Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

He's going to wake up and just rock Fulgrim into his boat...

Siegel thought of this possibility a few times before, and considered whether to kill him now. Anyway, as long as he doesn't wake up the other party, this emperor will be in a state of superposition of loyalty and rebellion, and it doesn't make sense to kill him. pressurized.

But eventually he dropped the idea.

This may be the most desperate choice he has made since he grew up.

Siegel suddenly thought, if this Dreadnought was lost in the warp before the Horus Rebellion, is it considered a loyalist or a rebel?

The procedure for waking up a Dreadnought is much more complicated than activating a Leman Russ, and Mel also has to strictly follow the steps prescribed by the Adeptus Mechanicum.

Siegel looked at the big clock hanging next to Mel's laboratory and finally had a use.

A servitor held the rope beneath the bell.

Mel cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "The soul of Mechanism God haunts you!"

The dull bell echoed in this research room, and after a few more prayers were heard.

"The God of Myriad Opportunities grants you recovery!"

Siegel watched as the eyepiece on the Despier's dreadnought helmet came back on.

"I am the ancient warrior Julius... who awakened me?"

"How is the battle in Isstvan?"

Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Isstvan III

Even though they had dismantled the weapon system of the Contempt Dreadnought, the restarted Dreadnought still put considerable pressure on the death duo in the research room.

"It is now the 41st millennium of the Imperial Calendar." Mel controlled the machine servant and explained to the ancient warrior Julius.

For a moment, both Siegel and Mel felt that the contemptist was fearless and silent, and his next voice became a lot weaker.

"I can't imagine that I have been asleep for so long. So, mortals, has the Great Crusade been won? Has the Empire unified the galaxy?"

Siegel and Mel reacted. In contrast, the other party seemed to need to confirm the information more.In this way, they can confirm the specific situation of this space warrior by insinuating.

It's just that the other party obviously didn't know what happened on Isstvan. Siegel and Mel looked at each other and had to admire each other's foresight. A great rebellion that remains to this day.

Siegel is afraid that he will be crushed to death by the opponent.

"The Great Crusade is over, the Empire is currently the overlord of the galaxy, and only the edge of the galaxy where it is difficult to observe the astronomical torch has been artificially abandoned."

Julius was keenly aware of the trickiness in Siegel's words. He silently watched the Rogue Trader in front of him through the eyepiece, and tried to mobilize his mech. The Contemptor Dreadnought, which had been fighting with him for a long time, never responded. .

"My lord, you must have discovered the problem with the mecha. Please forgive me. There is a reason for all this. Why don't you answer our questions first. Anyway, almost 1 years have passed."

"..." Julius was silent for a while again. He turned his head and observed the decoration of this research room through the eyepiece. His gaze stayed for a long time on the Imperial Skyhawk placed side by side with the gears of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

1 years have passed...

"Okay, mortal, you can ask." Julius may have controlled his mood, or maybe the life-support liquid in the life-support cabin has restored his spirit a lot, and his tone has become much more normal.

"You can call me Siegel Foster, I am a rogue trader of the Empire."

"I know you, during the Great Crusade, you people drove all kinds of ships to the galaxy to find those lost planets, and it will be the same after 1 years?"

"Yes, it will be the same after 1 years."

"Who issued your family's business license?"

"Eh..." Siegel thought for a while that the other party might not know about the high lord council, "Lord Rogdorn."

"Understood, what do you want to know?"

"I want to know, my lord, why did you appear in an imperial colony on the edge of the galaxy."

"...I don't know, the last time I was awakened, the Emperor's Children warriors who traveled with me told me that there was a rebellion in Isstvan, and the Primarch Fulgrim demanded that the Emperor's Children scattered everywhere Go to the Isstvan galaxy to participate in the counter-insurgency operation."

"Then, I was awakened urgently. When I woke up again, I didn't see the original space fighters. The large cruiser that transported us got stuck on the metal foundation of a human colony. The entire colony collapsed and fell on a strange-shaped city. I Leaving the ship, helping the humans in the colony clean up some of the aliens."

"But soon the mech's energy was exhausted, and I fell into a deep sleep again."

"When I wake up again, I will see you."

"I see, Master Julius, where is your birthplace?"

"Why do you ask this? If you must know, I am a Terran in the Legion, a descendant of a European nobleman. After the beginning of the Great Crusade, I followed my Primarch in the galaxy to fight against the enemies of the Empire, and later , I was assigned to a squadron to continue the expedition." Julius told Siegel as much as possible about his deeds, although he didn't know what happened on Isstvan.

But he keenly sensed something was wrong from Siegel's behavior.

During the period of the Great Crusade, the relationship between interstellar warriors and mortals was still very close. Many interstellar warriors and mortals established a deep friendship. They respected and trusted each other and fought for the future of the human empire.

It was hard for Julius to imagine a mortal disabling most of his mech's systems before waking him up.

He cooperated with Siegel as much as he could, trying to figure out what this rogue trader wanted to do.

For the fearless loyalty of the contempt in front of him, Siegel has some confidence. The question now is, how will he tell this space warrior who has been sleeping for 1 years, everything that happened after the massacre on Isstvan III?

"Mel."

Mel heard the sound of the strings, and all the servants left her laboratory, and the heavy gears locked the hatch firmly.

"Master Julius, I hope you can understand me. There is a reason for everything I did to you. As for this reason...you must stand up for what I am going to say next."

"?" Julius was a little baffled by Siegel's words, but he still responded: "I am a space warrior, what kind of news will I not be able to withstand?"

"Heh..." Siegel smiled and didn't continue to struggle with it. He then said to the despised person in front of him fearlessly: "You received the last order to go to Isstvan III. I'm right. Bar?"

"..." Julius seemed to confirm it himself, and finally affirmed Siegel's statement: "It's Isstvan No. [-]."

"What I'm going to say next, the historians of the empire call it the Horus Rebellion."

In fact, just like Dorne's reaction when he heard about the rebellion, for the people of the empire during the Great Crusade, they had no way of imagining such an exaggerated rebellion, and even saying this word represented blasphemy.

And Siegel didn't give Julius a chance to continue to react. He kept talking about the background of Horus's rebellion: "The legions involved in his rebellion are: Sons of Horus, Iron Warriors, Midnight Lords, swallow The World, the Death Guard, the Thousand Sons, the Word Bearers, the Alpha, and... the Emperor's Children."

"Horus and your Primarch set a trap on Isstvan III. Loyalists from the Traitor Legion were dispatched to the planet's surface, and the slaughter began. Those Space Marines loyal to the Empire were nearly all dead. At the hands of traitors, including Emperor's Children Deputy Commander Abmund and Tenth Company Captain Saul Tarvitz."

"Do you know what you're talking about! Mortals!" Julius was completely angry. He dared not believe every word Siegel said. He tried his best to regain control of the mech. The Despiser Dreadnought trembled with his movements.

"Of course I know, Lord Julius, even if 1 years have passed, most of the books about that rebellion have been buried. But this rebellion will not and cannot be buried. You go ask anyone People will only get the same answer." Facing Julius who was struggling to regain control of the Dreadnought Mecha, Siegel said without changing his expression.

Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Horus Heresy

"I still can't believe everything you said, mortal." Siegel's empty words can't convince Julius, which is also a normal result. If the other party easily believes Siegel's words, then Siegel Instead, Geer has to consider whether to delete this fearless with one click.

"Of course you have the right to doubt, Mr. Julius. Unfortunately, due to practical reasons, it is difficult for me to let you out to verify the situation. This is not only for my safety, but also for your safety." Then As the conversation progressed, the communication between Siegel and Julius became more and more fluent.

"Many of the names you mentioned do match what I remember. Did they all die in battle?"

"They remained loyal to the Empire to the end of their lives."

"Siegel, tell me about the Horus rebellion." Communication, verbal communication is often the first step in building trust.

"Well, if you want to continue to understand." Since the other party is willing to listen, Siegel is also happy to tell him about the history of the Horus rebellion, and he works hard to mobilize the memory deep in his mind.

"No one knows why Horus rebelled, we only know that he chose to betray the Emperor's great cause at the end of the Great Crusade..."

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To be honest, even though Siegel once knew everything about what happened during the Horus Rebellion, to this day, many details have been forgotten or washed away by the "official" records of the empire. The description of the Great Rebellion has many inconsistencies and conflicts.

But this actually adds to the credibility of Siegel's story.

Siegel explained more about the Sons of Horus and the Word Bearers Legion in his narration, and he deliberately avoided the content of the Emperor's Children.

Julius may or may not have noticed this.Because apart from Siegel's narration in the entire room, only Julius' angry curses remained.A Europa nobleman from Terra shouted profanely and traitorously, which undoubtedly took a lot of time and wasted a lot of Julius' energy.

His spirit soon became unbearable, and he fell into a deep sleep again.

Siegel and Mel watched the Contemptor's fearless visor lose its light, and he said to Mel: "This fearless driver doesn't seem to last long."

"The mental fluctuations are so big, it's hard for him to last." Mel said without surprise.

"After putting him on the battlefield, he won't be dozing off, right?"

"It shouldn't be. Astarte's physical fitness is still excellent. Julius's problem is mainly due to the lack of maintenance during his deep sleep. If someone maintains it normally in the future, it should get better."

"Speaking of which, what are you going to do with him? He hasn't fully recovered mentally and physically, and falls into a deep sleep from time to time. We can still deal with him at this time. When his body fully recovers, according to the fearless technique of the contempt indicator, it will be much more difficult for us to delete him with one click."

Seeing that Siegel didn't speak, Mel understood what he was thinking: "Okay, you can figure it out yourself, this is for you." She handed a remote control device to Siegel, and continued: "There's a remote-controlled melta bomb in the Dreadnought's survival pod, and if you feel something's wrong, press it."

"Thank you." Siegel was not polite. He took the remote control and put it in a storage box.

"Speaking of which," Mel looked at Siegel with a meaningful look, "do you know too much about what happened during the Great Rebellion 1 years ago?"

"I'm afraid the logic sages above Rath don't know as much about the Great Rebellion as you do. Is there anything I don't know about you?"

Indeed, compared to what happened on Isstvan V, the massacre on Isstvan III is more of some clues or historical hypotheses that scholars and clerks tried to restore after the end of the Great Rebellion. There is no conclusion at all.

Most of the speculation was lost in Terra's vast tomes.

"Want to know?" Siegel and Mel left her research room and walked towards the captain's dome. After receiving Mel's affirmative answer, Siegel replied: "I don't want to lie to you, and A close partner who lies often needs more lies to cover up. But I will not tell you the reason behind it, you can watch and guess. Whatever the result, don't tell me, and don't tell anyone else."

Hearing Siegel's answer, Mel stopped his steps and tilted his head to look at his partner.

"If you insist, I will do it the way you want."

"Thank you then."

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From this day on, every other day, Siegel will hold a special story meeting with Julius. With conscience, he finally understands the pain of a certain kitten.

Others listen to Wuwei telling them stories, but when it comes to Siegel, he tells Wuwei stories.

As for the vacation on the surface of Crimson Peak, it is impossible. Siegel can only listen to the starship officers and fleet executives who take turns going to the surface to talk about the delicious food and magnificent scenery of the planet.

One more thing, for some reason, the officer reported to Siegel that the sailors hoped to stay on this planet for a while.

As for the reason... to have a baby.

The sailors form families on the starship, and it is normal to reproduce offspring. At least their enthusiasm for minting coins for the emperor is much higher than that of Siegel.Given that the starship is currently moored next to a heavenly world, they hope that Siegel can stay for a while so that more children can be born on this planet instead of in the cold cabin.

According to Remulle, there are also a lot of sailors who got married recently.

numb.

[Only what is my most miserable feeling. ] Siegel walked into the research room expressionlessly and started today's story meeting.

Mel also served as an escort, following Siegel. After all, Julius still needs a considerable degree of maintenance.

"Siegel, I want to know what happened to the Emperor's Children in the Great Rebellion. I have enough mental preparation to bear all this, please tell me everything you know." Julius may not Believe in Siegel, but he did believe in the fact that Horus launched a great rebellion.

"If you must know..." Siegel began to tell him about a perfect imperial phoenix that eventually degenerated into an unspeakable ugliness.

How noble and flawless the Emperor's Children were once, they are now depraved and dirty.

The noble purple turned into a suggestive pink, the originally delicate face was tortured by the power of the warp, and the elegant music turned into a disgusting noise.Cultivation, culture, etiquette, everything they once admired was completely overthrown, and they went to the opposite without hesitation.

Turned into the ugly appearance they hate the most.

The abyss of betrayal of faith, brother-in-law, indulgence in lust and pleasure.Their otherwise noble Primarch beheaded his best brother and smeared another Primarch on his neck.

All that remained of the Legion became playthings of the Warp and indulged in it, slaughtering the humans of his homeworld, Holy Terra.

And his own Primarch completely became a subspace creation, gave up his existence as a "human being", and became an indescribable monster.

"How dare he! How can he!" Julius in front of him was furious at the betrayal and depravity of his own Primarch for the Emperor and the Empire.Mel tactfully cut off Fearless' loudspeaker, completely burying Julius' roar in the room.

"For the emperor, for the empire, we have given everything! Traitor! I will kill you! No matter what the price is! Even if it is broken! Soul annihilation! I will kill you!"

The voice from the fearless mecha was enough to move Siegel.

Because Julius' strong willpower broke through the shackles of the link in an instant, successfully stood up and regained control of the weapons and equipment on the fearless.

Even though Mel took all the parts offline again in the split second of the accident, for a split second Siegel did feel like he was going cold.

【I knew that in this universe, only accidents are bound to happen...】

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Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Negotiations

After the content about the Emperor's Children has been said, it is easy to talk about other things.After the Horus Heresy

Siegel just said that the surviving Primarch of the Loyalists disappeared in the long river of imperial history.