Warhammer: I don’t want to be a can of worms! ! !

Chapter 735 179. Bastard! Bastard!!!

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You sit under the vast starry sky, the breeze brushes your cheeks, the unknown weeds and flowers rustle beside you, the sound of soil particles sounds beside you, and then a tired traveler sits beside you.

You turn your head, Malcador takes off his hood, and the starlight is mottled on his silver hair.

"I am worried."

The old man said,

"I hate the Lord of Humanity so much, but I respect and fear him so much."

"We are all like this."

You comforted,

"Think about it."

"No,"

Malcador shook his head, which made his originally dull silver hair even more hazy.

"People can't treat him like this - it will spoil him."

"Someone will see through his hypocritical tricks. You worry too much, Malcador."

"No, no, no, no."

Malcador denied, his hand clenched his scepter nervously. This is the price of being captured by the Emperor's ideals. You will live in the light of a sun that never sets for the rest of your life.

"What confuses people most is not the hypocritical coat he weaves for himself, but the fact that people will sympathize with him is that he is a sincere bastard."

"A, sincere, bastard."

Malcador said word by word, as if he had ptsd, he gritted his teeth.

You see a bastard, but he is so sincere. He opens his heart to you and tells you frankly that he needs you and the empire needs you. Then you succumb to his sincere gaze.

He is sincere. He sincerely needs you. This is the fact.

But he is also a real bastard. He watches you embark on a thorny road, but does not say anything to stop you.

Because he needs your sacrifice.

But you can't curse him, because when you look back, you suddenly find that he has already appeared on the list of sacrifices.

"And this is the reason why he really escapes the trial every time."

Malcador's face is gloomy.

"People will always let go of sincere people. He tells people the truth, but this should not be a reason for people to let him go."

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The pale yellow nectar swayed in the high-footed glass that condensed into water frost, and the tiny bubbles in it made crackling sounds, reflecting in a haze-filled eye.

Malcador realized that something was wrong.

He listened to Neos's self-narration impatiently, but the words in it sounded more and more familiar. It seemed that the Lord of Humanity had told him this set of rhetoric many times.

It must be said that Malcador's effect was excellent when he listened to it for the first time.

But the problem is that most of the Primarchs present have never heard such sincere words from Neos.

Malcador's face visibly sank, but not many people paid attention to him. People spontaneously immersed themselves in a greater proposition - after all, the truth expounded by the Emperor was so sinister.

Before this, before the fall of Slaanesh, the fate of the Imperium was far more precarious than the Primarchs realized. A single move would either lead to a slow slide into the abyss or a complete loss.

Neos just stated, calmly stated, he told the Primarchs that in the early days of the Great Crusade, the Legion's start was so difficult.

He told them that he had to sacrifice, on Terra, Thunder, who had fought with the Emperor for many years, fell.

He told them that he had to compromise, on Mars, the Emperor himself put on the robe of God and came to the world on behalf of the Om Messiah.

He told them that he had to give up, in the territory of Randan, the Second and Eleventh Legions perished.

The individual named Neos has too many reluctances and helplessness, while the individual named the Emperor is just executing. Under the grandeur, the individual needs to give up too much. No one cannot be abandoned, and no planet cannot be abandoned.

"Of course I hope to create a utopia."

Neos said calmly, his dark brown eyes seemed like a deep and tranquil lake.

"I hope that human glory will last forever, I hope that the subspace will disappear, I hope that humans can take a more glorious ladder, and I hope that I don't have to stand up - but this galaxy obviously does not allow too much hope."

The Lord of Mankind smiled bitterly, holding his coffee cup with both hands, and the hot air blurred his face,

"Let me tell you some more truths."

"Pluto should not have appeared in this world - this is almost impossible, and the redundant existence will be wiped out. This is the eternal truth."

Neos looked at Hades, and Hades raised his eyebrows, signaling the Emperor to continue.

"But Hades met my fourteenth son - Nurgle was so eager to obtain Mortarion that it deliberately ignored Hades at first."

"At the same time,"

Nyos said calmly, and he blinked mischievously,

"I reached a tacit understanding with Tzeentch. The Lord of Change wanted to see his mortal enemy injured, and I needed Hades - so we acted at the same time, saving the original you, Hades, before Nurgle exerted his strength."

"I should thank you for this."

Hades said frankly, this is true, if he relied on himself, he probably couldn't survive Nurgle's novice village.

[This is what you deserve. ]

Mortarion interrupted ruthlessly, the old thing has been emphasizing that Hades fell into Nurgle's territory - that is his Mortarion's territory! Barbarus is his! His!

Even if the Emperor and Tzeentch had not stopped Nurgle in the Warp, Mortarion believed that he would have taken action. Neos's move was to question the capabilities of the Pale Lord.

[No need to thank him - it is the emperor who should thank you. 】

"Of course I thank Hades,"

Nios was good-natured, he spread his hands,

"I just want to state that I am not a fool - and tell you the whole story."

"I am not omniscient and omnipotent,"

Nios said, with a peaceful expression,

"But I have tried my best to complete the task of protecting mankind. For so many years, so many immortals, psykers, kings - only I have done it."

"There are so many dangers in the Great Crusade. Your brother Leon is not present, otherwise I would be happy to tell the story about Ran Dan, but since he is not here, we might as well skip this part."

It was indeed a very dangerous story, and the two legions disappeared forever. Neos thought of the faces of the two disappeared primarchs - he couldn't help but sigh, but fortunately he still had so many heirs left.

"I regret what happened to Magnus back then, but I think I didn't do anything wrong."

Neos looked at Magnus, but Magnus's face turned even redder. The Crimson Primarch looked blankly and spoke with a bitter tone.

[This is indeed my problem, Father. 】

If the Emperor had not discovered the cooperation between Magnus and Tzeentch back then... Magnus felt a sense of fear in his mind. Of course he knew what might happen. When his thoughts touched this, he immediately became cold all over.

Neos nodded,

"But you later made up for your mistakes, Magnus. The Empire will always remember and thank you, and I am proud of you."

[I...this is what I should do. 】

Magnus said, his slightly awkward movements telling Neos to skip him, because Magnus obviously did not have much decision-making power, so Neos also skipped.

"The Great Rebellion followed."

Neos said this in a relaxed tone, but all the original bodies present were stunned.

"I think I should focus on explaining it to you, my boy."

Neos looked at Sanguinius, but Sanguinius still just smiled, his expression intimidating.

【Listen to your words. 】

"The Webway must be built, and for humanity it means a safe haven for the soul -

Chaos has been expanding. If humans are still without shelter in the subspace, then the node of true catastrophe will quickly come. At that time, Chaos will be unfettered and willfully devour the souls of all humans, and the human race will quickly overthrow. "

"The Webway means a safe residence, a transportation channel that is truly not disturbed by Chaos. You have all experienced the Great Rebellion and know that if Chaos interferes with the route, the arrival rate of ships will drop to a terrifying figure."

It's even worse than having one out of ten. Many times, when a fleet of hundreds of ships sets sail, only a few actually reach their destination.

[But as far as I know, the current Empire does not rely on the Webway. 】

Sanguinius smiled and said,

[Human souls have not been polluted on a large scale, and quantum slingshots have also appeared on the road. 】

Neos looked at Sanguinius without blinking.

"For other sanctuaries besides the Webway have been established, my children—that is you."

The smile on the archangel's lips froze, so Neos continued,

"There are roughly three possible solutions that can allow human souls to escape the pollution of chaos,"

"The first is the Webway - this is the reason why I left the Great Crusade in a hurry. Chaos is about to start contaminating humanity, and I have to go and work on the Webway."

"Second, it's you and me."

Neos was silent for a moment, while the Primarchs had different expressions.

"The second way to prevent human souls from being contaminated by Chaos is to let humans have their own patron saint, so that the [unowned] soul can automatically [belong], just like Tzeentch cannot pollute a blood demon. Establish The kingdom of God that belongs to the human race.”

Neos blinked,

"After the Webway project almost failed, I chose the second path - this is your prophecy, your dream, Sanguinius. I am sorry for this, but I had no choice."

Sanguinius wanted to say something, but the words lingered between his fangs. His throat was choked, but he could not make a sound.

[Establishing the Kingdom of God... I can think of... No... I have thought about it - this is in my imagination. 】

The archangel's claws struck the goblet, again and again,

[I know you are in desperate need of strength and faith, so I established the Kingdom of God. I don’t regret it, but for the empire, not for you. 】

Nios nodded,

"I allow you to resent me, I deserve it - let's get back to the point, it's actually a little more complicated than that."

"The third way to free mankind from chaos is to severely inflict chaos."

After saying this, the emperor couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart. He looked like he was about to give Hades a thumbs up.

"Actually, I made a misjudgment during the Great Rebellion,"

Nios said sincerely,

"That's because I didn't realize that Pluto's combat power was far greater than I imagined, so I chose a more conservative path, the Webway."

Hades coughed, and the eyes of the original bodies washed over him, hey, this is so embarrassing, isn't it just chaos.

"Yes, you can tell me that I could have given up on the Webway at first and cleared Chaos with Hades, but I chose a more conservative path -

It is impossible for me to pin the future of the empire on one plan. In fact, the above three plans are parallel. "

"In the end, based on my judgment about the future, I chose the current path——

I overdrawn the power of faith for the next ten thousand years, and stood on the front line as a god at the last moment, severely damaging Chaos with Pluto, leaving a precious window of chaos for the empire and mankind. "

"But I know the Chaos will wake up before us."

The emperor said calmly,

"Because they are the true gods - and I?"

He sneered, picked up the coffee in one hand and took a sip.

"I'm just a fake, I'm human."

"We are leaving, but the empire still needs a leader, so I have given you enlightenment and hope that you will continue to manage the empire and wait and prepare for the return of Chaos."

Nios paused for a moment, then he sighed heavily,

"I would like to reiterate again that I am not an omniscient and omnipotent person - I made a misjudgment during this period, and the backlash of the subspace appeared on me at the same time. At that time, I needed to restrain my urge to get up, which was also a bit difficult for me. ”

In fact, the truth is more difficult than this. Countless times, Neos is only half a step away from the Lord of Darkness. It is far more difficult to restrain one's desires than imagined.

It's like asking a person to press a button and then he can have unlimited money, power and freedom.

You cannot ask the pedestrians who are about to die of thirst in the desert not to drink from the sweet spring, and you cannot ask the shivering children in the cold night and winter snow not to get close to the fire. The desires and impulses that burst out when people are on the verge of their limits are beyond your imagination.

In just half a step, you can become the god of an entire race. In just half a step, you can become the most powerful being. In just half a step, you can do whatever you want——

Why haven't you taken that half step yet? !

What are you restraining from? ! What are you hesitating about? ! Are you going to be in such a bitter stalemate? To watch your race suffer, to face the ruins of your empire left by your naughty children, and to hear them curse you? This is completely unnecessary, you can just take that half step.

In just half a step, you can be free for eternity! Never worry!

But you remained in a stalemate in a half-crouched position.

Because Neos is human.

For the Primarchs, their greatest contribution to the Empire is their actions; for the Emperor, his greatest contribution to the Empire is his inaction.

【I have a question,】

Sanguinius spoke suddenly, staring thoughtfully at Neos. Sanguinius lingered at the door of truth, but refused to knock.

He didn't know if he could accept the harsh truth.

[You...did you want me to establish a religion purely with you as the god, or did you want two gods to rule together? 】

The stars in Neos's eyes twinkled;

"There's no real answer to this question, but if you insist on asking, then—"

"Neos wanted someone to share his debts with, and the Emperor wanted to establish a pure religion."

Sanguinius' mouth opened and closed, his head bowed, and he murmured inarticulately,

[This is not an answer...but...okay...]

The archangel raised his head with a cold expression and exposed his fangs.

[I know your answer. 】

"The king of a country cannot show pity or sympathy."

Nios said seriously,

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing else I can do."

Sanguinius already understood that the establishment of religion allowed the Emperor to quickly regain his strength. With the light of the Star Torch, the God-Emperor was able to spread blessings on the world - this is what Neos chose, to allow human souls to avoid Chaos. method.

At the same time, the Tempest Realm is Mortarion... The Pale Lord is a replica of the God-Emperor, and his ash realm protects the residents of the Death Guard realm.

And today, just now, the God-Emperor distributed his domain to the disciples, which meant that his own burden was lightened, but it also meant that the original bodies would be responsible for protecting the souls of the human race.

"therefore!"

Nios suddenly raised his voice, his tone became relaxed, and he slapped his hands suddenly,

"I have decided to step down as king. I am fed up with having to do this. The way you look at me, I am a qualified king because I have completely restrained my selfishness. This empire needs a tyrant, and I I filled the role perfectly, but now I can't stand it anymore——

The empire no longer needs me, and I have too many regrets to make up for, so I want to step down! "

"Resign!!!"

Neos shouted, even with a self-defeating tone in his tone. He was a little dizzy. It seemed that the coffee Hades gave him was too strong.

At this moment, his words were so true and heartfelt.

"Give me a chance, let me try to be a qualified father, a qualified best friend - I've had enough! Do you think I really want to be a bastard?!"

He was a bastard, he sent Horus to die at the hands of Chaos because he wanted to build the damn webway; he pushed Malcador into the abyss because he needed to keep Hades; he made himself work Thousands of years - just because -

Why? !

Why is he always working? !

Isn’t this because of damn humans? !

If Neos had taken a step back - he would have been free and easy!

How could he be forced to interrogate him personally by his children like he is now? !

When on earth would he be able to lie on the beach and bask in the sun?