Emperor's Daughter of the Red Sands

Chapter 151 Trust
"Looks like she's causing you a lot of trouble, as always."

"After all...the topic of fate is always ill-fated. Lorgar and his Word Bearers may soon 'deviate' from the fate she saw - of course, this is undoubtedly a good thing, at least we don't have to Don’t worry about Lorgar’s faith anymore.”

"Of course - my lord, I didn't mean to warn you."

Looking at the astrological communication on the data board, the Imperial Prime Minister said to the Emperor with some gloating.

"...Destiny is a ship that keeps swaying with the wind and waves, so I am not surprised, Malcador."

"Besides...change is always better than watching the established things get closer day by day."

Looking at the whole story of the Colchis incident recorded in the encrypted intelligence in front of him, although the emperor sighed, he did not show any obvious expression of displeasure.

Although Zhuang Sen's decisiveness surprised him a little, overall, there was no mistake in the result.

When it comes to mediating the conflicts between the two legions and the Iron Man and Chaos, Elaine has reached the maximum of her abilities. Although the information she possesses is extraordinary, the undeniable fact is that the No. 12 legion She was not in a good condition - if she was forced too much like Perturabo did, even the sharpest teeth would be worn away.

only…

When the emperor's eyes scanned the information about the Iron Man [The Silent One], his strong brows gradually frowned.

"But this [accident] is indeed beyond my expectation."

"——It's like a familiar past, isn't it?"

After seeing the emperor's reaction, Malcador had a helpless face that said, "I told you so."

"A 'Big Trouble' comes from an era that everyone has actively forgotten, from that crazy and hysterical era."

"And the truth is right within her reach."

"In the face of a long-buried secret treasure, no one can refuse the truth, but when the truth is meaningless..."

"—No, she won't."

The Emperor shook his head and denied Malcador's speculation about Elaine.

"Opening Pandora's Box requires a price, and knowing unknown knowledge also requires a price, whether it is meaningful or not...and she has already tasted this price once, wandering in endless despair and the desperate situation of reincarnation for thousands of years. In the narrow space between illusion and reality, when I was called by that desperate cry for help...she was almost in pieces."

"They wanted to take her away once, but that time was unforgettable enough."

"Because of this, her tempered, thick and heavy soul was able to withstand the many tests along the way."

After saying this, the emperor's gaze once again moved from the stars to Terra.

In the moment of his conversation with the Imperial Prime Minister, the consciousness of the most powerful psyker in the galaxy had crossed tens of thousands of light-years, witnessing with his own eyes how the daughter he was both unfamiliar with and familiar with interacted with the Iron Man. Get along with each other and deliver trust that spans time and space.

In the Emperor's view, as the master of mankind, he has his limits after all - as a human being, he will neither perform miracles of omniscience and omnipotence, nor accept any whole-hearted belief.

It's just that... in the eyes of the world, his authority is no different from that of gods, his existence rivals the supreme, and even the identity of [human beings] may have been far away from him for too long.

Therefore, among his 21 descendants, the Emperor still expected something ordinary after all.It’s about the blood relationship between parents and children, plain, but full of passionate trust.

"...I thought you would prepare punishment for her for crossing the line."

"But now it seems that she is quite similar to Horus."

Malcador was a little surprised by the Emperor's true feelings - only in conversations with his returning son would the Emperor show such a rare expression.

Among the 21 Primarchs, only Horus experienced the gradual transformation from a mortal boy to the current Wolf Shepherd God, so that his strong human color was so prominent among his Primarch brothers. Prominent and obvious, so much so that when the second Elaine who had a similar experience to him appeared, the Emperor regained his expectations and trust in humanity.

It is precisely because of their past as mortals that when they transformed into Primarchs, the precious power in their hands was particularly valuable, and it was enough to support the name of [Warmaster] as the Emperor's right-hand man.

"Rather than Horus, it reminds me of Orpeson."

"While we were in Nuceria, Elaine and I talked about the trivial matters after the Great Crusade - after that, she wanted to return to the plain, leisurely, carefree life of her past."

At the mention of that 'friend', the Emperor couldn't help but sigh.

Once upon a time, there were things called 'friendship' and 'trust' beside him, instead of the endless responsibilities and burdens now, and the fate that almost overwhelmed him.

Of course, having personally taken over this heavy responsibility, he has no position to point out those old friends whose views are contrary to his own. Although he once suffered a heavy betrayal, the Lord of Humanity still unconditionally trusts everyone around him.

"For such a person, punishment is neither necessary nor meaningful."

"From the beginning to the end, she knew what she was doing, she knew what the cost would be if she touched the threat, she knew what kind of crisis she would deal with, and she knew who she had to trust."

"Since we knew from the beginning that she would never touch the dangerous boundary, why should we prepare in advance for something that is unlikely to happen?"

As the emperor spoke, the spiritual light in his pupils gradually extinguished, which also symbolized the end of a conversation that spanned a long distance.

After the shining brilliance of psychic power faded, the Emperor's appearance at this time was nothing more than an ordinary, ordinary burly man, just like the "ordinary human being" he had considered himself to be for thousands of years.

"Trust is a good starting point, my lord."

Regarding the fact that the emperor was willing to communicate with his descendants, Malcador nodded slightly with some relief.

Although the warp storm in the Colchis system has not completely dissipated, this has never been a problem for the Emperor.

Moreover, a simple psychic meeting is undoubtedly the best way to solve the problem quickly.

As one of the most powerful psykers in the galaxy, Malcador naturally sensed that the turbulence of the subspace storm had been forced to calm down by some powerful force.

Of course, of course, it was the doing of a [human].

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(End of this chapter)