Stars for the good Warhammer

Chapter 7 Imperial Truth? heresy!
  In the early morning, when Otto opened his eyes from the bed, the warm sunlight had penetrated through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled light and shadow on the mahogany floor.

Staring at the exquisite crystal chandelier above his head, in a daze, Otto instinctively reached out to grab the mobile phone that he usually kept by his pillow. However, as his mind gradually cleared up, he suddenly remembered that this place was no longer the place he was familiar with. world.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by a somewhat sharp voice.

"Master Otto, are you awake?"

"Please come in."

As he spoke, Otto sat up from the bed, and as the gorgeous solid wood door was pushed open, it was the family's old butler Kalman who came.

At this time, the other party was wearing a straight uniform, and his sparse hair looked much thicker after being carefully taken care of. Especially the two small mustaches under his nose looked particularly energetic. I have to say that such an outfit is indeed It makes the other party look much more professional and reliable.

"Master Otto, I apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday. I was indeed a little too excited at that time, and it was really embarrassing for you to see such an ugly behavior."

Hearing this, Otto glanced away with his peripheral vision and looked at the flattering expression on the other party's face. At this time, a question was brewing in his heart.

Do those previous events have anything to do with this family steward?

However, after thinking about it for a while, Otto temporarily put aside his doubts about men. At least on the surface, the decline of the Sellers family did not bring any obvious benefits to the man who was a housekeeper.

"Has our Astropath received any latest news?"

While talking, Otto stood up from the bed. Seeing this, a little maid who was following Kalman hurried forward and handed him a change of clothes in her hands.

"To answer your question, there is no news yet."

"According to the speculations of the astropaths, it may be a violent subspace storm that interferes with the psychic communication between star fields. They are currently trying to find ways to contact neighboring star areas to see if they can get information about the Obscurity Star from elsewhere. Messages outside the domain.”

Kalman's reply made Otto realize that the expansion of the Great Rift has begun to affect intergalactic communications, and as time goes by, trade activities across various galaxies will naturally be severely hindered. For a planet that cannot be self-sufficient in resources, it will undoubtedly be catastrophic.

Unfortunately, Haiwen is in such an embarrassing situation today. Compared with the war that may come, the lack of materials and social unrest may be the first crisis he will face. In such a situation Before arriving, he must be prepared to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help but recall the mission content issued by the system last night, [Winning a Glorious Victory], not to mention what kind of battle can be regarded as "glorious", just based on today's Haiwen said that he obviously did not have the strength to act as a war madman.

Due to practical considerations, he finally decided to put this mission on hold for a while, and it would not be too late to come back after he had more information.

Not long after, Otto, who gradually recovered his thoughts, noticed that under the careful embellishment of the little maid, there were already many shiny medals and double-headed eagle ornaments on his chest.

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Otto felt like a Christmas tree covered with metal pieces, already competing with Brezhnev in front of the camera.

"There is another thing I need to report to you. The female governor of the Cologne-3 satellite, Noela, sent a message. The other party claimed that she will arrive in Haiwen in the near future. The purpose is to celebrate your taking office. At the same time, our machinery The religious allies will also send representatives.”

Hearing this, Otto slowly stopped what he was doing, stared at himself in the mirror and fell into deep thought.

The Ludean family of Cologne 3 and the Mechanicus forge world of Otar. In the previous information compiled by Raya, the existence of these two imperial forces was mentioned as being on the same planet. The relationship between the three "allies" in the region can be said to be quite delicate.

The Cologne III of the former often competes with the family due to trade routes to the outer planets. As for the Gear Boys of the latter, they have been trying to draw Haven into the power of the Mechanicus, hoping to use This gives you more advantages.

Although Otto didn't want to be dragged into the empire's political game so early, Haven was indeed running into some trouble at the moment.

Because the former governor, Otto's father, in order to show the family's loyalty to the empire, at the critical moment when Cadian was invaded, in addition to the PDF Planetary Defense Forces who were forcibly recruited by the Ministry of Military Affairs, he also removed all members of the family's subordinates. Most armies were placed under the command of the Astra Militarum, even some of the carefully trained House Guards.

Such a decision naturally caused losses to Haven's planetary defense force, and also left a problem for Otto later. He must know that what he is about to face is an era of eternal night where demons are dancing chaotically. And without large-scale soldiers with heavy firepower, they may not be able to suppress even smaller-scale riots.

Not to mention the possible arrival of the Chaos Space Marines and the endless army of demons. If you are unlucky and there are so many purple sweet potato monsters with four arms hidden in the hive. Otto is really I can't imagine what kind of lively scene it would be. Fortunately, there is no shortage of people in Haven. In previous years, a large number of outstanding young people in the hive were handed over to the Astra Militarum as blood taxes, but this obviously did not solve the problem.

I am not one of those lunatics under Old K. I can't expect the newly recruited soldiers to go on stage to compete with those canned demons while shouting "Blood sacrifice to the God Emperor, skull to the golden throne" while pumping their fists, right?
  Unless the plug-in can conjure the equipment needed by millions of people out of thin air, it is almost impossible to re-establish the planet's defense force in a short time with today's Haiwen alone, and the subsequent supply of materials will be even more difficult. This is nonsense.

For this reason, until all this improves, Haven cannot do without the help of its allies, especially the support of a forge world with abundant resources like Orta.

But the premise is that these allies are really reliable.
  After all, no one is sure now whose orders the unknown fleet that killed the old governor and most of the family members was following.

While thinking, Otto looked down at the double-headed eagle cuff pins on his cuffs.

"I understand. I'll leave the preparations for the reception to you."

Speaking of which, recalling his experience last night, Otto didn't forget to add a special sentence.

"In addition, the security measures for the upper nest and the top nest must not be relaxed recently."

After hearing the order from Otto, the butler first responded.

"I understand, I will follow your instructions."

But after saying that, the other party was not in a hurry to leave.

"Lord Otto, do you really plan to continue to use that heretic child? I think this may make the adults of the state church unhappy."

Seeing that the other party mentioned this issue again, Otto immediately became interested.

"Now that you mention this, tell me, why do you think she is a heretic?"

Facing Otto's inquiry, Kalman replied righteously.

"Because her father once openly questioned the authority of the state religion, and even treasonously claimed that it was the state religion that hindered the development of the empire!"

The moment he heard this, Otto felt a little uneasy.

Um.
  Why do I think this is so reasonable?
  "After the final ruling of the Ecclesiarchy, the inquisitors were convinced that Raya's father was a heretic who believed in the truth of the Empire."

"How can the children of such a rebellious person serve by your side?"

Looking at the serious expression on the other party's face, Otto's mood at this moment was extremely complicated.

Imperial truth, to use an inappropriate metaphor, is like the outline of the governance of the country written by the old emperor of the previous dynasty. However, for some more complicated reasons, the ruling classes of later generations have listed it as a taboo.

I don’t know how the emperor would feel if he heard this.
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  While Kalman was still talking about his various prejudices against Raya, with a rush of footsteps, a guard suddenly opened the door and rushed in with a panic look.

"Sir! A report came from our starport. They observed that a transport ship registered under the Traders' Guild had just entered the system without permission."

"The other party claims to be from the Cadian Sector. How should we respond?"

　There will be another update in the evening

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)