The Protoss in Warhammer

Chapter 188 176. Contradictions

When Zeratul heard the summons from the Old Saints, he rushed back from the edge of the empire without stopping.

Almost no one knew where Zeratul was, except the Old Saints. The whereabouts of the Dark Master have always been mysterious. Many people speculated where this powerful and knowledgeable mentor would be, but almost no one actually saw him.

Even if some people really happened to run into Zeratul, they probably wouldn't be able to find him. Maybe the old man prefers quietness. In short, Zeratul has been trying his best to avoid other people when he is working. In addition to his excellent dark stealth, unless someone has the time to turn over the entire planet inside and out, there is no possibility of finding the Dark Master.

When the Dark Master returned to Aiur urgently, he found a fleet of Templars gathering.

Just as he was wondering why the troops were not his own Dark Templars, Gray had already arrived at the bridge through the transmission system.

All the people on the Void Seeker were Zeratul's direct descendants, and they knew Gray's identity to some extent, unlike the last time when he was teleported to Tassadar's warship and was directly surrounded by the third layer and the third layer.

When Zeratul saw Gray, he said very calmly

"Greetings to you, elder, may I ask what mission you want me to come to Aiur for?"

Gray nodded after hearing it, so he told him about the plan to cooperate with the Tal'darim. Unexpectedly, the other party immediately rejected it for the first time after hearing it and said

"A wrong choice! Elder. I don't want to say that those scholars are as pedantic, but trusting the Tal'darim is like trusting foxes. They are insidious, cunning, aggressive and cruel.

If you don't believe what I say, I can tell you a story, a story I experienced personally."

It turned out that when Zeratul was young, it was the period of the Protoss Civil War. At that time, he followed a group of refugees to escape the war and embarked on his first journey.

When they crossed the Damocles Gulf, the refugees where Zeratul was were controlled by a group of pirates. In order to save his life, he had to join the pirates.

These pirates were the predecessors of the Tal'darim.

Although the pirates were cruel, they were fanatical believers in the gods and were willing to sacrifice everything for the gods. In their view, it was because the eldest son of God had too little space that the war broke out. They should expand outward, exterminate those inferior races, and gain more living space.

Although he hated them, Zeratul was forced to join them temporarily because he was held hostage. As time went on, Zeratul saw the Tal'darim settle in Slayn and build their Dark City there.

However, Zeratul's stay in the Tal'darim was actually relatively short, only about 30 years. During this period, he never joined the Tal'darim organization, but he also established his own prestige there. One night, he quietly left there and returned to his hometown to continue practicing the doctrine of the Dark Temple.

When he finished this story, to his surprise, Gray said that he had known about these things for a long time, otherwise he would not have let Zeratul come. It is precisely because he has a high reputation in the Dark Templar, Tal'darim, and even the Khalai Protoss that they hope to let him lead this mixed expeditionary force for reconnaissance.

Since the other party has said so, Zeratul made a final request. He came in a hurry and only brought a small number of troops. Can he be given a little more time to gather more troops?

Some unexpected things, Gray actually rejected this request, because the Tal'darim had already said that if Zeratul brought too many people, they would not be able to complete the reconnaissance well.

In the final analysis, the other commander was obviously a little bit sincere, and was afraid that Zeratul would kill him directly if he brought too many people.

After hearing Gray's words, Zeratul had no choice but to bring more than 100 of his elites to the expedition fleet.

After the commander passed, the expedition fleet quickly set sail. This small fleet with only a dozen warships quickly went to the border and joined the Tal'darim fleet.

The size of the Tal'darim fleet is similar to that of Khaled, but their warships obviously look much more rough. Some large-caliber guns were installed on their warships in a very disproportionate manner. This design that pursues powerful firepower blindly will obviously lead to bias in defense. However, these pirates obviously will not consider these, after all, desperadoes will never put their lives first.

Unless he is not a person of status and will think about his own safety.

Obviously, the commander of this fleet is such a person.

The defense shield of the mothership located in the center of the fleet can be seen with the naked eye, which means that at least a dozen layers of protective shields are stacked. The warship is almost full of self-defense artillery to ensure his safety, and of course, there are some heavy torpedoes as anti-ship means.

The other party finally let him go after layers of interrogation, and Zeratul also entered this huge warship to meet with the other party's commander.

The Tal'darim's warship style prefers to use black and dark red, and the internal structure of the warship is not much different from that of the Khalai Protoss. After all, they consider themselves pure and will not allow slaves to come on their warships, nor do they like to use dirty and decadent art to decorate themselves. This is much better than the Dark Eldar.

Even the weakest captain would want to make his ship clean, rather than hanging a lot of mummies or blood. They would carve some gorgeous patterns in some inconspicuous corners, but they would stop there. For these people, war is everything, and art is just a seasoning.

Zeratul soon saw the other side's commander, a tall and vigorous warrior, the high-ranking lord of the Tal'darim, Alarak.

The high-ranking lord looked at the famous old man in front of him, repeatedly confirmed whether his shield was open, and then stepped forward to bow. As one of the first to see the Tal'darim, Zeratul had reason to accept such high etiquette.

After taking a look at the high-ranking lord in front of him, he didn't say anything, just a simple greeting, and then said

"Dear lord, I hope that we can maintain a good relationship on this expedition, and I don't want to have a direct conflict with the empire. After all, this is a reconnaissance operation, so it's better not to alarm the enemy."

After hearing the other party's words, although Alarak was a little dissatisfied, he still answered respectfully

"In the name of the high-ranking lord, I will abide by the agreement between our races. But I also have a small request, that is, don't let your pets come to our ship, we don't welcome them here."

After explaining, Zeratul returned to his warship, as if everything was developing in a good direction, and the hatred between the two sides in the past seemed to be thrown aside.

But can this expedition or reconnaissance operation really get along harmoniously?

Of course not. The conflict between Khalai and Tal'darim has a long history. Unless they are in a major crisis, they can really fit together. Now it is just an ordinary reconnaissance operation, and the tacit understanding between the two sides will definitely be greatly reduced, and even some unnecessary disputes will arise.

This expedition is destined to be full of conflicts between the two sides, and there are only two possible outcomes:

One is that the relationship between the two sides will improve after this expedition, and the other is that it will deteriorate further and continue to fall into the abyss.

Of course, how the future will develop depends on the commanders of both sides.