Lorgar looked at the burning planet in front of him with complicated emotions.
The structure of the earth's crust is constantly melting like heated syrup. The surface of the planet has become a dead world wrapped in magma. The dazzling and gentle sunlight of the past can no longer penetrate the increasingly thick and toxic atmosphere. Even the power of nature In response to this complete destruction, the volcanoes erupted crazily one after another, and the fire clouds of death swept through every plate and city, and even evaporated the oceans.
This is the power of the cyclone torpedo.
It is enough to burn the entire world into a terrifying force that cannot survive for thousands of years.
In the Human Empire, only those alien worlds with heinous crimes are worthy of the expedition fleet abandoning such weapons. This also symbolizes the Human Empire's unyielding determination to deal with such enemies.
Now, this weapon was thrown to the Perfect City by Lorgar himself.
There were still two traces of tears on his face, as if the scriptures carved on his skin were distorted by his grief, and even the tall figure of the Primarch looked extremely rickety at this moment.
There is no doubt that the Perfect City is Lorgar's hard work, and no one can witness the destruction of their own hard work without feeling sad.
Even if the person who destroys this hard work with his own hands is himself.
"You didn't have to do this."
A cold female voice came from behind Luojia, and with the dull sound of the gate opening, a tall scarlet figure emerged from the shadows.
Looking at the sad look on Luo Jia's face, Elaine said slowly.
"Ever since you killed your adoptive father with your own hands, your loyalty has been unquestionable."
But Luojia shook his head bitterly.
He recognized this sister. Her figure was already beside his father when he was judging him with an indifferent expression.
"I have to, my sister."
"After you executed Erebus and I executed Kor Phaeron...the former glory of the Seventeenth Legion no longer exists."
Looking at the death world in front of him that has lost its former glory, Luojia murmured softly.
"And the perfect city...is the glory of the Word Bearers."
Although Luojia did not express any regretful emotions, the sadness vaguely revealed in his words could prove everything.
At this moment, everything disappeared with the destruction of the perfect city.
His father even sent a Primarch to oversee any actions of the Seventeenth Legion.
Under Lorgar's complicated eyes, Elaine slowly opened the original book of "The Book of Holy Words" on the table.
"One city and two men cannot drag a glorious legion into the abyss, my brother."
Her voice was slightly lamenting, as if she was pitying Luojia.
"Our father is not good at words. Maybe you don't know this characteristic of him."
"The Seventeenth Legion's sin is indeed very heavy, but my father did not tell the reason for this sin."
"In fact, his anger towards you does not lie with those two insignificant mortal traitors."
In Luojia's surprised eyes, the Lord of the Red Sand told the truth that he never knew.
"efficiency."
"The crime our Father, the Lord of Mankind, pronounced upon the Seventeenth Legion was the effectiveness of the Word Bearers in the Great Crusade."
"In this human expedition to conquer the stars again, only efficiency is the most critical thing."
"Some insignificant and dirty insects, those are not within his scope of consideration."
Her gauntlet gently brushed against the ancient book that had been with Lorgar for decades, and a bit of golden light was faintly revealed in the gap in the gauntlet.
"I have created some of the most loyal worlds in the empire. He has always known..."
"Even so, the Word Bearers are indispensable for the reconstruction of those lost kingdoms. We spare no effort to promote the truth of the empire, and we kill all heresies with the most determined attitude..."
"I... don't quite understand."
Lorgar was very confused by Elaine's words.
In fact, Lorgar did not understand this sudden destruction at all from the beginning. A loyal priest like Erebus and a learned adoptive father like Kor Phaeron, Lorgar entrusted his endless trust to him from the beginning. They joined hands with them and created extremely glorious achievements in the Great Crusade.
Lorgar had never questioned the Emperor's personal judgment - but the doubt that Lorgar had been deceived by the two of them always lingered in Lorgar's heart. He simply did not understand why the two people he trusted most would A filthy pagan.
After the omnipotent God-Emperor revealed the true identities of these two traitors, Lorgar could only offer everything he had to the gods with guilt.
The perfect city was his determination.
Although the price of this determination is his hard work.
"—So, just because the traitor is a high-ranking member of the Word Bearers, you think this is a test of the Word Bearers' loyalty?"
"...Pfft."
Elaine chuckled.
"No one will doubt the achievements of the Word Bearers, my brother - your legion is very large, but compared to other legions, the speed at which you conquer the world is not ideal."
"Yes, you have indeed created countless happy garden worlds. Perhaps only the Ultramarines can rival you."
"However, there are countless human worlds throughout the galaxy that are suffering...the Emperor's goal is to free them all."
"He saw that the Word Bearers were focusing on things that should be done by mortals such as tax collectors and planetary governors, and there were also some...'religions' that were not in line with his intentions, and even spent a lot of energy on them. To create a perfect city would defeat the purpose of his own creation of the Legiones Astartes."
"The Word Bearers should have done better than to be held back by trivial matters."
"Then his intention was not to punish, but to beat."
Obviously, this brother still hasn't figured it out. The two bad guys Erebus and Kor Phaeron appeared only because of his connivance with religion, and the Lord of Mankind almost gave up on the management of each legion. .
This can be seen from the fact that the Iron Warriors were killed by Perturabo Eleven.
In fact, the Emperor simply did not have the time to care about the trivial matters of each legion.
"But…"
Facing Elaine's explanation, although Luojia could understand it, it was still hard to accept as if it was stuck in his throat.
After all, his decades of hard work were destroyed in His anger, and even the original intention of this hard work was to have faith in Him.
He seemed to want to say something, but suddenly thought that the sister in front of him was sent by the emperor to monitor him, so he shut up with a complicated expression.
Looking at Lorgar's complicated expression, Elaine took a deep breath and continued to explain the emperor's thoughts to Lorgar with sincere eyes.
"Trust me, my brother."
"Religion, in the eyes of my father, is always just a tool of rule. He will acquiesce at the appropriate time and extinguish it at the inappropriate time. In this regard, my home planet Nuceria and brothers Sanguinius His home planet Baal...the traces of religion in these worlds have all been tacitly approved by him."
"I feel sorry for the destruction of the Perfect City, but in the face of a situation where the entire galaxy is in urgent need of liberation, this statue of God erected for my father... is undoubtedly the same as discrediting his existence."
"We don't have to speculate too much about his thoughts, we just need to follow his will."
"And I was sent by my father to 'monitor' the Word Bearers, only to supervise the progress of your work in the Great Crusade."
"Presumably he also believes that as long as you are still alive - then the Seventeenth Legion will never rebel."
"He has always believed in your loyalty to the Empire, and has always believed in the role of the Word Bearers to the Seventeenth Legion - from beginning to end, there is no doubt."
"The fact that he sent me to monitor you, instead of the Leman Russ brother I have never met, is enough to prove all this."
Luo Jia was slightly startled, and even the endless confusion in his mind suddenly became clear at this moment.
"I see…"
Luojia murmured that he had never thought that his father's punishment had such a meaning. Sure enough, it was because his knowledge as his preacher was not enough.
Yes, it must be that the Word Bearers are not pious enough in their belief in the God-Emperor, which leads to the possibility of a traitor within them.
As a missionary who spreads reason and the glory of the God-Emperor to the entire galaxy, Lorgar now fully understands why his father wanted to whip himself and the Legion. It was not because of insufficient loyalty in this great pilgrimage, but because of the efficiency that Elaine said.
Before becoming a powerful missionary to the God-Emperor, each Legion of Astartes was an unrivaled blade in His hands.
During the Great Crusade, the lost human world was illuminated again by the glory of the God-Emperor at every moment. Although in order to take care of mortals, the God-Emperor chose the "Imperial Truth", which is easy to understand by ordinary people, but the God-Emperor His love and devotion to mankind are by no means false, and He will never question the loyalty of his people - therefore, compared to the countless loyal human worlds he has created, the God-Emperor pays more attention to bringing together the people in the galaxy. All peoples are liberated from darkness.
Lorgar now finally fully understood why his father's eyes could contain compassion and coldness at the same time, why his existence was so majestic and sacred, and why he gave himself the order to destroy the Perfect City.
Her destruction was not due to the breeding of traitors from the beginning. The appearance of the two traitors may be just accidental, but the God Emperor will never show His anger because of such a small existence, but because of his own understanding of the God Emperor. It is too one-sided and focuses too much on superficial beliefs instead of truly practicing the Great Expedition from the bottom of my heart that is not understood by most people.
Obviously, there is absolutely no doubt that He values mankind, even above His Son - and this will become a strong basis for His divinity.
Then everything makes sense.
"I understand...my sister, I am very grateful for your enlightenment, which made me realize that my mistake was so unforgivable."
"From now on, I will face your surveillance with the most rigorous attitude, and I will reform my legion with the most loyal attitude... and I will also abandon my wrong obsessions and ideas."
"The Word Bearers will serve the Empire with unquestionable loyalty. No one will ever be able to spot the flames of rebellion, and no one will ever be able to question our merits and beliefs."
"The glory of our faith will accompany the empire on its journey forward and last forever."
Finally, the confusion in Luojia's pupils completely disappeared at this moment, and he thanked this sister excitedly.
At this moment, no words could compare to the gratitude in his heart.
He finally realized how ridiculous his superficial faith was. Under such heavy responsibilities, he actually created such a wrong existence as the Perfect City with his own hands.
——It's really...inexcusable.
Seeing Luo Jia's suddenly awakened look, Elaine nodded with satisfaction.
"I do not view this position as 'oversight,' my brother, if you can just think of it all - then it is better than any apology."
force. "
"I always believed the Word Bearers could get better."
Sure enough, the best way to convince a stickman is to use his faith to convince him.
Although the emperor may not be happy.
However, as for what the ungrateful father did in the original world line... let’s not mention it.
Putting those irrelevant thoughts behind, Elaine held up the heavy "Book of Sacred Scriptures" in front of her and slowly sang the prayer written on it by Lorgar himself:
“Each of us is His most important sword.”
“Each of us is His most pitiful lamb.”
"His presence is extremely cold, yet dazzling like the golden sun."
"He walks among the stars, fighting against the endless darkness with his will and actions."
As Elaine sang, a bit of light golden light gradually lingered in the room, a bit of hot red sand accompanied it, and the bright red satin wrapped around her golden arm armor moved automatically without wind.
Luo Jia's pupils suddenly tightened.
"He is the Lord of mankind, He is the eternal God-Emperor of the Holy Empire, and His golden throne burns with eternal light——"
"Praise be to the Emperor, praise be to Mankind."
Under Lorgar's shocked gaze, Elaine slowly took off the luxurious arm armor on her right arm, revealing the dazzling psychic arm inside.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the source of this miracle.
Lorgar could even feel the real heat in Elaine's gilded eyes - as if there was a blazing flame residing in them and burning forever.
"Lorgar, my brother."
The Lord of Red Sand spoke slowly, and his ethereal and cold voice seemed to be accompanied by the sound of a church organ, extremely sacred.
"Everyone has a lot of different opinions about our fathers..."
"Some say he is a god, others say he is a tyrant, and some think his existence is unquestionable..."
"None of that matters."
"The important thing...is not whether He is God or His attitude towards everything."
"It's about his ambition to save all mankind."
Elaine handed out the right hand that shone with cold light to Lorgar.
"Would you like to know more about it?"
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