Warhammer Inquisitor Chapter 279

  Chapter 279 Rise of the Primarch: Official Heist

The Infinite Frontier seemed to be hovering. Vito was walking in the huge corridor of the side courtyard. He also looked at the huge star on one side as he walked. The Nordson star was still the same as in memory, empty and covered with snow. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the ice-breaking puck doesn't seem to have changed much.

It's hard to believe what happened here at that time. The traces of the bombing of the Executor have long since disappeared. The warships of the Free Trade Alliance have probably become part of ancient rock formations, buried deep underground, and even the crustal plates that have been around for thousands of years. It was ground by sports until there were only a few fragments left. If you dig it out, it probably looks similar to a trilobite.

As Vito walked, he tried hard to recall everything at that time, the battle, the encounter and the story, but unfortunately, he couldn't remember much, as if that layer of memory was covered like this planet. A layer of snowflakes, but he didn't have time to think about that memory either.

The sailors ran past him, they looked very busy, many of them simply saluted to themselves hastily, although their movements were very irregular, and most of them saluted while running and asking, but Vito He didn't intend to delve into it, after all, he knew what they were busy with.

Outside the porthole, there is not only the star body of Norson Star, but also a huge battleship suspended in the void. The crimson battleship is docked in front of the Infinite Frontier. The ship is not as big as theirs. After all, it is not a warship, but even In this way, its firepower is also quite impressive, well, it can even be called quite good.

The double-layer macro cannons are arranged on one side of the battleship. The ten side-mounted cannons contain powerful firepower. The automatic cannons and honeycomb missile pods are also arranged on the upper deck. Vito even vaguely saw a few torpedo launches. Although, it has to be said that as a merchant ship, its firepower is already close to that of a frigate.

It's not surprising that the Rogue Traders, as the backbone of trade, economy and transportation in the various star fields of the empire, have always sailed around the universe all year round. In today's world, even in the "prosperous years", this dark The galaxy is not so suitable for wandering around empty-handed, especially when you still have valuable goods in your hands.

So yes, the merchant ships of the Rogue Traders are quite well armed and they take great care in protecting their cargo and property, those firepower against pirates, even a small Chaos warband, or alien fleet More than enough.

Especially when several Rogue Trader armed merchant ships are sailing in a group, the security level will be greatly increased. If I were you, I would think carefully when planning to rob them, at least choose an opportunity to grab them, if not, I will I suggest you wait first, otherwise you will definitely be the one being beaten.

   But in Vito's view, the luck of this Rogue Trader fleet is not very good. Most of the ships have suffered different damages, especially the merchant ship docked on the side of the Infinite Frontier.

Its side armor seems to have been hit by something, the void shield seems to be effective, the superstructure also has a lot of explosion marks, the corridors are full of holes and are cut off by vacuum explosion-proof doors, it seems that it was not lightly beaten , and it looks like it was jumped to help.

Vito raised his eyebrows slightly, and he turned sideways to get away from a team of ground crews running past him. They ran behind Vito, and they didn't seem to notice that it was Vito they just passed by. It's not their fault, because They look pretty busy.

The ground crew ran across the corridor carrying a pipe, and behind them there was a group of machine servants following them forward, those Wuhun stiffened and trotted at the fastest speed, although the movements of the machine servants were very funny, They looked as stiff as a bunch of marionettes, but you could tell they were busy.

  Vito rubbed his chin and looked at the ship outside. He shrugged and followed the footsteps of the ground crews running towards the end of the corridor. He followed them to the docking deck, where it was a mess.

A large amount of materials, maintenance equipment, and machine servants are everywhere here. Under the leadership of their supervisors, or to be precise, the ground crews moved the materials onto the flatbed transport truck one by one, or simply formed a team of several people to carry the things. Run across the wide deck and head towards the opposite direction of the cargo ship through the docking trestle.

  A large number of transport vehicles came and went here, and the materials were carried repeatedly. The priests of the Mechanicum commanded the army of machine servants to line up to the trestle bridge, and passed the trestle bridge that had been repaired in Macragge in an orderly manner.

I have to say that the Macragge Shipyard's technology is good. After the trestle was blown up by Vito with the spirit bomb of the Eldar, it was not used for a long time, but they docked at the Macragge star port for a few days. The shipyard was repaired, and I have to praise the efficiency of the local workers. Vito really hopes that such shipyards will be everywhere, so that every time he has a "bold" idea, he can let it go.

Vito smiled and looked at the busy deck, but soon a tall man came from the busy ground crew, and a sea of ​​​​servants, he straddled a bolter, followed by a whole team of storms Soldiers, they are all loaded with live ammunition, and they wear all the combat equipment, spare magazines, grenades, ordnance shovels and bayonets, and even night vision goggles?

  Vito looked at them curiously, they looked like they were about to fight, but he knew that someone would answer his question soon, so Vito smiled and looked at Bell who was coming.

"Good afternoon, Bell, if I remember the time correctly." "You did remember wrongly, Judge, it's night, nine o'clock to be precise." "Damn, I slept for so long? No Say five hours?" "It was afternoon when you went in, so yes, it's evening after five hours."

Vito groaned and touched the back of his head, "Damn, it seems like this, I'm sorry, I have a terrible headache, like a group of dark Eldar are having a banquet in my head, or a group of green skins are in my head Li wahggggggggge."

"I hope this won't affect your judgment, judge, we need this very much." Bell said and walked to Vito's side, he watched Vito's right arm slightly raised his hand, "I hope too, your The robotic arm has been serviced, at least, to me, it seems to be working fine."

"Actually, the effect is quite good." Vito raised his hand suddenly with a smile, his arm quickly slashed to the sides, and the speed was faster than ever, the plasma cannon flashed blue light in it, Bell looked at the arm Looking at the weapon inside, Vito also looked at Vito with a proud smile.

"Cauer upgraded the weapon for me. Now this guy is the latest model, and with Kaul's exclusive formula, it should be able to penetrate the side of a Leman Russ, but I hope we don't need to blow up some Shit, my brain hurts badly right now."

   As he spoke, the mechanical arm closed automatically after a while, without any auxiliary action, the mechanical arm completed the instructions completely according to his brain waves, just like it was really a part of Vito's body.

Bell dared to say that the quality and effect of this mechanical arm can definitely make all the Star Guards envious and envious. Even those nobles probably don't have such an easy-to-use and sensitive mechanical arm, let alone the great sage The power of the weapon I have debugged.

The ultimate warrior pharmacist looked at Vito's closed arm. The mechanical arm put away the weapon perfectly. The fully covered smart skin could not tell that it was a weapon. It could give the enemy a little surprise.

"No, we don't need to blow up something, or fight with others." Bell looked at Vito and said carefully, his voice was forced to be raised so that he could overwhelm the noisy environment around him, let alone never There was a tinkle from the other end of the trestle.

Vito rubbed his chin and looked at the Stormtrooper Guards behind Bell. He shrugged slightly and pointed to their guns, "If we're not going to shoot someone, I think they have too much equipment? The patrol also brought ten A power magazine and a full set of grenades, and a composite carapace, isn't it a bit of a fuss?"

  Bell glanced at the stormtroopers behind him. He slightly shook his head and pointed to the opposite side of the trestle bridge. Vito followed suit, "I believe you have seen their losses, those armed merchant ships."

"Yes, I see. They seem to have been beaten badly. I guess it will take a lot of money to repair it. This business is worthless." Vito said mockingly and shrugged his shoulders, looking completely innocent. Noticed something, or rather, he was waiting for Bell to tell him, and Bell did intend to do so.

"Those losses were not caused by the pirates, but by the rebels in the merchant ship. They were affected by the storm when they traveled through the subspace. Under the spread of fear and rumors, some crew members chose to join the cultists in the ship and launched a rebellion .”

Bell looked at the maintenance team coming and going in the trestle and said, Vito also noticed that there were many marines standing on both sides of the wide hatch of the trestle. A simple offensive was carried out, and machine guns and twin laser cannons were set up behind it.

  The soldiers walked up and down the door with guns in hand, carefully observing everyone who passed by, and were also alert to the situation on the other side of the trestle bridge, as if someone would call at any time.

"I guess, the rebel army has already been wiped out, right? We don't need to do it?" Vito asked with one hand on his hip, and Bell shook his head affirmatively, "No, there is no need. The fleet has suppressed the rebellion itself, so we don't need to do it."

"Then these boys don't seem to be on vacation." Vito pointed back at the Stormtrooper Guard with his thumb, and this time it was Bell's turn to shrug his shoulders. He tilted his head and said, "You know, Be prepared, no one has ever dared to say that you can kill all the Chaos cultists, those guys are like cockroaches, they will always come out from the dark corners, and they are not guaranteed, so they suddenly took the opportunity to come for us."

Vito lifted his chin and nodded thoughtfully, and he also tilted his head slightly to look at the captains by the front gate. They were talking about something, "So I guess, my current identity is an ordinary captain. Inquisitor, right?"

"Yes, the decision of Captain Cole and Captain Eisenstein. If the other party has potential rebels, then we need to keep your identity a secret. After all, we are now making a secret assault to Terra, and we cannot risk letting Chaos find out. plan." Bell clenched his fists and said, Vito smiled wryly.

"Ah well, although some of them will know, such as Lilith and Slaanesh." Vito said, the next few words became softer and quieter, and Bell obviously didn't hear it. It's too noisy here, even Ah With Stutt's superhuman hearing, it was also difficult to hear Vito's babbling muttering.

  Vito sighed and patted his trouser legs. He raised his head and looked at Bell, "Okay, it's time to work, where is Cole? He asked me to come." "The captain is there, come with me."

As Bell spoke, he took the lead and walked in that direction, and Vito followed naturally, and the Storm Troopers followed behind without saying a word, and they followed the Judge and the Ultramarines through the busy road with their guns in hand. The deck came to the door where the captains met.

Captain Cole was talking about these things with several captains, he raised his hand and said, "I think if the situation is possible, we can provide you with some fuel, so that you can sail to the next Empire Starport .”

   "We are grateful to the captain, but what we need more now is some." "Some what?"

Mr. Rogue Trader got stuck before finishing his sentence. He and several captains turned their heads to look at the person who answered the conversation, and then they were all stunned, because the person who came was only wearing a black jacket with a zipper. It was still loose, and she looked like she had just woken up, but she was wearing a pendant with the letter i of the Inquisition Court on her waist.

  The captains all fell silent, which is normal, after all, no one in the empire is not afraid of judges, right? I hope you will be afraid, because if you are not afraid, then we will torture you for your loyalty. As we all know, there are only three kinds of people who are not afraid of the judges, the members of the court, the emperor and his elders, and heretics !

Vito walked over with a smile. He looked at the captains who were too scared to speak. They really should be afraid. After all, their ship had just erupted in a chaos rebellion, and then ran into a judge. There is no one who is lucky, and it is a happy ending to be shot.

   "Judge Vito, it looks like you're awake." Cole was much calmer than them, he nodded to Vito in greeting, and Vito also nodded to him, continuing to pretend the serious scene.

"Hello, Captain Cole, introduce me to these gentlemen?" Vito stopped beside Cole and several captains, and the latter looked at the Stormtroopers behind Vito. The laser gun looked at them indifferently, but what frightened them more than these Inquisition executioners was undoubtedly the space warrior behind Vito.

With a helmet under his arm and a bolt gun hanging around his waist, Bell looked at the several captains in front of him. He was silent, but the aura emanating from his superhuman body was enough to make the captain speechless in fright. Come.

"Of course, this is Mr. George, the owner of the Rogue Trader fleet, and this is Mr. Jefferson and Captain Thomas." Cole raised his hand to gesture to the gentlemen beside him. They were all stunned for a moment. The one who reacted was the experienced Mr. George. He seemed to have been a wanderer for a while, and he knew that he should remain calm at this time.

He cleared his throat, and nodded politely to Vito with a face wearing a single-sided gold-rimmed glasses. He bowed slightly and was very humble, "Ah, hello, Mr. Judge, I am the captain and concurrently of the Mayflower Merchant Ship. Boss, these two are my subordinates, and they are in charge of the Charter and the Freedom."

"Well, the name of your ship has a meaning, freedom of navigation, and as a result, the cultists who yearned for "freedom" rebelled." Vito mentioned this topic very directly and straightforwardly. This Mr. Jefferson Mr. Thomas and Mr. Thomas were scared to death. Although Vito was always smiling, it seemed to them that an inquisitor smiling at you was a death sentence.

But as I said, Captain George maintained sufficient composure, although Vito could see that he was quite frightened, because according to the usual practice, if a chaos rebellion occurs on a ship, even if it is suppressed, the person responsible There is also a high probability that the captain will be shot. Whether it is dereliction of duty or condoning a cult, it will not end well.

George cleared his throat and calmly wiped the cold sweat from his brow, "Ah, yes, my lord, I cannot deny that there was indeed a Chaos rebellion on our ship, but praise the Emperor's Light, he guided us and defeated the enemy .”

He stuttered a bit, but it was obvious that he was still very nervous, very good, this is what Vito wanted, the judge put his hand behind his back and looked at the three people in front of him, "What kind of goods are you transporting? If you can Tell me."

  Of course I can, can I still refuse? Reject an Inquisitor, or at this time?

   "Minerals, industrial products and some machinery, we have just completed trade from one foundry world, and are preparing to transfer to the next world."

"Which world?" Vito asked calmly, but although the voice was calm, it was also full of feelings that made several people nervous. This time it was not Captain George who spoke, but Mr. Jefferson who spoke subconsciously out of fear. , People speak subconsciously when they are afraid, and they are often the truth.

   "Charlesk Galaxy, my lord, Cha."

"If I remember correctly, Mr. George, the Charlesk galaxy is a feudal world and has the ability to produce machinery, right? But you are planning to sell them a batch of "industrial products" from the foundry world. As far as I am concerned about the feudal world They are not very good at operating complicated machinery.”

Vito said and pointed to the opposite side of the trestle, "And judging from the damage to your hull, the rebels with steel rods and broken earthen weapons are not that lethal, and your mechanical priest is dead, You have to ask us for help and escorts, the industrial products that your captain may transport...not so...industrial products."

"Weapons." Bell said coldly behind Vito. The moment the word was said, the three businessmen seemed to be petrified. They looked at Vito in horror. They couldn't act like that, even if it was Mr. George. , and no longer calm down.

  Vito shook his fingers. He walked up to Mr. George and put his hand on his shoulder. For a moment, Mr. George trembled subconsciously. He looked at the judge beside him in fear, and his heart was in his throat.

"The imperial law clearly stipulates that it is forbidden to sell and transport weapons without permission, let alone selling them to a feudal world for civil war. Instead of shooting with a gun?" Vito said with a cold smile, his hand lightly pressed on the bolt gun on his waist.

George was startled when he heard the sound of guns being raised neatly. The stormtroopers raised their guns deliberately and made loud noises. The merchants looked at the stormtroopers in astonishment. They felt that the iron wall behind them was about to close. Become your own execution wall.

Cole stood aside indifferently, looking at the frightened rogues in front of him, especially George who was holding his shoulders next to Vito, and he quietly approached George's ear, "You know what the fate of such a crime is?" Mister George."

   "My lord, please forgive us, I am willing to offer my wealth to me." "Are you trying to bribe a judge? Bribe an emperor's judge? You are more courageous than I thought, Mr. George."

Vito's last tone became extremely sharp and high-pitched. George's legs were so frightened that his legs were limp. He could almost conclude that he was about to be shot. His legs were trembling, and he almost lost his soul in fright. .

But suddenly, Vito changed the subject and smiled, "But, since you escaped from the subspace storm with great difficulty, and you didn't turn to traitors and fall into chaos under such circumstances, I can see it for your loyalty, An extrajudicial mercy."

Vito leaned close to George's ear and smiled, "How many weapons are there on your ship?" "Two regiments, my lord, two regiments, both with light and heavy weapons." "Good guy, you bribed the star port of the forge world Manager, right? These things were originally for a certain star army, right? You stole the supplies of the army, do you know how many people will be killed?"

   "My lord, we know our mistakes, and we apologize to you." George's legs softened to the point that he knelt down. Vito stood beside him with a chuckle, and he bent down and approached the trembling George in front of him.

"This is a turbulent time, Mr. George, so in the name of the Emperor, I can not execute you this time. All your weapons have been seized and confiscated. Give the list to Colonel York, our military chief, and he will be responsible. All in all, I advise you not to play tricks, because there are still two space warriors on your ship."

Vito whispered softly, Mr. George nodded repeatedly, and even the remaining two merchants nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, sir, thank you" "Don't be in a hurry, all your voyage records, especially subspace voyage records, are handed over to you." come out."

"My lord, this." George immediately opened his mouth and wanted to quibble. All merchants, especially rogue traders, don't like to hand over their voyage records, because believe me, most of the records may lead to them being shot. There is no authorized trade. , smuggling, and even private contact with alien races to sell goods.

"Why, do you have any other opinions? Mr. George, do you have any secrets?" Vito asked with a sneer. His smile made George completely afraid to make any rebuttals, and he could only shake his head mechanically. , and stuttered muttering.

   "Respect, respect, obey your lord, we will hand over the records, just please don't." "I said, I will not execute you, not for the time being, unless you make me feel regret."

Vito smiled and looked at George beside him, who quickly shook his head, "I swear, you won't be disappointed, I swear, in the name of the Emperor." "I believe you won't, so, what are you still doing here ? You should deal with the rest."

Vito said and patted George on the shoulder. He watched the judge slightly raised his hand and quickly stood up. He nodded and bowed to Vito and prepared to call his subordinates to leave, but he was stopped by Vito as soon as he turned around. .

Vito rubbed his chin, then pointed to Bell behind him, the indifferent space soldier, George also looked at him with cold sweat all over his body, "For your safety, he will follow you, after all, on your ship, It may not be safe, he will ensure that your navigation data can be safely and properly handed over to me."

  Bell walked up to George without saying a word. He looked down at George, and the businessmen were terrified by the gaze of a space soldier. Vito patted him on the shoulder, "Go, don't make me wait too long."

  Vito turned and walked to the side, Bell stepped forward and stood in front of several people, he motioned to several sentient beings, the merchants walked into the trestle nervously, they were frightened and "guarded" by an Ultramarine into the bridge.

  Cole looked at the departing merchants with their hands behind their backs, "Congratulations, Marshal, you have successfully knocked down the unlucky one again, the equipment of two regiments."

   "It's just routine work, just routine, Cole." Vito patted him on the shoulder lightly, then walked over with a smile.

  (end of this chapter)

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