the Marinax family retreated.
The city gate was suddenly hit by a spear of light, and a large number of knights gathered there melted on the spot. Several knight mechas that entered the fortress gave up advancing and turned around to escape. The Space Marines guided the navy warships to carry out precise strikes, killing them one by one.
The knights outside the city fled in all directions.
Fuck "duty and honor".
In the face of orbital strikes, staying alive is the most important thing.
The siege of Ebony Fortress was lifted, and the Draconis family successfully transported all the supplies and personnel worth taking away onto the transport cruiser, and then set off.
…
On the platform of the Ebony Fortress.
"I will report what happened here to the Khan truthfully, and then the Iron Pagoda Regiment will report back to the highest command of the war zone... In short, everything will be settled. Let's let him go for now and deal with this Knight World later."
Tristan said to Zofia.
The main reason is that the war situation in the Iron Ring is very tense now, and the situation in other places is even more urgent. In addition, the highest command of the war zone has been established here for unified command. In theory, all actions need to be approved. Otherwise, the Iron Pagoda Corps can lead its own troops to purge this knight world. Who is loyal and who is rebellious depends on Qingshan Khan.
In addition to the Marinax family, the data supervision sect of the Nemonix Sage will also undergo a thorough investigation. In the Knight World, there are also local planetary defense force officers who secretly believe in Chaos. The entire planet can be said to be riddled with holes, and they all need to be investigated and liquidated one by one. This is a long process.
"I understand."
Zofia nodded in understanding.
The two were waiting to board the last inter-orbital lander to leave the planet. Next to them, Augustus led a team of six from the Zero Realm Guild up the stairs. The strong wind on the platform blew up their robes, and the Draenei shouted to the chief priest:
"Tristan, I want to discuss something with you."
"Augustus..."
Tristan turned around helplessly.
"I've said it many times, I have no opinion on you and the Zero Realm Guild. I know what you want to say, I can't take you on board, this is determined by your race, this is the attitude of the human empire towards alien creatures. I'll show you a copy of the Goldokin Purebred Manual and you'll understand, Draenei and night elves are definitely aliens, it's impossible for them to be 'sub-humans'. Once your identities are exposed, the Anti-Foreign Order may come to investigate the warband, I can't take this risk and take you on board, understand? Don't make things difficult for me."
There are no local natives here, and the people present are all players, so Tristan speaks more directly.
"But..."
Augustus looked conflicted and wanted to say something to negotiate, but he had no good reason.
"Qingshan!"
A voice suddenly interrupted from the side:
"Do you know Qingshan?"
Olivia looked at Tristan expectantly.
Hmm?
Hearing the word "Qingshan", Tristan and Zofia turned their heads and looked at the Draenei mage.
Facing the chief pastor's puzzled gaze.
Olivia took the initiative to explain:
"Qingshan and I have known each other for a long time. I saw that you and Qingshan were wearing the same power armor with the same paint scheme. Although the models of your two armors seem to be different, I remember his shoulder armor. The pattern of your shoulder armor is exactly the same, so..."
Olivia boldly guessed:
"You and Qingshan belong to the same chapter, right?"
Fu Qinghai is wearing the Blue Shell Power Armor. In addition to the lining being made of vibranium, the appearance also has many special features, making it a unique personal armor.
Tristan is wearing a MK8 counter-insurgency power armor. Except for the special helmet visor (skull shape), the rest of the appearance is consistent with the standard power armor of the regiment.
But the two have the same black and gold paint job.
Tristan and Zofia looked at each other.
Hearing the words "I knew you a long time ago", Zofia narrowed her eyes slightly, crossed her arms, and looked up and down at the Draenei. Olivia was indeed very beautiful, not only tall and long legs, but also a charming figure. Standing in front of her gave people a strong visual impact of an alien beauty.
Tristan asked cautiously,
"You and him are..."
"He and I are friends."
Olivia said openly:
"We've known each other for a long time. I met him when I first came to the Warhammer 40K universe. I have a good friend of his. In addition, we once talked about entering the Warhammer 40K universe to explore new areas. So, you also know Qingshan, right?"
Olivia's words were a mixture of truth and falsehood. The first two sentences were true, but she had not talked to Aoyama about the Zero Realm Guild's entry into the Warhammer 40K universe. At that time, this decision was still an internal secret of the Samsara Society and was not made public.
To be honest, Olivia entered the Warhammer 40K universe at the same time as Tristan. During that reincarnation, Olivia was thrown into a hive world, while Tristan was selected by the Word Bearers to participate in the transformation into a Space Marine.
Very early, my friend, for the first time...
Why did Zofia feel more and more uncomfortable the more she listened?
How well did this woman "know" him? Zofia subconsciously brought into the real world some lifestyles, wondering if they had had a relationship before? Although even if they had, it had nothing to do with her, the captain in charge was inexplicably a little uncomfortable.
Because Olivia is really beautiful.
Facing Olivia's curious eyes.
Tristan smacked his lips and said,
"Qingshan Khan is my chapter leader."
"Well..."
Olivia was stunned.
Augustus and others were also stunned.
So Qingshan... is that powerful?
Olivia had already overestimated Qingshan's power in the Warhammer 40K universe. Qingshan's personal strength is strong, such a person must not be unknown. If he had not betrayed the human empire and fled into the Eye of Terror, he would at least be an Astartes captain or something like that. I never expected...
The person is directly the chapter leader.
According to the Warhammer 40K information I looked up before, combined with my own understanding, even the weakest Astartes Chapter is a warlord guarding a region with strong military strength.
Moreover, looking at the performance of these Space Marines when facing the Knight Mechs, they are not at all weak. In fact, they are incredibly strong.
Seeing the surprised expression on Olivia's face, the chief priest was unsure about the relationship between these people and Khan, so he pointed at the landed inter-orbital lander and said:
"In that case, let's get on board."
The answer will come after meeting Khan.
......
The Forge World of Atar Median.
At the airport, the regiment's fleet slowly docked for docking.
After the boarding hatch opened, Sid Nora hurriedly got off the ship. She was going to reunite with her entourage. The Grand Inquisitor seemed to have some urgent matters to deal with.
After Sid Nora left, Fu Qinghai handed over all the complicated matters such as replenishing fuel, ammunition and submitting battle reports to the attendant Lin Yu. He boarded the mechanical ark where the ruling sage was alone and found the sage Hieronymus Gant who was handling official business in the mechanical ark.
In a Martian-style cabin.
Sage Ruler Xi raised his artificial eye and asked,
"Sir, Captain Qingshan, I have checked all the access records in the database and found no connection between us. I am very curious why you suddenly asked to see me alone?"
Fu Qinghai did not say anything, but glanced at the mechanical servants standing on both sides of the Ruling Sage.
The Sage Ruler smiled upon seeing this:
"Don't worry, these are my personal servitors. All data networks are under my control. No one can access the storage records without my permission."
Fu Qinghai also laughed.
He pushed a confession onto the table.
The Sage Ruler wondered why the Space Marine remained silent, feeling that it was a bit impolite, so he casually picked up the document and took a look. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and the more he read, the uglier his expression became. His mechanical prosthetic eyes moved rapidly, showing that a storm was surging in his heart, and he quickly finished reading the entire confession.
Fu Qinghai explained with a smile:
"When I was fighting in the Ni Deline sub-sector, I captured the Nemonix Sage mentioned in the confession. After some interrogation, he confessed everything. So far, this confession only contains me and my interrogation..."
The words have not been finished yet.
The Sage Ruler suddenly raised his head and asked,
"Are you threatening me?"
Fu Qinghai paused and admitted,
"That's right."
The Sage Ruler was furious, with all his mechanical tentacles standing up. However, looking at the fearless Space Marine in front of him, the Sage Ruler's mind turned over and over again. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that he had no way to deal with it?
A torrent of data rushed through my mind.
Finally, the Sage Ruler asked,
"What are your conditions?"
Here it comes. It's finally here.
Fu Qinghai put forward the conditions that had been prepared long ago:
"First, I need the STCs of several fighters..."
"That's impossible. STC can't give it to you."
The Sage Ruler interrupted immediately and said,
"I can't do that. My position does not allow me to transfer any STCs. Any STC changes must be approved by the Martian Forging Council. Even if I agree, the Forging Commander will not approve it. Forget it."
The Martians really value STC more than their lives.
Fu Qinghai nodded to show that he understood.
This wave is just to test the bottom line of the Sage Ruler.
Since STC doesn't work, then we'll have to settle for the next best thing.
"I want a Goliath-class factory ship and three Goliath-class forging ships. I have seized many transport ships of the Dark Mechanicus, and I want the Martian technical priests to help me purify the machine souls of these ships. In addition, I want the volcanic cannons, earthquake cannons, melta cannons, and plasma cannons produced on Mars..."
Fu Qinghai opened his mouth wide.
A series of demands were put forward.
The ruling sage listened patiently.
Then he suddenly put forward his opinion:
"Have you ever thought about this, Mr. Qingshan, if I delivered a large amount of military supplies to your chapter for no reason, the Mars Forge Council, the Inquisition, and the Military Affairs Department would investigate me. This would not only fail to conceal the information for me, but would also implicate you."
Fu Qinghai was slightly stunned.
Oh, you've got the upper hand against me.
The sage Hieronymus Gant was indeed a smart man and he quickly found a logical loophole here.
Fu Qinghai didn't think of this because he knew that the Empire would never publicly investigate and try the Ruling Sage. The Inquisition had already contacted the Assassin's Court and was waiting for the end of the Iron Ring War to secretly execute the Martian Sage. In his eyes, the Ruling Sage was already a dead man, and he was just trying to make a fortune before the Ruling Sage died.
Qingshan Khan is really bad.
Even though he knew that Sage Gant was on the Empire's assassination list, he still pretended to conceal the news to deceive him and squeeze out the last bit of power that Sage Ruling had before his death.
"I think you have a point."
Fu Qinghai agreed, and then changed the subject:
"Then in your opinion, how should this transaction be carried out to ensure the interests of both you and me?"
Retreat to advance, give the initiative to the ruling sage, and let him propose a specific transaction plan himself.
Hieronymus Gant changed his panicked look, crossed his hands and said confidently:
"I noticed that you asked for a fighter's STC. I also observed that your battle barge is an Emperor-class battleship with an aircraft carrier positioning, but it has no corresponding carrier-based aircraft... There is a batch of ancient Swordtail-class interceptors in the arsenal on Mars, from the Great Crusade and the Great Heresy. If you are interested in this batch of fighters, I can sell them to you at a low price."
Swordtail-class interceptor?
Fu Qinghai fell into deep thought.
The Sage Ruler continued leisurely,
"Because this is considered a clearance of inventory, I will sell you this batch of Swordtail-class interceptors at a very low price, a symbolic price. But I must remind you that the STCs of the Swordtail-class interceptors have been lost, and Mars does not have any of the various vulnerable parts in stock. These fighters will be difficult to maintain, and your technical sergeants had better be of a high enough level, otherwise they will not be able to control these ancient and powerful fighters."
Fu Qinghai began to weigh the pros and cons silently.
Compared to the armor series, which is so large that it is almost bloated, the aviation series of the human empire is very rare, and all the models of the empire's fighters can be counted on one hand. An example can reflect this difference: GW's "Imperial Armor" series has a total of more than ten issues, but the "Imperial Naval Aviation" series has only one or two issues.
Continental militarism belongs to it.
There are three types of fighters in the Imperial Guard: Lightning-class fighters, Thunder-class fighters, and Wolf Cub-class fighters. If you count the Valkyrie-class transport aircraft, there are four types of fighters. Their common features are: 1. They can only operate within the atmosphere and cannot fly into space. 2. They can only be piloted by mortal pilots.
There are currently four types of fighters in service in the Imperial Navy: Fury-class interceptors, Starhawk-class bombers, Marauder-class bombers, and Avenger-class bombers. Their common features are: 1. They can fight in the void as well as in the atmosphere. 2. Because the combat radius of space naval battles is tens of thousands of kilometers, some fighters have large fuselages and a large number of crew members. The length is generally between 40 and 80 meters, with two to six crew members. 3. Because the cabin is large enough, mortals can drive it, and after modification, space warriors can also drive it. 4. Marauder-class bombers and Avenger-class bombers have better aerodynamic performance and are more suitable for fighting in the atmosphere. In space combat, they have a short range.
There is only one general-purpose fighter in the Space Marine series, the Swordtail-class interceptor, which is also a fighter that can fly in space and in the atmosphere at the same time. The Swordtail-class interceptor was originally eliminated at the end of the Great Crusade. The reason is not that this fighter is not strong, on the contrary, this fighter has very strong performance, but it has two significant disadvantages:
1. Compared with most of the Imperial vehicles known for their durability, the Swordtail-class interceptor is very delicate, with a complex structure and many parts, and the maintenance cost is very high.
2. The above reasons are only minor reasons. The most critical point is that the Swordtail-class interceptor is too fast and has too heavy a load, so only Space Marines can fly it. If mortals want to fly this fighter, they must undergo a lot of mechanical cyber modifications and replace all the internal organs before they can fly the Swordtail-class interceptor.
The elimination of the Swordtail class interceptor is like the F-18 Hornet replacing the F-14 Tomcat, and the F-35 Lightning replacing the F-22 Raptor. It is not that the latter is not powerful, but that the latter is too expensive. The life of fighter parts is calculated in hours, and the cost of a single flight is as high as tens of thousands of dollars. It is a real money-eating beast.
Moreover, as the Ruling Sage said, the Forge World of Silstroix, which was responsible for the production of the Swordtail-class interceptors, was destroyed in 914.M30. This is a relic fighter. If the technical sergeants of the Iron Pagoda Regiment are not good enough, then the Swordtail-class interceptors will be used one less.
Compared with fighter planes, Space Marines are equipped with more gunboats. In addition to Thunderhawk, there are models such as Storm Crow, Storm Fang, Storm Hawk, Dark Raven Black Star, Flame Raptor, etc. The gunboat is equivalent to a "multi-functional aircraft". It can be used as a helicopter, with short takeoff and landing and no picky site. It can be used as an attack aircraft to suppress the ground with firepower. It can be used as a transport aircraft to carry and deploy Space Marines and various armored vehicles. Occasionally, it can also be used as a bomber and fighter. The gunboat cabin is large enough to act as a bomb truck. If the opponent's air force is not strong, the gunboat can also engage in air combat. It can do everything, but it is not good at anything. It is this "one machine with multiple uses" feature that has won the general favor of Space Marines.
"This condition is not enough."
Fu Qinghai said very clearly.
A batch of relic fighter planes in stock.
What's the right to exchange your bright future for?
"Don't you think I don't know what you did at the Zheras Space Station and the Ni Deline Sub-sector, Qingshan? Your five chapters forcibly bombed the Forge City regardless of the opinions of the Mechanicus, causing damage to the STC. You took all the supplies and ships of the Dark Mechanicus for yourself... I haven't reported these situations to Archsage Cain yet."
The ruling sage asked in a cold voice.
He even started to threaten Fu Qinghai.
"laugh..."
Fu Qinghai laughed when he heard this.
"Then go find the property management... Oh no, then go find the casting commander and file a complaint. I have no objection."
Are you kidding me? You're talking about Zagreus Kane? Jaghatai Khan is still alive! No matter how powerful the Forge Master is, can he be more powerful than a Primarch?
Fu Qinghai had a "whatever you want" expression on his face.
The Sage Ruler found that he had failed to scare the young Chapter Master. The latter was like a hedgehog, making it difficult to deal with him. He had no choice but to come up with another plan:
"A batch of Phobos-type bolters and..."
"I don't need it."
Fu Qinghai interrupted directly.
The Sage Ruler did not know the relationship between the Iron Pagoda Regiment and the Phaeton Forge World. He thought that a batch of ordinary arms could buy off Qingshan Khan. Little did he know that Fu Qinghai looked down on ordinary grenade launchers. The Phaeton Forge World only produced pulse grenade launchers. Who would want such common stuff?
The Sage Ruler thought for a while, and finally said,
"Ahem, well, considering that the Iron Pagoda Chapter is a newly formed daughter chapter, how about the Adeptus Mechanicus exempting you from gene-seed taxes for the next three years?"
Fu Qinghai's eyes lit up:
"Hey, this is fine."
The gene seeds in the Space Marine gene storage glands mature in five years for the first one and ten years for the second one, but the Chapter cannot use this to expand the number of personnel indefinitely. The Mechanicus tax fleet takes away a batch of gene seeds every year on the grounds of testing for mutations. This measure limits the size of the Astartes Chapter to a certain extent. Tax collection is a very serious matter. The Astral Claws Chapter was ordered to besiege by the Inquisition because it refused to hand over its gene seeds, which triggered a war and eventually turned into the Red Corsair Warband in the Maelstrom.
If the Adeptus Mechanicus collected less gene-seed taxes for three years, the Iron Pagoda Chapter could expand further.
"Please ask the Sage Ruler to immediately order the shipment of the Swordtail-class interceptors from Mars to the Iron Ring. As for the settlement method... the Iron Pagoda Regiment does not have many throne coins now, so we have specially applied for an extension and will pay in full in five years."
Fu Qinghai added another request.
Although this batch of Sword Tail-class interceptors is already very cheap, we cannot give them nothing, otherwise the Martian side will not be able to explain. However, the Khan did not even want to give a very cheap price - I will use the fighters first, and pay the full amount in five years. After five years... we don't even know if the Sage of Domination is still alive.
Delay the final payment for purchases as much as possible.
It is likely to become a mess.
Qingshan Khan has done all kinds of bad things!
The Ruling Sage finally agreed to this additional condition.
Fu Qinghai quietly returned to the Suzheng.
Laughing all the way.
"Hehehe... Swordtail-class interceptor."
Speaking of fighter planes, the White Scars have another thing to say about their resentment towards the Dark Angels. The White Scars were known as the "fastest in the Empire", but that was only during the Legion period. In the Chapter period, the Dark Angels still retained the six-wing organization of the Legion period, of which the Second Company was also a fast strike company - the Raven Wings, which not only had jet motorcycles, but also two Dark Angels-specific fighters - the Dark Claw fighters and their improved model, the Nephalem fighters. During the same period, the White Scars only had some pitiful Land Speeders... Judging from the equipment alone, the Dark Angels Raven Wing Company was truly the "fastest in the Empire".
From this perspective, the Dark Angels are worthy of being the First Legion of the Emperor's eldest son, and are deeply trusted by the Emperor. Their arsenal not only has gravity weapons (gravity pistols), stasis weapons (stasis bombs) and abomination intelligence (Esindio-class battle robots)... They keep any STC they find and never hand it over to the Mechanicus, so the Dark Angels have many "chapter-exclusive vehicles".
Furthermore, according to the secret agreement signed between the Emperor and Lion Johnson, the Ikaros Contingency Protocol, the agreement contains two clauses: one is to authorize the Dark Angels to possess some forbidden relics from the Dark Age of Technology, and the other is to allow the Dark Angels to "kill first and report later" the Forge Worlds that are considered "contrary to the needs of the Empire". It is said that the second clause has been executed eight times, and the specific details are unknown.
White Scar could not envy this level of trust.
No wonder the High Lords Council fears the Dark Angels the most.
But now.
The Iron Pagoda Regiment also has carrier-based aircraft!
Fu Qinghai walked back to the captain's room.
As soon as he sat down, the Star Language Supervisor Xia Long came to report:
"Khan, the Hermit Master Tristan has brought all the members of the Draconis family and their family supplies to the airport. However, in addition to them, a group of alien visitors have also come. The Hermit Master said that they are all your old friends."
"A visitor from outside the universe? An old friend of mine?"
Fu Qinghai frowned and asked in confusion.
"Yes, his exact words were 'outsiders'."
Xia Long said affirmatively.
You mean the reincarnation?
"Take me over there to have a look."
Fu Qinghai immediately stood up and said.
…
Before Fu Qinghai arrived, the hermit leader Tristan had already led seven strange men hiding in cloaks to the captain's room.
The leader lifted his hood.
Fu Qinghai was shocked:
"Olivia?"
The Draenei female mage said with a smile:
"Qingshan, we meet again."
......
There are a lot of pictures in this chapter, you know
(end of this chapter)