Chapter 173: Cowardly thing, I laugh at your tricks and mushrooms
Croatia walks among the orcs' space wreck, which can be said to have taken its own protection measures to the extreme.
At his side, many Space Marines surrounded Croatia in the middle with huge shields, vigilantly watching for any disturbances around them.
These Space Marines are voluntarily signed up and hand-picked by Croatia to stay on top of Croatia at all times in case anything unexpected happens.
They react quickly and act quickly, and they have the consciousness of sacrificing themselves at any time, and they make decisive decisions when encountering problems. Because if you hesitate, you may make a big mistake.
And in front of and behind Croatia, dozens of Terminators kept their formation and slowly advanced inside the hulk. They keep a certain distance from Croatia in order to ensure that irregularities and signs can be detected and stopped in time.
In addition to these Croatian warriors, there are thousands of Space Marines in the vicinity who are detecting and monitoring any nearby locations that may pose a threat to Croatia.
It is even more difficult to break through the layers of defense of these space marines and get close to Croatia.
And long before Croatia entered the orc space ship, these long-landed space marines had already cleared the area of orcs. An investigation of the interior of the hull was carried out, including various factors such as plumbing, ventilation and road width.
They chose the most suitable route for Croatia to the Orc Shipwreck Command Room to provide maximum security coverage.
At this time, in other areas of the orc space ship, there are still countless Star Marines and orcs who are jumping gangs fighting.
But through the protection of these space marines, Croatia is clearly in the orc warship, but not even a single orc has been seen.
Not even the holes, nooks, and crevices in the orc battleships that were stuffed with chirping farts everywhere.
Croatia knew its importance to the expeditionary fleet, so even though he had full confidence in his own force, he still put in place such meticulous security measures.
As the Emperor's personal guard, he knew all too well how to protect important people. It's just that now he has changed from the one he originally protected to the one who was protected.
Escorted by these Space Marines, Croatia arrived safely and securely in the command room of the orc shipwreck.
The command room of the orc shipwreck has long been damaged by the blows of the previous imperial warships, and the orcs inside can't even find their corpses.
After the Space Marines found this place, they could only make a cameo appearance as a tinker and make a series of repairs to the place. Otherwise, countless debris in the command room will fly around in the low-pressure environment, and there is a possibility of an unexplained explosion at any time.
In the patched command room, a large number of engineers, technomen, and mechanic monks who accompanied the army were collecting orc technological artifacts here.
While the purpose of many of the devices they collect is unknown, the orc devices that can be identified vary considerably from ship to ship, and some of them even steal the technology of other races.
But the stones of his mountain can attack jade, and these orc technologies still have enough reference value even for the current imperial technology.
So under the orders of the Croatians, these researchers are still collecting these beasts that they barely understand the principle. If you don't know what you don't know for the time being, keep it properly first, and bring it back to the battleship to study it slowly.
If there is anything that Sivir has done to make the Mechanics happy since he came to power, then Siwell's "technical innocence" must be at the top of the list.
Under Sivir's orders, the empire gradually loosened the restrictions on alien technology, and could research and learn the collected alien technology.
However, while anyone can conduct research on Xenomorph technology, it must be done under the supervision of an Anglican priest and a judge of the Inquisition. And it is necessary to report on the research situation and research results of the empire on time.
Look at the researchers in the command room conducting a simple investigation of various orc devices.
Croatia handed over his power halberd to a space marine, and also studied the various orc devices that seemed crude and simple in the command room.
As a multi-talented janitor, Croatia also knows a little bit about technology. It may not be possible to study the principle of these beast creatures, but through the creation of these orcs, it can be roughly judged that the technological level of this orc fleet is more than enough.
This was one of the reasons why Croatia had to board the orc warship despite the dissuasion of others.
During the Beast Wars, the Orcs greatly improved their technology, impressing the Empire with their large iron cans equipped with Void Shields and Battle Moon with teleportation technology.
But after the Beast Wars, with the death of the beast-class orcs, these amazing technologies never appeared again.
Now the technology of the orcs has grown by leaps and bounds, just as it did during the Beast War. But to what extent the technological level of the orcs has grown, the empire has not yet accurately understood.
Therefore, Crosia hopes to judge the approximate level of development of the orcs at this time by studying the orc technology on these orc warships, and then comparing them with the records of the empire at the time of the beast war, and then roughly deduce the combat effectiveness of the orc empire he will face.
And as Croatia encounters more and more orc fleets, the inferred results will become more and more accurate, so that Croatia can better deploy the expeditionary fleet and ensure that the power of each warship can be perfectly used.
At this time, on the bridge area of the orc battleship, various orc supplies, ammunition, piles of loot, and a bunch of unexplained mechanical devices were classified and investigated by researchers.
While these researchers were investigating, countless Space Marines were fighting elsewhere on the orc warship, gradually eliminating or capturing any orcs they saw.
"Lord Croatia, the entire area of this ship is under our control."
A Space Marine reports to Croatia, who are studying the usefulness of a giant red button in the orc command room.
"Well, take me to the power zone of the orcs."
Unable to study the Red Button, Croatia decided to give up on it and continue to investigate other areas of the orc ship.
Things like power-ups, teleporters, weapon systems, and detection arrays can help Croatia understand the level of technology of the orcs at this time.
Naturally, it was impossible for all of these huge devices to be installed in the bridge area, so after the Space Marines took control of all the areas, Croatia decided to conduct some research on some important orc machines that could roughly determine their purpose.
But as soon as the Croatians walked on the front foot, a group of people rushed to the orc's command room.
They are none other than Inquisitor Kretch and the Imperial Navy Jumper tasked with protecting him.
Kreich only knew that Croatia would come to the orc shipwreck, but he had no idea where Croatia would go.
So when Kretch arrived on the orc warship with the transport, he spun around the huge orc shipwreckage like a headless fly.
Then he met many Space Marines, and together with them, he completed one exciting battle after another, successfully destroying and capturing many orcs.
After a fantastic adventure inside the orc shipwreck, Kreich finally gets the news from a certain space marine, that Croatia is in the command room.
So after a "simple" search, Kreich came to the orc's command room.
But here, KreΔ didn't see the glittering Croatian glitter at all.
"What about Croatia?"
Looking at the angry Inquisitor Kreich in front of him, the Space Marines who were questioned by him could only spread their hands helplessly.
"I'm sorry, the Croatian general just left and went to the power area of this orc ship."
Well? Power area?
Isn't that the area you just came in?
Hearing the news, the corners of Kreich's mouth twitched unconsciously.
"Let's go!"
Catching his breath, Kreich beckoned to the jumping team behind him and hurried back in the direction he had come.
And after Kreich arrived in the power area, he did not wait for him to look for Croatia.
The space marine, who had just told him that Croatia was in the command room, rushed to Kreich's side.
"Hello, Inquisitor Craitch. Are you still looking for a Croatian general? I just met him. β
"Oh! Where is he? β
Craitch was pleasantly surprised when he heard the news.
Hey, Croatia, I've got it.
"He's just left the power area to go to the tower-like area at the top of the wreck."
Kretsch's expression of surprise gradually solidified on his face, and then turned into a gritted tooth.
"Let's go!"
He beckoned the gang behind him again, and hurried towards the top of the orc shipwreck.
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"What about the Croats?"
"The Croatian general has gone to the flight deck on the side of the orc shipwreck."
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"What about the Croats?"
"The Croatian general has gone to the Technician Kid's Workshop on the Orc Ship."
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"What about the Croats?"
"The Croatian general has gone to the weapon array of the orc shipwreck."
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"Croatia, what about the people!?"
"The Croatian general has gone to the command room of the orc shipwreck."
"Command room!?"
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At this time, in the orc command room, Croatia, who had circled around the orc shipwreck, sat on a throne. And next to the throne, there are rows of loot racks.
More like an audience or trophy room than a command bridge, it's a symbol of the power of a greenskinned captain. Countless loot from the orc war bosses are placed here.
The war leaders of the orcs often decorate their thrones and loot racks with the skulls of the orcs who are their enemies. When they leave where they originally live and go among the stars, the war bosses have more enemies to conquer.
They were glad to twist off the heads of their most intractable opponents and put them on display in the most conspicuous place. And the helmet of the Space Marine can always occupy the "VIP seat" on the trophy rack of the war boss.
Exhibiting the most powerful warriors of mankind in this way is the best proof of the power and absolute leadership of a war leader. In addition, because Space Marine's helmets come in a variety of bright colors, they are extremely easy to satisfy the vanity of swaggering war bosses.
But now, on those loot racks, there are the heads of countless orc bosses.
In front of these loot racks, a group of orcs temporarily shielded from nerves by golden shackles were guarded by dozens of space marines.
This is another reason why Croatia came to the orc shipwreck, to interrogate the orcs.
During the Beast Wars, the Empire was equally impressed by the orc ambassadors who could speak fluent Gothic.
In addition to the technological level of the orcs, from another aspect, it can also be judged how far the orcs have developed now.
Croatia stretched out his finger, and an orc was carried into a specially made and sturdy cage by the Space Marines.
As the cage was closed, the orc's golden shackles were temporarily unfastened.
"Look at me! Greenskin! β
Croatia, who had always had a blank expression, had a hideous face at this time, and roared angrily at the caged orcs.
The orcs in the cage, who had just regained the ability to control their bodies, roared angrily, and involuntarily looked at Croatia on the throne, and then hurriedly lowered their heads in fright.
And that's exactly what Croatia wants. He wanted the orcs to communicate with him in fear, which would make it easier for him to determine from the orc's reaction whether the cunning beasts were telling the truth.
So he deliberately spoke like a fierce orc war leader, sitting on the throne of the orc boss who was originally decorated with countless orc skulls. And fill the loot racks with countless collected orc boss heads.
The orcs judge a war boss by the quantity and quality of his victories over his enemies, and of course by the coolness of the loot he reaps from the corpses of his enemies.
Not only will these trophies make a stronger impression on the orcs who are watching the war leader, but they will also allow the war boss to break an orc like a blunt object when he provokes him.
Croatia used everything around him to put pressure on the orc in front of him, observing his reaction and roaring for him to answer a series of questions of his own.
Orcs usually speak a primitive, Imperial low-level Gothic, albeit incomplete, with some "orc" vocabulary mixed together. But for orcs and humans, communication is possible.
But Croatia's deterrence seemed a little too great for this orc.
He's like a scared ass. He couldn't say a single word in his mouth, but he held his head in his hands and squatted in a corner of the cage, far away from Croatia.
Seeing the reaction of the orcs in front of him, Croatia had no choice but to choose a new target and point to the largest of the orcs.
So the orcs in this cage were re-shielded from their minds by the golden shackles, severed their nerves, and lifted out of the cage. Replaced by another orc, the big man was thrown in.
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