Warhammer 40: The Wandering Merchant

Chapter 83 Cato Sicarius's Bewilderment

Tie Hui smiled slightly: "I'd like to go and see what they need. After all, as a wandering merchant, I should at least explore some trade routes, right?"

Cage nodded; that made sense.

Tie Hui could not possibly reveal his true purpose; he simply wanted to go and see the famous Crying Man.

I heard that the world sent two companies to fight, and after they were all gone, he was the only one left.

That's really incredibly unlucky.

In addition, that area is now a gathering place for so many forces, including the Astral Army, the Astartes Chapters, and other various factions.

The goods needed by each other will certainly be plentiful, and the resulting trade will inevitably flourish.

He happened to have some Emperor Cookies with him as a door knocker, so he went in and pried one out.

Although the original family had many connections and various trade routes, and even some safe exploration routes in the dark universe beyond the Emperor's light.

But that belongs to the family...

Now his entire family has been wiped out, leaving only him. Yes, we also have to count Brian, plus the remaining few hundred guards.

Of those few hundred people, he's the only one left who's truly related by blood.

Your network of connections has completely collapsed. After all, if you've lost your influence, who would still acknowledge a young person like you?

Those trade exploration routes were recorded on parchment scrolls.

However, due to the recent invasion by Chaos Mages, there was quite a bit of damage, since most of those things were located on their own warships.

Tsk!

Therefore, we still need to explore new trade routes and new partners.

These are all difficult tasks.

After hearing Tie Hui's reasoning, Cage immediately nodded and said, "Okay, add you to the itinerary. To ensure quality and safety along the way, Company Commander Carlson ordered Captain Laika Faith to take us along on this shipment. The ship has plenty of space; one more won't make a difference!"

Tie Hui nodded, then got up and went down the mountain with Cage to handle some matters.

He'll have to leave for a while to come up with some necessary construction plans and work on them.

After tidying up, he boarded the spaceship with Lyca Faith.

It was just an ordinary cargo ship, surrounded by several escort ships.

It wasn't particularly luxurious or high-profile; it was just the typical fleet configuration for short-distance trade by wandering merchants.

The purpose is to avoid attracting attention.

After all, who would have thought that such a normal fleet of merchant ronin would include more than a dozen fully armed Black Templar Astartes?

What if we encounter some foolish pirate on the road who tries to rob us?

Hey!

Inside the ship's mess hall, the fire is burning 24 hours a day.

After all, due to the design of the ship, the canteen is only so big.

At least one-fifth of the people on a ship can come to the mess hall to eat. In this environment where artificial intelligence is not used to assist in controlling the ship's movement.

The number of people was unimaginable.

Therefore, the cafeteria started cooking around the clock, so you could have food whenever you wanted.

Now the cafeteria is incredibly quiet, without the noise from the stoves and food serving windows that used to be so loud.

The introduction of Emperor Cookies greatly reduced the pressure on the cafeteria.

Leica Faith sat on a chair nearby, drinking a bowl of amino acid porridge. Looking at Cage beside her, she said with a hint of exasperation, "Look at you, still eating! Don't you even know how to replenish your body with minerals? How will your body withstand eating this much?"

Cage is increasingly fond of Emperor Cookies; not only do they taste good, but they also make him feel more energetic after eating them.

After chewing a few times, Cage swallowed the food in his mouth and took a swig of amino porridge: "Captain, I eat a normal nutritional meal plan for three meals a day. It's just that these biscuits are for daily training, as a snack to replenish my energy."

Lyca Fais shook her head helplessly, but then picked up an Imperial Biscuit and started munching on it: "Snacks! We Astartes monks are supposed to uphold our precepts, how can we indulge in gluttony? You're practically violating our honor."

Cage took a big bite of Glocks meat, the juices flowing freely, the meat flavor intense, and paired with the Emperor's Cookie, it almost made him fly away from the deliciousness.

He listened to his captain's words with his cheeks puffed out, and curled his lip in disdain.

"And you're the one talking! Look at yourself!"

By this time, Lyca Faith had already eaten her fifth Emperor Cookie, almost two bites per cookie.

After hearing what the kid said, the hand that was about to grab the cookie paused.

Even he, as an Astartes, couldn't help but blush and feel embarrassed upon hearing these words.

"I'm doing this for your own good, do you know that?"

Perhaps out of embarrassment or anger, or perhaps because he couldn't find a reason, he could only say something with some embarrassment and annoyance.

At that moment, Tie Hui walked in from another entrance of the cafeteria.

I happened to see the two of them and the Emperor Cookies in front of them.

After boarding the ship, they headed to the planet Raphael.

The group of black-canned food enthusiasts basically eat Emperor biscuits 24 hours a day. They eat them three times a day, and even more before and after training and prayer.

He was worried that these black canned animals might eat everything on the cargo ship en route.

Tie Hui ordered a meal for himself and sat down next to the two men, asking about the recent situation of the fleet.

And so they chatted and ate.

……

In the world of Volda, at Mandeville.

Suddenly, another subspace rift opened up here, and the Star Speaker who was guarding not far away had already reported the information about the newcomers.

Kato Sicarius stood on the bridge, looking at the distant planet.

But at first glance, he was stunned. His initial excitement instantly turned into immense confusion.

Because he saw that the outer perimeter of that planet was densely packed with spaceships and warships, cargo ships, escort ships, and cruisers. There were them one after another.

What's going on?

But he immediately started imagining things, shaking his head as he looked at the warships, and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I knew the task my father assigned couldn't be as easy as picking up one person. It seems there really is going to be a big battle."

But this was exactly what he wanted. With so many warships, this mission was bound to be difficult. It was a mission entrusted to him by his father, and if he could complete it, it would be a great achievement.

To be able to complete such a mission, and to bring back to his father a being who resembles a living saint.

With such merit, I can certainly show off to Titus and the others at the upcoming conference.

As the fleet leaped out of the subspace, Cato Sicarius proudly activated the communicator.

Moncal Gaz's large face then appeared on the holographic screen.

"This is the world of Volda. I am Monkar Gaz, the Chapter Master of the Black Lions Chapter."

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