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Fight magic with magic, and fight witchcraft with witchcraft.

The appearance of the Hermit was a perfect opportunity. He had a profound knowledge of the Warp sorcery and an unparalleled understanding of the Word Bearers. What was even more valuable was his unshakable loyalty to the Emperor.

The Hermit will fill the gap in the field of occultism for the Ultramarines.

With his help, the Ultramarines will gradually take the initiative, rather than passively facing the enemy's tricks and sorcery again and again.

"hermit."

Guilliman's voice echoed like a bell.

"Look up and look into my eyes, into the eyes of the Thirteenth Son of the Emperor you believe in."

The hermit raised his head and worshipped Guilliman with absolute piety.

Luo Xi understood that he was not worshipping Guilliman, but the Son of God in his heart. He was the extension of the God-Emperor's will, and he deserved the hermit's absolute respect both in terms of bloodline and identity.

"You and your legion have made an irreparable mistake. You did not reflect on your own ignorance, but instead disobeyed my father, so he brought down his wrath on the Perfect City."

"None of you can comprehend the good news bestowed by the Emperor. Instead, you harbor resentment and throw yourself into the arms of the evil power of the Warp that the Emperor hates. This is unjust!"

The hermit's mind had been completely subdued by Guilliman. He was like a lamb with its neck strangled, waiting blankly for the judgment of the Son of God.

"But the Emperor is merciful. Since you have returned from your wrong path, he will give you a chance to mend your ways. Ignorance and betrayal are not original sins, but arrogance and hubris are. I order you in the name of the Emperor. You need to atone for your mistakes."

The hermit had fallen completely to his knees on the ground. He was trembling, his muscles twitching, and he was worshipping the Primarch with extreme piety.

"Remember, death is an escape from sin. You must not seek death before obtaining the Emperor's forgiveness." Guilliman first gave the hermit a shot of prevention in his heart. He will be a very important link and must not die early.

If the Hermit died, where would they find such a perfect Word Bearers fanatic?

If the Hermit awakens too early, he will die in Lorgar's purge within the Legion, and if it is too late, he will die in the underground war in Calth.

"You need to help us uncover the Word Bearers' mysterious plot in the warp, help the loyalists restore order, and make up for the devastating disaster you have caused."

"You will atone for this with your life and with your soul."

"I will do my best, Son of God." The hermit stood up again, his eyes burning with unparalleled fanaticism, and that fanatical belief made Guilliman feel cold in his heart.

He somewhat understood how the Emperor felt when he was madly worshipped by the Word Bearers. This foolish, fanatical and ignorant belief was completely contrary to the civilization and rationality that the Empire pursued.

What the Emperor wants is for mankind to stand up again from the ruins and reshape the civilization of the past with reason and wisdom, rather than worshipping the Emperor wholeheartedly and treating him as the supreme god.

Perhaps for the Emperor, being called "God" would be a great insult and mockery.

For an idealist who is determined to restore human civilization and make mankind once again have the pioneering and enterprising spirit, it would be the strongest insult and blasphemy if his own race were reduced to an ignorant race that only knew how to believe in and rely on others, and hoped that the gods would show mercy and exert divine power.

The greatest insult to an idealist is not to mock himself, but to blaspheme his ideals.

"Father, is this how you felt at the beginning?" Guilliman felt bitter in his heart, but he had to accept the facts before him.

He needed the power of the Hermit, the sorcery of the Warp that he mastered.

"What can you do, hermit, to wash away your sins?"

The Word Bearer stood up with tears streaming down his face. He proudly said, "I am one of the first veterans of Colchis and one of the first scribes of the Sacred Words. I am familiar with everything about the Legion - so I can also refute and fight back against my lost brothers from a religious perspective."

"More specific?" the Primarch demanded.

"Can you use witchcraft and rituals to summon some Warp demons? We need these messages from the Warp to understand the enemy's intentions." Luo Xi said.

"It is not difficult, Son of God." The hermit's answer delighted Guilliman greatly.

A big plan began to take shape in their minds. With the help of the hermits, they would launch a counterattack against the warp that had always taken the initiative.

Chapter 154: Subspace Fishing Plan

"Are you sure you want to do this? In the words of Gutera, you are courting disaster."

In the ward, Ventanus and the Word Bearers Hermit had already left, leaving only Guilliman and Roche.

"To seek the skin of a tiger? As long as we are strong enough, the tiger will have only two choices: to peel off its skin by itself, or we will peel off its skin by ourselves."

"The entirety of the subspace is terrible, but that doesn't mean that we can't control the individuals. If they don't want to be decent, then we can help them be decent."

Guilliman smiled meaningfully. He had long been wary of the power of the Warp. Now that he had a way to deal with it, he naturally wanted to squeeze out its value completely.

"Remember the black stone you told me about? That magical material that can amplify or suppress the warp. I plan to build a fortress made of black stone on Macragge's satellite."

"Afterwards, I will have the hermit perform a warp sorcery ritual in the Blackstone Fortress to summon some relatively controllable warp creatures."

This……

Luo Xi's eyes sparkled, and he spoke first: "When those entities from the warp entered the Blackstone Fortress, they were no longer in control of themselves. It's time for those untouchables we found to come in handy."

Guilliman nodded at the tacit understanding between the two. When he learned about the use of the Black Stone and the devastating killing power of the Untouchables on the creatures of the Warp, a similar plan had appeared in his mind.

But he still lacked someone who could carry out this plan, and the hermit captured by Ventanus from the underground war in Calth undoubtedly completed the last link.

A systematic mechanism that allows for an endless supply of fishing in the subspace.

Who says that only creatures from the subspace can run into the real universe, destroy everything in the human world, and devour human flesh and souls?

Why can't humans lure subspace creatures into the real universe and then ravage them at will?

Roboute wondered what the summoned Warp creatures would choose between total death and enslavement when surrounded by dozens of Untouchables.

The difficulty of subspace creatures lies in their immortality. All subspace creatures that come to the real universe must have a real carrier to carry their existence, but in fact their essence still exists in the Sea of ​​Souls.

Destroying their bodies in the real universe would at most exile them, sending these malicious entities back to where they belong.

It is precisely for this reason that the creatures in the subspace have become more and more unscrupulous. To them, their actions in the real universe are no different from the wanton destruction in the virtual world.

Anyway, after being killed in the real universe, they can return to the subspace and be resurrected.

The soulless nature of the Untouchables will devour their essence like a black hole, and all spiritual energy will only end up extinct in the face of the soulless.

It has to be admitted that Guilliman's vision is very dangerous. He tries to enslave those Warp entities and use coercion and bribery to use them for his own purposes.

But at the same time, it does contain temptations that are difficult to resolve.

Every creature in the subspace, since it can survive in the dangerous Sea of ​​Souls, must have its own uniqueness and long history.

Their memories contain many secrets about the Warp. These lost knowledge and forbidden knowledge are what humans lack.

Humans are too ignorant when facing the subspace, and the two sides are simply not on the same level in terms of information.

The subspace knows everything about humans. Even the journey of human beings from primitive times to the starry sea is inextricably linked to the subspace.

Humans know very little about the subspace and only know how to use its characteristics for faster-than-light travel and communication.

"More importantly, the Extreme Star Region and the Solar Star Region where we are now are blocked by the Destruction Storm. All news and communications no longer exist. We need intelligence, even if it comes from the devil."

The Warp Storms created by the Word Bearers blocked communications between Imperiums, just as real-life storms at sea blocked the passage of ships.

However, entities in the Warp are different. They are born in the Sea of ​​Souls, like fish in the ocean. Although the storm is raging, they can move with the flow in the Warp.

The Ruinstorm poses far less threat to the natives of these subspaces than to real cosmic creatures like humans.

"What a crazy idea. If we can really enslave the demons, then we might have a way to obtain and transmit information other than relying on astropaths for communication."

Roche saw what was in Guilliman's eyes. The Lord of Five Hundred Worlds was forced to make changes due to the current situation. He even began to try some bold actions that would have been impossible in the past.

The Guilliman who once upheld the truth of the Empire and rejected all talk of ghosts and gods has become the Guilliman who uses a rational attitude to analyze and measure the Warp.

He still insisted on being rational, but no longer resisted the things in the subspace.

"But black stone is a problem. We haven't found enough black stone veins yet. Without this material that can be freely manipulated as a foundation, it will be difficult for us to flexibly summon subspace creatures."

You have to know that if the Word Bearers want to summon demons from the Warp, they need specific rituals, certain sacrifices, and even special times and places. They often use human souls and flesh and blood as sacrifices to summon the required existence.

This kind of behavior is something that Guilliman or Roche would never do.

Their fundamental purpose is to protect humanity. If they are willing to use methods that are no different from those of traitors for this grand goal, what is the difference between them and traitors?

Even if the loyalists need to use more extreme means than before in order to defeat those who betrayed them, the bottom line must never be trampled upon or broken.

If they continue to cross the line for the sake of their goals, one day the empire will become no different from the traitors.

"I know, the plan must be carried out step by step, and we still have time." Guilliman said.

"The fleets of the Mechanicus and the Five Hundred Worlds are searching everywhere for traces of the Black Stone Mine. I believe it must exist, but we have not found it yet."

Luo Xi fell into deep thought.

The Black Stone and the Pharos, these two things taught by the Necrons solved the two key problems of anti-psychic energy and faster-than-light communication and navigation.

This is an extremely critical move, which is related to whether the entire situation can be revitalized.

But the more important the link, the easier it is to go wrong. What on earth do the Necrons want from them?

"We can only take it one step at a time. Only after we get enough Black Stone can we push forward the implementation of various important plans."

"I have another idea. If Blackstone can really become a stable anti-warp means, then we will have a way to break through the shackles of the warp." Roche took a deep breath and looked at Guilliman.

"I mean artificial intelligence. Facts have proven that if humans voluntarily give up the power of artificial intelligence, they will have a hard time. If we can use black stone to create an area that is anti-corruption of the subspace, perhaps we can use artificial intelligence in such an environment."

The shadow of the corruption in the Warp has been lingering, and Roche has been using the power of Red Alert with the utmost caution. The emergence of Black Stone undoubtedly means the lifting of the ban on the power of the intelligent brain.

"Let's discuss this issue after the effect of the Black Stone is verified." Guilliman's attitude was neither supportive nor opposed, but this was enough.

This is human nature. If you want to open a window, someone may object. But if you want to tear off the roof, your request to open a window will be granted.

Guilliman even had the idea of ​​enslaving the creatures in the Warp. Would he turn a blind eye to artificial intelligence that could completely liberate human productivity and lead human civilization out of ignorance?

As he said, everything takes time, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

Chapter 155 The Cold Sun

The Word Bearers Hermit refused his Primarch's offer of luxurious lodgings, instead urging the Ultramarines to provide him with a heavily guarded cell deep underground.

It was a secret prison located in the city of Macragge, which was prepared for noble archons who failed in political struggles in the past.

After Guilliman became the Lord of Macragge, this prison was transformed to hold some important and valuable special prisoners.

The walls of this prison are deeply embedded in the natural rock, more than a hundred meters from the ground. They are reinforced with alloys such as ceramic steel and plastic steel. High voltage current flows between the walls, and the cage made of the ashes of the Untouchables is a nightmare for psychics.

Its active alarm system will send a safety signal to the guards stationed nearby every 20 seconds. Once the signal stops sending, the guards will immediately join forces with the garrison forces in Macragge to surround the prison.

When Luo Xi arrived here, he was surprised to find that outside the special prison, Ventanus, wearing a full set of Star I power armor, stood like a sculpture.