How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 286 He is the same type of substitute as me.

While Sahar, who was shocked after learning the truth, had not completely calmed down, Fujimaru Ritsuka took this opportunity and decided to try to start a discussion on an issue that he did not understand in order to solicit other people's opinions:
"I find this very strange. I remember - or maybe I remember wrongly - isn't Wilchak the Inquisitor of the Order of the Outsiders? What does she want with a demonic host? And, most importantly, where did she come from? technology?"

Although among the well-known double-standard monsters in the empire under the Inquisition, it is indeed treasonous to secretly create demon hosts for various reasons or needs, but it is not very rare. After all, the Inquisitor is also the most powerful person in the empire. The powerful are also one of the groups best at "making people shut up and keep secrets." However, getting a demonic host that is controllable and capable of accomplishing certain purposes is not something that an inquisitor can do just by touching his upper lip to his lower lip: this kind of tightrope walking on the edge of danger and depravity has a technical threshold after all. .

How to judge whether the carrier is suitable, how to accurately summon a demon that is strong enough but not that strong, how to make the demon actually get into the carrier (rather than other psykers performing the ceremony or even the Inquisitor himself), and how to put the demon into the carrier. How to restrain the devil, confine it within the carrier, prevent it from having the ability to cause trouble in the real universe, and force it to obey. In the process of creating a qualified demon host that can be used by oneself, every step requires very professional forbidden knowledge of the warp or demonology, and the help of powerful psykers is absolutely indispensable. Considering that there are indeed a large number of psykers serving her on Inquisitor Wilchak's black ship, the latter condition is considered to be met by her default. But where did she get such professional taboo knowledge?

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't think the judges of the Alien Court would pay attention to this kind of crooked ways - the emphasis was on "this kind", not "crooked ways". Maybe she had a stereotype, but in her concept, the imperial red lines that the Inquisitors of the Alien Tribunal were more likely to violate were usually things like "raising an Eldar prophet" and "having a pleasant conversation with the Necron Overlord". Things like "making extensive use of its knowledge and technology" and "hiding a hateful intelligence". It would be more reasonable to let Hastings, who belongs to the Demon Court, make the mistake of controlling a demon host privately. Although Hastings, as a psyker, can basically do anything that the demon host can do, he has absolutely no motivation to do so.

"You remember correctly, but I don't think it is very important." Saiweita said in the communicator. "When you decided to board the Shadow Hammer, the goal you set for yourself was to 'unnoticed' Under the premise of bringing Mita Ashen back to the Stormbound', whether you decide to use some extraordinary skills that no one else knows about to reverse the fact that the person has become a demon host, or really turn a demon into a demon host. Bring the host back to your ship - I promise you, your ship will not become more heretical because of this little thing - I have to remind you that now this goal has failed at least half."

"You can think that I'm just making a fuss, but I really think there's something fishy about this matter." Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned, "Do you think if we contact Hastings now, will it be convenient for him?"

The communication link was silent for a few seconds, and all that could be heard in Fujimaru Ritsuka's ears was Sahar's angry shouts such as "I want to kill that old witch." This man was locked deep in the secret vault by a trap that had not yet been lifted, and he was walking around in circles like a headless fly in anger and anxiety. Fujimaru Ritsuka was once worried that the other party would be dazzled by hatred and anger, rush out of the secret vault regardless, and then be cut into small pieces the moment he passed through the trap. Fortunately, he at least still retains his basic sanity and knows that if he dies here, revenge will be empty talk.

Moreover, Sahar didn't know where he would go after leaving the secret library. The confidentiality level of Vault No. 44 is too high, and it is a completely unfamiliar position for a betrayer like him who was forced to join. He might be able to roughly grasp the general direction between the bridge where he and Wilchak were, but walking on the maze-like black ship, having only a general direction as a guide was far from enough.

After experiencing a period of noise bombardment, Savita, who confirmed the situation through the sound array center of the Emperor's Dream during this period, finally replied: "Of course I believe that if you insist on contacting the other party, our dear Judge Of course I will make time for you.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka had to sigh and give up on getting to the bottom of this issue for the time being. She raised her head helplessly and spoke toward the inside of the trap to persuade her: "Sahar, calm down. If you stay like this, I can't safely let you out of it."

"——The situation will not change." Savita interrupted this assumption slightly rudely, "Let me remind you that you have wasted a lot of time at this halfway point. You can complete the reservation earlier. It would be a good thing for all your accomplices that the target is back on our own ship."

After getting the answer he wanted to hear more, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, and tapped the ground nearby with the Skyhawk scepter. The trap set by a Lord Inquisitor was obviously sophisticated enough. In addition to the additional alarm sound when it was activated, Sahar, who had been "stabbed" (and cried out in embarrassment) before, was caught in it. No signs of attack were found during the startup process. He couldn't figure out what the principle of this thing was, but - sometimes it was not necessary to understand its principle to stop a trap, as long as it stopped triggering.

"Let me out!" Obviously, the person she wanted to communicate with had no intention of communicating with her. "Let me get out of this damn place! I can give that *Tyra expletive* Wilchak a try!"

The Master of Chaldea has a way of making others listen to her in most situations. Sahar's rank was obviously not high enough to go beyond "most situations", so he was also mishandled: "But you said that Mita has become a demon host -"

"——Becoming a demon host does not mean that you are completely sentenced to death, at least for Chaldea." There was not much time, and Fujimaru Ritsuka was too lazy to explain too much, "We can only do one thing this time: Go get Mita and cure him, or go kill Judge Wilchak. Which one do you choose?"

Under the insufficient light in the secret vault, Fujimaru Ritsuka's shadow swayed slightly for a moment. There was a little unobtrusive black spark on the ground nearby, but it was enough for the owner of the shadow to capture this detail with his own eyes:
Edmond Dantès, the Count of Monte Cristo, the "guardian in the shadows," silently agreed with this argument.

Even if the trap loaded on the Alien Court's black ship contains alien technology, it is still loaded on an Imperial ship and controlled by the Empire's central control system. Almost all imperial systems will open access to the high-level identification code built into the Aquila Scepter, and Vault No. 44 on the Shadow Hammer is no exception.

"What about Mita? Do we ignore her?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with a doubt that sounded very sincere.

Fujimaru Ritsuka said this, but she actually had no intention of actually taking action against Judge Wilchak. Her plan was that if Sahar chose the latter one decisively, she would ask Sevatar to activate the teleportation platform, capture him back to the Emperor's Dream, and she would walk the rest of the way by herself. It’s just that Sahar was extremely confident on this issue. He didn’t hesitate at all and answered decisively: “Of course I will save Mita.”

"This means 'inconvenient', right." Fujimaru Ritsuka automatically translated the euphemistic expression of yin and yang in Savita's mouth, "If Ranmarok is free at this time..."

This allowed Ritsuka Fujimaru to successfully pause the trap without even finding the console, and successfully call out the angry Sahar inside. By the way, she also used this trick to read the communication records in Cadmus' power armor.

"I remember you were injured in this trap?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked smoothly, "Where is the injury?"

"It will not affect the operation." Sahar unsurprisingly misunderstood the fundamental reason why the other party raised this question. Therefore, it was Sevita who gave the accurate answer:
"Judging from the physiological test records of his power armor, there was an internal bleeding marked on the inside of his ribs, approximately at the location of the spleen." He reported this fact in a very official tone, and then made a very irresponsible Conclusion, "It only takes a few dozen seconds for the Astartes to stop bleeding and he will not die." Sahar then woke up as if from a dream. He lowered his head and touched the corresponding position between his chest and abdomen inexplicably, but found that there was a Not only was there no visible damage, the servo system also did not convey any possible subtle damage information. But he did feel as if he had been stabbed at that moment - his doubts about "how I was injured" were quickly overwhelmed by intense anxiety, and Sahar roared at the person who asked the question again:

"I said it won't affect the battle!" He quickly picked up his empty bolt gun, and with his other hand almost menacingly gave the gem scepter he took out from the depths of the secret vault. Fujimaru Ritsuka, "The most important thing we should do now is to leave this hellish place and find Mita!"

The Master of Chaldea mechanically took the things that were stuffed into her arms, and watched Sahar busy reloading, checking combat readiness, and trying to take all the bits and pieces that he could use from the unconscious Cadmus. She didn't have time to speak up to stop this immoral behavior happening in front of her eyes, her mind was still stuck on the previous question:

"Even if nothing big happens to you, what exactly is this trap... I mean, I can understand its principle in a subtle way, but how is this principle realized with imperial technology?"

"The throne - or some other messy thing!" Sahar shouted impatiently, "It's just the principle of a trap. Is this something worth spending time thinking about? We've already gotten rid of it!"

"Okay." Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed and gave the final explanation on this matter, "If Judge Hastings is free, Sevita, I hope you will ask him for me: 'Except for fighting Did Inquisitor Wilchak join other orders of the Inquisition outside the Order?"

"What does this have to do with that?" Sevita wasn't really asking, he was just complaining, "What will happen if she joins another order?"

Even though he was just complaining, Fujimaru Ritsuka still responded: "I doubt it because the attack method used in this trap is more...'magic'. To put it simply, just like recording or video recording, this trap records The 'Slash at a certain time in the past' is placed, and it loops every time it is triggered. Even if it is just this, there is no doubt that this trap involves the technology of time and space dislocation to some extent. It is very concealed and can evade most force field defenses, but the Empire's material science is also advanced enough. If it only relies on simple 'slashing', the lethality is obviously not guaranteed. I don't think an inquisitor will take this kind of obvious significance. The trap of flaws serves as the trump card in the secret vault.”

"'Imperial Material Science'," Savita's voice in the communication contained a clear sneer, "I think you are overestimating this point. The Empire's 'Shield' is indeed very strong, but the more dominant 'Spear' will always be exist--"

"——Do you think the Skyhawk Scepter can be cut off by anything?" Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly asked.

Without waiting for anyone present or absent to react, she strode towards the trap again and quickly stepped on the trigger area in her memory. The same alarm sounded again, but Fujimaru Ritsuka had already withdrawn and returned to the safe area outside. Instead, he extended the Sky Eagle Scepter in his hand into the space where the trap was——

——There was no flash of sword, no change in air flow, and no sound of even a slight bump. Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand holding the staff was also very stable, apparently not disturbed by any external force. But in the next moment, the Sky Eagle that was stretched into the death zone ahead had been cut into three irregular pieces and scattered with clanging clangs. The part of the scepter also broke apart silently and fell to the ground. The slender cylinder rolled miserably. All the fractures were quite smooth, with no signs of melting due to high temperatures or cracking due to freezing, as if it had just been cut off.

Even Sevatar was shocked by Fujimaru Ritsuka's dismissive attitude towards the symbol of the highest power under the Emperor in the empire. After he calmed down, he remembered that even if such a high-level sacred object was to be destroyed, it would not be destroyed so peacefully. And Fujimaru Ritsuka apparently got some kind of answer based on this:

"It makes sense: 'Because the slash has happened without any hindrance, nothing in its path will be an obstacle to the slash.'" The remains of the Aquila scepter were revealed when Fujimaru Ritsuka made this The conclusion dissipated in the air like gold sand. The next second, another identical thing appeared out of thin air in her hand. The alarm was turned off again at the command of the Eagle Scepter identification code, "This is conceptually No matter what kind of physical defense, it is meaningless in front of the law of cause and effect weapon."

Savita was silent for a moment: "This logic sounds very familiar. I seem to have heard similar things on Jestal."

Sahar, who had finished touching Cadmus's "corpse", kicked the opponent in anger from a little distance away, causing the Primaris Space Marines to let out incomprehensible sobs of anger. This made the person involved feel a little sense of crisis, but he looked at the back of Fujimaru Ritsuka and finally gave up the tempting option of shooting his former teammate twice in the head. Instead, he raised his head and urged: "When are we leaving?" ?”

"Immediately." Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly answered Sahar, turning around and leaving behind the trap that did not seem to contain much imperial technology in principle. She stuffed two rune stones into the hands of Cadmus, who had woken up but was only able to squirm on the ground, as compensation, and then quickly left Vault No. 44 with Sahar. It was very disappointing. Morally locking people in.

"By the way, your feeling is correct." After completing this series of actions, Fujimaru Ritsuka replied to Savitar on the way to the psychic prison where Mita was imprisoned, "The entire ritual on Jestal is me The ultimate application of the concept of 'reverse cause'. That's why I want to know whether Inquisitor Wilchak holds a post in any order other than the Foreign Order."

Savita, who didn't understand the connection between the context and the context, chose to be weird: "I thought you were a good boss who didn't like to tell riddles."

"To be specific, the Kronos Order. Or the 'Time Court'," Fujimaru Ritsuka replied, "If that's the case, then she may have come to me because of Jestal's matter."

(End of this chapter)