Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

However, as a human being, Li has no position to criticize the Eldar people now. The politicians of the empire do nothing worse than these Eldar people in terms of duplicity. Perhaps those politicians who are superior and decide major issues are all of the same virtue. Politicians should be regarded as a separate race, maybe.

After this period of time has passed, if there is a chance, Li would like to find a place to learn the use of psychic powers. The empire's psychic academy? Of course it's not possible. Not only is it difficult to get into a place like this, it's also even harder to get out of. But the universe is so big, there will eventually be a way.

In the days that followed, Li spent time honing his psychic abilities and training his opponents. Only one month later, the thirteen betrayed members of the Star Chapter's Council of Elders The world's star map and specific information were sent to Li's desk. As the leader of the Star Wars Group, Li had the right to decide which battlefield to intervene in. At the same time, along with the information came Lee's old friend, Master Edward Jenner.

"Old friend, it's nice to see you again," Li held Edward Jenner's hand and asked him to sit on the seat, and then said, "You don't seem to have changed much."

"Thanks to the protection of the God Emperor, my body is still healthy, but even so, I can still feel the passage of time in my body, just like a rushing river, never stopping for a moment." Edward Jenner sighed, and then continued: "When people get older, they will eventually have some special feelings. Now I can clearly foresee that the day I will leave is not far away, Captain Li. , to be honest, I am not afraid of death, I am just afraid that I will not be able to continue to serve the empire after my death. There are still so many things that have not been completed, so many important things that need to be done. The empire has given me too much, and I But the reward was too little. Looking back, I can deeply understand the preciousness of the time I wasted in the past, so I hated my frivolity even more." Edward Jenner looked at the still young Li, and then sighed: "This is so. Sigh, it should be difficult for an immortal person like Captain Li to feel it. However, Captain Li, time is precious and the war is fierce, so I won’t say more greetings. When I came, I saw the battle group was Preparing for war, are you ready to join this war?”

"Of course, I will not miss this battle. Although the Knights Templar are still weak now, we will not be afraid of challenges."

"Yes, I understand that Alstadt has never been afraid, but we still need to be cautious," Edward Jenner persuaded him in turn: "The Templars were newly established and must be cautious about war, unlike other large war groups. , you still can’t afford to lose.”

"I feel deeply about this." Li paused, and then asked: "How is Elizabeth lately?"

"I have also heard about the grudge between you and her, but as a friend, I advise you to put aside the grudge for the time being. Now is not the time to care about it, and she seems to feel guilty about you, so she stays away from you. , I don’t think you can find her within the Far East.”

Edward Jenner's words were very particular, but Li was not an ordinary battle group leader, so he understood the hidden meaning of these words in an instant.

First of all, I would like to advise Li as a friend to put aside his grudges temporarily. That is to say clearly that if Li does not do this, it will probably be Li who suffers in the end.

Li knew this very well. Li was just the leader of a small war group. If two hundred soldiers died in a battle, for him, the group would be destroyed, and all these years of work would have been in vain. From this point of view, the size of Li's battle group is not as good as that of Sparta at Thermopylae. Back then, Sparta's muscular men had 300 people, which was a full one-third more than Li's number.

Then she felt guilty and ran away far away, unable to be found by Li in the Far East. This is complete nonsense. Does that woman feel guilty?

As for the problem of not being able to find her in the Far East...

Li nodded and said, "She has returned to the solar system as she wished?"

"I didn't say that. After all, she is my colleague. It is not appropriate behavior to reveal her whereabouts to outsiders like this." Old Edward Jenner sighed helplessly before continuing: "But since Captain Li has already guessed it, so there is nothing to hide. Your Excellency Elizabeth is already preparing to be promoted to the position of presiding judge. Although there are several outstanding judges competing with her for this position, most of them It seems that she has the best chance of being promoted to presiding judge.”

"I see, I'm going to be promoted. No wonder you advised me to put aside my grudges and make trouble for such a big shot. In the end, I can only die miserably." Li shook his head and smiled bitterly, "No, even if she is still Inquisitor, I can't do anything to her. The power of the Inquisition is terrifying. I'm afraid that in that woman's eyes, she can crush me to death with just one finger."

Old Edward didn't say anything. He just touched his bald head and sighed.

He agreed with Li's words, but these words were not suitable to be spoken.

Li, who was farming outside the Far East border, had been working hard to develop, but his methods were still too gentle in the eyes of Edward. Jenner and others. He could be more cruel and take bigger steps, but he never did so. You know, in the universe, even those war groups that strictly follow the holy scriptures are extremely cruel to each other in some aspects. But Captain Li has always cared for his people like an old hen caring for her chicks, carefully training, carefully choosing battles, carefully letting the war group join the war, and being responsible for every life. His behavior can be called gentle, and it is hard to believe that he would be a captain of the Imperial Star Wars Corps. However, it is precisely because of this that Edward. Jenner trusts Li so much and is willing to be friends with this "gentle" captain.

Perhaps when the sacred emperor is still walking on earth, the Star Wars Corps should be like this. Edward sighed in his heart, but then again, even the Inquisition, when has it ever longed for "cruelty"? The universe has never been gentle. In the days when the sacred emperor cannot hold his head up straight, we mortals should learn to treat ourselves cruelly. Although this is wrong, it is the best way at the moment.

"Elizabeth has also made great sacrifices for the empire. I can only comfort you and hope that you can understand my difficulties. Aren't you okay? No matter what Elizabeth has done, the final result does not seem to be so bad, so you don't have to take this small betrayal to heart."

"No sacrifice is too great, and no betrayal is too small." Li said slowly: "It's not about power, it's not about position, it's just that I need a "justice". Maybe I'm too naive. What's the point of talking about justice on such a day, but this is a must for me. Of course, I also understand what you mean. Now is not the time to talk about these personal matters. The timing is not right. Now it seems that what I said is just ridiculous nonsense, but after all, there will be a break between Elizabeth and me."

No matter what, Elizabeth must pay for what she has done!

Edward Jenner really couldn't say anything about this. In his opinion, Li's words were just nonsense. What a joke, asking for justice? You still ask for justice from the Tribunal? Do you know what kind of organization the Tribunal is? Do you know who the people in the Tribunal are? If you want to make a list of the darkest organizations in the empire, the Tribunal will definitely be at the top of the list. You ask for justice from people in such an organization? Do you think you are the only one who has been cheated by the people in the Tribunal? It's funny. The Tribunal has cheated countless people, and countless of them have no bones left. You should be glad that you are still alive!

In the final analysis, for the most terrible power institution in the empire, the words of the judge are justice, and the verdict of the Tribunal is an amnesty! If you feel it is unfair, you can only hold it in!

But Edward couldn't say more. After all, in the eyes of others, this matter is a bit entangled. There has always been a dispute between Li and Elizabeth. Edward Jenner knows more than other people in the Tribunal. He vaguely knows that there is a third person between the two, a woman!

Although the two had many conflicts on other issues, they had a tacit understanding on the third person. They were jointly protecting the third person. No matter where the intelligence came from, the third person was rarely mentioned. Due to the scarcity of intelligence, Edward. Qinna could only make a guess that the third person was the third party between the two. Perhaps it was just like in countless love stories. The two, a regiment leader and an elite of the Tribunal, could not avoid the disgusting old routine of love and hate.

Or their child?

Well, no matter which guess it was, it was a bit too shocking. But no matter what, in the eyes of others, there was one thing that was certain, that is - the young couple had a conflict.

God knows if they quarreled today and would reconcile tomorrow. At this time, Edward. Qinna felt that nothing he said was right. He agreed with Li, that's right, let that damn woman pay the price and let her die! But what if they talked in bed and reconciled? Oppose it. Looking at the firm look of Captain Li, it doesn't seem to be the right time to say such words at this time.

So Edward Jenner could only cough twice and change the subject, saying, "Then, Captain Li, let's talk about the problem between us. What do you think about the Iron Islands?"

"When I visited you in the monastery before, I had a complete understanding of the current intelligence. In the big picture, although this rebellion seems to be powerful, it is not a terrible enemy. For those hiding in the dark, these are probably just chess pieces thrown out to explore the way. But my Knights Templar don't have to worry too much, so I have already taken on the mission of the Iron Islands, and at the same time, there is the mission of suppressing the rebellion of Silver Shield, which is in the same galaxy as the Iron Islands. Since the two worlds are in the same galaxy, I will take it and prepare to complete it together." As he said this, Li closed the curtains, and waited until the room was completely dark, then he opened the star map on the desk, and the twinkling Milky Way appeared in front of Li. Li accurately found the target star among the stars. "This is the Iron Islands," Li said, pointing to the blue planet rotating in the dark room. "The Greyjoy family has ruled this planet for thousands of years. Perhaps for the locals, the Greyjoy family's rule is a matter of course and is the final judgment of the Holy Emperor. Moreover, your request is for me to overthrow a planetary governor. You know, your request is not reasonable."

"Yes, I understand that, but at the same time I also know that some things must be done even if they are unreasonable." Edward Jenner said firmly: "Instead of regretting before death, I choose to take risks now! Besides, this is not actually an adventure, and we have almost no possibility of failure."

"The specific situation will be clear after we arrive at the local area. It is a bit too early to say these things now." Li continued: "Maybe it is really as you said, we can easily do this, let a governor family disappear reasonably in the war, and then take control of this planet, and there will be rewards from you, but I think now we are face to face, why not make things clear to avoid misunderstandings between the two sides at that time."

"I am very I agree with your opinion. What do you want to know? I will tell you without hiding anything. "

"If we complete the task, who will you let take over the Greyjoy family?"

"In fact, the Greyjoy family will not be truly eliminated. There will be a new bloodline to continue the Greyjoy family." Edward Jenner pondered for a while before saying: "In my original plan, we will kill all those with the Greyjoy surname, leaving only one direct heir, who will inherit everything from the Greyjoy family, and then she will have a man from the Jenner family, and finally, the Jenner family will actually replace the Greyjoy family."

"The last heir is Jace Jenner, the Calix assassin?"

"Your sharpness surprises me, yes, that's right. "

Just as Edward said, all Greyjoys will be killed, including the direct heir, but there will be someone who will reappear in the eyes of the public as the direct heir. She will replace the previous Greyjoy and completely recreate a brand new Greyjoy family, a ruling class of the Jenner family with the Greyjoy surname.

For a Calix assassin, it is very simple to accomplish all this. Isn't it just to become another person? For them, doing this is as easy as drinking water. So the big action to subvert the regime of a planet, after the Calix assassin joined, It can be done so flawlessly that even the people around him will not notice any flaws, let alone those high-level officials thousands of light years away.

So in silence, a power grab was quietly completed. As long as Li nodded, one surname would quietly disappear on the Iron Islands, and the person with another surname would take the name of a dead person and get the ruling power. Except for the parties involved, others know nothing and they will not be aware of it at all.

Li nodded: "As for the plan itself, it can only be said to be a wonderful plan. With a Greyjoy belonging to us, we can make the story happen smoothly and naturally. So, the next question, what will I get?"

"The Iron Islands are not a simple sea world," Edward Jenner explained: "This is also the reason why the Greyjoy family has ruled this planet cruelly for a long time. Some of the islands in the Iron Islands themselves are A huge natural rare mineral deposit. Under the sea, all kinds of precious mineral resources are scattered everywhere. The slaves on the planet have worked hard for a month. If the mined mineral deposits are exchanged in the solar system, they can easily exchange them. A lifetime of food and clothing. And Greyjoy hid all this, but what if the slaves knew this? The precious mineral deposits cannot be eaten or drunk. The Greyjoy family controls fresh water and food. You can only work hard to dig with your life, and then use these precious minerals to exchange for food and water that can barely survive. On the Iron Islands, any mineral merchant can be crazy about cherishing mineral veins everywhere. There are more treasures hidden under it. It can be said that this planet itself is a huge wealth. But for the people of the Iron Islands, such wealth is just a curse. So what if there are precious minerals? The land is very barren and can only produce very little food. There is an ocean world above this planet, and fresh water resources are extremely precious. A bottle of clean water in that world can only be enjoyed by the rich as a luxury. If you can help me, half of the Iron Islands will be yours, or your Chapter's, as you wish."

"What kind of mineral deposits are there? Can I see the types?"

Edward Jenner focused his psychic energy on his fingers and drew out a few remote words in the darkness. For a moment, Li's heart beat faster than expected.

Indeed, as Edward Jenner said, if it were these mineral deposits, even the mining businessmen would be crazy about them. Perhaps as old Edward said, the Iron Islands itself is a huge treasure.