Chapter 674 The Prototype of the Alliance
"I am cautious about Space Marines." Odemeier's words shut everyone up. "I always feel that there is something wrong with those gene glands, especially after learning about the origins of you, the Primarchs."
"After learning about the history of the Empire, some records of the Inquisition, and the genetic control of Space Marines by you, to be honest, the group of people who played mind control in the end-born were not as weird as you."
"The Emperor is the Great Devil, you are the Demon Prince, and the remaining Space Marines are the Little Demon Legions loyal to you. But the Space Marines in the Macragge sector next door look quite normal, but I am unhappy with the arrogance of some individuals."
"This is the Great Astartes doctrine, the pride of those who become Space Marines for mortals." Dorn said.
"But they forget that they were just a group of mortals before. This is the drawback of genetic surgery. There will always be some idiots who regard themselves as a species higher than humans. We need more stringent review and soldier selection standards."
"I thought the regiment review was strict enough." Fulgrim thought thoughtfully.
"Not enough. The closed culture of the Space Marines is one of the reasons for their arrogance. Outside, they are worshipped by the ignorant people of the Empire, and inside, they are warrior associations that worship the Emperor. The organizational form of the chapter needs to be dealt with. At least these warriors should be able to fight together with the Astra Militarum, instead of fighting each other. And I have been thinking about the current reform policy of the Empire recently."
Odemayer showed her plan. She didn't want to waste any time.
The souls of the Tau people are almost invisible in the warp, especially after Odemayer installed reliable Geller positions on the Tau warships. As long as the Tau fleet is not too unlucky and just bumps into the face of a certain warp creature, no demon will notice their existence.
They have become the main force of trade in the Far East Star Region, and will become the backbone of supporting the trade of the Human Empire in the future.
As for the Rogue Traders, these people are still worried that their positions will be replaced by the damned aliens, but Odemayer said that they are really overthinking.
Given the current trade situation, even if the Rogue Trader fleet is multiplied 100 times, it cannot meet Odemayer's needs.
However, some interesting things happened during Lin Fan's absence. A fleet of rogue traders broke away from the warp storm, and as soon as they came out, they handed Odemaier the merchant certificate issued by the Empire.
Yes. Issued by Warmaster Horus.
Odemaier silently tore the certificate into pieces, and after checking it with the Blackstone-amplified Geller Stand and the Emperor's Holy Statue, she assigned them a new task.
Interplanetary trade needs to be established, and interplanetary communication is equally important. The Tau can fill the gap in the trade system, and the Eldar can fill the gap in intergalactic communication.
"What? Let the Eldar control the communication?" The Primarchs couldn't accept it, "If we hand over all the power, we will be passive!"
Odemaier just raised her hand, signaling the Primarchs to stay calm and let her finish her words.
"The Eldar are better at studying psychic energy than us, right? They can teach us how to use psychic energy better. Besides, they are just supplementing the existing system, not completely replacing it. The talent gap in the Empire is too big, and I don't mind how many I need."
"But."
Odermaier talked about the process of the astropath's communication. When she finished, the voices of opposition from the Primarchs became much smaller.
An astropath, with a weak body and unstable mind, is tortured every time he communicates.
They prepare in a secluded place, concentrate their minds to avoid being disturbed by the outside world. The meditation room may be a pure white soundproof empty room, or it may be a dark cave covered with blankets of mystical symbols.
The astropath will surround themselves with portraits of the Emperor, various consecrated icons and remains, and clear their distracting thoughts in the endless poetry of the servoskull.
If this still cannot achieve peace, they will use physical pain to make themselves reach a state of religious fanaticism.
After entering the subspace, they face madness directly, and record inaccurate information in a burst of crazy whispers.
"We need the psychic energy of the Eldar and the relevant knowledge of the Webway." Odemaier emphasized again.
The Primarchs nodded slowly. They temporarily accepted Odemaier's suggestion. After all, they had fought side by side with the Death Army and had some comradeship.
However, Lin Fan felt that Odemaier's arrangement was a bit subtle. If the Eldar's Webway could be borrowed, then the Tau trade fleet might not be so important.
"So this is politics. If you want to build a stable alliance, you have to make everyone useful. The useless will have wild thoughts and eventually become an unstable factor that destroys the alliance. And we have just started. Let's take it one step at a time. It is already difficult to maintain effective control of several surrounding star regions. When the management scope spans half of the Milky Way or even the entire Milky Way, we have to make new changes to adapt to the changes. In short, I can't go the way of the old empire for the second time." Odemaier stretched and asked Lin Fan to talk to the Eldar about cooperation.
The Ark of Bjetan was not peaceful either. Iverene and Bjetan's Council of Prophets were arguing.
These arks existed before the destruction of the Spirit Empire, and they carry too much history and memories. No Eldar wants to see the place where their ancestors have lived fall apart.
When you don't have the ability to rebuild a house, this kind of pain is even more unbearable.
"After drawing the sword, Bjetan will be destroyed, and the compatriots in the infinite circuit will return to the arms of the god of death."
"That god of death, I have no intention of disrespecting the gods. If he wants to kill our great enemy, does he really only need five crone swords?"
"Uh." Eveleni was embarrassed by this question, and everyone could see her hesitation and guilt. "In fact, there is another requirement, that is, 99% of the population of the Eldar must die, and the power of the god of death can completely eliminate Slaanesh."
Eveleni also asked Lin Fan if there was a way to avoid the death of the Eldar to awaken the power of the god of death. She couldn't accept this kind of bringing the whole family to live together.
Lin Fan frowned and thought for a long time, and finally told Eveleni a term: the seventh path.
Eveleni looked at Lin Fan with flashing eyes, just like a drowning person thirsting for air and thirsting for knowledge.
After watching Lin Fan for a long time without any movement, Eveleni also urged him to speak quickly.
"That's all I know about the Seventh Path. I don't know anything about the rest. Just ask the God of Death."
"The God of Death didn't say anything."
"Ah, that's the nature of the Eldar gods. They are unreliable. The Emperor may be a little deaf, but he really comes to help when he has something to do."