Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

Siegel didn't expand on how those Primarchs disappeared, after all, he himself didn't believe in those things.He would rather believe that Rog Dorn was a perennial ashes who couldn't bear to run away with buckets, and he didn't believe that Dorne could kill the Chaos Space Marines.

It can be seen that Siegel is really unclear about the whereabouts of the Loyalist Primarch, and Julius did not force it. In the next few story sessions, he carefully understood the changes that have taken place in the empire over the past 1 years.

How should I put it, strictly speaking, Siegel is a little worried about the state of Julius, he is now in a very mysterious state.

It is not even surprising that the Imperial truth they originally believed in has become a heretical doctrine, nor does it show that humans worship the Emperor as a god.

This is very troublesome. Siegel is very aware of the other party's state, and I am afraid that he doesn't want to do anything other than kill his own Primarch.Hatred, enough to burn a person, filled the body of this ancient warrior.This made him involuntarily think of that ancient sage.

Gurila gave him a slap in the face on the Primarch on Isstvan III.

But Siegel's small body may not have the ability to avenge this ancient warrior.

He and Julius face a final choice between each other.

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When the Horus Rebellion is over, the story of Siegel and Julius will progress rapidly. For big events, Siegel skipped it if he could.

Today is the time to decide where Julius will go.

Siegel and Mel stayed in the research room as usual, and the sleeping Contender Dreadnought was awakened again.

Julius was already in much better shape, but he felt exceptionally well today, keenly aware that he had regained control of the Despiser Dreadnought, and despite having no ammo in the weapon, all systems were back to functioning up.

"Siegel?"

"Master Julius." With one hand behind his back, Siegel gestured nonchalantly with the other hand, talking to Julius: "I already believe in your loyalty to mankind, the emperor and the empire. Now is the time Let's discuss another matter."

"As for your next path, I have several options for you to choose from: the first is that we will send you to the nearest Deathwatch fortress. I have already explained the origin of Deathwatch to you. .As long as you don't say you belong to the Emperor's Children, they will not pursue your past; or we will place you near an Inquisition fortress, I believe you can also pass the review of the Inquisition, and then be placed in some battlefields The regiment continues to shine for the empire; and I will place you on the home planet of a certain war regiment, if they can accept you, everything will be fine."

Of course Siegel hopes to keep this Despiser Dreadnought by his side, but things have to come slowly, and he intends to play a hard-to-get trick.If Julius has made a choice among these options, then everyone will get together and part, and form a good relationship.

If he decides to stay with him, then he has to find a way to put aside Julius's idea of ​​revenge, at least to persuade him not to go to such a rich opponent as the devil prince in the first place.

"Siegel, you underestimated the glory of the Emperor's Children. I am an ancient warrior who has followed the Emperor since the Terra Unification War. From Terra to the Milky Way, I have never betrayed him for 1 years. Now, you If I were to be tried as a criminal to prove my innocence, I would rather die here than suffer such humiliation."

"And those Astartes of the Deathwatch? There may be your brother among them."

"My brothers are dead! They died on the ruins of Isstvan III. I should have died there with my brothers, but unfortunately I was late!"

"Siegel, tell me! Are you loyal to the emperor and mankind! From body to soul, you will never betray him!"

"always like this."

"Well, I will stay here and prove my loyalty to the Emperor!" Julius's impassioned speech made Siegel feel a little ashamed for no reason, and he hurriedly cheered up to stop the other party from continuing. go on.

"But I may not be of any help to your revenge plan. I know who the target of your revenge is, so I also know the strength gap between us." Siegel stated his interests to Julius seriously, "Believe me, I'd be happy to kill a traitor to the Empire, especially a traitor Primarch. But we must admit that the difficulty is obvious, and the gap exists. If you insist on this, I still recommend you to find Deathwatch or It is the other Chapters Astartes, and they will help you."

Julius looked at Siegel in silence, and what Siegel said could be called cowardice, or even betrayal.But in the time of the Great Crusade, it was no sin to spell out the difficulties of battle.Incredible though it was, Julius even felt that the mortals before him could offer far more help than a single Chapter Astartes.

Julius looked up at Mel who was next to the console, and he said aloud, "Please give me and your captain a private space."

Mel looked at the despised Fearless in front of him, then at Siegel who was nodding, and finally left the research room.

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Mel was waiting outside the lab, which was her lab, and she knew exactly what was going on inside, whether she was inside or outside.

In order to show her sincerity, she took all the servo skulls out of the research room, but her ears still echoed with the discussion in the room.

The discussion was very intense, even exciting.

During the quarrel, both Siegel and Julius expressed a lot of secrets, which made her excited and looking forward to it, and hoped that the two could continue to quarrel.

But in the end the two sides reached an agreement, and Siegel let Julius stay on his ship as he wished.And he paid a lot.

When Siegel opened the hatch and walked out of the research room, he saw Mel looking at him with a smile.

"Congratulations, you have achieved your wish, and you have taken another step on the road to death. However, this is really a difficult negotiation, isn't it."

Siegel sighed, he was not surprised that Mel would know the content of the transaction between them.

"yes……"

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

Although Siegel had a fight with a certain ten thousand-year veteran on the track, only a few people in the entire dynasty knew about this matter.

The officers and sailors on board the ship enjoyed a good vacation atop the Crimson Peak, and no Eldar pirates appeared in the system to disturb their rest.

The morale of the entire fleet became high again, and the mental trauma suffered in the previous war was also healed by the planet.

It was time for the Golden Voyage to head towards their final destination for this expedition, Zais.

High morale may lead to greater productivity, but it doesn't make warp navigation any less dangerous.

The ocean currents in the subspace are churning, and you will feel slight vibrations and whispers in the spaceship from time to time.

From time to time, some signals flashed on the ship's auspicious instrument, probably ghost ships or other large void creatures.

Parts of some ships will catch fire strangely. These bizarre encounters abound when sailing in warp space, and only if everyone is dedicated to their duties, will it be possible to control the damage within an acceptable range.

The Golden Journey finally arrived at their destination safely.

Zais.

The Golden Journey is moored above the synchronous orbit of Zais, and Siegel and the others are preparing for landing. In fact, when they arrived here, Siegel found that Zais's problem was more difficult than he imagined.

Zais, a war planet in the region of the pagan stars, the humans on it basically have no beliefs, and they have no interest in believing in the emperor.

Here, the presence of empire is very tenuous.

Even a fanatical Rogue Trader like Jonqen Sol respects Zayth's beliefs.The temporary imperial colony established by some Rogue Traders on Zayth was also completely destroyed.

The reason why the Rogue Traders swallowed so much here is very simple. There are all kinds of land ships on the planet Zays, the small ones are as small as light cruisers, and the large ones are like a small city.Each land ship has thick armor and void shields, and the periphery is covered with artillery decks. The firepower of a land ship can compete with warships of the same level.

The inhabitants of different land ships hate each other, and wars are happening all the time, competing for some of the few remaining treasures on this desolate planet, whether it is the ancient ruins that have been excavated, the wreckage of a crash, or the colonies of the Empire.

Siegel has no intention of finding a place for the empire at all. Every colony established by a rogue trader belongs to the empire colony, but whether it can be kept depends entirely on the owner's ability.If he could, he would gladly be the dominant force in the empire above Zayth.

Failing that, unearthing a fortune from this war-ridden planet is acceptable.

Zayth's planet is covered in toxic smoke, and the planet's existing oceans have now dried up, forming huge basins.

Members preparing to board Zays pack their gear, gas masks are a must on this planet.Siegel organized his equipment and put on his hat.

Except for Cassia and Gloria, the rest of the people took the transport plane driven by Albertson towards the surface of Zays' planet.

Entering the atmosphere of Zays, Siegel and others looked out through the porthole of the plane. The surface of the planet was filled with yellow-green smoke and dust, and the visibility was only about a dozen meters.

"Albertson!" Siegel shouted to the flying master in the cockpit: "Can you find a suitable landing site?"

"I suggest, Captain, that you can pray for the emperor's blessing more than I can find a suitable landing site. The augury shows that we are passing a battlefield relic, and there are bomb craters everywhere below." Albertson's tone was full of indifference, "Only the Emperor will know when we have found flat ground."

"Honestly! I fought against the Greenskins at the border of the Calixis star sector, and the surface of the planet there is even flatter than this planet. It's like the pitted pockmarks on the face of one of my comrades-in-arms!"

"Oh?!" Idle is also idle, Siegel became interested, and continued to ask: "I haven't heard you tell me about your military service. I still remember the first time I saw you. The honor list is outstanding in battle."

"It's all from the greenskins. Our squadron has been fighting with the greenskins for several years. I quite like fighting with the greenskins' flying team."

"Why?" Remulle also jokingly joined their conversation.

"Because you never guess which thing on his plane will fire! Or which thing will fall apart after firing! That's an extraordinary thrill! Both me and my comrades agree with this. But then with others It's a different story when the aliens are fighting."

"Do you have experience fighting other aliens?"

"It's not an experience. My squadron once fought against the cunning Eldar. Whether it was my squadron or the provocative-class light cruiser I was on, they were all played by those Eldar fighters. Most of the comrades-in-arms They were all killed in this battle, and if it wasn’t for a squadron that successfully arrived on the battlefield, I would have died in that battle as well.” The tone of this aging pilot was full of open-mindedness that is used to seeing life and death, “Bless the Emperor , I managed to survive, and later, I sent all the salaries and bonuses I saved to the families of those comrades-in-arms. I brought up the children of several comrades-in-arms, and I reached this age in a blink of an eye.”

"Shock ready!" Albertson suddenly yelled.

In a blink of an eye, the plane flew into a barrage of metal, the ammunition of the anti-aircraft weapon exploded around, and the metal fragments smashed into the fuselage of the plane, making the sound of collision.

"Siegel! Look below!" Liz motioned them to look out the window.The visibility in this area is much better, and a huge city transported by crawlers appeared in their eyes.The appearance of the city is somewhat similar to the nest, the buildings are stacked unevenly to form a steeple structure, and the surrounding of the city is surrounded by large weapon platforms.

Now the platform is constantly flashing fire.

"It doesn't matter. If it's purely anti-aircraft fire, this transport plane can last for a while." As soon as Albertson finished speaking, the thinker circuit on the transport plane issued a locked alarm.

"Albertson!"

"Everyone! Hold on tight!" Albertson used his talent as a fighter pilot and began to control the transport plane to maneuver. As the alarm sounded more and more urgent, the tail of the transport plane threw out thermal bait bombs.

The locking of the missile was affected. Before hitting the plane, the missile exploded, but the tail of the plane was still affected by the missile.

"Captain! Only the Emperor may really know where we will land this time!" Albertson yelled loudly while trying to control the joystick in his hand!

Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Hard Landing

Accompanied by the sound of panic inside the cabin, the transport plane that Siegel and the others were on was descending sharply.Siegel directed the crew to put on gas masks or breathing equipment in the cabin.Albertson was trying to control the speed of the plane's descent, and tried his best to find a suitable place for an emergency landing.

Thanks to Albertson's superb technology, the fuselage of the transport plane remains stable, but the plane is still descending rapidly, and the height of the plane from the ground is getting lower and lower.Albertson finally found a seemingly acceptable site for an emergency landing. According to Zais' situation, he didn't dare to bet that he would find a better landing site later.

"Hold on guys! We're about to have a hard landing!"

Everyone was ready to resist the impact. The lumen device on Father Mel's shoulder began to emit blue light, and a shield supported the body of the transport plane, covering everyone in it.

The heavy transport plane hit the ground heavily, plowing a deep ravine on the ground. The collision caused the body of the transport plane to deform violently, the wings of the plane were torn apart, and the protective armor plate fell off from the fuselage. , The strong roar made the passengers in the cabin temporarily deaf, and the loud noise caused by the landing of the plane could be heard within a few kilometers.

But... thanks to the outrageous material science of the Adeptus Mechanicus and Mel's lumen shield, the fuselage of this transport plane did not disintegrate in the end!

When everyone regained consciousness from this mess, they were surprised to find that everyone was fine, only Albertson suffered some injuries because he had been working hard to control the plane in the cockpit.Karoo smashed open the deformed cabin door with his metal gloves, and Siegel and everyone ran down from the transport plane in embarrassment.

Remulle checked Albertson's injuries and gave him basic treatment.Siegel looked at Mel, the blue energy charge was no longer visible in the lumen device above her shoulder.

"Unfortunately, the lumen energy coil in my body has exhausted all its energy." Mel explained her current state to Siegel calmly, "Most of the implants have been forced to go offline, and it may take 48 It can only return to normal when Terra, during which I can only rely on the Ax of Ohm Messiah for self-defense, and I can't even open his decomposition position."

"Do you need me to carry you?" Siegel asked with a smile.

"That's not necessary." Mel stood up straight, leaning on his geared power axe, "My body is a bit strange, God of Myriad Chances, I've never felt this way before. No wonder they use this method to Punish mechanical heretics."

During this time, the sailors made a simple stretcher and put Albertson on it.Laurentina and Skadi led the rest of the sailors to guard around.

Karu stood beside Siegel, holding a heavy shield, and looked at the surrounding environment with big eyes. His instinct would tell him how dangerous this planet was.

A roar came from the yellow-green fog, and everyone looked at the direction of the sound warily. The roar was similar to the common motorcycle engines in the empire, and these noises were far more than caused by a single motorcycle.

From the smoke, they saw shadows that rapidly grew larger and became clearer. It was a motorcycle team, and everyone was wearing protective gear, so their faces could not be seen clearly.These people wear shotguns or laser guns on their shoulders or waists, and drive motorcycles around them.

Siegel and his team confronted each other cautiously. He didn't want to resort to violence from the beginning, but he didn't have the blood to talk to each other. The two sides just confronted each other quietly.

He currently has a numerical advantage on his side. Even if the opponent has backup, Siegel can persist until the Golden Journey's support arrives.

He brought so many armed sailors this time not to conquer Zays, but more to avoid being coerced by war.

It's hard to imagine that a rogue trader who relies on the empire would be afraid of war coercion.But that's the way it is in Zays, it does smell hard in a way.

In the end, motorcycle riders stopped in front of them one after another, and the one walking in front might be the leader of the motorcycle team.

The planetary gravity of Zayth is not much different from that of the Empire's standard holy Terra, and from this point of view, at least the leading Zaythian cannot reach the male height of the Imperial standard.

Of course, the possibility that the other party is a woman is not ruled out. After all, the protective clothing and the full-coverage mask cover almost everything that can confirm the gender.

"Who are you? We haven't seen the logo of your clan." After passing through the protective clothing and gas masks, the voice became distorted and low.

At this time, Siegel's desire to find a housekeeper became even more urgent. Almost all the people around him were fighters, and he really needed someone who could help him share social work.

"We are rogue traders who shuttle between the stars, and we are also the emissaries of the human empire. We went to this planet to find any goods worth trading, but the welcome of the Zays people is really special." He still stood up Negotiating with the other side while his hand rests on the plasma pistol.

"Traveler?"

"Yes?"

"There is nothing on Zays except war and death. If you don't want to die, you should hurry up and leave this planet." The other party persuaded Siegel tentatively.

"War and death are not worthless. War destroys many things, and it makes expensive what remains, like life and existence."

"Are the Rogue Traders all warmongers? Are other planets in the starry sky like Zais?"

"The former question underestimated my ability, and the latter question underestimated the human empire." Siegel showed appropriate arrogance at the right time, which is also a means of negotiation, "A suitable transaction can bring about war or Peace. And in the starry sky above you, planets better or worse than Zais in every way can be found."

"If you want to know more about this, why don't you take me to your tribe?"

The leader thought for a while, and finally agreed with Siegel.

"You wait here."

Another motorcycle rider started the motorcycle again, turned around and disappeared into the light yellow-green mist, and another Terra hour passed.

There was a dull rumbling sound in the light mist, and two transport vehicles with thick armor drove out of the mist. Its assembly was extremely crude in the empire, and it could barely accommodate all of them.

But Mel noticed more details.

For example, the chassis is completely different from the common vehicles of the empire.