The Emperor’s Angel of Death

When Soshjan inquired, Amnak shrugged and replied casually.

“Overlord Zahurash.”

“A Star God?”

“Yes, you didn't really think I'd completely trust the Deceiver's side of the story when it comes to apotheosis, did you?”

Soshjan scoffed.

“But you ended up with this result anyway, and you never mentioned this before.”

“Alas, I underestimated the cunning of the Star Gods—no, perhaps I underestimated Slaanesh's power in the mortal realm. It's very likely He had already infiltrated my kingdom, monitoring my every move. As for why I didn't say anything, it's because I didn't think the whole thing was important before, and it was also difficult to achieve. It wasn't until I came to the Sol System that I thought I should tell you about it.”

“Your excuse is unconvincing. So how did you find it?”

“On a planet called Sotha. That planet has a creation that Guilliman named the Pharos Beacon. It's a facility built by the Necrons with blackstone to achieve rapid interstellar communication, and its energy source is a fragment of Overlord Zahurash, and a very large core fragment at that. After I obtained a body that I could move around in at will using the method given by the Deceiver, I quietly infiltrated the beacon and established contact with Overlord Zahurash. I made a deal with it—it told me some key knowledge, and I helped it escape.”

“I'm guessing you definitely didn't help it escape, and it didn't give you any truly useful knowledge either?”

“Ha, that's indeed the case. I didn't have the ability at the time, and Star Gods are all fickle beings. I just wanted to confirm if some of the Deceiver's words were true.”

“And you still fell for it.”

“One can only say that everyone suffered losses. However, Overlord Zahurash mentioned the Ymnes Conglomerate, though it called it the Mirror of Chek-Lauk. Ymnes Conglomerate is the name recorded by humans. The Overlord said that it could be used to evade observers and searchers in all time and dimensions. It didn't say exactly how it worked, only that if I could find and use it, I wouldn't be affected by the ripples in the Warp. But its key part was taken away by a vanished Primarch of the human empire. Afterwards, I spent a long time investigating this matter, but undoubtedly, I had no clue. This matter was kept very secret. I had to ask the Deceiver for help. The other party told me the process of how it was obtained by Xyphus and hidden in a secret place on Saturn, but was unwilling to tell the truth. I was already at the point of no return at the time, and I didn't have time to search anymore, so I could only take a risk.”

After listening, Soshjan pondered in his heart, walking aside with his hands behind his back.

He stopped after a few steps.

“How would that Overlord know so much?”

“Soshjan, Star Gods are not beings that can be understood by common sense. Zahurash represents infinite space and constantly extending time. It is eternal 0 and infinite 1. Even though it was shattered, it doesn't affect its knowledge of anything on any timeline.”

“If it's really that powerful, how could it be shattered by the Necrons and used as an energy source?”

Amnak was silent for a moment, then said quietly:

“Even knowing so much, you still think that way? Something very serious happened between the Star Gods, I guess you should know.”

Soshjan lowered his head and remained silent. After a long time, he took a light breath, raised his head, and said with a hint of fatigue:

“Actually, I'd rather not know so much, Amnak. You definitely have a lot of things you're hiding from me, but no matter what your purpose is, remember this: I won't do anything that harms humanity and the Imperium. You'd better not have any ideas in this regard either, otherwise I don't mind making you disappear from the world completely, whether it's the real world or the Warp. You should also be clear that I have this ability.”

Amnak just shrugged, without any discomfort or unease due to this threat.

“My fate is already deeply intertwined with the ups and downs of your destiny. You must also understand that anything I say and anything I do is in the hope that you can be safe and free from control, because only with your strength can I be safe.”

Soshjan sighed softly.

“I understand, but Saturn—what you're saying, what should I do? You can't even say where that thing is, or even what that thing is, and it's Saturn, such a highly guarded place. How am I supposed to find it?”

“That is indeed a problem, so I couldn't make up my mind at the time. But this trip to Terra might be the only opportunity. You must find someone who can help you. Also, you must get it before those people do.”

“Those people?”

Soshjan narrowed his eyes. He immediately realized who Amnak was talking about.

“Yes, I have a feeling they will definitely go looking for that thing too. Although it was something he arranged to hide, he may not even know where those people put it, because he was already dead at the time.”

Soshjan didn't respond. He was silent for a long time, and finally waved his hand.

“Alright, I understand. Let's talk about it after the matter on Terra is over.”

Amnak didn't say anything, nodded, and turned to leave.

“That—”

After taking a few steps, Soshjan stopped him.

“Instructor Sol is not here. If you have time, go help the Tenth Company teach swordsmanship. I'll talk to Armin.”

“No problem.”

In addition, a belt of floating steel debris can be seen in Jupiter's orbit. This is a spherical aggregate of debris surrounding the Jupiter Shipyards, extending into the depths of space from all directions. This is the accumulation area of the Jupiter Shipyards, where various ships that need to be dismantled or scrapped will meet their final end. Similarly, the Jupiter Shipyards will also collect scrap here and reuse it after repairs.

After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, it has become a unique landscape.

Not only does Jupiter have miraculous steel rings in its own orbit, but its satellites have also been deeply developed. Jupiter has a large number of satellites, but most of them are not very large and have irregular shapes, usually appearing in the form of satellite groups.

There are a total of 24 satellites with practical uses. Among them, Io is a satellite covered with volcanoes and lava lakes. The surface of the planet is full of undulating mountains, molten sulfur lakes, craters hundreds of kilometers deep, and low-viscosity liquids flowing for hundreds of kilometers, making it look like a giant orange sphere. It is precisely because of this characteristic that it has become the main smelting and decomposition site in Jupiter's industrial system. Huge furnaces stand on the satellite's high-temperature surface, using the inexhaustible high heat flow to provide energy for these industrial facilities that stretch for hundreds of kilometers.

Europa, on the other hand, has been transformed into an ocean world, specifically providing various fresh and abundant foods for the planet's vast population and upper classes. Ganymede is the largest satellite in the entire solar system, larger than Mercury. It is also the most populous satellite of Jupiter, with a population of over 50 billion residents. It not only has independent docks, but also 12 smaller satellites, which can be regarded as an independent planet.