Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

"Wandering around?"

"Find an informant!"

"Do you still know intelligence dealers at the port of arrival?" Siegel obviously would not believe such nonsense, even the intelligence department that has been in contact with a dynasty all year round will not easily contact strangers belonging to that dynasty .

"Of course not, so I decided to take a look at yours. If it's useful, I'll lend it to you." Igrein was confident, but Laurentina, who was watching the two of them, took Igrein's mind Guess is close to ten.

Siegel's expression became a little awkward. In the port of arrival, any resource will be fiercely competed by all parties, including intelligence.

"Are you sure?" Seeing Igrain nodded, Siegel sighed, "I think he may not be very useful to you, if you insist, I will take you to see him. "

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As the three of Siegel continued to walk along this street toward the depths of the port of foot, the street gradually began to change, the people gradually became sparse, and the lighting began to dim.Some people began to cover their bodies with cloaks, and no one knew whether it was a human body under the clothes.

The internal structure of the Dark Brotherhood is often very loose. These low-level hooligans and dregs often form groups with each other according to their own preferences. This organization does not have an obvious leader. If one must be found, then Carus Kali Nittles is estimated to be the closest one. He has a murderous reputation, with more than 50 murders on his hands, and many more maimed.

But this time, Siegel did not go to the famous thug in the port of residence. He went to the leader of the secondary faction of the Dark Brotherhood this time. Siegel felt that it was enough to inquire about intelligence.

Regardless of Igrein's plans, the main purpose of Siegel's expansion this time is to make money. If possible, it is also possible to choose a good location for the future colony.But the main job is to make money to ease the financial pressure of the dynasty.

Therefore, Siegel actually resisted this operation from the bottom of his heart, so he had a clear position on himself in this operation.Although the dwarf may be a little upset when the merits are rewarded afterwards, he really only intends to play a supporting role in this operation. After all, his current ship can only flee immediately when he sees Karadevar's squadron.

Moreover, the fleets of both Winterscale and Kulda should be on par with Karadevar's main fleet, and reinforcements from the empire will continue to join after the battle begins, and the biggest problem with Chaos Marauders and pirates is their Every ship sunk will lose one.

If he was lucky enough to find the colonial galaxy of the Faceless Lord, he would be happy to pass through the Great Mouth Passage again and shake the main force of the Cronus fleet into the opponent's orbit.

If things go well, the dynasty may play a relatively good role in the subsequent planetary landing operations, but before the control of the universe is completely controlled by the empire.

He led the two of them into a small path, and walked to a closed door with a lot of hesitation. Laurentina took the initiative to walk to the door, and the sound of knocking on the door continued to echo in the alley.

There was a strange, rotten, fermented smell in the path, far more disgusting than the body odor of those sleazy bodies in the market place.

After a while, the small opening on the top of the door was opened by someone. After observing the three people at the door, one person shrank back again. After a while, the metal door creaked open.

A masked gangster with a black tattoo on his body made way for the three of them.

Siegel and the others walked into this space that was rarely open to outsiders. An armed member of the Black Brotherhood led them and walked deeper into the path.

And Igrain found the source of the strange smell in the path—"people" with "all kinds" of black tattoos sitting numbly in the space behind the metal door, if they are really good enough It is human words.

The vast majority of them are similar to a walking dead, with rotten wounds, infections, large areas of abscesses, frightening body mutations and transformations, and some even have certain insect larvae wriggling back and forth on the wounds, almost Everyone has been implanted with cyber organs. Even if Igrein knows nothing about technology, he can see that their implantation operations are extremely random. Many people's flesh decays from the implantation of organs on their bodies. .

The relatively healthy young faces that appeared occasionally were also taking the time to train their movements. Igrain could tell that they were practicing theft and murder skills.

Even though he had faced the disgusting and terrifying Chaos monster in Hive City, Igrain couldn't help but grab Siegel's arm with his hand, and get closer to him.This is the interior of the port of arrival, even if it is the bottom of the hive capital, only the most exaggerated places can be compared with this place.

There has never been salvation here, and the Emperor's Light has never shone here. The reason she exists until now is only because of her geographical location, this place that guards the exit of the Great Mouth Passage.

Siegel knew it would be like this. The various forces in the port of arrival will compete for any resources that can gain benefits in this space building, and the same is true for intelligence. The rumors outside can hardly be called intelligence. The most precious things are often Pay enough to get it.

The people lying on the ground here and there are the price. Although the Black Brotherhood is very large, their status or level in the port of arrival is very low.

In order to obtain precious information, in addition to exchanging senior personnel with other forces, you have to rely on these people to peek and eavesdrop.None of them are machine servants, only people with normal thinking can perform such tasks, and the function of cyber organs on them is extremely simple and crude, to enhance their senses, so that they can obtain what they want in a more hidden position information.

This is the port of stay, even if it is a useless person or even a mutant, here will squeeze the last bit of oil from him.

Siegel felt the hesitant strength in Igrein's hand, and Siegel knew that her emotions were almost overwhelmed.

"Laurentina." Siegel needed to act before Igrein did something righteous.

Siegel warned the member of the Black Brotherhood leading the way not to act rashly with his eyes.

"I see." Laurentina also knew what she was going to do, and she untied the chain saw axe. With a violent roar, soon, the ground was covered with pools of mixed blood.

Volume 98 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Beggar King

The roar of the chainsaw also attracted the attention of other people. No one would care about the lives and deaths of those people, but someone using force on the territory of the Black Brotherhood was another matter.

A large number of black fraternity members came out. They wore jackets with the aesthetic style of the port of residence. They had black tattoos on their faces or easily exposed parts of their bodies. Compared with the common black fraternity members outside, the members here There are more names for cyber implants.

All of them silently watched Siegel and his party, with fierce and numb expressions on their faces. Most of the automatic guns they held in their hands were rough-made automatic guns, which should be handmade, and the style of manufacture was rough.Siegel or a guard soldier with a normal mind would never take this thing to the battlefield, but the opponent also has a few old laser guns that are worthy of Siegel's vigilance.

According to Siegel's character, he would certainly not be willing to face a group of armed thugs like this.But now is not the time to be scruples about life at all. If you are discouraged at this time, Siegel's career as a rogue merchant, no, for Siegel, his life can also come to an end.

Siegel shook the heavy cloak behind him, revealing the power sword and plasma pistol at his waist.But he didn't put his hand on the hilt or the holster, and Siegel didn't even make a basic alert posture. He just raised his chin slightly, narrowed his eyes and looked at the member of the Black Brotherhood leading the way in front of him.

"What do you mean?"

"It's against the rules, sir."

Siegel is very clear that most of these people have lost their basic empathy ability in the cruelty and numbness of the port of arrival. In fact, Siegel is also very clear that this is a way for them to show their majesty.And among those who died at the hands of Laurentina, let alone innocent, how many of them could do it according to the standard of petty theft in this universe?

Siegel is very clear that this matter is at least in the eyes of the Black Brotherhood, and of course Siegel will not admit this.

"Didn't the old beggar tell you to clean the yard when receiving guests?" Siegel turned the pot on the other party's body, "Who do you think you are? Who do you think I am?"

Siegel's stern voice really bluffed the other party. The other party looked at Siegel's expensive clothes and a long sword with gorgeous accessories, thinking about it. People are also the ones who have a few days to live.

After Laurentina finished her mission, she stood beside Siegel with the huge chain saw axe on her shoulders, and Igrein immediately realized that she should show her tougher side.The leading member of the Black Brotherhood blinked, and saw the spear that was originally on her shoulder appear in Igrein's hand.

This time, it was the opponent who was riding the tiger. If the leader decided to start the fight at the first time, he could still get the upper hand. Now that both Laurentina and Igrein are ready to fight, all this is obviously not true.

"What's the noise?" An old voice came from behind them, and an old man walked out from behind them. His body was bloated, half of his face was replaced with cyber implants, and the other half There is a large patch of pigmentation on the face.

He was leaning on a serrated metal axe, obviously modeled after the design of Ohm's Messiah's Axe, and also bent like those priests with too much mechanical modification.A dark red robe similar to the holy cassock wraps his bloated figure, and the iconic gears of the Mechanic Church are repaired decently on the edge of the robe, but Siegel is very clear that the person in front of him is not from the Mechanic Cult at all. .

He is the person Siegel is looking for, and the people in the port call him "The Beggar King".

Few people know the rise of the Beggar King. Everyone only knows that he first made his fortune in a remote corner near the cemetery in Zhujiaogang. It was taken away and thrown to a technical priest.

When he came back from the technical priest, he became the bloated look he is now, and he even learned a lot of knowledge that the mechanical priest only knew. The guy did it.

Even Siegel, the only understanding of the Beggar King is that all of his robes have been replaced by mechanical creations; mechanical bionic organs, appendages, and servo arms make up all of his bloated body. Do related operations by your own staff.

"Long time no see, Master Foster." The Beggar Dynasty gave Siegel a very standard gear salute, but he is still the target of the Mechanic Order's pursuit and trial, but his priority is too low The Mechanics has no time to care about him, "Are you here for Karadevar?"

Even though the operation of the Beggar King is so horrible, he still controls the power of many Dark Brotherhoods. There is no other reason. In the whole gang, the Beggar King may be the only one who will help people implant cyber implants or bionic prostheses for free.

Although the quality of these items and the skills of the surgeons are not guaranteed at all, there are still a large number of low-level personnel flocking to him.

Siegel watched the old man who should have been buried in the soil a long time ago waved everyone away, and then personally led the way for Siegel and his party, and finally came to his "living room".

"I'm here for Karadewar. This should have spread in the port of arrival." Siegel said to the Beggar King.

"That's right, that's right, I have the exclusive news about Caradeval here, as well as the bound volume of those rumors. Mr. Foster, which one do you want?"

"Those common bits and pieces that are handed down on the pier." Siegel watched the Beggar King take out an electronic storage file from under his robe, and he noticed that the other party was obviously a little angry after he finished his request action hints.

"I've already seen (picked) most of them, and they are not nutritious, but Lord Foster will take them if you need them. As for the price, you need 500 throne coins."

"What's the price for exclusive news?" Igrain looked at the data file handed over to Siegel by the Beggar King, and then asked about the exclusive news.

"Exclusive news can't be measured by money. He deserves to appear at the auction site. Now, miss, have you figured out what to pay for this time?"

Exclusive information is usually only for exchange, and the object of his transaction is often a possible ancient product or alien creation, or other exclusive information.

"Are there any conclusions from the data?"

"That's up to you, Mr. Foster."

This will naturally happen if the money is not in place, and many things have to be done by yourself.

Volume 99 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Wizard

Siegel has no interest in things like intelligence analysis, at least he doesn't want to conduct a lengthy analysis and summary of these rumors at all.

"I don't want any exclusive information from you. What conclusions can you draw from the messages all over the place at the port of arrival?"

He admitted that these fragmented and unsystematic rumors must have a lot of intelligence value, but professional things should be left to professionals. Siegel gestured to the beggar king, and the other party nodded in satisfaction after taking a look. .

"Ah, I remembered something, let me think about it." The Beggar King pretended to be thoughtful, and sat on a nearby platform, "It is true that some simple conclusions can be drawn, Faceless The Lord is preparing a great ceremony."

"How do you know this?" This conclusion is of little value, but Siegel feels that there may be some missing points in the derivation process of the other party.

"It is not easy for the wolves to survive in the expansion area. Most of their attacks are purposeful, expanding the population, plundering resources, and robbing ships. When they first appeared in the port of arrival, they were killed after only killing a few hundred people." Caligos led the fleet to 'repel'. This time, their frequent attacks can only show that they are holding a huge ceremony, a ceremony that can threaten the empire's rule in the expanded area. And the union of the Rogue Traders dynasty The fleet certainly supports my thinking."

"Interesting, any more?"

"His ritual will begin shortly."

Siegel's eyelids twitched. He looked at the old man, not knowing why he came to such a conclusion, "What's going on?"

"Recently, there have been more and more reports of attacks brought back by the transport fleet, and the content of the news has become even more terrifying. Some wolves have already had contact with the patrol unit of the Cronus fleet, which is obviously It is not in line with the fighting style of the wolves. All these abnormal behaviors indicate that the ceremony of the Faceless Lord is about to begin."

"Is it possible to know what kind of ceremony it is?"

"Then you overestimate the ability of me, an old beggar, Mr. Foster, if you really want to know about the rituals that the Faceless Lord may prepare, I suggest you go to a wizard, they will have more accurate information Answer……"

"Wizard?"

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"Wizard, shouldn't that kind of person be on the hunting list of the Tribunal?" On the way back, Igrain asked Siegel about the situation.

"Many wizards have fled to the expansion area. Wizards, illegal psykers, renegade navigators, and technical heretics are the technology suppliers of monsters and monsters in the expansion area." Siegel and Igrein explained As he spoke, he wondered whether to try to find a wizard to continue the investigation.

"So you have a wizard you know in the port of arrival?" Igrain continued to ask.

"No, not at all." Siegel decisively denied this, and he was not telling the truth.

In Port of Arrival, the existence of wizards is no secret, but most people would consider staying away from them. The risk behind dealing with a wizard is too great.

The most powerful wizards in the Port of Arrival are undoubtedly the mysterious Seven Witches. These people hide in the mysterious secret room in the Port of Arrival and control a powerful force. the existence of these people.

Siegel wasn't sure if the Seven Witches had spoken about the Faceless Lord's attack, but after balancing his dislike of the Seven Witches in his heart, he decided to give up the idea of ​​dealing with them.

As for the other wizards on Port Roaming, most of them may not be as capable as Liz and Cassia.But Siegel will not let Liz try to make any predictions about this matter. Siegel felt a phantom pain in his arm. Psykers are powerful and fragile, and he will do his best to keep them out of danger .

"You don't seem to be paying much attention to this matter." Igrain saw the lazy thoughts behind Siegel, "Why, you were still enthusiastic about helping the Tribunal when you were in the hive capital."

"I don't care too much, but I don't mean not to do this. Igrein, a wanderer is not a livestock, and he can't go forward recklessly just because there is a carrot in front of him."

"I know that you really want to participate in a great adventure, but when you become the leader of the dynasty in the future, you have to evaluate not only the good or bad for the empire, but also the pros and cons for your own dynasty. You have to maintain two the balance of the

"This is also the difference between the Imperial Navy and the Rogue Trader."

Siegel explained to Igrein his set of "rules of conduct" about rogue traders, regardless of whether the other party could understand it or whether he thought it was heresy.He believed that Igrain at least had the brains to figure out the meaning of it.

"Even your mother will not agree to your rash contact with a wizard. We just need to wait quietly for the results of other dynasties. Caligos must be very concerned about this matter. With his character, He will never resist the urge to tear Karadewar apart, and the naval battle at Port of Arrival a few years ago was nothing short of a disgrace to him."

"That's the end of our decryption work?" Igrain was a little disappointed, "I plan to find the clues first, and our two dynasties cooperate to solve this matter."

"I'm afraid it won't work. Karadwar has gathered a large number of evil god believers, and their organization is quite large. Even if our two dynasties cooperate, I'm afraid we can only maintain the situation without falling behind. However, the reason why you propose to cooperate with me What is it?"

Since he helped Igrain leave Sintila, his reputation in the Armengard dynasty will be relatively good.During this period of time, within the Armengard dynasty, voices of cooperation with the Foster dynasty have repeatedly appeared, but this does not mean that they will establish a close cooperative relationship with each other.

Siegel has learned from Offie that Igrain is the main supporter of this voice, but as far as Siegel knows her, she will not simply propose this kind of plan, so Siegel is very curious about her What is the logic behind.

"Ah, because I want to pay back your favor, it's better to fish you out of the battlefield while your fleet is still weak, than to be entrusted with something later on. I don't want to accept a debt of favor. A dynasty."

"So that's the case." Siegel tentatively believed her statement.

However, there has never been a shortage of active characters among Rogue Traders. For example, Bastille and Gerrit have already begun to contact the wizards they can find to decrypt the relevant content for themselves.

The wizards will prophesy all kinds of strange things, and obviously neither Bastille nor Gerrit will share the content of their known prophecies with others.

"Just as planned."

Volume 100 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Rebellion

The port of anchorage in Port of Arrival, where the flagships of the various dynasties in the Grand Fleet are located.At this time, the armed sailors of various dynasties are constantly busy here, forming a basic bunker with the cargo boxes and sundries on the port. Heavy weapons such as heavy bolters and heavy logging guns are erected on it, aiming at the port of arrival. internal.

Skadi is responsible for the defense of the berths of the Golden Journey and the Banshee, and the defenses of the other dynasties are also prepared by themselves.

Soon, cultists bearing the mark of Chaos appeared at the intersection, holding various weapons, shouting profane language and rushing towards the defense zone of the berthing port.

With a big sword on his back, Skadi stood quietly behind the position, watching the cultists getting closer.

In her hand, she was playing with a star pistol of the Eldar tribe, which was harvested from the Space Hulk last time, and she specially kept one for herself.

Gunshots have already started to be heard from the territory of other families, but Skadi still did not command the armed sailors of the Foster family to open fire on the cultists. When they advanced to a distance of about 30 meters from the bunker, Skadi took the lead. Pulled the trigger.

The star marks penetrated the bodies of the two cultists, and then, the roar of gun salvo came out, and more cultists were smashed into pieces by the bombs and lasers.Even though the minds of the cultists have been infected by those strange theories to fear death, this terrifying scene still makes their charge stagnant.

Heretics who arrived unexpectedly in Hong Kong

The cause of the rebellion is actually very simple. It may have been written by Karadewar, but it is more of the stress response of the cultists in the port of arrival.

The Rogue Trader's unscrupulous prying of the Faceless Lord during this time has made Karadvar a celebrity in the port of residence.Although he was already notorious in the expansion area, the behavior of the Rogue Traders really gave him a wave of presence again, which made the atmosphere in the entire port of arrival dignified and tense.

This kind of atmosphere is undoubtedly the best breeding ground for cults, and even some small sects have worshiped the Faceless Lord as a god, not to mention the malicious incitement of people with good intentions.