Soshyan glanced at the time, and before he knew it, he had been chatting with Kayan for four full hours.
"What exactly is the Scarlet Road you are talking about?"
"That is Abaddon's plan to end the Eternal War. He has been executing this plan since the first Black Crusade. Do you think you have won twelve times?"
"Strictly speaking, it was defeated twelve times. I don't think it was a complete victory."
"This shows that you still have some strategic vision."
Kayon nodded approvingly.
"During the First Black Crusade, the Nine Legions and the other Wanderers did not know that this was just to allow Abaddon to obtain the magic sword... Thousands of legionnaires came from the open door
The Eye of Terror swarmed out, followed by millions of mutants, humans and demons like waves. Most of them knew nothing about Drachnion, even now.
, their lives and existence are equally humble and miserable.”
"Let's get to the point."
"Of course, a coin always has its other side. Some people think that we have been determined to capture Terra since the beginning of the war. Such a level of ignorance can be called the ultimate madness and is extremely disgusting.
"
"Isn't Terra your ultimate goal?"
"Of course it is, but the road to Terra is dotted with fortresses and fortresses, and a series of unimaginable and almost impossible-to-win battles are waiting for us. This kind of war is not a grand battle, but an endless series of piecemeal battles:
Battles follow battles, siege battles follow city defense battles, fleet battles follow fleet battles, and after one world has been conquered, the next world must be conquered... Even if we burn the flames of war to Terra with one blow with all our strength
, and what's the use? What's left of the Empire is still intact and will soon march on Terra and slit our throats while we celebrate our temporary victory."
Soshyan nodded.
"Indeed."
"Horus Luperkar once had half of the empire's military strength, but he still couldn't take over the throne world. He ended up like a trapped beast that was deceived... And our military strength is compared to that of the army that expanded and conquered the galaxy.
The army is no less than a fraction of what it was when Horus revolted. Even the military strength when he was defeated is far greater than what we can muster now... After the rebellion, although the empire has been struggling, why are we not the same?
Thousands of years later, the empire is still struggling to regain its former glory, so why aren’t we the same?"
"I thought you all lived very comfortably."
Soshyan's teasing did not arouse any emotion in Kayon.
"We are warriors who have experienced the Great Crusade and the Great Rebellion. Your contempt is meaningless... Although in some aspects the Nine Legions are stronger than before. We have demon engines and demon allies, as well as those vicious gods.
We have received many blessings - but in other respects, our weaknesses are even greater... The supply lines no longer exist, our guns and cannons lack ammunition, and the energy and supplies stored on the battleships are also dwindling.
A gang may be lucky enough to own a Mechanicus cruiser, or a forge world in the Eye of Terror, and in order to protect these valuable assets, they have to fight endlessly against coveted competitors every day."
"Is it so difficult for you to supply supplies?"
"Life in the Eye of Terror is not easy. For slaves, death or dementia due to subspace is as simple as breathing. The stability of the space in the Eye of Terror is far less than that of the material world. An entire fleet has been destroyed.
It is common for the violent winds of the subspace to blow away. Countless battleships died in the dark void due to malfunctions, hunger, and riots, and were completely forgotten, or became part of the giant space hulk... Warbands fought for ammunition.
Fighting each other for territory, stolen goods, and even clean water, warband champions determined to replace their immediate superiors challenge the leader, or directly launch a rebellion in an attempt to move up from their original position."
"It sounds like your lives are no different from those of the underworld gangsters in Hive City."
"Even worse... There is no real agriculture in the Eye of Terror, and no world provides necessary supplies. The survival of the entire world or fleet depends on those unburied corpses, roots and stems of alien plants contaminated by the warp, mutations
The bloated bodies of domestic animals, commanders and leaders of warbands - even if they belong to the same legion, continue to fight against each other every day, for nothing more than a little pride and glory, or a dangerous and fleeting blessing from the fickle gods.
and favor.”
As if recalling those days, Kayon sighed.
"The worst thing is that the recruitment of the nine legions has become a hellish difficulty. We no longer have the stable and reliable human resources to maintain the gene flow of the legions as before. I can't even estimate the number of 'illegitimate children' after the great rebellion.
Numbers - the gene-seed that shaped these Legionnaires was plundered from those Chapters who remained loyal to the Throne."
Soshyan's eyes widened.
"Will you also use the gene seeds of the Loyal Legion?"
"certainly."
"Don't you have any bloodline boundaries?"
"In a world where survival is the main purpose, honor and boundaries are the least worth mentioning. Moreover, most people are not about blood. The essence that determines where a warrior belongs is the environment in which he grew up...
.In the Eye of Terror, a descendant of the Imperial Fists may become more cruel and ruthless than the Iron Warriors."
"I see."
"Abaddon's twelve expeditions were precisely to solve our severe material situation. Each time he retreated, it meant that a large number of people and materials were brought into the Eye of Terror, nourishing the Black Legion...
...And more and more warbands are attracted by the inexhaustible supplies and are coming to seek refuge. He has been patiently and searching for them in order not to follow the old path of Horus."
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Kayon suddenly stared straight at Soshyan, as if he could see things again.
Then, he spit out two words.
"Black Stone."
"Black Stone? I remember this seems to be... some kind of alien relic. Some scholars believe it was built by the Necron."
"That's right."
"What does Abaddon's plan have to do with Blackstone?"
"He discovered the secret of the Black Stone."
"secret?"
"There are a large number of black stone structures everywhere in the galaxy. Some people have discovered that these black stone structures have the ability to stabilize the subspace and balance the subspace and the physical universe... So do you understand? Abaddon
Every expedition he makes is a victory. His purpose is not to directly rely on force to destroy the empire, but to introduce huge amounts of ether energy into the physical universe by destroying the black stone structure and weakening the barrier between the two."
"this--"
Soshyan was stunned by the scene described by the other party.
Once the barrier between reality and subspace is torn apart on a large scale, it will be a terrifying scene. Demons will be able to roam the world wantonly, and the journey into subspace will become extremely dangerous!
"Not only that, once the curtain is lifted, a stable route from the Eye of Terror to Terra will appear. This is the Crimson Road. At the same time, the empire will be plunged into complete darkness and will be unable to muster effective resistance.
....All so that Abaddon would not make the same mistakes as his father."
"So that means...he has destroyed all those black stone structures?"
"Basically yes, the most critical node now is only——"