Behind Rosen, a large row of communication controllers and computers were buzzing. A coolant pipe inside was broken, and a stream of steam was emitted from time to time.
The engine pushed the ship through the overlapping gravitational fields of the asteroid belt, and Rosen could hear its painful groans. The ship could not hold on for long.
Maybe after he's done with the deal he'll abandon the ship, let it rust and die, and then find a way to survive locally.
Screw the port fees, screw the creditors!
The ideal is very good, but he knows very well that he will honestly load various precious minerals on Freezing Point Nine, and then transport them back to Blue Ant's headquarters to earn fuel and sailors for his next voyage.
Salary, nothing more.
Rosen would not know that a small aircraft was approaching quickly. The scanner on his ship was too old and made a lot of noise when turned on. Therefore, he would not turn on the scanner in a place he considered safe.
After all, even pirates can't look down upon a pitiful little broken cargo ship.
But unfortunately, what he encountered was not pirates——
Boom————
A slight banging sound came from under his feet, and Rosen frowned?
"Isn't it because the boiler exploded again? Who knows the situation? Just say something!"
"Ship, captain, there is, ah——"
Sabourin walked forward, the light and shadow disappearing at the same point alternately, until the bulkhead of the cargo hold came into view, where a separate door was set, and he gently opened the door.
Two lazy crew members were fishing at their posts, with their backs to the door.
The first deceased died of ignorance, Sablin's sword pierced his chest violently, and the second staggered back, the shotgun in his hand about to be fired almost immediately.
Sabourin cut off the barrel of the gun when he fired, and the old broken gun exploded immediately. The man was so frightened that he quickly threw the gun aside. This panic move caused his door to open wide, and Sabourin's sword passed unimpeded.
It had to go deep into his chest, quickly pass through a heart, and bring out a ball of blood.
The Son of the Nightmare sniffed, it smelled good.
But he is not a Blood Angel, and his interest in blood only ends there.
He listened to the harsh gasp in the enemy's throat when he died, grinned, and then paused for a while, his enhanced hearing tense due to the sirens blaring.
But considering that this ship is only so big, Sablin has nothing to worry about.
He walked all the way through the passage, turning a blind eye to the shivering crew members and servitors on both sides.
When he reached the end of the passage, he kicked open the copper door and stepped into the room through the blood and sparks of the armed servitor lying on the ground.
Everyone was shrouded in a beam of alert red light, looking at the sudden appearance of the giant with fear, while Sabourin's mask and goggles flashed red in the darkness like the eyes of a night predator.
"Excuse me, is the captain here?"
"he died!"
A fat man wearing comically ill-fitting Adeptus Mechanicus robes shouted back.
Sabourin looked at the other party, stared at the bulging belly for several seconds, and then smiled:
"It doesn't matter, we'll be there soon."
Half an hour later, Rosenza, who had been stripped of her robe except for a pair of shorts, was brought to Talos.
The prophet was sitting on the command throne on the bridge, his helmet put aside, revealing his face as pale as a corpse, and he was playing with an exquisite dagger in his hand.
"what name."
"Rosen...my name is Rosen."
"Rosen."
Talos smiled, but did not look at the other person for even a moment, as if the only thing in his world was that sharp dagger.
"Do you know who we are?"
Rosen, who was kneeling on the ground and sweating profusely, immediately got down on his knees.
"I know! I know! The adults are the angels of the God Emperor! They are the saviors of the empire! Yes, yes -"
"We are Star Knights, remember."
"Yes, yes! I have heard of the Astral Knight, the Emperor's most loyal angel, the Empire's great savior——"
"Then do you know why we arrested you?"
Talos still had that half-dead tone, but in Rosen's ears it was like a death curse.
"Little...I don't know!"
Talos shook his head left and right, then sighed:
"Hey, we are space warriors and we will not harm the good people of the empire for no reason."
"Yes! Yes! I am a good citizen! A very good citizen!"
"oh?"
Talos raised his head and looked at this fat body for the first time.
"Then you mean we were wrong?"
"ah!"
Rosen was stunned for a moment, and then when he met Talos' cold gaze, he was immediately frightened like chaff.
"No, no! Your Excellency is right, it was me who was wrong! It was me who was wrong!"
"What's wrong?"
"Well----"
Talos smiled.
"Tell me honestly what you came here for this time."
"I--"
When Rosen was extremely nervous, his brain still maintained a certain level of clarity. This was also the most valuable asset he gained from his many years of sailing life - the more dangerous it is, the more calm he must be.
"I'm just here to deliver the goods."
"Whoever asks you to transport it, transport it to whom."
"We all received the orders directly at the dock. The employer didn't tell us his identity and it was hard for us to ask. He just said that he was sending a batch of freight to Freezing Point No. 9. Sir, we just make a little living money. You see, my ship is broken.
Now that it’s like this, I can’t do anything bad.”
Half-truth and half-falsehood, and misfortune, Rosen thought he had a chance to escape.
Talos's reaction was just a noncommittal hum.
"Sir, you can check my boat. I can guarantee with my head that there is absolutely no contraband!"
"You don't have to do this with me."
Talos clapped his hands, and a voice came from the bridge's broadcast.
"...They asked us to spy on merchant ships on nearby routes to betray them to pirates."
When Rosen heard that it was the voice of the drunkard first mate, he jumped up immediately.
"He's talking nonsense, Blue Ant just lets us transport the goods!"
Talos narrowed his eyes and put a smile on his face.
"Are they blue ants?"
Rosen was horrified, then collapsed on the ground and wailed:
"Sir! We are really just transporting goods! I am not a Blue Ant person!"
The prophet picked up the dagger, stared at the sharp tip, and then said:
"I don't like people who lie. Take him to the kitchen and tell the cook to clean up. By the way, I want to tell the boys that we have something greasy tonight. The food these days has been too bland."
"yes."
Two recruits came up, grabbed Rosen's hands and tried to take them off.
Rosen struggled immediately. According to the man in front of him, there was no doubt that he would be the dish tonight.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, sir! I have a sexually transmitted disease! I have a hormone imbalance in my body! Infertility, impotence and premature ejaculation! It doesn’t taste good!!”
But how could his strength rival the Space Marines? Before being dragged out of the bridge, Rosen roared:
"My lord! I say! I say!"
Talos coughed lightly and hooked his fingers. Rosen immediately felt his body loosen and then fell to the ground. Then he climbed back to his previous position using his hands and feet.