Kairo withdrew his gaze; faced with such an act of trading an Imperial world directly with an alien, he felt no fear, but instead wore a friendly expression:
"Of course, the Empire is the Empire, and business is business. This world is going to be swallowed by the Tyranids soon anyway; before that, you can plunder at will."
Famir showed undisguised contempt for Kairo's venality; if it weren't for the various intelligence information in the other's hands, how could he possibly cooperate with these monkeys?
However, now that the deal was reached, Famir reached out and gently pressed his forehead, closing his eyes to transmit orders to his Aeldari pirates while coldly reminding him:
"As long as it is indeed as you said, and the ground is full of defenseless trash, I will naturally hand over the scanner technology to you afterward."
Eyes closed, orders given.
Under Kairo's repeated assurances, a dozen Aeldari pirate space shuttles, fully loaded with hundreds of Aeldari pirates, flew silently toward Omiya III.
At the same time, on the bridge, the scanner immediately locked onto the Hive City the pirates were heading to, clearly transmitting the images back.
But when the image came through, not only was Famir stunned, but even Kairo, who had been patting his chest in assurance, instantly widened his eyes.
Trenches, artillery, and countless 'infantry'.
If not for the fact that many of those infantrymen were still wearing civilian clothing, Kairo would have thought the Empire had deployed a massive force of Kriegers here!
And while Kairo was surprised, Famir's fury suddenly rose:
"Didn't you say they weren't prepared down there?!!"
Faced with the client's dissatisfaction, Kairo's merchant eyes quickly darted around, and then he hurriedly said:
"After all, the Astropathic Choir's communications haven't been interrupted; maybe they knew the Tyranids were coming, so they started defending in advance?"
"And isn't this even better? With everyone's attention outside, won't you be able to better plunder valuable items and population?"
Kairo's explanation barely made sense; although Famir felt something was vaguely wrong in his heart, things had reached this point, and he could only take it one step at a time.
As long as it was true as the intelligence said, that this planet had neither Astra Militarum nor Astartes, then their hundreds of Aeldari were still completely unafraid of these civilians who had spent their whole lives in steel coffins.
But as their space shuttles got closer, the moment they entered the atmosphere, the defenders below suddenly sounded the alarm. This time, not only Famir, but even Kairo felt his muscles tense up abruptly.
Then, the newly manufactured anti-aircraft artillery on the ground pointed densely toward the sky.
"There is Adeptus Mechanicus here?!!"
Famir was furious again, because how could an ordinary Imperial world have scanners capable of detecting Aeldari space shuttles?
Only technological artifacts with power at least ten times that of ordinary scanners could locate them so quickly.
But this time Kairo really didn't know how to explain it, because a few months ago, it really didn't look like this.
Now faced with the sky full of artillery, Kairo was full of astonishment, while Famir gritted his teeth and held on:
"It doesn't matter, as long as we enter the ground, with our Aeldari agility, you monkeys' reactions won't be able to hit us at all."
Kairo was in no mood to flatter the other party at this moment; after a brief moment of astonishment, his eyes stared fixedly at Omiya III as if he had discovered a treasure.
What was strange in the eyes of others was, in the eyes of a Rogue Trader, a huge treasure trove waiting to be unearthed!
After all, the demand on the Impenetrable Defense Line was growing larger and larger; if there was really something peculiar here, or some existence that could turn the entire war situation around, just this piece of news, sold to the Inquisition, would mean terrifying wealth.
And while Kairo was constantly sizing up Omiya III, a gasp of cold air from beside him suddenly pulled him back to the bridge.
Looking at Famir's instantly pale expression, as well as the stunned human crew members around, Kairo, filled with doubt, followed their gaze to the image transmitted back by the scanner.
A group of Aeldari pirates near the Tower Top lay neatly on the ground; there wasn't a single wound on their bodies, only a uniform hole in their foreheads.
And opposite them was a group of human soldiers dressed in black, fully enclosed combat suits, with strange expressions on their faces.
At this moment, these soldiers were looking at the aliens who had jumped right in front of them, and the expressions of confusion on their faces were clearly transmitted back.
And Kairo, who was best at reading the room, quickly realized that the soldiers' confusion was actually curiosity about these aliens...
Why did they jump in front of them to seek death?!!
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