Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 63 Secret Arrest
At this time, in the camp of the 1rd Battalion of the st Regiment of the Agathos Planetary Defense Force, several soldiers belonging to the planetary defense force were gathered together.

"Lieutenant Albert, if these weapons and equipment can be smuggled back to the church, they will definitely be of great help in the arrival of the day of ascension!"

Hearing this, Albert also stroked the CMC combat uniform he had taken off and the rail rifle beside him.

"Yeah. It would be great if I could take it back."

But Albert knew that these equipment were not like the imperial laser rifles or bulletproof armor, and if some of them were missing, they would not be discovered.

With each person having one set, they had no chance to hide it. Even if he lost one set due to his official position, he would probably not end up well off.

Compared to these equipment, the cost of his exposure is greater.

"Everyone, continue to hide yourselves. Do not try to transport this equipment back to the church now. The Rogue Traders have already begun to recapture the Lower Nest. Once our troops enter the Lower Nest, we can hide this equipment under the pretext of battlefield losses. We can then seek support from the church in the Lower Nest."

Albert stopped everyone's thoughts. Their most important task was to hide themselves and report the various situations of the dynasty back to the sect.

Compared to these equipment, Albert knew that the brothers and sisters around him were the most important.

Hundreds of years ago, these thieves parasitized an aristocratic family responsible for nest management. They reproduced from generation to generation, and it was not until the fifth generation that these hybrids with human appearance appeared.

Albert envied his brother, father and mother. Their purple skin was so charming, and their two extra arms made them look even closer to the great Four-Armed Emperor.

But he did not, but the leader told him that he had a more important mission from the moment he was born.

The church used its control over the bottom nest to continuously provide him with intelligence and merits. After accumulating enough merits, it helped him leave the bottom nest and enter the upper nest to become an officer. He knew that there were not only them in the upper nest, but there were others who were hiding in the same way.

He also used his identity to send a large amount of weapons and equipment back to the bottom nest, and provided intelligence to the church, thus avoiding the dynasty's crackdown and investigation of the bottom nest several times.

In the battle with Chaos, he fought with all his might. He shouted the name of the God-Emperor, but in his heart he was silently thinking of the great Four-Armed God-Emperor. Many of his brothers and sisters who hid with him died in the war with Chaos.

This act of loyalty and military exploits also earned him the right to be the first to be assigned a combat uniform.

Just as Albert asked everyone to go to bed early, there was a knock on the barracks door.

Albert didn't know what was going to happen, so he walked forward and opened the door without any precautions.

"Albert Hauns?"

Seeing that the person standing in front of the door was Will, the steward of the wandering merchants, he was also surprised why the steward came to see him so late at night.

"It's me, respected steward! What do you want from me?"

But just as Albert finished speaking, a ranger following behind Will hit him in the face with the butt of his rifle.

The power boost provided by the combat suit was so terrifying that even if the strength was controlled, Albert lost consciousness instantly.

Seeing Albert fall to the ground, the hidden thieves were about to grab their weapons, but were subdued one by one by the rangers who came in one after another.

And such scenes are happening everywhere in Shangchao.

Some were controlled before they could resist, but some tried to resist and were killed on the spot, and their bodies were taken away by the rangers.

None of these people expected that the Rogue Merchant would suddenly attack.

The officers, administrative officials and nobles on the list were taken to the cells one by one.

Regardless of whether they are innocent or not, it is safest to lock them up at this time.

Soon, these people will be subjected to the most rigorous testing, both physically and genetically.

Although these thieves looked like ordinary people, they were no longer human in nature. It wasn't long before the test reports came out one after another.

Sure enough, problems were found in the test reports of two-thirds of those arrested. Genes that did not belong to humans showed a high degree of overlap in so many different individuals.

The positions of these people cover almost every aspect of the dynasty. I can't imagine that if they didn't notice that their army had entered Xiachao kilometers, every move would be known to those cunning guys.

"All those with problems should be executed! Also, all soldiers, officers, and nobles in important positions need to undergo genetic testing!"

Rebecca also frowned. This was also her dereliction of duty. She thought she had done a good enough job in management, but such a thing happened, and even the governor himself found the problem.

"I've already arranged for someone to do it! Do you want to postpone the attack plan?"

"The offensive plan remains unchanged. At least we've captured most of the targets this round."

The sudden disappearance of the officers and nobles caused some confusion, and some soldiers found that their superiors had suddenly disappeared.

But after other officers quickly filled the vacancies, they did not pursue the matter any further, and all the energy of the entire Agasos was focused on retaking the lower nest.

The promises made by the Rogue Traders heightened people's desire to achieve great things, and this sentiment overwhelmed the news of the officer's disappearance.

The army set out, shouting the name of the Divine Emperor. The first batch of troops totaling 10 people set out along the main roads of the upper nest towards the lower nest.

The cultists, who already had no unified command, were even more vulnerable to the attacks of the loyalists.

Without the support of the black oil men, they couldn't even carry out normal maintenance and production of equipment.

During the period of their defeat in the lower nest, these believers even attacked each other and continued to vent their extremely negative emotions in the lower nest.

Through bloody sacrifices or rituals, other leaders of the traitors tried to regain the favor of the dark gods.

But the cunning ones have been secretly sabotaging their actions.

Not only were they cunning, the efforts of the combat sisters also played a huge role.

These nearly one hundred combat nuns were divided into small groups. They gathered workers from the lower nest and used the equipment in the lower nest to manufacture weapons. Under the leadership of the combat nuns, they continued to resist.

Even after the rebels were defeated, they managed to recapture some areas and used them as strongholds to wait for the arrival of the dynasty's army.

Many gangs have also become an important force in resisting the traitors.

When these Chaos traitors were powerful, they could only hide, but when the traitors fell into chaos, they immediately rushed out from the dark hiding places in the hive and took back the territory that originally belonged to them.

It turns out not everyone wants to be crazy or gain power through mutation.

Not to mention that these gangsters were originally from the underworld. They witnessed the extreme evil deeds of the traitors with their own eyes, and even their relatives died in the traitors' sacrificial rituals.

For the gangs, they also need Agathos to continue to exist. Although they have done a lot of bad things, they have formed a symbiotic relationship with the nest. Only when the nest exists and Agathos exists can they continue to survive and gain benefits from it.

Moreover, the thieves hidden in the gangs are also fanning the flames behind the scenes. They boost people's morale and take the lead in attacking the traitors, which allows some disguised thieves to even become gang leaders.

The recapture of the Lower Nest went much more smoothly than expected. These Chaos traitors could only flee in panic and were thrown into one controlled area after another.

Gao Yi also ordered the priests to immediately begin maintaining the communication facilities and important factories in the lower nest.

The energy, industrial products, and even a large number of daily necessities produced by these factories are the key to restoring order in Agathos. People have to live. Gao Yi can create equipment, but these equipment cannot replace various daily necessities.

(End of this chapter)