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Lin Qi's attitude changed twice in just a few minutes, so quickly that the other two people present did not even have time to react.
Asford lowered his hand from the hilt of his sword, suppressing his urge to split the stone.
“If that’s the case,” Lynch looked at Uslan. Now that the Emperor had joined the effort, he had no reason to refuse cooperation. “Simply coming here to give us a warning is not enough to pay for the price I paid to help you.”
“And Comoros,” Uslan said. “I will also help you attack Comoros. You want information about Eldar heritage and the technology of the Web? No problem, we will help you. And it’s not just Comoros; if you want, the Jesters will also be willing to offer you the knowledge they possess.”
"Did your god agree?"
"Any price is worth paying for the future of the race."
"...I agree with this statement."
Reaching this point signifies Lin Qi's willingness to cooperate with the Spirit Clan, or at least with a portion of them.
"You know how long it will be before that ceremony officially begins."
“I don’t know. The future is uncertain. The Way of Foresight can only help me see vague fragments of the future, not accurate information about it,” Uslan said. “However, based on my personal judgment, a complex ritual like this would take at least a year. You have enough time; at least… you can complete the necessary training and transformation of your recruits.”
Lynch breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Uslan said.
As long as there is still time, that's good. What he was most worried about was that Uslan told him that the ceremony was only a few months or even a few days away from success.
If he has more than a year to spare, then he can certainly start preparing for what to do.
However, since we must make sufficient preparations, we cannot give up on this formidable force.
“I have one more request.” Lynch looked at Uslan and made another request. “I will stop this ritual, and to do so, I will launch an expedition against the Great Vortex. After the expedition, I will also launch an attack on Comoros through the Web.”
Lynch explained the general framework of his plan.
"In this process, I request that you send your soldiers to fight alongside me."
"no problem."
Uslan nodded, indicating his agreement to the request.
“I won’t let you work for free. After we take Comoros, you can take it all from there…”
Lin Qi stretched out his hand and held up one finger.
Uslan blinked, looked at Lin Qi, and spoke with an innocent expression.
"Isn't one-tenth a bit too little, Lord Lynch? My warriors..."
"Let's talk about it then."
Lynch did not give the other party a chance to bargain.
"Have your soldiers get ready and head here now. I will settle them in, and if they perform well on the battlefield, I might consider raising their price."
After saying this, Lin Qi used his spiritual energy to abruptly disconnect the communication.
Then, he looked at Elena, and seeing her restless appearance, he sighed.
"Miss Judge, you did a very good job this time. The Eldar are indeed a good partner."
Chapter 142 Badab requests support
Elena quickly explained to Lynch the whole story of her relationship with the old prophet.
The events unfolded very simply: during an exploration of the net, the Inquisitor and her teacher were ambushed by the Dark Elf race.
Her teacher was killed by the Dark Eldar to cover her escape. Just as she was about to be caught, captured, and subjected to unspeakable torment, the old prophet appeared with his followers, defeated the Dark Eldar, and rescued her and the remaining members of her group.
Having been saved, even the judge softened his stance somewhat. Not to mention, the old prophet later offered to cooperate, on the condition that Elene take the stone, which she had examined countless times along the way, to Badab, chant a spell to activate long-distance communication, and conduct an online negotiation.
Through such actions, it is possible to acquire knowledge and information about the internet that previous generations had not possessed...
Value, so worth it.
Even if it were Lynch himself, he would have made the same choice as Eleanor at that time.
Therefore, he did not blame Elene, but reassured her that he would help cover up the cooperative relationship she had reached with the Eldar.
"The Claw of the Stars will support you in inheriting your teacher's legacy," Lin Qi said, looking at Elene. "After inheriting the legacy, you will need to begin preparations. Now that we have the help of the Eldar, the plan regarding the Web Path should naturally be put on the agenda."
"You want to plan an expedition?" Eleanor asked, looking at the broad back of Lynch.
“You heard that too,” Lin Qi sighed. “The power of chaos is stirring. We have to do something, or what will happen if that ritual is completed?”
Elena fell into thought. She immediately thought of the great event in the Empire, where the rituals of the Chaos Wizards caused turmoil in an entire sector for hundreds of years. This made her take a deep breath and immediately understand the urgency of this expedition.
"That internet..."
"Since it's an expedition, the goal should naturally be ambitious."
Lynch turned around and looked at Elena with seemingly calm eyes.
"The Great Vortex Alliance wasn't established for nothing."
Elena was stunned for a moment, and then she was overwhelmed by a strong emotion.
She originally thought that this expedition would at most be a joint expedition by the three warbands stationed near the Great Vortex, namely the Star Claws, the Weeping Ones, and the Mantis Warriors.
After all, these three families were the earliest guardians of the Great Vortex, and they are very familiar with the situation of the Great Vortex. They also have many intricate relationships with each other, and their actions can be described as affecting the whole situation.
But now it seems...
“The Great Vortex cannot be cleared by just three warbands,” Lynch said. “Moreover, there is a proverb in Ancient Terra: ‘A good start prevents a hundred bad ones.’ If we really have to fight, if we have to launch an expedition, then we must fight with all our might and use every available force to completely crush the enemy.”
Alini nodded, agreeing with Lynch's statement.
However, a hint of worry appeared on her face, not because of concern about the outcome of the expedition, but because of other factors.
"Lord Lynch, if we do as you wish, and mobilize the entire Great Vortex Alliance to join this expedition..."
"Two-digit warbands, four-digit Astartes, an entire Forgeworld's Apostolic Guard and their Titan Legion, as well as the native mortal auxiliary forces of Badab, the Imperial Navy, and mortal forces from other sectors."
"...Terra will probably not allow such a large-scale gathering of power."
“I will get their permission,” Lynch said casually. “Miss Eleanor, I need you to contact your faction now. I can handle Terra, but I also need you to suppress some of the extremist Inquisitors, understand?”
Elena understood what Lynch meant. The other party indicated that the biggest problem, Terra, could be solved, so naturally, there were no other major problems.
Elena bowed, then turned and left. She was now on her way to the Black Ship of the Inquisition, located on the tracks—one of the legacies left to her by her teacher and the foundation of her current position in the Inquisition.
Elena left the room, while Lynch stood still, his back to the room, looking out at the Thorn Court, motionless, like a marble sculpture.
Ten minutes later, the door to the reception room opened again. The bald man and his several attendants stepped into the room. They were wearing white robes, barefoot, and their bare feet were covered with thick calluses.
Although his head was wrapped in white gauze, the bald man still accurately positioned his face in Lin Qi's direction. He stood at attention, bowed, cleared his throat, and spoke in a gentle voice.
"Lord Lynch, what orders do you wish to give us? The Star Language Choir has been preparing for a long time and is ready to help you send messages into the void."
Looking at the chief Star Speaker of the Claws of the Stars in front of him, Lin Qi nodded to show his respect.
He then stated his requirements, which could be considered demanding for a Star Speaker.
"I require you to send out Star Language messages to all factions that have joined the alliance and left their team's Star Language signals. The deadline is three days. Can you do that?"
The chief star communicator lowered his head, neither refusing nor agreeing, but instead asked Lin Qi a question.
"My lord, is this a necessary sacrifice?"
Lin Qi remained silent for a moment, then nodded.
Three days is indeed an extremely harsh timeframe. There are now dozens of forces of all sizes that have joined the alliance, including many, such as the Man-Eating Shark, which is currently located extremely far from Badab.
Sending astral messages to these warbands and factions would undoubtedly place a huge burden on astral speakers.
However, Lin Qi had to inform them as soon as possible, because the sooner they could unite their forces and discuss the matter together, the more likely they were to completely destroy the chaotic ritual before it was completed.
A smile appeared on the Chief Star Speaker's face. He nodded slightly to Lin Qi, and then squeezed out a sentence from his throat.
"For the Emperor."
Lin Qi took a deep breath, looked at the Chief Star Speaker, and slowly nodded.
"For the Emperor."
Three hours later, the first star language burst forth from Badab, disappearing into the warp. Enveloped in golden psionic energy, it flew towards the distant outer realm, summoning the sharks that were on a hunt. Te Kahulangi and Tiberius exchanged a glance and instructed the sharks to twist their bodies and sway in the opposite direction from their original target.
Immediately following was the second Star Message, which informed the chapter that it was currently fighting the Orcs. As Chapter Master Ortiz swung his chainsword and beheaded the warlord, the chapter's chief strategist approached him, looked at him, and uttered a coded message agreed upon years ago.
The third star message signaled the start of slow operation of the fortress in the void, like an icebreaker, resolutely and persistently advancing in the predetermined direction.
The fourth star language.......The fifth star language........
The content sent by the dozens of star messages was consistent, and the replies received were also very consistent.
The galaxy began to tremble, and numerous warbands and other forces began their operations. Their warriors boarded their warships, activated their warp engines, and tore rifts through the material universe. Then, guided by star torches, they all headed in the same direction.
When asked what these leaders saw in the star language that made them willing to go to that place at any cost, they would often smile slightly and then answer their own question with a single sentence.
"Badab requests assistance."
This is the language of the stars that has been transmitted.
"And we will respond."
Chapter 143 Strange New Recruits
After sending the message, three months passed uneventfully.
For three months, aside from meeting with the two thousand new recruits who had passed the assessment at the beginning and occasionally observing their training and surgical modifications, Lin Qi spent his entire time in the office, working day and night on official documents, just like before.
However, although it seemed no different from before, Lin Qi could clearly feel the hearts of everyone in Star Claw steadily gathering around him. That's how authority works; sometimes you don't even need to do anything, just show your face on certain occasions, and you can naturally gain it.
However, while it's easy to acquire this, maintaining it indefinitely is quite difficult.
Fortunately, after becoming an expert in reviewing official documents, Lin Qi also successfully developed his own methods in this area. He skillfully handled various official documents, managing the war group, the planet, and even the galaxy in an orderly manner.
When most people see their lives gradually improving, the authority they once easily gained is naturally consolidated, transforming from a haphazardly erected fence into an impregnable fortress.
Logically, this situation should have continued until the first force to respond to the Star Language arrived in Badab, but before that, something else caught Lynch's attention.
It's still a problem with the new recruits, but this time, the problem lies in the rehabilitation surgery.
Lynch walked along the thorny avenue, followed by Asford, while Cafu, the current head of the apothecary department, led the way. The three of them walked quickly, soon weaving through the dense crowd on the avenue and entering a building second only to the tower at the edge of the square. Finally, they took a transport elevator to the top floor of the building.
On the top floor of the building, various sophisticated instruments were installed. A small Thinker array was currently operating, with several interconnected screens flashing green light and data. On a large steel bed, a young boy lay motionless with his eyes closed, appearing like a pale-skinned corpse.
“It’s him.” Cafu led Lynch to a private room with transparent partitions and looked at the boy. “Julius Caesar, a new recruit in our chapter, sir. During his modification surgery, for some reason, this situation occurred. Everything was going smoothly, and all his physical data were normal, but we just couldn’t wake him up. Instead, he remained in a deep sleep.”