Chapter 373 Flawless and perfect...
The "Ruthless Flame" is the flagship of the Gorda Dynasty. This converted cruiser was built in the famous forge world of Reza's shipyard about forty centuries ago. , was born as the only prototype of the Ignis-class heavy cruiser.
But later, this experimental ship with a wonderful design idea, but in fact Reza's existing technology could not allow her plasma engine to meet the needs of propulsion and combat readiness weapons at the same time. It was considered too expensive to maintain and was ordered to be decommissioned. It was sold and has been wandering around in the hands of various people for at least three thousand years.
Ten centuries after she was last seen in the real universe and then disappeared, she appeared as a space hulk in the SR-651 shipbreaking yard in the Kronos expansion, waiting for her final fate.
But then she met her current mistress, Lady Elspeth Gorda. So even though her machine spirit is difficult to appease and prone to losing temper, the Ruthless Flame has always had an extra level of tolerance and concern for the female lord who gave her new life with a lot of wealth and long hours of maintenance.
Just as now, the Merciless Flame noticed with concern that a figure that should not have been brought aboard her glorious and proud decks was now becoming increasingly impossible for her to ignore.
But she felt a deep powerlessness: she could get angry at the captain, technical officers and navigators, but she could not influence the female lord's decision.
The Relentless Flame could only continue to watch with concern what was happening on her decks, while her plasma engines were reported to be becoming more temperamental and unruly.
But despite this, even among the famous dynasty of Rogue Traders, the Merciless Flame can be said to be a quite eye-catching and awe-inspiring ship.
Because she has a standing crew of nearly 100,000 people, and the owner, absolute mistress and ruthless executioner of this veritable small mobile city is Lady Elspeth.
After retiring from the Imperial Navy, this female lord took over the commercial rights of her dynasty as the last and sole heir at the speed of light. She used her flaunting of wealth and pursuit of beauty, and her treatment of people she didn't like or who she considered heretics, The ruthless and violent methods used by the enemy are well-known throughout the sub-sector, and in the recent "Maw Opening Festival" holiday banquet, the entertainment and banquet she provided were both luxurious and unique. It left a deep impression on the guests present.
Originally this year was no exception. She unexpectedly but luckily locked in this year's "main course" and successfully used a one-time weapon from an unknown planet outside the Kronos expansion. The cube mini cage caught him - it was as simple and useful as the mysterious aliens who "voluntarily sold" it to her howled, but it was a pity that it was disposable.
Her Mechanicus allies once begged her not to use it - "This item contains the secrets of sophisticated technology contained in time and space! You can't just waste it on a The ordinary one might be a Space Marine cyborg!"
But she refused, because it had to hit in one hit, and it had to be 100% sure not to cause any commotion. Only this device was suitable.
Not to mention that goal is so beautiful and perfect.
She originally planned to steal the waiter with the generous smile in the "delicious and nutritious" restaurant, but Ms. Gorda knew immediately when she saw the target who had just stepped into the passage at the port window, this gorgeous heart. , sparkling purple and silver gemstones are the ghostly sparkle she wants this year.
She used the precious device and got her wish.
At first, the female lord of the dynasty thought that her method of inflicting pain was effective. It seems that the Astartes monks are not as unshakable as the rumors say. She is indeed very confident in the psychological pressure caused by the alien punishment techniques that she has practiced on countless unlucky people.
But Ms. Gurda began to realize that there was a slight possibility that her carefully planned plan was about to change annoyingly.
But... this Emperor's Angel of Death is truly beautiful.
The lines of his body were longer and slender than those of the Astartes that the Lord had glimpsed from a distance during her distant and unspeakable journeys, or outside the hidden battlefields, and his face was He was also more refined than anyone she had ever seen, especially when he raised his amethyst eyes and raised an eyebrow, there was even a strange enthusiasm and innocent vitality in it.
Even the female lord who is accustomed to welding twisted sneers and sarcastic expressions to the corners of her mouth sometimes has to admit that perhaps the gods have given some people a natural gift of charm from the beginning.
The sound of chains came. I should check on him again, she thought, walking away from her bridge, not seeing the uneasy glances exchanged by her officers and aides.
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"So, you originally planned for me to be the highlight of the 'Discovery Day' or the 'Big Mouth Opening Festival', right?"
While saying this, Lu Hughes leaned gracefully on the couch armchair that was the favorite of the Gorda lord.
"Oh, the God-Emperor," thought Lady Elspeth, "he looks like a large, dangerous, gleaming, silver, powerful-brained cat with wings, but No creature is as dangerous as he is. Holy Throne, he is so dangerous and fascinating. How could the power of the God-Emperor create such a fascinating creature? br>
Thinking like this, she stepped forward and answered him. "That's right, so you should behave well. I will be the absolute protagonist and the most praised person at this year's Big Mouth Opening Festival banquet, because I will show you at the banquet - my well-behaved and beautiful prey, my new guardian And the 'main course' of the banquet, I will use you to entertain others at the subsequent banquet."
"Oh, Throne, with all due respect, this sounds simply...very bizarre. Wonderful idea. Madam, do you use me to entertain others? ”
"Not only may it mean what you think, but it may also mean more."
The female lord's stern and cold gray eyes stared closely at every move of this beautiful Astartes. His wrists and ankles now have the shackles used on the most ferocious aliens, and the alien technology collar around his neck combined with forbidden Mechanicus creations can ensure that if he wants to attack his mistress, he will start from the neck Completely blowing his head into fireworks.
However, after the person involved was informed of the use of this thing, instead of paying attention, he touched the collar curiously, with a strange pleasure, praising them for their ideas.
This abnormality initially made Ms. Gurda feel a little more uneasy.
But there is no fortune for the faint of heart in the abyss of Kronos Expansion and the Halo Stars, is there? What's more... he is so beautiful, so perfect. When Ms. Gorda was thinking this, her eyes were attracted to Lucius lying there again.
On the other hand, on the Ruthless Flame, except for the worried and irritable machine spirits, people who can observe these fluctuations with the eyes of subspace are completely different from what ordinary mortals can see with their naked eyes. This is something that even the female lord cannot Total experience.
The astrological choir of the Merciless Flame and her navigator were stunned speechless, or horrified, by what they saw.
Uneasy internal communications and whispers circulated among the crowd, but no one dared raise the point with the tyrannical lord who was clearly obsessed with the cruelty and indifference of her new captive.
A fact that frightened those who tried or deliberately opposed Lucius from the bottom of their hearts. Although he was a prisoner, he cleverly convinced the female lord to believe his words more than her loyalty. Attendants, officers and assistants. What's even more frightening is that those who raised objections to Lucius soon began to succumb to his charm.
While the Gorda female lord was completely unaware, everything on the Ruthless Flame had quietly changed.
Obviously, although the legion veterans who were so busy that they hit the back of the head in "Delicious and Nutritious" were certainly at fault, someone was also having a great time because of this unprecedented solo experience.
Therefore, when the Emperor's Children and the Moon Wolves "finally" remembered, or a certain Iron Lord's body finally remembered that it had such a special collection and began to search for it, they They were surprised to find that an Astartes veteran had actually disappeared on an outpost space station, and was most likely abducted.
(End of this chapter)