Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Vito felt like he was dreaming. He didn't know how he got on this starship, let alone why he came here, but when he arrived at the strange star port and heard the name here from the landing broadcast He was certain that he must be dreaming.

This was Corsonia, but he could have sworn by any name that this place had disappeared an unknown number of years ago, destroyed by retaliatory bombing after the rebellion ended.

He remembered the way the city burned, the high-rise buildings collapsing, and the sight of the mines scattered on the surface of the planet bursting into flames. But when he walked out of the star port, he only felt that he was either crazy or that this was a dream.

Outside the Star Port is not a ruined ruin, but a prosperous market. Vendors have set up a market in the square outside the Star Port, and the shouts and hawking sounds constantly echo among the surrounding tall buildings.

Those high-rise buildings were also different from the Corsonia in his impression. They were not buildings on a mining planet made of stubborn iron, but were more advanced and closer to the architectural forms of the golden age in Vito's memory.

Sky bridges criss-crossed the roads, connecting pieces of land and tall buildings. The sky-rising tracks passed over his head, and the maglev trains racing above whizzed by, carrying passengers to the platform not far away.

Crowds of people filed out, chatting and laughing as they entered the market in front of the star port, where they walked back and forth, met friends by the fountain, or went together to buy all kinds of exotic products.

Vito looked up at everything around him and rubbed his eyes, but what he saw after that was still the same scenery, a developed city, decent citizens dressed completely different from the miners in the past, even the sky that had always been shrouded in thick smoke and mine smoke. , and became as blue as sapphire again.

Vito walked down the steps of the market under the bright sun. He walked through it and explored everything around him. Everyone here was filled with happy smiles, as if the bright sunshine above his head would never set.

Vito passed by several law enforcement officers from the Department of Justice. They must be the kindest law enforcement officers Vito had ever seen. They all had smiles on their faces, and there was no trace of the viciousness that Vito had seen in the past.

The law enforcement officers seemed unfazed by the security situation. They sat outside a restaurant eating donuts, and a young police officer joined them with a cup of coffee and parked his hoverbike outside the shop window.

Vito looked at everything around him in disbelief, and his jaw dropped in shock when he saw the merchant in the shop not far ahead. He was a blue-skinned Tau man, and he was talking to a man in the stall. The human guest completed the transaction while talking and laughing, and handed a piece of merchandise to him.

Then he shouted, among the passing humans, "Don't miss it if you pass by! These exquisite toys from the Far Eastern Province are given to your lover and child! They will praise your unique vision. Hey sir, buy some. What?"

The Tau man gave a warm smile to Vito who walked up to him, "I have everything. I just got a batch of goods from Terra recently! They are the best. You will definitely like them."

"No, thank you, I wanted to ask why you are here?" "What?"

He obviously didn't understand Vito's question and showed a strange expression, "Of course I am here, Cosonia, I live here, where else could I be?"

"For example, Titanium?" Vito responded subconsciously.

"Hi, I did come from somewhere, but I moved here a few years ago. This is a good place, isn't it?" The Tau man leaned on the stall, seemingly not in a hurry, with a smile as bright as the sun above his head. .

Vito looked at him, then looked around at the crowds coming and going, "They won't feel your presence." "What?" "Sorry, I mean, you are an alien."

The Tau people were very puzzled when they heard that word. They didn't understand it for a while. It took them a while to realize it, then they smiled and waved their hands, "Hey, those were backward titles from many years ago. They were the titles of the old empire. Yes, it has been abandoned long ago.”

"Old Empire?" Vito asked in confusion, but the Tau were even more confused than him, "Of course it's the old Empire, otherwise it could be the new one?" "Wait a minute, where are we?" "Where else? The Alliance." "What alliance?" "Galaxy Alliance, damn, what's going on with you?"

He sounded like Vito was a psycho, but maybe he was right, Vito didn't know the word.

"You don't know?" "I'm sorry, I come from a remote place and just came out." Vito deprecated himself with a bitter smile, but the Tau didn't seem to mind too much. He was very kind and just interacted with the people around him. Same for everyone.

He said hello to the passing law enforcement officer, who walked up and said, "Hey, blue guy, how's business going lately?" "Not bad, how are you doing? Did your date go well?"

"Haha, thanks to you, she likes that gift very much." He walked over, and Vito noticed that it was a tall law enforcement officer with a burly build. He was a human but he was greeting the Tau.

He also looked at himself, "Your guest?"

"No, not yet, officer. He said he came from a remote place and didn't know anything about the Alliance." The Tau said. The law enforcement officer was stunned for a moment, and then showed a surprised look, "Isn't it? It has been glorious for 20 years. Inter-galactic communication has been established for more than ten years, and there is still a planet like this?"

"I'm sorry, but I have to ask, what are the 20 Glorious Years?" Vito asked in surprise. The law enforcement officer looked at each other with the Tau in confusion, and then looked at him, "Glorious Revolution, the old empire was on that day Collapse, the Alliance was founded on that day, and today is the celebration of the Alliance’s founding day, the 20th anniversary.”

"I dare say that the celebrations on Terra will be more lively. I heard that the Supreme Commander will attend the celebration this year and give a speech." The Tau said, and the law enforcement officer showed a look of envy. "Damn, I really wish I was here. "No, if I didn't have to go on duty, I would have taken Sabina to Terra for the holidays."

Vito showed a confused look, "Corsonia is dozens of light years away from Terra. It takes a lot of time to get there from the subspace."

After Vito said that, the two looked at him with strange eyes. The Tau were the first to speak, "Subspace? No, subspace navigation technology has long been eliminated. Now it is all about webway navigation, from Corsonia to Terra. , it only takes one day.”

"That's why I can import goods from Terra and put them on the market for sale the next day." The Tau tribe displayed his goods. Vito looked at the small objects with the Mars logo printed on them, and the surprise in his heart reflected on his face. superior.

"Navigating the Webway?" "Yes, what else could it be? Although the Eldar always claim to be the heroes of the construction of the Webway, well, I admit that they did help a lot, but it is not all theirs. Credit.”

"Eldar?! Here?" Vito asked in disbelief, and the law enforcement officer pointed to the next side, where an Eldar happened to pass by. He greeted several people in Gothic, and everyone except Vito The two also greeted him.

Vito looked at him in surprise, "You allowed aliens to appear here? On Corsonia?" "And on Terra, what's going on with you? Could it be that you are one of those old guys who miss the old empire? They just Always talking about aliens and the old imperial concepts like the God-Emperor.”

"Yes, especially those veterans. Damn it. The commander-in-chief treats them very well, but they say he is a traitor?" the Tau said angrily, "We should arrest them all."

"Calm down, old friend, we are members of the Alliance, not the barbaric existence of the old empire."

"What?" Vito interrupted.

The law enforcement officer's confusion did not dissipate Vito's surprise. He was still surprised. Looking around at everything, he knew that he must be in a strange place, somewhere wrong.

"The Old Empire? What was that? Specifically."

His question confused both the law enforcement officer and the Tau. The two looked at each other, and then the law enforcement officer responded. He first looked at Vito like a freak, "The Empire of Man, it was in 20 years It was overthrown before, by the Supreme Commander and his comrades. It was a foolish country."

"Supreme Commander? Who is that?" Vito asked immediately, but the law enforcement officer looked at him with strange eyes and tilted his head slightly.

"The Supreme Commander, Grand Marshal Vito Constantine."