Chapter 73: Warhammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Tyranids

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

"Governor's Scepter".

The symbol of the Brevis Planet Governor's supreme power.

In secular terms, it represents the Governor's legitimate command authority over all Imperial Armed Forces on Brevis.

The final signing authority over planetary decrees and the power to allocate major resources.

In religious terms, it has been blessed by the Imperial State Religion and serves as proof of the identity of "Emperor's Chosen".

It can to some extent mobilize the Imperial Cult Armed Forces, and even has a certain suppressive effect against Warp corruption.

And its most core function is to activate and control the Brevis orbital defense system.

Only a verified Governor can truly master the ultimate military force of this Hive World.

It can be said that only by holding this scepter can one be considered to have truly taken the seat of Governor of Breyweis.

Otherwise, one is merely a puppet with an empty title.

The moment Goodwin lifted the scepter.

In the great hall, a neat and suppressed sound of inhaling breath rose up.

Besides the Chaos Believers, all gazes below, whether Noble Faction or Gus, Butcher and the others, stared fixedly at that scepter.

Their eyes all revealed irrepressible desire and greed, as well as awe and fear.

Lin En's breathing also became rapid at this moment, even with a feeling of being unable to catch his breath.

His gaze fell on the deep red gem at the top of the scepter, his purple eyes flickering with undisguised "fiery".

It was not feigned.

But was real, a desire from the bottom of his heart.

Power.

power.

Control of fate.

Even in such a dark-to-the-extreme background as Warhammer 40,000, power is equally extremely important.

Even as one of the demigod Primarchs, Guilliman.

In the early period of awakening, he, who had not received the Emperor's authorization and was crowned Regent King, was also restricted everywhere by power.

Similarly, only by obtaining the scepter and the recognition of the Imperial State Religion can Lin En truly stand firm on Brevis and have the capital to deal with the Noble Council.

Only thus can he strive for precious development time and resources for Lena.

He reached out his hand.

His hand in midair "trembled" a few times uncontrollably.

This was not fear, but excitement and tension, the instinctive desire of humanity for power.

He swallowed his saliva, steadied his fingers, and then firmly gripped the shaft of the scepter.

Goodwin also took the opportunity to hand over the scepter.

Lin En's right hand finally gripped that cold metal.

At the moment of contact, the scepter seemed to "come alive".

The inscriptions on the shaft lit up one after another with glimmers, flashing like breathing.

The deep red gem at the top had light begin to flow within.

At the same time, a "Biological Scan" fluctuation with clear directionality was emitted from within the scepter, instantly enveloping Lin En's whole body.

Lin En could feel that his prosthetic hand was being rapidly analyzed and compared.

Gene sequence, cell structure, nerve signal pattern...

Everything was being compared with the original biological information belonging to "Keli Feng" already stored inside the scepter.

Suddenly, the deep red gem at the top of the scepter lit up with blue light.

The entire gem also became a dazzling sky-blue gem.

Archbishop Goodwin nodded, this representing that the "Keli Feng" before them was at least the person himself.

The prosthetic hand perfectly simulated Keli Feng's biological characteristics.

Lin En's heart steadied somewhat.

But the test was not over.

The scepter's scan did not stop, but went deeper instead.

A Psyker Fluctuation enveloped Lin En, beginning to attempt to produce resonance with Lin En's soul.

What it wanted to verify was not only the identity of the flesh, but also the "purity" of the soul.

The blue gem turned back into a deep red gem, and the light became brighter and brighter, the light flowing within almost becoming a vortex.

In the great hall, everyone held their breath.

Gus's heart had already risen to his throat, he stared fixedly at the scepter, at that gem, his fingernails digging into his palm.

If Lin En failed, he would also have to die along with him!

Isud's posture also remained perfect, the purple constantly rolling in the depths of her eyes indicating that Lena's situation was not easy either.

Dou Dou also seemed to feel the heaviness of the atmosphere, uneasily shifting his huge body.

Goodwin's pure white eyes watched Lin En and the scepter, as if awaiting the final verdict.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Time kept passing without stopping.

The radiance emanating from the deep red gem atop the scepter had already become brilliant like a small star.

However, its color did not change again.

The scene expected upon successful verification—the scepter establishing a stable link with the Governor's soul—did not appear.

The deep red gem merely shone, shining madly, with energy constantly surging within.

Yet it seemed blocked by some invisible barrier, unable to produce a true deep resonance with Lin En's soul.

Unable to complete the final "Soul Binding."

That is to say, Lin En had not passed the final assessment on the soul level for now.

The scepter "refused" to recognize him.

In the hall, deathly silence reigned.

Countless gazes shifted from the scepter to Lin En's face at this moment.

But the emotions in those gazes had changed.

Shock, doubt, mockery, schadenfreude, even killing intent.

Lin En's composure finally showed cracks at this moment.

His hand gripping the scepter had knuckles turned slightly white from force.

A drop of sweat unknowingly slid across his cheek and fell to the ground.

In the depths of his purple eyes was unbelievable astonishment, along with barely suppressed anger.

What a joke?!

He had made so many preparations, even said to have staked everything, to come here.

Stuck at the last step?

Was his soul not pure?

He was a pure-blooded old human from the Ancient Terran 3K Era!

Even the God Emperor on the throne might not be as pure as him!

Were his genes not pure?

Since unlocking the system binding with Lena, he had never let the Bug Race genes touch him.

Just because of his relationship with the Bug Race and his actions, would they deny everything about him as a human?

He did not accept!!!

The silence below the platform no longer existed; the Noble Faction members began whispering to each other.

The guards, who had always been silent like statues, seemed to "come alive," gradually approaching the Preacher's Platform.

Gus's breathing became rapid, his face flushed from lack of oxygen.

He seemed to have already heard the roaring of the Knight Mecha moving outside the Door.

He saw the tragic end of their group being judged as Heretics.

Would his life end here?

Was he still unable to restore the glory of his Clan?

Suddenly.

"Hahahahahaha..."

Lin En's laughter rang out through the entire hall, a sound absolutely not from the mouth of a despairing person.