Warhammer 40 A New Hope

The elves around him began to kneel down and kowtow to him involuntarily. At the reminder of his brother, Tyrion also knelt on one knee reluctantly in front of the resurrected Malekith.

The flame dissipated, or rather entered Malekith's body, and then he opened his eyes and looked at his white and flawless hands.

"...I was just one step away..." Malekith muttered. "Oh~ How ironic..."

With the help of the elven maids around him, Malekith put on the clothes symbolizing the Phoenix King and sat on the throne.

"This is not the end." Malekith said to the elves who were respectfully greeting him. "This is just the beginning!"

"The elves will not perish just like that!"

"He will usher in a new beginning! I will lead it again into another prosperous moment!"

People began to shout the name of the new Phoenix King Malekith, and believed that he could really help the elves get out of their predicament.

Even so, that is most likely just their wishful thinking.

. . . . . .

As Zhang Yi knew, Malekith passed the orthodox [Phoenix King] succession ceremony and became the new [Phoenix King] under the watchful eyes of the few high-ranking elves.

Afterwards, Malekith met with Zhang Yi again, hoping that he could help him and help the elves out of their current predicament.

He had already looked for his old friend [White Dwarf] before -

Grim Brindel, but he said that at most he could tick off some of the hatred against the elves in the book of hatred (after all, the elves are now in such a miserable state), and try to persuade the current [Supreme King] to return the [Phoenix King's Crown] to the elves.

But they can't provide much more. After all, the current situation of the dwarves is not very good. The elves, who are also a long-lived species, should be aware of this.

So, at this stage, the only ones who can help the elves and others are Zhang Yi and his people.

Malekith proposed a deal, a long-term deal.

In the name of the Phoenix King, he will open the treasure house and library of the elves to Zhang Yi and the lizardmen. They will be able to browse, study and even take most of the things in it at will - from various artworks and gold coins to various precious magic items and even artifacts.

The elves will become a vassal state of the 40K human empire and assume a series of responsibilities including paying taxes.

At the same time, Malekith hopes that Zhang Yi and others can solve the current and possible problems and difficulties of the elves in the future.

Most importantly, he hopes that the empire behind Zhang Yi can give the elves a planet in the form of an ultra-long-term loan. They will pay enough price and time in exchange for the planet on which they depend for survival.

"Are you thinking of...playing something big?" Zhang Yi said, looking at Malekith who had been reborn. "You should know that you don't have to make such a condition."

"You want us to stay in this 'zoo' created by the Ancients?" Malekith said. "I know that as long as we reach an agreement with the Lizardmen, they will definitely guarantee the survival of the elves within a reasonable range."

"But I won't do that, especially after seeing the wider world."

"We will not hide in this place and live in the status quo forever."

"As I promised, I will lead the current elves to achieve even greater success!"

131. Black Pyramid

Macragge

About three months later, Evelaine and Hilandri Curtainwalker of the Curtain Path Troupe arrived in Macragge again in a formal diplomatic gesture.

Hilandri demands that the Empire return their god, the goddess of life, Isha, while Evelyne hopes to obtain from the Human Empire a replacement for the fifth Crone Sword used to awaken the Eldar God of Death, which they would never have been able to obtain.

In the Warhammer 40K universe, according to the intelligence collected by the Eldar, the last [Crone Sword] is located in the palace of Slaanesh, which makes any attempt by the Eldar to seize this sword undoubtedly tantamount to suicide.

However, not long ago, the Eldar's unborn God of Death gave his chosen one, Evelyne, a rare oracle, asking him to take a replacement for the last [Sword of the Crone] from the hands of the Human Empire, that is, the [Sword of Cain] that had lost almost all its power for the medieval world.

The Eldar Death God born in this way will not be that powerful and will not be able to directly kill the evil god of Slaanesh who has been threatening the entire Eldar.

However, this new god can protect the current Eldar so that they no longer need to fear Slaanesh as much as they do now, and at the same time can also restrain Slaanesh's actions to a certain extent.

Hilandri was able to sit down and negotiate with humans like she is now, thanks to Eveline's persuasion - she used multiple different pieces of evidence to explain to her compatriot that what the two of them wanted could not be obtained by brute force.

Even if she had the ability to turn the entire human empire upside down, they might not get what they wanted. If they wanted to get what they wanted, they could only let humans give it to them voluntarily - the predictions of many prophets confirmed this.

It was for this reason that this troupe member followed Evelyne's advice, sat down at the negotiating table, and negotiated fairly with the current Guilliman.

"I have heard of your request." Guilliman, wearing the [Armor of Destiny], responded. "I can promise you (Ephrenee) now that if we do have the sword, I will return it to you."

"This is also what the Emperor wants, to consolidate our alliance and contain Slaanesh's actions." Guilliman said. "However, in exchange, we need you to find my brother, one of the lost Primarchs of the Empire, the Fifth Legion, the Primarch of the White Scars, Jaghatai Khan, in your webway."

"At the same time, as an ally, we also hope to have a certain degree of technical exchanges with you."

"That is all I can promise you now," said Guilliman. "But on the other hand..."

Guilliman looked at Hilandri Veilwalker, who had a dissatisfied look on her face.

"I don't know where the god you mentioned is. I can't make any promises."

boom!

Hilandri stood up suddenly and punched the table in front of her. The surrounding [Ultramarines] Space Marines immediately pointed their weapons at her.

Not to mention that at this stage Guilliman and the Emperor do not know whether Zhang Yi and others in the Medieval World have really captured the Eldar Goddess of Life in the Medieval World. Even if they know it, they will not return it, at least not so easily.

This was also the Emperor's will. Old Xianrou could accept the birth of an Eldar god who was dedicated to killing Slaanesh, but he could not accept another god being controlled by the Eldar - even if this god had almost no combat power and his battle record was a mess.

Facing Hilandri's anger, Guilliman also stood up and looked down at the alien in front of him whose face was full of anger.

"This is non-negotiable!"

Hilandri, who was about to lose her mind, was stopped by Evelene, and she and the soldiers accompanying her were forcibly taken away from the meeting room by the [Death Army].

"Let's end this negotiation now." Evelyne said to Guilliman. "This will not be the last time we meet..."

"In addition, I hope that if the goddess of life of our tribe is indeed in your hands, please return it to us."

"...I can't make any guarantees..."

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The issue of the elves needs to be put aside for the time being. After all, as Zhang Yi said, the entire empire does not have a good impression of these pointed ears that are very similar to the elves.

Therefore, Zhang Yi's work focus was shifted back to negotiations with the Tomb Kings.

"Thank God, it's finally settled..."

......

【Black Pyramid】

A huge magical building created by Nagash to house his body after his death, giving him the ability to resurrect one day. It also stores a huge amount of magical energy, enough to shock the Slanns.

At this time, the troops belonging to Black Arkhan who were guarding here were being beaten by the technological power spanning ten thousand years.

The cause of this battle began when the 40K Human Empire and Emperor Settra reached a preliminary consensus after a long period of negotiations.

After a long period of wrangling, both sides reached a preliminary consensus. The Tomb Kings faction, to which Settra belonged, needed to pay enough technology and other things in exchange for the right to join the 40K Human Empire, step into a wider world and enjoy the protection of the K Empire in the early stages. Without the protection of the Human Empire, they would probably be caught and collected by the Figure King the next day.

At the same time, they also need to send out as many troops as possible to help the current order camp resist the chaos wave that may come at any time.

The Lizardmen have already stated that if Emperor Settra and his people want to go out and have fun, they can ignore them and give them so-called "independence", but at the same time, all the people from the Tomb Kings faction who set foot outside this planet will no longer be protected by the Lizardmen.

In addition, Emperor Settra was promised a planet within the 40K Empire as their future world. However, the environment of that planet will not be very good, and for at least hundreds of years thereafter, they will serve as cheap pioneers and the first group of personnel to open up and develop a large number of dangerous planets for the empire, in exchange for the initial limited assistance and protection from the 40K Human Empire after they arrive at the planet promised to them.

(Zhang Yi did not tell him that he was considering arranging them near the Ghoul Star Region; of course, there were still many hidden restrictions on the Tomb Kings that were not made clear.)

To be honest, when these conditions were set, even Setra, whose body had long been dehydrated and turned into a mummy, Zhang Yi and a group of imperial officials could clearly feel the anger on the face of the [Immortal King] at that time - when had he, Emperor Setra, ever suffered such an injustice?

But even so, Settra agreed to the terms, but he still had a small condition.

Zhang Yi and others need to show their strength in front of him (Setra) and the kings of other dynasties.

According to Settra, he had some doubts about whether Zhang Yi and others were really that powerful. At the same time, his other descendants were not as "knowledgeable" as Settra. If he just said that they joined the human empire without knowing it, then even as the original king, he would definitely attract a lot of doubts.

Therefore, he needed Zhang Yi and others to demonstrate their powerful military force.

Against this background, Black Arkhan, who was about to cause trouble again, became the target of the Astra Militarum's powerful ships and guns.

The [Sentinel Mechs], which are organized into squads and equipped with multiple rocket pods, keep moving while firing rockets at the cavalry following closely behind, turning them into broken bones again.

Under the powerful firepower output of the Krieg Corps, piles of [Skeleton Warriors] were shattered, and those constructs were targeted by various anti-armor weapons.

Various types of long-range artillery with a range far exceeding that of the [Screaming Skull Catapult] can turn the enemy's various large equipment into parts on the ground outside the field of vision.

boom!

The [Tomb Scorpion], which was able to get close to the Krieg position by lurking in the sand, was "warmly greeted" by the Krieg soldiers as soon as it emerged - with melta guns and melta grenades.

Almost at the first sight, this huge structure, which may have consumed a lot of energy and materials of the [Tomb Sculptor], turned into a pile of rubble.

The troops that Nagash's most loyal lackey, Arkhan the Black, had worked so hard to amass for so long suffered heavy losses in less than half an hour after the war began.

If you let your troops charge, they will be mowed down by various machine guns; if you keep your troops still, they will be bombarded as living targets by the enemy's artillery with an unscientifically long range; and if you let various constructs lead the attack, you will be greeted by a "warm greeting" from various melta weapons.

This is a string of things!

It's not like he hadn't thought about letting a wizard break the deadlock, but as long as someone dressed differently, holding a staff, and looking like a wizard appears on the battlefield, the attacks from unknown sources will be focused on these people first, and they will be accurate every time!

Arkhan had to hide behind the high walls of the Black Pyramid, hoping that these magic-reinforced walls could help them resist the attacks of these unknown enemies.

"I have to admit that the weapons of these outsiders are indeed powerful." An unknown Tomb King said as he looked at the Black Arkhan troops who were beaten and fled by the Krieg Corps. "These troops are also elite..."

"They are obviously human, but they are as cold, ruthless and efficient as the dead."

"But if that were all, I don't think the First King would have let us join them." Khalida said. "They must have something special."

The kings of various dynasties who arrived at Setra's request to watch the battle began to discuss at this time, speculating that these outsiders would break through the solid walls of the Black Pyramid in this way.

At this time, a huge cannon slowly emerged from the horizon. The huge muzzle could even fit several people.

The huge cannon stopped at a certain position and began to adjust the muzzle, aiming at the wall of the [Black Pyramid] in the distance.

boom!

Accompanied by a loud bang, an obvious impact force spread out and a large amount of sand and dust was stirred up.

At the same time, accompanied by a whistling sound, a heavy artillery piece landed on the distant city wall. The flames of the explosion rose up, and the entire wall began to tremble.

The blue light curtain blocked the heavy artillery fire, but more artillery fire was emerging from below the horizon.

Boom boom boom boom!

The bombardment began, and blue light on the city wall kept flashing and shaking, and dust was flying everywhere.

boom!

Finally, one of the artillery attacks was not intercepted by the light curtain and fell directly on the ancient city wall.

The consequence of this was the direct collapse of a small section of the city wall.

Soon after, another heavy artillery shell hit directly, causing another section of the wall to collapse.

By the time the shelling stopped, the city wall facing the heavy artillery had completely collapsed.

Boom boom boom--!

The roar of the engine sounded, and a huge metal monster appeared in front of everyone, accompanied by rolling dust.

[Emperor's Bane Blade Super Heavy Tank]

This intimidating giant metal monster, at the charge whistle of the Krieg Legion, led several other tanks or armored vehicles and rushed towards the [Black Pyramid] not far away.

"I think everyone has their own answer." Unlike other dynasty kings who were in shock and fear, Emperor Settra seemed very calm.

"Does anyone else have anything to say?"

132. You are all thinking about that broken moon, right?

When the walls of the Black Pyramid were breached and the armored forces rushed into the city with a large number of Krieg soldiers, the siege was declared over.

There are only a few magic units that can threaten the siege troops, and these magic units will definitely be given special attention.

Just like dealing with snipers, the tank's heavy artillery will leave these mages nowhere to escape - even the buildings and people will be blown down!

Although they are living people, the Krieg Death Corps are like undead, efficient and deadly. All attempts to stop and intimidate them become futile.

An entire [Ushabit (Melee)] was almost annihilated by the weapons group of the [Emperor's Poison Blade Super Heavy Tank] the moment of contact, and the rest were also destroyed on the way.

The [Ushabit] holding a giant bow and the surrounding [Skeleton Archers] shot at the metal behemoth, trying to stop its advance. The huge arrows hit the outer armor of the [Emperor Poison Blade Super Heavy Tank], leaving no trace, and bounced away. The main gun of the metal monster slowly aimed at them in the distance at this time.

boom!

The super-large-caliber heavy artillery fired, creating a huge crater on the ground, and also causing the densely positioned enemy ranged troops to be "all over the ground."

The tracks turned, crushing various debris on the ground and continuing to move towards the giant black pyramid.

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