I am the magnetic field maniac

"And now, after leaving the empire behind for ten thousand years, they have announced their return. So what were they doing before? Do they want to take over the empire now that they have returned?"

"Faddix, we can't afford a new major rebellion for the Empire... We always believe that the Empire can become better in our hands, right?"

The person behind Talion said nothing. He was a middle-aged man who looked plain... It seemed that there was no difference in his height or appearance.

But because of this, he seemed to be hidden in the shadows when standing here. Although he was clearly in sight, he seemed to have merged with the shadows.

"Talion, speak frankly."

The Grand Master of the Assassin Court said expressionlessly, while the Minister of Internal Affairs lowered his eyes and said calmly...

"We are all public servants who work hard for the empire. It is in our hands that the empire has gradually become better and more stable."

The Grand Master of the Assassin's Court remained silent, just as he was most of the time in the High Lords' Council - the assassins were not bureaucrats, but the blades that oversaw the operation of this system.

"You want to kill the Primarch?" Fadix said bluntly.

"It's more than that." Talion said lightly

"The return of the Primarch is a blessing for the Imperium, but it would be better if he could accompany the Emperor, just like the Custodians. The Primarch should play the role of the Primarch, not interfere with our role."

"The return of the Primarch will bring innovation."

"Innovation will destroy stability!" Talion said, raising his voice.

"What the empire needs is stability, peace and unity, not reforms that will bring more destruction!"

"I only saw the corruption of the bureaucracy." Fadix said lightly

"That's a necessary sacrifice," Talion said calmly.

"In any case, the Empire is in a turbulent era. We need sufficient stability, and if the Primarch is willing to accept our management, that would be the best situation."

"Power needs to be restrained! Except for the Emperor, no one in the entire empire should have power at will, so! Fadix, do you understand what I mean?"

Talion's words were already a hint, suggesting that the Grand Master of the Assassin's Court had a not-so-glorious history and past about his "predecessor".

Formerly Wangerich, the Imperial dictator of the Assassin's Court.

Even though he had largely cleaned up the empire that had been devastated after the Beast War... in the eyes of the bureaucracy, he was a man who should be nailed to the pillar of shame.

"Who else is with you?" Fadix had a blank expression on his face, seemingly not caring at all about the other party's hints and humiliation...

"The Pope of the Ecclesiarchy and the Rogue Traders are all with us."

Talion looked deep in his eyes and said slowly...

"And just to be on the safe side, the Mountain Phalanx has temporarily left Terra's orbital defense system, along with the Imperial Fists - Fadix, if the Primarch is unwilling to stand on our side, we have enough leverage to take him down!"

"Power should be kept in a cage, and we are that cage!"

Phadix looked at Talion deeply, then retreated into the shadows and disappeared. Talion didn't care much, just poured himself a glass of fine Quatis wine, and looked at the shaking wine with his eyes shining.

For him, it was enough to stabilize the movements of the Assassin's Court. And just as he and the Grand Master said, neither the Astra Militarum nor the Navy would approve of the return of the Primarch.

Because that would mean that the Astartes system would be above them, and that would mean a dilution of top-level military power. How could they accept that?

Otherwise, the Pope of the Ecclesiarchy would not have agreed with Talion's words... Even though they call the Primarchs Sons of God, the respect they show them is definitely not one-tenth of the respect they give to the Emperor.

Of course, Talion didn't want to harm the Primarchs. As he said... the best outcome would be for these Primarchs to be willing to be obedient idols.

Or they can be dragged into their own political games. The numerous cumbersome government affairs and civil service systems are enough to tame them.

All this is for the Empire, for the Emperor.

Talion thought so. He was undoubtedly loyal, absolutely loyal.

Just as he was imagining everything, a horrible roar came into his ears.

129. Eclipse-class Star Destroyer

Subspace Webway

Leon wiped the unclean blood from the blade, and at this moment...

All the invaders on the Dark Angels' flagship, the Indomitable Truth, have been killed.

They were attacked, a sneak attack.

The moment they entered the webway, the warp storm caused by the evil god himself caused half of the expedition fleet to be directly sucked into the storm and lost contact. Even if they could return, they would probably not be able to catch up with Leon's goal.

Then, the attack from within the Webway caused heavy losses to the Dark Angels.

What attacked them was a fleet of terrifying and strange warships.

Just in front of the Indomitable Truth, at the end of the webway that had penetrated the Eldar was a group of pieced-together space hulks.

These massive agglomerations of ships are formed within the Warp, from the violent fusion of Chaos forces from the wreckage of evil-infested ships and floating vessels.

They drift in the tides of the Warp, filled with the energy of the Supreme Heaven... and because of the pull of celestial gravity and the rampant growth of mutant flesh

It was further distorted. It looked more like a living monster than a battleship.

Later, Leon knew the names of these warships - "Ark of Doom".

This is a group of strange warships, but they possess power that matches their strange nature - corrupted machine souls, soul-guiding pillars that attract souls from heaven, and weapons that can directly convert subspace energy through subspace gates.

The most important thing is that the "creation" of this weapon does not require any conditions at all.

All you have to do is find some Space Hulk, whatever it is inside, send it into the Soul Forge of the Warp, and before long you'll have a powerful Doom Ark.

They don't need a huge industrial system, because the creations of the subspace themselves are contrary to the rules of reality.

Even though these warships cannot be compared with the Queen of Glory class owned by Leon, the large number is enough to replace the quality.

With the help of the evil god, the Doom Ark ambushed the Dark Angels' fleet and caught Leon off guard...

Before they could enter the webway, the evil god's army descended along with the madly beeping Geiger counters.

Fulgrim had not lied on Macragge, and if the Lion wished to return to Terra, he would be greeted with a warm welcome from Chaos.

Khorne and Slaanesh, both sides attacked the Dark Angels together, and even if the Lion's power was strong enough...

It would also be difficult for him to repel two entire armies of Warp demons while taking care of his own offspring.

The Lion could win, but the price would definitely be the near annihilation of the Dark Angels, and the possibility that the Lion himself would be trapped in the Warp.

But now, Leon still stands here.

His victory was not due to anything else, but to a group of "uninvited guests".

"Who the hell are you?"

Leon stared at the shadow of the little girl projected on the bridge in front of him...

No matter how the Tech-Sergeant determined, he could not detect the non-subspace power information that invaded the Machine Soul, he said faintly...

"I am the Chancellor of the Eternal Kingdom, the Primarch of the First Legion, and the eldest son of the Emperor of Mankind. We are here to assist you."

A faint voice came from the illusory and young figure. Leon looked in the direction of the bridge, and at the end of the strangely changing space were twenty-two huge warships ready to go.

Each battleship is slightly smaller than the Glorious Queen class, and its construction style is incompatible with the Imperial battleships.

They have triangular hulls, without too many decorations or gorgeous churches...

Instead, it is a pure expression of the weapon platform as a war machine's terrifying and efficient side.

500 heavy lasers and 550 turbolasers, countless ion cannons, gravity generators and—

A star destroyer main gun!

Leon just watched as an entire Doom Ark fleet, along with countless demons, was instantly destroyed by their super laser cannon.

For the Empire, star-destroying weapons are not some unattainable technology.

But being so wealthy that twenty-two ships were equipped with such weapons was something that could only be done during the Great Crusade!

In today's galaxy, most of the human empire's warships are no longer capable of carrying beam weapons that can directly destroy planets... otherwise, Abaddon's planet killer wouldn't be so unscrupulous.

And here, there are twenty-two super star destroyers equipped with star-destroying laser weapon main guns!

As for the shield systems of these warships, in addition to the void shields that Leon recognized, there were two different layers of shields on them, which he could not recognize... but he could feel the powerful magnetic field force on them.

He was not sure that he could use his Indomitable Truth to break through the defenses of those turtle shells in a short time.

As for the performance of the large number of TIE interceptors that flew out of those warships, Leon ignored them... But no matter what, the threat of these things was extremely huge...

Anyway, considering that the Dark Angels fleet is now so crippled, the other side may only need one salvo to destroy them.

"First Primarch, we in the Eternal Kingdom serve the God-Emperor who gave us the power of the magnetic field, and he is now in your world."

The girl's faint voice made Leon's face darken, and she said...

"You're not trying to say that my father is your God-Emperor?"

"No." The girl sighed.

"In short, Primarch, we have no ill will towards you and your Empire. In fact, we of the Eternal Kingdom are happy to reach some exchange agreements with you, just like the cooperation we have reached with the Necrontyr and the Eldar."

Leon didn't say anything, just pondered and thought. Needless to say, Leon absolutely didn't believe this group of uninvited guests.

Even though Angron did tell Leon about these special visitors...

But suspicion of others has long been a trait ingrained into the First Primarch's bones.

"Your purpose is not to "help" us." Leon said coldly

"Of course, we are pursuing our God-Emperor, and at the same time we accept his orders to come to this universe." The girl said softly.

"Our father abandoned us because we were boring to him. But at the same time, he also wanted to see something different from us..."

"We are waging a war in our universe, and we are almost victorious. The entire galaxy is ours.

We hope that this example can make our father pay attention to us again and look favorably upon us.”

The strong sense of idolatry in those words made Leon very disgusted, but he also heard the implicit threat.

To these uninvited guests, the Human Empire was not a particularly great enemy - if necessary, they had already conquered one galactic empire and would not mind coming a second time.

For Leon, who knows clearly the power of magnetic field rotation, he can see how terrifying it would be for a civilization to integrate magnetic field rotation into the whole society and still maintain a relatively unified and efficient civilization.

That is an opponent that this now declining and miserable empire should never offend.

Even if they can defeat each other, what can they gain?

Their empire was indeed an extremely xenophobic regime, but it was not so stupid as to provoke opponents everywhere.

"I can't decide these." Leon said lightly

"You can go and see my father, or my brother Guilliman. I am grateful for your help, but we have nothing to give you in return now."

"No need for return. In fact, we are here to help you." The girl said softly.

"These twenty-two Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyers are our welcome gift to you, including the hyperspace engines on them. I believe you will need this special technology..."

"Why? What are you asking for? This shouldn't be of any benefit to you."

Leon didn't feel happy about the other party's generosity, but just questioned calmly...

"Because this is what my father would like to see." The girl chuckled.

"It's not for good or evil, but my father wants to witness the change. No matter what kind of change it is, he will feel very happy."

At first glance, this would make people think that these were a group of believers of the Lord of Change... But for Leon, he already had a guess in his mind about who the so-called "God Emperor" worshipped by this group of people was.

That is definitely not good or evil, and it may be more harmful than beneficial to the Empire. That unfinished god that has newly emerged in the warp...

But it is meaningless to think about whether these are true or not. For Leon, he needs these warships now, which is enough.

It wasn't that he urgently needed military force to challenge the High Lords on Terra, but he already had a strong premonition.

The interference to him has just begun, and the real crisis may have just arrived.

"Then, they belong to you..." The girl's illusion slowly dissipated.

"What's your name?" Leon suddenly asked

"After becoming the Speaker and wandering in the ocean of the Force and magnetic field for a long time, I no longer have a definite name."

The girl who was about to disappear said in a disembodied voice

"But the name my father gave me is - "Shou Niang"

The illusory image completely disappeared, and at the same time, the twenty-two Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyers also withdrew all their shields and facilities.

Leon was silent for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice...