The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 2734: Eldar Express

Faced with Sochoyan's somewhat sharp question, Starbane pondered for a moment before cautiously answering:

"I guess it's not related to the prophecy. Perhaps the Seer Council of Mymeara still has concerns about the Royal Court. Lord Aelithrai, considering his homeland's position, did not respond."

Sochoyan thought for a moment and found the key to the problem.

"So, as long as the Royal Court can establish a good relationship with Alaitoc, then Mymeara, as an ally of Alaitoc, will naturally dispel its concerns. In that case, that Phoenix Lord will show up, right? Is that correct?"

"Your Highness is wise. Your subject is willing to facilitate this matter."

"Then I'll have to trouble you. By the way, have you ever heard of a wandering god named Hoeth among the Eldar gods?"

Hearing Sochoyan ask about this, Starbane's expression froze, and then he pursed his lips.

"What does Your Highness want to know?"

"I heard that the ancestors of Alaitoc were guided by some mysterious force before the Fall, which is the wandering god, right? Also, the crystal map recording the location of the Necron Dynasty also comes from that lost deity."

In fact, when the Harlequins provided the prophecy of the 'Night of Sorrows' for Alaitoc, Sochoyan had already recalled the Eldar wandering god he had seen in Xerxes's notes. As his understanding of Eldar society deepened, he realized how in-depth Xerxes's research on the Eldar gods was. After all, most Eldar have even forgotten what their gods' relationships used to be.

"Your Highness's ability to mention the name of the wandering god is truly surprising to your subject, because this is a secret only remembered and preserved by the Alaitoc Seer Council and a very few ancient families. Actually, your subject cannot answer the first question because the past is too long, and the ancestors did not leave very clear statements, only some fragments that can prove that they were indeed followers of Hoeth. The Night Spears' family territory still preserves the last wanderer's shrine in the galaxy. As for the map, it is indeed Hoeth's legacy, but unfortunately"

As he spoke, Starbane couldn't help but sigh, and his whole person exuded a sense of颓然 (tuí rán - despondency), which showed that the shattering of the relic of the god worshiped by the Craftworld really hit him hard.

"Then this wandering god should have survived the Fall, right?"

"This is unknown, but we hope so. Pathfinders all have a secret mission, which is to find the 'Path of the Comet'."

"Path of the Comet?"

"Legend has it that Hoeth transformed into a high-speed comet in the stars during that tragic ancient war, collecting all the enemy's intelligence. According to ancient materials and texts compiled by the second generation of Craftworld seers, they speculated that the wandering god seemed to have left the Realm of Souls for some purpose before the Fall and went to the outer regions of the galaxy's edge, but it is unknown what he was doing. The Pathfinders believe that they can find the ancient traces left by Hoeth and eventually find the wandering god. This is the Path of the Comet."

"Has there been any progress?"

Starbane shook his head.

"Only countless ambiguous clues."

"Then what is the meaning of such behavior?"

"Your Highness, in this desperate era, we, who have long lives, must have a hope, a goal."

"I understand. Then do you believe that Hoeth still exists?"

"I believe."

Sochoyan nodded and stood up.

"I'll leave Alaitoc to you. I will return to the Royal Court in a few days. If there is anything urgent, you can also tell Lord Doral, and he will handle it."

"Your Highness, there is one more thing I hope to get your approval for."

"What is it?"

"The residents of the Karnak Kingdom lost their homes and ancestral souls because of my failure. I have always felt guilty. Now they are temporarily living in Alaitoc, but they are not very adapted to life on the Craftworld, and it is difficult to integrate into the culture, so I hope that Your Highness will allow them to move to the Royal Court."

"This is a small matter. In the past, many barbaric tribes have migrated to the Royal Court. Veronica is the daughter of Isha, and the Royal Court will naturally unconditionally embrace these residents who have lost their homes."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Then your subject will take his leave."

Starbane stood up, put on his helmet, and slowly retreated into the portal, and then the portal closed.

Sochoyan walked to the wall and gently knocked three times, and then his whole person disappeared into the bone chamber.

After spending nearly two months cleaning up the mess here in Ekvorria, except for the personnel of the Ulan Huda who were still stationed here, Sochoyan led the rest of the personnel and ships to return. But before that, he encountered a problem that he had not expected before.

How to take away that tomb ship?

Sochoyan planned to bring this trophy back and use it as a temporary base for the 'Gravedigger' laboratory, but when he was about to set off, he realized that he had overlooked a very important thing—

Human fleets travel through the Warp, but the Necron tomb ship has no Warp engine at all, so it can only sail in realspace!

Moreover, Sochoyan was unfamiliar and incomprehensible with its operation mode. Relying on realspace flight alone, he didn't know how long it would take for this ship to fly back to the Brakato system, and there was a certain risk during the period. Encountering pirates or something was fine, after all, this ship was not afraid, but he was worried about running into an Imperial patrol fleet, which would be difficult to handle. If it was more extreme and he encountered an Astartes fleet...

Sochoyan had no choice but to abandon ship.

Moreover, this problem seemed really unsolvable. After thinking about it, this matter could only be handled by the Eldar. They must have a way. The only question was how to "give" it to the Eldar.

It was Occam who gave the suggestion. Sochoyan decided to use the "time difference" to solve it. Before departure, he announced that this "trophy" needed to depart first, escorted by a light cruiser led by Occam and several tugboats—during which the Mechanicus strongly opposed, believing that such an escort force was too weak and the ship could easily be taken away, but Sochoyan ignored it.

After Occam's escort fleet departed, Sochoyan also led the White Templars' fleet back, but Occam was not alone. There were also Harlequins hidden on his ship. After reaching the predetermined location, Occam ordered the tomb ship to be "dropped", and then led the escort fleet back and performed memory "processing" on the captains, while the Harlequins summoned the nearby Tears of Isha fleet on the tomb ship and then began to find ways to transfer the entire tomb ship.

As a result, this tomb ship actually returned to the Brakato system before Sochoyan's side.

When the fleet quickly jumped out of the Warp using the drift channel and returned to the starting point, the tomb ship was already quietly suspended in the orbit of Ulan Huda, and Occam's fleet returned even later. Occam explained that he went to deal with some things on the way, and Sochoyan was not surprised by this. He was too lazy to ask if the other party was unwilling to elaborate anyway, it was useless to ask, and the other party would naturally say it if he wanted to.