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They are also preparing to re-enter the warp voyage to the galaxy where the Dread Pearl is located.

Volume [-] Fear Pearl: Chapter [-] The Stryxis

When the ship appeared in the real space again, the ship arrived at the galaxy where the "Pearl of Fear" was located. The crew and sailors excitedly and with high morale manipulated the ship to rush out of the subspace.

The beauty of the Dread Pearl was discussed enthusiastically on the officer's communication channel. The veterans introduced the magnificent sight of the Crimson Peak to the recruits. They expected to see a similar planet here.

And when the subspace shutters were lifted, the people on the bridge fell into an awkward atmosphere.According to the prophecy, they will enter a galaxy severely disturbed by warp storms, and in the galaxy sits the pearl of fear waiting to be picked.

But here, there is only a peaceful void and a small star system.

"Casia, has our fleet arrived at the correct location?"

"Of course, Siegel, according to the information you provided, this is where the beacon in your mind is pointing." Cassia's navigation spire does not have an external observation window, and she does not know what happened yet.

But she also reacted quickly, and continued: "Is there something wrong, Siegel?"

"No, nothing." Siegel comforted Cassia, and then switched the communication channel: "Liz, are you there?"

"I'm here, what's the matter?"

"Is it possible that the prophecies of the Seven Witches have been misleading? The place we are currently arriving at is not where the Pearl of Fear is located, but this is indeed..." Siegel looked at the star map mark, "This is indeed the Kappa galaxy."

"Of course it's possible, but it's not easy to block the prophecy of the Seven Witches," Liz paused, and continued: "There may be clues to the Pearl of Fear here, we might as well continue to explore. If you need it, I can also help you." Do a simple divination."

"No, I'll take a look at the situation in this galaxy first." Siegel realized that he was indeed a little anxious just now. Pour it down.

"What are you doing, hurry up, scan the galaxy, retrieve information, treasures are never achieved overnight!" Siegel must get his command back into work as soon as possible.

The Auger matrix began to operate, and the whole picture of the galaxy was displayed in front of everyone.

It's a star system with an inconspicuous yellow star, a jagged asteroid belt, and 21 planets orbiting the star.

The Auger scan results also showed signs of ships traveling through the shattered galaxy just five units away from Siegel's fleet.

The other party is heading towards where Siegel is, and they seem to be leaving this galaxy.

Looking at the image of the fleet on the holographic projection, it is a fleet of various spaceships and asteroids connected by iron chains, if it can really be called a fleet.

This is a Stryxis "caravan", but I don't know if it is the one he encountered 5 years ago.

"Captain, the other party requests to establish a communication connection." The communications officer said to Siegel.

"Come in."

"Hello, dear bipedal guests, this is Stryxis' caravan, and we are happy to make various deals with you."

"This is Captain Siegel of the Golden Ship, and I would be happy to make some deals with you." Siegel felt that the Stryxis might know the specifics of this galaxy.

"That's very welcome, biped guests, I will prepare the content for trading here, whether it is weapons, armor, slaves or information, I can provide you with it."

"Get someone to bring watches, amulets, automatic quills, and other miscellaneous things, and then go to the Stryxis with me to have a look." Siegel said to Remulle: "Remember to ask Mel to Bring all the research materials she doesn't need."

After making preparations for the transaction, Siegel and the main members of the dynasty arrived on the three-masted ship of the Stryxis "caravan" by shuttle.

Walking into the interior of this dilapidated ship again, Siegel once again appreciated the transformation ability of the Stryxis and the green skins, and the ship was always dilapidated and trembling.

Unlike green skins, when you accept the other party's culture, you can easily discern the threat level of green skin ships.The Stryxis especially like to disguise themselves as harmless, but Siegel knows that these aliens can roam the expansion area to this day and definitely have their own uniqueness.

Siegel came to the trading hall and looked at the slaves on both sides and various commodities for trading. Several Stryxis masters were preparing to conduct trade negotiations with Siegel's team.

"Welcome, dear bipedal guest, I think you look familiar, maybe we have met before, I am Master Aramir."

"We met once." Compared to each other, Siegel looked at each Stryxis similarly, with a flat dog face with multiple eyes, three-fingered hands, and hunched body.

But he somehow remembered the other person's name.

"About six years ago, Master Aramir, I was Siegel Foster of the Foster Dynasty."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's really not easy to meet again in this expansion area, distinguished guest, let's start the transaction."

Siegel asked people to put their goods in order, and the transaction officially started...

The members of the dynasty began to pick out the merchandise they wanted.

The Stryxis would buy slaves of any race but the Eldar, and if there were any slaves in a hurry, these must be the most convenient buyers.

Slaves of all races are often used as commodities by the Stryxis, and sometimes as laborers or soldiers.

And if there is an urgent need for slaves to supplement the labor force on the ship or the colony, these people are also the most convenient sellers in the expansion area.

The unique product of Stryxis slaves is the biochemical cultivation of labor.They are probably the best genetic manipulators in the Cronus expansion area, and these biochemical workers called "canned people" are their most proud works.

It's a bunch of big, muscular monsters used for a variety of tasks.These indistinct humanoids resemble some form of hominid, with smooth, featureless faces and androgynous features.In terms of intelligence, they are more like single-mission servitors than humans, capable of a variety of tasks, from heavy labor to combat.

The sage Mel is currently selecting hundreds of biochemical workers with great interest, and the nurturing master introduced to her by her side said that if Mel needs it, they can provide customized services for her.

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Siegel watched as the Dynasty members traded with the Stryxis.

As Mel ordered hundreds of slaves, a considerable part of the trade items were taken away by the Stryxis as consideration.

"Did you attack a Tau ship or a colony?" Siegel looked at the various goods brought out by the Stryxis, which contained some Tau weapons, which seemed to be quite new.

"No, in fact, these things were given to us by another Rogue Trader, hoping that we can 'sell them'."

Siegel pretended that he had understood what the other party said. Rogue Traders participated in the Achilles Expedition, which also caused many Tau weapons to be scattered in the expansion area and the Calixis star area.

Of course, it is more likely that these people robbed the Rogue Trader team that had been delivering the goods.

He simply looked at the list of goods, and there was nothing too rare in it. They were all pulse guns, and there were no ion weapons or magnetic rail weapons, let alone the matching equipment for the battle suits of the Tau tribe.

Skadi was the first to change her own equipment. She really should change her own gun. Neither the duel pistol nor the star pistol of the Spirit Race is suitable for her.

Siegel watched as Skadi picked up the two pulse pistols, which might take her a while to get used to the alien weapon.

Laurentina took an ether blade for herself as a supplement to her one-handed weapon.

The Aether Blade is a unique weapon of the Stryxis.Their handles look like they've been grown rather than manufactured, and resemble some kind of blue-gray alloy, casting ethereal, ghostly blades of energy almost like dancing and flickering smoke and mist, These blades can penetrate almost all solid matter, including flesh and bone, without leaving a trace.

This weapon was called "wild fire" by the crew and was

It can be hacked so that people will die without any wounds, but this thing has no effect on psionic shields and untouchables.

On the other hand, Remulle hesitated for a long time. She moved back and forth between the goods on the empire side more. She knew very well that the damage level of automatic guns could no longer keep up with the current combat intensity. Hang the flamethrower to output the enemy.

There was no weapon of her liking here.

Siegel noticed this, and it was time for Remulle to change her main weapon. The bolt pistol was fine for her, but the recoil of the bolt gun was a bit too much.He looked around the Stryxis' container, and he blew a whistle to attract Remulle's attention. After seeing the other party looking at him, Siegel pointed towards the corner of the pile of goods.

Imperial standard weapons can generally be replenished, but not every weapon will have the mark of the imperial state religion.

Remulle dragged the weapon out. It was an automatic firearm with a golden line on the outside to outline the outline of the gun, and a state religion mark on the receiver.

Lindwim, apart from the Mechanicus, is one of the largest arms suppliers in the Calixis sector. Their product: A-17H "Scar" automatic gun.

This weapon is favored by people for its extremely reliable performance. Of course, this level is far from having the logos of the Imperial Skyhawk and the State Church on the gun.

The reason is that Genevieve Armes carried one of these weapons, and after her death she followed her Church of the Establishment: the Crimson Sacrificialists also list this weapon, among other equipment worn by Armes, as Self-standard equipment.

Although this gun is not a sacred object of the state religion, it still has sacred attributes. Its bullets can have additional damage effects on witches, heretics, demons and other similar immaterial creatures.

If it can be equipped with special ammunition, the damage effect will be more obvious.

When the transaction was completed, Siegel stood in front of the returning carrier plane and asked the leader of the Stryxis:

"Master Aramir, I don't know what specific knowledge you have about this galaxy, especially about the planet Kwapa-12."

"Old, noble bipeds, this place is very old. As far as I know, there is only one sphere orbiting this planet, and the rest is the dust of the universe. It is not a paradise, but full of non-bipeds. Dirty places for animals, with teeth and claws, and lots of legs. And temples, ancient ruins rising from the equatorial jungle."

"You may come to that planet to continue knowing what you want to know, and I will never do it. It belongs to them, the ones who are hated, the ones we can kill, the ones we must flee." Master Aramir said to Siegel.

Siegel narrowed his eyes. He knew who the Stryxis were talking about, the Eldar, any Eldar.

The Stryxis have a deep-rooted hatred for the Eldar, one so strong that the race does not consider Eldar captives to be slaves or commodities.They will choose to kill the Eldar directly.

Siegel didn't know the reason for the conflict between the Stryxis and the Eldar, but the words of the other party gave Siegel enough inspiration.

"Thank you very much, Master Aramir, your news is very important to me." As Liz said, the Eldar may be able to mislead the Seven Witches' prophecy answers, but as a well-known psychic in the expanded area, Seven The Witch's powers still lead the Rogue Traders to key locations on the way to the Dreadpearl.

There must be a clue to the Dread Pearl here.

Siegel originally planned to continue to ask something, but harsh sirens began to sound from the entire "caravan", and the alien in front of him looked around in pain. He hurriedly said to Siegel: "You must leave now, respected two Pedestrian, leave now! Go!"

After this, Master Aramir fled hastily into the shadow of the ship.

Liz's communication also came from the bottom of Siegel's heart.

"Siegel, I feel the breath of the Eldar we met before, and Stryxis' caravan has begun to move, you must come back immediately."

"Understood." Siegel had no interest in becoming a slave of the Stryxis.He immediately boarded the carrier plane and left from these dilapidated ships.

Before the carrier-based aircraft returned to the Golden Ship, Siegel saw Stryxis' caravan adjust the fleet to the fastest speed, and disappeared into the void of the galaxy from the opposite direction.

Since the Eldar starship is on the webway, the Eldar fleet may appear anywhere in the galaxy, coupled with the influence of the holographic position, Siegel only knows that the Eldar may have appeared.

However, Kwapa-12 is the place he wants to go to. He just fought the Spirit Race once in the fleet battle, and now he might have another battle with the Spirit Race on the ground.

When Siegel went to the planet Kwapa-12, other competitors also arrived in this galaxy one after another.

Volume III Fear Pearl: Chapter 12 Kwapa [-]

When Siegel's fleet arrived in orbit above the planet Kwapa, the planetary assault scanner on the Golden Ship began its work.

During the interval between the scanning work, Siegel watched the starships of other dynasties arrive in the orbit of this planet one after another. Everyone separated a safe distance and started the exploration plan of each dynasty.

The data analysis of planet Kwapa-12 was quickly given on the Thinker Array.

Seen from orbit, Kwapa-12 is a verdant planet, its surface dotted with numerous large lakes and small inland seas.Although the equatorial regions are distinctly dry scrub, with small ice caps at the poles, the data show that enough water can be found in the subsoil to support the verdant plant life that covers most of the Earth's surface.

The planet's remaining liquid reserves lie in light clouds, concentrated in flat bands around each tropical region.Lacking any major surface water features, Kwapa-12's weather system is remarkably stable, with only slight variations in weather patterns on its surface.The vegetation on the surface is densest in the tropics and consists of subtropical forests.

These are dominated by a series of tall fern-like trees, many of which exceed 20 meters in height.In these particularly thick places, the forest floor is devoid of other plant life, making it easy to hide various creatures in the shadow of the thick canopy above.

Kwapa-12 is rich in animal resources, most of which are insects or arthropods, and the high proportion of oxygen in the atmosphere allows many of these species to reach impressive body sizes.

Scanning arrays have fed back onto holograms the large predators that can be found on the planet.It's a sinuous, wasp-like creature with three separate wings on its back and a long, barbed tail about the size of an Aquila landing craft.

The sage Mel thoughtfully named this thing the Dragon Hornet.

While broadly classifiable as insects, these creatures have features far beyond the definition of an insect, with more wings, hundreds of legs and more than one head.

And near the planet's lakes and inland seas, a large number of insect-eating amphibians can be found.From tiny insect-sucking frogs to gigantic salamander-like beasts, these creatures rely on their tongues to catch insects, or be eaten by them.

As the scan probes deeper, more data is fed back to the Thinker Array.

"Siegel, there is a new discovery of the Auger matrix on the surface of the planet." Mel rushed over from the Golden Journey, and she said to Siegel: "Within a range of about one hundred square kilometers, the scanned Signs of the Eldar architecture, who once established their colonies on this world."

Siegel looked at the data analyzed by the thinker module, and there were indeed traces of spiritual bone creations in the woods.Mel is right, but this is not a virgin world that belongs to the Eldar as defined by scholars. In other words, there must be other reasons why this planet is favored by the Eldar.

There is no way to get more answers just by orbital scanning. Siegel must go to the surface of the planet Kwapa-12 to figure out the mystery behind it.

"I might be able to provide some clues." Liz was not in the choir of the astropaths. She came to the captain's dome and looked at the planet Kwapa-12 with others.She stretched out her finger and pointed to a position on the surface of the planet, where the holographic image continuously enlarged.

It looks like a giant fern tree.

"There is an obvious spiritual resonance phenomenon in the area that Mel said, which is very unusual, and its core position is this tree." Regarding the matter of spiritual power, Liz's opinion is an important reference for Siegel. Considering Eldar, psionics, and prophecies, it's a good place to check it out.

"Can you find a suitable landing site near here?" Siegel asked the officer.

"No." In other words, there is no reliable landing site on the entire planet. Tall fern forests cover most of the land area, and the complex forest environment also limits the possibility of large-scale armed landings.

As for the orbital bombing, it is likely to awaken the entire forest and the Eldar hidden in it, who knows what weird things are buried there.

"It doesn't matter, call Albertson, we will land directly on the planet, remember to bring anti-plant grenades, we will artificially open up a landing field after landing."

It's not just Mel who arrived from the Golden Journey. Gloria and Jean Bart, who witnessed the prophecy, also need to participate in this operation. The remaining members of the fleet are Cassia and Ba Ba.

"Jean Barr, wait a minute." Siegel called to the captain of the Zhongshan Celebration. Compared with the others, her armed forces were much simpler.Siegel directly threw the Harlock family's saber and some of his stand devices to the opponent.

"The ground is no safer than a starship, so protect it well."

"Understood." Jean Barr looked at the equipment in his arms and nodded.

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Siegel boarded a Valkyrie transport with the rest of the Dynasty and the Battle Sisters, and they headed for the surface of the planet Kwapa-12.

"What's going on?" Siegel walked into the cockpit and asked Albertson. The flight that had been routinely entering the atmosphere encountered an accident, and the aircraft began to tremble continuously.

"Something is interfering with the handling of the aircraft."

"It's the defense device of the Eldar." Mel tapped the deck of the aircraft with his cane, soothing Valkyrie's machine spirit.