Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire

The empire was torn into two pieces, at least in Pangia at this moment. The conflict between the Tribunal and the Imperial Guard sharply turned this place into a pain distribution center. Loende, which was once the hive world, is now the death world. .

A place tainted by the disease and dirt of heretics and traitors, a place where the heroes who once destroyed the Eagle spilled their blood and lost limbs. It is also the place where countless heroes of the Imperial Guard are buried. It is also the first Imperial world to be liberated. Now the war is Rekindled.

The irony is that not that much material flowed into this world when it was besieged by heretics. However, due to the conflict between the Inquisition and the Imperial Guard, a large amount of resources that can be mobilized within Pangia are constantly flowing into this world.

In the eyes of the recast statue of the Emperor and the murals of the Destruction Eagle Chapter in the Ecclesiastical Cathedral, the struggles within humanity continued to rage. From the initial warning to the local Imperial Guard taking control after a four-hour battle, the The ship left, and the suffering world once again encountered catastrophe.

Half of its combat-capable men died because of the war, and many prisoners of war were regarded as lackeys of the Inquisition, imprisoned or put on trial. This plague-ridden world became even worse at this moment.

As the news spread throughout the empire, the conflict between the Imperial Guard and the Inquisition was just like when Enjili's master Bandetaar expressed his decision, but this time it was more covertly tearing apart the sector covered by the haze of war. Open in half.

It’s just that now should be the time when strength must not be dispersed, the time must not be torn apart, both the Imperial Guard and the Inquisition must endure, but things go counterproductive. In the fear of coexisting with heretics and the anger of betrayal, the Imperial people can’t do it the most. The two things I accepted came to me at this moment.

The Imperial Guard's judgment on how to deal with the upper nest has become something unacceptable to the Inquisition, that is, the current evil psychic incident is regarded as a natural situation. Secondly, during this period, the Inquisition conducted investigations, tests, and arrangements for the officers within the Imperial Guard. And psychological counseling or memory sealing also cost them a lot of manpower and material resources, but the choice of Commander-in-Chief Alan Bayer became the last straw for their decision-making.

That is to say, they are careless about psychic events and places where demons appear. They believe that such an attitude will cause greater losses than the so-called Black Heart King, while the Imperial Guard believes that the Inquisition, as their comrades, has committed a substantial betrayal.

The end of the first conflict also ended without any surprise with the complete victory of the real master of the Pangia sector. The essence was still the weak control of the Inquisition here and the unified courage of the Imperial Guard.

However, the Inquisition did not give in. They hired a group of astral pirates. With their hands and eyes, they could use black and white and messy methods, whether it was a rose knot buried in a seemingly ordinary transaction or pretending to be an ordinary person. Acolyte.

Alan Bayer originally thought that after leaving Luande, the heavy transport ship could rest easy, but the reality is that the harassment of the Tribunal is enough to delay the arrival of the transport to a terrifying point. At the same time, in the rapidly changing universe, he even It’s unclear whether that incident was a deliberate move by the Inquisition or an accident.

In just half a month after leaving Loand, massive food poisoning occurred on the transport ship, an accidental fuel leak, the frigate stalled, three pirate attacks, including a warship-level imperial standard cruiser, and a supporting Void Fortress. An unknown rebellion occurred.

The Imperial Guard could only use troops to cover up the water and earth, and slowly advanced by increasing transportation resources and sending soldiers to suppress the enemy or add more frigates. They showed extremely high patience in the face of the various methods of the Inquisition, and the Inquisition was also dealing with it. Those things come back to bite us.

To be precise, when their hands and feet were in the sector that had been helped by the Imperial Guard, and those who were discovered by Alan Bair's personality charm or those who still had morality in their hearts, they not only failed, but were exposed as a result. The whereabouts caused several attempts to be resolved by the empire.

Although the trip was delayed, the arrival of the two volcanic cannons was not difficult, but the installation time and test firing were not optimal. Behind this matter was the essential size gap between the Imperial Guard and the Inquisition in this sector. .

While such twisted and whirlpool-like actions continued to swallow up the energy and supplies of both parties, the Inquisition, whose family was weaker and not as strong as a hemp rope, sent someone to knock on Alan Bair's office.

One morning, Miss Nova came to visit with her servants. This time her attitude was very stern and more formal. The servo skull and secretary who recorded the situation here, the members of the legal department who ensured the order here, and Miss Nova Alan Beyer's attitude allowed her to receive her.

This arrogant mortal was like the Wolf Lord who once refused the Tribunal to punish his brother. Griffin's attitude towards the Gray Knights and the Tribunal was surprisingly consistent, and Alan Bair spoke.

"It's meaningless if we don't talk about peace. Either the Inquisition leaves my star sector, or you sign an agreement and bind your boundless rights in this star sector. You know, this is not Terra, and I am the new order." He took out a piece of brown paper that he had prepared for a long time and expressed his impatience with the Inquisition.

Nova opened her mouth, and the beautiful lady's voice was still like a silver bell, but Alan Bayer was not interested in listening, she could tell, but she continued. "There have been different opinions within the Tribunal. I know you have different opinions on those matters, but during this period I have been collecting relevant evidence that the mutation of the nest in the hive city has no curse or psychic threat."

"The Tribunal has decided to use other methods..."

Alan Bair suddenly interrupted her. "This matter is not because of this inconsequential issue. Even if I really did something wrong, I will pay the price for this matter. If one person does something, the other person takes responsibility. This is a common saying in my hometown, and you..." He was impatient. answer.

"You came uninvited and without warning, and seized vital strategic materials. This time it was a volcano cannon, next time it was a battleship group, and next time it was to bury everything I had won when the enemy invaded. You It should be clear, Judge Nova, you have fought side by side with us, you know how simple the soldiers and civilians are in the Imperial Guard, and you..." As he spoke, he saw that this arrogant judge looked like a sick golden man. She lowered her head like a canary and cried.

She whispered, but Alan Beyer's superhuman ability allowed him to hear her. "I, I am just the heir of a noble, I am just a puppet pushed here to accept the mess lost by the Grand Inquisitor..."

He wasn't sure if it was an act, but his heart wrinkled and he changed his words. "Okay, what did the Inquisition tell me?"

Nova wiped the corners of her eyes, and the haze disappeared instantly. She knew that this person who had a kind heart and a good impression of her would do this, and she was also good at using her gender in social interactions.

"The trial court decided to decide this matter using a method that no longer touches the essence of the matter."

"What do you mean?" Alan Bayer was a little confused. He always felt that things should be discussed as they are, rather than escaping from something.

Nova replied. "In this matter, the Inquisition has indeed lost its trust and attitude, but the Imperial Guard has also been brutal and dictatorial. The Inquisition previously believed that entrusting the security of the empire to people who do not know taboos is equivalent to entrusting the security of the empire to heretics. The attack of the Black-Hearted King It has already been successful.”

"But after the follow-up investigation, of course, it is more aware of the dominance of the Imperial Guard here, and the Inquisition is ready to use a more interesting method to end the current conflict."

Alan Bayer asked incomprehensively. "what?"

"Proxy war." Nova spat out a cold and unfamiliar word.

"Proxy war?" Alan Bayer asked uncertainly.

"That's right." Nova nodded. "There are countless gangs at the bottom of the hive city. During this period, the Inquisition found two gangs with intensified conflicts and arranged for someone to carry out a murder. Now they are immediately preparing to go to war. The point is, their fighting capabilities are almost the same. If they start a war, The location is also in the neutral area of ​​the nest.”

"And we will each choose a gang as our agent. The gang that wins this war will win for their master."

Alan Bayer shook his head. He felt that he was extremely bastard and ridiculous, and he was looking down on human life, and then asked. "It's all prepared by you, it doesn't mean that the Tribunal takes advantage of it."

Nova saw his dissatisfaction and replied. "The Imperial Guard can choose one of the two teams. Anyway, there must be a gap between defeat and victory among them, and the final winner will definitely be decided."

"This is barely fair, but what does this have to do with the so-called conflict between us?" Alan Bayer, as a kind-hearted person, although he found it interesting, it was more absurd. He knew that such a war would happen in the future. The nest is experienced every day, and it would be ridiculous to decide things like a fight between ants and crickets, not to mention that these are living humans.

Nova shook her head. "This can represent a lot, such as your judgment, your investigative ability, your vision, and behind this matter it also represents the will of the Emperor. If you are really His chosen person, then judge this time The direction of the war is also easy.”

"If you can judge this, then the victory of the Imperial Guard is certain. If you can't even do this, it means that your good luck has run out during this period."

"So the Tribunal plans to use this matter to judge your ability. If you succeed, we will retreat and never touch too many sovereignty issues in the Pangia sector while you are alive. But you failed. , the Tribunal will hinder you until this sector evaporates."

Alan Bayer cursed. "You crazy people! What does this have to do with the so-called destiny and will? I have achieved so many victories, and you only see how I disregard human lives?"

He felt it was ridiculous. His army could push the pressure of the Inquisition to bring the volcano cannon. He had no reason to agree to this ridiculous thing, because he was the Sun Lord of the Empire and the only master of Skadi.

But at this moment Nova changed her attitude and asked the clerk to stop recording, turn off the flashing recorder in her skull, and speak with a personal attitude.

"Lord, Alan Bair, my friend, listen to me. There are countless terrible methods behind the Tribunal. It's just the difference in the time it takes to get here from the Sun Star Territory. You are very smart. You should understand that if you and When the Blackheart King is fighting, a shape-shifting assassin shoots at you, if your officers suddenly betray you, if several black ships and Inquisition battleships commit suicide attacks on your army..."

"If there is poison in your food, if there are vermin in your clothes, if psychics take your soul from the air, even if the Emperor protects you, even if you are different from ordinary people, even if you are brave, you will still be tortured by those methods Life is worse than death.”

"The Tribunal's standing does not rely on those overwhelming powers, but on the viciousness and malice that normal people cannot imagine." Nova swallowed, while Alan Bair just smiled.

"I know, of course I know, but if I don't stand up, what can I do? You want me to give up the millions of brothers and sisters here, you want me to give up this fortress and this sector that I worked so hard to win, and Is the opportunity to compete with my old enemy, the Black-Hearted King and the traitor Huron, just because of those small tricks in the dark?" He shook his head.

"I used to not be able to understand the great sun lord who went on an expedition to the edge of the galaxy and died in failure, but now I understand that death is not terrible. The terrible thing is always dying too late or dying too early. People should die at the right time. And this time is the moment when my personal value reaches its limit.”

"That's why I won't retreat. No one who can reach this point will retreat. Even if the Empire and the Supreme Heaven stand in front of me at the same time, I will not retreat."

Miss Nova blushed inexplicably for a moment, then sat back in her seat, turned on the recorder and asked the clerk to continue, speaking in the same tone as before. "Do you agree with this war? I wish I had just persuaded you."

Alan Bayer still had no intention of retreating at this moment, but he also understood that sometimes going forward was not the best choice. He picked up the coffee on his desk and smelled the exciting and violent breath. He had changed a lot. , the recruit who used to be stimulated to vomit after drinking Tanner tea is now not uncomfortable when facing the strong Reca coffee which is not too different.

He has experienced too much. Does he really care about the lives of the bugs in the hive? He wasn't sure, but he knew that he cared more about his brothers...

He spoke. "I agree, give me the list of those gangs."

Nova smiled as expected. She was gentle, kind, and beautiful. Her blue eyes seemed to be able to steal people's souls. Obviously, her ability to become a judge was not just because of her family affairs.

She handed over the kraft paper that looked like a devil's contract, and Alan Bair covered it heavily with his own fire seal of the Governor of the Planet Skadi.