Chapter 701 The Lost World
Duanmu Huai stood on the bridge, staring at the river of webway flowing in front of him, tapping his fingers gently on the seat. The emergence of Typhons, Mortarion, and the Chaos Space Marines is like a prelude to the eternal war between Chaos and Order, evil gods and humans in this universe.
But he was always a little uneasy in his heart. Of course, this nervousness was normal, because this time they were going to a forging world... Wait, is it really a forging world? Why Forge World?
Suddenly, such a question emerged in Duanmuhuai's mind. There are so many worlds, why is the Forging World the one that survives? He can understand it better if it is the Garden World, but in the Forge World... can those hive cities that produce machinery and equipment really exist for more than tens of thousands of years?
Duanmuhuai was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then looked at Hitomi again.
"Hitomi, continue to overlook the sea of souls. What have you discovered? Lani, assist her."
"Okay."
The Astropath began to meditate again, while Lani stood next to Hitomi, and then she was stunned for a moment.
"Huh?"
"What's wrong?"
Sensing Lani's tone, Duanmu Huai also frowned.
"There is some kind of existence that distorts the colors of this starry sky. Please wait... Hitomi, concentrate."
As she spoke, Lani reached out her hand and pressed it on Hitomi's shoulder. Then the endless starry sky spread out behind her, and Hitomi's thin body began to tremble, and then beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.
"I...I...Lord Lani, Lord Judge..."
"Concentrate, Hitomi, and don't lose your will and spirit."
Duanmuhuai didn't know what Lani and Tong were doing, but it was obvious that something was not right about the situation in front of him. He also hurriedly waved his hand to signal the fleet to slow down. It was obvious that Hitomi did feel something, but judging from her appearance, it didn't seem to be a good thing.
After a moment, two of Lani's hands suddenly raised, and dazzling starlight emerged from her hands, shrouding Hitomi's body, and the astropath's body softened and collapsed to the ground.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Lord Judge."
Hitomi, bathed in the starlight, looked like a poor abandoned puppy at the moment.
"I, I..."
"Calm down, what happened? Be straightforward."
"The starry sky... blinded my perception and misled everything I saw."
"So, the signal for help does not exist?"
Duanmu Huai frowned, while Tong shook his head.
"No, the call for help exists, but it doesn't come from that forging planet. It comes from another completely different message. I can feel the destructive, bloody and terrifying breath coming from that galaxy... Lord Judge, please forgive me for almost A foolish act that led the fleet into a place of no return..."
"So what you are saying is that the distress signal exists, but it does not come from the original forging world. It is just disguised as a distress signal from the forging world, trying to mislead us to another galaxy?"
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Hitomi remained silent, nodded, and knelt down.
"I'm sorry, Lord Judge, I am not capable enough..."
"It's not your fault. I can guess what kind of trick this is. It's not surprising that you would be fooled. Fortunately, Lani is here..."
Duanmu Huai didn't get angry because of this. He only had an astropath like Tong, and Tong's ability could only be barely developed. Although Duanmu Huai can use psychic powers, he is not an astropath. He can only rely on the rules of the Tribunal to restrict Tong's actions, but he cannot guide Tong on how to use his astropath ability.
Those evil gods were all experienced in the subspace for who knows how many years, so it was normal for Hitomi not to be able to see through their machinations.
"So now, you have captured the original signal?"
"Yes, Lord Inquisitor."
Hitomi lowered her head.
"The signal came from a system called Istvan. Its star No. 3 sent a request for help, claiming that the imperial governor had rebelled and requested fleet support..."
"So, this is a rebellion, not an alien invasion."
Duanmu Huai said this and frowned. For some reason, he always felt that the name Istvan Galaxy seemed familiar to him, as if he had heard it somewhere. "...Want to move on? Master?"
Looking at Duanmuhuai who fell into silence, Ojis asked, and Duanmuhuai waved his hand.
"Wait a minute, I always feel that this galaxy sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
Duanmu Huai began to think about his memories, first the dungeons he had experienced, and then some familiar worlds in the game. However, he could not find the name, but he was really familiar with the name, as if he had been in something before. I have indeed heard of this name, and I feel that this galaxy is still very important.
Hmm...not the Eye of Terror, nor the Five Hundred Worlds, nor Terra... Istvan, Istvan...rebellion...huh?
At this moment, a piece of information passed through Duanmu Huai's thoughts like lightning, and he immediately recalled it.
The Horus Heresy!
The source of this rebellion, which destroyed the entire empire and was launched by the warmaster of the Great Crusade led by the primarch gene appointed by the emperor, was Istvan III! According to historical records and player research, Horus used the excuse of Istvan's rebellion to summon a large number of Primarch Legions to counter the rebellion, but this was just an excuse. Istvan's rebellion was a bait to purge those Space Marines who were still loyal to the Empire and the Emperor. Horus used Istvan's purge to clear out all the opposition forces in his legion, and began The first step in a counterattack against Terra and a war of treachery against the Emperor.
Of course, from a purely personal perspective, Duanmu Huai can understand why Horus rebelled. Facts have proved that the emperor is really a fool. Alas, Duanmuhuai was watching the show right next to him.
This is like the change of dynasties in history. Horus will step into the Sacred Palace of Terra under the petals, then come to the main hall, smash the emperor's dog head with a hammer, and then declare that he will inherit the throne.
Well, is there a problem?
No problem at all.
In fact, from a political standpoint, it was very reasonable for Horus to want to rebel. He accepted the title of Warmaster given by the Emperor and continued to assume the role of commander of the Great Expedition. However, Terra did not become Horus's backing. , the Terran Council took away much of the Warmaster's political power, much to Horus' irritation.
This was normal. The Great Crusade had not yet ended. Logically speaking, since Horus wanted to continue the Great Crusade, he naturally needed all political and military command authority. However, upon returning to Terra, the Emperor stripped Horus of most of his political rights and handed him over to the Terran Council. The result was that Horus was going to conquer the planet in the Great Crusade, but later the Terran Council came to hold him back.
In an example of how stupid the Terran Council was, Horus led an expedition that conquered countless worlds and brought them under the glory of the Imperium. Logically speaking, the next step is to appease the people of these obedient planets so that they can live a relatively normal life. In this way, most of the planets will not rebel, but will obediently bathe in the glory of the empire.
But the Council of Terra didn't think so. After Horus knocked down the planet, they sent an army of tax collectors to conquer the planet and collect taxes, and they imposed heavy taxes.
No matter which planet you choose, you can't tolerate this. So many people just died, and you finally chose to surrender. But then you imposed heavy taxes on us. Didn't this force us to rebel?
If you rebel, you will die, if you don't rebel, you will die, so why not rebel?
As a result, many planets that the Space Marines finally defeated rebelled again, forcing the expeditionary force to stop and return to quell the rebellion.
Horus was so angry that he couldn't help it. He also complained to Prime Minister Malcador and the Emperor, but it was useless.
Proving once again that the Emperor, besides living a long time, is really a fool. You have to wait until the end of the Great Crusade before the Great Crusade is over. You are busy trying to reduce the political power of the Space Marines and the expeditionary force. Your stupidity is comparable to that of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. You are simply an idiot in the same line.
Macado might just be Qin Hui's character.
In fact, from a historical point of view, the two of them are similar to the pair of idiot emperor's ministers who hurriedly started killing Yue Fei and reducing his military power before they defeated the Jin soldiers.
Therefore, it was completely normal for Horus to rebel and mutiny. Besides, the general trend of the world will inevitably divide and reunite after a long time. The emperor, a mentally retarded person, has ruled the human empire for so long. It is time for him to come to an end. If Horus really chose to raise the flag of rebellion simply because of this, Duanmu Huai would not stop him at all. .
The premise is that he doesn't get seduced by a stupid sword or a few twisted idiot evil gods.
Yes, that's the reason. If you want to imitate Yang Guang or Li Shimin, it is normal to kill his father and brother to seize the throne. History is a cycle. The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. What is so difficult to understand? There are many similar emperors in history, and there are also a few who have been famous throughout the ages.
But the problem is, you can't fucking collude with the evil god.
You want the throne, you want to seize power, you want revenge, that's okay. But if you turn around and get together with the Turks, Jin people, and Mongols, the nature will change.
Therefore, when Horus and the evil god were struggling with each other, he could not be regarded as the second to Li Shimin, but could only be regarded as Wu Sangui, the traitor who allowed the Qing army to enter the pass. Even if there are ten thousand reasons, he can only end up like Wu Sangui.
Players' attitudes towards the Horus Heresy are basically clear. Horus's rebellion is inevitable, and Chaos Corruption has only accelerated the process. Even if Chaos does not corrode, it is only a matter of time before Horus is forced to rebel due to the cunning maneuvers of the Terran Council and the Emperor's mental retardation. Even if the Emperor builds the Webway, it will be useless. If the Webway can stop the Chaos Daemons, can you stop the rebels of Horus?
Horus is not a subspace creature.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes, who is in the position of Warmaster? There is a dangerous galactic world outside, and there is the Terran Council behind the scenes, causing rebellions everywhere and making life difficult for the people. How about shouting that the sky is dead and the sky is standing? One look at this Terra royal family is like a pill.
Of course, it might be better if Sanguinius is more charming, and he can convince MAX.
But now, what does it mean that this signal comes from the Istvan galaxy? Is this planning for history to repeat itself and another rebellion?
"Do you want to retreat?"
Seeing that Duanmuhuai didn't speak for a long time, Lani also asked, while Duanmuhuai shook his head.
"No, call the first fleet together, and let's go to Istvan to see what the hell is going on there."
You're playing tricks on me, right? Hey, if I'm in a hurry, I'll call Azathoth out for you to see who's the bigger one!
At worst, we'll die together, are you afraid?
(End of chapter)