Forced to die just after becoming invincible in Warhammer?

He seemed a little lonely and desolate, as if he was out of tune with this world.

"Horus, I plan to make you your father's guard sergeant, and learn from your father how to fight and command the legion. After all, you have just returned to the empire and you don't know anything yet. You need someone to guide you and help you learn well. What do you think?" Xi sat next to Horus and said gently.

She had actually discussed these arrangements with the Emperor long ago. Sixteen's original intention was to become a general of the Empire, to fight for it, and learning from the Emperor was undoubtedly the best choice.

"I agree!" Horus agreed without any hesitation. His excitement was like a surging wave, difficult to calm down.

He was about to present the kernels he had picked to the emperor, but when he heard his mother's words, he handed them to his mother Xi as if offering them with both hands, with a gleam in his eyes.

The Emperor had no objection to this. After all, every time he saw Horus, he would think of his old friend. It was also a good idea to use Horus to commemorate his old friend.

He nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Xi's decision.

Aurora and Huile did not raise any objections.

They also felt that Horus should get along well with the Emperor and dispel his mystique. The Emperor was really as good as he imagined, especially to children.

At this moment, the palace was bustling with activity, just like a family reunion. However, in such a busy and noisy scene, almost no one would notice that in a corner of the room, next to the projector that was silently playing a movie, stood a figure named Alpharius.

He stood there quietly, his hands behind his back. His eyes were no longer resentful, but were gazing deeply at the family in front of him, as if he was a bystander who was not involved in the matter, and seemed to be silently thinking about some important decision.

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Chapter 55 Currency

After the movie ended, the Emperor slowly left the theater with Horus, their steps carrying a solemnity that was unmistakable.

Horus followed closely beside the Emperor, looking back every few steps, his eyes full of nostalgia and reluctance for the movie that had just ended. He also looked back from time to time, at his mother and then at the Emperor walking in front of him, as if he wanted to engrave those unforgettable moments in his memory forever.

He was not watching the movie, nor were any of the Primarchs, because the Emperor and the Imperial Regent sat there, and no existence, no one, was more brilliant and dazzling than them.

When they arrived at the main hall of the palace, Huile told her about her experiences, just like a child telling his or her mother about his or her sufferings.

She might be extremely busy today, having to listen attentively to her daughter's requests while efficiently handling the piles of government affairs to ensure that every decision of the empire can be implemented accurately and without error.

Oh, and Aurora, her other daughter is still there and shows no signs of leaving.

She may be standing aside, adding more sparks of wisdom to today's meeting with her keen insight and unique views.

"What do you think of the officials' performance, Huile?" Xi sat on the solemn throne, holding an exquisite pen in his hand, writing and drawing on the parchment. At the same time, he casually asked Huile and Aurora who were standing below, "Aurora, you should also speak. I'd really like to hear your opinions."

"They are stupid, ignorant, short-sighted, and greedy," Huile replied quickly, his tone filled with disdain and anger towards the officials. "Aside from their loyalty to the Emperor, these mortals are completely worthless and have completely failed your expectations and cultivation of them."

"Indeed, there are already too many wounds of corruption. My descendants have also told me that too many officials in the empire are corrupt." Aurora frowned and added, "But even if there are a few capable officials among them, their number is far from enough to meet the needs of Mother and Father to run the empire."

"Moreover, we haven't found an effective way to remove this rotten flesh." Hui Le continued, "We lack sufficient talent to fill the vacancies, and even less vacancies to accommodate those incompetent people who have been fired."

"Mother, I don't mean to disrespect mortals, but their performance is indeed disappointing." Hui Le emphasized again, and handed over a detailed evidence report.

"I've personally investigated. Not only are they wasting food and water, they've even dared to withhold supplies from the fleet! This behavior is simply outrageous!"

"They should all be severely punished!" Hui Le said angrily.

"Well, but then again, they haven't really impacted the progress of the Great Crusade yet." Xi raised her eyes and put aside the evidence report presented by the maid. There was a hint of helplessness in her tone. "And this is exactly the bottom line for the Emperor and me towards them."

"However, in addition to these problems, there is another less obvious but very important problem that needs to be solved." Xi raised a finger and said with some concern.

"What does mother mean?" Huile asked curiously.

"Currency." Xi sighed helplessly.

"From what I've gathered so far, even on Terra itself, the monetary system is incredibly chaotic. There's a plethora of credit coins, crown coins, throne coins, Aguilas coins, gold and silver coins, local banknotes, planetary currencies, and so on. It's a riot of colour and chaos."

“Is currency important?”

Aurora asked doubtfully. After all, as a Primarch, she had never come into contact with such a thing, nor had she learned anything about currency.

"Of course it's important." Xi patted the documents in his hand and explained,

“From past history, an empire without a stable monetary system will eventually fall into chaos and collapse. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, we must prepare in advance.”

"So, how should we build a stable monetary system?" asked Aurora.

"First of all, the currency needs to be physically stable enough to reduce loss and avoid deformation during long-distance transportation." Xi raised his eyes, answered his daughter's doubts, and looked at Huile, motioning her to add to the discussion.

"Secondly, the currency must be highly non-replicable and must be officially endorsed by the empire to ensure its value is stable and has minimal fluctuations," Hui Le added.

Huile's addition was confirmed by the regent on the throne.

"Finally, currency must be irreplaceable, making it a material that is equally important to the empire as a whole." Hui Le added after getting his mother's affirmation.

"After this, we can use this general equivalent as a benchmark to develop a corresponding value system for items," Xi said after some thought. "If we can't provide enough equivalents as taxes, we can pay for other materials or population of the same price based on the prices on the form."

"gold!"

Hui Le blurted out without any thought, it was just the most instinctive reaction.

"Yes, it's gold!"

Xi nodded in agreement, "Whether it's the Empire's machinery or the Mechanicus's divine machinery, as long as humans continue to use electricity as a power source, gold will never lose its value! It possesses seventy-three protons, making it sufficiently stable. Furthermore, the conditions for its creation are extremely difficult. Even if someone wanted to replicate it, they would find that the resources required would be even more expensive than the gold produced!"

"Then we also need to come up with a standard for imperial materials—a standard for exchanging with gold." Aurora continued to think.

"Let Malcador take care of these details." Xi stretched, looking a little tired.

"To the Imperium and the Emperor, you Primarchs are weapons, strength, and perhaps even politicians and officials. In war, you may use negotiations to reclaim planets; but management should be left to professionals."

“Making recommendations, ensuring implementation, and correcting course—that’s what you and your brothers need to do.”

Xi continued, "You are generals, leaders, perhaps even... parents? If the Primarchs are required to be personally involved in everything in the Imperium, what is the use of mortals and Legions?"

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Chapter 56 Power and Responsibility

Huile agreed with some of the reasonable points in her mother's views, but she also had some reservations. However, she chose to remain silent. After all, the person sitting in front of her was the regent who held the power of the empire and was also her mother.

"Then mother, do you have any martial arts secrets like those in the novels that can increase one's strength dramatically?" Aurora asked the Imperial Regent with great anticipation. She really wanted to increase her own strength so that she could snatch back what she had lost from the Emperor.

Xi put down the exquisite pen in his hand that he was using to correct government documents, then took out a notebook from his hand and handed it to the maid Vivian, indicating that she should give it to Aurora.

This secret book was actually drawn by Xi on a whim when he was a teacher.

Aurora took the secret book from Wei Wei'an with excitement. Hui Le pulled it over and looked at it with Aurora. She saw the three words "Homework Book" written on the secret book in his hand. After opening it, she saw a lot of stick figures drawn with pencils, posing in various postures, and there were a lot of texts next to them explaining the elements and functions of these actions.

The homework book was flipped through, and Hui Le stopped reading after she finished it. She stood aside and looked at her sister with pity. She was still flipping through the books, watching carefully. It was obvious with her toes that this was just her mother's trick to tease Aurora.

"Mother, this is different from what was described in the novel I read in the palace library." Aurora looked at the imperial regent with a puzzled look.

Hui Le put away her sympathetic gaze. She realized that she had underestimated Aurora. As the Primarch, Aurora possessed extraordinary wisdom and insight and would not be easily deceived, even by her mother.

"This shouldn't be called [Homework Book], it should be called [Martial Arts Secrets]." Aurora's innocent voice echoed in the hall.

It’s over, there’s no hope, this is what Hui Le is thinking at this moment.

"The carrier is not important. What is important is the knowledge inside. Look at those secrets obtained by jumping off cliffs in novels. Their value is not even one ten-thousandth of what I have scribbled on my homework book." Xi said earnestly. She picked up the pen again and buried her head in the busy official work. She didn't want to see her daughter and was afraid to laugh in front of her.

Under Hui Le's shocked gaze, Aurora nodded and actually agreed with her mother's words.

"I want to first test whether the martial arts recorded in the exercise book are real. But I am unarmed now. If you give me a sword manual, I can't test it!"

Aurora looked at the Imperial Regent expectantly, hoping very much that she would give her a sword.

This girl is really up to something, isn't she?

"Weiweian, go get a power sword." Xi ordered Weivian to get the sword.

"Wait, wait." Aurora stopped herself from doing so and said with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, "I actually want a sword that you, mother, made specifically for me."

"Say it earlier." The psychic fluctuations caused the space in front of Aurora to twist, and a sword appeared in front of her.

The sword in front of Aurora was engraved with ancient and mysterious patterns, each of which seemed to contain profound history and power, making the entire sword appear extremely noble and extraordinary.

The sword exudes a faint cold light, revealing a breathtaking sharpness.

Aurora brandished her new sword like a child with a new toy.

The regent's voice echoed from the throne. "This sword is called Rights and Responsibilities. Enjoy the rights it brings, but also shoulder the corresponding responsibilities. Do not try to escape. Furthermore, learning the secret manual is extremely difficult. You must firmly believe that you can successfully master it."

"Of course I can learn it. I'm the Primarch, and there's no way I won't succeed." Aurora put the dense knowledge that had already been memorized in her mind into practice in front of her mother, channeling the Qi from her body to the tip of the sword.

The red-gold spiritual energy transferred from her body to the sword in her hand like gas. The sword body burned with red-gold flames. She turned around and swung the sword. The hot sword energy flowed smoothly like a hot knife cutting through butter.

The sound of fists clenching came from the throne, a creaking sound that could be heard by everyone present.

Hold it, hold it.

"Aurora, my daughter, can you come here for a moment? Let your mother take a good look at you?" Xi's voice was unusually sweet, like the warm sunshine in spring, but behind this sweetness, there was a chill that made everyone present feel biting.

It is a deep and complex interweaving of emotions, which contains both the mother's affectionate call to her daughter and an unquestionable majesty and power.

This sweet sound, like the calls made by powerful predators in nature when luring other creatures, is beautiful and dangerous.

Anyone who got close could be engulfed by its immense power. Everyone present felt the chill, unconsciously holding their breath, their gazes fixed on Xi and Aurora.

Aurora heard her mother's call, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. No Primarch could refuse.

Aurora's face looked as if she was ready to die. She slowly turned around and walked towards Xi, each step seeming extremely heavy.

When Aurora walked in front of Xi, Xi gently stroked her hair, with a complex light flashing in her eyes.

There was a dispute in Xi now. Should he hit her or not? If he hit her, it would be his own face. If he didn't hit her, the anger in his heart would not subside.

Aurora felt Xi's gentle but serious hand stroking her hair, and a sense of fear inexplicably rose in her heart.

She panicked and tried to calm her mother's anger with words:

"Mother, don't be angry. Although I have messed up your palace a bit, making it difficult for you to live comfortably for the time being, you still have me. You can live in my palace, and we can..."

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xi's look and the subsequent action. I just handed over the [rights and responsibilities] to you, and you said such words to me.

With a "bang", the air seemed to be torn apart in an instant. Aurora only felt a powerful force coming from the direction of her mother. Her body was involuntarily pulled upward by this force, as if thrown into the air by an invisible giant hand.

"Peng! Peng! Peng!"

With a few dull thuds, Aurora's body rolled in the air and finally broke through the roof of the palace, leaving behind her own "unique marks", and then fell heavily to the ground.

Amidst the dust, Aurora struggled to get up again. Her speed seemed to have exceeded her limit at this moment, so fast that it was dazzling, but she quickly returned to Xi's side, knelt down again, lowered her head, and dared not say another word.

She was afraid that if she said something wrong again, she would anger her mother again, and she was even more afraid of seeing her mother's disappointed eyes. At this moment, Aurora was like a child who had done something wrong, waiting for her mother's rebuke and teaching.

Xi looked at Aurora, who was dirty and looked like an abandoned wild cat. The anger in her heart gradually subsided. She walked to Aurora, gently helped her up, with a gentle light in her eyes.

"Aurora, remember, no matter what you do wrong, your mother will forgive you, but you must learn to take responsibility. If you do something wrong, the best outcome is to use your own strength to make up for it."

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Chapter 57: Divine Prophecy

Xi said earnestly, "The palace can be rebuilt, but your growth and character are the most important."

Aurora listened to her mother's words with tears in her eyes.

She hugged her mother tightly, feeling the warmth and embrace, and she hugged her for a long time.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, in the slightly dilapidated palace, a warm and slightly fantastical picture slowly unfolds.

Aurora, the second Primarch, the daughter with a giant body, is hugging her mother Xi in an almost sacred posture. She subconsciously and instinctively uses her power to make her image more approachable to outsiders.

Aurora's arms were wrapped around Xi's relatively petite body, as if she was using the power of the whole world to protect this maternal love. Xi looked particularly small in Aurora's arms, but her face was filled with maternal radiance and endless tenderness.

Aurora's eyes were filled with deep apology and endless love. She rocked her body gently, as if she was falling asleep like a wounded child.

Xi gently patted Aurora's back with her hands. Every pat seemed to convey an invisible power, making Aurora feel extremely safe and warm.

All around them were the ruins of the palace that had been accidentally destroyed by Aurora, with broken walls, rubble and debris scattered all over the ground. But at this moment, these ruins seemed to have lost their original meaning and became witnesses to the emotional exchange between mother and daughter.

The golden light of the setting sun casts a shadow over them, adding a touch of sacredness and fantasy to the scene. Aurora's figure appears even taller and more majestic in the sunset, while Xi is like a small flower blooming at the feet of a giant, petite yet possessing endless vitality.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

As if the sense of distance was infinitely stretched, Hui Le stood in the empty palace square, looking somewhat lonely. She frowned slightly, turned to the two maids beside her and said, "So what are we doing standing here? We've been waiting for so long."

Vivian maintained a proper smile and replied softly, "We are waiting for the king's instructions. This is our duty as maids."

Villiers was more serious. She lowered her head slightly and said in a firm voice, "Your Majesty needs service. We must remain on standby no matter when or where."

After hearing this, Hui Le sighed helplessly. She sometimes thought that it would be nice to become her mother's maid, but unfortunately the place was full and she couldn't squeeze in.

Moreover, most of the White King's servants were hostile to her, always thinking that she had ulterior motives and wanted to steal their jobs.

If I become an official, I feel that life is too chaotic.

Every political system is a tangled mess of complexity.

This one reports to this one, that one reports to that one, and the layers are stacked up, making it difficult to tell the difference.

As the Primarch, Huile found it hard to imagine the complexity of it. She couldn't help but admire Malcador and Yuanming. They could actually remember so much and handle it in an orderly manner.