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(I haven't been feeling well these past couple of days, and this piece is really bad... I'm very sorry. Now, let's get into the Warhammer world. But Warhammer is mainly about external conflicts, which are actually quite easy to resolve, so I'll try to keep it lighthearted.)
Chapter 129: Heading to the Warp in Search of the Truth.
The events in the "Perfect City" left Loga Aurelion in a state of confusion.
Thus, the two Chaos forces that had already been lurking in Logar's Seventeenth Legion noticed the crack in the Primarch's heart.
Logar's confidant, Kol Faron, and the Word Bearers' chief priest, Eribas, began to entice the Primarch Logar, voicing their doubts about the Emperor's authority.
So Loga and the two of them embarked on a journey to find the revelation of the "true God" of the universe.
Thus began the Primarch's contemplation of the truth of the universe...
Loga began to continue his expedition while studying theology.
However, during this process, Loga became even more confused and perplexed.
He had repeatedly used the Star Speaker to communicate with the Emperor, his father, who was far away in Terra, in an attempt to resolve his doubts.
But the Emperor was carrying out a secret plan, and even though he loved his children and often made time to contact the Primarchs on the front lines of the Great Crusade through the Star Speakers, he simply didn't have much time to answer the questions of the more than 20 Primarchs.
So before Loga embarked on his quest for truth, the Emperor spoke to his son Loga: "My child, have a safe journey and be careful."
It was just a few short sentences.
Knowing that the Emperor seemed to be busy with some work, Loga embarked on his journey with the Emperor's blessing.
In 967 of the 30th millennium, Logar traveled to a warp rift known as the "Eye of Terror".
Why is he here?
Because Loga wanted to see the truth, the truth that his father had kept from him, the truth about the Great Human Expedition.
He didn't understand why his father wouldn't even tell his own child. Was it out of worry or distrust?
Perhaps it's out of worry.
At least that's what Loga thought. After all, although the Emperor was usually not very talkative, his father had contacted him before he embarked on his journey, reminding his son to be careful.
So Loga still trusts his father quite a bit and doesn't have much of the rebelliousness typical of teenagers.
Of course, there was also the reason that he was dissatisfied with his brother Guilliman when he was in Perfect City, and that was why he was elbowed by him.
The warship has been advancing for a long time and is about to reach the Eye of Fear.
Even on the way, the warship rescued a lost aircraft.
A strange yellow flying machine.
Initially, Loga believed it to be a spacecraft from another civilization, and that the spacecraft and warship had expressed goodwill.
Therefore, out of respect for "Imperial Truth," Loga also gave a friendly welcome to the beings on the aircraft.
But unexpectedly, the person on board the aircraft was a human.
And he's a genuine pure-blooded human!
"Hey... is it really necessary to get so worked up?"
Sitting in the reception room, Li Xiang was at a loss for words when he saw the tall, burly man in front of him so excited.
"I'm so sorry, I got a little too excited. But for a human like you to appear here is more than just shocking; it's like you've seen a trilobite!"
Li Xiang couldn't hold back.
What does it mean to "seem to have seen a trilobite"?
Loga then began to explain.
“Trilobites seem to be creatures that existed in ancient Terra. When I was studying theology, I also learned some other things based on my father’s advice, so I learned about part of Terra’s history. In this day and age, there are very few pure-blooded humans like you, so seeing someone like you is like seeing an extinct trilobite.”
"Haha, I see."
Li Xiang took two sips of the beverage provided by Luo Jia, and then forced himself to swallow it despite the strange taste in his mouth.
"How is it? Not bad, right? I heard this drink is very popular among the residents of Terra."
"Um...it's alright."
Li Xiang subconsciously pushed the cup away, determined never to drink anything from here again.
Then Li Xiang talked about his existence, explaining that he was actually a human from a parallel universe who had unintentionally arrived in this world.
As for revealing one's identity?
What a joke! When has Li Xiang's identity never been exposed?
To prevent his identity from being forcibly exposed, he chose to expose it voluntarily.
Upon hearing this, Loga on the other side was stunned.
Even Loga instinctively reached for his sword.
He paused for a while before speaking.
"Parallel universe? Are you sure it's called parallel universe, and not some kind of subspace?"
"Huh? What is subspace? And... your world's civilization can already travel between stars, don't you have the parallel universe hypothesis?"
Well, both of them found themselves in an awkward situation.
Of course, Loga knew a little about the so-called parallel universe theory, but only a little.
He learned all this by reading ancient Terran books in order to study theology, but the era was too far removed, so there wasn't much explanation about parallel universes in them.
For a time, Loga even simply understood parallel universes as subspaces.
Therefore, we should read more books.
As for the matter of the subspace... that was what Eribas told Loga.
He told Loga that the truth would be revealed if he went to the warp rift.
So, Loga kept a watchful eye on things.
However, after Li Xiang began to explain the power of parallel universes, Loga understood the underlying theoretical principles.
"Oh, I see. So the world wasn't created by God? That's quite an eye-opener."
For Logari, who had always believed in God, the parallel universe power brought by Li Xiang had a tremendous impact on his worldview. If it were before, he might have directly drawn his sword and said that Li Xiang had insulted the emperor, and then slashed him with his sword.
But now... after being kindly persuaded by the Emperor and hit with Guilliman's elbow, Loga has begun to think about the relationship between theology and science. So after learning about parallel universes, he has instead fallen into deep thought.
Is there really no God in the world?
What was the purpose of that great emperor?
Shouldn't humans pursue religion and faith?
But my father told me that he didn't need faith; he needed science.
I want to see if gods really exist in this world.
I want to know the truth that the Emperor has been hiding from everyone.
“If you are not God, then let me testify to the fact that you are not God.”
He then looked at Li Xiang again, carefully observing Li Xiang's body through his powerful spiritual energy.
But Loga found nothing else; the man in front of him was a perfectly normal human being.
It's even the kind that's overly serious.
Loga even suspected that this thing might be an enemy's conspiracy.
However, based on the "Imperial Truth" which states that "one should live in peace and friendship with one's fellow human beings and help each other," Loga chose to believe it.
After that, Li Xiang was taken away by his attendants.
After all, Luo Jia met Li Xiang out of politeness, because he didn't know who Li Xiang was, so as the leader of the 17th Army, he personally greeted him for the first time.
This can express goodwill and also serve as a precaution against the possibility that Li Xiang is an enemy.
After that, Luo Jia will most likely not go to see Li Xiang in person.
Because it still comes down to the same point.
Li Xiang's existence is like that of a trilobite; this is not meant to belittle or insult him.
In this era, humans are probably not of much use. Loga will take good care of this human and take him back, and may even help send him back to his homeland.
However, in the face of war, it is still necessary to distinguish between what is important and what is not.
Taking special care of this human from another world is already an act of kindness and compassion.
So the warship continued its journey toward the subspace rift.
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Li Xiang was taken to rest.
Along the way, he looked around curiously.
He discovered that although the warship could travel in space, its internal equipment was unusually... down-to-earth.
These were words that Li Xiang had come up with with great difficulty.
Inside the warship, there are almost no intelligent systems.
Both ventilation and computing require a lot of human resources.
It has a retro steampunk style.
And the tall warriors we saw along the way, according to the accompanying personnel, were called Astartes (Space Marines).
Astartes are human warriors genetically modified by the Emperor.
The source of genes is the Primarch, for example, Loka is the Primarch.
There are twenty Primarchs, and these Primarchs were cloned from the Emperor's own genes, so these Primarchs are essentially the Emperor's children.
Although these Astartes warriors look fierce, they are surprisingly friendly.
Upon seeing Li Xiang, they all gathered around curiously, as if they had seen a kitten.
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