Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"My men can't move freely in this world. They need to be near the range of the door to move normally, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. I can't open the door casually now..."

"But this doesn't bother me~"

"A small game plus a test, a test the size of a planet."

“A little small, but enough~”

At this time, the old man stopped mumbling, threw the notes on the table into the iron bucket at his feet and burned them, then pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

There were many people standing outside the door. When they saw him coming out, they all knelt on the ground, worshiped him devoutly, and called him "prophet".

The 'prophet' who brought them 'hope' and could destroy those invaders.

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World of Warhammer

What is embarrassing?

It was probably just like sitting down with your former enemy again and discussing things with the same person.

Moreover, this is when the other person is living a better life than you.

The Silent King, Sharak, who regained his soul, was sitting in front of the Prime Minister of the Human Empire, Guilliman, and sharing with them the new intelligence he had just received from a certain dynasty, namely that Chaos was trying to fight against the Soulless Necrons by disrupting and destroying the programs.

Yes, he had already known the news, but Shalek did not feel nervous or angry about it, but rather...interested.

Because this can be said to be the first "problem" that Shalek encountered after regaining his soul, and it is a problem for the entire Necrons.

The last time this happened was during the War in Heaven. In order to divert internal conflicts and pursue immortality, the Necrontyr declared war on the entire Old Ones race (and then got beaten to a pulp at the start).

Although the process was very bumpy, the Necrons eventually became one of the winners of that great war (so they thought), and tens of thousands of years later, they became the final winner (also what they thought)

Now, someone is trying to target them again? Funny, isn't it?

Shalek was not being arrogant, but because they had the ability to do so. The mechanical device that had been seized before had been thoroughly studied from the inside out, and a large group of tomb technicians had even deduced the finished and upgraded versions of the machine.

"I'm not sure if that thing was made by... the 'blue soft-bodied creature' you mentioned, but that weapon against us still needs to use Warp creatures to be most effective." Shalek said to Guilliman in front of him. "As for the pure code part, I admit its strength, but it is impossible for it to pose a threat to us with just this level."

"I think many elves still remember this clearly." After saying this, Shalek looked at Evelyne beside him.

For the Eldar who can live for hundreds, thousands or even longer, the [War in Heaven] is not fresh in their memory, but many of them know about this period of history.

During the fierce fighting phase after the large-scale transformation of the Dead, a small number of Eldar members also thought about dealing with the Necrons technically. After all, if done well, a string of code could cause an entire Necron army to crash.

But ideals are beautiful and reality is cruel. At that time, the Necron forces, with the help of the Star Gods, were very powerful in all aspects. Any Eldar who tried to fight against them in this way was severely slapped in the face. This also laid the foundation for the Necron to be called the "ceiling of physics in the Warhammer world".

Evelyne did not reply. This was clearly the old Necrons' derogatory remarks about the Eldar, and they were using facts to do so!

"We need to expand our attack on the Chaos faction to find out who produced the mechanical device, so more troops should appear in the human empire next." Shalek continued. "I don't want to cause panic among the people in your territory, so I need you to handle this matter."

"I will have my men cooperate with you. We have a common enemy now, don't we?"

"Oh, by the way, we need a complete set of planet transformation technology. You know, it's time to expand our 'ranch'. Those humans are very fragile."

"Of course, we also accept a planet suitable for human survival, just like before, not on our world, but a world without subspace and safe. We also need to station troops there."

"We need to think about this matter."

Showing off, definitely showing off! Evelyne felt her temples throbbing as she listened to Shalek's words!

Now the entire Eldar race does not have a safe world away from the Warp, and Nuwenus is still a planet under the surveillance of the Empire.

And the Necrons already have a planet on a safe world without the Warp? He actually wants a second one? And you (Guilliman) actually want to consider it?

After Shalek discussed with Guilliman for a while, he left. Evelyne could clearly see the mocking and boastful expression on his highly realistic face.

"Your turn." Guilliman said to Evelyne. "So what's your question?"

"no problem!"

"???"

Evelyne left in anger, looking at Guilliman with a confused look on her face - didn't he say he had something to do? Why did he leave?

"...Who provoked her?" Guilliman looked at Evelyne who left angrily and asked the [Champion Guard] who were protecting her.

"Well... Father, ask your brother (Zhang Yi)?" The [Champion Swordsman] responded. "You know, it was a lot of effort for us to just hold back and not fight with her. We didn't care why she was angry, and..."

"Isn't this something you should be concerned about?"

"kindness?"

647. Everyone Come

Zhang Yi's arrival greatly changed the development process of the Warhammer world, and also changed many habits that the human empire had developed over a long period of time.

Especially when the entire solar system was shrouded in the extremely dazzling light curtain and the entire solar system disappeared, Zhang Yi was pushed to the position of emperor of the new human empire (he himself was very unhappy).

The habits formed over such a long time are not so easy to change. Even if the current situation proves that those habits and norms are no longer applicable, many people still cannot change their code of conduct for so long. What's more, the territory of the empire is so vast that perhaps some remote planets do not even know that the human empire has a new emperor.

(This reminds me of the joke: A Rogue Trader that had been lost in the Warp for a long time finally broke out of the Warp and was surrounded by the Imperial Navy. The Rogue Trader took out his commission to prove his identity, and on that commission it was written: Granted by Warmaster Horus himself)

Of course, Zhang Yi is only the emperor of the new human empire in name only. The political affairs of the empire are handled by Guilliman, Lorgar and Sanguinius (mainly Guilliman). After a period of time, O'Neill will come to review some more important matters (the time is uncertain).

The Eldar, the Necrons and the Lizardmen, not counting the Tau who had been completely destroyed by Chaos and the Randan Empire whose survivors were unknown, all the friendly alien races in the Warhammer world who could communicate have signed an alliance with the Imperium of Man. At least on the surface they are no longer enemies of the Imperium of Man.

Although according to the nature of Warhammer, it is very likely that in some remote place, there are still some Eldar and Necrons who don’t know about this (mainly the Eldar), or even if they know about it, they completely deny it and continue to fight humans as they should, but at least the few known Eldar Arks and Necrons Dynasties will not be enemies with humans on a large scale.

This is a good thing, as it means that the Human Empire will have more time to develop peacefully so that it can deal with the return of the Warp Evil God and the various challenges that arise from it in about a hundred years.

However, in this case, the Human Empire will also need to face a problem that it has not faced before: how to balance the forces of these allies so that it will not be threatened by their containment while also not becoming enemies with them.

This aspect is mainly the Necrons. The Necrons are the alien force that cooperates and communicates most frequently with the Human Empire at this stage. At the same time, because of their strong strength and their ability to keep their promises, the Necrons are also the most

The race that enjoys the benefits of the other world first.

Because of Zhang Yi's ability, they have a "colony" in another world and regained the souls that were swallowed by the star god. The originally lifeless dynasty has gradually awakened and exudes new vitality.

The Human Empire has received help from the Necrons, both technically and militarily. The most distant one is the Tyranid swarm that is still blocked outside the Milky Way, and the most recent ones are the recent attacks against Chaos and the current crackdown on hostile forces on several human planets.

But this isn’t just a good thing.

The fact that humans can cooperate with the Necrons and even be on equal footing with them is based on the existence of Zhang Yi. And because they are not like the Eldar, who have a record of stabbing others in the back many times, the Human Empire is also willing to cooperate with them at this stage.

But what if one day, the Necrons are no longer satisfied with this?

What if one day they also have the technology to travel across worlds, or because of repeated cooperation with the Human Empire, they control some key parts of the empire, and then use this to ask for more, and claim that they are the only ally of the Human Empire, and ask humans to do things like hand over Zhang Yi?

Cooperation is usually a good thing, but there have been cases where a country has gradually fallen and lost its autonomy due to cooperation with powerful countries or forces. Many things also started with normal cooperation.

As someone who has witnessed the development of mankind to date, O'Neill is very clear about this. He knows that as the cooperation between the Human Empire and the Necrons gradually deepens, they need to strike a balance to prevent the other side from gradually controlling the entire Human Empire.

At the same time, the Human Empire also needs to prevent the Necrons from thinking that they can only cooperate with them in some ways, which is not good for both parties.

"We need other forces to counterbalance the Necrons." Guilliman pondered.

"That's right," O'Neal said. "But it's not easy to do."

"Lizardmen? They are also happy to have further exchanges with the human empire."

"Remember how that guy judged the Lizardmen?" O'Neill responded. "He said the Lizardmen 'seriously lack initiative.'"

"Even now that Master Kroka, their leader who can expound on the so-called [Great Plan of the Ancients], has returned, they are still the same. After completing the unification of the medieval world, they have put more energy into protecting that planet."

"I remember they said that after they completed the all-round protection of the medieval world, they would send out a large force to help us and gain more territory..."

"Then please tell me how long it would take for a race that has always been at the medieval level to develop to the point where it can support a large-scale interstellar war?" O'Neill asked Guilliman. "And you have also seen the speed at which they develop. For various reasons, their development is very slow..."

"Indeed, they are biological weapons created by the ancient saints to fight against chaotic creatures. Cooperating with them is a very correct choice. In order to resist the attack of chaos, their strength is also very necessary."

"They are indeed not a simple medieval civilization. The technology they have can allow them to complete the transformation in a short period of time, but..."

"The benefits of cooperating with them are not great." Guilliman said what O'Neill did not say. "At least at this stage, cooperating with them does not benefit us much in some aspects..."

Incubation pools were purified and restarted, lost ancient artifacts were recovered, magnificent buildings appeared on the ground, and the entire medieval world was brought under the control of the Lizardmen.

The Lizardmen have basically perfected the orbital defense of the medieval world. The exploration, transformation and colonization of the galaxy in which they are located are also proceeding steadily. A relatively complete Lizardmen space fleet has also taken shape.

But, it’s too slow...

The Lizardmen currently have no way to create more hatching pools, and the progress of weapon modification and deployment is also very slow. The completion of the orbital defense of the medieval world and the construction of that fleet have also consumed all the material resources they originally stored - in short, they are stuck with resources and cannot increase their military output.

What O'Neill said was right. Although the Lizardmen gave the Human Empire a lot of help, at least in some aspects such as military, the Lizardmen could not give the Human Empire much help. It can even be said that at this stage, if they want to continue to develop on a large scale, they still have to rely on the support of the Human Empire.

"According to what you said, the goal of our cooperation is not only..."

"Well... don't say anything." O'Neill groaned. "Give me a headache for a while..."

According to O'Neill, the only one who can suppress the Necrons to a certain extent now is the Eldar, their old rival. However, the current relationship between the Eldar and the Human Empire is... Those who understand will understand...

Guilliman, sensing that O'Neill was in a bad mood, left first, leaving the little emperor alone in the room with a headache.

"...I'm going to beat up Luo Jia later. Wait, he's changed and can't be beaten..."

"Then let's go beat up those naked imperial guards to calm down."

...the next day...

Evelyne led the team to see Guilliman again to discuss the matter of the planet without the threat of the Warp that the Human Empire had promised to the Eldar.

Guilliman, who is now the chief political manager of the human empire, naturally has to receive them personally, and O'Neill, who did not leave, said that he would

See how Guilliman conducts discussions.

But he didn't know that it wasn't just ordinary elves who came with Evelyne this time.

When Evelyne and her guards pushed open the door and came to the conference room, O'Neill was sitting in an inconspicuous corner, drinking tea and glancing at the group of 'young elves' who came this time.

Then...

puff--!

After O'Neill fixed his eyes on one of the elves, he spat out a mouthful of tea, which also attracted the attention of others.

This also includes the Eldar prophet who was last seen by the Emperor.

"You...you are still alive?" O'Neill's expression revealed undisguised surprise and a hint of panic.

"You...it's you?!" The Eldar prophet, who looked quite old, was also surprised after seeing O'Neill clearly, and then a hint of nostalgia appeared on her face.

"．．．．．．．" Guilliman, who witnessed this scene, instinctively felt that what happened next was not something he should know, so he stood up, walked around the somewhat confused Eveline and walked out.

When Guilliman recalled this incident later, he was extremely glad for his choice at that time.

648. The Emperor's Legacy

The Emperor of Mankind, the Savior of Mankind, the leader of mankind, the spiritual pillar, the only beacon in the dark universe, and the Fifth Evil God in the mouths of other races.

Before this powerful being was trapped in the 'golden toilet' because of his sons' one after another causing trouble and death, the Emperor put all his energy into building the human webway.

The Webway technology originated from the Old Ones, who used this "safe highway" in the Warp to travel through the galaxy. The technology to open and travel through the Webway was later passed on to the Eldar, who were creations of the Old Ones (but at this stage, no Eldar has the technology to create the Webway/there is also a saying that only the Old Ones can build the Webway).

After the War in Heaven, the Webway, which originally covered almost the entire galaxy, was shattered into pieces. The Necrons fell into a deep sleep after defeating the C'tan. The Eldar at that time were also deeply trapped in the illusion of the Eldar Empire, living a life of drunkenness and debauchery, and no longer bothered to study the Webway.

However, judging by the situation during the Heresy, the Emperor was almost done with humanity's own Webway at that time, which begs the question: where did he get this technology?

As far as Zhang Yi knew, the Emperor had picked up the original [Golden Throne] and another prototype used to test its various functions. These two devices of unknown origin (either ancient relics or a conspiracy of Tzeentch, the Emperor was not sure which side made them at the time) were the basis for his later construction of the human webway.

However, he still needs to further understand the existence of the Webway and confirm Terra's location in the Warp before he can build humanity's own Webway. This is why it is suspected that the Emperor may have had a relationship with the Eldar very early on.

And in fact... the Emperor did have some relationships with some spirits.

On the one hand, it was to get the network technology information he needed, and on the other hand... I understand.

(After all, the Emperor was a bastard in the past, he himself admitted it, so when acquiring the Webway technology, it is understandable that he 'accidentally' did something 'heretical'~)

Originally, the emperor was not worried about this matter. So much time had passed, and almost all the elves related to him were dead. As long as Zhang Yi, the only person who knew about it, was controlled and prevented from talking nonsense, then no one would know his secret.

But reality played a joke on him.

Big joke.

. . . . . .

How long can the Eldar live?

Even the most useless Eldar can be over 1,000 years old, and some Eldar with psychic powers can live even longer without relying on anything else. If coupled with some of their race's life extension technology (it is unrealistic for only humans to have such technology), living for 10,000 years is not a problem at all.

Of course, most of the Eldar do not live that long. The Dark Prince who is always hunting them, the turbulent galaxy, and the current situation of being unable to settle down and wandering freely mean that most of the Eldar do not have the chance to live to the end of their lives and will die due to one accident or another.

Perhaps he was caught by the Slaanesh army, or he ran into the Orcs' territory and died in a big fight. If he was even more unlucky, he ran into a Tyranid tentacle and was eaten clean. In short, in the Warhammer universe, the death of an intelligent life form is definitely "colorful".

But the female prophet of the Eldar who followed Evelyne here was such an "old aunt" who had witnessed the rise and fall of the entire Eldar race and lived to this day.

In the past, she was a [Wild Eldar], living a primitive life (compared to the Eldar) on a remote planet with other compatriots. As the longest-lived Eldar prophet, she also took on the responsibility of guiding the young people on that planet and telling them the history of the Eldar.

But this is not the point. The point is that this rare Eldar prophet once met the Emperor of Mankind and worked with him.