The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Analyzing the escalating turmoil and chaos within the Necron ranks, as well as the series of strange events surrounding Lana, Soshjan stroked his chin, contemplating for only a dozen seconds before a person, or rather a possibility, flashed in his mind.

"Could it be that the one who released the information and the one who intercepted Lana aren't the same person? Menerak really has no motive to move against Lana. On the contrary, the one who intercepted Lana might be setting up a trap. Their target is actually to intercept the information Lana was trying to convey, but a third party suddenly intervened and released the information Lana was trying to transmit here, so they had no choice but to go along with it and hand Lana over to Menerak."

"This-"

Doral, seeing the thoughtful expression on Soshjan's face, asked in a low voice:

"Does Your Highness have someone in mind?"

"Perhaps there's not only a third party, but also a fourth party involved, hmm."

After pondering for a moment, Soshjan shook his head.

"Forget it, let him be. No one can interfere with what he wants to do."

Doral, who understood Soshjan very well, immediately had a guess in his mind, but since his lord was unwilling to speak, he naturally wouldn't make a fool of himself, but it was likely related to the Throne or the Primarch.

Afterwards, Soshjan expressed his judgment on the situation.

".However, I don't think the Storm Lord will really fight Menerak to the bitter end. This time, perhaps it's to show an attitude? Or a demonstration? If he wants to challenge the Silent King's authority, he has to make himself appear greater, and this greatness must be reflected in conquest. Internal warfare probably won't help much. His target must be other races, or rather, only humans. If Menerak suffers a loss on the human side, then as long as Menerak is weakened a little more, perhaps for Szarekh, his rival will never be able to surpass him in external conquests."

Looking at the report Doral handed over, Soshjan frowned, then turned to look at him.

"Is the situation that bad on Rynn's World?"

"Your Highness, according to the continuous reports from the two Dragoon Generals, the main force of human resistance is currently besieged in a city lacking food and weapons, and reinforcements... there's still no news. The scale of the troops dispatched by the Court is also unable to contain this group of Orks, because the scale of the enemy far exceeds estimates."

Soshjan turned his gaze back to the report. Since it was a spirit bone scroll, it also contained many images.

Looking at those tragic and heroic battle scenes, and the people tormented by hunger and pain, Soshjan's heart also sank.

".It's clearly a battle group with a long history, how did it end up like this? Alas, Yvaine's opinion is that it's best to directly deploy the fleet now to completely solve the problem. If we continue to wait for the Empire's reinforcements, Rynn's World may really be lost. The distance is too far, and I don't know what the situation is with the Empire's reinforcements to Rynn's World, whether the forces have been gathered, and to what extent they have been gathered."

"Your Highness, my opinion is... we can send a small number of reinforcements first, and wait for the specific situation. You see, General Yfroyia believes that the defenders led by the Crimson Fists should be able to hold out for a while, and General Yvaine has also successfully sent them a large amount of food. If the Royal Court's army rashly appears on Rynn's World, Your Highness may have long-term concerns in the future?"

Hearing Doral say this, Soshjan nodded.

"Yes, I'm also worried that the Crimson Fists might have trouble in the future, and no matter what... the Royal Court is not a one-man show after all, and I can't raise an army for reasons that are difficult for my subjects to understand."

After saying that, he put down the report and looked at the Starscourge on the other side.

"Starscourge, do you think the Royal Court should intervene in the Necron civil war? Menerak's location is already known, but the distribution of their tomb worlds is still a mystery, especially the Crownworld."

The Starscourge pondered for a moment, then bowed slightly and said:

"Your Highness, I have a question to ask."

"Please speak."

"Does Your Highness want to destroy this dynasty, or this race?"

Soshjan thought for a while and replied:

"The Necrons have plagued the galaxy for nearly a billion years. They have no use for the galaxy, only harm. They must be uprooted and exterminated!"

"Then my answer is, ignore them for now and prioritize eliminating those smaller dynasties."

"Oh? Why?"

"The power structure of the Necron race is like a pyramid. Small nobles are above large nobles, and small dynasties are above large dynasties. Large dynasties like Szarek have many small dynasties under them, and the large dynasties constitute the backbone of the Necron race, while the small dynasties are the side branches. Therefore, when they are fighting fiercely, we will eliminate the side branches, gradually weakening the overall strength of their race, and hollow out the lower layer of the pyramid first. When a certain time comes, the upper layer collapses with just a light kick."

"Good."

Soshjan clapped his hands lightly.

"Your Excellency has great insight. So, where should we start?"

"According to the Necron Codex, the Menerak Dynasty has a vassal, the Valex Dynasty. Presumably it should be nearby, and it will definitely participate in the war. Now is the best time to eliminate it."

"Well, immediately arrange for people to search every inch of the land to find this Valex Dynasty. The Empire currently has no power to trouble Menerak, but we can't just let it go. Since they know my identity, then I will cut off one of their hands first to make them behave."

"Your Highness, the Night Spears have already begun to act."

"Good, also, Doral, the progress on Commorragh needs to be accelerated. If the Royal Court has to face threats from both the Necrons and Chaos in the future, the current strength is far from enough... Also, I want to move the Gellan star system of the Shadow Nexus out. Is the current situation allowed?"

"Your Highness, due to the continued turmoil in Commorragh, fewer and fewer Kabals are arriving at the Shadow Nexus, basically just those few fixed ones. There's no problem with Gellan detaching, but the Shadow Nexus is too deeply integrated with the Gellan star system. I don't know if forcibly separating them will cause the spirit bone structure of the Nexus to collapse."

Soshjan pondered for a moment, then said:

"Arrange for people to do the preliminary planning for this matter first, and let the Bonesingers give a preliminary separation plan. When I have time, I will personally go to Gellan."

"Yes."

Just then, Duran suddenly walked in, came to the throne steps, and said in a deep voice:

"My Lord, His Majesty has arrived."

"Ah?"

Soshjan was stunned for a moment, and then he heard the heralds and the sound of the airship landing outside, as well as many salutations and praises.

After a while, the Eternal Handmaidens holding banners and curtains walked in. They formed a mobile tent, and several figures could be seen in the tent, two in front and three behind—roughly, it could be seen that two people were supporting one person.

In an instant, everyone in the hall bowed down to the tent, only Soshjan stood up.

"All of you, step down first."