Chapter 110: Imperial Factions Gather
Chapter 110: Imperial Factions Gather
Lucan's warning made the powers in the Expanse belatedly aware of the changes within the Winterscale Dynasty.
To prevent the situation in the Expanse from deteriorating further, the fleets gathered at Footfall had to temporarily abandon their journey to the Imperium's Veiled Region and instead muster all their strength to contain the further corruption of the behemoth that was the Winterscale Dynasty.
The entire Winterscale Dynasty possessed nearly twenty worlds of various types.
Industrial worlds, mining worlds, hive worlds, and even a paradise world dedicated to pleasure.
The total population of these worlds added up to a terrifying number.
Scyvilla, looking at the astropathic message sent by the Mongorte Dynasty, even felt a sense of relief. No wonder the borders of the Winterscale Dynasty had been completely sealed and their astropaths weren't replying. If not for Lucan's warning, by the time the large fleet from the Expanse had left for the Veiled Region, who knew how many planets would have fallen, possibly even endangering the Imperial heartland itself.
At that point, they would not have had time to return to provide aid.
"Aspice, can you mobilize your Dynasty's fleet? I know your Kourda Dynasty has had long-standing disputes with the Winterscale Dynasty near Winterscale's Realm.
Surely you have defensive forces deployed in the bordering regions? I will also order a Deathwatch Kill-team active in the Expanse to head over. The Imperial Navy and the Adeptus Mechanicus will also dispatch their fleets."
The total Imperial forces in the Expanse, if brought together, were not insignificant. However, they belonged to different factions and were spread thin protecting a large number of planets, so the number of fleets that could truly be mobilized was not large.
After all, if they were all redeployed, the xenos in the Expanse would probably laugh themselves silly.
Scyvilla said to the cold-faced woman beside him.
Aspice was a strict dogmatist. In her eyes, any act of blasphemy against the God-Emperor was completely unforgivable. Mistakes must be punished. She applied her stringent principles to everyone, whether outsiders or people from her own Dynasty.
Not only did her enemies fear her, but even her own subordinates were also afraid of her. The death penalty was a commonplace punishment under her rule.
Hearing Scyvilla's words, Aspice even licked her lips.
Regarding the fall of the Winterscale Dynasty, she didn't even feel nervous; instead, she felt a strange excitement.
Another chance to purge heretics for the great God-Emperor. This was the reason she and her Dynasty existed in this world.
"My fleet is ready at any time. I had long sensed something abnormal about Winterscale. That useless Caligos couldn't even keep his own Dynasty in line! His heretical tendencies were intolerable in the first place. Strictly adhering to dogma is what believers of the God-Emperor should do.
Lord Inquisitor, my fleet can depart at any time to purge these heretics for the God-Emperor! However…"
"However what?"
"Please grant me the authority to execute those I deem to be tainted by heresy at my own discretion. Also, what about those planets that are conquered? According to the customs of the Expanse, whoever conquers these planets, they belong to them, correct, Lord Inquisitor?"
Scyvilla looked at Aspice.
He found no issue at all with Aspice's proposal.
Heretics were dead either way.
The Inquisition didn't need jurisdiction over these planets, and in his eyes, Aspice was a tool too useful to pass up.
Unlike other Rogue Trader Dynasties that required various threats and inducements, Aspice would proactively deal with those xenos and enemies of mankind for him.
It had to be said that in the world of Warhammer, strict dogmatism, while sometimes exceptionally cruel, could also minimize risks.
Lucan had also discovered this when he played the game. If you chose dogmatism, you at least wouldn't make any major mistakes. Without using a cheat engine to know the consequences of choices in advance, the heretical and liberal choices were more like a gamble; you never knew what uncertainties and negative effects your choice would bring later on.
And Scyvilla didn't mind if this greatest partner of his became a little stronger; it would be of great help to him in maintaining the Imperium's order.
"However, Aspice, that Lucan of the Mongorte Dynasty may already be attacking the territory of the Winterscale Dynasty. You'll need to hurry."
"Hmph, just a dynasty that suddenly struck it rich by finding some lost technology. How long have they been accumulating strength? Even if they've amassed a large amount of wealth in a short time, there can't have been a qualitative change."
"But the other party holds the title of a Living Saint, Aspice. Would you really clash with him?"
"Living Saint… has he truly done something earth-shattering? Every Living Saint has dedicated their all, even their lives, to the God-Emperor. And him, Lucan Mongorte, what has he done? I don't believe he is a Living Saint!"
As she said this, a hint of jealousy could be heard in Aspice's tone.
She had done so much and strictly adhered to the dogma, yet she had not had the opportunity to receive this great honor.
What a pity… some people use cheat codes. People are different…
"Assemble the troops and depart. Let's go to Vaporis first. Regardless of whether Lucan Mongorte is a true Living Saint, we must deal with the spread of Chaos. I remember Vaporis has a Knight House; their battle may not be an easy one!"
Scyvilla and Aspice headed towards the starport together. The massive fleet around Footfall began to enter the Warp, one ship after another.
And Lucan had also set out.
The largest fleet and army the Mongorte Dynasty had ever possessed also set out for Vaporis at the same time.
It was a border world of Winterscale's Realm; to penetrate deeper into the Winterscale Dynasty's territory, one had to pass through here.
With the Stellar Pioneer as the flagship, along with 10 frigates and the Space Wolves' Howl of the Frost Wolf, they left Agathos together and entered the Warp in a grand procession. More Gorgons remained at Agathos, awaiting summons.
Compared to his first Warp journey upon arriving in this world, this was much more secure.
The 10-kilometer-long hull of the Stellar Pioneer had far fewer shipwrights; the intelligent system and SCVs had replaced their work. In their place were fully armed soldiers.
And this warship's shields and Gellar Field were not something conventional Imperial warships could compare to.
Lucan already knew that Vaporis had been successfully occupied. He wasn't surprised. After all, he was practically using cheats himself. After lying low and developing for so long, if he couldn't even handle a single planet, he wouldn't have to think about participating in the Imperium's larger wars.
And Lucan's plan was also very simple: take the planet, occupy the planet, begin rescuing the refugees, begin their indoctrination, and integrate them into the Dynasty.
And the commoners of a feudal world like Vaporis were most suitable for this.
And his forces were already doing just that, with surprisingly good results.
They spontaneously supported the rule of the Mongorte Dynasty.
Not long after Lucan's fleet arrived in the Vaporis system, the Imperial fleet led by Scyvilla also entered Vaporis.
They did not see the Mongorte Dynasty locked in a bitter struggle. Instead, what they saw were troops already beginning infrastructure construction on the planet's surface.
And seeing Lucan's massive fleet and the enormous Stellar Pioneer, Scyvilla felt again that the Mongorte Dynasty's development speed had already surpassed his imagination.
It had even slipped beyond his control.
(End of Chapter)
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