Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 427 "Bribery" Unveils the Hidden Meaning
Per Koscielny used the guard's divination box system to instantly pinpoint the target's location and the relative distance between himself and the target.

The "briber" pulled a handful of fine gold dust from the waist of the prototype Saturn Terminator with his unarmored right hand.

After being promoted to "Briber", Per made targeted modifications to his armor in order to make full use of his abilities.

The briber hurled a handful of fine gold dust at the target location, saying, "Here you go, you're mine now."

His enhanced throwing ability allowed him to evenly sprinkle the refined gold dust onto the target's location.

The man in the yellow robe sensed a figure suddenly appear behind him, but he didn't pay much attention to it. It was just a dead man. In a moment, he could use the secret language to activate his Chaos Guiding Tower.

He felt the sand-like metal objects being thrown at him and felt even more disdain. The bullets they used, which were as powerful as missiles, had no effect on him, so how could these things possibly hurt him?

As the fine gold dust scattered on the ground, a figure dressed in a yellow robe appeared in Per's eyes.

For Pell, this meant not only seeing the target, but also that the "briber" had established a connection with the target through "bribery and association."

The heavy-duty splitting cannon and the explosive snake cannon locked onto the yellow-robed man's position in an instant, and rained down metal gifts on the target.

The man in the yellow robe was astonished to find that as the beam of light pierced through his body, the defenses he had created by using dark incantations to protect his body were being continuously weakened.

He whispered urgently, trying to reconfigure his defenses.

Per's attacks were relentless. He charged toward the man in the yellow robe while continuing to strike his target without pause. He seized the fleeting opportunity that came after the "bribe and weaken" defense was activated.

With a loud bang, the yellow robe, along with the left leg, was broken down into atoms and vanished without a trace.

The man in the yellow robe staggered and fell. He had not mastered bio-energy, and the secret language he possessed could not help him repair his body.

He felt a deadly threat for the first time, but he was unwilling to be bound, and he suddenly opened his mouth and let out a piercing scream of his mind.

As a master of psychic powers, he believed that his psychic roars could severely damage the minds of his enemies.

Even if the opponent is determined and not seriously injured, he can still reap the enemy's life by giving him enough time to prepare a fatal blow.

Afterwards, once he had covered his body with the Dark Words again, he could crawl to a location where he could activate the Chaos Guiding Tower.

Per ascended to the second level of the Thermal Mindset, his steps never faltering, and then pushed his mindset to the third level.

The psionic scream was blocked by the high wall of will he erected, and he drew his power sword from his waist and pressed the rune.

The man in the yellow robe was surprised when his psionic screams failed.

He was forced to open his mouth, prematurely launching the fatal blow he had prepared.

He let out a deep, incomprehensible shout, and an invisible force surged toward the black-armored giant who rushed toward him.

Amidst the ear-piercing roar, a warning of thermal diffraction field overload flashed through Per's eyepiece.

The Saturn-shaped Terminator prototype's defenses were breached by Dark Word, but the fatal blow, forced to be launched prematurely, failed to penetrate the thick armor.

Per swung his power sword, which shone with a blue light, and slashed at the man in the yellow robe.

The man in the yellow robe tried to speak again, but his throat was filled with a metallic taste, and his vocal cords seemed to be broken. His movements were not as fast as Per's sword swing.

The disintegrating force field flashed, completely tearing the mangled body apart.

Looking at the ruins ahead, Per said, "The man in the yellow robe must be the leader of the Yellow Robe Cult. There must be a reason for his return here."

"Organize a team to search the ruins."

Fifteen days later, the Son of Vostonia.

Per knelt on the altar and prayed devoutly to the Black Emperor.

An invisible gate opened, and black mist surged, engulfing Per and the offerings.

After regaining his composure, Per began to report.

“My lord, I have wiped out the Yellow Robe Cult’s influence in Aventinem…” Nimrod listened to Per’s briefing but did not allow him to open his mind to try to obtain the secret language.

Unlike "silent murmurs," cryptic speech cannot be grasped by observing the situation.

To master the secret language, one must, like John Granmatikas, excavate the mystery from the heart of the one who has mastered it.

The "graduates" of the Way of Hearing, though they all possessed the secrets of the secret language, were far too cunning.

Unless one is lucky enough to happen to encounter such a situation, in cases like Aventinium's, by the time Nimrod receives the news and rushes over, the Word Learners will have already fled.

The most realistic and feasible approach is to obtain it from Orl Persson.

“My lord, I found a tower-shaped structure in the ruins. It should be the Chaos Guiding Tower that you told me about. The think tank is studying it and looking for a safe way to destroy it.”

As he spoke, Per manipulated the data panel, showing the Black Emperor an image of the tower-shaped building.

Ninglu nodded and asked, "Are there any words or pictures engraved on it?"

"My lord, I checked it myself, and it's not there."

Ninglu was not disappointed. Although the Chaos Guiding Tower was to be created using the power of dark words, it was not necessary to inscribe dark words on it; they could simply be used during the creation process.

As he pondered, Per picked up a crystal box from the side.

Per opened the box and presented it to the Black Emperor.

Ning Lu's gaze pierced through the colorless mist, revealing finger-like worms swimming within it, shimmering with crystalline light.

“My Lord, I have found a laboratory in the ruins.”

"There are research notes in the laboratory that should belong to the leader of the Yellow Robe Cult. He cultivated these insects called Enlightenment Crystals and trained his apprentices."

"He will implant the Enlightenment Crystal Worm into the boy's brain. The brain of the failed candidate will be devoured, giving birth to larvae. The person who successfully completes the selection will gain powerful psionic energy."

Ning Lu nodded slightly, thinking to himself.

[The main material from "Deciphering Scholars" in Sequence 7 of the "erroneous" approach unexpectedly yielded some surprising results.]
How many are there in total?

“My lord, I have discovered over 100,000 Enlightenment Crystal Worms in the laboratory,” Per replied.

"From the experimental records, the think tank found that, on average, each failed experiment would produce four larvae."

"Based on the information I obtained from the nobles, he must have been entrenched in Aventinem for over five hundred years to accumulate so many Enlightenment Crystals."

Ninglu instructed, "I am very interested in them. Collect them all and offer them to me as a sacrifice."

“Yes, my lord.” Per acknowledged the order and continued his report.

"Although the Yellow Robe Cult has been eradicated, the idea of ​​eugenics is deeply rooted in Aventinium's ideology."

"The culture of elite education was widely promoted among the local nobility, and was superior to that received by other local people and in other parts of the world."

"Therefore, I believe that the policy of recruiting new soldiers from the nobility should not be changed."

Ninglu knew that the Wendao School of education had its merits, and he gave instructions.

“Therefore, your chapter will recruit new soldiers from among the nobles,” Nimrod instructed. He then sent Per back to the Son of Vostonia and returned to the real world.

He told Tierney to come to his office in ten minutes.

Subsequently, Nimrod returned to the first level of the "Land of Chaos" and had the space apes concoct the "Deciphering Scholar's" potion.

Having already digested the "fraudster" persona, Tierney drank the misty potion and advanced to Sequence 7.

(End of this chapter)