Expeditionary Fleet, Forros's office.
At this moment, Forros sat in the office, dressed in casual clothes, in the large chair. He looked at all the furnishings in the office, and also at the planet outside the window, which was undergoing post-war reconstruction.
According to the Imperial administrative division: Star Sector (equivalent to a real-world province), Star Sector (equivalent to a real-world city), Sub-Star Sector (equivalent to a real-world county), Planet (equivalent to a real-world village or town; in the eyes of the Imperium, a Planetary Governor is no different from a village chief, a minor official, managing an entire planet).
At this moment, he had also "progressed." From an unknown, clerk-level Chapter Master, he had suddenly risen to a section-chief-level cadre managing a planet. Of course, he was still far from the division-chief-level Huron or the vice-minister-level Calgar, but it was a start. Now, his words carried weight.
From now on, their Carcharodons Space Marine Chapter finally had a home. Although this planet was not as prosperous as Ultramar or Badab.
But Forros believed that as a descendant of the Angel, he would surely manage this place in an orderly manner. And Li Feng, before leaving, had also given Forros a "big gift."
That was the gene-seed taken by the Department of the Interior. Li Feng helped exchange half of the gene-seed for weapons, which simply solved the "pressing need" of the Weeping Sorrows Chapter.
Because after the Gravelax campaign, the Carcharodons, who originally had over 200 members, now had less than 150... Including the gene-seed recovered from the battlefield, plus what Li Feng helped retrieve, after a period of development, the Carcharodons would likely recover to a strength of 800 members.
At the same time, during the cleanup operation, the industrial Hive City used a rather conservative battle plan, preserving at least 75% of its production capacity, which only needed minor repairs to resume production.
Li Feng also gave the Carcharodons some STCs needed by Space Marine: power armour, Bolter, Chainsword... and also what the local PDF needed: lasgun, flak armour... "In the end, I still owe a huge favor..."
...Expeditionary Fleet,
This time returning to Terra, Li Feng would lead the entire force back, including the Soldiers, because the specific "Astra Militarum refitting" required Li Feng's "training unit" to serve as a "testing ground."
Calgar also returned to Macragge; he still had many things to attend to. However, as the year 999 gradually approached, more and more Chaos Forces began to emerge from the Maelstrom to harass the Imperium. Huron, on the other hand, insisted on returning to Terra with Li Feng to personally meet the Emperor.
Huron was a man who wanted to advance. The matters of the Maelstrom could wait, after all, "bandits" could be suppressed anytime, but an audience with the Emperor was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Meanwhile, Li Feng was lying lazily on the sofa in his study, like an old man enjoying the calm, wearing VR equipment from the Dark Age of Technology, playing a VR game.
Celestine and the Nuns went to the gym to lift weights, Kassia was navigating the fleet in the navigation room, and Eliette was meditating alone by the pool.
It felt good to have free time to play games. Fortunately, he managed to sneak out a VR device from the Imperial Palace when he left, so he could still play games. Just then, the door opened, Li Feng took off his VR glasses, looked up, and saw Fides standing shyly at the doorway.
"Aren't you lifting weights with Celestine and them at the gym?"
At this moment, Fides walked into Li Feng's room. She was still wearing her workout leggings, but now she had on a tight yoga jacket with the zipper fully pulled up.
"I don't really feel like working out today..."
Hearing Fides, Li Feng picked up another VR device from the sofa: "Want to try it?"
Fides sat next to Li Feng, took the VR device from his hand, and, imitating Li Feng, put it on her head... She then discovered that this VR device was not just a simple head-mounted screen, but could connect to brain nerves. She only needed to think, and her virtual self could perform the desired actions.
And Li Feng... was currently playing a survival horror shooting game... Fides suddenly appeared in a foggy town, with Li Feng beside her, using an operating table to circle around a scantily clad nurse ghost.
Fides could even smell the dampness in the fog. Looking at her surroundings, her first words were... "This place has been corrupted by Chaos!"
Li Feng, who was playing a "duet," paused, looked at the Silent Hill around them, and thought, if it's Chaos corruption... then I guess so.
Li Feng was currently using a found iron bar, constantly striking the nurse ghost in front of him with agile movements, but the damage he inflicted was minimal. Fides gradually adapted to the game's feel, picked up a rebar from the ground, and walked behind the nurse.
The nurse had just turned to attack Fides when Fides directly used the rebar to stab the nurse's head, killing her instantly... "Quite simple."
Li Feng: "Uh, this..."
Everything that followed was as expected. Fides ruined Li Feng's gaming experience. Silent Hill was turned into DOOM by Fides, and Li Feng felt no fear or tension at all.
As a player who enjoyed story and immersion, Li Feng leaned helplessly against the wall in the game, watching Fides chase two Pyramid Heads with a chainsaw, yawning out of boredom.
"For the Emperor!"
Fides directly sawed a Pyramid Head in half with the chainsaw, then threw the chainsaw away, rushed to the other Pyramid Head, and literally tore its head off with her bare hands.
Fides, holding the Pyramid Head's head in one hand, covered in blood, walked proudly to Li Feng, wanting to be praised by him... "Awesome... awesome..." Li Feng clapped boredly, even yawning, "Alright, we should move on to the next part of the story..."
Just as Li Feng opened the door to the asylum, a sudden "jump scare" occurred, a ghostly face appearing right in front of Li Feng.
"Ah!!!"
Li Feng shrieked, his body on the sofa jumped up directly, and he pounced onto Fides, burying his face in her neck. Fides also lifted her VR at this point, saw Li Feng on her, and immediately blushed.
Li Feng realized his impropriety and sat back down... "Uh... sorry."
Fides turned her face away, one hand on her chest, and said very shyly, "It's okay..."
"Then... let's switch games..." Li Feng said, preparing to put on the VR again to switch to Monster Hunter. But at this moment, Fides mustered her courage and grabbed Li Feng's hand.
"Um... at that time, I thought you had left me forever... that's why..."
Indeed, during this time, Fides dreamed every night of the moment she kissed Li Feng, and Li Feng saying her lips were... "delicious."
Li Feng nodded, but his thoughts were not there. He was thinking of showing Fides his "longsword style" in Monster Hunter; kissing and such were minor matters. (Diagnosis: too much longsword playing.)
In that world, Li Feng and Sanguinius had also hunted monsters together, but Sanguinius played dual blades... How could dual blades be as cool as longsword!
"I understand... Let's play Monster Hunter! I'll tell you! My longsword is so strong! If you don't play longsword? Then what's the point of playing Monster Hunter!"
But the next second, Fides directly pushed Li Feng onto the sofa... Nervous, expectant, and shy emotions surged within Fides.
Li Feng's heart skipped a beat, seeing Fides's expression as if she was about to devour him: "Um... if you don't like longsword... sword and shield is also fine..."
The next moment, his collar was clutched by Fides, and then a warm breath touched his lips.
He was forcibly kissed again... Why say... again?
Fides released Li Feng's lips, then said with a flushed face, "Li Feng, this time... this time it's my true feelings!"
Then she kissed him again... "Mmm... mmm..."
Fides's actions this time were more aggressive. Rather than a kiss, it was more like tasting his lips, as if savoring delicious tender flesh. Unable to react, he could only passively accept Fides's wanton behavior.
As he made a nasal sound, Li Feng involuntarily reached out to push her body. This aggressive approach made Li Feng feel helpless and somewhat at a loss.
"Hmph, I don't care if you've been with other girls before, or how many, but right now, I am, besides Miss Sanguinius..."
Fides unzipped her jacket, revealing her perfect figure with a toned midsection and V-line, though with some faint scars.
"Although it sounds strange, don't misunderstand me. I just thought you've been away from Miss Sanguinius for so long, usually restraining yourself too much, so I wanted to satisfy you."
Li Feng hesitated for a moment. It seemed she didn't know about Celestine's situation.
In this atmosphere, if he were to mention Celestine's situation, Fides would likely have a subtle reaction.
If he didn't say anything, it would seem like deception, and there might be resentment later.
"Actually, I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, not long ago, Living Saint Celestine and I..."
Fides froze, her expression now particularly stiff.
"I didn't originally have this idea, but that day when we left Terra, Sanguinius invited her, so the three of us... But a few days ago, she was too proactive, and in the end, I had no choice but to..."
Li Feng briefly explained Celestine's situation... Fides was silent for a moment, then suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Li Feng's collar.
"You're doing this on purpose, aren't you! You told me you had a girlfriend back then and rejected me! Prepare yourself!"
It was clear that Fides was exceptionally angry now. Li Feng saw the door open a crack, and peeking through the gap was Eliette, who had come to return the key to the large bathhouse. The elf had just finished her "meditation" in the hot spring.
Li Feng cast a pleading look at Eliette, who was peeking from the doorway. This seemed to be the first time Li Feng had sought help from anyone. Eliette subtly averted her gaze, pretending not to see.
However, she didn't know that it was because of this small curiosity of hers... that her soul was targeted by Slaanesh...
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