Chapter 57

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

Kaili and Isud were stunned.

They had expected that beneath the faceplate might be hideous Bug Race mouthparts, or a rotting face, or twisted mutated tissue.

But they absolutely never expected it would be a human face that looked completely normal, even handsome!

Was he human? Or at least, human in appearance?

Then what was going on with this carapace?

Great confusion struck their cognition.

Just as they were stunned and dazed.

Pfft, something fell onto the deck beside Lin En's foot.

The two instinctively looked down.

It was an arm, to be precise, an arm belonging to a Dark Eldar.

The skin was pale, and the wound looked as if it had been torn off by sheer force.

A delicate mesh armor was still worn on the wrist.

Immediately afterward, several drops of sticky, dark green liquid dripped beside the arm, emitting a "hiss hiss" sound.

The metal surface of the deck was immediately corroded into several small pits, emitting pungent white smoke.

Kaili and Isud abruptly raised their heads, looking above Lin En.

Only then did they horrifyingly discover that on Lin En's shoulder was not empty.

There crouched a huge mass of purple shadow.

The shadow's outline could roughly be seen as a giant creature.

Its size was probably close to six meters, nearly reaching the corridor's ceiling!

And this terrifying monster was at this moment chewing on a mangled Dark Eldar corpse, exactly that pirate deputy officer who had led the attack on the bridge just now.

The upper half of the corpse was already gone, leaving only the part below the waist.

The chewing sound was hair-raising.

"Eat slowly, no one is snatching from you." Lin En softly comforted the existence on his shoulder.

This monster hovered strangely on Lin En's shoulder like this, she relied on powerful psychic power to maintain this anti-gravity hovering.

It looked as if Lin En was carrying her on his shoulder.

"What proof? Explain in detail."

Only when Lin En spoke again did the two barely recover from this extreme fear and shock.

Kaili looked at Lin En's human face, then looked at the terrifying shadow on his shoulder.

His brain had completely shut down, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word.

Lin En furrowed his brow, his gaze turned to Isud.

"It seems he needs some time to calm down." Lin En said, "You speak."

Isud's complexion was no better than Kaili's, but her will was more tenacious.

After shock and fear, the instinct for survival and reason regained the upper hand.

She looked at Lin En's human face, not knowing what she was thinking in her heart.

This "Titus" was absolutely not an Imperial Navy.

Who exactly was he? A xenos disguiser? A genetically modified monster? Or some kind of more terrifying existence?

But these no longer mattered.

What mattered was that he needed them.

And as long as they were still useful, there was still a possibility of survival, even room for bargaining.

Isud took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart, and tried to keep her voice clear:

"Although you now completely control this ship, and have obtained the first step of proving identity, 'Transportation'.

Brevis knows that it was the 'Xian Ge Hao' carrying the new Governor to arrive."

Seeing Lin En did not order someone to slap herself, she then continued.

"But, to truly pass through Brevis Planet's orbital station, the triple inspection of the State Religion and Noble Council, and officially take office as Governor.

You also need another three key proof documents."

"Which three?"

"First, the Sector Governor's recommendation letter." Isud spoke at a steady pace, as if reporting work.

"This is a paper letter from the Calixis Sector Governor's Mansion, and certified by the Legal Affairs Department.

It is equivalent to the Sector high level's trust endorsement and qualification confirmation for Kaili taking office as Planetary Governor.

This letter is relatively easiest to forge, but the next two things are comparatively harder to forge."

"Continue." Lin En spoke.

"Second, is the Gene Secret Order." Isud continued.

"It is a biologically encrypted crystal origin, storing the highest secrets about Brevis that only the Governor himself can know.

This secret order can only be unlocked and read by Kaili's own gene sequence."

It is the core of the Governor's power, and only a legitimate heir can receive full authorization. »

She specifically emphasized that «only Kaili's own genes» would do.

She thought to herself, «You want to take his place—how do you solve that? »

Lin En showed no expression, merely nodding slightly to signal her to continue.

Isud's heart sank slightly; did the other party not care about the «gene lock»?

She suppressed her doubt and spoke the last item:

«Third, the Governor's Scepter. »

«It is not only a public extension of the Governor's identity, but also a symbol of everyday power. »

More importantly, it is itself a key.

Inside the scepter is also a biological password requiring gene verification.

Once verified by the scepter, one can activate and control Brevis's orbital defense system.

This is also one of the Governor's most important powers. »

She added, «However, the scepter is not currently in our hands. »

«By procedure, it is kept by the State Religion's High Prelate of the Brevis Area. »

Only after completing the first two verifications and confirming your identity is correct

will the Foot Regiment formally hand over the scepter to you at the Nine Zhi Dian, before all the nobles. »

She had laid out all the difficulties without concealment.

She also wanted to see what this mysterious «Heretic» was relying on to dare plot for the position of Planetary Governor of the Human Empire.

Lin En touched his chin, thoughtful.

Indeed, it was not that simple.

Although the Empire's bureaucratic system was extremely sluggish and inept,

appointments at the level of Planetary Governor still had a cumbersome yet effective verification process.

Letters of recommendation could be forged, but the gene locks on the latter two items were indeed a threshold.

However...

Lin En's mouth corner curved slightly upward.

When it came to gene technology and biological camouflage, how could humans compare to the Bug Race?

«Where are the Secret Order and the letter of recommendation now? » Lin En asked directly.

Isud glanced at the useless Kaili and sighed:

«In a secure Mishishi on the upper level of the Bridge, requiring Kaili's gene verification to open. »

«Lead the way. » Lin En had no waste talk.

The face mask covered his face again, and six eyes lit up with purple light once more.

Under Isud's guidance, a «crew member» supported Kaili as the three left this corridor full of corpses and headed toward the Bridge.