Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 286 Cooperation with the Death Army

"Lord Gao Yi, I am glad that you would accept our meeting."

Artanis and Kerrigan stood beside Gao Yi.

A group of Night Guards also stood with their weapons drawn, watching the three of them.

Adalard ignored the hostile faces of the crowd in the meeting room.

Humans are also wary of the Eldar.

Most people don't distinguish between the Dark Eldar, the Ark Eldar, or the Wilderness Eldar; they only know that the Dynasty and the Eldar are at war.

“Aidalard, Everene, I also want to thank you for the help you provided me in Cardia, otherwise our sacrifice would have been much greater.”

"Chaos is our common enemy."

"That's true. But you all seem to be doing poorly since we parted ways in Kadia. What is the purpose of your visit here?"

“I think the situation in Kadia has proven the possibility of cooperation between us, and now, in addition to Chaos, we have another common enemy: the Dark Eldar.”

The Dark Eldar's attack and the current state of the Death Army immediately connected Gao Yi's thoughts.

"You mean you were also attacked by the Dark Eldar? Your warships were also destroyed because of the Dark Eldar? Do you know something?"

"That's right. The Grim Reaper's followers in the Comoros have told me about the situation there. Victor has put a bounty on your life. They are planning a war against your dynasty. He already knows that the aliens ravaging the Comoros came from you. The clowns have already cooperated with Victor. Victor wants to kill us and he wants to kill you."

Hearing Aidalard's words, Gao Yi finally understood why the Dark Eldar had started targeting him.

The Death Army is still too small in number. Although it plays a much larger role in the story than the Ark Eldar and the Dark Eldar, it is still at a severe disadvantage compared to the two.

It seems that the Death Army was forced into this situation by Victor and had no other choice but to seek cooperation with him in this way.

"How do you want to cooperate?"

"I hope that humanity can provide shelter for the Death Army, allowing us to rest and regroup within your sphere of influence."

“Protection? What benefit would I gain from that? I would even have to endure more raids by the Dark Eldar because of you. Besides, you know the Empire’s attitude towards you, and I don’t want the Inquisition to come after me.”

"Now that you are a High Lord and have a good relationship with Guilliman, do you really think the Inquisition would dare to investigate you? Moreover, in the expanded district, you would immediately know if any Inquisition personnel who are not under your jurisdiction entered the area, right?"

Furthermore, everything in the galaxy is for the benefit of the race and the individual. The Death Army is willing to pay the price; we will tell you about the possible exits of the Webgates they might appear at, and even assist your troops in battle when needed.

"No, that's not enough. Although these monsters are annoying, they can't deal any fatal blows to us. You saw it on the way here. Do you think they can conquer my star system?"

"I have seen your strength, but who would be willing to accept endless harassment? The Dark Eldar have stood in the galaxy for countless years, and they have their own strengths. You should not underestimate them."

Of course, our reward doesn't stop there. We are searching for some Eldar relics, which are of great significance to us. If you are willing to provide us with some assistance, we can open a network for you to facilitate fast travel, and when needed, we will guide your fleet to any place in the galaxy you require to reach.

Adalard felt that his bargaining chip was already quite substantial, firstly because he envisioned a closer bond with Gao Yi to achieve a vassal-like situation and avoid the catastrophic disaster foretold in the prophecy.

Secondly, they were forced into a corner by the Dark Eldar. If they didn't offer enough leverage, the Death Army would eventually be wiped out by Viktor's encirclement.

Of course, dependence is one thing, but if they can rely on human power to help them gather the old woman's sword, the resurrection of the Grim Reaper will help them break out of this predicament of needing to depend on others.

Adalard believed that Gao Yi would definitely be tempted by the deal he proposed. In his eyes, the navigation of the network was too important to humanity, and he also had the initiative to open and close the network, which would allow him to continuously generate demand for it from Gao Yi.

No! That's not enough.

"Not enough?! You should know the effectiveness of the online platform! This is enough to demonstrate our sincerity."

“I think we can try a different approach. Evelynn, you’ve been to the Comoros, and so have you, Adalard. You should know more about the web passages to the Comoros, right? Instead of hiding and waiting for the Dark Eldar to come after you, haven’t you ever thought about destroying the Comoros? Without the restrictions of the Comoros, without Victor’s rule and constraints, you can also bring more Eldar under the protection of the so-called Grim Reaper.”

I know that more and more Eldar are coming to believe in you Death Gods, but many are hesitant to fully commit to your ranks because of their fear of Viktor and his oppression. The growth of the Death Gods' army is a good thing for Gao Yi, as providing protection for more Eldar souls indirectly weakens Slaanesh's power.

Moreover, the Death Army's purpose was very simple: to resurrect Death. However, with the last sword of the old woman in Slaanesh's palace, Gao Yi was not worried at all that they could actually resurrect Death.

Evelyn is a pure idealist, and the only one to be wary of is the cunning and shrewd Adalard.

But in the end, Evelyn is the representative of death.

If the faith of the Death Army can expand among the Eldar, it could also prevent more Eldar, especially the Dark Eldar, from causing trouble for Gao Yi and instead encourage them to follow Evelynn and the others in attempting to complete this impossible mission.

"What do you mean by that?!"

Listening to Aidalard's words, he felt that Gao Yi seemed to be brewing something big.

“I am preparing an attack on the Comoros. I am not prepared to continue to endure the Comoros’ harassment. You provide me with a large network entrance that can accommodate my fleet to the Comoros, and provide me with information about the situation inside the Comoros. In return, I will agree to your request.”

Gao Yi's words shocked all three of them.

Humanity waged war against the Comoros, but that was Viktor's deliberate act.

But after the initial shock, Adalard realized that this matter, whether successful or not, would benefit the Death Army.

Although the Dark Eldar are considered fellow Eldar, these people are only thinking about killing me now, so why should I care about this sense of kinship?

Even if Gao Yi's invasion fails, he will certainly suffer Victor's retaliation, leaving him no energy to cause trouble for the Death Army.

Gao Yi's victory and the resulting turmoil in Comoros could provide the Death Army with an opportunity to recruit more followers.

Adalard looked at Evelynn, who was in shock, nodded to her, and then spoke to Gao Yi.

"I agree to your proposal, Lord Gao Yi. We will provide several network nodes large enough to accommodate the fleet's passage. The Death Army will also provide intelligence support for your operation. I know the location of Victor's palace and some governors' residences. As long as we can deal with them, Comoros will fall into chaos on its own."

“Very good, Rebecca. Arrange accommodations for these guests. The Montgomery dynasty has gained some new friends from the Eldar.”

After receiving a positive reply from Adalard, Gao Yi knew that his plan could be officially implemented, as he only had a single entrance to the network leading to Comoros.

The Protoss can turn it on, but the Eldar can turn it off as well.

The existence of the Death Army gives Gao Yi more autonomy and allows him to deploy a sufficient number of troops to Comoros at a faster pace.

"Rebecca, please inform Grand Master Gabriel that Lord Ferrus is coming to the conference room."
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The meeting room was now filled with all the dynasty's major combat commanders.

"What? You want to attack the Comoros?! But we don't even have a problem getting into the Comoros."

Gabriel of Blood Raven was also greatly shocked when he heard Gao Yi's suggestion.

He had fought against these Dark Elf races more than once. They were very troublesome to him. Some of their weapons that were impossible to break were often extremely powerful, and what was still disgusting was their ability to hide in the net.

"The problem with the network has been resolved, Chapter Master Gabriel. I need you to gather your entire chapter. Felus will also be joining the battle with the Iron Hand. However, Chapter Master Gabriel, your mission is not destruction and killing. Use your strengths! Pick up some good stuff from Comoros!"

"Special skill? What special skill? Lord Gao Yi, what do you mean by that! We Blood Ravens have never had the habit of picking up things!"

Upon hearing Gabriel's reply, Gao Yi dismissed it as nonsense.

Seeing the expressions on Felus's and the others' faces, Gabriel knew that he was probably the last person to know that Gao Yi could enter the Net Path.

With a stable source of manpower and war supplies, coupled with the fact that only Gao Yi could solve the problem in their gene seeds, the bond between Blood Raven and Gao Yi became increasingly tight, and the Blood Raven of the ship-based battle group began to fix their activity range.

Gao Yi also began to reveal some of his secrets to Blood Raven. In another ten or twenty years, it is estimated that most of the members of Blood Raven will be from the Montgomery Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)