Warhammer: Emperor's Ravenbringer

Chapter 134 The God of Laughter - A Visit from Xilego

The light released by the Emperor and the Raven as they ascended the Golden Throne pierced through many dimensions.

Even the Terra Dungeon located underground in the magnificent palace and in the gap between multiple dimensions was illuminated by the light they released.

During the eternal night, many indescribable dark things appeared.

Some are even capable of destroying human civilization, wiping out entire races on a conceptual and metaphorical level.

In order to protect the human race, the Emperor stored those things under the Terra Palace.

Some imperial guards were selected, put on black armor, and swore an oath to protect the country.

Give your all.

Formed a secret force called Shadow Prison.

Responsible for guarding those forbidden things until the end of time.

Dedicated to this solemn duty, they patrol the dark and silent underground corridors, vigilantly watching for the horrific echoes of old nights.

Members of the Shadow Prison always carry with them various artifacts from the dark technological age, as well as ancient weapons of mysterious origin.

Shackles that can block biological neural networks, annihilation grenades that erase the concept of existence from the realm of the highest heaven, etc.

When prisoners in the jail attempt to escape, the guards use these terrible weapons to put them back in jail at all costs.

Guarding a dungeon is not an easy job.

There is always an lingering atmosphere of terror here.

A perpetual threat deepens the shadows, causing them to crawl and wriggle like entities.

Even the mentally strong imperial guards were always in a state of high tension when they were in the dungeon.

Just because that indescribable feeling of oppression will never diminish.

And today, the guardians guarding the dungeon feel more relaxed than ever before.

The golden light illuminated the dark dungeon, dispelling the lingering atmosphere of horror.

Those contained beings let out shrill screams.

They fled into the darkness in fear, huddled in the corner and shivered.

"Tyrant! Tyrant!"

In the deepest part of the Terra Dungeon, a madman was howling hysterically.

His name was Basilio Fu, and he was one of the warlords defeated by the Emperor during the Terran Wars.

Basilio F is a talented engineer in the field of biomechanics.

The biological monsters created can kill the imperial guards who have not been implanted with genetic engines one by one.

During the Age of Strife, he created countless monsters and released them into the civilized cities of Terra.

After the Emperor launched the Unification War, he hated and feared the Emperor extremely.

Fear that the other party will settle accounts with you for what you have done.

Realizing that unification was unstoppable, and having learned that those warlords who had attempted to resist the Emperor had been executed, Basilio Fo attempted to flee into the stars.

Unfortunately, he didn't get far before he was caught by the imperial guards and thrown into a dungeon.

If the raven were here, it would definitely recognize Basilio Fu.

This guy is not simple.

As fate would have it, Horus rebelled and led a massive traitor army all the way to Terra.

The defenders were defeated and retreated to the sanctuary.

This guy should have been executed.

But he used his eloquence to fool the Imperial Guards, and used his talent to successfully develop a virus against Astartes.

The power of this virus is terrifying. Not only can it work on Astartes, but it can also harm the Primarch who is a demigod.

The virus was later stolen by Nurgle's minion, Ku'gath, and used against Guilliman.

Guilliman almost flipped over.

In the end, it was the Emperor who appeared and slashed the Garden of Nurgle with one sword, and Guilliman won the victory.

It has to be said that during the chaotic era, each Terra warlord was more powerful than the other.

Even a plague that can deal with the Primarch can be developed.

"Poor creature, can't you bear the glory of our Lord?"

The black-armored guard who was guarding Basilio Fu took off his helmet, revealing a resolute and handsome face.

There was pity in his tone.

"One day, his arrogance will lead all of you to hell."

Basilio Fu's body was shaking.

These words came out from between his teeth.

The guards stared at him with mockery.

On the ground, Terra, with its magnificent cities, was completely enveloped in the glory of the Emperor and the Raven.

There is no longer day and night.

It became a place of eternal glory.

Just like the place where the gods live in those mythological stories.

At first, people were a little uncomfortable.

But soon, they got used to it.

The inhabitants of other planets are jealous to the point of madness.

I envy my fellow countrymen who can bathe in the glory of the Lord of Mankind.

House prices in Terra have skyrocketed.

Any house is worth more than any magnificent palace on a nesting world, or even an entire planet.

Even at such a high price, it is still out of stock.

No one wants to leave Terra.

Even if they have to endure poverty in a maze-like city, they would rather go to other planets to enjoy themselves.

When the entire empire was in a frenzy, some scholars from the Academy of Psionics pointed out problems at an inopportune time.

The Lord of Mankind is the most powerful psychic in human history.

With the blessing of the Golden Throne, his power even surpasses the gods in human mythology.

The people of Terra have long basked in the glory of the Emperor.

Their minds will be slowly purified and cleansed, and eventually they will become fanatics.

Unfortunately, the words of these scholars were quickly drowned out by the public's enthusiasm and did not attract enough attention.

After the Golden Throne was activated and started to operate on its own, Raven and the Emperor stood up.

The light and thunder slowly faded away, turning them from gods into mortals again.

After being separated from the omniscience and omnipotence brought by the Golden Throne, Raven felt a sense of loss.

But his attention was soon drawn to the new flavors of fries and ketchup offered by Machado.

"The Golden Throne is very powerful, and it allowed me to see some mistakes and omissions in my plan."

The Emperor and Malcador discussed the plan.

"In the central region of the galaxy, there is a powerful human branch. We must get them to join the human empire."

"Are they space dwarves?" Raven was eating French fries. When he heard the big guy mention the central area of ​​the galaxy, he knew who he was talking about.

The density of the central region of the Milky Way is much greater than that of the periphery.

There are stars everywhere and high-energy radiation.

Who would stay there except those weirdos?

"Space dwarves? Quite a descriptive image." The Emperor combined this with the scene he saw when he was on the Golden Throne.

It was discovered that the human branch was indeed shorter than ordinary people and very strong, very similar to the dwarves in fantasy literature.

Raven said: "It is a good idea to let the space dwarves join the empire. They can inherit many technological creations from the Golden Age."

In the past, the first human colonists arrived on some of the worlds surrounding the center of the Milky Way.

There they found vast deposits of rich minerals, including compounds condensed from the hot cores of dead stars.

They also discovered strange substances formed when the Milky Way was first born, which could be smelted into various alloys with special properties.

Many remains of civilization were also discovered.

These discoveries attracted many adventurers, commercial companies, miners, and explorers to the center of the Milky Way, forming settled worlds.

The stars at the galactic center are older, more massive, and have a stronger gravitational pull than stars in other regions of the Milky Way.

The planetary worlds orbiting these stars are all rocky, mineral-rich worlds, bare, desolate and lifeless.

There is no way to carry out terraforming.

The colonists dug their homes beneath the rock, building self-sufficient communities in the hollowed-out underground tunnels and mines.

As time passed, these colonists changed under the influence of their environment.

Their bodies became short and compact, and their bones and muscles were able to withstand the greater planetary gravity, so they were called space dwarves.

During the Age of Strife, warp storms appeared, isolating the galactic center from other areas.

The huge gravitational force formed by the dense stars in the center of the Milky Way made the subspace more stable, and the space dwarves did not suffer much damage.

They quickly emerged from the Age of Strife and developed rapidly under the guidance of the ancestral core - Wotan (a quantum computer built in the Golden Age).

The space dwarves possess a variety of giant creations.

Space particle excavators can completely dismember newborn stars and convert them into rare elements.

Planetary mining machines can crush entire planets and use pipelines tens of kilometers long to extract the required materials.

These guys are the best miners.

Can mine with great efficiency.

Allowing them to join the empire will definitely speed up the empire's development.

"Angron and Guilliman are closest to the galactic center. Who do you think would be better to send?" asked the Emperor.

"Nonsense." Raven rolled his eyes at the Emperor. "It must be Angron. Guilliman is obsessed with his little kingdom. If he lets him go, he will definitely try every means to get the space dwarves to join his little kingdom."

Everyone knows the little thoughts of the famous King Macragge, the future Lord of the Five Hundred Universes.

Whatever the empire has, his little kingdom must have.

What the empire does not have, his small kingdom must have even more.

The Emperor nodded, "Then give Angron an order to go to the Galactic Center to negotiate with the space dwarves and try to get this branch of humanity to join the human empire peacefully."

"I'll go tell him myself."

Raven rolled his eyes and decided to take this opportunity to sneak out and see Angron.

Having just returned from the Azur Lane universe, the big guy will definitely stay in Terra for a while to perfect his plan.

It would be boring to stay in Terra by myself, so I might as well sneak out and see the Primarchs.

Don’t let yourself be abducted by the Chaos Gods without even realizing it.

"Do not delay too long," the Emperor nodded, and then looked at Malcador. "Draft a written order and give it to Raven, who will deliver it to Angron."

"I understand." Malcador nodded.

When everything was ready and Raven was about to set out to find Angron, the Imperial Guards brought a bombshell of news.

"A group of Eldar appeared on Terra, one of whom claimed to be the god-Silego."

This news forced Raven to put his search for Angron on hold and follow the Emperor to meet the Eldar God.

When Slaanesh was born, the Eldar Pantheon collapsed, being devoured or shattered.

The only ones who survived were Xilego, the God of Laughter who hid deep in the Webway, Aisha, the Goddess of Life who was imprisoned in the garden by Nurgle, and the God of Death who had not yet awakened.

Since then, the God of Laughter - Xilego has been guarding the black library left by the ancient saints.

From time to time, he would sneak into Slaanesh's realm and save the souls of the Eldar through lies and deception.

After feeling the drastic changes in the warp and witnessing the rising of the golden sun, he immediately set foot on the land of Terra with the members of the Harlequin Theater and the prophets of the Ark Eldar.

The imperial guards locked onto them immediately and surrounded them.

Silogo was forced to demonstrate his power to the Custodes and demanded that the guards inform the Emperor of their arrival.

After obtaining the Emperor's permission, Xilego and others were led to the throne room.

Walking in the magnificent human palace, Xilego and his party saw Terra shrouded in the glory of the Emperor and the magnificent buildings in low-Earth orbit.

The closer you get to the throne room, the more you can feel the terrifying power contained within it.

Even those powerful Chaos beings do not possess such terrifying power.

Only then did Xilego realize to what extent human civilization had developed.

They have already surpassed the Eldar. If given more time, it would not be difficult for them to surpass the creators of the Eldar - the Ancient Saints.

"The Eldar are no longer qualified to compete with humans." Xilego sighed.

Looking back to the past, the elves were so glorious.

Today, the prosperous civilization has become a thing of the past.

The humans, who were looked down upon by them, came from behind and became the objects of admiration of the elves.

The many elves behind the Laughing God remained silent.

They, too, are struck by what humanity has achieved.

I know very well in my heart that the era of the elves is completely over.

Even if they could get rid of the threat from Prince Pleasure, there was no way they could defeat humans and regain their position as the overlord of the galaxy.

The Emperor received the Laughing God and his followers in his throne room.

"Greetings to the great Lord of Humanity." Xilego was very respectful, without the arrogance of a god.

He understood it very clearly.

Today's Terra is not a place where he can act recklessly.

The danger level here is definitely no less than entering the realm of Chaos Power.

If anyone offends the Lord of Mankind, his head will be hung on the magnificent gate outside.

The Eldar members behind them also saluted the Emperor and lowered their noble heads.

"It's hard to imagine that you would come to see me?"

The Emperor's expression was as cold as ever.

He is a staunch xenophobe.

The reason I was able to meet this group of people was purely because of Xilego.

A god still needs to be treated with caution.

Raven stood on the Emperor's shoulder and tilted his head to look at Xilego.

The other party was taller than the average elf, had a smiling mask on his face, and divine power surged in his body.

This guy must have some strength to be able to survive the War in Heaven and escape from Slaanesh.

"We are here to establish a friendly alliance with the Empire." Xilego said, "As long as the Lord of Mankind is willing, the Eldar are willing to share with you the heritage of the Ancient Saints, including the Webway manufacturing technology and the Black Library."

"Webway construction technology? Black Library?"

The emperor showed an interested look.

"Yes, as long as you promise not to attack the Eldar and allow them to continue to survive and reproduce, we will share the legacy of the Ancient Saints with you." Xilego reiterated his conditions.

(End of this chapter)