Chapter 570: How did this matter transfer to ancient Terra folklore? -
"Speaking of which, is the Webway really the 'highway' in our cognition?"
Lami Zane said this from behind his desk. doubt.
Perturabo BC took the time to glance around and found that there was indeed work in front of him, but there was an open book on his left hand side. Judging from the color of paint smeared on the edge of the book cover and other clues, there was a sense of A bad premonition arose in the heart of the black and white plush tyrant.
“What else can it be if it’s not a road?” he shouted gruffly, while trying his best to signal Guilliman, who was sitting at the desk opposite, not to be distracted with his eyes - this was quite difficult, because they It has been discovered that what Guilliman is best at is advancing multiple threads at the same time.
So now Guilliman is contributing his own strength to his fourth brother's great cause of bringing order to order (this is his personal temporary understanding): he calculates all their import and export products, trade transportation, sorting and analysis of all known products within the same time period. The possibility of an attack by opposing forces, and how much possible production capacity the armory needs to allocate to advance the manufacture of a new generation of deep submersibles while maintaining a safe production line, etc. If placed elsewhere, hundreds or even thousands of the most advanced cogitators need to be activated at the same time. operation.
“Don’t forget, even the self-righteous plan of our ‘biological part-father’, who is now starting to become quite difficult to get back, included that he would build an additional building on Terra. The doors and passages are connected to the network channel system, making it a new mode of transportation in the future of mankind."
"Is that so?"
One is the voice from the Thirteenth Primarch , and the other came from Fulgrim Pallas. This young phoenix stayed here temporarily, while Fulgrim Ishtar and Ferrus Manus have returned to Medusa again— —Anyway, after they met with Lamizane to confirm his existence (of course, this was under the private operation of a certain librarian's border collie), they added the characteristics of the roaming port's neon lights to their ship's navigation, from the Hazy Star Field The route from the southwest border to here has become easier to walk.
Malkan Feros has led the clan fleet back and forth through this route twice. Now the Iron Hands' outposts and other facilities have been set up along the route, so the two men, who were not particularly far apart from each other, set off. Go back and prepare to quell the recent frequent greenskin and Eldar pirate problems, and also Yes, they had obtained from the Ironblood some radical solutions that would help cleanse the surface of Medusa of the legacy of Nurgle's invasion, and so, respectfully, they brought Fulgrim's clone, now known as Fulgrim, to the surface. Grim Pallas's young phoenix remained with Ramizane and Perturabo.
"Staying here is definitely good for your body... health, Pallas." That's what they said before leaving, because the Wandering Port obviously has more interesting and novel things than Medusa. There are many, such as parks, stadiums, arenas, war chess clubs, bars and casinos that he actually saw for the first time (he was refused entry because he did not meet the age limit), etc. Therefore, the young Phoenix asked his two adoptive brothers to leave him in There are no random thoughts or other opinions in the approach here.
Oh, the Emperor's Children who were brought here by Angron Petra from Isstvaan III have quite different opinions on this. The main point is that this Fulgrim Mu doesn't remember what he did to them, and about it and the other two that may still exist now What does Fulgrim think, but so far no one has dared to ask similar questions to their very young father face to face - all of them seem to be very overthinking, except for Lucius who still laughs and walks through the streets every day. Alley heroes save beauties or save cats and dogs.
His sense of relaxation deeply impressed his former brothers, but no one knew that Lucius was not afraid or could see it, he just didn't think of this problem at all.
Of course, the Destiny Steel system does not support idlers. This is a rule set by the great black-and-white plush devil from the beginning that even Lamizane must abide by.
So now on the Iron Warriors flagship, this beautiful but full of official documents that have been processed but have not been moved away. The Primarch-specific Chapter Master's office presents an atmosphere that will make any member of the Empire who is familiar with the history of the Horus Heresy feel refreshed when he walks in. A chaotic scene:
The original hall in the middle of the office The imperial table has been temporarily removed, and now a comfortable large bed is placed there. A desk and the equipment on it are pushed across the bed in front of the blue-eyed primarch sitting on the bed. Countless lines Cables and pipes were extending from the back of his head and the equipment on the table, and were connected to the equipment on the desk to the left of the bed.
On the desk on the left sits Perturabo BC himself. So far, he has managed to still show off his appearance with black hair and brown eyes under the camouflage, and Fearless Phoenix and Ferrus have thoughtfully not revealed it. His little thoughts, so Guilliman is still partly in the dark - it's not that Fulgrim Pallas was exposed by his other self, but his new friend Magna Dorn gave him a lot of hints to prepare him mentally.
As for why Magna, who was very kind to every brother, didn't continue to tell Guilliman this fact.
In Sigismund's words, "Wisely, my lord, I think Lord Guilliman's rational dam has been stimulated enough recently. Although I have been implanted against this An adult's containment measures, but I think if you still have some brotherly feelings for him, try to keep him at his current level of sanity for a while, let him slowly integrate into us and accept more smoothly. The truth is better for his mental health ”
——On both sides of the big bed, which somewhat resembles the mechanical throne and nursing bed version of the Great Sage, there are now sitting a giant with a majestic appearance and as noble as the stars.
The blond man on the left has countless densely packed function curves and statistical graphics light points overlapping each other, forming green laurel leaves, and the numbers have turned into concrete leaf stems and branches, connecting them in series on his head. This laurel crown, if people see this laurel crown disappear If so, we would know that the Thirteenth Primarch was in a non-working state, and because he was working on official documents, he was not wearing the unspeakable garment that passed between Sage Decima and Sage Caul in the secret space of the armory. The in-depth academic exchanges that were wiped out by the war were then handed over to his armor.
The beautiful ultramarine armor is decorated with golden edges and patterns. There is a radiating iron halo behind the head. A pair of golden wings are installed on the power backpack. The left hand is a power fist glove compound flame. The jet, the armor plate on the belt with his Legion's number, and the Ultramarines insignia on the knees, all made him very satisfied except that the shoulder armor had not yet been engraved with his name.
On the right side of the end of the bed, opposite Guilliman, sat Fulgrim.
The two Primarchs, who had developed into a real life-and-death situation, were working together amicably in front of Perturabo's (body) bed, talking from time to time.
Of course, the fact that Guilliman was able to sit in the same office with one of the most unforgettable enemies in his life so calmly was also due to the uniqueness of this handsome primarch with silver hair and purple eyes.
Compared to the Purple Garden Phoenix that Guilliman and Perturabo knew well, although their faces were very similar, the one in front of them not only looked younger, but also had a temperament that could be said to be the same as the one they knew in heaven and earth. —the kind of difference that would be good for Guilliman's mental health.
For example, clothing hobbies and some detailed habits, the Thirteenth Primarch thought this, and couldn't help but look at the cotton one-piece machine worker's overalls without decoration at all, with his hair tied casually. There are drawing pens on the back of the head and pockets, tape measures, wrenches and other technical sergeants on their belts. Fulgrim Pallas, who loves tools - yes, he is now the equipment maintenance and operation engineer of their original body office and related lines, because his ability was found to be similar to repairing equipment, and he can definitely repair and debug it to the maximum. It's in perfect running condition, so they now leave all the work here to him.
Completely different from what Guilliman thought, this Fulgrim was happy to do these jobs that seemed "not noble enough" and did not think it was a humiliation or contempt. If it were the original That one will definitely not be so peaceful. "Because my job is to review, make suggestions and fix everything to perfection. Lamizane made a lot of sense when he talked to me. If I can't fix everything in a house, how can I prove it? What about other things that can be repaired in more places and in larger places?" This is how he responded to Guilliman's question. Therefore, the frail bodies of three arch-enemy primarchs and one primarch have now recreated the former glory of this office and started working here. According to the guards who have returned to work, it is like not seeing each other in one month, and this charming spirit The sense of dislocation is very nostalgic.
Lamizane glanced at the new book again, "Well, your father, I mean, I remember that the Emperor did have such a big plan, and I remember someone told me why Magnus committed a crime in this matter. It was an irreparable mistake. But I want to ask, the project your father was working on...would it have really worked as he expected even without Magnus's accident?"
“…”
< br> "What I mean is that even from the perspective of a good old man and son like Vulkan, the construction level of the Emperor's webway can only be regarded as super crude and rushed... and I have long been dissatisfied with one of them. I have a huge question."
"What?" Although he knew he shouldn't ask, if he didn't ask, the two curious brothers next to him would obviously ask on his behalf, so Perturabo BC. He asked bravely.
“Even if the Emperor envisioned it that way.” Lamizane asked with a serious face, “But I remember that he forced the only human-made webway wall on Terra at the time to demolish the illegal installation. , open it in your own, heavily guarded, deepest part of the palace, under the emperor’s throne.”
"...What's wrong?"
"Then it was installed in this position...never thought of providing this entrance and exit to the people who need it most? It's hard to imagine him here. It will be provided to the general public for travel or ocean caravans to use.”
The other three Primarchs in the room stared at the beaming Lamizane.
“...Or he actually planned to move the throne once it was opened to traffic? But I remember that the overall design of his palace had no intention of moving the throne and the throne room from the beginning... But if a If ordinary people are not allowed to use such a convenient, safe and fast new route, then Who does this new door benefit? And if so, it means that he has no intention of offending the large group of navigator families, but the hidden words only make them think wildly. You see, even the moon. Go to that..."
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"Okay, okay." BC Perturabo, who was the first to react, hurriedly cut off his words as his body became more and more active. At the same time, he nervously glanced at the two brothers who were listening with interest and frowning, "We I’m not here to talk about ancient times. Why do you think the Internet Channel is not a highway?”
“Oh, yes, because, you see,” he said to himself. His face showed an expression of interest, "There are cities at the intersections of the Webway, and we can even build giant settlements like Comoros that use hanging stars as suns."
"Yes, so what's going on? Doesn't this show how powerful those pointed ears were in ancient times and how depraved they are now? Besides, the city is located at the intersection of roads, although not everyone is. This happens in every city, but it’s not uncommon.”
“That’s not right! The situation you mentioned is usually more common in small ancient towns, and it is more of a single-function trade route site. "Lami Zain shook his finger, "Of course it's fine for an ordinary ancient road like a city outline with entrances and exits on all sides, but they say it's a highway. Highway! Generally speaking, we usually call this kind of building built in the center of many highways and multi-story viaducts..."
"Lami Zane" Under the camouflage, the dog licked nervously. The nose, from the perspective of others, looks like Perturabo licked his lips, "Well, did you forget something?"
"What?" The other person's attention was indeed attracted, and the flash of panic indicated that he must have felt guilty for forgetting to fulfill his promise many times.
"It's the end of the year." Perturabo BC, who had regained the initiative, calmly typed out the next few lines to tell the other two brothers that they were going to the cafeteria next.
“What?”
“It’s the end of the year, Lamizane, today is December 21st.”
“[Gutella swears]! I didn’t tell you earlier. ! Fortunately, you reminded me, Peipeibao... Let’s go to the cafeteria to make dumplings and make glutinous rice balls! ——Oh!
"What is JIAO-ZI-?" The other two primarchs unplugged the connector tacitly. Guilliman stepped forward to help his brother who was still injured, and Fulgrim Pallas pushed his back. Here comes the gravity suspension seat.
"Hey! That's a pretty old piece of Terran folklore, it dates back forty thousand years ago..."
They opened the door to the office, and there were guards in silver power armor. He saluted them and listened to the excited voice of his primarch as he walked away.
(End of this chapter)