Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 333 Taraxin's Speculation
The traveler Anlakel, a ruler whose mind has remained unaffected after a long slumber, is dedicated to reviving the fearsome. He will help other undead dynasties awaken safely or help them fight their enemies, but in return, he must give up one-tenth of his dynasty's military strength.

This has polarized opinions about Anlakel among the undead; some see him as a noble overlord, while others consider him a bandit who would take the reward for himself if it wasn't paid.
Whether through political struggle or force, he will show other powerful figures that his money cannot be owed.

Hearing Taracin's words, Sannett, who was standing to the side, was speechless.

Do you even know your own character? Is that collecting? Are you sure it's not stealing?
"My lord, I remember that Anlakel's attitude towards you wasn't exactly friendly. What if he finds out what we've done and comes after us?"

"I don't think I have a good relationship with anyone, and how could he possibly know? If he doesn't know, it means it didn't happen. And even if he did know, what could he do to me?!"

Could he possibly find my true form? Or perhaps he'll start a war with me? If all else fails, I'll just send him a clone or two to vent his anger. I won't lose anything, and besides, I don't recall borrowing anything from him.

Tarasim and his dynasty were far more powerful than one might imagine. He was not keen on using war to achieve his goals, but if you dared to destroy Tarasim's collection, he would be even angrier than the original owner and would tell you that his collection was not something anyone could touch!

“Sangnei is particularly worried. I think we should be more concerned about the fact that this dynasty has been asleep for so long. Has the overlord here changed his mind because of the long period of slumber? Do you know who the overlord of this dynasty is?”

"It is Zaratusa, my lord. He has a name called the Fire Oathbreaker. During the War of Heaven, in order to stop those Star Gods from absorbing energy and to destroy the subordinate races under the command of the Ancient Saints, he destroyed many stars. There are records of him in the dynasty's archives."
My lord, I think we should leave. We just got back from Cardia, and you've already collected quite a lot. Isn't the Four Gods' Chosen enough for you to admire for a while? It's only been a short time. Why are you running out again?

"You're making it impossible for me to conduct my research properly, and are you planning to get involved in the war between humans and these insects? This won't do you any good."

Sannett complained from the side.

“Sannet, you are one of the few individuals in my dynasty with your own consciousness. If I don’t take you with me, am I supposed to take those humans I’ve raised? You’ve been with me for so many years. Even if you’re a tomb engineer, you should at least be interested in my hobbies, right?”

“I have no intention of questioning your hobbies, but I really don’t know why you are so interested in these fragile human histories. I would have no objection if you were to explore the ruins of the Elven race, after all, they are a race that fought against us for a long time. There is nothing about human history or technology that is worth our attention.”

In response to what Sannett said, Taracin immediately began his rebuttal.

"A race that has developed to this point must have its unique qualities. Haven't you noticed that their rich emotions are exactly what we lack? This galaxy needs diversity. If only the Fearless exist, then we are not far from destruction. And on the way here, I think you saw how the Zerg hive fleets were held back by humans, right?"

Do you think we could have done better if we were in that situation?
The Silent King has returned, bringing news of the insectoid race beyond the galaxy. If they can withstand such a massive biological fleet, do you really think they are weak? And did you see the creatures fighting the Tyranids?
They appear to be far more powerful than what was shown on Cartier. Not to mention, how could they possibly lack precious artifacts and historical footage?
Moreover, I made an agreement with that human named Gao Yi. I haven't even met him yet, but I'm becoming more and more interested in him. His existence is definitely not as simple as we think. I even suspect that he may not be from this galaxy or even from this world.

Like that machine that can repair all sorts of mechanical creations. I can confirm that it is purely physical and does not exhibit any psionic energy. Sennett, as a tomb engineer, do you think something that can be repaired out of thin air is reasonable or should exist?! You've also studied the machine I captured, haven't you? Our scarabs can devour matter to build, but this machine... it doesn't even need a physical energy supply, nor does it need to transform matter, nor does it create something from nothing with the help of psionic energy. Psionic energy is ultimately just a form of energy.

This galaxy, or perhaps this world, should never have such power.

Moreover, the being that stormed into Khorne's Realm is even more incredible...

Humanity has acquired the power to confront evil gods.

This human named Gao Yi has ambitions far greater than we imagined. I secretly visited his world, and it's definitely not what a human empire should be like. His ideals and thoughts are not what other humans possess; he's trying to change the human empire.”

Taracin's words struck Sannet as incredible. Not from the Milky Way galaxy, or not from this world?!

Gao Yi's entire demeanor is that of a supermodel.

"At least for now, cooperating with that human only benefits us. Before Zaratusa fully awakens, let's see if there's anything we can borrow. My clone should already be with Gao Yi. I have a feeling that cooperating with him could yield unexpected gains..."

After saying that, Taracin tore open a dimensional rift without hesitation and went inside, pulling Sennet in with him.
The best time to steal is when the owner is away or asleep.

What is Zaratusa's most valuable asset? He has no powerful artifacts, no Star God fragments, and his army, the Tarasin, is not worth his attention. So what is most useful is the technology possessed by the Mephistopheles dynasty.

Tarasin felt he had a good understanding of Gao Yi. If he wanted to get something from Gao Yi, using the dynasty's technology of using stars would be the right thing to do. He didn't believe Gao Yi could refuse!

When Tarasim made his move, the tomb craftsmen under Zarathusa were about to suffer. Before they could even wake up, several of them were struck on the head in their coffins and Tarasim took control of their bodies.

When it came to acquiring technology, Sennett suddenly became very active. He didn't like history, but he liked technology. He didn't have mastered the unique technology of the Murphylid dynasty. It seems that after following Tarasin for so long, Sennett has finally picked up some bad habits.

(End of this chapter)