The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Seeing the other party being so cooperative, Sotha-Yang clapped his hands and said loudly:

“The support of the two clans will surely please Her Eternal Majesty, and perhaps after seeing the heroic figures of the children of Saim-Hann, Her Majesty will take the time to visit this great ancient Craftworld in advance.”

In this way, a deal was reached. The two clans, or rather three clans, were willing to provide armed support to the Royal Court, and the Royal Court would reward them with the honor of inviting the Queen to visit and political support.

But well...

Sotha-Yang would not be so stupid, of course. Since the other party was so willing to invest, it meant that the internal struggle of Saim-Hann should be in a relatively acute period. Although he didn't know why, this was undoubtedly an opportunity.

Instead of waiting for the other party to use the Royal Court and then cut ties, it would be better to muddy the waters.

Let Dorar send people to find out the specific situation inside Saim-Hann, and then find ways to pull other forces in as well. In this multi-party game, as long as the means are appropriate, outsiders can easily benefit.

If possible, Sotha-Yang even had an idea. Saim-Hann just happened to be without a supreme leadership. If Veronica could be made the nominal supreme ruler of Saim-Hann, this powerful Craftworld could be tied to the Eternal Royal Court's chariot. However, this matter must be handled carefully, otherwise it could easily backfire and even turn Saim-Hann into an enemy of the Royal Court.

After the envoys of Saim-Hann left, the next one Sotha-Yang needed to meet specifically was the envoy of Iybraesil.

This Craftworld had stood by Veronica's side in the previous war against Commorragh, and one of their Autarchs, Loreena, had become an important minister of the Inner Court. Therefore, this Craftworld was also highly tied to the Royal Court, but the relationship between the two sides had always been in a state close to an alliance. It was not until recently that the Seer Council of Iybraesil finally made a decision after long discussions.

They would become a part of the Royal Court, that is, a protectorate, whose relationship was even closer than that of the Kingdom of Lyrnae, but not subject to the administrative organs of the Royal Court, equivalent to an autonomous territory, but accepting Veronica's absolute leadership and rule, and could be regarded as a part of the Royal Court's armed forces, and also accepting Sotha-Yang's leadership.

This was certainly a good thing, not only could it greatly enhance the armed forces of the Royal Court, but more importantly, the key position of Iybraesil. This Craftworld often haunted the vicinity of the Eye of Terror, and could be regarded as the Royal Court's power extension and fulcrum in that area, making it convenient for the Royal Court to understand the possible situations in this area at any time. The servants of Chaos were not only the great enemies of mankind, but also the great enemies of the Aeldari. Sotha-Yang had been trying to find a balance point between the interests of mankind and the Aeldari, and perhaps a breakthrough could be made in terms of common enemies.

“His Highness has decreed, summoning the Iybraesil delegation to the audience.”

Soon, a team of female seers, war leaders, and high priestesses wearing indigo robes and armor, and with their hair tied up behind their heads and decorated with simple spirit bone hairpins, entered the hall.

Sotha-Yang couldn't help but sigh, Iybraesil was indeed a female-dominated world, none of the seven people in the entire delegation were male...

Also because of this reason, when the people of Iybraesil came to visit Veronica this time, they also brought 100 girls to expand her maidservant team again. Now the number of various servants and maidservants around Veronica had reached more than 400, and it was still increasing. Sotha-Yang used to be able to call out the names of most people, but now he couldn't recognize many of them.

“The people of Iybraesil, pay homage to His Highness Phoenix King Aleksey, may the true fire of Asuryan never be extinguished!”

“Please rise, everyone.”

The seer representative of Iybraesil, Luciana Blackhand, then stepped forward, her hands bound by black silk gloves holding a scroll.

“Your Highness, this is the register of all the warriors and armed forces of Iybraesil, please take a look.”

Sotha-Yang took the transferred scroll and glanced at it to obtain all the information.

Warriors of the Howling Banshee path accounted for nearly 70% of the entire world of Iybraesil, with a full five shrines, the rest were Swooping Hawks, Striking Scorpions, Warlocks and the like. There were some vehicles, and some Wraith constructs, but not many, after all, this Craftworld itself was not large, but because there were many women and the birth rate was still acceptable, it had maintained the population in the long-term war.

The entire Craftworld had more than 50,000 but less than 60,000 people, which was considered to be a medium level. Among them, there were nearly 30,000 on the warrior path, and apart from children, the rest were Harlequins, Bonesingers, Nurturers and other life paths, but they had at least practiced the warrior path, just like most Craftworlds, they could all be soldiers.

“Is it a bit too much that Iybraesil prefers melee combat path warriors? Casualties may be relatively high in combat.”

Hearing Sotha-Yang say this, a high priestess of the Howling Banshees responded loudly:

“Our lifelines have been woven into the hands of endless Khaine, if the lifeline is broken, we will have no fear or regret!”

Sotha-Yang sighed softly.

“Paying attention to the future is a good thing, but it doesn't mean we should indulge in the future. No matter whether things will happen or not, we should try our best to make it better. Isn't this more meaningful? The Royal Court will provide Iybraesil with a batch of armed equipment, especially vehicles and heavy weapons. These are all equipment recovered from Malan'tai. I hope they can improve your combat mode.”

Hearing Sotha-Yang say this, the high priestess finally nodded.

“Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, the blades of Iybraesil will always fight for the Eternal Queen.”

Then Sotha-Yang looked at the seer.

“Has there been any movement in the Eye of Terror recently?”

“Reporting to Your Highness, there are no drastic changes in general, but the seers have sensed the undercurrents lurking under the vortex. The great enemy of Chaos is accumulating power, and it has reached a terrible level. The lifelines of all parties have been stirred together, entangled together, Aeldari, humans... many living beings, and non-living beings, a storm is forming, our eyes are being obscured, unable to peek into the truth, but this in itself represents a omen, something big may happen in the future.”

Sotha-Yang sat on the throne and pondered for a long time, and finally said slowly:

“Abaddon of the Black Legion's seizure of the Blackstone Fortress is by no means simple. We snatched one back from Huron, but he still has one in his hands... Although the Eye of Terror is now guarded by the human Empire, it concerns the survival of all living beings in the entire galaxy. The Royal Court cannot stand idly by. Iybraesil's only task in the future is to keep a close eye on the Eye of Terror. Once there are any signs of anomalies or major events, report to the Royal Court immediately and respond in a timely manner.”

“Yes, Your Highness, we will keep our mission in mind.”

“Well... is there really nothing special?”

“If you have to say so, Your Highness, our reconnaissance team has discovered something.”

“What's the matter?”

“All the Blackstone spires erected by the Necrons in the area around the Eye of Terror have been destroyed artificially. Although many have been destroyed in the past, some remain, and some have been destroyed in recent centuries or even decades. This is a continuous behavior.”

“Blackstone Spires...”

Sotha-Yang thought for a while, but couldn't figure out what the mystery was, so he could only nod and say:

“I see, report any abnormalities in time in the future.”

After being busy for an unknown amount of time, Sotha-Yang finally completed his mission of meeting the audience. Although there were still many things in the Royal Court, he could no longer stay, because he had been missing for almost three weeks, and he had to return to the human world at this time.

The warriors are still waiting for him to conduct combat exercises!

Don't worry, readers, the protagonist is going home now!