Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 240 When you're in the game, you need influence and background.
However, compared to the clowns who wanted to eliminate this variable, he was more practical. After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, he chose another approach: he tried to find a way out of the dead end.

It would be unwise to allow the Eldar to engage in direct conflict with humanity. The existence of Gao Yi and the resurgence of Guilliman will surely revitalize the decaying empire, and the human empire will usher in another long-awaited period of growth.

The emergence of alien races like the Protoss and the Zerg made Adalard think that cooperation between humanity and other races might open a door. If those alien races could do it, so could the Eldar. Even knowing that there wouldn't be complete trust between them, it didn't matter, because it was all about interests.

The Eldar could also ease tensions between the two sides through cooperation and then slowly look for new breakthroughs.

He was certain that as long as these humans showed any signs of resurgence, they would be unable to suppress their greedy nature, and irreconcilable conflicts would inevitably arise with other races.

Those who fear the dead are constantly resurrecting, and the conflict between them is even more irreconcilable than the conflict between the Eldar and humans.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, these Death-fearers were indeed very powerful, and in time, they would consume these humans for the Eldar.

Everything should prioritize the resurrection of Aeneid!

"When the curtain falls, the world will be destroyed, and only humanity and those who submit to you will remain."

Lemir's riddle actually reveals some truths, but the Eldar simply won't make that choice.

These days, which powerful race doesn't have a god as its backer?

Orcs have their second brother, the Tyranids have the Will of the Hive, humans have the Emperor, and even the Tau have a so-called Tauwa goddess.

Even the materialistic space necromancers use fragments of the Star God, a deity in the real universe, as weapons and energy sources, thus indirectly utilizing the power of the gods.

These days, getting by in the world requires connections and influence. In this idealistic world, without a powerful figure backing you, life can be incredibly difficult.

Otherwise, no matter how hard you fight, it seems you can't shake the opponent's foundation, and they can always pull off a miracle.

The gods of the Spirit Race were once very powerful, but they played too many tricks, which led to a loss of faith among the Spirit Race gods, resulting in a significant reduction in their power. Some were killed by the Chaos Gods, while others were imprisoned.

Now the Eldar can only rely on themselves for everything. The Laughing God doesn't dare to appear directly, and the only thing left for the Eldar capable of directly performing a divine miracle is the fragment of Bloodhand Kane.

However, although its combat power is still admired by many Eldar, Aidarad scoffs at it.

A fully formed Kane might be okay, but a fragmented Kane is a different story. Adalard felt he could kill even an avatar formed from a Kane fragment.

He had witnessed firsthand how the human Primarch, Fuggen, who had already entered Chaos, strangled an avatar of Cain before he even ascended to Demonic form. That power was insufficient to save the Eldar, and Aeneid was the best option for the Eldar to have a powerful backer again.

This allowed him, who had been acting alone, to reach Evelyn and the others as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, Evelynne remembered her most important task and was not fooled by these clowns.

Adalard's appearance and words made Evelyn even more certain of her choice.

"Aidalard, what exactly do you mean?!"

"Lemir, prophecy cannot save the Eldar. Stop clinging to prophecy. If prophecy were truly effective, the Eldar wouldn't be in this state."

The Death Army won't help you attack those humans; our strength is already limited.

Death's precious followers should not sacrifice themselves for this. You should help us find the Old Woman's Sword and resurrect the great Death without expecting anything in return. We need more of our brethren to join us. If you still want to continue lobbying here, I advise you to give up. You'd be better off using this time to persuade Victor.

Their encirclement and suppression of us has never ceased. We not only have to face the Chaos Humans, but even these fellow citizens don't intend to let us go. Is this the unity you speak of? I've heard that some changes have occurred in Comoros as well; perhaps this could give you a chance to persuade him!

"Comoros? What happened there?"

"They wouldn't welcome me, how would I know? But I've heard it's a mess there right now, maybe you could ask Viktor."

The Dark Eldar who occasionally escape from the Comoros and join the Death Army also bring news of the Comoros out.

Meanwhile, Comoros was suffering from the onslaught of alien insects...

Under Abathur's leadership, the highly prolific Zerg have already occupied a large area of ​​the Comoros's lower reaches.

The occasional raids on the slave caravans allowed the surviving humans to grow stronger, and the combat suits further enhanced their ability to survive. Everything happened too suddenly; by the time the Dark Eldar realized the Zerg were not ordinary mutated creatures, it was too late.

This even forced Victor to mobilize the troops that were originally searching for the Death Army back to Comoros to clear out these Zerg that had appeared out of nowhere.

“Let’s go, Evelynn. While the humans are attacking Kadia, we might be able to lend them a hand and make contact with the prophesied human and the resurrected Primarch. We can build some friendship; at least our Death Army hasn’t clashed with the humans yet.”

Under Aidalard's leadership, the Death Army once again entered the Netway.

At this time, Guilliman also temporarily put aside Macurag, who was still clearing out the remaining Chaos and Xenomorphs.

The cleanup was left to the Ultramarines, who left two companies in Macragge, while all the other Chapter members embarked on their journey to Cartier with their Primarchs.

The captured Blackrock Fortress remains on the tracks of Macragge and is being repaired by the SCV; it cannot be repaired to a combat-ready state in the short term.

Guilliman, meanwhile, was stationed on the Star Pioneer alongside Gao Yi.

Using the communication equipment left on Cartier, Guilliman has begun to monitor the situation in Cartier in real time.

Meanwhile, news from Terra reached Guilliman, who knew that the Custodians and the High Lords had also begun their operations.

The technology for escaping subspace does not require the long-distance communication of the Star Speakers or various unseen technological devices.

This made Gao Yi increasingly mysterious in Guilliman's eyes, and he also knew what these technologies represented.

What exactly did my father do during the time I was asleep?
Where did this monster come from...?

The other party's words and actions were completely unlike those of someone born in an empire.

But he also happens to know a lot about the empire.

All that he had learned now reignited a fire in Guilliman's heart.

He believed that with these things, he could truly change the empire, although the process would be incredibly arduous.

He longed to return to Terra now, but he had to resolve the issue with Kadia first.

Gao Yi had already explained to him the importance of Kadia and the Black Stone above it.

As for Gao Yi, he truly witnessed the military prowess of a 500-world nation led by Guilliman.

At this time, outside the assembly point near the Netway Gate, forces from other star sectors or regions could not arrive in time, but the fleet from the Five Hundred Worlds had already reached over a hundred ships.

The number of elite auxiliary troops has reached more than two million, and these are not just planetary defense forces to make up the numbers.

And this number continues to increase.

Guilliman and the Ultra Warriors had a tremendous impact here.

The governors of most planets were willing to follow Guilliman's orders completely.

Meanwhile, Gao Yi was handing over command of the Rangers and the Dynasty's regular fleet to Guilliman.

Of course, this excludes the Protoss and Zerg.

He was not worried that Guilliman would seize power, as the elite of these dynasties were absolutely loyal to him.

Just like the Ultramarines and the forces of the Five Hundred Worlds are loyal to Guilliman.

However, the dynasty did lack enough outstanding commanders, and these troops could have been more effective under Guilliman's command.

Command ability in battle really depends on talent, and Gao Yi knew he clearly didn't possess that ability.

(End of this chapter)