The captured assassin's mouth was very tight.
But with a few of the Chief Apothecary's magical little gadgets, he quickly opened it.
"What method did the Apothecary use?"
"What method? Heh, new recruit. There are some things you're better off never knowing."
Facing the question from the legionary, Abdemon's answer was somewhat ambiguous.
As the most talented biologist among the Emperor's Children, and even in the entire Imperium (except for Old Man Gold), the content of Melusine's experiments was generally a top secret within the legion.
Not for outsiders to know.
It was very normal for the Third Legion to have some little secrets.
The southern continent of Byzas.
This place was once a beautiful and quiet paradise, according to ancient legends.
But a hundred years ago, a protracted nuclear war had completely changed everything.
Now, all that remained was a vast, vitrified plain full of radiation, and the deformed mutants who were searching for water and food in it.
The harm of nuclear weapons often lasts much longer than the lives of tyrants.
After a long war of unification, one of the things the Emperor had ordered the legions to do was to stop using this thing that would cause harm for thousands of years.
Telmar, who was from Chemos, strongly agreed with this point.
In the end, virus bombs and vortex torpedoes were better.
Simple and efficient, and they wouldn't leave any pollution.
If there was one thing on this planet that could harm Fulgrim, it was probably the nuclear weapons buried here.
For some reason, this thought suddenly came to his mind.
The landing site of the Emperor's Children's Stormbird was chosen at the northernmost end of the glass wasteland.
On the edge of this barren land, there were still some polluted, dark black swamps and grasslands for the radiation mutants to survive.
Telmar said, "Chemos."
Everything here reminded Telmar of the past.
"In my childhood memories, the environment of Chemos had already improved a lot, but I often heard the older generation say how bad the environment was back then."
"I think it was probably not much different from here."
"The older generation will always say that, Telmar," Thorn, beside him, joked. "You know, when I was little, the environment was no better than—"
Telmar was also amused by his vivid performance.
The purpose of the Emperor's Children's visit here was also very simple.
According to the assassin's confession, the stronghold of one of the nobles who had assassinated them was on this barren land.
"For those noble friends to set up a stronghold in this godforsaken place... it just shows how shady they are."
"Then let's end this quickly."
Looking at the warning of severe radiation overdose in his helmet, Telmar called out to his companions around him.
This place had been soaked in radiation.
There was nothing worth lingering for, and there never would be.
And then, he saw a very familiar figure in the distance.
"Apothecary, what are you doing here?"
"Sampling."
"It's alright, don't be afraid. He won't hurt you."
Melusine said, comforting the mutants who were queuing up in front of her.
Even though it was almost impossible for the other party to understand Melusine's language, she still tried to persuade them.
The latter's head, covered in mutated tumors, was now shrinking back in fear at Telmar's approach.
The next moment, a mechanical probe from behind Melusine pierced into the back of his neck and collected a sample of his bone marrow.
The cogitator unit on her pauldron, in that instant, emitted a pleasant hum, as if it were eating.
Melusine then handed a bag of supplies to the other party. The mutant took it with trembling hands, bowed to Melusine, and then left.
"Apothecary, these... creatures." After a moment of thought, Telmar still chose to refuse to call them human.
"Seriously, I just find them disgusting."
"Then you should go back to Chemos and have a good look," Melusine retorted. "It hasn't been long since your people changed back from being like this, but it seems you've already learned to look down on them."
"Apothecary, what did you say!?"
Telmar's eyes widened in anger.
Clearly, he was enraged by the Apothecary's sarcastic words.
"Alright, Telmar," Thorn stepped forward and stopped him. "We still have a mission. Let's make it quick and not start a fight."
"Hmph!"
Hearing this, he snorted forcefully through his nose and turned to leave with the other Emperor's Children beside him.
"Next," Melusine called out without turning her head.
Byzas capital, Fulgrim's residence.
Some ancient legendary books about Sabazius were sent to her desk.
After several hours of reading, Fulgrim gradually locked onto the location specified on the note.
Sabazius was a person.
At least in the legend, he was a person.
[He led the ancestors of the people of Byzas to this place.]
[He broke their shackles and freed them from a powerful tyrant who claimed to be the master of all mankind.]
[He killed a giant serpent and used its scales to build a ship, allowing them to escape.]
[Walking out of the darkness, through the forest of stars, he brought them to the paradise of Byzas.]
She sighed.
That was probably the story.
And it seemed Fulgrim only had six days left.
Fortunately, the solar day of Byzas was similar to Terra's, which saved her the trouble of complicated time conversion.
If we look at the time now, there are still five days left.
If there are no more new clues, she must go.
The other party was in the dark, and she was in the light.
And there was still no news of Kasjia.
This made her particularly anxious.
"You mean to directly seize the capital of Byzas?"
In Fulgrim's private residence, the Chief Iterant Pyke asked.
Fulgrim had summoned the members of the 28th Expeditionary Fleet here. It seemed the matter they were discussing was not as harmonious as everyone had imagined.
"Compared to seizing, I prefer... to take over."
"The current continental government of Byzas is already almost dysfunctional. The officials are all in a state of panic, the nobles are making trouble, and assassination attempts are endless."
"As far as I know, in these few days, there have been more than three assassination attempts that have been stopped by Pyke's hounds."
Fulgrim's gaze swept over the old woman beside her.
"This is not the way a host should treat a guest."
"Lady Fulgrim, what should we do?"
The effect she wanted to achieve was also very simple.
Isolate, and then blockade.
In this way, those impatient opponents would gather together from the dark and expose themselves.
And then they would be defeated by Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children together.
To divide and conquer the enemy one by one might be a good method, but the plan to let them unite might be a bit arrogant, but it was often faster.
What Fulgrim lacked most right now was time.
She had to find out what kind of existence could make the divine artifact on Kasjia's body go completely silent.
"In that case, we can use a feint to attract the nobles," Commander Abdemon proposed after a moment of contemplation. "Take the nobles' hostages and declare that everything will be taken over by the Imperium of Man."
"But wouldn't that be a bit too reckless?"
Reckless?
Fulgrim agreed with Abdemon's statement.
"But for Kasjia, it's all worth it."
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