Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 200 The Plague of Nurgle and the Plague of Unbelief

Gao Yi considered what might happen next and quickly made a decision in his mind.

Heading directly to Cardia is definitely not feasible. No matter how strong the ground forces are, once Abaddon drops Blackrock Fortress, all the ground troops will be useless.

Gao Yi had to find a way to organize the opponent in the void.

The force that Chaos has mobilized this time is the largest since the Great Rebellion.

He must rely on the existing power of the empire.

Given the current population size and strength of their own dynasty.

Whether they win or lose is uncertain, but they'll likely lose all their savings.

After all, the other side has an endless army of demons behind them.

On paper, the Empire's stats in the Battle of Qardia were not inferior to those of the Chaos, but the subsequent massive warp storms blocked the arrival of reinforcements and communication.

The harassment incidents occurring in nearby star sectors also kept the Empire's massive military forces busy.

Gao Yi had to make use of the Empire's dozens of Space Marine chapters and hundreds of millions of mortal troops and their fleets.

However, integrating these forces is a major problem. Perhaps we could try resurrecting Guilliman first? Given the Primarch's influence, that shouldn't be an issue.

Meanwhile, other imperial forces could take advantage of the chaos to occupy some planets, kill a large number of chaotic forces to obtain psionic crystals, and then establish production bases on the spot to arm nearby imperial forces.

This would allow the Empire to sustain itself through war, slowing down the Chaos's offensive and freeing up its existing forces to fully engage in the war against Cadia.

The Protoss's initial funding almost completely emptied Gao Yi's pockets of crystals.

"Tell Damon to send the team's coordinates back to Agathos. The dynasty will soon send support troops and necessary supplies. Their mission is to establish a bridgehead for the dynasty!"

In recent years, the massive military force that Agathos had armed and trained began to be mobilized, and Gorgons began to be loaded with supplies and personnel.

However, the expanded territory now requires a large number of troops for defense, preventing Gao Yi from going all out.

Damon also received orders, and just as he was pondering how to begin his first action.

Agrippina's military affairs department then approached the Rangers.

Agrippina's home fleet has no more forces available, and the fortress fleet under Agrippina's command can only hold a few important worlds to prevent them from falling completely.

The Empire also lacked the resources to support the Agrippina Sector.

As for the Rangers, an astral army with its own warships, the Ministry of Military Affairs found it incredible and even felt that it violated the laws of the Empire. However, after seeing that they belonged to a merchant ronin dynasty, the Ministry of Military Affairs chose not to delve into the reasons for the time being. Merchant ronin did indeed have sufficient autonomy.

Normally, even the merchant ronin's forces would inevitably be subject to scrutiny by the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Inquisition, but right now they do need a powerful force to help resolve the chaos in the Agrippina Sector.

"The Rangers' commander! Where is the Rangers' commander?!"

A loud, unabashed shout rang in Damon's ears.

An officer from the Ministry of Military Affairs shouted loudly.

However, when he saw the menacing Damon and his two Night Guards approaching him, the officer couldn't help but lower his voice.

What's with the aura these guys are radiating? They're so menacing!

Damon, who had to look up to the officer, stood before him, looking down at him.

"I am Damon, the commander of the Rangers. What can I do for you?"

"As requested by the Imperial Military Ministry, the Agathos Rangers are to immediately proceed to the civilized world of Lorisa to assist the local governor in quelling the riot!"

"The Rangers will complete the mission!"

Upon hearing that the Rangers had accepted the mission, the officer, not wanting to linger in front of Damon, immediately left the scene.

Damon had been looking for an excuse to leave, but now the Rangers could leave with a legitimate reason.

As an important sector for entering the Agrippina Sector, Lorisa needed a strong team to reclaim it. Upon seeing the Rangers' own written report on troop composition, the Military Affairs Department immediately assigned them to this mission.

However, when the Rangers' fleet arrived in the system where Lorisa was located and witnessed the situation facing the entire planet, they were still shocked by what they saw. Lorisa was a civilized world of an empire, unlike the hive worlds which were filled with towering hive cities, it was a world of vast city clusters scattered across the planet.

Over the centuries, the world has developed naturally, and he tends to believe in the normal world, which is not outstanding in any aspect, but is able to be self-sufficient in industry and agriculture.

The plague of Nurgle is spreading across the planet, and the dead are rising again to attack mortals. All they can do in the face of this plague is to purify all those infected with fire.

As the transport plane flew over the surface of Lorissa, Damon frowned as he looked at the scene in the occupied zone.

The spread of the Necrotic Plague over some cities has caused strange phenomena in some cities, with a dark green fog vaguely shrouding the cities.

As the first interstellar human Gao Yi summoned upon arriving in this world, the first chaotic enemy he faced was the crew members infected with the plague.

Those fearless and even unkillable Nurgle walkers brought him quite a shock when he first arrived in this world.

But the current scene on this planet makes the Nurgle plague that once occurred on the Golden Horn seem so ridiculous.

The crew of the Golden Horn only numbered in the tens of thousands of Nurgles, but the current scene shows that the number of Nurgles is in the tens of millions, even hundreds of millions.

The planetary defense forces, with their extensive defensive offensives and deep penetration, have halted the zombie invasion, and several cities on the planet have already fallen.

Without exception, they were all dismantled from within.

Beyond the surviving cities lay refugee camps, where countless civilians fled to territories still under imperial control, but also brought with them plague.

It wasn't fatal yet, but the disease was still ravaging their bodies, and the local government physically isolated them from the most important areas.

They deployed troops to maintain order, and the state church was built here to stabilize the people's emotions, which were on the verge of collapse, through faith.

The meager supplies were barely enough to sustain these people's lives.

Lorissa was aware of the threat posed by these potential groups, but she needed this large workforce, who could serve as both laborers and temporary soldiers.

The higher levels of the galaxy near Cardia have a good understanding of chaos.

Randomly abandoning these people's lives will only exacerbate the corruption and negative impact of chaos.

However, the entire planet has now entered a vicious cycle.

The transport ship landed in the landing area.

As soon as the hatch opened, Lorisa's officials excitedly came aboard.

"By the Divine Emperor, I am Franz, the official in charge of receiving Lorisa on this trip. We almost thought we had been abandoned by the Empire. If you hadn't come soon, we wouldn't have been able to hold on!"

Seeing the other person's expression of relief, Damon continued to ask.

"Where is your governor? I need to know what's going on with him!"

"The Governor-General is dead."

"died?"

"The governor died shortly after the chaos began, during an attack while inspecting the outer areas."

No further appointments were made to the Ministry of the Interior, and no one was willing to take over the governor's position at this time; Lorissa's departments were all operating independently.

The Star Speakers have all gone mad. We can't even send Star Speakers to the Empire, let alone receive them.

We suspect it's those faithless individuals, these fellows who blatantly spread heretical theories, slander the Empire, and even dare to claim that the Empire has distorted the God-Emperor's will.

These guys even dared to storm the state church and kill the holy priests!

Listening to what the other person said, Damon realized that Lorissa's situation was more complicated than he had imagined; it could be described as beset by both internal and external troubles.

"Clear the landing zone! My troops need to land and hand over all the intelligence on the occupied area!"

"My lord, please come with me! I'll send someone to do it right away!"

(End of this chapter)