Warhammer 40k: Melee Warriors

At this moment, Novia didn't even think she was seeing Komi's soul; she believed she was seeing a condensed fragment of the warp...

I'll update six chapters for you tomorrow.

I've been staying up late these past few days and I'm feeling really weak. I finished updating around 1 a.m. yesterday and got up at 6:40 a.m. to wash up and get ready for work. In the afternoon, I was in a meeting and I slipped off my chair and fell to the floor.

This really scared Peturabo, and he gave me three days off to go home and rest.

I need to go to bed early tonight and update more in the next few days to make up for what I've missed.

Including today, I need to add five more chapters.

Chapter 472: Less-than-Friendly Exchange

Novia has seen many human souls, from the impoverished people of Nest City to the renowned nobles of the Empire.

As for why?

In these dark times when civilization is on the verge of collapse and extinction is imminent, no one's hands can remain clean forever.

When their ark was about to be drawn into a terrible Waaagh, Novia personally went to a nearby planet to lay the groundwork, ultimately guiding the orcs to attack the human empire's colonies.

Does Novia feel guilty about the billions of deaths on that planet?

Like most Eldar, Novia was indifferent to the deaths of humans. She grieved only for the planet ravaged by war and wildfire. She would hide in the shadows and recall the distant past when the planet was built in human colonies, and how magnificent its natural scenery was.

Later, after enduring the barbaric and unrestrained industrial pollution from humankind, the planet's ecology was on its last legs. The activation of the orc war machines dealt the final blow to the ecology's destruction.

The green-skinned creatures are an ancient plague, while humans are a newly emerging plague; for Novia, the difference between the two is not significant.

She viewed these humans, who could easily multiply their population several times over, as parasites taking advantage of the Eldar Empire's defeat to expand.

Of course, the Eldar disliked humans occupying lands they had long controlled. The Necromancers, whose history was even older and more dangerous than the Eldar's, shared similar sentiments.

"We took these lands before the War of Heaven, you young upstarts get out of my house!" said the Necromancer Overlord of Space.

Speaking of souls, in Novia's experience, human souls are more ethereal and silent than those of the spirit race. The souls that leave the body do not flicker, nor do they communicate with the living.

Without suffering or blasphemous rituals, the souls of those who die naturally are often pale gray, an inconspicuous color. It is impossible to find any Eldar with a similar soul color throughout the entire Eldar civilization.

Novia had never seen the soul of Komi before.

As his soul approached step by step, Novia felt as if the ancestral souls within the Infinite Circuit were issuing warnings due to Komi's growing proximity.

That colorful and mixed soul was not only complex in composition, but its strength also exceeded the scope of ordinary humans. Even the Space Marines' think tank could not overpower Komi in terms of soul.

Was this meeting a good thing or a bad thing?

Novia hesitated for a moment, but regained some composure after her hand touched the admission ticket to the Black Library.

She dismissed the Spirit Prophets whose bodies still bore traces of crystal, leaving only herself to meet the spirits of Koga and Fuda.

"Welcome, Saint Otto," Novia greeted first. Although her tone lacked emotion, the fact that the Eldar were willing to take the initiative to greet her was already proof of their sincerity.

Koken ignored Novia, his gaze fixed on the face of the Eldar prophet and Ark administrator. A past experience buried deep in his mind was being rapidly retrieved by Koken.

Is this the Novia that Fidelity was talking about? Isn't this the bastard who was imprisoned in the palace of the great demon Slaanesh, claimed to have a way to defeat the great demon Slaanesh, and then ran away with the Soul Stone after being rescued by me, even giving me the middle finger?

Koji gritted his teeth. He compared Novia to a liar who spouted nonsense. He immediately wanted to leave this place with Fidelity instead of listening to this Elven's ramblings.

Changes in mood are often expressed through the color and flow of the soul. Normally, this phenomenon is obscured by the body, but now Novia can clearly see the changes in Komi's colorful soul.

She could understand Koken's disgust and murderous intent towards her; it would be more terrifying for Novia if humans liked aliens.

What she couldn't understand was the regret that Komi carried with it a hint of familiarity; Novia was certain she had never met Komi before.

This opportunity for exchange was hard-won, so how could Novia let Komi leave so easily? She lowered her stance even further and spoke sincerely to Komi, relying on the experience she had gained from carefully navigating the human nests.

“Saint Otto, our invitation to you is not out of any conspiracy or trickery, but out of the sincerity of friends. We hope you will listen to my words and understand that in the face of the approaching darkness, only by uniting can we survive.”

"Let us survive?" Gu Jian curled his lip in disdain. "I've heard that the Spirit Clan's alliance is just another form of using cannon fodder. When the real war starts, you'll hide in the back and wait for us and the enemy to fight to the death before you rush out to reap the rewards."

"This..." Novia wanted to say that this was a misunderstanding, and that the help gained from allying with the Eldar would be far greater than the fighting on the battlefield.

But Koken didn't give Novia a chance to explain. He clenched his fist and held it to his chest, saying in a very irritating tone, "It's like this, you humans only need to fill in the lines and be cannon fodder, while we Spirits have to consider many more things when making prophecies."

Novia felt a surge of anger rising within her after hearing Komi's sarcastic remarks. She wasn't a patient person, but she was only willing to patiently communicate with Komi out of necessity.

But seeing Komi's sarcastic tone, Novia believed that the alliance's request was already on the verge of collapse before it could even be made.

Ignoring Novia's thoughts, Koken beckoned to her familiarly and asked, "Is this how you Spirit Race treat your guests? You call people over and don't even offer a table or fruit? Even backward feudal worlds know to set out some things when conducting diplomatic activities. How come you, who consider yourselves civilized, don't understand any manners?"

I'll endure... I'll endure...

Novia's lips twitched. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and used her psionic energy to control the crystal beneath her feet to create an exquisite table and chairs for the group to sit on.

As for food and clean water, it takes a little time to harvest them from the eco-park.

Compared to the human empire, which feeds countless citizens with pre-made industrial foods such as canned goods, energy bars, and synthetic blocks, the food of the Eldar in the Ark is more natural. The fruits and vegetables they grow themselves are something that even the most powerful nobles in Terra cannot afford.

Of course, Komi wasn't asking for these things out of greed; he was simply trying to put more pressure on Novia and buy more time for the demons who had come with him.

According to Mimi and Gouzi, two demons who follow Gu Jian around and often get to eat Spirit Race Soul Bricks, this Ark world has many interesting flavors.

The three sat down. Komi and Novia faced each other, while Fuda sat awkwardly next to Komi, looking down at the dazzling crystal surface of the crystal table.

Gu Jian slammed his hand on the table, asking aggressively, "Speak, what do you want to do? Help you retrieve those soul stones, explore forgotten worlds to find artifacts, or mediate a feud between a certain faction within the empire?"

Chapter 473: How about robbing the Black Library?

This encompasses almost everything needed for an alliance between the Eldar and humans...

Novia's lips twitched uncontrollably, and she covered her cheek with her hand to hide the fact that she was becoming increasingly impatient with Komi.

She pushed the ticket to the dark library onto the table with a helpless expression and said, "Maybe it's the second one you mentioned."

Small black card.

What is this stuff?

Koji raised an eyebrow. His understanding of the Spirit Clan was based on pictures and stories. Asking him to talk about the details of Spirit Clan culture or explain the meaning of mysterious symbols would be too much of a challenge for him.

The Elven race likes to use riddles and metaphors, but Koji prefers to be direct. He pointed to the cards on the table and asked, "What is this? What can it do?"

This attitude puzzled Novia. The person in front of her had shown an understanding of the Eldar from the moment he entered, but now he was showing a different attitude towards the ticket to the Black Library... It didn't seem like he was pretending to be confused?

What does this mean? Another test? Or is he just looking for an opportunity to humiliate me? Does he think I'm a waiter in a fancy restaurant? Someone who will serve him without complaint as long as I give him a tip?

What a disgrace...

If she could, Novia really wished she could squeeze her hands on either side of Komi's head and then slowly push his eyeballs out of his skull.

Sigh... Hold it in... Hold it in... Think of your people... Think of the revelation from the God of Laughter... He is your only salvation...

"This is the ticket to the Black Library. The key to solving the problem lies there, and the war in the Gothic Sector will end."

Tickets to the Black Library?

When Komi heard the word from Novia, he was as excited as if he had obtained the location of the Tarachin Museum.

But robbing the Black Library seems much more difficult than besieging the Tal Rasin Museum, which is hidden in the Web and watched by a real god... Even if it's an Eldar god, it's still quite a challenge.

This is not something Markus can handle alone. If we really want to rob the Black Library, I'll need to bring in more people.

Ahriman the Scarlet... Primarch Magnus... Demigod Vashtor... Oh right! Talazin can be called too; that overlord will be ecstatic to know the location of the Black Library!

Let me think of who else I can call over. Oh right, Markarus is cursed with eternal pursuit, which can easily lure away the great demons of the gods.

Who came last time? Skabrand, Rotigus, and the masked dancer.

Koji became increasingly pleased with himself. The more chaotic the situation, the better it would be for him to find some good treasures, and it would also greatly reduce the pressure that Laughing God would face when he sought revenge.

Everyone else went in to loot and vandalize, so why is it that you, Laughing God, are targeting me for revenge? I'm just an honest, unassuming World Devourer who does nothing but cut things down in the name of the Blood God all day long. The location of the Black Library must have been leaked by those treacherous bastards.

Especially Ahriman and Magnus, they were so desperate to get into the Black Library, what was impossible about finding a way?

"Then what about those numbers you mentioned?" Komi changed the subject, pointing to his real purpose for coming here. "Don't tell me those numbers were just something you made up off the cuff."

Novia was speechless for a moment, as the demons that extended their senses shouted in Komi's ear.

"Hehehe... Boss, guess what we smelled!"

"This ark is on the verge of destruction! The infinite circuits are infested with the lingering poison of the succubus demons. The enclosed areas of the ark have become toilets for orcs and places where the dead wander. I swear on my sense of smell and taste, there aren't even a hundred living people left on this ark!"

"We should seize this opportunity to annihilate them! Devour them! These spirit races are even weaker than those pirates!"

The two demons worked together to entice Koken to break ties with Novia, giving them an excuse to devour more Spirit Race Soul Bricks.

“No rush, at least let me see how to use this ticket.” Koji silenced the two demons, then stared quietly at Novia, waiting for her to explain the numbers.

Novia took a deep breath and said, "Those numbers... I don't want to lie to you. I don't know the exact meaning of these numbers either. Many answers can only be found when we see the place indicated by this ticket."

"Then what do you want?"

"The Black Library's gifts are not safe... We need your help, we only need your help."

"Then what about Fidelity? What was the purpose of you sending people to demand his soul?"

"for..."

Novia explained a lot, but she hesitated on this issue. She looked at Fuda's soul, feeling complicated about the existence of that half-spirit.

"That's enough." Gu Jian slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "Now give me a seat."

"Wait, you haven't shown your sincerity. How can I believe that you won't bring Space Marines to attack us after you get our location!"

"My willingness to sit here and talk to you is the greatest sincerity I can show, but it doesn't matter if you don't give it to me. I already know your scent; locating your ark will just take a little longer." Komi closed the distance between himself and Novia, whose keen senses could detect the complex scent of his soul.

What...is this fragrance?

Novia blushed, her eyes reflecting Komi's colorful soul. Her body was so tense that she couldn't move, and she just stood there obediently watching Komi stand in front of her, looking down at her.

"you..."

Novia's incredibly weak murmur made Gu Jian's expression change. He realized that the curse on him was affecting Novia's mind, and he already had enough troubles.

Komi picked up Fuda's soul and returned the way they came. Novia's dazed gaze returned to normal only when she could no longer see Komi.

She covered her forehead, muttering in surprise and doubt, "What was that feeling just now..."

His soul returned to his body, and Fuda woke up with a start. He jumped out of bed and found Komi standing at the door, ready to go out.

"Is that all?"