, as they looked down on anyone who was using Psionics because, for them, it was against their concept of honor.
Sorcery or Witchcraft, they called it.
"Small... the most probable scenario is that both sides are just using each other and won't hesitate to stab the other one in the back the moment the situation degrades enough. Still, there is a small chance that they are genuinely working together, which would be the most problematic scenario, or the Orks are just going to wreak havoc during the Mind Flayer invasion...
either way, the situation is not looking good."
Either way, they would need to call for reinforcements.
That one was for sure.
"Either way this is, I will send a formal request for the reinforcements; the addition of the Orks into the equation is changing the odds. The overwhelming number of the greenskins is always a hassle to deal with."