Chapter 386 375. Chess Game
Hades held the cup. He leaned forward and looked over. Above the reception table, the entire empire's territory was flickering slightly.
The emperor's hand shook slightly, and a chess piece appeared in his hand. The profound knight held a sword in his hand, and under the helmet, the beast-like savagery flashed.
Hades muttered in a low voice,
"I am a psionic Muggle. Don't be too suggestive, Neos."
"I will."
The Emperor smiled, and he raised his hand gently, and the territory on the table was divided into four sections.
The Hazy Star Territory due north, the Storm Star Territory due south, the Extreme Star Territory due east, and the Pacific Star Territory due west.
Among them, the Extreme Star Territory is the largest, the Pacific Star Territory is the smallest, the Hazy Star Territory is still an area that the Great Expedition has not set foot in deeply, and the Storm Star Territory is calm and calm.
The emperor raised his hand and placed the knight on the edge of the northeastern extreme star field.
"First, the Extreme Star Field."
"The First Legion of Dark Angels is heading to the Ghoul Stars. It is both an expedition and a warning." "
Watch for what?"
Hades said, but in an instant he realized that the Emperor raised his hand and hunched over. The vampire chess piece appeared in his hand, and he put it down on the lower right side of the knight,
"The Eighth Legion's Night Lord's Atonement Crusade is over, and the entire legion is training on Konrad Curze's home planet - the Lion went there too. Test whether they are good enough to repeat the glory."
Nostramo, the home planet of Konrad Curze, is located on the northern edge of the Extreme Star Territory.
"Sending the First Legion so far?"
Hades said silently, and the Emperor smiled,
"Hades, don't be impatient, the knight's position is enough to intimidate several legions."
The Emperor caressed thoughtfully . One piece, this piece is larger than the previous two pieces. The white gold Centaur holds the scepter high and holds his head high.
"The Sixteenth Legion's Luna Wolves are operating in the upper middle of the Extreme Starfield."
The Emperor placed the Sagittarius below the knight.
"What did Horus do there?"
Hades asked, and
the emperor raised his eyebrows. Bloody red lit up from his fingertips, and his wings spread out. The archangel was lowering his eyes in thought,
"He should have just ended himself." Baal's trip."
The Emperor's voice was slightly more relaxed. Baal, the home planet of Sanguinius, is located in the middle and east of the Extreme Star Field.
"The meeting of Nicaea seems to have reminded my heirs of something. After the meeting, Sanguinius began to apply to return to his home planet to rest. I asked Horus to handle this matter - their relationship is always very good. ."
The Emperor placed the angel chess pieces at the location of Baal's home star. Now Sagittarius looks like it has just left the home star of the Ninth Legion Blood Angels.
Hades pondered for a moment. The upper part of the extreme star field is now very crowded. There are four legions, two have returned to their home planet, and two have yet to be determined.
Dark Angels, Night Lords, Luna Wolves, Blood Angels.
Hades silently remembered it in his heart.
"Then what?"
Hades asked. He saw two pieces suddenly appeared in the emperor's hand. One was shining with sapphire blue and finely inlaid with gold wire, perfect. The other one seemed to be broken and then re-made with rough black threads. The seams were sewn together, but the dull luster of deep red revealed the luster of moist jade.
The Emperor casually placed the two sons at the bottom of the Extreme Star Territory. The sapphire blue King was placed at the bottom in the remote eastern territory, and the crimson gladiator was placed slightly closer to the Storm Star Territory.
"The Ultramarines of the Thirteenth Legion applied to return to the Five Hundred Worlds of Macragge to rest, and it was approved; the World Eaters of the Twelfth Legion applied to find a recruiting planet, and it was approved." Hades suddenly realized what he felt
was wrong,
"Wait a minute— —So fast? Why do I think Nicaea has just passed not long ago?"
"You need to calculate the sailing time in the subspace. Don't you think it took a long time for our fleet to go to Prospero this time?"
Hardy Si sighed loudly,
"I just - well, I haven't told Angron yet."
The emperor blinked,
"They will take care of themselves."
The rickety Malcador beside him shook, haha Dis looked at him in confusion. The Lord of the Silent Order would never know the question Malcador asked the Emperor.
Hades stared at the map. Although they both belong to the Extreme Star Territory, the Ultimate Star Territory is so big that its top and bottom span the entire empire, so it is not very realistic to want the bottom end to immediately support the top end.
Although he claimed to be indifferent and allowed the two legions to go to the remote star field, the Emperor actually left them a choice not to participate in the dispute.
In other words, unless specifically targeted, these two Legions, especially Robert Guilliman's Five Hundred Worlds, will become the most important backup resources during the Great Heresy.
Hades was thoughtful, but he didn't know if the Ultramarines would be able to catch up with the decisive battle this time.
"These are the legions in the Extreme Star Territory at present."
The Emperor said, he waved his hand, and the Extreme Star Territory due east immediately dimmed, and together with the chess pieces, they disappeared into the darkness.
"Then there is the Hazy Star Territory."
Hades took a deep breath. The Misty Star Territory in the true north is the most unstable star field in the subspace. It is also a star field that is still being fought in the later stages of the Great Expedition. The Battle of Nuo took place in the Hazy Star Territory, and Ran Dan's home star was also in the northernmost part of the Hazy Star Territory.
In the emperor's hands, the cold light of steel shone.
In the palm of his hand lay two very similar chess pieces, as if they were both made of miniature steel bars and twisted iron nails. The only difference was that one of them was silver-white and had a severed hand, while the iron-black one was a severed hand. Extend the cable from the top.
"The Iron Warriors of the Fourth Legion and the Iron Hands of the Tenth Legion are clearing out the remaining remnants of Ullanor. They should have just ended their cooperation, or they have just begun." The Emperor placed two Iron Generals in the Obscure Star Field
. Below and to the right.
"...You're not sure about the course of their war?"
Hades asked hesitantly.
"It's very common,"
the emperor said calmly.
"On a map that can travel hundreds of years at the speed of light, You can't expect information to be reported every day like the weather forecast in the past. Originally, we could rely on the Star Language Court to know their general movements - but as you know, the subspace channels in the Hazy Star Territory are not stable."
" ...Okay."
Hades waved his hand, signaling the emperor to continue.
Jewels and fragrances appeared at the same time, and the delicate purple phoenix spread its wings and was ready to fly. The emperor placed it east-north in the hazy star field.
Hades was silent, because the Obscurity Star Territory was connected to the upper part of the Ultimate Star Territory, so the Phoenix was located very close to the knights, as well as the vampires.
At least there is someone to take care of... maybe?
"The Third Legion of the Emperor's Sons is marching towards the north of the Obscure Star Territory."
Behind the perfect phoenix, a raven shouted hoarsely and stood on the Emperor's fingertips. He let the raven fly to the north of the Obscure Star Territory. West, even more remote than the Phoenix,
"The 19th Legion of the Raven Guard was transferred to the far north battlefield by Horus."
"...?"
Hades raised a question mark,
"Horus?" The Emperor raised the question. He looked at Hades calmly and with a hint of doubt,
"What's wrong?"
Malcador coughed,
"Hades, Horus is now the war commander, and he is responsible for marching orders.
" Dis shook his head and said slowly that it was okay.
The relationship between Horus and the Crow King is not very good... The Wolf God who believes in the Great Astartes may naturally dislike his worker brother.
Hades began to have a headache. He thought that when he arrived at the Luna Wolves, how would he face the strong Grand Astartesism in the Legion?
But... Hades thought again, at least Horus didn't put all the powerful legions into corners, but only threw out the ones he didn't like. This proves that at least he doesn't have any objections now, doesn't it? ?
When the emperor saw that Hades no longer asked, he lowered his eyes. The Pacific Star Field to the west lit up, but the Hazy Star Field did not dim. The weeping
believers were kneeling in his palms.
"The 17th Legion of Word Bearers, they have just set off from their home planet Colchis, preparing to join the Great Expedition in the Obscure Star Territory."
Colchis is in the Taiping Star Territory, and slightly north of it is the Taiping Star Territory and At the junction of the Obscure Star Realm, the Emperor placed his followers on the junction.
The hazy star field dimmed.
A horse ran out from the emperor's palm and galloped in the Taiping Star Territory.
"The fifth legion, the White Scars, is often ignored by people, and Khan himself also intends to go to remote and deserted battlefields." The
emperor said calmly.
The Taiping Star Territory dimmed, and this was the smallest star territory.
The Emperor picked up the sleeping dragon, which lay sleeping due south in the Segmentum Tempestus.
Then the Storm Star Territory due south dimmed -
"Wait a minute."
Hades raised his hand,
"Only one legion is deployed in the Storm Star Territory?"
But Hades suddenly thought about it. Indeed, there seemed to be nothing major in the Storm Star Territory. It was calm. A star field, but... the Death Guard's home planet Barbarus is here, in the extreme southern corner of the Storm Star field.
The Emperor looked at Hades playfully. Neos and Hades may have found a common language on a certain topic,
"You plan to let the Death Guard return to their home planet, right?"
Hades pondered, okay In the expected future, there is a high probability that the northern part of the Extreme Star Territory and the Obscure Star Territory will be in chaos, but the Death Guard has indeed been active in the south and southeast of the empire. If they suddenly go to the north...the unstable logistics line plus the Death
Guard This anti-psionic thorn will most likely be targeted.
"Let the Death Guard guard the Storm Star Territory."
Hades said,
why not give the Death Guard some room to react. Hades believed that as long as the initial smoke bomb dissipated, Mortarion could lead the Death Guard immediately Start counterattack.
In addition, the Storm Star Territory has two large forging worlds guarding the north, and the route from the Storm Star Territory to Terra is relatively smooth.
The Emperor smiled, and the God of Death with his broken cloak appeared in the south of the Storm Star Territory.
"Mortarion also submitted an application to lead the army back to his home planet."
He said calmly. Malcador interrupted inappropriately. The old man said sarcastically,
"It's more like a notice than an application."
The Emperor ignored it. Afraid of Mortarion's temper, he looked at the map. In the center of the map, the area centered on Terra lit up.
The Golden Guardian is standing indifferently on Terra, as if it will never collapse.
"The Imperial Fists of the Seventh Legion, follow me to guard Terra."
"Of course,"
the emperor raised his hand, the brutal wolf with bared teeth was biting a heart with a one-eyed eye, as if waiting for the master's order,
"Second The Space Wolves of the Sixth Legion will first watch over the return of the sinners of the Fifteenth Legion to Terra. After that, I may let the Space Wolves return to Fenris."
Fenris is also in the Central Sector and does not belong to the other four stars. one of the districts.
The emperor clapped his hands, and the entire map lit up and was rising slowly.
Hades stared at the chess pieces in silence. He counted each legion in detail, thinking about what might happen...the knights might fight vampires...or even phoenixes, but with the Wolf Shepherd underneath them , when Hades passes, it should be stable -
"But, Neos,"
Hades said abruptly,
"Where are Alpha and Omega?"
Malcador answered Hades's question on behalf of the emperor,
"They are everywhere."
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When Hades came out of the secret chamber dizzily after listening to the emperor's ramblings, the dim corridor was already empty.
At first, the Emperor was still seriously deducing the many possible matters with Hades, but later they all agreed that as long as the webway was not broken, a few more rebel Emperors could beat them to their knees and call them daddy.
So the Emperor began to tell Hades about Horus's past in detail. This seemed to be preparing Hades for contact with Horus, and it seemed that this was just what Neos named the Emperor wanted to say.
The tea in Hades's hand went cold again and again, and was reheated by spiritual energy.
The Emperor seemed to be trying his best to describe Horus better, but through the Emperor's words, Hades had already established a Grand Astartes in his heart, one that valued power extremely, was arrogant, father-controlled, and was very concerned about his relationship with himself. The other brothers ranked, and the Emperor needed the best to treat his brethren.
If he hadn't realized that Hades's eyes were getting sharper and Malcador interrupted the Emperor's recollection in time, otherwise the positive image that Horus had established for Hades would have been completely destroyed.
Hades sighed and thanked Malcador. The Emperor finally realized that they had stayed in the secret room for too long. It took several days just to present various information, plus it was almost dark before In the final act of madness, Hades railed against all the Primarchs except Horus and the Archangel directly in front of the Emperor.
Then they spent another half a day insulting Chaos and the Four Gods. Neos pondered for five minutes and found a set of safe pronouns that would not trigger the warp.
That's fine, but it also makes Hades miss the point when the Death Guard fleet leaves.
When he stood in the empty corridor, the sound of disconnected electricity came from the channel that was finally restored, and the water mark of the last barge of the Death Guard in the subspace channel had just disappeared.
Hades heard the message given to him by the Lord of Death.
【Do not be afraid of what must be done. 】
In Barbarus, the last thing everyone must do is to die.
Hades took a deep breath. Malcador stood silently behind Hades, raising his eyebrows and planning to watch his performance,
"Old horse - old horse - I forgot to tell Guilliman not to blow up that lighthouse. !"
Malcador hit him with a stick,
"I won't call you Lao Ma, and you can go to the extreme star field."
The Great Expedition is over!
It ended rather hastily because I really couldn’t write anymore. In fact, I could have talked about it for another week regarding combat preparation arrangements and daily speeches.
There will be a big rebellion tomorrow.
(End of chapter)