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Chapter 311 The Spirit Race: Marking Four Great Fathers, Initiating a Diplomatic Request

"Don't give me more work."

Arthur was speechless; he was already exhausted enough having to pull two ropes all by himself.

Delacour's eyes lit up immediately as he gazed at the Knight King's profile, hoping that the other could persuade the Primarch to back down.

"Didn't we agree before? You and Ramses..."

Faced with his partner's question, Romulus offered a beacon.

Arthur's eyes narrowed slightly as he observed the patterns and craftsmanship on it.

This is the style of the Eldar in Ark.

"The planet has been found."

Romulus began to explain.

"Idris, a Eldar colony, is now located in the heart of the Eye of Terror."

Once, Forgrim used a scheme to devour Perturabo's power, and in doing so, sacrificed himself to the planet that had ascended to demonhood.

The Eye of Fear is located near the Gate of Kadia in the material universe; it is a rift that constantly spews outward warp energy.

However, within and around the Eye of Fear, there are numerous galaxies whose location is difficult to pinpoint due to the disruption of time and space caused by subspace influences, and which are also unsuitable for human habitation.

For most of the past, these star systems have served as temporary strongholds for Chaos traitors and Alien pirates, who, relying on their weak connection to the real universe, can travel short distances to other star systems to plunder.

At the same time, since the Eye of Fear is located on the site of the ancient Eldar Empire, these star systems are also very likely to have once been part of the Eldar Empire's territory.

Romulus was also in charge of the Dawnwings' diplomacy.

Just recently, an Eldar from the Ark approached him.

Even Ernesto de la Cruz tensed up at the mention of the aliens.

The Primarchs are rather indifferent to aliens. Apart from the Dark Eldar, they are not particularly hostile to the others, but if they get in their way, they are generally within their annihilation range.

For the Astartes, whose aversion to aliens is ingrained in their genes, it is truly difficult to restrain themselves from killing an alien during a conversation.

Therefore, Astartes is extremely cautious when dealing with aliens and usually avoids giving others cause for criticism.

"what?"

Arthur looked puzzled, but not at the point of Romulus's contact with the Eldar.

As Ernesto de la Cruz boasted to Garo about the unbreakable friendship between Primarchs, such diplomatic activities were nothing more than mundane daily matters to them.

What he really didn't understand was: why not seek out Ramses?

After all, the title of "The Formless and Formless Lord" is now a golden brand in the Warp, and its deterrent power is enough to silence the demons.

Or is it that the Ultramarines inexplicably attract the Eldar from top to bottom?
Above, the old prophet instigated Ifreni, the chosen one of the God of Death, to cooperate with Guilliman; below, Calgar repeatedly joined forces with the Eldar to fight against the enemy.

"You have to be able to find it."

Romulus shrugged, a simple gesture that explained everything.

That's fine.

"It was the Usvi Ark World that came knocking."

When Romulus mentioned the Ark world, which is quite famous in the Warhammer 40k universe, his voice carried a somewhat businesslike indifference.

We've gotten used to seeing celebrities over the years, but some unique figures just don't evoke any particular emotions.

“They captured our action goals through prophecy and wanted to exchange a certain coordinate for cooperation.”

"What kind of collaboration?"

Arthur's expression turned serious.

"Periodically clear out the Spirit Clan for them to free up some Soul Stone slots."

Romulus felt extremely uncomfortable whenever this matter was brought up.

Because he was a fraction of a second too slow to escape when Slaanesh awoke, although he wasn't directly devoured by Slaanesh like the other unfortunate ones who were even slower, he was still trapped in the Hazy Starfield, constantly dealing with all sorts of monsters and demons emerging from the Eye of Terror in the Ark world—

The Usvi Ark possesses a large and reliable team of prophets and has developed a unique martial spirit and a more pragmatic approach compared to its kin. This also explains their high mortality rate; the soul stones used to store individual souls, and the eternal circuits that carry the souls of their ancestors, bear a load far exceeding that of other arks.

The mineral Soulstone is found entirely within the Eye of Terror, in the world of the old women who have received the blessing of the goddess of life, Elsa.

The further you are from the Eye of Fear, the fewer Soul Stones you will have, and the closer Slaanesh will be to you.

The closer you are to the Eye of Fear, the more people will die, and the closer Slaanesh will be to you.

It is blocked at both ends.

But there's no way to ignore it.

No matter how much the Eldar tried to kill them, they could never be destroyed; in the end, they all ended up being tormented by the Slaanesh for eternity.

Amidst the warp tides unleashed by Khorne, the Usvive Ark naturally fell victim to attacks from the Chaos Warbands, which in turn turned their attention to the human world.

No matter how proud the Eldar are, they have to admit that the galaxy now belongs to humanity. Even those who have sided with Chaos are a burden that these survivors on the road to extinction can hardly bear.

Then they discovered a serious problem.

As a world that has dealt with demons for many years, the Arkworld's prophets, thanks to their galactic leading position in psionic technology, are able to banish demons or track their movements by marking their true names, even though they cannot completely kill them.

However, during their continued surveillance, they noticed an anomaly.

Those chaotic foes that ravaged the galaxy did not return to the warp when they died after fighting the so-called "Primarchs".

dead.

As we all know, the only way to truly destroy a warp creature is to either devour it within the warp or to shatter it into pure emotional fragments using some special method.

This discovery immediately piqued the great interest of the prophets, who then launched a careful investigation.

As the investigation deepened, they gradually pieced together the truth about the four Primarchs:

The "Formless and Nameless Lord," whose fame had already spread throughout the warp due to the chants of demons.

Possessing extraordinary information processing capabilities, capable of creating things from nothing, a mysterious entity representing primordial power in the eyes of the Mechanicus.

An angel capable of influencing the emotions of intelligent beings on a wide scale, capable of extracting negative emotions and transforming them into pure rage, and wantonly spreading brilliance on the battlefield.

Its mere existence can seal small warp rifts, instantly annihilating weak demons. Its dwelling place leaves no trace of warp, making it seem like a knight of the ideal homeland for beings in the material universe.

The prophets immediately smiled with relief.

Well, if they insist on calling themselves "the Primitives," then let's call them that.

While being shocked by the complexity of the "I am human, save humanity" group that the Emperor has built, they muttered to themselves whether these gods had lost their minds, and complained about how lucky humans were.

Amidst the complex emotions of the prophets, the Usvi Ark world formally initiated a diplomatic request to Romulus.

"They are willing to provide the coordinates of the Eye of Fear, which is known in the Ark World, and to provide intelligence support to the 'Wings of Dawn'."

Romulus seemed to be telling a not-so-funny joke.

"In exchange, they hope that the Primarchs can grant, well, liberation, the souls that died in the last thousand years."

I'll pay you to kill my fellow countrymen.

This requirement sounds abstract, but it seems quite reasonable to the Eldar.

They should thank us.

Moreover, these prophets were quite accomplished.

Unable to pinpoint the four oddballs with their distinct backgrounds through prophecy, they managed to deduce their purpose by observing the movements of their troops.

Thus, this absurd deal was finalized.

"Ah, I see."

Arthur nodded, his expressionless face revealing no emotional fluctuation.

Then he asked the most crucial question:
"So what does this have to do with your insistence on going to Cardia?"

(End of this chapter)