Chapter 1965 Tranquility (Part 1)
Endymion Star Cluster, Tranquility 2, the home world of the former Mantis Warriors, was once one of the most prosperous places in the Maelstrom area, but during the Badab War Suffering devastation, the Shark Chapter looted the entire Mantis Warriors base and armory of equipment and materials, and forced a generation of young men on the planet to kill each other - this is a common method used by the Shark Chapter to recruit new blood. , known as the "blood tax".
After completing their "blood for blood", the Shark Chapter fleet once again left the sight of the empire and continued their unfinished journey of exile, leaving behind a legacy that they have yet to recover from. scars.
After the Badab War, the entire economy, technology and culture of Serenity 2 regressed for hundreds of years, and the population plummeted from more than 10 billion to less than 5 billion, so much so that there are still rumors of banditry on the planet. Like a comb, a battle is like a grate, and due to the loss of the privileged status of the Astartes home planet (that's why many home planets would rather go to the dark side with the Chapter), the people of Serenity 2 had to endure a huge war. After the loss, they continued to have tithe obligations that they had not met for hundreds of years.
However, after the new expedition was launched, due to its unique position at the route hub, the expeditionary force's logistics operation center in the two theaters of Endymion was established here. Serenity 2 began to suffer a lot of war As a bonus, the Expeditionary Force Logistics Transfer Center provides a large number of jobs. At the same time, the large amount of material movement has allowed the port of Tranquility 2 to develop unprecedentedly. The Expeditionary Force’s logistics purchase orders have also revived the local industry, and a large number of soldiers and fleets have stayed here. It also brought a huge amount of consumption. At the same time, the logistics department of the Expeditionary Force also established this place as a military coupon issuance center and established a military coupon office. Therefore, Tranquility 2 also has a very unique financial center status in the entire sector. It attracted a large number of immigrants, debtors, merchants, mercenaries and speculators.
However, although the market has prospered, the damage to the former hive city is not so easy to repair. Therefore, the main hive city of Serenity 2 has become very expensive, especially the well-preserved areas of the middle and upper hive city, so a large number of Penniless outsiders had to crowd into the more devastated ghettos.
The Spider District is a place among the many slums that honest people are cautious about stepping into. The unkempt burrows cling to the metal cliffs like a swarm of barnacles, and you can also see the remains of the former Astartes Chapter. Marked by the spears of battleships, the blocks were held together only by iron bars of dubious quality and frayed ropes, the corners of which were stuffed with acrid asphalt.
But in fact, hope is the most important glue of everything. Once external disturbances disrupt this barely balanced building complex, steel, hemp rope, asphalt and hope will all fail. In this case, the entire slum will unsurprisingly fall from the sky.
Walking on the completely suspended boardwalk in the Spider Zone is an extremely dangerous thing. You can even clearly see the shining blue air flowing between the gaps between the board and the suspended cableway. Walking in it , you can see the huge drainage system of the hive city by lowering your head. If you fall, you will probably fall directly to the wasteland of the hive city.
Many highway thieves wandering in the alleys of the slums will push their prey off the cliff while robbing property, admiring their ridiculous posture struggling in mid-air. If they are not surrounded by hordes of hives, If the carrion bird catches it, the mortal's journey to death's door will be long enough for them to smoke the last cigarette in their pocket.
While most of the residents are penniless poor, exiles, and criminals, some choose to go there in search of excitement or work.
Have a drink with a mysterious person, and you may be able to conclude a deal or buy some secrets. The Spider District is a place where people who like to avoid attracting attention gather, no matter their wealth. or status, slums on the edge of cliffs are attractive to those with a certain mindset.
When Tranquility 2 regained its vitality due to the war, the Spider District also became the main information trading place in the hive city. Many forces and gangs have agents or departments here, which is so convenient for a place that handles corpses. place, apparently also very suitable for dealing with secrets.
On the edge of this area, one of the most famous bars in the Spider District, the [Hell Pit], is hidden in the shell of an old abandoned church. It was firmly stuck to the rock when it was first built. , it’s hard to imagine what belief the pastor had in establishing such a church. A less shaky boardwalk leads to a small door on the side of the church. The interior that has been completely decorated as a business premises is shrouded in a layer of smoke. In the colorful light cast by the dirty stained-glass window that was split in half, shady secrets were gathering like a crowd.
This is what short people like Dogo Koje are like. In fact, the empire's hives have never lacked aliens. Whether they are aggressive or not, human messy hives will always attract some outsiders.
The history of the Wotan Alliance's activities on Serenity 2 can be traced back to the early days of human colonization of the planet, when they established their first covert office.
For a long time since then, the commercial activities of the Wotan Alliance on Serenity 2 have been going on. During this period, it was interrupted due to the Badab War, and it basically resumed after the war. As for the planet Do managers know this kind of thing——
Who would hate technological products that are reliable, advanced, and do not require the nagging of technical priests?
Besides, Wotan is just a subhuman, not a heretic or an alien. Not only does he not cause trouble, he can also provide secret business taxes. Not many managers will refuse this kind of thing.
However, as the scale of trade expanded, the Wotan Alliance that established offices here also changed from the original Great Sorian Alliance to a top-ranked alliance with its own offices.
Today is the day when Dogo Koje, under the leadership of his Ymir Alliance, met with representatives from the Great Sorian Alliance.
Actually, he didn't want to come, because he hates those bastards who plagiarize and steal their own ideas, but after all, he is a member of the Ymir Alliance, and he still has to listen to what the headquarters says, but this It does not mean that he will obey unconditionally. No furnace descendant will give in easily, even when facing his superiors.
Even from the perspective of a Hearthborn, Dogo Koje is not tall. He is wearing a leather jacket and black traveling pants, his beard is spread out on his chest like a napkin, and his weapons are hidden at his waist. back.
Although the Hearthborn will try their best to avoid fighting among their own clan, there will always be conflicts that cannot be bridged in business practices, and some conflicts cannot be resolved by law and courts. The internal peace of the Wotan Alliance is only relative. In terms of the chaotic galaxy.
After entering the bar, he saw a representative sent by the Ymir Alliance, a dark-skinned human wearing very common gray overalls and a shaved head.
It seems incredible that a Wotan Alliance would send a human as a representative. In fact, the business activities of the Wotan Alliance are very flexible. They know that only humans are the most convenient to operate in human society, so they will hire a large number of human employees for themselves. Serve.
(End of this chapter)