Chapter 156: Warhammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Zerg

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

"Luna Gu Ma..." he muttered under his breath, "that Chaos Wizard is Luna!"

"What?" The officer didn't hear what he was saying.

Lei Ou didn't explain, continuing to think further.

Two years ago, his father died in battle.

He had worshipped his father since childhood, so he hadn't thought much of it.

But later Lei Ou discovered many things that were off.

The details of that campaign were sealed, and all surviving soldiers were executed.

The outside world only knew that Alistair had heroically sacrificed himself, dying gloriously in that campaign.

But it was too strange—if it was a heroic sacrifice, why seal the information?

Lei Ou grew suspicious.

He spent two years piecing together clues bit by bit, though he only had some leads.

But in the end, he still reached a conclusion that left him alarmed.

His father hadn't died in battle—or rather, hadn't died as an Imperial human.

So Grandfather had sealed the news, executed everyone who knew, and told the outside world only "heroic sacrifice."

And from then on, Grandfather became more and more stubborn, more and more silent, locking all secrets in his heart.

And Luna Gu Ma, after that, became more and more obsessed with STC.

While investigating the details of his father's death, he also found some information about that STC.

That STC seemed to have some kind of power, making everyone who had long-term contact with it madly infatuated with it.

Once, he accidentally overheard Grandfather and Luna arguing.

Luna said she wanted to devote herself fully to researching STC, feeding knowledge and technology back to the family.

Grandfather firmly disagreed, saying that thing was too dangerous, and research couldn't go too deep.

Luna said something at the time that he still remembers to this day:

"You don't understand anything, that STC can do anything!"

Being able to do anything—that's not something a normal person would say.

Back then, Lei Ou felt that his aunt seemed to have her brain controlled by STC.

Lei Ou continued thinking further.

Uncle Calum, Internal Affairs Lord, was close with the Nobles.

He could incite the Noble Council to rebel, spread rumors, create chaos.

But he couldn't mobilize Knight Mecha, couldn't mobilize the Knight Auxiliary Army.

Luna Gu Ma, Technical Lord, was long connected with the Machine Cult.

She was close with the Machine Cult, could access STC, could research those forbidden knowledge.

And she could control some Knights.

So Lei Ou adjusted his nonexistent glasses:

"The truth is only one!"

Calum plotted a trap against the Governor, wanting to swallow the credit alone, to gain the favor of the Chaos Evil God.

Luna discovered his plan, brought Yi Su's Demon to cause trouble—not to save the Governor, but to steal the prize.

The Noble Council's rebellion was incited by Calum.

He thought this could create chaos, leaving the Governor overwhelmed.

But Calum couldn't control the family's main armed forces, so the Noble Council didn't dare go all out.

This is also the reason why Calum came out to back him up earlier, but Lin En escalating further faced no obstruction.

But after Luna manipulated the Knight Mecha and Knight Auxiliary Army's rebellion, the situation took a turn.

The Noble Councils saw the fate of the Saint Galus Family's main force, and only then dared to go all out, sparking a civil war within the Forbidden Wall.

Two people, with different plans and thoughts, even believing in two different Chaos Evil Gods.

But they just happened to complement each other by mistake, triggering this chaos sweeping across all of Brevis.

"Damn." Lei Ou, having figured it out, was somewhat annoyed.

He leaned back against the ice wall, closed his eyes.

His mind was still turning, still thinking, still piecing together those fragments.

But one thing, he had already confirmed.

This civil war, had not ended.

The fifth day.

Lei Ou no longer remembered how long he had been in this cell.

Here there were no windows and no sunlight, only four walls that seemed to be getting tighter and tighter.

He sat on the stone slab bed, back against the wall, eyes staring at the ceiling.

His posture was exactly the same as five days ago.

The soldier who brought food came three times a day.

Lei Ou maintained normal physiological activity.

But besides that, he did nothing.

He did not speak, nor did he think about anything.

His head was empty, which was fine, at least it didn't hurt anymore.

Footsteps came from outside the door; Lei Ou did not look up, probably the one bringing lunch.

The small window on the iron door opened, not the feeding slot, but the small window above used to observe prisoners.

"Sir Lei Ou." A voice came; it was the young non-commissioned officer who had been guarding him these past few days.

"Good news."

Lei Ou did not move.

Good news, what good news could there be?

He did not want to know anything.

"Two big shots came from the Main Hive." The non-commissioned officer's voice carried excitement, "They say they want to see you!"

Lei Ou's eyelids twitched.

Big shots? Looking for him?

"Who is it?" He spoke, his voice somewhat listless.

The non-commissioned officer was somewhat surprised and delighted; this was the second time Lei Ou had spoken in five days.

"Uh... seems there's a Sir named Gus."

"Deputy Officer from the Governor's Mansion, quite young, heard he's very handsome."

Gus?!

Finally, there was light in Lei Ou's eyes.

Gus had come!

Gus was Lin En's deputy officer, one of the people Lin En trusted most.

He represented Lin En's identity, showing that Governor Sir had not abandoned him.

But immediately, another emotion surged up.

Worry.

He knew Gus represented Lin En's attitude, but would Lin En really trust him?

They had once fought side by side, on the Forbidden Wall, on the Ice Plains, in those difficult years.

They had shared the honor of victory together, drunk the celebratory wine together.

But his contact with Lin En was actually not frequent.

Lin En was the Governor, the Commander-in-Chief, the Emperor's Chosen.

He was just the "Young Master" of the Sheng Jia Lu Shi Jia, the Second-in-Command of the Vanguard Army.

Their intersection was limited to the battlefield and meetings.

Even Hammond could only watch and wait, only lock him up and wait for news.

What about Lin En? He needed to consider the big picture more; would he take a risk for him?

Lei Ou's heart hung in suspense.

The iron door opened.

Long-absent sunlight stabbed into the cell, blinding Lei Ou so he could not open his eyes.

He used his hand to shield his eyes, adapted for a few seconds, then slowly stood up and walked out.

Sunlight shone on him, warm and cozy, completely different from the gloomy cold in the cell.

Afterwards, he saw the people outside.

A dense mass, all people.

Officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Army filled the entire open space.

They wore uniforms, held weapons, and stood in neat square formations.

No one spoke, only the sound of wind blowing over flags.

Lei Ou was dazed for a moment.

He had stood before such lines countless times, inspecting troops, boosting morale.

Back then he would feel pride and hot blood boiling, feeling everything he did was worth it.

But now, he only felt shame.

He kept his head down, not daring to look into those people's eyes.

They had once followed him in charges, killed enemies together, even entrusted their lives to him.

And him? Now he was a imprisoned suspect, a traitor stripped of clan status, a pitiful worm needing others to prove his innocence.

Five days was enough to make a proud lion lower its head.

The crowd automatically parted, making way for a path.

At the end of the path stood several people.

Gus, Hammond, and several generals he knew.

They stopped five meters away, looking at him.

Lei Ou's heart sank a little.

But Gus only paused for an instant, then continued walking forward.

He walked straight over, crossed that five-meter distance, and walked all the way to Lei Ou's front.

He did not stop, nor did he approach with caution like the others; he simply walked straight over and stood in front of Lei Ou.

Lei Ou's breath caught for an instant.

Gus looked at him without speaking, merely reaching out to pat him on the shoulder.

"Long time no see."

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