Dragoon General Yi Fan controlled his venom flying dragon 'Deathclaw' to leave the spacecraft in an elegant gliding posture, and escaped from the artificial gravity field, flying all the way into a wide entrance.
There are no docks here, only towers and palaces. High-sailed and wide-winged ships float in the vacuum, surrounding globular star clusters suspended in nothingness, while many wraithbone turrets slowly rotate around them. In the center is a huge spire composed of many spiers.
Some of the fortresses are connected by sealed corridors, with various turrets spreading like fungi in the middle.
There are four huge entrances and exits on the surface of the spire shelter. The brightly lit interior is vaguely visible through the gaps, and a group of ships are entering and exiting from there.
Roughly the size of a regular satellite, this ancient stronghold called Dragon's Nest drifts on the outskirts of an unnamed galaxy, leisurely orbiting a dying star, its long solar flag stretching from the shelter's surface into the ether, drawn from the solar wind.
Capturing particles, this typical energy device of the Eldar race is often accompanied by the buzzing sound of psychic energy, vaguely present in the quiet void.
This collected energy will pass through a crudely modified eternal loop - a product of the combination of the soul stone technology of the Craftworld and the engineering of the Commorans. It is enough to maintain a weak protective field to resist demonic invasion.
Let the pirates who make the surprise attack stay away from the rapt gaze of "He Who Desires".
Ivan is not alone. Behind him are eighteen knights who also control pterosaurs. These pterosaurs have been professionally cultivated by druids and have become larger, more ferocious and stronger, and can be used in battles.
Flying in the void, the emerald-colored raised scales can resist various lasers and crystal weapons. Under the escort of the flying dragon, there is a golden airship, with golden feather guards and several eternal maids standing on it. The maids are gorgeously dressed.
Armor, golden crowns on their heads, white cloaks, and banners in their hands - they are the emissaries of the Eternal Queen, coming to convey the Queen's will.
They came on a ship, a small ship, which was very fast and could hide. But even so, they were attacked by the fleet of the Black Heart Conspiracy when they approached the dragon's nest. However, they were already very close to the dragon's nest at that time.
, it seems that these residents of Comoros did not intend to really fall out with the Void Dragon Pirates, and in the end they did not continue to pursue them.
The reason why the royal court sent an envoy for the second time is also very simple.
According to Kelis Kanelli's report, the conflict within the Void Dragon Pirates has reached a critical point. It turns out that the Princess Salania still wants to solve the problem herself without resorting to the power of the royal court and preserve her father's legacy.
Given her foundation, she actually chose to secretly send someone to contact Victor, hoping that the other party would stop. She was willing to spend money to buy peace and ensure that the Void Dragon would remain completely neutral in the future.
But who is Victor?
Salanya's actions instead exposed her weakness and abilities. Victor directly "increased the dosage". Not long after Salanya sent the envoy, several members of the Void Dragon Pirate Group who were loyal to Salanya
All his old subordinates were assassinated and died violently.
The angry Salanya immediately found the assassins, who were also several veterans of the regiment, and killed them. However, due to lack of preparation, two of them escaped, and he also took away a dozen ships and joined the
The fleet of the Black Heart Cabal.
But this did not solve the problem, but made the conflict completely public. Some pirates chose to leave because they did not want to get involved in the battle between the Royal Court and Comoros. The black-hearted conspiracy did not embarrass them. Others were not in the dragon's lair but The pirates operating outside also announced their departure from the Void Dragon, causing nearly three hundred captains of this ancient Eldar pirate organization to leave in just ten days.
This is Victor's biggest conspiracy. As the largest pirate group today, most of the captains of the Void Dragon are usually active outside. However, if a war starts directly, there is a high probability that these captains will return to defend their organization.
Therefore, he chose to divide the peripheral forces of the Void Dragon Pirate Group first, so that the pirates operating outside could choose to stand aside or leave, and then manage the headquarters of the Void Dragon Pirate Group, which would be much easier.
Due to this series of bad decisions, Salanya's prestige within the pirate group has plummeted, and more and more people are doubting her ability. Some people have publicly expressed the hope that she can step down and let someone more capable lead the pirate group. Get out of trouble.
Of course, no one has shouted the slogan of surrendering to Victor so far, which is also the smartest thing about Victor.
He never expressed that he wanted to possess the Void Dragon Pirates. Instead, he used the "slogan of freedom" and declared that the Eldar are a free race, with the freedom to live according to their own preferences, the freedom to sail among the stars, and the freedom to plunder The Eternal Royal Court wants to deprive the lower races of their freedom. It is completely a dictatorial and evil regime. The purpose of sending troops this time is to defend the "free pirates".
Although it is indeed a bit funny for Victor to package himself as a "freedom fighter", this is what the pirates need. They don't want to get involved in the political struggle, but they don't want to be included in the "King's Law". , many people left the Ark in pursuit of freedom. Although the Royal Court also claimed that there were no very strict rules, it was also true that armed plundering of non-hostile races was prohibited.
In this case, Salanya's situation becomes very difficult, so the only thing she can do is to hug the royal court tightly, hoping to stabilize the situation. From now on, the situation can be said to be changing rapidly. .
However, Kelis Kanelli's previous visit only represented the Privy Council and was not authoritative enough. After making arrangements, Soshyan sent another team of envoys according to the situation. This time, he would directly convey the royal court's intention. , and give Salanya a "platform".
But the real mission is to stabilize the Void Dragon Pirates.
After all, it is never themselves who can decide their fate, but the upcoming battle.
After spending some time, the envoy team entered the interior of the dragon's nest. During this period, Yifan carefully observed the surrounding environment. Occasionally, there were a few small boats flying through the void, but most of the Aida here were like them, either. Ride a single-person shuttle or glide in a gravity suit.
After entering this area, as long as you look up, you can see cruisers, frigates and other floating ships parked near the spire. Since Eldar pirates often operate in war gangs, their number ranges from single digits to fifty or sixty people. vary, so they tend to use micro-sized ships, such as the Hellebore-class, Aconite-class, which may be about the same size as a patrol ship in terms of tonnage in the Empire, or the smaller Hunter-class, which is only two meters in length. The three-hundred-meter micro-ship is very fast and does not have strong firepower. It only requires a few people to drive it and can even perform gang-hopping missions. It is the most commonly used weapon by pirate war gangs when they attack merchant fleets, and is also used by Void Dragon pirates. The main force of the regiment's large fleet.
Of course, it's not that the pirates don't have large ships. For example, Ivan saw a giant ship that was as big as the surrounding buildings.