Chapter 707 Lord of Five Hundred Worlds
There was once a vote among players, that is, if you traveled to the empire, who would you like to work under.
As a result, the thirteenth Primarch, Robert Guilliman, the Lord of Five Hundred Worlds, topped the list.
The reasons are as follows.
First of all, Guilliman is one of the rare Primarchs who grew up happily and happily, without the childhood shadows and flaws like other Primarchs.
Secondly, Guilliman's character is quite normal. Although he sometimes likes to speculate, he is generally considered to be a kind primarch with good governance skills and a very positive outlook on life. Unlike other Primarchs who were more or less the result of inheriting the Emperor's pathological flaws.
For example, Mortarion grew up on a poisonous planet, so most of the soldiers in his legion followed Mortarion's example and made themselves smelly, and often drank poisonous wastewater to prove their love for Mortarion. Talion's loyalty.
Or maybe Angron had a machine installed in his brain when he was a child, causing a mental breakdown and feeling pain all the time. So after he took charge of the legion, his subordinates also installed similar gadgets to show their loyalty.
No normal person would be willing to go to this kind of army even if they were willing to die. What a lunatic!
To be honest, out of the eighteen legions, Guilliman's Ultramarines legion is the most normal in the eyes of ordinary people, and the others are not normal.
The Dark Angels are like Riddlers. They can't speak without babbling away. Listening to their chatter makes your head hurt.
The Emperor's Son dresses himself up like a peacock all day long, and is full of serious narcissistic tendencies.
The Iron Warriors are simply an army dedicated to social animals. They do the most tiring work, work the most overtime, get the most severe beatings, and get the least money, but your boss still looks down upon you.
The White Scars are either racing, on the road to racing, or still on the road to racing.
The Space Wolf is truly a husky mad dog, biting anyone he catches on the Emperor's command.
The Imperial Fists were rigid and rigid, with heads stronger than the marble beneath Terra's palace.
The Night Lord is simply a dark version of Batman, killing and transgressing everywhere in the name of justice and order.
The Blood Angels were usually normal, but after the black rage broke out, they disowned each other.
The Hands of Steel admire the weakness of flesh and blood and the ascension of machinery. They wish they could replace their whole body with parts like the Cult Mechanicus.
The World-Destroyer always stuffs some messy things into his mind to experience the same pain as the original body and express his loyalty.
The Death Guard were so smelly that it made one wonder if they had never taken a shower since putting on their armor.
The Thousand Sons' nature is still good, but they are helpless if they are paired with a Primarch who can't do anything and whose life summary is failure.
The problem of the Luna Wolves is the same as that of the Thousand Sons. If they follow the wrong boss, it will be useless no matter how hard the people below them work. Just look at poor Loken.
Needless to say, the Word Bearers are a bunch of crazy believers who need to be shot a hundred times by the Inquisition.
Salamanders are hardworking and kind-hearted. The only drawback is that their skin is too dark...
The tragedy of the Raven Guard is that their boss and immediate boss always writes some extremely melancholy poems, so that the entire legion is affected by EMO...
Alpha Legion......No one knows what they are, they just know that everyone is Alpha.
In comparison, the Thirteenth Legion led by Guilliman is indeed an outlier - the standard answer to the profound question of whether a normal person among a group of psychopaths can be considered a normal person.
Therefore, Guilliman is not very popular among the original bodies, which is actually understandable. Most of the others either have childhood shadows, are physically disabled, or are not recognized. But along the way, Guilliman grew up in a noble family and lived a happy life. Even though his adoptive father was assassinated, he himself didn't have much to do. Later, when the emperor came, he followed him away, and like the others, he was either forced to be taken away, or was beaten severely.
To put it simply, it's like being in a mixed class, and suddenly a good student with both good character and academic performance appears, but the others don't like him.
But to ordinary people, a Primarch like Guilliman is truly a model of a Primarch. He loves his people like a son, is kind-hearted, and is so capable that players ridicule him——As long as the Emperor has Guilliman Even if Man was half the empire, the empire would not be like this.
This shows that the emperor really does not understand people's hearts.
Of course, Guilliman is not without his weaknesses, that is, as a good student, his combat capabilities are a bit weak compared to other Primarchs who were born as gangsters. He was basically beaten violently, and in the end he was beaten to a standstill. The cabin went to rescue...
Although one-on-one combat is not possible, the collective combat capability of the Ultramarines is really strong. There is a saying that goes well: if you learn how to operate, the rest will be A - Guilliman's Ultramarines are like this. The best expression.
The Ultramarines are five hundred worlds of explosive troops, explosive troops, explosive troops, and then A passes. In the face of absolute numbers, everything is like a chicken and a dog, and the Ultramarines Legion is also the largest among the eighteen legions.
However, Grandpa Lan’s one-on-one performance is really not good (laughs). It’s basically the type where you challenge someone and get beaten up by the other person.
Even two against one can be counter-killed.
It once again proves that the poor practical ability of Sanhao students is not a stereotype…………
However, even such a good man was stunned on the spot after hearing the news brought by Loken and other Space Marines.
"I just can't believe it."
Guilliman, who stood in front of Duanmu Huai and others, was a space warrior whose body was almost the same as that of ordinary people. His appearance was ordinary, but he had an ordinary handsomeness, just like the temperament of the monarch on ancient silver coins. He was different. The ceremonial dagger-like Fulgrim is also different from the angelic Sanguinius, but he has amazing magnanimity and honesty.
This is what Duanmuhuai likes most about Guilliman. Most of the other Primarchs do not regard mortals as human beings. They believe that they are fighting for the Emperor, and the Empire is the Emperor's Empire. As for those mortals, in their It seems pointless. To be honest, even if the Emperor ruled not a group of humans but a group of lizards, these primarchs would not care about such a trivial matter.
But Guilliman doesn't think so. He respects the will of mortals, recognizes their greatness, and at the same time learns from their excellence.
However, at this moment, the Primarch also showed a shocked, even shocked expression. Not only him, but also the Ultramarines around him had the same feeling - if this was just Loken, Tavi If this is one-sided or Garro's one-sided statement, then they still won't believe it. However, there were so many Space Marines on the Eisenstein, their tired bodies, their armor that had experienced artillery fire, and those battlefield videos - they had witnessed with their own eyes how the Deather and his original body treated these soldiers. who launched the attack, and how they escaped.
Of course, this also includes…………
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Duanmuhuai with complicated expressions. They saw how Duanmuhuai beat Angron violently and killed him. It must be said that this scene was so shocking that Guilliman could not calm down for a long time. , the death of a Primarch had been unthinkable before, but now they saw it.
Likewise, the betrayal of a Primarch was unthinkable, and they saw it too.
"This... is just one-sided words from you."
Soon, an Ultramarines captain swallowed a mouthful of saliva, stared at everyone and spoke.
"We did see your battle with the Worldbreakers, but this does not mean that they are traitors. And strictly speaking, aren't you who were surrounded and suppressed by the Primarch more like traitors who disobeyed orders?"
"You..."
Luoken wanted to say something, but was stopped by Duanmu Huai.
"Indeed, the evidence has two sides. We don't deny that maybe we are the traitors. This battlefield video is real, and we are just trying to use this route to induce you to become the wrong traitor, so that your brothers can become brothers. ”
Duanmu Huai spread his hands.
"Look, it's a very reasonable analysis."
It was Guilliman who allowed Duanmuhuai to talk to him so calmly. If it were a primarch like Ryan or Dorn, Duanmuhuai would have ridiculed him without saying a word.
Whether you want to hear it or not is none of my business.
"However, you want evidence, and I happen to have evidence."
Fortunately for Duanmuhuai, he really had evidence. "Do you have evidence?"
Guilliman stared at Duanmuhuai, his eyes were enough to make any mortal tremble, but Duanmuhuai didn't care.
"Of course, or you will see it soon... But before that, Mr. Guilliman, I would like to ask you, has the Word Bearer arrived?"
“How do you know…………”
Hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Guilliman was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly thought of something.
"Wait, you mean..."
"The Word Bearers were the first among all the legions to betray the Emperor and join the banner of the Chaos God. Erebus was also the mastermind behind the betrayal of Horus. Do you think they were ordered to come here this time to mend the evil spirit of Chaos?" The relationship between the speaker and the Ultramarines, but..."
After saying this, Duanmuhuai sneered.
"...But that is not the case. For the Word Bearers, they are here for revenge. I think you yourself understand the reason."
"………………"
Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Guilliman's expression was a little complicated. As Duanmuhuai said, the relationship between the Ultramarines and the Word Bearers was not good. The reason was very simple. The Word Bearers fanatically promoted the idea that the Emperor would become a god. Faith, this angered the Emperor, so the Emperor ordered the Ultramarines to destroy the Word Bearers' homeworld. Although Guilliman was unwilling to do such a thing, he still acted according to the order and destroyed the Word Bearers' homeworld. The perfect city.
In fact, after players studied this period of history, they all suspected that the Emperor was deliberately causing trouble, because generally such dirty work is left to space huskies. For example, when Magnus rebelled, the space huskies were burned. The other party's home planet, in fact, this kind of work has always been the house demolition that Huskies are best at.
So logically speaking, if the Emperor wants to do this kind of thing, there is no need to specially send the Ultramarines and let the Huskies demolish the house.
As for why the Emperor did this, the players concluded that the Emperor most likely had Alzheimer's disease.
Looking at Guilliman, Duanmu Huai's expression was calm. The most heartbreaking loss during the Horus Heresy was the Word Bearers' attack on the Five Hundred Worlds.
In terms of frontal combat effectiveness, none of the ten Word Bearers were a match for the Ultramarines, so these shameless brats played dirty tricks. They secretly destroyed the defense system of Five Hundred Worlds, and then launched a surprise attack on the Ultramarines Legion. At that time, the Ultramarines' warships were all docked at the port and were not activated at all. As a result, the Word Bearers were caught off guard by deliberate calculations but not by accident.
The Ultramarines even held a banquet to welcome the Word Bearers, but during the banquet the Word Bearers suddenly took action and killed the Ultramarines who greeted them.
At first, the Ultramarines didn't know who suddenly opened fire. Guilliman also thought it was a misunderstanding. He also felt that the hatred between the Ultramarines and the Word Bearers was too deep, which led to some misunderstandings between the two sides. Therefore, in the early stages of the battle, Guilliman was still patient and patient, and tried to communicate with Lorgar to find out, but was ridiculed by the other party.
By the time Guilliman reacted, Five Hundred Worlds had already been plunged into a fire of destruction.
"The Word Bearers are well prepared. They will use the supply ship Bell Tower to directly hit your orbital outpost. The docked Word Bearers warships will fire on your warships and ruthlessly destroy your warships. And you The Ultramarines sent to meet the Word Bearers will also be killed by them in the banquet hall. You will think that this is just a misunderstanding. This may just be a larger-scale conflict, but in the end the facts will tell you that this is a war. , the war between the Word Bearers and the Ultramarines ”
"…………You know a lot."
Guilliman stared at Duanmuhuai and said calmly.
"I know more. I can even guess that now the Emperor has sat on the golden toilet, and I'm afraid he will never get down again. Even if you contact Terra now, you will not be able to see the Emperor. If you want Ask me what the golden toilet is. I suggest you go to the emperor to find out in person after everything is over. I am very interested in what reasons he will make up to explain this problem."
Duanmuhuai's obvious disrespect for the emperor made many ultramarines quite angry, but Duanmuhuai didn't care, and Guilliman just stared at Duanmuhuai, thinking silently, and finally, he slowly said .
"So you are accusing my brothers, Lorgar, Horus, Fulgrim, Mortarion and Angron of betraying the Emperor and succumbing to some strange... The evil god’s men?”
"This is not an accusation, it's a statement. If you want proof, it's simple, don't do anything, and then watch those Word Bearers dancing around on your planet, using the flesh and blood of your people to draw talismans, and then you can See those things that the Imperial Truth regards as nonsense and illusion.”
"Who are you? The Empire does not have an organization called the Tribunal."
"I said, the Inquisition has something to do with the Empire, but it has nothing to do with the Emperor. In addition, we don't care about the Emperor's life or death. All we care about is protecting humanity - protecting them from aliens, heretics and demons. ”
Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
"I don't expect you to believe it. I just said what I should say. I have given you a warning, Robert Guilliman. Next, whether you want to believe me or not is your freedom. You also You can go to Lorgar for confirmation and ask him, 'Have you surrendered to those disgusting, snot-nosed, obscene beings in the subspace? "At your feet," this is your freedom. The Tribunal does not care or interfere, but I want to tell you that as long as Lorgar dares to appear here, our Tribunal will do everything possible to kill him, and I will hammer him to death with my own hands. This servant of the evil god smashed his head into pieces like he had killed Angron."
"Then, will you kill me too?"
"Of course I will if you degenerate into a Chaos lackey."
Faced with Guilliman's inquiry, Duanmu Huai answered almost without hesitation.
"I hope you won't."
“……………………”
The air became tense for a moment, and both sides stared at each other. The Ultramarines clenched their weapons, and Garro and others also looked at Duanmu Huai nervously.
After a moment, Guilliman stared at Duanmuhuai, but he opened his mouth and issued an order.
"Marius."
"Yes, my lord."
"Go and check where the Bell Tower is currently."
"Yes."
A Space Marine stepped out at the command and returned a moment later.
"The Bell Tower is currently loading at apogee on the planet Tammus."
"Contact them and ask about the Bell Tower number."
"Yes."
Marius was silent for a moment, then showed a confused expression.
"What's wrong?"
"There is no response, it may be space turbulence, or it may be some kind of interference..."
"I suggest you go and see for yourself. If you don't mind, the Inquisition is willing to accompany you."
Of course Duanmuhuai could guess what happened there. Because in the player's era, this battle report has been preserved and is known to everyone——How can I put it, Guilliman's rigorous style is indeed useful. It is precisely because of his battle report record that the player is very I clearly learned what happened in the Five Hundred Worlds.
Unlike other Primarchs, it is terrible to have to deal with a pile of wreckage in the end.
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Guilliman glanced at him. His eyes were a little complicated. Duanmuhuai could tell that Guilliman seemed to be eager to make a decision, but he didn't expect to see the consequences of this decision. Unfortunately, it seemed that he had no time to hesitate now. .
"Go to the apogee of Tammus and see what's going on there."
Then, he opened his mouth and gave the order.
(End of chapter)