vncnus Chapter 49 The Emperor Returns
Chapter 49 The Emperor Returns
When Guilliman, the last Primarch, set foot on Terra, the entire continent was shaken. This was the first time since the Great Crusade began that all the Primarchs, created by the Emperor, had gathered together.
Five days later, Li Wei, who was traveling in the warp near Terra, looked up at the star torch that guided the galaxy. The golden light it emitted suddenly increased several times over, illuminating the entire warp as if it were daytime.
He knew then that the Emperor of Man had returned to Terra, and only the Emperor's vast and boundless divine power could cause such violent fluctuations in the Star Torch.
"It seems that Senko's expansion plan can be implemented."
Li Wei gazed at the golden pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth, muttering to himself.
In his plan, the promotion of think tanks must be implemented, but the initiative must be firmly in Qianzi's hands, rather than Qianzi groveling and begging.
Thousand Sons must take the initiative and, having accepted invitations from the other Primarchs and even summons from the Emperor, attend the Council as the leader.
Although Qianzi received a large amount of sponsorship from the Star Language Court and the Navigator Family, it was only material supplies and had not yet been converted into weapons and equipment.
But more importantly, if the Thousand Sons Legion wants to expand its size, its manpower problem can only temporarily rely on its home planet Prospero.
He recently checked Prospero's population data, and it only totaled a little over 2 million.
Although the population of the Thousand Sons is significantly larger than that of Barbarus, the homeworld of the Death Guard with the smallest population, the special requirement that all members of the Thousand Sons are psionicists means that the number of Thousand Sons is not only limited by the scarce gene seeds, but also by the talents of psionicists.
While most of the native inhabitants of Prospero are indeed psionicists, very few are selected after being screened by the five major schools and then chosen to become official warriors of the Thousand Sons.
Li Wei's ultimate goal was to take advantage of the opportunity during the meeting with Qianzi to propose including psionicists in the tax conscription system for the upcoming eleven taxes in Makado.
Finally, the recruited psionicists are sent to Prospero for systematic training by the five major schools of thought, eventually becoming qualified Thousand Warriors.
With this process, the number of Thousand Sons will no longer be limited by Prospero's population cap, completely solving the problem of manpower shortage that has plagued the Thousand Sons for many years.
Having figured everything out, Li Wei's mind sank into the third level, transforming into a stream of light and instantly returning to the real universe.
The next second, he opened his eyes and heard his adjutant Kayan's anxious voice outside the door:
"Master, Primarch Peturabo, along with Primarch Chagatai Khan (White Scar), Primarch Saint Gilles (Blood Angel), and Primarch Loga (Word Bearers), have just invited Your Excellency the Archmage to the Golden Throne Court deep within the Imperial Palace to discuss a meeting regarding the Legion-wide rollout of the Think Tank."
"The Archmage has agreed. Now we are just waiting for you, Master, to come to the reception room so we can set off together."
"What?" Li Wei was taken aback.
He hadn't expected Magnus to break their promise and agree to attend the meeting.
After a moment's thought, he suddenly grabbed the four Primarch names that Kayan had given: Peturabo, Chagatai Khan, Saint Gilles, and Loka.
These Primarchs were all close friends of Magnus, and the entire Legion promoted the Think Tank. These four were also the most steadfast supporters, and they were the Legion that needed the Think Tank the most.
Their joint invitation to Magnus to attend a meeting, while somewhat abrupt, was also quite normal.
But one of them was very abnormal, abnormal to an absurd degree.
That was Peturabo. He knew, and was the most aware of, Magnus's decision not to participate in the meeting.
Why did he come over and invite Magnus to the meeting?
Moreover, he had already started accepting supplies manufactured by Qianzi, so he had no time to get involved in these trivial matters.
Based on Li Wei's understanding of Peturabo, he would never invite Magnus to the meeting for no reason.
"Heh..." Li Wei's lips curled into a cold smile. After thinking for a moment, he realized what was going on and muttered to himself, "I thought Perturabo had changed his ways and was willing to feign friendship with those brothers he considered foolish and arrogant."
Although Peturabo was a utilitarian lord of steel, he desperately craved the Emperor's approval.
He had definitely informed the Emperor beforehand that Magnus was unwilling to attend the council.
As for befriending those Primarchs, it was just to make up the numbers so they could all invite Magnus to the meeting.
Peturabo doesn't understand brotherhood, but he knows how to exploit it. He takes advantage of Magnus's brotherly affection for his brothers and coerces Magnus into participating in the think tank promotion council.
He truly went to great lengths to win the emperor's approval.
"This is an extremely love-starved, overgrown child, but our Qianzi has just begun a deep collaboration with your Iron Warriors. Your attempt to please both sides shows a lack of respect for Qianzi."
Li Wei only grumbled inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. He was just the chief of the Thousand Sons, not the original genetic material of the Thousand Sons, and he dared not easily provoke Peturabo.
Having figured things out, Li Wei hurried to the reception room. The die was cast, so he might as well go with the flow.
Before long, Li Wei saw the five Primarchs sitting together, chatting happily.
But Li Wei felt as if there was a thorn in his heart, causing him a dull ache.
After his recent clandestine observations, he has confirmed that most of his previous guesses were correct.
Most Primarchs did indeed possess the authority of the four Warp Gods.
However, it wasn't as he thought. Those original beings who were destined to rebel in their previous lives were only targeted by the four gods because of the excessive power they held over the four gods of chaos. Under their constant seduction and erosion, they eventually fell into depravity.
Of these, Horus, the Primarch of Shadowmoon Wolf, is the most suitable to be used as a pattern.
Although he possesses various powers of the four Chaos Gods, the concentration of each power is extremely low, while the power of the Emperor within him is the purest and most concentrated.
In this light, Horus's descent into chaos was not predestined, but simply because the emperor's emotional intelligence was practically nonexistent.
Combining Livy's memories of his past life with what he saw in this life, the emperor may have favored Horus and Magnus the most among all his children, and placed the greatest hopes on them.
However, the emperor was reluctant to reveal his true feelings, always replacing care with cold and harsh orders, which led his two most outstanding sons into endless suspicion and despair, ultimately plunging them into a chaotic abyss of no return.
Li Wei's arrival interrupted Magnus, who was talking quietly with Luo Jia and looked slightly uneasy. He coughed lightly and said:
"Let's go, Li Wei, to the meeting together!"
His tone was slightly embarrassed, and he looked at Li Wei with a hint of apology, knowing that he had broken his promise.
However, the four Primarchs who came were his closest friends and brothers, and he could not refuse them.