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Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Steele Clan

"I believe what you say, but I have no right to make a deal with you." The leading Zaisi tribe looked at Siegel and his party. "We belong to the Steele clan. You can go back to the landship through me and discuss the deal with the tactical elders. Or you can stay here and wait for the toxic storm to poison you all here. "

He pointed to the sky in the distance, and Siegel looked in the direction of his finger. Through the light mist, he could see the crimson clouds rolling in the distance, and occasionally he could see the purple flashes inside.

"I'd be happy to visit Zais' land cruiser. By the way, our plane was shot down by the land cruiser's anti-aircraft weapons. Its firepower left a deep impression on me."

"I can tell, please get in the car, Rogue Traders." The leading Zais hung his motorcycle next to the armored car and boarded the cabin of the armored car first.

"Let's go and have a look first. We have too little information on this planet, and Mel and Albertson need to recuperate, and the accompanying sailors are more or less bruised. The most important thing is that we lost the plane Almost all the supplies," Mel said to Siegel, and she was telling the truth.The Golden Journey probably wouldn't be able to deliver a single supply until the toxic storm reached their location, and their current situation barely survived that toxic storm.

"Let's go." Siegel also figured this out. They really don't have many choices at the moment. He took the lead in boarding the armored vehicle of the Zais tribal people.

After Siegel's group boarded the armored vehicle, they found that the interior of the armored vehicle was not sealed, and they had to continue to wear gas masks and other items inside.The leader of the Zais tribesmen was already sitting on a side seat.

Karoo and Mel's various servo machines made the space of the entire armored vehicle extremely crowded.Mel had no choice but to let his fighting eagle fly outside.

Now that Siegel has confirmed the situation, he is no longer polite, and sits openly in front of the leading tribe.

"You can call me Siegel, what should I call you?" Siegel looked at the Zais tribe in front of him.

"We are the investigation team directly under Elder Steele's tactics. I am the commander of this team. You can call me Eric." His voice was still dull, but after sitting down with each other, the communication became much easier .

"Our duty is to explore resources in the wilderness and routes that can be used by land ships. You say you are a rogue trader of the empire?"

"Have you dealt with this group?"

"No, I just heard that although there are very few extraterrestrial visitors arriving in Zais, the human empire is no stranger to us. Everyone who arrives here will say that this place once belonged to the empire, and try to find the relationship between us. The similarities between them." As he spoke, Eric chuckled mockingly.

"Maybe we have something in common, but after the 'big war' all that's left is hatred."

"What is the Great War?"

"A war that existed in history. Except for the tactical elders, no one has an exact impression of the great war. However, the traces of the great war have always existed on this land." Eric opened his side On the observation window of the armored vehicle, Siegel noticed that there were dots of green fluorescence in the yellow-green poisonous fog.

"See those green fluorescent lights? Those are big craters with radiation that can kill people. According to the elders, there used to be mountains and oceans on this planet, but after the Great War started, the oceans were vaporized by war and radiation, and the mountains were bombed. There are countless large craters with a diameter of several thousand meters left on the plain, some of which are hundreds of meters deep. Our duty is to find a way for land ships to pass between these ruins."

"It looks like you and your team have done a good job of

appoint. "

"Because everything that can't be completed has turned into white bones on the surface of Zays. Siegel, can you tell me about other worlds in the starry sky? Say one that is worse than Zays, let Let me be happy."

"If you want to hear it." Siegel thought for a while. As a Sintila, he happily introduced Malfi to Eric, the "Great Comore" in the Calixis sector.

Siegel has never been to the Comoros, but as far as he knows, the Comoros can be called "Little Malfi".

It is the talent of every Sintila to slander Malfi, just as the Malfi people look down on Sintila, they think that Sintila's ruling methods... are too gentle.

Siegel had dealt with the people who lived on Malfi.He had to admit that even if Sintila and Malfi were really two pieces of shit, Malfi was indeed smellier.

The topic of small talk made the time pass quickly, and Eric and the main members of the Foster dynasty became familiar.

The armored vehicle was advancing with a violent roar, which was suddenly overshadowed by another, more violent engine roar.

"Don't worry, we are about to arrive at the land-ship that I belong to." Eric opened the hatch above the armored vehicle, turned to them and said, "You can take a look at the land-ship of the Steele clan through here. "

Both Mel's servo skull and Remulle poked their heads out from the hatch, and a huge land ship appeared in their field of vision. The huge size pierced through the poisonous fog on the planet. From a visual point of view, this land ship The side length of the cruiser is about 7 kilometers. Below it is a metal platform supported by crawlers, metal appendages and suspension arrays. The crawlers and metal appendages are constantly moving, driving the landing cruiser to move forward on this land. Surprisingly it actually works.

The metal platform looks like a hybrid of technological artifacts from different eras, the transmissions creak, and the city sits on the metal platform, and the smoke is discharged into the planet's atmosphere from the chimney on the top of the city.

The structure of the city and the hive capital is similar, the difference is that most of the buildings in this city are barely spliced ​​together with various metal materials, and the entire city structure wobbles with the movement of the land ship, as if it may disintegrate in the next second.But in the end it held up.

The periphery of the land ship is the artillery deck, thick armor plates, macro guns, light spear and conversion beam battery arrays, anti-aircraft turrets and missile launchers, and aircraft landing ports are scattered on it.

The void shield generator prevents the poisonous mist from entering the interior of the land ship, giving humans the last living space.

The armored vehicle that Siegel and the others were riding passed through the void shield on the periphery of the land-ship, and drove into this huge metal behemoth along the passage on the edge of the land-ship.

Volume 140 Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] Land Cruisers

Siegel and his team stepped down from the armored vehicle and looked at the interior of this huge mechanical city, which was similar to the structure inside the Hive City and the starship. The crew of the entire land ship was in a working state.Residents here wear different emblems to distinguish one another.

Wiping the deck and moving supplies does not mean how prosperous the city is. To survive on Zays, every resident on the land ship must do their best for this.

Everyone took off their protective equipment. Eric was a young man with a few scars on his face, making him look a bit vicious, but his voice was not much different from that of a young guy.

"Eric!" Siegel noticed a man with an obviously higher level standing on a metal platform not far away calling Eric.

"What's the matter, Master Carter." Eric saluted the other party and asked.

"Who are these people? They don't look like slaves." Siegel and his party were obviously different from the dress of the residents inside the land ship, which was indeed very eye-catching. He had already seen many people secretly looking at them.

"They are rogue traders from beyond the stars."

"Rogue traders?! I thought they wouldn't come to Zais. I heard that one of their strongholds was demolished by the Vaal clan." The man had a shiny bald head and a thick beard, and Siegel felt that if It might be more fashionable if the other party's beard and hair are adjusted, "Is he here to unite with us to clean up the Vaal clan?"

"Uh, I'm afraid not. They should simply come here for business."

"That's not interesting." Master Carter waved Eric to leave. During this process, Siegel and his team didn't say a word, and they were still collecting information about the land cruiser.At the same time, it was confirmed that Eric was not hostile at present.

"Mr. Siegel," Eric returned to Siegel, "Come with me first, I will find you a place to settle, and after I report to the tactical elder, we will discuss your meeting with the elder matter."

"Then respect is worse than obedience." Siegel is willing to live here for a while. He is sure that the questions on each land ship in Zays are different, and the life here can be used as his after-dinner life. talk.

Eric led Siegel's group towards the depths of the land ship.

They boarded the conveyor belt, which was simple enough to be sightseeing, and Eric introduced their land cruiser to Siegel.

"This is our city, Stiyl. Our home, where we live, safe from the toxic storms that come and the radiation outside."

"Mr. Eric, I noticed that the decorations worn by you and Mr. Carter are slightly different. Can you explain to me how this magical land ship works?" Siegel asked bluntly Eric, "It helps us get to know each other."

Eric thought for a while, and then he opened his mouth to explain to Siegel how the land cruiser works:

"Here, we are engaged in different occupations according to our origins. I belong to the 'Tactical Elders' and manage the direction of this land-ship and the opponents in the next battle. Master Carter just now is a 'gun Cannon masters', this is also the largest group on a land ship, and most of the people belong to them. They are responsible for the battle on the artillery deck, and the manufacture and maintenance of weapons and equipment."

"And the last group is the engine order group. They hardly show up. They are all in the cabins at the core of the city. The metal gates firmly seal the entire deck. Only those inside them are eligible to enter."

"Look, those are the people from the Engine Order." Eric pointed out some maverick residents to Siegel and the others.

Those people wore dark purple robes with hoods covering their faces, and strange symbols were embroidered on the back of the robes.

Siegel noticed what was hanging on those people's chests, which was the ion solution in the ion engine.

"They actually hang the ion solution on their chest?"

"I don't know what that is, they're always talking and reclusive, but when they happen in the chambers, it's usually nothing good."

Mel is obviously more interested in the engine order group.Siegel and the others have changed the topic several times, and she is still searching the crowd carefully, finding every member of the Engine Order Group, and trying to understand what they are doing.

They soon came to a small vacant building.

"Except for slaves, very few people who don't belong to our clan come to our land ship. When the two clans can't tell the difference, we occasionally use negotiations to solve the problem. This is where the representatives of the other party live. You live here first, and after I get in touch with the tactical elder, I think he will find time to meet you."

"Yes, the environment here is good. We are waiting for your news here." Siegel looked around the surrounding environment. The building next door should be the local security agency, and Siegel didn't say anything. understandable.

So Siegel and his party moved in.

Immediately after settling down, Remulle and the medical staff in the armed sailors were ready to give Albertson and other wounded people further treatment.

Siegel and other personnel closed the door and analyzed the situation of the land cruiser.

Servo-skulls inspect every corner of the room, locating surveillance equipment, intruding and controlling.

What Mel is holding in his hand is the information about Zais that Siegel consulted before, "It can be seen that a caste system based on positions has been formed on this land ship, except for tactical elders, and guns Besides the master, it is worth noting that the so-called 'Engine Order' has formed a religious system similar to the Mechanicus, and this may be the reason why the other party has always been uninterested in the state religion."

"Then are you interested in preaching for Om Messiah?" Siegel asked.

"Hahaha, no." A servo skull replied with a voice full of mechanical texture, and then Mel continued: "The other point is the equipment they use."

"Their equipment has an obvious imperial style, but it is not the active equipment of the empire. Many of them are relatively old design ideas. There should be something to gain from the ruins of the city in the time of war."

"Whether it is technological residue or technological products, it is wealth for us." Siegel said: "The price of conquering this planet is too high, maybe we can obtain some equipment design drawings from them through trading, Even possible STC data templates."

"Of course, since we don't have a stable industrial center, maybe a trade route is also a good choice."

Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] What You Know About Land Cruisers

Eric never appeared again after placing Siegel and the others.Every day, people provide Siegel with necessary living supplies.Judging from the quantity, the life of the entire land cruiser may not be well-off, and it can barely fill the stomach.

Siegel was not dissatisfied. He walked around within the allowed range during this period of time. There was no so-called business on the entire Steele land ship, and they implemented a strict rationing system.Like the planets of the Empire, the entire landship is preparing for the next war.

It's just that the hive capitals, planets, and star regions of the empire are large enough to accommodate the development of commerce, but here, all materials must be used well for survival.

The battle with another lander was undoubtedly brutal, and they competed for the last remaining resources on the planet.And a big defeat will often ruin the survival of a land cruiser, and the entire land cruiser will be dismembered, dismantled, and merged into the winners.

The loser will become the slave of the winner, and eventually die on the cold and dark lower deck.

This is a real zero-sum game, and judging from the few words they said, the entire land-ship is heading towards the next war.

Siegel and the others were not without news from the outside world. After Mel recovered, they re-established contact with the Golden Journey above the orbit and positioned themselves on this planet.

The powerful Auger matrix on the Golden Journey detected the land vehicle's approach and determined that they were heading towards a hilly terrain.

Mel's Fighting Eagle has been staying on the top of the land-ship. Through its eyes, Siegel and the others can know the current situation of the outside world.

A toxic storm enveloped the entire land cruiser, and the crimson toxic gas was transferred to the subspace by the void shield. I don't know if the demons will cough when they smoke this thing. I guess the Slaanesh type will like it very much.

Siegel and Mel are visiting the military processing plant of this land-ship. Siegel doesn't know much about the situation of the factory, but he can see that the output of the factory on this land-ship is not enough. Support a trade route.

"It's understandable that limited resources make it impossible for their factories to operate at full capacity. Chariots, macro artillery and other equipment are all competing for limited production capacity. It's really not easy." Mel carefully observed the local specialty tanks.

It can be seen that the tank is full of imperial style, but it is completely impossible to tell which type of imperial tank it is. It has a huge and thick body, and the body armor has a smooth curve.The turret has a spherical shape and is somewhat smaller than the body. A slender combat cannon is its main attack method. It is also equipped with a coaxial flamethrower and a heavy-duty logging gun for air-to-air use.

Siegel said that it was very good that the local tanks were not affected by the empire's multi-turret religion.

The prosthetic eye on Mel's servo skull is scanning the tank's data, and the automatic mechanical pen is writing and drawing on the parchment.

"Well, the protection performance is similar to that of Leman Russ, and the firepower can only be said to be comparable, but is the speed similar to that of Leman Russ?" Mel frowned and looked at the data of the tank in his hand.

"That is to say, this is Leman Russ who is two years younger?" Siegel frowned and looked at the data in Mel's hand, um... he couldn't understand it.

"The terrain passing performance is not as good as Leman Russ, but the advantage is probably that it is much smaller than Leman Russ. As a Rogue Trader's armament, it can carry a considerable amount. After all, whether there are tanks on the frontal battlefield is two concepts. "

"Is there any possibility of improvement?" Siegel asked curiously.

"Maybe you can try to replace its power system." Mel said, "But don't worry for now, there may be a better choice here."

"Mr. Siegel, so you are here." While Siegel was talking with Mel, Eric, who had disappeared for a while, finally reappeared, "The tactical elders hope to see you."

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The tactical elders group, this group is the brain of the entire land cruiser, they manage the direction of the landing cruiser and the tactics of the next war.

Siegel followed the armed personnel of the land ship into the hall where the tactical elders group was located. Similar to the command bridge of a battleship, the location of the tactical elders group was also covered with a large number of thinker modules, which can be seen in the rooms on both sides of the passage. A lot of paper materials.

They finally walked into the hall where the tactical elders were. Inside the hall was a huge thinker array with a green holographic image of the entire land ship and the surrounding landforms.

The array of thinkers is surrounded by a group of people in white robes. They are either staring at the green holographic image in front of them, or reading aloud the contents on the parchment. The obscure language has the shadow of High Gothic, roughly It is the record of a battle.

There are several layers of cylindrical transparent containers on both sides of the room, which are connected with pipes to replace the life-support fluid, and various signal lines are also sent into the containers and inserted into the exposed brains inside.

"Tsk." Mel made a voice that didn't know the meaning.

"These are dead tactical elders. The people in the engine order group said that only in this way, these elders can also serve the entire land cruiser after death."

"That's true." Siegel also replied with an unclear meaning.

"This way." Eric led Siegel to a side room, and when they walked in, Siegel found that most of the works of art that looked quite precious were placed here.

A hale and hearty old man was watching a sculpture several people tall. The sculpture was a tall human being, wearing a huge armor and holding a huge long sword in his hand, but the sculpture's face did not have a specific face.

Marble is a common material in the Empire.The State Church likes objects made of high-quality marble, and Siegel has seen a large number of State Church buildings and religious sculptures.Regardless of the stone carving skills, as far as the quality of the marble is concerned, the quality of the marble here is very, very good compared to the ones he has seen before.

"It seems that you like it very much." The spirit of the old man looked good, but his voice still revealed the fact that he was old. He turned around and saw Siegel looking at the sculpture seriously, and asked aloud.

"It's really good." Siegel observed carefully for a long time, and denied the possibility of this stone statue of the emperor, "Both the craftsmanship and the material are of the highest quality, and they can be sold for a good price in the auction house."

"It's a pity that it is useless to this city." The old man said regretfully, pointing to the exquisite objects around him, "Art, culture, are not worth mentioning in front of survival, books are used as firewood, and artworks are turned into weapons .We've lost our past and we have no future. That's the reality of the world, Mr. Siegel."

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The prototype of the tank here is the French AMX40 nickname: duckling

drawing car

Putting French elements into British games is one of the few things I enjoy

Volume [-] Siegel Foster: Chapter [-] The Tactical Elder