Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

In that quiet moment that no one expected, the piercing sirens were like sharp blades in the night sky, cutting through every inch of slack on the Dawn Goddess.

"This is a call to war from the Ultramarines Legion! Sir!"

"They called us to go to the Eurydais star system and asked us to bring all our power. Lord Guilliman declared that they had captured the main fleet and living force of the Osiris psychic species, and now they are destroying this blasphemous alien civilization. The perfect time!”

The Chief of the Old Guard, Lana, used his strong voice as firm as a knight's armor, so that his report could be clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone in the room, especially to the entire expedition. The fleet is truly and only the master there.

The Captain Astartes and the senior mortal officers, who were sitting on both sides of the throne room and were dealing with their official duties with their heads down, looked up when they heard the sound. Everyone's face was filled with a fanatical fighting spirit that had been suppressed for too long, but Despite this, they still maintained a certain humble silence until everyone's eyes focused on the silver-haired queen sitting on the main seat.

The indifferent Lord of the Second Legion was holding a quill at the moment and writing at her desk quite attentively. Under her arm were countless pages of books that exuded a strong fragrance of ink. The Virgo standing beside her was in charge of sorting: From Judging from the layers of documents in the arms of the original maid, this must be another heavy book.

There are even think tanks of the Dawnbreaker Legion secretly speculating whether their genetic mother is writing a new book on psychic knowledge: Such speculation is not groundless, because when the highly capable think tanks in the legion witnessed When Morgan was writing, they could clearly sense that the book being written seemed to be brewing its own waves in the ocean of subspace.

Even the most knowledgeable Terran veterans couldn't explain what that inexplicable surge was, but judging from its obsession with the unfinished book, it was obviously related to the Primarch's new work. Incomprehensible fate.

The Dawnbreakers who were not without Jane in the Heart of the Emperor had the courage to disclose and ask about this matter to their Gene Mother, but the answer everyone received was just silence with a strange smile on the face of the Gene Primarch, As time went by, no one asked anymore, and everyone regarded the book that had not yet come into the world as another brother of the psionic scripture.

The Spider Queen did not have any more explanation for this. She devoted most of her time to her own creation, as if it was an investment that could bring her huge profits. Her writing started a few years ago. From the beginning, it was not completely over until the Ultramarines' call for war came to her desk.

Among dozens of pairs of quiet eyes, the original gene only paused her pen tip for a moment. She raised her head and looked around. No one dared to look at each other with those cold blue pupils that were too long, and until the last person They all lowered their heads, waiting for her order, but the Spider Queen showed a look of astonishment.

Then she smiled.

[Rana. 】

"I'm here, my lord."

[Did my brother give us directions when he called us to assist him? 】

"…Of course, sir."

[Then what are you waiting for? 】

The Primarch raised his eyebrows and looked at the hesitant high-ranking officials in the room rather strangely: each of them controlled hundreds of Astartes or tens of thousands of mortal armies. The important ministers of the legion, but in front of her, they always behaved in a weird and submissive manner.

Thinking of this, the Primarch couldn't help but look at his chief guard again.

[Rana. 】

"Yes, my lord."

[Don’t we have a plan? 】

"No, sir, in the past few Terran standard months, while we were searching for traces of the Osiris psionic species, we conducted countless war games and staff meetings under your personal leadership. A company commander or even a squad leader knows very well the characteristics of our enemy and what they are likely to encounter.”

[Aren’t we prepared? 】

"No, sir, the entire expedition fleet has been in the highest state of preparation. The think tank department has worked overtime to create a disposable device that can temporarily resist the mind control of the Osiris psionic species. Gas masks have also been distributed. In the hands of every mortal warrior, all the battleships are ready for the longest and fiercest battle."

[Then, are we afraid of war? 】

"..."

"As long as it's your order! My lord! We will fight against anyone without hesitation!"

Despite the impassioned expression on the faces of the Chief of the Old Guard and everyone present, the Primarch did not lose the playful smile on her face.

[Then what are you waiting for? 】

[Why are everyone looking at me here instead of returning to your respective command posts? 】

The primarch's question was very gentle, but it was enough to make the heated hall return to calmness in an instant. The company commander and the officers, who were highly regarded by the primarch, looked at each other, and finally the respected Bayar took a step forward.

"Everyone is waiting for your order, sir."

[In each of our previous deductions, we have not always complied: when the Ultramarines' call to war comes, all battleships should immediately assemble and enter the battlefield, and there is no need for any exclusive orders and instruction. 】

[Isn’t that so? 】

"...This was indeed the case in the previous deductions, sir, but now..."

【What's wrong now? 】

"…After all, you are here, and only your orders can enable the entire legion to attack in full force."

[It really makes me happy that you can say this, my son, but I also ask each of you to think about it: if the enemy's blow has now come to our battleships and soldiers, and I always say If you don't send it, will you still be like now, placing a silent array in front of me? 】

"According to the regulations of the legion, every squad leader and soldier on duty will launch a counterattack against the invading enemy on his own. No matter what their number and unit are, as long as they fire on our warships, they will automatically be designated as enemies."

[Yes, even the squad leaders and soldiers know the meaning of this positive attitude. Why do you senior officers become so lazy? 】

"...I'm sorry, sir..."

[There is nothing to apologize for. What you need to do is to correct it and avoid making this mistake happen a second time, instead of apologizing again and again afterwards. 】

"...Then next time..."

[Next time, maybe the situation will be different: without my order, no soldier is allowed to fire without permission. If you act too proactive and proactive, it will be a bad thing. 】

"..."

In the face of the sudden reversal of the words of the Primarch, even Bayar was silent. Behind him, all the important officials of the legion were either lowering their heads in their own thinking, or looking for answers in each other's eyes.

But the efforts of the vast majority of people are ultimately in vain. Only the most reckless characters can barely grasp the meaning of the Primarch's words, and are anxious about the results of their guesses.

Almost in the next second, the Spider Queen's cold gaze found the extreme thinking that was infinitely close to the correct answer in every pair of confused pupils in the hall.

[Erwin. 】

Morgan gently uttered the name that she had almost never mentioned, and following her call, after a burst of silent noise, the thin mortal figure slowly emerged from the countless tall and powerful Dawnbreakers. The eldest son came out, and every descendant of Morgan kindly made way for him.

"I'm here, my lord."

Even by mortal standards, General Avalon, who was a little too thin, stood proudly in front of the Primarch without a trace of cowardice, even though there were dozens of Dawnbreaker officers behind him who were watching him. But Erwin knew very well that there was no malice in their eyes, and he even called many of them friends.

[What do you think I mean by what I just said? 】

The original body's question made Erwin hesitate for a moment, and then he saluted solemnly and answered loudly with an extremely sure voice. The confidence in his voice even amazed many of the Dawnbreakers behind him.

"My subordinates believe that what your Excellency means is: as a combat force, every situation we encounter cannot be exactly the same, and it may not necessarily leave us enough time for preparation and deduction, and the same situation , when the war suddenly breaks out, your order may not reach our ears in time."

"So, what you are saying is: neither the conservative stance nor the radical stance, nor any of the habits among them, is completely correct, but neither is it completely wrong, because in war, there is always There is no "most correct", only "most appropriate"."

"So, we should not expect to get from you how to deal with every battle, but we should... get used to facing a war with our own judgment, and get used to thinking from the perspective of the original body... "

The second half of this sentence was a bit too shocking, so much so that even Erwin himself gradually lost his courage, and the sentences became a bit confusing and mixed, while the Dawnbreakers behind him fell into silence.

But soon, the laughter from the Spider Queen broke all this.

[There are some problems with your choice of words, Erwin, but the general meaning is indeed in place. 】

[Yes, my children, as General Erwin said, in this battle, we may need the courage to fight the enemy, and in the next battle, maybe we will need I would rather be passively beaten but still have the perseverance to stick to my post: Even I can't figure out the content of this war, so why do you want an absolute gesture from me? 】

[Now, you can come to me, get my clear orders, and then leave like children who are allowed to go to the store by their mother, but you can't do this every time. You can't rush from the battlefield every time. Come to my presence. 】

[You will eventually have to face a choice: be more reckless, be more cautious, or choose between them the most reasonable stance for the current situation. 】

[The degree of this needs to be grasped by yourself. 】

[Just like Erwin said, when you stand in this position, even if you can't do it in the end, you must try to think as me, use your own intelligence and ability to figure out Find out the significance of the battlefield you are responsible for to the entire war. 】

[Then, make your choice. 】

"..."

The Primarch's words were like pebbles dropped into a deep valley, loud and lonely.

"Can we...can we really do this, Mother? Like you?"

Among the crowd, one of the Dawnbreakers had the courage to ask a question, which earned the Spider Queen a sigh of relief as she shook her head.

[Maybe you can't do it, but you definitely have such potential: Otherwise, why did I choose you, instead of my other descendants, to sit in these positions? 】

"..."

The silence in the room seemed to continue to spread, and it was also secretly accompanied by some kind of excitement and excitement, which made the Spider Queen couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile. She tapped her quill on the table, pretending to be there. Anger was added to his tone.

【alright! 】

【Haven’t you heard enough? 】

[Since you want an order: Then I give an order now and set sail! Don't keep my brothers Guilliman waiting for us too long! 】

This time, the Primarch finally received a response that was enough to shake up the whole room. All the soldiers and officers responded to their lord with promises and cheers, and then disappeared outside the door in the blink of an eye.

And it wasn't until Lana, the last one to leave, closed the door and returned to his post outside the room that Virgo, who had been silently collecting books, raised his head.

"Why do you do this, my lord?"

[No important reason. 】

The Primarch glanced at her works everywhere, yawned, and rubbed her tired eyes. Her fingers stretched out the laziness in her body, and she kept scratching the precious tabletop with the quill.

[I just found that...ha...I seem to have trained them too honestly during this period. Anything that can be put on the line needs my permission first, and they have become like those group of extreme warriors. 】

"Isn't this bad?"

[What’s good about the Ultramarines, my Dawnbreaker should be the Dawnbreaker. 】

"Isn't it a good thing that they respect your power?"

[From a loyalty point of view, this is undoubtedly a good thing, but from an efficiency point of view, this is a disaster: Now that I have been able to ensure the loyalty of my heirs, I should start Take care of their efficiency, right? 】

"When they get used to it and even start to rely on independent thinking, you will turn around and focus on their loyalty to you, and continue like this?"

[Yes, the water cannot be too clear, but it cannot be too turbid either, because neither pure clear water nor turbid water can support fish, so what I have to do is to constantly strengthen these two ends and narrow the scope with each change. Finally I found the most suitable point to control my army. 】

"I think they have actually been controlled by you for a long time, sir."

【Is it? 】

[You mean: In less than ten years, I can train such a group of warriors who are at least more than a hundred years old into loyal hounds under my riding boots? 】

"...it seems impossible."

[Or do you think that in the hearts of those Terran veterans who occupy more than the average number of legions, my status is already higher than that of my father? 】

"……I am not sure."

[I'm not sure either, that's why I do it, and it can't be too obvious. 】

"..."

"I have a suggestion, my lord."

【tell me the story. 】

"The next time you get along with your blood brothers, maybe you can learn about their interactions with their offspring. My memory sequence shows that there are several among the Primarchs who are famous for protecting their offspring. Maybe you You can imitate them.”

【……indeed so. 】

[Aniya, what do you think: Among all my blood brothers, where do I rank in terms of treating my own children? 】

"……medium?"

[I think so too. After all, the way I treat them seems no different from those ordinary mortal mothers, which is a bit pale. 】

"So you decided to take my advice?"

[Please record it first, and then we can discuss it carefully when we have time. 】

"Understood, my lord."

——————

"But, sir, is it really okay to let them do their own thing? After all, this is not a small role like Gladstone back then. The Osiris psychic species is an alien civilization that has troubled the empire for nearly half a century. Their power It’s still very threatening.”

[First of all, Aniya: We are not the protagonists of this expedition, my brother and his 120,000 Ultramarines are. 】

[Secondly: Even if my brother and his legion are not here, I am still there. I am here, in the center of the legion, where I can step into the battlefield at any time. 】

【And for me...】

[A simple lunch, even a light meal, what threat can it pose? 】

【What do you think? 】

"Threatening your weight? After all, you just swore thirteen days ago that you would never use psychic powers to lose weight again. This is already the forty-fourth time you have sworn to this point."

【……】

【Shut up! Anya! 】

"clear!"

"..."

"..."

"Then do you still need afternoon tea? It's already afternoon tea time."

【……】

【Bring it here! 】

——————

"Lord Erwin."

When the mortal general walked out of the throne room of the Primarch and quickly moved towards his post, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

Turning his head, he only saw a rather tall Dawnbreaker, rushing towards him quickly. The solemn but not extravagant decorations on his body showed that he was a company commander, and he was most likely ranked very high. .

"What you just said was wonderful, Lord Erwin, please accept my respect."

Looking at the big hand that reached out, the mortal general just smiled bitterly. He was used to greeting these polite Emperor's Angels, and was used to holding hands with these giant hands that were even as big as his entire forearm.

"I don't think we know each other?"

After greeting each other, the two continued on the road to their posts, and Erwin had no fear: most of the mortal officers on this battleship were used to being close to the Astartes. Intersect as equals.

"Maybe you don't know me, but I have admired your name for a long time, and I will never forget you."

Dawnbreaker laughed, and under Erwin's somewhat confused gaze, he patted the mortal's shoulder in a friendly manner, and then took off his helmet, revealing his thick dark weather-beaten beard.

"Introduce yourself: Johannes, Captain of the Fifteenth Company of the Dawnbreaker Legion."

"oh……"

"At the same time, I was also one of the three Dawnbreaker Captains who were disrupted and forced back by your [Miracle Counterattack] during the Graston Recapture Operation: Since that day, I have been looking forward to fighting with you. Your meeting.”

"..."

"Cough cough cough!"

After realizing what the words in Johannes's mouth meant, an unprovoked anger almost knocked down General Erwin, who was already weak. Johannes was so frightened that he quickly supported him.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency."

Dawnbreaker patted Erwin on the back carefully, for fear that something would happen to him. The son of Morgan's voice was sincere and sincere, and it didn't sound false at all.

"You defeated me on the battlefield, using your wisdom and courage to repel my troops under extremely unfavorable conditions: it was an honest victory, there is nothing to complain about, and I am happy to be able to win in a less deadly situation." I learned this lesson on the battlefield."

"So, after that battle, I always wanted to see you again, because I had too many questions to ask, but because of the busy mission, this wish did not become a reality until today."

"……question?"

"Yes, question."

Dawnbreaker laughed, his smile calming Erwin's presence.

"Although several years have passed, when I recall and review your counterattack, there are still many tactical highlights that I cannot understand. I even asked the other two company commanders and found out They are doing the same thing and have the same troubles.”

"So, they entrusted me to come here: Do you have time? If so, can you tell me how you defeated our troops in the first place? I want to complete this lesson thoroughly."

"...Ah...I have time."

Erwin nodded numbly. Although he was used to the gentle attitude of the sons of Morgan towards mortals like them and even their former opponents, the face in front of him showed no concern or hatred at all, but was full of respect and curiosity. It shocked him.

"Let's... talk while walking?"

"No problem, please."

As if he were treating an equally noble fellow, this company commander, who ranks among the top in the Dawnbreaker Legion, humbly listened to the words of Erwin, a mortal, and even asked questions cautiously like a student. .

This scene is somewhat strange.

And if you refer to the words of the mortals around you who have turned a blind eye to this, even the Dawnbreakers.

It gets even weirder.

——————

"The Navigator Field has just sent a new report. Sir, according to their calculations, our vanguard fleet will be able to jump out of the subspace and reach the Eurydice system when there are still about two Terran standards."

For the Great Crusade, time is just a blink of an eye: when the Chief Old Guard stood in front of Morgan again, it was already more than ten days later, and the main fleet of the Second Army was already in the storm. The Starfield completed a rough swerve, spanning several star sectors and independent worlds, all the way to the place where their battle brothers called to them.

[According to the message sent to me by my blood brother, Guilliman has led his Ultramarines to surround the ruler of the entire Osiris psionic species: the King of Psychic Species, in Eurydice. among the galaxies. 】

Morgan finally put down her pen, returned to her throne, and closed her eyes to rest: As the pace of war gradually approaches, as the most relied-upon psychic power in the Dawnbreaker Legion and even the entire Osiris Expeditionary Force, the Spider Queen must ensure that she is fighting status at the time.

[According to previous research, as a psychic parasitic race, the king of psionic species has some extremely abnormal control over its people: once we kill it, all Osiris psionic species will Most likely died of some psychic disease. 】

"Yes, so I guess that Lord Guilliman may just want to use this theory to force the remaining Osiris psychic species fleet to rescue their monarch, thereby completely erasing this race."

"If his plan succeeds, then the Osiris Eldar race, an alien race, will no longer be a threat to the empire. We will completely annihilate them to comfort the hundreds of people who have been poisoned by them in the past half century. Imperial subjects on a galaxy."

[Indeed...but we can't ignore another interfering factor, can't we? 】

"You mean...the greenskins?"

【yes. 】

Morgan yawned, and she casually glanced at the star map beside her. She couldn't help but sigh at the vicious mockery of fate for each race, and the invisible help it brought to other people.

[The Eurydice galaxy, and even a dozen galaxies next to it, were originally the territory of an entire green-skinned empire. They even defeated the empire's expeditionary force until the Osiris psionic species chose this place. 】

[They used their talents and abilities to control half of the Greenskin Empire, plunging the entire Greenskin Empire into a fierce civil war, but this civil war in turn delayed their plan to control the entire Greenskin Empire until they The trail was eventually captured by my brother. 】

"Controlling green skins... this sounds like some kind of crazy fantasy, sir. I can't imagine that someone can actually control green skins, and once they succeed, what a terrible scene it will be."

[Indeed, it is true, but when I think about the fact that these Osiris psionic species love to eat the brains of various psionic creatures, and even captured the Eldar as their delicacies, I am not surprised: who Do you know how many terrifying races like them there are in the darkness of the galaxy? 】

[Thinking about it this way, it’s really mouth-watering, isn’t it? 】

"..."

"You seemed to have used the wrong word just now, my lord."

【……Maybe. 】

[Speaking of this, what is the current combat readiness of the legion? I choose to delegate everything to you this time. What is the answer you give me? 】

"Please rest assured, sir! All war preparations are in place. The gas masks and anti-psionic control devices you specially ordered have been distributed to all the mortal auxiliary troops. I personally sent someone to check them, and there are no omissions. "

[Even so, the mortal auxiliary army still cannot be allowed to be too close to the main battlefield. Don't give them the task of fighting the Osiris psychic species, let them fight against the green skins. 】

[In the previous disastrous defeat of the Ultramarines Legion against the Osiris psychic species, their biggest loss was because these aliens took control of the Imperial Navy that assisted the Ultramarines in fighting, so that the battleships of the Sons of Guilliman were mercilessly attacked by their own firepower. lost heavily. 】

[I don’t want the same thing to happen to us again. Both you and the auxiliary troops are the backbone of the force that I have spent a lot of effort to build. Any stupid casualties are unacceptable. 】

"I will notify you, sir."

[Well, that's it. I'll leave everything about the battle to you. I will join the battlefield at the right time. At the very least, I still need to take care of the psionic king personally. 】

"Understood, my lord."

The Primarch waved her hand, and after her heirs retreated, the Spider Queen closed her eyes again: although her fleet had not yet arrived in the Eurydice system, she herself had already arrived on that battlefield. .

Morgan's will easily spanned astronomical distances, and from the perspective of a theater viewer, he witnessed everything happening in the Eurydice galaxy at this time.

The hourglass-like warships of the Osiris psionic species filled a small half of the galaxy, and on their periphery were thousands of strange green-skinned warships. They formed a blasphemous, dirty, elegant and barbaric road that coexisted. A steel wall protects the rather huge green-skinned steel planet in the middle.

It was once the core of the Greenskin Empire, and now it is the hiding place of Osiris, the king of psychic species. Hiding inside, he hides his invincible opponent: the huge fleet belonging to the Ultramarines Legion is overwhelming, even larger than the There are even more alien and green-skinned main battleships combined. In the face of the wrath of the Five Hundred Worlds, the unwillingness, fear, hatred and madness wandering in the soul of the king of psychic species almost made the Spider Queen's belly almost growl. Gurgled.

But before that, she could take some solace in some other great scenes.

For example...

A collective of 120,000 extreme warriors jumped into a gang.

It’s really shocking…and jealous…