Chapter 701 The Lost World

Duanmu Huai stood on the bridge, staring at the river of webway flowing in front of him, tapping his fingers gently on the seat. The emergence of Typhons, Mortarion, and the Chaos Space Marines is like a prelude to the eternal war between Chaos and Order, evil gods and humans in this universe.

But he was always a little uneasy in his heart. Of course, this nervousness was normal, because this time they were going to a forging world... Wait, is it really a forging world? Why Forge World?

Suddenly, such a question emerged in Duanmuhuai's mind. There are so many worlds, why is the Forging World the one that survives? He can understand it better if it is the Garden World, but in the Forge World... can those hive cities that produce machinery and equipment really exist for more than tens of thousands of years?

Duanmuhuai was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then looked at Hitomi again.

"Hitomi, continue to overlook the sea of ​​souls. What have you discovered? Lani, assist her."

"OK."

The Astropath began to meditate again, while Lani stood next to Hitomi, and then she was stunned for a moment.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

Sensing Lani's tone, Duanmu Huai also frowned.

"There is some kind of existence that distorts the colors of this starry sky. Please wait... Hitomi, concentrate."

As she spoke, Lani reached out her hand and pressed it on Hitomi's shoulder. Then the endless starry sky spread out behind her, and Hitomi's thin body began to tremble, and then beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.

"I...I...Lord Lani, Lord Judge..."

"Concentrate, Hitomi, don't lose your will and spirit."

Duanmuhuai didn't know what Lani and Hitomi were doing, but it was obvious that something was not right about the situation in front of him. He also hurriedly waved his hand to signal the fleet to slow down. It was obvious that Hitomi did feel something, but judging from her appearance, it didn't seem to be a good thing.

After a moment, two of Lani's hands suddenly raised, and dazzling starlight emerged from her hands, shrouding Hitomi's body, and the astropath's body softened and collapsed to the ground.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Lord Inquisitor."

Hitomi, bathed in the starlight, looked like a poor abandoned puppy at the moment.

"me………"

"Calm down, what happened? Be straightforward."

"The starry sky... clouded my perception and misled everything I saw."

"So, the signal for help does not exist?"

Duanmu Huai frowned, while Tong shook his head.

"No, the call for help exists, but it doesn't come from that forging planet. It comes from another completely different message. I can feel the destructive, bloody and terrifying breath coming from that galaxy... Lord Judge, please forgive me for nearly A foolish act that led the fleet into a place of no return..."

"So what you are saying is that the distress signal exists, but it does not come from the original forging world. It is just disguised as a distress signal from the forging world, trying to mislead us to another galaxy?"

"……………………"

Hitomi remained silent, nodded, and knelt down.

"I'm sorry, Lord Judge, I don't have the ability..."

"It's not your fault. I can guess what kind of trick this is. It's not surprising that you would be fooled. Fortunately, Lani is here..."

Duanmu Huai didn't get angry because of this. He only had an astropath like Tong, and Tong's ability could only be barely developed. Although Duanmu Huai can use psychic powers, he is not an astropath. He can only rely on the rules of the Tribunal to restrict Tong's actions, but he cannot guide Tong on how to use his astropath ability.

Those evil gods were all experienced in the subspace for who knows how many years, so it was normal for Hitomi not to be able to see through their machinations.

"So now, you have captured the original signal?"

"Yes, Lord Inquisitor."

Hitomi lowered her head.

"The signal came from a star system called Istvan. Its star No. 3 sent a request for help, claiming that the imperial governor had rebelled and requested fleet support..."

"So, this is a rebellion, not an alien invasion."

Duanmuhuai frowned when he said this. For some reason, he always felt that the name Istvan Galaxy seemed familiar to him, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"...Do you want to move on? Master?"

Looking at Duanmuhuai who fell into silence, Ojis asked, and Duanmuhuai waved his hand.

"Wait a minute, I always feel that this galaxy sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."

Duanmu Huai began to think about his memories, first the dungeons he had experienced, and then some familiar worlds in the game. However, he could not find the name, but he was really familiar with the name, as if he had been in something before. I have indeed heard of this name, and I feel that this galaxy is still very important.

Hmm...not the Eye of Terror, nor Five Hundred Worlds, nor Terra... Istvan, Istvan...rebellion...huh?

At this moment, a piece of information passed through Duanmu Huai's thoughts like lightning, and he immediately recalled it.

The Horus Heresy!

The source of this rebellion that destroyed the entire empire, which was launched by the Primarch Gene appointed by the Emperor and led by the Warmaster of the Great Crusade, was Isstvan III! According to historical records and player research, Horus summoned a large number of Primarch Legions to quell the rebellion under the pretext of Isstvan's rebellion, but this was just an excuse. Isstvan's rebellion was a bait to purge those Space Marines who were still loyal to the Empire and the Emperor. Horus used Isstvan's purge to clear all opposition forces in his legion and began to counterattack Terra, the first step of the betrayal war aimed at the Emperor.

Of course, from a purely personal perspective, Duanmu Huai can understand why Horus rebelled. Facts have proved that the Emperor is really an idiot. If Horus did not choose to surrender to the Chaos God, but directly returned to Terra with great momentum, Duanmu Huai would have watched the show directly from the side.

This is like the change of dynasties in history. Horus will step into the Holy Palace of Terra under the petals, then come to the main hall, smash the Emperor's dog head with a hammer, and then say that he will inherit the throne.

Well, is there a problem with this?

No problem at all.

In fact, from a political standpoint, it is very reasonable for Horus to want to rebel. He took over the title of Warmaster given by the Emperor and continued to play the role of commander of the Great Crusade. However, Terra did not become Horus's backing. The Terra Council took away most of the Warmaster's political power, which made Horus extremely annoyed.

This is normal. At that time, the Great Crusade had not yet ended. Logically speaking, since Horus wanted to continue the Great Crusade, he naturally needed all political and military command rights. However, after the Emperor returned to Terra, he deprived Horus of most of his political rights and handed them over to the Terra Council. The result is that Horus was going to conquer the planet in the Great Crusade, and the Terra Council came to drag him down later.

There is an example that can prove how stupid the Terra Council is. Horus led the expeditionary force and conquered countless worlds, making them submit to the glory of the Empire. Logically, the next step is to appease the people of these obedient planets so that they can live a relatively normal life. In this way, most planets will not rebel, but will obediently bathe in the glory of the Empire.

But the Terra Council didn't think so. As soon as Horus conquered the planet, they sent a large army of tax collectors to conquer the planet and collect taxes, and they imposed heavy taxes.

This is unbearable for any planet. So many people died just before, and they finally chose to surrender. As a result, you imposed heavy taxes on us later. Isn't this forcing us to rebel?

Rebellion means death, and not rebelling is also death, so why not rebel?

So many planets that the Space Marines had conquered with great difficulty rebelled again, forcing the expeditionary force to stop and return to quell the rebellion.

Horus was so angry, but there was nothing he could do. He also appealed to Prime Minister Malcador and the Emperor for this reason, but it was like a pebble sinking into the sea, and it was useless.

Once again, it proves that the Emperor is a fool, except that he lived a long life. The Emperor should have waited until the Great Crusade was over before he could kill the donkey. The Great Crusade has not ended yet, but you are so anxious to reduce the political power of the Space Marines and the expeditionary forces. Your stupidity is comparable to that of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. You are simply an idiot of the same lineage.

Malcador might be a Qin Hui character.

In fact, from a historical perspective, the two of them are similar to the idiot emperor and minister who were so anxious to kill Yue Fei and reduce his military power before they defeated the Jin army.

So it is normal for Horus to rebel and mutiny. Besides, the world will eventually split after a long period of unity, and the idiot Emperor has ruled the human empire for so long, and it is time for him to end it. If Horus really chose to raise the banner of rebellion simply for this reason, Duanmu Huai would not stop him at all.

The premise is that he is not bewitched by a stupid sword or a few twisted idiot evil gods.

Yes, this is the reason. It is normal that you want to learn from Yang Guang and Li Shimin to kill your father and brother to seize the throne. History is a cycle. The winner is the prince and the loser is the bandit. What is so difficult to understand? There are so many similar emperors in history, and there are also several famous ones who are famous throughout the ages.

But the problem is that you can't be in cahoots with the evil god.

You want the throne, you want to seize power, you want revenge, that's fine. But if you turn around and walk with the Turks, the Jin people, and the Mongols, the nature will change.

So at the moment when Horus was conniving with the evil god, he could not be the second Li Shimin, but only a traitor Wu Sangui who let the Qing army enter the pass. Even if there are ten thousand reasons, he can only end up like Wu Sangui.

Players' attitudes towards Horus' rebellion are basically clear. Horus's rebellion is inevitable, and Chaos Corruption only accelerates this process. Even if Chaos does not corrode, with the coquettish operations of the Terran Council and the Emperor's mental retardation, it is only a matter of time before Horus is forced to rebel. Even if the Emperor builds the webway, it will be useless. Your webway can stop the Chaos Demons, but can you stop Horus's rebels?

Horus is not a creature of the Warp.

Put yourself in the position of the Warmaster. There is a dangerous galaxy outside, and the Terran Council is dragging its feet in the rear, causing rebellions everywhere and people's lives are miserable. It's a pity that the Terran royal family is doomed.

Of course, if Sanguinius is not good, it might be better. After all, he has full charm and persuasion.

But now, what does it mean that this signal comes from the Istvan system? Is it going to repeat history and have another rebellion?

"Shall we retreat?"

Seeing that Duanmu Huai hadn't spoken for a long time, Lani asked, and Duanmu Huai shook his head.

"No, call the First Fleet together, and we'll go to Istvan to see what's going on there."

You're playing dirty tricks on me, right? Hey, if I'm desperate, I'll summon Azathoth for you, and see who can play more!

At worst, we can die together, so why should I be afraid of you?