Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 255 The Dispute Between Mark and the City Lord
"Don't worry, Lord Tarasin! Our men are already tracking the people of Dragonbone Village. Once we've confirmed the coordinates and found out what's going on inside, we'll make contact with them!" Tie Hui patiently explained to Tarasin, genuinely worried that the guy might use some underhanded means to obtain the exact coordinates of Dragonbone Village and sneak over there.

After all, those guys from Dragonbone Village were utterly crushed when they faced Tarasin and his group!

"Speak up, buddy!" Tarasin patted his chest armor. "What else do you need?"

Tie Hui sighed and looked at the galactic poacher. "What we lack now is a flight vehicle that can carry Astartes! And one that can break through the atmosphere and take us directly to space!"

The key to controlling the development of the base now lies in resources and aircraft. Once a vehicle capable of carrying Astartes on long-range flights is available...

That means they can directly deploy their troops in large numbers towards the lighthouse!
They can completely control the lighthouse before it locks its electromagnetic cannon onto their base!
"Furthermore, Your Excellency, we have made a breakthrough in our research on the Primal Life Form! The Devouring Beasts and spine specimens we captured have provided us with ample data. If we can spare some time to collect resources in the densely populated ecological areas and also pick a Mana Flower, perhaps our research on the Primal Life Form will reach an even higher level!" Tie Hui said, taking out a tablet, pulling up the research report log on the Primal Life Form and ecology, and handing it to Tarasin.

"You and the technicians are conducting research on the source of life and ecology together! This is today's latest research log report. I think you have received it but haven't read it yet. Take a look now!"

Taracin took the tablet and started reading the log report on the life essence. Right now, he and the other lords were paying the most attention to this matter.

If some foolish being were to destroy all this hard-earned research...

Hey!

Natarasim wouldn't mind going to the Silent King to fight another battle in Heaven!
I reckon those old guys will probably all agree by then!

"Then count us in for this mission in the densely populated ecological zone!" Tarasin calmed down a bit after reading the log report. These days, he reads the daily log reports on life-source technology like he's following a novel!
"Sure!" Tie Hui nodded. To be honest, he sometimes felt troubled. Many things could be made, but it was always easier to use what was readily available.

The problem is that some of the things they need are in ecologically dense areas, which are the densely populated areas of the old world's cities.

Densely populated areas like industrial zones, research institutes, and hospitals!
Although no one has died or been injured in the nearly one hundred exploration and gathering missions so far, the kind of battles where a single shot kills a Devouring Beast has gradually become seen by everyone as a waste of resources and a worthless act.

It's incredibly weak, but even so, it still costs a bomb. For everyone involved, it's really not worth it!

Only creatures like the Flower Calyx Beast and those at the King level would feel it was worthwhile. But how could they possibly encounter something they wanted to?
As warriors, Iron Glory, Carol, and Tiberos all knew that the ease of long-term battles had led them to underestimate their opponents.

Fortunately, Astartes' mindset was quickly corrected after being reminded, but it became widely circulated among mortals.

To address this problem, and for his own sake, Tie Hui directly assigned Lahetu to the mortal army as an instructor.

Yeber became the commander-in-chief of the exploration team, while Tiberos was responsible for maintaining order within the base.

lighthouse!

Victor: "Departments, begin your reports!"

First, Jingnan stepped forward to report. Regarding the results of the voyage and the damaged supplies: "The hunters brought back compressed food, military supplies, building materials, and some rare ores collected from the open-pit mines. It's estimated that this will last the lighthouse at least a year! However, the medicine they brought back is insufficient for the lighthouse's daily needs!"

Victor nodded, glanced at Lord Morgan, and said, "Report on the battle losses!"

"One gravity body is severely damaged and can be repaired. Two others have minor scratches and wear. Repairs are expected to be completed tomorrow. The last one has no other damage besides mechanical wear! Regarding personnel, 15 Dust People were lost, and Upper People were killed. Two were seriously injured, three were slightly injured, and 16 were seriously injured! Fortunately, all the bodies were brought back!" At this point, Jing Nan couldn't help but lower his head, silently mourning. These words instantly piqued Charles's interest, and he turned to look at Mark standing beside him with slight surprise!

Morgan, who was looking at the data, had become numb to this kind of thing. "Recycle the equipment and housing!"

Then came the routine reports from each department, all the same!
But then Charles suddenly appeared, his expression and demeanor befitting a refined young gentleman. Why then did he also give off the impression of a sinister villain?

He bowed and said, "Lord City Lord, the Lighthouse has always been the flame of humanity, and under the protection of the Lord of Light and Shadow, it has always been peaceful and stable. However, this time it has taken so long to go down to the surface, which is not consistent with the usual mission time. As for the loss of so many people, is it due to the negligence of the hunters, or because a certain commander was greedy for credit and acted rashly?"

Everyone had different expressions, but without exception, they all felt that this guy was talking nonsense! Even Dr. Carrie yawned out of boredom. This was a gesture she always made whenever she came to attend a court meeting.

"Lord City Lord, we have discovered new traces of human activity on the ground!" Mark did not answer Charles's question, but directly stated the latest intelligence they had discovered on the ground.

Upon hearing Mark's words, the crowd, who had previously displayed various expressions, were suddenly filled with curiosity and shock.

Dr. Carrie from the medical and R&D departments, in particular, had her eyes light up.

Standing next to Mark, Charles, the head of the Light and Shadow Society, appeared superior and confident. However, a hint of disdain and contempt flashed across his handsome face.

The most shocked among them was Jessica from the engineering department. "This is simply impossible!"

“Captain Mark!” Charles said sarcastically, “To lead the Hunters to stay on the surface for so long is indeed courageous and skillful. But Captain Mark…”

Charles, speechless, strolled out with his hands outstretched, as if this were his own backyard. "You said you discovered new traces of human activity on the ground..."

At this moment, he sidled up to Mark in an extremely irritating manner and said, "You've probably been on the ground for too long and been affected by the scarlet pigment! I think you really should have Dr. Carrie examine you!"

“I know this is ridiculous!” Mark glanced at Charles impatiently before continuing his report. “But we’ve already taken photos and videos of those traces!”

As he spoke, he picked up the holographic panel he had been carrying. "This contains photos and videos of new traces of human activity that we hunters have encountered at various resource gathering points over the past two weeks!"

Victor stepped down, took the tablet from Mark's hand, and immediately his pupils contracted upon looking down!

The picture on it showed a corridor of a spaceship filled with flesh and dirt that had inexplicably turned into powder, and horrific bullet holes on the walls caused by some unknown weapon.

Especially the piles of spines and corpses, rolled into balls, that were so disgusting they made your scalp crawl.

There are even several photos of huge, unidentified animal skeletons, whose shape is strikingly similar to the Devouring Beast—the Snake Dog!
His change in expression and movement made everyone present look even more serious.

Charles, standing to the side, looked rather gloomy, and his unusual expression clearly indicated that he wanted to come up and take a closer look.

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(End of this chapter)