Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 335 The Spirit Race in Human Skin?
"I'm sorry, I refuse. I won't sacrifice the people here, but I need the technology just as much. And frankly, what you're offering me is nothing compared to what you need, Tarachin. You're being far too greedy. SCVs are not an option in exchange."

But I believe I have something else in exchange for the technology you possess.

"Change it?! Lord Gao Yi, to be honest, some of your other things are not enough to arouse my curiosity. I still think the working principle of this mechanical creation is very suitable."

"What if it's a Norn Queen? That's the most important node creature in the entire Tyranid tentacles. I remember you've collected quite a few Tyranid creatures as a collection, and even wanted to build a Tyranid zoo? How can a zoo be complete without a Norn Queen?! Your zoo is incomplete without her!"

Gao Yi's words made Tarasin hesitate. He looked at Gao Yi in front of him and felt that the other party seemed to know him very well. He even revealed his collection plan. If he could be sure that no one knew where his museum was, he would even think that Gao Yi had secretly gone in.

Seeing Taraxin begin to hesitate, Gao Yi knew he had a chance.

Gao Yi then immediately increased his bets.

"One Norn Queen isn't enough?! What if I told you I could find out the location of the oldest warship at the very heart of the entire Tyranid galaxy?! I can invite you to join the operation. The historical scene of annihilating such Tyranid creatures should be enough to rank among the top of the collection, right?"

"Ancient ship?! How do I know you're not lying?"

"Trust! What's the most important thing in trading?! Isn't it trust? And will it cost you anything? Didn't you steal the skills you have from someone else?!"

"Human! What are you talking about! How can collecting things be called stealing?! You don't understand at all! But if what you say is true, I am indeed a little interested. I can teach you this technology! But it has to wait until I obtain the Norn Worm. However, I think there is still room for negotiation on the conditions of the SCV you mentioned."

My collection is far richer than you imagine. Anything you wish to exchange is welcome. If I don't have it, and you know where it is, I'm even willing to make a special trip for you. Lord Gao Yi, you won't find another person in the entire galaxy for whom I, Tarasin, would personally make such a trip.”

Hearing this, Gao Yi could only say that Tarachin had really gone all out, even resorting to stealing on the spot. And thinking about some of the things in the Tarachin Museum, Gao Yi was indeed a little tempted.

"Tarasin SCV is out of the question! I won't trade it for anything you offer!"

"Humans, you have no idea what you're missing."

Seeing that there was no hope, Tarasin stopped pursuing the matter, but he still hadn't given up. Since Gao Yi was unwilling to sell, he could only use his expertise again. Tarasin had even started planning how to infiltrate Argasus, but no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

"By the way, as part of the deal, I'll give you some good news. The overlord of the Morphelit dynasty in Pertita has almost fully awakened. I also did you a small favor by cutting off their distress signals, otherwise a massive space necromancer dynasty would have arrived here immediately."

"Huh?! You mean Anlakel isn't coming?"

"Huh?! How did you know it was Anlakel who came?!"

Gao Yi found Taraxin more and more pleasing to the eye...

"I wish you were human..."

Gao Yi was initially worried that refusing to make a deal with Anlakel might cause trouble. After all, even if the Necromancers were willing to fight alongside humans against Tyrande in the early stages, once Tyrande was defeated, many people would die in the battle against the Necromancers, even if they won.

After all, the deal that Allakel made with the overlord of this place, Zaratusa, was to help him expel all beings in the Hades system, including the Tyranids and all humans, and to reclaim the territory that originally belonged to the Morphlitt dynasty.

If he cannot complete this deal, he will also be unable to obtain all of Zarathusa's tenth of the forces. Anlakel is also a traditional and domineering undead overlord.

There is only one social butterfly like Tarachin who can speak with every race in the Necromancer realm.

Anlakel has a history of annihilating any race that enters the Tomb World, even at the cost of his own. To him, races including humans are laughable and backward, and it is an insult to let them live in the territory of the undead.

However, given the fighting strength of Anlakel's dynasty and the troops under its command, Gao Yi was not too worried. The existing imperial forces in the Hades system were intact, and reinforcements were constantly arriving. Once the threat of Tyran was resolved, Anlakel would no longer be facing just the humans of the Hades system.

It is almost impossible for the other side to win; the battle between humans and the space undead is not without its challenges.

The only thing to worry about is the Star God Fragment in the opponent's possession. As the strongest being in the physical universe, even as a fragment, its power is terrifying. Perhaps only summoning Doom can guarantee victory.

Taraxin looked at Gao Yi, becoming even more certain of his guess about Gao Yi.

The other party clearly possesses some kind of precognitive ability... This matches everything that has happened in the past. Even the Elven race, which uses divination and foresight to guide their race's direction, can only foresee a vague outline.

Gao Yi's premonition was so clear... as if he knew exactly where the future was headed.

This is the ability to predict the next minute or second.

"Lord Gao Yi, are you even human? I even suspect you are a Spirit Race prophet in human form, or perhaps you already knew everything that would happen in the future. Who exactly are you?"

"Don't talk nonsense about Tarasin. I am a genuine human being, certified by the Emperor."

"Your words only make things more suspicious. Would your human emperor have such a close collaboration with an ordinary human?!"

Faced with Taraxin's questioning, Gao Yi chose to remain silent, knowing that saying more would only lead to more mistakes. He could sense that his previous outburst had made Taraxin suspicious of his identity.

Without Anlakel's future interference, and only with Zaratusa, Gao Yi has no need to worry about the influence of the Necromancers in the Hades system.

Zaratusa? What kind of unorthodox method is that? No Star God fragments, no planet-destroying black technology, your background is indeed very powerful, and the Murphyritt dynasty has already split.

You are merely a hegemon, not a Dharma Emperor.

Now, the Zaratusa branch has also lost its ability to catalyze stars at will, and the Grand Prism is in human hands.

For the Hades Galaxy to achieve complete stability, it needs to deal not only with Tyranids, but also with the Necromancers of space.

The Necromancers' warships are indeed formidable, but this is Warhammer! Boarding and holy melee combat are the way to go.

Even if I don't destroy your warship, I can still take you down by boarding and taking your life!
(End of this chapter)