Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

Nono is now adding to the ship's database, connecting all the scientific research data she obtained from the Tau people into the database.

Of course, the Tau people encrypted their core scientific research data, but such encryption was meaningless in front of the Star God.

"Noah, do you want to rename it?" Nono asked.

On the Thinker array, a slash flashed, showing:

XV8 Crisis Battle Suit.

This naming method is in line with the development history of the Tau Empire's battle suits, but in the human Empire, the name XV8 is obviously not very loyal.

Noah pondered for a long time, then slowly uttered a word:

"Zagu."

Nono whispered the word and asked curiously:

"Does this name have any special meaning?"

Noah said in all seriousness:

"This is a model of a humanoid self-propelled mobile suit from the ancient Terra period. The mass-produced model is called Zaku, and the limited edition is called Gundam. In addition, there are other branch models, such as End Rave, whose full name is Endoskeleton Tele-Control Armor."

Nuonuo seemed to understand something and had no doubt about Noah's nonsense.

"Does this mechanical ark need to be renamed?"

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Noah's mind, including the power grid, canned starfish, earth-shattering star, neutron extermination, angel of peace, judgment of the gods, nano-disaster, mighty flood of heaven, intelligence-reducing beam, purification of heretics, poisonous stream from the sky, burning god soldiers, soy milk poured out...

Finally, Noah's thoughts gradually settled, and he slowly spoke:

"Love and peace."

Nono blinked, not understanding why the ship was named like that, but she still faithfully changed the name of the ship to Love and Peace.

Noah looked at the database that was renamed Zaku and asked:

"Nono, can you disguise the Tau technology as STC?"

Although there are many people in the empire who secretly research and use alien technology, at least no one dares to do so blatantly. It's okay to use it secretly, but if you want to mass-produce it or even promote it, that's another matter.

This is simply questioning the professional level of the tribunal in public. Those who dare to do this will usually end up being punished for their loyalty - they will be covered in bruises and patches!

Noah wants to produce XV8 secretly, and no one will care as long as he is not discovered. But if he wants to use it, he must make people believe that this technology does not come from aliens, but from the lost STC.

"can."

Nuonuo thought for a moment and nodded slightly:

"It's not too difficult. There is a similar STC in the STC database of the Mechanical Ark. Although it is an incomplete STC, as long as the Tau technology is re-encoded in the form of STC and combined with the incomplete STC, it can be concealed from most people. However, those great sages who focus on STC research may be able to see the clues."

"It doesn't matter. As long as I can hide it from most people."

It doesn't matter if the Great Sage can see it. Noah didn't expect to be perfect. It's fine as long as the Inquisition can't see it.

Don't ask, the answer is the lost technology of ancient Terra, it's normal that you can't understand it.

If all else fails, he can still blame Hobotov, saying that the STC was dug out from the database on the spacecraft. Anyway, there is no evidence, and no matter how powerful the Inquisition is, they can't confront Hobotov face to face, right?

"It's time to go back home." Noah said to himself.

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Big mouth.

The only warp lane connecting the Calixis Sector and the Coronus Expanse.

On one side of the huge mouth is the roaming port of the Calixis sector, and on the other side is the landing port of the Coronus expansion.

After half a month's sailing, Noah finally returned to the Colonus expansion area from the Scalus star area.

And just like other ships that came to the Coronus Expansion from the Maw, the Fury Star where the landing port was located was his first stop.

As the name suggests, all ships that intend to cross the Coronus Expansion will stop here for a short time. They can get supplies here and also get the protection of the Coronus fleet without worrying about being robbed by aliens and pirates in the lawless land.

Of course, both are paid.

The Stars will stop here briefly to provide a safe environment for the Astropathic Choir to send astropathic signals to contact the worlds ruled by the von Valancius Dynasty.

The Mechanical Ark is not suitable for public appearances, so it will always be docked in the uninhabited star system next to the Stars.

"Captain."

White walked up to Noah and whispered, "We received a voice signal from the landing port."

Noisy!

Amid the static noise, a waveform flashed on the tactical panel:

"Dear Rogue Trader Theodora von Valancius, you are welcome to the Port of Departure. It is our honor to serve you. Please go and dock at Starport No. 13!"

"Theodora?" Noah raised his eyebrows first, then quickly realized something -

The Colonus expansion area may not be aware of Theodora's death. After all, he did not stay here for long.

Although the Battle of Macragge had been reported to the Terran government long ago, and many Inquisitors had heard about it, due to the complexity and difficulty of astropathic communication, the Terran government could not transmit detailed information to all star regions 24 hours a day like broadcasting.

However, the situation in the Colonus Expansion is still very complicated. Since there is only the Maw, the only subspace channel, the only channel for the Colonus Expansion to communicate with the outside world is the Caliss Sector.

Therefore, the locals had no idea what was happening outside. At most, they had heard about the alien invasion of Macragge, but that was limited to hearsay. They didn't know the details of the war, let alone the role Noah played in it.

They would just think that Theodora von Valancius had disappeared into the warp for six years and had finally returned now.

White said softly:

"Sir, we have received an invitation from the Governor of the Port of Descent. He humbly requests to meet with you. Do you need a Thunder Eagle prepared for you?"

Cassia whispered:

“Isn’t this Governor a little too enthusiastic?”

"grown ups."

White leaned forward slightly, his warm breath hitting Noah's face, and he whispered softly: "This is normal. In other areas of the empire, the von Valancius Dynasty may not be well-known, but in the Colonus Expansion Area, the von Valancius Dynasty still has a certain influence. Governor Vladim Tokara, who rules the port of entry, has a deep friendship with Lady Theodora."

"for example?"

"For example, the food for tens of millions of workers in the landing port is provided by the von Valancius Dynasty. In addition, we also maintain a good relationship with the Drusus sect."

Noah looked at Nono who was diagonally below him calmly.

The von Valancius dynasty in the original plot did not have such a great influence!

He didn't think Theodora had the ability to do this, so she must have benefited from a little help from Nono and Ajetta.

"Noah."

Before Noah could answer, Ajetta suddenly spoke up, "Please allow me to go with my sisters."

Noah wanted to refuse, but he had to change his mind after hearing this and ordered:

"White, go and make the arrangements. But don't use the Thunderhawk, use the shuttle."

"Yes, my lord."

The plasma engine pushed the spacecraft into the starport's berth and was locked to the berth beam by the docking arm.

Against the dark backdrop of space outside the porthole, a huge fleet was also anchored in the landing port for rest. The gray hulls and crimson bows were here to defend the interests of the empire. They built a barrier for the Calixis sector to resist the terror lurking deep in the Halo star cluster.

The official name of this fleet is Channel Guard 27. It is nominally under the Star Region Command, but it enjoys a lot of leeway in executing its orders.

Defend the Port of Detachment and other Imperial outposts, as well as other space stations on the fringes of the Halo Cluster, patrol the Coronus Pass, and launch expeditions into the Expanse to eliminate potential threats to the Calixis Sector.

These actions earned the squadron an informal title among naval personnel and civilians:

Colonus Fleet.

The shuttle carrying Noah and his companions landed at the dock of the star port. A lady in luxurious clothes was leading twenty maids and hundreds of fully armed guards rushing to the dock.

Before the shuttle landed, the lady nervously adjusted her clothes and sternly ordered the maids and guards to line up neatly on both sides.

As soon as Noah walked out of the cabin, the woman immediately came up to him and bowed her head respectfully:

"Sir, I am here to greet you on behalf of the Governor of the Port of Destination, Lord Vladim Tokara. Please forgive me that Governor Tokara is currently receiving important guests and cannot greet you in person. He is currently waiting for you at his official residence."

"Lead the way."

"Yes, my lord."

The lady bowed respectfully, took two steps back, turned around, and led the way respectfully.

On the way to the Governor's Mansion, Noah asked inconspicuously:

"Who are the distinguished guests you just mentioned? Other wandering merchants?"

"No, my lord."

The lady raised her head, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes, and she moved her lips a few times, not daring to call him by his name:

"Yes, it's a bigger person..."

As the governor of the port of call, Tokara is extremely powerful.

The Colonus Expansion is still in the development stage and does not belong to the official Imperial sector, so there is no sector governor here. Unless they are wandering merchants with a huge dynasty like Noah, others are at most on the same level as this governor.

The answer to the question of who could be received by the Governor in person and make his servants so frightened is almost obvious!

Passing through the hall of the Governor's Palace, in the corridor outside the Governor's Office, the lady spoke nervously:

"Sir, please, please allow me to report to Master Tokara."

But at this moment, a voice came from inside the house:

"Is this Lord von Valancius? Please come in."

"grown ups."

Upon hearing this, the lady hurried forward to open the door for Noah, then respectfully stepped aside.

"Wait for me here." Noah instructed Nono and the others and strode into the office.

There was only the governor in the office. He was tall and thin and wore a plain grey coat. The high collar completely covered his neck, leaving only his chin exposed.

He sat up in the chair behind his desk, straightened up, and spoke in a polite but passionless tone:

"Welcome, Lord von Valancius. I am the governor of the landing port, Vladim Tokara."

Noah asked with interest:

"Noah von Valancius, it seems that you already know about Lady Theodora?"

"I don't know, my lord."

Tokara sighed softly, "But your presence here already explains a lot."

"Lady Theodora died several years ago, and I am the new heir to the von Valancius dynasty."

"Lord von Valancius, we deeply mourn the unfortunate passing of Lady Theodora. But under your guidance, the dynasty will surely recover from this blow and become even stronger!"

Noah was amazed:

"You're clearly not very good at giving compliments."

Tokara immediately apologized:

"Sir, please forgive me if I have been rude."

It was clearly a compliment and he was polite enough, but his attitude was too cold.

It seems that years of giving orders to others have made him no longer accustomed to bowing and scraping.

But if he was really not used to groveling, he should not have humbly requested to meet Noah - of course, when he requested the meeting, he probably thought he wanted to see Theodora, but as soon as he saw Noah, he resumed his arrogance as a governor.

A typical example of being rude at first but respectful later.

Noah asked calmly:

"When I came, you seemed to be entertaining guests? Where are the others?"

Tokara explained:

"He is talking to Hieronymus next door, and I will inform you if you wish to meet him."

"No need, I'm already here."