Eternal Night

Chapter 584 Path Selection
In fact, what Wu Pifu said is both complicated and simple.

To put it simply, war in the warp is never as simple as just charging forward with a shout. It involves many, many complex problems. The most direct one is how to maintain one's physical form in the warp. This alone has prevented 99 percent of life in the material universe from entering the warp battlefield.

At the same time, the subspace has a terrifying corrosive effect on any material life. Without protection, ordinary life will be distorted and contaminated the moment it enters the subspace, turning into all sorts of terrifying things.

Not to mention the endless number of demons in the warp, whose power far exceeds their performance in the material universe, and the near-limitless authority of the four evil gods in their respective domains within the warp.

This is only the terror of the warp itself. If many different races were to unite to attack the warp, their coordination and hostility would be a complete mess. No great person in the world could do it, because they would start fighting each other the moment they met.

In the simplest terms, when the greens encounter any enemy, including themselves, they always fight first. While fighting, they think about what the enemy wants, or what they don't want, since they have to fight anyway.

What the Eldar love to do most is to secretly carry out their self-righteous "grand plans," which are actually attempts to make other races die and sacrifice themselves, all for the sake of the Eldar's grand scheme.

Then there were the undead. If Wu Pifu hadn't given Storm King hope for his soul, they probably would have just destroyed all non-undead, killing and killing and killing and killing... and that would have been it.

And then there's the Tyranids. If it weren't for knowing their Bronze Age identity, and Wu Pifu having Heroic Race items as proof of his identity, the Tyranids would have simply eaten and eaten and eaten... and that would have been the end of it.

Humans are far more complex than these races. For example, there are moderate factions within the human race who hope to develop peacefully with the alien races. Of course, these factions hide their identities because they are considered heretics in the mainstream human society. They are the kind of people who would be hung up and roasted if they were discovered. This actually has historical reasons.

During the Golden Age of humanity, most alien civilizations were tolerant and coexisted peacefully. Humans even provided great assistance to many alien civilizations in the galaxy. However, at the end of the Golden Age, almost all alien civilizations turned against humanity. Many human colonies isolated by warp storms were wiped out by alien civilizations, and even more cruel and unspeakable things happened to them.

After that, the Golden Age came to a complete end, and humanity went through a long Dark Age until the Emperor rose to power on Earth, that is, on Terra, unified Terra and the solar system, and then began a great expedition to human colonies. During this period, an absolute purge of the Xenomorph civilization was launched, and the iron-fisted policy against the Xenomorphs began during the time of the Emperor.

Given this situation, the idea of ​​forming a multi-race, multi-civilization joint force to attack the warp is simply a pipe dream, almost impossible. Even if the Emperor were to rise from the Golden Throne, he couldn't do it, because the most likely thing He would do is kill almost every alien He sees. His attitude has always been unwavering: extreme hostility and no compromise.

Wu Pifu's arrival can be said to have changed everything.

This combined force, comprised of humans, Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, and Necromancers, is the only one of its kind in the history of Warhammer Dreamworld. Not only has it never existed before, but it is also virtually impossible for it to exist again in the future.

"Revive the Emperor! All galactic races unite! Let's storm the warp and slaughter all four gods!"

Wu Pifu's words in the meeting room spread throughout the entire Damacross Sector in a very short time. As the Space Necromancers joined Wu Pifu's ranks, the war in the entire Damacross Sector immediately ceased. The Space Necromancers completely withdrew from all their colonies, and the main human forces gathered in the Forging World star system where Wu Pifu was located.

These words naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. In their view, this violated the Emperor's order to cleanse all aliens and to have zero tolerance for them. This was Wu Pifu's blasphemy against the Emperor.

However, these people were few in number, and once they publicly opposed Wu Pifu's remarks, they would quickly disappear completely, regardless of whether the person was a Space Marine, a nun, or an Inquisitor. They would vanish swiftly, and perhaps their ashes containing their genetic remains could be found near a reactor, or their scattered clothing could be found near a promethium refinery... In short, after the emergency handling by the State Church priests, and after an emergency joint discussion involving many captains of the Grey Knights and Space Marines, as well as many Inquisitors and Grand Inquisitors, they confirmed and unified the thoughts of all human armies.

"...All the Xenomorphs under the Savior's banner are good Xenomorphs who have repented and turned over a new leaf. They yearn to become human. If they make outstanding contributions to saving the Emperor, they have a high probability of becoming demi-humans in the future. Therefore, they can be treated like demi-humans. This does not violate the Emperor's commandments!"

In short, these people whom Wu Pifu thought were extremely old-fashioned and rigid actually possessed far more shrewdness and adaptability than Wu Pifu imagined. It was just that the previous conditions did not allow it, because the subspace corrupted people's hearts, so they dared not have any expedient ideas and could only follow the rules.

"...Matter folding jump engine, this is a unique advanced space technology of the Necromancer race. Currently, Necromancer engineers are fine-tuning and modifying it to make it suitable for use by non-necromancer life forms. Although the power is slightly reduced, it is still a means of faster-than-light travel."

Katherine is informing Wu Pifu about the current progress of the faster-than-light engine modification. This former Inquisitor, who lost an eye after Wu Pifu's disappearance and began to gradually go mad, has now completely regained her sanity. She has acquired a prosthetic eye made by the Cult of Mechanics, and she doesn't look strange at all. Instead, she exudes the competence, rationality, caution, and efficiency of a soldier, and is full of enthusiasm for her work. She is almost a completely different person from the one she was not long ago.

Wu Pifu nodded upon hearing this, still looking at the 3D star sector image displayed on the table.

"...What about the report from the Strategy Department?" Wu Pifu asked without looking up.

Katheria immediately said, "Unfortunately, even with the addition of Eldar prophets and Necromancer engineers, they still cannot find a way to reach Terra in one step. Currently, there are three most convenient routes to choose from. The first route requires passing through six material nodes, the second requires passing through seven material nodes, and the third requires passing through eleven material nodes. However, in terms of speed and distance, the third route takes the least time, while the first route takes the most time. The current opinion of the Strategic Department is to use the third route."

Wu Pifu frowned and remained silent.

The matter folding jump engine differs from the subspace engine. It is a space technology based on pure physics, but it is not a conventional, general-purpose technology. Rather, it is a special physical technology specific to this world.

To put it simply, the Necromancer's matter folding and warp drive was not actually developed by the Necromancers themselves, but was taught and passed down by the Star Gods. Its core technology is based on the Star Gods' understanding and analysis of the rules of the universe. This technology cannot be used on Gaia.

At the same time, the matter folding jump engine technology also has a major limitation, which is that it must be based on the gravitational coordinate system between stars. This is the understanding of the universe by the Star Gods, which is a series of cosmic paths formed by the connection of stars. If you want to go from the current Damascus sector to the solar system where Terra is located, the folding jump engine needs to jump from one star system to another, and cannot directly appear next to Terra with a whoosh through folding jump.

Based on the star map provided by the Necromancers, thousands of human officers skilled in strategy and intelligence, Eldar prophets, and Necromancer engineers meticulously calculated the three fastest routes. However, fewer nodes do not necessarily mean faster speed. If the nodes are too far apart, it may actually slow down the jump speed because it will greatly increase the amount of jump calculations. On the contrary, eleven material nodes, which seem to have more nodes but are closer together, require less time.

Upon hearing this, Wu Pifu fell into deep thought, and after more than ten seconds asked, "What would happen if we chose the third path, the eleven material nodes?"

Without changing her expression, Katherine immediately said, "We will be subjected to eleven warp attacks!"

"Yes."

Wu Pifu stated definitively, "The subspace has already sensed my return. You may also feel it. Tremendous changes are taking place within the subspace. They are determined to capture me. Moreover, due to the time chaos within the subspace, they can arrive at those locations before we reach the material stage and then lay traps to await us. Therefore, the more nodes there are, the more battles we will face. Most importantly, any node we choose will bring annihilation to all life in that star sector..."

Katherine immediately said, "This is for the survival of humanity, this is for the sacrifice of the Savior and His Majesty the Emperor! They died a worthy death! The most urgent task now is for the Savior to get to Terra as quickly as possible. In our deduction, not only will the Savior be attacked by them, but the Emperor will also be..."

That's right.

Wu Pifu's scheme requires the power of an emperor to succeed, and he believes that even if the four evil gods in the subspace don't know what he wants to do, they must have a similar unseen sense.

If they can't kill him, can't stop him, then the most likely reaction of the four evil gods is only one...

Kill the Emperor, so that the Emperor ascends to become the Lord of Darkness before he arrives, that is, the fifth evil god!

"...Send orders to the Necromancers to install modified matter warp engines on all accompanying warships within ten days, then order everyone to achieve full resupply and assembly of the entire fleet and all ships within fifteen days, and then..."

"Choose one of the eleven material node routes and head to Terra at top speed!"

(End of this chapter)