Warhammer 40 A New Hope

Because that arm bears the marks of the four gods.

The red mark of Khorne; the green mark of Nurgle; the pink mark of Slaanesh; the blue mark of Tzeentch.

[To be honest, I really don't want to share you with the other three, but there's nothing I can do~] (Tzeentch)

[Of course, I still added a little bit more to my part~] (Tzeentch)

"what did you do to me?"

[What did you do? It's a secret~] (Tzeentch)

[Don't worry~ That 'old bacon' won't kill you~ I promise~] (Tzeentch)

[This is a gift ~ a gift that neither you nor he will refuse ~] (Tzeentch)

[Your people are coming to find you~ I am also going to disappear~] (Tzeentch)

[Don't worry, it's only been nine days since you were captured~] (Jianqi)

[I look forward to the changes you can bring to me ~hahahaha~] (Tzeentch)

After saying that, Tzeentch's clone completely disappeared from Zhang Yi's sight, and he was pulled out of the subspace by a huge force.

thump!

Zhang Yi fell directly into the lake. When he emerged from the water, he saw a circle of magic toad priests around him, including Lord Kroka who had recovered his body.

However, Zhang Yi, who returned to the mortal world, was not happy at all, because he knew that the symbol on his arm would most likely cost him his life.

As for Tzeentch's words? Anyone who believes them is an idiot!

Looking at the lizardmen warriors who had surrounded him and were protecting his imperial guards, Zhang Yi silently raised his hands.

"Please give me a quickie..."

156. Another Big Gamble

Zhang Yi is a unique subspace 'insulator' in the Warhammer 40K world.

If we use numbers to represent the sensitivity of creatures to psychic powers, then for ordinary people it is around 1, while for psychics it is greater than 1, or even dozens or hundreds; for those with psychic resistance it is a decimal, and for those like the Sister of Silence, it is a very small decimal with the decimal point very close to the front.

As for Zhang Yi, he is 0, and 0 multiplied by any number is still 0.

Even for Jianqi, it would be difficult to achieve a breakthrough from nothing to something. At least a thousand years would not be enough.

Therefore, Jianqi had no choice but to make a second choice and choose to attach a new arm to Zhang Yi, and inject the power of the Four Gods into it in a special way so that they could also join the new game.

But this is undoubtedly a bad result for Zhang Yi...

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After Zhang Yi was sent to the subspace along with a huge amount of subspace energy, the Emperor used his power to tear open a rift in the 40K universe to the medieval world.

[Regent] Guilliman was still overwhelmed by the chaos in various star regions, but fortunately, with the help of the Eldar, they found another Primarch who was able to replace Guilliman and go to the medieval world.

The battleship carrying the Primarch of the White Scars Chapter, Chagatai Khan, and his descendants, appeared in the universe of the medieval world.

But they were late.

Zhang Yi has been sent to the subspace of the medieval world, and because the emperor has once again broken through the defense mechanism of the medieval world, the chaos power that was originally consumed in order to teleport Zhang Yi has been revived.

Therefore, the two Primarchs Vulkan and Chagatai had to deal with the chaos problem first, and at the same time contacted Master Kroka who had recovered his physical body.

This powerful ancient psychic immediately began to make preparations, using the power of the [Great Vortex] to search for and try to use magic in the subspace to bring Zhang Yi back to the real world.

To achieve this as quickly as possible, a large number of powerful wizards are needed to help, so the Space Marines need to send powerful wizards from various parts of the medieval world to Ulthuan, where the Great Vortex is located.

Without Zhang Yi's powerful 'human portal', the speed of personnel transportation was greatly slowed down, and safety also became a problem.

The Chaos Forces, having recovered a little, naturally would not give up this opportunity to "make trouble". They began to disrupt the transportation in various ways.

How should I describe the way they interfere... Refer to Fang Tangjing in "Justice, My Foot"...

I'm here to stop you again, hey~; I'm hiding again, you hit me, idiot~

Boom! (Orbital beam bombardment)

Such tiresome and unpredictable obstruction by small groups has greatly slowed down the speed of transportation. Although it has not caused many casualties, it is very annoying.

These remaining Chaos forces knew that they were like grasshoppers after autumn - they could not jump for more than a few days, so they tried their best to disgust the transport troops in various ways in order to delay the ceremony.

By the time the Chaos forces were completely destroyed and all the magicians were sent to Ulthuan, it was already the ninth day.

The ceremony began and went very smoothly. Master Kroka quickly found Zhang Yi and brought him back to Fanshi.

However, the originally broken but now intact left arm, and the symbols on it representing the Four Gods of Chaos, made everyone present gasp.

"Please give me a quick death."

When Zhang Yi said this with despair, or when they saw the Four Gods symbol on his left arm, some people were ready to attack Zhang Yi who was suspected of being contaminated by Chaos. However, Vulkan, the Primarch who was a "good guy", stopped the first wave of the Imperial Guards who wanted to attack Zhang Yi.

"It should be the father who decides his fate. None of us have that power."

So, Zhang Yi's arm was wrapped with the holy cloth, and then he was locked in a black stone box of the same type as the one used by the elven goddess, ready to be transported back to Holy Terra for the Emperor to decide his fate.

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boom!

Zhang Yi, who was in the black stone box, felt that he was let down. Then, a ray of light appeared in the dark black stone box.

The familiar golden throne, and the dry bones sitting on it...

However, this time Zhang Yi's identity was reversed and he became a dangerous prisoner.

He was wearing heavy anti-psychic shackles, and the imperial guards who were originally protecting him were now wary of Zhang Yi as if he were detaining a mortal.

This huge contrast, as well as the pressure from the Four Gods Marks on his arms, made Zhang Yi become more and more haggard at a speed visible to the naked eye in just a few days - he was still an ordinary person, at least that was the case in his heart.

The imperial guards beside him were reporting to the emperor on the throne about everything that happened in the medieval world, as well as the results of a series of inspections conducted before entering the throne hall.

Everything, including Zhang Yi's newly born arm, was normal, and he seemed to be still himself.

But this is not good news, because no one would believe that the four evil gods would not do anything to Zhang Yi after he was taken away - that is impossible.

What Zhang Yi told them about what Tzeentch's clone said to him in the warp of the medieval world was also used as a reference and reported to the Emperor on the throne by the captain of the Imperial Guards squad who was originally protecting Zhang Yi.

"...what's up with those wounds on his arms?" The emperor asked the leader of the imperial guards about the fresh, deep wounds on Zhang Yi's arms that would cause severe pain but would not be fatal.

"It was done by an Inquisitor who was doing some kind of test, a 'necessary wound', to confirm the purity of his blood..."

"You condoned his actions."

"Because, it is indeed a 'necessary wound'..."

"madness!"

The powerful psychic energy swept over the guard who was reporting the situation and made him kneel down.

"Catch that man! He is the one who is truly corrupted by Chaos!" The Emperor's tone was somewhat angry. "That is the corruption of that 'blue mollusk'!"

The imperial guard was terrified and immediately took his team to find the inquisitor who was conducting the test.

"Everyone else, stand down."

"My Lord, you shouldn't..."

"Back off! Get off!"

The light symbolizing psychic energy emanated from the bone-filled eye sockets on the throne, expressing the anger of its owner.

The leading 'Little Cat' saw this scene and said nothing more. He led the other imperial guards out of the throne hall.

"Tell me, child." The Emperor's tone softened, looking at Zhang Yi kneeling in front of him, powerful and gentle spiritual energy permeating his body. "What did 'he' say to you..."

"...The man just now (Imperial Guard) has already made it very clear..."

"I need you to tell me."

Afterwards, Zhang Yi once again narrated in brief but accurate words everything that happened after he encountered Tzeentch in the subspace of the medieval world.

"...Although he said he didn't do anything to me, but...whoever believes him is a pig..."

"But really, we're all pigs."

"...ah?"

Zhang Yi was a little slow to react to the emperor's sudden nonsensical response.

"According to my psychic detection, he did not do anything to you." The Emperor continued. "Including the arm."

"But these four symbols..."

"It's a seed," said the Emperor. "The seed that symbolizes their power..."

"I think this thing should come from the four evil gods of the so-called medieval world. After being assimilated, a small part of them was retained..."

"I don't know how that guy convinced the other three, but..."

"Now you have the ability to use their power within a certain range."

"So, I am still corrupted?"

"No." The Emperor denied Zhang Yi's words. "Your special physique makes it difficult for you to be corrupted. At least 999 years is not enough..."

"I don't know how long it will take for them to change your nature, but it will definitely take a very long time for them..."

"He didn't lie to you about this."

"...You said before that this is a mark, a seed? What does that mean?"

"Literally." The Emperor said. "What he gave you is only a beginning. Its result or nature has not yet been determined..."

"Although these seeds come from 'twisted and corrupted plants' and have a higher tendency to grow like that, but..."

"Not necessarily. These 'seeds' are full of variables..."

"Because of your new arm, you are at least not completely insulated from the warp, at least that hand is not..."

"You can try using psychic powers or something..."

"At the same time, those four marks will definitely bring you other, unusual powers, but will also bring various problems..."

"...I should have cut it down."

"Yes, that's for safety reasons," said the Emperor. "But even for me, it would be difficult to remove this thing without harming your life and soul..."

"At the same time, there is no guarantee whether this will affect your abilities."

"Besides, you don't really want to do that, do you?"

After hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Yi hid his trembling hands behind his back, and then looked at the dry bones on the golden throne.

"I thought you were going to kill me."

"If it were me before, yes." The Emperor did not deny it. "But, as I have always said, your appearance has changed me..."

"And, I know that he (Tzeentch) is betting with me that I will not kill you because of the great potential and power in your new arm..." The Emperor continued. "They are betting big this time. This arm contains a small part of their essence. He can do many things. He can make other worlds experience the disasters on our side, or he may turn the tables on himself..."

"Just like the technology I traded with you to create the Primarch and Space Marines, this is a double-edged sword that can hurt both the enemy and yourself..."

"...So, I have become your tool too?"

"If you are willing to call me father, then it is not." The Emperor said something shocking. If the other Primarchs were here, they would probably be in a state of panic. "Besides, with countless worlds and countless possibilities now, your arm should not be a big problem..."

"You can also choose to find a solution and solve the problem on the arm yourself. You should know better than me that those places and those people are capable of doing that..."

"Finally, what would you like your chapter to be called?"

157. The Real Beginning

Surprisingly, the Emperor didn't kill himself.

Even though there were four symbols on his arm that would make anyone loyal to the Empire cry heresy and draw their weapons to begin the formal process, the Emperor did not "give himself a quick death" as Zhang Yi thought.

Perhaps the Emperor had changed, or perhaps it was simply the temptation of this thing that made the old man choose to let himself go temporarily, and wait until he was really about to lose control before killing himself, just like when he made a deal with the Four Gods to create the Primarch.

At that time, the Emperor did think about killing all the Space Marines after humans completely got rid of the Warp and stabilized, although it was just an idea.

According to what the Emperor said, this arm and the power on it are related to the Four Gods, but not much, just a little.