Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

【Who are you talking about? 】

[Happy Gaoqi? 】

The Queen of Avalon put her white arm on the marble balcony, and held her chin with the other, thinking about the name with confusion: she was silent for a full five seconds before she responded. Come here and see what this convoluted name actually means.

[What is it here for? 】

Morgan whispered to herself in a low voice, doubts and thoughts boiling in her mind, forming thousands of thoughts and speculations, making the already tired brain a mess: until the original body waved his hand irritably, signaling The mortal auxiliary officer who has fulfilled his duty retreats.

[Call Rana. 】

These were her last words.

Afterwards, the Spider Queen slumped down on the soft cushion without any image: the sound of the attendant closing the door shattered the original body's need to maintain the last dignity in front of outsiders. When this dignity disappeared, Avalon The queen can turn and roll irritably in the soft gold beneath her that is worth even me, cursing the sweat on her eyelashes, the wrinkles between her brows, and the never-ending stream of bad news in the galaxy.

As the Great Crusade progressed, and as the trivial matters brought to her by the Far Eastern Frontier and other legions became more and more burdensome and troublesome, the Spider Queen only felt that the entire world in front of her had become abominable, heavy and numb.

And she herself is like a writer who is frowning all day long, holding a novel that is neither good nor bad, and she is trying to catch it in her mind in vain during the post-editing process when the number of words gradually accumulates. , the last tail of inspiration.

This castle in the air, although not perfect, must be equipped with a spire of reasonable height.

The original body muttered depressedly. She eliminated the distracting thoughts in her mind little by little. While listening to the sound of Virgo's feet stepping on the stairs, she thought about things about [Hipgoki]: Morgan is not unfamiliar with this name. But she really didn't know much about it.

She didn't even know what this Eldar Laughing God looked like.

so……

[My Aniya, in the memory sequence I gave you, is there a section about the Eldar Laughing God playing Gaoqi: If I remember correctly, he should be one of the few people in the entire Eldar mythology system who is still alive. God, and now lives in the webway that my genetic father longed for? 】

"Indeed, Mother."

After placing a meal that was unusually bland in both weight and taste on the table next to Morgan, Virgo habitually rubbed her temples. This was the start button engraved in her running program. : Rubbing the left side means opening the memory array, and rubbing the right side is responsible for the armed array.

"Among the memories and soul fragments of the Eldar aliens that you have stored, there are a large number of fragments about the Laughing God playing Gaoqi, but most of them are highly overlapping. In fact, even the Eldar themselves , they don’t know much about their Laughing God: especially the Ark Spirit Clan and the Savage Spirit Clan, they know even less about this Laughing God.”

"However, the Dark Eldar, or the Comorian nobles in the Dark Eldar, have a further understanding of Xigaoqi: and you have also collected a few souls from the Harlequin Troupe. Judging from the memories of those Comorian aliens, These so-called harlequin troupes are the followers of the Laughing God, and they are obsessed with their god..."

"Um?"

Halfway through the story, Virgo was suddenly stuck as if being strangled by the neck.

"They...uh...they..."

[They didn’t leave any traces in your memory array, did they? 】

Morgan seemed to have foreseen it, and she pinched her eyebrows slightly annoyed.

[Those harlequin troupes. 】

The primarch sighed.

[Don’t be surprised, my daughter, the problem in this matter lies with me: although I am very sure that I have indeed swallowed a few buffoons like this in my past life, probably in the moment when I was conscious, as I Life's first appetizer. 】

[I remember clearly that although there were not actually many of these buffoons, I did eat them: they existed. 】

[It’s just...disappeared again. 】

"disappear?"

Virgos are surprised.

"You mean...their souls?"

[Yes, their souls escaped from my mind, or in other words, they should have been saved by the Laughing God: I have never really digested these clowns, because they are indeed very cherished collections. , and since what happened on Nukelia, I rarely really devour souls. 】

"Not at all, mother."

Virgo corrected her. As Morgan's eldest daughter and personal maid, no one knows the Queen of Avalon better than Ania. She has witnessed the gradual changes in her living habits and behavioral hobbies over the past few decades. How the Gene Mother changed from a domineering queen to the sentimental governor she is today is like witnessing the entire life of a mortal woman.

From the arrogant cardamom to the graceful lady.

"According to my memory sequence, since you discovered [that thing]'s attitude towards you in the two incidents of Yemenga Monolith and Nukelia, you have never deliberately devoured any souls: You believe this sinful gluttony leads to corruption.”

【I have to believe it. 】

The primarch snorted.

Just like Virgo said, after witnessing how pervasive the pollution of warp energy is, and how just two or three moves by a god can make the life of a Primarch into endless suffering, the Spider Queen His behavior became much more restrained.

At least, Morgan has resolutely banned actions such as devouring souls, which are obviously laying a trap for herself: although she will still select powerful souls worth collecting for herself on the battlefield, the last trophy so far It was the Orc Emperor of Ullanor, but she never tried to eat them again.

[So, the souls of these disappeared clowns must have been stolen. 】

The Primarch concluded.

[Now that I think about it, the memories of those Comoran bastards once told me that the Laughing God worshiped by the Harlequin Troupe will inevitably devour all the souls of the Eldar after its favorite unicorns die on the battlefield. The prince of pleasure snatches the souls of these unicorns from the mouth of the prince of pleasure. If you think about it this way, it is not surprising that he can perform tricks in front of me. 】

[Whether it is on those apocalyptic battlefields or in the moments when my blood brothers are fighting each other, while I am diverting my attention, the Laughing God really dares to put its finger into the sea of ​​my soul. : What I'm really surprised about is that these guys in my head didn't say anything about it? 】

"Maybe they enjoy it."

Virgo thought for a moment.

"Then do you think that the Laughing God's motive for coming to visit is to discuss these not-so-nice misunderstandings with you again, or does he have other ideas? After all, I remember decades ago , when we went to the Gothic Sector to take over the Blackstone Fortress, its envoy seemed to have visited you once."

[It was indeed a long time ago...]

[If you didn’t tell me, I would have almost forgotten. 】

Morgan narrowed his eyes.

[Who knows what these guys are thinking in their heads all day long. 】

"It must be some big plan again."

Virgo responded and turned around to get a piece of ice cream.

[I just hope that this matter will not be related to my bastard father again. 】

The sound of the original body rubbing his fork against the dinner plate sounded at the same time as Lana's door opening.

The chief guard held the documents he had just obtained and inspected, walked quickly to the original body, bent down and saluted: when he raised his head, the Spider Queen had already solved the first freezing point, she Then he calmly nodded to his child.

[Find out what happened? 】

"Everything is available, Mother."

[You are three or four minutes slower than I expected, Rana. 】

"Please forgive me, mother."

The head guard smiled.

"I had to take a moment to corner one of my mortal friends in the hallway, whom you should already know, the young man who just read you the briefing: considering that our friendship may be There were some unnecessary misunderstandings, so I felt it was necessary for me to explain to him in advance.”

[How did you solve it? 】

"If it is done cleanly and beautifully, it can be an administrative task that can be shown in front of you, and it requires several members to work together. I have asked him to select other members on his own. This is in line with his identity and status, and his ability is also He is definitely up to the task: if he performs as well as I expect, he will meet the standards of those mortal elites you asked me to select before.”

【good. 】

Morgan nodded.

【Becoming more proficient, Rana. 】

"Do your will."

The Praetorian Guard maintained his humility.

"According to your instructions, all high-ranking commanders in the legion, as well as the fleet commanders of each squadron in the legion, are working hard to adapt to the cooperation with mortals: to ensure that no matter what happens, as long as there is one With high-level commanders stationed in Avalon, the entire mortal military system on the Far Eastern frontier will not fall into chaos because it is leaderless."

"If this continues, we can mobilize all the power of the mortal army at any time."

【This is a good thing. 】

Morgan took the file.

[They will always be useful one day. 】

Lana lowered his head, trying not to think about what kind of [day] it would take for the Far Eastern Frontier to mobilize all its power: even Ullanor, who is now being touted to the heavens by various propaganda mouthpieces of the Human Empire, It failed to make Great Avalon really take it seriously, and the earlier Ran Dan War also couldn't do it.

As for what happens next...

Lana didn't dare to think about it, but in fact, he had already suspected it in his mind over the years: their Primarch seemed to have been eager to build the Far Eastern Frontier into a machine capable of dealing with all-out war at the galactic level from the very beginning. Although this This painstaking semi-wartime system has hindered the overall development speed of the Far Eastern Frontier in a sense, but the Primarch has never wavered.

Like she had inside information...

[So, is this inside information? 】

Morgan's unintentional remark made her loyal Praetorian Guard shudder, but the primarch did not notice this. She was frowning at the strange reports in her hands: the report came from the garrison commander of Avalon. , and her daughter Cassiopeia. The contents of the two reports are highly overlapping. They are about the damage caused by the Eldar raiding forces to the Avalon galaxy and the surrounding space.

To put it simply...

【Not at all? 】

The original body looked at her offspring, unable to realize what was going on.

Rana looked equally confused.

[You mean, the Eldar troops have been wreaking havoc in the Avalon region and more than a dozen star systems around it for such a long time. They have fought against my Dawnbreakers and the Mortal Legion several times, and even succeeded in approaching that area for a time. In several tightly defended fortress-type storage galaxies: But after dozens of firefights, there were no casualties? 】

[There were not even any property casualties. 】

"It's not like there's nothing..."

Rana's words were a bit pretentious. If it hadn't been confirmed repeatedly that the information in his hand really came directly from the Avalon High Command, even the head guard himself would have thought that this was a lie to fool children: Why? Maybe there isn’t even a casualty figure? Human armies and Eldar forces fought against each other a dozen times, with no bloodshed at all!

"According to reports from the rear, the Eldar army, under the leadership of their leader Eldarad and a buffoon who called himself Higochi, launched several attacks on the mainland of Avalon. But what is strange is that, They did not launch an offensive from the void. No one knew how they set foot on the land of Avalon. The defense platform in low-Earth orbit did not give an alert, and the patrol fleet did not catch any trace of their whereabouts, but their small This force was able to touch the walls of the Governor's Palace of Avalon and leave scars on the walls symbolizing the attack."

"But other than that, they did not carry out any sabotage operations. Even if a few teams rushed into the interior of the Governor's Mansion, they only rushed all the way to the core, and then mysteriously disappeared after being blocked: Others The situation in the world is generally the same. Some imperial governors even reported to me that these Eldar troops would perform some weird songs in their worlds, if it weren't for the fact that there were veterans who had seen the world among the civilians of these worlds. , people simply don’t realize that these performers are Eldar.”

【...Weird. 】

The primarch frowned.

[What do they want to do? Protest peacefully on my land? 】

"Maybe it's a warning?"

Morgan's eldest daughter, who was standing by, suddenly interjected for no reason: Virgos rarely speak in such occasions, and the suggestions they gave sounded very nonsensical.

"According to Rana's description, maybe they are just reminding you that there are many invisible loopholes in Avalon's defense network: and hope to have further communication with you as some kind of goodwill?"

【comminicate? 】

【Do you want to communicate in my belly? 】

Morgan snorted angrily, but he was murmuring in his heart. Star maids like Virgo, as the daughters of the original body, are similar in character to the Spider Queen. How can Aniya come up with such a guess? This more or less represents Morgan's inner view on this matter: otherwise it would be difficult to have any other explanation.

But then again.

【remind? 】

Morgan smiled contemptuously.

[Why don’t they organize manpower to remind Terra Palace of its lack of defense: even Conrad can do the same thing. 】

Virgo stopped talking.

"So, how do you want me to reply to Avalon, mother."

Lana took a step forward.

[Tell them to step up their defense and regard this as a trial: I will rush back to Avalon as quickly as possible. If they succeed, they will be waiting for my medal, and if they do this And if I die, I will avenge them with the blood of those Eldar. 】

"clear."

The head guard nodded.

"However, Avalon's headquarters also reported a very interesting thing to me."

"About having fun."

[Happy Gaoqi? 】

Morgan laughed.

【how? Could it be that the Eldar Laughing God really visited my home world in person? 】

"No, according to the investigation, the so-called rumors of Higochi's personal visit were just that the first batch of garrison troops fighting against the Eldar troops misidentified the wrong person on the chaotic battlefield: but in every subsequent battle, there was indeed a person claiming to be The Eldar Harlequin who is playing tricks is always present. This guy is very powerful. There are many Terran veterans among the battle brothers staying on the Far Eastern border, but they have never been able to kill this Harlequin. "

"In addition, it always acts together with another Eldar leader, Eddala. This leader of the Ark Eldar remains alone. He leads a small group of Ark Eldar, Dark Eldar and Wild Eldar. A joint force is formed, but the number of the team is not large, and they generally do not participate in battles. "

[In any case, this will not be a good thing for me. 】

Morgan licked her lips, and she tentatively struck the golden sword in her heart, but all she got was silence: even though this matter involved a genuine Eldar god, the Emperor didn't seem to want to intervene. At least he doesn't want to come forward now, or even respond to his daughter's pleas.

This made Morgan even more uneasy.

The Emperor was silent.

He must be acting like a monster.

After all, this old guy hasn’t given her eye drops for a long time...

When he thought of this, the Lord of Avalon felt his teeth on one side aching.

[Rana, my child, don’t you have any good news to tell me? 】

"Of course, mother."

The prepared guard chief quickly pulled out a piece of good news from the pile of documents.

"It's still great news."

"According to the report from the shipyard, the second Queen of Glory-class battleship of the Legion has completed all the construction work. The sailors and officers are ready and can join the battle sequence of the main fleet at any time: now the only thing this ship needs is a new name, mother, a resounding title given by you."

[Ah...]

Morgan finally smiled.

[Very good... As for the name...]

For some reason, the Primarch felt that his other teeth began to ache.

[To be honest, Lana, in fact, during the Ullanor expedition, I asked the Emperor for the name of this new ship. I hope that the Lord of Mankind can give my second Queen of Glory-class battleship a more glorious start, and my father did fulfill my little wish. ]

"Really?"

Lana was a little excited: This is the name given by the Emperor himself!

"What is it called, mother?"

[Listen carefully. ]

Morgan sneered.

[Don't disbelieve it, my Lana. 】

【My father plans to name this brand new Queen of Glory-class battleship. 】

【Name it: Glory of Humanity. 】