Warhammer 40: Saviors Emerging from the Bottom

Valerian Krogon, a member of the Solaris Knights.

His brother was the previous governor of Solaris, but unfortunately, he was eaten by a wild boar during a hunting trip.

That's right, it was eaten in one bite!

The Solaris Boar, which is twice the size of the Leman Rustank, is an extremely ferocious creature, and sometimes even Knight Mechs are needed to deal with them.

But none of these are reasons why the governor should be eaten by wild boars.

This extremely abstract way of dying made the entire Krogon family feel ashamed, especially Valerian, the younger brother.

He felt a strong sense of honor and believed it was his duty to wash away the shame his brother had brought to the family.

Therefore, he relinquished the position of governor to his nephew and embarked on an 80-year journey of atonement.

After touring the surrounding area and giving a sound beating to any heretics and aliens he could find, Valerian returned to his homeworld with the honor of his entire warship.

Unexpectedly, his nephew, on whom he had placed high hopes, also degenerated and became a useless person in his eyes.

In the years that Valerian was away, the other party did countless things that brought shame to the Krogon family.

Just as he was preparing to correct these mistakes and teach that good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun what honor was, Hograk and his minions appeared near Bakda.

Governor Solaris, who had long been fed up with him, immediately conscripted some troops, appointed him as commander-in-chief, and ordered him to rush to the aid of Aurora, which was besieged by the Greenskins.

But how could the stubborn Valerian so easily obey his orders?

The two sides remained deadlocked until Liu Yi's battlefield data packet reached Solaris.

After witnessing the strength of the Greenskins, Valerian abandoned his plan to stay and change his nephew's mind.

He left Solaris with several young knights who were willing to fight the aliens with him, and after a period of sailing, they finally arrived at Bakda.

"Lord Valerian, a communication has been attempted to connect to the Fearless Lion. It should be from the Starport garrison."

Upon hearing his adjutant's report, Valerian shifted his gaze from the star map to the screen not far away.

"Connect it."

"Yes, sir."

The mechanical priest on the Fearless Lion sang a binary hymn praising Ohm Messiah, and after a series of complicated operations, communication was finally established.

Due to the excessive strength of the green-skinned psionic signal, Bakla's communications were interfered with, and long-distance communication could only be achieved through a specific signal amplifier.

"Welcome to my planet, Sir Valerian." A voice that sounded very young rang in everyone's ears.

Based on the information provided, the speaker is likely the mysterious figure who eliminated the Chaos Cultists and most of the nobles on Bakla, and successfully ascended to the position of governor.

"I never expected that the Governor would come to greet me in person."

Valerian showed basic respect to this warrior who refused to submit to Chaos, even though the other party was just a nobody of unknown origin.

"We are all comrades-in-arms in the same trench, there is no honor or honor. I have already prepared a banquet, and the captains sent by the other imperial worlds will also attend."

Captains from the other Imperial Worlds?

Valerian instantly understood something, but this was normal; a disorganized group could not win a war.

"I will."

"I look forward to meeting you. Now, others will guide you into Starport."

The communication channel was briefly silent, then an unfamiliar voice rang out: "Please, everyone..."

Because the starport in Bakda was packed with too many transport ships and warships, it was very difficult to find an open space.

Fortunately, with the guidance of professionals, the Fearless Lion soon docked at a relatively open location.

Valerian and his entourage boarded the Thunderhawk gunship and arrived at the starport. The moment the hatch opened, Xiao Yi, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't wait to greet them.

"Valerian Krogon, First Knight of Solarian, Alien Terminator, Guardian of the Imperial World, welcome to Bakda."

Seeing the other person's outstretched right hand, Valerian took off his glove and shook it.

Looking at Valerian, whose hair was now completely white but who was still full of energy, Xiao Yi's smile deepened.

His eagerness was certainly not due to the other party's noble status; what he wanted was Valerian and his knightly mech.

It would be even better if we could keep those young knights who came with him.

Each knight mech is a powerful fighting force, and if they can all be captured, Bakda's strength will increase even further.

In the future, if a difficult mission requires breaking into enemy lines, Xiao Yi will no longer need to go into battle himself; he can simply hand it over to his knights.

His confidence in keeping Valerian was largely due to Solaris's representative in Bakhta.

Normally, Solaris's representatives stationed in other imperial worlds are rotated every 10 years, but due to certain special reasons, the current representative has been in this position for 15 years.

If nothing unexpected happens, he is very likely to be the first Solaris nobleman to die of old age in another imperial world.

He made many efforts to prevent this terrible thing from happening, but unfortunately, they had little effect.

To get home, one must curry favor with the governor, but the unfortunate fellow in Bakta, who has no valuables to offer, simply cannot do so.

He only saw a glimmer of hope when Valerian appeared.

If we could keep this annoying fellow in Bakda, the governor might be so pleased that he'd transfer him back.

Moreover, getting him to stay here wouldn't be too difficult.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "A gentleman can be deceived by his principles." A knight like Valerian, who values ​​honor, could easily be persuaded to make certain promises or accept Xiao Yi's favor.

In short, as long as he feels that leaving would damage the family's honor, that's enough.

After explaining the general direction of the plan, Solaris's representative in Bakhta could go back and wait for news, but just to be on the safe side, he personally devised a "conspiracy" against Valerian.

Solaris has a tradition of knightly duels. If Xiao Yi proposes a duel at the banquet and defeats Valerian, he can make a reasonable request of him.

According to the Code of Knights, knightly duels are very serious. The referee must be a family elder or the Supreme King. The two knights bound to the Mech Throne will compete in various ways to determine the winner.

However, as time went on, the rules of Solaris duels became much more relaxed, and witnesses could be influential figures or a large number of ordinary people.

The strict dueling rituals have been simplified into a contest of strength and skill, which can be conducted even without knight mechs.

However, even if Valerian deploys his knight mechs, he might not be able to defeat Xiao Yi.