Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"As far as I know, there are only a few generals and senior officials alive..."

"It's very likely that we are the only ones left."

"... In the end, is this the final result..."

Malekith, who was determined to obtain the position of the elven [Phoenix King], seemed to have let go of his obsession at this time.

After all, even if he really took that position, what would it matter? How many people in the current elves would he be able to rule over?

"If I tell you that you finally have the chance to become the Phoenix King, would you be happier?" At this time, Zhang Yi's voice came and said.

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会议 室

Even through a metal mask, Zhang Yi could still feel the angry expression and emotions on Malekith's face.

During this brief meeting, Zhang Yi informed this being who was originally qualified to become the Phoenix King about the current situation of the elves and their gods, the decision of Tyrion and Teclis, the current situation of the entire medieval world, and some other things.

There are less than 100,000 known elves now, and the upper elves are almost extinct. Several important places in Ulthuan have been almost completely controlled by the Lizardmen and the Astra Militarum, and various important temples have been occupied by magic toad priests.

Under the leadership of Tyrion and Teclis, the High Elves have voluntarily submitted to the Lizardmen and the Astra Militarum, accepting their orders and deployments while providing everything they can.

In some ways, the elves are now dead in name only...

"Don't I still have to say thank you to you?!" Malekith looked at Zhang Yi, who seemed harmless in front of him, angrily and said through gritted teeth.

"You'd better keep your hands away from your weapons." Zhang Yi said to Malekith with a nonchalant look on his face. "The two behind me will ensure that you will be killed by them the moment before you take out your weapons."

Looking at the two tall golden giants behind Zhang Yi, Malekith chose to put his hands on the table after a stalemate.

"Look at it from a positive perspective. You do have a legitimate chance to become the Phoenix King." Zhang Yi said as he looked at Malekith in front of him. "And the elves right now do need a savior to lead them out of their current predicament."

"And..." Zhang Yi looked at Tyrion and his brother Teclis. "I now know of no living and reputable elves who either have no ideas or the ability to take on the responsibility of the Phoenix King."

Indeed, Teclis was a wizard whose ambition was not to do this, and Tyrion? It might be easier for him to kill a big demon than to manage so many elves.

The two people who remained silent seemed to agree with Zhang Yi's statement.

"【Phoenix King】? Is it your puppet?!"

"Don't be so angry~" Zhang Yi said. "Weren't you also a puppet of your mother, Moras?"

"What's more..." Looking at Malekith in front of him, Zhang Yi continued, "This position itself is yours."

"...what do you mean?" Malekith asked.

"It means literally~" Zhang Yi shrugged and said, "If you hadn't run out of the [Sacred Fire of Asuryan] screaming, you would have become the [Phoenix King] you always wanted to be."

Afterwards, Zhang Yi told Malekith, Teclis and Tyrion who were present, the ancient version of the succession ceremony of the Phoenix King that even they themselves had forgotten - the successor would be reduced to ashes in the Holy Fire of Asuryan, and then be reshaped by divine power, and thus become the true Phoenix King.

Malekith himself has the ability to become the Phoenix King, and he can pass that ceremony.

The current situation of the elves is largely due to the inaction of their god, Asuryan. He could have avoided a lot of problems by simply explaining the essence of the Phoenix King's succession ceremony, but he refused to do so and chose to remain mute.

This also resulted in that, except for the original [Phoenix King], other successors did not go through the complete ceremony.

When Malekith heard this reality, it was obvious that he could not accept it for a while.

Because if what Zhang Yi said was true, it means that everything he had done for so long was unnecessary. As long as he didn't run out of the flames at that time, he could pass the ceremony and become the [Phoenix King], and everything that followed would not have to happen.

Tyrion was unable to accept it for a while, but Teclis was relatively calm. As a mage, he did know the original version of the Phoenix King's succession ceremony.

"Think about it carefully." Zhang Yi stood up and said, "Although we do have people to manage the elves at this stage, it is not necessary..."

"I hope such a race won't disappear like this, but if it's necessary, I don't mind."

"After all, for some reason, many of us here don't have a good impression of you pointy ears."

Zhang Yi walked out of the conference room, leaving the three elves inside. At the door, a [Sky Eagle Guard] seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Something unexpected happened to that alien god."

. . . . . .

"Holy crap?" Zhang Yi couldn't help but say as he watched the water flowing out of the gap in the black stone box. "Is it really that outrageous?"

Zhang Yi had also heard about the deeds of the elves and their goddess of life, Aisha.

For example, the god of war Cain wanted to destroy the Eldar/Elves, so Aisha went to plead for mercy, but the other party refused. She then went to the main god of the Eldar/Elves, Asuryan, and cried to plead for mercy.

As a result, Asuyan suddenly had a brain twitch and said: [Even if you cry out a river, I will not help you]

And when this weak goddess really cried out a river in the temple of Asuryan, the expression of the Eldar/Elf God must have been very interesting.

Now, looking at the river of tears that looked like a stream, Zhang Yi said that it was really spectacular to see this legendary scene.

"Open it."

Under Zhang Yi's order, two imperial guards opened the door of the black stone box, and three [Silent Sisters] also stood silently in front of Zhang Yi.

After opening it, Zhang Yi saw the goddess Elsa, crying bitterly, looking at him (Zhang Yi) with her gem-like eyes.

"You are a god after all. Is it really okay to cry like this?" Zhang Yi said, looking at the wet ground.

"But it's so dark in here, and I can't feel anything..."

"..."

No, you are a god afraid of the dark? Then what about Kane who was beaten to pieces?

"How did you escape?" Zhang Yi asked Aisha. "Did Nurgle save you again?"

"The person outside also helped me." Aisha said to Zhang Yi with tears on her face. "He let me escape early and told me..."

"You can help us, help my children."

"I can give everything, please help us, save the elves."

"Why should I help you, the elves or the spirits?" Zhang Yi said, not being confused by that beautiful and delicate face. "In other words, what else can you give that would make me risk danger and trouble to help you?"

It is reasonable for Zhang Yi to not put much effort into helping the gods of the Eldar/Elves. Why? Because you look good?

In addition, because of what the elves outside did to the human empire, Zhang Yi could not help them casually - if he dared to do so, the Emperor's psychic slap would never let him go.

"I..." After hearing Zhang Yi's words, this elf god, who had almost no combat power and was completely auxiliary, was a little panicked for a moment. After a long while, he said to Zhang Yi, "I can marry you."

For a moment, the whole room fell silent.

"...No, does your husband (Kunos) agree?" Zhang Yi asked out of the blue.

This sentence, perhaps reminded her of her dead husband, made Aisha cry again, with big, crystal tears falling down her face.

Before Zhang Yi could react, he was grabbed by the imperial guards behind him and taken out of the room.

"Do I look like someone who can't walk when a beautiful woman throws herself at him?" Zhang Yi, who was brought to the room where Aisha was, said to the imperial guard who brought him. "Wait, you're the one who's going to study the male and female ratmen, right?"

"... (temporarily shut down the helmet to receive external sound sources)..."

"Speak up! Don't play dumb! I TM..."

Just as Zhang Yi was about to ask the imperial guards in front of him for an explanation, he suddenly thought that since Aisha, who was imprisoned by Nurgle outside, could send a message to her clone in the medieval world the moment the rift opened, it didn't mean that the situation here might have been known by the only living Eldar god - the God of Laughter - Xigochi.

Does that mean that the elves might also know about the existence of the Middle Ages through the Laughing God?

"Well... forget it." Zhang Yi thought about it for a while, then gave up. "If that situation really happens..."

"Let Guilliman worry about it."

127. Stormcast Eternals

Aisha was locked up again

As an incarnation of an Eldar god, it is impossible to let her go in any way - whether as a research material or for negotiation with the Eldar, she would be a good bargaining chip.

As for what she was talking about...

Let me put it this way: If Zhang Yi agrees, and if Guilliman really becomes a couple with Evelyne...

Aisha is the mother of all the Eldar/Elves, and the 'mother' of Evelyne. Guilliman probably had to call her mother at that time...

If Zhang Yi really married Aisha, he would become a burden to Guilliman and other Primarchs... Then how should Guilliman address Zhang Yi?

． ． ． It’s a mess． ． ． It’s really a mess． ． ．

Based on this point alone, it is unlikely that Zhang Yi will accept Aisha's proposal.

Otherwise... Guilliman will definitely use her fists to bring Zhang Yi a "cordial greeting"...

～～～～～～ The above is all nonsense～～～～～～

40K Universe, Macragge

The entire planet was now in a state of combat readiness; all unnecessary activities were stopped and all turrets were pointed toward the sky.

The Space Marines of the [Ultramarines] Chapter who are still on their home planet are also fully armed, stationed at various key locations on the planet, and ready to engage the enemy at any time.

In the universe, the ships of the Ultramarines Chapter that remained on their home planet are confronting the Eldar fleet that clearly outnumbers them.

Not long ago, a large number of Eldar ships suddenly landed near the planet Macragge, and the leading Eldar prophet demanded that the Human Empire return the Eldar goddess of life - Aisha.

The Space Marines of the Ultramarines Chapter stationed there were naturally confused, but that did not prevent them from preparing to fight these uninvited Eldar who obviously had ill intentions.

Just when both sides were on the verge of a fight, Evelyne of the [Army of Death] led her troops here and stopped the battle that was about to begin.

In her capacity as the Eldar's unborn Chosen God of Death, she ordered the incoming Eldar fleet to withdraw from Macragge's orbit and to remain calm.

Afterwards, Evelyne went to the ground of Macragge with only a small number of troops, hoping to meet Guilliman, the current Regent of the Human Empire and the Primarch of the Ultramarines Chapter.

"Lord Guilliman has gone to another planet and won't be back for a while." Marius Calgar, the captain of the company stationed on the home planet, looked at the alien in front of him with a bad face and said, "You'd better get your compatriots to leave this star zone that belongs to humans immediately!"

"Otherwise, prepare to accept the wrath of the [Ultramarines]!"

"I will do my best to stop the fight between the Eldar and humans." Evelyne did not seem to want to leave. "But, according to the information I know, you have something very important to the entire Eldar..."

“We have to know the relevant information.”

． ． ． Dozens of days later...

The current Human Empire [Regent] Guilliman, brought a large number of support ships and ground troops to Macragge to meet Evelyne again.

This time, she was accompanied by

The shadow prophet of the Eldar, Hilandri Veilwalker of the Veilpath Troupe.

This large-scale action of the Eldar was due to the orders of the only two surviving gods of the Eldar - the God of Laughter - Xigaoqi.

This god, who was the only one of the Eldar and devoted to the Eldar, sensed a familiar breath the moment the evil gods tore open the rift to the medieval world, so he ordered his men to find Aisha, the [Goddess of Life] of another Eldar.

Although this god of pleasure made almost no contribution during the Fall of the Eldar and completely ignored Khorne when he fought Slaanesh at the end, Aisha, who was "crying like a river" in many senses, hid in the Webway.

But he couldn't deny that he still missed the time when the other Eldar gods were still alive. At that time, if he got into trouble, at least there was someone to cover it up, right? But now, once something went wrong, he had to deal with it by himself, which was not fun at all!

In a conference room in Macragge, Guilliman once again sat together with the Eldar, but this time, the atmosphere between the two sides was not as relaxed as before.

"Before the meeting begins," Guilliman said, holding Hilandri's armour, "I demand that your Eldar fleet withdraw from Macragge's territory immediately!"

"I will not accept negotiations under the threat of aliens!"

Facing Guilliman's words, Hilandri's face did not show much expression, she just said lightly: "Okay, but before that..."

“Are our gods really in your hands?”

Guilliman remained silent about this question, because according to the intelligence he had, there was no Eldar god under the control of the Empire.

However, since the other party has mentioned this, it cannot be groundless.

That is to say, in some unknown place, a member of the empire controlled an Eldar god by some unknown method, and this action happened to be known by the Eldar.

Then, the most likely room is...

"It seems that this is indeed the case." Looking at Guilliman who had fallen silent, Hilandri said as if she had known it for a long time. "We ask..."

"Shut your mouth, follower of the Laughing God!" Evelyne interrupted her compatriot's further insult to Guilliman and the human empire he represented. "Now is not the time!"

"You are not qualified to say that, believer of the God of Death." Hilandri responded without showing any weakness. "Don't think I don't know that you came here for the god you worship."

"you!"

Seeing the two Eldar exposing each other's past, Guilliman realized that every alien here had impure intentions.

In response to this, Guilliman was about to get up and leave. He would not talk to the aliens with whom he did not have such a good relationship under such circumstances.

If you want to fight, then fight! Humans have never been afraid!

"Wait!" Evelyne called out in time, stopping Guilliman who was about to leave with an unhappy look on his face. "I apologize for my rudeness and offense to my compatriots..."