By the time Mai Mai and Twilight returned to Rostov in the Gabbro, the ship already needed to enter port for major repairs.
And this was only because the ship had Griya's technical team and the lower-ranked Tech-Priests they hired from Griffin IV helping with emergency repairs.
If it had truly sailed back directly, the ship would likely have already sunk in the Warp.
"Honestly, let's quickly hand those unlucky guys over to Luka. If they stay on the ship any longer, I'm afraid this ship will be tormented until it sinks!" Twilight looked at the Gabbro, which was entering the dry dock, with a pained expression. The huge charred marks on the ship's side were truly heartbreaking to see.
Mai Mai merely shrugged in response, then looked at the well-equipped Kill Team behind him, nodding slightly.
On their way back, they basically encountered all sorts of strange things whenever they were in the Warp. They wiped out the four Chaos Gods' demons, and Mai Mai even beheaded a Chaos Warband's demon lord for his collection.
Consequently, he and Twilight both rose to Level III authority, recruiting a Kill Team entourage for themselves.
They had no choice but to recruit. They encountered too many unfortunate incidents on this journey. Although they were only wild monsters, fighting too many wild monsters would still reduce the durability of their equipment.
So Mai Mai and Twilight each recruited a team of retainers.
Because Twilight was a naval officer, he brought a team of naval boarding parties, while Mai Mai's side, on top of the standard Rogue Trader entourage, added a Battle Sister and a Space Marine.
As a Rogue Trader, it is possible to hire Battle Sisters or Space Marines to serve oneself, but the premise is to be able to hire them.
After all, even if the Navy and the Department of Military Affairs have to provide services to Rogue Traders, hiring Battle Sisters and Space Marines is not really a big deal.
Given the situation on Rostov, Mai Mai could hire not just one, but even a team.
However, those hired that way would be real people, not retainers obtained from Huang Lao Han.
For Mai Mai and his group, retainers were easier to use than real people; at least, their obedience was much better.
And most importantly, it didn't hurt if a retainer died; they could be resurrected. Although the name changed, the memory inheritance meant they were the same person.
But for real people... if they died, they were truly dead.
Although they weren't people who particularly cared about life and death, if possible, they still hoped to avoid too many deaths.
"I'll take the Chief Executive and the others to see Luka first. Those unlucky guys, you… " Mai Mai thought for a moment before saying to Twilight: "Take them to Gutierrez. Those unlucky guys can temporarily be put on the dead account, which saves them from thinking about going on a penitent crusade to their deaths every day."
"Alright, I'll take those unlucky guys to see Gutierrez after I've dealt with things here." Twilight nodded. He just wanted to get those chosen unlucky guys off the ship quickly, otherwise his precious darling wouldn't be able to withstand such torment.
Twilight cherished this ship greatly. Although Luka said he could replace it with a moon-class cruiser, Twilight simply preferred this Sword-Class frigate, as it was the first ship he ever commanded.
And men always have a special affection for their first time.
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"Welcome, everyone. It is truly my honor that Griya Forge World could send you Wise Ones here." Luka faced the four Wise Ones before him, and he couldn't help but show sufficient respect.
At the same time, his eye twitched.
After all, what Huang Lao Han did was too overbearing!
Chief Executive, Sai Die, Miu Miu, and He Mo, is this a Rhine Life team-building event?
You've repaired the Orbital Ring, you wouldn't name it Wanxingyuan, would you?
But it must be said, Kristen and the Orbital Ring are quite a good match, a professional fit.
Is Sai Die also a Wise One? Wise One of Domination? After all, for this security chief of Rhine Life, the only thing everyone remembers is that she becomes a Fist King when she puts down her shield.
As for Miu Miu and He Mo? It was not beyond Luka's expectation that these two were Wise Ones.
However, with the Ling Guang family as a precedent, another Rhine Life appearing before him didn't surprise Luka much. His only concern now was how many more rotten tricks Huang Lao Han had up his sleeve. He hoped that by then, the real Terra wouldn't just be Terra, as that would truly make people tense.
"Hello, Governor. Griya Forge World attaches great importance to this cooperation, so we have specifically sent us to discuss the specific matters." Kristen said to Luka, but her words still contained some complaints: "However, Governor, it seems you don't attach as much importance to this cooperation as we expected! Otherwise, why would you go to Griffin IV to hire low-level Tech-Priests?"
This matter was, of course, unacceptable to Griya.
Although it was Luka's freedom to choose which Adeptus Mechanicus to cooperate with, for the Adeptus Mechanicus, hiring someone from B when you were supposed to be discussing cooperation with A was truly as unpleasant as eating a dead fly.
Under normal circumstances, Griya Forge World would certainly not accept this order.
Don't you like Griffin IV? Then let them repair the Orbital Ring for you!
However, Kristen certainly wouldn't say such words, after all, Griffin IV was truly capable of repairing Orbital Rings, just not as proficient as Griya.
They were all large Forge Worlds. Although their focuses differed, they still possessed all the necessary skills.
Unlike Mariupol Forge World, which was just a very ordinary small Forge World and indeed lacked the ability to repair Orbital Rings.
"Because I heard that you were sealed for a hundred years, and then suffered a dual invasion from Orks and Chaos, I was a little uneasy!" Luka did not deliberately humble himself. While answering Kristen, he also revealed his Inquisition Rosette.
Seeing the Inquisition's Rosette, Kristen reluctantly lowered her banner, but she still complained: "This is all your Inquisition's doing! You messed with a Chaos artifact on our planet, and after it exploded, you were possessed by demons!
If it weren't for Captain Titus's valiant efforts, Griya Forge World would probably have been finished!
And in the end, you still sealed our planet for a hundred years!
Do you know how many orders we lost and how many furnaces went out during those hundred years?
This is simply blasphemy against the god of machines!"
"I understand, I understand, Wise One Kristen." Luka looked at Kristen, who was bristling like an angry cat, and could only smile and say to her: "So the Orbital Ring I want to repair is not just one."
"I heard from Mailin that the development of an entire Sub-Sector is truly a grand undertaking!"
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