Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 161 "Audience"

At the same time, the Order Shadows of the Seventh Regiment who obtained the Strong Brain Cat also began to tame it in their own ways.

Szczesny and Jorginho use the same method. As "angry people" who prefer the saltwater environment, their ships have small baths filled with seawater from the Cradle of the Sea.

They simultaneously threw Strong Brain Cat into the water, "Let's swim and dive."

Then they jumped into the pool naked and dragged Strongbrain Cat into the water.

The "angry people" enjoyed diving until the strong-brain cats were struggling and suffocating on all fours, and then they lifted them out of the water.

In comparison, Sanchez was much more evil. After returning to the Void Hunter, he brought the Strong Brain Cat to the lower deck alone.

The "Hunter" looked at the orange-fur strong-brained cat in front of him. Its blue eyes were looking at him vigilantly.

The Hunter raised the corner of his mouth and thought playfully.

The process of taming it should be very interesting.
The "provocateur"'s smile suddenly changed, and he spoke in a sneering and provocative manner.

"I know you want to escape, yes, I will give you a chance."

"No matter how you try to escape, you will eventually realize that you can never escape from my grasp."

The provocateur said, raising his hand in a fist.

After being promoted to Sequence 8, "Provocation" not only allows Sanchez to obtain a permanent status change, but must be actively activated to produce the desired effect.

The former refers to a qualitative change in insight, far exceeding that of ordinary people. One can effectively perceive which languages, behaviors, and things the target is more sensitive to, and in which aspects they are more easily irritated, and can irritate the other party through inadvertent words and actions.

Once "provocation" is used actively, it will be combined with abusive language and humiliating behavior, causing the target of communication to lose their mind.

The more targeted the abusive language and humiliating behavior, the greater the effect of the "provocation."

To insult someone in a targeted manner, one must have intelligence on the target and have sufficient understanding of the person one wants to provoke.

But even just saying "shit" can make people angry to a certain extent.

For those who cannot communicate, "provocation" will make you exude a feeling that makes them hate you.

Affected by the "provocation", the Strong Brain Cat was immediately consumed by anger, and the blue "lake water" was engulfed by the blazing anger.

The brown hair seemed to be burning, floating and burning.

Several balls of brown-yellow flames hit the "provocateur".

The "Provocateur", whose reaction, speed and agility were slightly improved, easily avoided several flames.

The Reaper Lord said provocatively, "What? Is that all you can do?"

As the Provocateur provoked the Strong Brain Cat again and again, the Primarch met the female captain on the throne of the Vostroyan Exemplary City.

He extended his consciousness to the female captain, bypassing the void-like mental gate, and found that Diana had obvious dark circles under her eyes, and she looked even more tired than after continuously commanding space battles.

The Primarch turned his gaze towards the cockroach cat and asked.

"The process of establishing a mind connection with the Strong Brain Cat is not going smoothly?"

"Yes, my Lord Primarch."

"I tried many things, but couldn't find anything that interested it, so I had to keep it by my side all the time."

Diana didn't finish her words, but kept the Strong Brain Cat by her side, always on guard against it escaping.

What made her even more tired than the energy she had consumed was the feeling of powerlessness. She was physically and mentally exhausted because she was helpless.

As she spoke, she looked towards the left armrest of the black throne, where a ginger, furry creature lay crouched.

It's a strong brain cat!

It enjoyed the Primarch's caress like an ordinary pet.

[Did Lord Nimrod manage to tame the Strong Brain Cat in just two work cycles?]
Diana looked away in shock, and subconsciously glanced at the Strong-Brain Cat below her feet, which was trembling and had its hair standing on end because of the presence of the black-armored giant.

"I can give you the ability to see into the Strong Brain Cat's thoughts."

"But I have one request. You must swear allegiance to me."

During this period, Nimrod observed Diana and found that she was capable and loyal to him.

Upon hearing this, the female captain knelt on one knee without hesitation.

Fortunately, she was chosen to board the Shadow of the Sovereign and follow the Primarch. Only then did she understand how extraordinary Nimrod was.

Not only did the Primarch possess godlike personal combat power, but she was also far inferior to Nimrod in the field of space warfare, which was her forte.

The female captain looked at the black-armored giant on the throne with reverence.

"I, Diana Boleyn, swear allegiance to Lord Nimrod, but I will obey your orders!"

"I accept your allegiance," Nimrod nodded with satisfaction, "Please wait in the waiting room."

Twenty-three minutes later, the "audience" mastered her own power under the telepathic instruction. She looked at Nimrod and tried to observe the Primarch from the perspective of an observer.

After a moment, the spectator emerged from her spectatorship. As she gazed at the Primarch, she was immediately dazzled by his flawless physique, handsome features, and those intense, onyx-like eyes. Her cheeks flushed, as if she were back in her prime, at the height of her fame, at her debutante ball.

The "audience" silently gave up the idea of ​​examining the Primarch and turned their gaze to a ball of ginger next to a pair of black high-heeled boots.

"I'm the 'audience'. By observing the Strong Brain Cat, I can understand its thoughts, which will help me establish a spiritual connection with it more quickly."

"That's right," Nimrod nodded. "Go ahead and be a good 'audience'."

After paying their respects, the "audience" picked up the cockroach cat and left the palace.

The adjutant immediately came forward and said, "Sir, the gunboat is ready. Shall we return to the flagship?"

Diana shook her head, "No, we'll take it for a stroll around Paragon City."

Shangsuo, commercial district.

Diana strolled through the commercial district, and after being promoted to "audience", she gained outstanding spirits and swept away her tiredness.

The "audience" with keen observation skills walked beside the strong-brained cat and looked at it scrutinizingly like a bystander.

Suddenly, the "audience" saw that the blue eyes of the Strong Brain Cat paused for a moment, imperceptibly.

In the past, Diana wouldn't have noticed this slight change.

But now, that moment in the "audience's" eyes was clearly perceptible, and she could even see the little guy's obvious desire.

The "audience", whose memory was slightly enhanced, followed the Strong Brain Cat's gaze at that moment in their memory.

The "audience" saw a businessman in a black robe standing in front of the most conspicuous counter of the jewelry store and introducing himself to the customers in front of him.

"This psychic earring is made of psychic crystal from the Cradle of the Sea. It costs 190,000 King's Coins."

Diana knew that the psychic crystals from the Cradle of the Sea would be screened, and those of lower quality would enter the civilian market and be used to make various psychic items.

The King's Coin is the currency issued by Lord Nimrod to replace the Martian Coin after he unified Vostronia. It has now become the mainstream currency in the territories of the Legion such as Vostronia.

At the same time, the Sky Eagle Coin and Throne Coin from the Empire, as well as the Martian Coin, are still circulating in the market, but their influence is relatively small.

[Strong Brain Cat has psychic powers, so he is interested in psychic crystals.]
Diana immediately ordered her adjutant: "Buy the earrings made of psychic crystal."

"As ordered."

The adjutant walked towards the shop, thinking to himself.

[The captain, who has always disliked decorations, actually bought jewelry. This is because he was stimulated by his inability to tame the strong-brained cat and wanted to please himself through shopping.

It's very un-Diana, but very womanly.]
While the adjutant was thinking, he walked into the jewelry store and happened to hear the customer say.

"too expensive."

"I want it."

The jewelry store owner looked up and recognized the adjutant's upright posture and powerful words as an officer.

It wasn't uncommon for Vostronia to serve as a supply base for expeditionary fleets, he said cautiously.

"Sir, you have a very good eye. This is the work of Bergkamp, ​​the top artist in Vostroya and master jeweler."

"It's really good."

[No wonder Lady Diana took a fancy to him.]
The adjutant saw that the dazzling earrings had been cut into sharp corners, and the light danced between them, reflecting a rainbow-like halo.

A moment later, the adjutant was surprised to see that the female captain put the earring in her palm and squatted in front of the Strong Brain Cat.

Amid the exclamations of the people around, the "audience" watched as the Strong Brain Cat stretched out its claws, grabbed the earring, lowered its head, stuck out its tongue, and licked the earring.

The "audience" noticed that after the little fellow with ginger fur swallowed the entire earring, his gaze when he looked up was less distant and more intimate.

Just as Diana was playing the role of "audience" and finding a way to establish a mental link with the Strong Brain Cat, Nimrod received a report from the Astropath.

The astrologer message came from Old Man Huang, who summoned Nimrod for two main reasons.

One is that he wanted to reward Nimrod for actively carrying out the expedition and retrieving more human worlds, especially the knight world of Daxos Twin Star System.

Another thing that Old Man Huang learned from a merchant who was adventuring across the galaxy was that a powerful warrior appeared in Fenris, who was suspected to be another Primarch.

Because Horus had been fighting hard recently, he wanted to summon Nimrod to accompany him.

[Fenris, Leman Russ.]
Nimrod had no interest in accompanying Old Man Huang to meet the other Primarchs. He was about to refuse by saying he was busy with the war, but then he thought of the many ferocious beasts in Fenris, among which there would almost certainly be materials for potions.

[Especially Kraken, it should be a potion material for the "Tyrant" path, and at least a mid-series material.]
When Nimrod thought of this, he immediately decided to take "Hunter" Sanchez with him.

After five working cycles, the Royal Shadow, equipped with an ether cannon, set sail.

Sanchez and other "hunters" boarded the Legion's flagship, and the Void Hunter was left behind to install an ether cannon.

As the fleet sailed towards Fenris, Bukayo Arshavin received a star map to Mordian, a data crystal containing information written by the Primarch, and his powerful cat from the transport ship.

(End of this chapter)