When the illusory curtain of the sea of reality and soul was torn open by a giant lavender rift, the Word Bearers' flagship, the Law of Faithfulness, sailed out of Mandeville Point and sailed in the subspace for several Terran months. , they left the Hazy Star Territory and arrived at the Pacific Star Territory in the north of the Milky Way, and this was the starting point they chose for this pilgrimage.
Colchis.
Even after many years, Lorgar still recognized its appearance: this was his home planet, his infancy, the place of enlightenment where he once lived, and the sacred land that re-sowed the light of faith into the starry sky.
"It still hasn't changed at all."
Looking at the familiar but unfamiliar huge planet in front of him through the side of the ship, Luojia sighed.
"Is this Colchis? It's much larger than I imagined."
Elaine's voice came from Luojia's side.
Obviously, compared to Nuceria, this huge planet is really big.
In response, Luo Jia nodded slightly.
The strong homesickness in his eyes was self-evident.
"I have conquered countless worlds during my expeditions, and I have seen countless worlds that are more magnificent and richer than it, whether it is Holy Terra or Kull... but their weight in my heart may not be as important as Colchis—— "
“No matter where I am, Colchis will always be my hometown.”
Luojia sighed.
The huge fleet of the Word Bearers slowly sailed over the planet, casting a shadow on this ancient world that still covered the sky, but was no longer as majestic as it used to be.
In fact, due to the "Holy Code", the Word Bearers' fleet was split and reorganized early. Today's Word Bearers parent fleet has been reduced to ten after leaving the subspace. They were all destroyed by Luo Jia personally pushed it to shine everywhere in the galaxy, and only a few sub-groups remained to accompany the Word Bearers' mother group to continue their escort missions, such as the Jagged Sun and other large war groups.
As the Law of Loyalty slowly docked at one of the few usable space starports in the world, the full picture of Colchis finally reappeared in Lorgar's eyes.
How long have you been away from this land?
How long has it been since I last returned to this original place?
In the long wars and conquests, Lorgar could no longer remember clearly. He never liked to burn those worlds with flames of war like a murderous general. From the beginning to the end, Lorgar just wanted to combine reason and faith. Share the light with those lost worlds.
Lorgar never changed, and neither did Colchis.
Therefore, Lorgar set this world as the starting point of his new pilgrimage.
Just like when we left this ancient world decades ago and launched a grand expedition toward the stars, this huge planet, which is two or three times larger than humanity's home planet Terra, still maintains its ancient and dilapidated appearance. .
From orbit, its surface is dotted with unforgiving mountains and russet desert plains, and ruggedly winding, sparse rivers. It symbolizes that on this dry and ancient land, human ancestors once cultivated this land and gradually turned it into various large-scale settlements.
Over the course of several generations, civilization spread across the barren land, with most of its cities clinging to resource-rich coasts. Each city is connected to other cities through prosperous air trade and sea transportation, which is also the basis for their survival. In this world, few people are stupid enough to cross those deserts that almost span most of the world. Desolation and dryness are synonymous with those deserts, which are death zones that no indigenous life can escape.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Lorgar thought of the past, the six-year war, the coming of the Emperor... There were too many memorable things that flashed through the Primarch's mind at this moment.
"Sir, we can go."
"Stormbirds are ready."
After the Law of the Faithful completely docked in the starport, several Word Bearers Astartes came to Lorgar and Elaine.
"Looks like the time for seeing the scenery is coming to an end."
After taking a look at Lorgar's expression full of emotion, Elaine picked up the thick original "Holy Codex" and prepared to follow these Astartes to leave the starport.
Lorgar didn't say much, he just closed his unfinished tome and took the power scepter given to him by Ferrus Manus - the Light of Enlightenment.
On this pilgrimage, there are bound to be countless dangerous moments.
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Unlike other emerging Imperial worlds, Colchis does not have huge orbital weapons platforms, or even a forge world of the Adeptus Mechanicus on its moons.
As the home planet of the Primarch, Lorgar did not think that it would use such a huge space-based weapon defense system.
In other words, this is also some of the obsessions shown by Luojia.
He didn't want any war to touch this ancient and peaceful land. In Lorgar's eyes, only the 'Six Years War' that conquered the entire Colchis was qualified to spread gunpowder smoke on its land. Other than that, , any war that dares touch the Primarch's home planet will bring about the heaviest revenge and destruction from the Word Bearers.
And because of Lorgar's prohibitive and exclusive attitude toward Colchis, Colchis also refused to provide food and fuel to the various fleets in the Great Crusade.
Its original intention was that Lorgar did not want to bring war to the world he controlled, but in fact, due to the few stable Mandeville Points in the Taiping Star Territory, this selfishness from Lorgar was also in the direction of the Taiping Star Territory. One of the reasons why the progress of the Great Crusade is far less than that of the Great Crusade in the direction of the Extreme Star Territory.
This was part of the reason for the Emperor's anger towards the Word Bearers.
Under the influence of Lorgar's will, the seventeenth Legion in the past was just a group of missionaries armed with blazing guns - this was intolerable to the Emperor. All he needed were warriors and enough strength to conquer the enemies in the stars. General.
Therefore, the Perfect City was destroyed by the Word Bearers under his wrath, and the burning of Kuhl seemed to indicate that Colchis, a world deeply affected by Lorgar's weak will, would be destroyed if not in time. What would happen if Lorgar himself made a complete change.
When the Stormbird, which symbolized the Primarch's vehicle, slowly entered the atmosphere, several huge but ancient cities appeared on the horizon, and their shadows were like the dark red and dim sun of Colchis. Old and decayed.
"It seems you don't like industrialization very much, my brother."
Elaine said.
She was checking the industrialization level of several cities in Colchis on the data board. It was obvious that compared with the huge forge worlds on the moon of Nuceria, this planet was too 'old'.
"Well…"
Luojia's eyes were a little wandering, trying not to look directly at the sister who was 'monitoring' him.
In this regard, Lorgar's mind was like a storm bird that kept swaying with the disturbance of the airflow.
——I don’t know what to say, but my mood is extremely complicated.
After all, these 'backward' are all their own 'masterpieces'.
To this day, Colchis still maintains its ancient and shabby appearance. Advanced industrialization and assistance from the empire have been declined by Lorgar. Apart from ancient cities, there are only long-forgotten dark ages on the entire planet. various relics.
These ancient ruins show that a mechanically driven empire once ruled Colchis. Although there is little evidence of its destruction, the boundless darkness that spanned the entire Era of Strife can indeed make any world fall apart. Reason The religious seed that sprouted from the corpse of Colchis after it was shattered is proof of this.
The legacy of this completely lost kingdom is even evident in orbit, where the floating hulks are locked in orbit one by one. The light green light in which the radiation dust drifts freely symbolizes that it is not safe. Perhaps it would take thousands of years for that terrifying lethality to completely disappear under the power of time - there is no doubt that this was once the remains of a huge interstellar shipyard.
As a Primarch homeworld that was completely poisoned by religion, Colchis seemed to be a world focused on looking inward, even backward. Under Lorgar's deliberate influence, it refused to clear the sky. immerse themselves in remnants from the Dark Ages of Technology and resist all Imperial edicts to build new orbital space stations.
The only concession of this planet is to allow the Mechanicus of Mars to approach those peaceful behemoths and let the technical monks plunder whatever they want, whether it is the long-lost STC or some unknown darkness Technology, as one of the two-headed eagles of the Empire, is the desire of the Adeptus Mechanicus, and even the Primarch needs to pay attention to it.
Of course, the price is a steady stream of materials and cutting-edge life technology. The home planet of each Primarch actually enjoys special tax-free rights. Under the desolate and backward surface of Colchis, It contains a rich accumulation that can support religion and reason to bloom in it.
It enjoyed the benefits of Imperial life and culture, despite its master's reluctance to contribute to the Emperor's wars.
Lorgar's influence on this planet is almost ubiquitous. In fact, although the lives of the people are extremely generous and happy, the transportation on Colchis is actually not developed and is restricted to a very minimum. The traffic blocked each city's economic development and burst of desire, until they were all shaped into the utopia and heaven on earth in Lorgar's mind.
It seemed to be resisting the war economy of the Great Crusade.
Of course, in the not-too-distant future, it can no longer be resisted.
Because under Elaine's surveillance, Lorgar had to make certain 'changes' before he could report his attitude of 'taking the Great Crusade seriously again' to the Emperor.
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Monday is so busy!
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