Chapter 333: A Thousand Years of Darkness, Sins Descend into the Nest
In the stable, such as the garden world, or the agricultural world, the citizens of the empire will always be tempted to demonize the densely populated world of the empire, that is, the world of the nest, people always think that their world is black and white, plus the various histories, values, and more notorious murders, assassinations, killings, suicides.
But unlike the cruelty that most people imagine, the low nest, the lower nest, those notorious places actually do not account for a large proportion of the nest, but the most populous middle nest is just a place where countless ordinary people's long lives are consumed, there is no murder here, there is no chaos of all kinds, but only day after day, boring to suffocating work and the same daily life, if there is no invasion and destruction, the mortals in it will probably not see evil for the rest of their lives.
But even if the nest is very small, it still occupies a considerable degree of place among the beings of the empire, just because it is cruel, vicious, narrow-minded, and terrifying.
Because the Lower Nest is the last refuge and burial place for the desperate in the Imperial Nest Capital, and it is also the place of exile for countless marginal figures.
This area is nominally and de facto no longer under the jurisdiction of the Empire or any of the planet's functions, and only the Ministry of Justice and the Inquisition are armed to enter the area in order to investigate cases, fight against genestealer infiltration, or capture wild psionics.
Isolated from the Empire, the Lower Nest has little official infrastructure support, and all the oxygen, fuel, pure water, food, and supplies needed to survive in a giant man-made city like the Nest cannot be officially supplied.
Compared to the high price of electricity, but at least there is recycled water or electrolyzed water or electricity in the secondary nest, everything here depends on various unofficial forces to sustain everything.
And the inhabitants here,Almost blindly regarded as outlaws by normal people,The reality is roughly the same,In order to escape the laws of the empire,The outer law of the nest is the favorite place for those who serve the law of the jungle,So far,It can also be said that the people who are most afraid of the nest are the residents of the nestγ
When the chariots of the Imperial Guard crossed the road of the nest, such concerns were faintly visible among the officers, who did not believe that there were normal roads and social order in that kind of place, and even many people thought that the lower nest was the colosseum where poisonous insects and beasts and barbarians fought each other, and many officers felt that it was obviously stupid to go through the lower nest to the main nest, except for wasting ammunition and fuel.
It was only the appearance of the Serpent and the information he had about the nest that made the Imperial Guard higher-ups change their minds, and he pointed out that for a small amount of supplies, a local organization could provide a wide and comfortable road to the bottom of the main nest.
Of course, the nest capital extends in all directions, and there are many roads, but there are also three, six, nine, etc., and the places where you can walk through the large tracked transport vehicles are controlled by the main local gang forces, as well as many guilds and various organizations, but the wild snake has not pressed the table, and has not told them the real name of the organization and what its situation is, but only asked them to prepare some spices.
Those are the ones that the Imperial Guard used to deal with the food corruption under the long war, in other words, the taste of the cover, they can eat it when they can, and it can also be used as a reward when it goes well, after all, the decapitation legion composed of the sharpest troops in the star sector, the supplies are also the most complete and miscellaneous, and they can be available.
But compared to those things, the second lieutenant was not blindly worried about evil or gloom, but he was more concerned about who the wild snakes were, and he was going to take them there, although he took out a series of badges and badges to show that he was on the side of the Empire, although he knew everything about Skady and the Imperial Guard, and even for him, the second lieutenant himself, but the second lieutenant still could not rest assured.
Behind him is the elite of the Empire, and the Master Chief, who has always opposed many things, is unusual, his spirit can sense that this person has no malicious intent, although it is very vague, but this mortal has opened his heart, if he is not lying, then he can be trusted, so to speak, if it were not for the approval of the Master Chief, the second lieutenant would have fired.
Just so that he doesn't run away, this can't tell whether it's an uninvited guest or an alliance of heavenly soldiers, it's rare to sit on the special Chimera, a mobile command center designed for temporary command, and its biggest feature is a powerful Astarte, the strongest veteran of the Katachan soldiers, as well as several elite storm soldiers and hundreds of baggage or transport vehicles that stuck it in the middle of the crew.
Such an honor makes it difficult for Wild Snake to say that it is easy, at least a few hell guns and explosive shotguns against his head, and things like Seiko blast guns, it is probably difficult for even traitor space marines to have such honorable treatment.
The second lieutenant was more concerned with the bird, he didn't trust the serpent, but he supported the passage through the lower nest, and at this moment, it was rare for the Imperial Guard to agree because of this man.
However, he still looked at the bird divination instrument and the situation shown on it, so that no one would attack, but it was not surprising that the Engilians chose to be defensive, passive, waiting for their savior, and the road was empty, except for the civilians who looked at them with fear in the dilapidated houses in the distance.
The road of Chaodu is not as narrow as most people imagine, on the contrary, it is quite wide, beautiful, and clean, because it bears the heavy responsibility of transporting materials and dispatching pdf and other responsibilities, and can even be said to be unimpeded, and its Gothic-style viaducts, dark skies, and dim lights make up the inalienable bloodline, pipes, and compositions of the entire huge world.
The oppressive streets revived the lieutenant's thoughts, and he had been pulled away like cargo on this road as a pdf soldier, but his mind quickly broke because the road ahead was like hell.
The symbols of chaos and the breath of death carry a completely crumbling path, a place of nightmares that link the bottom, so that empires and lawlessness are cut apart in a harsh and even cruel form like a shield of ethereal illusions.
The lack of roads and infrastructure makes the entire intersection look like a place leading to the dark Death, Gothic-style buildings are replaced by ruins and bones, towering artificial skies become low, narrow tunnels, and sprawling nests are very different from the middle, middle and bottom.
The lights of the Imperial Guard transporter shone in, and with a violent light, several small strange creatures flashed through the narrow gap, and the dark green body had a strange nature, but Sergeant Katachan said. "Katachan's brain, I didn't expect to see the real thing here, I thought I would never have the opportunity to see the plants on Katachan in my life, although I am a fake, but I have not forgotten a trace of the training of the old lieutenant colonel."
The wild snake said like a jack-of-all-trades at the moment. "Those are plants native to Katachan, which can be fitted with leaves, parasitized on the bodies of living beings and then controlled to become servants, nourishment, and it seems that they are just small and medium-sized rodents, native to the notorious Monlota, called giant rats, and the main meat of the people at the bottom."
The second lieutenant scolded. "I don't care! Bastard, I need your intel and destination, if you're useless, I'll shoot you! He was dissatisfied with the distrust that this man had brought him, but said the hero who destroyed the eagle.
"I think it's interesting, Mr. Wild Snake, you could write a directory of creatures in the nest, write about common monsters and twisted nightmares, and things that soldiers might encounter, and then we can have the deputy command vehicle broadcast it to the soldiers, you have a great sense of humor and extraordinary bearing, and I think those things can be one of the few pleasures in war."
The second lieutenant was still dissatisfied, but this was really useful, he was not a fool, he just looked at this strange man vigilantly, and he just asked unrelentingly. "What the hell are we going to hand over to that organization, I can't put the fate of the soldiers on your disloyal lies."
The Destroyer Retorted. "As I said, Mr. Wild Snake has no ill intentions, and my psionic powers are telling me so."
The second lieutenant asked. "What if he lied to you? If he's also a wizard? You trust your evil magic even more than your mortal comrades, and I respect you, Astarte, but I wish we were more vigilant. β
The non-commissioned officer shook his head. "We don't have a choice, Mr. Wild Snake has helped Lord Alan Bair, and we are on a rope."
"One side!" The second lieutenant is still dissatisfied, he only believes in his brothers and comrades-in-arms, but does not cherish others, this is also because he is surrounded by comrades selected by his superiors, and the wild snake looks like a cynical clown.
The wild snake spoke at this moment. "Your lord, it's natural that you don't trust me, but I need to make it clear to you that we have the same interests." He pulled out the paperwork in his pocket, on which marked the rose knot of the Inquisition, announcing the death of the man in front of him, who was the lackey of the traitorous Inquisitor, and was not long dead.
After reading the verdict, the second lieutenant pouted, and then said. "You want the boss to protect you? Inquisitor's dog, do you think I'll let you do to Skadi?" He pointed out that if he had not participated in the Inquisitor's attack on Skadi, such a sentence would not have fallen, and that the Inquisition, though its unlimited power and frightening people, would not have bitten the eggs.
The serpent simply raised his hand and made a gesture of disarming and surrendering. "Yes, my lord, I have many sins, although it can be said that some of them are forced to be helpless, but it is still my subjective doing, but you and this war need me, and the Skadi people also need me, without me, the bombing and the fake extermination order will fall, but with me, you can cross the nest safely now."
He is always like this, calm and calm, and from this point of view, he may really be more suitable than Nova to inherit the position of master, his words are true and false, his goals are vague, like a harlequin, bouncing around the court, but he does not know when he will stab a blade strong enough to kill any noble person, important person.
The second lieutenant froze his expression, he looked at the current path that he was leading, wide and wide, although it looked clumsy, but it was enough to accommodate the troops' baggage, it seemed that he was serious.
Then he mentally prepared that he would see gangsters, aliens, and even more terrifying things next, and put down his weapon against this strange man called the Wild Serpent.
The entire space inside the car became silent, the wild snake just picked up the brown paper given to him by the captain of the Destruction Eagle, and the sound of Sasha's writing became the only one, and after about 30 minutes of standard Terra hours, the crew stopped, and the communicator sounded, and the second lieutenant poked his head out to look outside, and the crooked metal structure covered the road like a watchtower, which at first glance was no different from that made by the beast, but it was a little less colorful.
A hoarse and muffled voice over the communicator said. "Wild snake boy, you are developed, the Imperial Guard, did you bring 30 kilograms of spices?"
The serpent stopped and replied. "Yes, long time no see, nest master, I didn't expect it to be so dramatic to meet again now."
"Shut up, take the stuff down, give it to me." His mood seemed cloudy.
The second lieutenant told the soldiers to drive the loaded wagons over, and at the same time opened the gate on the opposite side, and after the sound of metal, the twisted grotesque creations slowly opened the door, and the monsters on top waved their arms after individual enemy soldiers, the low-class inhabitants of the very well-dressed "punk", plucked the goods with their shoddy projectiles and ugly arms.
The second lieutenant hadn't seen the situation until the crew had moved forward, and then the second lieutenant had passed by the monster on the watchtower, and he saw the thing, bald head, twisted "forehead lines", white scary skin, and three or even four damn arms.
The lieutenant resisted the urge to draw his weapon, and then watched the crew slowly cross the level of those monsters, and he cursed at this moment. "Wild snake, what are you doing? Genestealer Church? Those wicked who rebelled against the emperor?"
The serpent replied at this moment. "Yes, but this excellent path is under their control, those monsters, look, the house outside the window, they are all soldiers, those crooked metal nests each have almost 300 or more, fully armed twisted monsters, they are not as perfect as their four generations of relatives, they can enter human society, they can only hide here."
"But as long as the tentacles of the Great Devourer don't reach, these people are no different from the gangsters, and the belief in the Four-Armed Emperor makes them think that the Imperial Guard can be trusted, and they are the only traders I can think of, who will not fear your firepower or serve the lords, but worship their own beliefs and desires."
But the second lieutenant scolded. "They're monsters bred from human flesh and blood!"
The serpent replied. "But they won't go back on their word, they won't cheat, they won't oppress ordinary people, they won't suppress good people for no reason, they just want to live, and this place is not the world, the Great Devourer won't come, on the contrary, the neutralization of this world doesn't know how many gene stealers, they are just like humans, almost, you can do business with them, what's the difference here?"
The lieutenant was out of breath as he raised his weapon, ready to execute the heretic, then go to war with the monsters here to help the nest clear the area.
But his arm was grabbed by Astarte, and he looked weak at the moment, and the non-commissioned officer just looked at him and said. "This is also a part of the empire, it's not that it doesn't exist, it's just that you can't see it, it's going to come back after cleaning it up, it's better to turn a blind eye to it......" His words were helpless, more numb, yes, saved the star sector, the danger still exists, this empire is like this, there are festers everywhere, defeated the Red Pirates, and the orcs, and the Great Devourer, and many more......
At this point, the second lieutenant laid down his weapon, and the nest man, who had never cried in his life, buried his head in his place, and sobbed silently, because he realized for the first time that this young life had discovered for the first time that there was probably no hope for the end of humanity.
(End of chapter)