Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

"It's not just us, Bastille is also here, but I don't know why the Armengard dynasty didn't come." Aspis expressed her doubts. There is a certain connection between Armengard and the Inquisition. This time It seemed strange that the Armengardians were not present at the events of the Inquisition.

"Maybe Offie is held up by something; maybe she's on her way; anything is possible in the Expansion."

"Maybe you are right. In short, we are going to find the base camp of Calad Val. Caligos hopes to wash away the shame on himself. I am very interested in franchising. Bastille regards this operation as a challenge for himself." A chance at Caligos authority, and what about you, what do you want?"

"I'm very interested in franchise rights. Of course, I'm more interested in some kind of remuneration. I think the trial court will be happy to exchange this certificate of management rights for a golden throne coin."

Rogue traders are more willing to choose items that symbolize power when dealing with imperial officials. They are second to none in their ability to make use of false pretense. A little power can allow them to take out a golden mountain and poke countless baskets for the empire.

Siegel also likes it, but now the dynasty needs something more practical, and the golden throne coin can better stabilize the tense dynasty economy today.

"If you find Karadvar's planet first, you might as well transfer the franchise rights to me, 5000 million throne coins, what do you think?" Aspith made an offer that was almost impossible to refuse.

"It sounds very tempting, but I think Caligos will pay 1 million." But Siegel still refused, and taunted back mercilessly.Neither the Kulda nor the Winterfin family can come up with 5000 million to 1 million working capital. Perhaps the Colleen family can come up with this amount of throne coins. The only force that can really spend this amount of working capital is the Empire .

Siegel would rather get 2000 million in cash from the empire than count on the illusory price they said.

"You are simply wasting this reward! The emperor's egg, I knew it would be bad if I saw you." Aspis was very annoyed, and Siegel's behavior may have greatly reduced the reward for this expedition. , as a rogue trader, this is what she dislikes the most.

"Don't be so excited, Aspis, I may not be the first to find the lair of the Faceless Lord, and I may not be able to strangle him there, you know, Caligos dispatched a Even the entire fleet couldn't do anything to get him." Siegel didn't regard the other party as his pocket like Aspic, and his current armed forces were not capable of accomplishing such a feat.Instead, he may need more flexible means to achieve his goals.

"Anyway, Aspis, I'm glad to see you today. May the Emperor bless you." Siegel tidied up his captain's coat, stood up from his seat, and left Kurda's territory.

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Volume 87 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Blind Eye

"I really didn't expect you to be...a person who doesn't keep your promise." On the passage of Port Wandering, Igrein said to Siegel in a mixed tone.

"What? Was it a surprise?" Siegel was a little surprised. Igrain would think this was a surprise.

"A little bit..." Igrain nodded hesitantly.

"You don't think that I, as a rogue trader, will be the Emperor's 'good boy'?" Siegel made a gesture with his hands, "In other words, I said that you are suitable to be a rogue trader, and that's right. Because I don't think you're a 'good boy'."

Siegel often thinks about things from the perspective of the empire. He will launch artillery fire on aliens and heretics, and he will help the court do what he can; but this does not prevent Siegel from viewing the empire on the other hand. Regardless of the law, if you investigate carefully, crimes of corruption, bribery, smuggling, and even heresy, these serious crimes can all be found on his head.

From this point of view, it is not too normal to set up traps in words and dig holes for each other with other rogue traders.

"During the expansion, the rogue traders are in a relationship of competition and cooperation. No rogue trader wants their treasures to be taken away by other dynasties, so the rogue traders compete fiercely with each other." Siegel told Yi Grein recounts the relationship between the Rogue Traders.

"Within the Empire, we are all respectable Imperial nobles; but on the frontier, where the light of the Astrotorch cannot reach, the Rogue Traders are fragilely linked to each other under the double-headed eagle of the Empire. We will cooperate with each other , betray each other; but this does not prevent us from maintaining normal conversations in the roaming port or the port of stay, nor does it prevent us from cooperating and betraying each other again in the next adventure. How do you say that, the difference between a rogue trader and a pirate , it’s just the thickness of the parchment that the merchant licensed.”

"Do you know who stopped me from raiding the fleet of the Winterfin family and gave me an excuse to leave from the frontal battlefield?" Siegel asked Igrain a question with a somewhat mysterious expression.

"How would I know..." Igrain immediately understood the meaning behind Siegel asking her this question, "It's..."

"That's right, Ofie Armengard, your mother doesn't look like a rogue trader who wasn't born in the Navy." Siegel smiled naturally, and he continued indifferently: "But it still doesn't affect Oliver's respect for me. It is very respectful, and it will not affect me to bring you out of Xintila."

Siegel looked at the pensive Igrein, waved her hand, and signaled her to follow, "Because of the state religion, I have a very good relationship with Jongkun Sol, but I am in Sol In the competition with Armengard, I supported your mother."

"And your mother supported Caligos instead of Aspis in the competition between Kulda and Winterfin. In the final analysis, everyone is making the best choice for themselves. If it is only because of personal likes and dislikes If you come to choose your allies in the expansion area, you will suffer a big loss."

"You may be a little hungry, let's go, I will take you to find a place to eat. It is difficult to have a purely hostile relationship between Rogue Traders, we are just 'competition', this is the last fig leaf between Rogue Traders in the expanded area " Siegel led Igrain to board the elevator to the shuttle port, talking about the rules of communication between rogue traders: "I don't deny that many rogue traders died at the hands of other rogue traders, But this kind of thing is forbidden internally, and the loser's exit from the stage is the biggest request we have from each other."

"What will happen to those who break the rules?" Igrain was a little curious about how the Rogue Traders would treat those who broke the rules.

"Nothing." Siegel's answer was a bit unexpected. "The expansion area is so big, it's not easy to hide, but they violated the rules, so they will lose the protection of the rules. Some people will become part of the expansion area." There are criminal masters with a high reputation, and others will go to the abyss of even more depravity. Pirates? This crime is too light for what they have done."

The elevator arrived at the destination. This is the shuttle port of the Port of Roaming. The people who come and go here are all residents who have serious jobs in the Port of Roaming, so there are also the most homely dishes of the Port of Roaming.

Siegel easily led Igrain to another bar on Wandering Harbor, "Blind Eye".

"If you want to invite me to fill my stomach at the bar, why not at the 'Void Sailor's Terrace'?" Looking at the small and exquisite bar in front of him, most of the seats inside are already full, Igrain turned his head and wondered looked at Siegel.

"I don't want to fight those drunk officers there because of your pretty face." Siegel explained as it should be. .”

"Siegel..."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for the compliment." Igrein accepted Siegel's slightly strange compliment, and then she walked into the bar first and sat on the bar counter.

The owner of the bar is a burly bald head with six neatly arranged cyber implants on his head. In addition to his own clothes, he is wearing an apron for the time being, so that he has the meaning of entertaining staff. He walked to Ig In front of Rein, he glanced at her and said, "New here? Do you want to try our signature set meal?"

"How do you know I'm new here?" Igrain asked the bar owner curiously.

"It's hard to say, but people who have just come to Port Roaming don't feel the same as those who have been here for a long time, so do you want to order food?"

"Well, yes, I want one of the signature set meals here." She looked back at Siegel who walked into the bar, and said, "No, let's have two."

Siegel walked into the bar and saw the conversation between Igrein and the bar owner. He sat beside Igrein and said: "Living here is nothing difficult. For many rogues, Port Roaming is like home to them. Same."

"I'll try to get used to life here," said the barkeeper, quickly bringing up two platters of civilian-style food, deep-fried steak topped with a slice of cheese, synthetic jam, stewed meat cubes and a mixture of beans And a few corn tortillas.

Igrein looked at the tableware in her hand, and then at the customers around her. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands, imitating the customers around her to directly pick up the bread to solve her own dietary problems.

It's really a pity to leave her in Cintila, isn't it.Siegel put a piece of stuffed corn tortilla into his mouth, and the hard crust was full of texture. He mobilized his chewing muscles to forcefully settle the food in his mouth.

After a while, a loud noise from behind caught the attention of both of them.

Volume 88 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Masters of Flying

"Blind Eye" is not so much a bar as a tavern, providing basic life services for the residents of the nearby Port Roaming.

Siegel and Igrein turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound. At the round table diagonally behind them, several residents of Port Wandering were sitting together playing dice.On their table were glasses of amosaic, wine

The double stimulation of the spirit and the game made their faces flush with blood and turn red.

One of the men was dressed out of character with the others.He was a middle-aged man with a stubble face and a Naval Air Corps uniform, but it was so worn out that any insignia of rank had been removed, but if the suit did belong to him and the left breast If the honor list is true, this person is at least a squadron leader-level pilot commander.

After observing a detail, Siegel believed that the middle-aged man was a naval pilot. From his hand, he could see the implant of black fiber. It was not the black carapace of the space fighter, but a kind of fiber. Reinforcement device, which can allow the pilot to better adapt to the huge G force during flight maneuvers.

There seemed to be some small disputes between them because of a gambling game that had just ended.Roaming Port, no, there are very few empire worlds that prohibit gambling, and Roaming Port also has special gambling places, where small bets can be satisfied even if you spend a lot of money.But the people of the empire themselves would also organize a game of gambling in twos and threes. Winning or losing a few local coins can often bring them a good mood for the day.

But many times, gambling is just like life. The dealer gives you a seemingly fair playing environment, but you have to play an unfair game.

Unimpressed, Igrein ordered another spiced cider, probably the most feminine drink in this pub, aimed at those who had a one-off drink the night before Customers who drink too much alcohol.

The dispute seemed to be over, and they quickly started the next game. Siegel put the food on the plate into his mouth while observing their betting from his seat.

They played a simple dice game, which was very popular at the wine table. The man seemed to have better luck in the new round of the game, and took half of the money from the chip pile.

But immediately after the next round, the middle-aged man lost all the chips in his hand, and the man ran away from his wallet cursing.From Siegel's perspective, the man's wallet was empty.There is no doubt that he has just lost the last chip in his hand.

Siegel pushed the plate aside, stood up and walked to their table, and under the cautious eyes of everyone, he drew a chair from the side and sat down.

He smiled and counted everyone sitting on the table one by one. The most important thing in Port Roaming is not to form a gambling game with someone you don't know.Siegel took out a few throne coins from his pocket, stacked them on the table, and pushed them in front of the middle-aged man.

Then he stretched out his hand to signal him to continue the game. Siegel looked at the middle-aged man's gloomy eyes, and finally gritted his teeth and continued his gamble.

Siegel did not leave, he just sat by and quietly watched the continuation of the game. A "miraculous" thing happened, and the man's luck began to improve. Although he still won and lost, he soon won back his capital.

After that, the rest of the table hurriedly made excuses to leave the bar, and disappeared into the metal tunnel of Port Wandering without looking back.

Siegel didn't stop them, he tidied up his captain's coat, and hid the exposed plasma muzzle back.There is always an admirable quality in the people of Port Roaming, that is, understanding.

The middle-aged man returned Siegel's throne coin and expressed his gratitude to Siegel: "Thank you, my lord. You have brought me good luck, so that I can 'just' get all my principal return."

"I knew that a naval officer wouldn't have such a brain." Siegel didn't take back the few throne coins, "Who are you?"

"You can call me Albertson, Albertson Zelako, a former squadron leader of the Calixis Fleet Naval Air Force, has retired, and is now looking for some work in Port Wandering to support his life."

"I'm Siegel, Siegel Foster. How did a battle hero like you come to Roaming Port?" Siegel asked how the other party came to Roaming Port.

A wry smile appeared on Albertson's face, and he explained to Siegel: "After retiring, the navy arranged for me a logistics officer in Malfi. Those bastards, it's better to let people like me do clerical work Kill me, the war changed me, so I quit that job, sold my fortune and came to Port Roaming."

"Finding a job is easy for me. I have worked in both the Bastille and Winterfin dynasties for a while, but they obviously don't pay much attention to aviation. I was only assigned to the escort fleet, and my life was worse than that of a clerk. A boring life, and I don’t even have a few green mushrooms with big jaws to fight me. I’m not young anymore, and I have to keep fighting before I’m too old to fly.” Albertson looks a little old, conservatively estimated He also looks over 60 years old, perhaps because of his life in a homeless life and stubble all over his face, which infinitely magnifies his appearance age.

"And in those places, there is no chance to show your strengths." He collected all the mosaics in other people's cups on the table into his own cup, then took a big swig, and smashed the cup on the table.

The noise made had the barkeep frowning at the table they were at.

Siegel looked at the other party, and said straight to the point: "I'm very interested in hiring a flying master...but I'm building the dynasty's air team to assist the dynasty's war."

Albertson's eyes brightened following Siegel's words.

"How many people are there in the flight team? Is the mothership a provocative class or a solo carrier class? What about the aircraft? How much fury? How much thunder?"

Siegel felt a little funny. He felt that his recruitment operation might fail. He truthfully explained his situation to the other party: "Nothing, you are the first person in the air force. The mothership is still in Sinti. There is no shortage of flying machines, whether it is fury or thunder and lightning, it is up to you."

"Now there are many types of aircraft on my ship. To be honest, these things are separated by mountains. I don't know the pros and cons of aircraft at all. Are you interested in forming an aviation squadron under my command?"

Siegel pushed back those few throne coins again, "I am very confident in the role of HNA, but this one lacks actual record support. I will give you enough support and a stage to show off. Are you interested? Show me the real talent those medals represent."

Albertson's eyes rolled back and forth, he seemed a little hesitant, and finally he gritted his teeth and put the throne coin into his pocket.

"make a deal!"

Volume 89 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Ins and Outs

Siegel left his own token for Albertson and asked him to report on the Golden Journey in two days.Then they left the bar with Igrain, preparing to go to the Empire Solstice, where they would meet up with other members of the dynasty.

"You can complete the recruitment of officers in such a short period of time? Aren't you afraid that strange people will come in from the dynasty?" On the elevator passage leading to the Empire Solstice, Igrein ruthlessly stood behind Siegel. Tucao to.

[Are there still few strange people in the dynasty?A missionary who can’t preach, a mechanical priest who is likely to be a mechanical heretic, a navigator who can drive cars]

After thinking for a while, Siegel replied, "Not afraid."

"The emperor, I even think that I am probably better than you as the leader of the dynasty."

Hearing this sentence, Siegel turned his head and looked up and down at Igrein. I have to say that she has a good figure.Siegel didn't look away until he looked at the other party with a little hair, and there was such a sentence in the air.

"I didn't expect you to grasp the true meaning of being an excellent rogue trader so quickly—shameless enough."

"..."

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Siegel walked into the largest state church in the Empire Solstice again, and prayed in front of the huge emperor icon as usual, and Igrein sat next to Siegel, also praying.But what was thinking in her mind was not the prayer, but why the person next to her believed in the state religion so devoutly.

Judging from the contact between the two, Igrein knows very well what Siegel's behavior style looks like in many cases. Alone is very devout in the state religion.

Except for the members of the Mechanicus, the rest of the empire's people are believers in the state religion.Igrain is no exception, but she knows very well that even among the nobles in the hive capital, there are few devout believers like Siegel, let alone among the rogues.

"You go, I'll just wait here." After finishing her prayer, Igrein offered to wait outside for Siegel and the others to complete the discussion. After seeing and hearing along the way, she suddenly felt that she She should keep some distance from Siegel, but after she said this, she felt a little weird and annoyed. She felt as if she was implying that Siegel invited herself to join the discussion of their dynasty.

"Come together, just as I know where to find Aspis, they know where to find me."

"Well, for the record, I'm not going to dictate any discussion of your dynasty."

"up to you."

Siegel led Igrain into the conference room they used frequently, and the others were already present. When Siegel pushed the door in, he heard them discussing the matter of Karad Val.

"It seems that you have all figured it out." Siegel went straight to the main seat and sat down, looking at the main members of his dynasty, "On the contrary, except for Karadevar, a fallen person who is well-known in the expansion area, I I don’t know the specifics of the whole thing yet, who can tell me.”

"Let me come." Gloria said first: "This matter has already spread in the port area. The news from the trial court requires that the threat of Karadevar to the expansion area be completely resolved. In order to achieve the goal, the trial court Combined with several departments to offer a very considerable reward."

"A 5-year franchise license, free of inspection and tax." It is difficult for the Rogue Trader to resist the temptation of this license. The license gives the Rogue Trader a wide range of rights, but it also attracts the attention of other departments of the empire. The Ministry of the Interior hopes to start from the The Rogue Traders squeezed enough tax money from the Rogue Traders, and the Inquisition likes to turn the Rogue Traders into their own achievements in punishing heretics, and different imperial planets have different attitudes towards the products of the Rogue Traders.

With such a business license, Rogue Traders can bypass the laws on the planet and sell materials directly to their trading partners. This is almost telling you that you can smuggle at will. How can the profit behind this be small.Even a small Rogue Trader Dynasty will grow into a behemoth after 5 years.

"The Tribunal paid such a large amount of capital, this reward is probably not easy to get." Siegel saw this very clearly.

"It is said that the trial court did not get the exact location of Val, but only knew that he had a colonial planet in the cauldron, where he was engaged in evil actions. After three days, the trial court will summon all the dynasties involved in this operation , and publish relevant information."

"Is there something for us?" Siegel asked.

"Yes, there are the names of our dynasty and the Armengard dynasty on the solicitation list." Geleitia glanced at Igrein, and then handed the document to Siegel, "This is the name of my dynasty in the port area." files found."

Siegel looked at the content above, and it was basically the same as what he knew.

"Have you found out which judge is in charge of this matter?"

"It's not clear. It is said that Mrs. Odessa Morelle was involved." There are about 12 judges in Port Wandering, and they bring their acolytes to stir the wind and rain between the expansion area and the star area.

There are rumors that their internal mutual targeting is also obvious, and the goods seized by one inquisitor are likely to be bought by another inquisitor from a rogue trader.

The soul stone that Siegel obtained back then was traded with a judge.

"The Mechanicus seems to be involved as well. A technical heretic joined the team of the Faceless Lord to provide him with technical support." Mel also added.

No matter how you look at it, this task reveals the word "difficult", but Siegel feels that as long as he calms down, any adventure will have relevant gains.

"Destroying Vaal's planet is not realistic for the dynasty's current power in the expansion area. It would be too overwhelming for a cruiser to destroy a fallen planet. But I still plan to participate in this operation. It's the task of the Inquisition that we can't refuse, and the other is that we don't have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters that may be chaotic."

"In short, try your luck in the past." Siegel will definitely not give up the opportunity of this operation. After all, he will go deep into the expansion area next, and it is also a matter of finding out what these heretics are doing in the cauldron area. Besides, let alone The planet of the followers of Chaos, even if it is a demon planet, Rogue Traders can find things to sell from it.

"I heard another piece of news." Liz said suddenly, "I heard from other astropaths that since some time ago, subspace communications were often mixed with meaningless garbled codes and noises. Combined with Karadeval I don't think it's a good omen."

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