PFC Chapter 365: Prepare for a Rainy Day and Accelerate
Chapter 365: Prepare for a Rainy Day and Accelerate
"That's all for today. I want to take a break."
Lin Heng returned to the room and, regardless of whether the other party was monitoring him or not, he immediately sent a star message to the star message coordinates of Death Watch again. It was not until the luncheon at the 5th day that he received a reply.
[Please forgive me for keeping the personnel structure of the Ramirez-class star fortress confidential. May the souls of the Black Shield brothers return to the Golden Throne, and may the warriors who died in the battle rest in peace.
The code name of the swarm's tentacles this time is Behemoth. They are entering from the east and southeast sides of the Extreme Star Region, and their directions have changed.
According to the current speed of the Zerg, the first wave of sentinel ships will arrive at Fuyi.Perjiamen World Planet in about 355 Terran days.
Lin Heng nodded secretly and felt relieved. He could not go to the Death Watch territory. Otherwise, the Empire's army would have to face the threat of the entire tentacle.
This further confirmed his intention to stay in the home world of the Tau tribe. While waiting for the next astronomical message, he continued to improve his own psychic skills.
Another 8 days later.
The Tau buildings are much cleaner and tidier than those of the Empire.
[Although we don't know your specific situation, your participation in the game deserves our admiration. On behalf of all the imperial departments in the Star Fortress, I salute you.
But please note that according to our observations, the hive tentacles are divided into three branches, attacking the Tau stars from three directions.
If possible, we hope to invite you to ascend the Star Fortress, become a member of the Deathwatch, or inherit the will of the Black Shield Priest. 】
Lin Heng thought secretly that the dynamics of the Zerg was no longer his main concern. Almost a year was still enough time. What he was more concerned about now was the hidden identity of the Black Shield Priest.
The gene-seed not only clarifies the situation of Deathwatch, but also contains some little-known secrets behind it.
"Alpharius... the Primarch... the Terra Mystics, it's getting more and more confusing. Damn it, I must ask a Primarch when I get a chance. Forget Vulkan, and screw Leman Russ... Guilliman is the only one left.
Guilliman... Guilliman... Macragge seems to be his territory, tsk... we'll talk about it when we have a chance."
Lin Heng continued to improve his psychic skills day after day, but the transmission of star language became slower and slower, and it took almost 15 days to go back and forth. Including the previous series of waiting, Lin Heng has been on the planet Fuyi.po for more than two months.
Just when he thought that the other party had thanked him and was about to leave this dangerous place, the new star language made his relaxed nerves immediately tense up.
At that time, Lin Heng was participating in a fierce competition in the test field. He was trying to use his spiritual power to control stones of different sizes to accumulate into an arch bridge in order to train the precision of the output power.
At this moment, an unprecedented wave of psychic energy poured in instantly. Normally, the content of a pigeon message could only be known when it was received, but now the call was connected.
The stone that lost its psychic control collapsed in an instant. When the Titans were puzzled and nervous, the screams of the Earth Clan engineer made everyone's heart jump again.
"Find it! Found it! We...we found the direction of the energy flow!"
...
At this moment in the test site, Lin Heng's eyes turned into balls of light, and he was looking up at the sky as if he was gazing at the stars.
It was as if an illusory screen opened in his mind. In front of the bright colors of the Warp, several Space Marines in different paint jobs and Imperial officials in different uniforms appeared on the other side of the screen.
[We finally meet, let’s cut to the chase. Psychic calls must cost lives to build the communication endpoints, and it is easier to fall into the dangers of the subspace.
I am Alexi Peter Johnovich, the Ramirez-class Star Fortress Watch Commander, and I manage the Watch Fortress together with the Alien Inquisitor Clark.
A huge war machine, more than 20km wide and 10km high (data varies)
This time the Zerg is coming with great force. We have prepared for the worst and sent astropathic messages to the Ministry of the Interior 150 Terran days ago. A large number of Imperial ships are heading towards the eastern border.
But three Terra days ago, we observed that the Zerg fleet began to accelerate. It is very likely that they were using stored biomass to speed up their journey, and they must have already locked onto certain targets.
At the same time the previously stated 355 Terran days will be reduced to 129 days, and after the 25th day the most marginal Tau planets will face the arrival of the Zerg.
The observation map has been sent to the coordinates via astropathic communication. If you still want to stop us in your own way, we think that the best thing to do is to pay respect to you face to face. 】
After the speaker on the other side finished speaking, all the Space Marines from all chapters, including the navy and Astra Militarum generals, and even the Inquisitors of the Inquisition took off their hats and saluted, paying the highest respects to Lin Heng's fearless spirit.
[Okay, the communication lasts two minutes. We will answer all your questions. When the star communication is disconnected, we will evacuate this star area.]
Lin Heng looked at the mighty swarm of Zerg ships and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart:
"Why did the natural novice village lose its level protection?"
[This is just a branch of the tentacles. The Tyranids are pouring into the Milky Way from all directions, and traces of the advance team Genestealers can be found in every corner of the Empire.
However, the Tau have a natural advantage over this creature. Their lives have been planned since birth, even their marriages are allocated according to the system, and clans cannot intermarry, which makes it difficult for gene stealers to take root on their planet.
In other words, they are unable to implement their strategy of internal riots on their planets. 】
Lin Heng thought that this was indeed a good idea. After all, not all thieves could awaken themselves like Chief Bag. It would be really exciting to find out that they were all bald while fighting.
During the precious two minutes, the two sides exchanged valuable information about the two alien species. Although many people felt that it didn't matter whether they knew about the Titanium or not, after all, a race that hadn't even invented the hyperdrive could not outrun the Zerg even if they ran for their lives.
They only needed to guard the fringe areas, wait for the Tau to continue consuming the Zerg biomass, and then launch a counterattack against the Zerg to eliminate the dual threats on the eastern edge in one fell swoop.
[Goodbye, brother. I hope we can meet again someday. By the way, what’s your name?]
"Jack Upton."
【Hats off to you, brother Jack.】
Everyone was waving their arms. A few Space Marines were particularly enthusiastic. The Inquisitors' reactions were average. Human officers, monastic priests and so on were also normal, but Lin Heng always felt something was odd.
When the screen faded and the scene switched to the testing ground, he was still thinking that he had gone a little too far in practicing his prophetic powers recently.
"Listen carefully, I have to announce a very urgent message about the Tyranids..."
Lin Heng looked up at the Titanium Clan. He thought that if they were not nervous, they would be confused. But now, each of their faces was filled with excited smiles.
An. Lagong signaled everyone to stay calm, and then said into the microphone:
"Mr. Lin Heng, please use your spiritual energy output method once again in the same way as after the arch bridge collapsed just now!"
Lin Heng thought that this was too much and he kept waving his hands to indicate that he couldn't do it. Not only could he not do it now, he wouldn't be able to try it in the future either.
Then, without waiting for the other party to ask, he waved his hand and unfolded the star map again. The twinkling stars once again blocked the mouths of the Titanium people. Everyone was quietly appreciating it, as if they seemed to have seen the real future this time.
...
"Okay, everyone do your job and prepare for the next test." Judge Clark said calmly, putting on his top hat.
People were chatting in groups of three or five, bustling about preparing for the follow-up work. Just then, the hatch opened and a woman wrapped in a black leather jacket, who looked like a tall and thin ghost, walked in.
When the military officers saw each other, they immediately stood at attention, saluted and watched the other party pass by. When Judge Clark and Watch Commander Alexi saw the other party coming, they also hurried forward to greet him.
"Inquisitor Belvis, this conversation is over. What's the situation in the cell?" asked Alien Inquisitor Clark.
"We arrived a little late... The situation is okay. All six astropaths were saved. Twelve of the 18 psychic battery prisoners suffered psychic outbursts, but were dealt with by the Grey Knights. As for the rest, four became vegetables and two can still be used after a rest." Belvis said expressionlessly.
"Thank you for the items you provided to the Black Ship. It's a pity that I couldn't let you meet that brother. I was wondering which regiment the warrior would be from, given his personality." Alexei saluted.
Belvis stretched out his hand to wrap his coat tighter, as if he was a little cold, and said:
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether we meet or not... My job is more important. There is no benefit in knowing more."
Clark and Alexi both nodded slowly. After all, what the other party said was very right. No one wanted to deal with the Inquisition, and the Inquisition wanted nothing to do with the Order of the Hammer. The less they knew about it, the better, even if they were an Inquisitor or a Chapter Master.
Just as the two were about to find an excuse to leave the hall, actually to leave Belvis, a Death Watch killing warrior rushed over in a hurry and almost bumped into the crew. His behavior was quite rude and unprofessional.
Watch Commander Alexei (Chapter Master for the sector) immediately glared at the new recruit and wanted to teach him a lesson.
"The Omega Vault! The Omega Vault is open!"
The Killing Warrior's shout immediately silenced the hall. Everyone present, regardless of gender or position, was stunned, and all eyes were focused on the Killing Warrior.
Alexi, who wanted to teach the other party a lesson, was simply stunned where he was. He was the watch commander of the Overwatch Fortress and had experienced countless things during the hundreds of years of watch. However, the opening of the Omega Vault, a once-in-a-century situation, did make him a little confused.
"Omega Vault! You mean Omega Vault!!!"
Alexei grabbed the killing warrior and questioned him, not knowing whether he was happy or angry.
It's no wonder he lost his composure, after all, anyone who has lived in the Star Fort for a while knows the legend of the Omega Vault. The Star Fort must have been taken there in some great and secret mission in the past.
Behind a certain door in the Star Fortress is a collection of unknown history. No one can explain the size of the Omega Vault. It seems to be in another time and space. No matter how people explore, they cannot determine the location of the vault except for that door.
Who built the Omega Vault and what it was used for remains a mystery, as no living being can open its doors. The Vault seems to have a mind of its own, opening its doors at random intervals and dispensing some magical item or artifact.
Once, it sent out an ancient astropath who was imprisoned in a static force field. When the astropath woke up, before he was old and weak, he sent out a brief astropathic message, saying two sentences, completing his final duty.
According to valid records, the last time the Omega Vault was opened was 394 years ago, but there is not much record of what came out. It was only vaguely remembered that it was an armored warrior similar to a Space Marine, who killed six Orc Warlords (Minor Primarchs) of the Orc Tribes before disappearing.
"Yes, three Space Marines with very old armor came out, but... they might be from the batch ten thousand years ago!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and asked the other party about the time when the Omega Vault was opened. After checking, everyone found that it was opened during the star language communication with "Jack Upton", so they couldn't help but attribute the reason to the other party.
"is it possible?"
Judge Clarke was certainly aware of the importance of the Omega Vault, but she was a little confused in this situation.
Alexi, the watch commander, clenched his teeth. The veins on his forehead showed that his blood pressure was rising. He thought for a moment and took a deep breath.
"Let's go to the Omega Vault first. Everyone present should go."
Everyone rushed to tell each other, and Belvis, with his gloomy temperament, seemed to be independent of the environment and separated from the bustling crowd.
Some of the narrow pupils looked back and forth at the flowing crowd, crew members, officers, order technicians, space marines, or other people in the Inquisition.
"Why are you still alive...and why did you come to this place..."
Belvis muttered to himself. A few days ago, when he just arrived at the Star Fortress, the choir on the flagship received star language mixed with the secret language of the Death Watch. When the Grey Knights reverse analyzed it through the ritual, they actually found Lin Heng's figure from the vague and fragmented information.
Later, when they landed on the Star Fortress, they found that the other party had also received the news, so they secretly investigated and found that the situation became more and more confusing.
In order to make sense of the complex situation, she had to cooperate with Star Fortress to provide rituals and tools for building star language communications.
But when she listened behind the scenes just now, she couldn't find any answers. As an inquisitor of the Convent of the Holy Hammer (Inquisition of Demons), she couldn't help but attribute the reason to the sub-space.
And what she just said to Clark and Alexi was not a joke. The more you know about certain things, the more dangerous they become.
Belvis wrapped his coat again and followed everyone to the Omega Vault.
But while she was staring at others in a mysterious manner, in some corners, several Space Marines from different chapters were also looking around.
"The Omega Vault... we don't care what's inside. What we care about is opening the talent."
"We've contacted them, and they said they received the same astropathic message." (The astropathic message was previously sent to three astropathic coordinates.)
"It seems that the power of the Star Child has increased again, but it is not enough... Don't forget the prophecy."
"Understand. The Star Child was born in the void, and the Star of Disaster and the Star of Misfortune accompanied him as he grew up. Without the experience of blood and fire, he will never be able to reach the stage of ascending to the heavens."
"That's right. We need to use our own methods to help it grow. We need to contact the Chaos warbands in the surrounding areas. They will definitely be interested in the news that the Thousand Sons, the Word Bearers, and the Omega Vault are open."