Chapter 24: The Empire's Frontier: The Shadow Is Coming

"So did you find out anything?" Silver Snake asked. This beauty with silver-gray eyes crossed her legs. Her slender thighs were exposed in the faint orange light, and her bright blue evening dress was also like a dazzling The Milky Way shimmered like stars, and pieces of shimmering gradient blue transformed her figure into a dream-like form.

Silver Snake is sitting on the bench at the bar. It has to be said that Silver Snake is very suitable for wearing this dress. When she puts on the dress, you will not doubt that she is the daughter of a certain governor, or a duke of a certain imperial feudal world. daughter.

Her delicate gray-green hair still hangs down on her shoulders, with small braids hanging on her cheeks. Opposite this beauty, Vito behind the bar is leaning on the countertop, holding his chin and looking at her with interest.

Silver Snake sighed softly and shook the wine glass, "Have you seen enough? Can you answer the question?"

"No, but of course, I can." Vito said with a smile, taking off the long black trench coat he was wearing, and hanging the trench coat on the hanger on the side. He was wearing a shirt under the trench coat, which was very eye-catching. People are surprised that since he doesn't have a body armor, considering Vito's usual fighting style, he seems a little confident without a body armor.

Vito returned to the bar, leaned on the countertop and twisted his neck. Silver Snake raised his eyebrows slightly and saw the two holsters under Vito's armpits, which were two laser guns.

"How many guns do you have on you? Three for one person?" "Darling, there are never too many weapons. You never know what you might need a second gun for."

Vito said and poured a glass of wine for Silver Snake, "Your marksmanship is also pretty good. One shot with a shotgun hits one head. Considering your background, it's very rare."

"My origin? This is the lower nest. People learn to shoot before they learn to walk." "My dear, we have known each other for a long time. There is no need for you to lie to me."

Silver Snake stopped drinking. She looked at Vito with her eyes. Her blurred eyes only stared at Vito for a moment, and then continued to take a sip of wine.

"Then where do you think I came from?" Silver Snake's sweet voice asked. Vito shrugged, picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass, "Go to the nest."

"Why?" "You always wear a filter mask. That thing is used to filter poisonous gases. I have seen many filter styles when I fought side by side with the Krieg Legion, so I can recognize them at a glance."

"You only take off your mask in the bar because the air here is purified and filtered. Believe me, I've smelled all kinds of gases, but you won't take it off after you go out."

"The reason is also very simple. People born in the upper nest have breathed clean air since childhood. Even the lungs of people born in the middle nest have grown up breathing turbid air and some toxic gases. They can also breathe directly after coming down. At most, they will not It’s just comfortable, not suffocating and hard to breathe.”

Vito said, looking at the half-face filter mask, "You didn't grow up here, but you grew up in the upper nest and came down after a while. Your lungs can't adapt even after so many years." The air here.”

As he spoke, Vito smiled again, turned sideways and looked at the thigh, "Besides, I have never seen such a beautiful woman in Xiachao."

Silver Snake pushed Vito's head back, with a helpless smile on his lips. Vito also smiled and crossed his arms, shaking the two laser guns under his armpits.

"My dear, I am also an outsider, not even a Victorian. You can tell me your identity and maybe I can help you?" "Help me? I doubt it, dear Vito." "Then try."

Vito suddenly climbed over the bar and leaned next to Silver Snake. He nodded slightly to indicate that he was ready to listen to the story.

Silver Snake sighed slightly, shook the wine glass and was silent for a long time, but finally spoke.

"My actual name is Olivia, Olivia Caen Johnson." "Noble surname? Well. If I remember correctly, dear, the name of the current governor of the galaxy is Reuven Caen Johnson. Sen."

"Yes, he is my uncle. I liked him quite a bit before he killed my parents in a coup and before he planned to kill me." Silver Snake, or Olivia, said, crying and laughing, and turned her head to look. Looking at Vito, "You don't look surprised, dear Vito."

"My dear, I have seen too many similar bad things. You see, the empire is very big, and there are always some people who think they can do things themselves without notifying the empire."

Vito smiled and said, turning his head and looking at Olivia, "I believe some of my colleagues will react more, but I won't. By the way, the name is very nice." "Thank you."

Olivia smiled movingly and said, "You see, I grew up in the Governor's Mansion. Just like you, servants, a big house and a decent life. My family has ruled Victoria for many, many generations, although it is also the same as the Governor's Palace. It doesn’t matter to me, anyway, when I grow up, I will just be married off and make a political alliance or something like that.”

"That alliance must be worthy of your beauty. Are you considering forming an alliance with the High Lord of Terra?" "I'll just assume you're complimenting me."

"But you see, there is always a clichéd plot in every such family. Your father's brother was dissatisfied, so your father inherited the throne, secretly gathered forces, assassinated your father, and then killed your whole family. Then you were forced to Fleeing, he became an exile and a bar owner from the governor's daughter, and he went out on dates to kill people from time to time. "

Silver Snake waggled his fingers and said, quite calmly, "So I came here. Before my bastard uncle killed me too, although I didn't know what he would do to me, it was definitely not a good thing, so I ran away." Here we go.”

"Wise choice, leave the nest without hesitation. I don't think your uncle knows where you are now, or whether you are alive." "Yes, he doesn't know. No one would think that the female owner and bartender of this bar is that Austrian Livia, after all, there are many people who have fled because of similar troubles."

Vito raised his glass slightly, "So you not only survived in this hellish place, but you also became the hostess here and an information dealer? Oh, I guess that story must be exciting."

"Indeed, I can write a book, but I can't write it." Olivia said, holding her head and looking at Vito, "So what do you think? After hearing this cliché story."

Vito shrugged slightly and crossed his arms, "Well, how did your uncle stage a coup? Allied with political allies from the nest?"

This time it was Silver Snake's turn to shrug. She took a sip of wine casually, "Part of it, I don't know the rest." "Have you never thought about revenge?" "My dear, I am just alone and have no one to rely on." A little girl, I didn’t even know how to survive outside the Governor’s Palace when I came down. Do you think I can expect revenge?”

Vito smiled jokingly, "That's it now. You have someone you can rely on."

"You?" Olivia asked playfully, with a mocking smile on her face, "Who are you who can kill the Governor?" "Can you be the judge?"

The air condensed, and the smile on Olivia's face disappeared. She sat up and looked at Vito with a surprised look, while the latter smiled bitterly, "What's wrong? Didn't you guess?"

"No, I know you are an outsider, but I thought you were just an agent sent by the District Legal Department. I didn't expect..." "Yes, Judge, I'm not kidding."

Vito stood up straight with a smile and bowed politely, "Allow me to re-introduce myself, the Imperial Order of Foreigners, or as people often call it, the Judge of the Alien Tribunal, Vito Constantine."

Olivia watched Vito being silent for a moment, then took a sip of wine, and then turned around after a while, "Okay, you came alone?"

"There's also an oil guy inside. By the way, his name is Omega, from Mars." "Is there any more?" "Yes, a battlecruiser with a crew and a captain." "I can see it. Yes." "Ah, yes, there are four more Deathwatch Space Marines, four weird ones, is that enough?"

Olivia sighed, picked up the wine glass, poured herself a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and then slammed the glass on the table.

She took a deep breath, "I can see you're not lying, but are you sure?" "I'm sure, dear, I swear by my professionalism as an inquisitor, there is definitely something wrong with your uncle."

Vito shook his finger and talked eloquently, "Shangchao is obviously condoning the problems that piety will bring. He will probably have something to do with piety, so yes, if there are problems with piety, I will solve it with him. "

"You can remove it if you want." The mechanical voice said. Vito and Olivia looked over together. Omega was coming from the inner room. He stopped in front of them, and the mechanical eye scanned Olivia again. elegant.

"Your injury is recovering well, Miss Silver Snake." "Thank you, Omega Sage." "Very good, Vito, you should learn to call me by my full name instead of, Octopus." "Well, Vito. , if you ask what happened, I can leave it."

Omega looked at Olivia, but Vito nodded slightly in confirmation, "Miss Silver Snake, or Olivia, is now our ally. I believe her, you tell me."

"Very good. I combined Mosley's memory with the extracted genetic template and calculated that 56.32 of his genes match the Tyranids. Based on the inference from the database, I can basically confirm that he is one."

"Genestealer."

Vito's always smiling face disappeared, Vito's expression dropped, and he looked at Omega seriously, "Is there any more?"

"It's not good news. I read his memory. When he was at the space station, he received a Tyranid psychic signal from the void. The space station also observed it. The space station prepared to transmit the signal back to the capital to warn and issue an alarm. At that time, he led the gene stealers in the space station to launch a riot, killing the station commander and destroying the signal transmission. "

"The unsolved case about the corpse has also been confessed. He was accompanied by a purebred gene stealer at the time. It was very hungry at the time, so after the surviving gene stealer took it onto the shuttle, it also took most of the There are no corpses sucked into the universe for him to enjoy.”

Vito turned around and walked a few steps in the bar, but after a few steps he stopped and turned his head sharply to look at Omega, "Are you sure he received the Tyrannic signal from the void?"

"Very sure, Inquisitor." "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Olivia asked, and Vito looked at the beauty and was silent for a moment, "Do you know about the Battle of Macragge?" "I've heard of it. When I was a kid, I heard my dad say that it seemed like a group of Ultramarines were fighting in the home galaxy. Space bugs had a fight.”

"My dear, they are indeed bugs, but the number of this kind of bugs is so large that they can block out the stars, extinguish the sun, and devour all the matter on a planet. Wherever they go, there will only be pure destruction and desolation. Can you imagine a cosmic-level locust tide?"

Olivia was stunned. With her education level, she certainly understood what this level was. She looked at Vito in surprise, and the latter sighed, "Yes, the hive fleet is here. This group of Tyranid gene stealers has probably lived on this planet for countless generations, and now, the signal they sent has been received."

"Then what shall we do now..." Vito walked up and pressed her shoulder. The latter looked up at Vito, and the Inquisitor turned his head to look at Omega.

"Did you execute him?" "No, his brain was burned." "Very good, have you seen any useful information?"

Omega nodded slightly, tilting his head slightly, "I didn't find the exact location of the patriarch, but I can determine the location of the scarlet pigment that affects the spiritual existence." "Is it accurate?" "The data lacks verification, but I will return to the Infinite Frontier as soon as possible and use the auspicious instrument to conduct a ground scan."

Vito nodded slightly, and after a moment of silence, he pressed Aurelius's shoulder, "Let the four of them prepare for the attack, to be thorough, not leaving a single survivor, any evidence, blow up the place, I will speed up the established plan."

Omega nodded slightly, turned around and prepared to leave, "Inquisitor, should we send an alert to the star zone command and request for help?"

Vito smiled and rubbed his neck, "Depend on those bureaucrats? I doubt it."

He turned around, with one hand behind his back, looking at Omega's flashing mechanical eyes. He glanced at the sloppy look, just like a real Inquisitor.

"Send a signal to all the surrounding Imperial fleets, Astra Militarum, Astartes and all armed forces. I, Vito Constantine, the Inquisitor of the Inquisition, personally chosen by the Emperor, in the name of the Holy Emperor, ask all loyal people to respond to the call and come to the Victoria System to face the coming enemy of the Emperor."

"May the Emperor guide us, over." Vito said, Omega nodded solemnly, at least it looked very solemn, and a stream of data flashed through his eyes.

"You still have something to say, right? Vito." "Of course."

Vito smiled slightly, "Send a message to the Star Command, tell them that group of idiots, if they don't come to help, I will issue an extermination order for the entire Victoria System and all surrounding systems."

Olivia's eyes widened, staring at Vito in amazement, the latter shrugged jokingly, and even Omega made a weird mechanical laugh.

"It fits your character, Vito. I will execute the expected goal as soon as possible. Now, goodbye." Omega turned and left without stopping for a moment, like an efficient machine. Maybe the word "like" can be removed.

"Let me sort it out," Olivia asked, "You have to help me regain the position of governor, and now you have to eliminate the alien traitors inside the planet, and face the upcoming doomsday disaster."

Facing Olivia's expression, Vito touched his chin and showed an embarrassed expression, "It seems that the situation is a little complicated."

"It's just a little complicated." She held her forehead speechlessly, "I just had a little hope of living everything again, but now I know that even the entire galaxy may be gone. This is really..."

Vito smiled slightly, raised two glasses of wine, and handed one to Olivia, "Daily life in the empire?"

She took the wine and smiled helplessly, "Yes."