Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

The Navy sometimes chooses to decommission ships for a variety of reasons.But in their eyes, these sacred imperial armaments fell into the hands of Rogue Traders, which undoubtedly insulted the glory of these ships.Siegel probably understands their psychology. Even if his wife is dismantled, she can accept it. If she sells it to someone else, she will feel a painful feeling of being bullied.

When a naval ship survives to be retired, and sells it to rogue traders at a very exaggerated premium, Siegel can only say that the Imperial Navy has won, at least twice.

The Imperial Navy's attitude towards the Rogue Traders is not bad, after all, the personnel exchanges between the two are quite close.In front of them, they can examine the role of Rogue Traders from a neutral perspective.

[After all, Rogue Traders are also the armed forces of the Imperial Navy. ] Siegel looked at the admiral in front of him, and it is normal for him to have some different opinions.It's fine on the face of it. Among the privileged class of the empire, the status of rogue traders is not low, but it's not very high.

The 4 frigates were quickly bought with clearly marked prices, Jon got two of them, and the remaining two were taken by the Trasco and Jarrett dynasties respectively.

The auction of light cruisers will start soon, and those small dynasties that only target frigates will leave the venue, including Jon Kun.

It seems that, as he himself said, he just bought a few frigates to enrich his frigate fleet.Siegel looked at the remaining competitors, and he dared to say that there were quite a few of them who, like him, had paid deposits for the bidding of the three types of ships at the same time.

But when each other appeared in this room, everyone began to consciously adjust their bidding goals.

Compared with the large overflow of frigate prices, the transaction prices of the three light cruisers are only quite satisfactory.This is not good news for someone like Siegel who is targeting cruisers, and it means that no one has chosen to withdraw early from the two cruiser competition.

Some people left the venue, and now there are only representatives of Kulda, Marchenko, Foster, and the three dynasties left in the venue.

As the armed force of the empire, the Rogue Traders, under the banner of the empire, regained the lost human planets on the edge of the universe, destroyed those small alien empires, or smashed the glass of the empire's main alien opponents in the galaxy.

All of this is inseparable from the help of an excellent starship.

The mechanical priest introduced the information of the first moon-class ship, and he described every wound and problem on the starship with a voice full of mechanical style.

Siegel watched the admiral's face darken with the introduction of the mechanical priest. This feeling of public execution was probably more painful than Mel laughing at his ignorance of technology.

But after the mechanical priest introduced the situation of the first cruiser, the auction for this month-level cruiser did not start. On the contrary, the admiral stood up and began to give a speech to everyone present.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Commodore Edward. You are all the best among Rogue Traders, but before you bid on the Coral Light, I would like to convey to you the requirements of the Imperial Navy." The sudden accident made Rogue Trader Their faces were solemn, and the admiral looked at the rogue traders below with a serious face, and continued his narration, "The rogue traders who finally obtained these two cruisers need to complete a task entrusted to you by the Imperial Navy. Task, before you bid, you'd better take this condition into consideration."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and returned to his seat, leaving the dignified rogue traders looking at each other.

Before the hammer fell, the representative of the Kurda family raised his hand to speak, and he asked: "Can you suspend the bidding for a while, we family representatives can't promise this kind of thing, at least tell us the types of these tasks, let us Discuss it with the rest of the family."

The Marchenko Dynasty also echoed the opponent's statement. This temporary increase caught everyone by surprise. The Imperial Navy did not even mention the target, which undoubtedly increased everyone's concerns.

"It's just a usual task, going to areas that are difficult for them to take care of for the Imperial Navy. Maybe it's exploration, maybe it's counterinsurgency, it's all things you are good at."

The bidding was suspended, and almost everyone, including Siegel, left the small room.Representatives of the other two dynasties began to seize the time to contact those who could call the shots in the dynasties.

On the other hand, Siegel and Sanduo Laixi watched the lively scene of the underground golden hand from above the VIP passage.

"I'm sorry." Sandolasy said suddenly.

Siegel looked at the slave nun beside him, and Sandory has always won his trust.For Siegel, slave nuns may be one of the few conscientious departments in the empire. He also accepted the fact that many industries in his family were infiltrated by nuns. Replace family assets.

"We didn't notice that there were additional requirements in this auction at all." Sandolasy's tone was a little annoyed, her golden hair on both sides covered her face, and Siegel didn't see her face. expression.

"Accidents always happen, so why bother with them." Siegel didn't care. The behavior of the Imperial Navy was indeed a bit aggressive this time. Perhaps those small and medium-sized dynasties would choose to accept their request, but for the remaining few , this behavior is no different from a blackmail.

The three companies may still take these two cruisers, but the bidding price will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. The Calixis fleet is undoubtedly in some trouble and needs to recruit the strength of Rogue Traders.

Tsk, Siegel was stunned. Before, he seemed to say that the Rogue Traders were part of the Empire's armed forces. Now that the Imperial Navy has come to work, he rejected it. Isn't it a bit of a double standard?

[Rogue Traders are the flexible part of the Empire's armed forces. ] This is much more accurate.

Siegel was full of cranky thoughts, while Sanduo Laxi beside him looked up at Siegel and said:

"Sintila's situation is becoming more and more out of control, I am worried about you...Master Siegel..."

"Shh..." Siegel raised the metal finger of his left hand to signal the other party to stop.

Volume 68 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Bidding and Borrowing Death

"Shh..."

For the empire, the hive world is a double-edged sword. Efficiently integrated cities provide the empire with a large amount of industrial products and cheap labor, but the huge population is undoubtedly a breeding ground for heresy.But Siegel knew that wasn't what Sandolahi was talking about.

Siegel felt that something was wrong because of her own caution, and Sandolaxi had been acting on Cintila on behalf of the Foster family all year round. She might have a deeper feeling for the changes on Cintila.

Whether it's Governor Harkos's proposal to strengthen the Foster family's position in the Planetary Defense Force, or the Calixis fleet's change of heart at the auction.The parties involved in these matters do have the right to act willfully, but their identities should be the shackles that limit their willfulness.Although I may not be the target of the forces behind it, it is completely unnecessary to be affected. In this universe, it is not a bad thing to be vigilant.

"Seriously, Sandolahi, as the steward of the Foster family, you should know that as the power of the Foster family expands, more and more people and forces will naturally notice us, even if they really Some people ignore us, but those conspiracies that are manipulated behind the scenes will also be affected by our family power."

"This is inevitable. Even a Rogue Trader and an Inquisitor can't stop it. What's more, the identities of Ilse and I may have contributed to the probability of these things."

"It would be great if you can stay vigilant. There are completely different risks inside and outside the empire. I am worried that you are not used to these."

"It is true that sometimes simple and direct opponents are more respectable." Siegel turned and leaned on the armrest, and the representative of the Marchenko dynasty had just walked past them, "but most of the time we have no chance to pick our opponents." Just like this time, even with such harsh conditions from the navy, the three of us have to go in and pretend to compete."

Siegel watched the representatives of the Kurda family also walk back into the room, and he also stood up, and returned to the room with Sandolahi.

"Do you have any questions about this auction?" The master of ceremonies confirmed with the representatives of the three Ronin Traders before the auction started whether they had any questions.

After getting a reply that there is no problem and to participate in the bidding, the bidding starts again.

"300 million throne coins!"

……

For the first Luna-class cruiser, Siegel gave up after only quoting the price a few times symbolically. He was watching the pricing of the Marchenko Dynasty and the Kurda Dynasty.The two dynasties have moved the Lunar class cruisers towards higher price points little by little, but the margins of each offer are very small.

In the end, the representatives of the Marchenko Dynasty won the Lunar Cruiser at a price of 550 million throne coins. This price is relatively low compared to the normal bidding price. At least it seems that this behavior of the Imperial Navy has indeed dispelled the Everyone's enthusiasm.

"Next, let's introduce the Assaulter Dictator-class cruiser." The mechanical priest who had been silent for a long time reappeared, and introduced the situation of the Assaulter to the three rogue traders present.

Compared to the information that Siegel saw in the information given to him by the Imperial Navy, the damage to the Assaulter was even more serious. Some of her components were corroded by the subspace, and the machine soul was also affected.

Although the parts can be replaced, the influence of the subspace on the machine soul is irreversible, which is not without benefits. This ship is more comfortable when navigating in the subspace, but for the crew of this ship, they will be killed from time to time. Warp energy affects one's will.

The more troublesome problem is that the lower cabin of this ship is stationed in a death worship church called Priest Pandi. Obviously, those members of the death worship church do not want to leave this new residence.How to deal with these state religion assassins has always been a problem with this ship.

Marchenko's representative quickly gave up the bid for the cruiser, and after Siegel noticed the hesitation of Kulda's representative, he decisively began to increase the price of the offer significantly.

470 million throne coins, this is the final transaction price of this cruiser.The most critical part of the entire bidding was made like this by the Imperial Navy. It can only be said that neither of them has any interest in staying in this small room.

The navy did not get a satisfactory price, and Marchenko and Siegel had to worry about the next requirements of the Imperial Navy, hoping that their requirements would not be too harsh. Such a bidding activity could hardly be called a success.

But after all, Siegel got a new cruiser. Not long after he and Sandoraixi walked, the mechanical priest walked up to them and asked if they wanted to see the representative of Death Worship.

Siegel refused. He said that the meeting is too hasty now. An inappropriate meeting may cause friction and barriers between the two forces. He hopes to invite the other party to meet at the church in Tarsus in a few days.

The mechanical priest said that he would convey the truth to the other party, then turned and left.

"Do you know this death cult called Priest Pandi?" Siegel looked at the figure of the mechanical priest going away, and asked Sanduo Laxi softly beside him.

"No, there are only a few of the more famous death cults in the Calixis sector. I need to ask 'Moritate' if they are familiar with this?"

Moritat is a well-known Death Cult in the Calixis Sector. There is a saying that they came here before the establishment of the Calixis Sector to study the beliefs of the Emperor. Interpretation is extremely brutal and bloody.they think only

Only by ruthlessly spreading violence and death can we eliminate the weakness and corruption of human beings, maintain the emperor's rule, and live up to the emperor's selfless and great sacrifice.

The existence of Moritat is somewhat mysterious, and this Pandi priest Siegel knows nothing about it. They may be worshipers in the Jericho sector, or they may be a group that was suddenly inspired by the emperor. A death worship church has been formed, but in any case, these guys are like the weapons in their hands, a double-edged sword.

Their extreme emotions and desires also make many factions of the Death Cult susceptible to the influence of subspace. The Death Worshipers called Astral Blades are typical degenerates. Once the beliefs of these fanatics are distorted, the disaster behind them I'm afraid it's extremely serious.

But because these fanatical assassins are so easy to use, the Church and the Inquisition usually keep a blind eye to them until they are fully corrupted.

Volume 69 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Cathedral of Light

Siegel and Remulle came to the landmark building in Tarsus, the Cathedral of Light.

Both Siegel and Remulle have visited here several times.The Cathedral of Light is the most important sacrificial place for the human God-Emperor in the entire Calixis star field.It is the base of operations for Cardinal Ignato, the department's most senior ministerial clergyman, who leads the Imperial Church from the cathedral's opulent auditorium.

The cathedral is a remarkable collection of spiers surrounding a massive central nave, topped by a massive stained glass dome, shimmering through the dome with the scorching rays of the equatorial sun.

The cathedral's decorations are paid for by nobles and prominent citizens from across the sector, all eager to purchase a piece of the God-Emperor's Grace.The outside of the cathedral is covered with statues depicting scenes from the history of the empire and images of its saints, the most impressive of which is the colossal statue of St. Drusus, which occupies an important position outside the gate of the nave location, glistening in the strong sunlight.

When Siegel and Remulle walked into the church, the decoration inside the Cathedral of Light was equally magnificent. The huge nave glass dome was supported by pillars carved into portraits of cardinals in the past, and the benches were enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. worshipers.The nave is dominated by an altarpiece in front of a gold and silver triple portrait depicting the Emperor's deity, flanked by St Drusus and the warlike Lord Gorgonar Angwin, and several saints portrait.

From inside the cathedral came the constant chorus of the State Church, sung by a choir of 2000 servants behind the altar.

On a raised platform inside the atrium, a dais overlooks the atrium, and this is the day when Cardinal Ignato proclaims the Emperor's word to the faithful.As the Cardinal of the Calixis Sector, Ignato has the responsibility and obligation to spread the Gospel of the Emperor.

On Saint Les Day in the near future, a grand lecture will be held here. No matter which hive city Cintila comes from, the nobles will come to the nave of the cathedral. At that time, the cathedral of light will accommodate tens of thousands of people. The nave will also become crowded, and commoners, poor people, and pilgrims can only peek inside from outside the main hall to observe the bustling scene.

In the Hall of Relics in the Cathedral of Light, it is filled with relics from various saints in the Calixis sector, including the relics of St. Drews, although it is enough to splice two St. Drews, But the Cathedral of Light claims the discovery of new St. Drews every year.

The only reason Siegel and Remulle came to the Cathedral of Light was to meet the representatives of the Death Cult living under the new ship...

He once looked through the books at home, but he did not find any record of Priest Pandi.

Siegel was a little worried about this sudden death worshiper, but before he knew exactly what happened, he couldn't say that the other party must be a heretic or a traitor.

Siegel and Remulle gestured a sky eagle salute, and then, led by the priest, they went to the side room of the Cathedral of Light, and saw that the door of the side room was tightly closed.

After Siegel opened the door, he and Remulle saw two believers who worshiped death waiting for him in this church.

Theoretically speaking, there are male believers in the Death Worship Cult, but judging from Siegel's only few experiences of contact with the Death Worship Cult, he has not seen any male believers among them.

All he saw were female heroes wearing tight rubber suits that wantonly showed off their figures, and holding metal weapons in close combat with the enemy.This time was no exception. The two leaders of the Death Cult who were waiting for him in the side room of the church were also women.The upper body is wearing tight rubber suits, and the masks they wear only cover half of their faces. One of them has long blond hair, and the other is black noodles in clear soup. Boots, what is more striking is that their legs are not tight-fitting rubber clothing, but white silk stockings, connected by suspenders and upper body rubber clothing.

Regarding the extreme aesthetics of the worshipers of death, Siegel can only say that the other party is happy. The main purpose of the meeting between Siegel and the priest of death worship is to confirm whether there is room for cooperation between the two.

It's not uncommon for death worshipers to walk low in the cabin. They will kill those they think should be killed as a sacrifice to the emperor. When they appear in the cabin, the impact of these people on the population of the ship is real. Yes, but they played a key role in both maintaining faith in the Emperor and keeping the morale of the other sailors alive.

But to be honest, they can survive in the empire. On the one hand, they have the endorsement of the state religion, and on the other hand, no one really wants to offend an assassin organization.Only crusade troops in the name of the empire will not be afraid of the death threat of the death-worshiping assassins.

"Hi, I'm Siegel, the new owner of the Raider."

"Hi, I'm Pandey." "I'm Storf."

[It turns out that the name of this sect is a combination of the two names, right? ] Siegel quickly realized the problem of the names of the two people. Even if the other party can appear in the church, it proves that there is no problem with this death-worshiping sect.Siegel continued to ask: "How many people from your sect are on my boat?"

"More than 2000 people." Pandey answered Siegel's question bluntly, with the feeling that either she had prepared a lot of content in advance, or she was talking nonsense.

"How much do you need..." Siegel asked the number of "sacrifices" the other party needed.

"10%"

"It's impossible." For the Assaulter, the population on the ship is a very critical link, and each aircraft has a logistics team behind it as support.Allowing the Death Worshipers to sacrifice unscrupulously is undoubtedly asking for trouble, and even in the face of an emergency, these people are likely to add trouble.

"3%" Siegel gave his own price tag, "I don't want to argue about this issue for too long, it's only 3%."

"5%" the long black-haired Storf said aloud, "plus our church will serve you one thing."

Siegel shook his head and did not accept her condition. He had three mortal-level melee fighters under his command. Unless they were chosen as Calledus Assassins one day, their services might only have that much value.

He looked at the two people in front of him and emphasized again: "Only 3%, you can sacrifice to the emperor on the bottom deck, and you can also recruit believers from the bottom deck."

"As for the services related to worshiping death, I have no interest for the time being."

Volume 70 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Golden Ship

After finishing meeting with the leader of the Cult of Death, they did not meet the cardinal of the Calixis sector, and Siegel deserved to leave the church.

A few days later, Siegel completed all the procedures for the handover of the ship with the navy, and now the Solo Carrier-class cruiser in the naval air port above the Sparkling Spark Galaxy is his.

But the matter is not over yet, and he will be busy in Tarsus for a while.In addition to signing a ship maintenance contract with Mechanics, Siegel next.

Siegel has become accustomed to the contract signed with the Mechanics, and the transaction price varies from zero to zero. These people seem to be enigmatically obsessed with numbers.

"What name do you plan to call this ship?" Father Mel looked at the empty column of the contract and asked Siegel for his opinion.

"Golden ship, what do you think?" Siegel offered his heartfelt blessings to the ship.

"It really fits your style. If it were me, it would be a tungsten carbide ship." Mel signed the name "Golden Ship" on the parchment contract with the servo arm, "I always feel that it is full of your bad taste, Unfortunately, I can't grasp the idea at all."

Tungsten carbide alloy is a new material production line that Mel handed over to the Foster family after he came to Sintila. This alloy is used in the manufacture of starship and spacecraft components. A typical example is the crystal in the laser macro cannon. connection device.

Some components of the golden ship will need to be replaced, some facilities will need to be replaced with other components, and some will be completely dismantled.

As the largest commercial center in Sintila, the trading center in Hive Tarsus can enjoy the highest quality trade services in the Calixis sector.Here, all kinds of goods were put up for sale, and Siegel, Mel, Sandrassy, ​​and Gloria sat around the ornamental metal-plated tabletop, continuing to discuss the details of the upper parts of the Golden Ship. Replace the question.

"Given the possible contamination of this ship's machine soul, she obviously cannot use the usual Geller stand for protection, she needs a stronger barrier device." Mel clicked on the cargo list with the servo arm called "subspace barrier" Hull" device.

The entire hull is surrounded by silver, hand-carved exorcism amulets, and a 50-meter-high statue of an imperial saint is erected in front of the bridge.

"You can put the statue of St. Andrews in front of the bridge, and then you can always see him when commanding." Mel teased Siegel's admiration for St. Drews.

[From an aesthetic point of view, I think the statue of St. Celestine seems to be better. 】

"I think it's very good, Santa Ruth may protect this ship in battle." Siegel continued, "After the golden ship is enlisted, it will supplement our current family ship Golden Journey. The problem of a single means of damage in the middle, and shoulder a certain ground mission, the design idea of ​​the entire ship should be carried out around this purpose."

"It just so happens that the Golden Journey is also in the process of overhauling the port. We can simultaneously configure and integrate the two ships to meet our needs." The boat parts set an overall tone.

"The golden ship is not the same as the golden journey, because she has to reserve enough space in her body to be used as a gekuna for aircraft storage, so she doesn't have enough space in the cabin to deploy those non-combat components like the golden journey. So my suggestion is to design the golden ship components as combat ships as much as possible, and everything serves military goals." Gloria put forward her own suggestion from a more realistic perspective.

"As for the weapons," Gloria pondered for a while before continuing, "I hope it's bow torpedoes, power rams, and light spears deployed by the left and right turrets."

Hearing Gloria's thoughts, everyone was considering the feasibility of this ship design idea.