The planet's surface.
There were no boundless Hive Cities of 40K, nor the factory-chemical agricultural clouds of 40K.
Walking through endless fields of wheat, under a blue sky with white clouds, a gentle breeze swept through, causing the wheat waves to ripple.
Whoosh~
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath of the fresh air, Sith, who had been in the 40K cesspit for too long, was even reluctant to exhale.
It wasn't until his whole body was cleansed by the fresh air that he slowly exhaled.
Opening his eyes again, a look of contentment appeared on Sith's face.
Throughout the pastoral scenery, only a few 101s stood quietly in the far distance, and then, not far behind Sith, Van Roth, Bayer, and others silently followed.
Perhaps they, too, had been in the cesspit for too long, as they also showed a rare sense of comfort and nostalgia looking at the scene before them.
Compared to 40K, 30K was simply like heaven.
After all, when Guilliman awoke and saw the 'Cherubim' — infants transformed into mechanical white-winged beings — and the Ecclesiarchy insisted they were a symbol of sanctity and purity, Guilliman, who had always lived in 30K, nearly collapsed.
In any case, the Imperium of 30K was much more human-like in almost all aspects than 40K.
Even the somewhat insane Bayer's expression seemed to normalize a bit as he looked at the surrounding countryside.
A series of footsteps broke the current tranquility.
The heavy ceramite armor, combined with the taller Primaris Conversion body, added an abrupt element to this pastoral scene.
Van Roth and Bayer glanced over, and seeing it was Huron, they slightly moved aside.
Huron, not daring to get too close and disturb his lord's leisure, stopped a dozen meters away and saluted by pounding his chest from afar:
"My Lord, we've found out. The Great Rebellion has already begun. Magnus, the Primarch of the Thousand Sons, has made his 'psychic call' to Terra.
"Horus tampered the Emperor's order for Magnus to come to Terra for accountability, changing it to annihilate the Thousand Sons Legion."
"Now, Leman Russ, the Primarch of the Space Wolves Legion, is leading the Space Wolves Legion, along with the Custodes and Sisters of Silence, towards the Thousand Sons' homeworld."
Huron spoke quickly. Hearing that Magnus's 'call' had already gone through, Van Roth and Bayer couldn't help but frown.
Sith's previously leisurely mood, as he ambled about, vanished instantly.
Of course, Magnus didn't just 'make a call'; he discovered Horus's rebellion and, in his urgency, used Warp sorcery to send a psychic communication to the Emperor on Terra. 'Making a call' was just a jocular term used by later generations.
However, this psychic communication struck at the Emperor's most crucial plan.
The Emperor was originally attempting to master the Webway technology left by the Old Ones, hoping to free humanity entirely from Warp restrictions and allow for space travel via the Webway.
But at the most critical moment, Magnus's alarm call arrived, not only causing the Emperor's plan to fail but also directly connecting the Webway in the Sol System to the Warp, forcing the Emperor to sit on the Golden Throne himself to suppress the Warp Daemons continuously pouring into the Webway.
This also necessitated the deployment of most of the Custodes and Solar Auxilia, among other ultimate elites, to fill the never-ending Webway War.
Otherwise, the Webway constructed by the Emperor would not only fail to help humanity escape the Warp but would also cause the Sol System to erupt completely, turning into a second Eye of Terror!
This is also why the Emperor had to sit on the Golden Throne.
And now, hearing that the Emperor had already taken his place on the Golden Throne, Sith and his subordinates, who hadn't made it in time, immediately showed a hint of regret.
But at the same time, they let out a sigh of relief.
At least, after completely revealing his existence, the Emperor wouldn't have time to deal with Sith first.
Sith took one last look at the boundless wheat fields swaying in the breeze, then turned and walked towards Huron and the others behind him.
Huron stood respectfully in place. As Sith approached, he bowed slightly and handed over the newly compiled situation report.
Sith took it and quickly scanned it, then, after getting a general understanding, handed the report to Van Roth.
Van Roth and Bayer also quickly looked it over. Sith pondered for a moment, glanced at the solitary orac above his head, and then spoke:
"We cannot let the Thousand Sons be forced into rebellion."
The Great Rebellion of 30K had many regrets, but one of the most regrettable points was the loyal Thousand Sons being forcibly driven to rebellion!
Van Roth and Bayer had already finished reading quickly. Hearing this, they also looked at the orac above and couldn't help but frown.
At this time, an Astartes Legion wasn't just a thousand-man chapter like in 40K. At this time, an Astartes Legion meant that as long as you had the ability, you could produce as many as you wanted.
The most famous example was Guilliman's Ultramarines: 250,000 would die, and then another 250,000 would appear.
No matter how long or how terrible the entire Great Rebellion was, Guilliman always had countless reserves of 250,000.
Although the Space Wolves Legion was not a troop-spamming Astartes type, its combat power and stubborn nature made the Space Wolves Legion a blade in the Emperor's hand specifically for countering other Astartes.
Aside from the Emperor, the Space Wolves Legion's genetic stubbornness made it impossible for them to believe any explanation from outsiders, nor would they allow you to explain.
So when Sith spoke, not to mention Van Roth and Huron, even Bayer immediately frowned deeply.
The Space Wolves Legion wouldn't give you any chance to reason.
Sith would likely be immediately besieged by the combined forces of the Space Wolves Legion and the Custodes as soon as he appeared with orac.
Of course, Sith wasn't afraid of such a siege. Although he was still injured, orac had just completed its sanctification; even if they couldn't win, they could easily escape.
However, with The Great Rebellion imminent, Sith really didn't want to further weaken the loyalist forces because of himself.
"If they don't listen to reason, we'll talk physics."
Talk physics?!
Van Roth and the others were stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that their lord intended to subdue the Space Wolves Legion with sheer power.
But after realizing this, they looked at orac again and could only bury their heads in silence.
Only Van Roth, with a stiff upper lip, spoke:
"They are the entire Space Wolves Legion. We only have a single ship. Will it be..."
Sith's attention was now fully focused on the task at hand. After speaking, he walked directly towards the several Transports not far away.
At the same time, his gaze fell upon the Word Bearers who had just completed their formation next to the Transports.
"We also have a Legion."
We also have one?
Where?
Van Roth, the two of them, were stunned, then followed Sith's gaze to the Transports, only to see the Word Bearers, upon noticing Sith looking at them, kneeling in fervent reverence once more.
At the same time, muffled whispers of prayers could faintly be heard from behind their lowered helmets.
"Aren't the Word Bearers praying to gods?"
"Let orac scan the prayers of the Word Bearers in the Warp. As long as they are praying to gods, we will manifest!"
Van Roth, Bayer, Huron: "???"
What is this? Is he going to forcibly re-indoctrinate the instigators of The Great Rebellion into the loyalist faction?
Their faces were dumbfounded, and as they followed Sith's line of thinking, their expressions grew even stranger.
The thought of Horus finally arriving at Terra, only to look up and see Lorgar leading the Word Bearers standing on the surface of Terra, then raising his head to confront Horus, made them unsure whether to cry or laugh.
Horus: You started The Great Rebellion, why are you on the other side now?
Lorgar: Didn't expect that, did you? Your grandpa jumped back again!!!
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