Travel to Warhammer 40K with Gray Wind

Among all the 13 Terran Expeditionary Forces, the largest fleet is the 1st Expeditionary Fleet led by the Emperor's prophetess Alexei personally, and the mysterious man Bramimund whose identity is a mystery is also among them. Next is the 13th Expeditionary Fleet, where the blue-blood noble battle group is located. The children of the Ultramarines have always had a great career.

Excluding these two, the 6th Expeditionary Fleet currently commanded by Plumeria is the most luxurious expeditionary force.

Including the Fire of Repentance, the Oracle of Truth, the Unfinished Business, the Truth of Forgiveness, the Jealous Lady, the Ark of Bliss... and the dismantled and rebuilt "Eumenides", there are many ships that can be used in the regular imperial fleet. The powerful battleships that served as flagships were all incorporated into the 6th Expeditionary Force, and together with a large number of light cruisers and destroyers, they guarded the Valkyrie-class battleship named "The Vicious Woman".

Such a terrifying and huge fleet force appeared out of thin air almost like a magic trick in front of the Badab System Defense Force. No wonder Governor Badab was so nervous.

After a brief exchange, Vice Admiral Oguma informed the diplomatic envoy sent by Badab of the purpose of his party's visit, and showed the other party the authorization document jointly granted by all major departments in the Esbanese sector. The tense atmosphere finally eased.

The diplomat's steps were somewhat hasty when he left, as if he was afraid of being late to disembark.

Two days later, the 6th Expedition Fleet received permission to dock at the star port in the Badab system. As the commander, Plumelia was invited to go to the main star of Badab with Macbeth, the founding sage accompanying the army, and communicated with the local Meeting with the Governor.

The Star Claws Chapter stationed in the Badab system was founded in the 35th millennium, but Luft Huron, later known as the Tyrant of Badab, was not yet born at this time. Therefore, Badab is still managed by its planetary governor.

Star Badab, which is adjacent to the Maelstrom, has never been a place with simple folk customs. The indecisive planetary governor does not have the iron fist of the "Black Heart King" in later generations. The public security situation here can naturally be imagined.

As soon as the transport plane of the 6th Expedition Fleet approached the orbit of the planet Badab, Plumelia's innate psychic ability sensed the crime and violence that filled every inch of the planet's surface. The last time I felt like this was in Mirafa.

Not a very good start. Plumelia murmured in her heart.

"To tell you the truth, I don't know why you want to stay here."

Sure enough, after greeting Plumeria and the forging sage Macbeth, Governor Badab expressed his intention to expel the guests without euphemism: "Whether it is a pilgrimage to Terra or a death in the maelstrom... Whether it’s a treasure hunt or not, since you claim to be just passing by—then it’s best to get there quickly.”

Governor Badab's meaning couldn't be more obvious. The shock brought by the huge military power of the 6th Expeditionary Fleet and the power of the Valkyrie turned into uneasiness and anxiety written directly on his face. He couldn't wait to send these groups away as soon as possible. Unwelcome guests pay a modest price.

Just think of it as being robbed.

Plumelia was not surprised by this: "You don't need to drive us away. We didn't plan to stay too long in Badab. In the name of the star bombers, we will complete the preparations as soon as possible and then enter the maelstrom to find a piece of equipment." A treasure requested by the leader.”

What the hell is a star flicker... But as long as you are willing to walk, it will be fine.

Governor Badab was afraid that they would stay here and not leave. This group of people had more ships than him, their flagship was bigger, and their cannons were thicker than his own. If such a group of big and thick guys decided to stay here temporarily, he felt that he would not leave. I'm afraid the butt is not too safe. He might be kicked off the governor's throne one day.

So the overjoyed governor immediately expressed his willingness to provide logistical supplies to the expedition fleet so that they could leave Badab as soon as possible.

Plumelia smiled knowingly at this: "Don't be so anxious, we will leave as soon as possible, but in addition to entering the maelstrom to find a certain treasure, the leader also gave me another task."

As soon as these words came out, Governor Badab's heart suddenly started to relax again: "...What mission?"

Plumelia smiled and said nothing. The forging sage "Macbeth" who had been staying beside her came forward at this moment. A mechanical arm wrapped with fine threads stretched out to the table and displayed a holographic projection. In front of me.

This holographic projection was recorded in Falla. In the center of the screen is one of Falla's most famous landmarks - the "Guide" statue.

Under the suspicious and cautious gaze of Governor Badab, Plumeria used her eyes to signal Macbeth to mark the focus of the projection. Then, the human emperor dressed as a scholar was quickly enlarged, and the "lantern" on the left hand side of the icon occupied the entire screen.

Megastructure: L-Stargate.

"As you can see, this is a star gate."

"A stargate capable of real-time transmission across galaxies."

"A stargate that enables inter-galactic transmission without resorting to subspace."

Governor Badab's cowardice and snobbery made Plumelia lose her patience with him using honorifics. She explained the nature of the L-Star Gate and the stars on the Far Eastern Frontier to the people in front of her in as concise and concise sentences as possible. The fact that the gate network has been laid out.

Then came the third mission she received: "Entrusted by the Emperor, we will stop in important star systems passing by during the expedition to Terra, and help build the L-star gate there so that we can finally reach Terra. Complete the galaxy-scale stargate network as soon as possible.”

"And Badab is the first stop for the 6th Expedition Fleet. We will build a star gate here to prepare in advance for the future direct control of this place by the Terran government." Plumelia looked directly at Badab said the Governor's eyes.

Governor Badab's eyes changed rapidly, and thoughts circulated rapidly in his mind. Plumelia's brief description of the L-Star Gate was chewed over and over again in his mind, and he soon understood what it meant. What are you wearing?

Even though his character is indecisive and self-interested, he is ultimately a planetary governor. He has received a full set of elite education. He has all the knowledge and qualities needed to rule a planet-except kindness.

After a brief thought, Governor Badab made his own judgment on the L-Star Gate.

That is: letting the 6th Expeditionary Fleet build the L-Star Gate here would do more harm than good to him.

From the beginning to the end, Badab never said a word, only his eyes changed slightly, but the powerful psychic power allowed Plumelia to detect his mood fluctuations.

"It seems that this governor will not support us building the star gate here..." Plumelia thought silently in her heart.

"The Badab galaxy is a strategic location for watching the Maelstrom. It can even be said to be a weakened version of Cadia. If the Terran government can directly control this place through the stargate network, it will undoubtedly be of huge benefit to the human empire - —But not so for Governor Badab.”

"Due to the uncertainty of subspace navigation, the human empire's military presence at such border outposts is seriously insufficient. It can only be said to be better than nothing. Local officials with military power like Governor Badab are actually equivalent to the earth emperor and planetary governor. The actual power is infinitely close to infinity, and you can do whatever you want in places far away from Terra’s control.”

"But if the Stargate is connected to the Internet, the direct jurisdiction from the Terran government will inevitably greatly weaken the power of the local dignitaries, and it is not impossible to directly purge them in the name of judging past crimes... This is not only a struggle for power, but also A zero-sum game of life and death.”

After clarifying Badab's role in the human empire and clarifying the position of the planet's governor, it is easy to know that it is impossible to get the support of local dignitaries in building a star gate.

"Thank you for your kindness, but the construction of the Star Gate is a very huge project, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. The construction period will also be ten years. In my opinion, it is better to waste precious time in Ba Dabu, why don’t you seize the opportunity to continue the expedition and send the Stargate STC to Terra.”

Governor Badab had a polite smile on his face and said: "The Sieglinde family has controlled the Badab Watch Maelstrom for thousands of years. Even if the Star Gate is not accessible for a while, it will not fall like this. Instead, go to Tai If La’s expedition doesn’t hurry up, many unpleasant changes may occur.”

This is no longer a hint, but an explicit statement. Governor Badab just had it written on his face, "Your fleet is docked in my starport. If you don't get out now, you won't be able to leave in the future."

It was about his family's status, his own power and his life. Even a coward like him was forced to fight to the death.

"Finally, you look good." Faced with Governor Badab's threat, Plumelia smiled instead of getting angry: "If you continue to be so cowardly, I will think you are a little girl wearing men's clothing, but... Who gave you the courage to speak to me in such a tone?—Star Claw?"

"You..." The viciousness in Governor Badab's eyes suddenly turned into astonishment, but this astonishment quickly dissipated: "As a watch warrior stationed in the Maelstrom, the entire Starry Claws Chapter was dispatched to fight against the hostile outsiders. What’s wrong with protecting your home world with your hands?”

"There is nothing wrong." Plumelia smiled: "But there is a small misunderstanding that needs to be corrected - you are the one who came."

After the psychic supervisor's words fell, Governor Badab subconsciously wanted to call his personal guards to come in, and the door of the reception room was pushed open in time as he expected. But after the door was opened, what appeared outside was not Governor Badab's heavily armed personal guard, but a humanoid combat machine over three meters tall.

"This, this is..." Governor Badab was a little incoherent.

"The Knights of the Night." Forging Sage Macbeth said truthfully in his voice mixed with electronic buzz: "A specialized unit to fight against chaos, a professional anti-psionic force - the Knights of the Night."

The humanoid war machine outside the door holds a strong shield in its left hand, and a platinum giant sword wrapped around a decomposition force field in its right hand. The sword is engraved with dense and regular psionic theoretical formulas.

The finely crafted zero-element armor shows a gorgeous platinum color under the sun. The golden-proportioned human body curves and the cold and tough mechanical lines present a different kind of artistic beauty. The tall body is like a demigod, with its broad back behind it. Symmetrical pulse artillery arrays extend from the left and right, like a pair of mechanical wings spread out, like angels from mythology descending into the world.

However, the moment she saw this mechanical angel, Plumelia couldn't help but show disgust.

——The wearers of scholar-type mobile armor are all untouchables. These soulless aliens will make ordinary people involuntarily uncomfortable and disgusted. Psykers are more sensitive to this, even if they just meet the untouchables from a distance, they will It also produces severe psychological and physical discomfort at the same time.

Plumelia suppressed the strong nausea in her heart and tried to keep her expression as calm as possible.

Governor Badab didn't notice the psychic director's gaffe at all, because on the left and right of the Night Knight, several Space Marines wearing steel-colored power armor and holding bolters and power swords walked out. .

He was very familiar with the battle armor painting and the chapter logo on the shoulder armor. This was the Watch Chapter stationed in the Badab System: Star Claws.

"Badab is the home world of the Star Claws, so the warriors of the Star Claws should fight against external threats together with their hometown people - the idea is good, but the actual situation is far from that simple."

Plumelia smiled as she watched the Night Knight and five Starry Claw warriors enter the living room together, and tried to steady her voice and said:

"You just want to hold on to Badab's power, but you ignore the most important issue: the Space Marines never care who becomes the planet's governor, they only fight for the God-Emperor."

"The opening of the L-Star Gate will weaken your power, but it will greatly reduce the pressure on the imperial forces to assist in defense. The logistics and transportation efficiency problems that have plagued the empire for many years will also be solved. This is what the Star Claws who watch the Maelstrom are most urgent about. needs."

"Your interest demands have never been the same, and your positions are inconsistent. How can you make the Star Claws give up the L-Star Gate to safeguard your pitiful power?"

Looking at Plumelia's cold and beautiful face, Governor Badab realized belatedly: the expedition fleet had met with the Star Claws Chapter long before meeting him. This group was large and powerful. The rough outsiders used unknown chips to instigate the warriors of the Star Claws to rebel, and joined them to oppose the lords of the chapter's home world!

"If you could cooperate with our work honestly from the beginning, you might be able to sit on the governor's throne for a while longer, but it's a pity." Plumelia sighed softly.

A mechanical arm flew past the psychic director's side, and then quickly retracted. Macbeth, the forging sage, broke the neck of the planet's supreme ruler. The dripping blood stained the expensive velvet carpet under his feet. A skull rolled down.

I'm afraid Governor Badab will never realize until his death how convincing "expedition to Terra and an audience with the God-Emperor" was to the monks Astartes.

Plumelia stood up from her seat and walked out of the living room with light and elegant steps. The corridor outside the door was filled with smoke, mottled craters and dried blood everywhere, and the sky was filled with darkness. If she hadn't used her spiritual power to shield the entire living room from communication with the outside world, such a fierce battle would have been noticed by Governor Badab inside.

In orbit, the Star Claw fleet is airborne on its home planet to clean up the remaining forces of Governor Badab. The Forging Sage came to a Star Claw warrior who had just taken off his helmet, and handed a save disk containing the L-Star Gate construction template into the opponent's hands - using his original two hands instead of a mechanical arm. .

"The task of building the L-Star Gate will be left to you. We will leave Badab as soon as possible and enter the Maelstrom." The Founding Sage nodded and said: "Our battle inside will inevitably cause a large number of alien pirates to escape from the Maelstrom. I would also like to trouble you to take more precautions.”

"With the equipment support generously provided by you, the Claws in the Starry Sky are confident in destroying all enemies of the empire who have escaped." The Claws in the Starry Sky warrior said solemnly after taking the save disk.

In addition to the L-Stargate construction template, the 6th Expeditionary Fleet also provided a large amount of arms support for the Star Claws, including: 30 "Dawn" Terminator armors and 10 Scholar I mobile armors.

Among them, the "Dawn" Terminator Armor was produced by Anti-Entropy after improving it through the drawings of the Dark Ages saved in its database. It was originally prepared for the Death Stalker, but the Death Stalker was gone. The redundant scholar-type mobile armor is because the production capacity was not controlled when it was produced. The Order of Truth simply could not find so many untouchables to wear it, so it didn't hurt to give a few units to its partners.

Plumelia and the Forging Sage did not stay on Badab for too long. They left quickly, leaving only the endless flames of war in the nest below them to subside.

002.M40.

In Year 002 of the 40th Millennium, the Star Claws Chapter, with the assistance of the 6th Expedition Fleet of the Terran Expedition, killed Governor Badab and seized power.

In the same year, the expedition fleet set off from Badab and penetrated deep into the Maelstrom.

On the way to the border of the Maelstrom, Plumeria discussed the next issues with Vice Admiral Oguma, Forge Sage Macbeth, and Judge Camus.

"Situations like Badab's are by no means isolated in the empire. There are too many local dignitaries who are greedy for power and do not want to be under the jurisdiction of Terra, let alone see the Stargate network - that will greatly strengthen Terra's centralization. Camus said firmly:

"We will encounter similar problems in the galaxies we pass through in the future. Only by cutting through the mess quickly can we minimize the losses. The treatment of Badab this time is a good reference."

"But the vast majority of the population of the empire are illiterate civilians. They have nothing but their simple faith in the emperor and their own flesh and blood." Oguma shook his head and said:

"Blindly purging the nobility will only lead to the empire having no talent available. Although it is somewhat unpleasant, we have to admit that the more educated local nobility has always been an important source of talent for the empire, and the vast majority of the existing ruling and management classes are Born into noble families, they are the backbone of the empire.”

It's okay to clean up a Badab, but if you do it too much, the human empire will be torn apart before the expedition fleet reaches Terra.

"Okay, what we encountered will happen to other expedition fleets sooner or later. Let's see how they deal with it." Plumelia smiled and said: "Now, we should concentrate on the current mission first. .”

That is, find the treasure that is located deep in the maelstrom for the star bomber.

Macbeth's prosthetic eye turned in a circle and asked: "I agree, but now that we are about to enter the maelstrom, should you also tell us what is the treasure that the star bomber is looking for?"

Camus and Oguma nodded, this was exactly what they wanted to know.

"Of course, it's time to be honest."

Plumelia showed a bright smile and said:

"The treasure that the leader needs is called: The Complete Organic Code."