Chapter 168: The miserable former planetary governor, Galken!

Life returned once again to the vicious cycle of training, being abused, and receiving treatment.

It was not until Albert received orders to head to the Vigilance Star that this suffering finally came to an end.

As a Captain of the Watchers Chapter, Lei Meng did not receive transfer orders and was temporarily required to garrison in the Loser Nest World until the Empire restored its administrative control.

Thus, Alvin's mentor was changed to Lei Meng, who taught him courses on the strategic level, such as tactical deployment and the maneuvering of troops.

This stuff was not a bit easier than sword training. Every day when Alvin opened his eyes, what awaited him was a mountain of books. According to Lei Meng, these were just the abridged versions; the real content could fill an entire warehouse!

The days of being a noble... did not seem as wonderful as he had imagined.

Although he no longer had to worry about food and clothing, his troubles seemed to have multiplied.

In addition to needing to study strategy and tactics and review his swordsmanship, Elsa added two more subjects for him. The first was to memorize the glorious history of the Valerius family, and the second was to understand the history of the Empire, the history of the nobility, and various other histories that urgently needed to be supplemented.

Looking at the "Family History" that was practically like a mountain, Alvin immediately felt a massive headache.

He had thought that since they weren't a knightly family, he wouldn't need to recite family history all day long. He hadn't expected that the Rogue Trader dynasty had this custom as well, and looking at the scale, it seemed even thicker!

No wonder; it was a family passed down from the Great Crusade era. This history was longer than his own life!

Learning was extremely dull, but Alvin still calmed his heart. He knew that if he wanted to grow into a qualified Rogue Trader, these were all things he had to experience.

For a whole week, Alvin locked himself in the Planetary Governor's Mansion until the lessons ended that day.

"Young Master Alvin, we have found the 'target'."

Elsa was as cold as ever. After the lessons ended, she informed Alvin of a piece of good news.

Galken Hadley had been found!

That grandson thought that by hiding in a Necron tomb, no one would discover him.

But unfortunately, he had guessed many things, but he had not guessed that he would be backstabbed by his former "cooperation partner."

Rosales's servitors had long since caught Galken's trail. Afterward, Alvin only needed to appropriately leak some information and hand it over to the housekeeper, Elsa.

As for the reason?

No, from the moment he became the heir to the Valerius family, he didn't need to explain!

Elsa would not have any doubts; she would only faithfully execute the tasks Alvin entrusted to her.

From the moment she was appointed as housekeeper, her actions only needed to be responsible to Alvin; she didn't even need to report to the family head, Horn. This was the power and rule of the "nobility"!

"Heh, not easy..." In the depths of Alvin's eyes, a heart-palpitating killing intent brewed.

Elsa, standing beside him, seemed a bit shocked. This "Young Master," who usually looked very gentle, seemed to be a person who could kill without blinking!

But thinking back to those legendary deeds regarding "Alvin," Elsa didn't find it strange.

After all, this Young Master... was an existence capable of single-handedly fighting a Khorne Chosen!

"There is currently a kill team on standby, Young Master." Elsa reminded him softly: "You can summon them at any time, but I suggest you seek help from Captain Lei Meng."

Actually, the implied meaning in this sentence was to let him stay honestly in the Planetary Governor's Mansion and not think about running to the front lines.

As the dignified heir to the Valerius family, did he really need to personally go out to deal with a piece of scum who had fallen to Chaos?

It was simply a joke!

If it weren't for Alvin's specific instructions, they would have already fired a macro-cannon shot the moment the target was discovered.

What heresy, Chaos, blessings... even if you are a Chosen, everyone is equal before a macro-cannon!

Anyway, the area outside the Loser Nest World was already nearly destroyed. Destroying it a bit more thoroughly wouldn't be a big problem. At worst, they could just pay the Empire some compensation later.

"I understand the logic of what you're saying, but... Elsa, I can't swallow this anger!"

The veins on Alvin's hand gripping the pen bulged, and flames of anger seemed to burn in his pupils. He suppressed his voice and said: "If I don't watch him die with my own eyes, I won't be at ease!"

"I understand your feelings, Young Master Alvin."

Since Alvin had said so, Elsa seemed a bit helpless and reluctantly nodded in agreement, but she didn't forget to urge him: "But you must promise me that you absolutely cannot be impulsive, and you must not accept any provocations to go and single-handedly fight that Chaos scum, okay?"

Her worry was not entirely without reason.

Looking at this "Young Master's" astonishing resume, he was very easily provoked. She was worried that if he got angry, he would grab his power sword and go down to fight the target one-on-one.

Although nobles had honorable duels, she didn't think there was any "honor" to speak of when dealing with Chaos scum.

Either use a macro-cannon to evaporate them directly, or use an absolute superiority in troops to flatten them all the way!

Martial virtue?

What martial virtue is there to speak of with Chaos scum!

"I understand your worries, Elsa."

Alvin's temperament had been subtly changed a lot during these days of study.

He looked even more refined, but only Elsa knew that the Young Master's essence hadn't changed; he was just better at disguising himself.

This was good. As a noble, especially a Rogue Trader, one needed "disguise" even more!

"The transport plane is already waiting outside, Young Master."

Elsa said lightly: "I contacted Captain Lei Meng for you in advance and informed him that you needed help. He is willing to dispatch a tactical squad. I hope you won't blame me."

"You did very well, Elsa."

Alvin praised.

Having such a thoughtful housekeeper could indeed save him more energy and time.

Galken hid cautiously in the Necron tomb while calculating a "greater" conspiracy in his heart.

He hoped to gain the favor of the great "Lord of Change" to win more blessings.

But unfortunately, the first step of the conspiracy was blocked.

He wanted to use the Necron tomb to start another war, but the problem was... how to get into the Necron tomb?

Galken didn't sleep or rest for over a dozen days and nights, almost digging through and hollowing out this hard rocky mountain with his bare hands. But apart from a few annoying metal beetles, he didn't see any shadow of a "Necron tomb" at all, as if it didn't exist!

In fact, he didn't know anything about the Necrons at all, let alone understand the ancient ruins.

Back then, Rosales had come to him, and he had deliberately pretended to be very knowledgeable. He originally intended to hold onto the idea of getting something for nothing, but who knew the other side wouldn't play with him anymore.

Now, Galken was embarrassed. He knew that the tomb was sleeping in this mountain, and he knew it was an extremely ancient civilization, but apart from these two pieces of information, he didn't know anything else, let alone how to find that Necron tomb hidden in hyper-space!

"Ahhhhhhh——!!!"

Galken finally broke down, roaring in incompetent rage in the empty tunnel he had dug.

He had dug for over ten days, and his claws were almost broken, yet he hadn't even seen a hair of the ancient civilization. How could he not collapse?!

He even suspected whether Rosales had lied to him and that there were no ancient ruins here at all.

But then he thought, he still had to offer a conspiracy surprising enough for the great Lord of Change, so he had to bury his face and continue the digging work.

"I will definitely find it! I will definitely find it!"

Galken had become completely obsessed, pinning his last hope on those ancient ruins. ===== CHAPTER 169 =====