Emperor's Bane

Chapter 265 Morgan: I Will Surpass Death

[My dear parasite brother, what are you doing these days? 】

The Lord of the Second Legion was leaning on her soft couch, kneading her creaking cervical spine, her pale eyelids, which were no different from her complexion, were now shrouded in a light gray, which meant that she once again A lot of time was spent in experiments and deduction.

"As usual, lock yourself in his room with the equipment you gave him."

Less than five steps away from Queen Gene, Virgo was kneading the muscles of her calf for her Creator, and at the same time, she was reporting something that was nothing new during this time.

【How long has he been like this? 】

"It's been almost five days, and basically he won't come out. All the food and drink can be delivered to the door. He eats very cleanly and is usually very quiet, but he strongly protests the behavior of placing guards at his door."

【strong? 】

"He filled the two guards' posts with rubbish: while they were changing."

【…】

Morgan rubbed the corners of her brows, and a few blurred phantoms flashed across her pupils, which meant that she really needed to rest: after solving all these small but particularly disturbing things.

Thinking of this, the Primarch couldn't help curling his lips.

The Night Haunter from Nostramo seems to possess a unique magic: Whenever bad things involving him are presented to Morgan, even though most of them have been expected, or caused at all. It didn't have much effect, but it was still able to efficiently disturb the rational strings of the Spider Queen, stirring up a disturbing movement in her heart.

However, Midnight Ghost is not a pure provocateur: when an act of stepping on the line happened to cause the psionic wave of the Lord of the Second Legion to sweep the entire battleship, all Conrad's activities were precisely positioned by him. In the position of [Trouble]: it makes people uncomfortable, but it is not too high-level to go online, it is more like a harmless shaking of the head and sigh.

Midnight Ghost was very clear: if it was just trouble, his dead blood relative would not come to him with great fanfare, and she still had too many secret measures to implement, so she didn't have more thoughts on him.

To put it simply, as long as he doesn't cross the obvious red line in Morgan's heart, he can get more rights than he imagined: even the freedom to wander wantonly on the battleship.

The former King of Nostramo quickly and accurately found the scale of all these, and moved around during this period with ease. He did not often meet Morgan, but he has gradually learned to use some obvious and even naive actions to express oneself.

Take, for example, the good use of trash: he's improved rapidly in this area.

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Second Legion just picked up the hot drink on the side to calm the sleepless flames that were slowly burning in his heart, encouraging her to beat up her blood relatives again.

[Then withdraw the guards. Anyway, if he goes crazy again, placing the guards will have no real effect other than causing extra damage. 】

"Understood, my lord."

Virgo nodded, not surprised by the order.

Then, she put her record data board aside, and began to report on the fleet's daily affairs in an orderly manner: there was nothing worth noting, and everything was running according to the administrative and decentralized system carefully crafted by the Lord of the Second Legion with.

The No.20 Third Expeditionary Fleet is currently carrying the main force of the Dawnbreaker Legion and their powerful allies, and is heading south quickly. In just one Terra standard month, they have crossed hundreds of galaxies, from The northernmost point of the Federation of Avalon has come to its southern border.

The mortal rule system carefully constructed by the Lord of the Second Legion demonstrated their value for the first time at this moment. The orders issued by the Primarch were transmitted to every world along the way in the fastest time, and all the required logistics The supplies were all delivered to the star port in advance, and only the fastest replenishment would be done when the fleet arrived.

At the same time, all the supply fleets and support fleets were also ordered to arrive at the designated star area within the specified time to complete their missions and tasks. None of the dozens of fleets made mistakes, and they were running like precise gears. The Legion is a fearsome war machine rejuvenated by the new year.

The No.20 Third Expeditionary Fleet only stayed in the low-earth orbit of the Avalon parent star for a few days, and carried out the inspection of the hull. At other times, the main force of the fleet will not be in the star port for supply at all. Those warships that need supplies will be the first batch to arrive at the target supply system, and after a quick supply, they will leave with the fleet as the last batch: the time of the whole process is exactly the time when the main force of the expedition fleet passes through a galaxy. time.

From beginning to end, the entire No.20 Three Expeditionary Fleet maintained a state of [high-speed movement], but in this rapid movement, they also methodically ensured that each battleship was always in the best condition, and obtained Double guarantee of speed and quality.

Of course, behind such light words is the miracle that the Avalon Federation, which has already begun to take shape, crushed all factors and difficulties that would cause delays with unprecedented efficiency under the order of its lord.

Everything is considered good, and it is the result of the incomparably huge staff department, logistics department, and think tank system working closely together day and night, and there are even more mortal managers, astropaths, and Starport Command involved in it. It can even be said that behind every battleship that has completed its replenishment, there are millions of planners and executors working hard.

The Spider Queen was very satisfied with all of this. She didn't care about the astronomical consumption of materials behind this "Miracle of Marching". For the current Lord of the Second Legion, money was just a number, after all she She is already the richest woman in the entire galaxy.

What Morgan really cares about is: if he can continue to maintain and improve this operating system, it means that the main force of the Dawnbreaker Legion can reach any position in the Avalon Federation within one Terra standard month, and can maintain Optimal combat readiness: The military value contained in this is immeasurable.

What made her even more satisfied was that all these results were completed without her intervention. The Spider Queen spent this month in her laboratory, researching a brand new and important subject. Leave your heirs and mortal followers to use the powers they have been given to do as best they can.

But at the same time, although the Lord of the Second Legion seems to have nothing to do with all of this, without her words, all these actions are just castles in the air: the relationship between several major Avalon star regions and the administrative system There is no upper and lower system, and the only thing that can allow them to be so united is the direct orders and genetic samples from the Gene Queen.

【Okay, everything is fine. 】

After carefully reading it twice, the Gene Queen nodded in satisfaction. She put her finger into her lips, made a smear of saliva, and smeared it on the data board. Countless data and commands were executed as a result, symbolizing this An operation in which countless people and the world tried their best has come to a perfect end.

Virgo blinked.

"Why do you always like to approve these most important documents in this...unhygienic way, my lord, I have to wipe them clean every time."

[This is called a genetic sample, my lovely Ania, and it is one of the most advanced confidentiality measures in the human empire: only the genetic samples belonging to the Primarch can open the programs and doors that they really care about. 】

[You can understand it as a very advanced biological genetic code lock. My brothers are all using it, but the method is different: I have observed that Guilliman likes to unlock it by kissing the data board, Leman Russ It was a mouthful of saliva sprayed on it. 】

"Where's Johnson?"

【…I don’t know, he never demonstrates this in front of me. 】

Virgo nodded, silently recorded this new knowledge, and then, she noticed that her Creator's brow was turning into an expression of joy, showing a good mood.

"You are in a good mood, my lord."

【Yes. 】

"Because of this successful high-speed march?"

[Because of everything behind it: For example, the success of this operation means that the administrative efficiency, material reserves and even personnel efficiency of the entire Avalon Federation, as well as my control over all systems, have reached a level that allows The point where I am satisfied. 】

[Although there is still room for improvement and improvement, in a short period of time, I am very satisfied with this result. After all, the energy I have invested in this territory is only a few years, and the future is still very long. 】

[And this success also shows another thing, my Arnia: the system I created can already operate on its own, all I need to do is to continuously strengthen my control over it and issue instructions: This means that a lot of my energy can be freed up for other things from now on. 】

[My vision can also temporarily leave this land, and look at the expeditions, wars and opportunities that affect the entire galaxy: this joint operation with the Ultramarines is the beginning of all this. 】

"Then have you thought about what you want to collect in the galaxy outside Avalon?"

[I have a vague idea, but it's not comprehensive yet. 】

"Do you need me to record it?"

【certainly. 】

The Spider Queen smiled, and her tired eyelids shone with a savage and charming light that would only pop out when a new treasure was discovered.

【During this period of more than a month, I have explored a brand new creation. Although it is only an idea, a skyscraper that has not even appeared on the design drawings, I believe in its potential and future, and its Existence is enough to shake the galaxy, even the preciousness of life and the loneliness after death. 】

"That sounds exaggerated, my lord."

[There are some, but its value is enough to offset these arrogant words. 】

【My Virgo, you know...】

[Infinite loop? 】

"..."

Virgo frowned, looking for the trace of this word very seriously, and after a full minute, she shook her head.

"This word does not exist in my memory sequence and Minerva sequence, my lord."

The Spider Queen lay reclined on the soft couch, showing a smile that she had expected.

[Of course it doesn't exist, and of course you can't find it, my Virgo. 】

[Because this word, and the existence it represents, belong to the future, it is an unborn baby, telling all kinds of great possibilities that are still unknown. 】

------

[I captured the existence of this word for the first time in the memory fragments of a Nightmare Swordsman in Comoros: this alien bastard has a comrade in arms who is also an Eldar, and the latter was once a member of Yiyang Deng Ark. A tribe warrior, for a reason, left the ark and became a Comorian pirate. 】

"I know that Yiyang Deng's Ark, my lord, is one of the most powerful armed groups of the Ark Spirit Race, and the only one that can stand shoulder to shoulder with it is Bietan's Ark."

[Yes, according to the memory of the alien, there is a prophet named Melendry-Silver Soul in the Yiyangdeng Ark. Her qualifications are very old, and her most famous deed is: she is the first One of a group of eldar that began to reclaim soulstones from the crone world, and together with the bonesinger modified them to be able to store the souls of the ark eldar so that they would not be taken away by the god of pleasure after death . 】

Having said that, the Lord of the Second Legion couldn't help but frown, because she could clearly feel a low groan and a long smile in her mind, as if just her mention was enough to make the Lord of the Silver Palace feel Momentary gratification.

"So, this prophet is the hero of these aliens."

[It is true, but her achievements are more than that: this prophet Melendry is conceiving a great invention, and she is going to use the keel of the ark itself as the foundation to create a special active crystal matrix to create An afterlife world that houses the souls of every Ark Eldar. 】

[This is: infinite loop. 】

(According to gw, the first infinite circuit was built in M33 of the imperial calendar, which is more than 3000 years after the Great Crusade. Yes, this thing belongs to the new invention of the Eldar)

"...the world after death?"

[Yes, a man-made Netherland. I have to say that these former galactic overlords still possess great power in terms of fantasy and conception. Although this conception is far from being realized, there is no doubt that the prophet Melendrye is already on the fast track to accomplishing this feat. 】

【However, now that I know this idea, can I also create the same thing? 】

[An infinite circuit that belongs to me? 】

"..."

"Is it feasible, my lord?"

【certainly. 】

[All this is not impossible, my Virgo: In fact, I have already known about the existence of infinite loops, and even know most of the principles: don’t forget what my first meal in this world is. 】

[It's just that, in the following many years, I was too busy to forget this knowledge, until a series of unexpected events happened in front of the Yemenga Stone Stele, which reminded me when I harvested the memories of these Comoros The existence of such a treasure. 】

[During this period of time, I have been deducing and piecing together related knowledge. Although I can't make a real infinite loop, but since I already know the general ideas and ideas, then create one that belongs to me, unlike infinite loops. However, it is not so difficult to find a product with the same function. 】

【Thinking is always the most important thing. With thinking, at least half of everything is done. 】

【Of course, if I can invite the Prophet Melendry to have a good talk in my stomach, it may be of great benefit to my research progress. 】

Speaking of this, a cruel light shone in the Spider Queen's pupils, but Virgo has already turned a blind eye to this, and she even loves the madness in the eyes of her creator.

"Having ideas doesn't mean everything is going well, my lord, among other things: the various raw materials of the Ark Spirit Race are completely different from ours, where should we get them?"

【You caught the heart of the matter, my Virgo. 】

Morgan stroked his maid's soft hair with satisfaction.

[In fact, there are only two core materials for the infinite circuit: soul stones and spirit bones. Although the former is important, it is not impossible for a psychic like me to solve it, while the latter is essentially A kind of solidified subspace energy, although I don't know their principle yet, I can try it. 】

"The process of trying may be very long, my lord, we don't have time."

[Yes, this is also one of the reasons why I responded to Guilliman's call: on the southern edge of the galaxy where the Osiris psionic species we are going to crusade is located, there is a forged world named Zhao-Akada, I have obtained accurate information that this forge world holds a technical raw material that is very close to spirit bones. 】

"The forge world that has reached cooperation terms with the Thousand Sons Legion?"

[Yes, a certain automatic combat soldier produced by them is still in my warehouse. If I can get their technology, then my progress in experimenting with spiritual bone substitutes will undoubtedly be much faster. 】

"Indeed, my lord."

"However, to be on the safe side, I personally suggest that you can go to that Yiyang boarding ark..."

"Visit?"

[That will have to wait for me to find an opportunity. A top-level Eldar Ark is an opponent that needs to be respected and cautious enough, but if I can attract one or two more legions, the probability of success will undoubtedly be much higher. 】

Virgo nodded: In her mind, there is one last question that needs to be answered and recorded
"Then, my lord, what is the purpose of your desire to build an infinite circuit that is entirely your own? Does it have any effect on you?"

[The answer is obvious, Virgo. 】

[A piece of Netherland that can store the souls of the dead, where the dead souls can be temporarily rested and preserved for thinking, can escape from the waves of the subspace, maintain a certain connection with the real universe, and even at certain necessary moments: once again return. 】

【Don't you think that such a place is very suitable for my children? 】

"..."

Virgo frowned, she thought for a moment, and then understood the thoughts contained in her Creator.

"So, my lord."

"You mean: you intend to use materials similar to spiritual bones to create some kind of soul storage device, so as to store the souls of the Dawnbreaker warriors who died in the Great Crusade, and let them be in the infinite space you created. circuit, or a similar man-made underworld, until you call their souls back to the world when necessary?"

【That's it. 】

"However, how can a group of souls fight for you?"

[Don't underestimate the power of the subspace, my dear Virgo, at least [-]% of the credit for your birth comes from the subspace, and based on my current understanding and attainments of the subspace, some cautious innovations are also possible. 】

"These words of yours remind me of Magnus, my lord."

[You can think of him, which in itself shows the difference between me and him. 】

"..."

"Then what are you going to do with them?"

[I once had a guess: since the spirit bones of the Ark Eldar are essentially solidified subspace energy, and those aliens can use these materials in every aspect of their lives, does this mean that Then, I can also intercept part of the energy from the turbulent flow of the subspace, temper it with the flames of my gene father, and create a soul of my son who died in battle that can travel through the subspace and the real universe. body? 】

"...It sounds a bit difficult."

[Yeah, so besides that, I have some backup plans: For example, use spiritual energy to increase a batch of specialized weapons and equipment, so that their souls can enter and control these armors and weapons, just like the invisible army in mythology Generally put into the battlefield. 】

[Moreover, considering that the so-called machine souls that those oil guys have been talking about will really appear in many emergency situations, and in large war machines like Titans, there are often phantoms of the pilots of the past generations: Is all this true? It can also be explained that if one of my heirs dies with full armor, then once I keep his soul, he can control the armor he wore during his lifetime with a machine soul or similar methods, and continue to fight? 】

"Won't that cause panic among the friendly troops?"

[It is enough to wear tighter clothes, and in my vision, this world of infinite loops is bound to my thinking, it belongs to my palace, and can appear in any corner of the galaxy because of my consciousness . 】

[So, I can make them appear and disappear at any time: as long as the timing is precise, the problem is actually not that big. 】

"..."

"I hope so, my lord."

[Don't be so defeatist, my Virgo, as long as I can really find materials similar to spiritual bones in this expedition, I am confident that I can create the most basic infinite circuit within 30 years, anyway, its scale does not need to be very large. Big, my workload is not in the same order of magnitude as those aliens who have to worry about the entire Eldar Ark. 】

[And I really need the existence of this kind of creation: You know that the biggest problem my legion suffers from is the inefficient conscription rate. Although I have countless ways to strengthen my fighters, and even let them The average strength of the army is the highest in the empire, but on the issue of the genetic seed adaptation rate, my research progress has always been stagnant. 】

[So, even those Dawnbreakers who have died in battle, especially the elite like the Old Guards and Terra veterans, I don’t want their usable value to end with a mere death, since they belong to me private property, then their body and soul are mine. 】

[I have no reason to see a part of my private property, even if it is only the small part left after death, being swept away by the turbulence of the warp, they are mine. 】

[Always, mine. 】

------

In the infinite imaginings of the Lord of the Second Legion about life and death, her legion stopped briefly near the steel ball of the forging world, and carried out the last rest and replenishment before the official rendezvous with the Ultramarines Legion.

It was also from the mouths of these mechanical priests of the forge world that Morgan learned the definite news: Guilliman couldn't even wait to gather with his blood relatives in Ultramar, and he was quite worried that the dragon would never see him again. The Osiris psychic seed at the end of his body would slip away from his fingertips again, making him lose the good opportunity to sweep away the past wounds of the legion and completely rebuild the morale of the army.

Therefore, after leaving an exact meeting point, the Lord of Ultramar led his 12 descendants, and set off from the western border of the five hundred worlds, at the junction of the Far East Star Field and the Storm Star Field , launched a carpet search.

However, the Primarch of the Ultramarines never ignored his blood relatives: two high-ranking officers of the No.13 Legion led a whole dignified diplomatic team and squadron, and they stayed in the low-earth orbit of the steel ball, They would be responsible for guiding the advance of II Corps.

The Spider Queen was noncommittal about this. Unlike her whispering heirs, Morgan was very able to understand the reason why Guilliman did not wait for her: this was not the arrogance and arrogance that the world imagined, it was simply...

He seems to be on his way again.

The tolerant attitude of the Lord of the Second Legion made the two Ultramarines heave a sigh of relief. At the same time, they also understood the cryptic words of the Lord of Avalon: there is not only one Primarch who is currently in [Dawn] On the Goddess], and the Primarch who didn't show up...was a bit unfriendly.

Morgan didn't intend to hide this news from Guilliman. Rather than covering up her concerns about an unstable factor on her warship, she would rather communicate with the Lord of Ultramar first, so as to avoid any accidents that would cause confusion between the two sides. Some can't get off the stage.

This is also a certain confidence that the Lord of the Second Legion has in his extreme blood relative: Morgan's instinct told her that as long as he told Guilliman about the matter frankly, his rationality in a normal state was enough to support him to understand the real problem and Where the interests lie, Guilliman can communicate.

How the two high-ranking officers of the Ultramarines communicated with their genetic father was not what Morgan cared about. After leaving the galaxy where the forge world was located, the Spider Queen began to summon her company commanders one by one and gave them instructions. with different tasks.

It was also at this time that the Midnight Ghost, who had disappeared before Morgan's eyes for a long time, pushed open the door of the throne room. Behind him were two old guards who failed to stop him at all.

Morgan had just given an order to her largest son Hector at this time, and Midnight Ghost's eyes also lingered on this Dawnbreaker who was comparable to the Primarch, and he waited patiently for Morgan to dismiss the people in the room. Only then did the other characters sit directly on the ground with their legs crossed, completely ignoring those messy footprints.

Morgan frowned.

Regarding Conrad, even the slightest troubles and troubles were enough to make her obviously dissatisfied: Queen Gene was aware of this problem, and she even found that her own emotional impulses in front of Midnight Ghost, is intensifying.

This is not a good thing.

Morgan couldn't help but think of that guess about the side effects of her [Thousands of Faces] ability, which made her frown even more tightly.

[What's the matter, Conrad? 】

Midnight Ghost grinned, and he opened his arms exaggeratedly, revealing the dark blue armor and the pair of fine gold claws that Morgan gave him.

"Can't I come and visit my dear sister if I have nothing to do? Especially since she has given me such a valuable gift and we have been separated for so long."

【…】

[You should speak according to your original tone, Conrad, I am more used to that. 】

"These are my true words, my dearest blood-"

A chill rose from the back of the Primarch's neck, all the way to his cheeks, and after a brief hesitation, the Spider Queen couldn't help recalling the detailed report on the whereabouts of the Midnight Ghost for more than a month.

【During this period of time, your behavior was very...regular, my brother, and you didn’t carry out the so-called trial, and you didn’t pick up any nonsense to eat. I think this means that you have a bigger conspiracy. 】

"is it possible……"

"Have I changed my mind?"

Curz grinned, revealing a mouthful of teeth that were still rough but had turned white, which matched his pale complexion in a way that looked like real ones.

🇧🇷
【…】

【What exactly do you want, Curz? 】

Midnight Ghost laughed, his withered chest was constantly expanding and shrinking under the brand new armor, and even people couldn't help but start to worry about his breathing in the next second.

It took a while before he had enough of laughing.

"I heard that we are about to join a brother named Guilliman? I am very interested in him, my blood relative. I think you should take me to meet him."

Morgan blinked: Although she had planned to do so, but now, she wanted to ask the opposite question.

[What if I say no? 】

Midnight Ghost continued his crazy smile, as if the answer did not go beyond his expectations, he answered his blood relatives with a murmured whisper, that is the declaration of fate, and it is like... a lie .

"I will go there, [Macragge's Glory], I know that name, and one day I will arrive there, whether you agree or not."

"I'll get there, just as I'll get to the place where your sins manifested."

"It's all going to happen very quickly, and they're going to be a ... surprise."

【…】

[Is this a threat? 】

"Do not."

"This is the future."

(End of this chapter)