Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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After much deliberation, they came to no conclusion; the World Eater Legion was simply not suited to consider this issue.

We need to take down this planet first, and we can worry about the rest later!

Caruso commanded, "Fleet, accelerate! Blood sacrifice to the Blood God's skull seat!" This shout was filled with a great deal of emotion; he was now extremely eager to conquer this planet.

The fleet, comprised of ten World Devourer factions, began to accelerate in a mighty march. In an airspace 400 light-years away, Zhou Qing's patrol fleet was docked.

They were fishing here, but Zhou Qing was also reflecting on himself.

Star Technology exists on Planet Narrus, so Zhou Qing naturally witnessed everything that happened that year; he saw the chaotic forces corrupting his human citizens.

Seeing these ordinary citizens, who were easily provoked by just a few words, already preparing to resist.

This incident left a deep mark on Zhou Qing's heart.

This was something he had never encountered before in the Federation of Humanities.

Such a thing would not happen in the Federation. Humans are proud, and they are proud to discriminate against all races in their equality.

Whether you're a so-called chaotic evil god or anything else, they don't believe in any gods.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Federation uses the concept of "the mind surpasses matter" to describe ascension to sainthood; it's merely a means for everyone to become like a dragon. The so-called gods within the Federation are nothing more than civil servants.

Therefore, Zhou Qing, who was born in the Federation of Humans, really had a hard time understanding what was going on on his own peripheral colony!

Why did all this happen? It makes no sense. Why were humans so easily seduced by the Chaos God?

Where is their pride as human beings? Where is their sense of self-respect as human beings?

This wasn't Zhou Qing's first time dealing with Chaos Demons, but in the past, his encounters with Chaos Demons were always head-on, or he would mobilize a large army to invade the Net Path and fight the demons within it.

Every battle with demons is a head-on clash, with both sides engaging in large-scale warfare. There is no such thing as demons directly invading his planet and causing widespread corruption.

As for the battle at Lionsgate during the Battle of Terra, Zhou Qing didn't actually see the whole picture.

Khorne's followers corrupted the people of Terra and brought with them a large army of Chaos demons.

However, Zhou Qing attributed this to the fact that ordinary people were starving, and that the enemy was too powerful; their ability to corrupt and corrupt was indeed beyond the reach of ordinary mortals.

In short, this is not the fault of humanity itself, but rather the problem of an overly powerful enemy and a poorly functioning government.

It shouldn't be that these humans have lost their pride, but Zhou Qing has witnessed this scene, and it is clear that they have lost their pride.

How could someone be so stupid as to be mobilized with just a few words?

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Dos Santos walked to Zhou Qing's side. He saw his teacher's confusion. Even his omnipotent teacher could be confused.

"Teacher, is there anything in this world that can stump you?"

"It's Doss!" Zhou Qing heard his student's call and slowly raised his head to look at the spirited student in front of him.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about why humans have lost their pride."

Zhou Qing is a level 10 scientist, almost unmatched in the scientific field. Even within the Human Federation, only one person surpasses him and has become the leader of the Academy of Sciences.

He actually did a lot of research in sociology, but the idea of ​​a human empire was just too peculiar.

It was completely contrary to his pride as a human being, which is why he couldn't quite understand it now.

"Can you understand why those people would turn to chaos?"

Dos Santos was silent for a moment, his gaze passing through the porthole towards the distant planet Narrus.

Although 400 million years have passed, at most he could only look in the direction rather than at that planet; he didn't have that ability, but he still looked in that direction.

"Teacher, your presence within the Empire is a secret. I don't know where you came from, but judging from your moral standards, you don't seem like someone our human Empire should have."

"Please forgive my audacity in guessing, but you must have been born in a bright and civilized world. In your world, civilization must have been orderly and free from any persecution."

"Compared to us, you have an arrogance that is more like the arrogance that humans should naturally possess. You despise everything, even the chaotic evil gods in front of you, you still look down on them."

"Although I don't know what words to use to describe this sentence, I can tell from your attitude that you should regard them as a bunch of bumpkins."

"In your opinion, even the Chaos Gods should bow down to humanity; that's what they should do."

"Everything about you is so natural, as if it were always meant to be this way."

"But it's different here—the people of the Empire live in misery from birth."

He often wore a wry smile when he said this.

"Teacher, I would only say this in front of you. Do you really think the Empire is a good country?"

"I dare say that this human empire is neither great nor glorious, but humanity still protects it with blood and souls, allowing it to continue to exist."

"He is neither great nor glorious, much less honorable."

"But we are still willing to support it and protect it, because it is a civilization belonging to mankind. Without the protection of this empire, mankind's status in the universe would be even lower."

Zhou Qing frowned slightly. Coming from the Human Federation, Zhou Qing found it hard to imagine that humanity had risen to such a position in the universe.

When the aliens dared to ride roughshod over humans, they undoubtedly crossed Zhou Qing's bottom line.

Doss continued, "You gave them hope and let them taste freedom."

But when that hope is suddenly taken away, the backlash of despair can be far more terrifying than never having had it at all.

"What the Chaos God excels at most is exploiting this disparity."

“You have given them a life that ordinary people dare not even imagine, and now that these people who once couldn’t even get enough to eat are living this unimaginable life, some of them will inevitably become indulgent.”

“A moment of indulgence could cost them their entire lives. This is not your fault; it’s just that the people of the empire have never enjoyed such good days before.”

"It is precisely because I have never enjoyed it and never received it."

Therefore, after acquiring it, they squandered it recklessly, and precisely because of this reckless spending, they became even more incapable of handling any changes.

“They are afraid that the gifts you, Teacher, have given them will disappear from them, and be taken away by the Planetary Overseer.”

"They worship you, but they don't trust the planetary governor."

"They were born in darkness, and naturally they could endure darkness when there was no light, but you gave them light."

Having experienced the light, they will do everything in their power, regardless of the cost, to hold onto it.

"As you have seen, even the followers of these chaotic evil gods, when they want to deceive these citizens, all they have to do is use your name, the Emperor's name."

"That might be one reason, teacher."

Chapter 131 The First Step of Planetary Landing, Blocked by Planetary Shields

Zhou Qing was a great scientist, and it was precisely because he was a great scientist that he was able to achieve this.

Therefore, he easily understood what his student was trying to express.

His powerful mind naturally had no problem thinking about these things.

Zhou Qing quickly understood the reason behind it, and after understanding it, his expression towards his students became even more kind.

"I never thought that one day I would need you to teach me. It's true what they say: 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me.'"

"Although you are my student, you are also my teacher, and you have given me some things that I had never thought of before, which is very good."

Zhou Qing never hesitated to praise his students. Since his student had performed so well, he was naturally willing to praise his good student.

Dos Santos blushed instantly, like a red apple, his face turning bright red, unsure of what to say.

He never expected his teacher to praise him so directly.

"Teacher, you flatter me. You could have figured it out in a few minutes. I was just showing off my limited knowledge," Dos Santos said somewhat embarrassedly, scratching his head.

"Don't underestimate yourself. The fact that I've taken you under my wing and mentored you proves that you have potential. Otherwise, why wouldn't I mentor someone else?"

It's a good thing that his students are humble, but Zhou Qing could sense that his students had always seemed to lack confidence.

Perhaps it was the difference in their status, or perhaps he was just too dazzling, making his students feel unworthy of being his students.

Therefore, Zhou Qing sometimes provides psychological and ideological support to his students.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue to observe what Khorne's World Eater Warband is up to this time, and see if we can lure Abaddon out."

Zhou Qing stopped their conversation and turned his attention back to the matter at hand.

Now it's time to continue observing the battlefield carefully, since eliminating Abaddon is the most important thing.

After arriving in the human empire, Zhou Qing still maintained his full moral compass.

But his heart has indeed grown colder.

Or perhaps a level 10 scientist is inherently a bit cold-hearted.

War never ends without death, and Zhou Qing had witnessed countless sacrifices in Warhammer.

Therefore, he also learned to be indifferent.

Human beings are important, and human citizens have the right to live.

However, in such a dark universe, they are destined not to enjoy the same treatment as federal citizens.

Abaddon had to be dealt with; Zhou Qing could not tolerate such a thing constantly threatening his colonies.

So even though he knew that doing so would cause massive casualties on a planet, Zhou Qing still did it.

Moreover, he believed in the planets under his rule and that they could withstand an attack from such a small force.

All he could do was unleash humanity's fury on this traitor when Abaddon appeared, when the Black Legion appeared, and make him pay a bloody price.

Zhou Qing turned his gaze back to the warship's detection system and began to observe the actions of the World Devourers.

Meanwhile, the World Eaters' fleet began arriving in the planetary orbit of Narrus during this period.

Looking down at the green planet, the Devourers grew increasingly excited. The closer they got to the planet, the more they could sense its suitability for them.

It was a feeling that seemed to be back in the mother's womb, as if the mother were holding them.

This feeling even caused these Chaos Space Marines who had already sided with Khorne to momentarily break free from their faith in Khorne.

The Gaia world is truly amazing.

However, they had been immersed in the Khorne faith for far too long, and even if they broke away for a moment, they eventually succumbed back to it.

The Devourer's fleet arrived at the planet's surface without encountering any interception from other warships; everything went smoothly.

As Caruso watched the planet below sink deeper and deeper into decay, he finally issued his first command.

"Send auxiliary forces for a trial airdrop to probe the enemy's firepower and warships, and prepare for orbital bombardment!"