Chapter 459

Zhou Yun sat in the chair in his room, rubbing the Spear of Twilight that Konrad Curze had "stolen" from Prince Yriel.

Yriel's soul was wailing and roaring on the spear, and his skin had also been peeled off by Curze and wrapped around the weapon.

This was because the Spear of Twilight and Prince Yriel's soul were eternally bound, and Curze was no expert in the psychic realm, so he could only bring Yriel and the spear back together—well, in a more portable way.

Zhou Yun picked up the fourth Crone Sword, which came with a soul-ring, and handed it to Nobita Nobi beside him.

After the Crone Sword reached his hand, it naturally turned into a brass bullet, which he stuffed into the revolver at his waist.

Then, Zhou Yun cast his gaze around the room.

This room had once belonged to Macharius; compared to the rooms of his captains, this room appeared simple and even narrow.

It was said this was because Macharius's mind was always galloping across the vast stars, so he didn't notice the narrowness of the place his physical body occupied.

Regardless of whether this claim was true, Zhou Yun was somewhat satisfied with this room.

Just like a Hive, such a slightly narrow room could bring Zhou Yun a sense of security and warmth.

It was just that such a room was a bit cramped for Sanguinius and Guilliman.

Especially Sanguinius's white wings, which seemed to have nowhere to rest.

Guilliman, sitting beside him, was accidentally brushed on the cheek by his feathers, his expression suggesting a bit of itchiness.

Both of them had left Terra earlier than Zhou Yun.

Guilliman led the Indomitus Crusade fleet with Terra as the core, beginning to recover the surrounding planets, and now it was showing initial results.

The Indomitus Crusade fleet had broken through the cage the Black Legion had attempted to set and successfully set out toward the stars.

Sanguinius had headed to Baal, using Baal as the core to begin recovering the planets in the Imperium Nihilus that had fallen into chaos.

Now, some results had been achieved; the Red Scar sector had basically been reclaimed.

They had come to the *Light Lord* via the Anywhere Door to hold their routine three-person meeting.

Sanguinius was in good spirits, a smile on his lips, his face quite gentle.

Primarchs were ultimately forged for war, and war was what nourished them best; Sanguinius had basically been fighting on the front lines in the Nihilus, so his state was naturally very good.

Guilliman still carried some fatigue, not much better than when he was on Terra.

This was because the administration and logistics of the Imperium Nihilus were basically handled by Dante working overtime on Baal; to a large extent, Dante was the true Regent of the Imperium Nihilus, and Sanguinius was at most Dante's Great General of the Nihilus.

But within the Imperium Sanctus, the brothers Tigurius and Calgar were still guarding Ultramar, and while the Imperial bureaucrats led by Tiruien could shoulder some of the work, they were ultimately mortals; Guilliman still could not escape administrative affairs.

Guilliman, in a tone like a Cogitator-servitor outputting information, quickly and concisely stated the current situation of the Indomitus Crusade.

"Very smooth; the Anywhere Door allows us to ignore the Warp and strike directly at the core of the traitors."

"The Adeptus Mechanicus are now all starting to pray to Zhou Yun, to Saint Doraemon; honestly, the effect is better than praying to the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang or the Omnissiah."

"Cawl designed a Knight, named the Mini-Dora class—of course, the size is not mini at all; he explained that compared to the glory of Saint Doraemon, even a Knight appears mini."

"Honestly, watching that giant blue metal raccoon roll over the battlefield has a huge impact on the spirit, but the effect is great; the enemy's mechanical failure rate has skyrocketed, and our Machine Spirits are overjoyed."

"The Custodians' performance is also good—I mean those who have farmed at Zhou Yun's place—they have learned humility, and their coordination with the Space Marines is good."

"As for the Primaris... the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang was right to forge twenty legions, and Cawl was right to use the gene-seed of the traitor legions to create Space Marines."

Guilliman couldn't help but sigh:

"Many planets didn't actually turn to Chaos; their governors just thought the Imperium had ended and tried to fish in troubled waters, taking the opportunity to become independent."

"I sent out a few Primaris sons of Konrad Curze disguised as Raven Guard; in less than a week, the governors of those planets and their entire families were skinned and hung on the spires of their governor palaces. Driven by fear, these planets soon declared their renewed loyalty to the Imperium."

"My affairs here are much simpler." Sanguinius smiled gently and casually took out three thick stacks of documents, handing two to Zhou Yun and Guilliman.

"This is the recent political and military report of the Imperium Nihilus compiled by Dante; you can read it yourselves if you're interested."

Guilliman's expression stiffened; Sanguinius ignored it and continued:

"Let me tell you something you might be interested in; there are two things in total."

"First, the *Conqueror* has reappeared in the galaxy."

This sentence made Zhou Yun and Guilliman look at Sanguinius simultaneously.

The *Conqueror*, the *Gloriana*-class battleship of the World Eaters Legion, the former flagship of the Angel of Red Sands, Angron.

Zhou Yun instantly remembered the prophecy the Hua Hua Hua Di Huang had made at the time.

The Angel of Red Sands will guide the way...

"Now the *Conqueror* belongs to 'Oathbreaker' Kossolax."

"Who?" Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Kos-what-lax?"

Never heard of him! Is there such a character?

Zhou Yun pondered, vaguely remembering having heard the name in his previous life, but couldn't recall it clearly.

"'Oathbreaker' Kossolax."

"A minor character, a Chaos Lord; during the Great Crusade, he was just an ordinary soldier in the World Eaters' 3rd Assault Company. After Isstvan III, the World Eaters lost a large number of officers, and he was promoted to adjutant of the 3rd Company, but he was still a minor officer who wasn't highly valued."

"He thinks everyone who knew his background is dead, but he can't hide from my prophetic ability."

Sanguinius explained:

"Around the time of Cadia's fall, he used some method to capture the *Conqueror* and, taking advantage of the opening of the Great Rift, absorbed a large number of World Eaters warbands and various messy traitors."

"Now, he calls himself the Regent of the World Eaters Legion, rampaging through the Imperium Nihilus with the *Conqueror*—but it's actually just small-time stuff. If I happen to run into him, I'll capture the *Conqueror* and bring it back for you to play with as a flagship."

Zhou Yun nodded slightly; Sanguinius was right, this was indeed not a big deal.

Just a minor Chaos Lord who happened to be lucky enough to take the *Conqueror*.

If Sanguinius didn't happen to run into him, Zhou Yun could also take Kharn to recover the *Conqueror* when he had time—after all, if we're talking about the World Eaters Regent, Kharn is the genuine one, and there's an old acquaintance of Kharn's on that ship.

"What's the second thing?" Zhou Yun continued to ask.

"Also a small matter, from the Hades system." Sanguinius said in a clear voice.

"Hades?" Zhou Yun looked strange; that entire system had been burned into glass by Dante using the Necron artifact "Starfire," not even a living person left—

Wait, Zhou Yun suddenly remembered that there was a Necron Tomb World in Hades, ruled by the Overlord of the Mephrit Dynasty, "He Who Must Not Be Named," Zarathusa.

"The Necron Overlord Zarathusa's representative visited Baal; they claimed this was a greeting to a neighbor, hoping our actions wouldn't disturb their long slumber, and to respect their land and property."

Sanguinius said softly:

"At the same time, they brought two arrest warrants, hoping we could cooperate in capturing two shameful, bastard thieves who humiliated the glory of 'He Who Must Not Be Named' and betrayed the Overlord's grace."

"The Necron Travelers Anrakyr and Trazyn the Infinite visited Hades some days ago; Zarathusa entertained them in his capacity as an Overlord and ruler of the Mephrit Dynasty."

The Phaeron of the Mephrit Dynasty hadn't woken up before being assassinated by passing Aeldari; the remaining Overlords began a civil war due to the lack of a leader. Zarathusa woke up to find he was the only Overlord left in the entire Mephrit Dynasty, inexplicably becoming the ruler of the entire dynasty.

Zarathusa was relatively normal among Necrons; apart from hating others calling his name, he had no other problems and no intention of expansion, staying in his Tomb World with the entire dynasty.

"After the entertainment ended, the Traveler Anrakyr and Trazyn the Infinite left the Hades system, but after they left, Zarathusa suddenly discovered that the stellar energy utilization machine 'Starfire' belonging to the Mephrit Dynasty at the core of the Hades system had disappeared."

"Who is the culprit? So hard to guess!" Zhou Yun couldn't help but complain.

Trazyn was also a notorious thief among Necrons; as long as Zarathusa's mind-device wasn't broken, his first reaction would definitely be to suspect Trazyn.

However, what was the situation with the Traveler Anrakyr?

How did he get mixed up with Trazyn?

These two had no connection in Zhou Yun's impression, right?

"Do we need to cooperate with Zarathusa to capture Trazyn and Anrakyr?" Sanguinius asked, looking at Zhou Yun and Guilliman.

"In Cawl's report, Trazyn is a very valuable partner."

"Anrakyr has also shown his value as a collaborator."

Guilliman said in a rational voice:

"Zarathusa seems relatively less valuable."

"Not capture?" Sanguinius asked.

"No, cooperate with Zarathusa to capture, provide him with convenience to capture, but we shouldn't participate directly."

Guilliman smiled and said:

"Then we help Anrakyr and Trazyn escape Zarathusa's pursuit."

A very Guilliman-style action.

"Figure out why the two of them are mixed together; I think there might be a reason for this." Zhou Yun said to Sanguinius.

But he didn't pay too much attention to this matter; he had other, more important things to attend to.

"Since your crusades have started, I should also go hunt Erebus."

(End of Chapter)