Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Vito walked on the streets of the palace. The palace was very huge, just as huge and complex as he remembered. There were countless streets and alleys and densely packed palaces and buildings. To enter here, you'd better bring someone with you. The last guide, trust me, the map is useless.

The palace's numerous criss-crossing aerial platforms, long bridges and roads form an extremely complex structure, just like a giant web woven by giant spiders. Even the sunlight will be blocked by those tall buildings and magnificent palaces. Here, , most of the time the light you can see is artificial light. Those blurred lights make every street and every palace here look the same.

The Imperial Palace is too big, just like Terra itself. This planet is the most complex hive planet ever built by humans, and the Imperial Palace on Terra is the leader and representative of it. Its history is far longer than Any urban area that exists today on this planet is older.

After the Horus Heresy, most of Terra's urban areas were demolished and rebuilt, so now the place has changed, things and people have changed. Vito hardly recognizes Terra. Thousands of years have made this place The planet completely changed from his memory.

But except here, the Royal Palace, it has never changed for thousands of years. Vito still remembers everything here, the buildings, the palace and every dark street and wall, none of the towering statues and magnificent reliefs. Change.

Unlike the hive city clusters of Terra outside, everything in the palace has maintained its ancient appearance. Believe me, no one dares to say anything about tearing down the palace and rebuilding it into a more modern and usable appearance. As long as you dare to say , then the state religion will slap a stick on your head when you finish saying this stupid thing and just turn your head, and then scream about heresy, and the heretic will tie you to the stake and burn you to death.

However, this also brings benefits. The palace remains unchanged just like when Vito came. He can't remember the last time he came. A thousand years? Or two thousand years ago? The memory has changed and blurred a lot, but he is still familiar with this place. He understands this place. Every outstanding commander, no matter how long it has been, will remember the defensive structure style he personally designed.

Everything here was designed by Vito and Dorn together. He was recalled to Terra from the front lines of the Great Crusade by the Emperor. He asked Vito to use his military talents and war skills to assist Dorn in the defense of the palace. Make improvements and construction.

At that time, Vito didn't know what the emperor wanted to do. He thought that even if the old fool had a whim, he would just come back and mess around. So Vito and Dorn built the entire palace's defense structure together. These complex streets and alleys were like spider webs. The floating streets and long bridges are all designed for street fighting.

The extremely complex urban structure will make any enemy who breaks into it without understanding it pay a heavy price. Countless winding streets and alleys are densely covered with a large number of firepower points, and each one directly crosses the streets, with towering city walls and The city gate blocks the avenues of attack, and the commanding platform allows the defenders to completely cover every street, leaving the attackers at their mercy.

This effective defense facility played a huge role during Horus's attack on Terra. It was precisely relying on these complex defense structures that the sparse number of loyal parties could always stand firm in the rebel attack. Every step forward comes at a heavy cost.

Even those violent World Eaters and the war masters of the Iron Warriors were completely useless in these complex and well-defended palace streets. The war turned into a pure bloody street battle, and all the equipment advantages were lost. , the two sides were fighting in the most primitive way.

So the high lords are very smart. They remember how the solidity and high walls of the palace saved Terra and the people in the palace last time, so they piled food here and hid under the high walls and defenses of the palace. Inside, it is hidden under an efficient void shield that can cover the entire huge palace area and withstand the sustained bombardment of a huge fleet.

But now, it seems that this place no longer meets the requirements for perfect defense. Vito is very satisfied walking on the dark streets here. He looks around. The guards here have all left. There is also a door in the bunkers and shooting points. Everywhere the city gate opened was deserted, leaving only a handful of guards vaguely present.

Most of them did not come to stop Vito. Many of them just glanced at him and then acquiesced in allowing him to pass. Everyone knew that the situation in Terra was tense now, so no one wanted to take the initiative to cause trouble for themselves, but they always Some people exist outside of these normal people, such as this guard station at the city gate.

Vito walked through the dark streets covered by the huge palace. He walked from the avenue on the ground floor of the palace and walked towards a huge gate under the magnificent city wall. As long as he passed through it, he could go to the inner court guarded by the Forbidden Army.

But as he walked towards that place, a second lieutenant with a gun on his back came out and blocked the door and Vito's way. The second lieutenant held a gun on his chest and raised his hand to signal Vito to stop. Down.

"Stop!" he yelled, pointing at Vito, and the subordinates around him subconsciously raised their guns. They stood behind the sandbags and bulletproof shield walls and watched Vito coming.

"Your Majesty! Do you know where you are from?" The second lieutenant held his head high and looked at Vito as proudly as a newly graduated military academy cadet. His voice was loud and his clothes were quite neat, complying with every requirement. Military grooming standards, so yes, Vito guessed he was indeed a recent graduate.

He looked at the energetic young man in front of him and smiled. He pointed to the door behind him and said, "I have to go to the palace. Please let me go."

Before Vito finished speaking, in fact, as soon as he said a few words, the second lieutenant came up, pressed Vito on the chest, and stopped him, "Without the permission of the Council of Lords, no one can Do you have permission to enter the palace?"

"No, but I have this." Vito said and took out the pendant of the Tribunal from his arms. The red letter "I" shook in front of the second lieutenant, but the latter seemed to have no reaction at all, but the subordinates behind him were frightened. With a jump, they almost acted in unison as all normal Imperial people would do when they saw the symbol of the Tribunal.

But obviously, the second lieutenant did not belong to the category of "normal people". He still raised his head proudly and looked at Vito with his nostrils. He was quite arrogant and arrogant. To be honest, that was not a wise move, especially for the judge. Word.

"Am I not clear enough? Lieutenant."

"No, no, sir, I told you that only the order signed by the High Lords Council can be passed, and no one else can." The second lieutenant raised his head again as he spoke. He looked at Vito with his chin. Faced with that quite disrespectful and very offensive move, Vito looked at him with a smile.

"What's your name? Lieutenant."

"Malfoy von Burke, from the ancient and widely respected Burke family, a prominent family with a long history and ancient history in Terra!" Malfoy proudly patted his chest and said loudly, his voice was simply deafening, as if he was afraid of Vito It's like he can't hear it.

Vito touched the pendant in his hand and smiled, "The Burke family, I have heard of you. Your family comes from a family of bureaucrats who have served the Ministry of Government for generations. Because once again, in the political struggle, we stood in the right position. , who was on the winning side, helped the then high lord of the Ministry of Government win the struggle, and was promoted and appreciated. "

"It seems that you know my family history very well, sir. Then you should also know that the loyalty of the Burke family is unshakable!" Malfoy proudly raised his finger and said loudly, and he raised his head higher. Point, pointing his nostrils and chin at Vito, who laughed and touched the pendant in front of him with his fingers.

"Indeed, but sometimes, being too smart is not a good habit, so let me teach you some basic common sense for your family."

"What?"

Malfoy asked in surprise, but before he could finish his words, he was punched in the chin by Vito. He stepped back and looked at the rushing Vito. He subconsciously raised the gun hanging under his arm, but he As soon as he raised the barrel of the gun, Vito's sword neatly chopped off the barrel.

The front half of the laser gun fell to the ground instantly, and Malfoy was swept by Vito and hit the bulletproof shield on the side. The young Malfoy hit the shield and took a breath of pain, but Just as he was about to get up, Vito grabbed him and pushed him back onto the shield.

Vito placed the Phoenix Sword across his neck, and instantly pulled out the bolt gun with his other hand and pointed it at the soldier who subconsciously raised the gun. "If you don't want to die, just stand still and I will teach you, sir, some basic philosophy of life." ”

Vito said coldly, he didn't even bother to look at the soldiers, because he knew they would obey. These soldiers were not from noble or powerful families, and they did not want to provoke the Inquisition.

The soldiers holding guns raised their hands and released their weapons to show that they were not hostile, and then stepped back, as if to make room for the inquisitor. Vito nodded with satisfaction and tugged on Malfoy's clothes. The leader looked at him, and he put the edge of the knife on the neck of the young lieutenant, who looked at Vito with a bewildered expression.

"Teach you the first thing. The Inquisition never needs to consult the high lord's opinion when doing things. We can do whatever we want, even kill you. The only thing that needs to consult your opinion is if you want to be bombed. He was shot or killed by automatic cannon."

As Vito said, he put the muzzle of the bolt gun against the side of the lieutenant's head. The latter looked at Vito with a horrified expression, looking at the bolt gun nailed to his forehead.

"Secondly, don't look at people with your nostrils when you talk, especially when there is an inquisitor standing in front of you, because if he gets upset, you will be dead. Do you understand? Ensign."

Vito grabbed his collar and asked. The young lieutenant beneath him nodded repeatedly and responded to Vito in a hoarse voice, "Understood, Lord Inquisitor."

"Very good, now get out of here." Vito said, grabbing the second lieutenant, and then pushed him to a soldier. The second lieutenant bumped into the heavily armed soldier, and he rubbed his penis on the body armor. He turned his head and looked at Vito who had already entered the city gate.

No soldier dared to stop him, everyone retreated to both sides to make way for him. Vito walked over. The soldiers beside the second lieutenant looked at Vito and then at the annoyed second lieutenant, "Sir? Are you okay? ”

"Shut up, I'm fine. Damn it, forget it. The Imperial Army will take care of him anyway. Those golden-armored Imperial Guards won't let an insignificant idiot in."

Obviously the second lieutenant didn't know what he was talking about. He knew nothing about Vito's identity and didn't even ask him what his name was from beginning to end. The latter knew his first and last name. Well, since they knew everything anyway We need to cleanse the minions around the high lords. Why not add one more name to the list?

Vito was thinking about this problem and also walked into the inner court. He walked along the gardens and streets here, as if the sun was shining through the clouds. Here, all the complex buildings disappeared, and what was displayed was a vibrant green. garden.

This place looks out of place and precious in the steel hive city of Terra. It is surrounded by well-trimmed and cared for plants, decorating it with life and nature. A long road extends from the garden, extending Go to the magnificent golden door.

Vito walked on the road. He walked through the beautiful trees and flowers on both sides. He walked from the boulevard full of sycamore trees to the front of the giant door, where two people stood on both sides. Tall Custodes warrior.

The warriors in golden armor looked at the people in front of them. They stood silently on both sides of the gate, holding their weapons. Vito walked in front of them from under the shade of the trees. He watched the two forbidden soldiers on both sides move toward them. They nodded and said, "I want to enter the palace, I call"

"Vito Constantine, Supreme Marshal and true Imperial Regent."

Before Vito finished speaking, his voice was interrupted by the sound of the huge door opening with a roar, and a voice coming from it. Vito looked at the magnificent golden door that opened to both sides, and opened it from the center. A golden giant walked out of the gap.

On both sides of the gate, the Forbidden Soldiers held their weapons and retreated to both sides, making way for the tall giant who had just stepped out. He was wearing a golden armor and walked out of the gate with a snow-white lion's fur on his right shoulder. , the golden Forbidden Army walked up to Vito, towering in front of him like a mountain. Behind him, several Forbidden Soldiers in gorgeous clothes and red shirts walked out.

Vito looked up at the warrior in front of him. He was slightly surprised, but soon smiled again, "Trajan?"

"Yes, Marshal, it's me. It's an honor to see you here, my lord." Trajan, the current commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, nodded to Vito, who looked at him in surprise, and then looked at Looking at the two sides, there was no surprise. In fact, the Forbidden Soldiers might have already known about his arrival.

"You know I'm coming here, right? You all know." Vito raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Trajan looking at him. The latter smiled slightly, but still maintained a sufficient sense of solemnity. .

"The Emperor has known of your arrival for a long time. He knew it when you arrived on Terra. He has been waiting for your visit, and now you are here, Marshal, so he notified us and ordered me to come here personally. Welcome."

"Huo Huo, the standards are really high. The commander of the Forbidden Army and your bodyguards will welcome me alone. How can I be so cool?" Vito crossed his arms and looked at Trajan jokingly, as well as the Forbidden Army behind him wearing gorgeous armor. Veterans, they hold power weapons flashing with lightning, each of them is a strong warrior who can stop a hundred with one, but they greet themselves again.

Trajan smiled slightly and raised his head. He held down the lion-headed sword he was about to wear and looked at Vito in front of him. "That is natural. Only in this way can we welcome the return of the Supreme Marshal."

As he spoke, Trajan stepped aside to make a way, and the Forbidden Soldiers behind him also sidestepped neatly to both sides, holding lightning halberds and standing on both sides of the road opened for Vito as if they were inserted into a high wall, stepping neatly The sound echoed inside and outside the gate, Vito looked at them, and then looked at Trajan aside.

The latter nodded slightly to Vito, "Come on, Marshal, he has been looking forward to seeing you again for a long time, we shouldn't keep him waiting any longer."

Vito looked at Trajan and sighed softly, and then walked into the gate from between the forbidden troops. Trajan then walked between the forbidden troops on both sides and entered the gate, and all the guard soldiers also He turned around, carrying his weapons and followed Trajan and the marshal into the palace.

The golden door slowly closed behind them. This was a meeting of old friends, a reunion after ten thousand years.