++ Thoughts of the Day: All living beings desire salvation++

The history of Warhammer 40K begins with either the birth of an ancient star god or the birth of an emperor, but the most common version begins with the first expansion of humanity.

In the sixteenth millennium of Earth's history, mankind began to leave its cradle and move towards the distant starry sky. After discovering the leap voyage through the subspace (Warp), humanity began to colonize and expand in the galaxy at a rapid pace, discovering many aliens in the process, and setting off several colonial wars. And the scientific and technological level of mankind has also increased rapidly in this process of expansion.

However, subspace is not as tranquil as it seems. The projection of the souls of intelligent beings affects the amount of chaotic forces in the subspace, and the emotions generated by these intelligences give birth to the three evil gods in chaos, namely: Sadism, Tzeentch, and Nurgle.

And the decay of another super civilization, the Spirit Race, is the breeding ground for the birth of the youngest of the Four Pillars of Evil Gods. Caught in a hedonistic frenzy due to their superior skills and keen senses, these elegant space elves are so addicted to lust and pleasure that their endless pleasures give birth to the ultimate evil god: Slaanesh.

When Slaanesh was born, His scream reverberated across the galaxy, and the tremendous energy tore through the barriers between reality and subspace, and almost all of the elves died in that instant, their souls fed by the newborn Chaos God. The galaxy they inhabit has become a gateway between the subspace and the real universe, known as the "Eye of Fear". Only the elves far away from the galaxy survived, and these wandering elves lived on a huge starship called the Ark World Realm. Their souls after death are kept in gems and deposited on starships. Otherwise, what awaits them is to be completely devoured by Slaanesh.

There is also a group of spirits known as the Dark Spirits, who also escape being devoured by Slaanesh. They chose to please the evil gods by killing and mistreating them. Reincarnated in the body from generation to generation, the Elves escaped the prophesied "Doomsday War". In the prophecy, when the last of the spirits dies, the god of revenge will be born in the corpses of the spirits, giving their great enemy, Slaanesh, the destruction of the same fate.

The temporal storm created at the time of Slaanesh's birth also blocked the shipping routes and communications of the Human Empire. The vast Galactic Empire was split into planet-by-planet pieces in an instant. In this case, civilization rapidly regressed, miraculous peak techniques were forgotten and buried, and the human race scattered throughout the galaxy began to diverge, forming countless different civilizations. The custodians of the techniques began to worship these technologies and formed sects. Humanity re-became barbaric and ignorant until the advent of the thirtieth millennium, the rise of emperors.

One of the most convincing theories about the emperor's birth is that he was born in the islands of Asia Minor at the time of the Earth calendar about the eighth millennium BC. It was the prehistoric era of the earth, when human civilization was still in its infancy. At that time, the shamans of the human race, who had innate spirit abilities, sensed the surging power of chaos in the subspace. He saw the dark fate that mankind would encounter in the future. So these psionics decided to make a decision that could change the future.

In the year after all the shamans on Earth committed suicide by poisoning, a baby boy was born. He possesses an extraordinary physique and immortal life, as well as the most powerful psychic abilities ever created. It is said that for the next 40,000 years, he has been silently wandering around the corners of human society. Help this race survive crisis after crisis.

And after the 300,000th anniversary of the human era, the second golden age began. The emperor built up an army in a very short time, sweeping the armies of the earth. Then the monarch of the earth began to expand outwards again, taking the galaxy into his pocket for the second time. He used his own genes as a template. Twenty demigod-like offspring were created, and the genes of these twenty offspring were used as seeds. A superhuman-like legion of space marines was established. The evil gods of subspace stole these genetic primitives and scattered them all over the galaxy, but in this great expedition, the emperor retrieved them one by one.

Together with his twenty sons, the Emperor swept across the galaxy and reclaimed the lost ground. He influenced the cult of the Mechanicus on Mars, a cult of the gods of technology, because of his wisdom and erudition, who regarded him as the embodiment of the god of all machines walking on earth and worshipping him as their lord. In the hidden and unreliable historical and mythological accounts, he even defeated the ancient star god Void Dragon, who invaded Earth, in the Middle Ages and sealed it in a labyrinth deep on Mars.

His immortal deeds were halted by a shameful rebellion.

The most powerful of the twenty Star Marine Genotypes, Imperial Warlord Horus was lured and fallen by the Chaos Gods, and he rebelled with half of the Space Marine Legions, severely wounding several Legions of Brothers who had been led into the trap, and wielding Earth with a sweep. After a brutal bloody battle, the Emperor and the faithful St. Giles (the genetic prototype of the Holy Blood Angel Legion) boarded the ship of Horus.

The worst result was that St. Giles was cursed by the Chaos Gods and died, and the fallen Imperial Warlord Horus was burned to ashes by the Emperor's psionic energy, but the Emperor's body was also severely damaged. Until then, he had focused on the subspace corridor that connected the spirits, allowing humans to travel freely through the universe. But at this moment, he was already dying, and the existing technology could no longer heal him, so he could only be placed in the temporal stasis force field, and his injuries would not worsen in the frozen time. The Golden Throne where his holy body is placed is the center of the subspace passage.

The immortal spirit of the Emperor has surpassed the seal of time. Even though his body was still dying, the radiance of his psionic energy still guided the navigators in the galaxy through the spark, pointing them in the direction of their journey through subspace. His spirit still guides mankind through dreams, divination, etc.

At the end of the Great Expedition, a religion of worship of the emperor quietly emerged in the empire. A thousand years after his accession to the Golden Throne, the worship of the emperor became the only way to unite humanity. Mankind has departed from his teachings, no longer guiding itself with clear logic and advanced science, but has thrown itself into the bosom of religion. Thus the state religion was born, and the Imperial Salvation Temple became the only officially recognized religion. (Although there are many permissible interpretations of different doctrines, quite pragmatic)

The empire is now ruled by the Council of the High Lords on Earth. This is the supreme power organization that governs the realm of the billions of generations, and they carry out the will of the emperor on their behalf. Lead the survival of the human empire. Inquisition, Astral Army, Space Marine...... Countless unsung warriors have fought for the survival of humanity. Sacrifice is the cornerstone of the empire, in every calamity. This tenacious race has survived. But no one knows if humanity will survive in the next war that will engulf the galaxy.

It wasn't until the end of the forty-first millennium of the human epoch that a door to another dimension opened.

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"A psionic vaccine." Sitting on the transport plane, Inquisitor Progaste explained, "The will of the hive is manifested through the 'Node Creature', and I am a fourth-generation atavistic hybrid gene stealer. You should know how the Tyranid Zerg colonizes, right? ”

"I've heard a little." Su Jing pursed his lips, and the six people opposite stared at him from time to time, making him a little uncomfortable.

The Tyranids also have soul projections in subspace. They appear as some kind of massive shadow in subspace. The cloud computing collection of this group of intelligence is called the "Hive Will" (but one of the more acceptable theories, the body of the Hive Will is still unknown), and even the evil gods of chaos are unwilling to provoke this cold and ruthless opponent. Due to its anomalous form in subspace, the Hive Will is also known as the "Great Devourer" or "Twisted Shadow".

The Hive Fleet's search for the devourable realm is a process in which they scatter countless spores into the universe, their vanguard scout force, the "Gene Stealers". These genestealers randomly wander to different worlds and then silently pollute local populations. According to research, a gene stealer can instantly hypnotize a strong-minded human with just eye contact, which is not ordinary hypnosis, but completely distorts and shatters your values and outlook on life. Make you completely die for the hive. A gene stealer is born to blend into any environment, and independently forms an underground cult of insect worship in human society.

And the most evil thing is that it can pollute the genes of organisms through the oviduct mouthparts, and in doing so, give birth to deformed offspring. When these contaminated deformed organisms have reached sufficient numbers and strengths. They will send a psionic signal into the starry sky, a beacon that will direct the hive fleet and devour everything on the planet.

"The hive network established by the will of the hive is still another kind of psionic ability after all." The prosecutor said lightly. "Otherworldly technology, and the wisdom of the God Emperor. This led us to develop a blockade vaccine, which was like cutting us off the network of hives. Let us no longer be influenced by the will of the hive. Become a complete human being. ”

(This paragraph is from a friend's response to "Sephas. Deduction set in the Kane series of novels)

Of course, the price to pay is also enormous. It took the empire generations of secret research to finalize the vaccine, and thousands of hybrids died in failed genetic surgeries. This was not fully stated by Judge Progas. She would never have been exposed to psionic energy in her lifetime. Similarly, her mixed-race genes have reduced her "humanity" to a very low level, as well as various lifestyle abnormalities (such as a penchant for protein).

But perhaps it was these factors that made her a member of the alien courtroom. Because of the memories she has in her genes, she's a top player at dealing with the Tyranids.

After negotiating the terms of cooperation at the Planetary Governor's Mansion, Su Jing and the others' taskbars also officially began to release news. The content is very sketchy and vague [assisting the Inquisitor in completing the task]. There are no rewards or penalties for failure, and it seems to be very unreliable.

In this case, the four people were divided into three groups. The Mechanic Warlock happily stepped aboard a merchant ship and embarked on a journey to study abroad in the Cult of the Mechanics on Mars; Mr. Lu and Sadako Yamamura traveled to the neighboring star field to pursue the clues of the Son of a Thousand Wounds, one of the Chaos Star Warbands. This wargroup is the remnant of one of the original twenty warbands, and it pays great attention to the exploration and preservation of knowledge, and finally because of the blind pursuit of knowledge, it has also stepped into depravity.

Su Jing had a special treatment, he became a new member of the team of Progaste Inquisitors, and while he observed this group of strange centaurs with great interest, the other party also looked at him in the same way.

"Formally introduce my companions." The Inquisitor tilted his head slightly, "They're all capable guys. ”

"Mary. Forloster. The petite blond-haired Guard sniper stood up and gave a flattering curtsy, "Sniper." and psionics, just a little bit of safe and harmless prophecy. ”

"Yarrow. Skullcap. The giant man from the Space Wolf Warband waved his hand nonchalantly, "A lone wolf in the pack." ”

"Blitz. Baka. The Space Marines of the Raven Guard nodded reservedly.

"Grande. Jethro. The mechanical priest's electronic voice came from his throat, "At your service." ”

"Malcolm. Lieutenant Colonel McBradek. The middle-aged officer of the Stormwind Army saluted, "Anytime." ”

"Commissar of the Guard, Eric. Dawn. "Some gloomy commissars were the last to speak," said the Anglican priest in the part-time ranks. If you need a blessing or a dying prayer, you can come to me. ”

“…… Tut. This strange team obviously gave the inquisitor himself quite a headache, Su Jing looked at her with a toothache expression, then patted her head and turned on a holographic display.

"This is the Zerg invasion star map of the neighboring subsector." The Inquisitor called up a star map in the stereoscopic projection, and pointed out the corresponding invaded planets, "Just seventeen light-years away from Transylvania, there are five planets in this system, three of which are occupied by the Empire. And this small hive fleet, which defeated a Rear Admiral of the Imperial Navy - presumably a branch of the Leviathan hive fleet. We named it – Yormangund. ”

"Monty Python, Jörmangunde." The Inquisitor put his claws away, "Our mission is to monitor the defenses of those three planets, and capture as many live Zerg specimens as possible for study and reference. According to reports, the Jolmangand Hive has shown unprecedented variability, as if to indicate that the Zerg possess some remarkable traits, perhaps due to their intelligent brains. ”

“…… I noticed that you mentioned the concept of node creatures earlier, so is it possible to ......," Su Jing interjected.

“…… Theoretically, our value is in some ways greater than the value of these three planets. The Inquisitor coldly began to cultivate his claws, "But you're right, if we have the chance, we can try to take out the masterminds of this hive fleet - if you do have the strategic power to change the tide of battle." ”

"You can give it a try." Su Jing grinned. (To be continued......)