I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 319 Half an Hour of Friendship
[Archived File: Blood Raven Boy]

[Briefing: The escort ship carrying this Blood Raven has been attacked and suffered heavy damage. The attackers are an Eldar fleet. Upon arriving at the Space Hall, they began bombarding your escort ship without warning. Please monitor this simulator character's movements closely to prevent their accidental death.]

[Switch your consciousness into this Blood Raven boy.]

[You used a detection spell on the Eldar fleet's flagship.]

[Detection successful.]

Name: Phoenix Ship.

【describe:…】

[Simulated character death, Waaagh simulation ends.]

[Your consciousness returns to your body in space.]

Li Nuo opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Before Blood Raven Boy was killed, he used Waaagh to simulate and observe the current state of the Cosmic Hall.

The area has been sealed off by Pointy Ears, and the ancient military fortress appears to be closed to the public.

The pointed-eared fleet was quite large; Li Nuo glanced at it and estimated that it had nearly six hundred ships.

Li Nuo was somewhat puzzled.

The space hall is incomplete; the control panel lacks options for teleportation and time reversal.

Why would those pointy ears want to seal off the cosmic hall?

Just to trap yourself inside?
Could it be...

Li Nuo's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an ominous thought popped into his mind.

He didn't bother to explain, and ordered in a firm tone:

"Beast, immediately order everyone to evacuate the net tunnel! Move fast!"

"Yes, boss!" Beast became serious, took out his data panel and noisy box, and relayed orders to the various fleet formations.

"Om——"

Extremely muffled vibrations came from all directions.

Li Nuo's expression changed slightly, realizing that the worst-case scenario had occurred.

Those pointed-eared creatures blocked off the ancient holy military fortress and forcibly occupied the Cosmic Hall in order to activate the Cosmic Hall's "Shoot Him" ​​and "Kill Him" ​​functions!
The pointed-eared creature was attacking itself!
Don't ask why the pointy-eared guy does that.

These idiots will only follow the instructions of prophecy.

Let alone attacking life forms that are not part of the Chaos faction, they would be willing to eat excrement even if the prophecy made them do so.

Without giving it much thought, Li Nuo quickly operated the Waaagh simulation interface.

He switched his consciousness to another Blood Raven Boy and relayed the news of the Eldar attack on the Palu Orcs to Terra during the Rebellion.

Having completed this step, Li Nuo did not wait for the God Emperor and Horus's response, and immediately switched his consciousness to the witch priest boy - Sak.

Palu Home and Palu Back Garden are also located within the network.

If Pointy Ears were to decide to break off relations, it's hard to guarantee they wouldn't launch an attack on these two key areas.

Li Nuo activates all-around protection, using a force field covering the globe to protect his home and backyard.

This time, Li Nuo switched consciousness for the third time, arriving at the Cosmic Hall of the Rebellion Era.

There are thirty Paru ships here, whose usual mission is to transport high-value goods.

When his consciousness switched back, Li Nuo was not surprised to see a large fleet with about eight hundred ships appearing on the conveyor belt of the Ancient Saint Military Fortress.

Look at those solar sails at the stern; aren't they just warships with pointed ears?

Li Nuo possesses the commander of the Palu Logistics Squadron, activates the crystal in the Cosmic Hall, and opens a portal to Palu Home.

Hundreds of ships departed from the shipyard of Paru Homeland and arrived at the Space Hall through the portal.

Airon continued to guard the Palu Homeland and Back Garden. The Palu fleet that came to the Space Hall was commanded by one of Airon's bodyguards.

The disparity in strength between the two sides has been leveled, and the pointed-eared fleet has slowed its cruising speed, showing some hesitation.

Li Nuo, possessing Elon's bodyguard, sent a communication request in the name of the fleet commander.

The communication was established, and the figures of the clown troupe and the Ark Eldar appeared on the screen.

Standing at the front of the group, serving as the commander of this operation, was none other than Elena, who had previously taken back the [Mushroom Farm] system.

When they met again, the atmosphere between Li Nuo and Elena was tense and heavy, filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"Elena, take your fleet and leave this place. Tell your comrades from the apostate era to stop attacking our Paru Empire's expeditionary forces."

Li Nuo knew that conflict was unavoidable, and he also knew that Pointy Ears was obedient to prophecies, so he didn't foolishly ask why the other party attacked him.

All he wants to do now is resolve this dispute through peaceful or violent means.

"In what capacity are you speaking to me?"

Elena stood with her hands behind her back, her back straight:

“If you are merely the orc commander of the Paru Fleet, then we have nothing to discuss, and a battle is inevitable. But if you represent the orc lord of the Paru Empire, then we can still negotiate.”

Elena's words carried a threatening undertone.

As one of the few people who know Li Nuo's background, Li Nuo's true identity is a very threatening card.

If the Palu orcs were to find out that their revered priest boy, Sak, had actually been manipulated by a nobody, their morale, cohesion, and unity would crumble instantly.

Li Nuo waved away the others and initiated encrypted communication.

Their subsequent conversation was only audible to themselves and would not be heard by anyone else.

Elena nodded slightly:
“It was a wise decision to speak with me privately. Listen, Lino, we don’t really intend to cripple your Paru Empire. All we expect is for the Paru Empire to cease its aid to the Human Empire. Any form of aid must stop immediately.”

Li Nuo frowned and said indignantly:

"Why? Just because the Book of Destiny tells you to do this? I really don't understand. We could have joined forces against the Cult of Omniscience, so why did you sabotage me at this crucial moment? If you truly consider Chaos an enemy, you should join us now and help us drive Tzeentch out of the Apostate Era! Or have you already sided with Chaos?!"

The Lord of the Palu Orcs was furious, but Elena remained unmoved.
"Things are neither as complicated nor as simple as you think. You may seem to be helping the God-Emperor eradicate the Omniscient Cult, but this will subtly enhance Tzeentch's power without your knowledge. Trust our prophecy, Li Nuo. As long as we do as the prophecy says, we will eventually be able to destroy Chaos."

Prophecy, prophecy, and it's prophecy again!

Li Nuo snorted again and asked disdainfully:

"Did the Book of Destiny tell you what choice I should make?"

Elena's face was covered by a mask, making it impossible to see any changes in her expression, and her voice was also flat.
"If you choose to sever ties with the human empire, the prophecy will naturally come true. If you choose to resist stubbornly, then we will dismantle your orc empire, and the prophecy will come true as well. Think carefully: do you want to continue being the leader of your orc empire and live a peaceful life in the Web, or do you want to destroy everything you have? You must understand that when you lose control of the Palu orcs, you will not be as important to the God-Emperor."

Li Nuo said in a deep voice:
"Your ships, psionic energy, and the fact that you revealed my true identity to the Palu orcs are not enough to dismantle my orc empire."

“Li Nuo, you don’t need to test me. I won’t tell you what other tricks I have up my sleeve until you make your decision.” Elena paused, emphasizing her words:
"Now, answer me, what is your decision?"

Li Nuo did not respond immediately; his mind was racing at 200% speed.

The prophetic abilities of those with pointed ears are quite troublesome.

Guided by prophecy, the timing of Pointy Ears' attack was perfect, and there had been no prior indication of it.

Li Nuo had to admit that he had been caught off guard and inevitably found himself in a passive position.

We can definitely win in a fight, but the Paru Empire will be severely damaged and relegated to the second or third line of the campaign against the Omniscient Church, or even completely excluded.

Not fighting means submitting to Pointy Ears, betraying one's oath to the God Emperor, and from then on being led by the nose by Pointy Ears' prophecy.

In either case, it seems that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Li Nuo realized that he had entered a dead end and needed to change his approach to find a way out.

"I'll give you ten seconds to think," Elena said calmly, then began the countdown.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six..."

Li Nuo gripped the railing of the high platform, his mind racing, when a question suddenly came to mind.

If Pointy Ears has deployed so many fleets to deal with me, will anyone still be guarding the Ark?
With his eyes slightly narrowed behind his goggles, Li Nuo subtly observed the characteristics of the enemy ship.

There are ships from all the arks; it seems they've brought out every ship they could.

The location of the Ark with pointed ears is no secret within the Human Empire and the Paru Empire.

On the human side, expeditions and research teams from the Cult of Mechanics frequently encounter Eldar Arks in specific areas.

These pointed-eared animals are like nomadic tribes, spending the whole year wandering around a specific area and never going anywhere else.

As for the Paru Empire.

The soul code that Li Nuo obtained from Isabella contained information about the Ark Eldar, including the Ark's location, specifications, number of troops, and so on.

So, the situation wasn't actually as bad as I had imagined.

"Three, two, one. Countdown over. It seems you've chosen silence as your form of resistance..."

“No, Elena.” Li Nuo sighed, seemingly with bitterness.

"Okay, I choose to protect myself. Can you give me some time to negotiate with Xia Mi?"

"Okay, I'll give you a maximum of half an hour."

Seeing that Li Nuo had accepted her suggestion, Elena seemed to relax a little and softened her tone slightly as she spoke:

“My comrades from the time of apostasy should have already attacked your fleet. Out of consideration for our friendship, I didn’t launch a surprise attack like they did. In half an hour, you must recall all your fleets to Paru Homeland, just as you have in both the time of rebellion and the time of apostasy. Otherwise, you should know what the consequences will be. Don’t force me to take action myself.”

"I understand." Li Nuo nodded slightly and opened the simulation interface with his mind.

[Archived: Beast.]

[Briefing: The Palu Fleet has completed its assembly during the Apostate Era. It was attacked by the Old Ones' Web Cannons, but thanks to your warning, the fleet responded promptly and suffered no major losses. Currently, the fleet is orderly leaving the Web Cannons and returning to the real universe. The Beast is eager to know where the Palu Fleet is headed next.]

"I will give you a satisfactory answer in half an hour."

Li Nuo solemnly said, "End the communication."

Li Nuo looked at the various squad leaders inside the bridge:

"Pass down the order: the garrison fleet is to return to Paru Homeland, leaving only the most valiant frigate here."

"Okay." xN
All the Palu warships departed and flew back to the airport of Palu Homeland.

The only remaining green-skinned frigate drifted alone beside the crystal in the space hall.

The pointed-eared fleet surrounded them.

Through the porthole, Greenskin could see the pointy-eared crew laughing, seemingly celebrating their victory over the orcs.

Time was of the essence, and Li Nuo had no time to observe the condition of the pointed ears.

He immediately took two measures.

First, recall the Palu Expedition led by Space and Beast to guard the Palu homeland, and at the same time assign several covert reconnaissance fleets to locate the Eldar Ark.

Having found the Ark and used it as leverage, Li Nuo was confident that he could protect the peace and stability of the Palu Homeland while continuing to fight against the Omniscient Church alongside the God Emperor.

The second measure:
Go and discuss countermeasures with the God-Emperor and Horus, and see if there is any way to persuade the clown troupe of the Apostolic Era sub-universe to give up targeting the Palu Orcs and stop organizing themselves and the God-Emperor to attack the Omniscient Church.

With both measures implemented simultaneously, one of them is bound to work.

Li Nuo prefers the first measure, after all, Palu Home is his haven and foundation, and he must protect it no matter what.

As for Elena revealing her identity, causing turmoil in Palu Village...

Li Nuo took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

It's time to make some necessary genetic modifications to the Palu Orcs.

...

...

at the same time.

Elena turned and walked down from the bridge's command platform, turning into the corridor on the side of the bridge.

A male Eldar dressed similarly to her followed behind Elena, arms crossed, and sneered:

"Why bother, Elena? Why delay the mission the prophecy entrusted to you for the sake of an orc? The prophecy tells you to attack Palu's homeland immediately, but you pretend to be a good person and have a secret talk with that orc. Do you know how much can happen in the next half hour? Maybe the prophecy will be ruined just because you gave it this extra half hour?"

Elena stopped and slowly turned around.

Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two adults, the surrounding Elven crew members quickly lowered their heads and walked away.

“Tisgen, if the prophecy fails because I slowed down the offensive, I will take full responsibility,” Elena said calmly.

The Eldar named Tisgen shook his head:
"This isn't like you. If you were to rank all the avatars of the gods, you would definitely be one of the most faithful to prophecy. I don't understand why you're delaying for half an hour. They're just a bunch of greenskins living in the Web, what's so important about them?"

Elena paused for a few seconds, her voice becoming somewhat confused:

“Tiesgen, I extended the timeframe not because of the Palu orcs, but because I cannot understand the purpose of this prophecy. We could have united the human empire of the apostate era and the Palu orcs to destroy the Omniscient Church and banish Tzeentch. Why does the Book of Destiny do the opposite?”

Tisgen tensed up, glanced nervously around, and said in a low, serious voice:
“You’d better take those words back. Prophecy, especially the prophecy in the Book of Destiny, is the only truth for us. Go and meditate, Elena. Leave this to me for now.”

Elena's lips twitched, wanting to refuse to meditate, but she couldn't speak. She could only nod silently and walk towards her cabin.

Tisgen watched the other ship sail away, then turned and returned to the bridge.

He looked at the mechanical wall clock crafted from spirit bones and murmured:
"Half an hour... half an hour... no... half an hour is too long. If something goes wrong, I'll become a remnant soul in Luganat's infinite circuit... I have to do something..."

(End of this chapter)