Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

The full return of the Forbidden Forces is of course not only reflected in daily inspections.

In fact, with the removal of the laws that imprisoned them, these Emperor's personal guards who once fought under the Sky Eagle have fully transitioned from a state of rest to a state of war.

The imperial guards who had returned to the "Ten Thousand Husbands" were already dissatisfied with being trapped in the palace.

But just like the sharp peak of a sword, the more you pursue perfection, the less you must be impatient.

They need to be transformed, transformed for pure war and killing.

They need time, because once the huge war machine is started, it is extremely difficult to adjust its direction temporarily.

The lights of the Tower of Hegemony were bright all night, and Trajan and his tribunes and consuls stayed up all night, spending their energy on these adjustments.

They finally decided that in addition to retaining the normal formations for the palace guard function, they also continued to maintain small formations with various formations prepared for recruit training.

But after reducing the number of these formations to the minimum value, the main force of the entire Wanfu Regiment will be reorganized towards the large battle group.

This was a major military change.

It not only means that these scholars with the most outstanding knowledge and craftsmen with the most exquisite skills will completely put down their pens and papers and tools, and will take up arms to stand on the front line of war again to defend the overall interests of the human empire under the threat of chaos and aliens;

It also means that this semi-military unit with a history longer than the empire itself has finally officially transformed into a pure paramilitary unit 10,000 years after its establishment.

This is also a difficult conceptual change.

On the basis of continuing to maintain their outstanding martial arts, they will temporarily put aside their former pride. In order to adapt to the increasingly cruel environment and enemy threats, they will absorb the joint combat experience of the Astartes in the Legion era.

Under the once personalized fighting skills of the Imperial Guards, the principle of preferring the freedom of souls will not change;

But in order to better fulfill their mission, they will have to prioritize killing more efficiently and preserving themselves better.

Not only that, the logistics and reserve military industry systems of the Forbidden Army hidden deep within the palace have also been fully recovered since then.

War means loss, war means sacrifice.

Nobles such as Primarchs will also fall, and the Imperial Guards will naturally not be an exception in the war.

In order to maintain the appearance of the Wanfu Regiment in full glory and full of flowers, under the continuous consumption of the war, the replenishment of new blood was included in the long-term plan in advance.

Trajan understood this, and the tribunes even more so.

Under his and their leadership, the Custodes' ten-year conscription began to change to a shorter three-year period.

The genetic engineering materials prepared to cultivate these new Imperial Guards and the expensive metals used to cast the adamantine armor were completely unsealed under his order.

Trajan and his war council were working at full capacity. Of the ten tribunes and senior generals of the imperial army, only three were left to take charge of the daily defense of the palace.

On the basis of maintaining the original frontal assault battle group, the remaining seven people also combined the original flying troops (Emperor's Wings, also known as the Shadowless Army and Flying Guards),

Ground assault troops (Emperor's Hammer, also known as the Cavalry, Cavalry Guard),

Fully integrated with heavy firepower units (Emperor's Wrath, also known as the Undead Army and Death Knight Guards) to adapt to the construction of a three-dimensional strike system under total war.

The First Battle Group of the Gray Knights was deeply involved in this important military transformation, and they lived up to their mission.

Under the command of Alan Janus, the First Battle Group used their unique comprehensive and three-dimensional strike mode with almost no reaction gap to teach these compatriots who had been imprisoned in the palace for thousands of years a good lesson. .

At the same time, the two huge intelligence networks between the Imperial Guards and the Inquisition were also racing against time to complete the connection.

In countless worlds throughout the empire, the inquisitors wandering in the starry sky were notified by chance. They looked at the golden eagle emblem on the data board in their hands and shed tears;

And the mysterious men in black robes who appeared like ghosts at the bottom of the empire's hive city and in the ruins of the desolate world also smiled knowingly after seeing the silver emblem of the Holy Hammer Order in the personal terminal on the back of their hand.

This is not the effort of one or two people, but the unified action of countless people under the same great vision.

Similar scenes, centered on Terra, are repeated throughout the shadows of the Empire.

As one of the two initiators of this movement, Trajan was naturally bound to endless work.

And Calvin, who is also another initiator, is still deep in the throne room at this time, using his talents to fight on another level.

Buzz!

A low-frequency tremor resounded in the air, and a slight shock wave spread to the surrounding space centered on the Golden Throne.

After a large amount of static electricity was released in the space inside the palace, the air was filled with the special smell of ozone.

Calvin felt that the channel of faith from the Emperor was cut off, and he was separated from the spiritual world.

This is the sixth time that he has entered the depths of the throne room to purify the "poison of faith" from the man named the Emperor.

During this period, he not only allowed his body to grow significantly under heavy pressure, but also had many profound discussions involving himself and the destiny of mankind with this great warrior who led the destiny of mankind during the intervals of "purification".

Calvin admired the Emperor's persistence and perseverance, and the latter praised Calvin's ideas.

In just a few weeks, the two quickly increased their understanding of each other, and the former also strengthened his will and determination under the latter's guidance and encouragement.

With another purification completed, Calvin slowly opened his eyes and looked at the decaying body on the golden throne.

The latter's golden humanity has grown significantly from the perspective of spiritual vision, and the originally white "divine nature" has also become more stable and pure under the purification of the former.

But this is not a good thing, at least from a deeper "concept" perspective, this is not a good thing.

The Emperor also woke up from the purification just now. After seeing Calvin's rather heavy expression, his face that had just regained some flesh and blood slightly twitched and smiled:

"you saw it?"

"Yes, I saw it." Calvin's mood was slightly depressed.

The divine part of the Emperor was of an alien nature compared to the human part of the Emperor.

Calvin's purification of the faith that supported the growth of this part of "divine nature" was to weaken the possibility of its enhancement, in order to achieve the purpose of alleviating the pressure on the emperor's original humanity.

Has he achieved his goal? To be precise, it was achieved.

After being purified and absorbed by Calvin, those seemingly colorful but actually filthy "poisons of faith" had indeed disappeared from the Emperor's soul.

And the emperor's humanity, which had been squeezed and was about to disappear and disintegrate, did indeed get a precious respite from this empty space.

It even showed some signs of recovery, as evidenced by the regrowth of flesh and blood on the Emperor himself.

But he didn't achieve his goal either.

Because according to his expectations, after the vitality of the divinity was cut off, the emperor's humanity should be greatly enhanced.

And under this ebb and flow, divinity should be taken over by human nature and then gradually dissipated, allowing the emperor a chance to get back on his feet!

But the real result surprised him. He had indeed purified the poison of faith, and indeed weakened the divine part of the Emperor's soul.

But that is weakening, not eliminating, and certainly not annihilating.

On the contrary, the divine part of the Emperor's soul became purer after Calvin's purification, and it was this purity that made "it" become more deeply rooted in the Emperor's soul!

This is... taking root!

Calvin changed his vision. Although the form of the Emperor's "Sword of Man" in the "Concept" was obviously better than before, the blood spreading on it was also more red.

He suddenly remembered what the man in front of him said when he used his ability for the first time.

"It's too late, there's no point..."

Yeah, it's too late.

Calvin came too late, and this faith has survived for thousands of years since the Great Crusade.

It has taken root in the emperor's soul. Under Luojia's seemingly innocent preaching and preaching, and in the prayers of thousands of people in the empire, the dangerous seed of "faith" was buried with his own hands. On the body of the emperor whom he proclaimed his admiration for.

And it is these "beliefs" that have transformed into endless hatred after the human empire has experienced thousands of years of blood and fire, completely polluting the emperor's original concept of protection and salvation.

The "hope" that originally belonged to the entire human race to move into a more distant future was shattered. Instead, there was only "revenge" that could send any race to the abyss...

What to do?

Continue?

But if it continues, the emperor's humanity will certainly be restored to a limited extent, but this recovery has its limits!

Compared with this obviously lower and lower return, I am afraid that the "refining" of the divine part is even more obvious!

The more purified it is, the more solidified the divinity is; and the more solidified it is, the less likely it is to be eliminated.

This is drinking poison to quench thirst...

Will mankind's most precious hope turn into despair before his eyes?

Calvin was rarely at a loss, and the failure after trying his best was so frustrating.

Negative emotions were like a dark cloud, shrouding Calvin's mind unconsciously.

There must be a way!

He forced back the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes and prepared to try again.

But the emperor's hand, which had regained some flesh and blood, covered his hand again.

This time, it was an unquestionable rejection.

"That's it, kid. You don't have to come again."

"No! I can try again!" Calvin stepped forward again.

He ignored his body, which was full of wounds due to the heavy pressure, and prepared to use his strength to establish communication with the Emperor again.

But the expected Faith Link did not respond. He raised his head sluggishly, and what he saw was the emperor's rare tender eyes.

"There's no point, don't try again," he said to Calvin again.

"There must be a way!"

Calvin said persistently. But he knew in his heart that his ability to do it now was already the limit.

The emperor's answer gave him hope again. After staring at Calvin for a long time, he gave an answer that made Calvin feel inspired again.

"There is a way, but it will be difficult."

"We are not afraid of difficulties! Just ask for what you want!" Calvin stood up straight and tried to show his reliable side in front of this senior and spiritual mentor.

"To find what I lost and bring 'em back."

The Emperor did not specify what "they" meant, but Calvin clearly understood the Emperor's intentions.

Yes, if "they" are recovered and the Sword of Man is completed again, does that mean that the Emperor's humanity will return to its peak again?

And if the Emperor's humanity returns to its peak, does that mean that the powerful Emperor's "personality" can actively expel or even digest those later "godheads"?

Calvin felt great excitement the moment he understood this sentence. He could almost immediately imagine the Emperor regaining the power of the complete "concept" with his help.

Thus, with the backing of the boundless faith of the people of the empire, the demons and monsters in the webway were eliminated once and for all, and they stood up again from the golden throne!

That is the true Lord of Mankind! That is the true light of humanity!

But the next second he began to have difficulties again, because it was the understanding of "concepts" that allowed him to understand the coexisting nature of "their" solidity and fragility.

"They" are so solid:

Because if you cannot let your soul relate to the divine level and thus have the authority to interfere with concepts, then you will simply not be able to perceive or touch these existences hidden in certain things.

But "they" are so fragile, because if it is not the original part of "them", if other arbitrary concepts come into contact with it, it will only give birth to a new "authority" after the combination of the two concepts.

Or the result is worse, that is, the two concepts are essentially opposite, so after a struggle that cannot be compromised, the stronger party will swallow up the latter...

But no matter what, this is not a prerequisite for Calvin to bring "them" back intact!

Calvin felt hugely confused and couldn't help but look at the Golden Throne.

And as if sensing Calvin's confusion, the man pointed at himself and said:

"Look around..."

What to see? Calvin subconsciously changed his vision.

He followed the direction of the emperor's finger and found a tiny, brand-new break on the hilt of the "sword" - the wings composed of endless brilliance.

And it was at the moment when he saw this "broken feather" that Calvin understood its meaning without any teacher.

He turned the same vision to his soul, and in the deepest part of his soul, where he came from, a broken "light" was floating quietly.

"Go find "them", you, that's me.

Only you can get "them" back..."

Update asking for votes!

Today is a two-in-one chapter. Judging from the coding speed of a loser like me, if I were more shameless, it could barely be considered an extra update, right?

Let’s just leave it like that.

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