Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 174 Psychic Cultivation Regulations (Subscription Request, Monthly Ticket Request)

The Wild Wolf Banquet graciously hosted by the Lord of Five Hundred Worlds ended in a joyful atmosphere.

The two participating parties negotiated on the training of psychics and achieved remarkable results.

The Space Wolves representative, Faffnir Bloodbringer, expressed his willingness to share the rune power of Fenris with the Ultramarines in order to advance the psychic charter construction of the brother legion.

Relying on his powerful primarch-level physique, Guilliman successfully defeated Faffnir in the drinking contest, but even so, after consuming too much Fenrisian mead, Roboute's cheeks remained rosy for a long time.

He felt his stomach and intestines were protesting. Those fierce additives and promethium were churning in it, giving him a rare illusion of being tipsy and drunk.

But from another perspective, Faffnir was indeed ferocious enough. He used his Astartes body to fight against Roboute Guilliman, and it took him dozens of rounds before he fell down.

"If Russ was the protagonist of last night's drama, then I should have been the one to fall." Guilliman's tone was filled with a hint of fear, "My wolf brother's appetite is even better than that of the Emperor himself."

Luo Xi was sitting in a recliner nearby. He naturally knew the story of the Wolf King's return. In fact, he had carefully read all the information about the Emperor.

He was looking forward to the day when he would meet the Emperor, where many of his questions would be answered.

The Emperor fought three contests with the Wolf King, but lost to Leman Russ in terms of eating meat and drinking wine.

Guilliman leaned back in the leather chair that was tailored to his body size, relaxed his muscles, closed his eyes and enjoyed the rare rest time.

Not long ago, he was attacked and killed here by assassins from the Alpha Legion.

The broken furniture, the tattered walls, floors, ceilings, and the solid wooden desk that played a significant role have been repaired by the technical priests of the Mechanicus.

Everything was exactly the same as before, with the air conditioning system running 24 hours a day bringing clean, cool air, blowing the blackout curtains drawn by the windows.

When he closed his eyes, the roar and frantic fighting scenes of the past reappeared before his eyes, including the Alpha agents who wanted to assassinate him and the corpses of the Space Marines who were killed by him.

He sighed. Although the Fenris mead was indeed a deadly poison, it did make the Primarch's always calm brain a little intoxicated.

In that one drunken second, Guilliman was able to temporarily escape from the heavy responsibility.

But he was destined not to drown his sorrows in alcohol, nor did he have time to escape.

"Faffnar's hunting team does not have any Rune Priests joining it. These rare think tank units were not sent to Macragge by Leman Russ, otherwise our operation would be smoother." Roche said to Guilliman who had his eyes closed.

"You have to take it one step at a time. You can't rush things."

The Primarch opened his eyes again. At the banquet last night, they not only eliminated the hostility of Faffnir Blood Alliance towards the Ultramarines Think Tank, but also squeezed a lot of information about Rune Priests from them.

There is no doubt that the Space Wolves' sworn Rune Priests are also a variant of the Psionic Librarians, and their so-called runic powers are indeed a form of psychic power.

What Roche said was right. The accusations made by Leman Russ and the Rune Priests against the Thousand Sons and Magnus at the Council of Nikea were extremely hypocritical. The Space Wolves also used a large amount of Warp psychic energy.

However, this is not entirely true. There is one thing that the Space Wolves are correct about: their Rune Priests are very safe and reliable.

Although Rune Priests package psychic energy into some kind of primitive shamanism, inside they actually contain a rigorous and complete logic for using psychic energy. They transform psychic energy into the so-called rune power, and indirectly manipulate psychic energy through runes.

“I have to say that the seemingly barbaric Fenris people do have their own unique wisdom. Their mysterious primitive beliefs and psychic witchcraft do have their merits.”

Guilliman's eyes gleamed, his strength, the ability to imitate and learn, often criticized by other Legions, once again coming into play. "Our Think Tank force is being formed. The report submitted by Prieto indicates that the number of Think Tanks in the entire Legion has exceeded two thousand. We must provide comprehensive regulations to ensure the advancement of these Think Tanks."

When Luo Xi heard the number two thousand, his eyelids twitched subconsciously and his back teeth rubbed.

It has only been a short time. It has been more than two years since Calth was severely tricked by the Word Bearers.
In two years, even if the previously disbanded think tank units were restored and the number of think tanks was expanded to two thousand people...is this the Extreme Warrior?
According to the reports that Roche had read, among the many Astartes Legions, except for the Death Guard, the Emperor's Children and other legions that were completely resistant to psychic think tank units, the number of think tanks in most legions was extremely small.

The growth rate of the Extreme Warriors' think tank is closely related to the huge population base.

In just over two years, the XIII Legion had recovered most of the heavy damage it had suffered in Calth and the Shadow Crusade, and the number of legionnaires had returned to over 200,000.

In order to deal with the uncertain situation, Guilliman's conscription orders never stopped for a moment.

On most planets of the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, Ultramarines recruiters have been selecting the best young people of military age with the full cooperation of the local planetary governors.

Coupled with the powerful adaptability of the Ultramarines' gene-seed, batches of Ultramarines recruits are undergoing genetic modification surgery and standardized military training.

Roche didn't even know how many more chapters Guilliman would have under his command in a few years, but the assembly line of his Mustafar factory had never stopped production.

Even with explosive productivity, it would be difficult to satisfy the huge appetite of the Five Hundred Worlds. When this huge war machine begins to get on track, everyone will be terrified by the power of Ultramar.

"Provide a reference charter for the think tank forces? The Space Wolves' rune system is a good choice. Their pioneers summed up stable rules from blood and tears, so they have the rune priests with extremely low risks." Luo Xi said with emotion.

"Using a form similar to runes, activate specific psychic feedback. It sounds like throwing out a string of codes to smash the enemy to death."

The Fenrisians describe a certain Warp force representing fire with rune A, and describe the Warp force representing storm with another rune B.

When the time comes for battle, their rune priests only need to use psychic power to activate these runes containing specific information, and they can obtain the AB superimposed firestorm effect.

He didn't know much about psionic energy. For example, the Psionic Librarians of the Ultramarines used psionic energy to draw power directly from the Warp and condense it into the form of fire, lightning, telekinesis, or psionic prophecy.

In comparison, the Rune Priests are undoubtedly more systematic and standardized, while most of the think tanks of the Extreme Warriors rely on their own comprehension ability and the experience of their predecessors to use psychic power.

As for how much subspace power can be mobilized, this is closely related to the think tank's psychic talent and willpower.

Psionics is an extremely dangerous force, its essence is the leakage of the power of the subspace. Humans rely on their own will to control the power of the Supreme Heaven. Once a mistake occurs and causes psionics to get out of control, the death of the think tank is only secondary.

Out-of-control think tank psykers will become a bridgehead for the invasion of subspace creatures. The malice from the Sea of ​​Souls will devour all life and souls and cause even more tragic casualties.

"The simple knowledge that Faffnar and the others have brought with them is far from enough. If we can communicate with Fenris, the home planet of the Wild Wolves, then progress will be much smoother."

"Fenris Runes are a complex and complete system. In addition, the White Scars' Storm Prophets also have their own unique methods. Unfortunately, there are no Storm Prophets on Guntura's ship."

In the discussion between Roche and Guilliman, there are two legions that are most worthy of reference: the Space Wolves and the White Scars. The former's unique rune system enables the safer use of psychic energy, while the latter seems to be particularly cautious in the use of psychic energy, which the White Scars call the Road to Heaven.

In comparison, the Thousand Sons, which was once famous for its psychic powers and where almost all of its legionnaires were psychics, fell behind. Their overly radical attitude made the backlash of the Warp unstoppable.

Magnus fell to Chaos at the end of the Burning of Prospero, taking the proud Thousand Sons Legion with him and turning his back on the Imperium.

When dealing with psychic power, one must be extremely cautious. Any carelessness or omission may lead to destruction.

(End of this chapter)