Among the many things that remained unfinished, many things such as cleaning up the corpses and taking care of the interior of the castle, finding rooms and determining the condition of supplies were still not something that the 4th Infantry Regiment of Skadi could solve.

It's not just a matter of manpower, but there are many aspects that are afraid of other beings hiding inside the castle, such as the now-nowhere mechanical sage, the leader of the Space Marine Warband or the archinquisitor Walden.

In the sumptuous rooms, in the once wicked chapel, after the statues had fallen, the emperor's light shone through the flickering candles in this complex and beautiful place, the treasures or noble silks taken from exploitation and death, and the mahogany furniture had changed owners.

The Sun Lord was being praised by his soldiers, who were not many officers, who had survived the long war to this day, and must have been honorable men, and when the steaks and stews were served, they had become quiet and gobbled up again.

They were soldiers, not nobles, who could not taste sweet cream or noble spices, who had never seen the so-called paradise, except that there were never enough bullets and unfilled bellies, only muddy military shoes or a pair of dirty trousers, and they did not belong to this splendid place, but no one now felt that they should not enjoy the surroundings.

The lieutenant wiped the food scraps from his mouth and looked at his watch. "It's time, I need to get to work, boss."

Alan Baier didn't eat the food, he just closed his eyes, seemingly resting, in fact, he was investigating the situation of the castle through the self-aiming device linked to the system, and under the powerful technology of the Dark Ages, he mastered the various mechanisms of the entire castle, and those things turned into a hologram in his mind.

And what he is most satisfied with and most concerned about is that the system can display the large lifeforms inside the castle according to the owner's wishes, and then mark them according to custom colors and nouns, the picture is like a bird divination, but I don't know if it is useful for the Assassin Court or the Shadow Way of the Titanium Clan.

He stared at a bright red mole in the picture, it was the only living form in the entire castle that he didn't understand, and it was also extraordinarily bright, he couldn't tell what it was, it could be a monster, or something confused, it was on the top of the tower, and it didn't move.

He muttered to the lieutenant with his eyes closed. "Let the soldiers take a nap a little longer, don't worry, by the way, wait and look at the spire, I think there's something there."

"If it was your idea, I'd go, but I sometimes wonder why you're acting like a prophet, Boss."

The second lieutenant would not refuse, although he was not qualified as a soldier, and no matter how good the order was, he could not prevent him from asking more, Alan Baier felt that his information was not a secret, and when he realized that the special surveillance structure of this castle could help him resist assassination by the Empire, then the matter had to be a secret.

"Don't ask too much, just go and see."

He couldn't help but start to oppress his soldiers with his power, the Sun Lord's energy was on his own fortress, he was both the Sun Lord and the Castle Lord of Skadi, and he had the right to defend and control this world, and this treasure had become his thing.

Although the second lieutenant was dissatisfied, in his eyes, the Sun Lord, who had been keeping his eyes closed, might be too tired from the long command, although he was actually trying to find a way to activate the core power source of this huge fortress, those mechanical sects did not really attack the entire complex mechanism, but just enjoyed the seemingly safe defense here.

Those complex structural mechanisms became clear in his consciousness, and according to legend, humans in the Dark Ages could even travel through time for a short period of time, regulating cause and effect, and some cutting-edge technologies were comparable to magic, which was amazing.

And how prosperous human civilization used to be, now its decay makes people's hearts ache even more, those great, powerful, things that shocked the universe have turned into disorderly and chaotic words and unrecognizable things, even emperors can only use their little power, so that human beings can only rely on those weapons to conquer the universe.

Now that the decay and decay of the empire had pulled Alan Bair's mind out of that long thought, busyness had drawn the brothers of the Fourth Regiment of Skadi who had been with him from birth and death elsewhere.

The days when he was betrayed by his brother were reminded of the scraps, and the nobility changed many, until he took a piece of Sina bread from the table, chewed on the bland and tasted the dull and tasteful flour a calm, peaceful sweetness.

He felt that one day the people would be scattered, but the length and the speed would be different, and he also needed to think about fighting for more benefits for the Skadi heroes, at least so that the descendants of those who truly settled the enemy for the empire could enjoy the peace and prosperity that their ancestors had not tasted.

It's not fair, and Alan Bair doesn't accept that the continuation of life is the only explanation for human existence, but in this cruel universe, he has no way to supplement the sacrifices of his war brothers except to reclaim Skadi and turn their offspring into pigs with fat brains.

And what made him think this was because of Skady's return, and they should choose peace and war.

"Staff officer." He turned on the radio, and a voice came from the other end. "What's the matter, Captain."

"I think you can find the people who are still alive on Skady, I want you to estimate their identities, and the information can go directly to the ruined old town and get the disks there." Alan Baier replied calmly, but what he said made the chief of staff feel that something was wrong.

"Identity?" This clever commander, a well-informed propagandist, and a graduate of the Loyal Heir Academy, naturally quickly realized the only value of those things.

"Survivors' siblings, parents, relatives, look this up, right?" He replied, and Alan Barr chimed in. "All, all of you who have something to do with the Skadi Corps, I know it's a bit of a tough one, but I want you to help when you go to the surface to complete the mission with the Poldero."

The chief of staff was a little angry. "You know my identity, I am directly sent by the Empire, although I respect you and approve of your actions, but I still need to act for the Emperor, the Loyal Heir Academy will need those people, they are all heroic martyrs, and they will not be treated badly."

"But I don't trust it, if it's the local Skadi star region, it's okay, if you want to leave a few big star regions, tens of millions of light years, even if I have my hands and eyes to the sky, I will never have a chance again." Alan Baier scolded.

"Staff officer, not every academy is so good, you should know that brainwashing, drug abuse, corporal punishment, autocracy, the empire is huge, there are places where the backbone of the empire is really cultivated, and there are also corrupt bureaucratic private soldiers, hell that obliterates the will of individuals."

"I know that the things in the group can't be hidden from you, and the others are too young, I myself need to complete the castle reception work and open the Void Shield, and the only and most suitable person is you."

"It's not an order, it's just that I think it's better than chilling the brothers of the Fourth Regiment of Skady." Alan Baier gushed and said the good and the bad cleanly, and the chief of staff sighed.

"It's not an order, if I don't do it, how can I gain a foothold in this regiment, the matter is small, the impact is great, and he actually called me on the radio..."

Alan Baier said. "Our expedition is almost over, Skadi now has a planetary shield, impregnable, and with it blocking the main shipping lanes, the original plan to hit Badab can be stopped, and the Empire will definitely not be willing to continue to pay such a huge military expenditure for the non-threatening Blackheart King."

"If there are no surprises, we're already at the terminal."

"Three years ago, the subspace storm interrupted this, three years later we arrived as promised, this world is still waiting for us, no matter what I think, it is impossible for the Blackheart King to attack this star sector again."

"This time is the last chance to protect those children, I don't think the Loyal Heir Academy is bad, but people can't sit back and wait for what they can do, protect their families."

"The end?" The Chief of Staff's tone flashed with frustration, and then he quickly agreed. "Then I agree, I'll go and prepare for this later."

He hung up the signal, and Alan Bair had mastered the skills needed to protect the entire world during the conversation time.

When he roughly activated the equipment as introductory, the reality of why the fortress had anti-orbital capabilities also came to mind.

As the center of the earth began to shake violently, the equipment that had absorbed thousands of years of geocentric energy began to activate, and a strange stand shield was protruding from the top of the castle, causing it to pass through the entire underground like a ghost, rising upwards without any vibration.

Hundreds of huge fortresses connect the whole world, they are not only Void Shield Launchers, but also enough to resist any enemy anti-orbital fortress, those steel giants have been continuously repaired by the Empire for thousands of years, and the giant cannons of humans in the Age of Dark Technology have been replaced by light spears and macro cannons, although the power is weakened, but the exquisite core equipment has endured 20,000 years of persecution and can still be used.

As the ruins of the hives were squeezed open by castles, and the steel cities that stood on the ground clinged to the surface of Skadi again, the destroyed steel hives were resurrected in even more terrifying forms.

In orbit of the planet, the Bordero watched this incredible miracle and marveled, the soldiers who found the sun shining inside the castle marveled at the miracle of the emperor, and the sun lord who had done everything only felt the peace of mind that had been lost for a long time, because of such firepower, the Skadian people could regain their roots.

And the countless fortresses in the world, whether they are made or restored, are all taken from the materials of the world of Skadi, and it is probably the same that will turn the whole world into a lifeless nest?

At the same time, the resources and money produced by the people living in this world in the hive capital are constantly exported to repair the fortresses that have been lost for thousands of years, but before they can be completed, the Red Pirates come and greedily take the treasure for themselves.

Unfortunately, they finally underestimated the longing of humanity for their homeland and the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Regiment of Skadi, the conspiracy was broken, and the fate was completely changed, Skadi would become the Kadia who suppressed the maelstrom, and protected the empire until the original bodies returned, the emperor walked in the world, and the traitors died in shame.

And countless announcements were coming from the communicator, and Alan Baier was now clicking on it like a bad boy, watching the nervous discussions of the surprised Imperial Guards inside, whether it was Poldero, Scardi, or the Forlacian Regiment stationed on the Portero, hundreds of thousands of people, plus the survivors of the Skadi world, millions of people were bathing in new sunshine and hope.

The homeless had a new home, the Imperial Guard had a place to serve, and when the great act was completed, the second lieutenant was surprised to report back to Alan Baier.

"Boss, the castle is on the ground?!"

Alan Bair replied. "Then what do you think the interior of the castle is doing with the anti-railgun and the helipad, and it looks good, right?"

"It's magic, it's witchcraft, what kind of mechanical witchcraft is this? How do we get through the soil? The sergeant shouted.

Alan Bair said. "If I want to know the principle, I'm not the Sun Lord, I'll go directly to Mars to be a casting general."

The second lieutenant sighed. "Anyway, Boss, I saw what you said at the top of the tower, a lot of mechanical monster corpses, three Space Marine corpses, the death of a mechanical sage, and the Inquisitor, the only one alive and still breathing is a Terminator veteran named Hagrid, but after seeing us, he chose to commit suicide and frantically jumped from the top of the tower hundreds of meters high."

"They've been through protracted wars and fights, and that's what they're fighting for?"

Alan Baier was also embarrassed when he heard it. "Probably put..."

"But compared to this, now notify the fleet, come to Skady and station, there is no more stable place in the entire star sector now, unless those red pirates are crazy to attack here."

"We are probably victorious, this star sector is probably clean, and the Empire will not support us to go on an expedition to Badab, and be ready to be a nobleman!"

The lieutenant shouted in disbelief. "Aristocrats? End of the expedition? Boss, there are no documents from the Ministry of Military Affairs yet..."

But Sergeant Katachan said. "This should be true, the Empire will not want to retake the places occupied by the Blackheart King, those areas are seriously defiled by chaos, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, and have been swallowed by the evil forces of the maelstrom."

"The non-commissioned officer is right, we just need to wait for the end..."Alan Bair nodded, but the chief of staff spoke now.

"Commander, I found the information, I am comparing, I came up to check your situation, according to the above records, you, Alan Baier, was born in the Skadi D district, the nest capital A1647, your parents have died, due to disease infection, and you have a younger brother, who is still alive in the record."

"According to the internal records of the regiment, we have been checking for a long time, and it seems that the person has been..."

Alan Baier spoke suddenly. "It doesn't matter, he doesn't care, he won't go to the Loyal Heir Academy, and he will definitely be integrated into the army if he survives, which is why I didn't look for him, his life is as best as ordinary people."

"A high position is both a power and a burden, and I don't want him to live like me in a possible assassination for the rest of his life."

There was a momentary silence over the radio at the Skady officer level, and everyone almost acquiesced in the matter, and the chief of staff began to report on the other soldiers' families.

And on New Badab, in the rich and chaotic planet closest to the center of the Maelstrom, the Red Pirate King looked at the battle report of defeat, and glanced at what was shown in the crystal ball provided by the Chaos Wizard, but showed a terrible smile.

He said in a hoarse voice. "All troops, one last attack on the fortress world Skadi, it is the best springboard for our counterattack on the empire, take that world!"

And countless terrifying chaos forces and warships are still ready to be launched, and a new Ark of Evil Omen is piloted by the Blackheart King himself, because among the countless secrets unearthed by the Red Pirates, Scardi is still the most valuable, especially when he sees the picture of the fortress activating.

They lacked a springboard to stabilize in the material world, and Huron didn't care about the fortress that had lowered its strategic priority because it couldn't be activated, until he saw the metal castle defending the land from the illusion of the Lord of All Changes.

That strange greed came to his eyes, and even if he smashed all his troops, he would make Skadi his thing!

(End of chapter)