Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

In general, the story of the Redemption Star ended the moment those three nuclear warheads were launched one after another.

But on the other hand, Chiava's story has just begun from this moment.

Especially when Morgan saw her genetic father happily bringing down a team of oilmen from the Emperor's Dream, the original body's twitching eyelids and the alarm bells in her mind all told her: This matter is probably not over yet.

After all, her old genius father, who possesses astonishing wisdom, has maintained amazing skills and conversational skills since he set foot on the land of the Redemption Star, and there is no problem in his movements: This is too inconsistent. The Emperor had given Morgan his usual impression.

He will definitely fall off the chain. Although Morgan still doesn't know what issue it will be, but the later the situation reaches, the stronger the sense of danger the Spider Queen senses: this is the confidence that the Lord of Humanity gave her, Morgan will not Believe that her genetic father will be perfect in any matter concerning the Primarch.

He will definitely leave some hidden dangers, maybe an unpleasant memory, or maybe a problem that has not been completely solved: and now it seems that the most likely place where the hidden dangers about Corax are hidden is...

Thinking of this, the Lord of Avalon shrugged his eyelids and looked at the mechanical priests who were slowly stepping down from their unique shuttle: The big red robe symbolizing Mars looked so dazzling on the ruined land of the Redemption Star. , and the contempt in their gestures has already explained the problem.

This group of Omnissian believers were completely too lazy to pay attention to the Redemption Star at their feet. Their eyes were either focused on the Emperor, or they had already cast their eyes on the red Kiava in the void: Obviously, among humans, The Lord has promised this world to His followers on Mars.

【……】

At this moment, the Primarch was finally able to confirm his conclusion.

Her father will definitely leave some huge hidden dangers in the follow-up treatment of Kiava: Think about it, for the master of mankind who has many things to do, if it weren't for Corax's request, he might not have done anything at all. If you don't take a direct look at Chiava, you won't care much about it.

Throw it to the Adeptus Mechanicus?

It's such a simple and reasonable method.

Simple... reasonable... endless troubles.

Smiling contemptuously, Morgan drifted her gaze to the two blood brothers standing on her left: Corax and Perturabo were looking at each other and smiling, shaking hands and saying hello, and listening to them for a while. With his words, you can find that the Lord of the Redemption Star is thanking his Olympian brothers for everything they have done for the Redemption Star, and for the two sincere gifts.

The Lord of Steel raised his chin with pride because of the sincere gratitude from his blood relatives. When he spoke, his words were also very beautiful: this kind of happy atmosphere naturally made a certain Avalon The Lord blended into it easily.

【No worries? 】

Walking closer, the Spider Queen smiled at Corax, and soon received a nod from the latter: the Primarch of the Nineteenth Legion rarely showed a sincere smile. So far, he has no idea about his future. I can still remain extremely optimistic,

Therefore, when he glanced at the summoned mechanical priests, Corax was not curious, but told other things to his two blood relatives.

"The Emperor convinced me. He personally accompanied me and pressed the launch button of the nuclear bomb. The latest news on Kiava came a few hours ago: Just as you predicted, my brothers , the members of the technical union who survived the nuclear attack have broken out into a civil war due to competition for leadership and lack of resources. They can no longer threaten the Redemption Star. This war is over. "

[Then the next thing to consider is the issue of Chiava. 】

Morgan blinked and did not forget to observe Perturabo. He saw that the Lord of Steel did not seem to express his opinion on these trivial matters of mortals. Compared with these, he was more interested in the repair work of the dome in the distance. interest.

"indeed."

Corax nodded.

"The Redeemer and Kiava are destined to be brothers with two sides. If Kiava remains in a chaotic state of civil war, the Redemptor cannot be alone: ​​therefore. I sent a request to the Emperor, I hope he can help me Solve the problem above Kiawah.”

【……】

Morgan's brows furrowed: what she worried about still happened.

[You...ask the emperor? 】

"is there a problem?"

Corax asked rhetorically.

【Um……】

Morgan hesitated.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with Corax requesting the Emperor. After all, according to the unspoken rules between the Emperor and the Primarch, each Primarch can make a request to his Gene-Father before being taken away by the Emperor. A little request: Corax was even considered a very honorable Primarch, and the request he made was not even about the Redemptor Star, but Kiaava, who had been his mortal enemy not long ago.

From this perspective, her crow brother is really magnanimous: it's just that his brain doesn't seem to have turned around yet.

The Spider Queen hesitated for a moment, then decided it would be better not to spin in circles.

[In that case, Corax: Why don't you do it yourself? 】

Morgan pointed at Kiava. Its dark red body was so huge and so close to the savior. The original body only needed to raise its head slightly to see the largest landform features on Kiava: these two The worlds were so close together that for any one Primarch, ruling both worlds was no different than ruling one.

"I will do it myself?"

Corax chewed these words with a certain ignorance. He seemed to have never thought about the possibility raised by Morgan, just like the crow flying under the sky never thought that he would fly into space. .

After retelling it twice, Corax first glanced at Morgan, and then at Perturabo: After feeling the same point of view from his two blood relatives, the Lord of the Redeemer frowned deeply. Wrinkled, he asked his blood relatives in turn.

"Can I... take care of Chiava?"

【Why not? 】

Morgan laughed outright.

[You are the original body, brother. Thousands of worlds will surrender because of your order, not to mention the world at the door of your home planet: from the perspective of the empire, it naturally belongs to Yours, it is no different from your home planet. 】

"But it doesn't actually belong to me."

Corax shook his head.

"The world of Kiava and the people on it are independent individuals. They are not slaves to the Redemption Star, and they have not sworn allegiance to me. What reason do I have to impose my will on them? Maybe in For the sake of reality, Redeemer and Kiawah are destined to be a close couple in the future: but the topic of dominance does not fit with who we are."

"I don't have the authority to rule there."

【……】

"..."

After saying this, Tuliu Morgan and Perturabo looked at each other in confusion: they were both Primarchs and blood relatives. It was really difficult for them to understand the thoughts revealed by Corax in this sentence: Why would Primarchs think that, Why don’t you deserve to rule a world? Even a world that seems to have nothing to do with him?

Even Primarchs like Vulkan, Sanguinius, Ferrus, or Jaghatai Khan who had absolutely no interest in ruling would not have thought this way: the Emperor's children might not want to rule. world, but they have never questioned whether they are qualified to rule the world, and no one has ever questioned them on this point.

qualifications? Who dares to negotiate qualifications with the original body?

This is obviously common sense.

But here at Corax...

"You should rule them, brother."

Perturabo spoke rarely.

"You are the Primarch. You are born to be better than mortal rulers, more visionary and selfless. Your rule will not be unfortunate for mortals, but rather a blessing from heaven: believe me, in After seeing your power and majesty, they will ask you to become their leader."

"..."

Corax still frowned. Perturabo's words did not move him. On the contrary, some of the principles contained in them seemed to have violated the life concept of the Lord of the Redeemer. He opened his mouth and instinctively He wanted to refute his brother, but he couldn't say it out loud due to brotherhood. For a while, he could only fall into an embarrassing situation.

The air became quiet.

[Okay, brother. 】

All this was naturally seen by the Lord of Avalon. In the few seconds that Perturabo and Corax were talking, Morgan's eyes rolled around, and he easily guessed what was bothering Corax. Sri Lanka's problem.

So, she turned her head and winked at Perturabo, who had been paying at least one-third of his attention to her: The Olympian understood that at this moment, he had reached a spiritual relationship with his blood relatives. There is a tacit understanding and no more communication is needed.

The Lord of Steel stepped back, seemingly unwilling to intensify the conflict with his brother, but excused himself to inspect the repair work on the dome and left: Corax, feeling amnestied, immediately raised his hand, waved goodbye, and returned Never forget to thank his brother again for his efforts.

No more, no less, Corax's posture was indeed very upright. Therefore, although some conflicts had just occurred, the Lord of Steel still said goodbye to his brother with a smile on his face, and devoted himself to redemption with sufficient enthusiasm. Xing's next construction work: He is even sending orders to his battleships, preparing to deploy some Iron Warriors.

But before the Lord of the Redeemer could breathe a sigh of relief because he got rid of this problem, his silver-haired sister had already taken a step forward and waved to him: Corax hesitated for a moment, then bent down and indulged his willful to his blood relative who still maintained his mortal form, listening to Morgan whispering into his ear.

[Are you really planning to let our genetic father handle the Chiava problem as you said before: See those guys? Corax, those mechanical octopuses in scarlet robes, to whom the Emperor would leave Kiava alone, to those who believed in his Mechanicus. 】

"Mechanical...theistic religion?"

Corax hesitated for a moment. He searched for this term in his mind, but did not find any relevant knowledge. However, this word with obvious superstitious elements still left a very bad impression in his mind: Again Coupled with the very distinctive appearance of the mechanical priests, the original body frowned after thinking about it.

"Do you mean that after I ask the Emperor to deal with the problem of Giava, he will send these members of the Mechanicum to take over the governance of the entire Giava?"

[As far as the current situation is concerned, he does intend to do so. 】

Morgan nodded, making no secret of his prejudice against the Martians.

[After all, considering the history and undertones of the industrial world of Kiava, it is most appropriate for the Mechanicus to intervene in this world: although these Martians are only slightly better than the previous technical unions. 】

"...!"

The Primarch turned his head uneasily.

"You're saying: These Adeptus Mechanicus are only slightly better than the Technoguilds?"

【No. 】

Morgan shook his head.

"Huh... then..."

[It’s that technical guild, which is better than these Mechanicus. 】

"..."

Corax's half-breath that had not yet been relieved was blocked in his throat, and his pale face turned into light blue. The original body frowned, his eyes were sharp, and he used an extremely rare seriousness. The tone directly questioned his blood relatives in Avalon.

"Are you kidding me, Morgan?"

"Are you saying: They're going to be worse than the tech unions?"

[As for the lower limit, it is indeed the case. 】

The Spider Queen just blinked, teasing the anxiety in her brother's heart.

[But the upper limit is indeed a little stronger than the technical union. It depends on the luck of the Kiava people: Don't look so surprised, Corax, you know nothing about the malice in this galaxy. These are not yet It's worth your anger. 】

[Do you know why the Emperor casually threw Kiava to the Adeptus Mechanicus: Because in the eyes of us Imperial people, the original rule of the Technical Guild was not really a big problem, if it wasn’t for you. If it is the original body, then there is a high probability that Kiava's technical union will continue to live their good life after surrendering to the empire. 】

[The only reason why these Kiyavas were defeated is that they were unfortunately enemies of you and the Primarch of the Empire. Even if you did not defeat them, the Emperor's fleets would cleanse the world mercilessly. : Both the Empire and this galaxy are more cruel than you imagine, my brother. 】

"..."

Corax's serious face has returned to pale color again, and Morgan's words are like a knife, cutting the tip of the iceberg of the Leviathan beast of the Human Empire for the original body, although this is not enough to make Corax Lux's mind was shaken, but he still destroyed some of the luck in the original body's heart.

However, as a monster who is born to take human heads as gifts, Corax is certainly not so fragile: after the brief shock, the Lord of the Redemption Star regained his quick thinking and quickly filtered out those things that were not yet useful. The message, immediately after, captured the core of his only focus.

"So, you want to tell me that I should not hand over Kiava's affairs to the Emperor, or at least not let him hand over to the Mechanicus, but should choose other governance methods: In other words, you still Are you insisting on your point of view and want me to rule Kiawa personally instead of leaving it to outsiders? "

"Right, Morgan?"

[For the Kiawa people, this is undoubtedly the best outcome. 】

The revelation of blood relatives made the Lord of Avalon feel relaxed and happy, and Corax's sanity that regained its firmness in just the blink of an eye, and his thinking that was never confused, was even more unexpected for Morgan: she somewhat understood why the Emperor The emperor is so partial to this youngest son. Compared to most of his brothers, Corax is indeed a masterpiece worth appreciating.

Look at the rhythm and technique of her conversation with Corax. With a little guidance, you can realize what you are saying. You don’t need to put those embarrassing words on the surface, and you can easily reach a tacit understanding in your heart: Only then This is the atmosphere that two Primarchs should have!

"...I just have one question."

After another moment of thinking, the Lord of the Redemption Star raised a finger.

"Are these Mechanicus really as bad as you say, Morgan?"

"Aren't you...exaggerating?"

【Is this...】

The Spider Queen spread her hands, patted Corax's arms with both palms, and asked him to turn around and look in the direction of the Emperor: the Lord of Mankind was instructing the Omnissian believers in front of him. whats the matter.

[About this question, why don’t you ask our genetic father: ask him directly, what are the characteristics of the Mechanicum in his eyes? Then use your own thinking to judge. 】

"……good suggestion."

Corax did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward.

…

When he approached the emperor, the lord of humanity, who had already noticed the arrival of his son, had already moved away the mechanical priests in front of him, and once again set aside a private space. While showing a smile, he secretly cast his gaze towards He saw his daughter standing not far away, and all he got was a kind smile from Morgan.

The smile made the Emperor's eyelids twitch.

+What's the matter, Corax? +

"I have a question."

Corax nodded and asked bluntly.

"Are you planning to let these Mechanicus personnel take over Kiava?"

+ They are the most suitable. +

The Emperor has no cover.

"That……"

Corax organized his words.

"To be on the safe side, can you tell me something about these Mechanicus: What are their characteristics? What are their interests and pursuits? What are their methods and policies as rulers?"

+...+

This question made the emperor look for the second time at his daughter standing not far away. He was already convinced that Corax's actions at this time were absolutely inseparable from Morgan: although he was not sure what Morgan wanted to do, But after thinking about it, the Lord of Humanity decided to say whatever he had to say.

+Okay, let me talk about it briefly. +

The Emperor stood beside Corax.

+ The Mechanicum is one of the important components of the empire. It is responsible for most of the empire's scientific research, engineering, equipment maintenance and industrial production tasks. Technology is its absolute core: although it is a cult in name, they have Most of the time, its operating logic is still similar to a collection of technocracies... +

"..."

Corax pursed his lips.

This description…

Why is it so familiar?

"Then how will they rule Kiawah?"

After thinking for a moment, the Primarch interrupted the Emperor's eloquent narration and pointed to the core of the problem: His question made the Lord of Mankind hesitate for a moment, but he finally chose to tell the truth.

+ Considering Kiava’s profound heritage as an industrial world, the Church of the Mechanicus regards it as one of its main fulcrums in the southern region of the galaxy: they will send a large number of troops here to renovate the land and build more Boilers and factories, and then recruiting local people as labor force... +

"Recruitment?"

Corax added an accent to the word. He savored the word that was obviously wrong and looked at his father, but the Emperor did not look directly at him: after a stalemate for a while, the Lord of the Redeemer continued to ask.

"What about the original opponents?"

+They will be slaves. +

The Emperor did not hide it. He knew that Corax was actually not taboo about [punishing criminals as miners], and the original body did what he thought. He nodded, but quickly added .

"What about their children? Will their children also be slaves?"

+...+

+I don’t think those opponents would have such worries. +

"...?"

The Primarch's brows raised, and he noticed that the Emperor's expression seemed to be falling apart.

"So, what will happen to those who made mistakes under the Mechanicum's rule?"

+ Is this: They should be exiled as criminals to other worlds, such as those where raw materials are mined, and then perform hard labor in this world to produce a steady stream of raw materials for Kiava, and then... +

At this point, the emperor finally got stuck.

Because Corax's face had made it impossible for him to utter a single word: the Lord of the Redeemer Star, who had always shown a calm attitude, now had his eyes wide open, his face a little pale, and his pupils exuded Unabashed confusion and anger.

It was only then that the Lord of Humanity saw an undisguised sneer on his dear daughter's face.

In the windows of the soul, Morgan's voice echoed in the Emperor's mind.

[Say, father. 】

[Keep talking. 】

[Go on and tell him: Tell him that the Mechanicus Church digs out the heads of criminals and makes them into servitors, and then lets their generations suffer the same fate, and then exiles them all to a world where they can do anything for eternity. The Mining Slave is like a nastier version of the Redeemer. 】

[As if all the blood he and his companions shed were wasted. 】

+...+

+What are you doing, Morgan? +

[Tell my brother that your grand plan for Chiava is only sketchy. 】

The Spider Queen was unsmiling.

Her smile was expressionless.

[You know, father, I originally thought this was just an oversight on your part. 】

[But now it seems...]

——————

"It's worse than I thought."

When Corax returned to Morgan, he only said this sentence, and then there was a long silence, and the long thinking that accompanied the silence.

When he finished thinking, he looked up at the Lord of Avalon.

Corax was never a fool.

"So, you told me this so that I could verify it myself. Morgan: You certainly didn't just want to point out the problem, right? Did you also leave me an answer, or were you prepared to help me point out the answer? "

[I can only provide one idea. 】

The Spider Queen did not deny Corax's inquiry to her. In fact, she had fallen a little in love with this straightforward mode: a brother with a controllable temper, reliable thinking, always being able to discuss matters, and being straightforward is so pleasing to the eye. .

Much cuter than the original Conrad!

What's wrong with giving him a little selfless help?

While quietly sighing in his heart, Morgan turned sideways, and then pointed to a corner that was not very eye-catching: Corax watched as several new shuttles deliberately avoided the routes taken by the Martians, and then accurately The ground stopped in another direction, and some mechanical priests also walked down from it, but this time they were wearing ocher robes.

The original body's keen senses allowed him to hear the Martians behind the Emperor. The moment these new mechanical priests appeared, they sounded unwillingness and anger from their vocal organs: They don't seem to be traveling with them?

[Just like the technical union on Kiava will be divided into different factions that can fight civil war internally, the Mechanicus has never been monolithic. My brother: Mars is just the big head, and there are others under Mars. There are countless little heads who can compete with it. 】

[And by coincidence, I happened to have a close relationship with one of them. 】

Morgan smiled and knocked on her blood relative's chest: it was hard.

[Follow me, I will introduce to you the mechanical priests from Reza. They are also very interested in developing their own interests in the southern part of the galaxy: And, believe me, brother, with me here, they proposed The price is definitely better than that of Mars. 】

"..."

Corax frowned.

"Then these Riza people won't exile criminals to mine, and let their children and grandchildren bear the same guilt: Are they any different from Martians? Morgan? If not, what they proposed The price is not attractive to me either.”

[Essentially, no. 】

Morgan smiled.

[Rather, whether you put the Martians or the Ryzas separately on Chiava, the situation will become worse than when the Techno Union ruled: but if you put the Martians and Ryzas at the same time On Kiawah, that's not necessarily the case. 】

"……What do you mean?"

Corax frowned in thought. He seemed to understand the obscure meaning of Morgan's words at a certain moment, but could not find the direction in the next moment: but he was very sure that the method his blood relatives said must be It's a method he wouldn't have liked before.

[The meaning is simple: you don’t really have to give Kiava to the Reza, but you don’t have to give it to the Martians either. You can delegate most of the power on it to the Martians, because they are the only ones. A force that has the ability and fully accepts to take over Kiawa at this time, but you should also hand over a small part of the power to the Reza people, at least to ensure the existence of the Reza people. 】

Morgan told her story, patting her brother's chest.

[You have to ensure that most of Chiava can be from Mars, and a small part of Chiava can be from Reza, but the overall Chiava will not be from either of them: only by maintaining this Balance, and all of Kiava will be yours, Corax. 】

[Whether it is Mars or Reza, they will eventually ask for help from you, they will eventually turn to you as a third party, they will eventually succumb to your local power, and you are the master of Kiava: only in this way , you can protect the people on Kiawa according to your thoughts. 】

"Wouldn't this make you and the two groups of mechanical priests brought by the Emperor the same enemy?"

【Mars? Reza? The same hatred? For your little world? 】

Morgan smiled contemptuously.

[No offense, Corax: Kiava is not that valuable. 】

【not to mention……】

[What reason do they have to share the same hatred? 】

Morgan asked slyly.

[Didn’t the Martians get the right to use Chiava? They even gained your friendship as a Primarch; didn't the Ryza gain mining rights in the galactic south? They didn't want more; and didn't the people on Kiawa get a better life than before? And isn’t this your original intention? 】

[Look, Corax: no one loses because of this system. 】

"But the interests of any of them are not maximized."

Corax frowned.

"including me."

[This is the essence. 】

Morgan chuckled.

[No one is satisfied, but everyone is satisfied, no one is completely full, and everyone has a stable share of the pie: in this case, no one will think about overturning this system, Because they won’t think about throwing away what they already have. 】

【As for you? You can come back after the Great Crusade and slowly deal with the problems on Kiava. I believe that after the influence of the Great Crusade, the problems on Kiava will only be a piece of cake in your opinion, and this It is enough to use the involved system itself as a means of transition. 】

[And if you are unwilling to wait so long, that’s okay: the Emperor should have told you that I will teach you for a period of time in the next few years. Believe me, after finishing my studies here, you There will be no less than thirty ways to solve the problems in Kiawa. 】

"..."

Corax was silent for a moment, but he finally nodded.

"So, what will I learn from you?"

[Just like what I just said. 】

"?"

The primarch frowned.

"Are you talking about political tricks? Or exchange and compromise of interests?"

[I prefer another way of saying it. 】

Morgan looked into the distance and saw that three nuclear bombs had landed on Kiava one after another. The milky-white explosion clouds could be seen clearly even in the void: the destructive style was always pleasing to the Primarch.

【Decent. 】

"...decent?"

[Yes, decent. 】

The Spider Queen turned back and smiled at her blood relative.

[Corax, my brother. 】

[In the next few years, I will only teach you one thing. 】

【I will tell you. 】

[How to be a decent person. 】

"..."

In front of Morgan, her brother showed a bitter smile.

"I prefer to be a pure person."

[If you only like to put forward your ideals, Corax: Of course you can be a pure person. 】

[But if you want to turn your ideal into reality. 】

[Then, believe me, you must work hard to become one...]

[Decent person. 】

"...What is a decent person?"

Corax instinctively questioned, but Morgan just looked up at him.

[Corax, has the Emperor told you about my Far Eastern Frontier? 】

"Said."

[Then do you know how many worlds I conquered in order to establish the Far Eastern Frontier? 】

"About...thousands?"

[Almost: Do you know how many people I killed for the Far Eastern Frontier? 】

"..."

[Look at my hands: You don’t know? 】

"……how could I know?"

Corax felt a little ridiculous.

"If your hands are so clean, what does it have to do with how many people you have killed?"

"If I just look at your hands, I don't believe you have killed anyone at all: I have seen what murderous hands look like. Morgan, your hands are not stained with blood at all. No matter how many people you have killed, it is just Looking at your hands, I wouldn’t believe it.”

【look. 】

Morgan laughed, and her open fingers clenched into fists. Suddenly, Corax seemed to see countless innocent souls wailing miserably between her fingers, but when he looked again, he couldn't see anything. .

In his ears, there were only Morgan's words.

[This is called: decent. 】