Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 556 Khorne, I'll Fight You for the Human Cow

867 October.

On the Shadow of the Kings, Nimrod examines the report in his hand while listening to the report from Alsena Dunn.

"As per your orders, the Omen Order will be dispatched to five war zones where Bone Eaters are in large numbers."

"The commander only reported the results to you: fifteen psionic titans, killing a total of one hundred and forty-nine bone eaters."

"Our observers confirmed that the battle results were basically consistent, and they also collected some images and produced a battle report."

Ning Lu nodded slightly, thinking to himself.

[Old Huang is quite willing to spend a lot of money. The current Ominous Order can't possibly have more than twenty psychic titans; in fact, these fifteen might be all they have.]
Ninglu recalled that in 967.M30, Old Man Huang requested that twenty-five Warlord-class Titans be permanently requisitioned for use in the Imperial Palace's treasury, which triggered a strong reaction from the Mechanicus.

Although many tech enthusiasts regard Huang Laohan as the incarnation of the God of Machines on earth, some people have always been dissatisfied that the rights of Mars have not been fully respected by Terra.

Ultimately, Mars drew eight Warlord-class Titans from its reserves, with the remaining number to be met by production in the various forging worlds.

Ninglu curled his lip. Old Huang just loves to freeload. No wonder the Titans guarding the palace gates are just two warhounds.

If they unearthed even a bit of technology from the dark ages, they could easily exchange it for a hundred or so Warlord-class battleships.

After all, each of the three founding Titan legions on Mars had at least two hundred units. Including other second- and third-tier Titan legions, the number of generals on Mars was at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.

[The key point is, Old Huang hasn't given me anything good for a long time.]
Ninglu reviewed the report and found that, as he had expected, the psionic titans at this time were all raider-class.

The current psychic titans are experimental models created by Huang Laohan using forbidden technologies collected during the "Dark Ages of Technology," especially the Spirit Cross that binds psychics.

The Marauder-class only enslaved two psionicists; the more mature Warrior-class version, over a hundred years later, had three batteries.
While Ninglu was pondering, the original body attendant continued to report.

"We have experimentally deployed a miniaturized Void Claw weapon in each of the ten war zones."

"A total of thirty-four Bone Eaters were killed, and three experimental weapon devices were lost."

"At the same time, 281 people died in the process of luring the enemy and defending, which is about 36.2 percent of the average casualties for achieving the same results."

Ninglu nodded slightly. Compared to the more than twenty Titan legions that the Empire had already destroyed, and the dozens of Titan legions that he remembered losing, the effect of Void Claws was obvious.

"The Forge Master believes that the weaponization of the Void Claw has been successful, and in order to distinguish it from the Doomsday Weapon, he suggests giving it a separate name."

"Because the launcher is shaped like an arm with a fist at the top, he suggested naming it the Void Fist."

“Okay,” Ninglu nodded in agreement.

After listening to the briefing from the silver-haired Primarch attendant, he gave his orders.

"Garlan Sulak, the apothecary of the Twelfth Legion."

"Send him to report."

The commander of the Twelfth Army Corps was not one of the outstanding talents he remembered, and not worth spending time "corrupting," but Nimrod made a significant discovery among the officers.

Garan Surak.

A student of Fabius Bayer, the chief pharmacist of "Son of the Emperor".

When Angron returned, he had been promoted to Chief Apothecary of the Twelfth Legion.

Most importantly, Garan was the creator of the World Eater version of Butcher's Nail.

Angron ordered him to find a way to implant the Butcher's Nail without killing the host.

The sixth layer of the "Disordered Kingdom" can corrupt not only genetic seeds, but also objects.

The butcher's nail is the most suitable target.

Thus, a plan began to take shape in Ning Lu's mind.

"Corrupting" Garan led him to develop a new Butcher's Nail that met Angron's requirements and had a backdoor, preventing the implanter from being blinded by rage.

A few world-devourers, such as the Ninth Company Commander Dregel who despises the Khorasan faith, and the First Cavalry Lord Invicatas, are not entirely driven by the desire to kill.

The "corroded" Butcher's Nails and Gene Seeds will make some World Eaters loyal to him, which is also a restraint on killing.

Nimrod's own "corruption" could not withstand Khorne, but he relied on the "disordered state," the great power of the source.

At the same time, because of the barriers of the warp and the veil of reality, Khorne could not extend his reach to everyone.

As the chief apothecary and authorized by Angron, Garan is in charge of implanting the gene seed and the Butcher's Nail, which allows him to make most people follow his orders.

Nimrod's plan could cover most of the World Eaters, which meant he could steal people from Angron and Khorne.

Those who are most bloodthirsty and murderous will likely be corrupted, but they will still be able to intimidate a portion of the population.

I want world devourers who are loyal and can restrain their bloodlust.

Khorne, I'll fight you for the cow.

The efforts of hundreds of people were not in vain; I wouldn't mind having thirty or fifty thousand more.
After Alsena left the Primarch's Office, Ninglu had a sudden thought and came to the "Land of Chaos".

He picked up the prophecy die and silently recited what he knew about the world of Torvendis.

[The Extreme Starfield, the "Great Vortex" region, a demonic world where Slaanesh worships.]

Above orbit, the Killing Song, a spaceship from the "Dark Ages of Technology," hangs like a bright silver star in the planet's night sky. The world-class, complex astrology of the wizards Tovendis points to the Killing Song; they call it a legendary steed.

[…]
After silently reciting the prophecy eleven times, he threw the prophecy die in his hand.

After tumbling several times in the air, the triangular cone landed on Ning Lu's outstretched hand.

A scene that resembled a holographic projection unfolded before his eyes, and the Genius's superhuman brain incorporated the star map into his mind.

After Ninglu injected the star map and the information he knew about the Tovendis world and the Killing Song spaceship into the data crystal, he had a thought, and his spirituality spread, touching the golden sphere of light.

After confirming that Wilshire was alone, he was pulled into the "Land of Chaos".

“My Lord,” Wilshire knelt on one knee and bowed reverently, “by Your command, my chapter has arrived at Caligum Gate and joined the ‘Birds of the Brush’ chapter of ‘Wordweavers’.”

“Zadekil can be trusted,” Nimrod said, his telekinesis spreading out and sending the data crystal to Wilshire.

"He will help you travel to Tovendis, purify the cultists, and seize the Orbital Kill Song ship."

"You can decide for yourself whether to use the extermination order, depending on the circumstances."

There are countless planets in the Milky Way, but only a limited number are suitable for human development.

Unless absolutely necessary, the empire will not issue an extermination order, and would rather expend resources—military force—to acquire it.

Nimrod has not yet issued an extermination order; by combining his extraordinary abilities, he can always find a way.

But Torvendis is different; the "Great Vortex" is the second largest permanent subspace rift in the real world, second only to the "Eye of Fear".

Torvindis is almost entirely a follower of Chaos, making purification extremely difficult, and he may continue to be afflicted by Chaos in the future.

"The Song of Slaughter has its own consciousness. After purifying it, use your abilities to establish a 'contract' with the Machine Soul."

Nimrod chose Wilshire to seize the Killing Song ship not only because of his chapter and the presence of Beyonders like the "Sun Priest" who purify the followers of Chaos, but more importantly because of his "Contract" ability.

After he "corrodes" future AI creations such as Iron Man, they will be maintained and commanded by Wilshire and his Second Warband.

Purify the chaos and corruption, and restrain artificial intelligence.

"As you command, my lord."

Wilshire bowed in response, then was swallowed by the black mist.

Ninglu returned to the real world, buried himself in the data panel, and refined his final battle plan.

He decided to attack the alien command headquarters ahead of schedule, launching the "Tarks Showdown" ahead of time.

[Final preparations are needed before launching the decisive battle.]
Nimrod recalled that during the Battle of the Turks, three Primarchs, including Ryan, led 300,000 Astartes, yet the situation remained extremely dire.

Finally, Old Man Huang released the largest Void Dragon fragment in the Eternal Night Labyrinth, thus securing victory.

I can't put all my hopes on Old Man Huang; I need to be prepared.

Moreover, to secure the promised benefits first, I must travel to Bar Savor and rescue Omega more than ten years ahead of schedule.

Although some biological samples may be lost, at least we can ensure that we get our hands on them.
Ninglu knew that Alpha was best at obtaining intelligence and information.

With more and more imperial worlds being conquered, Alpharis may find out the whereabouts of his twin brother ahead of time.

As Ning Lu pondered, warriors dressed in blue and white armor from the "War Dogs" legion entered the office.

"Lord Ninglu, Garan Sulak, the 'Warhound' apothecary, is here to report to you."

Galan said excitedly that he did not know why he had the honor of being summoned alone by Lord Ninglu.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but scrutinize Lord Ninglu from a biological and genetic perspective.

[Perfect!

Just as perfect as Lord Foggrim.
A face like a marble statue, eyes as deep as obsidian, and skin as smooth as jade.

He has transcended the realm of biology and cannot be accurately described with words.

Only perfection!

“Akulduna told me,” Nimrod gave a reason he had already prepared, “that you are an excellent apothecary.”

"I need your knowledge and skills to study the Xenomorphs in order to resolve the threat."

"Alsena will prepare a laboratory for you and report to me daily."

Upon hearing the name of the "Son of the Emperor," the second company commander, Garland suddenly realized that he had studied under Bayer for quite some time.

No one in the Legion could compare to him as an apothecary. Looking across all the Legions, apart from Mikel, the chief apothecary of Lord Bayer and Lord Nimrod, no one could match him.

To be able to study the Xenomorphs and see the perfect Lord Nimrod every day, observing the Primarch, is simply a dream come true.

“It’s my honor,” Garland said excitedly.

　PS: Every now and then I see legion members suggesting taking a certain STC. I've mentioned this several times in the book; take the one that's been discovered early first. I'll explain this again in the book review section; see the pinned post.

　　In addition, the most frequently asked question about sequence promotion is also in the same post in the book review section.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)