Warhammer, I'm a nanny, not your father!

Whether Lorgar continued to advance deeper into the desert or ordered the caravan to turn around and attack the Covenant's stronghold now, Wop was fully in favor.

"We continue to go deeper," Lorgar said. "A direct confrontation is disadvantageous to us. We need to bide our time and unite all the enemies of the Covenant."

Akshida and Naro's description of the Covenant made Lorgar realize the huge gap in power between the two sides. All coastal areas of the planet were ruled by the Covenant, and they had almost all the population of this world, a scale that was unimaginable.

It is difficult for Lorgar to eradicate the Covenant alone. He needs to unite all the rejected people abandoned by the Covenant and accumulate strength in secret.

"Can you convince them?" Erebus asked.

"I've been studying the ancient history of Colchis lately." Lorgar's voice echoed through the valley, his fingertips tracing the faded words on the pages. "The earliest traces can be traced back ten thousand years. Ancient ancestors piloted giant star-like ships and descended upon this desolate land from the other side of the Milky Way."

Although Cole Farren is dead, his legacy lives on.

This landspeeder and this caravan are all Kor Phaeron's possessions, and the most valuable of them is the huge library built on the landspeeder.

This library contains countless books and many ancient equipment.

But Kor Phaeron did not recognize the ancient texts, nor did he know how to use the equipment. This library was more like his collection.

Luo Jia is different, he is born with knowledge.

Even if he didn't recognize some of the words, he could still use them freely in a very short time through self-study. This library was simply a treasure trove for him.

Erebus asked doubtfully, "Lorgar, I know that humans originated from Terra, but how does this help us with our current situation?"

"History holds the truth," Lorgar said. "Ten thousand years ago was the M20 era, when humanity was still in its golden age. Humanity's footprints spread across the galaxy, spreading knowledge and glory among the stars. Back then, human civilization shone brighter than the stars."

Erebus's gaze unconsciously turned to Wop. Although Lorgar was the prophet in the eyes of others, he felt that Wop should know more than Lorgar.

Coincidentally, Luo Jia thought so too, so he was also looking at Wop.

Wop told them many stories of ancient Terra, but very little about the Golden Age.

Wop: "Actually, I don't know much. Humanity's Golden Age is usually referred to as the ten thousand years from M15 to M25. But for the first three thousand years, humanity could only use sublight drives to reach nearby star systems for colonization."

"Human colonies at that time were scattered all over the place, and traveling between different worlds could take centuries, so humans didn't have a large-scale unified government."

"In M18, humanity first invented the warp drive, which allowed for short-distance jumps in the warp."

"In M22, the Navigator gene was developed, allowing humans to travel long distances in the Warp."

"During this period, humanity established its first unified interstellar government."

"Perhaps because humans have tasted the sweetness of the Navigator gene, the rulers of the interstellar government have boldly modified the human genome, implanting a large number of gene fragments belonging to other alien species. This is also the reason for the frequent appearance of mutants in the lost human world."

"During M23-M25, the Iron Heresy broke out. The exact date of the rebellion is unknown, but it was first reported in late M23. This galaxy-wide rebellion destroyed countless worlds and ended humanity's brief Golden Age."

"After the Iron Man Rebellion, humanity attempted to rebuild the devastated human civilization. However, in M25, a warp storm swept across the galaxy, completely ending human interstellar civilization. The humanity that once spread across the galaxy was scattered into colonies, and much of the technology of the Golden Age was lost."

"And your father launched the Great Crusade to unify the broken human civilization."

Wop did not experience that period of history personally. All he knew was the timeline given by GW, but he knew nothing about the details of those ten thousand years.

In fact, the same is true for the emperor.

The Emperor was perhaps humanity's earliest psyker. He had foreseen the decline of human civilization long before, so in M15, just as the Golden Age began, he gathered a group of Eternals willing to follow him and flew to Morro using sublight engines.

It is a long journey, and only the Eternal can accompany the Emperor on this journey.

As a result of this journey, the Emperor gained the Primarch's Warp essence, but he also lost nearly all of his companions.

They were all horrified by what he had done, and everyone except Erda left him.

It was only after that that Malcador followed the Emperor. Compared to the Emperor's other Eternal friends, Malcador was only a young man born in M24.

In his quest to gain the Primarch's Warp essence, the Emperor missed out on so much.

His journey to Morro and back to Terra had taken too much time. He might have seen the events of the Golden Age in the prophecies, but he could not have experienced them all personally.

The essence of the Warp that he obtained at a huge price was definitely not just for the purpose of creating twenty Space Marine Legions.

Because many scattered human civilizations across the galaxy have proven that even without the Primarchs and their Warp essences, they can create superhuman warriors comparable to Space Marines. For example, the Space Dwarfs, the Silent Confederation, and the Confederation of Kings.

The Emperor also clearly had higher expectations for the Primarchs. In fact, in his plan, the Primarchs were the hope for the revival of human civilization.

The fact that the Emperor spent thousands of years searching for the Warp Essence of the Primarchs proves that the Warp Essence had a higher priority in his plan than acquiring all the technologies of the Golden Age of Humanity. However, the Emperor's attitude towards some Primarchs was very intriguing.

To understand the Emperor's plans, one must comprehend the true nature of the Primarch's Warp.

Are the Warp natures of the twenty Primarchs different individuals, or was it possible that they were once one?

What exactly does their subspace nature mean, and what significance does it have for the revival of mankind?

Chapter 58 The Golden Fleece

What was the Emperor's complete plan? What was the true nature of the Primarch's Warp?

Worp didn't know the answer, but he chose to trust the Emperor.

While the Emperor's plan failed in canon, Worp saw no other choice.

Unless someone can come up with a better, more complete, and more feasible solution, the Emperor's Plan is Humanity's only chance.

Wop knows that he doesn't have the ability, so he can only trust the Emperor.

No matter how bad the Emperor's plan is, at least there is a possibility of realization, which is better than nothing. Besides, isn't he already checking for loopholes and filling them for the Emperor?

Lorgar: "Human ancestors established a colony on Colchis in M20. At that time, humans did not yet have the Navigator gene, so the ancestors of Colchis obviously mastered the technology of warp navigation."

Before M18, humans had not yet mastered the technology of subspace navigation, and their range of activities was positively correlated with time, and the farthest range would not exceed three thousand light years.

Although humans had traveled out of the solar system before M15, the navigation technology at the time was not mature enough and they could only colonize within a few hundred light years of the solar system.

Colchis is so far from Terra that it would be impossible for humans to reach it in M20 without Warp travel.

Wop asked, "What did you find in the book?"

Lorgar whispered, "The Golden Fleece."

Erebus was stunned: "That legend?"

"It's more than just a legend," Lorgar said. "Colchis was the kingdom of Ancient Terra. Our ancestors also named our world after the kingdom of Ancient Terra. Many human colonies are similar. This tradition stems from our ancestors' homesickness for Ancient Terra."

"But this book also contains records about the Golden Fleece. I suspect the ancestors of Colchis likely named something they discovered or invented 'Golden Fleece' based on the legend of ancient Terra."

"what is that?"

"I don't know yet. The book's contents are incomplete." Lorgar shook his head. "This book is a copy. The words that make up the Golden Fleece are separated on different pages. Therefore, many of the contents in this book are incoherent. Even if the transcriber could understand the text, it would be difficult for others to piece together the clues to the Golden Fleece from the disorganized pages."

Erebus: "What if it's a coincidence?"

Lorgar pointed to the cover. "This book is called 'The Travels of Jason.' Although the entire book has nothing to do with Jason and his name is never mentioned once, it contains clues to the Golden Fleece. I don't think this is a coincidence."

"According to the Prophetic Book of Salvation, four thousand years ago, four prophets appeared. They spent three hundred years eradicating all heresies from this world, making the Holy Covenant the sole faith of the world. However, the Holy Covenant's rule was limited to coastal towns, and those who were rejected still struggled to survive in the desert. This book was also written during that time."

Erebus knew Lorgar was special, but he still felt a bitter sense of failure.

"Can we find any more clues?" asked Wop.

Lorgar: "Since the ancestors of Colchis left clues to the Golden Fleece in the book, they must have left more information in other books. Give me some time, and I can find them all."

Wop: "Then it all depends on you."

Luo Jia's fingertips trembled lightly as they traced the yellowed pages of the ancient book. The morning light filtering through the window dyed his eyelashes a pale gold. He suddenly raised his chin, and a glint of youthful brilliance flashed in his violet eyes—a glint he only showed in front of Wop, the pride and confidence that befell him at his age.

Erebus asked, "What exactly is the Golden Fleece?"

Wop: "In legend, the Golden Fleece symbolizes wealth, adventure, and indomitable will, as well as ideals and the pursuit of happiness."

"But the wool comes from the wool. Before, there were only golden sheep but no golden fleece."

"Phrixus, the son of King Athamas of Boeotia, was being abused at home. His mother, the cloud goddess Nephele, rescued her son and daughter and placed them on the backs of winged rams."

"The wool of this ram is pure gold. It was a gift that Nephele, the goddess of clouds, received from Hermes, the messenger of the gods and the guide of the dead."

"The brother and sister rode on this magical sheep and flew through the air, crossing land and sea. But on the way, Helle, the sister, became dizzy and fell off the sheep's back. She fell into the sea and drowned. From then on, the sea was called the Hellesea."

"Phrixus arrived safely in Colchis, where he was warmly received by King Aeetes, who promised him his daughter, Chalciobe. Phrixus sacrificed a golden ram to Zeus to thank him for his escape, and presented the Golden Fleece to King Aeetes as a gift."

"Golden Goat?" Lorgar said in surprise, "If that's the case, then there's also a record of the Golden Goat in this book."

Erebus: "Is it the Golden Goat or the Golden Fleece?"

"In the ancient Colchian language, the Golden Fleece means golden wool. The Golden Sheep means golden sheep, and the two words are very different. I'm sure there are only Golden Fleece sheep and no golden sheep in the book, but there may be related records in other books."

Erebus: "So our world really has golden sheep and golden fleece?"

Luo Jia nodded: "That should be the case."

Wop: "If these hints correspond to the legend, then the Golden Ram should refer to the spacecraft that led the pioneers to Colchis, and the Golden Fleece may refer to the STC. But whatever the Golden Fleece is, we will know once we find it."

The Golden Fleece is not mentioned in official history, perhaps because Lorgar did not know the story of the Golden Fleece and ignored the hidden information in the book.

It's also possible that he discovered the information but destroyed it on Kor Phaeron's orders.

After all, Kor Phaeron was still a priest of the Covenant, and he would not allow such information that could blaspheme the Covenant faith to be preserved.

Wop is not Cole Phaeron. If there really are golden sheep and golden fleece, he will definitely not let go of these treasures.

Although humanity's Golden Age has ended and human civilization has almost fallen, the human worlds scattered across the galaxy still preserve a large number of technologies left over from the Golden Age. Some of these technologies were preserved by the Mechanicus who set out from Mars during the Age of Conflict, some were mastered by the locals, and some were buried deep underground.

Colchis was colonized in M20, while the Iron Rebellion was in late M23.

During these three thousand years, Colchis was able to establish contact with Terra and receive a large amount of technical support from Terra.

If a large number of useful STCs can be found in Colchis, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement for the new human empire and can greatly accelerate the pace of the human empire's revival!

Testimonials

It’s about to be put on the shelves, please write a thank you note.

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their support. I am a little flattered that so many people support me when I write Warhammer for the first time.

Before I started writing this Warhammer novel, I also read a lot of Warhammer novels and fan fiction.

虽然战锤是先有40K再有的30K，所以30K的热度一直不如40K高，但我发现自己比起40K更喜欢30K。

I first came into contact with Warhammer by reading the 30K storytelling books, and then I gradually came into contact with the Warhammer universe.

Because although the human empire in 30K also has a cruel side, it is generally positive and humans are striving for the future.

By the time I reached 40K, I was completely struggling in a cesspool, and my life was worse than death.

30K is a chess game, the Emperor is the player, the Primarchs are the pieces, playing against Death.

But the chess player Emperor has already revealed his cards first, because no matter what cards he hides, the Four Gods will know, but it is unknown what cards the Four Gods will play.

Just like the metaphor in "Masters of Mankind", the future is like you can see the other side and you can reach the other side by boat.

But you don’t know what is beneath the calm sea. You don’t know if someone will play a prank on your ship from the bottom of the sea. You don’t know if a monster will overturn your ship. You don’t know if the helmsman you rescued from the sea will betray you.

The Emperor was the shipbuilder. He saw the other side and built a ship for humanity. He then secretly dug tunnels for others, hoping to sneak across to the other side through the tunnels.

But all his plans were based on this sea. The helmsman was fished out of the sea, the tunnel was on the seabed, and the ship was on the sea surface. Everything was related to the sea. The owner of this sea was laughing at his ignorance.

At the end of "Masters of Mankind", the Emperor closed the Webway Gate by unplugging the socket, ending the Webway War that lasted for five years.

Because only one tenth of the Ten Thousand remained at that time, and the demon army had already rushed to the entrance of the Webway. If the door was not closed and Horus did not attack, Terra would fall.

But from that moment on, the Emperor's plan completely failed. Humanity no longer had any hope, and no matter what it did afterwards, it would only be a struggle to survive.

So I had an idea at that time, could I travel back to 30K to help the Emperor perfect his plan?

Hence this book.

The emperor's dream is very great, but his actions are very bad.

Although this is because 40K was written first, 30K is destined to end in tragedy.

For example, before "The End and Death" came out, everyone already knew that the Emperor would win and Sanguinius would die at the hands of Horus. The ending was predetermined.

This results in many operations on both sides that look very human and machine-like.

But if there is a person who can make up for the harm caused by these human-machine operations, what will be the ending of 30K?

Hence Wop.

Everyone has guessed the name Wop, which is the transliteration of Warp.

So everyone can rest assured that there will definitely be a bright future.

The only difficulty now is the two removed Primarchs. I have no idea how to write about them because they don't even have names.