Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 52 An Unexpected Gain

The psychic experiment on "assimilation" failed as expected.

The reason is that the essence of order is different from chaos, so the corresponding "assimilation" is naturally different from "corruption".

The latter is like a savage and vicious seed. As long as it sticks a little, it will spread endlessly and unstoppable.

Unless your soul is pure enough to fundamentally eliminate the basic influence of chaos on you.

A basic premise for the former to work is that you first need to identify with him and desire his existence.

In this way, when the power of order enters your body, it will be attracted by the soul, and slowly and long-term soul transformation will be carried out, and finally reflected in the external manifestation of the release of soul energy, the psychic energy.

Gavins didn't know what was special about the silver psychic energy released by Calvin in front of him, which was different from the past, and naturally he couldn't have any respect for it.

In his opinion, as a Grey Knight who directly inherited the Emperor's legacy, his psychic power after transformation was different from that of mortals. No power other than the Emperor himself was worthy of his respect, not even the Primarch.

In a sense, his perception was not wrong.

As the lucky ones who also inherited the Emperor's legacy, the 19 great Primarchs in history did not show their equal achievements on the soul side except for extraordinary military power.

The psychic talents of a few Primarchs that were shown in some rare materials were also proved to be gifts from the Warp rather than the nobility of their own souls.

The only exception was Magmus, the Primarch from the Thousand Sons. His great psychic achievements far exceeded anyone in the Empire except the Emperor. Even the Imperial Chancellor Malcador could not be said to be more powerful than him. But even he had no idea about the sublimation of his own soul.

Perhaps this had a lot to do with the fact that when the Emperor first created these Primarchs, his views and strategies on the Warp were still at a distance. When He first created these Primarchs, He had never thought of facing the threat from the Warp, and even less of giving these Primarchs outstanding souls that were equal to their extraordinary demigod bodies.

And to be honest, physical talents can be given through external means, and psychic power can also be shared through the granting of authority.

But the excellence of the soul can usually only be obtained through one's own efforts. The help of external forces is always too weak and pale on this path that belongs to everyone.

This is also the reason why the gods always favor those mortals who appear brave and outstanding on the battlefield against Chaos. The reason is that no matter how powerful the power given is, it still needs the corresponding soul to play out.

Without a strong enough will to carry the authority of the power of the gods, no matter how generous the gift is, it is just a push in the process of creating a new Chaos Egg. To use the words of our world, no matter how many "0"s there are, they will be meaningless without the previous "1".

The same is true for the Primarchs. The one who is most favored by the gods is not the one who appears to be the most powerful.

If you can choose any of these 19 treasures created by the Emperor, then in the eyes of the evil gods, perhaps Warmaster Horus is not the best choice, Guilliman is the same, and Lion is no exception. Unlike these Primarchs who are famous for their external military power and leadership, Sanguinius, who is known for his gentleness and kindness, has a noble soul that is the most coveted gem by the gods.

As for Lorgar, Fulgrim, Angron and the like, except for their special attraction to a certain evil god, in the eyes of the other three, they are probably not more valuable than dung.

But how far has Sanguinius gone on the road of the soul? How much does he know about the preciousness of the soul in this universe?

The result is probably also disappointing. Under the strict order of the Emperor, the consensus of the Nikaea Conference was established. Any exploration of the warp after this may usher in the wrath and punishment of the Emperor himself at that time.

On this point, a sunburned red one-eyed Ogryn from Prospero has something to say. (Red Devil Magmus, those who don't know can check "The Burning of Prospero")

This taboo on the knowledge of the warp and soul continued until the great rebellion that affected the entire galaxy. After that, the Primarchs, without the suppression of the Emperor, may have had the opportunity to explore in this direction, but the Empire at that time no longer had an environment for a Primarch to study quietly. Even for some unknown reasons, the Primarchs left the stage of the Empire for various strange reasons and never returned.

Until Galvin, an unplanned product, from an alien traveler, obtained local household registration after negotiations with the local indigenous leaders, and then transformed from a mortal into a divine creature. Finally, relying on his unprecedented soul quality in human history except for the Emperor himself, he passed the test of the Emperor's blood and became the only remaining, unplanned, and unknown Primarch of the Empire.

This stumble along the way, relying on Calvin's own will and many coincidences, the final result, not to mention that Gavins in front of him could not understand, the Lord of Humanity who is now sitting on the throne of Terra, looking at the big guy in front of him, which has already exceeded the biggest gain he expected when he accepted Jiang Wen, must be shocked.

"The so-called drop of water should be repaid with a spring." Just on this point, our protagonist did not embarrass us.

And the psychic power in Calvin's hand is also full of disguise: the power of order that has passed its infancy, when there is no need to announce its existence, the gentle non-combat state is its normal external feature.

Especially when Calvin's subconscious mind has already determined that the target of use is a friendly army. This silver psychic power curls up its claws, appearing doubly "gentle" and harmless.

Gavins could not find the specialness of this power in his cognition, and he would not have any awe of it, so the failure of the first use of "assimilation" seemed natural.

Calvin did not realize that his psychic power was different from the past.

Before the divine soul obtains power, it is like a beast with a body but no claws, and it is difficult to distinguish it from mortals.

In addition, his power on the side of order will be used according to his subconscious distinction between enemies and friends and whether the opponent carries the power of chaos when using different targets, and there will also be a clear distinction between enemies and friends.

Therefore, Calvin does not have a complete and clear understanding of the change in his power.

And this will probably be discovered when he returns to his residence at night and starts the next "friendly and cordial" communication with the child of Shalish who is sealed under the Titan.

Only when facing his destined enemy, this power of order held by Calvin, which symbolizes a higher level than the specific concept of the evil god, will reveal its hideous side.

It will also tell Calvin with facts at that time how cruel and efficient order will be when facing the dirty creatures in the subspace.

The experiment on "assimilation" did not stop there.

Although "assimilation" itself failed to spread smoothly, Calvin gained something in the other side in Gavins' experiment. The unexpected gains of the secondary ability of "assimilation" surprised the two of them:

After several failed attempts, Calvin no longer worried about whether his power could change Gavins' existing psychic power.

Gavins was also puzzled by Calvin's attempt. If the target power must be changed, it might be better to start from the initial solution of how to maintain the existence of power in others for a long time.

Calvin, who was quick to follow the advice, thought of another way. He deliberately suppressed his psychic power to ensure the stability and harmlessness of the latter, and then released it on the other's forehead under the guidance of Gavins to observe the effect.

Then, a wonderful scene happened: Calvin, who felt that the psychic power of the same frequency continued to convey certain information to him, subconsciously cut into the psychic vision.

Then he found that he successfully shared the vision of Gavins, who was standing face to face with him at this time, and saw the environment behind him.

At the same time, Gavins's thoughts about his persistent exploration were also transmitted...

After a brief observation of the psychic resonance frequency between each other, Calvin, who roughly understood the principle, tried to send the same message to the source of the information.

Almost at the same time as Calvin sent the message, Gavins, who was standing quietly, gave his feedback through body language.

Gavins's eyes, which were originally narrowed, suddenly widened and looked at Calvin in front of him. The unbelievable emotion was carried by the thought flow, and after being translated by the psychic points left by Calvin, it was fed back to Calvin:

"Emperor, how did you do it?"

"Just do it like that."

"How did you do it?"

"I don't know..."

"This thing is a bit interesting."

"What do you mean?"

"Just a little..."

The two of them stared at each other in silence, but the thought flow was communicating at a speed far beyond the reach of normal voice communication.

"How far can this thing keep you?"

"I haven't tried it..."

"Try?"

"Try!"

The two of them retreated step by step in tacit understanding, and the distance between them became farther and farther, until it was nearly 300 meters, and the quality of the communication signal began to be affected.

After another 500 meters, the signal was completely interrupted.

The two came together again, and both of them seemed a little excited when they realized the significance of this unexpected gain.

"How many people can this thing support at most?"

"I don't know, it's mainly a matter of information flow sorting. It's not stressful."

"The maximum distance of 500 meters?"

"Well, it should be more, but the interference on the battlefield must also be considered."

"The minimum distance of 100 meters is absolutely effective? Can it be done?"

"I'll try!"

"If you can really do it, this thing will be very useful!"

"Then try it!"

So, after accompanying Calvin for a whole morning, the two of them took a simple rest and immediately found other champion knights who were in idle state, and their lines were exactly the same as in the morning: "Come on, I'll get you something good!"

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