svetikya Chapter 96 Guilliman
Chapter 96 Guilliman
Chapter 96 Guilliman
"Levi, Horus is right. I also disagree with you impersonating the Emperor, but the fact is that the news of the Emperor's slumber must not be revealed, or the foundation of the Empire's rule will collapse instantly."
Standing to the side, Macado slowly stepped forward, leaning on his signature black cane, and said in a deep voice.
At the same time, Magnus, who had been silent for a moment, nodded and solemnly advised, "Li Wei, now that things have come to this, only you can help us get through this difficult time."
"This..." Li Wei sighed, looking troubled, but finally nodded in agreement. However, he immediately made a request: "I can impersonate the Emperor, but once we return to Terra, please don't make me impersonate him again."
He only said that he would stop pretending once he returned to Terra, but he didn't say that he would stop pretending once he had fooled Guilliman.
Because Li Wei knew perfectly well that it was impossible for the Thousand Sons, Shadowmoon Wolves, and the Emperor's expeditionary force to return to Terra so easily and safely.
If the Emperor were to truly fall into slumber, even if the warp is currently calm, the rules of the real universe would still firmly restrict the descent of the four Chaos Gods.
However, this is a rare opportunity, and the four Chaos Gods will surely intervene to interfere with Thousand Sons and Shadow Moon Wolf's safe return to Teda and the center of human power, preventing them from peacefully eliminating the crisis of the Emperor falling into a deep sleep.
After all, the depravity of humanity and the chaos of the empire are the eternal obsessions of the four Chaos Gods. Even if the Emperor is not asleep but is secretly plotting something, the four Chaos Gods will take the opportunity to fuel the flames and stir up the entire galaxy.
Yes, Li Wei still didn't believe that the Emperor had fallen into a deep sleep, but rather that the Emperor had a shocking plan. However, he was already deeply involved in it and could only go with the flow and cooperate with the Emperor's act.
However, after grasping a part of the emperor's essence, he had other ideas in mind. He was fed up with the situation of not having enough strength.
But this requires returning to Terra and finding Luo Jia, who has already taken control of the Empire's faith, to work together to perfect the plan in his mind.
He wanted to create a god, a god unique to psionicists, a god of wizards, to transform psionicists into wizards who explore the mysteries of the universe, instead of lowly thieves who only borrowed warp energy, and to completely free them from the constraints of the warp.
"Okay, Chief of the Thousand Sons, thank you for your help."
Horus bowed deeply to Livy and said solemnly.
He was indeed exhausted. Only after the emperor entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of the empire, a responsibility that could crush anyone, did he suddenly realize that he had been naive. He felt the pressure as heavy as a mountain, making it hard for him to breathe.
Moreover, he originally knew that the Emperor was preparing to formally appoint him as a War Master after the Battle of Ulano, but things did not go as planned. Due to his negligence, the Emperor fell into a deep sleep in order to save him.
Seeing Li Wei turn to prepare, he unconsciously touched the ring on his palm that still carried the aura of an emperor, and secretly vowed in his heart: "My father, I will definitely not let you down."
Emperor Dream Ship.
The highest-level operations room.
A holographic transparent screen lit up, and the Primarch of the Ultramarines, Guilliman, appeared on the screen, staring intently at the Emperor on the screen.
"Father, how are you?"
"My offspring, I am perfectly fine!"
Li Wei used all of the Bright Feather School's top-tier psionic secret techniques to perfectly disguise himself as the dignified and solemn emperor he usually was, standing in front of the light screen and speaking in a deep voice.
But Levi, who had been perfectly disguised, coughed suddenly after comforting Guilliman, spitting out a mouthful of golden blood and staggering to the ground.
The next second, with the help of Magnus and Horus behind him, the "Emperor" managed to stand up.
The weakened "Emperor" gently pushed away Magnus and Horus's support before looking at Guilliman on the other end of the screen, who looked extremely anxious. He coughed and said, "Guilliman, my son, I was too badly injured, which is why I stopped Magnus and Horus from letting you come to visit me."
He paused, then forced himself to say, "As a father, I can't let my son see me in such a disheveled state. That's not the dignity a qualified father should have."
At this point, the pale-faced "Emperor" revealed a weak smile, looking like a stubborn father who didn't want his son to worry.
"Father, I understand. It's all my fault. I'll come to the Emperor's Dream to apologize to you right now."
"Okay, come here."
When Guilliman offered to visit him in person, Levi, disguised as the "Emperor," breathed a sigh of relief; the initial plan had succeeded.
As the Emperor's thirteenth son, Guilliman was always meticulous and rigorous. Given that he knew the Emperor was seriously injured, it was impossible for him not to come and visit him in person.
However, this request for Guilliman to visit the Emperor could not be made by Magnus or Horus, nor could it be initiated by the Emperor himself.
The reason is quite simple: Horus and Magnus's previous attitude was too abnormal when the Emperor was seriously injured. It was very unusual that they did not allow Guilliman, who was also a son of the Emperor, to come and visit him.
Such an abnormal situation would lead one to suspect that someone had murdered the emperor, or that someone was trying to kidnap the seriously injured emperor in order to seize the supreme power of the empire.
But now that Guilliman has been invited, Guilliman has ample reason to suspect that the current emperor is an imposter. Magnus and Horus, both sons of the emperor, want to kill Guilliman, who can check them, in order to eliminate their rivals and seize power in the empire.
Therefore, in any case, only Guilliman himself could make the request to visit the Emperor; no one else could take the initiative to do so.
As for why Livy didn't just pretend the Emperor wasn't injured, the reason is simpler: Magnus and Horus's previous refusal to allow Guilliman, who was also a son of the Emperor, to visit him had already aroused the suspicion in the naturally suspicious Guilliman.
Therefore, when Livy urgently consulted with Magnus, Horus, and Macardo, he proposed that the Emperor must pretend to be seriously injured and that Guilliman should not be allowed to leave directly.
Furthermore, we must find a way to get Guilliman to take the initiative to request to visit the Emperor in person, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the meticulous Guilliman.
That's why we have this scene before us, and why Li Wei deliberately pretended to be a seriously injured and weak emperor.
About half an hour later.
Lying pale-faced on the luxurious gold bed in the Emperor's private lounge, disguised as the Emperor, Levi heard Guilliman's hurried footsteps approaching.
Squeak!
The golden gate was suddenly pushed open.
"Father, how are you?"
Then came Guilliman's tall figure, clad in blue, precision-engineered power armor.
Magnus and Horus, who were guarding the two sides of the bed, exchanged a glance and then quickly stepped forward to stop the anxious Guilliman, whispering to him not to make a loud noise and not to disturb the emperor's rest.
It wasn't that the "Emperor" was too delicate to let the anxious Guilliman get close, but rather that Guilliman, who was related to the Emperor by blood, couldn't be allowed to get close to Levi, who was impersonating the Emperor.
If they got too close, Guilliman, the emperor's thirteenth son, would definitely sense that something was wrong, which was unacceptable to Magnus and Horus.
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