[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-149":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1680919,2147,"Chapter 149 - 150: A Treasure More Valuable Than a Planet?","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>The concept of relics was broad, with varying definitions across the Empire's institutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relics could be lost ancient technology, weapons left behind by powerful beings, or even mundane items like basins used by the Emperor or living saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, anything the fleet commander deemed worth hiding had to be exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fleet had collected the tithes from nine planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the Emperor's directives, the fleet commander had also looted the planets' nobles, seizing their treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure safety, the most valuable treasures were stored aboard the massive flagship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most precious of these treasures, however, were secretly hidden away by the commander, intending to keep them for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were said to be relics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleet commander refused to disclose the treasure's location unless he could meet with the governor in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he hoped to bargain for his life using the treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden arrived at the interrogation chamber to find the disheveled fleet commander, who burst into tears upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, please spare me! I will pledge my loyalty to you and reveal the treasures' location!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spare you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What makes you think you deserve mercy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you ordered an orbital bombardment to kill me, did you think about the consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And loyalty? Do you even understand the concept?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the commander looked pitiful, he had suffered no real harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already confessed much before any torture had begun, using the promise of treasures as leverage to request a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden doubted whether this man had even graduated from the Navy Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander's opportunism was well-known, and no one would trust his loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don't you want the treasures? They're worth more than planets!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Eden's unwillingness to spare him, the commander grew desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I want them. But what leverage do you have now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing your nature, you probably hid them aboard your flagship. The ship is mine—I'll find them eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden glanced at the Tribunal interrogators standing nearby, who were in training to become full-fledged Inquisitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue the interrogation. Increase the pressure—I don't care if he dies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to leave, Eden was stopped by the commander's frantic cries:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! Even if you find the vault, you'll need the special passcode to access it. Without it, the failsafe will destroy everything inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander explained that forcing the vault open without the code would trigger a heat-melt device, reducing the treasures to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for the information. That's all I needed to know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Eden wanted was a general idea of the vault's location and its mechanisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the so-called special passcode, he had no intention of relying on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The risks were too great—who knew what other traps it might activate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he trusted Webby, machine spirit, to bypass the vault's systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander, realizing Eden had left, fell into despair. He refused to disclose further details, believing the governor would eventually return for the code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Tribunal continued interrogating other prisoners, gathering more reports to cross-reference the commander's claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Search for the Vault\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden instructed Webbyto search the flagship for the hidden vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a secret room aboard a 10-kilometer-long ship, akin to a small city, was no easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the commander's hints suggested the vault was in an area without surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Webby focused on blind spots in the ship's monitoring system, quickly identifying several potential locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first search, near the bridge, turned up nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second team moved to the ship's lower decks, a labyrinth of pipes and compartments resembling a hive's underbelly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the search team encountered mutated maintenance workers, who had succumbed to corruption and become abominations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutants were executed on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further exploration revealed several groups of Chaos creatures, which the team eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tales of hidden demons aboard ancient ships were common. These incidents underscored the need for a thorough cleansing of all captured vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the number of blind spots dwindled, Eden grew increasingly tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the vault truly hidden among these areas, or was this all a ploy to buy time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the search team found the vault in the last blind spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the vault's entrance, Eden wore a gas mask to block the putrid stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite the hiding spot...\" he muttered, marveling at how the vault had been disguised as a waste pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a specific purpose, no one would have discovered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, tech-priests busily installed scanning devices and signal boosters, while Thunder Warriors dealt with any emerging Chaos creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the golden-tinged signal booster activated, Webby's presence manifested nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, did you miss me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden energy flickered as Webby's voice emanated from the speakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden, focused on the vault, replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop joking and crack this vault's system. Be careful of the heat-melt failsafe—I don't want anything inside destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\" Webbychirped, directing the surrounding machines to interface with the vault's system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was time-consuming, and the team waited in tense silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, the vault system has been successfully breached!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sprang to his feet, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great! Is the heat-melt device completely disabled? Any surprises I should know about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Webbyexplained that the vault didn't have a special passcode, but rather a booby-trapped \"activation code.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Eden trusted the commander and used the code, the resulting heat wave would have incinerated everything—and anyone—nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander's final act of defiance had been thwarted by Eden's caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vault doors creaked open, Eden stepped onto a soft carpet made from the fur of a rare white feline species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passageway was lined with dormant heat-melt devices, which would have been catastrophic if triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Vault\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vault was a state-of-the-art storage facility, its walls and floors crafted from advanced protective materials to shield its contents from all forms of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of storage containers housed ancient artifacts, exuding an aura of solemnity and reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air carried a faint, aged fragrance that evoked peace and serenity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the vault's deepest point, Eden found a glass case containing an ancient stone tablet inscribed with intricate runes and patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the tablet lay a parchment made of aged sheepskin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Eden saw the parchment, he recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes fell on the blood-red fingerprint mark in the lower-right corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the Emperor... Is this genuine?\" Eden exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check Out My Patreon For +20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!! For Only $5!!][[email protected]\u002Fzaelum]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+500 Power Stones = +1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank You For Your Support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1081,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.687Z",1,"novelbin.me","d126ee1956cabbebc2d79e1e290d6e6d8f1120ad5d219512b4da89a7dac5d5c9","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-150","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-148",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]