Your war hammer is too fake

Ban Tu stared at the Jiedushi's delicate and flawless face and asked: "When can I see those ships?"

Hearing this, An Jiyue tilted her head: "Don't you need to go back and report first?"

"Winter is coming, and the Norse raiders and the hobgoblin wolf riders are already lingering at the doorstep of Lady Kislev," Constantine replied. "Before I set out, the Patriarch gave me full authorization. He asked me to return with the flying ships as soon as possible. These war machines will beat the bastards who invaded our home!"

"New ships can't be built so quickly," the governor thought, after all, the Xuanshui Arsenal was busy splitting out the flying ship department, "unless you are willing to accept second-hand ships."

"As long as they can be used normally, second-hand ships are fine," Ban Tu said immediately. "As compensation, the cabins of those transport boats must be filled with alcohol fuel and ammunition! If not, then we can replace them with cannons, black powder, and shells."

"You will get what you asked for," An Jiyue said, picking up Katarin from her arms and putting her on the ground, then stood up. "For Ersun's sake, I'll give you a little extra gift. Well, the training location for Kislev crew members will be in Slughov Fortress. Before your people can operate the fleet independently, my people will be responsible for driving these airships and participating in the battle."

"As soldiers, they will obey Boris Bokaha's orders, even if it means sending them to their deaths; but please remember that my men can die, but they must die for a good cause."

"In the name of Ersun," Constantine said solemnly, "I swear that I will not let down the blood of the warriors!"

An Jiyue nodded and then walked out of the reception room.

……

Note 1: Pulo, a copper coin of Kislev.

Chapter 354 Discussion at the Table

Ten minutes later, in a restaurant in a neighborhood in Xuanshui City where many merchants gathered.

"Too late!" This was Morgan's first words after seeing An Jiyue: "You are almost half an hour late."

"I was just about to come over when Mrs. Kisli showed up," An Jiyue shook her head. "Have you ordered the food?"

"It's already been ordered. I tried my best to take everyone's taste into consideration," Xiao Yiyue glanced at Bing Ruolan from the corner of his eye, "But there's nothing we can do about the chili. We really don't have any."

Hearing this, the Jiedushi looked at Xiuyanqing in surprise and asked, "Did you eat all the Lao Gan Ma I gave you last time?"

"It's not spicy enough, so every time I eat, I always add a little more." Bing Ruolan turned her head away guiltily, avoiding An Jiyue's gaze. "By the way, what did Lady Kissley want to talk to you about? Did she come to buy a flying ship as well?"

"Yeah," An Jiyue nodded, "Boris even specially sent Katalin here. He is really generous. You know, he only has this one heir."

Jin Zhifan pulled out a chair, and An Jiyue sat down. When the deputy commander was about to stand there, the governor used telekinesis to gently pull the former, causing the deputy commander to sit on the right side of the governor involuntarily. Jin Zhifan, who had no expression on her face most of the time, twitched her eyebrows, but did not speak.

"This actually shows from the side how poor the Russians are. In order to save some money, even the only person who claims to be the heir has to be sent out to build relationships," said Xiao Yiyue, who was sitting on An Jiyue's left. "It doesn't really matter if they don't have money. It's not like we are unwilling to provide necessary free assistance. It's a pity that no matter which world the Russians are in, they are so... abstract."

There was a gentle knock on the door. After getting permission, the restaurant owner led a team of waiters holding trays and respectfully walked into the room. He bowed and saluted the beautiful girls while directing the waiters to serve the dishes. Even though the waiters were experienced in this business, they could do their job well without any instructions.

The first batch served was four plates of cold dishes, including crystal braised pork (Note 1), vegetarian goose, smashed cucumber and salted duck. They were all very down-to-earth dishes, and the portion of each was not large.

"On the one hand, I really want to help Mrs. Lakisli, but on the other hand, I really can't stand the disgust," An Jiyue first put a piece of braised meat on Jin Zhifan's plate, and then said, "Well, it's rare for us to get together for a meal, so let's not discuss these spoilsport Russians during team building. By the way, Morgan, have you been to the arsenal?"

"Ayue has been with me for the whole morning," said the King of Evergreen, who was dealing with salted duck, pointing at the governor of the Shuofang Army with a silver chopstick with a duck leg stuck in it. "How should I put it? The technical level of many things you have here is far beyond my imagination... Especially the cold smelting furnace used for black steel. I plan to introduce this smelting technology and use it in combination with the magic metallurgical furnace that comes with my faction at the beginning."

Xuangang is the Xuanshui Steel Plant. As for the cold smelting furnace, it is a unique technology of An's Zhendan. The technical principle is derived from the metal control technique in the Five Elements Control Technique. It can "disassemble" specific metal components from the ore to form a single metal ingot with extremely low impurity content. In addition, although the name contains the word "cold", in fact, the temperature inside the furnace of this thing in working state exceeds 100 degrees Celsius. The so-called "cold" is relative to traditional smelting technology.

"Cold smelting furnace? It's OK," An Jiyue put down his chopsticks, "but the advantage of this smelting technology is that it can be used for ores with very low grades or a lot of impurities. Other aspects are pretty average."

"It's better than the Magic Metallurgical Furnace. This thing was created purely to meet the environmental protection needs of Kaldorei. Apart from being clean and pollution-free and easy to enchant, it basically has all the disadvantages," Morgan complained. "And when I visited Xuan Steel, I asked the technical supervisors. The Cold Metallurgical Furnace uses the Taixu Yuanli, or magical wind, as its energy drive, which is just right for the Kaldorei metallurgical system. Besides, you also transferred the technology of the Hun Tian Furnace to me."

The Hun Tian furnace is a unique energy technology of the An family, an extremely powerful energy source. The two top mechanical beasts, the Golden Man and the Mechanical Dragon, both use the Hun Tian furnace as a power source.

There are two main sources of energy for An's Zhendan's mechanical beasts and various magic devices: the low-end storage pool and the high-end celestial furnace. The former is a simple device that can automatically absorb the free magic wind from the surrounding environment and store it. It is extremely cheap, extremely reliable, and its maintenance is so simple that even ogres can learn it.

The disadvantage of the energy storage pool is that its working state will inevitably be affected by the working environment. If it is in a place with strong magic wind, the charging speed will naturally be very fast; but if it is thrown into an area with weak magic wind, such as the equator, the working efficiency of this thing will be extremely low. In general, the energy storage pool is mainly used to power those low-energy devices, such as the nectar car, a mobile water supply device that comes with a set of energy storage pools.

The existing and planned flying ships of the Shenzhou Fleet all use the Hun Tian furnace for power supply. After all, there are a lot of high-energy-consuming equipment on board, and a small water pipe like the Yuan Chuan cannot support it anyway. The only exception is the Grasshopper. The energy consumption of this thing was strictly controlled during its design. Except for the anti-gravity engine, all subsystems try to avoid using magic power as much as possible. Even the Grasshopper serving in the Shenzhou Fleet uses steam engines and propellers for propulsion, and there is no idea of ​​replacing the storm engine.

The reason why the Grasshopper can be sold freely is that apart from the anti-gravity engine, there is nothing worth keeping secret about it. As for the Hun Tian Furnace, if the anti-gravity engine can only be sold as a finished product without selling the technology, then the Hun Tian Furnace is a technology that will never be exported, and only group members can get it.

The Eclipse-class frigate designed by Morgan not only plans to carry the shield generator that the Mohists are still struggling to solve, but also has a weapon system that is mainly energy weapons. Its main guns are four ship-borne light spears, and its close-range defense weapons are a new type of equipment named "cluster lightning" by Morgan. No matter which one consumes a lot of energy. For this reason, Morgan specially introduced the full set of Hun Tian furnace technology from An Jiyue, ready to apply it to the Eclipse-class.

After hearing what King Changqing said, the Anxi Army Jiedushi thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to try to enlarge the Hun Tian furnace and use it as a magical power plant to power the Leng Mei Furnace and the Magic Metallurgical Furnace?"

"Yes, it's because the power of the guide stone is too weak. I don't think it can drive a large-scale magic industry," Morgan nodded. "My territory is closer to the equator, and the strength of the magic wind is the weakest on the entire planet. I suspect that unless the factory is moved to the Chaos Wasteland, the magic wind guided by the guide stone will definitely not be able to meet the demand."

"It is better to control the entire production process than to rely on luck for food," An Jiyue agreed, "but you must also be fully prepared mentally. The large-scale production of the Hun Tian furnace may be more difficult than you think."

"It's okay," Morgan waved his hand disapprovingly, "I'm pretty free in the Southland anyway."

Hearing this Versailles remark, the other three Lords of the Holy Scriptures at the same time showed dangerous looks, "Damn, I'm so envious of this lazy bastard, how about I beat her up right now to vent my anger?" Morgan was so scared that he quickly changed the subject: "Well, well, the Eclipse class I designed is not a pure energy weapon. I still equipped it with live ammunition..."

"What do you mean?" Bing Ruolan asked on behalf of the other two.

"Actually, I'm thinking about one thing. Will the victory of the second anti-interference campaign trigger a new round of arms upgrades?" Morgan explained, "We are the only ones who can build flying ships. No one else can, but building a flying castle shouldn't be a problem, right? Including the first anti-interference campaign, the High Elf's Sky Slasher airship tried to board it twice, but both times it was blown up by the Dwarflings halfway. They can't fight against the artillery, and they can't board it either. The toilet circle must find a way to restore this unbalanced situation, right?"

"Go on." An Jiuyue said.

"I remember when we were chatting in the group before, Dustan mentioned that the High Elf Navy has heavy ship-borne crossbows. The power is insane, and the range is also good. At least it is not at a disadvantage when fighting against our projectile cannons and light spears," said Morgan, who had once interned in the military industry before crossing over. "The Sky Slasher is too small to carry such a big thing. What about the flying castle? And the 'Thunder Sky Curtain' that once blocked us, I have never seen this kind of mixed spell in any book. I consulted Dustan specifically about this matter, and he told me that there is definitely no such thing in the library of the White Tower."

"If I understand correctly," An Jiyue frowned and said, "a time traveler? Or something worse?"

"Dustan said he would have his men investigate the matter, but there is no guarantee that there will be any results," Morgan said. "Anyway, from a technical point of view, the High Elf are fully capable of building a flying castle equipped with heavy enchanted crossbows. The reason they didn't build it before was simply because they didn't have the need and were too stubborn and conservative."

"I am designing a live ammunition weapon to target the possible large enemy air units. You will be able to see the design drawings when we go to the Southland," said the Evergreen King, taking a sip of rose drink to moisten his throat. "We can discuss the specific technical details slowly when the time comes. Well, the food is almost cold."

"That's right. Let's eat first. Lao Bing only has two hours of exercise time every day. We can't waste it."

"Hey, why do I become 'Old Ice' when it's my turn?!"

……

Note 1: This word is not pronounced as yao (yao) meat, the correct pronunciation is yao (xiao) meat.

The author says:

Author's words: Yesterday at noon I went to a braised food restaurant I had never been to before, and then I spent the whole afternoon and half a night there... (paralyzed

Chapter 355: Scoring a Second Score

The Kislevites were lucky.

The day after An Jiyue and Constantine met, Xiao Yiyue returned to Jingning on a Kingfisher-class frigate belonging to the Shuofang Army, while An Jiyue and Morgan boarded the Swift to head to the South. If Lady Kisley were even one day late, Bing Ruolan would most likely be the one to receive them.

Even though he only had two hours of free time every day, Xiuyan Qing still took on some work within his ability, instead of rushing to a restaurant as soon as he opened his eyes, eating and drinking, and then going back to sleep. Even if there was no war scripture, Bing Ruolan was the master of the scripture and had the right to make some important decisions on behalf of An Jiyue when she was not around.

Given Shugen-kun's bad impression of Kislev, he was very restrained not to remove Constantine, and Katarin's cute offensive would have no effect at all - in fact, this trick didn't work on An Jiyue either, the governor just deliberately let the Red Tsar think that this approach worked. An Jiyue really liked Katarin, but this kind of liking was closer to the appreciation of one ruler for another ruler, and the governor would never let personal relationships influence her decisions on official matters.

Moderate, selective, and controlled technology diffusion is part of the established strategy of the Lords of the Holy Scripture. Even if the Grasshopper class is sold all over the Old World, it will not shake the military advantage of Anshi Zhendan and its allies; and if this flying war machine is fully deployed, the Order camp will be able to suppress the enemy within the country with fewer military resources and lower losses, thereby freeing up a lot of military power to fight against external threats.

"The Empire is not actually short of troops, but what it lacks is mobile forces that can be mobilized," An Jiyue said to Morgan who was leaning on the railing of the navigation bridge on the Swift flying to the Southland. "According to the intelligence agency under Ewen's command, the total number of infantry in the provinces of the entire Empire is between 250,000 and 300,000. This is just the regular army, not counting the free militia, mercenaries, imperial knights and church armed forces. Sounds like a lot, right?"

"As a result, the weaker provinces within the empire, such as Ostermark, had great difficulty even gathering 10,000 regular troops. This is not to say that they really did not have 10,000 regular troops, but that they could only muster so many troops. There is a passage in the Imperial Army book, which roughly means that the so-called empire is a series of isolated islands of civilization protected by city walls and scattered in the forest. Once you leave the protection of the city walls, there will only be endless darkness, war and hostility."

"A sad reality is that most of the empire's population is actually distributed in villages and farms. The urban population is not large either in absolute or relative terms. These undefended settlements have always been the first choice for looters. Throughout the history of the empire, they have always repeated the endless cycle of destruction, reconstruction, destruction, and reconstruction over and over again. The empire has always tried to protect these settlements, and for this they must send a considerable portion of their forces to garrison in various outposts far away from the cities."

"A sergeant leads a dozen to several dozen soldiers, who are equipped with a mixture of spears, halberds, swords and shields, and crossbows. If conditions permit, there will be a few muskets. A pure infantry squad like this is often the only support for several surrounding villages and farms when attacked. One or two such outposts naturally do not require too many troops, but if such outposts are spread throughout the empire, their number will be counted in the thousands?"

"Besides, is it safe behind the city walls? There are cultists, vampires, ratmen, mutant gangs, and exorbitant taxes from noble lords. Even in Reikland, which is relatively governed by the most moderate rule, there was a window tax riot in Altdorf a few years ago. Even so, the lives of city dwellers are still much better than those of rural residents. Whether they are imperial citizens in the city or in the countryside, no matter how bad their lives are, they are better than those of the old Bretonnian farmer next door."

"That's a little off topic... Anyway, for the military needs of the empire, airships are more than just a powerful weapon. Except for a few provinces like Iverland, the empire is full of forests, and let me put it this way, you can find anything you can and can't imagine in the forests of the empire. Let the army be in an almost undeveloped old forest, facing harassment and ambushes that may come at any time, to protect a dozen settlements far apart from each other. How many troops do you think are needed, and how many casualties will there be?"

"However, the Grasshopper is different. The air defense has a threshold, and the threshold is very high. In the dangerous forest, even a sharpened wooden stake has a chance to kill a Rick Guard, but such scraps are meaningless to the warships flying in the sky. No matter how powerful the army is, as long as it dares to enter the forest, it will inevitably suffer more or less casualties. The loss of battle is inevitable, but what about the flying ship? With the firepower and speed of the Grasshopper, a gunboat is enough to suppress an area of ​​thousands of square kilometers and eliminate the enemy with very low losses or even zero losses."

“No matter how fast the greenskins and beastmen can replenish their troops, they are not Tyranids after all. The great significance of the grasshopper to the empire does not lie in how strong its firepower is, how strong its defense is, or how fast it is, but in its ability to reduce the living space of these old opponents and turn the wilderness that was originally occupied by dangerous enemies into a new home that can be cultivated.”

"For ground troops, crossing hundreds of kilometers of forests under the enemy's high-intensity harassment to search and destroy the enemy's lair is a nightmare mission. Even if it succeeds, it will cost a price that is completely disproportionate to the gains. But for grasshoppers, the forest cannot be an obstacle. The only difficult part of the entire operation is to find where the enemy is. As long as they don't encounter an out-of-specification opponent like the Emperor Rex, the Grasshopper-class gunboats attacking in formation can walk sideways in the empire."

An Jiyue, who was a little thirsty after talking, took a cup of hot tea from Jin Zhifan and took a sip. Morgan thought for a while and said, "That's why the Empire Line's flying ships are highly specialized for ground attack, and the development plan is mainly small ships, with almost no large ships, because the Empire Line's ships are not used for fleet decisive battles. Are they a security warfare fleet?"

"I think it's more appropriate to call it a 'suppression fleet'. At least the imperial soldiers will definitely not be like the third-rate soldiers of the Lao Mei family. Because they have fought too many security battles, the entire army has collapsed in spirit and energy." The governor shrugged, holding the thermos cup taken out from the entertainment pool. "Besides, as long as the empire is still in its current bulk system, they do not have the material basis and objective needs to develop a large fleet. This is the same for Egwene."

As she spoke, the girl took out a can of strawberry milk from somewhere and threw it to Morgan. The elf reached out to catch it and found that it gave off a perfect warmth in his palm.

The Evergreen Queen opened the ring of the can. "Where are we now?" she asked.

"We should be almost at the Lost Plateau," the governor turned his head and looked outside, "We will be able to reach the Plateau Fort before the sun sets."

"Are you going to see Namtaru first, or are you going to visit my house first?"

"This ship," An Jiyue stomped lightly on the oak floor with her right foot wrapped in short boots, "will take you directly to Tal Zhun'er. I won't follow you, although I really want to see the tree you planted."

"Are you sure you don't need me to go with you? Are you so confident that there won't be a fight?" King Changqing stared at the profile of the Jiedushi suspiciously: "Although the agreement has been signed, I don't believe that the Nest Clan will really stay underground and not attack the surface world. In the worst case, what if the Nest Clan has already reached the surface? Will we go to war?"

"I brought the Mind Engine, the one that Dustan snatched from Paradis," An Jiyue said lightly, "I went to see Namtaru without helpers. It's my sincerity and my kindness. Besides, you are not used to such special occasions. Don't forget that the earth is a natural barrier to magic. The scheduled meeting place is in Reflection Fortress. Given the thinness of the magic wind there, it would be a great success if you can exert half of your strength."

Morgan couldn't help but let out a "tsk".

"As for what to do if the Nest Clan violates the agreement..." An Jiyue deliberately dragged out the tone, "Is that important?"

"……What?"

"We have no ability to monitor the movements of the Hive, so from the beginning, I assumed that the Hive would return to the surface world. My idea at the time was to allow the Hive to expand in the southern rain forest, and when they had accumulated enough jars and pots and could not easily abandon everything on the surface, I would use a war of controlled scale and intensity to subdue them."

"However, the unexpected discovery in the Dragon Islands shattered this idea. At the beginning, I didn't know that the Nest Clan had such a fatal flaw as extremely low resistance to chaos. What I am doing now is nothing more than making a last effort to save the situation. At least when the war breaks out in the future, I have to let Namtaru understand the root cause of this war."

At this point, An Jiyue sighed: "It would be great if I could have a new warrior-type group member now, whose strength would not be affected by the strength of the magic wind, and whose birthplace would be nearby so that I can pick him up easily. But how is this possible?"

Morgan looked at An Jiyue with a subtle expression: "Why do I hear that every time you say something like that..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" An Jiyue immediately refuted: "The timing of Ayue and you traveling through time is just a coincidence!"

[System message #Atum# join the chat group]

An Jiyue: "..."

Morgan: “←_←”

The author says:

Author's Note: I will try to update as much as possible as long as I can touch a computer.

Chapter 356 Atum

In the southernmost part of the Land of Death, there is the "Bronze City" Ka-Sabai.

As an ancient human civilization, the Nehekhara people once ruled a territory larger than the entire Cathay at their peak. Although this so-called "rule" in the context of the snow-skinned dolphins was nothing in the eyes of the Cathay people who emphasized the household registration of all people, they did briefly conquer a very vast land.

The Nehekhara's territory even reached as far north as modern-day Sylvania, but with the end of Settra's mortal life, Khemri's hegemony collapsed, and the vast territory of the Nehekhara Empire shrank at the speed of light. The alien city-states that had once submitted to it rebelled one after another, and even the Nehekhara city-states no longer submitted to Khemri's authority. The country that was originally built on military hegemony and force of force was gone with the wind, and endless conflicts and wars tore this land apart.

The priest kings fought each other for power and territory. Many kings rose and fell in the war. The war burned for thousands of years, and no one could repeat the great achievements of Emperor Settra. It was not until the rise of Alcadizaar the Conqueror, the last monarch of Khemri and the greatest priest king, that Nehekhara was unified again... However, at this time, the lingering Nagash returned again and eventually destroyed the Nehekhara civilization with his evil magic.

From that time on, Nehekhara as a civilization ceased to exist, with only the remnants of its past glory remaining. Amid the yellow sands, a realm of the dead composed of the dead from different eras was reunited by Emperor Settra. For this Khemrikharan, although he did not receive the golden body promised by the Mortuary Cult, the endless conquest that was once limited by lifespan and ended by death finally had the possibility of starting over.

For various reasons, Settra did not continue his unfinished work, but hibernated in the Land of the Dead, waiting, observing, and preparing. Countless stories happened during this period, but except for a few events such as the War of Sand and Snow, neither Settra nor other Tomb Kings took the initiative to attack. In the original history, it was not until the end of time that Settra began to awaken all the Tomb Kings and their armies and announced that he would conquer the entire world.

...As a result, they ran into the resurrected Nagash head-on and became the first major camp to leave.

Under the efforts of the Outer Gods, the world has become more and more unrecognizable, and even whether Nagash can be resurrected has become an unknown. Perhaps he feels that the time is not right, or he is simply perfecting his plan. Emperor Settra has not yet made up his mind to start a new round of conquest, although this day is not far away.

While Khemri Khara was still waiting, a priest king from another world had already taken action. When the heavy rock coffin was slowly opened, a confused mummy covered with gold and jewels crawled out of it, and the sound of horns resounded throughout the Bronze City. Then, a large group of officers, advisors, and lich priests, led by the priest king's champion warrior Susayb, filled the king's meeting room in a short time.

[Group leader #An Jiyue: That’s the basic situation. If you are interested in participating in the negotiation between me and Namtaru, I will drive a flying battleship to pick you up right now, how about that? ]

[Atum: Go! There's something exciting to watch, why not go! ]

The master of Ka-Sabai sat on his throne, but his mind was not in this conference room at all. Whenever Atum thought about choosing to be a spare rib when he was stuck in the car, and saying goodbye to almost all the fun that male upright naked apes like except war, he felt a wave of sadness in his heart, and he urgently needed to find something to divert his attention.

"Your Majesty," Suseb noticed that his lord was distracted, so he raised his voice slightly, "In accordance with your instructions before you fell asleep, I led the team to the south and established diplomatic relations with the foreign races living in the forest. Those foreign races called themselves Kaldorei, and their witch king accepted your kindness."

"Send someone again to open up a formal trade route," Atum waved his hands covered with a layer of withered dead skin while searching the false memories granted by the Holy Book of War. "Remember to let the living people in the city take care of this matter."

The two major undead factions in the Warhammer world, whether it is the vampire family of Sylvania or the Tomb Kings of the Land of the Dead, have living residents in their territories. Not to mention the former, some Tomb Kings' kingdoms are only inhabited by the dead, while some city-states are harmonious coexistence of the undead and the living, such as Khemri and Numas, which have a considerable number of living people.

Ka-Sabai's situation is different from the above two. According to the request of the dog group owner, Atum picked out a part of Ka-Sabai's history from the false memory and uploaded it to the chat group. An Jiyue took a rough look and then told Atum that the historical records provided by the latter were very different from the version she knew.

In An Jiyue's impression, after Nagash was suppressed for the first time, until the "Conqueror" Alcadezar appeared, the unfortunate Ka-Sabai was once occupied by the desert tribe (Note 1), and it was Alcadezar who organized the army to recapture this important city; however, in the memory of "Atum", he and Alcadezar were from the same era, and Ka-Sabai had long been recovered by his ancestors.

When Nagash made trouble for the second time, Atum's cheap father had just died in a war with the greenskins. As the second son of his cheap father, Atum, who was not yet an adult at the time, naturally succeeded to the throne (Note 2), and then caught up with Nagash's invasion of Nehekhara. In this war, the overly young Atum fought bravely under Alcadizaar's command, and his military exploits were second only to Alcadizaar himself, but unfortunately he was ultimately no match for Nagash's despicable and shameless behavior.

Nagash, who was unable to defeat Alcadezaar on the battlefield, sent his minions to place dimensional stones bound with vicious spells into all the major rivers and oasis water sources in Nehekhara. He turned the Great Bright River, which irrigated endless fertile land, into the Great Styx, which flowed with deadly venom. The toxicity was so fierce that even Druzil's war hydras could not withstand it, let alone living people.

Nagash used poison to artificially induce a terrible plague, and slaughtered most of the living people in Nehekhara. Atum himself also died of the plague, and was supported by the remaining subjects to complete the entire burial process. What's more interesting is that as soon as Atum lay in the pyramid, Nagash used a large piece of refined warpstone to perform a grand ceremony that could be ranked among the best in the entire Warhammer series, awakening the Tomb Kings and their companions who had been buried in the past dynasties.

Atum, whose skin and flesh were not yet completely dry, was resurrected on the spot...

After casting the spell, Nagash was killed by Alcadezaar wielding the Corrupted Blade. The newly awakened undead were free, and there was an extremely chaotic melee, because all the awakened Tomb Kings firmly believed that they were the ones who should rule the territory, and all diplomatic means were meaningless at this time.

Emperor Settra was also awakened by the great ceremony. While being annoyed that the Funeral Cult dared to trick him, Khemrikha led his own Funeral Legion to drive away all the scum that stood in the way of the chariots of the gods - it should have been like this, until the emperor's army suffered an unexpected defeat at the gates of Ka-Sabai.

Facing the resurrected ancient king, the first Priest King in Nehekhara's history (Note 3), Atum sternly rejected Settra's order for him to surrender. The last Priest King of the Bronze City publicly stated that he had only one master, and not even the legendary Settra had the power to make him kneel!

Afterwards, the Ka-Sabai Bronze Armored Army fought a fierce battle with the army sent by Emperor Settra, and won the battle with only a small loss. After receiving the news, Emperor Settra personally led the army and surrounded the Bronze City with an army that was nearly 40 times more powerful than the others.

The siege of Ka-Sabai lasted for a century. After all, both sides were undead and could afford to fight. Emperor Settra tried every means, but could not break through Atum's flawless defense. Finally, the patience of Emperor Settra was exhausted and he proposed a solution. He suggested that each side send a champion warrior to fight a duel in front of the gods. If Settra's champion lost, he would withdraw his troops and recognize Ka-Sabai's independence. If Atum's champion lost, then Atum would have to surrender to Settra.

In the false memory, Atum, who was also tired of the protracted siege, accepted the proposal and sent his personal champion Susaib to fight against Setra the Great's personal champion Nekaf.