The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3068: The Eldar Court's Plan

Seeing that Solzhenitsyn seemed indifferent to his words, Vidrian stepped forward and lowered his voice.

"Solzhenitsyn, brother, you are one of the most powerful and influential Astartes in the current Imperium. Many Forge Worlds and even the Ecclesiarchy stand behind you. Many Chapters also support you. I also admire your flexible political skills and excellent insight. But the more we hold great power and strength, the more we must be like walking on thin ice, because our every move will have unpredictable consequences. The Imperium does not necessarily have to go to war with the Squats, but as the Imperium's most core military force, we must regard them as potential enemies, not friends. The galaxy is dark, humanity is lonely, without friends, enemies all around, because the Imperium is the overlord of the galaxy, the only regime that can represent humanity."

After listening, Solzhenitsyn just nodded, without directly responding.

Vidrian didn't dwell on this issue, and instead talked about another thing.

"By the way, you saw the Eldar that appeared in Westeros this time, right? This is what I call the Eternal Court."

Solzhenitsyn nodded.

"I saw it, it's indeed as you described, but they seem to be here to support us."

"Solzhenitsyn, brother, have you ever thought that the appearance of these Tyranids was so unexpected, could it be their doing?"

"This—"

Vidrian narrowed his eyes, and hissed with a tone of resentment:

"What they like to do most is to bring disaster to the Imperium, causing humans to bleed and sacrifice to reduce their troubles. This has happened many times. Do you remember the Ork invasion of Armageddon?"

"Of course I remember, I personally participated in this war, it's just a pity that the Ork Warboss ran away, failing to achieve complete success."

"I know about this, and it was precisely because of that war that your name, brother Solzhenitsyn, began to spread among various Watch Fortresses and alien Inquisitors. However, in the in-depth investigation by the alien Inquisition after the event, it was discovered that the galaxy where this Ork force first appeared showed traces of Eldar activity, and the subsequent Ork's actions also had very obvious traces of artificial guidance. In the subsequent battles, it is said that you also encountered Eldar, brother Solzhenitsyn?"

"Uh, yes, yes."

"So the Inquisitors made it clear in the investigation report that the Ork invasion of Armageddon was a premeditated malicious act by the Eldar. In order to achieve some ulterior goal of their own, they attracted a deadly Ork tribe to a critical world of the Imperium, causing tens of billions of lives and huge property losses. Even if they attacked the Orks later, it was just some kind of disguise and cover-up. Then this time, the Tyranid invasion is very likely to be the same trick again. Their pretentious assistance to the Imperium is only to clear their suspicions, or perhaps there is a deeper and darker goal, such as ensuring that the Imperium firmly attracts the attention of the Tyranids and invests a large number of troops in the Diocese, making other areas less vigilant. This Eternal Court is not a Craftworld Eldar, they claim to be the successors of the Old Empire, and will definitely try to expand."

Solzhenitsyn coughed twice, suppressing the feeling of helplessness of being misunderstood despite doing good deeds, and replied in a low voice:

"We should be more careful... but now the threat of the Tyranids is indeed too great, we can't afford any distraction or spare strength."

"I agree with this, and I didn't say to attack them immediately. Inquisitor Scaeman Hvallas has formulated a plan, but due to the urgency of time, he didn't have time to communicate with you."

"Hmm?"

Hearing the Inquisition, Solzhenitsyn frowned. He was most afraid of the Inquisition pulling some surprises again.

"What plan?"

"He intends to first show goodwill to that Eternal Court, and use this war to establish a good relationship with them, so that those Eldar relax their vigilance, and then further find out their intelligence and situation, and it is best to investigate the location of their lair."

Solzhenitsyn blinked.

"You also agree?"

"As long as the goal can be achieved, there is no problem with the means as long as they are not too outrageous. As I said before, understanding the enemy is only for the purpose of destroying the enemy."

"Is it feasible? Will it not be detected by the Eldar? And is there no objection within the Inquisition to this plan?"

"This is the job of the Inquisitors, we cannot interfere, and we cannot intervene in the internal disputes of the Inquisition, but at least during the time he is carrying out the plan, the Watch Fortress will suspend hostile actions against the Eternal Court to cooperate with him, unless he is judged to be a heretic, but this plan is far from radical."

Solzhenitsyn was a little worried just now, but now he is relieved, because since he already knows about it, then this Inquisitor's plan is destined to fail.

But he still had to put on a show, Solzhenitsyn frowned.

"Why didn't he inform me of such a plan in advance? If something goes wrong in the middle, or if these Eldar mistakenly believe that we can tolerate them doing whatever they want within the territory of the Imperium, if something really happens, I will ultimately bear the responsibility."

Vidrian coughed and explained:

"I only received the other party's notification not long ago. At that time, it was the most intense time of the battle. I was worried that it would distract you, brother Solzhenitsyn, so I came directly to the Squats' ship and didn't have time to say it. Now I have the opportunity."

Solzhenitsyn sighed with annoyance.

"Brother, don't you know how many things are caused by the Inquisitors acting arbitrarily? Let it go this time, but I will warn them when I go back."

"The intention is also for the Imperium."

At this time, Solzhenitsyn noticed that Nurus walked out of the gunboat and poured another cup from the wine jar, so he casually asked:

"By the way, is that Nurus... from the Ultramarines?"

Vidrian was silent for a moment, and said softly:

"I'm sorry, due to the Watch Oath, I cannot reveal the origins and names of these Black Shield warriors."

"It doesn't matter, I'm just curious to ask. This warrior's martial arts are very outstanding, but the style is rigid, it seems..."

Although Vidrian didn't say anything, he actually revealed an important piece of information – Nurus should be a fake name.

After exchanging pleasantries with Vidrian for a while, Solzhenitsyn wandered around the warship with the Ironborn, and then returned to the cabin to exchange tactical arrangements with the two company commanders. Sixteen hours later, he was called to the bridge.

As soon as he got there, he saw Bairno, with a solemn expression, standing in front of a pile of screens and instruments. At this time, the dark void outside the observation window also showed that the warship had returned to real space. Hearing Solzhenitsyn's footsteps, he turned his head and said directly.

"There's trouble."

"What's wrong? Did you encounter trouble on the road?"

"That's not the case, actually we've already arrived, but... take a look."

Solzhenitsyn walked over and looked at a screen, which showed a slowly rotating star map, and marked the fleet's position. This was the Sandheim system where the Lamenters first encountered the Cerberus Hive Fleet. Solzhenitsyn didn't expect the Hearthkyn's warp dive to be so fast. Although it was only a maneuver within the sector, it jumped from one system to another in less than a day, and its speed was still terrifying.

And on another screen, the trouble Bairno mentioned was displayed. After Solzhenitsyn saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.