Warhammer 40,000: Mortal Gods

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In a tavern in Terra Asia Minor.

The owner stood behind the bar, cleaning the wine glass with a rag, staring at the holographic projection in the store.

Because people from the agricultural area rushed into this tavern, blocking the bar and the holographic projection, the owner had to tiptoe to see what was displayed on the holographic projection.

There was only one person who didn't fit in in the whole bar.

That was Orpesson.

This immortal sat at the edge of the bar, ignoring the holographic projection behind him, twisting a cigar in his left hand and holding a wine glass in his right hand. From time to time, he took a sip and exclaimed in the cool feeling.

"Two days ago, the Ministry of Justice organized a trial of the Pan-Pacific Empire Tyrant Dumu."

"The judicial officers of the Ministry of Justice who participated in the trial voted unanimously to sentence the tyrant to death."

"In the early morning of today, the former Pan-Pacific Empire Tyrant Dumu was hanged and his body was burned."

"Dum was a cruel tyrant, a powerful tyrant. When the Astartes Legion led by the Primarchs had defeated the enemy's allies in the Achaemenid Empire and advanced towards the territories of other Terra warlords, the battle in the Pan-Pacific Empire was still going on very fiercely."

"But they were defeated. , victory belongs to us. "

"Bello Lee, a scholar from the Historical Research Society, believes that the demise of the Pan-Pacific Empire marks the final stage of the war of unification. The remaining warlords on Terra have only one choice: either be defeated like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, or submit and accept the rule of the flames and thunder."

"..."

Hearing the news broadcast, the tavern owner cheered excitedly, and then shouted to the people present: "Today's wine is free! For unification!"

"For unification!" People returned to the table excitedly and began to drink free beer to celebrate the war of unification.

Olpersong still didn't fit in at this time.

He slapped the one-day eagle coin on the bar, and then crushed the half-smoked cigar into the ashtray.

The boss did not take the one-day eagle coin, but smiled and put his arm around Olpersong's shoulders: "Today's wine is free, and the wine you drank all night last night is also free, to celebrate unification, buddy."

Olpersong remained silent.

The boss didn't want to make himself look bad, so he simply collected the Eagle Coins for the day's drinks and gave Orpesson the change.

"There are more damn tyrants than just Doom."

Orpesson glanced at the holographic projection, turned around and left without taking the change handed over by the boss.

In this cheerful atmosphere, no one would pay attention to a dissident.

The boss put the change back into the drawer while continuing to watch the news broadcast on the holographic image.

"Our war is not over yet. The unification of Terra is inevitable, but humans are not just Terra and the solar system."

Malcador accepted the interview.

"The war of unification is a prelude to saving the human race. Our real cause is always to save the human race. We will continue to fight, but the battlefield is no longer on the surface of Terra, but in the void, on other planets."

"We will excommunicate those aliens who enslaved humans, and we will save our compatriots who are still in ignorance and panic."

"To this end, we already have the first fleet, as well as two flagships with a total length of about 46 kilometers."

"One of them is called the Lord of Flame."

"The other is called the Emperor's Dream."

"People will soon see these two flagships and fleets. When they rise from the surface of Terra and from the dock on Mars, everyone will see them."

...

A few months later.

The top of the Himalayas.

Today, a huge building stands on the highest peak of the Himalayas.

It looks like a tall tower.

It will provide the most accurate star map for all ships sailing in the void.

On this giant tower that almost penetrates into orbit, transport planes come and go, transporting reporters in one transport plane after another to the top of the tower.

As soon as the reporters left the cabin, they set up professional equipment and photographed the two figures in the distance.

The professional photographers brought by the reporters were of high standard, and a delicate photo was taken in their equipment.

Above is the artificial facilities on Terra's orbit.

Below is the majestic sea of ​​clouds isolated by the navigation tower.

And in the middle is the flame and thunder.

The "two sides of the double-headed eagle" are all dressed up, surrounded by the imperial guards, isolating a small blank area between the reporters and them.

The reporters speculated what the flame and thunder would say.

The speech to be delivered to the media on the "departure day"?

Or is it an inference of a greater war in the future after the end of the unification war?

However, in fact, Qin Mo and the Emperor were talking about their third trip to Mars.

"When I saw that the Martians really regarded us as gods, I felt a little sorry."

"You know, their beliefs, they really believe in the God of All Machines, but in fact..."

Qin Mo looked down at the majestic sea of ​​clouds below.

Hearing what he said, the Emperor said indifferently: "To be honest, I feel bad too, it's like I played a trick on those Martians, but since I did it, I have to find a way to deal with the consequences. To be honest, what makes me feel embarrassed is that I dragged you into the Martian incident and asked you to help me solve it... Anyway, thank you."

"..." Qin Mo looked at the Emperor and nodded after two seconds.

The Emperor also looked down at the sea of ​​clouds, his eyes gleaming, as if he was expecting something to come out of it.

There was joy in the Emperor's voice.

"I really didn't expect that two flagships would be built in such a short time."

"You definitely built those two warships in advance."

Hearing the Emperor say this, Qin Mo's eyes moved down, his expression was a little complicated.

"But I know that you made preparations in advance for the Great Expedition." The Emperor looked at Qin Mo with a smile, "Thank you, thank you."

"Well..." Qin Mo nodded.

However, in fact, the two warships were originally prepared for another purpose - leaving Terra.

When he was still COSing Mad Max with the Wanderer Tribe, Qin Mo thought about the Emperor. He felt that the Emperor would think that he was a star god after discovering his power, and thus be hostile to him.

It's not impossible to defeat him, but it would be bad if the duel between the two magnetic field lunatics destroyed Terra, or even the entire solar system.

Qin Mo still wanted the human race to rise.

So he had a plan, which was to leave Terra.

There were so many planets in the galaxy, he could go anywhere.

If Terra wasn't there, there were still Taro, Tyson, Tyrone, or some other ghost planet with the word Tai in its name, not to mention that it didn't have to have the word Tai in its name...

"The warships have risen." Waldo walked behind Flame and Thunder and reported.

The Emperor immediately leaned out and looked down at the sea of ​​clouds below.

The two flagships, Lord of Flame and Emperor Fantasy, rose steadily towards Terra's orbit under the control of the stable position, which not only protected the flagships but also Terra.

A warship as huge as the flagship would cause a natural disaster just by approaching a planet, and nothing could prevent the impact they brought.

And at the top of the navigation tower.

The smiling Emperor saw the two flagships slowly emerging from the sea of ​​clouds.

The two huge flagships protruded from the sea of ​​clouds like giant whales leaping out of the ocean, and the clouds rushed into the corners of the outer shells of the two flagships like water streams.

However, from a close-up view on the tower, two huge things rose from the ground and flew into the void. You couldn't see the cool full view at all, you could only see the grooves on the outer shell of the warship.

"Dream!" The Emperor was strangely excited today, patting Qin Mo's shoulder and pointing at a golden flagship protruding from the sea of ​​clouds.

Qin Mo also looked at the golden flagship.

Emperor Dream.

Qin Mo remembered that he was confused when he first heard the name, because the name Emperor Dream sounded like Emperor Daydream, as if everything he did was just an impossible dream.

But then Qin Mo understood that the meaning behind Emperor Dream refers to the cause of the Emperor.

That goal of reviving mankind and getting rid of the influence of the warp is as beautiful as a dream.

"Go! Go to the void!"

The Emperor suddenly ran on the top of the tower, chasing the single-headed eagle emblem wrapped with lightning on the Emperor Dream.

This behavior scared Waldo. When reporters tried to take pictures of the Lord of Thunder chasing the emblem of the battleship, Waldo perfectly blocked every shot.

But Qin Mo knew that it was the remaining humanity of the Emperor that occupied the "high ground" at this moment, so he would do this.

And the Emperor's humanity was so excited, not because he saw the big battleship.

Like the name of the flagship-Emperor Fantasy.

That dreamlike goal needs a battleship to achieve. Even the most powerful army cannot replace the duties of the void navy. Without a battleship, it can't even go out of the solar system.

That is the first step to achieve the goal.

And the Emperor Fantasy is the "concretization" of that cause and goal at this moment.

When the Emperor Fantasy and the Lord of Flame rose to orbit together and entered the void.

The Emperor, who was running on the tower, stopped, and the smile on his face was replaced by the usual seriousness, but he still stared at the vague figure of the huge flagship outside Terra.

"We should realize our dream."

The Emperor said to Qin Mo.

His voice was cold and rational.

"Great Expedition." Qin Mo nodded repeatedly, and then his expression changed from calm to excited, and suddenly he shouted, "Start!"