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Subspace, the invisible abyss.

This is a special place in the non-material world.

It is not ruled by any of the four gods.

Rivers of tar flow from crimson skies over gray petrified forests. Giant transparent stairways rise to the sky, where they connect in endless spirals. These ladders fall beside fortresses built of bones, and pillars of fire erupt from the land. Every dream, nightmare, and vision ever held by any sentient race in the galaxy is manifested in the Formless Abyss.

The Formless Abyss is also known as the "Chaos Wasteland" or the "Land of Confusion". It is the paradise of Chaos Demons. The terrain and environment in the Formless Abyss are constantly changing, just like the capricious temper of the Warp. Some Chaos Demons and Demon Princes who are powerful enough to control and stabilize the surrounding environment with their mental abilities will choose to settle here and occupy a private territory that belongs to them alone.

In addition to being a paradise for Chaos Demons, the Formless Abyss has another special feature: the famous demon foundry called "Soul Furnace" is also located here. This is a very special place, and many demons would rather bear debts that can never be repaid than use their souls to exchange for various cool demon engines from the Soul Furnace, or to get rid of the control of the Four Gods.

Before the 42nd millennium, the master behind the Soul Forge had remained unknown. At this time, He was still hiding among the colliding gears and roaring pistons, quietly planning His upgrade plan. The mysterious demon, who was working hard, suddenly looked up and said in confusion:

"Huh? My Chaos Waste Code disappeared?"

He felt that a piece of chaotic waste code that he had spread suddenly lost its sensitivity. After exponentially increasing in disorder, that piece of chaotic waste code had the chance to give birth to an electronic demon. When the merchant ship became a piece of debris in a space wreck and accidentally flowed into the real universe, the electronic demon in the parasitic logic engine would become his eyes and ears to help him observe the material world. But now, that piece of waste code has disappeared without a trace.

"I want to see what's going on."

The mysterious demon stopped what he was doing.

You don't know until you see it. It's shocking.

"Hey, what is this?"

In the dark forge with billowing black smoke.

Suddenly a pair of round eyes like light bulbs lit up.

......

In the warp space, in the raging storm.

A merchant ship was swaying forward.

Driving completely aimlessly.

The bubble that was protecting the merchant ship from being completely torn to pieces by the storm was already flickering and teetering on the verge of collapse. Once the sleeping psychic that served as the battery for the Geller force field generator was drained, the merchant ship would fall apart and disappear with the waves.

But at least for now.

The merchant ship is still moving forward.

On the bridge of the merchant ship, Fu Qinghai was half lying casually on the floor, carefully reading a book in his hands.

The ship owner's daughter led the Chaos followers to start a riot and tried to close the Geller force field to welcome the demons in. When Fu Qinghai boarded the merchant ship, they were almost successful, so there was no normal crew on the ship. After that, Fu Qinghai killed all the Chaos followers, resulting in the merchant ship being empty now.

Even so, Fu Qinghai still searched the entire merchant ship carefully to confirm that there was no one alive on the merchant ship except himself. Fu Qinghai focused on searching the cabin of the merchant ship's navigator, and he found the body of the navigator who had committed suicide by taking poison. In addition, he also found some books.

At this time, he was flipping through these books.

The reason why the navigator can lead the ship through the subspace is that in addition to the third eye caused by targeted cultivation and mutation, he must also have very rich mystical knowledge, otherwise that eye alone is not enough. Fu Qinghai is now cramming to see if he can get some inspiration from reading these books to help this merchant ship leave the storm.

"Subspace jumps can be divided into five stages."

Fu Qinghai quickly scanned the contents of the book:

Phase One: Determine the passing time.

Phase 2: Star Torch Positioning.

Phase 3: Planning the course.

Stage 4: Taking control of the rudder.

Stage 5: Leaving the Warp.

"These are so basic, I know them all."

Fu Qinghai turned to the next page.

In fact, he knew it clearly in his heart.

It would be a futile effort.

Not to mention that there is no navigator now - even if the navigator is not dead, he cannot see the Astronomican through the storm, and the subspace engine cannot be turned on in the subspace storm. Of course, Fu Qinghai knew this from the beginning, so his original plan was not to return to the real universe in this way, but another bold idea.

Fu Qinghai now inexplicably misses Tracy.

Tracy is not only the navigator of the Rectification, but also the chief navigator of the Iron Pagoda. She is beautiful, sweet-voiced, elegant, with good psychic talents and strong professional skills. She can not only do her job well - leading the Iron Pagoda fleet through the subspace, but also try her best to please the captain of the regiment in the captain's room.

"Tsk…"

Fu Qinghai couldn't help but smacking his lips.

"Master, are you bored?"

The green soul in the body asked.

"fine."

Fu Qinghai answered casually.

He continued to turn the next page.

"Possible encounters during subspace travel..."

Fu Qinghai read as he flipped through the pages:

"Erosion of reality, Geller's iron plague, demonic invasion, time expansion and contraction, whispers in dreams..."

"This is quite interesting."

Fu Qinghai saw an interesting piece of content.

"What, Master?"

Qinghun acted as the supporting actor at the right time.

She knew her master was bored now.

"The book says that according to past records, when ships are sailing in the subspace, there is a chance that they will encounter the legendary 'ghost ship'. The sensors and detectors of the ship will detect ships that randomly appear and disappear nearby. These ships do not activate the Geller force field and do not respond to any calls. They wander in the Sea of ​​Souls like ghosts."

Fu Qinghai repeated patiently.

"What's so interesting about this?"

Qinghun is like a curious baby.

"This is actually a ship that has suffered a shipwreck in the warp," Fu Qinghai explained. "It encountered a warp storm or some other bad luck, and the spacecraft was forever trapped in the immaterial world and unable to return to the real universe, becoming the so-called 'ghost ship'. The hull drifted with the psychic tides, so it appeared and disappeared from time to time. After a long, long time, these hull fragments may eventually gather together to form an extremely large group of ship wreckage, which is the so-called 'space hulk'. This kind of thing is sometimes spit out of the warp into the real universe by a warp rift. I once encountered a space hulk many years ago."

Fu Qinghai shook his head and laughed:

"I find it interesting because...we are in this situation now. We are becoming the 'ghost ship' described in the book. Haha, doesn't it sound ironic?"

"Really?"

Qinghun said in a daze.

She doesn't quite understand what "irony" means, as well as what "finding joy in suffering" and "self-mockery" mean. After all, strictly speaking, she is just a newborn symbiont.

Fu Qinghai continued to look through the books.

At this time, the entire bridge was very quiet, with only the occasional sound of Fu Qinghai turning pages and the regular clicking of the timer. Fu Qinghai kept the signal receiver of the public channel turned on, but he did not have any expectations for it - this was the subspace, and it would be a miracle if the public channel could receive any information.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…"

There was a sudden burst of static in the channel.

"Um?"

Fu Qinghai raised his head in confusion.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...sizzle! crackle!"

The static was getting louder and clearer.

"Master, look, the ship signal!"

Qinghun reminded Fu Qinghai to look at the divination instrument.

"Ah, did we really encounter a ghost ship?"

Fu Qinghai stood up in disbelief.

I thought, is this such a coincidence? Speak of the devil and he will appear.

The signal on the auspicious instrument screen was also very strange, indicating that a ship was gradually approaching, but the signal light spot appeared and disappeared from time to time, and each time it appeared, it spanned a very long distance - as if the spacecraft was teleporting, but then consider that no physical laws must be followed in the subspace.

It doesn't seem strange that ships can teleport.

"It will soon be within visual range."

Fu Qinghai stared at the screen and muttered to himself.

At this moment, the noisy static noise in the public channel gradually became clear and audible. A loud, rich, and uniform singing voice came through the barriers of the psychic storm and rang out in the bridge of the Alva:

"Ships on vigor of the waves are skimming."

(The keel hull skims across the endless waves)

"Barren summits to the verdant plains!"

(barren peaks, lush plains)

"Each horizon is a new beginning."

(The line between the sea and the sky disappears, heralding a turn for the better)

"Rise and reign!"

(Wait till I rise and rule the world)

is totally different from the low singing and whispering of the Chaos Demon in your ear. The voice in the public channel is extremely powerful and loud, as if a group of strong and muscular men are singing in unison, which makes people feel excited.

There was also the sound of stomping the floor and clapping.

"Oh ho oh——"

"The echoes of eternity!"

(Eternal Echo)

"Oh ho oh——"

"Valhalla calling me!"

(Valhalla is calling me)

Fu Qinghai watched the warship outside the porthole getting closer and closer. The sharp platinum bow broke through the colorful lightning storm and swirling waves against the Geller force field. The gray paint on the hull and the unique decorative symbols all came into view.

"T-Sky-Wild-Wolf!?"

Fu Qinghai was stunned and his jaw dropped.

He really couldn't understand it.

Why in the Warp Storm...

Encountered a Space Wolves ship?

......

　1. BGM "Valhalla Calling"

(End of this chapter)