Chapter 601 Vera Three
Standard Terra Calendar, 940.M41
Storm Starfield, Stardust Corridor, Vera Three
Soshyan stands in command In front of the stage, he crossed his arms and stared motionlessly ahead, with no expression on his face.
Eight years have passed since the Feast of Blades. During this time, he has basically been dealing with the affairs of the Chapter, including recruit transformation and recruit training, and also participated in several eliminations of gene stealers.
But he did not give up on another, more important job.
It is to find the planet in Talos’ prophecy.
He commissioned many expeditions to search for worlds with similar characteristics, and found several, but each time he went there they returned without success.
It is easy to be discouraged by such a result, but he is not a defeatist, and Soshyan is still patient.
He even released Kayon's spy Sorge, on the one hand to fulfill his promise, and on the other hand to take advantage of the other party's unique "talent".
Soshyan packaged Sorge as a rogue trader and gave him sufficient start-up capital. On the one hand, he could use him to deal with certain difficult "goods", and on the other hand, he asked him to inquire about the world.
At first Sorge was reluctant because it was not completely consistent with the freedom he longed for, but when Soshyan told him that his master was not really dead, Sorge obeyed - - He knows very well how terrifying Kayon's revenge is, and he is unwilling to face it no matter what.
Of course, oppression alone makes it difficult for people to do things sincerely. Soshyan also promised that he would never let Kayan know where Sorge was, let alone let him be retaliated against.
“Leader of the Chapter.”
The Lord of Chassis suddenly called:
"The navigator reported that we have arrived at our destination, and she advised us not to go any further."
"Very good."
Soshiyan nodded and replied:
"Then slow down first."
Suddenly, an object as big as a mountain passed dozens of kilometers in front of the Unbound Soul.
The Stardust Corridor is located in the northwest of the Storm Star Domain and is marked as an asteroid belt with an unusual density. As soon as the battleship's sensors left the subspace, they detected dozens of targets in the surrounding area that were huge enough to crash the battleship.
These are not accumulated remnants, nor are they ice cubes and dust. They should be rocks and metals.
Soshyan deduced that something huge should have passed through here.
What kind of giant thing is it?
This idea was inexplicable and came from his mood. What he saw was debris. Something had been destroyed here.
What destroyed it?
On the starboard side of the battleship is a dark brown planet, like a satellite, with a very eccentric orbit, forming a very steep angle with the orbit of planet Vera III.
During its revolution cycle, it only passes through the asteroid belt for a short period of time. Because of this process, many craters are formed on the surface of the planet due to impacts, and the thin atmosphere is filled with particles formed by recent impacts. of dust.
The planetary collision destroyed what was here before, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
A huge disaster once occurred here, the cause of which is unknown.
The reason why Soshyan came here was of course not to see these asteroid belts. He came with a piece of news -
Sorge claimed that this world might meet Soshyan's requirements.
Rainforest, green skin, traces of civilization, and vague historical records.
“Keep the battleship approaching the orbit at a low speed.”
After saying this, Soshyan returned to the tactical command platform on the bridge, and Talos leaned against the command throne as always.
Soshyan directly clicked on the imaging device, and from it he could see Vera III, a former human colony. However, when the meteorite containing green-skinned spores landed five hundred years ago, there were no living people here.
The empire was liquidated once, but because the world was really meaningless and the environment was quite harsh, it finally gave up colonizing it again.
On the planet now, it is estimated that only some primitive greenskins are still active.
“Does this world conform to your vision?”
Soshyan turned to look at Talos. The prophet glanced and yawned.
"The outline is similar, but I can't tell you anything else, because that's all I can see. No matter how long I stare at your face, I won't get more answers."
< br>Soshyan turned to stare at the planet.
“Is this normal?”
“I can’t say, Chapter Master, after all, our father just glanced at his brothers and already foresaw their ending. But I can’t do it, and I can’t see your ending.”
"There are no signs of civilization here."
Gradually, the Unbound Soul anchored in the upper orbit of the planet. Looking down from here, there are no city lights on the planet's surface, only blue oceans and green land. .
There is no doubt that everything below is primitive, and that vast expanse of green can only mean one thing: a disorderly, chaotic mess of organic life.
After staring at the planet for a long time, Soshyan sighed.
“Hopefully, I will gain something and prepare to airborne.”
Half an hour later, several Thunderhawks swept out from the flight deck of the battleship and headed straight for the planet's surface.
"I hate grass."
As soon as they landed, they faced a green hell.
The jungle was so dense that they had to use chain swords to cut down the dense vegetation. Sometimes the traces on the ground were completely covered by vegetation, so they had to use flamethrowers to create them.
The vines and moss hit by the flames burned quickly, but due to the high humidity, the fire went out within a short time.
This time Soshyan brought a company and a hundred soldiers to the ground, established a small stronghold directly in the landing zone, and built complete defenses.
After that, he personally led thirty soldiers to explore deep into the jungle, because they had previously detected a large target in orbit with a strong metal signal, which was likely to be a colonial relic left by former humans.
Talos was annoyed by the slow progress. He hated any slow march, but the only enemy at the moment was the stripped vegetation.
The rest of the reconnaissance team has disappeared in front of them, the silver gray disappearing into the emerald darkness - the line of sight in the jungle is less than a few dozen meters.
The moss layer is so thick and soft that it feels like walking on snow.
Suddenly, a sound came from Soshyan's communicator, which was the voice of First Company Commander Mark.
"The road ahead is clear, but the auspicious device shows multiple large targets ahead."
"Wait for my arrival."
When Soshyan arrived, Mark and his team were already waiting for him in front. The path over there had opened up a clearing, and the other sergeants had dispersed to both sides.
“What is the goal?”
"In front."
Under Mark's guidance, Soshyan came to a clearing, about a circle with a diameter of one kilometer, with a small stream running through it.
Crossing the road ahead, he saw a large group of creatures gathering not far away. It was estimated that there were about a hundred of them. Their shoulder height was about three meters, their length was about twice as long as their height, and their skin was dark. Green, with an oval-shaped head, a huge mouth and sharp teeth, as well as long tusks, a tail hovering slightly above the ground, two bone hammers at the rear end, and rows of forward-curving spikes. Covered on their backs, their limbs are thick and powerful.
But their senses seemed not to be sharp, and they did not notice the Space Marines not far away.
“Native creatures?”
Soshiyang frowned, but Talos on the side said softly:
“No, these are beasts raised by green skins. I have encountered them in the past. Some people call them giant beasts squig.”
(End of this chapter)