Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 297 Trading
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"The Mechanicus fleet is actually going to come directly to Nuceria?"

"Is there such a good thing?"

"What ship boy?"

In the library of the White Knight, the Lord of the White Knight, who was standing by the window, suddenly turned around and looked at Kiel, who was standing upright with his helmet in his hands.

After meeting the Primarch just now, Kiel thought for a while and finally decided to come to the Lord of the White Knights to discuss the matter of the Mechanicus fleet.

Kiel no longer had any hope of a robbery, but he just wanted to say something.

Sometimes it is just like this, you know something is impossible but you are forced into it, so you suppress the hope in your heart while trying your luck - it is this extremely contradictory mentality.

"Should we rob them?" Kiel said, "No one knows much about this fleet. If we can find out later that they are not from Mars, then we don't need to worry about anything anymore."

"Robbery?" Qin Xia turned his head slightly.

Kiel nodded.

"No, no, no, no, of course not." Qin Xia walked from the porthole to the desk next to Keel and sat down slowly. "If our human race wanted to get something, we could only rely on robbery. Then we would still be climbing trees in some primitive jungle on Terra."

Kiel looked puzzled.

"You were a military aristocrat before you became a Space Marine, you should understand that," Qin Xia said.

"I am a military noble. I was born with everything in the domain. The only thing I cannot ask for is what I must take through war," Keel answered calmly.

Hearing this, Qin Xia explained directly: "We have a lot of things that the Mechanicus wants. I'm not talking about those technological data or ancient technological relics. We must hold those in our hands even if we die, but other than that, we also have a lot of things that can be used for trade."

Kiel felt that it was impossible for the Primarch not to have thought of what the Lord of the White Knights had said.

Now that he had met with the Primarch, Kiel thought carefully and realized that the reason why the Primarch was unwilling to trade was probably because he felt that the Mechanicus would definitely not be satisfied with those gadgets, and they might be coming for ancient technological relics and STC and the like.

Thinking of this, Kiel said, "I think the reason why the Primarch is unwilling to trade with the Mechanicus is that he is worried that they have a huge appetite and will not be satisfied with just some things that can be used for trading."

"Of course. Otherwise why would they come here?" Qin Xia said.

Kiel was stunned.

"Honestly, I think this is very strange. The Mechanicus can go anywhere to resupply, so why do they have to go through Nukeria?" Qin Xia looked at the Nukeria galaxy outside the window. "Based on my understanding of the Mechanicus, they should be here to test us... to conduct espionage activities or to find trouble, and try to get something from us."

"After you came here and the Imperial War Council collected your combat records, everyone knew what was in the Nukeria system."

"I'm not surprised that the Mechanicum is interested in this."

"..."

Kiel was still a little confused.

Qin Xia's words are contradictory.

First, he wanted to exchange the warships for what the Mechanicus needed, and then he said that the Mechanicus had ulterior motives...

Qin Xia saw that Kiel was a little confused by what he said, and thought that this legion commander who came from a military aristocracy really didn't know much about conspiracies.

So he gave a plain explanation.

"It's possible that the Mechanicus came here with a special purpose, but we can't do anything before we have evidence. We can't kill them or rob them. After all, they may just come to resupply non-military supplies. Even though this possibility is low in my opinion, as long as there is a possibility, we can't judge them as having malicious intentions before they arrive."

“So we have to take two countermeasures.”

"First, as I said before, we will trade with them. We will sell them daily necessities, as well as some things they really need and are interested in, such as medical supplies, advanced gadgets made with STC, such as mental link devices, and devices that allow people to enter the virtual world."

"If they are not willing to exchange the boat for theirs, then forget it. Let them leave under surveillance."

"Secondly, as I said, if they have ulterior motives, they will definitely take action. We monitor them, and after we get evidence, we will directly detain people and ships, claiming that they are engaging in espionage activities, and then escalate the matter to the level of hostile acts. In short, we are exaggerating."

Qin Xia said this and stood up and paced back and forth.

"For example, if we catch evidence of their espionage, we can directly claim that they are sent by a certain Forge World to conduct reconnaissance. This Forge World is planning a rebellion and wants to plant a bomb in Nuceria... The Lord of the Thirteenth Legion is visiting Nu Planet, so we can say that they want to take the opportunity to kill the Lord of the Thirteenth Legion and provoke a war between the two legions..."

"I know this is ridiculous, but we will be right no matter what, because we have evidence of their espionage activities, and it is well known that some members of the Mechanicus are dissatisfied with the Empire."

"Anyway, after I finish these things, you will take your men to their fleet."

Qin Xia stopped and looked at Kil.

"Don't worry about whether the fleet is from Mars or not, just seize the ships!"

Hearing this, Keel nodded, memorized the two plans, and then asked again: "If it comes from Mars, will it also be deducted? What if the matter gets out of hand?"

"From Mars, not from the foot of Mount Olympus. A bunch of man-made octopus monsters, with nothing more than "made in Mars" printed on their butts. Do you really take yourself seriously by pretending to be powerful?"

"As long as they come here and do what I said in the second plan, don't worry about anything and just capture them!"

Qin Xia said.

Kiel rolled his eyes and nodded: "I have to report this to the Primarch."

"Of course we have to report it so that Angron can keep an eye on you. After all, it is possible that the Mechanicus fleet is here just to resupply supplies. It would be bad if you guys go alone and get robbed."

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Two weeks passed in a flash.

The Mechanicum fleet has arrived in the Nuceria system.

Less than ten cruisers were docked in the Nusa Tenma star port.

On the surface of Numatra, Kiel assembled three companies and waited quietly for orders.

"They are about to finish resupply." Kahn placed his right hand on the communicator in his ear, listening to the report from the staff at the Nusa Star Port.

In another hour, the Mechanicus fleet will complete a twelve-hour resupply mission and leave Nuceria.

"Stand by for an hour," Kiel ordered.

Kahn nodded.

Kiel's resolute face concealed his true feelings like a helmet, and now the legion commander felt extremely disappointed.

The Mechanicus fleet entered the galaxy honestly, approached the starport honestly, and then resupplied honestly. No one even left the battleship during this period.

In any case, things are moving towards the first option given by the Lord of the White Knight.

That is, the Mechanicus fleet came purely for supplies, and even if the Space Marines jumped out and rushed in front of them, they could only say "goodbye".

"The diplomats were in a last-ditch negotiation and they refused to do anything that was not essential."

"They left behind some weapons and equipment as compensation for non-military supplies, and the diplomats thought the compensation was appropriate."

"They're getting ready to leave."

Kahn continued to convey the news from the starport. Kiel was silent for two seconds, then said coldly, "No need to report. We will go back to Nu Saturn II after they leave."

Kahn saluted and did not convey the message.

After a moment, the data tablet in Kiel's hand suddenly vibrated, and he immediately picked up the data tablet and placed it in front of him to check.

The communication program on the data board was running, showing the scene inside a factory.

The Lord of the White Knights sat on a piece of equipment that looked like it had been fried by a melta, holding a data pad, but there was nothing and no one around him.

"Execute Plan 2." Qin Xia said.

"But the Guides...they didn't..."

When Kiel was halfway through his words, Qin Xia used his psychic power to control the data tablet to float in the air.

"Brown." Qin Xia called through the communicator, "Disable the cloaking device of these bastards."

Brown stepped out of the shadows, threw something hard to the ground, and closed his eyes.

Then, after a burst of electric sparks, more than twenty modified mechanical creatures that had no human form appeared in Kiel's eyes.

"Don't let them leave the system at all costs."

Qin Xia gave very serious instructions.

Even this command-like instruction echoed in Kiel's ears several times.

"If a force that covets the treasures we possess can enter the system unhindered and leave unharmed, we will lose face and Nuceria will become a paradise for those in the Mechanicus who value technological creations more than their lives."

"Remember that the battleship is no longer the most important thing. Make them pay the price."

Qin Xia continued to instruct.

Seeing Qin Xia's unusually serious and cold attitude, Kiel felt that things might be a little serious. Perhaps those infiltrators sent down by the Mechanicus had caused losses.

"Yes." Kiel nodded, put down the data tablet and looked at the Space Marines behind him.

With just one glance, everyone understood the legion commander's order, quickly gathered together, and then were teleported out of Numata in the sudden snowstorm.

Mechanicum ships have begun to leave Nu starport.

In the eyes of outsiders, they were leaving in a hurry, and they even drove out of the star port before the connecting bridge used to transport supplies was completely disconnected.

On the command deck of a battleship led by the Mechanicum fleet, Kiel and his group suddenly appeared in front of everyone who was busy.

The Mechanicus who was giving orders was so shocked by the sudden appearance of the Space Marines that even the transmission of information on the modified parts was briefly interrupted.

Kiel held up the data pad to everyone on the command deck, showing the images of the mechanical creatures being captured alive: "You are spying on Nu and trying to assassinate the Primarch's adoptive father! We are here to arrest you in compliance with orders. Immediately order the fleet to cease all activities, otherwise the 12th Legion fleet will come to destroy you!"

Kiel wasn't even wearing a weapon, but the Space Marines he brought were targeting everyone on the command deck.

But when the Mechanicus present saw them, they still felt that they had the strength to fight, and it was not until the outline of the Resolute Resolve appeared outside the porthole that they gathered together.

Commands were transmitted in silence in the form of data.

The fleet gradually stopped.

A sage in front of Kiel, who was armed with various modified parts and was almost as tall as the original, walked slowly towards him and looked down at Kiel: "How did you detect it?"

"How did you infiltrate Nu Star under various surveillance methods?" Kil asked back.

The wise man is silent.

Kiel was silent too.

The transport planes took off from the Resolute Resolution, and from the portholes one could see the formation of those transport planes dispersing towards the various warships.

"Give orders." Kiel and the sage looked at each other, "Disarm, accept arrest and investigation."

The sage responded: "We are from Mars."

Kiel hesitated for a moment when he heard that the other party was from Mars, but in the end he just took the grenade launcher of a guard beside him and pointed it at the head of the sage: "There are many Mechanicus personnel from Mars in the 12th Legion, and some of them even have a much higher status than you, a guy who was transformed into a freak."

"What can you do, Magus? After you infiltrated Nuceria and attempted to kill our Primarch's adoptive father, do you think your factory tags would have prevented your arrest?" Kiel continued.

The wise man is silent.

However, this silence does not come from calmness, but from the discomfort caused by everything happening too suddenly.

Except for Kiel and the very few people who knew about the infiltration plan, everyone else was confused.

Everything happened so fast and so suddenly.

This speed and suddenness came from the fact that both sides were well prepared.

The sage was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "I hope you can be as strong and calm in a while."

"I'll do as you wish." Kiel responded calmly.

The wise man remains unmoved.

Those on the command deck refused to do anything without the Sage's orders.

Just as Kiel was about to shoot, he suddenly heard the emotionless voice of a Mechanicus questioning him.

"You are not qualified to arrest anyone in this fleet."

"Refer to the contents of the Olympia Agreement, regarding the handling of conflicts between the Imperial and Mechanicus personnel, Article 22."

"Do you know what Article 22 says?"

Hearing this, Kiel turned around coldly and saw a man guarded by two teams of war machines similar to Iron Man.

Kiel had learned about the Mechanicus before, and had some understanding of the characteristics of the high-level members within the Mechanicus, as well as the meaning of the decorations of the Mechanicus.

The man guarded by the war machines had very unique decorations on him... After searching all his memories, Kiel recalled who would wear these decorations.

"Article 22 states that when the Casting General intervenes, any contradictions or conflicts will be put aside and left for formal discussion."

Said the defender coldly.

"The one before you is the leader of the Martian Mechanicus..."

The sage raised his hand and pressed the muzzle of the grenade launcher in Kiel's hand.

"The current Mars Casting General, Kelbor Har."

"What you see is only a small part of the Void Forces in a vast fleet outside the Nuceria Sector."

"If you don't want the already limited number of warships of the 12th Legion to be destroyed, then I suggest you be careful with your words and actions... Sir."

(End of this chapter)