This is our Warhammer journey

Chapter 552 Lemanrus gives Magnus a back massage, and Vogrim gives Guilliman a massage—

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With the departure of the last undead overlord, Ramses officially joined the debate among the Ultramarines, and closed the PowerPoint presentation.

Among many decisions, the discussion stage is truly important.

Even if the final result is not the optimal solution, and even if many of the topics are a waste of time, Dawnwing cannot skip this process on the grounds that 'this process can be ignored and we can go straight to the best result'.

Because the discussion itself is very meaningful.

It gives life in this universe the one thing it cares about most.

That is the sense of participation.

Why did Astartes, despite being fully aware of the gap between themselves and the Primarchs, still choose to frequently participate in major events concerning the Primarchs' existence?

Okay, that's questionable.

Why do followers of evil gods, even when acting as their henchmen, continue to emphasize their control over this power?

Okay, that's definitely questionable.

Ramses shook his head.

all in all.

Whether it's the Astartes hoping to follow the Primarch to their side, or the petty tricks of those who are clearly lackeys of the evil gods yet constantly emphasize that they have mastered this power, mocking their fellow beings who have accepted the power of the evil gods, and proving that they are superior to the gods.

Ultimately, it's all about that sense of participation.

Astartes can't just say, "I'm of no use in either fighting the Primarchs or assisting them in their battles. At most, I can collect the Primarch's corpse, but I can't even retrieve it," right?

A traitor of chaos can't tell others that he abandoned morality, trampled on the bottom line, killed lives, paid countless prices, and even lost control of the power he gained by exchanging his own soul, and that the series of major events he caused were controlled by an evil god. The truth is that he is just a clown who is trying to attract attention, right?
Can't you?
And then the rulers of this universe.

for example.

Emperor.

"?"

The emperor, who was still maintaining the firewall, frowned again.

Of course, Dawnwing understands too.

If a player has played a game thousands or tens of thousands of times, it's indeed a bit impossible to expect them to patiently watch the story, click on every dialogue box, and do side quests with low rewards. Skipping them is perfectly normal.

The emperor's brows relaxed.

However, they didn't adapt well to the changing times and didn't consider the uncertainties beyond their past experiences, thus inadvertently skipping over life's challenges.

Now all we can do is watch replays of the story from the toilet; there's no chance to start a new game.

The emperor frowned again.

Therefore, from a factual perspective, the individual differences in this universe have indeed reached an exaggerated level, to the point that there is a collective lack of the essential emotions that such intelligent beings need most.

The difference now is that those Astartes and Chaos traitors from the past are most likely gone.

There are indeed undead and Ultramarines in front of us.

Ramses looked at the Ultramarines who were arguing with the Secondary Overlords and constantly helping the Primarch to improve the Secondary Protocols, and the Space Necromancers who, as the invited party, also felt respected and did not feel offended that the Emperor was talking to Guilliman while they could only talk to the Ultramarines.

Isn't this much more enjoyable than going on a boarding mission with Guilliman?
Ramses selectively ignored Hill, who was nominally a war affairs officer but, due to the lack of war, had been requisitioned by Guilliman to handle government affairs for an extended period and was already in a state of near death.

Having successfully completed the task of eliminating Guilliman's inherent negative diplomatic favorability of -20, a rather damaging trait for diplomacy, and seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, he slowly walked with a grin toward another area inside the Dawn that was not open to space undead.

On the way, after the two deadlines for returning to work were reached, he threw the Spirit Clan into the Formless Heaven. He first turned on his private firewall to prevent information leakage, and then turned on communication.

"Have you discussed the Ahliman issue thoroughly?"

Passing by the busy government affairs corridor, he waited a moment to make way for these busy officials and asked.

The surrounding officials were completely unaware.

The Ahriman incident happened recently and was purely accidental.

This character is not a high priority for elimination in Dawnwing.

Their strength is considerable, which is a disaster for Astartes. They are also highly valued by Tzeentch, making them prone to attracting unnecessary attention.

Finding the 13th Wolf Pack, which was lost within the Netway, and their companion, Senko, is far more important than this.

Moreover, after the Empire entered the network, Ahriman's Prodigal Warband was indeed avoiding the Empire, so there was naturally no chance of them meeting.

Ahriman probably never expected that the few Eldar he casually captured would make Ramses so concerned.

While checking the files, Ramses also teleported several Spirit Race members who had gone too far to return to Wuxiangtian with the proper ceremony to their workstations. Ramses couldn't help but sigh that there weren't many bosses as responsible as him.

"This matter needs to be investigated."

Romulus on the other end of the remote communication nodded and spoke to Ramses.

Recently, he and Karna have been leading the postwar recovery efforts, using the network system to explosively advance the Empire's industry, and then there's what everyone has always cared about the most.

To make life less tiring for humans.

It rises steadily from bottom to top, so that even if there are fluctuations in the future, it can be adjusted in time.

If you try to become fat in one bite without establishing proper external defenses, you'll easily become a vulnerable target with a thin skin and a lot of flesh. If the other side tries to cause trouble, you'll easily be caught off guard.

No one can withstand dramatic ups and downs. It's better to first lay a solid foundation, climb up little by little, and make sure that once you start expanding, you can protect what you've already established.

The reason why Dawnwing has always been so eager to cause trouble without much psychological burden is largely because the Empire had already fallen to the bottom, and no matter what it did, it would only go up.

Slow down, be more considerate, it's okay.

However, to truly and significantly improve the empire's environment, we must wait until the transportation problem is alleviated, external pressures and internal conflicts can be resolved directly by rapidly deploying troops, and only after we have sufficient troops to solve these problems should we proceed.

Before that, their mobile forces, especially the brothers plus a few Primarchs, could not be tied down by one thing for long.

See? The Space Necromancers are barely dealt with, and the Comoros are still nowhere to be found, while Chaos can't resist starting to stir things up again.

It's fortunate that we didn't expand the entire industry chain, otherwise we would have to give up all of those things now.

Without sufficient military support, let alone the evil god's order, those chaotic war gangs would not give up these coveted prizes.

"let me see."

Considering that someone hadn't been involved in war for a long time, Ramses first shared Arthur's files, then patted his head and pulled over Ryan's files as well.

The current warp space venue, Caliban, is a combination of Ramses, Eldar, and the Robed Dwarves, and the internal operations are also structured by them.

However, compared to the early days when Dawnwing needed to recruit employees, Ryan's staff were initially very numerous and professionally competent.

The fact that many officials in the empire are inhumane is a matter of values; they do have abilities, and those with real deficiencies can get some training.

We need to communicate; how can we improve without communication?

As for the reason why so many souls are so closely bound to Caliban and the Lion...
"Check the confession records of the Death Guards, including Vox, during the Plague Wars, as well as the action records of Morag and his men."

Ramses casually snapped a photo of his two partners reviewing the records, leaving a trace of his work, before glancing out of the corner of his eye at a bar with a Nordic style.

He raised an eyebrow and spotted a familiar figure among them. Then he stepped inside.

You can ask Master La for advice, but getting him to do the work will require some thought.

Unfortunately, his partners were all very capable.

Romulus quickly shifted his focus from Arthur's not-so-meticulous but very organized and harmonious deployment, glancing at the files that kept popping up.

These are the testimonies of death guards who died in the plague war and entered Caliban to receive repentance.

Of course, this kind of repentance is different from that kind of repentance.

Due to internal limitations, the Dark Angels' repentance methods were mostly violent, employing methods that even many Chaos beings found impressive.

But Astartes are the type of people who respond better to gentle persuasion than force.

If you keep calling him a chaotic traitor, he'll definitely stick his neck out and say nothing.

But you should sit down with him and ask, 'How have you been living away from the Empire all these years?' Tell me about the problems with the Empire, the problems with Chaos. The Primarch cares about every one of his offspring. We hope that in the future, through these real-life examples, more Astartes can live better lives.

In gathering necessary information and conducting psychological assessments of those chaotic traitors, Sappho, the Dark Angel's current interrogation priest and mentor, is the most accomplished among the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, known for his penitence.

The pearls on its body, symbolizing the successful repentance of a chaotic traitor, number in the hundreds and have been strung together into a necklace.

One major reason is that he disliked being forced to confess and preferred to reason with people and appeal to their emotions.

Many Chaos Astartes are indeed vicious, but if you ask them why they became so vicious, or whether they truly wanted to be so vicious, many Astartes cannot give a clear answer.

Those whose brains are so badly pickled that they can no longer speak human language should be executed swiftly and decisively.

It is still necessary to have some conversations with those who can communicate and remain clear-headed in the lion's domain of Caliban.

Forgiveness is impossible, but at least one can leave behind a record of their own actions before death, verifying their identity and confirming their past glory along with their present sins.

Even after a person dies, they can still leave behind an objective record, allowing future generations to see how a once glorious figure could degenerate into a chaotic traitor, thus serving as a warning.

The proportion of Death Guards was the highest.

Given the relationship that Nurgle likes to play, it's also true that Death Guard's defection to Chaos was completely haphazard.

Despite following the above process, quite a few Death Guards are still willing to provide a lot of information before they die.

Therefore, the empire now possesses far more information than anyone imagines.

As for the demons that frequently spawn in Caliban because they directly receive followers of evil gods, Ryan often has to lead a team to clean them up.

The group of Dark Angels, all former Caliban, said this was appropriate, though somewhat threatening, they would try their best to overcome it.

I don't know why, but although it's definitely not a good thing, these dark angels are quite happy about it.

"So the plague was abducted?"

With Romulus's information processing skills, he quickly extracted the information he wanted from it.

The information did not come from Vox, that unlucky guy who was casually killed by Lane and exploited by Tzeentch because of his warp properties.

It came from Morag, the Mortarian lieutenant.

When Tzeentch intervened in the campaign against the Deathguard main fleet led by Kugas to Macragge, Morag was the escort of the Gods Plague, witnessing the onslaught they endured from Tzeentch's army in the warp, and ultimately abandoning the Gods Plague to return to their aid.

Furthermore, according to the notes left by Morag, he often saw Magnus when he was a Mortarion guard, and Mortarion even gave Magnus a sharp blade during one of their meetings.

When Mortarian was rambling on to him, he complained that "that feud that has lasted for ten thousand years will never end" and was heartbroken about yet another round of infighting.

It is highly likely that it is also aimed at Leman Russ.

"Motalian has a pretty good eye for other people."

He made a comment.

"The bystander sees most of the game."

Ramses made a casual remark.

"Luojia's evaluations of each Primarch are quite insightful, does that prevent him from losing his mind and becoming a fool?"

"The plague has most likely fallen into Magnus's hands."

Romulus smiled and shook his head, and combined with the information previously revealed by Ahriman, he had roughly figured out the whole sequence of events.

"They never intended to clash with us in the first place. They instigated the Mortalians to cause trouble, deceived our brotherhood to demand gifts, and then took advantage of our misfortune to steal the Plague God. They even deliberately waited for a time when our attention was theoretically not in the warp."

"They've made thorough preparations."

Romulus nodded after completing the analysis and couldn't help but comment.

"Looking at it this way, this little horse is quite clever."

Compared to Peturabo and Motalian's thought processes, Romulus genuinely believes this is the right thing to do.

"if not."

Ramses replied:

"It's not like he hasn't fought Lemanrus before. Doesn't he know what happened last time?"

"And then there's the post-Great Rebellion era. When they saw that the last Primarch, Dorne, had disappeared, they swiftly attacked Fenris and had him killed by Bjorn, creating the myth that Astartes were practically equivalent to Primarchs. I really wonder if Abaddon's confidence came from seeing Bjorn."

"Look at Bjorn, such a nobody during the Great Expedition, he can make Magnus kneel down, so it's not too much for me and Cayan to ask him to kneel down, is it?"

"How could he dare to go up there if he didn't have something special? Does he have a second spine for the wolf king to break?"

puff~
Just passing by —

In fact, it was because the issues concerning the Primarch and psionic powers were not something that could be easily dismissed. Nigel the Windcaller, who was sent by the Mother Order to the Dawn to learn and suffer, was then grabbed by Ramses when he passed by the ship's entertainment area and asked to understand the situation. He couldn't hold back at all.

The mead that was still in his mouth sprayed out of his nostrils.

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Having already dealt with a group of Dharma Emperors and saved his four brothers a lot of money on soul construction, Guilliman has now caught up with his good brother.

At this moment, he was in high spirits.

Those emperors and overlords were completely suppressed by him in terms of logical thinking, and the exchange ratio of souls for rewards was vastly different from the bottom line that Romulus had initially given him.

These saved souls could be used to create countless STC templates, enabling countless planets to achieve a leap in productivity, reduce the management costs of countless planets, and generate countless additional benefits.

Ironically, the emperors, after some debate, were quite pleased and felt they had also gained something. These supreme beings were truly generous and highly praised the experience of this transaction.

At this point, Guilliman had already entrusted the task of the next visit and exchange to Hill, whom he trusted most, and planned to talk to Ramses again, hoping to get the opinions of his brothers.

The aim is to see if I can get more involved in the Comoros campaign and lead this battle that I will personally lead since my return, as a reward for myself.

However, just as he caught up, he heard Ramses's speech and couldn't help but frown.

At the same time, I felt an itching sensation in my neck, a feeling of discomfort as if my blood vessels were being cleared.

Why does it feel like these words are subtly directed at him?

(End of this chapter)