Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 391 Sage Grimnir

The "Thousand Sons" and the "Iron Warriors" left, leaving only Hathor Matt behind.

Nimrod led Hathor away from the Primarch Palace and into his private office.

In his "subspace vision," there are no soaring subspace creatures around Hathor.

Ning Lu paused for a moment, thinking to himself.

[Well, in 853, when "Thousand Sons" and "Iron Warriors" were ordered to go to the rescue when the magnetic field of Dawn Star changed, there were no guardian spirits yet.]

It must have been after that that a method to summon the guardian spirits was found.
He leaned back on his throne, gazed at Hathor, and asked:
"How is 'Chiko' doing now?"

"My lord, the Father of Genetics has resolved the flesh mutation of the 'Thousand Sons' and has begun recruiting new soldiers in Prospero."

"The foundation stone for the new city has been laid, and construction has begun on the Pyramid of Fatep, the father of genetics, the pyramids of the five major schools of thought, and the Great Library."

"The thousand disciples entered the five major schools of thought to study, and I joined the 'Liangyu School'."

Hathor's face beamed with a smile. "After eight years of study, I have mastered all the Bright Feather techniques and am now a Temple Instructor."

Ningluo nodded slightly and thought to himself.

The "corrosion" effect of the fifth layer of the "Disordered Kingdom" is still relatively stable. Hathor must have had many contacts with Magnus over the past eight years, but he remains loyal to me.
"It seems that you are highly regarded by Magnus?"

The "audience" spoke up:
“I have observed with the abilities you have granted me that the Father of Genetics trusts me only less than his former mentors, Amon, who has just completed his genetic modification and has been appointed as his attendant, and the former legion commander Azek Ahriman.”

The "Corrupted Baron" saw that the "audience's" mental body was entirely golden and unified, and he asked:
"You have mastered the power I have given you."

“My lord, I have carefully observed the Legion and have mastered the power you have bestowed upon me.”

A moment later, Hathor was promoted to Sequence 8, "Mind Reader".

“My lord, I will certainly make good use of your power to obtain more secrets of the ‘Thousand Sons’ for you.”

Ninglu nodded slightly and instructed Hathor.
"Record Liang Yu's memories in the data crystal and put them into the think tank."

“Back up all the knowledge acquired by the ‘Thousand Sons,’ copy all of Prospero’s books, and store them separately in the School Pyramid and your future flagship.”

Hathor, as the future head of the Temple of the "Bright Feather School," holds authority within the entire "Thousand Sons" second only to Magnus, Amon, and Ahriman, and has access to the vast majority of mysteries.

“Yes, my lord.” Hathor accepted the order.

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In the second solar month of 848, the Ramirez-class Star Fortress was launched into the Skot system.

Inside the Navigator's Sanctuary, the Navigator Veschel closes his third eye.

He looked around. Unlike the two previous Ramirez-class Starfort voyages he had led, this trip had three fewer navigators.

With half the assistants gone, the navigator found the entire journey much smoother.

The subspace journeys completed through the Caligum Gate were both rapid and stable.

Throughout the entire voyage, he did not feel the same sense of danger as before.

As soon as the Ramirez-class Star Fortress entered the Skot system, it was immediately attacked by the space dwarves' void defense system.

Skot's void is filled with weapon platforms, torpedo silos, and booby traps, all connected together like a giant spider web.

The entire defense network extends from the edge of the galaxy all the way to the orbit of Skoat's primary star, covering a vast area of ​​100,000 kilometers.

The massive warships of the Space Dwarves weaved through the defensive network, rapidly approaching. Rockets, trailing blinding light, converged and rained down like a storm of arrows upon the Ramirez-class fortress.

In the central quadrant of Starfortress, countless torpedoes flew out to meet the rocket.

A silent explosion erupted in the void, its dazzling light illuminating the warships of the Space Dwarf Alliance.

The missile launch silos of the defense platform are as large as a Titan-class warlord, with missiles whose cores are filled with unstable plasma. As the mechanical countdown reaches zero, they take off into the air.

Inside the command center in the central quadrant, alarms sounded, and the incoming plasma missiles flashed a dangerous crimson light on the visual training screen.

A large number of torpedoes were deployed and distributed by the simulated sanctuary to intercept plasma missiles.

Within a range of 10,000 to 5,000 kilometers of the Ramirez-class Starfortress, torpedoes collided with plasma missiles.

Like the light of a newly born star bursting forth, the crimson fireball indiscriminately engulfed shells and torpedoes, friend or foe alike.

The Ramirez-class Starfortress's fortress-level energy shield trembled violently amidst the inferno. Its heart—the Punishment-class reactor—pumped, continuously powering the shield and maintaining the defense system.

As the fire rain subsided, the grid of stars burst into light, and a gap was torn in the vacuum.

The Kariham Gatekeepers unleashed the warships of the First and Fourth Warbands into the Skot system, where dazzling vapors and magnificent lights burst forth as the void ships surged into reality.

The Queen Glory-class battleships HMS Arbitration and HMS Death and Decay launched an attack on the exposed missile launch platform.

The dazzling spear of light struck the missile launch platform, tearing through the energy shield.

The second wave of beam strikes was unleashed onto the missile launch platform, where the exploding beams tore apart asteroids.

The Skot Alliance fleet emerged from the defensive network and launched an attack on the black warship.

One after another, black warships leaped out of the void. The four warbands of the "Shadow of Order" tore through reality and unleashed their firepower at the dwarven warships.

The void war then broke out. The thousands of warships of the "Shadow of Order," with the Ramirez-class star fortress as their core, steadily advanced, dismantling the space dwarves' defensive facilities one by one.

The Skot Alliance's reinforcement fleet continued to pour into the system, hindering the advance of the "Shadow of Order" fleet.

The Void War lasted a year, and the Skot system was filled with burning debris.

The reckless attacks by the Space Dwarf fleet further convinced Nimrod that Wotan of the Skot Alliance was in this star system.

Three Glory Queen-class battleships—the Arbitration of the First Fleet, the Dark Shadow of the Third Fleet, and the Death and Decay of the Fourth Fleet—led their fleets in succession, launching surprise attacks and occupying five star systems while other star systems were undefended.

In the fifth sun month of 849, Ninglu led his team to board the flagship of the Skote fleet.

Torpedoes rained down on the vast void, as large as the Shadow of the Throne, breaking through anti-aircraft fire.

The gauntlet-shaped assault boat crashed into the flagship of the Skot Alliance, its heat melting the armor, and Nimrod broke into the flagship.

Ninglu led his team in a charge, the barrage of bullets tearing apart the bodies of the Furnace People, and the charged blades shattering the steel shells of the Iron People.

After rushing past five decks, two servants with their backs bent upwards and wearing ornate crowns covering their blank heads strode forward.

Compared to the servants of the human empire, the mind servants of the Sage Grimnir are ornately decorated.

Behind them, the Sage Grimnir, covered in runes, raised his staff.

　PS: Chapter 2 is not finished yet, will be posted at 21:33.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)