Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

The so-called [Dulan] matter is nothing more than a bad debt.

This matter is actually not complicated, not at all.

While the Dark Angels Legion was fighting among the stars in the northeastern part of the galaxy, other Astartes Legions also active in this area were also carrying out their own missions, such as the Space Wolves Legion.

Due to a certain undisciplined nature, Leman Russ and his descendants gradually separated from the front line of the battle with Randan, and the Lion of Caliban was also happy to see this happen. He was obsessed with using his own The power to strangle the opponent.

The fleets of the Sixth Legion were wandering in the eastern part of the galaxy, purging the Emperor's enemies in a playful manner. It was under such circumstances that the mortal exploration fleet affiliated with the Sixth Legion encountered [Duran].

Duran, also known as Duranian, is also a human government. It is a relatively enlightened, advanced and peaceful one among the thousands of pocket empires in the galaxy. Although this pocket empire actually controls only one territory galaxies and two worlds, but they have their own interests in dozens of galaxies, marking their colonial territories with mining stations and orbital fortresses.

Duran's system can be simply understood as a dictatorship. A tyrant named [Duras] has been ruling for at least a thousand years. He protected and guided the country in the endless darkness of the age of strife, so Dulan The Duran people regarded him as an eternal wise man and leader. Under his long rule, the Duran people regarded themselves as enlightened and hated aliens and mutants.

At the beginning, the empire's exploration force maintained a relatively friendly communication with the Duran outpost. This relaxed atmosphere even made the empire's captains think that they could discuss surrender matters with Duran: this independent country Possessing some very outstanding technology, their ships are generally equipped with warp capabilities, and power armor, laser guns and even personal shields have become popular among elite troops.

Imperial envoys placed demands from Holy Terra before the Duran people: submission, taxation, military service, and obedience to Imperial truth.

Then, the atmosphere of harmony disappeared.

A few days later, the envoy's head was placed in front of Leman Russ. Before the Wolf King of Fenris could react or get angry, Duras's declaration was broadcast to several people around him through interstellar broadcasts and other means. Galaxy Echoes: The Duran will never succumb to [a wild dog raised by a tyrant].

Whether Leman Russ was angry because of this irony is unknown, but Holy Terra's approval came to the Sixth Legion very quickly: the honor of the Emperor does not allow any slander, and Duran has to surrender again. The possibility of empire, but Duras must pay the price for his words.

The Wolf King accepted this task, and day after day, month after month, Duras was still firmly entrenched on his throne. By the seventh month, the last bit of Holy Terra's patience was worn away. All.

As a result, a new Legion of Astartes took over the task of destroying Duran.

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"So, our mission is to assist the Wolf King of Fenris and his legion, sir?"

Coswayne's doubts echoed in the room, while Jonson just watched quietly as his fleet searched another empty galaxy and disappeared little by little into the light of the Mandeville Point.

Finally, the Primarch seemed to snort.

[I never lay hands on anyone, Kos. 】

[Since this is a war, it’s natural for everyone to see what they can do. 】

"My brother is an embarrassment to the Emperor, and the incompetence of his Legion is the ridicule of countless enemies in the shadows. 】

[As early as the first confrontation with the Duran people, the Mortal Auxiliary Army had discovered that our enemies had a very excellent shield system. The thickness of their Aegis shield was significantly better than the Empire's Void Shield. And it has amazing self-recovery ability, which is almost impossible to break head-on. 】

[This kind of excellent shield is everywhere in the Duran army. Whether it is battleships, armor, or those elite warriors called golden scarabs, they all huddle under the protection of this shield and become A tough opponent. 】

[But even with this kind of information, my brother did not pay enough attention, and needed the lives of his wolf cubs to learn a lesson. His legion first stumbled on the Duran people's peripheral defense line for several months, and then Being led by a few enemy troops, until now, he has not been able to find the Duran people's home planet and end this war. 】

[I thought that I had underestimated him enough, but now it seems that I still overestimated him. 】

The corners of the Caliban Lion's mouth curled up into a brightly sarcastic smile.

[So, we are here to end this. 】

Coswayen blinked, and finally decided to express his advice and concerns.

"But, sir, we are not sure of the specific location of Duran's home planet. Since this Terra Standard month, although we have destroyed several Duran fleets, we have not obtained enough intelligence."

Jonson turned his head, looked at his heir, and listened carefully to the concerns and analysis from Coswayne. He seemed happy to see this, and was happy to see Coswayne have more insights and independent thinking.

[Of course, Kos, I was aware of this, at the beginning. 】

[I will not let my legion become the second laughing stock. 】

There was a sweet flavor called contentment in his voice, as if he had already tasted the mellow liquor called victory in advance.

【I am prepared with both hands...】

His voice gradually faded away, because behind them, the door to the room was slowly opening.

Even looking at the entire Dark Angel Legion, there are only a few people who can step into this room without permission. In fact, apart from the Primarch himself and Coswayne, there is only one person who can get this honor.

Dark Angel's eyes quietly moved down and looked at the door that was gradually pushed open. At his first glance, he caught a white hair ball wriggling on the carpet.

The cat, the snow-white cat, erects its ears covered with soft black hair, and patrols the precious carpet proudly. In this short period of time, it has already covered the entire ship "Unyielding Truth" Think of it as your own kingdom.

The snow-white hair is so fluffy that one cannot even see its paws supported by the fleshy pads. When it wanders slowly and casually on the floor, at first glance, it looks like a long ball. Mao's fat snowball rolled around on the ground.

This ball of [Snowball] walked leisurely and leisurely, facing the tall Dark Angel without any fear. Its green-blue pupils stared directly at them and made a soft threatening sound.

Then, Coswayne heard a call. As soon as the slow snowball heard the sound, it burst out at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, turned into a white spherical lightning, and rushed towards the master's head. At feet.

Morgan picked up his pet, showed a faint smile to Coswayne, and then walked to Zhuangson's side safely, stood still, and slowly but regularly stroked the creature sleeping in his arms. .

The Dark Angel looked at the mortal advisor who was only half a step behind his father, and then at himself who only dared to stand in the distance, and couldn't help but fall into a kind of self-doubt.

The Primarch of the First Legion did not look back. He just continued to look far into the distance. It was not until the last ship of the vanguard fleet disappeared into the Mandeville Point that he slowly turned his head.

[How is the mission assigned to you? 】

[It has been completed, and I came here to report to you. 】

Zhuang Sen's eyes finally became serious.

[Say it. 】

Morgan took out a hand and tapped the void in front of her. The next moment, a translucent star map appeared in front of the three people. It was a star map covering several nearby star regions. On it, one could He could clearly see the location of the Dark Angel fleet and where the scattered reconnaissance troops of the First Legion were passing by.

Coswayen soon discovered something that didn't quite fit the style of the painting: on a certain star point, there was the head of a lion. This lion had thick hair, but looked too serious, and could even be clearly observed. The corners of its mouth curved downward, showing obvious displeasure.

Coswayen looked down and searched for the galaxy where the lion was located.

Well...that's the galaxy they are in now.

…

He didn't know why, but he wasn't surprised at all.

Zhuang Sen's eyes swept over the star map, his expression as usual.

[Let’s start reporting. 】

【as you wish. 】

Morgan responded slowly. The next second, her temperament suddenly changed. The laziness and joking just now seemed like a dream. The cold attitude and serious eyes reconstituted her appearance in Cosway. The look in En’s eyes.

When she spoke, her voice was professional in a voice that would make even the most suspicious Dark Angel stand in awe.

[Most of the Duran prisoners we captured have undergone specialized brainwashing and brain information screening. Their memories of their home planet cannot be extracted. If they are forcibly retrieved, their brain organs will be destroyed, thus protecting the location of their home star. 】

[But it is not impossible. Although the location of the home planet has been blurred, their itinerary cannot be erased. 】

With a slight twist of her fingers, several dark red lines appeared on the star map.

[These are the advancing routes of the Duran fleet that is at war with us. 】

She clicked again, and several yellow dots appeared.

[This is the location where they are suspected of supplying supplies. 】

[There are also the junctions where they rotated, the location of the specially armed orbital fortress, and some galaxies that have appeared many times in memory...]

Morgan's fingers made ripples on the star map. When her will left, lines of different colors were clearly visible on the star map, and their ends surrounded a circular area. A strange blank area was formed, and in this blank area, there were only a few galaxies.

Johnson nodded.

[Are you sure this information is correct? 】

Morgan showed a smile, which made Coswayin feel instinctively vigilant.

She spoke lightly, as if she were discussing the synthetic steak for lunch.

[There is no doubt that the Duran elite warriors we captured are a group of people who are not afraid of death. When I said that I wanted to extract their memories, they killed themselves in various ways, which constantly refreshed my understanding. Know. 】

[But they forget that death is not an instantaneous thing. Even the death of oneself will take a real period of time. 】

[When a person’s spirit decides to commit suicide, the person’s deep consciousness and physiological mechanism will be in the biological instinct of survival desire and carry out their own struggle. That is to say, when they themselves disintegrate their own will, in their minds But everything did not disappear immediately. 】

[This period of time is enough for me to take over their memories and spirits and get everything I want. 】

She told all this softly and slowly, with even a nonchalant smile remaining on her face.

Coswayen witnessed this scene in awe, and his eyes almost unconsciously looked at his father. He subconsciously thought that Jonson would be angry because of this somewhat vicious behavior.

But all he saw was an iceberg-like indifference on his genetic father's face.

He just nodded and spat out a reminder.

[We need a record. This method is not completely safe. You have to read the ancient books I found about Dulan and decipher the words and hints on them as quickly as possible. We may need it. 】

[I will do it. Within three days, you will get a satisfactory answer. 】

【That's fine. 】

They discussed these issues seriously, and soon Coswayen also began to listen and record seriously. No one paid attention to the Duran people who died on the "Unyielding Truth" anymore.

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After receiving the order, Coswein left.

Finally, the Lion King turned his eyes.

He was a little dissatisfied.

Because the moment Coswayen left, the cold and efficient breath completely disappeared from Morgan's body. She stroked her cat again, and the smell of laziness began to emanate from her hair and eyebrows. Overflowing.

Even the snow-white creature in her arms began to gradually become active. The soft fur ball rolled in the owner's arms, looking for a more comfortable position.

Strong brain cat.

Zhuang Sen went out of his way to check. He personally read books about this creature to make sure that this was not another minor deception by his blood relatives.

The Primarch of the First Legion raised his eyelids and saw that his lazy blood relative seemed to have thought of something, and gave him a somewhat sincere smile.

Well, it looks like it's up to no good.

[I'm thinking of a name for my pet, Jonson. 】

She spoke his brother's name softly, with a slow wave of heat, something that only happened when they were alone, and she never lost her courtesy and respect in public.

[So I was thinking...]

She smiled, and that smile made Zhuang Sen frown.

[Caliban. 】

[How about this name? 】

[I wonder if the Lord of Caliban would be willing to lend me a copyright valid for decades? 】

She looked up with a smile, and then saw Zhuang Sen's unabashed gaze, which wanted to pull her to the arena.

Well, it looks like he's not happy about it.

Morgan sighed leisurely.

She turned around and left slowly.

Jonson also turned around. In his field of vision, the second batch of fleets was passing Mandeville Point in an orderly manner. Jonson picked up his electronic board and planned to record the sequence of all this.

Then, his ears caught Morgan's somewhat obvious self-talk.

In fact, she was talking to the cat.

[Our first plan was rejected, sweetheart. 】

[But it doesn’t matter, we have a second plan. 】

【From today on, you have your own name. 】

【War Commander~】

"Crack——!"

The sound of the electronic board breaking was clear and loud, echoing in the already quiet room for a long, long time...