(Thanks to .The God-Emperor Mold Blasts Out Loyal Genes. for the tip; bonus chapter 5/5. Thanks again.)
After leaving his staff on World 496B to flirt with girls, Li Qinwu entered the Vault.
He planned to check on the growth of the spiritual tea in the Vault and bring some back to Agricultural World 496B for his children to drink.
The more spiritual tea they drank, the stronger a Psyker's Psychic Power would become. Even non-Psykers could increase their Psychic Resistance.
But just as Li Qinwu was about to head to the Vault's lowest level to inspect the tea garden, the Vault Overseer stopped him.
The Vault Overseer was a Skitarii officer Li Qinwu had promoted.
The three thousand Skitarii had undergone extensive cybernetic modification, and large portions of their personality modules had been removed from their brains.
Senior Skitarii and Tech-Priests could directly take over their bodies through computers, so they were permanently stationed in the Vault as guards and had a very low chance of being corrupted.
Li Qinwu had stationed all three thousand Skitarii in the Vault to protect it from Daemon incursions.
Their commander, the Vault Overseer, was an Alpha.
Alphas were Skitarii officers with enhanced communications and command links. They had more thinking modules in their brains and could command thousands in battle.
They served as lower-level command nodes. Orders from higher-ranking Skitarii officers were relayed through them to frontline soldiers.
Li Qinwu had promoted this Alpha to Vault Overseer, making him responsible for the Vault's entire defense.
Upon seeing Li Qinwu, the Vault Overseer reported something.
"My lord, there are two matters requiring attention here. You must take them seriously."
Li Qinwu told him to continue, and the Vault Overseer said,
"My lord, not long ago, our Bird Spectrometer scanned a target that appeared