Plunder the Heavens from Warhammer

Chapter 34 Are You His Illegitimate Child?
From Father Aruman's description, Alvin roughly understood their past.

Aruman Vera and Tucker belong to the same Astra Militarum Infantry Regiment, numbered 175th Regiment, and have participated in hundreds of battles large and small.

Later, they were sent to the planet Cadia and participated in that brutal battle. The entire 175th Regiment was almost wiped out, leaving only a handful of people who survived. They retired under the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs and settled in the front village of the Nachmond Corridor, the world of the Roselle nest.

After retiring, the members of the 175th Regiment were assigned to different jobs and stayed away from the hustle and bustle of war.

They thought that the rest of their lives would be like this, and they would live out their lives in the leisurely but peaceful Zhongzuo.

But as expected, an accident happened!

One day, a suspected Genestealer sect was discovered outside the nest, so Galken Hadley summoned the Planetary Defense Force to go to the wilderness to investigate the specific situation.

Of the seven remaining members of the 175th Regiment, except for Tucker and Aruman who found the job troublesome and declined, the remaining five comrades basically serve as instructors in the Planetary Defense Force.

But unexpectedly, the comrades of the 175th Regiment and the planetary defense force have completely disappeared since then.

Galken Hadley sent two teams of planetary defense forces to search the wilderness for the five missing teams several times, but in the end there were no clues.

The five teams seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, leaving no trace and disappearing quietly.

After learning the news, Tucker and Aruman also formed a team to investigate in the wilderness, but found nothing.

This is what happened later. Suspecting that it was a cult, Tucker, under Rashid's deliberate guidance, assassinated Karen, the first heir of the Hadley family at the time. He was nearly shot to death by Galken Hadley. After Rashid's repeated pleas and the evidence that Karen was suspected of being a cult member, Tucker was exiled.

Awesome! After listening to Father Aruman's narration, Alvin had only one thought in his mind.

It is said that Rashid is a collateral relative, but Hadley's direct bloodline is weak. Galken Hadley has only two sons. The eldest son, Karen, was suspected of being in collusion with a cult. Tucker sneaked into his dormitory and blew his head off with a grenade. The remaining youngest son is still young.

In order to protect his young second son, Galken Hadley made Rashid the first heir, with the aim of preventing assassinations from other families before his youngest son came of age.

But now it seems that from Karen's suspected connection with the cult to his assassination, to his establishment as the heir, it was all manipulated by Rashid alone!
"I'm going to find Galken!"

Tucker's forehead veins bulged and he stood up and rushed out.

But he had just taken two steps when he was stopped by Aruman's mechanical arm. The technical priest's eyes were gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "How can you be sure that Galken doesn't know this?"

This one sentence made Tucker stiff all over. His legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead and he couldn't take another step.

"But he is a hero!"

Tucker struggled to argue, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't say anything even with his mouth open.

"Even if he was a hero before, you and I have both seen how terrifying Chaos is."

Aruman's tone was very low, his eyes dim, "Even with the strongest will, it is difficult to resist the corruption of Chaos. Moreover, Galken Hadley was a hero, and that was sixty years ago. Who can guarantee that he is still loyal to His Majesty the Divine Emperor?"

Yes, even if Galken Hadley was once a hero of the empire, who can guarantee that he can still maintain his loyalty after so many years?
Tucker remained silent, but his face still had a painful expression.

It is precisely because he knows too well how serious the corruption of Chaos is, and he has witnessed with his own eyes the might of the roar of the Chaos Gods on Cadia, that he understands even more how difficult it is to be loyal!

In the end, all the emotions turned into a long sigh.

"How's the person you contacted doing?"

Tucker was an old soldier who had experienced fighting after all. He quickly adjusted his mood, turned his head and stared at Aruman and asked.

"I have contacted an Inquisitor, but he will take at least a month and a half to arrive." When Aruman mentioned this, he glanced at Alvin inexplicably, and then said, "As for the other one, the distance is quite far, so it will take at least two months."

Alvin noticed Aruman's gaze and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Just say it, why should you look at him?
"Two months. Based on the current progress of Xiachao, I have a feeling that something big will happen in one and a half months at most."

Tucker had a serious expression. He frowned and pondered for half a minute. He smoked one cigarette after another until his feet were full of cigarette butts. Then he slowly said, "I'll find a way to solve this matter. You contact a few officers in the central nest and try to prepare in advance."

"I will try to contact the nearby Astra Militarum Legion."

Aruman sighed deeply. The current complicated situation was completely beyond their expectations. It involved the planetary governor of Galken Hadley. Unless the Inquisitor or the Astra Militarum intervened, it would be difficult to stop the rise of the cult with their own strength!

"Wait, Mr. Tucker." Seeing that Tucker was about to leave, Alvin said hurriedly: "I want to go back to the nest with you, is that okay?"

Hearing this, Tucker showed a surprised expression: "Did Ogryn eat your brain? The lower nest is almost in chaos now. Why don't you stay in the middle nest and go to the lower nest?"

"Mr. Tucker, of course I know it's dangerous to go down to the nest, but I have reasons why I have to go."

Alvin knew very well that a simple lie would not fool Tucker, let alone the mechanical priest next to him, so he spoke with gritted teeth.

This kid has a lot of secrets. Tucker looked at Alvin intriguingly, then nodded: "Okay, I'll take you back."

"Wait, Tucker, he can't go with you!"

At this moment, Father Aruman, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly interrupted Tucker and revealed a rare serious look: "Alvin must stay in the middle nest. I will be responsible for protecting his life and safety. He must not go to the lower nest with you!"

what's the situation? !

Alvin was shocked by Aruman's tone.

Oh no, could it be that he is possessed by the priest and is really attracted to his body?

While he was daydreaming, Tucker noticed something unusual in Aruman's expression: "You have to at least give me a reason, Aruman."

"No, that's not possible." Aruman shook his head, his face calm and indifferent: "In short, he can't go to the lower nest with you. It's too dangerous there."

Tucker was speechless and turned to look at Alvin, as if to say: There's nothing I can do.

"Father Aruman, I have to go to the lower nest." Alvin took a deep breath, looked at the technical priest in the rust-red robe, and said sincerely: "Thank you very much for taking care of me, but this matter is very important to me. Even if you don't agree, I will sneak out."

Father Aruman had an expressionless face as he slowly walked up to Alvin. With a height of nearly 1.9 meters, his shadow enveloped the young boy.

An invisible sense of oppression spread out. Under the scan of the Mechanical Priest's scarlet electronic eyes, Alvin remained calm and composed, without any cowardice, and looked directly into Aruman's eyes.

Tucker didn't have the slightest intention of pulling away. He stared at the two of them with interest, and even gloated, "At this distance, they're either kissing or fighting."

The originally serious atmosphere was suddenly destroyed.

Father Aruman glared at Tucker who was not paying attention, then snorted coldly: "Okay, if you insist on going, I can't stop you, but I have to tell you one thing."

Although Alvin was a little confused by the inexplicable concern of the technical priest, he still nodded respectfully: "Please go ahead, Father Aruman."

"Protect yourself. If that doesn't work, go find Tucker."

Father Aruman hesitated for half a second, took out a gear pendant from his arms, and said with a painful look on his face: "Take this thing, it can save your life at a critical moment."

Tucker, who was standing next to him, immediately widened his eyes after seeing the gear pendant: "My God, you are willing to give him this thing? Could this kid be your illegitimate child?!"

[Item Detected: Deflection Defense Device (Excellent)]

[A product created by Aruman Vera, the technical priest of the Mechanicus. It can defend itself against fatal damage and has the blessing of the state priests. It has a certain probability of resisting the corruption of the warp.]

[Energy available: 1000 units]

Damn it?

A fully-powered deflection defense device!

Before Alvin could stop being shocked, Aruman slowly pulled out a gun of exaggerated caliber from his rust-red robe and handed it to him: "Trust me, one shot is enough to solve most problems. If you encounter a problem that cannot be solved, don't hesitate, run immediately!"

"I am really beginning to doubt whether you are Aruman's illegitimate son."

Tucker stared at him with envy, his saliva almost flowing out: "I asked him for this thing hundreds of times, and he was reluctant to lend it to me, and he just gave it to you like this, this is unscientific!"

(End of this chapter)