I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 208: Loud! Loud! Secret! Plot!
The atmosphere at the scene became weird.

The restless orc boy was driven to the second-floor cave by the red orc. The spiral passage and the cave were quiet and silent.

This place is located about 500 meters underground. Malik did not arrange anyone to build a communication signal repeater along the way, so everything that happened here could not be transmitted to the near-ground orbit in time.

Combat Commander Zranka and Rogue Trader Briso were not clear about the situation underground.

Following this line of thought, what will happen when Malik, the Bone Drinker, returns to the surface?
Li Nuo's thoughts raced, and various guesses flashed through his mind.

First, there was no way that Malik could have traveled to low-Earth orbit in a shuttle.

The Rogue Trader's Auger Matrix database is updated synchronously with the Imperial Military Affairs Department's security database.

The database contains thousands of bone drinker metabolite identification codes.

The chance of Malik being discovered by the Auger Matrix is not 0%, and Mocha should not dare to gamble on this chance.

So, Malik will not go into low-Earth orbit, but will at most wander around the surface and underground.

Does this make any sense?

Li Nuo thought so in his mind and followed Malik to the ground, where he happened to see him using the sound array device on the shuttle to communicate with the bridge.

"Zranka, the orcs have built fortifications underground, and we need a heavy weapons platform. Send more people to support us. In addition, if you are willing, I suggest that you go with me to command the battle underground. There are so many fortifications there that I cannot command them all by myself."

"Got it. I'll ask the adults for instructions and then give you a reply."

Zranka didn't notice anything unusual about Malik.

Li Nuo suddenly realized!

He knew what the Bone Drinker wanted to do!

They attempt to infect important personnel in the fleet one by one and take control of the entire fleet.

There are usually nine important members under the command of a Rogue Trader, namely:
Chief of the Guards, Combat Commander, Sound Array Master, Bombardment Master, Shield Master, Maneuver Master, Chief Navigator, Chief of the Astronomical Squad, Chief of the Auger Squad.

The chief of the Auger squad is a mechanical priest, who is difficult to be parasitized by the Bones Drinker. If we find a way to kill him, the command system of the bridge will fall into the hands of the Bones Drinker.

Li Nuo thought about it and decided to wait and see what would happen and not act rashly for the time being.

Ten minutes later.

A shuttle brigade flew down from the sky, and soldiers escorted the heavy weapons platform to the ground.

Zilanka walked at the front of the procession wearing a carapace armor.

She glanced at the burning pile of orc corpses and her eyes fell on Malik:
"I have brought ten heavy weapons platforms and three thousand men. You lead the way."

Malik didn't waste any time and led everyone underground.

When the team arrived near the entrance to the second-level cave, the orcs used the same trick again.

They blew up the spiral passage, used piles of rubble to divide the shrimp's team into several sections, and then defeated them one by one.

After a battle, Zranka was captured alive by the red orcs and faced the same situation as Malik.

Mocha first spoke in a missionary-like manner, then took out a bottle of potion and forced Zilanka to drink it in the name of atonement.

After a few seconds, Zranka's body was controlled by the Bone Drinker.

She and Malik returned to the ground and together they called out to their master through the sound array device.

"Sir, we have a very important piece of information. You can never imagine what is buried under this land."

Zilanka called out in an excited tone, as if he had witnessed the mountains of treasure with his own eyes.

Malik joined in with a serious tone:

"Zranka, stop talking nonsense. It's just a bunch of alien technology. Why are you so excited? Brother, don't blame Zranka for losing his composure. If you want to blame someone, blame the treasure underground for being too amazing. Come down and take a look!"

Brisso on the other end of the line was aroused, and the end of his voice was clearly rising:

"Okay, okay! I'll be right down! Keep an eye on your men, don't let them damage the alien technology! Also, everyone must keep it secret. If anyone dares to leak the news, I'll hang him on the ship's thruster flame nozzle and burn him to death!"

"Yes, my lord."

"Okay, brother, I'll keep an eye on it for you, come on."

Communication ends.

Malik and Zranka exchanged glances and smiled wickedly.

There is no need to elaborate on what happened next.

Briso Lestotte was blinded by greed and his mind was full of throne coins. He never considered the possibility of betrayal by his two subordinates.

He dismissed the others and went to the second floor of the cave under the escort of Malik and Zranka, successfully forcing himself into a desperate situation.

However, the course of events was somewhat different from the previous two times.

After Mocha had Brissot disarmed, he did not use his previous speech.

He invited Brissot to sit down at the simple stone table and started a loud conspiracy that amazed Lino.

"Brissot Lestotte, we finally meet. I have been waiting for this moment for at least two months."

Mocha looked at him sitting cross-legged in a stone chair, one arm resting on the back of the chair, the other arm resting on the armrest, his posture lazy and relaxed.

Behind him, Zranka and Malik stood on his left and right, looking like Mocha's confidants.

Brissot watched the scene in shock and confusion.

He really couldn't understand why his two men would rebel so quickly.

"Do you know the Bone Drinker?" Mocha snapped his fingers, and a spore emitting blue-purple light flew out from his fingertips and hovered in front of Briso.

"What did you do to my men?" Brissot covered his mouth and nose in horror, fearing that he would inhale the damn fungus into his body:

"You infected them with the Bone Drinker's parasitic spores? Damn it! You're a Bone Drinker too!"

"Heh, it's not too late for you to react now." Mocha raised his chin towards Briso:

"Let's talk about a deal. Don't be quick to reject me. I know the ways of you Rogue Traders. For the sake of profit, you can violate the laws of the Empire, risk being discovered by the Ministry of Justice to do business with aliens, and even betray the interests of the Empire."

Brissot narrowed his eyes. His greed was activated by the word "profit". His brain became more flexible and he inexplicably felt a surge of courage in his heart.

He laughed coldly, his eyes moving back and forth between his two men:

"If you want to do business with me, you should show your sincerity instead of turning my people into your lackeys."

Mocha gestured to the red orc beside him, and the latter put down a heavy metal box on the table.

When the box was opened, the rich golden light almost blinded the traveling merchant's eyes.

The box was filled with physical Throne Coins, neatly stacked in ten rows, with at least 100 coins in each row.

The throne coin has a diameter of 13 cm and a thickness of 2.8 mm, and its color is as bright as new.

The larger the diameter, the higher the denomination of the Throne Coin.

Past experience tells Brissot that the face value of these coins is likely to be over 1000 million.

Mocha gestured "please", motioning Briso to come over and take a look.

Brissot put on white gloves, stretched out his trembling fingers, pinched one and held it in front of his eyes.

1000 million.

1000 million.

1000 million.

The denomination of all Throne Coins is 1000 million, and they are not consecutive.

Brissot frantically took out a handheld auspicious instrument to test the authenticity of the throne coin.

They are all genuine, there are no fakes.

There are 1000 of these Throne Coins in the box.

When added together, their total denomination would amount to…

100 billion!
What is this concept?
With these 100 billion, he could build a luxurious fleet of 1000 cruisers, sweep across the borders of the Storm Star Region, and capture a large number of planets!
The border areas of the Storm Star Region are out of touch with Terra all year round, and the light of the Astronomican can only be seen for half of the year.

He could completely go beyond the light of the Star Torch, and use the fleet built with 100 billion to establish an empire isolated from the empire, an empire that belongs only to him. From now on, he would no longer have to pay taxes to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no longer have to look at the face of the Imperial Ministry of Justice, and no longer have to be forcibly conscripted by the Imperial Military Affairs Department!

Brissot had imagined this future scene countless times.

Especially after hearing about Lino Wilsey, Brissot felt like he was going crazy with jealousy!

A recipe can actually sell for more than 200 billion!

Even the blueprints of STC templates can’t be sold at such a high price!
He is just the governor of a planet, why should he be given so much money!
Why doesn’t the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs increase the tax rate on Epimet’s materials to 90%!

Why doesn't the Imperial Law Department investigate whether the source of the recipe is legal!

Why didn't the Imperial Military Affairs Department order Lino Wilsi to provide the Imperial Army with ten times more synthetic starch than before!
Why didn't Parliament enforce the formula during the war!

Why not force the recipe to be made public? Wouldn't that be beneficial to everyone!

why!
Is this fair? !
Is this still the human empire? How can a planetary governor own more than 200 billion throne coins?
Does he know what such a large sum of money means!

Will he spend it?

In short, Brissot was jealous of Lino Wiltshire, who had many times more wealth than himself with just a recipe.

Driven by jealousy and greed, Brissot was dazzled by the throne coin.

He stretched out his hands, grabbed a handful in each hand, a strange blush rose on his cheeks, and his expression was obsessed as if he was having a hysterical attack.

"Hehehe." Mocha smiled and pushed the box over:

"This 100 billion is my advance deposit. They belong to you now. After the deal is done, I will give you another 100 billion."

Brisso panted heavily, slammed the gold coins in his hand into the box, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice became hoarse:

"What do you want me to do?"

"What I want you to do is very simple. Just bring Leno Wilsey here."

"what?"

what?
Brissot was stunned, and so was Li Nuo who was hiding in the dark.

Lead me here?
What are you doing?
Turn me into a bone drinker?

Li Nuo narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts surging, but he heard Mocha continue to speak.

"You must lead him here alone. Do not arouse his suspicion or vigilance, and do not let his guards follow. Bring him to me, and your mission will be accomplished. I will pay the balance on the spot."

Brissot asked incredulously:
"It's that simple?"

"Of course not. Li Nuo Wilsey might be an immortal. You should know this kind of people, right? They usually have very strong psychic powers or other special abilities. Such people are very vigilant and may have a certain ability to sense danger. You have to find a way to avoid arousing his suspicion."

"The Immortal..." Brissot murmured, with some understanding in his heart.

Why can a mere planet governor make so many legions, star district governors and Rogue Traders voluntarily pay a large amount of throne coins to buy a small recipe?

Because this planet governor is not an ordinary person, he is immortal.

On the surface, he seems ordinary.

Secretly, he has his own network of contacts.

Over the long years of the past, he may have changed his identity dozens of times, and the network of connections he built with each identity was selectively preserved by him.

Since I am not in his circle, I naturally don’t know his identity as an immortal.

But those who know his identity will definitely take the initiative to support him and buy the formula with throne coins.

This kind of transaction behavior is not so much the fulfillment of the transaction contract as it is the use of Throne Coin to consolidate the friendship between the two parties.

"What are you going to do after I bring Leno Wilsey here?"

"This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to ask any more questions. I must remind you that if you refuse my deal or betray me, only death will await you."

As Mocha spoke, a red orc next to him walked forward with a power hammer. The huge hammer head was buzzing, as if it would hit Briso's head at any time.

Brissot felt a fatal pressure.

Between death and throne coins, he decisively chose to preserve his life and have a mountain of gold and silver.

"I accept your proposal. I will go back to the ship and think of a way to bring Leno Wilsey in private."

Briso closed the box, naturally lifted it up, and prepared to stand up and leave, but was pushed back into the chair by the red orc's thick fingertips.

"I haven't finished what I'm saying yet." Mocha waved his hand, asking the orcs under his command to move their fingers away, and said under Brisso's nervous gaze:
"You still have two things to do. First, provide me with at least 100 elites with high IQ, high education, or psychic and combat talents. Second, hand over the command of the fleet and key positions, and remove all mechanical priests on board."

Brissot's face changed slightly. Handing over the command of the fleet was equivalent to plundering one-third of his total assets.

Without his fleet, it would be difficult for him to return to his dynasty world in the Storm Star Field, which was tantamount to sentencing him to death.

Mocha guessed what Brissot was thinking.

"If you cooperate with me to lure out Li Nuo Wilsey, I will return your Regal-class cruiser to you, and the remaining ships will belong to me. What? Can't you buy your shabby second-hand ships with 200 billion throne coins? Or do you want to rebel against me?"

The red orc shook the power hammer in his hand, and the hard hammer head was getting closer and closer to Briso's head.

"Stop!" Brisso stopped the power hammer, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead:
"Okay. I promise you."

"That's right." Moka smiled with satisfaction:
"Let's gather those 100 sacrifices first. I want to send them to the base for transformation as soon as possible."

base?

A base established in the subspace?

Li Nuo's eyes lit up!
After watching for a whole night, I finally gained something significant!

The Bone Drinkers' base in the Warp is a large floating island with a giant tower and woodlands covered with dark trees.

The island is shrouded in a reality bubble, which divides the inside and outside of the island into two worlds. The outside is the subspace, and the inside is the real universe environment created by the bubble.

By tracking the subspace signal, Lino discovered the island when he possessed the Psychic Boy-Pumpa.

At that time, he could only observe the island from outside the reality bubble and could not enter it at all.

Only ships with pass codes can ignore the obstruction of the reality bubble and enter the floating island from the subspace.

Li Nuo was thinking at the time that maybe he could follow the Bone Drinkers' ship and sneak into the floating island.

Now, isn’t the opportunity here!

Li Nuo suppressed his excited heart and went quietly deeper underground.

Between the fourth and fifth floors of the grottoes, there is a small cave hidden in the mezzanine.

The space is relatively narrow and only fart monsters and short orcs can enter.

This place was transformed by Li Nuo into the hideout of Bond 4.

He took out the spores and "growth spirit" of the special forces boy from the fungal warehouse and quickly gave birth to a new Bond.

About an hour later, Bond 17 broke out of the ground. He was thin and small, about the same size as a fart spirit.

Li Nuo took out various alchemical potions and stuffed them into the other person's mouth.

“Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle…”

Bond 17 drank a lot and grew rapidly, soon reaching a height of meters.

"Boss... Boss... I can't drink any more."

Bond 17 grimaced and almost spit out the potion.

Li Nuo let go of the opponent's neck, clicked on the system interface, created a simulation archive for the opponent, and hurried to make necessary props such as the "Mao Ge Jing Quietly" force field generator.

Another hour passed.

Bond 17 is fully armed.

"Kid, keep an eye on the shrimps outside. Don't let them find you. Got it?"

"hold head high."

The 17th generation of Bond was painted with "Brother Mao's black hair".

After activating the "Mao Ge Quietly" force field, his biological signal disappeared from Li Nuo's object finder.

The transformation ability of the Mudman contained in the gene fragment was activated, and Bond 17 turned from an orc into stone, lying quietly on the high point of the 5th floor of the cave.

In the grotto below, a crowd of people surged as more than a hundred sacrifices completed the infection ritual, transforming from the Rogue Traders' men into Bone Drinkers.

At the same time, the fleet in low orbit has fallen into the hands of the Bone Drinkers.

The Mechanical Priest was killed on the spot, the Navigator and the Astropath were infected, the Rogue Merchant's fleet essentially became a rebel, and this rebellion developed from top to bottom, catching the crew off guard.

Time passed as the fleet reorganized, and Li Nuo waited patiently for the time for the sacrifice to be sent to the subspace base.

At midnight the next day.

More than 100 new Bone Drinkers, including Malik and Zranka, boarded the Sword-class frigate via shuttle.

The ship broke away from the fleet and acted on its own.

The mechanical priests responsible for managing the Geller engines on the ship were transformed into technicians controlled by the Bone Drinkers.

There were ten of them in total, and the leader had a data protocol cassette in his hand, which was the identification code carrier given to him by Mocha.

After the ship entered the Warp, it sailed at an unimaginable speed and arrived at the Warp base of the Bone Drinkers in a short while.

Just as the ship's reality bubble was about to meet that of the floating island, the technician inserted the cartridge into the Thinker's slot.

As a result, certain parameters of the bubbles change, allowing the two bubbles to merge into one.

In this way, the ship successfully sailed into the range of the floating island, and Li Nuo also followed it into the enemy's rear base full of Bone Drinkers.

(End of this chapter)