[{"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-315":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},1681085,2147,"Chapter 315 - 316 – Hit the Tau’s Artery?! Big Barrel Is Gone?!","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-315",315,"\u003Cp>Tau Empire star cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voidspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spatial ripples vibrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exit of the Namiya Atoll Corridor, a deep rumble like thunder echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, colossal voidships forged from plasteel and adamantium burst forth, unleashing a devastating barrage on the orbital defense lines guarding the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden, ferocious assault plunged the starport into a blazing inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi, leading the Savior's Third Fleet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—had arrived at the Tau Empire's homeworld!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conqueror-class Battleship,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Command Deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... what have I done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Va'an of the Tau looked at the sea of fire ahead, sinking into boundless remorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we've arrived... your transit corridor was faster than I expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Namiya Atoll Corridor was a natural compression zone in space that the Tau had developed into a rapid transit route, linking their core worlds with their frontier realm of Kelto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed Tau fleets to swiftly reach the periphery, facilitating expeditions and invasions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had its advantages and drawbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When facing weak enemies, this rapid corridor was a great convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once an enemy capable of breaching their defenses, like now, appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—this fast track turned into a deadly vulnerability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shortcut that delivered enemies straight into the heart of the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi looked at the star map, his gaze falling upon the marker for T'au, filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Va'an, patting his shoulder, genuinely moved:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be able to launch a raid on T'au... It's a tremendous achievement. Without you, it wouldn't have been possible. You... my friend, are the true hero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an wore an expression of utter agony, closing his eyes as tears streamed down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurt. It hurt so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ambitious Tau commander realized he was the cause of all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart twisted painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret completely consumed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside regret, despair took root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not imagine what foolish actions his pampered, indulgent kin would take when faced with this monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an could not even muster hatred for Volradi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such incompetents ruling the Tau Empire, their defeat was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood that the Empire's command structure and power distribution had led to its decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pampered Tau aristocracy could no longer lead the empire forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they hadn't been defeated by this human, they would have eventually fallen to someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Va'an still held a sliver of hope—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe after this disastrous defeat, the Tau would awaken and begin to correct their errors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi patted Va'an's shoulder again and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. I meant what I said. Once we reach T'au, I'll release you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an plunged into deeper despair. Dying would have been kinder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing him in such circumstances would only announce to all that it was Va'an, the Tau genius, who led the enemy straight to T'au!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he would become the greatest traitor in Tau history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forever nailed to the pillar of shame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bitter face, almost begging, Va'an asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you... perhaps release me in a remote place after?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure,\" Volradi agreed after some thought, \"After all, we have the recordings, transcripts, and your fingerprints anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an, being of the higher caste among the Tau, was an invaluable asset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An insider like him would make future campaigns against the Tau much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Va'an's briefly hopeful expression crumbled into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never escape this fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he returned \"clean\" to the Tau Empire, he would still be the enemy's puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Va'an's gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one way left to preserve his dignity: suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to die than to become a tool for the humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau genius Va'an absolutely could not become their puppet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Va'an built up his courage to sacrifice himself, touched by his own righteousness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—a sigh sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi seemed to see through him and sighed deeply, looking at Va'an with admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you determined to die rather than become our puppet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Volradi handed him a bolt pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I respect your choice. I'll give you a warrior's end. Only through death can you wash away shame and preserve your dignity as a noble Tau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an silently accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His trembling hands pressed the pistol against his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the cold muzzle touched his skin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—an overwhelming fear seized his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an trembled but couldn't pull the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I can't...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bolt pistol slipped from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proud Tau commander realized, to his despair—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll help you then,\" Volradi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Va'an's terrified gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi picked up the bolt pistol, aimed it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an instinctively raised his hands to shield himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched himself frantically—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shot had missed on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Va'an collapsed to his knees, hollow and lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never escape now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi holstered his bolt pistol, smiling kindly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Va'an, it seems you've made your choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the earlier interrogations, the psychological teams had already analyzed Va'an thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau aristocracy's long-standing privilege had eroded their ability to make sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lacked the grit to lead in desperate times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like humanity's great Savior or countless human heroes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who always fought on the frontlines and never feared sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, was why humanity survived the galaxy's cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this analysis was specific to Va'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all Tau aristocrats were like him, future battles would be far easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi knelt slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking at the broken Va'an, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you're our friend, trust me—you'll gain much more...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned away to command the fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was confident—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tau commander would make an excellent puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the starport burned ever fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms blared as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a local defense fleet scrambled out to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the few defenders were no match for the Savior's Third Fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi had no interest in lingering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered the Third Fleet to violently break through—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—to charge straight for T'au itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to act before the Tau home fleets and reinforcements could arrive—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—to strike hard, destroy critical infrastructure, and withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T'au was fortified with planetary shields and anti-orbital defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storming it head-on would be a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Volradi had a secret weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sliding open an info-panel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he revealed a green-marked, hazard-labeled, massive torpedo—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—a Green Tide Spore Torpedo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Developed by the Savior's weapons research division, it was packed with rapidly growing Ork spores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use heavy bombardment as cover, launch the torpedo into T'au's atmosphere—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and infest the planet with Ork spores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Tau capital world would drown in endless Ork infestations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi finalized his plan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and ordered the fleet full speed ahead toward T'au.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after the Third Fleet's departure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun's fleet emerged from the Namiya Corridor, racing after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She desperately pursued the enemy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hoping to stop them before they reached T'au.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all she found were the smoking ruins of shattered defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy fleet had brutally crushed every line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were getting close to T'au!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun fell into deep despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only prayed she could intercept them before they uncovered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the Tau Empire's deadliest secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Savior's fleet moved swiftly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tau planetary reinforcements were now gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun reorganized scattered forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, she had several times the enemy's fleet strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swore—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the cost, she would annihilate the enemy within the Empire's heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the Tau would lose all will to resist the human Imperium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T'au.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equatorial capital city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vast, fortified metropolis was the Empire's heart and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its political and cultural center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly all Tau aristocrats lived here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Supreme Ethereal Council, their orders rippled out from this city, executed without question across the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared doubt the wisdom of the Ethereals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Savior's embassy compound, Alemane, the diplomatic leader, grew ever more worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had sensed something was wrong days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse— her requests to return home had been denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were being detained— softly imprisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such treatment of envoys meant only one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau Empire had likely declared war on the Savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alemane realized they faced extreme danger— but she felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quietly checked her sidearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a graduate of the Loyal Sons Academy, she had been trained not just academically, but in battlefield survival—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—including live combat against xenos and Chaos beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every graduate of Loyal Sons Academy— was a warrior if needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other delegation members were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were ready to fight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—or die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the embassy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enemy attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terminators on guard immediately raised their force shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield absorbed the first salvo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, multiple squads of Tau Battlesuits opened fire— blasting the compound into ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames and smoke engulfed the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a Tau commander hid behind Battlesuits, smugly watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the Savior's forces had attacked a Tau fleet, he volunteered to purge the \"filthy humans\" from this sacred city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But— through the smoke, a bright heat ray lanced out, killing a Battlesuit warrior instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire was abruptly snuffed by hidden devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the clearing smoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a shimmering blue dome appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the embassy's emergency forcefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the ruins, the heavy Terminators loomed like statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, sheltered by the shield,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stood the surviving delegation members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's banner flew proudly above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xenos, perish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Terminator bellowed, raising the banner with one hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his red eyes glowing like twin suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then— he opened fire with a heavy bolter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unleashing hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Terminators and diplomats followed suit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>raining lasers, plasma, bolt shells, and flamers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau Battlesuit squads crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Savior delegation's firepower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was fiercer than an entire Space Marine strike force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau commander realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had underestimated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his lack of heavy armor to \"avoid escalation\" backfired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such unexpected resistance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he screamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the Greater Good! Hold them back! Bring in the armor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his sights, the Terminators advanced relentlessly under heavy fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't just surviving—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—they were pushing back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tau soldiers fell one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing self-preservation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he turned and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the delegation was trapped anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reinforcements would soon crush them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just as he turned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>multiple krak missiles streaked in,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tearing apart his shield and breaking his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crying out in pain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he tried to rally the survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a crimson figure smashed into the Tau lines—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—a towering Terminator with a roaring chainsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terminator dismembered the Battlesuit warriors with brutal efficiency,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blood spraying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the commander could react,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Terminator stomped down—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and crushed his skull into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Tau armored reinforcements finally arrived—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and unleashed a devastating bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's embassy forcefield flickered and failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alemane stood under the collapsing shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the next volley would kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—it was time to give everything for the Savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she vowed to kill as many enemies as possible before the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alemane gritted her teeth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and kept firing into the advancing Tau ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive explosion rocked the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone instinctively looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city's planetary shield had activated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and brilliant bursts of artillery fire bloomed across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through his magnoculars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Terminator captain spoke with rare excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Savior—our fleet is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T'au Orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Savior's Third Fleet clashed with Tau defenses—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and sporadically fired at the planet below to sow chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the main Tau battle fleets could arrive,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was still time to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Conqueror-class Battleship,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi's eyes gleamed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the nearby black hole-like phenomenon on the sensors:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a dangerous warp rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the Tau Empire built their capital next to a dormant warp rift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were destabilized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the rift would engulf T'au and nearby worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would be consumed by the Warp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why build here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partly because it was their birthplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partly because they had never suffered a true invasion before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Imperium's old crusades had never reached this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was believed safer to guard the rift from the capital itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the rift ever collapsed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the whole sector was doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Truthfully, even the Imperium lived similarly precariously—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Terra itself sat atop an even worse disaster.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi didn't overthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the rift,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he immediately changed his plan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the Ork torpedo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the rift would be much more satisfying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi commanded all ships to focus fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several concentrated bombardments,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the rift's defenses were smashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single torpedo shot into the black void—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no light or sound—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but visibly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the rift began distorting violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tau Empire's artery had been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black ball shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chaotic spatial tear spread—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—sweeping toward T'au.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charalton Sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Omms Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporary Savior Sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sat before his terminal, troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the galaxy spiraling into chaos,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he grew more determined to expand his military forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from capturing Tau Battlesuit technology, he needed to strengthen his elite forces—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Space Marines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Savior's three Chapters only numbered around 50,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Way too few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a galaxy of a hundred million worlds— even a million Space Marines wouldn't be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed to double it to 100,000 soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But obstacles like gene-seed shortages slowed progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he could find—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—or raid—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a non-Imperial gene-seed vault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, he also thought of improving quality:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, his research teams recovered a lost STC fragment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>allowing them to create \"Centurion-pattern\" heavy exoskeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first prototypes were ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon to be fielded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sons of Man Chapter—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They vanished during an encounter with a Tyranid Hive Fleet in a barren region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their last recording captured Big Barrel shouting about \"grabbing some bug meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Search teams scoured realspace and the Warp—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden could faintly sense they were alive before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but recently, even that faint link snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—he could only pray they weren't dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Barrel... where the hell did you all run off to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was still waiting to eat that bug meat you promised...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet deep down—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he believed Big Barrel would return someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was half a god now, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prophecies weren't often wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new report arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eden glanced at it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tau Empire... has surrendered unconditionally?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I think this kind of 'epic' type of translations it's too much. 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