Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

A young man in black and gold power armor walked into the office. He walked straight to Noah and looked at him sharply:

"Are you von Valancius?"

"Oh?" Noah looked surprised.

"This is Judge Heinrich," Tokara introduced.

Noah was hypocritically respectful:

"Your Excellency the Inquisitor, you may call me Noah."

Heinrich was not shy either:

"Sir Noah, I have something to ask you."

"I will tell you everything I know."

"How much do you know about Grand Inquisitor Sivir Zarkaza?" Heinrich asked in a deep voice.

Noah asked doubtfully:

"I don't understand at all. Why are you asking?"

"Grand Inquisitor Sivir was my mentor. He disappeared during an expedition a few years ago. The report mentioned that the last person he had contact with before his disappearance was Lady Theodora!"

Heinrich was always observing Noah's expression, trying to find some clues from his face.

Noah frowned slightly, as if he was thinking hard, and finally confirmed that he didn't know this person, and shook his head:

"Unfortunately, Lady Theodora died in a rebellion started by her confidants, and she didn't have the chance to tell me anything."

Heinrich couldn't get any emotion from Noah's face, and felt disappointed and helpless in his heart.

He was actually looking for a needle in a haystack, trying to find any clues related to his mentor.

But after several years of investigation, he found nothing.

Grand Inquisitor Sivir told no one where he was going or what he was going to do.

Heinrich was not sure whether Mrs. Theodora knew the truth.

Even if she knew the truth, it was after all a matter concerning a great inquisitor, and unless Lady Theodora was stupid, she would not reveal the truth to anyone, even her heir.

But with Theodora's death, the truth of the matter will probably be completely buried.

Heinrich actually didn't hold out much hope for this. It was normal not to get an answer. If he got an answer, he would start to suspect whether there was a conspiracy.

"Missing?"

Noah looked at Heinrich calmly, but his mind was very active.

In the original plot of the game, Grand Inquisitor Sivir is the mastermind behind the entire plot, and her positioning is almost equivalent to the final BOSS.

But now he has disappeared inexplicably.

There is no doubt that it was Nono who did it.

Just like killing Lady Theodora, it would not be difficult for her to kill Grand Inquisitor Sivir.

As for Heinrich, he was Noah's teammate in the original plot.

But now.

Noah wasn't going to let him on board anyway.

"Where is Pastor Hieronymus?" Noah asked in confusion, glancing at the door.

Heinrich looked at Noah deeply:

"He's talking to your Battle-Sister."

Ajetta?

Noah's heart moved, but before he had time to think about the relationship between them, he heard footsteps outside the office.

Noah and Heinrich looked at the door at the same time. There was an old priest, his face was frighteningly thin, almost completely skin and bones. The plain black robe had almost no decoration, and it could not hide his sickly and haggard appearance.

He stared at Noah with his bird-like eyes without blinking, his voice hoarse but gentle:

"You must be the young von Valancius. I have heard Sister Ajetta tell of your deeds. May the Emperor bless you."

"The Emperor bless all beings, Father." Noah smiled back, "You can call me Noah."

Hieronymus shook his head slowly and firmly:

"No, He will only bless those who are pure in heart and have firm faith. And you, you are the Emperor's chosen agent. No matter what happens in the future, please be vigilant. Many people who could have risen to the pinnacle of faith fell from it because of the sin of arrogance."

Noah placed his hands on his chest and folded them in the sacred double-headed eagle gesture:

"Thank you for your advice, Father. I will serve the Emperor with all my heart!"

Noah does not believe in the Emperor, and he believes that the Emperor would not want him to believe in Him.

But in front of a devout believer like Pastor Hieronymus, he had to show his piety.

Hieronymus' eyes flashed with approval, and he lowered his head slightly:

"Praise be to the Emperor."

"Praise be to the Emperor."

Judge Heinrich watched their interaction quietly, his eyes somewhat shocked.

Relying on the right to interpret the Emperor's faith, the authority of the State Religion is no less than any other Terran government agency, and the Pope of the State Religion is one of the nine permanent seats in the Terran High Lords' Council. Because the State Religion has the hearts of the people, the belief in the Emperor is their greatest right!

In the Inquisition, the Order of the Suppressed, one of the three major orders, was originally established to eradicate heretics, mutants, and evil psykers, and to manage the Imperial Church. But as time went on, the Order of the Suppressed and the State Church had become inseparable.

Because the Inquisitors of the Heretic Order are almost all loyal followers of the Emperor, no one can guarantee that these Inquisitors will show leniency to the State Religion when performing their missions.

Although Heinrich belonged to the Order of the Holy Hammer, he also had great respect for Reverend Hieronymus because he knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the Colonus Expanse, he would need the support of the State Church.

But now, Pastor Hieronymus, whom even he had to treat with caution, praised Noah as the Emperor's agent. What an honor!

Heinrich didn't understand how Noah did it, but he knew he had to re-examine Noah's value!

"You three, I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Heinrich said this in a deep voice, then turned and left the office.

Tokara raised his head slightly, then quickly lowered it again without saying a word.

"Noah."

Hieronymus did not even look up at Tokara. His eyes were fixed on the deep space outside the window. His voice was hoarse:

"leave."

"Where to?" Noah asked.

"Follow the pilgrimage guided by the Emperor, complete the mission given to you by the Emperor, and exercise the rights given to you by the Emperor!"

His voice became louder and louder, his appearance became more fanatical, and his hands were raised high.

Noah's expression also became solemn:

"I will definitely not let the Emperor down, Father!"

Although Hieronymus looked like a simple religious fanatic, Noah was not sure whether the priest had really listened to the Emperor's voice at that moment.

If so, the emperor is probably urging him to get to work.

Hieronymus did not explain, he also turned and left the room and walked outside the Governor's Palace.

Although Noah was curious about what he and Heinrich were talking about, he didn't chase after him to ask.

When Noah left the Governor's office, Ajieta took the initiative to greet him and said softly:

"Noah, we have to be apart for a while."

"Why?" Noah asked with a frown.

"I need to return to the Drusus Cult to complete the mission the Emperor has given me, but when you leave the Coronus Expanse, I will return with my sisters to accompany you on the pilgrimage once again."

Ajetta spoke sincerely, looking at Noah tenderly, waiting for his answer.

Noah smiled and encouraged:

"Go then, Ajetta, for the Emperor."

"For the Emperor!"

Ajetta murmured praises, her face becoming more pious.

She will not give up her feelings, but she will not give up her faith in the Emperor either, and she believes she can find a good balance between the two.

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Starship, captain's room.

With permission, White entered the room, stood in front of the desk, handed a data pad to Noah, and reported softly:

"Sir, we have successfully established contact with the five worlds under the von Valancius Dynasty. As you requested, we did not disclose the news of Lady Theodora's death to them. Since this is your first time to learn about the worlds ruled by the dynasty, I think I should introduce you to the basic situation of these worlds.

“Dagonus is the hive world and capital planet, with a population of over 500 billion.

“Ganus is an agricultural world with a population of only three million, but it produces enough food to supply many worlds in the Dagnus and Coronus Expanse.

“Kiawa Gamma is an industrial world with huge manufacturing plants that can produce a large number of equipment and weapons for us.

“Desolate Rocks is a new colony developed twenty years ago. Madam Theodora planned to turn it into a holy world.

"Vibos VI is a mining world and a punishment world. All prisoners in the Coronus Expanse will be transported here to mine ore for the dynasty. The main buyers are the Mechanicus..."

Noah flipped through the information about several planets recorded on the data pad and fell into deep thought.

In the original plot, the von Valancius dynasty only had three planets: Ganus, Dagonus and Kiawaghama. Desolate Rocks and Vibos VI were supposed to be developed by him personally, but now they have been colonized in advance... Well, he is kept in the dark for now.

But it is actually not easy for him to be a wandering merchant.

In the original plot, Governor Ganus harbored evil intentions, Dagonus was plagued by Dark Eldar raids and noble rebellions, and Kiawagama was invaded by Chaos without authorization. There was no planet that could make him worry-free.

But this is perfectly in line with the nature of the Warhammer universe -

It is normal for a planet to have a rebellion. If there is no rebellion, one has to wonder whether the planet has been occupied by thieves.

But it's just as well, because if there is a rebellion, he can put it down.

As for what he will use to quell the rebellion?

Of course it’s Zaku!

Although Noah had a complete production line picked up from the Titans, a mechanical ark as a production base, and even the great sage Nono was personally in charge, it was impossible to start production in such a short time.

But Noah still has several prototypes in his hands - seized from the Tau.

Although most of the XV8s were severely damaged on the battlefield, a few were still relatively intact and were taken back as trophies and could be used after some repairs.

Although Ding Zhen identified this thing as alien technology at first glance.

But I don't think there are people in the Colonus Expansion Area who can recognize the Tau people, so there is no need to worry too much.

In addition, Noah has more than 10,000 Crusaders and two regiments of Astra Militarum, which are more than enough to simply suppress the rebellion.

What's more, Noah can ask for help from the Soul Drinkers at any time.

Although he did not allow the Soul Drinker to return to the Colonus Expansion with him, when the critical moment came, the Soul Drinker would not refuse his request for help.

Noah looked up at his sound array master:

"What about you, White? How many years have you served on this ship?"

"Twenty years, my Lord."

White said softly, "My parents are nobles from Dagonus and are descendants of the von Valancius family. Since they were assassinated when I was eight years old, I was adopted by Lady Theodora and have been serving on this ship."

"Twenty years..."

Noah whispered to himself that the desolate rocky land was also colonized twenty years ago.

This shows that White did not appear out of thin air, but has a clean family background with records from birth to the present.

But in the game, White really did appear 'out of thin air' because she was created by Noah.

Twenty years ago she was only eight years old and couldn't do much.

But what about others? What about people who came of age 20 years ago?

Twenty years is enough time for her to do a lot of things.