Chapter 350: The Journey of Expedition: Fifty Years and Ten Thousand Years

Vito still remembers the first time he met Peter. It was in the middle of the Great Crusade. At that time, the Mortal Auxiliary Army under his command and the Mechanicus Legion suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Ullanor. It was a difficult and tragic battle.

Vito still remembers everything that happened on Ullanor. Whenever he recalls it, the smell of dust on the desolate planet will mix with the pungent diesel smell of the green-skinned garbage mechas. On that day, the Empire lost many excellent warriors, both mortals and Astartes.

And Peter appeared at that time. He led his Solar Auxiliary Army, which was reorganized after the Battle of Ullanor due to serious casualties, to the Emperor's Dream and merged with Vito. At first, Vito did not believe the young man from Terra and the young Solar Auxiliary Army soldiers under him.

But after that, Peter and his warriors won Vito's trust with their battles and the victories that followed. Although these young people were hot-blooded and acted recklessly like their marshals, and always liked to commit suicide and make trouble, they could also win in the most difficult and desperate battles like their marshals.

Peter got along well with Vito, perhaps because he came from the Usaka region of Terra, and he and Vito were both members of the Slavic bloodline. Although there were no purebred humans on Terra after the strife era, everyone's genes had mutated to varying degrees, and only Vito, who had lived for thousands of years, could be called a purebred human.

But this did not affect Peter. Although he had no relationship with the Slavic bloodline in terms of bloodline, he still inherited the traditional spirit of the ancient Rus region. In short, even if he was braver than anyone else, braver than anyone else when committing suicide, and dared to follow Vito to fight those wars that were almost impossible to win, and then win.

So Vito likes Peter very much, and he also likes his soldiers. They are the best soldiers he has led since the fall of the gold. So when they disappeared in the galaxy, Vito was so sad, as if his soul had lost some parts. He never dreamed that he could meet them again.

But now, the dream has become a reality. Vito looks at Peter in front of him. He takes off his tactical helmet and looks at Vito. In Vito's memory, Peter is so young, energetic and tireless.

But now, Vito sees the wrinkles on Peter's face, and the dark brown hair is still covered with white hair. The once energetic face also shows signs of aging. Peter is old. Although he still looks heroic and resolute, the implant transformation and the body transformation technology of the empire make him still strong and tough, but he is really old.

Vito looked at Peter, his eyes slightly widened as he looked at the other Sun Army soldiers behind Peter. They all took off their helmets. When they lifted their helmets, Vito's mind emerged with faces in his memory, young faces, but when the helmet was lifted, he saw a group of veterans. White hair and wrinkles made the young people in his memory become old people.

Vito stepped forward and looked at them in surprise. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He just looked at the lips of the veterans in front of him trembling. He tried to say something, but couldn't say a word.

Lilith, who was standing behind Vito, was not as surprised as Vito. She looked at the veterans in front of her who were just about to kill her. She glanced at the soldiers who took off their helmets one by one, and she found that they were not all veterans, but some young people.

The young Sun Army soldiers took off their helmets. They stood behind the veterans with guns and looked at each other. Unlike the old people in front of them, they didn't feel surprised or respectful when they saw Vito. They looked at each other and talked in a low voice, as if they were discussing a stranger.

Lilith exposed her ears that were hidden by her silver hair. She closed her eyes and listened to the conversations of the young warriors. They looked at Vito curiously and whispered to each other.

"Is he the marshal? It seems a little different from what I imagined." "What do you think he looks like?" "I don't know how to put it, but he looks more handsome than this? He has lights on his body and a super cool weapon."

The two young men were talking to each other, and another young man came behind them. He was wearing a heavy solar army armor and walked behind the two with a hot melt cannon that fired the first shot at Lilith's shield. He was wearing heavy armor that was a circle larger than the two guys in front of him and looked down at the two people in front of him.

"You mean the Emperor? It's golden, and there's a cool sword or gun or something." The heavy armored gunner said, and the young man in front of him shrugged. He carried the blaster on his shoulder. The gun looked smoother and flatter than the current laser guns. There were no extra edges and bumps. It was as smooth as a water drop, with only a diamond-shaped opening at the end.

"I haven't seen the Emperor, of course, nor the Marshal. Don't we all know it from the bragging of the old guys? It's all based on imagination."

Lilith opened her eyes, and she smiled slightly at the young man on the side, "It's really interesting. Well, it seems that my trip to the webway this time will not be boring."

Lilith said and looked in the direction of Vito. He walked in front of Peter and looked at Peter, who was only as tall as Vito's abdomen, with an unbelievable look, but the latter didn't mind the condescending contempt at all, and immediately stood at attention and saluted Vito.

"Marshal, I'm glad to see you again. I thought I would never be able to salute you again in this life." The slightly old Peter raised his arms and said loudly. The veterans behind him stood at attention and saluted. His arms were raised neatly, and although his face was old, a pair of eyes looked at Vito with firm eyes.

Lilith noticed that the young people behind them, after watching the veterans in front of them salute, saluted Vito after some thought, instead of the veterans' hesitation.

Vito looked at them. After being shocked, Vito immediately stood up straight. He raised the power claw on his right arm and saluted them one by one. He glanced at the faces of the veterans and looked carefully. Looking at the soldiers he knew, Vito knew each one of them by name.

Time may have blurred their appearance and changed their faces in memory, but Vito still remembers each of them, and has never forgotten them even after thousands of years.

"Peter, what are you doing here?" Vito was so excited and surprised that he couldn't speak clearly. He looked at Peter in front of him, and the latter nodded slightly. He put down his arm and looked up at Vito's eyes.

Peter looked up at those golden eyes. He looked carefully at the golden arc jumping out of them and sighed longly. All worries in his heart disappeared. He knew that the person in front of him was Vito, the one they had been waiting for for a long time. For a long time, I thought I would never see the marshal, commander, and friends again in this life.

Peter smiled, and the veterans behind him also showed sincere smiles, "We crashed here. We have been trying to get in touch with the empire for decades, but without success. I really didn't expect to see you again, Sir."

"We haven't seen each other for decades, I think fifty years? I'm so glad to see you again." Peter said with a smile. Vito was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He looked at Peter, and then looked up again. and the veterans behind him.

"You said, only fifty years?" Vito asked in surprise, but Peter looked just as confused. He turned to glance at the veterans behind him, and they all looked at Peter and shrugged.

"I don't remember the specific time, sir, but I think it was probably fifty years, after all, these children are so old." Peter said, and then Vito noticed the young people behind them. He had been paying attention The focus was on reuniting with veterans, and these young people were once ignored.

After Vito looked at them for a moment, he glanced at the young people standing behind the veterans. Their faces were all green, and every face was full of youth and vitality. They were more like what Vito remembered. They looked like young men, young warriors who were born as calves and were not afraid of tigers.

"Are they new recruits? Here? In the webway?" Vito looked at Peter in disbelief and asked, while the latter looked at the young people behind him with a gun and smiled.

"Yes, sir, they are all new recruits. We are trying to make them look more like real soldiers, but I think that will take a while."

After hearing this, Vito looked up at the heavy-armored gunner on the side. When he saw Vito looking over, he immediately raised his right iron fist in salute. Vito looked at him and was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked at Peter, "These children are ,Yours?"

When Vito said these words, he was shocked with a hint of smile. His words embarrassed the veterans around him. They cleared their throats and stretched their legs, and some turned their heads. Use your eyes to warn the little guys behind you to stand at attention and not to embarrass them.

The young people stood up straight under the warning in the eyes of the veterans. They looked in Vito's direction with their heads held high, trying hard to maintain a serious and formal look, but Vito could see that there was nothing serious in their hearts. It doesn't mean anything.

Vito laughed when he saw the young people. He glanced at them and the veterans in front of him with a wry smile, "You are all married? Your Majesty, this is really a surprise."

"Yes, sir, we. I promise to make these little guys qualified to serve for you." Peter said, looking at the young people behind him. He looked at these new recruits and sighed helplessly, feeling like an old father looking at himself. The feeling of trying to live up to your son.

Vito crossed his arms and looked at Peter in front of him. He looked at Peter's old father's expression jokingly, "Are you married? Are your children here?"

"No, sir, he is in the fortress, not here, although he is." Peter sighed helplessly, seeming to be a little dissatisfied with his son, but Vito laughed. He looked at Peter and these veterans, He really never thought that these guys would get married, start a family, and give birth to offspring.

I mean, since these guys can be parents? real? Vito still remembers the virtues of Peter and the others back then. They were guys who were crazy and not inferior to Vito at all. Since they, well, there are so many surprises in this webway.

"It's not surprising. After all, it's been sixty years. It's normal to get married and have children. But I hope I won't forget what identification friend or foe is." Lilith said and walked to Vito's side. He was holding the long knife in one hand, and the back of his hand was on his waist, looking at Peter.

She pointed with her other finger to her bra, which had been burnt with a hole and turned into a hole-in-the-wall bra. Peter looked at the dress and cleared his throat in embarrassment. He turned to look at the young people behind him with murderous intent. When I saw Lilith, who was so beautiful that I couldn't describe it in words, I was naturally attracted to her and couldn't take my eyes away.

They were all staring at Lilith, their eyes enchanted, but they couldn't blame them. After all, Lilith is the queen of succubi. You know, there is no shame in being attracted to her as a man. Well, maybe women are no exception. , after all, you know, Slaanesh succubus is for both men and women.

"Stand at attention, everyone! Stop looking like gangsters! Jason! Come here!" Peter looked at the young people and shouted loudly. The young people were immediately frightened and stood up again. Among them, The young soldier who said in front of the heavy armored gunner that Vito didn't look like what he imagined, ran quickly to Peter with his gun on his back.

"Colonel!" Jason ran to Peter and stood at attention. He stood in front of Peter with his head held high, and the latter looked at him seriously. "You said you found an Eldar appearing at the ambush site? Tell me Where are the Eldar?! Except you let us hit the marshal! If the marshal hadn't been wearing power armor, I would have killed you now!

Jason was a little panicked. He looked at Lilith in confusion, and the latter smiled and waved to him and said hello, "I swear, Colonel! I definitely saw that she is the Eldar!"

"Look at her ears, are they pointed? You are here to be an observer, not to daydream!" Peter scolded loudly, his voice was loud and full of intimidation, and Jason was shocked to step back. He took two steps, subconsciously trying to escape, but this only made Peter glare at him harder.

"Stand still for him. Stand at attention before I prepare to shoot you!" Peter shouted loudly. Jason stood up straight after being frightened for a moment. He turned to look at Lilith and looked carefully from head to toe. After taking a closer look, she did look human in every sense of the word, but Jason could have sworn that he had definitely seen her with pointed ears in the woods before, and she was talking to a dying Eldar.

But now, Lilith just smiled and said hello to him, with a playful smile on her face. Vito glanced at Lilith beside him, and he knew that this girl was playing with the unlucky child.

Vito smiled and held Peter's shoulders. The latter stopped scolding and turned to look at Vito, "Okay, let's get around this kid. Recruits always make mistakes on impulse, and it didn't happen this time." Whatever loss is caused, let’s take it as a lesson.”

Peter nodded after hearing this. He turned to look at Jason beside him, who was still standing nervously, "Did you hear that? Thank you Marshal, brat. I'll spare you this time, and I'll do it again next time." Stupid low-level mistake, I will hang you on the bridge deck to dry out for two days!"

"Yes!" Jason said loudly, and his nervous expression made his face extremely nervous and funny. Vito laughed when he saw that expression. Lilith beside him also grabbed Vito's arm and turned his head, haha He laughed, which made Jason even more nervous and embarrassed.

Peter also smiled and waved to the young man, "Okay, let's get down and return to the team." "Yes, sir!"

Jason said as he turned around and strode towards the team behind him. Peter smiled and looked at the young man walking away, but suddenly the sunlight on the land in front of him was blocked, and a tall figure blocked the light. Peter was surprised. He turned his head and saw the tall red giant walking forward and standing behind Vito.

He looked down at Peter in front of him, his red-gold single eye shining in the shadow. Peter was startled when he looked at him, and then immediately saluted him with a straight face, "Lord Magnus, it's a pleasure to see you."

"Are you happy to see me?" Magnus said in surprise. He looked at Peter in front of him with great confusion. Didn't he shout a traitor, then pick up the gun and shoot himself twice? But happy to see myself?

Magnus was confused, but Peter was equally surprised by Magnus' confusion. He shrugged slightly, "I heard that Eurospero had an accident. Lord Russ and you had some misunderstandings. There was a conflict, but I think since you arrived with the marshal, it means that the misunderstanding has been resolved, right? "

He didn't know what happened to Prospero, which was not surprising, because when the news of Prospero's burning and Magnus's betrayal of the Emperor reached Terra, they and the Emperor's Dream had already They disappeared into the galaxy in order to lure away the Iron Hands' invasion fleet. They didn't know what happened.

Magnus looked at Peter, who was not hostile in front of him. He looked at him with eyes full of respect, even friendliness. Magnus could not remember how many years he had not tasted this feeling. The respect and respect of others were Love, in the subspace, everyone in Tzeentch's demonic realm stabs each other, there is no trust and friendship at all.

But Magnus could feel those emotions from Peter's eyes, those feelings that Magnus thought he had forgotten long ago. He raised his head and looked around at the veterans like Peter who were not hostile to him at all. , even love, love for a human guardian.

Vito turned his head slightly and looked at Magnus. He looked at Magnus who said nothing, and then looked down at Peter. The latter also seemed to notice the strangeness of Vito's power armor. Peter observed carefully After holding the armor, he raised his head and looked at Vito's face.

"I've never seen you in power armor, Marshal."

"Wow, times are always changing, so let's keep pace with the times." Vito said with a smile, while Peter was silent for a while looking at the power armor. He knew the power armor, so he went up with Terra. The last time, when he looked at the Emperor from a distance, he saw that the power armor worn by the Emperor was exactly the same, the only difference was that it was much smaller.

"Marshal, did we win the Horus Rebellion? I see your power armor is the same as the Emperor's. Is the Emperor okay?"

Vito looked down at Peter in front of him and was silent for a moment. He raised his head and looked at the messy clearing in the woods around him. "This is not a good place to chat. I have a lot of questions to ask you, and I believe you have them too."

"Indeed, sir, this is not a good place to chat. Please follow me. I dare say that if everyone knows you are here, they will be very excited to see you, especially Captain Renata."

"Rena? Renata is still alive?" Vito said excitedly. He knelt on one knee in front of Peter. He held Peter's shoulder and asked. The latter smiled happily and nodded slightly.

"Yes, sir, everyone is still there. They are in the direction of the battleship. Follow me." Peter said and put his gun on his back. Vito looked at Peter who turned and walked towards the woods. He greeted Vito and his group and then walked into the forest.

Vito watched the old soldiers and young men around him pick up their guns and follow him. They followed Peter with their guns and looked around vigilantly, and walked into the dense woodland. Vito also stood up and followed after nodding to Magnus and Lilith.

Vito followed Peter through the woodland. He followed Peter in a golden power armor. The treetops above his head rustled in the wind. The sunlight was cut into countless fragments by the dense forest and shone on Vito's body. His face kept flashing the fragments of sunlight.

He walked forward, Magnus and Lilith followed him. They walked in the middle of the solar soldiers on both sides, and followed Peter, who was leading the way, through the path in the forest. Surrounded by the solar soldiers around him, Vito soon saw the end of the forest path. It was a piece of light, a bright sunshine area.

Vito walked out into the light, and his vision was swallowed up by the sunlight for a moment, but gradually Vito's eyes adapted to the strong light, and the scene began to gradually emerge in the halo.

After Vito shook his head, his eyes saw Peter standing on the hill in front of him in the bright sunlight. He stood on the grass in the sun with a gun in his hand and slightly tilted his head to signal Vito to come up. The latter looked at Peter and then walked up the hill.

Vito stood on the hill and looked forward. He widened his eyes. His golden eyes reflected golden light under the sun, and what Vito saw was also reflected in his eyes.

In the valley in front of him, a warship fell between the forest and the mountains. It was like a sleeping dragon lying on the ground. The huge hull almost penetrated the two ends of the entire valley. In the forest surrounded by green trees, the huge propeller stood up in the jungle. Just like its body, the armor shone brightly in the sun, and the lightning logo imprinted on it flashed golden light.

"The Emperor's Fantasy." Vito said softly.