From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

Planetary Governor Griffin is now thinking only of survival.

Without PDF to set up defenses outside the hive city, some city defense cannons and laser arrays were unable to stop the greenskins' charge. A scrap spaceship dived towards the hive city and successfully smashed a huge gap in the outer periphery of the hive city. The greenskins rushed in one after another, howling.

However, because of the cowardly actions of the planetary governor Griffin, it actually produced some blessing in disguise. As the passages between the lower nest and the upper nest were blocked, a large number of cultists and mutants who rushed from the lower nest due to the riots became the first group to come into contact with the orc army.

The most conspicuous were the Genestealer sects who were shouting slogans for the Four-Armed Emperor. These bald, three-armed tough guys actually engaged in a bloody and difficult battle with the greenskins on the edge of the Lower Nest, and to a certain extent attracted a large amount of firepower from the greenskins, buying time for the evacuation of the Lower Nest residents.

The PDF that had completed its defense in the upper nest collided head-on with the greenskin troops led by the orc boss Valeda, and a brutal street fighting broke out in the streets.

As the intensity of the battle increased, the orc boss who was in the lead had no idea that the fleet he left in the planet's orbit had been turned into fireworks and waste by visitors from another world.

"Your Majesty, do you want to initiate an airborne drop sequence or conduct an orbital bombardment?"

Gazing at the hive world below from planetary orbit, a small green patch on the planet's surface can be observed with the naked eye.

If Si Ye wanted, he could directly let the Titan use the Purgatory Ray to launch a wave of ground bombardment, easily crushing these green-skinned orcs.

But since the orcs have already invaded the hive, this inferno ray bombardment will most likely melt the hive into a big iron lump, and the tens of billions of humans inside will be burned to ashes. This is not a good option for the Night Squad, who plan to recruit 40 local residents to serve as the army.

"Crack the communication code of the hive world below, so..."

Si Ye had forgotten the merchant family name written on the merchant's certificate, so he hurriedly took out the Emperor's Collection Edition, the merchant's certificate signed by Horus Lupercal, from his personal space and took a look at it.

"Um... In the name of De Elfendor, let us inform the Rogue Trader of our identity and request that the Governor of this planet prepare the appropriate compensation and have the Marines and carrier-based aircraft ready."

A remote marginal galaxy, a hive world with a decent population. If these were coordinates casually thrown by the Emperor, Si Ye would have to sigh that the Emperor was quite lucky, as this place just met Si Ye's needs of developing secretly and recruiting manpower.

When it comes to space warfare, controlling the airspace means controlling everything. Even if the troops on the ground have the ability to reach the sky, they will have to flee in panic when faced with orbital bombardment.

Now the green-skinned orcs' fleet has been turned into slag by the electric arc, and the small sampan in the hands of the planetary governor was destroyed early. The Star Empire's fleet has become the ultimate existence in this star field, which is also the state that the Star Empire is most accustomed to when the army lands on the planet.

"Mr. Governor, a communication from planetary orbit,"

The PDFs, which were large in number but lacked heavy firepower, struggled to resist the greenskins' tentative attacks. Before the greenskins brought out more heavy firepower as the battle intensified, the defense line of the upper nest could barely be maintained.

The situation at the top of the tower where the elite soldiers were stationed was much more relaxed. Apart from a few greenskins that had landed from the sky, it was still quiet and peaceful.

However, because the only two warships were blown up by the greenskins in orbit, these nobles at the top of the tower had nowhere to escape and could only pray nervously for the support fleet to arrive as soon as possible.

"Are the reinforcements coming?"

Griffin was ecstatic. No matter whether it was the Astra Militarum or the Space Marines, as long as they had warships, he would accept them.

"The other party claimed to be a Rogue Trader from the De Elfindor family. He said they could immediately quell the alien invasion of the Hive World, but he demanded 'equal' compensation."

The Star Language Supervisor who brought the information had a very subtle expression.

"The other party wants Lagtomo."

Rogue traders have great autonomy in the empire and can bring some star systems and star regions into their sphere of influence, building a huge trading network.

But the fact that the Elfindo family came up and directly demanded ownership of the planet was still a bit beyond the expectations of everyone present. Taking advantage of the situation is not so straightforward.

"... "

Governor Griffin's not-so-dignified face turned red. The Ragtomo galaxy was the last wealth of the German family, but the galaxy was too barren and could not even produce any goods that could satisfy the desires of the wandering merchants.

"Don't even think about it! Lagtomo belongs to the German family now and in the future. Cricket, a wandering trader I've never heard of, wants to take away the German family's last glory. Bah!!!"

"My Lord...you'd better come and take a look..."

Hearing his personal guard speak, Griffin limped towards the balcony at the top of the tower with an angry face.

This originally excellent viewing platform has been installed with two anti-aircraft chain guns, and half of the greenskin's airdrop crushing cabin was smashed to the side, and the broken greenskin emitted a burnt smell.

"What are you looking at?"

Griffin was a little annoyed. He was thinking about how to cleverly bluff the traveling trader he had never heard of, so that he would work for nothing or give up the exorbitant price. He was interrupted by his personal guards, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

"My Lord..."

The guard pointed tremblingly at the sky. It was noon, but the sky had darkened without anyone noticing. Griffin looked up and saw a giant battleship that was much larger than the common battleships in the empire. It was getting closer and closer to the planet's low-Earth orbit, as if it was going to pull something down and smash it down.

“…What is that???”

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Chapter 302: Admission

"Greenskin invasion, Governor's violent death, how pleasant it sounds."

In order to turn this hive world below into a source of troops, Si Ye naturally had to clean it up from top to bottom.

So no matter whether the planetary governor on the ground agrees with the conditions proposed by Si Ye or not, he will have only one ending, that is, death at the hands of orcs, and he can only die at the hands of orcs.

After selecting a relatively intact piece of green-skinned spaceship wreckage, Si Ye sent people to install temporary shield equipment on it. As long as it could barely withstand the anti-aircraft firepower of the hive city, it would be fine. Then the green-skinned spaceship wreckage would directly smash the top of the tower. The Imperial Land Combat Group would then save the people of the hive city from the dire straits and find a reason to raze this annoying hive city.

Win, win big, win a lot, win a lot.

"Your Majesty, a reply has been received from the planet below. The planetary governor, Griffin German, has agreed to your request, but hopes that you can send a small transport ship to pick up the important people and property of the hive world first."

"what?"

Upon hearing this news, Si Ye and Titan's shipborne host AI were a little unhappy.

They were still figuring out at what angle to throw the spacecraft debris so as to destroy the entire top of the tower without affecting the area below. How come the other side agreed? Then who can fill in the gaps in my bowling skills?

"Take over the communication."

Soon, Si Ye saw the planetary governor of the hive world below on the projection of the bridge.

A fat man who fits Si Ye's stereotype of the planetary governor profession. Some mechanical implants have left obvious marks on the right side of his face. A large number of luxurious ornaments fill his bloated body, making him look a little funny.

"Honorable Rogue Trader, I wonder where you come from."

Griffin also saw Si Ye through the communication tower.

The black and red uniform of the Human Alliance did not look like the attire of a noble merchant or wandering trader, but rather more like that of an admiral or inquisitor.

Because Si Ye did not have the iconic double-headed eagle or rose knot to show his identity, nor did he have an overly conspicuous family crest, Griffin subconsciously wanted to test him.

"Are you questioning me? Why, do you still want to see the trader's license I have, issued by the Primarch to the Elfendor family?"

The status and position of a powerful Rogue Trader in the Human Empire is usually on par with that of an Astartes Chapter Master, a Supreme Commander of the Astra Militarum, or a Navy Fleet Commander. If a planetary governor from a declining family wants to test him, it all depends on whether the other party is willing to give him face.

However, facing Griffin's temptation, Si Ye actually wanted to show the merchant's certificate to the other party as a prank. As for whether the other party would faint after seeing the signature of Warmaster Horus on the merchant's certificate, that was none of Si Ye's business.

But in order to save trouble, Si Ye gave up this seemingly interesting idea.

“…Uh…I don’t dare…”

That's right, this aggressive aura. After Si Ye's question, Griffin's eyes actually cleared up a lot.

Although the traveling merchants holding the Primarch's merchant certificate are not as good as the imperial blood merchants who have the same family ties with the country, they are also very powerful and domineering.

Looking at the opponent's terrifyingly huge warship, Griffin wiped the sweat off his forehead, stammered and pretended to be stupid, and never mentioned the previous test.

"…If you are willing to relieve the danger of the Lagtomo system, I am willing to serve you as my lord and become a part of your great merchant dynasty."

Although he was hesitant, he still had to make the necessary conditions. Griffin was still unwilling to give up the last bit of assets of the German family. He hoped to merge with the other party in another way and retain the family's last wealth.

"... "

Si Ye looked at Griffin insincerely, acting like an old Terran man, which made Griffin's scalp tingle and cold sweats pour out.

"Send a carrier-based aircraft to pick him up."

Si Ye certainly did not agree with Griffin's proposal. It would be useless to keep this good-for-nothing who only cared about spending money, but the video and voice messages left by the two sides' communication would become the best basis for him to take over this galaxy.

As for Griffin's ending?

Si Ye had already simulated a perfect ejection route with the battleship's mainframe AI, which could perfectly create an air crash and then cut off the top of the tower.

You say the adamantine skeleton of the hive city won't be smashed by the greenskins' shabby warships?

This was indeed true, so Si Ye deliberately stuffed a lot of explosives into the fragments of the green-skinned warship. The engineer responsible for placing the explosives was frightened by the green-skinned boy who was not completely dead in the mezzanine, and was now being ridiculed by his colleagues.

An unmanned carrier-based aircraft that was temporarily built and did not even have armor flew unsteadily towards the top of the hive tower. The flying boys who wanted to intercept it were accurately blown up one by one by the frigates close to the atmosphere. Seeing this scene, Griffin felt relieved.

The space inside the carrier-based aircraft was not large, so Griffin could only leave with his confidants and personal guards. The nobles of the spire had complaints in their hearts, but seeing that Griffin seemed to have found another big leg to cling to, they could only hold back all their complaints.

"Thankfully, the German family has a chance to revive."

Sitting on the carrier-based aircraft, Griffin was already thinking about how to gain Si Ye's trust and how to secretly use the power of the wandering merchants to expand his family.

After all, the German family was able to be exiled from Terra due to the failure of the political struggle instead of being assassinated. It is obvious that they still have some skills. Even after several generations, Griffin is still a qualified political creature relying on the influence of family knowledge.

However, Griffin's vision of the future was destined to be an illusion. The carrier-based aircraft nimbly avoided the anti-aircraft fire network built by the orcs on the ground, and then crashed into the half of the green warship falling from the sky.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

These were Griffin's last words, and also the last words of the nobles of the Spire.

The wreckage of the green-skinned battleship, fully loaded with explosives and additionally equipped with disposable shields and cutting force fields, drew a delicate arc in the air, easily crushed the carrier-based aircraft carrying Griffin, and then crashed head-on into the spire of the hive city despite the PDF's anti-aircraft firepower network.

boom! ! ! !

Under the gaze of PDF and the green-skinned orcs, a huge fireball rose from the top of the hive tower. The shock wave generated blew away the thick pollution clouds around the hive. The sunlight rarely shone into the lower hive, which stunned some civilians who were tired of escaping and fighting.

"Land combat group begins deployment, cover bombing starts!"

In just this moment of distraction, the frigate, which had briefly penetrated the atmosphere with its anti-gravity engine, launched a laser sweep at the green-skinned orcs that were precisely located below. The high-temperature laser, several times blue, crossed the hive and the surface, leaving a striking molten scar on the ground.

Like falling stars, guidance beacons rained down from the frigates onto the ground. Manstein, temporarily acting as commander of the Marine Group, declared in a general communication:

"Hey guys from the Human Union, let's teach these alien bastards from another world a lesson!"

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Chapter 303: Xinghai Empire's Army Operations

The Star Empire's conventional army tactics do not include equipment such as airdrop pods. Relying on its invincible super fleet, the army never needs to fear or worry about the planet's ground anti-aircraft firepower when landing on the planet. The existence of automated wide-area beacons allows the army to easily complete the transfer and landing from transport ships to the ground without worrying about enemy interception.

An induction beacon smashed into the hive, and its diamond-shaped metal surface emitted a faint light. Without waiting for the surrounding orcs to react, the combat computer that had assessed the degree of environmental threat sent a transmission request to the center.

Boo!

The upper part of the induction beacon exploded, and the blue-green arc plasma was evenly spread all around, completing the first round of elimination of the surrounding dangerous environment.

The spreading plasma immediately knocked down a group of green-skinned guys, causing them to raise their big bang bangs and start attacking the beacon.