Warhammer 40k: Terra Collector

For a moment, the entire [Throne World] was shrouded in a thick haze.

But before the panic and confusion spread further to other parts of the Empire, the then [Marshal of the Guards] Trajan Valoris issued a notice in the name of the [Emperor]:

[In the name of the great Emperor, I will hereby announce to the entire Empire the return of an Emperor's own son! ]

[Thanks to the Emperor's grace, the returning Primarch will be crowned as the Regent of the Empire! In this way, the ancient Empire will emerge from the long night and recreate the supreme glory of the Great Crusade! ]

It was just a brief notice of less than a hundred words, but in a very short period of time, it caused the entire Terra and even several neighboring imperial worlds to fall into a carnival.

Since the Horus Heresy, the ancient Primarchs have disappeared from the galaxy for thousands of years.

The long time has erased the memory of the primarch among mortals! Even most of the Astartes can only admire the glory of the Gene Father from the records within the Chapter.

This is an extremely dark and crazy ten thousand years!!!

Death and sacrifice have become the norm of the empire, and corruption and decline have long been deeply engraved in the bones of the empire.

Every moment that the Empire exists in this cold galaxy is filled with the souls and blood of countless loyalists.

The short-sighted and narrow-minded [Council of Supreme Lords] cannot lead the empire back to its former glory; the corrupt and ignorant [State Religion] will only drag the empire into the abyss.

And at this time of despair, the return of an emperor's own son will inject new life into the declining empire.

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A few hours later, the [Golden Fleet] carrying the glory of the Empire docked in the Terra Star Port.

The Primarch deliberately concealed his itinerary!

Before certain things are completely resolved, it is not appropriate for him to appear in the eyes of the people of the empire as the "Emperor's own son."

With the hissing sound of compressed air, the hatch of the Emperor's Hymn, which was engraved with intricate patterns, blasted open.

Accompanied by a squad of Blade Champions, the Primarch set foot on the sacred territory of Throneworld for the first time.

When the Primarch arrived, [Marshal of the Imperial Guards] Trajan and [Grand Master of the Assassins' Court] Fadis were already waiting there.

Although they had prepared themselves mentally, the two high lords were still inevitably shocked when they saw the primarch.

Wearing the [Holy Armor] and holding the [Emperor's Sword], coupled with the golden spiritual energy that was as warm and blazing as the sun! In a trance, the Grand Marshal of the Imperial Guards and the Grand Master seemed to see the great Emperor returning to the world.

But now is obviously not the time to admire the glory of the emperor!

Even though the betrayers had paid the price of death, the crisis of the Primarch's attack was far from over.

The Imperial Navy forces responsible for clearing the wreckage of the warship discovered a warship belonging to the Inquisition at the edge of the battlefield.

There was no one inside the battleship, but judging from the remaining communication records within the [Thinker] system, this battleship was also involved in the plan to attack the Primarch.

The Mechanicum, the Ecclesiarchy and the Inquisition, three influential forces, were drawn into the conspiracy against the Primarch.

If this matter cannot be handled properly, then... the empire will inevitably fall into greater turmoil.

Among the three forces, the first to express its stance was the Martian [Mechanicus].

Long before the Primarch arrived on Terra, the messengers from the Mechanicus had already made their position clear to the Grand Marshal of the Adeptus Custodes.

Chaos is the enemy of all mankind, and the [Mechanicus] has always been the Empire's most steadfast ally!

As for the betrayal of the Forge General, it was entirely due to personal reasons.

The attitude of the [Mechanicus] made the Grand Admiral of the Guards very satisfied, but the attack on the [Imperial Regent] was a major event... It was not something that could be fooled away with just a few words!

The [Grand Marshal of the Guards] personally drove the Orion gunship and escorted the Primarch to the [Terra Palace].

[Terra Palace]——The well-deserved heart of the empire!!!

As a great symbol of the Lord of Mankind, this magnificent complex spans across the Eurasian continent! Even from Terra's low-Earth orbit, the flickering lights in the Throne Room can be clearly observed.

The Terra Palace used to be extremely prosperous!

But since the Lord of Humanity ascended the [Golden Throne], the Imperial Guards have blocked all contact between the palace and the outside world.

Ten thousand years of erosion have left most of the interior of the Terra Palace in a semi-abandoned state.

Even the Audience Hall used by the Primarch during negotiations with the Mechanicus emissaries was an area hastily repaired by the Imperial Guards.

[Audience Hall] is located outside the Terra Palace! When the great Lord of Mankind was still alive, this building was usually used for meetings between the Emperor and the Primarch.

The Primarch pushed open the door and entered.

What came into view was a hunched figure wrapped in various colored tubes! More than a hundred kinds of medicine flowed through the tubes, and then a delicate balance was achieved in this body.

Without a doubt, this was an extremely noble [Great Biological Sage]! In terms of status alone, this messenger was even higher than the Mars Casting General.

"Honorable Primarch, may the great Messiah Ohm bless you!" The Mechanicus envoy folded his hands over his chest and paid the highest respect to the Primarch.

This etiquette is called the Gear Ceremony.

Within the Mechanicus, the status of the [Ceremony of the Gear] is even higher than the [Ceremony of the Sky Eagle] in the Imperial battle sequence.

Since the envoy chose to meet the Primarch with such noble etiquette, it meant that the Mechanicus was willing to pay for the mistakes of the Forge General.

This way, the negotiations have a basis to continue.

The Primarch had no interest in wasting time talking to this oil man who exuded a metallic smell.

The moment he sat down at the negotiation table, the Primarch directly stated his demands to the envoy.

"I can forgive the Fabrication General's offense to me!" The Primarch looked at the messenger with an inexplicable look, "But as a price, within the next five centuries, the armaments provided by the Mechanicus to the Empire must be increased by 60% on the original basis!"

This request doesn't sound excessive! But for the Mechanicus, this is an unacceptable number.

The amount of weapons that the Mechanicus provides to the Imperial battle array every year is an astronomical figure!

Even if thousands of [Forge Worlds] were to produce them at full capacity, they could only barely meet the needs of the Empire's continuous wars.

And a 60% increase on this basis...has far exceeded the limit that the Mechanicus can bear.

The Mechanicus emissary decisively rejected the Primarch's request.

"20%, a maximum of 20%!" The [drug pump] hidden behind the messenger began to inject sedatives into the internal circulation.