Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The fuel is burning in the oil barrel, and the flames are burning from the tattered barrel. On the side, a worker wearing a stained coat leans against the burning fuel barrel, stretches out his hands, and reaches the flames with his ripped gloves. above.

There were other workers around him. They gathered around the oil drums and surrounded the street under the warm light. A light shone from a distance. The workers by the fire raised their heads and looked at the people coming from the road. Get on the passing vehicles and follow the movement of the people sitting in them with your eyes.

He was also sitting in the car, looking at the workers outside from behind the glass. Soon the worker next to the oil drum slid back and disappeared. Vito sat back on the chair and put one hand on the window. , looking at the Xiachao street outside at night.

The lights on both sides slid past his face. The car was driving on the empty streets. Most of the industrial areas on both sides had stopped working and closed. After nightfall, only a few factories continued to operate, accompanied by billowing smoke. The sound of hammers hammering in the workshop echoed through the streets.

Outside the car window, there were only some burning oil drums on the empty streets. Homeless people gathered around them to warm themselves up, absorbing the only bit of warmth in Terra's freezing night.

Vito had heard that since Guilliman launched the Indomitus Crusade, in order to meet the never-ending armament needs of the Imperial Army and feed the Empire's huge war engine, the production tasks of the entire Empire's factories have increased several times, and workers have been forced to continuously The work is more exhausting than before, and even this requires working in shifts to barely complete the task.

Many people died of exhaustion at their posts, and then the next person was replaced until that person also fell, and the cycle continued until that moment that would never come, when the expedition ended and peace returned.

Guilliman probably doesn't know all this, or rather, what's the use of knowing it? In order to preserve all mankind, win in this dark galaxy, or even just delay the arrival of one destruction after another, these sacrifices and losses are necessary and inevitable.

Vito knows this better than anyone else. He knows what the empire looks like today. It is a nightmare, far from what they once dreamed of. However, now, only by allowing this nightmare to continue can mankind survive. By the time dawn rises.

Many years ago, mankind's war was no longer about the dream of conquering the galaxy, no longer about exploring the never-ending frontier, but became about survival, nothing more, in order to survive until the sun rises tomorrow, After surviving that long midnight, until the sun appears again, the cycle begins again and again.

Guilliman wanted to use the Indomitus Crusade to remind his compatriots of the unity of the Great Crusade, for a wider territory, a future and a possible great war. But he was wrong. For many people, that dream was worthless. All they wanted was today's food rations and a shelter to stay at night.

And even this is difficult to maintain. As the Indomitable Expedition continues, the already scarce civilian supplies of the citizens of the empire are further reduced. Factories begin to produce armaments. The rations of the agricultural world are used to maintain the increasingly large number of soldiers. There may be only a little Changed, that is, the unemployment rate in the empire has been significantly improved.

Guilliman's officials forced all the homeless people in the hive into factories, letting them burn the last drop of blood and sweat for the empire's war engine. When night fell, outside these factories, everyone It's these slave workers who have been left alone.

Vito looked at the face outside the car window. It was a lifeless face, with no enthusiasm, no fighting spirit, and no imagination for the future. That face was more like a machine, a machine that started over and over again.

He looked at the factory outside the window, which towered over the tall towers that spewed flames. The billowing black smoke rose into the sky and headed towards the dark sky. Terra's starless sky appeared outside the car window. Even the moon was gone. The never-ending factory smoke filled the air, making the night darker.

Vito leaned against the car window. He looked at the street lights passing by on both sides. Soon they were swallowed up by the high wall. Vito looked forward, through the space between the driver's seats in the front row, and looked at the cars outside. The dark land illuminated by lamps, under the car lights, the concrete floor was eventually replaced by dry earth.

The car drove out of an arch between the high walls and passed under the raised barricade at the pass. A tall truck drove past Vito. He looked at the guard at the checkpoint at the door. He was carrying With a gun, he watched Vito pass by in the car with an expressionless face, and then returned to his small house under the high wall to watch the endless boring radio programs of the Empire.

It tells about the greatness of the empire, the victories in the expedition, and under the leadership of the great imperial regent and supreme marshal, mankind has achieved various victories, but Vito can see from his face that he has no idea at all. I don’t believe a word or a word said above.

The car drove out from under the hive city. They drove on the vast and barren land of Terra, surrounded by endless desert. From the towering buildings on the high walls of the hive city behind them, brightly colored lights shone around them. Light up this land of nothing.

Vito leaned on the chair in the back row and looked through the car window to the distant horizon, where another tall hive city was located. He pierced the surrounding darkness with his own light, and cast his light from those tall buildings. Shoot upwards towards this lifeless world.

Vito looked at the rear car mirror in the front row. On the mirror, the tall dome of the Palace of Terra shone in the light. The spotlights illuminated the statue standing on the vault of the palace. The angel held the A spear looked into the distance, and the face shining under the light lowered its head completely to look at the world below, just like everyone who went to the nest.

"Guilliman and the others should have arrived." Vito muttered in a low voice. Omega next to him glanced at him with his peripheral vision, then stepped over the front row of tables and chairs in front of him and looked between the two seats. The navigation map appears on the platform.

Dalatin was sitting in the front passenger seat. He also looked at the endless darkness ahead. Dust flew up from outside the glass, knocked on the car window, and transmitted a faint scratching sound into the car.

The driver held the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator while driving in the darkness. Everything around him gradually began to become blurry. The lights of the nest city were gradually left behind. Only the long-abandoned intercity highway ground in front of him remained. Revealed under the lights, the yellow vertical strips on the road kept sliding backwards.

Vito looked at the darkness outside the car window. The lights of the hive city in the distance were still twinkling in the night. Their tall buildings were like stars twinkling in the night, but suddenly, those stars disappeared.

The driver turned the steering wheel suddenly, and the green light on the navigation map shone on his elbow, and the shadow of the arm was cast on Vito's face. He looked at the driver's movements. He was driving the car, He quickly turned to the side and drove off the highway.

The car drove down between the two roadblocks, and the truck behind it also drove down. The changes on the ground were quickly felt physically. The smooth road surface was replaced by uneven wasteland, making the whole car feel... Bumping up and down non-stop.

But fortunately, soon Vito no longer needed to swing up and down with the wheels. It stopped. The driver stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel, and stopped the car under a light, outside the window. A dazzling white light shone in. Vito leaned on the back of the car, squinted his eyes and raised his hand to block the dazzling light.

But he could see several clear figures under the light. They were standing under the bright car lights. In front of the tall truck, there were several figures holding guns. Their backs were to the light, making it difficult to see them clearly. s face.

Dalatin, who was in the front row, opened the car door and walked out. He closed the door with his back and walked into the light. Soon, a person in the dazzling car lights also walked up. The two of them looked at the car lights and the truck lights. Stopped in the middle.

Then the headlights of the car came on, and Vito could barely see what the man was wearing. He was wearing a loose gray robe, with a chain hanging on his chest, and hanging on it were four badges, a bull's head, a sheep's horn and other elements. badge.

"Did you bring the goods we asked for?" the man asked, and Daraddin shook his head, "No, unfortunately, no, there was some accident. They were blown up into the sky."

"Damn it! You promised us, without those things, how can we do anything on the Emperor's Ascension Day?" The man in gray robes shouted loudly, and the broad sleeves of his robes swung under the car lights, making them particularly conspicuous.

"I need the ion torpedo warhead in it. Ordinary bombs alone can't blow up the rostrum. How do you want me to blow those bastards into the sky? Not to mention, there is a original body!"

Primarch? It seemed like they knew Guilliman was back on Terra, presumably from their hive accomplices, and the Emperor's Ascension Day, damn, if he hadn't mentioned it, Vitor would have forgotten that the Emperor would be here in a few days It’s Ascension Day.

Guilliman will definitely appear in the outer palace of the palace, ascend to the high platform of the celebration, and give a speech to the residents of all Terra. Vito can probably guess the content, which is nothing more than promoting the new victory achieved by the expedition and praising the victory of reason. Too superstitious, but this year, besides these boring things, there are other heavy contents.

For example, the return of Sanguinius. Once this news is released, it will definitely attract many pilgrims and a large number of residents of Terra to participate in the celebration. The Ministry of Justice will definitely be busier than ever, and considering the law enforcement performance demonstrated by the Ministry of Justice before, Due to the situation, Vito had reason to believe that they could not deal with the heretics and traitors among them.

They would take advantage of this opportunity, with two loyal Primarchs present at the same time, as well as the presence of all high-ranking Imperial officials and members of important departments, to detonate the torpedo warhead and deliver a fatal blow to the heart of the Empire.

But what Vito was curious about was why he would let himself sit in the car and watch them make this deal with his own eyes? Keep yourself informed of their plans?

"We will solve it. You will get the torpedo warhead you want, and we will also get the things we want to give to others." Under the illumination of the car lights, Daladdin obviously raised his hand to appease the gray-robed man. Guy, and he had his hands on his waist, looking very annoyed and angry.

"It's best this way, you unbelieving guy, this is the best opportunity. The gods will not allow us to miss it." "Neither will my superiors, so we will solve it. To the east, there is a A batch of military equipment will be shipped out today, including torpedoes. "Armaments? Are you sure the officer in charge will let us take away that much equipment?"

Dalatin nodded, and the shadow behind his head shot in from a distance, shining on Vito's face. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and he listened to their conversation, tapping his fingers lightly on his knees.

He looked at the guy in gray robe. His face was blurry in the light as he looked at Daladin. The latter raised his hand and signaled, "There are a lot of armaments to be shipped out. Let's take some away without causing any trouble." Pay attention, and I know the commander there tonight, and I will convince him."

The man in gray robe was silent for a moment. He crossed his arms and seemed to be struggling. He turned to look at the truck behind him, and quickly turned his eyes back from the light of the car lights. "Okay, I have to get it anyway." It doesn’t matter where you got it from.”

"Very good, then follow my car and we can resolve this quickly. This matter won't drag on for too long." "As you said, let's go and lead the way."

After saying that, they separated. The man in gray robe returned to the other end of the car light, his figure gradually blurred in the light, and Dalatin came back. He opened the door and sat in. When he got in, he and the back seat Vito looked at each other briefly, but in the end he sat down, patted the driver on the shoulder and told him to go to the airport.

Vito and Omega looked at each other, then let out a long breath, "It looks like this mess is bigger than I thought."

He smiled and crossed his legs, put his hands on his abdomen, and leaned on the back of the chair. "Remember to remind the big blueberry later that he owes his second uncle a big favor to me."