Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 471 Anti-Phishing

After pushing the communication device to Howard, Ian Hola continued to shrink back into the sofa and suck his milk, his body almost completely sunk into the pillows and clothes.

Her frankness was beyond Howard's expectations. Howard wanted to continue asking, but seeing that she looked like she had stayed up too late and was forced to work overtime, and she looked like she had lost all hope in life, he finally gave up.

So, he turned his attention back to the device that Ian Hola had dug out.

This is a palm-sized metal disc, as thick as someone's palm. The indicator light on it is flashing continuously, and a communication is requesting access.

If nothing unexpected happens, the person on the other end of the communication, although not the mastermind behind everything that happened here, is definitely involved.

Howard looked at the people around him, then clicked on the communication.

After a brief burst of electric sound, a human voice came from the disc:

"Hello, Mr. Howard, can you hear me?"

Howard was stunned, because according to his inherent impression, shouldn't the boss behind the conspiracy be like in movies and animations, wearing reflective glasses and hiding in the dark all day, and his voice when he occasionally speaks be very sinister?

But the voice on the other end of the line didn't give Howard that feeling at all. Instead, it gave him a youthful vibe.

Moreover, the sound on the other end of the communication was very chaotic. Howard heard the noisy sound of machinery running, indistinguishable shouting, and there seemed to be distant gunshots in the background.

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

Seeing that Howard didn't answer, the voice continued to ask.

"I can hear you," Howard replied, and then he asked, "Who are you?"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Cecil, and my last name is the same as Christina's, Helivenson."

At this point, Cecil seemed to have thought of something, so he asked again:

"Christina? Christina? Sister? Are you there? You should be able to hear me too, right?"

Howard looked at Christina. After hearing Cecil's voice, Christina acted as if she was frightened and hid behind Howard. Even when Cecil asked questions, she refused to answer.

"Well, I guess this is a little hard for you to accept," Cecil said.

But then he turned to Ian Hola and asked, "Miss Ian Hola, can you help me see if Christina is here... Oh, you probably don't know her. Can you help me see if there is a very cute little girl with Mr. Howard?"

Ian Hola, who seemed to be about to fall asleep, was awakened. She raised her eyes to confirm Christina hiding behind Howard, and then replied:

"Ah... there was a little girl with him. She didn't look annoying, but I'm not sure if she was the one you were talking about."

"That's it," Cecil said. "Christina, it's me. How long has it been since we last spoke?"

So Christina finally walked out from behind Howard. She came to the communication device and said hesitantly:

"Brother...it's me."

"Oh! That's right." Judging from Cecil's voice, he seemed very satisfied. "Christina, I found a flower carved from a whole piece of agate here. Uh... Anyway, it's a pretty and unique flower. I think you will like it. Wait for me to come back."

"Brother, where are you? Why is it you?" Although Christina didn't understand the situation, she subconsciously asked the key question.

"I'm currently at the edge of the Anwo galaxy, Mr. Howard. It's a pity that I couldn't meet you in person when you arrived."

At this moment, gunshots and explosions suddenly rang out from the other side of the communication, and the communication line also fluctuated briefly. Howard heard Cecil shouting on the other side: "Turn right! Turn right! Strengthen the flank! Keep up with the air defense! Damn it!"

However, Cecil's voice sounded very low to Howard. It seemed that he covered the microphone of the communication device when giving orders to the people around him.

The chaos subsided after about half a minute, and then Cecil continued speaking:

"Wu—that was a close call just now. The enemy sniper almost broke through the guards. I might have been swinging my sword and slashing people while talking to you."

Cecil's voice was still calm. Judging from his description, the situation just now should have been very dangerous, but when he brought it up, he still downplayed it.

"As you can see, Mr. Howard, I'm suppressing a rebellion on this planet!" Cecil continued, "I originally thought those idiots were exploiting the workers too much, so they went on strike. I didn't expect it was some pagan faith that was inciting them. They killed the envoys I sent to negotiate terms. So I had no choice but to use force."

Then Cecil muttered again, "Ah... This is really difficult. There are no Space Marine Legions nearby that can be mobilized, and if those tin cans come to plow through, these factories will probably need major repairs. If they find out that heresy has appeared here, the investigation will be endless, and the entire Forge World will be shut down. But taxes still have to be paid as usual. Tsk, why do I have to do all the dirty work..."

"But these are not problems." Cecil said, "If it really doesn't work, I can just blow up an area. That way, I can handle it within about ten Terran days. Then I can go back to see you."

Howard: "You took the initiative to find me, it shouldn't just be to say hello to me, right?"

"Mr. Howard, it was obviously you who took the initiative to find my spy, why do you say that I took the initiative to find you?" Cecil asked in a joking tone.

Howard chose not to respond.

"Alright, alright, just kidding. I was the one who took the initiative to find you," Cecil said. "But before you took the initiative to find Ian Hora, I wasn't sure if this method could lure you here. But now everything is clear. Combined with your performance on the spacecraft, you can sense or control the machinery to a certain extent, right?"

"Yes," Howard said frankly, "but I don't want to explain it."

Cecil: "I understand! We're not that close yet."

"Brother, what happened on the spaceship... was it really you who did it?" Christina couldn't help but ask when she heard this.

"Well... in a sense, yes," Cecil replied.

"Why?!" Christina asked, "Do you know how dangerous it was?"

"Don't make subjective judgments, Christina. It wasn't dangerous at all," Cecil said. "The only people involved in the attack were mortal pirates. If I really wanted to hurt you, I could have found more dangerous mercenaries. This was just a test, a show. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Howard. The moment Mr. Howard decided to intervene, the outcome was already decided. Those pirates couldn't harm Mr. Howard. With Mr. Howard's protection, you'll be safe too."

"As for Mr. Howard, if you really lost your life because of this little conflict, then in my opinion, you are nothing special. If you die, you die." Cecil added.

Howard: "What about the others?"

"You care about them?" Cecil was a little surprised.

Howard: "Of course I care."

"We bought the seeds on the seed transport ship. They were the private property of the Helvensons. After they were scrapped, they were handled internally. Those seafaring slaves who died will receive five times the compensation, so they won't have any objections. The families of the surviving seafarers will complain about why they didn't die during this fivefold compensation." Cecil replied, "As for those pirates... what awaits them is, of course, the Helvensons' revenge... But they knew all this when I hired them. They were just blinded by the price I offered, so they shouldn't have any objections."

"You're missing the point," Howard said. "I'm talking about other people, including Christina."

"Hiss—" Cecil on the other side took a breath: "Mr. Howard, you really are... I was planning to dodge this fatal question like this."

Howard: "If you really care about Christina, then don't fool her, because she is not stupid. If she figures it out herself in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with her then."

After Howard finished speaking, silence fell on the other end of the line for the first time. After more than ten seconds, Cecil's voice came:

"Christina, are you listening?"

After receiving no response, Cecil said, "Christina, I don't want to lie to you. It's true that if Mr. Howard's performance doesn't meet expectations, you will be in danger... But we are children of the Helvetic family. Comfort has been out of our reach since we were born. I think this performance is relatively safe. If Mr. Howard doesn't meet expectations, then all hope rests on you. You can turn everything around. I always have such expectations of you."

Seeing that Christina hadn't responded, Cecil continued, "Sister, you could have been a carefree, indulgent noblewoman. You took the initiative to participate because you wanted to help Mom... Mother, didn't you? You must seize this opportunity to prove yourself. Mother has always been watching you."

Christina still didn't reply.

Cecil let out a slightly helpless sigh, but the next second he perked up again, regaining his boundless energy. "Ah! Don't be so stingy! I've dealt with you this time, but when I come back, I'll let you deal with me too, okay? Beat me up as much as you want, and then we'll be even, okay?"

"Brother, I'll wait for you to come back." Christina said.

Cecil: "Ah! My dear sister!"

Howard: "Then there's only one question left, what's your purpose in doing all this?"