Travel to Warhammer 40K with Grey Wind

But to Gray Wind's surprise, Bramimond didn't take his concerns too seriously. After sharing his suspicious intelligence with him, Gray Wind got the following reply:

"I understand your concerns about the threat of the orcs, but we have more urgent matters to deal with and prepare for. The forces of Chaos have begun to interfere with the world and try to hinder the Terra expedition. We must act faster. There is no time."

"The remaining four Valkyries must be built as soon as possible, and the Terran Expeditionary Force must set off as soon as possible. Staying here for a long time will inevitably lead to more variables... Maybe it's a bit cruel to say this, but in the face of the future of all mankind, no price is too heavy to accept."

Bramimond's implication was simple: the resurgent greenskins and the newly born cunning orc leader were indeed a threat that could not be ignored, but he did not intend to solve this threat because he was leaving. In the name of the Emperor, they would hand over this star field filled with chaos threats and greenskin intrusions to the Star Bullet and embark on an expedition.

"The Terran Expeditionary Force will leave Nirvana in the first year of the 40th millennium, cross the sea of ​​stars, and expedition to Terra."

Chapter 170 Helmet of the Blood God

After the chaos fog covering Aurora dissipated, the rebellion launched by the cultists in the base system Trodrom was finally quelled.

But the Far Eastern frontier did not usher in peace, rather the opposite was true.

The Inquisition excommunicated the entire Death Stalkers for treason, and in the name of punishing heresy, launched a massive purge in the chapter's home star system, the Trodrom system, where the cultist rebellion had just broken out.

While erasing all the glorious records of this chapter, all local nobles, internal affairs officials, senior military officers and almost all people who had ever cooperated with the Death Stalkers were inhumanely tortured and brutally massacred without exception, basically completely replacing the ruling class of Trodrom.

The Imperial Navy and several Astra Militarum regiments that once fought alongside the Death Stalkers were also marginalized, either sent to the increasingly corrupt frontier areas of the star regions to fill in the gaps and fight against the Greenskins, or disappeared without a trace.

The Adeptus Mechanicus took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Inquisition to take over Trodrom. Musbell's Deputy Forge Supervisor was able to use more brutal means to unscrupulously exploit the resources of the base system to support the expedition's huge logistics and the construction of the remaining 4 Valkyries.

Due to the elimination of the Death Stalkers, one of the 13 original expedition fleets lost its leading Astartes regiment, and this vacancy could not be filled for the time being. All the Space Marines in the Far Eastern Frontier had gathered in Nirvana, and no more troops could be squeezed out.

The star base dock at Critical Base was operating at full capacity under the control of anti-entropy. While building the Valkyries, it was also upgrading and refitting the original flagships of several Astartes Chapters. In order to maximize efficiency, the Grey Goo mothership also activated the nano-transformer and participated in this upcoming engineering task.

现在是第39个千年的第996年，02月14日，距离远征军出发还有4年。

In this year, the Star-Shooter returned to his loyal Faya, exhausted, carrying a bloodstained black helmet.

Russell's return began with a sudden subspace rift that appeared over Faya. Thanks to the long-term operation and huge investment of resources by the Order of Truth, Faya's comprehensive subspace detection system discovered the appearance of the rift at the first time. The two space cities transformed from two satellites and Faya's orbital defense system were awakened one after another, and countless sensors locked onto the strange warship that slowly emerged from the abrupt rift.

This battleship was strange in two ways. First, ever since the L-gate network covered the Eusbeines sector, there had been almost no Imperial ships coming to Faya via conventional warp voyages. Not to mention that the warp rift torn open by this battleship was directly above the planet Faya - not close to the Mandeville Point.

The second is that the flag and chapter emblem on this battleship are similar to those of the Astartes, but few people can recognize which chapter the emblem belongs to, and the few senior officials who know the inside story avoid mentioning it.

Because that is the source of disaster, the ship of sin, the flagship of the heretic chapter "Death Stalkers", the "Eumenes".

The biological mages of the Mechanicus of Musbell had claimed that the ship had long been swallowed up by Chaos and disappeared, or perhaps had been destroyed, but now, it has ended its endless drift in the Sea of ​​Souls and returned to reality.

Unlike the state when it was dominated by the Lord of Change, the Eumenides at this time did not show any signs of hull mutation caused by chaos pollution. It was just that the hull was in ruins and full of potholes, like a dilapidated building.

When this dangerous building appeared in the sky above Faya, the life-shaping insects that stayed there understood:

"The master is back!"

The familiar psychic signal made Coronia very excited, and the Order of Truth quickly lifted the orbital defense system from its combat state, and drove the Ring of Destruction and the Bio-Ark to greet the return of their leader.

——The Ring of Doom Colossus was destroyed in the melee of Aurora. After the war, Grey Wind salvaged and repaired the wreckage of the Colossus, and reinstalled it on the Chibaku Tensei to continue using it as a mining machine.

Coroniae excitedly boarded the bridge of the Eumenides, wanting to show off his newly created beautiful body to his master as soon as possible. But before he got close to the black-robed figure standing at the bow, he instinctively felt threatened, a deadly threat.

There are at least 3 different terrifying threats that are enough to endanger the Queen's life.

A strong sense of crisis came from the direction where Russell was standing, but what made Coronie feel afraid was not Russell himself, but the thing in Russell's hand.

"Master... Master?" Coronie asked in a low voice tentatively.

Russell, who had been motionless, finally came to his senses, wiped off the psychic mist covering his face and smiled at it: "I'm back, where's Grey Wind? Where is it?"

The familiar voice calmed Coronie's heart. It walked towards Russell with nimble steps and said, "Grey Wind's mothership is in the dock of the star base, working with Anti-Entropy to rush the last few Valkyries. What is that thing in your hand? I, I'm so scared..."

It refers to a helmet that Russell is holding in his left hand.

The helmet has a very rugged shape, with four pairs of eight exaggeratedly long horns on it. The fully enclosed visor is covered with hideous tear scars and blood marks that will never dry up. It is filled with furious roars that seem to come from the deepest part of the purgatory of war, exuding a chilling murderous intent all the time.

"This, a souvenir. Didn't I visit the Brass Fortress before? This is the helmet of the master of the Brass Fortress - the Blood God. The other three gods obstructed me, so I couldn't kill the Blood God, so I had to take it back." Russell said this with a very comfortable expression and a smile, but the bulging blue veins on the back of his right hand holding the helmet betrayed him.

Even he had to put in some effort to suppress the helmet that had been removed from the Blood God's head.

This is one of the three factors that make Coronie feel terrified.

The other two factors are the "Orb of True Knowledge" held in Russell's left hand, and a red giant in shackles, sitting silently on the side of the ship.

...So scary.

However, when he thought that these terrible things were now under the control of his master, Coronie's weak legs gradually became less weak. It always feels good to have someone supporting you.

Russell didn't mind Coroniai clinging to his side like a frightened little animal. He shouted to the members of the Order of Truth who boarded the Eumenides from a distance, "All missionaries who don't have important research projects, assemble immediately. I have a mission for you. Also, notify Gray Wind to go to Nirvana with me. There are some things that need to be discussed with the prophetess now."

Chapter 171 Free Tzeentch

After handing over the battered Eumenides to the Mechanicus on the urban planet Embra, Russell led the temporarily assembled Brothers of Truth across the L-Gate and arrived at Nirvana.

Upon receiving the news, the Gray Goo mothership hurriedly left the star base dock and finally arrived at Russell's side before he landed on the hive spire of the Nifol main star.

"Marshal, here I come~"

Gray Wind, who had just come off the production line, came in a hurry: "I heard from Koroni that you were in a hurry to find me? What's the matter?"

"Although I really want to say to you the old-fashioned sentence 'Can't I come find you if I'm fine?', forget it now. I have something very important to tell you." Russell tucked the ferocious Blood God helmet under his armpit and touched Gray Wind's head with his free right hand: "Let's talk while we walk."

"Okay~" Gray Wind followed behind Russell happily, and looked at the Blood God Helmet held under Russell's armpit with some surprise. It was not as sensitive as Coronie in terms of psychic energy, but it could also instinctively sense that this thing should be dangerous.

"Do you have to carry something so dangerous with you?"

"I have to. If I let go, something bad will happen."

As they were talking, the ship of the Order of Truth docked in the orbital dock of Nifol Prime. This time, there were no blind Eldar to blow up the ship. Russell led Gray Wind and the monks who had finished their gear downstairs and briefly explained the origin of the Blood God Helmet and the reason why he had summoned everyone:

"In terms of absolute power, I am actually weaker than any Chaos God, but due to the high-dimensional nature of the Warp, no one can kill me directly through psychic means. So I was always at a disadvantage in the battle with the Lord of Skulls - but I could never lose - and Khorne's power was constantly being devoured by the Void, and it kept getting weaker."

"If time drags on long enough, I may be able to slowly wear down the Blood God, but I'm not sure how long 'long enough' is. Maybe 10,000 years? Or maybe 100 million years. There are too many Khorne believers in the starry sky who provide him with a steady stream of faith, either voluntarily or unknowingly... I can't take that long, and the other three gods will definitely not be able to accept the true death of a Chaos God."

"So, I made a deal with Tzeentch, the Lord of Change."

Having said this, Russell opened his left palm and showed Gray Wind the Orb of True Knowledge that looked like a spinning blood-red eyeball. He then said:

"Tzeentch proposed that as long as I return the Orb of True Knowledge, He will let me take Magnus away and swear never to try to find it again. At the same time, the Lord of Change will provide me with information that is very important to me now."

Russell clenched his left hand into a fist and held the Orb of True Knowledge in his palm again: "And this is why I asked you to come here."

Grey Wind followed Russell closely and boarded the shuttle to the hive spire. He couldn't help wondering, "What kind of information does Tzeentch have that can be considered important to the current marshal?"

“It’s not important, it’s crucial.” Russell sighed and said with some regret: “Because what He promised to provide me is the location of other relics.”

"Huh?" Huifeng was stunned.

During the short flight time of the shuttle to the hive spire where the prophetess Alexi was, Grey Wind quickly sorted out the relics they now had:

[Galaxy Star, Zero Soul Stone, Miniature Galaxy, Huntress Blade, Last Bao, Defragmentation Program, Queen of Thorin Protozoa, Independent Rectification Core, Votom Reality Perforator, Cyberlux Arsenal;]

The Human Federation controlled by Russell in the past had not actually completed the collection of all the treasures from the stars.

The relics that the Federation had already controlled were sent to the Grey Goo mothership for safekeeping and came to this universe with Grey Wind, while those that were not yet controlled were randomly scattered throughout the galaxy - the last Bao and the miniature galaxy were both found by Russell later.

Tzeentch's condition for the Orb of True Knowledge was the location of those relics that were still missing.

"It is indeed a condition that I cannot refuse, but considering Tzeentch's despicable reputation that has gone bankrupt countless times, I require Him to pay a 'deposit' in advance."

Russell said nonchalantly, "Tzeentch claims that he knows the location of six relics. He can tell me three of them as a down payment, and then tell me the remaining three after he gets the Orb of True Knowledge."

Grey Wind looked at the Orb of True Knowledge in Russell's left hand and roughly guessed what the Marshal had done.

"I ran away immediately after getting the three coordinates as a deposit, and took away Khorne's helmet as a souvenir. They are probably both raging in the warp now." Russell looked quite happy. It is certainly happy to get something for free, but getting something for free from the evil god will only make you happier.

Having said that, the monks of Truth who had been following Russell and Grey Wind were able to understand why their leader had summoned them.

"Based on the circumstances of the transaction, you should have believed that the coordinates of the three relics given by the Lord of Change were somewhat authentic, or even real?" A preacher pondered and said, "But since the Lord of Change was defeated twice by you, He is very likely to take some targeted measures in His anger."

"Not bad." Russell nodded with satisfaction: "The coordinates given by Tzeentch have a high probability of being true, but if we go too late, the true coordinates will probably become false."

And this is exactly what Russell, Grey Wind and the monks of Truth are going to discuss with Alexi in person.

To be precise, it was a conversation with the Lord of Mankind.

When Russell and Grey Wind entered the council hall of the spire of the Nifol hive, he was greeted not by the gentle and submissive prophetess of the past, but by a "saint" with long white hair emitting strands of golden light and a pair of eyes ignited by the fire of the Emperor.

"You're here?" The saint's voice was as calm as water, but it was filled with ripples of joy.

"I'm here to tell you something." Russell raised the Blood God Helmet in his hand and said to the saint in front of him, "You should have known that I have been looking for something called a relic, otherwise you would not have instructed the martyr fleet to drive the orcs to Faya and send Bao to me."

The saint did not say anything, he tacitly agreed with Russell's statement.

Huh? So that's how it is? Huifeng was confused.

"After beating up Tzeentch and Khorne, I got three coordinates that need to be verified as soon as possible. But for reasons you understand, I am unable to do so."

Russell continued, "But if I send my scientists to those coordinates separately, it would be no different from sending them to their deaths due to the obstruction of chaos."

"But coincidentally, these three coordinates are all on the route that the expeditionary force must take to reach Terra, so I hope to let the monks of truth go with the expeditionary force so that they can take care of each other on the way."

"What do you think?"

The saint's blazing eyes stared into Russell's eyes for a long time, then he nodded: "I am very happy to do so."

"That's good." Russell smiled. "I will send 13 small fleets controlled by the Order of Truth to accompany each expedition fleet. In addition to verifying the three known coordinates, my people will collect all the information about the relics along the way during the expedition."

"In return for your military protection, I can give this expedition even greater support."

The saint had no objection: "I will do my best."

Chapter 172 Father and Emperor

After discussing his future plans with the "Saint", Russell had some idea of ​​the attitude of the Lord of Mankind - that is, His bottom line seemed to be abnormally low.

The Emperor could tolerate himself enslaving the Zerg as biological weapons, and could accept Grey Wind, as the consciousness of the micro-mechanical Gestalt, following closely around the Star-Ballist. Even the bloody purge of the Death Stalkers seemed to be instructed by Him behind the scenes.

The Emperor was willing to pay any price to get the templates for the Stargate to Terra.

Knowing this, Russell's trip was not in vain.

The saint calmly accepted almost all of Russell's proposals, until he was about to leave to make the next preparations, when he suddenly spoke to try to keep him.

"Star Slinger," He said, "what are you going to do with my son?"

"Magnus?" Russell thought for a moment. "Why, you want me to send him to Terra to see you?"

The saint shook his head and said, "The Wizard King has fallen too deeply. There is no room for redemption. Thousands of years ago, I made the final decision with my foolish son in the basement of the Imperial Palace of Terra."

So you're not here to ask for someone. I thought you were going to take him back to the toilet... Russell breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, why are you suddenly concerned about Magnus?"