Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

"Unless I was drunk, it was definitely a heavy cargo ship."

After the cabin door opened with a bang, the person behind the door said. He buttoned the button and walked in with a cup of steaming coffee. Although compared with the three fully armed Astartes behind him, he looked It's almost like he's walked into the wrong set, but fortunately, there's someone in a loose robe who can accompany him on the show.

"And I've never been drunk. I drank Russ down before, during their weird three-round challenge in Fenris." Vito said and walked in. He asked Eisen who had already arrived here. Captain Stan looked at each other and nodded. He seemed to think that there would be some battle needs here, so he came wearing a fully equipped Terminator armor.

Imperial Fist looked at his brothers, and then after Loken patted him on the shoulder, they looked at the huge ship in front of them. It was definitely an imperial inter-sector transport ship, the only ship of this kind. That's why the body needs to be made so big to accommodate the jump engine, life support system, and huge transportation needs.

But this boat can hardly be called complete. It is full of scratches all over, like a toy bitten by wild dogs that was picked up by its owner, and its owner is right in front.

Vito came to the terminal and glanced at Helen who was standing on the flat interface. She was standing there as small as a palm, but her body was far less small than it looked.

The huge mechanical devices all around obeyed her orders, like arms and fingers, responding quickly and keenly to the direction of Helen's fingers, or even a simple moment of thought.

The dilapidated transport ship has been almost dismantled. Only a small part of the several-kilometer-long hull is left. One part is floating in the universe, and the other part is dismantled here. An energy pipeline extends from the removed gap, like a claw piercing into the prey.

"Guilliman's stupid son was ransacking our armory, but you didn't pay attention, but he recovered a broken ship? Or rather, where did this damn thing come from? It looks quite fresh."

It's quite fresh. The explosion traces on the battleship are still scorched black, and black smoke is rising from the broken gap. Some are in better condition, and there are burning red soldering irons on it. A huge mechanical arm floats over it, floating above it. A piece of such armor was thrown to the ground.

"Where did it come from?" "In space." "I know it was in space, but where else could it have come from? I mean, where did this damn thing come from, whose ship it was." "Captain Cook, but he Already dead." "Okay, the question is, how did he die?" "Pirate attack."

Vito glanced at the wreckage of pirate ships floating outside the dock in the distance. The broken skulls on their hulls were floating outside the door. He put his hands on his waist, "Okay, it's really classic. The third question is, why is there no one?" Tell me, there was a naval battle just outside?"

"I don't think it's necessary. Three pirate ships can't pose any threat, and you were sleeping at the time." "Don't be so sure, maybe you weren't asleep yet, so you solved it on your own? But why did you destroy this?" Bring things back? Even though ours is empty, it’s not suitable for putting on a scrap ship.”

"The Nebula-class transport ship has been damaged too severely and cannot be repaired. Isn't its reactor overheated?" Bell raised his head and asked from behind, while Helen pointed at the interface in front of her expressionlessly, with a look in her eyes. Continuously scrolling the data loading bar.

"I have cooled it down, and I am not going to repair it. All its crew members are dead, and the automatic program it is equipped with cannot allow me to directly control the entire ship."

"Then why did you bring it back? Surprise me in the morning? Then you should prepare breakfast for me. I haven't eaten a bite yet." Vito said cynically while drinking coffee, facing this huge beast in front of him. Big ships are of little interest.

But that was settled, at least he was still watching. Sicarius had already started discussing with Seksos to loot the cabin later, so Vito had better not spend too much time on it. .

But he knew Helen. She didn't understand the meaning of jokes or fun, so she wouldn't pull in a space hulk that could explode at any time, dismantle it and reassemble it here just for "fun."

"I'm scanning its system. Although its program is very old, not the good old kind, the voyage records and communication records are still normal and can provide some useful information."

"Then have you scanned it?" "Yes." "Then tell me, what treasures are hidden in this big ship." Vito almost finished the coffee in his hand, and he looked at the broken part of the transport ship. The second half, whatever it once contained, was now empty.

The only thing that might be valuable about this ship is what's in its head, and based on Vito's experience, generally speaking, this kind of useless ship floating in space will always bring some surprises, you know. , such as small animals below decks, or unpleasant spores.

But Vito hasn't seen anything coming out of it yet, so he guesses that he doesn't need to put down his coffee and change to a gun, and Eisenstein and the others don't need to prepare for a fight with anything.

Helen quickly operated the interface in front of him, then pushed it away. She raised her shining blue eyes and looked at the damaged bridge of the ship, "This ship is empty. It started No cargo was transported.”

"That's not good for the pirates, nor for us. Sicarius likes to raid." Vito took a sip of coffee and scanned the damage on the ship. "But despite this, the pirates still put a lot of effort into it and beat it badly." "They came too early. They should have waited until the ship returned before attacking it. I guess it's an intelligence problem." "It's a mistake worth being vigilant about, but what about the Imperial Navy? Pirates just come out to stroll in broad daylight, don't they care?" "The Imperial Navy has no fleet stationed in this star zone, at least not on a large scale. According to the data records of the navigation terminal, the naval fleet in Damocles Bay was previously recalled to support other war zones. The remaining few ships cannot suppress the imperial border areas, and rampant pirates are rampant." "It sounds like an ordinary imperial star zone, pirates, heretics, let me guess, there is also an alien." "Not bad, here It borders the Tau Empire, so there is no shortage of aliens." "Dear, don't call their little shabby house the "Empire". Every time I hear it, I want to laugh." Vito drank his coffee with a smile on his face. The Tau Empire was simply a natural joke. "So, did our blue-skinned friends take this opportunity to make trouble? At the same time as Abaddon launched another expansion, what did they call it? An expedition of the Ether or something?" "Sky expansion, but it's not. From the records, the Tau did not launch any military operations in the eastern part of the Damocles Gulf, but did take advantage of the empire's management emptiness to increase some trade with the border, but it was still within the expected range. " "It sounds boring." "Then if I say that the Tau people are about to start a war, would you be interested?" After Helen said that, Vito did put down the coffee cup. He smiled mockingly, and the Astartes behind him also laughed together. "Go on, what are our alien enemies going to do?" "From the navigation records and communication records, the Tau seem to have a dispute with Tyrell Munda (the capital of the Empire in the Damocles Bay sector). Someone attacked the Tau merchants and caravans. The Tau believed that it was the humans who launched some retaliatory actions to attack pirates, but the target was the Empire's Rogue Traders' fleet."

"Many Rogue Traders are different from pirates only in the flags they hang."

"But the captain of this ship and the trade group he belongs to obviously don't think so. They protested this behavior to the sector government, and the sector government did listen. The Empire arrested He attacked some Tau merchants and confronted the Tau. According to the communication records, the captain believed that war was imminent and was ready to sail away immediately after getting the goods. This route is quite safe according to the records. " "Then it seems that he is unlucky. Really unlucky." "Indeed, sir." "You said that someone attacked the Tau fleet?" "Yes, sir. The Damocles Gulf government and the Tau accused each other of being responsible for this. The two sides had serious frictions on some trading planets that both had colonies. In the communication records, the Rogue Merchants Association informed the captain that some planets might be incited by the Tau to riot and then become independent. Later, they joined the Tau Empire, thus becoming the forward position of the Tau and the fuse of the war. " Vito laughed when he heard it, and shook his head helplessly, "After the last expansion of the sky, the Tau really shined with a little sunshine, and they felt that they were good again." "The Empire is short of troops in the region, and I think it should be taken seriously. Although the Tau have not performed well in the past, it is after all a national attack on a star region that the Empire neglects to defend. Tyrell Munda has sent a request for help to the Ultramarine Command, which is considered a signal of war, leading to further chaos. " Vito touched his chin and thought thoughtfully, "Huh, time The opportunity is just right. It can't be natural. Someone is inciting the situation in Damocles Bay. I guess it's the people mentioned in this letter. And it seems that they have connections with high-ranking officials in Terra, which means that the local government is not reliable. "

"What are your plans?" Bell asked. Vito glanced at him and thought about it while touching his chin. "Check the situation. It's the same as usual. It's a pity that the pirates seem to be dead. Otherwise, it should save us some trouble."

"Sorry, sir, they chose to resist." Helen's reason was quite weak. With the ability of Tianren, they could be captured even if they fought desperately.

Vito looked at Helen, frowned slightly, and seemed to see something. Helen raised her eyes and looked at him, but fortunately Vito didn't say anything in the end. He turned around and looked at the damaged merchant ship.

"Where is its destination? I have a feeling there will be something interesting there." "Tyrelmunda." "The capital of the sector? Great."

Vito turned to look at the Space Marines behind him and put the coffee on the console on the side. "Let's go to the capital and send them some care from the Empire."

"Care?" Sicarius smiled and crossed his arms. Vito also smiled. "It depends on their performance. The quality depends on what kind of care they will get, greetings from Terra or greetings from the Inquisition."

"Also, Helen, this ship is not good. Find us another one that can fly and won't explode. I don't want to drive the Sky Blade to the capital. For the time being, we have to keep a low profile."

"Yes, sir."

After Vito finished speaking, he walked towards the Space Marines and explained and arranged with them. Behind him, Helen turned around. She looked at the floating battleship fragments outside, and a red light flashed briefly on her body. .