Chapter 395: The Journey of Expedition: We Will All Find Our Way Home
Reina has forgotten how long it has been since she has seen the starry sky. The real starry sky, not the artificial night sky in the webway, but now Reina can be sure that the starlight she is bathing in is the real star. The real universe.
The captain raised her head and looked up at the bright Milky Way above her head and let out a long sigh. She could feel the temperatureless starlight in the Milky Way. The memories came flooding in like a tide. Everything in the past she thought she had forgotten. All the memories were recalled and brought up again from every corner of my mind.
The memory of sailing under the stars seemed like yesterday. When she was in the Webway, she mistakenly thought it was just a long dream several times. But now, that dream has shined into reality, and all the memories in the Webway, It seemed like it was just a long dream, and now she still woke up.
Reina breathed a long sigh of relief. She opened her eyes and pressed on the communication interface at hand. "Astropath, have you determined our position? Can the Emperor's light bathe us?"
"The light of hope is like a candle swaying in the wind, the storm swallows up all the light, darkness! Only darkness exists in the night sky, and we become blind travelers!"
"Speak Gothic, Astropath." Rena said speechlessly. Every time she talked to the Astropath, it gave her a big headache. I really don't know why these guys always like to talk in such random riddles. They also bring the emperor. Why do people who were personally selected by the Emperor and trained by the beloved Emperor always speak so strangely?
It seems that Reyna doesn't know. In fact, this may be part of the Emperor's training. After all, you know, the Emperor himself is also a Riddler who will never speak when he can speak human words, and insists on giving you various metaphors. Press Vito's words are like a trick.
The communication channel was silent for a moment, but then spoke again quickly, "We are trying our best to find any available information, Captain, but the storm is shrouded in the void and the light of the star torch is flickering, making it impossible to accurately judge us. The only thing my Astropaths and I can be sure of is that we have returned to the Empire."
"That's enough, continue to collect all the information you can find, and next time speak human words."
Reina immediately turned off the communicator. She frowned and looked up at the beautiful but extremely deadly Milky Way night sky outside. The subspace has not faded away after ten thousand years? This is not good news.
"Are there dangers in subspace navigation?" Reina immediately asked again. She must immediately master the information in the current universe as quickly as possible and update the ancient route data that has expired for thousands of years.
Captain Bird stared at the screen in front of her, and his fingers quickly slid on it to unlock the information. A light flashed on Captain Bird's long mechanical prosthetic eye, and she turned to look at the captain above. respond.
"The navigator has surveyed the subspace situation and praised the beloved Emperor. Although the storm still exists, Geller's position can still ensure our safety in it, and we can jump."
"Very good, use all methods to determine our position. Try the star map to analyze the starry sky and determine the position." "Yes, Captain."
Reina's order was immediately implemented. The Birdmaster turned around and started working. The data screen in front of him quickly skipped a large section of parameters. Reina also waved her finger in front of her, and the holographic image generator above her head A holographic projection screen was immediately projected.
The captain looked at the large star map that kept flashing in front of him. Those star maps kept matching with the starry sky outside the window, but nothing was right. Reina looked at the star map in front of her that kept turning red and emitting a low warning sound. She was annoyed. He held his chin, but this was not a surprise. After all, ten thousand years had passed and the star map on the ship had long expired.
It seems that there is one more problem that needs to be solved. When the empire's star port or any friendly ship is found, Reina must ask the Mechanic Priest to update all the outdated data as soon as possible.
But just as Reina was thinking about this problem, a star map without errors suddenly flashed in front of her. The holographic starry sky overlapped with the night sky outside, and a pleasant green spectrum flashed on it.
Reina was startled and immediately propped herself forward on the armrest. She looked down at the Bird Diviner below, "The star map matches, identify it immediately!"
"As you command, Captain, the Thinker is under scanning." Chief Bird said in a long voice and quickly tapped the screen with his modified mechanical fingers. His head also kept jumping between multiple complex display windows. The hanging data cable also kept shaking in the air as the head turned.
The auger's eyes flickered again, and he looked at the screen in front of him and answered, "The system has completed identification. According to the calculations of the navigation system, we are on the northern border of Terra, a galaxy border called Cadia. ”
"Cadia?" Rena frowned slightly. She pondered for a moment and searched for information about Cadia in her mind. If she remembered correctly, Cadia should be an unknown frontier galaxy during the Great Expedition. Near the Eye of Terror at the northernmost tip of the Milky Way, only one stable route remains due to abnormal celestial phenomena and subspace interference nearby.
This led to the Empire having little interest in the dangerous star field that could be cut off by storms at any time and isolated from the Empire's homeland. This place is rarely visited all year round, and only a few scientific research ships will shuttle here to study those abnormal stellar phenomena, but all this was stopped by the Emperor himself after the Mikaea Conference. Since then, this place has completely become a no-man's land with no information.
Reina held her chin, thought about it thoughtfully, and then raised her head to look at the night sky outside, which was full of dangers. "This place is close to the Eye of Terror. According to the Marshal, although the rebellion has long ended, the traitors hiding in it and their Chaos allies have not stopped invading the Empire."
"Fire control officer, put all weapons into standby mode, recharge the shield at any time, and keep the whole ship on alert and ready to engage in battle at any time!" Reina turned her head to look at one side of the bridge, clenched her fists and ordered loudly. Sitting in the middle of the fire control team on the edge, the fire control officer with a military cap immediately nodded, and then explained to his subordinates on both sides.
As they worked, Reina saw a flashing shield outside the window. The shield surface was faintly flickering and placed the entire battleship under protection. This made Reina feel a lot more relaxed. At least now the giant ship is ready for battle, just like ten thousand years ago.
"Captain Bird, we need supplies and rest. Find any identifiable imperial units, starports, planets or any signals nearby to find the loyalists."
"Yes, Captain, I'll do it." The captain said, turning his head full of cables and began to control the system with his own thoughts. The servitor beside him began to hum in a low voice. The stiffness was like the echo of sonar, echoing again and again below Reina.
The captain raised his head and looked around the night sky, and Yeta came up beside him. She handed a cup of coffee to the captain, who naturally took it and took a sip. Yeta stood beside her and looked around the night sky with surprise on his face.
"Just like what my dad said, this place is really beautiful, more beautiful than I imagined." "Don't just look at the beauty on the surface, there are many dangers hidden underneath. This night sky has been full of dangers in the past, and it has become a purgatory for sailing after the rebellion."
Reina said as she drank coffee, letting the caffeine stimulate her brain and make her thoughts clear again, but Yeta was no longer nervous. She leaned on the armrest and looked at the shining night sky outside the window with joy.
"Then let the war come, we are all ready, and after decades of training, we will be tested by a war." Yeta said confidently, and Reina behind her glanced at her and smiled slightly, but suddenly the two of them were interrupted, and the scarlet alarm lit up above their heads.
Reina immediately put the coffee cup on the armrest, and strode to the armrest and looked at the source of the alarm below, "Report the situation, immediately."
The bird captain, who was sitting next to the robot servant who raised his head and issued a shrill alarm with the sound speaker on his abdomen, looked at the screen in front of him with his face illuminated by the warning red light, "We received the signal from the Imperial Navy. Although the information of the other party's ship is not within our enemy identification range, the communication specifications and internal information are exactly the same as ours, and the identity of the friendly forces can be confirmed."
Reina frowned, and he and Yeta beside him looked at each other. The latter immediately nodded and strode down the stairs of the bridge and went back down. Reina took a deep breath and nodded to the bird captain affirmatively.
"Pick it up." "Yes, Captain."
As the bird captain pressed the keyboard lightly, a jittering audio signal immediately jumped in front of Reina, but the rotating identification mark on it was undoubtedly the Imperial Navy. The voice coming from it was not the soulless broadcast of the robot servant, but the voice of a leader as strong as steel.
"I am the captain of the Retribution-class battleship "Emperor's Wrath" of the Gothic Fleet under the Emperor, and the commander of the Gothic Fleet, Admiral Speyer. My fleet and I are exchanging fire with the Chaos Black Crusade invasion fleet. I, the admiral under the Emperor, summon all the Imperial fleets that hear this news to respond in the name of the Emperor. No matter which camp you belong to, we will work together to crush the spearhead of the enemy!"
"Assembly location 114889/0234, all ships come here to meet, for the Empire, for the Imperial Navy!"
With that shout, Speyer's voice ended in the communication band. Reina looked at the disappearing audio, her eyes looked down, and everyone in the bridge below heard the call, turned their heads and looked at their captain waiting for orders.
"Fire control officer, charge the weapon array, light up the void shield, and sound the battle alarm."
"Yes, Captain!"
"Captain Avian, lock the signal source, raise the Geller Field Shield, and prepare to jump into the battlefield."
"Received, Captain."
Reina stood up and looked down at the communication band beside her. Her finger slid lightly on it, and the Mechanicus logo appeared on it. "Priest, ensure that the machine soul is stable and prepare to enter the battlefield."
"We will release the wrath of Omemessiah, and the awakening procedure is being executed."
After Reina said this, she walked past the holographic communication channel. She leaned on the handrail and yelled to everyone below, "Be prepared for battle!"
As soon as Reina finished speaking, an alarm sounded all around. He looked at the holographic interface next to him under the flashing red light. The captain reached out and pressed it, clicking on the lightning eagle logo.
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The lower parking deck of the Emperor's Dream is deserted. It has a spacious space that is no less than any other deck, but it seems particularly deserted. There are only a few active soulless servitors on the entire wide plane, walking stiffly around. Cleaned and maintained equipment.
They were working diligently in silence, not noticing the burly giant walking behind them. Magnus walked across the deck. He looked around at the empty deck and stared at the silent ones. A soulless worker.
If they were mortals, they must have made a fuss about their appearance by now, and the sound of their reaction would quickly attract all the thinking people in all the surrounding decks, corridors and stairs. Then Magnus' little plan to leave quietly It went bankrupt.
Now, apart from these servitors who can't think, let alone understand, and can only silently complete all set tasks, there is only one person here to see Magnus off, and they walk through the wide parking deck together. .
"Are you sure you want to leave now? Or leave quietly." The person walking beside Magnus asked. The red Cyclops nodded slightly. He walked with the person under the spotlight. On the bright deck, he strode towards the distant deck.
A lone Thunderhawk was parked there. The huge fighter plane used by the Space Marines stood silently under the light. The entire huge fuselage was flashing with reflections, and huge shadows were projected from the wings and sides of the fuselage. One side moved out, making it even more massive.
At the Thunder Eagle station, there were two or three servitors refueling it. They dragged the thick oil pipe with their stiff elbows. They stood in the shadows and looked at the rumbling oil pipe in front of them expressionlessly. He didn't pay attention to Magnusu and the people around him.
"I think it's best for me to leave now, Vito, before the people on the ship find out that I'm a traitor and cause you trouble, so I can just disappear quietly."
Magnus said with a self-deprecating smile. He turned to look at the large exit deck on the side of Raikage. The heavy hatch there had been lifted up, revealing a shining starry sky, a real starry sky.
"And we have still returned to the physical universe. Soon you will meet people from the empire, and it will be even more inappropriate for me to be here. You know how much trouble that will bring."
Magnus said, and the people following him also stopped. He lowered his head and smiled with his hands on his waist. He took a few steps forward and then stood still, "Traitor, heretic, devil, the most shameless Betrayer, did I miss anything?"
"The bastard who betrayed the Emperor." Magnus walked to the hatch where the Thunder Eagle was lowered, stood there and looked in, and said mockingly to himself.
"That's it." Vito muttered with a smile, then raised his eyes and glanced at the servitors who had completed the fuel filling and pulled out the fuel pipe. They held the fuel pipe and took a stiff step. Stepping to the side, the automatic fuel transport vehicle parked on the side also turned on its headlights, turned backwards and drove away from the scene.
Soon they were the only ones left here. Vito let out a long sigh and raised his eyes to look at the person at the cabin door, "Magnus, do you really want to go back? Back to subspace? You can." left."
"No, Vito, there is no place for me in the current empire. I am a traitor to everyone, and I will not try to change their minds." Magnus said and walked up to the door of the cabin. He bent slightly and stood at the door, lighting up the smart control window on one side and checking the fuel data on it. Although he didn't actually need to fly back to the Eye of Terror, he could just find a planet nearby to land on, open the portal and go back. alright.
But Magnus was still watching. The clicks of his thick fingers on the screen seemed very uncoordinated and meaningless. Vito looked at the meaningless movements and raised his head with a slight frown. Eyes Magnus.
He also glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and then seemingly casually pointed at the Milky Way outside the window. Vito also looked over, and he immediately saw the fear flashing in the night sky, tearing apart the background of the Milky Way. Eye.
Vito knows what Magnus means. He has now returned to the physical universe. Tzeentch has noticed him, and the evil god controls the other half of his soul and can monitor his thoughts and words at any time, so what he can do now Everything you do can only be metaphors and allusions.
Magnus nodded slightly to Vito, and then walked into the cabin. Vito stood outside the cabin door under the light and looked at Magnus, "If you find your place one day, remember, I You are always welcome back, no matter how much hostility and prejudice you have to face, I will be here waiting for you.”
"If you need help, you know where to find me." Vito said, placing his hands on his chest seemingly unintentionally, and patting his heart seemingly casually. Magnus looked at the action. He was expressionless, but responded to Vito with a wink and a look in his eyes.
Magnus pressed the button on the door of the cabin on the side. He turned around and walked into the depths of the cabin. The door at the back slowly lifted up and quickly closed in the locking anchor point above. With a sigh The hatch is closed.
Vito looked at the ignited Thunderhawk. The vector nozzle burned violently and sprayed blazing flames on the ground before flying up. The strong propeller airflow blew Vito's clothes. He looked up at the bird that broke away from the ground and rose. The landing gear slowly retracts into the fuselage and then the nose of the fighter jet turns towards the door.
The thunder eagle accelerated instantly, sprayed out a huge tongue of fire and flew out of the deck. It penetrated into the dark galaxy and roared towards the curtain of the Eye of Terror.
Vito walked to the deck hatch. He stood at the edge of the cliff connected to the cold void and watched the departing fighter plane. Behind him, Lilith appeared silently from somewhere. She stepped forward Silent footsteps walked to Vito's side.
"He's gone." "Yes, it's obvious, isn't it? It will take a long, long time for the Thunder Eagle to fly back to Terra." "Hmm, the question is, has he already flown to that route?"
Lilith glanced at Vito aside with a smile on her face, and a smile appeared on Vito's lips, "I think so, we have all found our way home, and he is almost there too."
Lilith looked at Vito and chuckled softly. She stood beside Vito with her arms folded, but just as he smiled, scarlet warning lights flashed across the entire deck.
He turned his head and looked at the servitors who were walking towards the outside of the deck in the flashing red light. They walked towards the door as fast as possible with their stiff bodies. The faster fuel transport truck had already driven in quickly. He entered it and escaped into the long corridor amidst the flashing alarm.
"The whole ship is ready for battle, repeat, all parts of the ship are ready for battle."
During the broadcast, the cold servile announcer mechanically repeated that sentence with a stiff voice without any warmth. Vito raised his head and looked in the direction of the loudspeaker above his head, but soon, his attention was drawn closer. The sound attracted.
Vito raised his arm and clicked on the flashing red light on his wrist. Reina's holographic bust flashed on the holographic image, and she nodded to Vito.
"Marshal, we have received a signal for help. The Imperial Navy's Gothic Fleet is engaged in a fierce battle with Chaos. Fleet Commander Admiral Speyer is calling all surrounding Imperial units to come for support. I have ordered all the ships to prepare to jump in and come to the ship. "Bridge, my lord."
Vito smiled and turned to glance at the Milky Way outside the window, then turned to look at Reina with a joking smile, "Welcome back, Captain, the Empire welcomes you."