Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 594 Battle of Wealth

……

One solar hour later.

The massive fleet set sail from the Webway city of Kalasta.

The total number of warships is about 1,500.

All the warships of the Think Tank Fleet except the White Knight were marching at the side of the fleet, like soldiers walking at the edge of an army.

At the center of the fleet is another of the Emperor's flagships - the battleship Bosafalos.

The Emperor himself was not aboard the fleet, but this massive vessel was enough to represent his authority and boost the morale of the entire fleet.

The White Knight guarded the battleship Bosafalos and formed a guard fleet together with another fifty heavy cruisers.

The Imperial Navy's Solar System Fleet and the Mechanicus' Mars Fleet, the most advanced and powerful warships of the ace fleets representing the two wings of the Imperial Double-Headed Eagle, were separated from the original fleets and joined the fleet led by the battle carrier.

This is naval power.

The army's strength is also the essence of the empire.

One hundred and twenty thousand Solar System Auxiliary Forces, five thousand Imperial Guards led by Waldor himself, the entire Thousand Sons Legion, two thousand Sisters of Silence of the Priory of Silence, and the Psionic Titan Legion of the Priory of Omen.

Five million elite Mechanicus Skitarii and twenty-six Titan Legions.

These fleet and army numbers are neatly displayed on the holographic projection on the battle carrier's command deck.

Qin Xia was looking at the information displayed on the tactical table.

Surrounding the holographic projection, Qin Xia was surrounded by:
The Imperial Chancellor Malcador, the Lord Seal, the Commander of the Custodes Valdor, the Commander of the Solar System Auxiliary Army, the Sun Lord, the Commander of the Order of Silence Gentia Kohler, and the Marshal of the Mechanicus Skitarii and Primarch of the Thousand Sons Legion Magnus.

The high-ranking subordinates of other participating forces, such as Ahriman of the Thousand Sons Legion, the high-ranking stewards of the Titan Legion, and the centurions of the Imperial Guards, stood together.

"The emperor really spent a lot of money."

Qin Xia looked at the troop information on the holographic projection, a smile hidden under his heavy helmet.

After watching for a while, Qin Xia let out a humming laugh that only Malcador and Magnus could hear.

"Hum hum……"

“There has never been such a rich battle.”

"Had I had these troops at my disposal before the Heresy began, I would have been able to annihilate the XI Legion and the Emperor's Children in the early days of the war."

"huh huh huh huh."

Makado had a blank expression on his face, but in his heart he could understand Qin Xia's joy at the moment.

The seal holder did not remind Qin Xia that the command of these fleets and armies was not in the hands of the emperor in Kalasta, but in the hands of Qin Xia. However, the emperor also instructed that all orders from Qin Xia should be carried out by "consultants".

But then again, if Qin Xia didn't give any stupid orders, the entire fleet and army would undoubtedly obey his orders.

"We must complete the Emperor's order as soon as possible." Malcador saw that Qin Xia had stopped laughing and reminded him, "I hope you can see his urgency."

The entire fleet and army were assembled and set off within one solar hour.

The Emperor used his psychic powers to speed up the timeline. Qin Xia could see how urgent it was, without Makado having to tell him.

"Anxious? I didn't realize that if he was so anxious, why didn't he command the army himself?"

Qin Xia took off his helmet calmly and handed it to Magnus.

Magnus smiled helplessly, reached out to take the helmet and held it in his hand: "I will wait for your orders."

Then Qin Xia picked up the water cup again, took a sip of the rare fresh water on Terra, and then thought carefully.

Waldo looked at Malcador.

The seal bearer gave the commander of the imperial guards a look that said "don't worry".

The idea of ​​letting Qin Xia take the lead in retrieving the lost fleet and even conducting webway exploration was the suggestion that the Seal Holder first put forward to the Emperor.

Apart from the Emperor who had to stay on Terra to prepare for accidents, Qin Xia was the person who knew the Eldar best. This understanding was not about knowing how much information about the Eldar as a whole, but about having a deep understanding of each Ark World, the Eldar's dark relatives, the Harlequins, and other sub-forces.

"We don't need to disperse the fleet to explore various branch routes of the Webway and look for traces of the lost fleet."

Qin Xia thought for a while before speaking to everyone.

"Because Harlequin will definitely be waiting for us somewhere and tell us where the lost fleet is."

"Whether this fleet will eventually participate in the battle or not, we must exercise restraint before I give the order to prepare for battle. No warship in the fleet or even a single auxiliary soldier in the army can open fire on any alien race before receiving my order."

As soon as the words fell, everyone on the command deck nodded.

"The fleet continues to move forward, and everyone else can disperse." Qin Xia waved his hand.

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Malcador and Magnus.

"Suppose, if we have to face all the elves who are hostile to humans, even with an army of this size, we still have to be prepared to suffer huge casualties." Qin Xia suddenly became extremely serious.

"The three of us are enough to annihilate a craft world, a webway city." Magnus' eyes flashed with psionic luster, but were quickly suppressed by the collar. "Use psionic power."

Malcador looked puzzled. "You see, this is why he was not allowed to sit on the Golden Throne."

"The Webway can isolate all threats in the subspace, but it is still very vulnerable to damage from the inside out."

Qin Xia looked at Magnus patiently and explained.

“So it’s not that you can’t use it, just try to be careful,” Magnus said.

Qin Xia smiled and nodded vigorously twice.

“We must recover the Exploration Fleet, no matter what the cost.” Malcador brought the subject back to the issue of cost. “Even if we want, the Empire can always organize a dozen Exploration Fleets.”

"I understand." Qin Xia nodded.

The exploration fleet was not that valuable, but it was the first fleet sent by the human species to explore the Webway, so it was worth the sacrifice of the fleet that Qin Xia was leading, even at the risk of annihilation. If the exploration fleet was not found, or if the fleet was destroyed without paying the price, the human species would not be able to gain a foothold in the Webway in the future.

……

One solar day later.

The fleet was moving along the trajectory before the exploration fleet disappeared. At this time, an Eldar warship was heading straight for the human fleet in front. Due to Qin Xia's previous order, the Sun Navy generals did not issue an attack order.

After the Eldar ships approached and established contact, some of the aliens were teleported by Qin Xia to the command deck of the battleship.

The person who came was the clown.

The humans surrounded these colorfully dressed aliens.

Seeing a dozen clowns standing in silence, Malcador, who knew something about the Eldar, frowned immediately, fearing that these aliens would start singing and dancing if they disagreed.

But surprisingly, the clowns did not sing. The leading clown directly explained his purpose to Qin Xia in standard High Gothic.

"The Veil Walkers have already investigated the current location of your lost fleet."

"A craftworld called Kerntar intercepted and held them hostage."

"The Kerntar are the guardians of the Webway. They regard your human exploration fleet as an invader and are planning an attack on Karasta."

"This is the revelation that the Laughing God wants to give you."

The clown saluted, conveyed the message, and waited for Qin Xia to make a decision.

After hearing these words, Malcador observed Qin Xia's reaction and thought about it again, and became more convinced that letting Qin Xia handle the affairs of the exploration fleet was indeed a wise decision.

The Joker has in fact been on the same side as Qin Xia, and the reason is very simple, that is, the God of Laughter has found someone who can help it complete the "ultimate joke", the so-called ultimate joke is to use the power of chaos to severely damage chaos. Malcador and the Emperor can guess this.

It’s a pity that the Harlequins’ sphere of influence is small and they are confined to a corner, otherwise humans could temporarily use them to build a webway navigation system.

"Since you didn't leave after you said all this, it means you have a way for us to find the Kenta Ark World." Qin Xia said.

"The Laughing God has given them some gifts and help, so we can help you negotiate with the Council of the Kernta Arkworld." The clown said, looking around, "but you can only go alone."

Valdor stepped forward: "I believe you Eldar won't mind him bringing some guards."

"Guard? Are you kidding me, him?" The clown looked strange, "Every prophet in the Ark World knows what he did before. It is precisely because they don't think he will worry about his own safety that they asked him to go alone..."

Qin Xia understood that what the Joker meant was that as long as there was a prophet in the Ark world, they would know that Qin Xia was taking trials and had completed more than one trial. There was no point in such a person having guards.

"I'll go by myself." Qin Xia opened the portal leading to the Harlequin battleship.

No one was worried about Qin Xia's safety, and no one tried to dissuade him. This was because everyone knew that Qin Xia's trip was not even a risk of his life, but a visit that was absolutely safe because of his personal strength.

After Qin Xia stepped into the portal, Malcador took over command of the fleet.

The entire fleet stopped in the Webway.

……

Qin Xia boarded the Joker's ship and took a shortcut through the webway. Soon he walked a very long distance and saw the Kernta Ark World in a narrow webway fork.

Like all other Eldar Craft Worlds, the Kerntar Craft World is extremely large. Even the Queen of Glory-class battleships are far inferior to it in terms of size.

There are a large number of Eldar ships parked near the Ark World. Judging from the ship logos, they belong to different Ark Worlds.

Witnessing this scene, Qin Xia realized that more than a dozen Ark Worlds would participate in the upcoming talks. He also realized that other Ark Worlds would decide how their Ark Worlds would deal with humans involved in the Webway based on Kernta's attitude and the results of the talks.

"Please open a portal to the interior of the Ark World." The clown saluted Qin Xia, "You should be able to see where our people are waiting to welcome you."

Qin Xia's eyes glowed with psychic light as he looked towards the center of the Ark World, then he opened the portal and stepped into it.

The clown who brought Qin Xia here did not follow them, but waited quietly in the ship for Qin Xia to come back.

After walking out of the portal, Qin Xia came to the harbor at the tail of the Ark World.

More Eldar ships docked here.

At the port formed by the white energy in the harbor, Qin Xia met two acquaintances.

One is Veilwalker and the other is Eldrad Uslan.

"The Laughing God has entrusted me to serve as your translator. I must also remind you that you are not here just to discuss the exploration fleet, but also to discuss the Webway, which will determine whether humans can successfully gain a place in the Webway." The Curtain Walker stepped forward and saluted.

Qin Xia returned the Sky Eagle salute and looked at Uslan.

Uslan still held the helmet in his hand, with a mysterious smile on his handsome face, looking very elegant.

The old prophet gestured to Qin Xia to look behind him.

Looking over Uslan's shoulder, thousands of elves gathered at the port.

They are probably the prophets of every Ark World. They are dressed extremely gorgeously, with the emblems of their Ark Worlds printed on their clothes. Among them is the prophet of the Usvi Ark World.

These prophets also looked at Qin Xia and communicated with him using psychic power. Their eyes and demeanor could make Qin Xia sense a bit of hostility.

"Before I met you, I had imagined that I would not see you here." Qin Xia took a deep breath and sighed helplessly.

The troupe of clowns are weirdos, and Uslan is a madman.

With these two people helping him, Qin Xia felt that the outcome of the talks would probably not be very good.

"When you need us, we are there to help you. Now that you don't need us, we have become a nuisance." Uslan smiled, his tone was quiet and gentle, and extremely pleasant. "It was us who were too self-indulgent, thinking that you really needed us to help you."

"That's not the case." Qin Xia stretched out his hand. "I'm still very happy to see you in a strange place. What I said just now was purely out of strategic considerations."

"I sincerely hope that the Lord of Mankind's cause will be accomplished, and that the human species will no longer be the purveyor of Chaos."

Uslan held Qin Xia's hand.

“That’s the key reason why I’m here.”

(End of this chapter)