[{"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-473":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},1510922,1962,"Chapter 473 - 472: Today Is My Lucky Day","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-473",473,"\u003Cp>Through his psychic link with John, Nareth instantly understood his thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today is his lucky day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's mind raced, assessing feasibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Gyrinxs are naturally keen. \"Monster\" granted him exceptional inspiration; \"Machine\" and \"Lucky One\" further enhanced it slightly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'\"Lucky One\" is beginning to exhibit characteristics of the \"Wheel of Fortune Pathway\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Though unable to control his luck, he can sense its peaks and troughs.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering this, Nareth believed the \"Lucky One\" indeed stood a good chance of finding the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's worth a try.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Dice of Prophecy still needs a day to recharge. We can't proceed during that time anyway.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Nareth sent a psychic impulse through the link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'John, then you lead the way.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He addressed the group. \"John tells me he can find Citadel Vigilant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged glances, focusing on the ginger-furred gyrinx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gyrinx of Arsena, Thomas, and Marlena also looked at their kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black wolf turned its head, looking at John on its master's other side, eyes full of skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a higher-order lifeform, his own inspiration couldn't navigate the dust vortex; how could a lower-order being like John discern it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Nareth,\" Arkhan's face paled, a flash of anger in his eyes. \"Recovering a Doomsday Weapon is a sacred journey. How can we place our hope in...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to suppress his anger. \"...in your pet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan knew this feline wasn't ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Terran nobles kept gyrinx. Though possessing peculiar abilities, they weren't intelligent enough to solve problems he found challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth remained calm. For talent he wished to recruit, he had patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arkhan, do you have another solution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need time for experiments, to correct the error,\" Arkhan stated confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am confident of breaching the vortex within ten years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too long.\" Nareth shook his head. Ten years to recover a Doomsday Weapon wasn't long for any Mechanicum member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for him, it was too long, slower than searching himself. Flying sand and stone that could shred ordinary flesh posed little threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust him. He will find it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's eyes gleamed. If his pet found the Doomsday Weapon, it would surely shake Arkhan's convictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for failure, impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't limited it to the \"Lucky One's\" lucky day. If John failed, tomorrow, he could use the Dice of Prophecy and relay the path through their psychic link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth doubted that would happen, after all, today was John's lucky day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your will be done,\" Arkhan said stiffly, taking the data slate from his shoulder-monkey, accessing the command interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan expected the ginger gyrinx to carefully examine its surroundings. Instead, it immediately strode towards the right-rear direction from their previous heading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it move like a Terran noble's pet on a stroll, Arkhan's face turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped the data slate forcefully, adjusting the five energy interference devices' course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan watched the digits in the top-right corner jump. Along the new route, they had traveled 1.9 kilometers, but the surrounding data remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the route were correct, the suppressors' effective range should shrink.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As expected, one cannot rely on pets. Lord Nareth's gyrinx is still just a gyrinx.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Merely a waste of time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan spoke no more, not solely out of deference to the Primarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though meeting Lord Nareth daily for a year had convinced him Nareth was foremost among the Primarchs, he never restrained himself based on identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even facing the Omnissiah Himself, the Emperor, it would be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because the outcome remained undetermined did he remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the gyrinx inevitably failed, in Arkhan's view, he would speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Arkhan pondered, the digits jumped to 5.2 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan's eyes widened, fixed on the data-slate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured, \"How is this possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena and Marlena immediately approached. They had anticipated this; they guessed the gyrinx, empowered by the Black Emperor, could find the path to Citadel Vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The energy suppressors'... effective range... is shrinking...\" Arkhan said, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only ninety-five meters remaining.\" Arkhan stared in astonishment at the ginger-furred gyrinx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John sensed the gazes from behind. He felt the astonishment in Arkhan's and the Skitarii's eyes, and those of several Shadows of Order members and attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly lifted a paw, placed it down, maintaining his stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Today is my lucky day, of course I won't go wrong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan's gaze shifted between the gyrinx and Lord Nareth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A coincidence?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Perhaps the gyrinx randomly chose a direction and got lucky.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He can't remain this lucky. Closer to the Doomsday Weapon, spatial distortion increases; a straight line would deviate.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Arkhan contemplated, he suddenly saw the gyrinx turn, heading towards the eleven o'clock direction from their current path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan hurriedly adjusted the energy suppressors' course, then watched the data-slate intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After 660 meters, the data changed again. The suppressors' effective range was now only eighty-five meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a Skitarii standing at the vine canopy's edge suddenly swayed, feeling an invisible force strike him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to be hurled away, Thomas flashed to his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Warlock\" flicked out a vial of bright-yellow powder, enveloping himself and the Tech-Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skitarii immediately felt the invisible force vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grateful for his salvation, he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your aid, Chief Librarian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan's pupils constricted violently, watching the elegantly proceeding gyrinx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It wasn't a coincidence after all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the team advanced, the other four devices continuously converged towards the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they were only twenty meters from the central device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines contracted accordingly, blocking the falling dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth had already stepped outside the protective canopy, making room for those who needed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust roared and slammed against him, then slid to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John's pace slowed. \"Lucky One\" didn't further enhance his physicality; only \"Machine\" had granted significant bodily improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without using psychic power, the final leg was a trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, since beginning to lead, he had felt something dissolving within him. Having experienced this before, he knew he was nearing full mastery of the power his master granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Lucky One\" changed direction every few steps, turning his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch, maintaining the psychic link, knew John wasn't thinking at all; each step was instinctive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Nareth's eyes brightened. His vision pierced the storm, seeing a magnificent, towering structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The structure was as vast as a dome, an immense cylindrical building housing a weapon more massive and dangerous than a macro-cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others, after advancing another kilometer, gradually saw the magnificent structure dozens of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhan stared in wonder at the entrance of Citadel Vigilant. He saw the gyrinx casually tapping the touch-keypad, somehow deactivating the ancient fortress's defense mechanisms. The gates of Citadel Vigilant slowly opened with a hydraulic hiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gaped at the ginger form and Lord Nareth beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lord Nareth truly is favored by the Omnissiah, even his pet is!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gyrinx was the first to step into Citadel Vigilant. He suddenly felt something shatter within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced this twice before, he thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have become a true \"Lucky One.\"'\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>",1176,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","fa8b6db210fe7535d5db516836ebd572432498760906e3da51497b4b9e667f8e","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-474","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-472",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]