mtl008 Chapter 145: The End of the Empire's History
Chapter 145: The End of the Empire's History
"Yes, it should be that thing."
Lin Heng listened to the words of the Grey Knight and thought that his guess was correct. A random hammer could teleport him to such a long distance.
This is just one of the Primarchs. How powerful would the Empire be when the eighteen were in their prime?
And what kind of huge and unshakable existence would the subspace be that could cause the empire to fall apart?
The more Lin Heng understands the world, the more confused he feels. Life is so difficult.
"Can you tell me about the history of the Empire? There isn't even a legal department in remote places. I only know this from other planets."
The three Grey Knights stood up and signaled that Lin Heng would be handed over to the Inquisitor while they went to carry out their daily combat training.
After nodding and sending the three away, Belvis sighed and began to tell Lin Heng about the history of the empire.
“It is impossible to understand an era that is too long ago. As far as I know, the empire’s most glorious era was ten thousand years ago, and the darkest era was also at that time.
In Terra M28, the Emperor conquered Terra and established the First Empire.
If Lin Heng hadn't been tied up, he would have jumped up right now. M28? Who told me it was M42 now?
So the emperor actually lived for more than 10,000 years! If this isn't a god, then what is it?
“A lot of things happened afterwards, but most of them were kept secret, so basically no one knew about it.
But being an Inquisitor does have some advantages: it allows you to access the most secret corners of the world.
The following period was the Empire's most glorious era of the Great Crusade, when the Primarchs gradually formed their own legions and established a territory for the Empire stretching across trillions of light years.
And in M31...the empire was in turmoil, and the heartbreaking era of great rebellion began.
Horus Lupercal, the Primarch of the Sixteenth Legion, one of the Primarchs, was bewitched by the evil god of the Warp.
Tell me, is he the warmaster in your mind?
He led several other Primarchs and the opposing legions to challenge the Empire and the great Emperor.
I won't talk about the process, I'll just talk about the result. Except for Horus and Conrad Curze of the 8th Midnight Lords Legion, the rest of the rebels all fell into the arms of the evil god of the warp.
They are Fulgrim of the 3rd Emperor's Children Legion, Perturabo of the 4th Iron Warriors Legion, and Angron of the 12th World Eaters Legion.
Mortarion of the 14th Death Guard Legion, Magnus the Red of the 15th Thousand Sons Legion, and Lorgar Aurelion of the 17th Word Bearers Legion.
Plus the last of the 20th Alpha Legion, Alpharius."
Lin Heng was dumbfounded. Nine primarchs rebelled against the empire at once. Without so much combat power, the empire was still able to survive until now. Lin Heng had to admire this wealthy family background.
"Then there are eleven more. Apart from Vulkan, who I know, there is also that...Guilliman. Where are the remaining nine?
And the numbers don't add up, there are eighteen Primarchs, so how come there are twenty extra legions?"
Belvis stood up and looked at the sea of stars outside the window, his tone full of loneliness.
“These are not situations you can understand, not even me.
The remaining nine Primarchs were either dead or alive, and they all disappeared from the galaxy due to various reasons. The war caused serious damage to the Emperor.
As a result, he was unable to leave the palace and could only recuperate. Without the Emperor's participation in the High Lords Council of Terra, the Empire began to experience its darkest period.
Beast Wars, Age of the Two Emperors, Age of Apostasy, Gothic War, Plague of Unbelief, Ultimatum War, Damocles Crusade.
There are too many, including the most tragic Black Crusade, the Fall of Cadia, which divided the territory of the Human Empire into two.
The ensuing Plague War and Leviathan Hive Fleet made the Empire's territory shaky. And these are just some of the major events, just..."
Lin Heng was speechless. The war that could make the Inquisitor who issued the Extermination Order sad, its scenes and duration were definitely beyond his imagination.
Lin Heng also wondered for no reason whether it was because Belvis knew too many tragedies that he became like this.
The destruction of three hive cities alone was enough to make him unacceptable. If the situation really came to a point where the stars collapsed and the galaxy was in turmoil, Lin Heng couldn't say whether he could hold on.
"Now you can understand us a little bit, right? Even a powerful Primarch can hardly resist the temptation of the Warp, so how can those mortals possibly hold on...
The extermination order is the last resort and will not be used lightly unless it is absolutely necessary. When I return to the Tribunal, someone will investigate me.
If they think I was wrong, I will be judged. But it is good to think that at least I can sleep in the Emperor's throne."
Belvis turned his head and looked at Lin Heng and said.
"But now that the crisis on Planet Aiur has been resolved, we can just spend some time cleaning out those chaotic creatures."
Pervis shook his head and said:
"Because Vulkan deserves it! Although I have only seen it in books, the great Regent Guilliman made me understand.
The era of the Primarchs has not faded away, they are still the Emperor's most outstanding creations! Their return will surely bring the Empire back to its glory!"
Lin Heng wanted to rub his temples, but found that he couldn't pull his hands free, so he could only keep breathing out.
The history was too far away, and it really gave him a headache to listen to it, and these were just a few words.
The battles he had experienced so far were enough to overwhelm him, even if he were to return to the battlefield on Mandakhan.
He still couldn't fight against so many orcs and still needed companions and helpers.
"I understand, but what I want to say is that no matter how strong one person is, he cannot fight against tens of thousands of enemy troops. Without the help of his companions, no one can escape death."
Lin Heng looked at Belvis and said.
The other party nodded and notified the crew to send him back to the medical station.
"Just stop here for now. You won't be able to digest any more you learn. When you recover, you can go to the Order's ship."
Lin Heng was then taken away by the crew and sent back to the medical room.
Not long after Lin Heng left, the gray knight wielding the halberd returned to the room.
"I've already sent out the message to the astropath. It will take several months for Terra to get the message, and a week for Moloch in the same star zone.
The fortune teller tried divination three times, but the results were very confusing, and each prediction was different, as if it was blocked." The Grey Knight said.
“His knowledge of the Empire can be said to be limited to what he has experienced, although this is not suitable for transformation.
But at least he still has resistance to the warp. Moreover, not everyone believes in the Emperor in the most firm state. "
The Grey Knight listened to Belvis' words and shook his head slightly.
"Watch your words, Your Excellency the Inquisitor."
"I understand. Before the transformation, I will try my best to instill in him the knowledge about the Empire and help him to walk on the right path and believe in the Emperor.
I'll leave the combat skills to you guys. Let Vulcan, who is known for his kindness, give the gift. I'm sure the other party will agree with his character."
The Grey Knight also agreed with Belvis' words:
"The warriors of the Salamanders are also well-known for their kindness among the Space Marines. Whenever they participate in a battle, they will defend mortals until the last moment.
I’m afraid this kind of humanity is not something you and I can possess…”
"Well...if Vulkan really comes back, it's hard to imagine how happy the Salamanders and other chapters will be."
"They will probably shed tears and protect the mortals."
"That's great, I could never do that..." Belvis said.
In the days that followed, Lin Heng focused on recuperating from his injuries. After this exchange, the relationship between him and the judge also eased.
From time to time, the other party came to explain the situation of the empire, and the weapons and equipment, and the various military structures were all easy to explain.
But once he got to the imperial department's various information processing tasks, Lin Heng was overwhelmed.
Hundreds of departments are stacked up one after another, and even in the Quartermaster Department, soldiers have to go through more than ten procedures to approve their applications for new guns.
Lin Heng was very puzzled by this. It had been 40,000 years, so why was artificial intelligence becoming more and more degraded?
But when Pervis warned him not to use any form of artificial intelligence.
Lin Heng probably guessed that there must have been some kind of artificial intelligence crisis in the history of the empire.
The story was similar to what he thought. During the M20 period, robots rebelled, which was called the Iron Man Crisis. Since then, the empire has strictly banned all forms of AI.
And the story is not over yet, Belvis also said that the subspace can produce electronic demons and even infect equipment protected by force fields, causing them to become products of chaos.
Although the electronic demon made Lin Heng a little distracted, he had seen machine spirits before, so he could accept electronic cricket fighting.
"Then...what's the personality of the machine soul of Revenge of Glory?" Lin Heng asked in a low voice, very curious.
Belvis suddenly changed his usual behavior, lowered his voice and bent over to say:
"Calm and a little paranoid, but this kind of personality allows him to stick to his principles and maintain his own identity when traveling through the warp."
Lin Heng looked at the "Empire Manual" in his hand and thought to himself, no wonder I always felt that the Empire's technology tree was a little crooked, it seems there is a reason for it.
But the galaxy is so vast that the empire cannot even manage all of its own planets. If there are any people who really develop AI, they are probably doing something big in secret.
"So if I say that the organic spirits are friendly to me, does that mean I have some special abilities?"
Belvis glanced up and down at Lin Heng, shook his head and said:
"It's hard to say. First, the more powerful a machine soul is, the more sensitive it is to the subspace, so when it sees a psyker, it will want to make contact.
The second type is not so good, maybe they want to have some influence on your body. Machine souls that are too powerful are also the targets of our judgment.
Do you think you are lucky? The first or the second? "
Although Lin Heng didn't want to admit it, he was alive and well now, which should be good.
"It's OK, at least not bad."
While the two were chatting, a strange symbol quietly appeared on the last page of the "Empire Handbook" in Lin Heng's pocket.
The light blue lines flowed for a moment and then quietly disappeared.
It was as if nothing had happened.