Warhammer: Emperor's Ravenbringer

Chapter 145: Let the Demons Be the Cannon Fodder

The Black Library is enormous.

The floors and walls are made of smooth black stone.

The library consists of an infinite number of hexagonal rooms.

Stretching towards endless direction, with no end in sight.

The bookshelves in every room are towering.

There are countless books on display.

The book records the infinite secrets of the birth and reincarnation of the universe.

Any civilization that obtains the Black Library can quickly become the top civilization in the universe.

When Raven followed the team consisting of the Mechanicus Sage and the Eldar Prophet into the Black Library, he remembered a story he had heard in his previous life.

God came to earth and chose a human representative.

Give him the opportunity to ask questions.

Some people wanted him to ask about nuclear fusion.

One would expect him to ask what humans could do to colonize the universe.

Some people also want him to ask how to achieve eternal life.

The man asked God two questions despite the objections of others.

What is the meaning of the existence of the universe? What is the meaning of human existence?
God did not answer directly.

Instead, let the person go into his library to find the answer.

The library is huge and contains endless books that record all the secrets of the universe.

Human beings rose rapidly with the help of the knowledge in the library.

It broke the limit of lifespan, headed into the universe, and established countless colonies.

In the end, human civilization reached an incomparably glorious height, and science, technology, and culture reached the limits of what the universe could allow.

But they have never been able to find the ultimate secret of the universe.

Eventually, humans got tired of immortality.

One by one they returned to Earth and committed suicide there.

In the end, human civilization disappeared.

And in this process, the person is always reading.

He will continue to read until the universe ceases to exist and all things wither away.

At the end, God asked him if he had found the answer to the question.

The man nodded.

God asked him what the answer was?
The man did not give a direct answer, but just looked into the void and said, "There should be light in this world."

The story does not reveal the answer.

Maybe even the author doesn’t know the answer.

Now, Raven stood in a library described in that story.

All the secrets of the universe are also hidden here.

As long as he is patient enough, he can find answers to all his questions here.

By taking the Black Library to other universes, he can also become the God of the story.

Thinking of this, Raven wanted to laugh for some reason.

He had visions of himself descending into an industrial world and becoming a god to the indigenous creatures.

That scene must be hilarious.

A black bird was sent into the church to become the omniscient God.

“Perhaps I should go to those worlds to manifest my divine power and appreciate the shocked expressions of the natives.”

Raven thought to himself.

"The Black Library is still recording everything in the universe."

Xilego walked to a high platform.

There was an open book on the table.

A crystal pen without anyone controlling it jumped between the pages of the book, writing down ancient words.

The raven didn't recognize those words, but it could understand their meaning.

The book was describing how they opened the Black Library.

"So this is a historical library." Malcador walked to Xilego's side and looked at the book that was being written.

"Whatever it is, this library should be managed by the Mechanicus."

The mechanical skulls suspended behind Casting General Carbon spoke in unison.

"The Black Library should be managed by the Eldar. We have been guarding it for a long time." The Eldar Great Prophet Eldrar raised an objection.

"You said it yourself is in the past." Karlbo retorted, "You lost it. Now we have found it, so we should be in control of it."

"You are so rude. You will destroy the library."

Everenee, also a prophet, supports Eldrar.

"If you had any reverence and respect for knowledge, you wouldn't have lost the Black Library." Carlbo retorted bluntly, "It is rude to lose knowledge."

Another unnamed Eldar prophet spoke up, "You revere knowledge? Why don't you tell us how the technology of the technological age was lost?"

".."

As the argument escalated, tensions between the two sides became increasingly high.

Several mechanical sages even secretly took out high-energy guns.

If they cannot win verbally, they plan to destroy the opponent through physical means.

Although the Mechanicus are a group of scholars, they also have a lot of martial virtues.

In the predetermined destiny, for the sake of the STC template, they even dared to take action against the Astartes and the Custodes.

"That's enough." Xilego spoke, stopping the Eldar people. "The Lord of Humanity and I have signed a covenant to share the knowledge of the Black Library, so this place will be managed by both races."

Xilego looked at the raven.

He knew well that the Emperor was not here.

Neither Malcador nor anyone else could make the decision.

The only one who can decide this matter is Raven.

"You are right. The Black Library will be managed by both clans."

The raven nodded, causing Xilego to breathe a sigh of relief.

After the tour, Raven handed over the affairs of the Black Library to Malcador and others.

Before leaving, Raven asked worriedly, "Do you know what your primary purpose is here?"

"Of course, it is to find out the precious knowledge and explore the ultimate mysteries of the universe," said Carlbo.

Raven frowned.

Obviously he is not satisfied with this statement.

Machado smiled and said, "Of course, to find a way to make the most delicious French fries."

The raven smiled.

"Malka is more sensible."

Carl: “.!!”

These damn degenerates!!

Have those damn French fries overtaken the prospects for the development of human civilization?

Eldrar, Evelyne and other Eldar prophets were also speechless.

This is the Black Library.

A holy place that contains all the knowledge of the universe.

The first thing you think of is to find a way to make delicious French fries!!

Raven ignored the speechless looks of the group.

After he explained the things that should be paid attention to, he left the Black Library with Xilego and returned to the Emperor.

The entrance to the Black Library has been moved to a special microcosm.

As for the Resonance Engine, it was disassembled by the sages of the Unification Society.

Prepare a comprehensive analysis and copy it.

The lion who completed the mission did not rest for too long, and the Emperor gave him a new mission. That was to lead the First Legion to the Transformers Universe to support the Blood Angels and the Ultramarines.

"Lion, Old Thirteen, and Angel!! My goodness, the Second Empire is going to rise in the Transformers Universe, right?!"

Learn about the big guy's arrangements.

Raven complained inwardly for a while.

It's hard not to imagine this lineup.

But he did not stop the Lion from helping Old Thirteen and the Angel.

After the last incident, the Emperor of the Universe became angry and sent out more minions, intending to uproot the empire's stronghold.

The pressure on the Ninth and Thirteenth Legions suddenly increased.

If the First Legion goes there, they might be able to reverse the defensive situation and push back the enemy.

If we can defeat the army of the Emperor of the Universe, we will be able to gain more bargaining chips when negotiating with the Supreme Lord.

Will the Second Empire emerge?

Raven didn't care much.

As long as humans can reach the heavens, it doesn’t matter how humans develop and grow.

As the empire's territory expanded, it was inevitable that the Primarch would become independent.

Once humans have conquered several universes and no longer need him and the big guy's guidance, Raven will surely exit the stage of history.

At that time, he would take the big guy, Waldo and Malcador to be travelers, wandering around and traveling through different universes.

Leave the Empire's troubles to the Primarch and those bureaucrats, and let humanity decide its own destiny.

After replenishing the supplies, the Lion set off with the Dark Angel.

Travel to the Transformers Universe via the inter-universe portal.

Plunged into a magnificent cross-universe war.

After sending the lion away, the raven wanted to continue to do nothing, but the night watchman brought him some explosive news.

Vashtor, the Lord of the Forge, wishes to meet the Emperor and is ready to surrender to the Empire of Man.

Even Raven couldn't remain calm after hearing this breaking news.

Vashtor is the god of science, technology and craftsmen.

It is enhanced by any new technological breakthrough in the physical universe.

During this period, the empire continued to make breakthroughs, and this guy's power should have also increased.

Perhaps its expanding strength gave it the ambition to abandon the Four Chaos Gods, join the Lord of Humanity, and thus find an opportunity to become a god.

Vashtor is not a slave of the Chaos Gods, it has its own territory and followers in the Warp.

Its role in the Warp is that of an arms dealer.

The demon armies under the command of the gods, as well as the Chaos Demons roaming throughout the warp, will purchase weapons and equipment from Vashtor.

It also offers soul loans.

Demons who cannot repay their loans will be stuffed into his demon vehicles and sold as commodities.

Over the years, it has been working hard, gathering many demons, and has been thinking about how to become a god.

It is obvious that he learned that the Empire had obtained the Black Library, so he thought about surrendering.

I just want to use the Black Library to find the way to become a god.

The news that Vashtor intended to defect to the empire was blocked immediately.

Only a few high-ranking officials in the empire knew about it.

“None of them can be trusted.”

The Emperor, upon learning the news, had no intention of accepting Vashtor's loyalty.

In his opinion, only a demon that turns into ashes is a good demon.

As long as the devil breathes, it deserves to die.

“Why should we trust them?”

Raven tilted his head and looked at the Emperor, somewhat confused.

"We just need them. Unicron has countless minions, and we also need some cannon fodder to charge into battle."

"Warp demons are bad, but they are definitely the best cannon fodder."

"Use them as cannon fodder?" The Emperor looked at the raven with a confused look.

Raven said: "The subspace is the other side of the real universe. It cannot be destroyed. We can only suppress and utilize it. If we send these demons to the other universe, they will become ready-made cannon fodder."

"We can also use these demons to undermine the foundation of the Four Gods and lure more demons to serve us."

"Those demons are greedy," said the Emperor. "They are always hungry and thirsty, eager to devour souls."

"Let them go fight the creatures from other universes. It's up to them to decide how many souls they can harvest." Raven said, "Do we have to provide them with food and shelter?!"

"What a great cannon fodder! No need to worry about logistics, just use them to death."

"When you don't need them anymore, you can find an excuse to get rid of them all."

Raven has thought it through.

When the demons' value is squeezed dry, let them know the evil of humans.

"Tomorrow, the Empire will issue soul money. Gather together, but do not bring any weapons or armor."

The Emperor looked at the raven for a long moment.

It was as if I saw my own shadow in the other person.

After hesitating for a while, the emperor nodded.

"Okay, I'll listen to you on this matter."

For safety's sake, Valdor personally traveled to the Night Watch ship with the Emperor's orders to meet with Vashtor.

Due to the suppression of the real universe, Vashtor moves in the form of a tentacle robot.

He is about the same size and height as Waldo.

"You said curse, no, your majesty is willing to accept me. But if I want to enter the Black Library, I have to exchange my merits?"

Vashtor's eyes, burning with the flames of the warp, stared at Valdor, making the commander of the imperial guards feel a little uncomfortable.

He also doesn't like Warp daemons.

If Raven hadn't repeatedly warned him, he would have taken action long ago.

"Yes, you have to exchange your merits for it. The Empire is at war with mechanical life forms from another universe, and you may be able to come in handy."

"Mechanical life forms from another universe?" Vashtor asked, "Your Majesty is willing to let us follow the imperial forces to another universe."

Waldo nodded, "The Night Watch will go with you, and you must stay in the restraint field spacecraft the entire time until you arrive in the alien universe, then you can move freely."

"You are free to plunder and control the souls of aliens from other universes. The Empire will not interfere."

Vashtor fell silent.

He originally thought that by surrendering to the Curser, he would be qualified to enter the Black Library, embark on the path to becoming a god, and reach the pinnacle of his demonic life.

Live a life of kicking Khorne, beating Nurgle, letting Slaanesh warm your bed, and letting Tzeentch tell crosstalk.

Now it seems that there is probably no hope.

Go to other universes and fight for the human empire, and Chunchun will just be a cannon fodder.

But there are still benefits, that is, you can harvest souls and knowledge from other worlds, and maybe you can find opportunities to become a god in other universes.

"Okay, I agree." Vashtor nodded.

"Your decision is wise." Waldo complimented calmly.

"You are so perfunctory in your words."

Vashtor could sense Valdor's disgust.

But it doesn't care.

Creatures in the mortal world simply cannot understand it.

It only cares about one thing, that is how to become a god.

"I will go back and gather my men. Remember to prepare your ships. I can't wait to taste the souls of the other world."

Vashtoel doesn't have much nonsense.

After receiving Waldo's reply, it opened a subspace crack and left.

“It’s disgusting.”

Looking at the closing subspace crack, Waldo said in his heart.