Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

"If I heard correctly, the reason why I didn't receive your information in time was because of the Estefanian sect? Can you explain it to me in detail?"

"It's a very old story. I got the information from a special channel. I originally wanted to send it to you directly, but something happened in the middle of the process. A very important person of mine," Elizabeth was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Well, it was my daughter who was kidnapped by that group of people. Since I was 'officially dead' in my text identity, I have been secretly investigating the Estefanian sect. This is a very mysterious sect, and it is also the A very close group, they have a lot of energy within the empire, and public investigation is very difficult for the Inquisition, because most of the enemies are within the Inquisition, and these people face the same people as the Inquisition. Most of the enemies are different, because they are very familiar with our behavior, and they can easily avoid investigation and monitoring. I have been carefully investigating such an organization for a period of time. We have fought against each other many times. I thought I had seen them clearly, but I still underestimated this group of people and took advantage of my whereabouts and kidnapped my child. "

"Let me think about it, are you here to seek cooperation?"

"If I control a huge intelligence organization, I can naturally discuss cooperation with you, but you see, I am just a woman who lost her daughter and is addicted to alcohol. Li, I am looking for help. And Li, You should understand that helping me is actually helping yourself.”

"I didn't say I won't help you. I also know that the Estefanians you mentioned are probably the masterminds behind the scenes, and they are also my enemies. But you should also know that my primary enemy now is not the hidden one. The Estefanians behind the scenes are the orcs who are showing off their power on my planet. I can’t make any promises to you until these green locusts in the universe are completely wiped out.” Li looked at Elizabeth and said: "Besides, the Knights Templar today are still very young. My knights may not be able to deal with an elite group hidden in the Tribunal. Let's not talk about the issue of combat power. They are just fighting against the Tribunal. It is not a simple matter for the people of the Tribunal to fight. If you are not careful, you will be retaliated by the Tribunal. "

"I'm not asking you to start a war with the Estevanian faction immediately. Li, you are thinking too much. The problem of the Estevanian faction is ultimately a problem within the Tribunal, and ultimately it is the people of the Tribunal that need it. Solve it yourself," Elizabeth pleaded: "I just hope you can help me rescue my daughter. Whoever kidnapped my daughter is not an ordinary person. I'm afraid they will do something excessive to her. "

"Now?"

"Yes, without delay!"

Li fell silent. In an instant, he quickly calculated the benefits and losses in his mind. From a logical point of view, Li should have helped Elizabeth and participated in the battle together. However, at the last moment, he almost killed her. But Li is not alone now, and Elizabeth is not coming to him to seek help from him alone.

Therefore, the rationale should be put aside first, and the gains and losses are the most important thing. Helping Elizabeth will naturally gain her gratitude, and he will naturally be able to obtain more intelligence and information from her in the future. Perhaps he can also let her help him train a group of espionage personnel. These are what Li lacks most now, a group of truly outstanding intelligence personnel, an efficient and excellent intelligence organization, rather than a bureaucratic and slow intelligence agency.

Li felt like a blind man now. He didn't know that the orcs had taken root on the Reach star for so long. What's even more ridiculous was that the orcs had occupied the Autumn star in the Reach star system for half a week and he didn't know it until Elizabeth came from The distant place brought him intelligence, and he learned the truth after ordering a thorough investigation.

These two incidents fully demonstrated the incompetence of the intelligence department. On the other hand, they also reflected the nature of officials' deception. When something goes wrong, the first thing officials think of is not to solve the problem. If the problem cannot be solved, , just ask for help. The first thing these officials think about is that if something goes wrong, their positions will be insecure. How can they make their positions secure? So they concealed and deceived, trying to make it seem like these problems never happened. This kind of deceitful behavior is really incomprehensible. Will the problem really disappear on its own by pretending that the problem does not exist?

Both the bureaucracy and the intelligence system need major changes. And Elizabeth, a veteran inquisitor of the empire, can play a huge role in this.

Not to mention the subtle connection between Elizabeth and the Inquisition, it would never be a bad thing to be on friendly terms with this powerful woman.

But the problem is that now is not free time for Li. Of the twenty-four hours in a day, Li needs to work non-stop for twenty hours. The arrangements of the armies on the planet under his feet have been completed. A battle will determine the fate of Reach. The great battle of destiny is about to begin. On the not-too-distant Autumn Star, half of the planet has been completely occupied by orcs. A small number of planetary garrison and local people gathered around several large cities to start construction and prepare for defense.

No matter which angle you look at it, Li should not be pulling the strongest wave of troops in the galaxy away from the battlefield just to help Elizabeth get her daughter back.

"I am very willing to help you," Li said, "but Elizabeth, you should understand how difficult this kind of thing is."

"It won't be too difficult. I already know where those people are holding her, but that place is not an easy area to enter. I can't complete the rescue alone. I need the support of a whole team and someone who is good at doing this kind of thing to help me." Elizabeth said in an almost pleading voice: "Lee, I can only think of you, only you can help me. Don't forget what you just said to me, you owe me!"

"Of course I know, but you should understand what is going on now. The orcs on Reach are wreaking havoc, and more orcs are thriving on Autumn. Every second I have now is precious, because every second that passes, my green-skinned enemies will become stronger. I can't let this galaxy become a playground for greenskins. There are tens of billions of humans living here. This is the Templar Knights. The foundation of the group, I can't let it be destroyed! Can't let it be destroyed because of a private matter!"

"Yes, public first, private second! You are so great," Elizabeth sneered, "Hundreds of billions of lives are important, my daughter's life is not important! ? Li, you have to think about it, that's my daughter!"

"Elizabeth, I can't believe you have become like this."

"Oh? What have I become? Evil? Despicable? With a face of a betrayer?"

"You were not like this before." Li said, "You were willing to sacrifice anyone for the will of the Emperor of God. You didn't care about the lives of others, you didn't care about the life and death of others, and you didn't care about your own life and death. You only cared about your own spiritual purity."

Elizabeth frowned, "I don't understand, is this irony or praise? Yang?"

"Just telling the truth. If it was you before, you would definitely sacrifice that person."

"I'm not as great as you say, especially after I became a mother. I don't want innocent people to die, but if I compare their lives with my daughter's life, what does the life and death of those people have to do with me? I just hope my daughter can survive and live happily and healthily!" Elizabeth took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision, and she slowly said: "Besides, are you so great? Are you as great as you say?"

"What do you mean?"

"This matter is not just my private matter," Elizabeth came close to Li and put her lips to Li's ear. Li could clearly hear her breathing, and then the blonde beauty used inaudible earphones to "To be precise, this is a private matter between the two of us. My daughter is also your daughter."

"What, what!!" Li opened his mouth wide, and was speechless for a moment. Then, a huge sense of absurdity suddenly rose in his heart, and Li felt a little angry: "Elizabeth, what are you kidding, this is not funny at all, I haven't even kissed you, you said you are pregnant with my child?"

"Don't you remember what you did? That day you pierced my abdomen with your hand and put a seed here!" Elizabeth stroked her flat abdomen with her hand, and her expression suddenly softened, "I once wanted to kill the fetus in my belly, because she is both your child and the seed planted by another evil being. What is in the child's body? What color is her soul? Will she become a threat to the empire in the future? I don't know all of this, but I know that my child will never be a bad person. She hasn't even been born yet. I can't kill an unborn baby just because she may pose a threat to the empire in the future. This is not justice. No matter what, I believe in my child! So I made a decision and gave birth to her. You didn't do anything with me. We may have had contact, but there has never been love, physical pleasure, or even short-lived passion. However, we are the parents of the same girl."