Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 23 Alien Inquisition

Gao Yi didn't even wait two minutes before an Inquisitor from the Alien Inquisition arrived with fully armed Astra Militarum troops and cordoned off the scene.

A rough calculation shows that the number of people is close to a thousand. They have blocked all the surrounding passages. It can be imagined how cautious the empire is about this kind of creation.

"Praise the God-Emperor. I am Derek Octavian, the High Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos at our base. You just put on a wonderful battle for all of us. Your soldiers are very strong, and the equipment they wear is unique and unprecedented. If things go as expected, your deeds will soon spread throughout the expansion along with the pioneers here.

I also want to thank you for destroying these pirates. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known they dared to hide the Halo Creation."

Derek said with a smile.

Gao Yi looked at Derek in front of him. He was wearing a dark round hat, a red and black robe, and a rose knot representing the judge hung on his chest.

Gao Yi vaguely saw a set of force feedback armor hidden under the robe, and the smiling face on the opposite side showed that he was not someone to be trifled with. No one with squinting eyes was to be trifled with.

He was closely followed by two combat attendants with a large number of implants.

Gao Yi found that the eyes of these two servants were full of bloodthirsty light and they stared at him closely, without showing even a little respect for Gao Yi's identity.

"Inquisitor Derek, may the Emperor of God protect you. Without your efforts, who knows what would have become of this barbaric star region. What I have done is nothing!"

"Lord Gao Yi, you have just become a Rogue Trader, right? I have some friendship with Lord Ludwig. I heard that he died in a battle with the demons of the Warp."

"Indeed, Lord Ludwig is truly loyal to the God-Emperor. If it weren't for him, we might not have had the chance to escape the Warp."

"Then can you take me to see Lord Ludwig's body?"

"It's a pity that Master Ludwig's body has been reduced to ashes by the erosion of the Warp. But, Master, you are from the Ordo Xenos, right? Are you also doing the work of the Ordo Malleus?"

"Just kidding. In the Expanse, the threats of aliens and demons are often intertwined. I'm just curious. Since there's nothing I can do, forget it."

Derek's casual remarks revealed that he was ridiculously cautious. To him, it was a bit abnormal that an unknown person suddenly became a traveling trader, and that a bunch of soldiers and technologies he had never seen before suddenly appeared.

Derek came to the box containing the Halo creation. After confirming that the contents were correct, Derek spoke to Gao Yi.

"You haven't touched these things, have you?"

"Of course, I'm well aware of how terrible these things are, and I don't want to have anything to do with them."

"That's good. If you touch it, I might have to chop off your hand or purify you, depending on the situation!"

Derek laughed as he said the cruelest things.

"Hmph, Inquisitor, you should deal with these alien creations first!"

"Hahaha, don't mind me, I'm just doing my job!"

Soon the Inquisitor's attendants came in with a huge metal box and used tools to pack away all the halo creations. Gao Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

"These pirates from the Void Alliance will be wanted. They may have forgotten their bottom line. Lord Gao Yi, if you have any news about them, please inform us. Anyone who touches heresy will feel the wrath of the God Emperor. Of course, I also hope that you will not be contaminated by these heretical creations.

"I am a law-abiding Rogue Trader."

"Yes, that's what every Rogue Trader says. But there's something I want to discuss with you."

"Ok?"

"One of my inquisitors is also heading to Agathos. I think you can take him with you when you leave."

"You want to put an Inquisitor on my ship? Are you trying to put a spy on my ship or on my capital world?" "Hahaha, I really like you, Gao Yi Mungt. Compared to Ludwig's roundabout way and meaningless aristocratic etiquette, I prefer your directness. The Inquisition has spies in almost every dynasty. This is not something that needs to be concealed. Do you think Agathos doesn't have any now?
You don't have to worry too much. You have a trade license. As long as you don't touch the intolerable bottom line, my Inquisitor will even be your helper. He will help you identify the aliens and even the threats from the warp. Even though you are knowledgeable as traveling merchants, you can't compare with the various secrets from the entire empire in our Inquisition archives.

"And there's no harm in cooperating with the Inquisition. Ludwig is also cooperating with us. Only by establishing a friendship with the Inquisition can your dynasty's affairs run more smoothly, right? A trade license doesn't guarantee complete peace of mind. Sometimes, some matters of the dynasty may not be within the scope of the rights granted by the trade license, and the Inquisition becomes the arbiter, isn't it?"

Derek's words didn't sound like a request at all, they could even be called a threat.

Gao Yi tried hard to suppress his anger.

"Are the words you say a bit heretical? Are you deciding on a person's guilt on behalf of the God-Emperor?"

"Isn't this our mission? Everything is for humanity, right?"

Derek looked at Gao Yi with interest.

"If you have the guts, let me grow up first, and then we'll see if you can still say these things."

Gao Yi said secretly.

But on second thought, Gao Yi found that he had nothing shameful to show. He was not involved with aliens, and would not desecrate the knowledge of the subspace.

If a creature from the subspace really were to accidentally touch it, it would be sucked dry by him. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, Derek would almost certainly find a way to infiltrate his own spies. After all, he would be recruiting crew members on a large scale next, and he could not guarantee that everyone was fine.

Rather than trying to recruit people and being on guard, it would be better to expose this spy directly. Maybe he could even become his thug. An Inquisitor's combat power shouldn't be weak, right? Gao Yi currently lacks high-end combat power.

"Since you have said so, Judge, I will patiently wait for your judge to arrive."

"You are very smart. I believe you will become an excellent Rogue Trader! Things are almost done, Master Gao Yi. I won't bother you any more. There are probably many people out there looking for you!"

"I look forward to your next meeting, Inquisitor."

Derek left, taking with him the Inquisitors and Astra Militarum soldiers, and as these people left.

Many people came out from the darkness.

"Will, help me with the reception and statistics first, and also help me arrange a meeting at the King's Court according to status. It seems our plan has been successful and there is a big business coming!"

"If we can keep a few Rangers, I believe we can raise the price even higher after they see it up close."

"Do what you want!"

At this time, Gao Yi said to Jie Yi who had been waiting patiently not far away.

"Jie Yi, I've never been stingy with rewards. You're responsible for handling everything in the Void Alliance warehouse. You can take a portion of the rewards you deserve by selling them."

"Jay Haidali is happy to serve you."

If all the items in the entire Void Alliance warehouse were sold, it would be an extremely considerable income. Even if Jie Yi only took half of it, it would be more than her current entire net worth. Perhaps the goods inside were not all from those pirates, but it was an illegal cold trade. You still want to admit that you are the loser. Gao Yi is happy to hand the loser over to the imperial officials.

Jie Yi is just an individual, while the Void Alliance is a powerful force in Hong Kong. However, this is only a thing of the past. The Void Alliance will still exist and will become stronger again.

However, it is impossible to recover in a short period of time. After all, pirates can never be killed completely. However, after experiencing the incident with the Halo Creation, a group of leaders will inevitably die, but there will also be new successors.

It is impossible for the Empire to really wipe out the entire Federation. These criminal organizations have long been part of the ecological cycle of Colonus.

(End of this chapter)