Travel to Warhammer 40K with Grey Wind

Their duty is to observe the light emitted by the Astronomican on Holy Terra in the Warp, so as to calculate their own relative position and guide the fleet's navigation route.

Human ships drift in the turbulent sea of ​​souls, facing the danger of getting lost at every moment. The only thing they can rely on is the Geller force field on the ship and the eyes of the navigator.

The long-term observation of the warp has caused the navigators to suffer mental torture. There are many navigators whose bodies have mutated. Some are even worse, sinking in the warp, becoming mentally ill and turning into twisted demons.

It is this group of people who gaze at the light of Terra forever in the turbulent warp, endure the suffering of Chaos erosion, and guide the direction of the human empire. They are respected noble sacrifices, and naturally deserve to enjoy the noble status commensurate with their sacrifice.

But in fact, the Empire, which advocates human supremacy, discriminates against aliens and mutants equally.

When warp navigation is required, the Navigator is the great sacrificer and the noble who is high above.

Once humans are able to achieve superluminal speed in the physical universe and get rid of their dependence on subspace navigation, then... they will lose their identity as navigators and become just a group of annoying and dangerous psychic mutants.

As the chief navigator, Alexei could not have been unaware of this, but she still displayed the design drawing in front of everyone, and even expelled her own disciples and younger family members from the meeting room.

No one can fail to understand what this means.

"What a level of enlightenment this is..." someone sighed in a low voice.

Chapter 43 Nirvana

While everyone was moved by the prophetess's enlightenment, the technical sage soon discovered a problem: the main gate and sub-gate of the L-gate.

This question did not cause any controversy, because almost all the high-level officials present, including the archbishop and technical sages, were born in the core star system of the Espenes star zone like Alexi. Only Bernatita, who was in prison, was born in Terra.

The interests of the vast majority of high-level officials are consistent, and they all hope that this crucial main gate can be built in their hometown, the core star system of Espionis: Nirvana.

Miraak did not speak, because his hometown, the home planet of the Flame of Penance Chapter, had long been completely destroyed in the war with the greenskins. For him, it would be best if the main gate could be built in Terra, but it would also be fine if it was built in Nirvana, both of which could solve the urgent needs of the empire.

However, no matter whether they argued about the location of the main gate or not, it was actually meaningless, because the technical sage soon discovered that Alexi's storage container did not contain the design information of the main gate at all, only the sub-gate.

Immediately, he turned his hungry gaze towards the prophetess.

"This design came from Faya's Governor Russell." Alexei said, "He got the design of the 'L-Gate' from the ruined giant ship, but he was only willing to share the sub-gate part with me. As for the reason... I believe you are not stupid people."

——He wanted to build the main gate in Falla.

"absurd!"

A loud shout rang out in the conference room. Mirak looked over and saw that the first person to voice his opposition was the Archbishop of the Star Region who had been defending Russell. He slammed the table and stood up. His reaction was particularly intense. His pale beard trembled slightly in anger, and his face was tense.

"The main gate is the central hub of the L-Stargate network. Such an important facility should be built in the core star system 'Nirvana' where the conditions are more superior. Why is it placed in such a remote and desolate place?"

As soon as these words came out, even the technical sage who had been arguing with the archbishop nodded in agreement: "Faya is too remote, almost outside the empire's territory, and resources are scarce. It does not have the conditions to become a hub system. Nirvana is our best choice..."

Most of the other senior officials held similar views. Although Inquisitor Bernadette, who was born in Terra, held a different opinion - she believed that only the solar system where Holy Terra was located could bear the responsibility of being a hub, and the main gate of the L-Gate must be built next to the Emperor of Mankind - she had no say at this time.

"I think you all don't seem to understand one thing yet." Alexei sighed softly, his face melancholy:

"The location of the hub system is not decided by us. This choice has never been in our hands."

What do you mean by that?

"As the name implies, we have no choice in the location of the hub system."

Alexi said in her calm voice: "L-Stargate is a legacy of the dark technological era. Russell obtained this design from the database of the relic giant ship and later handed it to me. But have you ever thought about where he got this relic giant ship from?"

Yes, where did you get it from?

It can't be possible that, as the people of Faya were deceived, they were really guided by the Emperor to find a military base left over from the dark technological age... right?

The Technical Sage felt that this was unrealistic. He was so pious, but the God of All Machines did not appear in his dreams.

Mirak frowned, he looked up at the blindfolded prophetess with a questioning look, then Alexei nodded.

Miraak took a deep breath, "I understand."

Since the Prophet had decided to make the matter known to a small circle, he would not raise any objections.

Under the gaze of everyone, Alexei stretched out his hands and slowly took off the cloth covering his eyes.

Her beautiful violet eyes flashed with golden light, and her soft spiritual energy fell gently on everyone like a veil.

Unlike Russell, Alexi is not good at telling stories. She is better at using this more soul-touching way to present a mysterious existence who calls himself "Star Bullet" to everyone:

The battle of the commando team led by Miraak in the throne room, the arrival of the Star Bullet, the unfolding of the Hollow, the birth and death of the demon Bao... and, after the battle, Alexei's conversation with the Star Bullet.

The pictures flashed by like a kaleidoscope, as if everyone present was watching these scenes live.

When the Star Bullet, whose face was covered with a psychic mist, handed the Soul Stone fragment flowing with nothingness to Alexi and asked her to find the Governor of Faya to find what the Emperor wanted, there was no more sound in the conference room.

Beneath the techno-sage’s red robe, the intricate circuits trembled slightly, his mechanical joints spasmed, and a hungry light flashed in his scarlet artificial eyes.

The gray beard under the Archbishop's lips trembled due to the slight shaking of his chin. Miraak looked calmly at a Space Marine Chapter Captain sitting next to him, while opposite his seat, the Inquisitor Bernatita lowered her head.

Alexi patiently waited for everyone to digest these complicated memories and calm down before he spoke: "This is all I know. So, what do you think of the Star Bullet?"

At this time, Inquisitor Bernadette, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Before discussing this matter, please allow me to deviate from the topic for a moment - in the previous landing operation on the Battle Moon, among the Ancient Titan troops provided by the Seeker, a combat team was absent from the team for 21 minutes."

"They left the main battlefield without warning and turned to carry out an extermination bombing on an orc industrial area of ​​low strategic value. The Seeker's controller at the time did not give any explanation for this."

At this point, Bernadette glanced at the Technosage across the table. She had actually tried to investigate these ancient Titans, but as soon as the war ended, they were taken over by these rogue oil men.

The Tech-Sage calmed down his body's stress reaction and said in a voice mixed with the sound of electricity: "According to the report from the local Tech-Priests in Faya, these ancient giant machines with structures that are completely different from the Imperial Titans were obtained from the relic giant ship."

Bernadette nodded. "The timing of the Titans' departure was very coincidental. It was very similar to the timing of the Star Bullet breaking into the depths of the fortress and appearing in front of the assault team. There was a clear precedence and even a causal relationship."

She continued, "And the swarm's course deviated right after the Star-Bomber took away Bao."

Although this radical Inquisitor was not likable, she had an exceptionally clear mind and an extremely sharp brain. When there was a lack of information before, she immediately focused on the departure of the combat troops and the disappearance of the relic warship.

Chapter 44 Stationed

Now that she had received the key information from the prophet, Bernadette quickly deduced a complete chain of events:

"I have reason to believe that Russell was able to obtain the relic warship not because of the so-called guidance of the Emperor, but because of some kind of cooperation with the Star-Ballist. The Star-Ballist is the real controller of the warship, and Russell is just a puppet."

"The Star-Bombard has a powerful ability to predict the future. He may have foreseen the war and the arrival of the Zerg. He arranged for the warships to go to the unnamed star system that had been selected long before the war to prepare for the subsequent detonation."

"He secretly manipulated the Seeker to forcibly break through the orbital defense line and airdropped Titan troops to the battle moon, objectively assisting our combat deployment.

But those Titans belonged to the Star-Ballist after all, and when he sneaked into the fortress, these ancient giant machines under his control immediately abandoned the Imperial troops and provided covering fire for their master. "

"Now we know that the Zerg was attracted by Bao. After the Star-Bullet obtained Bao, it immediately left Faya and lured the Zerg Hive Fleet into the trap system set before, and annihilated it in one fell swoop."

"After the war, the Star Bullet had his puppet Russell come forward and give us the sub-gate design of the L-Gate..."

There was a dead silence in the conference room. Everyone was silent and listened quietly to Bernatita's speech.

"That is to say, this war was part of the Star-Ballists' plan from the very beginning..." The Archbishop leaned weakly on the back of his chair, his face pale.

What kind of existence is the Star-Ballist?

——Precious knowledge and lost technology from the Dark Age of Technology, psychic power that can kill a Nurgle demon alone, miracles that purify chaos with a single move, strategies and brains that fully control the situation, the determination to abandon warships to destroy the Zerg, and...

An act that seeks to protect Faya and humanity at all costs.

All of this was so familiar, so familiar that even though everyone knew it, no one dared to say those outrageous words.

Bernatita looked around and decided to break the deadlock herself. For her, more sins than less.

She placed her hand on her chest and said:

"Based on the information currently available, I believe that the Star-Ballist should be an ancient being who has survived from the Dark Age of Technology. He is a powerful psychic and a far-sighted wise man. He may even be an Immortal. In his overly long life, there may be a tiny possibility that he has... seen and known the Emperor."

This was the conclusion she came to based on the words and deeds of the Star Shooter in the prophet's memory.

Especially the sentence "For the sake of the Emperor and I, both are human."

Alexei nodded slightly, not denying her statement, but said: "The Emperor's authority drove me here to meet the Star Bullet and obtain the L-Gate. If this is the will of the Lord of Mankind, then I have no objection."

"At the end of the day, we never had a choice."

Mirak's voice was as heavy as steel. "It was not Russell who decided to build the main gate in Faya, but the Star-Ballist. That was his will, and it will be implemented regardless of whether we agree or not."

After all, they did not have the strength to forcibly seize the main gate design drawings from that being.

This is something that Russell cannot grasp, but the Star Bullet does.

Therefore, under the pressure of the Star-Ballist, the mediation of Alexi, and the inexplicable assistance of Bernadette, this high-level meeting representing all forces in Eusbones and its surrounding star regions lasted for nearly a week, and finally the main tone was set.

To highlight the key points, the resolution to build the main gate of L-Star Gate in Faya was passed.

Of course, it is not an unconditional approval.

The stable, high-speed, and superluminal navigation network that is not constrained by the subspace brought by the L-Gate is certainly what the human empire dreams of. However, if the main gate as the central hub cannot be fully controlled by the empire, then even if the L-Gate network is built, humans still cannot be said to have gained true freedom.

In addition to deciding to build the main gate in the Falla galaxy, the meeting also clarified a principle: In addition to building the L-star gate, the empire will still not abandon the traditional subspace engine.

This is because all eggs cannot be put in one basket, and it is also to protect the interests of families such as the Navigator as much as possible.

Although doing this is like having two dog leashes tied around your neck, one being led by the evil god and the other being led by the star-shooter, it always feels a little weird.

Is this lucky or unlucky?

Alexey had no answer.

The determination of the location of the main gate forced them to make various plans for Faya. During the meeting, Russell, who was closely guarded by the combat nuns, finally gained limited freedom.

Surrounded by his sisters, he boarded the battleship Flame of Repentance and signed a large number of agreements with the parliament.

Letters came in from all directions like snowflakes, almost drowning Russell. He didn't know which idiot had allowed interstellar civilization to retain the bad habit of paper-based office work.

What? It’s human beings themselves. That’s fine.

After the meeting, the Mechanicus that came here with the expedition fleet was immediately divided into two.

Half of the Centaurs followed the prophetess Alexei and jumped into the warp with a large escort fleet, embarking on the journey back to the "Nirvana" galaxy, the capital of the star field of Espiones.

The Zerg has been destroyed, the Ork warlords have died, and the Greenskin Empire in the starry sky has been torn apart. This reborn Homecoming Fleet will sweep the Imperial worlds invaded by the Orks along the way, and finally return to Nirvana to start the construction of the L-Stargate sub-gate.

It is worth mentioning that the Homecoming Fleet took away almost all the Astartes Chapters that came here with the Martyrs Legion, except for the Flame of Repentance Chapter that stayed behind.

This powerful regiment wearing black power armor was originally the main force of the Martyr Legion. While it had the strongest manpower, it also suffered the heaviest losses because it always charged forward. Their home planet had long been completely destroyed in the war with the orcs, and the Repentant Flame Regiment, which could not get any reinforcements, had its organization collapsed.

At the suggestion of Chapter Master Miraak, the parliament led by Alexi fully consulted Russell and finally approved the request of the Fire of Repentance Chapter to station there.

From then on, Faya became the new home planet of the Flame of Penance Regiment.

The reason why Russell agreed to let Miraak and his brothers be stationed in Faya and set it as their new home planet was because he had learned from his previous communication with Miraak that the gene seed of the Flame of Penance Regiment came from the Lion King: Lion El'Jonson.

They are a successor chapter of the Dark Angels.

As the first legion, the Dark Angels have a gene-seed stability that is second to none among the Astartes, and their ability to mass-produce troops can even be compared to that of the Ultramarines.