Stars for the good Warhammer

"I'm sorry that you saw such a boring drama, I hope it didn't scare you."

As he spoke, Otto had already arrived at the side of Governor Noela, and then he set his sights on the band responsible for performing for the banquet not far away. Those people had obviously not recovered from the farce just now. , still looking stunned.

However, after seeing Otto's urging eyes, the orchestra conductor with the goatee cried out like a child, and then hurriedly directed the equally frightened orchestra members to start playing again.

As the elegant music sounded again, the entire banquet hall seemed to have returned to a peaceful atmosphere. However, the remaining guests were obviously no longer in the mood to enjoy the banquet. At this moment, their eyes were focused on those soldiers. Above the crowd driven with bayonets.

As the last person was forcibly taken away from the banquet hall, and after the door was completely closed, it didn't take long for a burst of chaotic gunfire to be heard outside the hall, accompanied by wailing that lasted for several minutes. Those guests knew that this was just a door. The distance between them separates the world from hell.

At this moment, the male adjutant, whose hand was injured and pushed to the ground by the guard, was still yelling with anger.

"You are the ones who are stupid! The destruction of Terra and the Empire is doomed!"

"The false emperor will die! All of you will die!"

"Only the Supreme Heaven can truly save us!"

At Otto's signal, a guard hit the butt of his gun hard on his head. This finally silenced the noisy guy, and then he said to Noela beside him.

"It just so happens that I know a professional heresy interrogator here. If you agree, can you hand him over to us?"

At first, the other party did not react in any way. From her seemingly calm eyes, Otto could see the brief flash of panic in her heart. Obviously, this young lady did not anticipate the betrayal of her cronies, which made her She felt scared.

"Haden is my father's illegitimate son. Strictly speaking, he is my brother. Although my father has never officially recognized his identity, he has taken care of and assisted me for a total of seventeen years from my birth to now. time"

As a once-famous merchant dynasty, the Hessian family to which Noela belonged had a glorious history, but due to a series of disastrous decisions made during the apostasy era started by Vandier.

Today's Hessian family has not only lost a large amount of property, but also faced the risk of annihilation. In order to obtain the ownership of Cologne III, they even did not hesitate to give away the primarch Rogal Dorn of the Emperor's Fist. The business license was mortgaged.

However, even under such circumstances, the old governor unexpectedly passed on the power of governor to Noela, who was only sixteen years old. As for the reasons for doing so, there are still many minor and minor reasons for this. rumors.

"So, are you planning to plead for him?"

Facing Otto’s question, Noela calmed down a little at this time, and then replied firmly.

"No, please do as you wish. Hesse does not tolerate heretics and traitors."

Soon, when Otto and Noela entered the venue together, the Mechanicus sage had been waiting at the conference table for a long time.

Seeing the arrival of the two men, Perrus activated his own sound transmission device.

"My sensors are picking up a lot of loud noises, is there something unexpected going on?"

"Nothing, that's nothing noteworthy. Let's seize the moment and get to the point."

While talking, Otto stood in the center of the venue. At the same time, Raya, who was the recorder of the meeting, also entered the venue from the side door. It seemed that he had recovered.

"This impromptu meeting has only one topic. To put it simply, Haven wants to invite Cologne 3 and Otta to form a temporary alliance."

Otto's voice was very calm. As soon as he said this, a hint of surprise appeared on Noela's face, while the Mechanicus sage on the other side looked very interested in this.

"I think everyone should have noticed that the light of Terra's star torch has disappeared. At the same time, affected by the subspace storm, the communication in the entire Hazy Star Territory has become extremely unstable."

"As to the reasons for these conditions, through this period of investigation I got a shocking fact."

As the words fell, a huge star sector map was placed on the wall behind Otto, in which the location of Cadia was highlighted. At the same time, several hand-drawn arrows were drawn from the Eye of Terror. Starting from the location, it covers almost half of the empire's territory.

It was a map of the dark side of the empire drawn by Otto based on GW’s background setting information. To put it simply, it was essentially a setting map for a chess game. Before traveling through time, Otto had never thought that this thing could actually be real. It will come in handy one day.

"According to reliable sources, Abaddon's Black Legion has completely destroyed Cadian, which caused the subspace energy in the Eye of Terror to pour out like a tide, covering most of the Imperial Star Territory. Like a mountain range that blocks them from the light of the star torch, it will be difficult to observe the star torch's existence. "

At this point, Otto paused, and then continued with a little regret.

"I named this area where the light of the star torch cannot be completely observed the dark side of the empire. Unfortunately, we are one of the lucky ones who are blocked from the light."

"I think you should know what this really means."

The meeting place was silent. At this moment, the Mechanicus Sage's eyes were focused on the map. The electronic components on his forehead were working quickly. He was obviously thinking about how credible Otto's statement was. Spend.

After hearing such news, Noela’s mentality that she had tried to maintain finally wavered, and she took a deep breath.

"If this is true, it means we will no longer receive support from the Empire."

"Our ships cannot sail far under the light of the star torch."

After a moment of silence, the young female governor murmured to herself in a desperate tone.

"We will starve to death"

What she said is true. As a planet with an extremely harsh environment, 100% of its food is imported and has almost no industrial base, Cologne 3 has always relied on locally produced high-energy crystals to conduct business exchanges with the outside world to maintain its own existence. The current situation is It was obviously a disaster for them.

Then Otto continued to speak.

"But we are not hopeless. In fact, the link between the dark side and the empire has not been completely blocked. There is still a place that allows us to freely enter and exit the territory of the empire."

“And that crucial door is our neighbor.”

As he spoke, he raised his palm and placed his fingertips on one of the highlighted galaxies, and what appeared on it was a familiar name.

——Warning Star.