SWNOVELXO Chapter 73: 172
A fleet consisting of five large transport ships and two frigates has set off under Rebecca's arrangement. Their target is a desolate planet on the edge of the explored galaxy.
Various mining equipment, a large amount of daily necessities, and nearly 10,000 workers disguised as soldiers were carried on these armed transport ships.
This planet has mineral resources that can be used by humans. The reserves discovered by the early troops are considerable. Although it is not suitable for human survival, it is qualified as a mining planet.
Originally, this planet was divided by the Monget Dynasty to a small merchant ronin dynasty, which was responsible for independent mining and management.
All they have to do is hand in a certain amount of output.
Unfortunately, a month ago, the early construction team had just arrived when they were attacked by those Eldar pirates.
This group of pirates seemed to have known in advance that the imperial forces here were under-strength.
All humans on the planet were captured and slaughtered, causing the small dynasty to temporarily abandon the planet.
At this time, there were too many attacks within the Alliance's sphere of influence, and there was no reason to mobilize large-scale forces to defend this inconspicuous frontier mining planet.
As they approached the system, the frigates protecting the transport began to disengage.
"Captain Burns, according to the Dynasty's request, you will have to go on the rest of the voyage by yourself. May the Emperor bless you. You must build defenses as soon as possible after arriving at your destination. Pirates have been appearing there very frequently recently. I really don't understand why the Dynasty would send you there. It's too dangerous."
If you encounter danger, please immediately send a message to the nearest star system, and support will arrive soon."
Burns could tell from the other party's tone that he was even speaking up for him. The other party might even think that they were doomed. After all, their numbers were too small and they were not enough to face the pirates' looting.
But only Burns and his crew knew their real mission. All they had to do was wait for the enemy to arrive and deliver the goods they were carrying to the enemy.
"May the Emperor bless you, and thank you for your escort. All we have to do is to carry out the orders of the dynasty. Other things are not something we need to consider."
Watching the two frigates leave, the atmosphere on the bridge became heavier. The escort fleet did not know their mission, but the people on this ship knew it very well.
After the transport ship transports equipment and personnel to the ground.
All they saw were the ruins left behind by the Eldar pirates.
A devastated pioneer camp has been established.
Burns, wearing combat uniform, led the soldiers in his team to search the remaining facilities and buildings.
There were still a lot of dried blood stains on the walls inside the building, and even after a month, there was still a strong smell of blood. The facility that was originally planned to be abandoned had never been cleaned up by anyone.
Many of the cabins still contained corpses that had begun to decay severely.
They were all workers here, with their stomachs cut open and their limbs cut off. Burns even saw some people whose intestines were pulled out and who were then strangled to death by their own intestines.
All the tragic scenes made everyone in this team swallow their saliva. Although they had heard about the cruelty of these dark elves, not many people had actually seen it.
They all wondered if they could really endure this kind of torture.
"These damn aliens! Captain, what should we do next?"
"Anderson, have someone clean up the bodies here first. If they continue to be exposed here, there may be a plague."
"Yes! Captain!"
The team began to transport various collection equipment down and conduct symbolic collection on the planet. In order to make the pirates believe that this place was being used again, some basic defense facilities were set up and soldiers began to patrol and guard.
Everyone was nervously waiting for the possible appearance of the enemy.
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And during this time, the dynasty team arrived at this mining planet.
A group of Eldar pirates also noticed them.
"Lord Kalucin, the news from Kolor has pointed out another target for us. It is a human resource planet that we once attacked."
At this time, the light cruiser Mourning Memory belonged to the Eldar pirates.
Calusin, leader of the Twilight Swords, sits on his blade throne.
"Low-level monkeys, these worthless creatures are like a group of pests that can never be killed. They have no value in this world at all. They have been slaughtered once, yet they still try to come here to mine for resources.
Have they forgotten the horror they were inflicted upon them?"
Kalushin's expression was uncertain, as if he was offended by the human's contempt for him, but also excited by the impending killing.
This battleship not only has those Dark Eldars, but also a large number of Ark Eldar warriors from Kolor.
Kalucin didn't like these people who once came from the same Ark World. He, who was also born in the Ark World, was tired of the restrained life, but his pirate group really needed the help of these warriors.
Over the years, humans have become increasingly powerful in the expansion zone, causing his looting operations to be constantly hindered, especially those humans in combat uniforms, who have caused him great losses.
After leaving Collor, although we were free, we also lost the logistics of the entire Ark World and had to rely on ourselves for everything.
But when the so-called Rogue Trader Alliance and the abominable Monget Dynasty appeared, everything changed. The human fleet that used to be always late would appear shortly after he launched his attack.
He couldn't understand how humans could react so quickly!
The lack of captured slaves meant that the Dark Eldar within the pirate group could not replenish their souls, which was a fatal blow to his rule.
Even he himself would need a large number of slaves to make up for the souls that were constantly being drained by Slaanesh.
The sudden support from the Ark World gave him more supplies and weapons, as well as more warriors.
Kalucin knew that it was Ella, the most powerful prophet of the Kolor Ark World, who was using him, but it was undeniable that the other party's divination ability and the warriors from the Ark World were indeed what he needed.
But the price the other party wanted him to pay was to keep attacking those human monkeys, and there was no reason for him to refuse.
They are just taking what they need.
It was the clowns who attacked Gao Yi who came to the Corrol Ark World, which had long been rooted near the expansion zone. The clowns revealed the prophecy of the Laughing God to Corrol's Council of Prophets.
The expansion of the dynasty inevitably led to conflicts with the virgin worlds and outposts protected by the Kolor Ark World.
Faced with the army of the Dynasty and the Alliance, the Ark Eldar stationed there suffered heavy losses.
Collor, who originally advocated isolationism, gradually became unable to accept this situation. They viewed humans as primitive creatures, and the appearance of the clown completely pushed them back.
Although the Harlequins have authority among the Eldar, each Eldar is also an independent individual. How can the already divided Eldar come together again because of a prophecy and throw themselves into a war at all costs?
Not to mention that the current human forces in the expansion area are much stronger than an Ark World.
Otherwise, if the Laughing God raises his arms and shouts, won't the Dark Eldar and the Ark Eldar have to unite again to rebuild the Eldar Empire?
Kolor had no intention of engaging in large-scale direct conflict with humans. The Council of Prophets was not stupid. The Ark Eldar were not like the Dark Eldar, who had half-born children created in artificial wombs and could create as many as they wanted.
The approach chosen by the Kolor Eldar is to use the resources of the Ark Eldar to supply other Eldar pirates, and let them fight. Only when necessary will Kolor directly intervene in the war.
"Lord Kaluchin, are we going to take action on this planet?!"
"Of course! These monkeys will pay the price for their arrogance! We might be able to fetch a good price for these people if we sell them to Comoros. Compared to the support from Collor, I would rather use slaves to buy the supplies I need!"
After all, they can feel at ease only when they spend what they earn, and Collor may cut off their supply at any time, so their destiny is in their own hands.
The majority of the Sword of Curtain of Light are ambitious people and conspirators from the Dark City of Comoros, and most of the pirate group's resources also come from the Dark City of Comoros.
Slaves were real hard currency there