Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 69 Mark of Death
However, facing Gao Yi's questioning, the high priest did not show any displeasure, and several believers came over carrying boxes.

When the box was opened, the heads of more than a dozen pure-blooded chicken thieves were placed inside.

These are all spoils of the Death Worship Cult and proof of their strength.

"Rogue Traders, we have existed since you colonized this planet. We once existed in the Dynasty's warships, and later came to Agathos with you.
We were active in Agathos even before the Underhive was built. Every Rogue Trader knew of our existence, and under the guidance of the Undead Emperor, we have continued to this day. Over the years, people have continued to join us, and people have continued to dedicate their lives to the Undead Emperor.

When these aliens appeared in Agathos, we noticed them, but we never took them seriously before. We killed many of them, but they always appeared again after a while. We warned Lord Ludwig, but he thought these aliens would not be a big deal, so he gave us the task of hunting them down.

But when we realized we couldn't kill them all, they had already spread completely. We hunted those who were infected by them, including laborers, soldiers, and even the nobles under your command. "

After hearing this, Gao Yi also knew the information that Rebecca had reported to him before. It seemed that some of the soldiers or officers of Agassus who were killed by the Death Cult died tragically at their hands after the Death Cult discovered their abnormalities.

"How do you think I lost my eyes, my legs, and my right arm? Ten years ago, I led my assassins to try to kill the culprit, but we failed. These missing limbs of mine were caused by that monster, and now he is only more powerful."

"You actually survived facing the thief clan leader?!"

The high priest's words made Gao Yi look at him with a higher opinion, which meant that the high priest's combat power before his limbs were intact was much stronger than imagined.

"Chief Chicken? Is that the monster's name? The battle was fierce and dangerous, and many members of the sect died, but we were not without results. The wounds left by my battle blade have forever bound death to him. This is the power bestowed upon us by the great Immortal Emperor. I can still sense his location!"

"But even if you can sense its location, it's useless."

"Have you forgotten? We already existed before the Underhive was even completed. In the millennia that followed, we never stopped exploring and understanding the Underhive. The Underhive has a large number of mutants who are most susceptible to corruption, and the Underhive is our hunting ground.

We are the ones who know the most about the bottom nest. There are some secret passages that even the aliens don’t know about!

It turns out that even if we were able to reach the monster, we wouldn't be able to kill it. We're not good at direct combat. But now that you've arrived, I've witnessed the strength of your soldiers. If we work together, we have a chance!"

Gao Yi was thinking in his heart.

If these guys hadn't been corrupted by Chaos, what they said should be credible. Their beliefs were extremely firm and it was impossible for them to deceive him about such things.

"Okay, I'm willing to cooperate. If it's really as you say, I'm willing to let you continue to live in my dynasty, but there are conditions. You must be under my supervision, and your assassins must also train my warriors!"

"That's not the case, Rogue Trader. The Death Cult shouldn't be subject to any oversight. We will only act according to the guidance of the Divine Emperor!"

"The Divine Emperor's guidance? That's even better. I am the Divine Emperor's representative in the mortal world. I am a living saint. If you obey my words, you are obeying the Divine Emperor!"

Golden light appeared as Gao Yi urged it.

It has to be said that in a world where faith is rampant, Gao Yi's trick really works every time.

When the high priest saw the power from the God-Emperor, he also became excited. The only way they could communicate with the God-Emperor was through the Emperor Tarot Cards. Sometimes the God-Emperor would give them revelations, but more often he would not respond to them. Before Gao Yi arrived, the high priest also performed divination.

The revelation he received was an upright Martyr card... This may correspond to Gao Yi.

The high priest had never seen a miracle before. He tried to stand up, but he couldn't do it because of his crippled body.

"Immortal Emperor, although I cannot fully agree to your request, I can have my assassins train you. I can also inform you before I kill certain important figures."

Although Gao Yi was not very satisfied with this answer, he could only accept it for the time being. These guys were more determined than he had imagined. Asking them not to kill anyone was more painful than asking them to commit suicide.

Gao Yi could only wait until he dealt with those cunning thieves before finding a way to solve this problem. Killing the cunning thief leader would require their help.

Weier was relieved to see Gao Yi come out safe and sound.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"nailed it!"

Gao Yi handed a map to Weier, who took it and examined it. He realized that their previous actions of blocking the entrances and exits to the bottom nest had been somewhat naive. The entrances and exits they had previously known about only accounted for 20% of the total, and many more hidden passages still existed.

The thieves can use these to enter and exit the bottom nest to obtain weapons and various supplies.

"According to the information on the map, block all the openings and gather the most elite soldiers in the dynasty army!"

Frontal assaults will be conducted simultaneously with decapitation missions.

The main force will still enter the bottom nest from the front. Their mission is to attract those large numbers of cunning hybrids.

The team composed of the dynasty's most elite warriors and the assassins of the Death Cult will directly behead the thief leader through the passage and position provided by the high priest.

In this way, the army wouldn't have to fight a bloody battle with those thieves until the last man standing.

The lower nest had almost been recaptured, so Gao Yi gathered all the widow mines together. These widow mines would be of great use in the next operation.

After temporarily leaving the lower nest, Gao Yi returned to the royal court area.

He asked Pavian to suspend the construction of all siege tanks in the heavy factory and use them all to produce widow mines.

The team's previous experience also made Gao Yi realize that the ceramic steel combat suit was no different from paper in front of those pure-blooded thieves.

He needed a sturdier combat uniform, so Gao Yi ordered the priest to directly pull down the door of the dynasty treasury that was mixed with refined gold, and some trophies made of refined gold were also looted from the treasury.

And refined gold was extracted from it to make refined gold combat uniforms.

Gao Yi needs at least a squad of soldiers to hold the line.

The combat uniforms produced were barely enough to arm 30 men.

Gao Yi knew that the Eternal Gate in the Terra Palace was made of pure adamantium. If that gate was dismantled, how many adamantium combat suits could be manufactured...

And Weir also selected the most loyal and powerful warriors of the dynasty from the army according to the order.

After screening, a thousand dynasty soldiers have been selected from various troops.

The families of these people served the dynasty in their past, and they also stood firmly on the side of the dynasty during the previous rebellion. They were usually scattered in various troops as backbone forces or officers. Each of them had undergone a certain degree of genetic enhancement, and now they were all gathered together.

But being loyal is not enough. They need to constantly prove themselves through military achievements and strength throughout their lives, and these loyal people will be further screened.

After being screened out, the dynasty will spend huge amounts of money on them to help them improve their strength.

For the 30 best people here, Dynasty will use the best genetic enhancement technology and the best implants it can obtain on them.

All of these things were obtained from the Mechanical Order with great difficulty by the Dynasty using various resources and at a great cost.

This makes their strength far beyond that of ordinary soldiers. Originally, the guards around Ludwig were selected from these people, but unfortunately they all died due to Ludwig's stupidity.

This is also a huge loss for the dynasty.

The physical fitness of this group of people can also maximize the effectiveness of the adamantine combat suits.

While their adamantium combat suits protect against damage, their bodies can also withstand huge impact forces.

It's a pity that the people who jumped out through the system are ordinary humans, otherwise the loyalty of these people would be the safest.

(End of this chapter)