Warhammer 40k: Melee Warriors

During the twelfth Black Crusade instigated by Abaddon, the Eldar did indeed mobilize some of their forces to fight the Chaos Fleet.

But their attacks on the Chaos Fleet weren't to help the Imperial Empire, but to help themselves. They would never engage the Chaos Fleet in a direct confrontation; instead, they would remain on the edge of the battlefield, waiting until the Imperial Navy had paid a heavy price to defeat the Chaos Fleet before their swift and agile warships would rush out and annihilate the fleeing Chaos Fleet.

Not to mention that the Eldar are not a monolithic entity. While the Imperial Navy was fighting the Chaos army on the front lines, some notorious Eldar pirates roamed the unprotected rear, constantly harassing the Imperial Navy's supply lines.

Making these aliens your allies is really unreliable... but... it's not like you can't talk about it...

Much information about the Dark Eldar might be obtained from Novia, and with even better luck, one could even get some of her blood to make Eldar craft brew.

And then there's Novia... Komi feels like the name sounds familiar, but she can't quite place where she's heard it before.

Maybe I just glanced at the name while reading the book...

Koji glanced at Fuda at this moment. This half-spirit showed no signs of being modified by the beast brew and sat on the chair as shyly as a child.

Komi also collected blood from the half-spirit race in Fuda to try making some new blood craft beer, but because the experimental samples were too few, he could not determine what kind of effect the half-spirit blood had.

If we could replicate Fuda's experience and create more half-spirits to draw blood, Koken might be able to determine the efficacy of half-spirit blood in experiments.

However, Komi hasn't decided whether he should do it. The transformation of humans into beastmen is mostly due to the influence of chaotic energy, similar to a more intense atavism. Turning them from beastmen into sub-beastmen is an effort to reduce corruption and maintain human form or even humanity.

Creating the flavor of a half-elf would be rather strange. Although both elves and humans have humanoid forms and rich emotions, the differences in their life structures are simply too great.

Humans have been able to extend their lives to hundreds or thousands of years through numerous modifications and advanced life-extending surgeries. For the Elven race, a thousand years is merely the beginning of their journey from immaturity to maturity.

Although there are examples of deep interactions between humans and Eldar, such as Kayan and Nefertari, Komi doesn't think that Space Marines can be categorized as ordinary humans.

At most, they could use this as a theme to create some outrageous things, which would be more or less enough to fool masked dancers.

Speaking of defying the odds, Koji recalled a daring act the Eldar Ark devised for survival: allowing themselves to be infected by Genestealers in the hope of escaping the omnipresent malice of the Slaanesh through the Tyranid swarm's modifications...

Clearly, the Eldar went too far. This insane and audacious plan not only failed to save them, but also created a Genestealer patriarch who was incredibly powerful in psionic energy and even fused with a fragment of Cain. Then, that thing was crushed by Ifreni, the leader of the Death Army who was searching for the Old Woman's Sword.

Since both Eldar were suffering from serious illnesses, and the Ark Eldar had pulled off such an incredible feat, the Dark Eldar hadn't been left behind. Those Dark Eldar who had nothing better to do in the Comoros paid the Bloodkin to transplant Genestealer body parts into them, believing these mutated limbs possessed an ancient beauty.

By adapting and creating something new for this part of the story, Komi only needs one name to expand on the rest of the content.

For example—Gene Stealer x Ark Eldar single volume [Uncensored] (201 pages)

And then there's the ambiguity that the world can't accept (Kayan, Nefertari 40K doujinshi, translated by Komi Translation Team)

And also—the Regent's wife was brutally tortured by the Ark Investigator for five hours. (avi)

Also included is a secret rendezvous of the Blood-Soaked, collage of body art photos (30 pages).

Ahem... But all of this happened later. During the Gothic Wars that began in 143.M41, the Eldar hadn't done anything so sinister.

Now is not a good time to think about these things. Komi put aside the increasingly vivid images in his mind and said to Fuda, "I know about the requests of those Spirit Races."

"So, are you going to see them?"

"See them?" Gu Jian scoffed. "If I rush over like this, those spirit race members will only think I need their help, and then they'll start treating me with arrogance. For these guys who have no emotional intelligence, the best approach is to give them the cold shoulder. Their demise is just around the corner, and I'm not in a hurry. Just tell them I don't have time to deal with their nonsense. If they really want to have a proper chat, they should come out and talk to me themselves, instead of finding a middleman to talk to them."

"Uh... okay." Fidelity nodded, got up and left.

Even after he left, Koji continued looking at a letter on the table, which had been sent by the handsome young man, Griffith.

The top was sealed with wax. Judging from the feel of it, Koken believed that the raw material of the wax was related to people, and that it was probably a sacred product made by the state religion using the remains of saints.

Komi pried open the wax seal and took out the letter inside.

If you remove the modifiers that make the words sound more sophisticated, the entire letter contains only one content.

That was the head of the Child family, Ross Child, who had sent Komi to explore an unknown star system. He wanted to invite Komi to his planet to discuss ways to stop the invasion of Chaos.

"Heh, alliance requests are coming in droves, is that a coincidence?" Koken curled his lip, outwardly showing disdain, but inwardly he already had the idea of ​​going there.

First, the resources of Wuding Port are running out. This huge void fortress's resource self-production capacity is limited to the lowest-grade synthetic food. Now that there are orcs, the replenishment of fur resources has been alleviated.

Apart from these two items, the remaining resources are almost gone with each use; the repair of warships and replenishment of ammunition alone have consumed 35% of Wuding Port's resource reserves.

The war in the Gothic Sector also brought trade fleets to a standstill. No one dared to risk being robbed by the Chaos Fleet to transport supplies between planets and ports. Those industrial worlds that relied on agricultural worlds for sustenance were already on the countdown to a global famine. Even if the Chaos army did not invade, these worlds would collapse from hunger, and cannibalistic cults would spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Opening the star map, Komi looked at the Rothschild family's sphere of influence. This huge and prosperous merchant ronin family controlled fifteen planets that produced different resources and two hundred and forty void stations, including as many as twenty large void stations that were about the same size as Wuding Port.

Given that Abaddon's army was attacking from the other side, the relatively rearward Childe territories were able to maintain peace for a period of time.

“Oberyn…” Komi murmured, pointing to the Childe family’s capital. It was time to take the forces he had cultivated in Unstable Harbor to meet the main force of the Gothic Sector resisting the Chaos invasion.

Chapter 443: When war breaks out, all beings suffer.

Komi did not bring all the ships of Undetermined Port with him, as the port required troop defense. He only led the Dreadnought-class light cruiser Captain Invincible Spyr and a Vanguard-class MK.1 strike cruiser commanded by Grand Master Samuel of Ravenwing. This warship, whose main function was rapid reaction, carried an entire company of Space Marines and the weapons they needed.

Accompanying them was Griffith's ship, a frigate that, like the Exterminator, had made many concessions in terms of commercial transport capabilities.

Hudes, the largest slave trader in Wuding Port, also came along. The warship he could command was also a frigate.

A MK.1 strike cruiser, a Dreadnought-class light cruiser, and three escort ships headed toward Aubertine in the Aris subsector. This fleet configuration ensured that they would be able to fight back even if they encountered enemies while traveling in the void.

Determine course, enter subspace, correct course, and exit subspace.

As they continued this mode of navigation, the group drew ever closer to Auberdine. Along the way, they encountered numerous distress signals from worlds whose production processes were highly specialized. The wastelands, filled with industrial behemoths, lacked sufficient sunlight and clean water to cultivate high-yield crops.

As the fleet slowly passed over the planet, Komi could see that the tragedy beneath the clouds had piled up into a raging inferno large enough to engulf the entire coastline.

Driven mad by hunger, both physically and mentally, the imperial citizens attacked every possible place where food might be stored. The armed garrison, under the governor's orders, ruthlessly suppressed the citizens, for he was concerned with the longer-term order.

Releasing the grain from the warehouses would only feed hundreds of millions of imperial citizens for a few years, but if it were only used to supply the soldiers, it would be enough to sustain them for a hundred years.

A century from now, the empire might be able to repel those terrible enemies and restore the trade system that spans the entire star sector. Wouldn't he still be the ruler of this planet then? If he were to give it all away, he would only starve to death on this planet along with these people.

Koji couldn't say anything about the governor's thoughts. The cheapest food he had was the Tri-Beans made by Faerun, but that stuff was a gift from Nurgle, and eating it for a long time could really turn people into plague zombies who were worse than dead.

Komi reduced the threat of the Three-in-One Bean's corruption to zero by exploiting a bug in the Great Soul-Seizing Array.

Komi could certainly promote the Three-in-One Beans in these worlds suffering from hunger, but he really didn't trust that the officials in these worlds could handle the Three-in-One Beans as well as the believers in the City of Flawlessness.

If you're not careful, the three-in-one beans will proliferate. These crops are not gentle and friendly; they just lie in the ground waiting for your sickle to harvest them.

Instead, they are like ruthless, bloodthirsty beasts. They swarm towards the smell of fresh meat, and their roots, which cover their entire bodies, can drain a person's blood in an instant. Their pitted tubers have no weaknesses. Before being dismembered by guns and cannons, the frenzy of the Three-in-One Bean does not diminish in the slightest with the wounds inflicted on its body.

At least in the same volume, a sub-orc can barely defeat two Tri-Beans with bare hands; if it were an ordinary human, this figure would be even lower.

For this reason, the grain-killing teams of the Flawless City have become increasingly prestigious. They not only bear the important function of providing food for the entire temple-like city, but also guard the high walls during the seven-times-a-year grain harvest to prevent these three-in-one beans from crossing the defense line.

Koji once controlled Markus's body to participate in a great harvest. Relying on the normal development of the Tri-Beans by seizing subspace energy, they almost covered the plain outside the high wall. Among them were many behemoths whose size was comparable to the Knight's mech. Even if he used the Soul Axe to chop them down, it would take two blows to destroy them.

The Three-Beans launched their attack at dusk, when the starlight sank below the horizon. Their combined attack shook the entire earth. The Orcish guards on the walls shattered the waves of Three-Beans with their Howler Shotguns and cleaved the roots and mud-covered skins of the Three-Beans with their rough, heavy machetes.

If the Flawless City were a world loyal to the Empire of Man, a recruitment world for a Space Marine Chapter, Komi believed that killing the Triple Bean would become a test for the Chapter to select new recruits, much like the Unified Hand Chapter is currently doing.

Putting aside the control of the number of Three-in-One Beans, the work related to the Soul-Seizing Array is more important and more complex!

The Soul-Seizing Array of the Flawless City silently kills every believer approaching 70, sending their souls to the pure white hall of Komi to prevent a major outbreak of the Nurgle Plague.

The ability to do this is undoubtedly proof of the Flawless City's formidable administrative capabilities. The information of the citizens of Flawless City is entered into a database personally built by Demas. The servo skull, operating with mechanical thinking, patrols the city, using its selfless and ruthless eyes to ensure that every piece of data is accurate.

It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to expect a world ruled by a human empire to have such strong administrative capabilities. Perhaps only the Ultramarines-controlled Macragge and the Tau clan's homeworld can achieve this.

The former can do it because of the ancient traditions and innate talent of the Ultramarines, while the latter can do it because their world is free from the burdens of historical graves.

Komi's Flawless City is a combination of both, and the Unifying Hands War Gang would also take time to check on the operation of Flawless City after their training sessions. This city was built on a graveyard where almost everyone had died.

In conclusion, Komi did not extend a helping hand to these hungry worlds, but only felt sorry for their suffering and vowed that the world he was building should not be a one-sided deformity, but rather a comprehensive world that could ensure self-sufficiency for a certain period of time even under blockade.

"May their souls be saved by the Savior." Komi left these words behind and led the fleet out of the star system. The dead souls did not return to the Pure White Hall because they did not believe in or know the Savior's faith, nor did they die at Komi's hands.

......

Aubertin.

The center of power for the Childe family, the most prosperous and glorious world in the Aris sub-sector.

In terms of population quality and total production, this world ranks among the top five in the Gothic Sector. Only those ancient forging worlds that maximize productivity can consistently outperform Auberdine's output.

It is said that the Childe family controlled the world in the ancient times when the Gothic Sector was not yet fully explored, and built a huge dynasty that attracted the attention of everyone.

The tallest tree catches the most wind; this principle has remained unchanged throughout history.

The Child family's glory also attracted the attention of some, who gathered a great deal of evidence in an attempt to prove to the High Lord that the Child family's vast territory and autonomy posed a potential threat to the human empire.

The Child family is also quite powerful. Faced with such vicious slander, the family's political machine is also in operation. Right here in Terra, the human heart, the brutal political struggle has never stopped.

At least for now, the Childe family's political skills are more sophisticated.

Chapter 444: Rothschild Reunited

"It's truly bustling..."

Upon seeing the bustling scene around Planet Oberdin, Komi couldn't help but express his sincere admiration. This planet, which had not been completely industrialized, had a natural atmosphere, and the water-rich clouds were a rare white and gray, unlike the yellowish-brown and pale green that Komi had seen in the Immaculate City.

The nests spread across the entire continent do not create a sense of separation from the azure ocean; instead, they complement each other.

As one side of the planet fell into darkness, the lights came on, allowing Komi to clearly see the city expanding outwards in concentric rings around its core city, like gentle ripples on a calm lake surface caused by a light drizzle.

Oberlin's defenses were the most comprehensive they had ever seen, with twenty-four defense stations operating in the planet's orbit, each equipped with six heavy macro cannons, four light spears, and twelve torpedo launchers.

Auberdine is not only a static defensive structure; their family's fleet patrols the star system, vigilant against potential enemy invasions. Some ships are also assigned to the protection of transport fleets, and every few hours a convoy of merchant ships fully loaded with goods heads towards Auberdine under the protection of the Child family's fleet.

Not to mention the planet's own defensive facilities, Koken couldn't even imagine how many anti-aircraft cannons were hidden beneath that void shield.

Samuel, a Space Marine, noticed some interesting details, such as the flags hanging on the spires of the defensive site, which were evidence that a Space Marine chapter had set up combat squads in Auberdine.

There is a similar thing guarding the gateway to the Eye of Fear on the fortress world of Cadia.

But the Space Marines who guarded Cardia alongside the mortal soldiers were there out of duty and a sense of mission; Samuel did not believe that the world of Auberdine had the same strategic value as Cardia.

The planet was indeed prosperous, but that was all. Samuel believed that the Space Marine chapters that set up combat squads were merely using this to obtain material support from the Child family.

Not all chapters are as wealthy as the Dark Angels. Many chapters fight on the fringes of the Empire, lacking food and clothing. Any major loss can push them to the brink of annihilation, so they need to find their own sources of supply.

Samuel was well aware of this.

He looked at Auberdine's prosperity and said in a somewhat strange tone, "So many people owe this family a favor. If they are loyal, this bond will be key to uniting the imperial army; if they are disloyal, this favor will become a burden."

These words, which seemed to be meant to sow discord, were only overheard by Koji. He raised an eyebrow, clearly recalling from Samuel's lament that one of the most serious rebellions in the empire's history was the Badab War, a typical example of how friendship could lead many people to unwittingly turn against the empire.

Just like the Horus Rebellion, many warriors chose to betray the Empire not because they agreed with Horus's ideology, but simply because their trusted brothers and respected commanders chose this path.

Is this even possible?

Probably not.

As Komi was recalling and sorting through the Gothic Wars chronicle, Griffith's voice came through the communicator, "Saint Otto, I have made a request to the family port management office, and they have specially provided us with a members' passage. In half an hour, we will be able to talk on the land of Aubertin."