Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 726 The Black Emperor uses the rules of the Twilight Moon to eliminate hidden dangers and create a warrior race.

After delivering the unique "Twilight Giant" he had obtained to the "Land of Chaos," Nimrod did not leave immediately.

With a flap of his golden wings, he dodged the hundreds of dark blue-green giant eagles that attacked him.

The "Chaos Mentor" stared at the orange-red rock surface, where the bluish-black river still lingered with intricate layers of gray-black "lines of rules".

The effect of uniqueness on the Twilight Moon did not disappear just because I collected it.

Although the "Twilight Giants" do not possess divine authority like the "Red Priests" and the "Witches," they still created a similar domain during the Twilight Moon, thus affecting Vesa.
A scene flashed through Ning Lu's mind: millions of years ago, a giant orange-red sword descended from the sky.

As time passed, the cold, rocky surface turned a shimmering orange-red, and streams of dark blue-green twilight flowed along it.

Images flashed through the Genome's mind, and his eyes gleamed.

The light and shadow flickered, rose up, and then went out.

[I still can't use psionic powers, but the barrier isn't as strong.]
Ning Lu slid his body, dodging the dozen or so pairs of sharp claws that came at him.

He raised his right hand and pressed the communication bead in his ear.

The hissing sound indicates that the sound array system is being interfered with.

Without ground-based communication base stations, acoustic array communication will be interfered with.

Ninglu became increasingly certain of his conjecture, and he concluded:
The time since the "Twilight Giant" fell here is countless, and its influence is deeply ingrained in the Twilight Moon.

Well... this effect will not subside for a considerable period of time in the future.

While Ninglu was pondering, he took flight and instantly shook off the pursuing giant eagle.

He stopped at 10,000 meters, turned around and looked back. The orange-red light reflecting on the surface of Visayas had dimmed noticeably.

The Primarch's eyes flickered with light and shadow as he once again sensed the existence of the Warp.

He raised his hand, pressed the communication bead, opened the sound array channel, and contacted Arsena Dunn. Just as he was about to give the Primarch's servant the order to scan with the full-power oracles, he received the report he wanted.

"My lord, the results of the bird divination instrument scan show that the twilight moon's skewed orbit has deflected again."

"The deflection is not significant, and it is expected to return to its normal orbit in 52 hours and 38 minutes."

"The Auger matrix scan shows that the rock structure has not changed..."

As expected, there was no fundamental change at the physical level.

The loss of Vesa's uniqueness will lead to a decrease in the psychic resistance of future newborns, and a reduction in the number of untouchables born through bloodline inheritance.

The Twilight Moon can replace it... no... the Twilight Moon is the most suitable world; people born here will have stronger psionic resistance.
Ninglu frowned slightly, but living in the Twilight Moon was too cruel, even more dangerous than those worlds of death.

The Twilight Moon is clearly affected by the uniqueness of the "Twilight Giant," becoming a place of decay. People living in this world suffer both physical and mental torment.

Their bodies will decay and their lifespan will decline significantly.

Even more cruelly, their souls lose contact with the warp, making life even more unbearable than living around the untouchables. Similar to the unfolding of the Great Rift, living within the Neferam sector, the Necropolis, often results in panic or loss of consciousness.

Every day, the imperial army faces a test of will.

Ning Lu's nascent idea of ​​immigrating was met with a setback.

He cannot push millions of people to their deaths, especially considering that their lifespans would be significantly reduced, and they can only serve him for a short time.

Just as Ninglu was struggling with his decision, the Primarch's servant's voice rang out again, reporting on the situation on the surface of Vesa.

"My lord, just now, when the Twilight Moon deviated from its orbit and the solar eclipse occurred ahead of schedule, the entire planet was enveloped in orange-red light."

"Pharmacists discovered that plants such as pine trees decayed rapidly, and wild animals grew old and weak."

"It is worth noting that the Vesa people's vital signs did not change significantly."

A flash of inspiration struck Ninglu. He suddenly remembered the sovereign authority of the "Twilight Giants." Besides twilight, there was also battle, and among the subordinate authorities derived from battle were power, size, and protection.

The Vesa people were tall and strong, which was clearly influenced by their uniqueness.

The Vesa evolved under the influence of the "Twilight Giants" over a long period of time!
Nimrod's eyes lit up. Perhaps the humans who migrated to the Twilight Moon would also undergo the same evolution over a long period of time, becoming a species with higher resistance to psionic energy.

Although the initial mortality rate among immigrants would be high, Nimrod saw a suitable source—potentially dangerous populations in many territories.

Ning Lu pressed the communication bead and ordered, "Order the pharmacist to conduct a retest immediately."

Encased in golden, living metal, like a golden angel, he flew toward the Shadow of Reign.

The following day, in the Primarch's office, Ninglu, dressed in a black silk robe, leaned against the throne.

Chief Pharmacist Mikel, clad entirely in black armor, held a data tablet and began to report.

"My lord, the apothecary, following your orders, re-examined the Sobo tribe. Their vital signs showed no significant changes, and their bodies showed no signs of aging."

Ninglu nodded with a smile. Just as he had predicted, the Vesa had adapted to the decay of twilight through evolution. [Life will find a way through evolution.]
After humans left Terra, they demonstrated an adaptability that surpassed that of many other races.

They survive in a variety of natural environments: marine worlds like Nactis, volcanic worlds like Monduspira...

Even the planets like Katachon, teeming with dangerous flora and fauna, and Fenris, Medusa, and Nocturne, which are plagued by disasters and have few permanent plots of land.

At the height of their civilization, the Eldar, relying on their powerful psionic technology, created countless virgin worlds.

Although humans do not have such capabilities and can only modify planets on a smaller scale, they have taken root in more than a million worlds by relying on their own adaptability.

[Perhaps Einstein, who was once an incarnation of Huang Laohan, once said, "The greatest ability a person can have is the ability to adapt to the objective world."]
As Ninglu sighed inwardly, Mikel continued his report.

"The Vesa people's psychic resistance has slightly increased, showing a clear trend that the increase becomes smaller with age."

“63名男童中，有5个从Σ级提升到Τ级，他们分别是4岁2人、5岁1人、6岁1人和7岁1人，1个3岁孩童从Υ级提升到Φ级，1个2岁孩童从Φ级提升到Χ级，1个1岁孩童从Χ级变成Ψ级。”

"Among adults, only 1 person went from Σ level to T level."

Ninglu nodded slightly. "Indeed, the Vesa people evolved under the unique influence of the 'Twilight Giant'."

Over the long years, they became physically strong and developed psionic resistance.

In the past, the months of decay each year would have a minor effect on them, increasing their psionic resistance, and perhaps even turning unborn children into untouchables.
His previous deductions were confirmed. He looked at the Primarch's attendant with snow-white hair and gave his orders.

"Mutants from the many worlds of the Legion are migrating to Twilight Moon in batches."

Mutants are a large group within the Empire, and from the old man to the planetary governors of various worlds, and even most of the Empire's citizens, they are regarded as "pests".

They harbored hatred towards the empire under brutal policies.

During the Siege of Terra, Horus summoned mutants from countless worlds. Those who hated the Empire were the first to be deployed to the battlefield, inflicting heavy losses on the defending forces.

Under Nimrod's rule, although the number of mutants in worlds such as Vostonia and Exemplary City is gradually decreasing and their living conditions are changing, hundreds of millions of mutants in other worlds are still struggling to survive.

Their appearance is different from that of humans, and their unstable emotions naturally lead to rejection.

This is especially evident in densely populated urban and industrial worlds.

Countless mutants gathered at the bottom hive, struggling to survive, and infiltrated the lower hive to launch attacks.

Mutants become increasingly insane during grand birthday celebrations and under the influence of warp storms, posing a potential destabilizing factor.

In the world under Nimrod's rule, there are numerous hive worlds with populations exceeding one billion, distinguishing between industrial worlds and hive worlds.

The Empire’s million worlds are constantly changing and their number is not fixed, but they generally account for one-tenth to one-quarter of the total number of planets in the Empire.

There are 129 hive worlds in Nimrod's territory.

Including the Industrial World and the worlds that would have become the Casting World, there are over two hundred worlds with a total population exceeding one hundred million, slightly less than one-third of the total number of worlds.

If things were to proceed as they are now, the "Shadow of Order" would need to deploy a considerable defensive force in these worlds before the grand celebration, but now there is an opportunity to resolve this threat.

Moreover, the harsh environment of the Twilight Moon also offers a new way out for mutants.

The twilight authority's suppression of supernatural forces alleviates their mental anguish.

They will become more resilient through adaptive evolution.

The mutations in their descendants will disappear after several dozen generations, resulting in resistance to psionic properties and the birth of countless untouchables.

Their descendants, under the influence of the power of the Twilight Moon and the residual power of the Great Authority, will become a robust race like the Vesa.

They will fight and kill each other under the influence of the power of battle authority, becoming natural-born warriors.

In Ninglu's mind, a vast ocean of blood surged, countless people died in a cruel world and war, forging a resilient race of warriors.

With a glint in his eyes, he issued the order.

"Provide them with ample food and weapons."

Nimrod provides mutants with a dreamlike privilege they would never have otherwise had—being well-fed, a perk of their bloody path.

"Follow Your will."

After receiving the order, Arsena thought of the tens of thousands of dark blue eagles. Although their skeletons were obviously not as valuable as the Silent Sister's skull or other psychic-resistant materials, they still had some value. So he gave the order.

"Dispatch technical soldiers to Twilight Moon to collect the remains of the Azure Black Eagle."

Ninglu watched the two leave the palace and pondered silently.

[The decaying twilight moon, a deadly world of death, is still available.]

Eliminate hidden dangers and cultivate a powerful warrior population.

The "Black Emperor" exploits the rules!
(End of this chapter)