Storm Star Territory, Stardust Corridor, Vera Three
Soshyan stood in front of the podium, arms crossed, staring motionlessly ahead, with no expression on his face.
It has been 8 years since the Feast of Blades. During this time, he has basically been dealing with the affairs of the chapter, including the transformation and training of new recruits, and he also participated in several eliminations of gene stealers.
But he did not give up on another, more important job.
It is to find the planet in Talos' prophecy.
He commissioned many expeditions to search for worlds with similar characteristics, and found several, but each time he went there they returned without success.
It is easy to be discouraged by such a result, but he is not a defeatist, and Soshyan is still patient.
He even released Kayon's spy Sorge, on the one hand to fulfill his promise, and on the other hand to take advantage of the other party's unique "talent".
Soshyan packaged Sorge as a rogue trader and gave him sufficient start-up capital. On the one hand, he could use him to deal with certain difficult "goods", and on the other hand, he asked him to explore the world.
Sorge was reluctant at first because it was not completely consistent with the freedom he longed for, but when Soshyan told him that his master was not really dead, Sorge obeyed - he knew very well that Kayan
The revenge was so horrific that he was unwilling to face it no matter what.
Of course, oppression alone makes it difficult for people to do things sincerely. Soshyan also promised that he would never let Kayan know where Sorge was, let alone let him be retaliated against.
"Chapter Master."
The Lord of Chasing suddenly called:
"The navigator reported that we had reached our destination and she advised us not to go any further."
"very good."
Soshyan nodded and replied:
"Then slow down first."
Suddenly, an object as big as a mountain passed dozens of kilometers in front of the Unbound Soul.
The Stardust Corridor is located in the northwest of the Tempest Starfield and is marked as an asteroid belt with unusual density. As soon as the battleship's sensors left the subspace, they detected dozens of targets in the surrounding area that were huge enough to crash the battleship.
These are not accumulated remnants, nor ice and dust, but rocks and metals.
Soshyan deduced that something huge should have passed through here.
What kind of giant thing is it?
This idea was inexplicable and came from his mood. What he saw was debris. Something had been destroyed here.
What destroyed it?
On the starboard side of the battleship is a dark brown planet, like a satellite, with a very eccentric orbit, forming a very steep angle with the orbit of planet Vera III.
During its orbit, it only passes through the asteroid belt for a short period of time. Because of this process, many craters are formed on the planet's surface due to impacts, and the thin atmosphere is filled with dust formed by recent impacts.
Planetary collisions destroyed what was here before, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
A huge disaster once occurred here, the cause of which is unknown.
The reason why Soshyan came here was of course not to see these asteroid belts. He came with a message——
Sorge declared that this world might meet Soshyan's requirements.
Rainforest, green skin, traces of civilization, and vague historical records.
"Keep the battleship approaching the orbit at low speed."
After saying this, Soshyan returned to the tactical command platform on the bridge, and Talos leaned on the command throne as always.
Soshyan directly clicked on the imaging device, and from it he could see Vera III, a former human colony. However, when the meteorite containing green-skinned spores landed five hundred years ago, there were no living people here.
The empire was liquidated once, but because the world was really meaningless and the environment was quite harsh, colonization was finally abandoned.
It is estimated that there are only some primitive green skins still active on the planet now.
"Does this world match your vision?"
Soshyan turned to look at Talos.
The prophet glanced and yawned.
"The outline is similar, but I can't tell you anything else, because that's all I can see... No matter how long I stare at your face, I won't get any more answers."
Soshyan turned to stare at the planet.
"Is this normal?"
"I can't tell, Chapter Leader. After all, our father just glanced at his brothers and already foresaw their ending. But I can't do it, and I can't see your ending."
"There's no sign of civilization here."
Gradually, the Unbound Soul docked at the upper level of the planet's orbit. Looking down from here, there are no city lights on the planet's surface, only blue oceans and green land.
There was no doubt that everything below was pristine, and that vast expanse of green could only mean one thing: a disorderly, chaotic mess of organic life.
After staring at the planet for a long time, Soshyan sighed softly.
"I hope I can gain something, and prepare for the airborne landing."
Half an hour later, several Thunderhawks swept out from the flight deck of the battleship and headed straight for the planet's surface.
"I hate grass."
As soon as they landed, they faced a green hell.
The jungle was so dense that they had to use chain swords to cut down the dense vegetation. Sometimes the traces on the ground were completely covered by vegetation, so they had to use flamethrowers to create them.
The vines and moss hit by the flames burned quickly, but due to the high humidity, the fire was extinguished within a short time.
This time Soshyan brought a company and a hundred soldiers to the ground, established a small stronghold directly in the landing area, and built complete defenses.
After that, he personally led thirty soldiers to explore deep into the jungle, because they had previously detected a large target in orbit with a strong metal signal, which was probably a colonial relic left by former humans.
Talos was irritated by the slow advance, he hated any slow march, but the only enemy for now was the stripped vegetation.
The rest of the reconnaissance force has disappeared in front of them, their silvery gray disappearing into the emerald darkness - the line of sight in the jungle is less than a few dozen meters.
The moss layer is so thick and soft that it feels like walking on snow.
Suddenly, a sound came from Soshyan's communicator, which was the voice of First Company Commander Mark.
"The road ahead is clear, but the auspicious device shows multiple large targets ahead."
"Waiting for my arrival."
When Soshyan arrived, Mark and his team were already waiting for him in front. A clearing had been opened up on the path over there, and other sergeants had dispersed to both sides.
"What's the goal?"
"in front of."
Under Mark's guidance, Soshyan came to a clearing, about a circle with a diameter of one kilometer, with a small stream running through it.
As he walked through the road ahead, he saw a large group of creatures gathering not far away. It was estimated that there were about a hundred of them. Their shoulder height was about three meters, their length was about twice as long as their height, their skin was dark green, and their heads were oval.
They have a huge mouth, sharp teeth, and long tusks. Their tails hover slightly above the ground. There are two bone hammers at the back end. Rows of forward-curving spikes cover their backs.
The limbs are thick and powerful.
But their senses didn't seem to be sharp, and they didn't notice the Space Marines not far away.
"Native creatures?"
Soshyan frowned, but Talos beside him said softly:
"No, these are green-skinned beasts. I have encountered them in the past. Some people call them giant squiggs."