Plunder the Heavens from Warhammer

Chapter 163: Horn's Entrustment

Roselle space orbit, Sword of Redemption, Conqueror-class cruiser.

The assassination attempt at the Planetary Governor's Office was nothing short of a provocation, and a declaration of war against the great Valsius!
Although the assassin was completely melted by the plasma, there were still some remaining flesh and blood, which were quickly transported to the space orbit. Although the matter was suppressed on the surface, Horn, as the head of the family, needed to find out who wanted to exterminate the bloodline of Valsius!
The moment Alvin was assassinated, Horn had many suspicions in his mind.

Among them, there is a high lord of the empire, a planetary general, and even the mysterious "Assassin's Court" that secretly influences the direction of many events!
But the scope for doubt is too large.

There are far more forces than the above mentioned ones coveting the treasure of the 'Valxius' merchant dynasty. It is also very likely that there is a force from another merchant dynasty.

After all, the extinction of the direct bloodline of the Valsius family is essentially closely related to that merchant dynasty.

Over the years, the initial minor conflicts between them have gradually accumulated, and by this generation, they have become an irreconcilable feud. Now, under the mediation of the empire, the two forces have stopped fighting openly and turned to a secret contest.

Horn stroked the mechanical armrest with a changeable look in his eyes, and a storm seemed to be brewing around him.

"Mr. Horn, according to your request, the results of the gene sequence analysis are now available."

At this time, a man came in from outside the door. He had a hunched body, like an old man, but he was a sage of the Mechanicus who had undergone multiple mechanical modifications.

"It's you, Carol." Horn looked at the Mechanicus sage, his frown slightly relaxed, and he said in a gentle tone: "I'm very sorry, I shouldn't have disturbed your research, but this matter is of great importance, I can only trust you."

Carol was holding a gear scepter, and he looked almost completely unlike a human being. He looked more like a sophisticated machine!

The rust-red robe could only barely cover part of his body. From the exposed back, one could see the boiling green liquid in the transparent container. The mechanical mask on his face was connected to his chest with a breathing device. He had multiple prosthetic limbs installed on his shoulders and even a servo skull.

"There is one piece of good news, which should be considered good news."

Carol's voice was low and hoarse like electricity. His face, covered with a mechanical mask, stared at Horn with two scarlet electronic eyes: "From a biological point of view, that assassin is far from the level of the 'Assassin's Court'."

"That should rule it out. It was the Empire's intention."

This news is indeed good news for Valshus today, at least that's what Horn thinks.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself, feeling that he was totally overthinking it.

If it really is the "Assassin's Court", let alone in the banquet hall, even if Alvin hides on his own Sword of Redemption, he still can't escape death!
The Assassin's Court rarely fails, and once you are identified as a target by them, it is almost impossible to survive.

"So, what about the bad news?" Horn turned his gaze and looked at Carol: "Since there is good news, there must be bad news. Am I right?"

Carol leaned on the gear scepter and said in a deep voice: "The bad news is that I detected the remnants of the 'devil' in the remaining flesh and blood of the assassin."

"demon?!"

Horn's pupils shrank slightly, and he suddenly felt a little horrified.

He guessed many possibilities, but he never thought about chaos or heresy.

"Yes, it's an exquisite biological transformation. Even I am surprised." The gear scepter knocked on the ground. Carol walked slowly and handed the data information board to Horn: "Someone cleverly stuffed a demon from the warp into the body of the 'Soulless One'."

Horn looked at the biological analysis results on the data board, and his brows suddenly wrinkled into a "川" shape: "Combined with the characteristics of the soulless, it can be disguised as an ordinary human at will. At the same time, when necessary, the soulless domain can be used to restrain psychic energy. Is this really possible?"

"I looked up the research materials of the great sage Belisarius Cawl. He had discovered a similar 'assassin'."

Carol said meaningfully: "It is extremely difficult to transform this type of assassin parasitized by demons, and the conditions are very harsh. The success rate is also very low. Generally, they are only used to assassinate high-value strategic targets, such as the commander of the Space Marines, the general of the planetary lord, the knight supreme king, and the great sage of forging."

The Chapter Master of the Space Marines, the Planetary Lord General, the Knight Supreme King, the Great Sage of the Forge... they are all powerful figures in the Empire!
In comparison, even for the ancient Valshus merchant dynasty, it would be reasonable if the target of assassination was Horn, but Chaos chose to target a direct bloodline who had just inherited the "qualification", which was a bit intriguing.

In other words, in the eyes of the Chaos Forces, Alvin's value is completely equal to those bigwigs mentioned above!

However, people like the Space Marine Chapter Master, the Planetary Lord General, the Knight Supreme King, and the Great Sage of Forging are all powerful figures who can call the wind and rain and are local lords. The life and death of each of them is enough to decide the direction of the empire once and for all. But what about Alvin?
At most, he is the heir to a merchant dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that even if the assassination is successful, what else can it change except changing the fate of Valsius?

In Carol's opinion, even if the assassination was successful, Chaos would still not be able to change anything.

Unless in the eyes of Chaos's destructive power, the future of watching Alvin grow up is far more threatening than those characters mentioned above!
"Doesn't this just show how powerful my grandson is?"

After hearing this, Horn showed a very gratified smile, and said in a boastful tone: "You probably don't know, my grandson is not simple!"

"I've been studying and haven't had time to get to know him." Carol seemed to be aroused and asked curiously, "From your looks, he seems to have done something remarkable."

At this point, Horn suddenly became excited: "My grandson killed a Chosen One blessed by Khorne head-on. Isn't that amazing?!" "He killed the Chosen One of Khorne head-on?" Even though Carol was knowledgeable, he was still shocked: "Are you sure he was not blessed by Khorne?"

"What? How could it be a blessing from Khorne?"

Horn stared at him angrily with his eyes wide open, and said angrily: "Even if it is a blessing, it should be the blessing of the Emperor!"

Carol felt that he had said something wrong, so he awkwardly changed the subject: "Oh, Messiah, it must be a blessing from the Emperor."

Then, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, Horn recounted the intelligence he had gathered and talked endlessly about Alvin's deeds on Roselle.

What led a small team, was forced to the front line to resist the invasion of the cult, and then killed everyone, forcing the Chaos Cult to retreat step by step
Or, break into the Lower Nest cult with the Inquisitor and miraculously come back alive.
Fighting against the Chosen of Khorne, being abducted by the Great Demon of Tzeentch to the Warp and returning again, etc.
The more Carol listened, the more outrageous it seemed to her. Is this really an ordinary person?

In his original impression, Alvin should be struggling to survive in the lower nest, and finally waited for his family to come.

But now, after listening to Horn's description, Carol suddenly understood why the Chaos side would be willing to use the Demon Assassin to assassinate this young master!

Oh, Om Messiah, this is a living, breathing 'Emperor's Chosen One'!

What about the one who killed the Chosen One of Khorne, broke into the cult's rampant lower nest and survived, and was abducted to the Warp by the Great Daemon of Tzeentch, but came back alive!
Any single one of the above deeds can be exchanged for a hero medal from the Ministry of Military Affairs!
However, if they get together, they will easily be found by the court.

This kid's experience is too bizarre. If he wasn't the heir of Valshus, he would have been taken to the Star Torch Court and burned to death long ago!
Not to mention anything else, just based on the fact that he was abducted to the Warp by the Great Demon Tzeentch, there is no way the Inquisition would let him go. The best outcome would be to reward him with a bomb to prevent any trouble in the future!

"Your grandson is quite amazing."

Carol wiped the sweat off his forehead and suddenly became worried about the future of the Valshus family.

With such a noisy person around, it is unlikely to be peaceful.

"cough cough cough cough"

However, just as Horn was getting excited, he suddenly started coughing violently.

He covered his mouth, black blood oozing out from between his fingers, and his whole body suddenly became weak.

Seeing this, Carol, leaning on the gear scepter, quickly came to the mechanical throne, and inserted the syringe filled with liquid medicine directly into Horn's vein with his prosthetic limbs. At the same time, he said in a heavy tone: "Don't be too excited, control your emotions and calm down a little!"

"It's okay, ahem. They are just old injuries."

As the medicine was injected, Horn's complexion improved a lot. He leaned weakly on the seat, and the light in his eyes dimmed: "How am I doing?"

Hearing this, Carol was silent for a moment. Looking at the weak Horn, his mood became a little depressed for a moment, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It's not very good. The toxin has penetrated very deeply."

In the face of a life-and-death issue, Horn seemed unconcerned. His expression did not change at all. He asked calmly, "Carol, tell me how long I can hold on?"

"The fastest is three months, the slowest is one year."

Carol's tone was somewhat complicated, and she whispered, "If you are willing to lie in stasis, maybe."

"No need."

Horn interrupted him directly, with a firm tone in his voice: "Before I die, I will do my best to train him into a qualified traveling merchant and head of a household. As for the future, I hope you can help him more, just like you helped me. I'm counting on you, Carol."

The old man's last sentence sounded a bit pleading.

"I will, Horn."

Carol spoke in a low voice, gripping the gear scepter tightly: "I swear by Ohm Messiah, I will assist that child just as I assisted you."

"Go ahead, I want to rest for a while."

Horn waved his hand tiredly, and after watching Carol leave, he slowly closed his eyes.

He must hold on, at least until he trains Alvin into a qualified successor, and then he can leave with peace of mind.

"My time is running out."

(End of this chapter)