I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 298 The Emperor is the False Emperor
[Archived File: Bloodhand Clan Leader - Kron]

[Briefing: Kron has just completed a single crystal transaction with the Human Empire. He has received a letter from the Imperial Chancellor, Macado, stating that the Human Empire will unilaterally terminate the employment agreement. The Paru Orcs' garrison outside the Imperial Sanctuary must leave within 10 Terra days.]

"Ok?"

Li Nuo looked at the contents of the briefing and felt a little strange.

The human empire's fleet and personnel in the Web have long been harassed by demons from the god of murder.

The God of Murder is a "human-specific demon" who, along with his offspring, can wipe out a human in a single blow.

Primarchs and Imperial Guards can withstand more blows from the murderers, while ordinary soldiers and Space Marines are simply killed instantly.

Even emperors face the risk of being instantly killed when facing the god of murder in person.

The Palu Beastmen's request to protect Shrimp's sanctuary was initiated by Shrimp himself, but now, Shrimp has inexplicably and unilaterally terminated the employment agreement, no longer needing the Palu Beastmen's protection.

This made Li Nuo suspicious.

However, as I said before, let go of the urge to help others and respect their fate.

Lino switched his consciousness to the witch priest boy, Sak, while arranging for Paidi to visit the Heart of Fire and waiting for Kron to deliver a letter.

Moments later, Macado's letter arrived.

Li Nuo ordered the withdrawal of the Palu orc garrison outside the shelter.

Out of curiosity, he switched his consciousness to the garrison, wanting to see how the human empire would deal with the murderer.

The scene before them changed, and the bridge of a battleship garrisoned in the area appeared.

The orders issued by Sack, delivered via Kron's scout ship, will be delayed.

Before the order arrived, Li Nuo had ample time to observe the changes in the shrimp.

The first thing that catches the eye is an unconventional Imperial frigate.

Its appearance is similar to that of the Sword-class corvette, the difference being that the side guns and light spear arrays have been replaced with some kind of new force field generator.

The generator will project a large arc-shaped plane, and the area of ​​the arc is estimated to be no less than 100,000 square meters.

There are three generators on each side and two on the bow, for a total of eight, forming eight huge force field arcs.

Where the curved surface swept across, murderers scattered.

If the retreat is even slightly slower, the murderer will be dissolved by the curved force field.

This is far more effective at killing demons than bombarding them with a macro cannon.

"It seems that Master Rand, who is in charge of research on single crystals, has come up with something new. He is a rare genius. I wish he could come and be a professor at my Fart Academy."

Li Nuo sighed inwardly and turned his gaze away from the porthole.

Although the working principle of the new force field generator is unknown, with this shipborne equipment, the human empire certainly doesn't need him to protect the sanctuary.

Li Nuo ended today's Waaagh and allowed his consciousness to return to his human body.

Ever since the Emperor excluded him from the plan to save the Primarch, Lino has lost interest in his human identity.

His life and work have completely shifted to the Paru Empire.

During the day, when he was around the people, he always felt a sense of alienation, as if he didn't belong here.

He is no longer as enthusiastic about invention and creation as he used to be, and he doesn't come up with some eye-catching new technologies from time to time.

He no longer spends much time planning the future of Nest City.

Li Nuo delegated all tasks, such as training the planetary defense forces and space guards, to the head of the Nest City department.

Last night, after discovering that Horus, Magnus, and Coz had been abducted by Tzeentch to the Apostate Era subverse, Lino did not gloat over the Emperor's setback.

He had only one thought in his mind:
Given the emperor's incompetence, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the human empire would suffer endless misery.

This is the human empire of the emperor, not Li Nuo's, nor that of any other transmigrator.

There's no need for me to exhaust myself for the human empire.

Thus, after experiencing a series of psychological changes, Li Nuo's mindset completely changed.

He will play dead until the very end, and when the Ulanor orcs attack Apimatt, he will stage a carefully planned farewell ceremony and fake his death to escape.

"But the problem is, I remember when the Void Whale devoured the Primarch last night, it seemed to have swallowed Urg as well, right? So, is there still an Orc Emperor in the Ulanor Orc Empire now?"

Li Nuo sat in the governor's office, lost in thought, seriously doubting that his plan to fake his death might be ruined.

This doubt persisted until the evening of three days later, when it was interrupted by a coded letter from Elena.

Elena invites Lino to the Obsidian Archives for a private meeting.

Li Nuo arrived as promised.

Elena's first words upon meeting him startled Li Nuo.

"The Eldar in the Apostate Era subverse are being slaughtered by the Chaos Orcs. We must bring Ulgra back to our subverse."

Elena pointed to the crystal book:

"Take a look through the Book of Destiny and see if your prophecy has changed, or if there is any content related to Urg."

Li Nuo went to the reading shelf and opened the crystal book.

Several more paragraphs appeared on the page.

"To avoid losses in the Apostate Era sub-universe, the Eldar need to banish Urg to the Rebellion Era sub-universe."

"The so-called 'exile' is a spiritual ritual."

"Any life form that does not belong to a specific dimension can be banished back to its own dimension by an exile ritual."

"For example, the devil."

"Demons belong to the warp."

"When demons enter the real universe through projection, the Eldar can use the banishment ritual to drive the demon projection back to the warp."

"Compared to killing demon projections, the exile ritual has a huge advantage: the exiled life form cannot invade other dimensions for a long time afterward and can only stay in the dimension it belongs to."

"The ritual of banishing Urg does not require Lino's sealing technique, but the banishment process will be smoother if he is present."

"Now, Li Nuo must make his own choice between participating in the ceremony and not participating."

"An exile ceremony?" Li Nuo murmured to himself.

Elena approached and nodded, saying:

"Yes, the exile ritual. The Eldar of the Apostate Era sub-universe will find an opportunity to control Urg and then hold an exile ritual to drive him back to our sub-universe. Your sealing technique can accelerate the exile process. How about it? Want to join us? It's a rare opportunity, and you can accumulate some ritual experience for sealing the Dark Lord in the future."

Li Nuo thought for a moment, then didn't immediately agree, instead asking:
"What is the current situation of those Primarchs who were abducted by the Void Whale?"

“I knew you’d ask that.” Elena drew a glowing line with her hand, opened her dimensional pocket, and took out a parchment scroll.

Li Nuo took it to examine, and the contents of the parchment scroll were heartbreaking.

The human empire in the Apostate Era sub-universe is doomed.

The Loka of the rebellious era sub-universe merged with the Loka of the apostate era.

The fusion of the two created Loka, who possessed the ability to crush planetary plates and became the first pope of the Church of Omniscience.

Van Diehl is the chief priest of Loka.

Robert Guilliman, who was originally lying in the stasis field, has been revived by Tzeentch and has become the Chief of Staff of the Church of the Omniscient. His Chaos Ultra Warriors Legion serves as the Church's protectors.

Conrad Coates was corrupted by Chaos, his physical body was reshaped, and he became the chief inquisitor of the Church of Omniscience.

Fugrim was appointed as the principal lead singer of the choir and was in charge of interstellar communication and subspace navigation within the cult, essentially a combination of the Star Speaker and the Navigator.

Kahn was the top enforcer under Chief Justice Coz.

The work of corrupting Magnus and Horus is still ongoing.

According to the scoundrels of the Apostate Era, Magnus will become the chief think tank of the Omniscient Church, while Horus will be the war commander of the Holy Army.

Seven Chaos Primarchs, one Chaos Company Commander, and one treacherous minister born into the State Religion and the Senate.

Nine people serve the all-knowing God together.

After becoming Pope, Loka published the "Omniscient Word," which legitimized the belief in the Omniscient God, accused the emperor in the Terra Palace of being a false emperor, and insisted that the Omniscient God was the true ruler of the empire.

Loka's brainwashing abilities are well-known. In just three short days, with Tzeentch's help, the "Omniscient Words" spread to every corner of the galaxy.

The human empires of the Apostate Era were decadent, corrupt, and extremely oppressive.

The Omniscient Church attracted many governors to join it simply by raising the slogan of destroying the empire and killing the false emperor.

At the very moment Li Nuo and Elena were talking, a great show directed and acted by Tzeentch was unfolding in the sub-universe of the Apostate Era.

The human empire represents humanity's internal troubles, the Chaos Orcs of Ulgri represent humanity's external threats, and the Cult of Omniscience is humanity's savior amidst these internal and external troubles.

The Chaos Orcs specialize in killing humans who refuse to submit to the Omniscient God.

After the Chaos Orcs wiped out the die-hards, the Omniscient Cult came to the rescue and won over the hearts of the people.

In as little as one year, or at most three years, the Apostolic Era subverse will be completely turned into Tzeentch's backyard.

In a sense, banishing Ulg was tantamount to delaying the death of the human empire in the Apostate Era sub-universe.

The price to pay for this is that the human empires of the rebellious era's sub-universe will once again face the threat of the Chaos Beast King.

Li Nuo suddenly remembered something, handed back the parchment scroll, and asked:
"Our sub-universe's emperor claims to possess the power of the Dark Lord. If he could eliminate Ulgr after his exile, our sub-universe would be much more peaceful. Have you discussed this with the emperor?"

Elena's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words back:

“We…we couldn’t get in touch with Terra Palace. Ever since the Primarch was abducted by Tzeentch, the Emperor has been staying indoors, leaving the affairs of the Empire entirely to Macardo.”

"Oh, alright." Li Nuo glanced at the parchment scroll in the other person's hand and nodded slightly.

“I’ll help. Call me when the ceremony is ready.”

“No problem, I’ll take you back.” Elena waved and opened the portal.

Lino returned to Comoros and switched his consciousness to the witch boy, Sack.

The Paru Empire has many daily affairs.

During his spare time at work, Li Nuo pondered the Elven race's strategy, but something felt off; he seemed to have overlooked some key factors.

What puzzled Li Nuo the most was that the emperor of the rebellious era had previously told him that the emperors of the other two sub-universes were actually Chaos Evil Gods in disguise.

If that's the case, then why did Tzeentch still raise the banner of storming the palace and killing the false emperor in the Apostate Era sub-universe?

Isn't this just contradicting yourself?
This problem deeply troubled Li Nuo.

Sometime in the middle of the night, when the happy barking of the silly dog ​​and Hydrogen Oxygen Squig could be heard outside the door, Li Nuo suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized the problem.

He knows what's going on!
Li Nuo immediately switched his consciousness to Kron, and used the network to reach the network city below Terra Palace, where he found the Imperial Guard Protector who often met with Kron.

"La, I need to discuss something with the Emperor."

Facing Jin Yumi on the communication screen, Li Nuo bluntly requested a meeting.

La shook her head slightly:
"No. The Emperor is resting. We cannot disturb him. If you have anything to say, you can tell me, and I will pass it on."

Li Nuo leaned forward, stretched out his arms and pressed them against the railing of the command platform, emphasizing his words:

“I must see the Emperor. This matter is extremely important, and it is related to the Primarch who was captured and taken to the Apostate Era Subverse.”

La fell silent, her expression subtly dimming beneath the golden mask.

The abduction of the Primarch dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Imperial Palace.

Whether it was the Imperial Guard or the Martian mechanical priests, they all felt despair about the future of the Empire.

What's even more heartbreaking is that the emperor is avoiding meeting anyone at this time.

Sometimes, Ra wished the Emperor didn't understand the future of the human empire, so that the Emperor could continue his conquests without hesitation, instead of wallowing in regret in his palace.

“I will relay your request, but I cannot guarantee the outcome,” La said somberly.

Li Nuo nodded:
"Okay, I'll wait here."

The communication ended, and the bridge of the reconnaissance ship fell silent.

After nearly a Terran hour, the Imperial Guard's communication signal was connected to the bridge.

Li Nuo successfully landed on Karata and followed the Imperial Guard into the Terra Palace.

The emperor's appearance was the same as before, still a gaunt, desiccated corpse, terrifying and chilling.

"What do you want, Bloodhand?"

The emperor's voice was weak and listless, sounding somewhat dejected.

Li Nuo got straight to the point:

"We received word from Pointy Ears that the human empire in the Apostate Era sub-universe is being corrupted..."

Li Nuo recounted the information he had gleaned from the parchment scroll.

Because this speech was filled with Tzeentch's blasphemy against the Primarch, the State Religion, and the Senate, the Emperor's emotions fluctuated greatly, and Li Nuo could clearly feel the anger and resentment within him.

"Thank you for the information. Is there anything else?" The Emperor's voice was extremely cold.

Li Nuo didn't take it seriously, and simply asked:
"You said before that you could send us to other sub-universes to investigate the emperors there. Does that promise still stand?"

The emperor shook his head and said:
"This promise is null and void. My plan to save the Primarch has failed. In all the futures I see, the Empire is destined for endless despair. At this point, it is pointless to investigate the Emperors of other subuniverses."

"You are a degenerate idiot who deserves to be a pawn of the Chaos God."

Li Nuo suddenly made a sarcastic remark.

The royal guards, alerted, transformed into streaks of golden lightning and charged forward.

Within 0.1 seconds, all of Li Nuo's vital parts were blocked by the golden halberd.

If the Imperial Guards exerted even a little force, the leader of the Blood Raven Clan would die on the spot.

The imperial guards gripped their halberds tightly and coldly gave the order:

"Greenskin, apologize to the Emperor, or we will put you to trial on the spot."

Li Nuo remained unmoved, staring at the weasel that had been rendered dazed by his scolding, and said:
"You bought a portion of the Primarch's warp essence from the Chaos God and used it to create the Primarch. You thought you were creating your own offspring, but did you know that it was all the Old Ones' doing?"

"The ancient sages created 21 gods for humankind. One of them is a true god, and the rest are demigods."

Do you think you are the true god?
"I'm telling you, you are not the ruler of mankind, much less the true god of mankind!"

"You are merely a vessel chosen by the Dark Lord during the Age of Rebellion, nothing more!"

The imperial guards pushed forward with their halberds, leaving numerous wounds on Li Nuo's body.

"Shut up! You green-skinned bastard!"

"You and your Palu Empire will pay a heavy price for your words!"

The Imperial Guards did not activate the force field of the halberd, otherwise Li Nuo would have been torn to pieces on the spot, but the tip of the halberd, which was embedded in his muscle, had already immobilized him.

Li Nuo ignored the excruciating pain in his body and stared intently at the Emperor:

"The warp nature of the true human god is qualitatively different from that of the Dark Lord!"

"The Dark Lord is a Chaos God, while the True God of Humanity is a god created by the Ancient Saints, not a Chaos God. Don't get this confused!"
"Now, look into my eyes and think carefully. Who made you believe that the Lord of Darkness is the true god of mankind? Who told you that you, as the vessel of the Lord of Darkness, are the lord of mankind?"

The emperor's eye sockets were dark, and his gaunt face was distorted, making him look extremely painful.

"Step back." The emperor's voice was hoarse as he dismissed the imperial guards.

The imperial guards sheathed their halberds and stood a few meters away.

The emperor clutched his head, sobbing uncontrollably, and managed to utter a few words with difficulty:
"It is... the Lord of Darkness... misleading me."

Li Nuo crossed his arms and nodded steadily:
"Correct answer. You are the vessel of the Dark Lord, not the Lord of Humanity."

"In the Warhammer canon, you defeated Horus with the power of the Dark Lord, and you were almost consumed by the Dark Lord's power. But at the most critical moment, you regained your senses at the call of your friends and managed to banish the Dark Lord's power to the Warp in time, after which you sat on the Golden Throne."

"In other words, you, living in an era of rebellion, are merely a vessel for the Dark Lord."

"You, in the Age of Apostasy and the Age of the End, are the true god of mankind."

Li Nuo gave a cold laugh:
"You actually asked us to eliminate the emperors of the Apostate Era and the End Era. Don't you find that laughable now? Isn't that a clear indication that your will was controlled by the Dark Lord?"

"Face reality! In the three-part universe, you are the false emperor!"

(End of this chapter)