Report to Commissar, the next stop is Tyran (Part 1)

Seven in the evening.

Rorschach returned home with his aunt, her face flushed and muttering under her breath.

His aunt was overjoyed at having regained the restaurant business.

During the meal, she allowed Rorschach and Lin Yu to drink in celebration.

Rorschach and Lin Yu didn't hold back.

Instead, they ended up getting the delighted aunt drunk.

He sent the tipsy aunt into the bedroom and laid her down.

He poured a glass of ice water and placed it on the nightstand.

Rorschach turned and went downstairs, retrieving six million in cash and hiding it under the bed.

At this moment, the neurons firing in his mind left him wide awake.

So, slightly tipsy, Rorschach decided to start another simulation.

He sat cross-legged in the bedroom and whispered a prayer to the Emperor:

"The Emperor Protects!"

[Simulation initiating--]

[Current identities available: Catachan Recruit, Cadian Grenadier, Kasrkin Sergeant Major.]

[Please select an identity to assume.]

[If declined, one will be assigned randomly.]

[Assumption declined.]

[Simulation initiating--]

[You have descended into the Warhammer Universe.]

[Time: Unknown.]

[Location: Milky Way · Imperium Nihilus · Tyran.]

[You have descended into the cabin of an Endeavour-class Light Cruiser...]

[You find yourself wearing a set of Imperial Commissar attire, black on the outside and red on the inside.]

[Before you can make sense of the situation, a reckless Astartes NCO bursts into your room.]

["Reporting, Commissar! We are about to arrive at the garrison planet!" the NCO salutes you, panting.]

[You know nothing of the situation, so you can only follow Cain's style and rise to return the salute.]

[You hesitate for a moment, then begin to probe indirectly, asking where you are headed to garrison.]

[The NCO has no doubts about this; he believes you are merely testing his memory.]

[From his description, you learn that you are about to enter an edge-world called 'Tyran' to garrison a Mechanicus exploration base and carry out outpost duties.]

[You are the new Imperial Commissar for this light infantry regiment.]

[The reckless NCO before you is your adjutant, an Astartes NCO from the fishery world 'Pearl Moon,' Lawrence.]

[The name 'Tyran' sounds vaguely familiar, but given the unfamiliar situation, you can only remain silent.]

[You order Adjutant Lawrence to take you out for a walk, to get some fresh air away from the stuffy cabin.]

[Adjutant Lawrence nods happily, but also wonders why you, usually so stern, seem to have changed your personality...]

[Maybe the Commissar just doesn't like being on a ship? Lawrence muses silently.]

[Day one, under Adjutant Lawrence's guidance, you go to inspect the regiment.]

[You are reintroduced to the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Imperial Defense Force, Dragon.]

[He is a muscular brute capable of firing a standard-issue Bolter.]

[You envy Dragon's ferocity.]

[After a moment's hesitation, you request permission from Commander Dragon to visit the firing range and try out the Bolter.]

[Commander Dragon highly praises your interest and, at the same time, his opinion of you, the new Commissar, rises significantly.]

["Welcome to the 358th Regiment family, Commissar!" the delighted Commander Dragon says, patting your shoulder to show camaraderie.]

[Day two, your right arm is in a cast, strapped across your chest.]

[You spend most of your time in your room, staring into space, occasionally flipping through the Imperial Defense Force manual issued by the Department of Munitorum.]

[You feel drowsy, but also hungry.]

[You order Adjutant Lawrence to go to the kitchen and fetch some food.]

[Not long after, Commander Dragon enters your cabin with an awkward expression, carrying a steaming Tegus steak.]

[Commander Dragon sincerely apologizes, believing he should not have let you use the Bolter so recklessly.]

[He rolls up his sleeve to show you the arm hidden beneath his uniform—it is actually a pair of mechanically modified metal prosthetics.]

[You forgave the Dragon Commander's prank for the sake of the Tegus steak.]

[You and the Dragon Commander cleared the air and worked together seamlessly.]

[On the third day, the Dragon Commander introduced you to the company commanders of the regiment's five companies.]

[The Dragon Commander patted his rock-solid chest and assured you that his lads were fierce warriors from various Imperial worlds, itching for a fight, and would never flinch in battle.]

[On the fourth day, the Endeavour-class Light Cruiser arrived at a blue planet wrapped in oceans.]

[Under the Dragon Commander's booming voice, the entire force began preparations for garrison duty.]

[You found the Dragon Commander and expressed some concerns.]

[You believed you were about to face an unprecedented brutal battle on the fringe world 'Tyran,' and you hoped the Dragon Commander would authorize the 358th Regiment's soldiers to carry more heavy weapons and vehicles.]

[The Dragon Commander didn't hesitate and immediately ordered the entire 358th Regiment to strip the Endeavour-class Light Cruiser of as much heavy equipment as possible, including five new Basilisk artillery pieces and three Leman Russ Tanks still under repair.]

[You felt gratified by the Dragon Commander's trust but also puzzled by it.]

[The Dragon Commander seemed to read your confusion and said with a smile that the last time someone gave him a similar premonition, he didn't believe it. The result was not only the previous Commissar's death but also his own loss of both arms, and the entire regiment was reduced to a single company.]

[On the fifth day, the 358th Regiment moved into the Adeptus Mechanicus exploration base, an isolated island in the middle of a raging ocean.]

[You were pleasantly surprised to find the base's foundation firepower was formidable.]

[Not only were there four giant Laser Cannon turrets protected by void shields, but the turrets were also surrounded by numerous small-caliber artillery and bunker fortifications.]

[An advance Adeptus Mechanicus squad handed over garrison duties to you and prepared to leave on the Endeavour-class Light Cruiser.]

[Thinking on your feet, you employed your persistent Cain-style tenacity and finally got the advance squad's Tech-Priest to agree to stay a while longer to build more defensive fortifications.]

[The first week, the exploration base was uneventful.]

[Facing the turbulent sea, you fell into self-doubt, spending each day grimacing at the ferocious ocean fish your adjutant Lawrence caught.]

[The Dragon Commander smiled and comforted you, saying that the 358th Regiment completing the outpost mission safely would be a success.]

[After all, most of the soldiers in the regiment were at the age to settle down and needed to return to their home worlds to get married.]

[The second week, some strange shadows appeared in the waters around the exploration base.]

[Your adjutant Lawrence, who had been enthusiastically fishing since arriving, was nearly dragged into the sea by a large 'fish.']

[You took a squad of soldiers to investigate.]

[You accidentally killed a bizarre monster trying to sneak ashore.]

[You stared at the terrifying creature over three meters long, a chill running down your spine.]

[It was a Lictor Genestealer with black carapace covering its back... a vanguard organism of the Hive Fleet.]

[The swarm... has arrived.]

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