Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 21: Good products, of course, need good publicity

At this time, in a huge warehouse at the dock, the pirates of the Void Alliance also received the news.

"Crazy! This wandering trader is crazy. What on earth does he want to do?"

Reid Collins, the head of the Void Alliance in the port of call, said angrily.

"Boss, are they just passing by?"

"Are you high from all that crap chemicals? This is fucking coming for us!"

"Maybe they just want to protest? Revenge for rejecting him before?"

"Let's hope... They don't know our real base. It doesn't matter if they destroy the one in plain sight. Also, let the brothers take out all their weapons. If they really find this place, we can't just sit there and wait for death. He's just a wandering merchant. It's not like the Alliance has never had conflicts with them before. We dare to fight the navy, let alone him!

Besides, this guy just experienced a warp storm, and we don't know how many of his crew members will survive. The capital world is in civil strife, and no one will come to help him! Once he realizes that he can't do anything to us, he will find a way to negotiate with us!"

"But, that's a Rogue Trader. Do we really want to confront him head-on?"

"Are you a piece of shit? Even the Glock Beast is braver than you. How can you be a pirate if you are so timid? Be careful or I'll hand you over to those perverted Dark Eldars."

"I won't dare to do that again, Boss."

The pirate was obviously scared, because he knew that his boss was really capable of doing such a thing.

At Reid's command, the freight boxes were opened one by one, and laser rifles and automatic weapons were taken out and distributed to the pirates. Among them were some star weapons from the Eldar, and even crystal grenades called Igaria. This alien creation would release extremely sharp crystal fragments when it exploded, and its power was much greater than that of normal grenades.

The pirates even took out a lot of armor from the boxes. Even the Star Army couldn't popularize these things, but these pirates had a lot of them. This shows how terrifying the profits of cold trade are.

There are also more than a dozen alien soldiers in the warehouse.

The Kroot, a group of humanoid aliens, have the ability to eat their opponents to obtain their DNA and pass it on to the next generation. They are one of the few alien warriors that can be hired.

These dozen or so Kroots are from the Blood Eagle Clan, and are elites whose genes have been improved for generations. They are intelligent, good at hunting, can use human weapons and equipment, but have strength and speed far beyond that of ordinary humans.

Some Kroot even have the ability to temporarily enter the subspace in their physical bodies and then return to the real world intact thanks to their genetic inheritance.

The Kroots, a full complement of combat servitors, and nearly five hundred pirates armed to the teeth, it was clear how much the Void Alliance had invested in the stronghold at the port of call.

Gao Yi's team also headed towards the Void Alliance's stronghold at Jie Yi's reminder.

Gao Yi didn't expect that Jie Yi had someone else hidden in the Void Alliance's base, and even told Gao Yi about their personnel and firepower deployment.

Jie Yi kindly reminded Gao Yi that the two hundred people he brought might not be enough and asked if he needed reinforcements. She even suggested that she let her gang members join the battle, but unfortunately Gao Yi directly rejected her.

What a joke! It was just an operation to display goods, but we still need help from other fighters. How does that look?
The stronger the opponent, the higher the price he can raise next!
I can kill demons and psykers in the Warp, but I'm afraid of these pirates! My interstellar enhancement technology is just rubbish.

The group of people who were so blatant and did not hide their tracks immediately attracted everyone.

All forces sent their representatives to watch the fun, and even Tantos had no intention of sending guards to stop or mediate the conflict.

Gao Yi used his psychic power to sense the surroundings. At this time, countless pairs of eyes were secretly observing them.

"A priest of the Ecclesiarchy? This implant. A priest of the Adeptus Mechanicus, in the Imperial Navy... this rank... a general? Oh? Even the Ministry of Justice sent someone to see it? Tsk tsk tsk tsk. The Inquisitor with the Rosette hidden around his waist is here in person. It seems many people are curious about me. Okay, now that the audience is here, it's time to begin."

The Rangers ran quickly, their combat uniforms making regular clinking sounds on the alloy floor beneath their feet. This sound was like a death warrant to the people in the warehouse.

The civilians nearby also tactfully put down their work and left the area. They felt it was best to stay away from the clash of important figures. Gao Yi saw the huge warehouse in front of him and knew he had reached the place he was looking for.

The spies of the Void Alliance on the periphery had already reported back the whereabouts and current events of Gao Yi and others.

"He really found it? Damn it, how is it possible? There's a traitor?!" Reid looked out through the hidden window, then glanced at the men behind him.

"God-Emperor, please don't look at me, Boss. I'm not a traitor!!"

Just as Reid was still considering whether Gao Yi would choose to fight directly or negotiate, a spike bullet told him the answer.

"Madman! This Rogue Trader is a madman! For the Lord's sake! Fight back! I don't care if he's a Rogue Trader or not! Kill him!"

People outside probably thought the same as Reid. They all thought that Gao Yi would negotiate first, or use his identity as a wandering merchant to force the Void Alliance to admit defeat and apologize.

No one expected that Gao Yi would start fighting as soon as they disagreed.

Fights between gang members occur almost every moment in Luojiao Port, and even the major forces will not be surprised if a few kings of Luojiao Port die.

However, it is very rare for large-scale direct conflicts to occur with wandering traders in their ports of residence.

After seeing Gao Yi's ruthlessness and directness, everyone also saw the power of the CMC series power armor.

"Is this power armor? It's absolutely impossible. Even a Rogue Trader couldn't afford so much power armor. And I've never seen such weapons before. God-Emperor, is the Monget family going to get rich? Have they discovered new lost technology?!"

Every onlooker was pondering this in their minds, and even the priests of the order could not find any information about this equipment in their database.

"Lost Technology/Initiate Exploration Agreement/Knowledge is Truth/Seek Cooperation with Rogue Traders/Obtain Related Technology/"

The penetration power displayed by the C-14 electromagnetic rifle is not inferior to that of the laser rifle, but its firing rate is indeed far beyond the reach of the laser rifle.

The terrifying sustained firepower of the Marauder's quad grenade launcher also left a deep impression on everyone.

This is also thanks to the ammunition feeder on the back of the CMC-660 combat suit. It is not just a magazine. This magazine can also be loaded with manufacturing raw materials and continuously produce grenades in the ammunition feeder, which also allows the raider to have uninterrupted fire suppression power.

The pirates in the warehouse were completely stunned for a moment. They fought back with difficulty but were blocked by the jumping shields in the hands of the rangers.

"Kroot! Do my job for me if you pay me! Get out of here!!!"

One of Reid's arms had been shattered by a spike bullet. Even if the pirates under his command were wearing armor, they could not withstand a few spike bullets. The continuous bombardment of grenades from the opposite side made him think that the other side had dispatched an armored unit. Is this the firepower created by two hundred people?

The Kroots are also dedicated. Even in this situation, they did not run away. In any case, they are qualified and excellent mercenaries.

The Kroot crawled to the bottom of the warehouse like a gecko, then took a run and jumped towards the front robber at a speed far beyond that of a human.

They threw the bombs down and then tightened their grip on the metal spears.

The weapons in their hands looked like primitive spears, but the spear heads had long been replaced with single-molecule blades. When these Kroot people were about to use the spears that had killed countless enemies to unexpectedly eliminate the robbers in front of them, they didn't know that they had been detected by Gao Yi's psychic perception while they were climbing.

When they jumped out, the early warning system in their combat uniforms immediately alerted the Rangers inside.

Half of the Kroot died before they even landed on the ground, and the remaining Kroot who wanted to fight with their own powerful strength found that they were extremely wrong.

Although the Rangers are not as fast as the Kroot, with the support of the power system, they are almost stronger than the Kroot who have been strengthened for several generations.

(End of this chapter)