Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

Chapter 730 Final Solution - Thousand Sons

＋For the Thousand Sons Legion, it cannot be wiped out immediately. ＋

＋It will take some time. ＋

"Wait some time?"

＋When most people have gotten used to the absence of the Thousand Sons Legion: then they can disappear completely. ＋

After they temporarily solved or entrusted the problems inside and outside the palace, the Lord of Mankind and his most loyal Sigillite could finally return to the safe house they had prepared in advance just in case: the land of only a few dozen meters square was more reliable than the hundreds of Imperial Guards guarding outside.

Originally, this secret room that could shield the senses of any psychic was just a temporary idea of ​​the Emperor and the Sigillite to confirm the authenticity of the [Visitor from Outer Space] brought by the Wolf King: I'm afraid no one would have thought that the Emperor would be so weak when he returned here again.

After closing the main door made of special materials that could withstand orbital strikes, the Sigillite first made sure that only he and the Emperor were in the room, and then he sighed deeply, exhaling all the mental pressure brought to him by the Ruinstorm and the residual poison in his mind affected by the Warp.

Although he was the fourth... and now the third most powerful psyker in the galaxy, the Ruinstorm, which lasted only a few minutes, still dealt a heavy blow to the Sigillite: he could clearly feel that his meticulous thinking, which he was proud of and used to handle the logistics of the entire Great Crusade, seemed to have been irreparably damaged, which would undoubtedly affect his future administrative efficiency.

When he thought of the efficient assistants he had carefully selected and how many of them had been lost in the murder just now, Malcador felt a dull pain in his heart. He didn't know whether he should be sad or glad: glad that he at least didn't bring all his capable assistants to Nikaea.

At least half of Malcador's followers were left in Holy Terra and other places. With them as a foundation, they only needed to temporarily promote some candidates and reach new agreements with various power agencies of the Empire. Then, after the Emperor left, a new generation of Terra's government team could be established.

However, the rhythm was completely disrupted: what was originally supposed to be done next year must now be delayed until twenty years later.

In Malcador's original expectation, the penetration and control of the entire galaxy by Terra's power agencies was also doomed to fail: he would need at least ten to twenty years to barely stabilize the turmoil caused by Nikaea, and this period of time would be enough for the power of various Primarchs to grow in their fiefdoms.

By then, it would be an extremely difficult challenge for Terra to exert influence on these fiefdoms with solid foundations and gradually take back the power they had handed over: even the Sigillite, who was immersed in the way of power, had little confidence in this plan.

But it still had to be done.

There is no reason: Holy Terra is the central government of the Empire, and centralizing power from the local is the nature of every central government, or instinct, an instinct that does not require any reason.

Although it has become difficult.

After all, the Primarchs did not lose anything in the destruction of Nicaea.

Except for the unlucky Guilliman: his loss was only a little more than that of Makar.

The Sigillite could even imagine how Guilliman's anger would cause terrible secondary damage to the abandoned Nicaea Temple after listening to the report: the death of the hero alone was enough to make Guilliman have a stubborn negative impression of Terra.

I hope that Morgan and Horus, who were left by the Emperor, can join hands first and suppress the anger of the Macragge people in time: despite the loss of hundreds of people, there are at least thousands of Ultramarines wandering around outside, more than other legions combined, enough to become a potential destabilizing factor.

Of course, after leaving Nikaea, the entire Ultramar 500 Worlds will become a huge destabilizing factor: Guilliman cannot tolerate the death and injury of his offspring, and if his memory is wiped, his sensitive and thoughtful brain will associate more possibilities, causing more serious consequences.

It may lead to...

"Hiss..."

After only thinking for a moment, the rough pain interrupted the master's thoughts, making his brows tightly locked: Although he felt that he seemed to have missed something important, Malcador had to stop thinking about Guilliman and refocus all his attention on the Emperor.

The Emperor is talking to him.

+Don't worry, my friend. +

+You are still weak: Don't force yourself to think about anything now. +

Compared to more than ten minutes ago, the Lord of Humanity is in much better condition, but the weakness in his words still makes Malcador feel uncomfortable, even ominous: since the establishment of the Empire, the Emperor's power and deterrence have always been the most important cornerstone for promoting the great revival of human civilization.

And if the foundation is shaken, how long will the raging imperial feast last?

Malcador dare not think about this question, he can only walk to the side of the Emperor quickly.

"What about you: Are you better, Apocalypse?"

On the throne: He never thought that one day he would have to care about the health of the Lord of Humanity.

What's the difference between this and Mortarion instructing Morgan on how to study psychic energy?

+No problem. +

He is still so quiet.

+[It] showed no resistance and still maintained its instinctive actions, but despite this. Just the awareness of her existence was enough to have a profound impact on my psyche: before you and I forget about it again, we have to work out the rest of it. +

+ Just like before, discuss the solution to the problem first, write it on a piece of paper or a memo, then forget everything you shouldn’t remember, and let the future you and me solve the problem: we The rules have been followed for centuries, and this, my friend, is the surest way. +

"The price is that in some people's eyes you act like you're schizophrenic."

Malcador rubbed his temples, troubled by the [new knowledge] pouring into his mind: Whenever he witnesses these madnesses again, the Sealmaster will be grateful that he can meet the Emperor, and meet someone who can turn these things into reality. The knowledge that should exist is temporarily cleared from his mind by a strong man.

Otherwise, the once young and frivolous [descendant of the Seal Bearer] would not end up better than today's Magnus.

Speaking of Magnus, though…

"What are you going to do with him?"

+House arrest. +

The emperor's entire face was immersed in a shadow that was more solid than the night. In this windowless room, the thick curtains on the dome and the unlit lights made the Lord of Mankind a giant in the darkness, moving his hands and feet. The outline of the god appeared in the shadow, and under the golden laurel crown, the unhesitating orders sent shivers down the spine of the bearer.

But it was also kind of cool: after all, Magnus definitely deserved it.

"Imprisonment?"

Malcador nodded: He knew that it was unlikely that the Emperor would kill Magnus. It would be too uneconomical. In this case, a captivity with no end in sight was already a threat to the Primarch. , the most powerful execution result.

At least Malcador didn't think there was a problem.

"How should I arrange it?"

The Emperor was silent for a moment.

+Tell me first, how is the capture operation going by the Thousand Sons Legion?

"It's over."

The palm bearer responded.

"Jasaliko told me personally that every Thousand Sons soldier on Nikea has now been taken into a temporary prison, and a group of stubborn resisters have been executed, except Ali who has been following Morgan. Man……"

+ He doesn’t count. +

The Emperor shook his head.

+Morgan came to me and used her credibility to vouch for Ahriman: I have told the Imperial Army not to take Ahriman into custody for the time being. +

"Is he reliable?"

+For the time being, there is no problem. +

The Emperor rested his face on one hand: a sign, Malcador knew, of a secret struggle with something within him.

+ I have checked his soul. Although it is not perfect, it is at least far above the passing line I drew: after such a long period of differentiation and influence, Ahriman's soul has become the same as the Thousand Sons soldiers and even the horses. Gnus's soul was fundamentally different. +

+It is impossible for him to melt back. +

The palmer nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

+ Continuing, my friend: Are there more indicators of casualties in the arrest operation? +

"No."

Malcador was determined.

"For the time being, let's not mention the arrests of mortals who had close contact with the Thousand Sons Legion outside the palace: the arrest of Magnus's heirs alone caused almost no harm to the arresting team. Casualties, only a few soldiers were slightly injured."

+Really? +

The Emperor's voice rose and fell: this did not seem to satisfy him.

+Unknowingly, has the combat effectiveness of the Thousand Sons Legion degraded to this point? +

The Master of the Seal was silent. He knew the reason for the Emperor's strange emotional fluctuations: for the Lord of Mankind, the Fifteenth Legion was somewhat of a special force, and it had a history that the Emperor remembered. .

Back then, the first batch of warriors of the Thousand Sons Legion came from the Achaemenid Empire region on the Holy Mountain of Terra (today's Iranian Plateau), which was one of the earliest bases of the empire. The emperor's rule there was particularly long, so It also leaves more memories than other areas.

At the end of the Unification Wars, the Emperor himself visited the Achaemenid Empire, accompanied by a group of scientists. Every family that could contribute an Astartes warrior was visited one by one, and a thousand warriors worthy of transformation were hand-selected: these thousand people were the original Thousand Sons Legion.

With this history, the heirs of Magnus can naturally occupy a unique corner in the seemingly hard as iron, but sometimes extremely soft heart of the Lord of Mankind: this is why the Emperor has long been vaguely able to The reason why he realized that there was definitely something wrong with the 15th Legion but deliberately chose to turn a blind eye.

After all, this is the power he cultivated himself.

The same goes for Magnus.

But who would have thought that this kind of neglect out of weakness would cause a once glorious Legion of Astartes to end their mission in such a humiliating way: Nikaea will be the last stop of the Thousand Sons Legion, After this, in their long history, there will no longer be any name worth remembering by outsiders.

+ But they deserve it. +

The Emperor closed his eyes and looked as if he had taken a nap.

Then suddenly he spoke.

+Tell me, Malcador, has the Thousand Sons Legion really degenerated to this?

"That's part of the reason."

The palm bearer organized the language.

"According to the observations of the Custodes, the current combat quality of the Thousand Sons Legion is far from comparable to that of the Dark Angels and Dawnbreakers: Although Magnus brought almost all of his senior officers and champion swordsmen, almost no one can Resist for more than three rounds at the sword of the Dark Angels and Dawnbreaker veterans."

"But despite this, the main reason why the capture operation went so smoothly is because the Thousand Sons Legion was completely unprepared. Magnus only brought a few hundred people, and the number of capture troops was five times theirs. The Imperial Guard alone dispatched two thousand elite veterans."

"In addition, the impact of the Destruction Storm on the Thousand Sons Legion was also extremely serious. Even more serious than the Ultramarines: the descendants brought by Magnus were all psykers, and most of them were affected by the Destruction Storm. When the arresting troops rushed in, they even threw their own guns on the ground, so they were naturally unable to organize any resistance. "

"But the Forbidden Army believes that with the number of Thousand Sons Legion and the threat it presents, if it is a frontal attack, they will have to pay at least about 300 casualties: considering that the main force of the Thousand Sons Legion is still stationed at this time, Across the galaxy, the Tribunal of Jasaliko proposes that news of Nicaea be sealed off immediately.”

+ Do as he says. +

＋Also...＋

+Where is the main force of Qianzi now? +

"Most of them are in Prospero, and a few companies are out there alone."

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+What about Nicaea’s low-Earth orbit? +

"There is a medium-sized fleet with the Wan Zhang Ray as its flagship, and about five hundred Thousand Sons warriors are stationed above it. The Imperial Army has formulated a solid armed takeover plan. When Nikaea returns to the real universe, It can be executed immediately: when necessary, the Imperial Army's fleet and the Dark Angel's Indomitable Truth can fire at the same time to ensure that the Ten Thousand-foot Ray of Light will be shot down on Nicaea at the first possible moment."

+ Very good. +

The Emperor nodded.

+ Notify the Custodes to prepare, in addition to the Space Wolves, Dark Angels and Imperial Fists, Daybreak... +

The Lord of Mankind paused.

+ No, just these three legions. +

+ told them that as soon as the meeting of Nicaea ended, their fleet must go to Prospero and read out my order to the main force of the Thousand Sons Legion: requiring them to make the highest level of war preparations and bring Any weapons deemed necessary, I grant them the power to decide for themselves whether to use the Extermination Order against Prospero. +

+ From the moment the order is given, no Thousand Sons soldier is allowed to leave Prospero without permission, otherwise he will be regarded as a traitor, and all armed and civilian ships of Prospero must be surrendered , and destroy all spaceports. The power of external communication must be fully responsible for the imperial army. +

+ In addition, a trustworthy force will be drawn from each of the Custodes, Dark Angels and Space Wolves. They will serve as my inspectors and stationed on Prospero until I decide what to do with the Thousand Sons Legion: Anyone who dares to question the above orders will be executed and stripped of all honors and titles. +

+Finally: From the moment the order is issued, the entire Thousand Sons Legion must hand over all their gene seeds. If they want to carry out any large-scale military expansion operation, they must obtain an order approved by me personally. +

+For now...that's all. +

"Who are you going to send to lead the team?"

+ Waldo. +

The Emperor did not hesitate.

+ Jonson is too cold-blooded and Leman Russ is too indecisive. I do not intend to let Dorn himself participate in this operation: the point is to immediately deprive the entire Prospero of all space navigation capabilities and let the world It became a prison for the entire Thousand Sons Legion. +

+ Until I have time to deal with them. +

The emperor rubbed his brows, and his noble gesture at the end made Malcador a little confused.

"In the future?"

Malcador asked next.

"You know that no matter what, you will leave the Great Crusade immediately, and after leaving the power to me and Horus, neither of us is qualified to wipe out a legion: if the time is delayed further, it will inevitably Something new will happen to the Thousand Sons Legion."

+ I also want to cut through the chaos quickly: but I can’t stir up new chaos. +

The emperor was a little helpless.

+ No matter what, the complete annihilation of an Astartes Legion will have huge consequences that cannot be eradicated: I think it took us decades to completely solve the problem of the Eleventh Legion, but despite this, my The crazy scions are still using another method to destabilize the Great Crusade. +

+ And if we wipe out Magnus and the Thousand Sons Legion under his command without any preparation, then I am afraid that some of my heirs and subordinates will not be able to sleep well: such a bad influence, It takes almost several generations of mortals to dilute it, and what we lack most now is precisely time. +

+As for the Thousand Sons...+

When the emperor opened his eyes again, the cold light in his pupils made Malcador take a step back.

+ I plan to wait for a while. After thirty or forty years, when people gradually forget about Nicaea, the final execution of the Thousand Sons Legion can begin. +

+ The Fifteenth Legion will be divided into several hundred or smaller teams, and will be transported away from Prospero one by one, and will first go to the front line of the Great Crusade for a never-ending expedition of atonement: until the entire legion is completely gone, this way The process may last ten to twenty years, by which time my plan will be completed. +

"I see."

The Sealmaster nodded, feeling somewhat sad that the Astartes Legion was destined to perish like this.

＋In addition…＋

Unexpectedly, the Emperor was not finished yet.

He looked at Malcador.

+ Use your mouthpiece: Don’t make a grand announcement: use quiet words to plant an idea in everyone’s mind.

+ The losses suffered by everyone and all the forces on Nicaea were all due to the stupidity of the Thousand Sons Legion: Since you don’t want Guilliman and others to look at you with angry eyes, then let them look at the Thousand Sons Legion. Son, it can be regarded as their last use. +

"……clear."

Malcador lowered his head.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that the current emperor was far colder than usual.

Is it because of [its] influence?

"Then...what do you want to do with him?"

+Magnus? +

"Where are you going to be detained?"

+ No. +

The Emperor objected.

+Nikea is no longer safe: Terra is not safe either. Who knows what kind of hidden dangers Magnus has in his body? You deliberately spread more false news and listed hundreds of possible places of detention. +

"What about actually?"

+Betangamon: As a military town, it is safe enough, and no one doubts its connection with Magnus. Remember to transport some black stones from next to the Eye of Terror and place them on top of Betagamon's cell. Just in case, like this room we prepared for Nikaiah.

"Leave it to me."

The palmer breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then how do you announce it to the outside world: tell them directly that Magnus is imprisoned?"

+ No, he is recuperating: but the recuperation time is much longer than expected. +

"..."

"Then... you..."

+ No, Malcador. +

The Emperor laughed, knowing what more Malcador wanted to ask.

+I won't cure him. +

+1. Because of the lack of materials and technology, even I have no way to save the day. +

+2 because the big mistake Magnus made this time makes me no longer believe that he should act alone. House arrest under serious injury is a suitable status quo for him: and considering my final feelings for him arrangement, this will not interfere with his due role. +

+ is even more appropriate. +

+The only thing to do then is to ensure that he becomes pure again. +

"..."

Malcador said nothing.

His cold sweat was breaking down.

+Do you have anything else to ask? +

"Not for now, Emperor."

+ Very good. +

The Lord of Mankind nodded.

+ Then after I recover, you can help me call Morgan and Horus over. I have some new things to entrust to them. +

"Morgan and Horus?"

+That’s right. +

The Emperor paused.

+ What happened on Nicaea made me realize one thing: in front of our ultimate enemy, I am more easily disturbed than originally imagined. Therefore, I will put all my treasures on you and me. , is no longer wise. We have to try and put other eggs in different baskets. +

+Morgan is not to be fully trusted, but she is on the same page as me, so some fallbacks can be stored on her side: isn't she passionate about raising her own daughter? Perhaps her spare nursery could accommodate a new resident. +

+ As for Horus, there is no doubt about his loyalty to me, but his strength and mentality are somewhat unworthy of this loyalty: when facing people like Morgan and Magnus, Horus is in terms of strength. There is no advantage, and this will also affect his mentality. +

+ It’s time to eliminate this hidden danger. +

+So...

+ It is time to awaken the Warmaster's true power as a Primarch. +

"Psychic power?"

+That’s right. +

"I thought Horus' psychic powers..."

+ He certainly has potential, but it requires some small sacrifice: physical. +

"flesh?"

+Makado, my friend. +

+You still remember the story of Odin, right? +