After two months of traveling in subspace, Soshyan finally approached his long-lost hometown.
But as soon as it broke away from the subspace and left the jump node of the Nessen system, it was located in front of the fleet. The Unbound Soul was the first to discover the invaders' signal.
The information was quickly transmitted back to the fleet. In just a moment, every warship was in combat mode, with gun emplacements deployed and torpedoes in storage.
However, the strange alien ship that suddenly appeared did not take any obvious hostile actions. In the end, it was the Unbound Soul that first sensed the existence of the enemy ship - the scanning officer spent a lot of effort to keep the signal stable, because it was always on the display screen. Sometimes it appears and disappears.
Repeated greetings were met with static, and fleet astropaths reported that their warp vision was inexplicably impaired.
Finally, the fleet's reconnaissance aircraft entered the field of view of the lone ship, which showed a blurry outline on the screen.
Its true size is difficult to measure precisely, but contemplators aboard the ship estimated its length to be between nine and fourteen kilometers, a huge triangular sheet curling over the hull like a billowing sail.
When this scene became clear in the center of the observation cabin, a clear voice speaking in perfect Imperial Gothic rang through the ship's communication system.
"My name is Eldral Uslan."
The voice is standard and elegant High Gothic, without any dialect or homophony, comparable to textbook-level correct pronunciation.
"In the name of Uthwe, I would like to ask the Chapter Master of the Astral Knights to come to the planet you call Nessin Six for a briefing."
Hearing the news, Soshyan was a little shocked. He didn't expect that a group of aliens would appear in front of him so arrogantly. Could it be that the message he conveyed to others was so kind?
But thinking of Velez, who was already in danger, Soshyan decided to meet the oldest and most powerful prophet of the Eldar.
This was a private operation. Without informing the Blood Angels, Soshyan took only Talos alone and quietly arrived at the surface of Nessen 6 in the Thunder Eagle.
This place is still the same as it was twenty years ago, cold and deserted.
According to the coordinates provided by the other party, the Thunder Eagle stopped at the top of a low slope. When the slope opened, Soshyan walked out first.
He was wearing finely crafted power armor, a cloak gleaming in the afterglow, and his helmet was placed under his arm. Talos followed him out.
Both of them chose to come armed, with Soshyan's Holy Sword hanging on his waist.
Soon, Soshyan saw a figure under a dead tree. When he approached, the robed Ada stood up steadily from the ground, with a vague expression similar to a smile on her face.
Behind him, Veronica made a face at Soshyan.
"welcome."
The prophet, who showed no signs of age on his face, made a strange alien salute.
"Are you Eldral Uslan?"
Soshyan asked curiously and raised his fist in return.
"Yes."
Eldral smiled slightly and turned to look at Veronica.
"Didn't this student of mine introduce me to you? She also benefited from your care a few days ago."
After saying that, the Eldar Prophet's eyes moved to Talos next to Soshyan, who immediately tilted his head in greeting. This action was full of hostility.
The Eldar Seer was unfazed and returned the favor in kind.
"Midnight's son, we are old acquaintances who have never met before."
"Indeed, I don't want to cut your soul stone out of your chest all the time."
Talos had a cruel smile on his face as pale as a corpse.
"Killing those bitches of yours will never satisfy me."
Veronica couldn't help but grit her teeth at the cruel implications.
"Silly big guy, why did you have to bring him here."
"fine."
Before Soshyan could speak, Eldral said first:
"I don't mean any disrespect, I just want to establish a dialogue based on equality. The past is past. Talos of the Tenth Claw is dead. We are facing Talos of the Astral Knight, right? "
Talos snorted, noncommittal.
Soshyan nodded and said:
"Your point is very good. Although I don't trust aliens, it has no impact on our communication."
"hypocritical."
Veronica glared at Soshyan.
But the other party obviously didn't want to provoke her for the time being. He didn't even look at her, and his attention was all on Eldral.
"Since you are called the Great Prophet, are you the leader of the Arkworld?"
"Uswe does not have what is called a formal leader but relies on... I guess you call it a parliament."
"So you represent the Council?"
"When you negotiate with me, you are negotiating with Uswe."
"Okay, I understand, so what is the purpose of your negotiation this time?"
"Two things."
Eldral raised two fingers and said softly:
"First thing, I heard that an important friend of yours was poisoned by soul poison?"
"yes."
Soshyan admitted frankly that he actually guessed that it might be related to this, but deep down he was not willing to owe the alien a favor.
But when the time came, he couldn't refuse.
"Veronica can treat your friend, and I agree to it."
"Tell me your terms."
Eldral blinked, then nodded and smiled:
"Have you always been so direct?"
"I just feel that there is no need to beat around the bush between us."
"This is not a bad way. I know you got a fragment of Bloody Kane in that place."
Sosh raised his eyebrows, that thing was still lying in his backpack.
So he took out a small metal box from his backpack.
"Is it this one?"
As soon as Eldral's box was opened, a strong chilling air roared out, shocking everyone present.
"This... this is not just a fragment of Kane, this is a piece of essence combined with the fragment of Doomsday Wail. No wonder, no wonder."
Nodding thoughtfully, the Eldar Seer closed the box and handed it to Soshyan with a look of surprise.
"you--"
"The second thing is that Comoros may have set its sights on you, so be careful in the near future."
"Why?"
Soshyan asked rhetorically, expecting more than an answer.
"I don't need it, but some people do."
"Isn't this your most precious treasure?"
"For some people it is, but for me it's more of a curse, but in your case it might be able to serve other purposes."
Soshyan frowned and took the box. He could not understand this alien prophet more and more.
"Let's stop talking today. Veronica will follow you to treat your friend. During this time... I hope you can protect her."
Hearing Eldral's words, Soshyan nodded. Although he thought the second half of the other person's sentence was somewhat meaningful, he didn't think much about it.
Instead, Talos's eyes suddenly became a little wandering, as if he was thinking about something.
"I will do my best to protect her, and when the treatment is over, I will return her to you unharmed. This is my promise."
Eldral took a step back and waved his hand gently.
"Veronica, I will wrong you first these days."
Veronica nodded.
"It's okay, teacher, don't worry."
Then, Eldral's figure began to gradually become indifferent, but just before he disappeared completely, he suddenly sent an extremely subtle whisper to Soshyan.
"Soshyan, you must remember this sentence... When facing the Necrons, use your power with caution."
Not long after he disappeared, news came from the battleship in orbit that the intermittent alien battleship signal disappeared.
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