lcionline Chapter 181 Heading to the Abandoned Ship with Worry
Chapter 181 Heading to the Abandoned Ship with Worry
"Space hulk? Is there anything to salvage if it's all abandoned?"
Lin Heng asked Zachli in a low voice, but the Space Marine's hearing was much better than his, and immediately all eyes turned to him.
"Is this the person who brought news of the Great Primarch?" asked Captain John of the Fifth Company.
“Yes, because I have been studying his strange body recently, so I didn’t bring it with me for discussion with you brothers.
I think as the person chosen by the Fire Dragon Lord, it is necessary for him to know more about things. In time, he may become a brother we trust. "Zachary patted Lin Heng on the shoulder and said.
The crowd did not react much, at most they just nodded. Lin Heng also knew that the other party only regarded him as someone who conveyed the message.
If you want to gain the respect of others, you must show that you are trustworthy.
"But our main task is to find the traces of the Primarch, and we should not waste time exploring the wreck.
Moreover, who knows if there are any alien creatures among them? It is good to be able to collect gene seeds, but if something unpredictable happens, I am afraid that the seeds of the war group will be reduced. "
Seeing the mark, Lin Heng recognized the other party as the commander of the 10th Company, who was responsible for recruiting and training new soldiers.
The commander of the 10th Company, responsible for recruiting new soldiers and scouts
The other party's concerns were not groundless. Zach Li told Lin Heng the information about the abandoned space ship.
A typical space hulk is a mixture of huge wrecked ships and various debris, floating in space.
From time to time, they would emerge from the Warp, or real space, and due to some unknown properties, the hulks would grow larger and larger.
So much so that they even merge into huge monsters with their own atmosphere or gravity.
Normally, this huge wreck would be inhabited by many evil creatures, and it would be impossible to explore it without sending out a professional cleaning team.
The wreck that appeared near the regiment's ship at this moment was not a huge hybrid in the usual sense.
It was just a simple battle barge floating in the subspace, so Zachley and Morton wanted to board the ship to see if they could find any remaining gene seeds.
And the ship's technical sergeants, those Space Marines who have returned from studying in the Adeptus Mechanicus, are even more interested in this derelict.
Maybe they can find a technological product from thousands of years ago in an abandoned ship. That is a creation from the glorious period of the empire. Its value is so high that it is hard not to be tempted.
"If this were in the real universe, it would be fine, but this is the subspace!
Once something unpredictable happens, it is hard to imagine how tragic the consequences will be!" said a company commander.
“That’s why, now that there aren’t any obvious fluctuations in the subspace, we should try to get closer.
If this is a destroyed Chapter, if we can find the surviving gene-seed within it, given time, we may be able to successfully save a Chapter that has already perished!
Isn't this what we have always been aiming for?" said pharmacist Morton.
Everyone continued to discuss, but unfortunately there was no unified opinion. If the chapter commander and other company commanders were here, it would be fine, but the other party was on another battle barge, in another galaxy.
Captain John of the Fifth Company gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then he said:
"The search for the Primarch still requires long-term planning, as does the recovery of the wrecked ship and the search for the remaining gene-seed.
So, let's vote by raising our hands, and the minority shall obey the majority. You may abstain from voting.
Those who want to give up the search for the abandoned battle barge, please raise your hands."
Before he finished speaking, someone immediately raised his arm.
"Seven people, very good. Now, those who agree with the search, please raise your hands to vote."
Zachary, Morton and others immediately raised their arms. Lin Heng observed that several Space Marines also folded their arms and expressed their abstention.
Everyone counted quickly and found that the number of people was still 7.
"Then re-express..."
Captain John was about to initiate another vote, but before he could finish his words, he saw a dwarf raise his arm.
The short man was naturally Lin Heng, but this was not something he wanted to lift up.
He thought he was not qualified to participate in such a voting meeting, so he just watched with his arms folded.
But when think tank Zachli and pharmacist Xize saw that the number of people was the same, they hurriedly looked at Lin Heng who was standing aside. The meaning was self-evident, which forced him to raise his arms.
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"Huh? How can a new recruit be counted as a voting seat?"
"He shouldn't even be standing here, let alone being able to take part in the voting meeting."
The opposition said loudly, and Lin Heng felt so ashamed when he heard it, thinking that you two really know how to use me as a shield.
"Once you join the chapter, you become a brother of the chapter. All Lin Heng needs is time. He will naturally be able to prove his merits. You have to believe in the people chosen by the great Primarch." Zakli said.
"Fully trust every brother. The opponent in the future may be the new Emperor Champion. This is the power he deserves, and he can naturally vote by raising his hand." Morton said.
There was another round of discussion among the crowd, and finally Pastor Caesar spoke and confirmed the result.
"By the time you guys have figured out what's going on, the wreck will have floated away. Lin Heng counts as one, so hurry up and act!"
Hearing this, everyone stopped arguing and Captain John immediately began to command everyone to carry out the next ship contact.
Pastor Lin Hengchong nodded, because he knew that the other party was one of the people who had just abstained.
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"Send a Sword-class frigate and two landing ships for boarding.
Send the Half Grid Company to land, form a tactical team, a destroyer team, and two Terminator veterans. The Librarian, Pharmacist, and Technical Sergeant will accompany them.
Remember, your mission is to investigate, not to fight. If there is any problem, notify the frigate immediately and evacuate immediately.
Do you understand?" said John, the captain of the fifth company.
"Understood!" shouted the Space Marines gathered on the deck.
Then everyone filed in, each boarding a landing craft to approach the ship.
Lin Heng stood by the observation window, watching the landing ship sail out of the hull and fly into the gorgeous subspace.
In the psychedelic space in the distance, a lifeless and calcified warship was drifting aimlessly.
Lin Heng looked at the palm-sized, overturned ship in the distance, and always felt that the decision he was forced to make would produce bad consequences.
"They have prepared for the worst, and have long disregarded life and death. Their only wish is to contribute to the empire.
At the same time, they are also extremely outstanding in the battle group. Things that are impossible for mortals are just a small matter for them. "
Pastor Caesar came to Lin Heng and said.
Lin Heng glanced at the priest wearing a skull helmet, then snorted and looked at the departing fleet.
Fifteen minutes later.
"Channel testing, channel testing, Captain Garcia, please respond if you hear me. Captain Garcia, please respond if you hear me." Captain John of the Fifth Company said.
"...hiss...Garcia heard...Zakli Think Tank is trying...to stabilize the turbulence in the subspace...We will reply...once every hour..."
Lin Heng looked at the fleet that was gradually shrinking; their size was approaching that of a hulk.
"Reverend Caesar, what kind of dangers are there in the wreck?"
“It’s hard to say, usually they are used as a means of transportation by some growing organisms.
They are occasionally used by Orks, Genestealers, or Chaos Cultists as vehicles for invading other worlds.
A huge and dangerous floating object. Anyone who wants to board the ship must be prepared to die.
But this is the Warp, so it's most likely a bunch of twisted Chaos creatures. And the Warp jumps on the Space Hulk are random in nature.
So for us, this means that teleportation is absolutely prohibited, even with a beacon." The priest said slowly.
Lin Heng nodded, and after a long silence, he asked again:
"Why are you speaking for me? I mean... you have given up after all."
"Hmph...I just hate quarreling." Pastor Caesar said, then turned and left.
Lin Heng shook his head and continued to watch the departing ship.
"Hiss...hiss...it will probably take us another hour...to reach the wreck. We will retreat if there is any instability in the subspace."
An hour later, Captain Garcia's reply arrived on time. Captain John sent a message to remind them to pay attention to safety.
"We have arrived...near the hull of the space wreck...rocks are already being absorbed by the hull...We are going to use the melt-ray...to land..."
An hour and a half later, the other party sent a message back, asking the company commander to be more careful.
Then there was a long period of silence. The ships in the distance seemed motionless, time seemed to stand still, and in the command room there was only the sound of a pin drop.
Everyone was waiting for news from the reconnaissance fleet, hoping they would send good news.
"We have broken through... the outer rock area... and have now landed on the wreck... because the wreck capsized..."
Just as everyone was listening carefully to the report, the sudden silence made everyone's heart rise to their throat.
"The boat was damaged due to the capsizing. We are still trying to determine where we are."
But soon the news came again.
Lin Heng looked at his watch and found that nearly three hours had passed since the last message was released.
I immediately felt a little doubtful, as if the time span was a bit too long.
Anxiously waiting, time passed by minute by minute, the brilliant colors remained as brilliant as ever, and I could not feel any changes in the outside world at all.
"Captain Garcia, please reply as soon as possible if you hear me. Captain Garcia, please reply as soon as you hear me."
Perhaps John also noticed that the reply time was wrong, so he quickly tried to contact the fleet.
But it was about six hours later that he received a reply from the other party, and it was not a reply to him.
"There are... a lot of rotten chitinous shells in the ship... The pharmacist analyzed... they might be Tyranids... or Chaos creatures..."
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