Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 600 The Shadow of Bilak
"The Disordered Kingdom", the seventh layer of space.

Ninglu stared at the "rope" formed by lines of rules, binding Slau Da.

There are also a dozen or so threads on the "rope," connecting to the Silent Tear, Kalugula.

Slau Da's body was tightly bound, and his mind and soul were in complete silence.

The "Corrupted Baron" raised the Hand of Order power gauntlet and shouted in Dunn's language: "Entering any mental state is forbidden here."

Then, the Primarch's eyes flashed with light and shadow, and its will spread out, pressing down on Slaughter's mind like a mountain.

Rumble!
An invisible collision continued to reverberate in the supernatural realm of the mind, and the mind of the Spirit Race War Master was like a lone boat adrift in towering waves.

“Monkey…” a muffled voice rang out, and Slau Da awoke from the silence. “I… will… never… yield…”

"You'll get nothing..."

"I have learned many secrets from your heart, the Eldar's mind, and the paths of the tribes you have walked," the Primarch said coldly, his words crashing against Slough's mind like waves.

“Monkey!” Slau Da roared angrily.

The "Corrupted Baron" infused the Hand of Order with spirituality, and with a swing of his arm, he shouted in Dunn's tongue: "Whip!"

Slau Da seemed to have been whipped by an invisible soft whip, his white armor, which had been "whipped" countless times, had long lost its former elegance.

Broken fragments were scattered everywhere, and the Spirit Race members were torn apart, revealing their pale bones.

The "Corrupted Baron" continued to infuse spirituality into the Hand of Order, and Slau Da's spirit immediately felt currents surge through it, forming barbed whips.

The "whip of pain" lashed his soul, causing him both agony and numbness.

Slough Dasser trembled, but still held his head high.

"Monkey...don't you have any new tricks...?"

“As long as it works,” Ninglu said coldly. “I will get all the secrets I want to know.”

Ninglu saw Slau Da open his eyes, which were filled with a mixture of pain and stubbornness.

With a thought, he brought Slau Da to the fifth level of space.

Then, he pulled the flagpole out from behind his back and held it in his hand.

In Slough Da's eyes, the monkey prototype immediately changed.

In that instant, he seemed to see the great Eldar hero, a figure as great as Eldarnesh.

Slau Da instinctively wanted to kneel down and follow the great hero to revive the Eldar.

His slender body was slightly bent, his knees forming an arc.

“No…” Slau Da suddenly straightened up, “You’re a monkey!”

Nimrod scrutinized Slau Da's every move. [As expected of an Eldar warrior who has traversed the Dimensional Spider Path and dared to dart to the side of Slaanesh, even a fraction of his charm and authority cannot make you submit.]

However, the difference is not significant. After advancing to the "Chaos Mentor" level, one gains the ability to command submission. Combined with the uniqueness of the "Red Priest," this should be enough to make him submit.
While Ninglu was pondering, he arrived at the third level of space, threw out the uniqueness of "Red Priest", and then looked to the other side.

A lion-shaped sculpture strides proudly through the black mist.

Further away, there are also sculptures.

They were all created by the "Corrupted Baron" using his "Spiritual Sculpture" ability.

[Now the only thing missing from the potion is the enslaver, which will be obtained after the "Liberation of Druen" in 881.]

After that, the ceremony can be held, at which point these sculptures will be put to use.

After the ascension ceremony, the secrets of the immortals can be obtained from Slau Da's mind, allowing them to transform Arsenal and the others.
While Ninglu was pondering, he arrived at the first level of space and took the "Scholar" potion, made from materials such as the mycelium book of the Hruds, from the space ape.

One minute later, the Primarch's attendant entered the Primarch's office.

After undergoing treatment by a bio-psychic, taking medicine prepared by a "pharmacist," and sleeping for five hours in a life support pod, his age spots disappeared and his skin was no longer wrinkled.

However, the Corrupted Baron's spiritual vision could still see the dim light of Arsena's spirit after his life force was taken away.

Ninglu pushed the potion towards Arsena and said with concern:
"Take it, and you'll feel much better."

“Thanks be to my Lord,” Arsena said calmly, as he examined the white potion from the perspective of the “Knowledge Keeper.”

Bubbles churned and leaped out, revealing symbols that seemed to contain endless knowledge.

Arsena tilted his head back and drank it down; the medicine slid into his stomach.

His eyes felt like they were being stabbed with needles, and the excruciating pain made him instinctively cover them.

My brain was instantly flooded with information, as if in the midst of a Big Bang.

Alsena's temples were clenched as he absorbed the vast, endless stream of information.

A moment later, the newly promoted Sequence 6 Extraordinary released his hands.

The "scholar" felt as if runes were imprinted on his irises, allowing him to observe from different perspectives.

The "scholar" knew that through them, he could recognize, see, remember, and imitate what he had seen. He then felt that the sense of powerlessness hidden deep within his spirit had subsided considerably, and his body and mind seemed to have returned to what they were before that night.

"Thank God, I feel much better."

The "Corrupted Baron" gazed at Arsena's spirit, the faint light, though not as bright as before, was much better than it had been.

The Gene Primarch sent a thought pulse to Alsena with a thought.

“I will instruct the royal court monks to cooperate with your ‘analysis’.”

“When parsing, use Euclidean notation masking.”

The "scholars" are in the same sequence, but the "recorders" through the "gate" pathway are different.

The "recording" and use of "recorders" do not rely on understanding of extraordinary abilities, nor does understanding help to enhance the power of their abilities.

The "analysis" of a "polymath" requires learning and analysis within the realm of mysticism; the more one knows, the more powerful the ability becomes when "imitating" its use.

Of course, no matter how much "analysis" is done, "imitation" cannot match the power used by the original extraordinary being.

This requires the cooperation of the royal monks.

Without Nimrod's orders, even Primarch servants cannot demonstrate their abilities to him, let alone communicate with him.

Nimrod allowed Alsena to do so, partly because Alsena was the person he trusted most, and partly because he always had the potion recipes, and every potion for an extraordinary being was bestowed by him.

Another advantage of the "Scholar" is that he is not subject to the "Recorder's" limit on the number of times he can use extraordinary abilities. As long as he understands the extraordinary abilities and has sufficient spirituality, he can perform "simulations".

There is a limit to the number of "Record Officers," and when they are first promoted, they can only record one extraordinary ability with divine influence.

The higher the opponent's sequence, the higher the probability of failure. Even with a sequence of 4, it may not succeed even once in more than ten attempts.

Currently, only the abilities released by Nimrod himself and the abilities possessed by his magical artifacts meet these conditions.

Although he is now only the "Corrupted Baron," as the Primarch, the extraordinary abilities he uses already have a similar impact, far exceeding the power of Sequence 6.

After the Battle of Gorgis, Nimrod temporarily entrusted the Flame Ring of Sequence 4 of the "Red Priest" pathway to San Diego Bogkamp.

If you try enough times, you'll eventually "record" it successfully.

He possesses uniqueness, and as the master of the "Disordered Kingdom," any magical item from the same path is superfluous if he can use it.

The "Recordator" can also "record" eight extraordinary abilities from Sequence 6 and Sequence 5, with half the original effect.

Sequences 9 to 7 can "record" twenty items, with an effect close to the original.

After the "Recorder" digested the potion, the number of its divine extraordinary abilities increased to two.

“Thank you, my lord,” Arsena bowed and began his report.

"In accordance with Your command, I have read and recorded thirteen books of Hrud mycelium."

"The Legion Think Tank has added another twenty-five books."

"From the current records, I have discovered two noteworthy entries."

Ninglu leaned back on his throne, listening to Arsena's report.

"One is that the mycelium book records that Lady Hera recorded on the stone tablet obtained from the Skot Alliance of the space dwarves that they enslaved other races."

"The other one is the demon prince Birac, which is recorded in the artifacts excavated on the same planet, Vigilance."

"According to the records of the Hruds, the ruins of the Sak Trada Abyss are the remains of the Birac destroyed civilization."

Ninglu nodded slightly. Lady Hera must be a magic potion, which was already part of his plan.

He was unaware that the original civilization of Sak Trada was destroyed by the first demon prince and shrouded in the shadow of Bilak.

[Yes, so this is why the Eldar issued a warning before humans approached?]
I arrived in this area ahead of schedule and unexpectedly, giving the Eldar no chance to warn me.

Could it be that one of the lost fragments of Birac's power is here?
Ning Lu's gaze was deep as he pondered whether this discovery would affect his plans.

Peturabo's actions in the Gugan system were not affected by Bilarak.

Even if they exist, they are in those worlds deep within Sak Trada; my target this time is only the Gugan system.

Well, once I advance to "Chaos Mentor," I'll conquer the entire Abyss. Then, when I encounter Birac, I'll be better equipped to handle him.
Ning Lu thought of this and said, "I understand."

“My Lord,” the Primarch’s servant continued to report, “in the Gugan system, Hrud warships are gathering, seemingly intending to merge.”

[The Hruds are not lacking in wisdom; they know they must possess numerical superiority to close the distance with the Imperial warships and avoid being at a disadvantage in range.] Nimrod thought silently.

"How is the deployment of the Ramirez-class star fortress progressing?"

"The first one has been deployed to Wolpa Star Canyon, and the second one is being deployed. It is expected to take another month on Terra."

Upon hearing this, Ninglu pondered for a moment before issuing the order.

"Plan the route and fight the Hruds."

(End of this chapter)