Chapter 296: The Rumors Regarding the Order Shadow Disappear

After Ninglu returned to the real world, just as he was about to handle official business, Arsena Dunn walked in.

"My Lord, news has arrived from Mars; the Gloriana-class Battleship is expected to be completed in five weeks, Terra time."

Ninglu nodded and issued an order: "Command the Arbiter Lord to lead the First Chapter and set off for Mars."

"Command the Eleventh Chapter to prepare to accompany me to the Solar System."

"Command the Seventh Chapter to return to Catachan to assemble."

Advancing to Sequence 6 "Corrupted Baron" requires two main materials: one is a Randang Brain-Eater, and the other is an Osiris Mind-Control Seed.

The eleven star systems of the Osiris Sector will declare independence one year from now in 833; this rebellion is being instigated by the Osiris Mind-Control Seed enslaving the local humans.

Ninglu remembers that Thirteenth Legion Commander Glenn Worsoto will lead the 12th Expeditionary Fleet to quell the rebellion, but the planned rapid decapitation strike will fail due to incorrect intelligence.

In the end, the pacification operation will devolve into a war of attrition against suicide attacks launched by civilians enslaved by Xenos.

Legion Commander Worsoto will be killed in action, and the Thirteenth Legion flagship, the Thunder of Sessalan, will sink.

Ninglu knows the Osiris Mind-Control Seed is enslaving a large number of humans throughout the entire sector, so he naturally will not take it lightly.

He decides that after receiving the Gloriana-class Battleship, he will lead the First and Eleventh Chapters to rendezvous with the Seventh Chapter in the Ultima Segmentum.

After the Primarch Attendant recorded the orders, he spoke:

"My Lord, while the Third Company of the Seventh Chapter was pursuing Dark Eldar pirates, they discovered a binary star system on the galactic Star Map, southeast of Catachan."

"There is a planet within this system that the locals call Nocturne, and it has a super-large moon that the locals call Prometheus."

Upon hearing the name Nocturne, Ninglu had already guessed that the Third Company of the Seventh Chapter had discovered the Primarch of the th Legion, Vulkan.

"The giant led the local populace to repel the Eldar harassing the area; he killed one hundred Xenos in battle using only the hammer in his hand."

After listening to the Primarch Attendant's report, Ninglu said to him: "Report this news to the Emperor; I think he will be pleased by this news."

Four days later, as the Eleventh Legion's fleet departed from Vostonia, at the Molvo Hive City on Terra.

In the upper levels of the Hive City, at a street corner near the library.

From the chest of a handsome man wearing a white robe, an abnormally thick arm—compared to his body—protruded eerily.

The arm gripped a tall woman, and beneath her feet lay the shattered fragments of a laser gun.

A voice sounded from within the man: "Speak, who ordered you to come and deal with us?"

Tsvetana had only seen an equally thick arm on the Sovereign.

The immense strength contained within it left her in no doubt that if the opponent applied even a little force, her throat would be crushed.

Even in the face of death, she would not yield, nor would she betray the Black Emperor to reveal any information; she said with difficulty:

"Traitor... you dare to spread rumors about two Primarchs... and their Legions, you..."

Before she could finish, dense gunfire erupted from the direction of the library.

A smile appeared on the face of the "Instigator"; the librarian she had "instigated" must have fired punishing bullets at other companions of his evil organization.

"Damn it!" An inhuman roar sounded from within the man; he applied a little force, and Tsvetana's neck and head exploded into a mist of blood.

The mask on her face was blown away for the most part.

The man ran quickly toward the library; his speed was completely mismatched with a body that had not exercised for a long time, and his brown eyes flickered with resisting light from time to time.

He appeared in the library in an instant, and just as his foot stepped into the library, he saw the librarian he had brainwashed holding a laser gun in his hand.

Lying helter-skelter on the ground were the corpses of more than a dozen librarians.

"Damn it!"

A roar sounded from within the man; his plan had suffered a major setback.

Unlike those miners who could be found at any time, these librarians were carefully selected and gathered over decades; they were an important component of his plan.

The Enlightenment Organization he had built had been destroyed.

The man rushed toward the librarian; when he was four meters away, he suddenly had a dangerous intuition.

He saw the librarian's other hand, which was not holding the gun, press the button on the detonator in his hand.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound of an explosion rang out, and the man's body was torn into pieces by the energy of the explosion.

"Damn it!"

On his combat boots, severed limbs and blood were stuck.

"Controlled by someone again; is it the Order Shadow, or a servant of the Thousand Sons?"

"There is no obvious celestial power; that woman's power is even more elusive; it is more likely a servant of the Order Shadow, their psychic powers are more eerie and secretive."

The bald giant heard footsteps in the distance: "The commotion is too big; it might alert that loyal dog Malcador."

"I can only temporarily give up on dealing with Ninglu and the Order Shadow; Magnus and his Thousand Sons haven't discovered it yet."

"Once I finish dealing with Magnus and the Thousand Sons, it will be Ninglu and the Order Shadow's turn."

The next moment, the bald giant vanished instantly.

The Adeptus Arbites arrived at the library at the center of the explosion, only to see collapsed bookshelves, burning books, and broken limbs...

At the corner, a tall figure emerged from the shadows.

Maria Kurnikova saw Tsvetana's corpse; a flash of sorrow crossed her eyes, which was then coldly dispelled by her.

She reached out to pick up the broken mask and disappeared into the shadows before the Punishers of the Adeptus Arbites could discover her.

From the moment the Shadow of Sovereignty jumped into the Solar System, Ninglu, who was handling official business in the Primarch's office, heard faint prayers in his ears.

【Is it a woman's voice? Malena Skala of Catachan, or the three Marias of Terra?】

After Ninglu threw the Spear of Dionysus into the Armory, he flashed into the "Kingdom of Disorder."

He saw two purple light orbs flickering, while another orb had completely disappeared.

【An "Instigator" died?】

Ninglu's spirituality spread out and pulled the two praying people up.

He saw Maria and Dementieva, so he opened his mouth to ask the two: "Is Tsvetana dead?"

"My Lord, it is as you perceive, that is indeed the case." Maria's expression was calm; having been trained as an Assassin since childhood, she had long been prepared for this.

In her view, Tsvetana's Death was a sacrifice for the Black Emperor.

"Tsvetana died while operating in the library of the Shangchao in Molvo Hive City. By the time I arrived, she had already been crushed, with only half of a black Mask remaining."

A trace of imperceptible sadness flashed in Ninglu's eyes, and he then cast his gaze toward the black Mask; it could cover one-third of an ordinary person's face.

It was not as regular as those worn at some noble masquerade balls; parts of it protruded, while other parts were concave.

There were also messy holes on it, as if it were a piece of junk.

But in the Spirit Vision of the "Briber," one could see the shining spiritual radiance upon it.

【When Tsvetana died, the Beyonder characteristic of the "Instigator" combined with her Mask; it is a Beyonder item.】

"What happened?" Ninglu asked.

A moment later, his pupils constricted.

"In other words, ever since Tsvetana died, there are no longer rumors about the Order Shadow; what is circulating now are only rumors accusing the Thousand Sons of being Wizards."

Ninglu thought to himself, 【In this way, Tsvetana did not die in vain; at the very least, it disrupted the conspiracy Horus laid out against me.】

"That is exactly so," Maria replied. "My Lord, shall we root out those rats?"

Thinking of the Osiris Mind-Control Seed, Ninglu spoke.

"No need. You and your subordinates are to board the Shadow of Sovereignty."

【There is no need to risk the lives of my subordinates. I have already done Magnus a small favor; the rest can only depend on them.】

【However, after Magnus returns in the year 840, he and the Thousand Sons should have no energy to pay attention to this matter; the imminent threat is the "Flesh Change."】

【Only after he reached a deal with the "Lord of Change" Tzeentch, trading one eye in exchange for temporarily curbing the "Flesh Change," did the "Thousand Sons" rejoin the "Great Crusade."】

After returning to the real world, Ninglu summoned a Primarch Attendant to inquire.

"Has the Arbiter Lord arrived in the Solar System?"

"My Lord, he has arrived," the Primarch Attendant replied.

"Set course for Mars, and order him to also proceed to Mars to take delivery of the Gloriana-class Battleship."

On Mars, Ninglu saw Howard Fender, whom he had not seen for a long time, and said with a smile:

"Howard, my Arbiter Lord, are you ready to receive your ship?"

"Father, thank you for your gift. I will certainly make good use of the warship you have bestowed upon me to bring destruction to your enemies," Howard replied.

The two walked toward the Mars Sage responsible for the handover; a bionic eye scanned them, and a vocal synthesizer emitted a synthetic voice.

"Asset // Gloriana-class Battleship / It is 25.81 kilometers long / Mass is 140.61 megatons."

"According to contractual obligations / At the current time, Mars can provide the fulfillment of the treaty to the Primarch // Lord Ninglu / Please confirm if you accept the transfer."

"Accepted," Ninglu agreed.

"Request accepted / Please proceed to Pier 33 for receipt," the Mars Sage said.

Ninglu turned his head and said to Howard: "Howard, go and receive your ship."

(End of chapter)