Remnant, Uncharted island, field command
four hours later
Waking up I got up reequipped my armor and wargear and leaving to enter the command center to the holo-table to inspect camp. Upon seeing the camp, I see that nothing had I then to look up to the supplies to see that there is thirty-two requisition left after the production of five additional tech-priests. I then began to inspect the camp and I see that one squad of conscripts have garrisoned inside each listening post and the remaining two squads of conscripts' patrol around the listening posts. The tech-priests are resting near the tactica control, then I notice that one tech-priest isn't with the others. I look towards the workbench inside the field command to see the missing tech-priest and I can only assume who it is. "Magos alexander, I take it your upgrading your equipment." I say to the tech-priest. "Yes, I am. You were right, general. I need to distinguish myself from my colleges, because I now understand what you mean by "upgrade your current wargear to making it more fitting for a commanding magos". You are right, general. I need to make my current wargear more fitting for one of my position." Says alexander to me. "I'm glad to know you're taking my advice but do keep in mind that we get requisition supplies once every hour." I say to the magos. "Yes, I understand that general. Which is why I am right now designing my new wargear." Says the magos moving aside to show me the holo-graphic image of the wargear he is designing. "I see…carry on, magos." I say leaving the holo-table to go see what time it is. Walking over to a firing slot I see that its about one hour till sun down and then nightfall. "alexander, do the listening post or any of our structures have external lights?" I ask the magos over my shoulder. "Yes, all structures have external lights that can be turned on or off, general…Why do you ask?" says the magos to me. "I just wanted to be sure since it will be night fall soon and we maybe attacked again by those beasts." I say walking back over to the holo-table. Looking towards the tech-priests near the tactica control I decide to issue them an order. "All tech-priests near the tactica control head to garrison either the infantry command or the field command." I say into my vox bead and all seven of the tech-priests head to the infantry command first, when three enter the remaining four head to the field command. The door opens and three enter and take up different positions. "Looks like I'll be taking tonight's night watch command, alexander." I say not wanting to risk the lone tech-priest outside. "General, you don't have to take command of tonight's night watch and besides you need to stay safe and you can't issue much in the way of orders if you can't watch over our current territory." Says a tech-priest. "Well then build me a wrist mounted holo-graphic map display so I can keep command while I am outside in the field." I say and all the tech-priests look to each other for a moment. "Well, it can be done, but it will cost five requisition supplies, general." Says a tech-priest with a worried tone in his voice. "Do it. Build me a field holo-graphic map." I say and the tech-priests gather around a workbench. After a few sparks flew up into the are and flashes of light a tech-priest walked over to me carrying bracer. "This is a proto-field command bracer. It can generate a holo-graphic map of the battlefield as well as of the base and our current holding. If you will hold out the arm you wish to have it attached to shall be locked on to that are." Says tech-priest holding out the bracer. I holdout my left arm and the tech-priest closes and seals the field command bracer closed. "It is done, general. Do report any problems with the field command bracer and they shall be fixed, general." Says the tech-priest before turning and going back to were he was standing earlier. "Thank you, magos. Now I have a watch to command." I say before I head outside.
When I get outside I see a tech-priest standing calmly beside the field command main entrance. "Go inside tech-priest. You're more useful alive then dead." I say and the tech-priest moves to open the door, but them stops. "Thank you, general." Says the tech-priest who then goes inside the field command. I take up a position near the tactica control and I then activate the field command bracer. A holo-graphic map of the base appears and then it starts to glitch out, then a screen with the white shield with blue trim appears. "Well done, commander. You now have you first piece of custom wargear. With that said you have been provided with two faction points. Now faction points are a reward to incentives certain actions and can be used to purchase upgrades for yourself, your army or even your entire faction. Just go to the store. The stores icon is in the upper right corner of the map screen on bother your field command bracer and the holo-table in the field command. Now any questions, commander?" says the screen. "Yes, are there other factions on this world besides my own?" I type in frowning. "Yes, there are. However, we don't know how many or even who they are. It's up to you to decide how you interact with the aforementioned other factions as well as the natives of the world." Says the screen. "Are there really other factions and natives to this world?" I type now confused by this information. "Yes, there are indeed other factions either cooperating with each other or fighting each other to claim territory. As for the natives there are hundreds of tribal nomads and villages, but there are four major native factions and each has a unique culture behind them and you are now out of time hope you do something that warrants us contacting you again soon." Says the screen before it glitches out and the map reappears and looking to the upper-right indeed there is an icon with a white shield with blue trim likely to signify that it is the store. Leaning against the tactica control I tap on the stores icon and a list with the names of different things appear. I scrolled down carefully looking at each option I settle for: optimized logistics and ultra-capacitor.
I tapped purchase then a message appears asking, "are you sure? Once confirmed your purchase can't be undone." It then occurred to me that I didn't read the fine print for my purchases so I tapped no and went to read the descriptions of optimized logistics first, then I read the ultra-capacitor. after reading the description of both I am pleased with my options. I make the purchase and return to the map to see that things are still calm so I close my eyes for a little bit.
Fifteen minutes later
I open my eyes to see a conscript running towards me. I stand up straight and start to walk towards the conscript. "General, my squad has captured some of the local animals and are unsure on what to do with them, sir." Says the conscript after stopping in-front of me. "Show me these animals first, then I'll make a decision, conscript." I say to the conscript. "Yes, sir. Follow me, I'll show you the way, general." Says the conscript who then starts to guide me to the animals his squad captured.
Ten minutes later
After a short time walking the conscript leads me to his squad. What I see are clearly animals, but there is an underlaying intelligence and fear of me and my forces. However, the group consisted of entirely of five Capricorn females if the large breasts and lack of clearly male genitalia were anything to go by. "Conscripts, tie up these animals and place them near the field command. I'll decide on what to do with them tomorrow." I say and the conscripts get out rope and guide the animals to the field command before starting to tie them up and the Capricorns are completely calm while it happens. "Interesting, they don't show any form of resistance." I say out loud. "Magos, I need you to prepare a simple intelligence test that can determine sentience." I say into my vox bead. "It shall be done, but might I ask, why, General." Replies the magos in a confused tone. "I believe a squad of conscripts found a sentient species trying to enter the camp, magos." I reply to the magos. "I see. I will see what can be done in a single night, general." Replies the magos. "Alright, just have the task done by tomorrow morning, magos." I say before letting go of my vox bead. After speaking to the magos I head over to the conscript squad who made contact with the Capricorns.
When I arrive to the field command the conscripts just finished tying up the Capricorns guests. "General sir, the task has been done, sir." Says the conscript snapping a solute to me. "I can see that, but I am actually here to assign your squad another task. Your squad are to guard this group of animals until they can be tested for sentience tomorrow." I say wanting to test this squad for competence. "Yes, sir. We'll watch them, general." Says the conscript who goes back to has squad to deliver my orders. Then I remember I have a second squad who is now the only one patrolling. "To all patrolling squads, if you come across any animals that primarily stand on two legs detain and move them to the field command to be tied up and tested for sentience tomorrow." I say into my vox bead. After that I go over to the tactica control to wait for tomorrow.
End of day two of campaign
Day three start eighteen hours remaining
six hour later after midnight
Looking to the east I see the sun begin to raise. "Magos, is the test finished?" I ask into my vox bead. "Yes, the test is finished. We settled for a simple cut out block test. Though I must ask what is your plan to do with them if they are sentient?" replies the magos curious. "Simple, have them enlist in the Astra Militarum as specialists and have one of the tech-priests teach them common. Why do you ask?" I reply to the magos. "Just curious, though if they are not sentient." Replies the magos. "If they turn out to not be sentient then we'll find some males if there are still any and use them as food, simple." I reply to the magos. "I see. Well the test shall begin once you arrive at the field command, general." Replies the magos. "I will be there." I say before I stand up and head to the field command.
When I arrive at the field command I see that the group of Capricorns has grown from five to fifteen. I walk over to a conscript who was talking to a tech-priest with a single mechcanadrite assembly claw with three prongs. As I got closer I could here what the conscript was saying, "... and that is my logic on why the emperor would use a text-to-speech device that is integrated into the golden throne to convey has actual will, magos." Finishes the conscript. "And as I have said before it can not be done the golden throne is ancient arcane technology whose knowledge on how it works has been forgotten." Shouts the magos who is fuming at this point. "I see your both having a friendly conversation of the golden throne getting a text-to-speech device, but we have a sentience test to administer to these, Capricorns." I say causing the conscript to jump and yelp out of surprise and the magos to flinch. "Sorry, general. We will begin the test on your word, sir." Says the conscript sitting on the ground. "First, we need one to be untied before we can begin the test and I don't see anyone of them untied, do you see one untied conscript?" I say and the conscript gets up and unties one of the bigger ones. "There you go, sir. One untied Capricorn, sir." Says the conscript walking back over to me and the magos. "Good, now Alexander if you would." I say gesturing towards the free Capricorn. Nodding the magos has a tech-priest move towards the Capricorn and places down a board with a set of ten cut out shapes and a piece of paper with simple images to provide instructions. With his task complete the tech-priest returns to the rest of the tech-priests. "Magos, set a timer for five minutes." I say to Alexander who sets a five-minute timer.
The untied looked at the paper for two minutes before it picked up a block and placed it into the hole. It then looked at me and seemingly spoke. I only nodded expecting it to complete the simple task of sentient intelligence. After I nodded the Capricorn moved to complete the task and finished the test with ten seconds to spare. With the test concluded I walked up to the Capricorn and pulled up at simple sentient communication program and gave instructions to speak about anything and the Capricorn started speaking in its language. After that I pulled up a translation program and the Capricorn just kept on talking. After five minutes of non-stop talking I signed to stop and I turned to leave, but first I had to speak to a certain conscript. "Conscript, tie back up the Capricorn and keep your squad on watch over the Capricorns. Until I say otherwise." I tell the conscript. "Yes, sir." Says the conscript before he goes to carry out my orders. "Magos, come with me to the field command we have some work to do with the translation I have." I say and Alexander follows me to the field command.
Capricorn point of view during the test
One of the strange breed approaches my sister and removes the cloth they gave us. I was about to shout out why that one was removing her cloth, but my sister stopped me from speaking. The one that took my sisters cloth then went over to one that had the cloth of a leader. After that one in red cloth with a third arm coming out of its back came over and placed down before my sister a piece of wood with holes and the pieces of wood that matched the holes, then it placed a pure white leaf with shapes on it and left to stand with others who also had red cloth. My sister looked at the leaf intently before she picked up one of the pieces of wood and put it into the hole that matched its shape. She looked to the one with the cloth of a leader. "Do you want me to fix this piece of wood with its missing pieces?" she asked and the one with the leader cloth only moved its head up and down as a response. However, my sister being the cleverest of the clan moved to fix the piece of wood. My sister finished fixing the piece of wood and the one with the cloth of a leader walked to my sister and held out an arm and light appeared with shapes appearing and then my sister still being the clever one started to talk about anything she could think of. Eventually she got to telling stories about me and it was terrifying on which of the stories she was tell the leader. I just wanted to bury my face in my hands, but the cloth given did not let me do that so I settled for closing my eye a praying that the leader wouldn't laugh at me along with its herd. The leader held up a hand and then turned around and left, then the one that took the cloth that was provided walked back and re-clothed my sister and left to be with its clan. "Pervert." I say and my sister nudged me. "Ruafel(star), they do not speak our tongue, but they have magic that can teach a certain clan to how to speak it." Says my sister who then closes her eyes. I let out a pout and I also close my eyes.
End of chapter day remaining 18 hours
imperial codex
optimized logistics: research: 150 reqiusition, 50 power: reduce the cost of infantry squads by 50%
ultra-capacitor: research: 150 reqiusition, 300 power: increase the damage done by laser and plasma weapons by 15%