Chapter 207 Weiner, Silent Ice Cube
It is cold. This former imperial world does not lack moisture. At least there is still fresh air in the atmosphere here. The agricultural world has a small population and is not as crazy as the hive city, but this dark place is far from the void. She was so beautiful.
The Valhalla 597th Regiment is responsible for external security. The huge planetary defense light spear, which is about tens of meters high, has also been completely paralyzed. They cut off the energy transportation pipeline embedded in the ground, allowing the Bordero to dock in this world. of low-Earth orbit.
Chief of Staff Kane squatted down while holding on to the wall, holding the exposed planetary ground of the base between his fingers wearing thick cold-proof gloves. When he released his fingers, the sandy soil fell with the wind, like a lifeless desert.
"Have they all been drained and used as fertilizer? The side facing the sun is probably the other extreme."
Kane commented that he has seen many imperial worlds, including agricultural worlds. In order to maintain the fertility of the planet's soil, the empire's fertilizers are enough to rot most living things. The severely wet soil will be submerged with just one foot. Then if you expose your skin , the flesh that comes into contact with those soils will fester.
The air there is almost unbreathable, coupled with the intense temperature on the side facing the sun...
At the same time, Alan Baier led the Skadi people to "clean up the new house." The flames of carbines and short-range burst shotguns methodically tore apart the bodies of the crazy-looking cultist garrison with strange patterns painted on their heads.
The blood had not yet hit the ground and had turned into thick icy sludge the moment it was spilled into the air. Even the Skadi people could not stand the cold here. The second lieutenant exhaled a breath of cold air and began to search for the blood here conscientiously. In the control room and so on, priority is given to activating strategic information such as terrain and data here.
But soon, they realized something was wrong. There were too few people here, and there were only a handful of heretics in the entire site. It was too easy to occupy, and there were no problems with the equipment here. The empire's equipment was quite solid. Even after a riot, it would not be possible. There are few war equipment with bullet holes or knife marks, but they are still normal and can be used.
This place would not be abandoned in such a situation, but the Imperial Guard did not have time to think about such complicated things. The ensign found the target and shouted. "The door is locked and requires a code from within their guard."
"This door is about two meters thick! I can't open it!"
The Sun Lord therefore moved forward quickly. This gate and the wall next to it are both thick with battleship layers. In other words, this is also the core of monitoring this base. The almost completely closed gate has mining traces left by the traitors. Shocking.
When the power scythe was raised, there were actually many imperial warriors who had not participated in the invasion of the Divine Calculation Tower who had doubts.
Very few people can exert power weapons to such great power. Even if it is said that the Captain of the Ultramarines can smash a Titan with one punch, few people believe this legend. Even a demigod cannot tear open a layer of metal that is several meters thick. Gold, but then a miracle happened.
The roaring servers and the flashing light of the destruction stand filled the dark tunnel with a warm temperature, so much so that people could sweat even in this cold place, and the adamantine was whittled away out of thin air.
When the almost completely enclosed control room was opened, a burst of abnormal heat came out, but the temperature here was still very low, that is, from minus 15 to minus 5, which was barely considered warm.
Next are the Imperial Guard members who were frozen into popsicles on the console here. They sacrificed themselves to prevent this area from being completely occupied...
"Activate the control room, turn on the auspicious device, and conduct a panoramic scan." Alan Bair ordered the second lieutenant to work, but the Skadi people's attention was on the Imperial Guard members who were turned into icy mummies in the control room.
Dying from hunger and committing suicide also require great courage. Because this area is a control room, firearms and blades are strictly prohibited from entering, and dying by hitting the wall is obviously not something that a person who is exhausted can do.
He was obviously a warrior guarding the agricultural world but was starved to death, but his loyalty made the cultists give up the occupation of this area and made it easier for the Imperial Guard to fight in corners and subsequently recover...
"Salute to them!" The highest order of the Sun Lord expressed a belated apology to the heroes. The six operators who died here are all people worthy of praise, but this era does not have the energy to remember all those who sacrificed for the empire.
After the holographic image was activated, the humming and roaring of the machinery carried the kind of restless annoyance that made Alan Bayer a little envious of the soldiers who went to bury their brothers. The empire's equipment was like this, and they did not bring the priest down...
It wasn't until a long, relaxing time that the device started up normally.
"It's started..." The second lieutenant couldn't help complaining, and the blurry picture appeared and gradually stabilized, and Alan Bayer saw a disgusting scene.
This is a bird's eye view. To be precise, the maximum range that the auspicious device of this base can achieve even covers thousands of kilometers, so that they can see farmland at a glance. To be precise, it is a corpse field. Those densely packed remains of the dead have replaced The fertilizers often used by the Empire were spread on the ground, constantly providing nutrients to this huge wheat field.
Compared with this, the bigger problem is that the Empire's landing attracted the attention of the enemy, and the initially expected raid has also gone bankrupt. A large number of heavy trucks carrying heretical soldiers are approaching the Imperial Guard.
Without thinking, the Skadi cursed. "Fuck, that's disgusting. Those heretics deserve to die." Boy Laitlin covered his mouth. He was the youngest member of the group and the least "informed".
The chief of staff just looked at the people in the field with interest, trying to identify where they came from. "It seems to be an imperial crew, often used by merchant ships. Is this place also engaged in robbery business?"
Catachan Master Chief comments. "Maybe it was the work of the fortress we bombed. The subspace storm carried the members of the Empire to Mandeville Point here, and then they were killed."
Alan Bayer just looked at it indifferently, adjusting the sensitivity and narrowing the detection range to get an idea of the base.
There are constant mountains here, and the surface conditions of this world are preserved in order to ensure defense. This world is only fertile, but it does not give birth to a large number of living things. The biological level before the empire was developed was probably at the level of the Cambrian of Ancient Terra.
Although many soldiers knew that the previous picture was just a projection, their poor stomachs still instinctively ruminated for a while, but years of war and training made them immediately return to normal.
The Skadi people also began to concentrate on assessing the current battlefield situation. The slightly contracted pupils of the soldiers told that they were doing the same thing, and there was no doubt that they were using their own knowledge and personal opinions. In a way beyond the reach of wisdom, he analyzed the ice and snow beneath his feet.
"That valley looks very suitable for defense." The second lieutenant nodded with satisfaction and said thoughtfully, and the large number of buildings and storage tanks are located at the end of a narrow valley, which is a naturally formed place for the enemy. The choke point is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Apparently the chief of staff agreed with him.
"We can lay out a few trenches along the ridgeline, and if we deploy appropriate troops inside, we can ensure that the subsequent war is sufficient." He agreed. Although Alan Baier was not as optimistic as the two of them, he also felt that It's best to be supportive.
"Then how should we arrange the defense on this mountain?" Alan Bayer emphasized that there may still be an invasion on the mountain, and the second lieutenant seemed a little unable to believe his ears after hearing his words.
"The terrain there is so fragmented that it's completely impossible to move forward," the lieutenant explained. "Probably only a madman would choose to try to cross the mountains."
"This is what extremely tough, determined guys do," Alan Beyer pointed out, before adding. "The Cultists are not the most adept at employing subtle tactics among the Emperor's enemies, but surprisingly their simple, insane approach of using only faith and straightforward problem-solving often yields miraculous results."
The chief of staff nodded after hearing this.
"That makes sense," he said. "Just in case, we will prepare some surprises for them."
"One or two minefields should make them give up." The second lieutenant nodded thoughtfully. "Hold the main access road and lay mines on this most difficult route. If they encounter a wall there, they will assume that our defense is impeccable."
"Then take a detour. There is no doubt that our first war may be a long-lost defensive war. Do you still remember the defensive war against the orcs?" Alan Bair asked.
replied the Skadi. "Yes! No problem!"
On the surface of this barren planet, fragmented mountains flashed before people's eyes, with towering peaks dotted with shrubs, lichens and some extremely tough trees.
Apparently they are the only plants that can survive there, but that's not surprising, otherwise there would be no breathable air.
There is a vast plain on the other side of the foothills. It is better to say that the entire planet is a plain. The plains pushed out by the empire have very few residential areas, and most of them are concentrated on the sunny side. The cold core area is where the empire once was. Watchtowers and outposts, bases or fortresses, planetary defense cannons or starports.
There is not much population in this world, which is why the Imperial Guard is assured of the key to war. The firepower of several regiments are interlaced and the intricate tactics are constantly deployed, plus many hidden mines buried deep in the snow and ice that are difficult to find.
This was supposed to be an easy job, at least that's what Alan Beyer thought, but Kane still felt something was wrong. In addition to arranging various equipment and conditions of the 597th Valhalla Regiment during this period, he also needed to rectify the morale of the military.
But he was still as cautious and fearful as a rabbit, which was a quality that the Skadi people's numb hearts did not possess, so a Salamander tank of the Valhalla regiment stepped into the endless plains.
Mr. Kane's upper body rose out of the vehicle and out of the observation hole, and he wanted to find the best escape position in this area to escape enemy fire and step into a safe area at the first time, but he did not get Alan Bair. Information about the traces of enemy attacks was discovered. After all, the empire's most terrifying war engines were suspended above their heads, several powerful imperial cruisers. Those big guys that could reach several kilometers could flatten most enemies.
But he also knows that macro artillery and light spears cannot cure all diseases. At least if the enemy engages in rapid mobile warfare, unless they carry out bombing at the level of an extermination order, it will only be supported by a good artillery unit.
And he exhaled hot breath and shrank his hands. He was not from Valhalla, and it was difficult to understand why his companions were so energetic in this dark and cold place. (There are different opinions about Kane’s birth, but the most interesting one is probably that he was born on a hive planet)
"Jurgen, are there any more sandwiches?" Kane swallowed. The cold caused his body's energy to evaporate very quickly, and the smell of Chef Letling's ham was indeed intoxicating.
And Jurgen said. "The last piece, and, staff officer, they say this is called Roujiamo."
Kane took the soft thing and found it in the incubator. Although it was not as delicious as the one baked on the battleship, it was still quite soft.
Kane ate the food three times, the meat dripping with delicious sauce, he commented. "Compared to the hot and crisp ones just out of the oven, this lady has a different flavor even when she is cold."
(I have to admit that Kane is still good at picking up girls. Not to mention that he is two meters tall, tall and has a heroic temperament. In a place like the Empire that worships force, he can be said to be both male and female. He has even been picked up. The experience of the female inquisitor and the daughter of the planetary governor, and when he faced the bugs on the forge world, he also flirted with the female officer of the Tau Army)
And when Kane was obsessed with the feeling of the beautiful lady on his mouthpiece and swallowed the tanner tea with a strong taste, Kane returned his attention to the outside. "Yes, it's nice here, you can..."
Kane looked around with his telescope. The white-black high-contrast thermal image on the telescope suddenly revealed a strange scenery. The snow, fog and mud flying in the distance made him wonder. There are no such terrifying large creatures in this world, so there is only one possibility.
"Go back quickly!"
In the past, Alan Bayer often joked that E demons like Kane were attractors of enemies of the empire, and he could also feel that he seemed to be unlucky. Now this has come true again.
According to his personal recollection, his previous experiences were exciting enough, but when he came to Skadi's only and first regiment, his experiences began to get even more intense.
And when Mr. Kane was compiling the records, he once again emphasized that during the long and painful time of working with the Sun Lord, he could survive entirely due to his sensitivity to danger, as well as his famous saying.
"Get a bunker!" The voice was so bright that it was hard to imagine that this sentence was said by the staff. After all, most guys from Chungji Academy didn't know the meaning of this sentence. They would only ask for a charge. (End of chapter)