Chapter 12: The Campaign of Salem (4)

In the deep gilded pupils of the original genome, the strange and strange magnificent starry sky in front of you is reflected.

In the brilliant star space of the Maelstrom region, the dazzling light of dying stars is everywhere. In front of this magnificent scene, it seems that the Resolute Resolve, the glorious queen-class battleship that symbolizes the majesty of the human empire, seems so small.

Looking at the scene before her, this familiar crisis and treachery reminded Elaine of the time when she was still in Nukeria and fought against the nobles.

In the eyes of the high-ranking riders who control the majestic hot sandy land, the barbarian saintess who rises from the mountains will undoubtedly be their interesting playthings, not worth mentioning.

However, the tribal clans forged from the endless harsh winters have never been as weak as the high-ranking riders believe. The will forged in the wind and snow is no match for steel, their savage exterior hides unparalleled potential, they have no way out of being bullied to the precipice by the nobles of the Red Sands, the descendants of the mountains who have been shattered into countless pieces by ancient technology from the Age of Strife have reached the final moment, and any tribe that fails to pass the grinding has fallen into the abyss.

Subsequently, Elaine appeared. She is the embodiment of the desperate faith that spreads in the cold and cold wind, and no one has questioned her origin and cause, and her existence symbolizes the full will of the descendants of the mountains.

Now, the Winter Maiden leads these mountain people, who were once called barbarians, and the red sand slaves who have been humiliated and oppressed, to overthrow the aristocratic forces of the entire planet.

It's a pretty familiar story.

And Elaine can empathize with it—only this time, she's been saved from endless despair.

In the past, just as she searched for the tribes and clans tempered by the cold winter in the snow-capped mountains, the Lord of Mankind found his daughter who suffered under the gaze of the gods in the sea of souls of the highest heaven.

The Emperor's majestic splendor was like a dazzling ray of sunlight that spread to the decaying young souls, repairing Elaine's cursed barriers of knowledge and mind, and bringing her the power and responsibility of the genetic protogen.

Like the people of Nukeriya who were completely liberated, the girl from another world ushered in a real new life at that moment.

Since then, Elaine has followed the human master she knows and followed in his footsteps.

As a girl who exists in another world, the moment she was saved by the Lord of Mankind, she had endless imagination and dependence on that distant and great home called the Human Empire.

Unlike other recovered genotypes, Elaine never returned to her home in her previous life, Terra, the home planet and cradle of humanity, even though she knew she was going to go back, but not now. Even, apart from the Lord of the Shadow Moon Wolves, who had come to teach her and led her through many matters related to the Human Empire, she hadn't seen any of her other genetic brothers.

Because, a great expedition is waiting for her to join it.

Once a mortal, she took the responsibility of this divine power more seriously than any real genetic agent.

After her time saved by the Lord of Humanity, she faded all mortal past and devoted herself to serving her father's empire wholeheartedly—including relying on the gift of genetic protogenes to greatly improve the medical knowledge and theories of the empire, learning about war during her time studying with her brother Horus, and even accepting and tolerating the Astarte heirs who had her genetic blood, although she was slightly distressed by the war dogs' war damage to the void and glory of the past. But under her own rectification and adjustment, she tried to minimize the battle damage that may occur in countless battles in the future.

It can be said that the regret of past memories makes her extremely special attitude towards the war dogs, or it can be said that she is wary of the corruption from the blood god in the future, but regardless of the reason, Elaine has always had a passionate belief in it:

Yes, everything is for the great expedition of the Great Father.

Elaine could clearly see that under the magnificent starry sky in front of her, not only was the threat of the Inhuman Empire hidden, but also the alien crisis contained in it, and even the fierce waves from the sea of souls could be seen everywhere in it, like a death vortex erupting from a deep black hole, making this starfield deep space full of countless deaths and crises exude endless mysteries.

The future is bound to be unpredictable and dangerous.

And all she could do was emulate her father, who shone as brightly as the cold sun... Just prepare for any potential or possible future.

The future is a coast that can be seen, but there are countless potential dangers that are difficult to estimate along the way. Among them are many hideous monsters that eat people underwater, and there is no way to see the moody sea breeze and reefs.

Despite having a nautical route map called 'Memories of Another World', Elaine never had the pride to be in control of the voyage.

Because when she arrived at the dock with pride, and was ready to set sail with her experience of the journey, she was immediately swept underwater by the rough waves on the shore - witnessing the tip of the iceberg of those deep-sea monsters.

That's something that knowledge can't fight against.

Even though she was rescued from the perilous underwater by the skilled old sailor, the experience had turned into a scar on her soul and remained imprinted in the young sailor's mind.

It was only then, combined with the space opera depicted by the memories of the past, that Elaine truly understood the greatness of the Lord of Humanity who had the courage to stand up to Chaos, and his untold love for the human race.

Along with Elaine's almost motherly pity and tolerance for her genetic offspring, it also comes from the humanity and paternal love shown by the Lord of Humanity for this daughter with an otherworldly past.

They all have similar situations and current situations, except that Elaine once saved slaves who were oppressed by the nobles of the Red Sands, and what the Emperor wanted to save was the human race who was oppressed and humiliated by the entire galaxy.

The benevolent and sharp golden eyes seemed to transcend time and space, and the eyes of father and daughter seemed to be intertwined at this moment.

Go ahead, my daughter. 】

He said.

In his eyes, Elaine saw a war that was too cruel to describe in any words.

Countless human beings shrouded in darkness ushered in death in exhaustion and despair, immature and small precious lives were burned by the surging flames of war, morality and humanity were abandoned at this moment, roars and screams are all over the magnificent starry sky in front of the genetic prototype, the dying flickering of the dying stars symbolizes the ruined history of hundreds of millions of years ago, and the magnificent brilliance is covered with gray fog at this moment.

Endless despair is spreading in this galaxy.

Dark and dark, grand and hollow.

All this... Does it really make sense?

She didn't know the answer.

The genogen stared at the starry sky in front of her, the roar of the subspace engine waking her consciousness from the highest heavens.

At the same time, countless strong emotions and emotions rippled in the calm mind of the original gene like a lake, but the source of these rich and intense emotions was not herself, but tens of thousands of Astartes from the Legion of the Children of the Mountains, and the hearts of these demigod heirs from her genes were now inhabiting the sea of Elaine's mind.

Their ferocity and fanaticism as war dogs were embraced in the peaceful and peaceful sea of hearts of the original genogen, and correspondingly, Elaine's gentleness that could connect everything also spread in the hearts of these Astartes - the essence from the original genogen began to gradually affect these fierce and disciplined warriors of the past, and they began to become silent and enthusiastic.

Like the sons of the mountains that Elaine has led over Nukeria for decades, they are bound together by blood and warmth.

Now is the time to test the edge of the sword of the Sons of the Mountains.

It's time for a real war to begin.

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