Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 57 I won’t sit on the golden toilet, I will be a living saint

"So I don't have to sit on the golden toilet anymore?"

"no need."

Gao Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the definite answer.

"God Emperor, if you could give me more resources, I could develop faster! I'm short of people, money, food, everything. Could you please send me some in a dream?"

But this time Gao Yi didn't hear the answer he wanted.

"No, I don't know you well enough yet. I need more observation of you and your subspace projection. This projection is very special and can purify the energy in this subspace. It doesn't belong to this world at all.

And if I give you too much help now, the evil gods of the warp might notice you earlier, which will not do you any good.

I can find you in the warp, and so can the Four Gods. Only when your warp projection is at least strong enough to avoid their detection can I give you more help.

Now I will try to minimize your presence in the warp and reduce the possibility of the Four Gods discovering you.

And I sense you possess some of the faith of the Adeptus Mechanicus? Do your priests also possess the power of purification and resistance against corruption?"

The Divine Emperor asked Gao Yi.

"At least it seems so now, but there will be a threshold eventually."

Gao Yi had never tried it, but if his system was not wrong, the priests led by Pavian, who were already as perceptible as the warp units, should not be able to betray or be corrupted. Even if they could not hold on, Gao Yi could mobilize the power of the subspace projection and provide them with blessing-like assistance.

"You have magical abilities. You need to become stronger as soon as possible, or at least have the ability to protect yourself. I can sense that your soul will not be corrupted, so you must firmly grasp the technology of navigating without the need for warp space.

I cannot guarantee that others in the empire will not be corrupted. Even my descendants are at risk. If Chaos obtains this technology, it will be a disaster for the empire.

The followers of Chaos can retreat into the Warp, but the countless planets of the Empire and the humans on them cannot. Then the Empire will be dragged into an even more terrible quagmire."

Hearing this, Gao Yi was a little disappointed, but it was also good. This cold sun was enough to cover up Gao Yi's existence in the subspace.

What he lacks is time to develop. Once he loads more game programs, such as the technology that restricts space jumps in Stellaris, even if Chaos gains the ability to jump, he will have a way to counter it.

However, Gao Yi felt that the God Emperor was not so kind... The Sun probably didn't stay here just to protect him. If he did anything or had any thoughts that were harmful to humans, he estimated that the God Emperor would swallow him without hesitation.

It is both a protection and a threat.

"But you must have absorbed a lot of my spiritual energy just now, right? You can borrow some of the power that has already begun to absorb the power of faith. I allow you to act within the empire as my living saint, which should also bring you a lot of convenience.

This identity isn't enough to attract the Heretic God's attention. I'll send a message to the bishop of your planet in your dream. It will be much easier for you if the state religion intervenes."

"Even if I don't sit on the Golden Throne, I can still be a living saint!"

Gao Yi was also very satisfied with the result.

At this time, he was in the Anglican Cathedral of Agassus.

Bishop Holt was lying in his bed when suddenly he opened his eyes wide and jumped up.

He dreamed, and in his dream he finally dreamed of the great God-Emperor! For the first time in his life, the God-Emperor responded to him. Atop the Golden Throne, the God-Emperor was no longer corrupted, but appeared before him in his most perfect state.

A lifetime of piety finally received a response from the Divine Emperor at this moment.

The God-Emperor on the Golden Throne told Holt that Gao Yi Mungt was the man he had chosen, and he would bring new hope to Agathos and the integration of the Kronus expansion.

What he had to do was to worship Gao Yi as a living saint and help Gao Yi in the name of state religion.

Upon hearing this, Holt quickly changed into his most solemn bishop's robe.

"Quick! Quick! Someone, come here! Help me arrange a hovercraft. I need to go see Lord Gao Yi now!"

Holt's voice echoed throughout the cathedral, and the few remaining priests in the church immediately made arrangements. They had never seen Bishop Holt so excited.

At this time in the subspace, Gao Yi's conversation with the God-Emperor was nearing its end.

Gao Yi severed the connection with his subspace projection, and his consciousness returned to his body.

However, as soon as his consciousness returned to his body, Gao Yi's psychic perception detected something unusual.

As the subspace projection becomes more powerful, Gao Yi's psychic perception becomes more and more acute.

As the psychic perception projected outward, there was actually a breath of life in the reception room outside the bedroom approaching Gao Yi's bedroom.

You have to know that this is the palace of the traveling trader, and there are rangers stationed outside the palace.

The palace is also protected by many royal guards and attendants.

Only the most loyal of the dynasty were chosen to enter the palace. Besides the regular guards within the palace, two guards were always stationed at the door outside Gao Yi's bedroom.

They are responsible for protecting Gao Yi and conveying Gao Yi's instructions at any time.

But they didn't even issue any warning?

Gao Yi slowly got up from the bed, sensing that the other person was getting closer and closer.

Gao Yi's hand also reached out for the power sword placed beside the bed.

Getting closer... getting closer... Gao Yi sensed that the other party had arrived at his door.

When the opponent arrived at Gao Yi's door, Gao Yi took the lead in attacking.

A sneaky guy like this would definitely strike first! The other party is definitely not on his side.

Even without his combat uniform, Gao Yi's strength was already terrifying.

Gao Yi rushed forward and broke open the door, then activated the power sword's decomposition force field and slashed towards the opponent.

When the door was broken, Gao Yi finally saw the other person's appearance.

A tattered windbreaker and hood, and a worn-out tactical eyepiece that he found from somewhere.

The pale purple skin under the other person's hood made Gao Yi know the other person's identity.

"A thief? A thief among thieves?"

Professional assassins among these Genestealer sects.

Unlike other chicken thieves, they will not mix with their "brothers and sisters", but stay alone by the side of the chicken thief leader. When necessary, they will help the leader eliminate all those who hinder the day of ascension.

The power sword slammed heavily to the ground. Gao Yi's full-strength attack actually missed?

The opponent's speed was unexpectedly fast, and after dodging Gao Yi's attack, this cunning man immediately used his dagger to counterattack.

Every thrust hits the vital point.

Looking at the green dagger, Gao Yi didn't want to be hit at all. This dagger was made by the Chicken Thief Clan leader using his own chitinous blade. The blade contained powerful liquid spiritual energy composed of countless murdered Chicken Thief believers and the power of the curse from the Clan leader himself.

If the skin is scratched even a little, the victim will suffer unbearable pain and lose the ability to fight.

The Inquisitor is not only fast, but also has very powerful fighting skills.

However, Gao Yi is now able to fight against the enchanted warrior head-on, and Ji Zei has underestimated Gao Yi's combat effectiveness.

He immediately found that he couldn't defeat Gao Yi for the time being. Gao Yi's fighting skills were a mess, but his speed, strength, and reaction were ridiculously fast. It was pure numerical weirdness.

The noise of the battle here also attracted other people in the palace.

A shrill alarm sounded! The sounds of fighting were coming from the Rogue Trader's room?

All the guards rushed towards the Rogue Trader's bedroom.

All personnel from the Ranger base not far away were also dispatched.

At this point in the battle, Ji Zei knew that his assassination had failed.

Once surrounded, he would not be able to escape even if he was good at stealth.

The Holy Judge no longer wanted to fight. He retreated quickly and threw a fragmentation grenade at Gao Yi.

The huge explosion blocked Gao Yi's pursuit, and the Holy Judge quickly retreated towards the door.

But who would have thought that as soon as he rushed to the door, he would be greeted by a huge power hammer.

"No one can harm a living saint! Die! I, Holt, sentence you to death in the name of the state religion!"

The gravity hammer directly hit the panicked Holy Inquisitor and smashed him into pieces of meat.

Pale purple blood splattered everywhere.

"Holt?"

"Lord Gao Yi! I received the oracle from the Divine Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)