Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 184 Target: Koror's Ark World

When Gabriel arrived in Argasus, Gao Yi, as agreed, dealt with the remaining psionic threats from the Warband's think tanks.

The dynasty's strong execution capabilities also quickly selected qualified young candidates for Blood Raven.

The title of Imperial Angel already holds an irreplaceable place in the hearts of the people of the Empire.

Now, an opportunity to become a great imperial angel is presented to people, which makes countless qualified people eager to try.

Since Blood Ravens, who do not have a home planet, often recruit soldiers through violence, Gabriel was somewhat unaccustomed to the fact that things were going so smoothly.

However, Gao Yi also had his own ulterior motives in selecting the candidates.

He tried his best to keep Blood Raven away from the initial selection of the candidates, only allowing him to verify whether the candidates' physical qualities and combat skills were up to standard.

In the initial large-scale selection process, Gao Yi intentionally included some teenagers from the Academy of Agasos Loyalty and family members who were exceptionally loyal to the dynasty.

It's true that he wants to replenish Blood Raven's manpower, but he doesn't want to just give away the excellent candidates that the dynasty has cultivated to Blood Raven for nothing.

Astartes always dies in battle, and when all the former members of the chapter are dead, those who join the Blood Ravens afterward, who also come from Agathos and remain loyal to the dynasty, will regard Agathos as their home planet.

Perhaps in a few years, Gao Yi could indirectly seize control of the Blood Raven Legion.

This will prevent the battle group from becoming a volatile, ship-based battle group.

Gabriel also learned of Gao Yi's goal: an Ark Eldar world called Corol.

Gabriel had to admire their audacity—a merchant ronin dynasty hunting down an elusive Ark world.

Gabriel even thought Gao Yi's idea was too naive. Finding the Ark World was a pipe dream, let alone its powerful military force.

But at this moment, in the command center, Gabriel looked at the other party's confident eyes and felt as if the other party really could do it.

"Commander Gabriel, we have roughly confirmed the location of the Koror Ark. Our goal is to destroy this Eldar ark. According to the investigation by the Alien Inquisition, they are behind the recent Eldar pirate attacks in the Dynasty Starfield."

The court approved the dynasty's plan to attack the Ark world.

At this moment, on the holographic projection in front of Gao Yi, a blood-red dot kept flashing, and even the direction of its movement was clearly marked.

While the Eldar of the Ark also use the network for rapid movement, the main body of the Ark world generally travels at near-light speed or even close to light speed using the Ark world's engines in the real universe.

"How exactly did you pinpoint the location of these aliens? It's unbelievable that they always find the Empire on their own initiative, while the Empire rarely manages to locate them!"

"You'll soon find out, Grandmaster Gabriel, how many Blood Ravens are currently available to join the battle?"

"437 people, most of the Blood Ravens Chapter's strength has arrived in Agathos."

“Enough! The dynasty’s rangers will also join the battle, and there’s one more thing I must remind you, Grand Master: there’s also an alien force affiliated with the dynasty that will be acting together.”

"Aliens? You're cooperating with the aliens?"

"Don't be so surprised, Grand Master. Don't forget that I'm a wandering merchant. My cooperation with the Xenomorphs is perfectly legal and legitimate. In fact, they are completely under my command. Artanis, give my regards to our friends in the Blood Ravens."

Following Gao Yi's order, Artanis, who had been completely concealing himself by wearing a long robe, also removed it.

Artanis, who had been hiding his figure, had attracted the attention of Gabriel and the others from the very beginning.

Artanis's voice resonated directly in the minds of both Gabriel and the chief think tank beside him.

“I, Artanis, the Archbishop of the Protoss, send my greetings and hope to fight alongside you from now on.” Gabriel did not speak, but Jonah, the chief strategist beside him, spoke solemnly in Gabriel’s ear.

"Master, the opponent's psionic energy is very strong, incredibly strong. Even I might not be able to last long against it."

Upon hearing this, Gabriel's expression changed. If even his chief think tank said it wouldn't last long, then what level of psychic energy did the opponent possess?

Gabriel didn't trust Gao Yi's words at all.

In his eyes, there was no possibility of cooperation with such a powerful alien; the stronger it was, the more it should be eliminated, not to mention that it had touched upon dangerous psionic energy.

"Grand Master Gabriel has confirmed that the Eldar Ark's technology originated from Archbishop Artanis. He and his people will be the first to land on the Eldar Ark world, buying us time. Blood Ravens and Rangers will join the battle later."

The Empire will provide you with all the supplies you need for battle, and the priests of the Holy Machine Order will ensure your logistical support—all for the sake of everyone in the Empire! Set out! Every moment we hesitate, those aliens might launch a raid on the Empire's planet.

Looking at Gabriel's expression, Gao Yi didn't expect them to fight side by side; they could just complete their own tasks.

The terrifying war machine has begun to mobilize once again.

This time it's no longer within the empire, but in an expanded region, Gao Yi's true home ground.

The members of the Alliance had long harbored deep resentment towards these Eldar attacks, not only because of the Empire's policy of rejecting Xenomorphs and their hatred for the Xenomorphs themselves, but also because they hated that these Xenomorphs had infringed upon their interests.

The situation was initially very promising, with each dynasty's wealth and strength almost doubling.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. Every resource planet allocated by the Montgomery Dynasty ensured that the interests of the alliance's members were firmly tied to the Montgomery Dynasty.

A large expeditionary force was assembled.
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In the void, the Koror Ark world, which stretches for about 1000 kilometers, is currently traveling in an uninhabited star system in the Kronus expansion region.

A massive crystal dome covers the area inhabited by the Eldar. The solid Eldar skeleton forms the main body of this colossal ark. Through these crystal domes, one can see streets that resemble blood vessels, and various palaces that are like works of art are scattered throughout different areas of the ark.

At this moment, the Koror Ark is doing its best to avoid all star systems occupied by humans.

Compared to the Comoros, where the Dark Eldar live, the Ark world is more like a peaceful and tranquil normal society.

Even adult Eldar would take young children for walks in gardens filled with art sculptures and plants.

Most Eldar were unaware that Kroll had acquired the Crystal Tower, and even the Eldar civilians in the Ark World were unclear about Kroll's current attitude towards the human empire.

However, all the nobles of Coror were gathered in the Prophet's Council at this time.

Ella sat at the head of the Council of Prophets, with the other ten prophets who had traveled the furthest on the path of prophecy sitting on either side of her.

The magnificent crystal dome is adorned with murals depicting the history of the Eldar, as well as the history of Koror himself. In this way, the Eldar of the Ark remind themselves of the reasons for the fall of their empire and strive to avoid repeating it.

“Prophet Ella, our research on that crystal has stalled. We’ve tried everything, but we still can’t figure out its material or how it works. We’ve even searched through a lot of ancient historical records but haven’t found any clues.”

Ella listened to the report with her eyes closed. If they could crack the crystal technology, it might give the Eldar of the Ark another way to preserve their souls. If this pure psionic energy could be used without restriction, it might strengthen the Infinite Circuits within the Ark or even replace them to compensate for their souls being constantly corrupted by the Slaanesh.

"Do everything in your power to break it. Krol needs it. Whatever resources you need, Ark will provide them!"

Ella commanded all the outstanding members of her tribe, both those on the Bone Singer path and the Craftsman path, to join the project.

Meanwhile, an anomaly occurred in the laboratory where the crystal tower was stored; the probe, which had previously appeared to have lost power, suddenly became active.

(End of this chapter)