Warhammer: I, the Wizard of a Thousand Sons, Reorganize the Legion

Chapter 106 Testing

"Lord Li Wei, please speak plainly. Stop beating around the bush."

Perturabo knew perfectly well that he had swallowed up the resources of the Thousand Sons Legion, but he would not admit it, and said firmly.

"Oh..." Hearing Peturabo's stubborn denial, Levi raised an eyebrow and slowly said, "Lord Peturabo, I'm giving you one last chance to tell me what information you've obtained that has made the Iron Warrior Legion so wary of the Thousand Sons Legion."

Before he could finish speaking, Peturabo, his face darkening, was about to retort when Levi raised his hand to interrupt him, saying in a deep voice, "I don't believe that you're targeting the Thousand Sons' Legion just because you embezzled their resources and secretly built your own Colossus Legion for the Iron Warriors."

Li Wei truly didn't believe that the Iron Warriors Legion's Primarch, Peturabo, was on high alert because of the Thousand Sons' previous misappropriation of their resources, and that the Thousand Sons were worried about retaliation. This led to the hundreds of Colossi present being on high alert, treating the Thousand Sons as enemies.

After all, the Iron Warriors provided 5,000 Terminator armors, which the Thousand Sons Legion accepted. Moreover, more than a decade has passed, and any old grudges have faded with time.

Moreover, Magnus and Peturabo are brothers after all, and there is no need to fall out over this old grudge.

"Hehe..." After a moment of silence, Peturabo finally stopped hiding his intentions and answered bluntly, "I just received the news, but only your Thousand Sons Legion came, so this is just my precaution, not a direct attack."

Having said that, Peturabo turned back to the colossal battle in the arena before Magnus could ask any further questions, leaving Magnus and Livy with a cold, hard back view.

A deep, hoarse voice came from behind Peturabo: "Five days ago, the Star Speakers of the Iron Warriors received a message claiming that the Emperor had been attacked and seriously injured."

He paused, his tone slightly strange, and added, "At first I didn't believe it, but then the Star Torch went out, and the warp turbulence swept across the entire galaxy, making even warp travel impossible. I had no choice but to believe it. Moreover, the secret report I received said that the Emperor was ambushed by the Thousand Sons Legion and the Shadowmoon Wolf Legion."

"What?"

Magnus, his expression suddenly changing, stepped forward and exclaimed.

He hadn't expected the news of the Emperor's injury and slumber to be leaked. But that was secondary. After all, it was normal for Perturabo to guess that the Star Torch, representing the Emperor's will, had gone out. Even without someone informing him, Perturabo's intelligence would have allowed him to deduce the reason.

But why would someone spread rumors that Qianzi and the Shadow Moon Wolf Legion joined forces to ambush the Emperor, causing him to be seriously injured? There are too many strange things to say about this.

He sensed a massive conspiracy targeting the Thousand Sons Legion and the Shadow Moon Wolf Legion was brewing against them.

However, the meticulous Li Wei noticed something amiss. After quickly processing what Peturabo had said in his mind, he suddenly realized the problem: subspace communication had been interrupted five days ago.

In other words, inter-galaxy communication can still be barely maintained by short-range interstellar communication. This is why the fleet returning to Terra was still able to receive local messages when passing through the Dor system. Even so, they did not receive any questioning from the local imperial departments in the local system; it was just a normal reception process.

That proves that there was no news of the Emperor falling into a deep sleep in the Dol system. So where did the news about Peturabo come from?

Li Wei, his eyes narrowed, rubbed his fingertips against his sleeve and slowly said, "Lord Peturabo, where did you get this information?"

"Huh?" Perturabo, who had been nonchalant, suddenly changed his expression and turned around abruptly. "Magnus and Livy, tell me honestly, is the Emperor really injured?"

"Um?"

Li Wei, his mind racing, immediately realized that Perturabo did not believe the news that the Emperor had fallen into a deep sleep, or perhaps Perturabo had guessed that the Emperor was seriously injured through various strange phenomena, but he had no evidence.

However, Perturab's earlier bluff, through the reactions of Magnus and Livy, actually confirmed the truth that the Emperor had fallen into a deep sleep.

Haha, I really underestimated Peturabo. After more than a decade, he teamed up with Magnus and tricked me.

Realizing he had spoken out of turn, Magnus's face darkened, and he simply admitted, "The fact that Father fell into a deep sleep was not caused by the Thousand Sons Legion and the Shadowmoon Wolves working together. It was just an accident. Horus of the Shadowmoon Wolves made a mistake in his battlefield command, which led to the Emperor falling into a deep sleep due to serious injuries."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wei sensed something was wrong, because he knew that Perturabo had an almost obsessive loyalty to the emperor, and given Perturabo's eccentric personality, he would definitely lose his temper on the spot.

"What? Horus again? Horus, I'll kill you! You don't deserve to be my brother!"

As expected, Peturabo immediately flew into a rage and roared.

With a roar, he turned and left abruptly. He was going to organize the Iron Warrior Legion to launch a punitive expedition against the Shadowmoon Wolf Legion, which had caused the Emperor to fall into a deep sleep. He wanted to vent his anger.

As for the possibility that this would lead to the empire's collapse, that was none of his concern.

"This... my brother, don't act rashly, there's more to this than meets the eye."

Magnus's face paled, realizing he had said the wrong thing. He quickly stepped forward and blocked Peturabo's path.

Seeing Magnus blocking his way, Perturabo glared at him furiously and said through gritted teeth, "Heh, you're an ally too, but for the sake of our past relationship, your Thousand Sons Legion will stay here obediently."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand, signaling the steel warriors waiting on the high platform to surround the Thousand Sons Legion soldiers, leaving them no way to retreat.

Whoosh!

"Let's do it!"

Dozens of Iron Warriors clad in gray power armor faced off against ten Scarlet Scarab Terminator warriors, creating a tense standoff.

At the same time, shouts and the sound of guns being cocked continued, instantly freezing the atmosphere in the room, making it seem like a conflict was about to erupt.

The situation seemed to indicate that the Thousand Sons were surrounded and in danger, but the Thousand Sons remained calm, not only because they were wearing Terminator armor, but also because of the psychic support of their Primarch Magnus and Chief Think Tank Levy.

These two are the most powerful psionicists in the Thousand Sons Legion and even the Empire. Although the number of Iron Warriors surrounding them is large, they are of little use in the face of the power of psionic energy.

Just as tensions were running high and an attack seemed imminent, a calm Li Wei watched Perturabo's retreating figure as he finished giving his orders and prepared to leave. He said unhurriedly, "Lord Perturabo, aren't you worried that your offspring won't be able to stop me and the Archmage from leaving like this?"