Knowledge Keeper Coordinates the Operation
The diplomatic consuls dispatched by the High Lord boarded their aircraft and, under the surveillance of the black Gunship, flew toward the Shadow of the Throne.
As they saw one black warship after another in the void, similar thoughts arose in their minds simultaneously.
If only they had such a powerful fleet.
However, the High Lord's decision on the direction of development is irreversible, and abandoning dangerous Warp travel is a wise choice.
Nimrod on the bridge stared at the timeline screen. Among the Gardinal diplomatic delegation, none of the members looked like the three-man team he remembered assassinating Ferrus Manus.
After a moment's thought, he spoke to Per Koschelny.
"You represent me in meeting the Gardinal people."
Nimrod knew that the High Lord of Gardinal achieved interconnection and fusion of consciousness through a series of Consciousness Matrix, and they manifested themselves in different bodies with different personalities and behavioral patterns.
But if they wanted to assassinate him, they would definitely send High Lord dressed in the Reliquary Suit.
Only by relying on the dangerous weapons such as particle weapons mounted on the Reliquary Suit can the Primarch be threatened.
The fact that no one taller than Dreadnought was found in the crowd meant that the High Lord had not yet risked his life to assassinate him.
The ground war has not yet fully broken out. The Gardinal, who have not yet unleashed their full power, are waging a ground war against the "Shadow of Order." The High Lord are unaware of their own strength.
Arsena Dunn has infiltrated the Head of Gardinal to track down the High Lord, Per the best person to represent him in negotiations.
"Yes, my lord." Per the order.
Moments later, Gardinal's diplomatic team was led to the reception room.
After taking their seats, a man dressed in fine clothes, whose appearance was designed to match his diplomatic role, spoke.
"I come on behalf of the High Lord, hoping to reach a consensus with you."
"Per Koschelny, Lord of the 11th Chapter of the Shadow of Order, representing Lord Nimrod."
"Lord?" The diplomatic caste was taken aback. After some effort, he figured out the lord's position and then made his request.
"We demand that 'Shadow of Order' immediately cease all hostile military operations," he said, his eyes filled with anger.
"Including those activities targeting our city, this does not benefit the upcoming negotiations at all."
"I believe you also hope that Gardinal can resolve his differences with the Imperium and reunite as one."
Upon hearing this, Per immediately realized that the activities of Arsena Dunn and others on the surface had been effective.
He always knew that the Black Emperor had other subordinates besides the Shadow of Order.
They gained abilities similar to those of the Royal Court Friar, including Arsena, Malena Scarla, and others.
Per Vostonia retains many legendary stories from his childhood, despite his fragmented memories.
This time, the Black Emperor entrusted the task of conquering Gardinal to Arsena and others.
Compared to the Shadow of Order, they are less conspicuous and easier to find, except for the High Lord who command the armed forces, such as Stelacon.
As for merging into one, he only cared about Gardinal's loyalty to the Black Emperor.
Per did not correct the diplomatic caste statement; he said it with a half-smile.
"If you can't even suppress a rebellion, you might as well surrender sooner rather than later."
Per's blunt words caused the diplomat's expression to change, and he remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"We are certainly capable of suppressing the rebellion; there's no need for your concern."
"Then let's begin negotiations," Per said calmly.
He was well aware of his responsibilities; negotiations were merely a way to buy time and allow the Primarch's Attendants and their squires to pinpoint the High Lord's locations.
At the same moment, on the iron-gray surface of the Head of Gardinal.
A consular residence in the capital, which Arsena seized control of during the riots.
The "Reader" beside him nervously and rapidly scanned all the data documents, including the electronic personnel files sent by the "Marauder".
Even if they limit their scope to High Caste groups, the number still reaches millions.
The "Deduction Cadets" examines the content filtered by the "Reader" and tries to find clues within it.
Arsena reviewed all the reports he had received, as well as those from Malena Scala, Maria Kournikova, Tierney, and others.
Malena has located a biohazard base and is preparing to launch an attack.
Maria ordered "assassins" to precisely kill the High Caste commanders. Afterwards, she and Dementyeva, along with fifteen "Instigator," gave speeches to the Lower Caste who lacked food, "inciting" them to rebel.
Tierney's "Marauder" infiltrates Gardinal to steal crucial data.
Arsena ascends to the First Layer of Magnus Mindset and puts himself in Detective mode, searching through numerous documents.
His main search targets fall into two categories.
The first category consists of caste families that have a history of serving High Lord.
After learning from the Black Emperor how the High Lord maintained their lives, the Knowledge Keeper " began to deduce the relevant aspects.
As Master of Deduction, "The Knowledge Keeper" quickly found a breakthrough.
The Black Emperor told him that transferring consciousness has special requirements and cannot be done at any time.
In light of Gardinal's situation, "The Knowledge Keeper" focused on several key moments.
To assume the consciousness of High Lord, one must meet certain physical and birth requirements, thus requiring the tracing of all known High Lord castes.
The location where the Consciousness Matrix is stored before the transfer may be a biochemical laboratory containing related technologies...
Although Arsena doesn't know where these will be preserved, they are most likely among those ancient buildings from thousands of years ago.
After reviewing all the data, the "Knowledge Keeper" immediately issued the action order.
He took out his Communicator and sent a message to Malena first.
"The Papu caste controls the field of biochemistry, and their laboratories possess vast amounts of data on the creation of various castes."
"Understood. I will take action against their lab, which will help us find the High Lord," Malena's voice came through the Communicator.
"The biochemical caste of the High Lord, which has sustained the Gardinal for five thousand years, will be very valuable information."
After hanging up, Arsena sent a message to Tierney.
"I've sent you location coordinates. There's a building in the capital city that's over five thousand years old; it's one of the oldest buildings in the Head of Gardinal."
"But there was no record of it. On the rail map Maria found at the Transport Consul's house, it and the surrounding area were listed as restricted areas, but it wasn't one of those High Caste residences."
Finally, he sent a message to Maria.
"The people of Gardinal will definitely take action to suppress the riots."
"The 'Lucifer Blacks' and the 'Catachan Jungle Fighters' will support you; I have already sent them your communication frequency."
The Black Emperor placed the elite Auxilia under the command of Arsena to hunt down High Lord.
"Don't worry, I'll make them focus their attention on us." Maria understood her mission.
After giving the order, Arsena instructed Fularin, the only Psyker among his followers.
"Come with me."