Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

In the corridor on the second floor, he saw two battle nuns watching this side guardedly. They were standing in the room where Ilse was.

Under the gaze of outsiders, Siegel regained his airs. He walked quickly to the door of the room. He stared at the two fighting nuns and said to them, "I want to see Judge Foster."

After being informed, Siegel walked into the room belonging to their family.

Ilse Foster, Siegel's half-sister, was sitting at the back of her study, flipping through the heavy files.

She has black broken hair, which is different from Siegel's gray-green eyes. Her eyes are also black. She is wearing a slim shirt, sitting upright, and her lower body is blocked by the table, but Siegel knows that she must He was wearing breeches and riding boots, and the trousers were straight without a trace of wrinkles.

Her armor belt was hung aside, pistol and her most

Love's powered rapier called "Silver Fox" is also on it.

There was a smell similar to cloves in the room, Siegel walked lightly to a chair and sat down, the judge rose knot was placed by her hand.

Ilse is a psyker and a judge who belongs to the Order of the Hammer in the Calixis Sector, also known as the Tribunal of Demons. Because of this identity, she gave up her family inheritance.

Siegel could not successfully take over the family without her help. In the most critical time, the support of a judge was crucial to him.

According to what she said, she was a purist of the Tribunal, and Siegel only hoped that she was telling the truth, otherwise the family might not be able to keep it.

She is four years older than Siegel, and thanks to the excellent life extension technology, the years have not left any traces on her body.

Under the effect of the incense, Siegel became a little sleepy. Just when he decided to lean on the back of the chair and take a nap, Ilse finally put down the file in his hand.

"Back?" Only from her voice could one tell that she was not as young as she looked.

"I'm back." Siegel lowered his head and scratched his hair to avoid seeing the contents of the file. Compared with her, Siegel looked older, and his temples were mixed with a lot of white hair.

"Is there something wrong with the family?"

"No, it's just that the Golden Journey can't continue to operate, and it's back to the port for repairs."

"Your left hand..." Ilse noticed Siegel's left hand, and she frowned and asked what happened to him.

"My last Transcendent Astropath triggered a subspace riot, and a subspace creature appeared on board. It took some price to drive it back." Siegel said as much as possible about this matter It's an understatement, but Ilse, who is a demon judge, is naturally clear about the danger behind it.

Hearing what Siegel said, Ils got up from his seat, went to sit in front of him, squatted down, grabbed his left hand, and looked at her brother with some distress. She knew how much her brother hated him. Mechanically modified.

Ilse stared into her brother's eyes silently, sighed as if he had resigned herself to fate, and after nodding, she held her brother's left hand with one hand, and supported Siegel's head with the other. department.

Siegel only felt a burst of severe pain, and all the nerves in his body were trembling. He groaned a few times in pain but didn't try to break free from Ils's hand. He tried his best to tense his muscles, trying to Endure this great pain.

[On the bridge of the Golden Journey, everyone is fighting a demon.The entire bridge was smashed to pieces by the psychic impact of the demon's descending, and the crew members were constantly driven into madness by the influence of chaos and turned into enemies.The missionaries kept chanting the scriptures of the God-Emperor, inspiring everyone with magic.And attached the God Emperor's blessing to Siegel's weapon, and finally at the cost of Siegel's left hand being cut off by a raging demon, Siegel cut off the demon's head and banished it back to the subspace.However, Siegel's severed hand could not be connected again because it was infected with the curse of the subspace, and could only be replaced with a mechanical prosthesis. 】

Ilse read his itinerary for more than a year from Siegel's mind, including his deal with the Blood Knight and Father Mel. Seeing the end, she finally let go.

Siegel seemed to be fished out of the water, his eyes were red, and bloodshot tears flowed from his eye sockets.

He looked at Ils with a wry smile and said, "Can't it be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"I'd rather have a broken body than a degenerate heart. This is a necessary step, Siegel." Ilse said to Siegel, suppressing the unbearable feeling in his heart.

Ilse didn't care about Siegel's little secret. She always believed in her brother's loyalty. Over the years, everything he did was beneficial to the empire in the end. Violation of laws and regulations and infidelity are completely different things. .

And he has saved several worlds with his help.

She just thought that Siegel was a radical, but to be honest, Siegel's radicalism was much more moderate and reliable than the radicals in the trial court.

She used psychic power to check her brother's behavior only because she really believed in his brother's thoughts, but she didn't believe in his brother's body. She knew very well how vulnerable mortals are to those subspace creatures, and she wanted to make sure that her brother was not Chaos corruption.

Or, before being completely corrupted by chaos, at least let him die with dignity as a human being...

Fortunately, there is no problem...

As for Father Mel and the Blood Knight, the former Ilse has long seen that she is a potential technological heretic, and she has heard about the latter, but judging from her deeds, there is no sign of turning to Chaos. Give it to the Inquisition, if they can actually find out.

Although it is normal for the judges of the various courts to meddle in their own business, the court of heresies to drive out demons, and the court of aliens to burn heretics to death are endless, but Ilse really has no interest in making achievements for himself.

What things should be prioritized, Siegel's matter is not painful to the empire, and any case at hand that is lost will cause major troubles.

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About Big E's magic: Although it is not obvious in the background novel and the rules of war chess, those priests of the state religion can indeed perform magic in the rules of running groups.

Volume 39 Siegel Foster: Chapter 2 Iles ([-])

Watching Ilse walk back to his seat, Siegel looked at her in a more comfortable position. After her inspection, the two of them can finally enjoy the long-lost family reunion.

The last time the two met was 3 years ago. The two met in the Finx world of the Calixis star sector. Siegel was opening up a trade route at the time.Finx is a small hive world, on which there is a huge museum called the Omniscient Think Tank. Just by the name, you can tell how dangerous this thing is, so the Tribunal often enters Finx for review.

Siegel is not for this museum. Funks has a fine tradition of fighting beasts. Watching monsters from different worlds fight is a popular entertainment for Funks people.Siegel went there to open up a trade route about beasts.

It's hard to say whether it was luck or misfortune. He met his sister, Ilse, on that planet. She was chasing down a Chaos sect. The acolytes of the Inquisition could confirm that they had an affair with Chaos, and had even begun to prepare evil sacrifice ceremony.

For the safety of Ils, Siegel had to get involved, because of some "little accidents" his "cargo" was lost from the static position, and "accidentally" ran into the sphere of influence of the Chaos Sect, the same " "accidentally" disrupted their sacrificial ceremony.

This gave Ils a chance to catch the mastermind behind the scenes. She led her team of acolytes to exile a Tzeentch demon, and arrested a large number of Chaos believers, including state church priests, officials, and nobles. Finally, they were burned Died at the stake.

And Siegel conquered those fanatical beast lovers because of the "excellent performance" of his products in the bottom nest, and they signed a generous trade contract with Siegel without hesitation. It is rare to pay life insurance money.

However, Siegel is still willing to accept these throne coins, after all, he is still sure to use these resources in more important places.

"Every time I see you in this house, I always have mixed feelings in my heart." Siegel looked at Ilse who was casually flipping through the file in his hand.

"Because an Inquisitor always means trouble?"

"Not really, I wish I didn't have to say hello to your acolytes when I see you next time." Although she is half-brother, the woman in front of him is indeed the closest blood relationship person in the world, so he Cherish the remaining family atmosphere.

It's just that Ilse is a bit of a workaholic.

"Siegel, the Emperor needs us to do our duty."

"Yes, we all represent the emperor and the empire. I am showing off against the empire outside the borders, and you are tracking human traitors within the empire, but at least I can decide when to rest." Siegel Blame each other a little bit.

But Ilse laughed and scolded him: "Don't complain like a child, you don't look as cute now as you were when you were a child. I suggested you to accept the services of rejuvenation monks earlier, but it's a pity that you use mature men with more charm." The reason confuses me."

Ilse saw that Siegel's temples had turned gray, and added, "You look a lot like Dad now."

"At least in my career, I am much more successful than my father." Men are always unwilling to admit defeat, even when facing their own father.

"Speaking of this, do you know, Siegel. My colleague in the Rebellion Society once showed me a report letter about you." Ilse suddenly mentioned such a thing, and suddenly scared Siegel I jumped.

The Order of Rebellion, also known as the Inquisition of Heresy, is probably the most powerful department of the Inquisition, and they are responsible for reviewing anything that violates the interests of the empire.

But the problem is that what is "violating the interests of the empire" is completely determined by them.However, Siegel is more or less self-aware. He tried his best to "legalize" or at least "justify" his behavior to avoid the eyes of this group of people.

"Those people think that there are only two of you and me left in the Foster family. Of course, I don't need to say more, but you don't marry a wife, you don't enjoy it, and you don't have any hobbies. You run around the star area on the starship all the year round. It’s an aristocratic style. They think you may have some secrets.” Ilse smiled and explained to Siegel, she likes to see Siegel getting nervous, which makes her feel very happy. Relax.

Hearing this reason, Siegel smiled helplessly. He understood that this was probably a drunk gaffe by some dandies, and he asked, "And then?"

"Those people were thrown into the trial court's prison by Judge Alini and saw a bunch of real 'heretics', and then they were put back into their own family and died of emergency."

Siegel nodded clearly. It is not wise to obstruct the work of the Tribunal, not to mention the "slander" of an imperial noble here.

As for those dead dandies, Siegel can only say that they are dead.In this universe, in this universe, there are no good people, not one, and death at the hands of the Inquisition is at least much better than the soul at the hands of Chaos.

It's just that there are a few more potential opponents out of thin air, which is a bit of a headache. Those nobles don't have the guts to direct their anger at the Inquisition or the Empire.

And the consequences of all this can only be borne by the Siegel and Foster families.

"Is there a list of those noble families?" Siegel asked.

Ilse took out a note from the file, handed it to Siegel, and said, "There's no need to rush."

"I know, I just make sure I know what I know." Siegel looked at the family names on the note, and in his opinion, they were all families that were not high enough or low enough.

The advantage of the small number of people in the family is now reflected. Almost all the property of the Foster family is managed by slave nuns. Both Siegel and Ilse are away all year round. At that time, they and Foster Opposing the family is equivalent to opposing the state religion, and opposing the state religion is opposing the emperor.

【Do you dare to fight against the Emperor? 】

Siegel stuffed the note into the pocket of his clothes, and put the matter aside for the time being. He looked at Ils, and the other party used psychic power to know his experience during this period of time from his mind.And Siegel, although he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the trial court, he also wanted to determine what his sister had experienced during this time.

Siegel found a topic that he thought was very good. He thought of the two combat nuns he saw at the door just now, and he asked casually: "Your attendant seems to be completely different from the last time I saw it."

"Yeah, just changed..."

Volume 40 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Braincat

Hearing Ilse's reply, Siegel knew that he had said something wrong, and there was a high probability that he would be involved in the affairs of the court again.

He saw a big bright ginger cat appearing at Ils's feet. It came out from under the desk, stretched lazily, then let out a cry, and jumped onto Ils's bed. Desk, squatting on it.

This is a strong brain cat, a gift from Siegel to Ils.This kind of big cat is extremely popular in human and Eldar society. Their main feature is that they can establish a spiritual connection with their owners and strengthen their spiritual power.

Evelyn has a Brain cat as a pet, which shows how popular this animal is in this universe.

Although he was more or less unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the trial court, the matter of Ils was obviously another matter, so Siegel decided to continue this topic: "What happened?"

Ilse continued: "Just half a month ago, my acolytes were investigating our target in the Hive Capital, a Slaanesh follower named Babbitt. I have been hunting this person down for more than half a year. No Omen, unexpectedly, all of my poet monks disappeared in the hive. After a few days, their bodies appeared in the lower hive, placed as a sign of blasphemy."

"This is undoubtedly a provocation to the Tribunal and me. I summoned a new team of acolytes from the Tribunal. The day before you came, I sent them down again to collect information. And the two nuns also They are also members of the team, but they are not good at searching for information, so they stay here."

Including two battle nuns as members of the Tribunal acolyte team, this configuration is already very luxurious. It seems that the Tribunal really attaches great importance to this matter, and such a serious case happened in Sintila, Calixis Star The seat of the "Triangle Palace", the core venue of the District Tribunal.

Here, he is still very optimistic. After all, the Battle Sisters are the armed force second only to the Astartes in the hands of the Inquisition. Such a team, in a hive of powerful imperial powers like Sintila, would like to protect themselves. Easy.

After confirming that Ilse's matter could be handled by her, Siegel didn't inquire further about the Slaanesh follower she was chasing.After all, this must involve the core content of the case.

It doesn't matter what the judge is doing, but after the core content of the case is involved, when the matter is over, he is likely to experience a brainwashing.

This is the situation he resists the most. He is very worried that the memory deep in his heart will be washed clean, which is undoubtedly an unacceptable loss. He saw that Ilse didn't seem to ask for his help, so Siegel decided to wait and see , He thought over and over again and gave up the idea of ​​directly intervening in the other party's case.after all

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In the ensuing time, after a rare family gathering, the time came to the second day.

Siegel was sitting in her study, looking at Sandolahi in front of her. She was reporting to Siegel the specific situation of the Foster family industry.

The gradual recovery of the Foster family after Siegel took over did have a lot of credit from the nuns, but Siegel's understanding of the various forces of the empire also helped the family expand a lot.

The family operates some trade routes in the Calixis sector and the Kronos expansion, where resources from those planets are mined and transported to factories.Apart from resource extraction or capture devices, Siegel will not place any permanent assets on these planets.He is more accustomed to storing the family's main assets in the core hive planet of the star sector like Sintila.

After all, there is enough power in these planets to resist all kinds of invasions, so I don't have to worry about fetching water from a bamboo basket in vain.

Sandolahi has some new ideas about the current financial situation of the family.

"I suggest that the family's transportation force be transferred back from the Scarus star area (the star area where Vraks is located). The transport capacity of the family's various cargo transportation routes is very insufficient, and we have almost taken care of every route that has completed the outfitting at the airport. Transport ships, crazy acquisitions, the premium of transport ships is a bit high now, continuing to rely on new ships to replenish capacity will slow down the cost recovery of trade routes, Mr. Siegel."

For the Foster family, the transfer of weapons is not very profitable. For this kind of official business, the shipping fee is not much money at all.But this business was requested by Siegel himself, and Sandolahi didn't know why Siegel chose this business.

"Whether it's weapons, vehicles, or other equipment, we can just get in touch with the founding sages of Lars World and sign a weapon supply treaty." Sandolahi tried to persuade Siegel to give up the business.

"Frax's transshipment work cannot be stopped." Siegel chose to refuse of course, and Fulax has never been a matter of money.

Sanduo Laxi did not continue to insist, she continued to report to Siegel on the next development plan.

"The foundry sages of Cypramondi informed us that the two cruisers we ordered 5 years ago have laid the keels and started construction."

Cypramundy is a foundry world dedicated to serving the Imperial Navy. A large number of ships are launched here every year. Of course, their order contracts are also surprisingly large. Most of the orders belong to the Imperial Navy. The Rogue Trader dynasty makes starships.

This kind of situation is rare, because the orders of the navy are usually urgent and numerous. After all, the navy has to face the influence of the subspace directly. Every year, ships are either lost in the subspace, or are decommissioned due to some reasons.

Rogue traders mostly pick up leftovers from the navy. Of course, if they don't mind waiting like Siegel, and the ship model doesn't affect the oil guy's construction plan, rogue traders will also have the opportunity to get a A brand new ship.

"I have a piece of news that you may be interested in. The Navy has decided to decommission several patrol ships this year, including 2 cruisers, 3 light cruisers, and 4 frigates."

Siegel got good news from Sandolahi. The Navy will indeed decommission ships for some reasons. These ships may have more or less problems, which hinder their possibility of continuing to serve."About when?" he asked Sandolasy.

"The current known news is in the middle of next month."

"Are there any other potential competitors?" This is obviously a good opportunity to expand his family's fleet, and Siegel does not intend to give up.

"Many Rogue Traders have received the news." Sandolasy replied, "If you plan to use your family power to get the most benefit from it, then you may need to act as soon as possible."

It seems that this "vacation" of myself may not be easy, and there seem to be many things.

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"There is one more thing." After talking about the development of the family's industry, Siegel said in a serious manner.

"It's time for you to get married."

"???"

Volume 41 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Marriage and Sisterhood

Siegel looked at Sandolaxi, and to be honest, he was a little caught off guard by the other party's sudden mention of this kind of thing.

"As the steward of the Foster family and the emperor's servant, I just want to remind you, Lord Siegel, that giving birth to an heir is also your obligation to the emperor. I appreciate your cleanliness, but you are currently Not a single illegitimate child. This makes family succession very problematic."

To be honest, Siegel was a little... strange when he watched Sandolaxi and said this matter to himself seriously.He really didn't think about it, or it was subconsciously ignored.