Chapter 24 Death Star Archaeology
I have to say that the geographical location of Alicia where Hogg descended is a weird one. This place that was developed into a star zone by Blackwatch is too remote.

The entire star region is like a cube, just stuck at the corner of the Solar Star Region and becoming the junction of three star regions. On the right is the sphere of influence of the Olympia Fourth Legion.

The above is the dividing line of the hazy star field of the future dark side of the empire. If you continue to explore, you can reach Caliban, the hometown of the Lion King; the left side is even more heavyweight, with such a huge Eye of Terror hanging there.

You want to say that there is still the central solar star region of the empire below? But the problem is, if the future rebellion wants to attack Terra, what do you think will happen to Alicia who is standing in the way?

Why did the Emperor not care about Hogg's collusion with the aliens, and why did he not urge Hogg even when the battle on the front was fierce? The reason is that as long as the construction center of Blackwatch is always placed in the Alicia Sector, any force that wants to attack Terra will have to step over Hogg's body, which buys him time from another direction.

Hogg, who entered the webway and enjoyed such convenient facilities, instantly understood the Emperor's purpose. Huang Laohan was still gambling, using the war of the Great Crusade to expand the living space of mankind, using space to exchange time, and ultimately serving the webway plan. As long as humans build their own webway, they will no longer be strangled by the subspace.

Even if the gambler knows the tragic end of the future, he will still continue to implement the original plan. Hogg once asked the Emperor why he didn't just kill all the Primarchs and change the future directly. The Emperor had to reveal some secrets to Hogg at that time.

Although the emperor now sat on the card table, he was still the weakest one. He was not the toilet pendant in memory that had endured the faith of billions of humans for ten thousand years. In order to enter the card game, he could only overdraw the power of the future in advance. So rebellion was inevitable, otherwise fate would go out of control, and the consequence would be that the threatened Black King in the future would devour the old man Huang and bury all mankind with him.

The future can only go on according to the general script, and Hogg, who jumped out of the game, became the key to breaking the deadlock. The emperor at that time did not tell him what to do, but just said to take advantage of it and slipped away.

"Alas! Life is not easy. Forget it, since he wants to play, let's go all in. We must have fun in this life again." Hogg, who has not received any psychic call from the Emperor so far, is starting to get itchy.

Just when Hogg was thinking about finding some fun, the outpost troops discovered a human technological planet that was continuously sending out signals. Testing revealed that it was a communication code from the dark technological era. Hogg immediately decided to dock the warship for archaeological research. If he found some STC, it would be a great deal.

A carrier ship broke away from the cluster and headed for the planet ahead. When it got closer, Hogg discovered that it was a dead planet. There was no sign of any life activity detected on it, which meant that this archaeological operation should go smoothly.

"Kuchi!! Kuchi!"

The hatch was pushed open, and a group of tin cans wearing power armor came out and began to be on guard. Candice Lazar, an old archaeologist, turned on the auspex to collect information.

"My Lord Primarch, please don't move. It's just a scrapped mechanical component, not a rare treasure." The sage stopped Hogg from digging at the wreckage under his feet.

"Ah! Is it worthless? Damn, I was so happy for nothing."

Sitting in the Manticore troop carrier and walking through the ruins, they were surrounded by only broken metal, and these scraps had no recycling value after years of oxidation and corrosion. The collapsed nest was like a ruined tomb, and there were many remaining human skeletons on the streets.

The exploration team rushed all the way and soon entered the upper level of the hive. The good news was that the remaining energy system was still working thanks to the shelter of the building, so the elevator was started smoothly, but they could not enter through the security door because they did not have permission.

Several mechanical tentacles popped out from under Candice Lazar and inserted into the safety valve in front of them. With the operation of the electronic waste code, the main control device was covered and everyone gained access.

What caught my eye was the same gorgeous decoration as the upper floors of the general nests. Some places were gilded. Even if no one maintained it, it could still reflect the taste of the former owner. Hogg was very curious about the cause of the destruction of this world. On the way here, he did not find any traces of large-scale war. It was as if at one point in the past, all the humans on the planet suddenly died, and no one resisted. This was too strange.

Soon Candice Lazar found the residence of the planetary governor. When she opened the door, she saw a skeleton sitting at a desk connected to the Thinker.

"Father! It was a natural death!" A medical sergeant came forward to check and reported.

"Candice, read the remaining information on the Thinker and see if you can get the previous logs. Sergeant, go and summon the fleet and have them send more men to alert us. We need heavy firepower. This place is too abnormal."

In Hogg's memory, the most obvious feature of a destroyed hive city is usually traces of war, but there are none here, which is simply unscientific.

While he was recalling in his mind what could kill people on the planet in an instant, at this moment the Eldar prophet in the team discovered something unusual.

"Holy Father, the subspace connection here is very unstable. I can't mobilize the subspace energy as smoothly as before." The Eldar prophet, who was born with psychic sensitivity, felt a sense of oppression in his soul. It seemed that something was interfering with his ability.

"The link is unstable? Could it be..."

Before Hogg could think about it, Candice next to him sent a piece of information to the system of the Raider Armor. It was a record log of the planetary governor from a thousand years ago.

1,M763
During my reign, the construction of Kollel has developed.

Since the subspace storm hit after the rebellion was quelled, the family has protected this world for 4 thousand years. We, the Coral people, have survived tenaciously on this planet. Although we still haven't received any communication from the Federation, the powerful Human Federation will surely return to unity, and what I have to do is to continue the family's rule, but without the help of intelligent AI, the reconstruction of the planet is still too slow. We who were once able to travel the stars can no longer escape the gravity of the planet.

3,M764
Strange things have happened in the lower levels of the hive, it should be a plague. Many workers are unable to work, which has affected the operation of the hive. I ordered the defense team to control it. The good news is that the plague has been contained in a very small area. At the same time, our medical experts have also begun intensive vaccine research and development. I believe that with the power of science and technology, things will get better soon.

6,M764
Damn it! The plague has spread, and even the upper echelons have begun to die one after another. My poor little John couldn't make it. Those medical experts are all rubbish. They swore that the plague would be contained within a month, but their vaccine is useless. I must execute them for crimes against the Human Federation.

8,M764
This isn't a plague, this is some damn alien bastard.

We found the alien's nest underground. I can't believe we have been living on the alien's head. We disturbed their hibernation. The funny thing is that I thought it was an ordinary plague. There are not many humans left. We can't die silently like this. I have to seal them again. I hope we can succeed.

9,M764
We have failed and succeeded. The aliens underground have been eliminated and sealed back in their nests, but the remaining humans cannot even reach the minimum development base. There is no doubt that we are going to perish.

I can only continue to send warning signals according to the federal regulations, hoping that the humans who come in the future can recapture Coral. Long live the human federation!!!
Shit! It's spareribs.

(End of this chapter)