Man in Warhammer, starting Primarch - #183 - Chapter 183 28, The Mechanicus is so loyal

In order to get rid of the empire’s eternal darkness, and for the destiny of our race and our shared ideals, Dukel sacrificed his own reputation and disguised himself as a domineering dictator——

The above only represents Guilliman’s personal views.

This was not without purpose, Guilliman saw the emotion deep in Dulquer’s eyes, and he knew how kind his brother was. During the Dark Crusades of the past, even the humblest laborers in Dukel’s Crusade were treated with the best of kindness.

Guilliman saw this in his eyes – his brother, who was so kind that he would treat slaves well, must have had no choice but to kill these powerful people, and the Lord of the Second Legion must have been tortured in his heart. .

Dukel has always been extremely gentle to humans. He would bend his unyielding back, lower his body in front of an ordinary and weak mother, and lift the immature child over the head of the human god.

Such a primarch of noble character and infinite kindness.

But in these days, I have to fight against my own people for the sake of their common ideals.

“And what about me? What have I done?”

The Prince Regent questioned himself in his mind.

Every time he made up his mind to stain his hands with the blood of sinners, he always hesitated because of rigid dogma.

Guilliman was a primarch who was capable of reflection and learning.

He once played a simulated legion battle game against the Raven Lord. In the first few times, he would lose quickly, but after he learned enough experience in the war, Krax could never defeat him again.

At this time, he reviewed what happened in the past few days and seriously reflected on himself.

But the more he reflected on it, the more guilty he felt.

Guilliman glanced at Dukel. He had not done his best in the great cause shared by mankind, at least not with all his strength.

At the meeting of great sages, he didn’t know whether the twenty-two people should be killed or not.

When he was young, the education of his adoptive father and mother shaped his personality and made him obey the order. He can kill people, but the evidence must be conclusive. He will kill the person who deserves to be killed and will never draw his sword easily on the weak.

The twenty-two great sages were absolutely weak in front of the original body. Guilliman could not wave the sword in his hand before seeing the evil of the other party.

He was still hesitant, so Dukel took action.

With his unimaginable power, and the red flames that burn away sin.

Before that, he clearly made a vow to Duker – he would fulfill his duties in this crazy era, he would take the initiative to take responsibility, become a forward general, and never let Duker face all the enemies alone.

But now, he was hiding behind Duker with peace of mind, shamelessly sharing the fruits of victory.

The regent’s heart was wrapped in huge regret and guilt.

“Sorry, brother.”

Duker suddenly heard Guilliman muttering to himself and felt a little surprised.

He looked back at Guilliman, wondering what was going on.

But the Imperial Regent said solemnly: “Brother, I believe that all the people you killed are guilty. If anyone has any objections to Dukel’s actions, just come to me and I will face all accusations!”

In full public view, the Imperial Regent made a public announcement.

This is tantamount to completely binding him to Dukel.

If one day the power of darkness overturns the tide of public opinion and Dulquer is convicted, even if Guilliman has done nothing, his words alone will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Duker did not know the rich inner life of the Regent, but he understood that the Regent was completely led astray by him.

But that’s not a bad thing.

At least it can be ensured that in future wars, Guilliman and the Ultramarines will be more willing to obey his commands.

Thinking of this, Duker nodded,

“Everything I did was righteous and I killed heretics. Not only did I not commit any crime, but my achievements were extraordinary. Of course, the achievements I mentioned were not rewards from the empire. I do not need any rewards. In the sight of His Holy Majesty, Loyalty is the best reward for those who are loyal!”

After the words fell, Dukel pulled out the sword he carried with him.

The emperor’s golden flames rose up, and at the same time, the ring of fire composed of golden flames shone brightly behind his head, like a glorious crown of thorns.

This was a blessing given to him by the Emperor, and it was the best proof that he walked the earth on behalf of the Emperor.

This means that all his actions are under the Emperor’s sight. If what he does goes against the Emperor’s will, this blessing will naturally not be used.

The original body held up the sword filled with flames, bathed in golden glory. At this moment, Dukur was like a god walking in the world, majestic and sacred, rewarding good and evil.

The great sages could not look directly at this dazzling golden light. They blocked their sight and were extremely shocked in their hearts.

Even the great sages of the neutral faction who had been bribed stood there in shock, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Not to mention those conservative great sages who were coerced by the original body to submit to him.

What’s happening here?

Ever since the Lord of the Second Legion landed on Mars, he has been stirring up trouble and slaughtering those who oppose him. How can he still retain the Emperor’s blessing by doing this?

Are those people really heretics?

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, this is an illusion!”

There is a deeply hidden conservative heretic who cannot help but blurt out at this moment.

Using violence to suppress opposition voices will naturally make it impossible for people to be convinced.

Many of them were simply convinced by the “principles” of the Second Primarch.

Once they are in extreme emotions, it is easy to reveal their true thoughts.

Duker knew this very well, he was not angry, he just looked at the ‘heretic’.

Before he could speak, Guilliman beside him became furious and drew his sword.

Guilliman immediately said to Dukel, “Brother, leave this heretic to me.”

The regent continued, “Sages, you are all scholars with outstanding knowledge. You must have heard of His Majesty’s power. The blessings sent by the Holy Emperor have not been imitated by any existence!”

“Many of the great sages present have had in-depth cooperation with the National Church and the Sisters. They should know this common sense. If the emperor’s power can be easily imitated, the evil god’s minions can instantly instigate the entire nation in the name of His Majesty. Star area.”

After hearing his words, a great sage immediately nodded in agreement: “What the Lord Regent said is true, and the emperor’s power cannot be deceived.”

Another great sage added in a low voice, “Lord Duker has force field technology that can distort reality, but he certainly does not have this ability.”

The great sages also nodded. The emperor’s manifested power was obviously no secret to those present.

Most of them have heard something.

Blessings represent the Emperor’s will.

No one dared question the Emperor’s impartiality.

so–

“How could this happen?” The great sage who just questioned Duker’s use of illusion felt that his outlook on life had been impacted.

“Your Majesty, is it right for your son to confuse right and wrong with murder and arson?”

The great sage looked at the flaming crown behind the original body unwillingly and complained loudly.

Duker’s expression remained indifferent, “Who said that murder and arson must be evil? The Emperor loves every Imperial citizen rationally and deeply. If the people I kill are all worms in the decaying Empire, why can’t they be considered fair? An act of justice? Killing one person is equivalent to saving tens of billions of soldiers. The emperor will certainly bless me.”

Hearing these words, Guilliman’s tall body trembled slightly.

He seemed to realize something.

He was fully aware of the Emperor’s ideals, and he also knew that as Lord of Mankind he was bound to be unable to favor anyone, including the Primarch.

He had also once resented the Emperor, resenting him for treating the Primarchs as tools.

But now it seems that everything is not that complicated.

Saving humanity and fighting for humanity will attract the Emperor’s attention.

“You don’t seem to believe what I say? In fact, the verification method is very simple.”

Guilliman heard Dukel speak again.

Then the other party raised his hand and directly took off the head of the heretic.

Under everyone’s gaze, Dukel held the head of the Great Sage, and the energy radiated from the crown of thorns behind his head increased sharply again.

“What Dulquer said is indeed true.” After seeing this, Guilliman also nodded slowly, thinking silently in his heart.

If Duker was aware of the regent’s inner thoughts at this moment, he would definitely smile.

Isn’t loyalty simple?

Sacrifice your blood to the God Emperor, sacrifice your head to the golden throne!

If Duker had killed twenty-two people in a row before, it had shocked all the great sages.

Now, in front of everyone’s eyes, he killed another ‘heretic’ to serve as an experimental subject, causing them a huge spiritual tsunami.

They couldn’t understand it, but they were shocked.

Many great sages stood up in shock and carefully observed the crown of thorns behind Dukel’s head.

Dukel’s heart is as clear as a mirror, and he is naturally not afraid of others’ doubts and verifications.

He welcomes all quality inspections.

Facts have proved that Dukel’s emperor’s blessing is genuine and there is no fraud.

This is the power of the emperor’s rational side. As long as it conforms to the emperor’s rational judgment, this power will continue to expand and exert infinite power.

“I understand, I finally understand!”

Guilliman suddenly spoke, speaking before Dukel.

“The Emperor upholds the highest impartiality and focuses on the future of our race’s destiny. He does not show favoritism or partiality to anyone. As long as the death of the slain person can benefit the Empire in the eyes of the Emperor, killing the other party will inevitably attract the attention of others. To His Majesty’s blessing, even if this is not in accordance with the laws of the empire.”

Guilliman further understood Dukel’s behavior,

“From a factual point of view, there is no way to punish the powerful people in the empire through legal procedures. Over the past ten thousand years, many laws have been added by them. They will not violate the laws of the empire, but they also Damn it!”

Guilliman has his own understanding of the rules.

In his past concept, he had to abide by the order and rules of the empire.

If the rules determine that the person is just, he has no right to execute the other person.

But Duker doesn’t care about this.

Duker only followed his inner judgment.

And judge the other party’s sins from the perspective of the overall interests of mankind.

“Dukeer killed people to save more innocent people. Not only was he not at fault, but he would be rewarded.”

The Guilliman pattern is opened.

The great sages present also suddenly realized.

Imperial law does possess sanctity, but this sanctity is conferred by the Emperor.

The sanctity of the law was not unique before the Emperor.

Dukur judges sin from the perspective of the Lord of Mankind, and the law is useless in front of Dukl.

That’s why Duker killed people without any scruples.

With the Emperor guaranteeing him, it was destined that he would not be able to kill innocent people by mistake!

After realizing this, the great sages became even more restless.

According to Gutera – Dukur is now authorized by the imperial power, and he should be killed first and then reported.

Such a situation makes it difficult for them not to feel a sense of crisis.

Guilliman was also aware of this problem.

The regent looked at the great sages present. He naturally knew that the great sages had not colluded with heretics.

But does it matter?

What matters is whether they undermine the common interests of humanity and whether they deserve death in the eyes of the Emperor.

“Dukele, if I kill all these people, will I kill innocent people by mistake?”

Although Guilliman’s words were a question, they were actually a statement.

The regent already had the answer in his mind.

The new chief caster, Gris, couldn’t sit still.

He quickly sent a message to Dukel through the Heart Network, signaling his master to please stop the regent who was getting red-eyed.

If they were all killed, he would really have no use.

Moreover, the loss of so many great sages at one time is an irreparable loss for the Mechanicus and even the Empire.

Duker motioned to Gris to calm down.

Then he said: “Congratulations, Guilliman, you discovered the truth.”

The hearts of the great sages immediately rose.

A strict person like Guilliman is the most frightening when he attacks someone.

They were really worried that Guilliman would suddenly start a bloody massacre.

Fortunately, Duker’s next move was to stop the Regent.

“If you kill all the great people who have reached the top of the galaxy, you will definitely be wronged. But if you kill every other one, there will definitely be something that slips through the net. Even if you kill them all, after the merits and demerits are balanced, the merits will still be greater than the faults.”

Duker said seriously.

Judging from Dukel’s previous efforts to clean up powerful people, Guilliman believed what the other party said.

“In that case, kill them all.”

Guilliman was filled with murderous intent: “There is no sacrifice too great to accept.”

Dukel quickly stopped him, “Guilliman, you are a little too extreme.”

He smiled and said, “The empire’s situation cannot be made more difficult because of us. Crime is not the only criterion. Realizing our shared ideals is the ultimate wish.”

The great sages looked at Dukel with gratitude.

On the contrary, Guilliman was still a little unwilling.

“Are we just going to let these maggots go?”

Dukel: “There are always trade-offs to be made. I’m not sure if killing them all would change the fate of my people for the better, but I’m sure of one other thing.”

“What’s the matter?”

“As long as everyone in the field is willing to cooperate with us in the future, the empire’s situation can be better. It doesn’t matter whether they should die or not. What is important is to cooperate with us to realize the ideals shared by mankind.”

At this moment, Dukel’s image became even more majestic in the parliament.

Everyone seemed to know Dukel again.

Of course, this does not include Guilliman.

He has been able to gradually keep up with Duker’s pace.

The previous pretense was just a performance, but he was more involved in the performance.

After all, there was real anger in his heart.

In constant learning, he made rapid progress.

“I see.”

Guilliman took a deep breath.

He seemed to still be worried, and asked with murderous intent in his eyes, “Their hearts have been corrupted by darkness. Brother, will they cooperate with us?”

“In the name of the God of All Machines, I promise you two adults!”

“What the two adults did was for the destiny of our clan, which is admirable. I will definitely follow the example of these two adults, so that the glory of the empire can be restored.”

“Please rest assured, Prince Regent. Under the guidance of Lord Dukel, I have recalled my original intention of joining the Cult of Mechanicus.”

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The statements of the great sages did not “ease” the regent.

He frowned tightly,

“Brother, it’s hard for people to trust them when they make promises so easily.”

The regent was still hesitating. It seemed that the performance of the great sages still failed to gain his approval.

“Let’s kill them all. The labor pain is only temporary. I believe we can wait until the loyal ones appear.”

The hearts of the great sages were raised again.

They were already numb, thinking that Duker would be the biggest threat to their lives.

He never expected that the regent, who seemed to have the most sense of justice, would become even more deadly.

Fortunately, Duker spoke for them again,

“Brothers, we can despise their character, but we cannot despise their ability.”

Having said this, he looked at the great sages around him: “I believe that as long as you sincerely cooperate with us, the glory of the empire will quickly return.”

“We will comply with your wishes.”

“The Second Legion is indeed the most reasonable.”

“I am willing to offer my loyalty to these two adults.”

Great sages are not stupid people.

They were unable to determine the attitudes of the two Primarchs – although it looked very much like one was playing the good side and the other was playing the bad side.

But they dare not gamble.

Do they have to risk their lives to try, will the regent go on a killing spree?

Moreover, Guilliman’s anger and impulsiveness certainly don’t look like they were staged.

So at this moment, even though Duker forced their allegiance, they still had to be grateful to the Primarch.

Of course, for Duker, this is not enough.

So in the meeting of great sages, his congratulatory voice sounded again, “Everyone, let us work together to dedicate our loyalty to the empire.”

“Praise the God of All Machines, praise the Empire, and the glory of mankind will last forever!”

“Praise Lord Dukel.”

“Praise be to the Prince Regent.”

“Praise be to the Chief Forger.”

When their voices died down, Duker once again announced exciting news,

“Everyone can learn from your loyalty to the empire. I know that loyalists do not need rewards, so I only represent myself and give everyone a gift. They are STC templates that I have collected in the galaxy, as well as the knowledge of the dark technology age. , I believe this gift has been delivered to your laboratory at this time.

Of course, because these are the legacies of ancient times, there are inevitably some small curses on them. You only need to go to Gris’s laboratory and be baptized once a year. These little curses cannot harm your soul. “

The great sages were silent once again.

Then there was a chorus of gratitude: “Praise be to the Primarch, praise be to you and your generosity.”

Duker nodded with satisfaction.

Before arriving on Mars, he misunderstood these oil guys, thinking that they would easily do some extraordinary things such as secession, civil war, rebellion, research on hateful technology, and subversion of the empire.

Now it seems that the Adeptus Mechanicus is really too loyal.