Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 87 Space Destroyer
Sage Hui'erdan realized he'd been tricked, but he wasn't one to take a loss lying down. He immediately offered to select several relics from the chapter's reliquary as a deposit.

How can this work?

Tiberius immediately refused, then, holding up one of the several copies of the contract, pointed to its clauses and declared righteously, "The contract only covers the technologies shown in the video. It does not include our chapter's relic treasury. Sage Hildan, please abide by the agreement between us!"

Sage Hildan was such a good man! Looking at the exhausted Astartes of the Shark Legion, clutching their explosive rifles and utterly weary from the battlefield, he immediately began singing a binary chant to comfort the weary warriors. Tiberius, however, didn't care; he couldn't understand it anyway, as long as it sounded good!
After singing for an unknown amount of time, Sage Huierdan finally calmed down and approached Tiberius again, asking, "Can you tell me where the Seraphim Legion is now?"

Tiberos's eyes darted around again. "They've gone back to the Pacific Starfield!" He wasn't lying; the Seraphim Legion had indeed returned to the Pacific Starfield. They were simply remnants of the Seraphim Legion that they had encountered on their way to reinforce the retreating forces.

Anyway, just tell me if he's Astartes from the Seraphim Chapter.

Sage Huierdan felt as if he had been struck by lightning!
The machine's brain was working frantically, with steam hissing out due to the high temperature. It even made those around it think that you could fry two cans of ant-cow on a pot placed on it.

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The situation is relatively stable now, but this stability is merely the calm before the storm. What Tie Hui needs to do now is to seize this peaceful time to develop his strength.

Because of discussions with the Emperor, they learned that the Four Chaos Vendors' target was them. If they didn't hurry up and make preparations, it would be like lighting a lantern in a toilet.

"Hasn't a suitable world been found yet?" It was time for the daily warband prayer. After it ended, no one returned to their usual spots; instead, they all stayed here, awaiting the meeting regarding the search for a planet.

After all, everyone is facing a severe food shortage right now. If we don't find a suitable planet soon, we might really starve!

Gels shook his head, equally helpless. Although there were psionicists on the warship, they were primarily used as astro-speakers for navigation!
In the current environment ravaged by warp storms, finding a suitable planet for their development is extremely difficult. "There isn't one! Our chapter doesn't have any either, and the think tank can basically stop any psionic explorations!"

Tie Hui felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this, but he also missed the days when As Teres, the head of the think tank, was still around. Unfortunately, the think tank's director had passed away while covering their retreat, having already ascended the Golden Throne.

Meanwhile, in a vast, boundless green forest in an unknown world, a burly man, his eyes fixed intently on his prey beside a trap, suddenly sneezed without warning.

By the time he realized what had happened, the prey that was about to fall into the trap had vanished without a trace. He was left with only a dazed and bewildered look, staring at the slightly swaying bushes in the distance.

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"Let's continue the investigation!" With that thought, Tie Hui could only reply helplessly; he had no other choice. He could only change the subject again, "How's your recruit selection going?"

Since deciding to select new recruits from among the 60,000 mortal auxiliary troops, Quelstein has been carrying out this task at all times.

After such a long time, several hundred decent people should be able to be selected!

“The selection is almost complete, with a total of 150 outstanding individuals…” Quilstein stood up and handed over the list he had prepared beforehand. Everyone glanced at it but didn’t react much, after all, it was his own brother who had trained them.

And there's a fundamental reason: the selection process is currently only taking place on warships. The strongest individuals can only be chosen through various physical strength, endurance tests, and combat competitions.

Even the most difficult scenario is just a mortal facing off against an unarmored Astartes.

Therefore, they didn't see this as a particularly rigorous selection process. But the reality didn't allow them to be coy any longer!
Tie Hui took the list and glanced at it. He felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do about it. "That's all for now! Let them intensify their training and find a suitable planet as soon as possible."

He then proceeded to assign several tasks. The meeting ended hastily. After all, the entire chapter only had about 20 Astartes, so whether or not a meeting was held seemed to make little difference!

Since the ship's size is limited, they're basically all sleeping in a large communal room. So, it doesn't matter where this meeting is held!

With the basic meeting concluded, Tie Hui gave the order, and the warship once again leaped into subspace, heading towards a star sector that the Starfarers had recently explored. However, the distance was rather far, almost beyond the Imperial borders, the area illuminated by the Emperor's torch (star distance).

May the Emperor bless this world so that it can develop well! On the eve of entering the subspace, Tie Hui touched the five-pointed star on his chest and silently prayed.

The Geller Field then covered the entire ship.

Although they have the Emperor's protection, the Ghoul Starfield is located in the dark side of the Imperium and is close to the Eye of Terror. Warp storms rage year-round, and the powers of the Chaos Specters often intervene to achieve certain ulterior motives.

Just like now!
Although the Emperor has bestowed upon them protective amulets, preventing the warp gods from precisely sensing and corrupting their targets, they still wield power over this world as warp gods.

Of course, we won't give up so easily!
For example, our master of all transformations—Tzeentch.

"Change! Plan! Result..." Within a cloud of blue mist, a huge book was slowly turning its pages.

The words contained within will have two possible outcomes if any mortal glances at them. They will either become beings of unparalleled intelligence in the real world, or be instantly corrupted and transformed into demons.

"Found you!" Amidst the muttering, a joyful voice suddenly reverberated through the surrounding space.

Immediately afterwards, the blue smoke transformed into a blue, two-headed bird covered in feathers with six eyes, which chuckled and looked in a certain direction.

"A novel change!"

Shortly after they entered the warp, the Star Speaker suddenly panicked: "A huge shadow! It's hurtling towards us as if it were alive. And... the Star Torch seems to be getting brighter."

As the words fell, the mortal officer in the command room, looking at the signal detected on the display screen, shouted hoarsely, "Abnormal signal! It's extremely large and is heading straight for us!"

The alarm blared instantly! But the instant the alarm sounded, a violent tremor shook the entire ship. "What happened?" Tie Hui, who was about to rest, was instantly awakened, grabbing his power sword and heading towards the command room. Fortunately, during warp jumps, none of the Astartes had the habit of removing their armor.

Otherwise, most of them would probably still have to rush to put on their power armor at this time.

Stepping out of the room, I saw that the other brothers had already equipped themselves and were gathering.

"Sir! Our ship has been struck by a massive object in subspace. Initial suspicion is that it is very likely the legendary space wreck!" Tie Hui and the Astartes arrived at the command room.

Upon seeing them, the officers inside immediately explained the situation. Tie Hui stepped forward, glanced at them, and said directly, "Are the weapon arrays on the side of the collision still usable? Give them a full-force volley! Separate the warships from those pieces of junk as quickly as possible!"

This space wreck was enormous; the area it came into contact with was so vast that it stretched as far as the eye could see, comparable to a small asteroid.

Fortunately, this was in subspace; otherwise, in the real universe, their warship would have been destroyed and everyone on board would have perished.

Moreover, Tie Hui now felt a sense of unease, after all, the arrival of this spaceship was too coincidental. He seriously suspected that this was a plan orchestrated by that treacherous Qi.

As soon as he gave the order, the warship shook even more violently the next second. This was the vibration triggered by the light spears that could still fire from the side of the warship that had come into contact with the space wreckage. At the same time, a macro cannon turret at the bow, which had been modified by the Mechanicus, slowly began to rotate.

"Reporting, sir! The attack was successful! However, it did not separate the target from our ships." The mortal officer reported the results of the attack, then hesitated, as if wondering whether to continue.

"Go on!" Tie Hui noticed his hesitation and directly asked him to tell the rest of the story.

"Yes, sir!" The mortal officer gave a hawk salute, then said with a somewhat troubled expression, "Because the target is too large, its gravity exceeds that of our ships. So now our ships are basically being pushed by the target in an unknown direction! Moreover, the Void Shield is overloaded, but fortunately, the Geller Force Field is still in operation!"

Tie Hui's face was rather grim. He was almost 80% certain that this was the work of that little blue bird. "Where's the engine system? Can't it escape?"

The mortal officer shook his head. "The engine stalled the moment of impact. It's currently under repair, and it will take about half a Terraday to restart."

"All ships, prepare for battle! Simultaneously, begin sending out distress signals!" Tie Hui's face was grim; too many variables could have occurred in half a day. They only had so many people left; they had to request support. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't even be able to deal with the aliens. A single volley of fire could annihilate them in this vast universe.

"Was there a breach where the warship collided?" Tie Hui asked the last crucial question. If a breach had occurred, it wouldn't be long before countless demons would rush in through these breaches, even with the protection of the Geller Field.

"Thank the Emperor, the ship has not been breached! The Void Shield's final overload slowed the impact between the target and the ship."

Tie Hui felt relieved, but his expression remained serious. If they didn't come up with a way to escape soon, their ship would probably become part of this space wreckage.

In his memory, the derelict spaceship was a place where risks and opportunities coexisted. Frequently traversing between subspace and the real universe, it was truly unpredictable.

Its main components are fragments of space warships and various meteorites or ships that have been lost in subspace for a long time, which slowly came together and formed a celestial-like entity.

The treasures within are plentiful; after all, if you're lucky enough to find a ship from the Golden Age, you've struck gold.

But if you're unlucky and encounter some dangerous subspace creatures or aliens inside, then you've still had incredible luck!

In short, encountering a wrecked spaceship is basically a stroke of incredible luck!

"We've really hit the jackpot!" Tie Hui and the others could only stay silently inside the ship. No one dared to go out, after all, the protective range of the Geller Field was limited. Moreover, no one could guarantee that there weren't any dangerous entities lurking in the wrecked spaceship.

Furthermore, they dared not open their protective armor, given the extremely polluting nature of the warp. Everyone could only silently remain on this coffin-like ship, awaiting their unknown fate!

Meanwhile, a large number of mortal auxiliary troops began to build various defensive lines on the side where the ships made contact with the space wreckage.

At this moment, they had no idea what had happened. Not long ago, they were all workers or security personnel in the Turaheron foundry.

But who could have imagined that a sudden large order would force them into this warship, where they would become the mortal auxiliary troops and temporary servants of the Emperor Angels?

This excited them all!
This means that they can not only have enough to eat, but also make great contributions, or become a glorious imperial angel.

"Karl! Stop standing there, come help us! Otherwise, whether you can become an Imperial Angel is still uncertain!" A middle-aged man with a thick beard shouted at a young man who was staring blankly in the distance, carrying the standard flashlight used by the big heads.

This young man was one of the new recruits selected from among the 60,000 mortal auxiliary soldiers. As the son of a worker from the lowest rungs of the world created by Tura Horon, his original fate was to become a worker like his father and mother. However, by a twist of fate, he became a mortal auxiliary soldier in the Astartes Chapter.

Logically speaking, ordinary people like them, without any training, shouldn't be qualified to become the mortal auxiliary troops of the Emperor Angels. But sometimes luck is just that strange; the Seraphim have become so indiscriminate, basically accepting anyone who comes. That's why they have the opportunity to become the mortal auxiliary troops of the Emperor Angels and, at this stage, their mortal servants.

Otherwise, given the Astartes Chapter's strict management system, it would be impossible for them to easily transform ordinary people who know nothing into their auxiliary troops.

Doing so poses a huge danger not only to those ordinary people but also to themselves.

"Uncle Marshall! What on earth happened?" Carl, whose youthful spirit had not yet completely faded, hurriedly ran over and began to set up defensive positions as well.

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(End of this chapter)