Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Chapter 477: Rebirth from the Ashes: Alliance Era (Additional update, please vote for me)

Vito really hoped he was dreaming, and if it was a dream, he'd better wake up soon so he didn't have to look like a clueless idiot here.

But unfortunately, he couldn't wake up, so he could only continue to ask about things that surprised him, such as the one just now.

"Supreme Commander? Why didn't I know I had it?" Vito stopped mid-sentence.

"What?" the law enforcement officer asked in confusion, and Vito shook his head, "No, it's nothing. What does Supreme Commander mean? Isn't it Supreme Marshal? I mean, his title, Vito. Constantine's."

The law enforcement officer looked very confused and looked at Vito with a strange look. "He is the supreme leader of the alliance, so of course he should be called the commander-in-chief."

"Although he still retains the title of Supreme Marshal, he is still a military leader after all. Although there is a parliament on Terra, military control has not officially ended yet. I hope it will end after this year's anniversary, so that I can check less when I purchase goods. "

The Tau complained, speaking in a common language that surprised Vito with its standard and proficiency. He glanced at the noseless alien, then shifted around, and after a moment of hesitation, he spoke again.

"Where is he? Where is Vito?" Of course he asked the Vito, the Vito he didn't know, and the lawman shrugged.

"Where else can it be? In the Great Council of Terra, where are his offices and residences." The law enforcement officer said, "I heard the council advise him to repair the remaining part of the old emperor's palace, and then The commander-in-chief moved in, but he refused. He said it was too extravagant and wasteful. "

"Some people also say that it is because some parts of the palace are full of yin. The ghosts of the old emperor and his dead followers are still lingering. It is said that some tourists have seen his afterimage!" the Tau man said excitedly, his eyes shining, he Clearly well versed in urban legends and gossip.

The law enforcement officer waved his hand, "That's just a rumor. The old emperor has died long ago. I dare say that his soul has been completely annihilated by the commander-in-chief. His era and empire have ended long ago, but there are still some people who don't want to Embrace the new era and always imagine that he is still alive.”

Vito frowned after listening to their words. He looked at the armor on the chest of the law enforcer. On it, the Imperial Sky Eagle had indeed disappeared, but was replaced by an astral eagle with spread wings, surrounded by countless stardust. underneath its wings.

"Isn't this symbol a double-headed sky eagle?" he asked after looking at it for a long time. The law enforcement officer looked at the symbol on his chest and shrugged, "Of course, the double-headed sky eagle was destroyed with the old empire. After the Glorious Revolution, although now The Star World Eagle was only designated as the national emblem in the fifth year of glory.”

"That symbolizes the unification of the galaxy, the moment when all civilized nations reunite under the unified banner, and the Great Crusade and the wars it brought officially come to an end."

"The Great Crusade is over?" Vito asked in surprise. The law enforcement officer and the Tau looked at each other in confusion. "Of course it is over. It ended not long after the Glorious Revolution. Damn it, how remote a place are you from?" ? Do you still think the old empire and its expeditions exist?"

"I'm sorry, my hometown is indeed a far away place, and I am very ignorant, so please forgive my ignorance and tell me what really happened. For example, what was the Glorious Revolution?"

Faced with Vito's question, the law enforcer and the Tau looked at each other in silence for a moment, and then spoke again, "The Glorious Revolution certainly refers to the uprising 20 years ago. The Supreme Commander led twelve progressive Primarchs to defeat the old The Emperor and his followers overthrew the old empire and the Galactic Alliance was established."

"Chancellor Robert Guilliman designated that day as the founding day of the Alliance, which was 20 years ago today, so we are celebrating, gatherings and festivals here to celebrate the birth of the Alliance, as well as the past of the Old Night and the Ignorant Empire. "

The law enforcement officer said this, while the Tau people on the side were lying on the stalls, looking at the sky with longing eyes, "Damn it, I dare say the celebration on Terra will be particularly spectacular. Have you heard? It was led by Sanguinius The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka personally lit the torch symbolizing the dawn.”

Vito was confused and surprised. He looked at the two people in front of him and then looked at the market square with people coming and going around him. He didn't see anything here that could bring him answers, so he could only ask again.

"You mean, Vito killed the Emperor? Which original bodies participated in the rebellion?" As soon as his words came out, they immediately aroused a huge reaction from the two people, especially the Tau, who instantly covered his face. The haze.

"Rebellion? Only those who refuse progress and still miss the old empire would call this a rebellion." He said righteously, with the flame of loyalty flashing in his eyes. This made Vito particularly confused. Seeing it in the eyes of a Tau The fire gave him a strange feeling.

The law enforcer said something to the Tau to calm his emotions, and then cleared his throat, "Those who participated in the Glorious Revolution include Robert Guilliman, Sanguinius, Vulkan Vulcan, and Horu Ruperkar, Lorgar Aurelion, Curze, and Jaghatai Khan, Perturabo, Magruth, Crow King, Leman Russ and the Alpha brothers."

"But Master Alpharius died, so only the Omega Controllers are still alive, and there are twelve of them in total." "What about the rest?" "What else? He's dead, died in the palace with the old emperor. "

Vito was silent for a moment. He looked at the law enforcement officer in front of him in silence. What did he do?

After a long silence, Vito finally let out a long sigh, raised his eyes and muttered, "I really hope this is a dream. It must be a dream."

"Dream?" The Tau seemed to have heard it, and he said angrily, "This is a fact! And if this is really a dream, it must be the best dream."

"The Supreme Commander overthrew the old emperor and brought enlightenment and peace to the galaxy. In the old empire period, my people would have been slaughtered long ago after they were discovered. For that ridiculous "peace guarantee" theory, ha! said It’s as if if we kill all the aliens, everything will be smooth sailing for mankind.”

The Tau people said excitedly, "The great commander explained to them a basic common sense. Aliens are not all bad. Kill the bad ones and integrate the good ones. Only in this way can civilization progress. Seek truth from facts. It's that simple!"

The law enforcement officer looked at his old friend on the side, looked at Vito and shrugged, "Having said that, there are still many people, especially the old people from the empire era who are unwilling to accept this. They refuse to accept it, even if If we kill all the aliens, humans will cause turmoil on their own just like every time in the past. This is not a problem that can be solved by killing all the aliens.”

"The commander-in-chief hopes they can understand, but not everyone can understand." The law enforcement officer said, Vito could understand his words, or speak his own words.

Whether it is the turmoil at the end of the Golden Age, the wars in the Age of Strife, or any problems in humankind's past, even on old Terra, most of the strife and wars were caused by humans themselves, through greed, suspicion, arrogance and ignorance. Blaming it all on aliens, or as before, blaming it on the people, is just a convenient excuse to cover up their own failures.

But even if you kill all the aliens and foreigners, if you don't change yourself, wars, disputes and turmoil will eventually reappear, and this time, humans will blame each other internally and continue the war, just like what happened later. Just like the empire, 90% of the wars are fought by humans themselves.

Vito was silent, thinking about all this and understanding what "he" had done, "So, the Supreme Commander accepted aliens into the alliance and canceled the extermination policy?"

"Of course! We are a civilized country, one of reason and knowledge. Look around us, the Tau, Eldar, humans and even some other races. We work together and dedicate our knowledge and talents. In just 20 years, we have created What a great civilization! It’s dozens, no, hundreds of times better than that war-mad empire!”

The Tau said loudly, and even the people around him heard it, and cast a strange look. The law enforcement officer smiled bitterly and patted his shoulder, then looked at Vito, "Well, not all races are the same. If you accept it, there will be no green skins. Those guys are just like the old empire, they only know blind war. "

"That's right!" the Tau said proudly, as if a fire was burning in their chests, "They refuse to accept the commander's enlightenment of civilization, just like us, when he crossed the sea of ​​stars to find us, we were still in the old night of ignorance. Fighting each other, killing each other for meaningless things, but the commander! He brought civilization, brought enlightenment, a goal, a great goal that united everyone! He led us out of the old night of ignorance, He has given us the most precious gift.”

"Let us become the people of the Alliance, his people!" the Tau said passionately. Vito had only seen similar passion when they were dealing with the Aether, but according to his narration, ending the Tau This time the mission of the civil war fell on his shoulders. He took the place of Aether and gained their fanatical worship.

"On Tau, we all respect the Commander. If it were the old empire, they would probably just kill us all, but the Commander has given us something different, hope and acceptance! He has given us a position, a place where we can shine for the Alliance. position! To us he is the greatest immortal, the sun on Terra!"

The Tau continued speaking, waving their arms enthusiastically, "We admire him. If the Commander-in-Chief himself had not opposed any form of personality worship, his statues and statues would have been all over the galaxy! We will build the largest monument to praise him. great!"

Vito looked around, and he did not see any statues, paintings or anything with symbolic significance. If they had not told him, he would not have been aware of the people and things on Terra.

But this is also what you will do. Civilizations in the universe need to make progress on their own, find their own future and what they want to do, instead of blindly relying on themselves or anyone else. Any worship and belief are meaningless and will lead to It’s a fallacy, so it’s really something you would do.

"It's the same on Terra as here. Although we respect the commander-in-chief, he prohibits hanging his portraits or statues. Therefore, we can only keep his appearance in our hearts when we celebrate."

The law enforcement officer stopped as he spoke, looked at Vito carefully, and showed a different expression, "Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like the commander-in-chief?"

Vito was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and pretended to look at other stores, looking at the strange products on them, "Someone said that."

He answered simply. The law enforcer and the Tau looked at each other, shrugged after a moment of silence, "Okay, by the way, what are you doing here? Are you here in Corsonia, sightseeing or attending a celebration?"

Vito hesitated. He really didn't know what he was doing here, or even how he got here, a place that was no different from the real world.

But suddenly, an idea and a purpose appeared in his mind, as if it appeared suddenly, and he blurted out, "I'm here for an appointment. I'm looking for No. 49, Corsonnier Street, Fleet Lane. Can you point me to it?" On your way?"

The law enforcement officer was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the rail station in the distance, "Where to go? Get on the rail train and go out after reaching Starship Street. You can find it when you go out. If you really can't find it, there are municipal AI ​​s everywhere on the roadside. Just ask.”

"Okay, thank you." Vito said and started to leave. He didn't plan to stay here for too long. Since he didn't know how to leave, he just followed the voice in his heart and went there to have a look.

But just as Vito walked by, the Tau suddenly stopped him, and then threw a small object to him. He smiled and said goodbye to Vito, "Welcome to Corsonia, you will like this era. "

"I will... take a look at this era." Vito said, nodding goodbye to the two of them, then holding the little thing and boarding the suspended train, and then drove along the track into the city.