From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Corruption, imprisonment, Mars?

Guilliman's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes flashed with surprise. He did not expect that the long-lost Greek gods would actually be on Mars, hundreds of millions of kilometers away.

At the same time, the key message of Corruption shows that the forces of Chaos from the Warp exist on Mars.

In fact, in the middle to late last century, humans frequently launched various satellites and surface detectors in an attempt to uncover the mystery of Mars and search for extraterrestrial life.

But even if some traces of suspected life have been found, it is also determined that there may be liquid water under the surface, but the weak magnetic field and thin atmosphere cannot support an environment where carbon-based organisms can flourish.

In the 90s, Atlas also sent several orbiting satellites for scientific research and monitoring purposes to Mars.

Although several strange magnetic field fluctuations were captured, repeated analysis and verification by the company's technical staff confirmed that they were normal natural phenomena.

Had it not been for the sudden visit of Queen Hera, Atlas would have planned to use the Xiao Tengchuan engine obtained from Universe 2001 to directly go to Mars at the end of 2002 or the beginning of to launch large-scale colonization.

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Guilliman reminded.

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Hera nodded lightly and continued without any objection:

“The birth of our Olympian gods is closely related to you humans. Without your humans’ fear and awe of the natural environment, as well as your vision and desire for beauty, we would not be able to take shape.

It is because your ancestors have not yet understood the principles behind phenomena such as good weather, hot weather, and drought, and believe that they are blessings or punishments imposed on them by forces beyond nature, so they have feelings of belief and worship.

And I am in charge of childbirth. After all, the medical conditions of your ancestors are so backward that women feel like they have to overcome life and death difficulties during childbirth. "

"In other words, we humans created the gods." Guilliman took advantage of Hera's pause and said in a deep voice.

"Well, yes." Hera did not deny it:

"We are creatures that are driven by faith to move, eat, fight, and also have seven emotions and six desires?

After being forced to be expelled, leaving Mount Olympus, and escaping the invasion of Chaos, I gradually integrated into your human society and learned a lot of relevant knowledge.

I also tried to use biological and chemical methods to understand the principle of corruption but found nothing. "

"Wait." Guilliman grasped the key point and asked:

"Based on what you said, I think Mount Olympus is not the highest peak located on the northern shore of the Aegean Sea, but the highest peak in the solar system that is 22 kilometers above the base of Mars. That's right.

Secondly, you have been repeating the word corruption in your mouth, so can I understand it as meaning that you Olympus gods collapsed from the inside out, leading to silence for thousands of years, or even ten thousand years. "

"So be it." Hera nodded lightly and explained the reason to Guilliman sitting in front of her and Horus standing in the observation room:

“Our birthplace is indeed southeastern Europe, that is, Mount Olympus, the highest peak on the north coast of the Aegean Sea.

We also lived together with local humans for a period of time, and left many legends behind.

However, as humans become more powerful, they gradually lose their reverence and belief in gods, which also causes our power to gradually drain away, until we are left with a useless physical body, or die directly.

In order to avoid this situation, Zeus, the third king of the gods in Olympus and my brother and husband, used his unparalleled power to create a teleportation matrix to Mars in the Summit Temple.

After that, he announced to humans that the gods would leave and ascend to the heavenly realm, while humans would completely lose the protection and blessings of the gods. "

"Leave?" Guilliman frowned slightly, expressing confusion:

"Wouldn't doing this aggravate our demise? And without human faith, what do you mean?"

"Yes" Hera said with a painful look on her face:

“It was he who gave the guarantee that as long as they go to Mars, to the real Olympus, the gods can be freed from the shackles of human belief.

However, the fact is that he actually relied on this move to sacrifice the bodies and souls of a large number of gods and servants of gods to an extremely powerful high-latitude species that we did not understand.

The survivors who escaped the disaster could not escape the slaughter, corruption and imprisonment of Zeus.

As for my ability to return to Earth, it all depends on the self-sacrifice of my second son Ares. Otherwise, I cannot escape the fate of falling into Chaos. "

Hear the words.

The word "Chuan" appeared clearly between Guilliman's eyebrows.

Even though Hera's narration was relatively obscure and some of the details contained a "human" emotion, Guilliman was able to analyze it and concluded that the god-king Zeus must have been corrupted by the subspace a long time ago and sacrificed his tribe. Gain "eternal life" and get rid of the shackles of human beliefs.

The divine power mentioned by Hera is most likely the spiritual power given to "them" by the emotions of human faith.

At the same time, Guilliman also indirectly learned that Hera's understanding of subspace, psychic energy, and demons was far less profound than his father's.

From this point of view, the historical past of the main universe is also extremely dangerous. If there is a slight mistake, mankind will be doomed.

At this time, Hera, who had no idea what Guilliman was thinking, still told:

“The first time I escaped from Mars, I used my remaining divine power to destroy the Summit Temple and the Teleportation Matrix to prevent the fallen Zeus from following here.

However, it seems that he has no intention of reopening the matrix, allowing the earth and mankind to live in peace and harmony for nearly four thousand years.

Time passes and the gods disappear.

Lacking human faith, I could not return to my original state after escaping the disaster. I had no choice but to hide my name and travel between different countries and civilizations, looking for a way to save my compatriots. "

As she spoke, Hera looked up at Guilliman and said solemnly:

"Actually, as early as twenty years ago, I realized that Atlas and your father were extraordinary, and I continued to observe secretly.

It wasn't until you dispatched a space fleet to meet the incoming Reaper civilization that I saw the dawn of saving my compatriots and killing Zeus.

So, I hope you can help. "

The words fell.

The interrogation room became audible.

Guilliman was thinking about the cost and reward of providing assistance, so he did not respond directly.

After all, he is one of his father's eldest sons. When finalizing a decision, he must weigh the pros and cons and take the benefit ratio into consideration.

After a moment of silence, Guilliman stood up, looked down at Hera and said:

"I need to discuss it with my father and brother, but one thing I can guarantee is that Atlas will never tolerate the existence of hidden dangers that threaten the survival and development of mankind in the solar system."