The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 435 Return to Terra! Confrontation between father and son! Kneel down!

As expected, after being provoked by Guilliman, Magnus immediately let out a hysterical roar:
"You can humiliate me, but you cannot insult those innocent Thousand Sons warriors and Prospero's people who died!"

"They once made great contributions to the human empire, but now you are labelling them as lackeys of the evil god and traitors to humanity. What right do you have to do this?"

Seeing Magnus almost collapse, Guilliman approached calmly with a deep gaze: "Because you lost, it's that simple."

The victors take all, and the losers are the bandits. No matter how many military exploits the soldiers of the Thousand Sons Legion have made, they can be wiped out completely, and it may even be that such a legion has never appeared.

In fact, the Emperor had done this a long time ago. For example, the Emperor had concealed information about the Primarch Alpharius of the 20th Legion Alpha.

As soon as he finished speaking, Magnus stopped roaring instantly. He finally realized the situation he was in. If he really gave up on himself, those innocent Thousand Sons warriors who died would forever bear the infamy.

This is definitely not the situation he wants to see.

Just as Guilliman had said, there were many people in the Empire who wanted him dead, and once he arrived at the Imperial Palace on Terra, almost no one would speak for him.

He won’t even let himself speak!

If even he himself is unwilling to tell the truth, who knows how those historians will fabricate fantasies and demonize these Thousand Sons warriors who died for their country.

Magnus uttered a painful sigh and confessed everything to Guilliman.

From the first contact with the Warp entity, to working with it to build Prospero, to curing the flesh mutations of the Thousand Sons, to the true nature of Tzeentch...

Of course, in the process of recounting these experiences, Magnus would subconsciously beautify his own actions, and all of this was forcibly corrected by Jack Wells standing by.

After all, no one can be 100% objective, and when the parties involved describe their own affairs, they will try to be biased towards their own side as much as possible.

Therefore, it requires verification and matching from multiple perspectives to barely get a relatively clear and complete picture.

After learning the specific situation, Guilliman packed up and left, preparing to send a mission report to the Emperor.

Before leaving the prison, Guilliman specifically reminded Magnus: "Motarion and the others will come to see you. Be careful about what you should and shouldn't say."

"I am not the only one who has submitted a report to the Emperor."

The meaning of Guilliman's words was obvious. If Magnus uttered a word insulting the Emperor, Mortarion and other Primarchs would definitely report it truthfully.

By then, the crime will be aggravated and the situation will become even more troublesome.

So he had to control his emotions.

"Hehe, Russ is a stupid and reckless man, Mortarion and Lion are despicable villains, and each of them is stupid in his own way. I will not fall for their tricks."

The arrogant Magnus never looked down on his other Primarch brothers. Even Horus, who was about to become the Warmaster, was just a street thug in his eyes.

At best, he can only fight. He is not as good as me who masters countless knowledge and possesses psychic powers.

As for Mortarion, who inhales biochemical gas all day long, he is an insidious and damnable villain. If the Emperor had not stopped him, he would have sent his Thousand Sons Legion to slaughter the opponent's Death Guard.

Guilliman ignored Magnus and followed Jack out of the room.

After waiting for a while in another room, the other three Primarch brothers who had met Magnus proudly invited Guilliman to a banquet.

It was obvious that Magnus's miserable condition made them feel very happy.

Guilliman advised the other three brothers to take it as a warning, but Mortarion and others did not care and said they would not come into contact with Warp entities.

That's true. Except for Magnus, the other Primarchs have no direct interest in the Warp, and they cannot get a very high rate of return from it.

After all, they don't have the psychic talent and cannot cultivate their own psychic powers.

While Mortarion and other Primarchs were celebrating the successful mission, the headquarters of the Universal Corporation's Ten Thousand Worlds Base had received space-time technology information from the front line.

The core scientific research team of the Science Hub Department immediately verified this technology and quickly integrated the relevant knowledge system.

In fact, in the field of space-time technology, Universe Corporation has accumulated a lot of relevant technical points, such as superluminal particles from the "Edge of Tomorrow" universe and space technology from the "Halo" universe.

When it comes to Pan Technology, the Science Hub has always been efficient in its processing speed.

Now the world's giant companies are very close to controlling space-time technology!

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Solar System, Terra Palace!

"Your Majesty, Guilliman has sent word that Magnus has been taken to Terra and is awaiting your trial at any time."

At the foot of the long steps of the magnificent palace, the Prime Minister Malcador reported to the Emperor sitting on the throne.

This mission was completed much faster than the imperial senators had expected.

But the unexpected events that occurred during this period were far more than they had expected.

"The main fleet of the Universal Corporation has stopped a hundred light years away from Terra, and only sent a formation of 23 warships into the solar system."

Malcador had mixed feelings when reporting this to the Emperor.

An expeditionary corps consisting of 300,000 warships. There are thousands of expeditionary corps like this in the world giant company...

Such overwhelming material productivity is simply jaw-dropping.

In addition, Malcador had learned everything that had happened in the Prospero system from Guilliman's report.

The AI ​​Iron Man fleet from the Golden Age, the artificial black hole... In the past, Malcador would not have dared to even think about it, but it really happened.

What is even more unbelievable is that the Universal Corporation beat the fleet of hateful intelligence like a father beating his son, and beat the opponent to the point of admitting its mistakes.

For the Human Empire, this means that the current world giant is as powerful as the peak period of the human golden age.

After learning about this, the Emperor temporarily put aside the FTL technology project that he was personally supervising, and pondered whether or not to abdicate the Golden Throne under his buttocks to the Archons of the giant corporation.

Anyway, the human empire is now on the right track. Once the superluminal technology project is completed, it will only be a matter of time before the empire enters its golden age.

What can the evil gods and demons in the subspace do to humans?

Although the Emperor himself has a very high political level, he is not greedy for power. As a human being from the Golden Age, he holds the power of the Empire only to lead mankind to a better future.

If the Universal Corporation can really make the empire and humanity a better place, then he is willing to give this position to Leon, the governor of the Universal Corporation.

Even to the point of prostrating oneself before the other party. "Your Majesty, should we summon Magnus now?"

At this moment, Malcador spoke up, interrupting the Emperor's thoughts.

The emperor no longer thought about these things. He planned to deal more with the world's giant companies. After determining the other party's background, he would decide whether to entrust the empire to them.

"Let him come over here. I have something to say to him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Malcador ordered the Custodes to escort Magnus up.

During this time, Malcador had been sizing up the young Primarch. He couldn't understand why Magnus had come to this point and even led to the collapse of the Empire.

Fortunately, with his capture, the predetermined end of the empire has been changed.

The revival of the human empire from the dark ages was the result of the efforts of so many people, and Malcador did not want Magnus to destroy it all.

Soon, Magnus, whose severed arm had been reattached and whose wounds had healed, was escorted to the bottom of the long steps by four strong elite guardsmen.

Looking at the Emperor standing high above him, Magnus no longer had his previous pious and loyal attitude. Instead, he stood straight and stared at the Emperor without blinking.

Although he did not verbally insult the emperor, his eyes and posture clearly showed his attitude.

"Magnus, I am very disappointed with what you have done." The Emperor said in a cold voice.

Sitting on the throne, he kept looking at Magnus below with his eyes and psychic power. The Emperor's expression did not reveal a trace of anger or pity.

He could only look at him without any emotion, as if he was looking at a broken but barely usable tool. The Emperor needed to carefully consider this Primarch who was neither tasty nor worth throwing away.

"Disappointed? Ha, we, the Primarchs, are nothing more than dispensable tools in your eyes. Use us when we are valuable, and discard us when we are worthless!"

Magnus retorted to the Emperor on the spot. In fact, what he said was not without reason. In the eyes of the Emperor, most of the Primarchs were indeed tools.

Among all the Primarchs, only a few are more important in the Emperor's mind, but that's all.

For example, Horus, Lion and other primarchs.

Originally, the Emperor was very optimistic about Magnus and had high hopes for him. His powerful psychic talent made the Emperor regard him as a key assistant in fighting against the evil gods of the Warp.

But no one expected that Magnus had already colluded with the evil god. Although it was just an unintentional act, the impact he brought was truly bad.

Prospero fell because of him, and the Thousand Sons were liquidated because of him.

"You are the Primarch of the Empire, with your own territory, military power, and unlimited glory. You are not qualified to talk to me about tools here."

The Emperor responded coldly.

He did not argue with Magnus on the topic of tools. If he had to talk about tools, the Emperor would have long regarded everyone as a tool to revive the empire.

Since Magnus enjoys an honorable position and real power, he should demonstrate his value and make contributions to the empire, otherwise there is no need for him to exist.

The empire does not keep idle people.

Seeing Magnus, who once respected him so much, become the rebellious young man he is today, the Emperor sighed inwardly.

The hope is as great as the disappointment.

If I had known that Magnus could not control his exploration and desire for psychic power, I should have kept this child by my side at all times and taught him slowly.

This is better than allowing him to associate with Tzeentch, destroy the Imperial Webway, join the evil god, and cause the collapse of the Empire.

Thinking of this, the Emperor became more and more angry. He exerted his great power on Magnus, and the powerful pressure immediately hit Magnus' knee.

Magnus resisted with all his might, but still could not withstand the power of the Emperor, and finally fell heavily to his knees with a thud.

His knees pressed two clear small round pits on the floor tiles of the palace, and the sharp edges of the bricks cut Magnus' flesh, causing scarlet blood to flow out.

Malcador subconsciously wanted to look at the Emperor, asking him to go easy on his son and not be too harsh on him.

But then he thought that if the emperor was angry and asked him to kneel down as well, it would be very embarrassing, so he could only lower his head and pretend not to see it.

Magnus wanted to stand up again. He stretched his neck with veins bulging, and used up all his strength. However, in the face of the Emperor's power, such an attempt was doomed to be futile.

The Emperor looked at Magnus' miserable condition without showing any sympathy.

Tens of billions of people on Prospero, including soldiers of the Thousand Sons Legion who had made great military achievements, all died because of him, but Magnus, his own son and the Primarch of the Empire, was able to return to Terra alive.

The emperor could not get rid of the hatred in his heart unless he let this rebellious son bleed a little and feel the education of a loving father.

So the Emperor decided to make this idiot sober up before officially talking to Magnus and stop him from thinking with his brain that had been polluted by the evil god.

As the powerful force continued to be exerted, Magnus could clearly feel the shattered brick and stone fragments piercing into his meniscus.

Even his own cartilage was cut by the sharp stone flakes. As expected, after being tormented by the Emperor, Magnus might not be able to stand up.

After several minutes, Magnus collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely and his face turned pale.

"You can still bleed now, but because of your stupidity, your people will forever sleep in the pulverized Prospero galaxy, without even a complete corpse left."

The Emperor looked at Magnus' badly rotten knee, and the anger in his heart finally subsided a little.

By lynching Magnus in this hall, the other imperial lords and senators could be silenced, and the punishment for Magnus would be slightly lighter.

Magnus did not speak. The blood loss and excessive pain made his consciousness a little hazy, and the overwhelming hatred gradually blurred.

He raised his tired eyelids and stared at the emperor without saying a word. He wanted to continue staring at the emperor, but he couldn't do it.

Seeing that Magnus had calmed down a lot, the Emperor officially communicated with him:
"Your actions have put the Empire in danger, have caused the Primarch to despise you, and have caused your people to be extremely disappointed. Now I ask you, do you admit your crime?"

Before formally transferring Magnus to the Inquisition to undergo judicial proceedings for judgment, the Emperor must first conduct a "rehearsal" with the other party.

For a Primarch of Magnus's stature, the true moment of judgment was now.

If Magnus was ignorant and insisted on seeking his own death, the Emperor would have no choice but to send him to the Inquisition and let those high lords do whatever they wanted.

For the crimes committed by Magnus, it is completely reasonable to sentence him to death.

But the Emperor still wanted to give Magnus another chance. As long as he could admit his mistakes, whether it was sincere or not, there was still a chance of salvation.

Those who save themselves will be saved by God. Even if there is only a slight chance of survival, you have to fight for it on your own, even if it means losing all your face and having to bow down and grovel.

(End of this chapter)