Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 394: The Gambler
"What the Great Crusade was for, and what the Webway Project is."

"Didn't he tell you these things, No. 12?"

"I'm very curious now... He can tell you everything about Chaos but not tell you about the Webway Project, nor tell you what I'm doing. What does the person you call father think?"

As the emperor spoke, he signaled to the strategic advisers around him to issue the strategy he had formulated.

Those mortals gathered around the Emperor, and from their perspective, the Emperor was talking about strategy, not conversing with his Primarch at a great distance.

"The Great Crusade was launched in response to the warp storms that ravaged the galaxy, and your attempt to reintegrate and rebuild the identity of a fragmented human race."

"The Webway Project is a means for you to make humans not rely on the warp's faster-than-light travel, so that humans can get rid of the various negative effects brought by the warp, such as chaos corruption."

"I have said all this."

Qin Xia and Angron took turns speaking.

The Emperor nodded. "So you know exactly what I want to do. You know exactly what I want is to complete the Great Crusade as soon as possible, and then accumulate resources to build the Webway, so that humans can become a Webway race like the Eldar. But you still choose to waste so much time and cause so much trouble just to gain a position as a temporary tool."

"The Empire is only a temporary tool. Whether or not there are Astartes in the Mortal Council can have any impact."

"Those rulers you are tired of will be abandoned when the Webway plan is realized and the entire human race begins to migrate to the Webway. They will only have two choices, death or get out."

"I will not let the Astartes govern humans, but if humans decide to accept the Astartes as their managers in the future, that is their own choice, and I will not interfere."

"Personally, I want to leave and take the Primarchs to find a place to live a secluded life in obscurity."

Having said this, the emperor turned and looked at Qin Xia.

"I will leave everything to mortals, and when they become rational and civilized, they will make proper arrangements."

The Emperor looked back at Angron.

"He told you about Chaos. You should know, then, that there are four Dark Lords in the Warp, and that they are intent on attacking the real universe. I must end the Great Crusade and complete the Webway Project before they can act. Time is running out, and I am also formulating a strategy against a xenos empire as I speak to you."

"You hate my preaching about the big picture, but you just lack the big picture. You just don't realize what kind of crisis humanity is in now, and how urgent the time is."

"Time is so tight that we have to build some temporary tools. They are certainly not perfect, nor should they be perfect, but we should be satisfied as long as they can work and not expect anything more. As for the status of the Astartes, the various ideological disputes that are equivalent to luxuries for the current situation of mankind should be put aside and discussed slowly when everything is settled."

The Emperor then opened up a portion of what Angron could sense.

Angron sensed the Emperor's current mood...

It's like the earth is about to explode, and a man called the Emperor can prevent the disaster. He rushes along the way, and people on the road hand him flyers to show him the latest discounted items, and some people pull him to take pictures... and among his trusted assistants, a large group of people are waiting on the street for the lamb skewers to be grilled - this is the Emperor's view on this conflict.

"We have similarities. I agree that success or failure should be left to future generations to judge." Qin Xia said, "But you seem to have completely ignored what will happen if the Webway plan fails, and how to deal with it. The Empire is indeed a temporary tool, but this temporary tool may have the potential to undertake permanent work tasks with its temporary and inferior quality."

"Is it the kind of future you know?" The emperor sighed, hesitating to speak.

But at the same time, the emperor had to admit that Qin Xia's words made sense.

The Webway project was not 100% successful.

The Webway is an invention of the Ancient Saints, a superluminal route opened up between the subspace and the real universe.

Although it is called a shipping route, the internal space is actually large enough to accommodate a city or even an interstellar nation.

The Emperor knew that the Dark Eldar's homeworld of Commorragh was a city located in the Webway. Although it was a city in name only, this city was large enough to encompass the solar system and several surrounding galaxies. Even filling Commorragh with the entire population of Terra would make the Webway city appear deserted.

The Webway is such a powerful and important thing. After the extinction of the Old Ones, the race that controlled the Webway was the Eldar. With the destruction of the Old Eldar Empire, the Eldar now don't even know how to create the Webway, and can't restore it. The Dark Eldar know some knowledge of the Webway, but the possibility of them rebuilding it is very low.

From a purely technical perspective, the success rate for a human to reproduce the web is extremely low.

"It's possible, but I will make all the arrangements." After thinking, the Emperor said. Qin Xia and Angron were still ready to discuss with the Emperor that the participation of the Astartes in the parliament was not a waste of time, but a very necessary time to prepare in advance and prepare for a rainy day...

The Emperor suddenly sighed, and then spoke again: "Since you insist... I can promise that there will be seats for the Astartes in the Council."

Qin Xia and Angron smiled at each other. They both thought they would have to fight Malcador again...

"The Empire is only a temporary tool."

Although his goal was achieved, Angron still had something to say.

"But no matter how temporary it is, it is the ruling entity that most human individuals are loyal to today. If we turn a blind eye to the many problems it causes and faces just because it was created as a tool to deal with things, then when this temporary tool is broken, the sound it emits will be the wailing of billions of humans."

"And you turned a blind eye to all this. Coze thinks you are omniscient and omnipotent. Although I know you are not omniscient and omnipotent, you are still very powerful. Being too busy and anxious is not an excuse for you to turn a blind eye or to continue making mistakes even though your ideas are wrong."

Hearing these words, the Emperor looked at Offspring No. 12.

He was not angry, nor did he yell.

After a brief silence, he agreed: "This is why I hate superhumans ruling over mortals, because as long as they are superhuman, they will find it difficult to empathize with mortals, and it will only lead to tragedy in the end. For example, I. Although I want to find some reasons, I have to admit that these things in the empire are also caused by my absurdity."

"Anyway, I am pleased that you can speak such words as a mortal of your size. This is the first time I have admired you, and I hope it will not be the last time."

The Emperor's tone became increasingly harsh as he spoke, his heart filled with conflicting feelings towards Angron.

Angron is indeed a mortal, and the sensibility and humanity he displays are exactly what the Primarchs generally lack. If the Webway project is to succeed in the future, a Primarch must stay to help humanity, and the Emperor hopes it will be Angron.

But Angron used the Astartes to rule over mortals.

The Emperor, who had previously preached to Angron to put off solving those ideological issues for later, did not have much confidence when preaching, because he himself had done such a thing first: he did not agree with the idea of ​​superhumans ruling over mortals, which led to the fact that there were no Astartes seats in the Imperial Senate at all. A matter that could have been easily resolved had come to this point.

Human nature is not all advantages. Lack of self-awareness is one of the shortcomings of human nature. After all, the Emperor is not yet the Emperor who will abandon his humanity and challenge Horus to a duel in the future.

In the silence of the three, the Emperor waved his hand to dispel the illusion.

"Time is of the essence and everything is urgent. This is a good excuse, but it cannot cover up everything." Angron recalled the meeting just now and suddenly sighed.

"Some things he did were just wrong, no matter how good the excuses are." Qin Xia continued walking towards the hangar, "But he is not a god after all, and it is impossible for him to be flawless and never make mistakes."

"Anyway, now we finally have a seat for the Astartes. Although it was arranged by the Emperor in the end... but if it hadn't come to this, the Emperor would never have taken the time to resolve this issue."

"Hmm. Who will go to the Imperial Parliament? Is there anyone who can choose?"

"Anyway, the World Eaters are not suitable. Once I appoint my son to the Imperial Senate, the other legions will think that the Astartes seat belongs only to the World Eaters. I hope that this person who represents the Space Marines can be widely recognized by almost all legions."

After hearing Angron talk about the widespread recognition, Qin Xia agreed very much, and then spoke seriously about his own arrangements for the Astartes seats.

"One person must be chosen from the legions that have made it clear that they want to join the conflict. Although other legions cannot be excluded, it would be disheartening if the first member of the Council of Astartes was chosen from legions that did not participate in the conflict at all."

"Tomorrow I will arrange for you and your brothers to meet in a vision. As the leader of the twelve legions, you can make your own decisions on major matters concerning each legion."

"But one thing is for sure. No matter who is chosen in the end, the first thing this person must do is to take Arvida of the Thousand Sons to Terra and bring charges against Magnus. If you feel that you cannot choose a sure person, then simply put aside your pride and let the World Eaters send someone to serve as a member of the council."

Having said this, Qin Xia looked at Angron.

Angron nodded to show that he had remembered.

Qin Xiacai continued.

"What is a communication channel and how should it be used? Let's use Magnus's case as an example for other legions."

(End of this chapter)