[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor":3,"chapter-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-429":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: The 11th Primarch - The Black Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1510728,1962,"Chapter 429 - 428: The \"Psychiatrist\" Carefully Weighs His Report to the Gene-Father","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-429",429,"\u003Cp>Morningstar, planetary capital Calaena, the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient structure served as Magnus's temporary office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor Maat entered, seeing Ankhu Anen, guardian of the Prospero Grand Library in red robes, leading subordinates scanning and copying ancient precious texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anen turned, giving Hathor a friendly nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor then approached the gene-father clad in golden battle plate, crafted by Terra's finest artisans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curving horns, sculpted musculature, and most delicate script strokes highlighted customization for the Thousand Sons Primarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leather kilt reached his knees. A curved blade of Prosperan silk-steel hung at his waist, Perturabo's gifted plasma gun on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor's gaze was drawn to an exceptionally massive tome hanging at his side, filled with psychic knowledge, large even by Astartes standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that book contained what the Primarch considered the most precious part of all knowledge he'd acquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future knowledge from countless worlds would be inscribed within. The Book of Magnus would be an unprecedented work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father.\" Hathor spoke with a psychic voice. As a Thousand Son who'd crossed the threshold, he mastered other four cults' arts, though not as adept as his primary Pavoni arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnus's eyes today were green. He detached from the psychic apparatus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor recognized several flashing runes on the device were those he obtained from his Lord and contributed to the gene-father. He thought contemplatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So, after arriving on Morningstar, Father immersed himself here, constructing a Warp device requiring vast Warp energy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hathor,\" Magnus's jade eyes settled upon him. \"What brings you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, I captured a local cultists group the Sons of Shai-Tan and obtained important intelligence from them.\" Hathor spoke psychically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are called Sons of Shai-Tan, related to the colony ship that brought them to Morningstar. That ship is called Shai-Tan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A colony ship remains?\" Magnus's thoughts held a hint of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother Perturabo already entered the massive colony ship at Calaena's center. He discovered Steadfast Light, though millennia old, remains operational.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steadfast Light is central to his evacuation plan. It can carry far more than Legion warships designed for war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he certainly didn't anticipate another colony ship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, the area where Shai-Tan is located suffers raging electromagnetic storms. Imperial detection equipment is being interfered.\" After explaining, Hathor continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More crucially, during its voyage, the colony ship experienced the Old Night's psychic awakening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tragic story.\" Magnus wore a sardonic smile. From Terran texts, he read about witch purges, hearing Imperial suspicion toward psykers, especially Thousand Sons, far exceeded that toward Shadows of Order and Blood Angels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\" Hathor recounted the process his Lord told him. He didn't mention the source, letting his gene-father assume it came from interrogating Sons of Shai-Tan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, those who fled Shai-Tan had memories erased. Morningstar's recorded history was fabricated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word the \"Psychiatrist\" uttered was carefully weighed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the \"Psychiatrist\" harbored other motives, extracting secrets from him was difficult, even for powerful Corvidae Cult members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gene-father and Lord Nareth were exceptions. Their powerful telepathy could obtain anything desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Psychiatrist\" knew each statement must be plausible, not arousing Magnus's suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a full-fledged \"Telephatist\" he knew how. The Sons of Shai-Tan were his constructed plausible intelligence source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, feeling no consciousness probing his mind, his carefully weighed words had won the gene-father's trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Psychiatrist\" carefully continued: \"The machines drained the psykers' lives. Shai-Tan was born in the Warp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morningstar's destruction stems from the death-worshipping cult constructing machines, causing magnetic reversal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My interrogation results: the local planetary defense force, Red Dragons, its high-ranking members are also Sons of Shai-Tan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor reported another intelligence from his Lord, hoping to draw the gene-father's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnus's smile vanished. His expression turning grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mention Warp entities before others. This contradicts my father's Imperial Truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After warning his son, he remained silent momentarily, then issued orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on intelligence from Sons of Shai-Tan, Shai-Tan and its cultists are a significant threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they lurk among refugees, spreading dangerous beliefs to other worlds, it would be spreading a major threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Magnus's thought-pulse, Hathor thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As my Lord said, once the gene-father recognizes the Sons of Shai-Tan threat, he'll exterminate all Morningstar's people.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He doesn't yet know they are generationally entangled by Shai-Tan's curse.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hathor pondered, Magnus's thought-pulse continued echoing in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must immediately seek Perturabo, inform him of Shai-Tan's threat, urge him to revise plans. But this won't be easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor instinctively nodded. He recalled his Lord's assessment of Perturabo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a genius, possessing enormous pride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is unwilling to admit his mistake. When circumstances change, he won't acknowledge factors he didn't consider. He'll stubbornly execute his plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hathor reflected, Magnus continued issuing orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and Atharva shall immediately proceed to the Shai-Tan. Investigate. Report at all times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hathor's brows furrowed. From his Lord words, he knew even most Primarchs couldn't contend with Shai-Tan. Going there would be suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he intended to send a thought-pulse, Magnus's voice again echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Warp device I originally designed aimed to provide protection for the evacuation fleet, ensuring safe navigation through the to reach a new world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, it requires some adjustments to aid me in controlling that Shai-Tan. I suspect the Sons of Shai-Tan's disruption of Morningtar's magnetic field conceals a grand conspiracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before entering the magnetic storm zone, report to me. Once device modifications are complete, I shall depart immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hathor felt relief. Half his objective was achieved, drawing the gene-father's sufficient attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not departing immediately, he still had to risk entering the Shai-Tan, but it was a good start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hope Father won't be late.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy the story, my p@treon is 30 chapters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FDaoistJinzu\u003C\u002Fp>",951,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8649a7fc963d6b7fd37410b04aa731ea325fdc724f688363e865222740716de","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-430","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-428",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]