Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 480 The Elephant in the Room—The Magic of Destiny

"The original body... no, does Terra have any plans to build an army?"

Allen subconsciously looked for legal basis for this matter, but then gave up this naive idea.

The number of Astartes that this supply list can produce has obviously exceeded the control limit of the Terran Lords.

No, it's not just a mortal leader. Once such a large-scale armed force appears in the world, I am afraid that even the ten thousand men in the throne room will have to avoid its edge.

This is by no means the crazy product of some plan of a mortal leader. The only ones who have the confidence and prestige to suppress and drive these Astartes are the former Sons of the Emperor.

And based on when this list was first produced, and taking into account the people in power of the empire at that time, the person who can make this plan is firmly locked on a certain person.

"The original body knows about this, right?" Allen's tone was still calm, but people who knew him well knew that this was a sign of his nervousness.

The development of the situation was obviously beyond his ability to handle, and the reason why he was nervous was because the instigator had already left the stage of the empire, and whoever discovered this problem in the empire today would eventually be unable to handle it and pass it on to the empire. In front of the original body.

But is the Primarch omnipotent?

Of course not, the original body cannot solve all problems. He is only the best choice that mortals can find to shirk responsibility after they are unable to solve the problem.

A Primarch is indeed of great significance to the empire. He may be able to suppress the Terra Lords for a short period of time, and even temporarily take over power when the empire is in crisis, uniting all forces that can be united to solve the crisis.

But in the absence of a crisis, his influence is limited to his own bloodline. Not to mention the complicated relationship between the Ecclesiarchy and the Administrative Council. I am afraid that even other war groups who are also descendants of the Legion Astartes will not buy his account.

What about Calvin? Will a brand new Primarch, one who has never participated in the Great Crusade, and has never had the opportunity to establish his power locally, be able to control such a huge legion?

And this legion is not of his bloodline! I'm afraid you can't even suppress it, right?

To know a Codex Astartes requires protracted debate among several Primarchs before it is finally implemented. What about army-building matters that are more serious than this and involve more core interests?

Today, when the Empire maintains its acquiescence to the de facto independence of the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, can someone really solve the problem left by that person without harming the interests of the Empire and without resorting to bloody civil war as the final solution? A problem?

Although Allen is not concerned about the current state of the empire, he still maintains a pessimistic view in the face of such a severe situation.

"The original body..." Constantine's eyes became distant, as if he was lost in memories of the past.

"Of course he knows, and he knows earlier than you think..."

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Time traces upward in Constantine's memories, all the way back to the time just after the Battle of Gian Moro.

This is a memorable moment, because although this battle is destined to be hidden behind history and never see the light of day, it actually changed the fate of countless people and even the entire empire.

The cosmic influence of Calvin's appearance reached another peak entirely in the Battle of Janmorro.

Not only did he indirectly change the direction of the original "First Battle of Armageddon", but he also used his destruction of the "Chaos Eight-Pointed Star" to directly change the gods and even the chaos behind it in the entire universe. layout.

The eight-pointed star originally represented the complete cycle of Chaos' complete victory over Order, complete control of the eight powers of the subspace, and the positions of the eight gods behind it. It is no longer a destined fate in this universe;

As the emperor and other loyalists who confront the gods of chaos and represent the destiny of mankind, they no longer only see countless possibilities of being wiped out at the end of their destiny, but only the final destiny of becoming an evil god.

The two most primitive forces of order and chaos are like ouroboroses in the universe, devouring and transforming each other in a dynamic and perpetual cycle, although they still maintain an absolute disadvantage;

But it at least once again solves the problem of existence from zero to one, allowing order to re-exist on the core symbol of the universe instead of completely falling into the eternal darkness of chaos.

Its impact is far-reaching, because despair is no longer the absolute tone of this universe, and its impact is immediate, because the fate of countless heroes surrounding the Emperor and humanity has also taken on new meanings with this change. possible.

This possibility is embodied in a specific person, that is, in the depths of the endless subspace, the shadow within the shadow has finally found a trace of support for himself as a human being;

Deep in the webway leading to the endless space, the white figure finally found the will and possibility to fight again in the endless hunting and thinking;

That is, the soul that exists in the mysterious and mysterious place between reality and subspace, struggling repeatedly in the boundary between life and death, once again has the hope of resurrection under the loosening of fate;

That is, the curse on the Son of Hope that should have been solved by the Emperor himself will not be reduced to the power of other civilized races, thereby losing the integrity of mankind and allowing the fate of racial rejuvenation to be shared by others...

At that time, Calvin, who had just returned from the Extreme Star Territory, had no idea that his existence would affect the fate of so many people.

He just ignored the opposition of the people around him, forcibly suppressed the injuries sustained in the war, and rode the Silver Dawn, the Queen of Glory battleship that had just been unsealed from Titan, straight to Krieg Industries in the Storm Star Territory. alliance.

This is of course not that Calvin does not want to rest, but that the consciousness of Constantine, who is far away in the Krieg Industrial Galaxy and is protected by a stasis stance, has reached the limit that existing technology cannot continue to maintain.

"Young man, have you ever heard of eternal life in the clouds?"

This sentence was the first question that Constantine asked when he met Calvin, and it was also at that time that he had his first understanding of the ideals of this little-known mechanical priest.

And "Eternal life is a gift, but also a destiny." This is the biggest sigh this old soul gave to Calvin after a long period of struggle and failure.

Calvin understood the melancholy and unwillingness behind this exclamation, and he knew even more clearly that the failure of this ancient soul did not stem from his will and talent, but simply that fate did not favor him.

He once rejected the plan proposed by Calvin, because at that time, Calvin's choice was tantamount to asking Constantine to give up his faith;

And now the original body has to save his best friend again, because the pure land of the soul is no longer a place of faith that only belongs to Calvin himself.

As for the mysterious man hiding on Mars and his huge plan, both Constantine and Calvin had already sensed it.

The former's understanding of that person came from an accidental opportunity thousands of years ago. During a visit to Mars by the Order of Omen, the two discussed the knowledge and practical possibilities of immortality in the clouds from a distance;

The latter actually has a closer relationship with that person. Ever since his fateful mutation occurred on the black ship "Maritime Band", his figure has been under that person's observation.

During the subsequent transformation surgery on Titan, his shadow was also behind the "holy blood" sent by the Imperial Army, because it was that person's understanding of the original body that allowed the Throne Court's prophecy to find a clear target.

And what Calvin discovered in the Heper Forge World, their secret material agreement with Mars, was just an opportunity for him to officially find out about that person's existence.

Destiny is so wonderful. One person's destiny is like a thread, but the destiny of multiple people is like a net.

Although that man's help to Calvin may have been out of simple kindness.

But the magic of fate is that after he casually helped Calvin, this Primarch, who should not have existed in fate, finally began to give unexpected impetus to his plan after many obstacles. …

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