The words "13th Black Crusade" appeared in Zeke's mind. He didn't even know how he eventually said goodbye to his father and returned to his own palace.
However, when he heard the adjective "13th Black Crusade," his heart surged like a wild ocean.
Although he wasn't a Warhammer nerd and didn't know much about Warhammer, he had still heard bits and pieces about the 13th Black Crusade.
While he didn't know the details of this battle, he was well aware of its final outcome: the 13th Black Crusade ended with the destruction of Cadia and the formation of the Great Rift.
This crusade not only caused immense damage to the Imperium but also altered the entire galaxy's landscape.
What kind of changes did it bring to the Imperium and the galaxy's landscape?
Zeke wasn't interested; he couldn't be bothered.
He only knew that this battle would be unprecedentedly dangerous, so what about his parents?
As a knight Household, their support was undoubtedly required.
And knight Households are ground units; what could ground units do in the face of space warfare?
Zeke wasn't worried about dying on the battlefield, but he was worried about his parents dying there.
Casualties among knight Households in battles of this magnitude were perfectly normal.
His parents had been exceptionally good to him, indulging his every whim, which led him to cherish this familial bond deeply in this life.
Power!
He needed power; he needed stronger power.
Not mere ground forces; he needed a navy, he needed starships to turn the tide of the upcoming battle.
Or at least to protect the knights of his family, and even if he couldn't protect the knights, he had to protect his parents.
The warships he currently possessed were insufficient; his single cruiser wouldn't even make a ripple if thrown into that conflict.
His desire for power was undoubtedly detected by the STC template in his hand.
And as his emotions grew agitated, the powerful psychic energy belonging to the Terran Dominion's Emperor once again manifested within the Warp, and the originally somewhat small Mechanical Throne grew a size larger.
At the same time, its chaos domain expanded further.
And it was this expansion that was about to bring him unprecedented benefits—
In the Terran Dominion Governor's lounge, as Zeke experienced a drastic emotional fluctuation, this fluctuation was detected by the Human Imperium and subsequently known to Weiss.
Without exception, when the Terran Dominion sensed the unprecedented emotional upheaval of their Emperor, the entire Dominion erupted.
Fleet!
The Dominion had fleets, but how could these fleets support the Emperor?
Based on current coordinates, they were still several universes away from the Emperor.
They weren't even sure how many universes there were; even with the Dominion's technology, they couldn't cross so many universes at once.
The most important thing was that the Warp they were currently encountering, the Warp of this universe, was also a bit unruly; it dared to refuse being drained by the Dominion!
Although the Dominion's fleet was suppressing all resistance, this had undoubtedly severely affected the Dominion's speed.
The group of governors present paced anxiously. Just as they couldn't think of how to help their Emperor, Weiss sensed a change.
A very small spatial rift appeared before them. This spatial rift spanned countless universes, and they quickly realized it could lead to their Emperor's universe.
Scientists quickly sprang into action, but after a detailed analysis, they ultimately reached a conclusion.
"This is a one-time spatial tunnel. According to our verification, this is due to some changes caused by the Emperor's powerful psychic energy.
This spatial tunnel temporarily cannot accommodate the entire Dominion passing through; in fact, it cannot accommodate any single unit of the Dominion passing through..."
She hadn't even finished speaking when Weiss interrupted her.
"State the solution. Is there any way to enlarge this spatial rift!"
Hange Zoë, the Dominion's chief scientist, pushed up her non-existent glasses and then spoke.
"This spatial rift is a one-time phenomenon. According to our deduction, we can inject a large amount of Warp energy into this spatial rift to expand it, allowing a fleet to pass through, but even if we do so, this rift will still be one-time."
"Furthermore, the Emperor's psychic energy is currently somewhat weak, so even with a large amount of Warp energy as an aid, it still cannot sustain this space for too long.
At the same time, the fleet passing through the space cannot be too powerful, otherwise, it will also cause this spatial rift to collapse."
"In our estimation, we can at most inject 40% of our currently stored Warp energy into this spatial rift to open it to a point where one of our fleets can pass through."
"The Emperor can only provide a small crack, and to pass through this large gate, we need more energy to support it; there are simply too many universes in between."
"But Weiss, even if we do this, even if we infuse it to our maximum capacity, none of the Dominion's current standing fleets can pass through this rift.
The Dominion's fleets are all too strong. If we want to pass through this rift, we can only choose those warships built 20,000 years ago when the Emperor was still active, or even those built during the mid-period of the Emperor's reign.
Those warships have been obsolete for 20,000 years. We are unsure if they can effectively assist the Emperor; the Emperor needs a powerful fleet for help."
"According to the precise calculations and computations performed by our scientists, even at our limit, we can only accommodate a fleet group of around 40k combat power to pass through."
Hearing the combat power of this fleet, a troubled expression appeared on Weiss' beautiful face; she was undoubtedly stumped by this problem as well.
It was good news that the Dominion could send fleet support to the Emperor, but the problem was that the fleet the Dominion could send apparently couldn't be their current one.
It had to be those warships built by the Dominion when the Emperor was still active.
Moreover, it had to be the mid-period warship templates, which were too outdated for the current Dominion.
Of course, that wasn't the biggest problem. The main issue was that they weren't sure if such a fleet could help their Emperor.
The combat power system is a unique feature in Stellaris; they can roughly assess the combat power of each fleet.
Of course, combat power is not absolute; it is possible for a lower combat power fleet to defeat a higher combat power fleet.
If a large number of frigates ganged up on a battleship of equivalent combat power, the battleship would undoubtedly lose.
Therefore, fleet composition must be reasonable.
Of course, whether the fleet composition is reasonable or not is irrelevant; the key question is whether a fleet with around 40k combat power can truly help their Emperor.