Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 820 The Best Way to Plant Nails in the Courtroom: Life or Death

Nimrod returned to the Shadow of the King and went back to his palace. He then stepped out and arrived in the "Land of Chaos".

He ascended the throne in the fourth dimension, spreading his spirituality and touching the spiritual orbs of Chief Pharmacist Mikel, Tenth Warlord Ramsay, and Twelfth Warlord William Wood.

"The War Council will hand over the Bone Drinkers, who roam and wreak havoc in the Sun Starfield, to me."

"This matter is entrusted to you. The assassins and the treasure-hunting team will cooperate with you."

The "Faceless Men" of the 12th Regiment have already taken shape and are as suitable for infiltration operations as the "Hermits" of the 10th Regiment.

“I am very interested in the Bone Drinkers; I hunt them and offer them as sacrifices to me.”

Meeker, the "Crimson Scholar," Ramsay, the shepherd, and William, the "Master of Puppets," could vaguely make out each other through the black mist. They exchanged a glance and then bowed.

"Follow Your will."

After sending the two back to the real world, Nimrod's spiritual energy spread, touching the spiritual spheres of the treasure-hunting team's leader, "Dream Thief" Tierney, and the leader of the "Assassins," "Pleasure Witch" Maria Kournikova, and issuing orders.

He leaned back on his throne, thinking of Lemuel Gaumont, who was about to become the chronicler and one of the four future founders of the Inquisition.

Nimrod spread his spiritual energy, touching the spiritual sphere of Keon, the commander of the 5th Company of the 4th Regiment in Terra. After confirming that no one was around, he pulled Keon into the "Land of Chaos".

Kion, shrouded in a black robe and with his face covered by a mask, surveyed the black mist that surrounded him.

He looked up at the Black Emperor deep within the black mist and knelt on one knee: "My Lord."

Nimrod leaned back on the throne. "How is Lemuel Gaumont?"

“My lord, I have been following Your command and have been watching over the Gaumont family and the lords of the Sinhala region.”

"Lemuel Gaumont was a business genius who was adept at navigating social situations, generous in his philanthropy, and spent most of his wealth on charity."

“He has never been cheated in business, even when he was new to the industry and dealing with the most cunning people. I think he has some kind of mind-reading ability.”

“Your guess is correct, he is a natural-born psychic,” Ning Lu said.

"He is also one of the few psionicists with special abilities. He is an aura reader, able to distinguish the authenticity of others' aura by reading their aura."

Aura is a more vivid expression of emotion than the etheric vision of psychics, and it is similar to the spiritual vision of extraordinary beings.

Besides Lemuel Gaumont, in Nimrod's memory, Cassia, the navigator of the Othello family in the future expansion of Colonus, also possessed this talent.

The gifts of the warp are not the same, and psykers possess all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities.

Camille Sivani, Lemuel's future friend and an architectural archaeologist in the narrators' group, was also a special gifted psychic—a mind reader.

She can read the imprints left on anything she has come into contact with by touching it, and even experience the emotions contained in that memory.

The ability of psychic assessors in this area is even greater than that of the most skilled prophetic psychics, who can obtain more complete information.

Lemuel's other friend, the historian Callista Ores, was also no ordinary person.

Her prophetic abilities were extremely powerful. When the Black Crow School, which had overshadowed the "Thousand Sons" by Tzeentch, made it impossible for people like Azek Ahriman to predict the future, she was sacrificed to foresee the future.

The death of his friend ultimately led to a rift between Lemuel and Ahliman, the mentor and student.

Lemuel Gaumont created the technique of "psychic probes" based on the talent of psychic readers, which became the most commonly used psychic interrogation method in the Inquisition, breaking down the mental defenses of countless people.

Of course, most of the psionic skills that the Inquisition would later acquire were also derived from what Lemuel learned from Ahriman.

Ninglu gathered the memories of Lemuel in his mind and continued listening to Keon's report.

After the Black Emperor explained the situation to Keon, he understood why Lemuel Gaumont had been able to rise so quickly and amass such a fortune. He continued, "..."

"Lemur Gaumont and Marika met at a fundraising dinner. Marika was the daughter of the lord of the Sinha region."

"At that time, the lord of the Senggar region wanted to raise funds to purchase a whole quarry of Proconesus marble on the Anatolian Peninsula and donate it all to the Imperial Stonemasons' Guild." "The then-guild president, Duke Singh, promised to use the stone to build a statue, and that the emperor himself might even be present to bestow the medal."

Keown paused, then added:
"The sculptor who built the sculpture was Ostan Dreyfus, who also built the statue for Lord Corax that stands in the Place des Heroes."

Keon looked up at the Black Emperor on the throne, and seeing that the Emperor and Corax, whom he could mention, had not attracted His attention, he frowned and continued speaking.

"Lemur Gaumont and Marika fell in love over a bottle of palm wine and under the stars at a banquet, and married the following year."

"The wedding expenses far exceed the annual income of many families under the Gaumont family." Keon looked with awe at the Black Emperor, who sat high on the throne shrouded in black mist.

"Because you mentioned to General Patton that he had been paying attention to the collateral relatives of the lord of the Sinhala region who were to marry, on the day of the wedding, he sent a direct great-grandson to represent him."

Like Patton, Keown didn't understand why the Black Emperor valued a wealthy businessman so highly, whose wealth was insignificant.

He is a rare psionicist, but the Shadow of Order's intelligence is far more powerful than Lemuel's.

Are psykers like Arcena Dunn and Malena Skala far stronger than Lemuel Gaumont? Is it really worth it to send him away from the company and have him stay in Terra?
Keon's obsidian eyes swept over his imposing figure in the black mist, his body trembled slightly, and he gathered his thoughts before continuing.

"The first seven years of their marriage were very happy, but Marika's recent illness shattered their wonderful life."

"Her initial symptoms were migraines, which then progressed to unexplained fainting spells and short-term memory loss."

"Lemuel Gaumont sought treatment from the best doctors in all of North Africa and eventually discovered that Marika had a highly aggressive astrocytic carcinoma, a difficult-to-treat brain tumor, which had failed with both radiotherapy and intensive chemotherapy."

Nimrod nodded slightly. Keon's report was similar to his memory, except that his presence drew attention to the lords of the Sangha region, which elicited a reaction from Barton Drake.

Without his attention, this general, who was still the second-in-command of the "Sun Auxiliary Army" after missing out on the title of Marshal, would obviously not have paid attention to a lord in North Africa.

"Based on your understanding of Lemuel Gaumont, how deep is his obsession with Marika?"

Keown was taken aback. Could it be that the Black Emperor had been focused on him all along?

What is so special about him that he receives such attention from our Lord?
He did not answer immediately, but after recalling all the information, he cautiously gave his judgment.

"Lemuel Gaumont's love for Marika is as unwavering as mountains and seas."

“As each type of cell in astrocytoma is destroyed, a new type of foreign cell fills the void and continues to destroy her brain.”

"After failing to find a doctor, he began to seek out all sorts of strange treatments, including hypnosis and molecular correction therapy, homeopathy and naturopathy with a full range of herbal treatments, Ayurvedic mind therapy, and even Qigong, acupuncture and breath control techniques."

Keown exclaimed, "Lemur Gaumont refused to give up, and he was willing to try everything to save Marika, no matter how slim the chances of success were."

"He even attempted forbidden acts, summoning malevolent forces."

Ninglu frowned and nodded. His original plan was to have the "gatekeeper" Keon collect Marika's soul, and then control the founder of the Inquisition by having the two meet.

Saving Marika wouldn't be difficult, but Lemuel Gaumont is of little use to him now, so it's not worth the trouble.

Nimrod needed the future him, Proms, one of the four founders of the Tribunal.

It was Magnus who instructed Ahriman to teach him various psychic knowledge and skills.

He was also tempered by the brutal flames of war after the "Burning of Prospero".

He was also a person who underwent a complete transformation while briefly carrying fragments of Magnus's soul.

It wasn't Yutella, but the man who was in love with Marika.

But now he couldn't help but wonder if Marika's spirit was enough to ensure that the stubborn man would be satisfied with only seeing her spirit and always submitting to him.

On the other hand, will Proms, who has matured through countless trials, be haunted by the spirit of his deceased wife? Would a living Marika be more suitable?
To live or to die?

What is the best way to plant a nail in the sand in the courtroom?
Ninglu pondered for a long time before making a decision.

(End of this chapter)