Chapter 400: Coincidence?

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Primarch Warmaster—Horus Lupercal."

Yingzhou raised an eyebrow, stunned where he stood.

Hey, good grief, Horus, why does this give me a chill down my back? But, Angron doesn't seem to have any issues now, so Horus, hmm, should be fine.

Yingzhou kept comforting himself in his heart; after finally facing this matter, he suddenly thought of something else.

Stroking his hair, which had already reached his earlobes, Yingzhou's eyes gradually widened, and he said with a delayed realization.

"No way? Why are all three Primarchs now... bah... bald? Is this a coincidence?"

Originally, after Angron appeared, Yingzhou had thought about this question, but at the time he thought it was just a coincidence, but now... can this still be considered a coincidence?

"System, do you know the reason?"

Yingzhou thought for a long time without a clue, so he had to ask the system with the mindset of giving it a try.

A few seconds later, the system's voice appeared in Yingzhou's mind.

"There is no reason, everything is a normal process, please rest assured, Host."

Fine, I knew it would be like this.

Yingzhou had long anticipated that the system would say this, so he didn't feel much disappointment.

"There is one more draw chance, let's use it."

"Consuming 1 Random Draw attempt, drawing..."

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Forging Ability."

Seeing the newly drawn reward, Yingzhou widened his eyes in surprise and muttered to himself.

"Hmm? Forging Ability? Damn, doesn't that mean I can hand-craft weapons myself? No, wouldn't it be better to give this to Vulkan?"

Thinking of this, Yingzhou couldn't wait to ask the system.

"System, what kind of weapons can I forge? Can Vulkan also obtain this ability?"

"A Primarch's learning ability is extremely powerful; the Host only needs to let them practice a few more times to learn forging. Host, after the Forging Ability is bestowed upon you, you can forge according to your own ideas. Of course, with your current ability, it would be quite good to forge a semi-finished product; there is a high probability of failure."

Hearing the system's roast, Yingzhou's mouth twitched, and he said.

"You really didn't need to say that last sentence; it's quite heart-stabbing."

After a pause, Yingzhou continued.

"So, I possess the Forging Ability, but I have no experience and still need a certain amount of practice?"

"Yes, Host, you must know that this ability only lets you know the method; to use it proficiently, you still need practice."

"Uh, is there no way to make me a master blacksmith directly?"

A smile appeared on Yingzhou's face as he made a half-joking remark, but it made the system fall into a brief Silence. After nearly half a minute, the system's voice slowly appeared in Yingzhou's mind.

"Host, if that were the case, you would not be able to withstand it."

The smile on Yingzhou's face instantly stiffened; this light, airy sentence from the system always managed to make his skin crawl.

Clearing his throat twice, Yingzhou rubbed his face and said awkwardly.

"Ahem, I was just joking, hahaha... yeah, just joking."

As he spoke, Yingzhou stood up. At this time, the defensive fortifications of the new position had been completed, and the Military District had also allowed other Legions capable of advancing to begin their push. As long as these five Legion positions were the most forward, other Legions generally wouldn't face large-scale attacks.

The entire army rested until evening. Just after finishing dinner, Yingzhou suddenly smelled a pungent odor. He frowned slightly, but it quickly smoothed out.

Soon, an Attila warrior rode a warhorse to Yingzhou, bowed, and said in a devout voice.

"Emperor, according to the intelligence we gathered, the Alien army has stopped advancing toward us and has halted in a city ruin about 200km away."

Hearing this news, Yingzhou was filled with confusion.

That's not right. Logically speaking, the Zerg should continue to push. Could it be that they feel they can't win and are afraid to continue? No, how could the Zerg be afraid? Could something have happened to the Zerg again? Then again, they fought the Beast Race before; fighting another race isn't impossible.

"Hmm, I understand. You go rest first."

"Yes, Emperor!"

After the Attila warrior left, just as Yingzhou was pondering whether to continue the attack, he saw Taisi, the Deputy Regiment Commander of the 72nd Legion, trot up to him. After saluting, Taisi said to Yingzhou.

"Emperor, Officer Lu Zhenda of the Military District has urgent matters and needs you to return to the Military District."

Hearing that it was Lu Zhenda looking for him, Yingzhou knew in his heart that this was definitely not a simple matter, so he immediately said to Taisi.

"Do not continue to advance the position for the time being. Scout the Zerg's movements and assist the rear in building supply routes."

"Yes! Emperor!"

After recalling the Salamanders and Grey Knight warriors, Yingzhou left some Attila Barbarian Cavalry and Catachan men with the 72nd Legion to prevent the Zerg from launching an attack.

After handling the affairs of the 72nd Legion, Yingzhou left Position No. 9 and departed by Transport Aircraft.

Ninth Defense Zone Military Region.

Lu Zhenda was originally happy that the Ninth Defense Zone had won a battle, but soon, a communication from the Inner City rang in his office.

After picking up the communication, a projection appeared in front of him. Selina was looking at Lu Zhenda with an expressionless face, and she said in a flat voice.

"Mr. Lu Zhenda, I am looking for Yingzhou. Has he not returned to the Military District yet?"

Hearing that Selina was looking for Yingzhou, Lu Zhenda shook his head slightly and said.

"No, he went to the front line. Is something the matter?"

Selina raised her right hand to adjust the glasses on the bridge of her nose and continued.

"A communication from the Fourth Defense Zone; Councilor Kelin of the Fourth Defense Zone has something he wants to say to Yingzhou. Judging by his appearance, it should be a rather important matter. Please notify Yingzhou as soon as possible; he is on the front line, and I have no way to contact him."

Upon hearing that it was the Fourth Defense Zone, which had once been saved by Yingzhou, Lu Zhenda didn't say anything more and nodded solemnly in response.

"Alright, I understand. I will notify Yingzhou immediately."

After hanging up the communication from the Inner City, Lu Zhenda immediately went to the Military District Communication Room and had the signalman send a message to the 72nd Legion.

After sending the communication, Lu Zhenda returned to his office, recalling what Selina had just said.

Could something have happened to the Fourth Defense Zone again? But indeed, after repelling the Orcs last time, the Fourth Defense Zone did have a severe shortage of population, losing nearly 40% of its people. This was not a small number.

Although the Orcs seemed to have suffered heavy losses in that battle against the Zerg over the past few years and had not attacked the Fourth Defense Zone, this amount of time was truly not enough for the Fourth Defense Zone to recover much, and it was possible that the Beast Race might also attack the Fourth Defense Zone.

The more Lu Zhenda thought about it, the more he felt it was possible; he paced back and forth in the office, waiting for Yingzhou to return.

Very soon, the sound of steady footsteps came from outside the office, and before the office door had even opened, Yingzhou's voice drifted in.

"Lao Lu, what happened? Why did you call me back so urgently?"

(Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the start of another year. I wish all readers the best of luck in the new year and a rolling source of wealth.)