Without any useless pleasantries, once Vashtorr saw Sith was willing to talk, his eyes scanned the room before settling on the extremely ordinary-looking Bolter at Sith's waist.
His red eyes didn't flicker; his pupil-less gaze betrayed no emotion.
Vashtorr even performed a polite, formal salute to Sith:
"Please allow me to offer you my respects, Lord Sith."
The bridge fell silent.
The Imperial faction was filled with inner conflict; with him being so polite, it felt as though they really had become traitors.
The traitor faction was utterly bewildered; after all, they had never heard of a Chaos God being so respectful to a Mortal since the day they were born.
Especially since this wasn't just any minor deity, but Vashtorr!
Sith looked back at Vashtorr seriously. Then, after a moment's thought, facing the eyes behind him that seemed busy blocking others and weren't paying much attention to him, he returned the formal salute.
Vashtorr was overjoyed at this, nodding solemnly as he leaned on his scepter.
Van Roth pretended not to see, silently turning his head away and chanting "Long live the God-Emperor" three times in his mind.
Without waiting for Sith to speak, Vashtorr got straight to the point.
"As a mark of respect, I have come specifically to establish a friendship between us by exchanging our sidearms."
As he spoke, while Sith wondered what kind of friendship ritual this was, Vashtorr pulled out a blessed Bolter he had specially prepared for Sith, having exhausted his divine power to craft it!
The moment the weapon appeared, it drew the eyes of almost everyone present.
Even Sith stared blankly at the weapon, which pulsed with Warp energy and was nothing short of an artifact. He couldn't help but feel a surge of suspicion, wondering if there was a catch.
After studying Vashtorr's face and seeing nothing but sincerity, Sith asked one more time to be sure:
"Are you certain you want to trade this gun for mine?"
Sith watched Vashtorr closely as he asked, searching for any sign of deception.
But Vashtorr simply nodded eagerly. No matter how hard Sith stared, he could only see the same sense of anticipation on the other's face.
Confirming that the other was serious about the trade, Sith lowered his head and thought carefully.
Then, picking up his own hundredfold-amplified Bolter and looking at Vashtorr again, the realization finally dawned on him.
Understanding what was happening, Sith didn't hesitate to draw his sidearm. Before handing it over, he even fired a shot at an empty space on purpose.
Watching the Bolter fire smash a massive crater into the deck instantly, Vashtorr's large red eyes lit up. Sith watched him intently and, with a gesture even more generous than Vashtorr's, handed over his Bolter first without even waiting to take the artifact.
Seeing Sith act so "magnanimously" left even the demigod Vashtorr extremely surprised.
With a look of newfound respect for Sith's "straightforwardness," he showed his own sincerity by placing the Bolter he had personally crafted into Sith's hands.
The moment he took the "black gun," Sith felt the artifact establish an exclusive link with him.
Seeing Vashtorr looking equally enamored and satisfied, Sith almost felt the urge to invite him to stay for a meal.
However, Vashtorr was in a hurry to get back and reverse-engineer the weapon, intending to equip his troops with hundredfold Bolters. He didn't even acknowledge Sith further, preparing to take his leave immediately.
Once the exclusive link was established, Sith raised the Bolter and, under Vashtorr's stunned gaze, pulled the trigger at another section of the deck!
A blessed Bolter fire shot out.
The surging Warp energy made the Bolter fire seem to teleport, appearing directly in front of the target the moment it left the barrel.
Then, seeing the deck blown clean through, Vashtorr, who was about to leave, suddenly froze.
"Didn't I make a gun?"
"How did it..."
"...become a cannon?!"
------------------------
I've posted 70+ chapters in advance on Patreon.
Webnovel updates will still be daily, as usual.
It might not seem tempting right nobut who knows what the future holds?
[email protected]/TripleCrown
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"