The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Hearing Soshyan ask about the origin of the Crawler Alliance, before Doral could explain, the Q'Kanti who called himself Asambo took the initiative to explain:

"The Tyranids, the Tyranid invasion almost destroyed our home, and the humans are constantly harassing us, we can only unite and protect ourselves."

"Tyranid Swarm?"

"Your Majesty, more than a hundred years ago, the Naga Hive Fleet invaded from the eastern edge of the galaxy. Although it was eventually defeated by the joint efforts of the three Arkworlds of Malan'tai, Iyanden, and Idharae, many alien races had been swallowed up. The homeland of the Ulumeathic Kingdom was also basically destroyed. Under the threat of the remaining Tyranids, they had to unite with the Q'Kanti, who had also had most of their territory destroyed. As for the Drasians, they used to be a fairly strong military kingdom, but they were defeated by the Empire a thousand years ago, and then encountered the Naga Hive Fleet. The surviving groups had no choice but to band together with the other two races around them, thus forming the Crawler Alliance."

Soshyan nodded thoughtfully.

"So that's what happened. I haven't heard of any records related to the Naga Hive Fleet. Was it completely wiped out by the Arkworlds?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, but the price was huge. The Mathel Ark was completely destroyed and turned into a mobile ruin, and was once occupied by demons. Later, it was purified by the Empire's mysterious Grey Knights. They also left troops to guard the Ark ruin to protect the soul stones that had not been swallowed by demons, until the survivors of Mathel returned and handed over the remaining soul stones to the survivors. However, the Ark was still abandoned. The survivors of Mathel are now in the Royal Court, while the Idharae Arkworld was attacked by the Empire's invading Chapter and other forces shortly after being severely damaged, and was also completely destroyed. As revenge, the Aleaitoc Arkworld also destroyed the home world of the invading Chapter."

Soshyan felt a mixture of emotions after listening. He didn't expect the Grey Knights to have this side, nor did he expect the Idharae Arkworld to have this ending.

It was difficult to say who was right and who was wrong between humans and Aeldari, and the word 'grudges' could only be used to describe it.

And the worst thing was that he had to find a way to solve and face this chaotic complex of hatred and contradictions, which was comparable to a Greenskin Gargant.

Good heavens, even the Emperor would find this difficult to handle, right?

"So be it for the Crawler Alliance. Let's talk about these things later."

"Ark, Greenskins"

The Q'Kanti, Asambo, croaked like a toad again, and Doral immediately 'translated'.

"Your Majesty, the residents of Mathel hope to recover their home world, and it just so happens that the lost Ark is near the Crawler Alliance, but it seems to be occupied by a group of Greenskins. They have posed a huge threat to the Crawler Alliance, so the Crawler Alliance hopes that the Royal Court can help solve this trouble, and they are willing to contribute when the Ark is recovered."

"I see."

No matter how dilapidated an Arkworld is, it is a huge treasure, and it would definitely be a good thing if it could be recovered.

Soshyan nodded.

"I will put this matter on the agenda. In addition, the final decision is in Veronica's hands. She is the ultimate decision-maker of the Eternal Court, so now we must first solve the immediate trouble."

Afterwards, Soshyan originally planned to go directly to the Royal Court to meet with Veronica and talk about sending troops, but a group of guests he had almost forgotten appeared.

A delegation from the Greater Thurian League of the Silverkin Hearthguard.

They had been in orbit of the Eternal Court for almost a year, but fortunately they were there for commercial inspection purposes and were not in a hurry. Instead, they made a reference to the emerging Eternal Court in all aspects, and even had several in-depth meetings with Doral. After learning that the Eternal Court needed military services, the Greater Thurian's military contractors immediately enthusiastically introduced their expeditionary forces to Doral, and also presented many combat cases of the Alliance assisting Soshyan's expeditionary forces.

Half a year ago, after confirming that Soshyan would not return to the Royal Court in a short time, Doral decided after much deliberation to hire these tenacious warriors, and directly hired an entire Iron誓团 - The Iron誓团 is the highest level of armed forces in the Hearthguard Alliance, including thousands of Hearthguard warriors, Ironkin, Outriders, and Mechanists, etc. In fact, he had notified Veronica about this matter, but Veronica didn't think it was a big deal, so she simply didn't tell Soshyan.

Of course, Soshyan couldn't blame Veronica. This was also her power as the Eternal Queen, and he did need this powerful armed force.

However, he simply met with the representatives of the Greater Thurian, just telling them to wait until he had dealt with his military affairs before discussing anything else.

It must be said that the Phoenix King is still very comfortable in some aspects, such as he hardly needs to consider any 'economic' issues. The Eternal Court seems to have started from scratch, but it is actually already rich in the galaxy. The Aeldari population represents wealth. Many Aeldari non-combatants who fled the war and oppressive life came to the Eternal Court to seek refuge. They usually have nothing to do but make handicrafts and engage in art such as sculptures and paintings. The long lives and very keen emotions of the Aeldari race, as well as the heavy historical accumulation, give them a unique advantage in this regard, and they can easily create a large number of handicrafts and artworks based on wraithbone or other gem-like materials. However, the Aeldari themselves do not have a strong profit-making concept. The things they make are either quickly forgotten by them, or given to others.

For example, their Queen.

Here's a point, the biggest difference between the Eternal Court and ordinary countries is that there is no concept of taxation, nor any so-called public expenditure. For any major projects or constructions, the Queen directly orders the Bonesingers to do it.

Think about how humans have to rack their brains for basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The life of the Aeldari can be said to be very comfortable, especially wraithbone, which is directly solidified from warp energy, as if it were created out of nothing.

And the handicrafts and decorations based on wraithbone and dotted with various rare gems or materials are the continuous wealth of the Eternal Court to the outside world, including hiring those Hearthguard. Before, Soshyan, as the commander of an expeditionary force controlling trillions of people, would feel heartache because of the expense when hiring a pinch of Hearthguard. Now, an entire Iron誓团 doesn't even blink an eye.

This is the reputation of 'Aeldari Made' in the galaxy. It is a pity that most Arkworlds themselves live a precarious life, and the limited population must be invested in military power, so they have no time to carry out large-scale commodity manufacturing and trade. This is also a reason why Aeldari commodities are extremely scarce.

Of course, not all Aeldari have any 'survival crisis'. In fact, for many Arkworlds, violent or long-term wars can easily lead to a sharp decline in population and a large loss of materials. At this time, relief from other Arkworlds or Maiden Worlds compatriots is often needed. In addition, some independent small groups, such as Aeldari pirate groups, must also rely on plunder to survive.

After arriving on the ground, Soshyan was still busy. First, he met with a group of eccentric Harlequin Troupe representatives, and then he chattered with the Aeldari from the Arkworlds for a long time. They already knew about the Phoenix Grail and were eager to see it, but Soshyan didn't have time to toss about these things at the moment. After urgently summoning the troops, he quickly gained an understanding and communicated with the commander of each unit.

It must be said that the Aeldari troops are really 'fragmented'. Some are in units of a few people, some are in units of hundreds of people, and some even count a single vehicle as a unit. The entire chain of command highly relies on seers for integration.

To put it nicely, it's flexible. To put it bluntly, it's a rabble. The only reason the high quality of Aeldari soldiers can make up for the shortcomings of this scattered organization is that if humans used this organizational method, there would only be one adjective——

Rabble.

But there's no way, he had to bite the bullet and go on. With the help of Doral, Soshyan quickly established a crude command system, namely using 14 Warlocks and Shrine Archons as frontline commanders, and 4 Seers as coordinators to transmit Soshyan's orders and deployments. Another 4 Seers performed their duties, observing the situation and changes on the battlefield in real time.

Afterwards, Veronica used her limited divine power to connect with the Shrine of Isha in Essro, and opened the Webway gate that was still closed. Soshyan, this human, directly led the Aeldari troops on his first official battle as the Phoenix King.