Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 407

Chapter 406, Renegade Space Marines

on the Wrath of the Owl, in the Chapter Monastery.

Martins sat upright and quietly read the battle report.

During this period, the interstellar call was not hung up. Gu Hang on the other side was also waiting patiently – or doing something else while maintaining communication.

Martins woke up and said, “Sorry, Governor, I kept you waiting for a long time.”

“It’s okay. What are you going to do next?”

“I will take the team out immediately and solve this problem myself. Thank you for your trouble.” Martins was still very polite to Gu Hang.

“Okay, leave it to you. I will let the navy cooperate with you, whether it is the Alliance Fleet or the Pegasus Fleet.”

“Thank you.”

After the communication ended, Martins turned around again. He took out a thick book from a password cabinet behind him and put it on the table.

He turned the pages of the book, and it was recorded with one name after another.

It was a list of all members of the Phoenix Chapter from its establishment to the present.

He turned to one of the pages, and his own name was on it. Just two lines above his name, it said ‘Sidney Blevins’.

He could still remember that Blevins had entered the Phoenix with him. They had trained together, encouraged each other, completed the implantation surgery together, and fought side by side.

In the 79th year of the Phoenix’s Atonement Expedition, the Phoenix deployed fifty soldiers in a counterinsurgency mission. At first, the war was still going smoothly, but in the later period, the front line suddenly collapsed, and the planetary defense forces as friendly forces were defeated. He and his comrades were trapped in the siege and forced to defend a bunker. The fifty Phoenixes fought

against countless enemy troops with heavy firepower. They eliminated a large number of enemies and frightened the rebels. They dared not attack again and could only bypass their defense.

In the end, when they ran out of ammunition and food, the Phoenixes could not continue to hold on. With no reinforcements coming, they could only choose to break through. They broke through the minefield, faced bullets and artillery fire, and the attack of the air force, and finally broke out of the siege.

But in the process, they also encountered many crises and the team was dispersed. When they reunited in the rear, there were only more than 20 people left in the whole team.

Among the lost personnel, some died in the bunker defense battle, and some disappeared in the breakout and never came back. His friend, Sidney Blevins, was among the latter.

He angrily shot the commander of the planetary defense force who ordered the retreat without notifying the Phoenix in advance, and decisively took over the command and finally won the war.

But there was no reward, only pain and reprimand from the Empire.

There was no reward because they were on a sin expedition and had no honor. The reprimand was because as a sinner, he actually shot the commander on the battlefield and took over the command.

However, Martins did not regret it, and the regiment did not punish him.

That incompetent and stupid commander killed more than 20 of their brothers in just an ordinary war to suppress rebellion. This is unforgivable.

Especially among those killed, there are also his friends.

At this moment, Martins recalled the scene of the year and the time he spent with Sidney Blevins.

The figure in his memory kept emerging in front of his eyes and became more and more real.

He stared at the blurry, flashing photo for a long time.

…

Juetu, this is a desert world located in the Kenma Star Region, connected to the Red Arrow Star on the star map.

It is a bit like a super-enlarged version of the West Desert on the Angry Owl Star. The entire planet is covered by deserts, the ocean area is relatively small, and the environment is very harsh.

But despite this, there are still about 200 million people living here.

Most people follow water and grass. The precipitation on Juetu is very small, and it shows obvious seasonality and regionality. The people on Juetu have also mastered the ability to chase the rainy season and developed nomadic groups all over the planet.

In addition, a small number of river valleys and oases rely on underground water sources to form stable residential areas and even cities, which support another part of the population.

The main output of this planet is food, meat products, furs and leather products. The annual tax amount of 20 million can be collected roughly. Occasionally, if the harvest is not good in some years, or there is some unrest in the planet, some human taxes can be used to make up for it.

The governor of the planet is just a tailor, and his life is not very good

. Since life is not easy, we have to think of other ways.

After a group of interstellar pirates visited Jue Tuxing and carried out a robbery, Jue Tuxing’s governor Azimuba came up with an idea.

Not only did he not report the robbery to the empire, he even provided more food supplies to the pirate group and reached a long-term cooperation agreement with this pirate group called “Red Eye”.

Jue Tuxing provides some supplies to the pirate group and even some goods, which they sell on the pirate black market. The price obtained in this way is higher than the normal price of paying imperial taxes and normal trade. The materials obtained are used to purchase some goods that are difficult to sell on the black market, and then exchanged for other materials in the normal imperial trade system.

In addition, they can also cover the identity of the pirate group. In this way, whenever some official naval forces are clearing out the pirate group, they can hide in Juedus and disguise themselves as Juedus people.

Even over time, the pirate group simply recruited people on the spot in Juedus.

However, before this, Governor Azimuba and the people of the Red Eye Pirates at least understood the principle that a rabbit does not eat grass near its nest. In addition, the interstellar trade in the Kenma Star Region near Juedus is not developed, while the interstellar trade in the neighboring Tianma Star Region is much better, but there is a Tianma fleet stationed there for a long time.

It is for this reason that the Red Eye Pirates have never been active in these two star regions.

They regard Juedus as a secret base, retreat, supply station, and commodity import site, and the place where they actually carry out looting activities will be far away.

Until recently, this strategy has changed.

The neighbors next door are living a better life, and the shipping trade is developing,

which is really enviable. The key is that there are still many civilian merchant ships that lack protection and are wandering around. The main force of the Pegasus Fleet also left because of the Iron Tooth War. Isn’t this a good time to make a fortune?

Of course, if it were just that, they would still hesitate.

But at this time, they encountered eight warriors in an operation in other distant star regions.

Their main ship was captured, but the eight warriors did not kill them, but joined them, and undoubtedly gained the right to rule. The leader of the Red Eye Pirates became a tall man named “Nides”.

Anyone who has heard of the legend of the Space Marines can undoubtedly identify them from their stature and their power armor.

Looking at their attitude and the painted-over symbols on their armor, there are more things that can be guessed.

However, no one dared to say.

Anyway, having a new boss is not a bad thing. After all, the new boss is really fierce.

Then, under the command of the new boss, they abandoned the previous strategy and began to attack the Pegasus Star Region.

At first, they succeeded a few times and did make a fortune, which made the pirate group excited.

But then it was not easy to do, and losses occurred. This is normal. As a pirate, how can you make money without getting beaten?

However, at this point, it is almost the same.

Azimuba thought so too.

Now there are already quite a few Juesutians in the pirate group, and many of them are his confidants.

How could Gu Hang from the Tianma Star Region be so easy to mess with? The more news Azimuba heard about this person from official channels, the more frightened he felt.

So far, it is best to stop.

Everyone has made a fortune, and some brothers have died. Now stop, go back, sell the robbed ships, people, and materials, and the remaining survivors can all get a large sum of money. Juedus can also be much more comfortable, and the next imperial tax will not have to pay human taxes.

In recent months, he has repeatedly raised this point to Nides.

However, each time he was rejected.

When he tried to contact Nides again, he found that he could not get in touch with him.

The Star Language Tower on Juedus is not advanced, and the psychic who operates the Star Language Tower is also a local who was accidentally awakened and self-taught, and his ability is not very strong. But it should not be difficult to just contact the neighboring star system.

After many attempts to contact without results, Azimuba felt that something was wrong.

But he still had some luck in his heart.

Maybe the Red Eye Pirates just ran away?

Even if they were really destroyed by the so-called Alliance, it is possible that all the members on the ship died, and the Alliance may not know the relationship between Juedus and these pirates.

He could only think so.

What else can he do?

The Alliance is next door, and he can reach him from Red Arrow Star in one interstellar shuttle. Compared with Governor Gu, whether it is hard or political influence, he and his planet are as small as a small village, with no resistance.

What’s more, this matter is undoubtedly a great violation of the imperial decree. Supporting looting, raising pirates, colluding with rebellious space warriors… Any of these charges is enough to kill him several times, and he has to take a whole household registration book with him. The key is that

he is not a pirate, and the planet will not move. The pirates can run away, but he can’t.

After a period of fear, what is coming will eventually come.

The person in charge of the observatory told him that a spaceship with the Alliance logo has arrived in the orbit of Juedus.

He thought it was a neighbor who came to ask for punishment, so he quickly called his boss, the star district leader of the Kenma Star District, concealed some information and told him the situation, and at the same time he was ready to welcome him.

But who knew that the person who came down was not a member of the Alliance, but Nides.

However, the entire pirate fleet that went to the Tianma Star District with Nides, as well as many Juedus, did not come back.

“Chief Nides… where are my people?” Azimuba asked, his voice trembling.

“They can’t come back.”

“Then what did you bring back?”

“We only brought back our lives.”

Azimuba was choked.

After a pause, he asked again: “What about the Alliance? Did the Alliance know…”

Nides interrupted him: “I don’t know what the Alliance has mastered, but I don’t plan to stay here for long. Prepare fuel, food supplies, and some slaves. We will leave soon.”

Azimuba was anxious: “What will we do if you leave?”

“What does it have to do with me?”

“No! You must stay and fight with us…” Azimuba wanted to say “fight side by side”, but he couldn’t say it.

Fight side by side?

Why go against the Alliance?

What’s the use of eight more traitors?

In small-scale battles, these eight traitors are simply invincible; but in large-scale battles, under the wrath of the Alliance, let alone eight, even eighty are useless.

It is said that the Alliance has also received help from a Space Marine Chapter, and that is a serious chapter!

But Azimuba still can’t let these traitors go.

If they didn’t leave, he could still find a way to hand them over. As for what to say after handing them over, he could say that he was possessed or forced, or think of a way to atone for his sins. Even if the chance was small, he had to find a way to leave. If they ran away, he would be really finished.

At this point, he didn’t know how many people from Juedus had fallen into the hands of the Alliance. No matter how lucky he was, he knew that they would definitely not be able to hide.

However, he couldn’t tell Nides so directly.

He had to think of a way.

Azimuba said, “I understand. I will try my best to meet your request.”

“Don’t play tricks. I will only give you three hours.”

“I will definitely meet all your needs within three hours.”

After Nides left, Azimuba left the planetary capital under the pretext of secretly preparing supplies and slaves.

If he didn’t leave, he would be afraid of being torn to pieces.

This is one of the few places on Juedus that can barely be considered a city, located in a river valley with lush water and grass.

Taking the vehicle and driving into the desert, Azimuba remotely directed his subordinates. He pretended to prepare things, but he was procrastinating.

After three hours, of course, the things were not ready.

Azimuba called someone to apologize, saying that he had tried his best to prepare, but because he had to act in secret, it was not easy to be exposed, and because there were many things needed, it was difficult to prepare them at once… In short, various excuses were used one after another, saying that it would be ready soon.

To put it bluntly, he just wanted to delay time.

Moreover, at this moment, he was just praying in his heart that the alliance would come quickly.

However, Nides decisively did not give him more opportunities. He did not believe any nonsense, and when the three hours were up, he started killing people directly.

Azimuba’s confidants were killed, and then the guards who were guarding these traitors were quickly defeated. The planetary defense forces guarding the capital city did not know what was going on, but they also acted according to Azimuba’s orders.

The order they received was that there was an attack by pirates. The warriors of the planetary defense force had to destroy the landing ships of the pirates when they came down from the sky, put the whole city under martial law, and block the actions of all suspicious people.

Even though there were only eight traitors and there were at least 50,000 planetary defense forces stationed in the capital, Azimuba had no idea.

He rode in a vehicle, wandering aimlessly in the desert, and he used the vehicle to keep in touch with the city, remotely controlling the troops loyal to him to block Nides’ actions.

(End of this chapter)