Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor - #703 - Chapter 684 The Final Autumn: The Starting Point of the Journey

The third mess hall of the Infinite Frontier is empty. The dinner time has long passed, and even eating midnight snacks is a bit too late. Therefore, the chefs have already gone back to the cabin to rest after work. Those who come here can only make do with it. He found the dishes that were still on the dining table and ate them.

He is the only guest here. He is sitting on an empty bench, leaning on the table with a plate of salad in his hand. In front of him is a letter he is writing. He is holding his chin, very informal and serious. Writing and drawing on it.

His robotic arm was tapping on the table, as if he was contemplating ideas, and as if he was just passing the time. He took a bite of Sarah and reviewed the envelope in front of him with a few lines written on it.

Suddenly, the lights went out, and the spotlight in the farthest place in the entire restaurant was instantly extinguished. Then came the second, and then the third, all the way along the long table. The darkness was like a wild beast, heading towards him. Come flying.

Their speed was very fast, but the man did not panic. He put down the pen in his hand, and instantly raised his right hand to turn into a plasma cannon. The scorching plasma light flashed in front of his eyes, illuminating the surrounding areas. Darkness enveloped him as the last light went out.

His face emerged under the ion flame, and his eyes looked at the darkness around him. “Who is it this time? If they want to kill me, then go in line and don’t jump in line.”

“I come with friendship, not hostility.” A voice sounded from behind, and the man turned around suddenly. The plasma cannon instantly fired out a stream of gunfire and roared away. It flew past the man’s chest. He sidestepped, but the electric ions briefly illuminated his black robes and the obsidian phoenix symbol.

The man walked out of the darkness, and the lights came on again, completely illuminating his face. “You know it’s me, do you still need to fire?”

“I know it’s you, but this shot is for your pretense and my dinner. When the lights went dark, I knocked over the supper.” Vito said and put away the plasma cannon, and he turned and sat down , put the edible Sarah away on the plate, and then pushed a small plate of dishes to the edge of the table.

“Eat it, I can’t eat it, but it’s suitable for you.” Vito ate and Sarah said vaguely, “Save me from being complained about wasting food by Cole tomorrow. Damn it, I can decide to blow up a planet, but Can’t decide how much is left for dinner.”

“I came with goodwill and truth, Vito, I brought the echo of the future.” Adarad said, while Vito smiled helplessly and snorted, and continued to write on the letter, “Another A riddle? I’m tired enough today, Eldarad, I just pretended to be a saint and talked to Nurgle once.”

“You must listen, Guardian, this is the sound of the future, the tide of doom has reached the shore, its waves are ringing the bells on the shore, but the lighthouse still shines, and the hope of navigation is not yet lost.”

“Great, but I don’t understand a word of it. It’s just the two of us here. Do you need to tell riddles just to show off?” Vito said, deleting a few lines from the letter. “Don’t tell me about you.” The Eldar are all like this, but Iyanna has never been so nagging, and Efreni, if I remember correctly, they are also prophets.”

“You’re still so unruly, old friend.” “This is the first time you met me? Tell me, what’s the matter?” Vito asked, looking at the untouched plate, “It seems like you’re not here, right?” “Phantom, you come to me like this every time.”

“I heard the tidal wave of doom, Vito, and I saw the light of hope flickering in the darkness, like a moth to the flame, faint and faint, and it is about to be extinguished.” Adarad said, the prophet held the staff tightly, and Vito Toze remained unmoved by the inscrutable words that could make anyone feel relaxed and respectful.

“Translate into adult language.” He responded simply, eating casually and not reacting to the prophecy at all. It was as casual as meeting an old friend in a shabby bar and the two of them sat down to chat. .

Adalad was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly and sat down, “It’s the same content as the letter you wrote.” “It’s not a good habit to peek at other people’s letters.” “You didn’t stop me, did you? Old friend. “

Vito smiled, put down his pen and stood up and stretched, “Because it’s not necessary. You already knew it, right? It was Terra who you sent Furgan to many years ago to help him create the Nine Forges. Hammer Talisman, that thing is simply a super bomb. After it absorbs enough psychic energy, detonate it. “

“Don’t tell me you don’t know. That thing will destroy the entire Terra, and it will probably blow up the Emperor fixed on the throne and the connected webway rift, taking most of the subspace with it. No If you kill them, they will be left half-broken,” Vito said, looking at Adarad with a teasing smile.

“Unless you tell me that you like fireworks.” “Fireworks are the fire of life. The power of elements ignites in the air, bringing sublimation and beauty. They will illuminate the dark night sky, even if it is only for a moment, but that is their existence. Meaning.” “Speak human language.”

Eldarad fell silent, and he took off the hood on his head, revealing his tattooed face, “This is the meaning of his existence, Vito, Eltrini, or as you say, The purpose of Terra or the ancient human shamans on Earth to create him was to destroy Chaos at all costs.”

“When the aftermath of the War in Heaven sweeps away the Sea of ​​Souls, this is the only way for many low-end species. Unlike us, you can float above the Sea of ​​Souls. Wherever you are, drift with the current and pass through it. There are only two ways, find a safe way to sail, or destroy it.”

“Low-end species? Yes, I forgot that it was the high-end civilization that created the big rift and turned this universe into a cesspit.”

“Vito, you know that’s not what I meant.”

“Yes, I understand the Eldar-style rhetoric. Just go on and try not to make me remember to shoot you in the head the next time I see you in person.”

Adalad was silent for a while, as if he was rethinking what he should say after Vito’s words. After a while, he spoke again, “He is a weapon, Vito. The meaning of his creation has changed from one to another.” To begin with, destroying Chaos and leading mankind forward are just an auxiliary to this purpose.”

Eldarad stood behind Vito and said, the prophet raised his head, the dazzling light shone on his braided black hair, casting a long shadow under the eyebrow arch, “The promise of the rise of mankind is already a promise. Lie, his purpose of building the Webway was never to free humans from the subspace, because he knew this was impossible. The Webway and the subspace are two sides of the same body, and its isolation from the subspace is only a fragile piece of paper. No one can can destroy it.”

“I know, so what do you want to say?” Vito asked without looking back, continuing to revise the letter, brewing new words on it, and deleting what he had just written before, “Damn, Literature is hard, but you’re right, old Riddler, and yes I know the webway is a lie.”

“When did you know about it?” Eldarad asked with a frown. Vito’s reaction surprised him, but it seemed to be expected. Vito snorted and leaned on the table, “When this plan started At that time, he himself told me that the Webway has two functions. The first is to replace the subspace to achieve a safe period of navigation in the short term, and the second purpose is to destroy the Four Gods of Chaos in the long term. “

“Including her?” Adalad asked with his head raised. Vito turned around and looked at him. “Are you really good at interrupting? Do you want to talk about my relationship issues or something as big as the fate of the universe?”

Eldarad stopped talking and motioned for Vito to continue. The latter snorted and sat sideways on the bench. “The webway is the key to the heart of subspace, or the poison blade is more appropriate. He discovered It has the characteristics that the Webway can cross the subspace and cannot be discovered by the subspace unless someone deliberately destroys it.”

Just like the Eldar, their empire relied on the characteristics of the Webway to develop and grow, until the moment of the Great Fall.

“He plans to build the webway and secretly reach the deepest part of the realm of chaos. There, at the heart of the four gods of chaos, he will destroy them and completely end the threat of chaos, so that subspace will no longer be a threat.”

“What kind of method?” “Do you still need to ask me? You installed the Nine Forging Hammer Talisman on Terra, and you know how to use it.” “Yes, old friend, this is a rhetorical question. In fact, you Do you know what he will do?”

Adalad’s question silenced Vito. He held his arms and was speechless for a long time. Adalad pressed his shoulders and frowned, “You already knew that, didn’t you? You know, How much power is needed to destroy the Four Gods? You know, his power and yours are not enough. He will eventually embark on that path, the path of becoming a god.”

Because only in this way can Chaos, God, be destroyed only by God. Yes, Vito knows, otherwise why would he prohibit Lorgar from engaging in religion on the surface, but secretly acquiesce in the various expedition fleets? An act of worship? Didn’t he know it would become a religion?

Don’t be ridiculous, he is the founder of several major religions on earth. How can he not know that religious beliefs originate from idol worship? Of course he knew that what he wanted was to gain divine power secretly, without turning the empire into religious fanaticism on the entire social level.

And he screwed up in the end, completely, fucking screwed up, and as always, he was a self-righteous asshole.

“You know that he will do anything to destroy the Four Gods. He was so human in the past, but now, the man on the Golden Throne will only become more crazy. You have known it for a long time, haven’t you? Old friend, you know The throne will burn away all human wills, leaving only the most stubborn one, who will eventually become a god.”

“You know, this is the Godhead. Ms. Phantom told you. She told you a long time ago. During the Great Rebellion, she advised you to replace him and replace him with your emotions that are more human than him…”

“I don’t need you to talk nonsense about me, Eldarad.” Vito interrupted the Eldar Prophet. He glanced at Eldarad behind him, “If you want to gossip, go to the women, and fart if you want. If you have nothing to do, get out of here. I haven’t slept in a few days. Writing this letter has already burned my brain. I have no time to talk nonsense with you. “

“Then let me put it bluntly, like a brown fish flying up a waterfall, it brings food to the brown bear.” “Your metaphor is really a f*cking apt one.”

Adalad’s hand on Vito’s shoulder tightened, and he walked to him, his eyes shining with the light of the Milky Way, looking down at Vito under the dark eyebrows, “You know when he can’t be relied on In the original way, how crazy he would become during the chaos of war. You know that when the worship of the state religion lasts for ten thousand years, he has already gained enough power, and the throne has burned away his thoughts. Now, there is only one thought left. exist.”

“Destroy Chaos, destroy them at all costs. If you want to sacrifice, then sacrifice, if you want to kill, then kill.” Eldarad said, Vito rarely interrupted or complained, he looked at his hand The pen listened, and Adarad continued behind him.

“Stop him and let that crazy idea annihilate. Old friend, it is just like his own body. In that body, there is only this one idea. By destroying the body, you can save the entire universe, mankind, us, and all people with intelligence. s life.”

“To put it simply, you know if he is pulled up from the throne now, he will immediately enter resurrection and become a god. Don’t talk about me then, the four gods will be pinched by him as building blocks.” Vito leaned on the table Shang sighed helplessly, “Actually, to put it bluntly, four things need to be met to overthrow him.”

“First, military strength. If enough armed forces are willing to go to Terra with me to rebel against him, he will definitely resist with all his strength, just like Horus did at that time, a new civil war.”

“This is exactly why you need Guilliman, isn’t it? His Ultramarines and Five Hundred Worlds, Robert Guilliman is good at it, and he was considered one of the only possible candidates for the rebellion at the beginning.”

“It’s just that Horus did it in the end. Yes, we knew there would be betrayal, so he was always on guard against Guilliman and anyone else.”

“But not including you, he never thought you would betray.” Adarad said, Vito stopped and glanced at him with his peripheral vision. After a moment of silence, Vito turned his pen and continued.

“Second, we need to deal with the enemies of the Empire, Chaos, Aliens, etc., to prevent them from being stabbed in the back when they march into Terra and the Empire falls into civil war, just like the Federation after the Iron Man War. I I established the empire and guarded it for ten thousand years, and I don’t want it to completely collapse because of this incident.”

“And you already know what to do, don’t you? Vito, my old friend, you have kept in touch with various races, even Chaos, for so many years. Even the Rebel Legion respects you. Don’t tell me that you are just good at making friends. ”

“Where are your figures of speech? Where are your riddles?”

“Don’t you want me to speak human language? My Gothic is not bad, but this simple language is indeed a bit… rough.”

“Then yours is gorgeous? Every day, the meaning can be explained clearly in one sentence. In the end, you have to use ten sentences to modify it, but okay, go to hell with you Elf Tribe guy, listen to me now, do you dare to interrupt? , I will put you into a macro cannon and shoot it into the sun.”

Adalad sat down. He sat next to Vito and crossed his hands on the table. Like a qualified listener, Vito rolled his eyes and continued with his arms folded.

“Third, his power. He has been believed in by the state religion for so many years. The endless wave of faith has already made his power extremely huge. Even the four gods of chaos are afraid of him. If he goes directly, he is seeking death. He brings an entire army with him. no.”

“And fourth, how to solve the problem of the throne? There is a webway under the Golden Throne. If he stands up, the webway will burst and then swallow Terra and the Milky Way. I don’t think Chaos will still be at peace with me at that time. As long as there is an opportunity to stab him in the back, they will not miss it, especially Tzeentch, who will definitely stab him first.”

“And this does not include that he will be resurrected. If he does that, all three steps he has done before will be meaningless.” Vito sighed and said, this is an unsolvable problem, Chaos, the Emperor, all kinds of Intricate cosmic forces, etc., these are all the obstacles placed on the road to Terra.

It’s simple and straightforward, but almost impossible to solve. If it were so easy to solve, there would be no need to wait ten thousand years for someone to do it.

“Can I speak?” Adarad asked after Vito was speechless for a while. The latter smiled, leaned on the table and ate Sarah, “It’s free, you are a spirit anyway, I I can’t seal your mouth, can I?”

Eldarad nodded, and he spread his hands on the table. A magic circle composed of three prismatic stone tablets appeared in front of Vito’s eyes. The thing looked very much like the creation of the undead, but it also contained many spirits The characteristics of the clan, and… Tyranids? There is also the Star God. The stone tablet seems to be like a living thing, expanding and contracting as if breathing, with a strange light emitting from it.

“Three holy instruments, it can open up the path of your destiny, cut off all the tangled threads, dazzle the scorching sun, and reach the other side of darkness.”

Eldarad said. He placed the sacred artifact in front of Vito. The latter frowned at the thing and turned to look at Eldarad. The Eldar Prophet nodded affirmatively, “Translated into a short version, In your “practical” language, it can help you solve the fourth problem, and as for the third point, I believe you have a solution. “

“Another vaguely mentioned artifact? Well, how else can I choose? Where is this thing?”

“I don’t know, but I know that someone knows that he is the last god of our clan, who controls and keeps the last temple of knowledge.”

“Isa? No, Black Library, Qiao Gaochi.” Vito frowned and held his forehead speechlessly, “Damn, I hate that guy.”

Eldarad stood up, holding the projection of the holy instrument in his hand, and pressed Vito’s shoulder with another invisible hand, “Go, my friend, I hope that at the end of our lives, we can still be friend.”

“Rhetoric? Why do you say it so sentimentally?” Vito asked jokingly, while Eldarad shook his head with a regretful smile on his face, “You have to choose, the universe or her, when that When the time comes, I sincerely hope you make the right decision, my forever friend.”

“So, I hope we can still be friends by then.” After Eldarad said, his hand turned into light and shadow and disappeared. Vito fell into silence looking at the disappearing reality. After a long time, he touched Touch your heart.

Vito sat back, glanced at the pen and wrote in the second half of the letter, “My dear child, when you receive this letter…”