Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 143 "Eye of Secrets"

Nimrod opened his spiritual vision and asked Adams again. After confirming that he had digested the "Corpse Collector" potion, he spoke.

"Meet me in my office in the palace in ten minutes."

After a moment, the Primarch looked at the Death Lord in front of him. Even without touching Adams' body, he could keenly sense that the "gravedigger"'s body was cold, like a corpse buried deep underground.

Even if he were mixed in with the corpses, no one would notice his difference.

When Adams was still a Sequence 9 "Corpse Collector", his body temperature did not drop much because he possessed the superhuman body of an Astartes.

After being promoted to "Gravedigger," the temperature dropped significantly. Is this the effect of the cold stone in the potion?]
Nimrod thought for a moment, then said to the "gravedigger".

"The Iron Lord's Tomb of the Orb Alliance is your chance to master power."

"Father, I understand. I will dig up the graves of all the Iron Lords and bring the strange items within to you."

Adams said calmly, "The special items I collected earlier followed me to the Royal Shadow. They will be delivered to your palace later."

Ningluo nodded slightly. Not only the Fourth Regiment, but also the special spoils of the other five regiments were being "unloaded".

[There should be quite a few potion ingredients in there. Hopefully I can put together a new potion.]
After the Lord of Death left, Nimrod called Arsena in.

"How's the progress of mystical language research?"

"Sir, a major breakthrough has been achieved."

"The language of past human civilizations found in the Terra Library, the mysterious language within the Book of Thelema, and the information and research results sent by Lord Thomas have filled in the missing pieces."

The Reader said, operating the data pad to show Nimrod that there were eleven symbols on the page.

The Briber looked at the symbols and found one that he was familiar with, an arrow-like symbol, which meant "God's name" in the Runic alphabet.

Runes, also known as runic letters, are widely used in Imperial weapons. Every chainsword and power sword made in Vostroya is engraved with its runes.

Nimrod opened his mouth and pronounced "Tiwaz" in the way Arsene had marked it.

The Primarch keenly felt that there was an invisible yet perceptible mysterious power surging, surging as he spoke.

"Your research is correct."

Nimrod said appreciatively.

"My Lord, I have found twelve runes, three of which are from ancient Terra. Only the earliest version has this symbol and pronunciation that contains mysterious power."

"My further research has revealed that, like this rune, there are ten other symbols that are special."

"What's so special about it?"

Arsene didn't answer immediately. He tapped his fingers on the data pad and the page changed to another one. This page had a total of thirty-three symbols.

Nimrod also saw some familiar symbols on the page. He pronounced one of the X-shaped symbols: "gebo."

The "briber" felt that there was an invisible force brewing, but it did not stir up.

The Primarch was silent for a few seconds, comparing the differences between the two symbols, and then he asked.

"Complete and incomplete?"

"Your Excellency is indeed insightful and insightful. That's exactly what happened."

Silver-haired Arsene sighed and continued.

"I will first show you these eleven letters, which I call core runes. Every word must contain at least one of them and begin with this letter."

"The thirty-three letters you see now are what I call auxiliary runes. They follow the core letters in the word. If you open it with them, you won't be able to mobilize any power."

The Reader continued to slide his finger while speaking.

"The first vocabulary I compiled had 1,133 words in it."

Nimrod scanned the area, seeing the letters imbued with mysterious power, the words they formed, and their corresponding meanings. [——Gift.

——Sacrifice.

...]

The Primarch scanned through them and committed the words to memory.

His brain was spinning rapidly, combining words into sentences of varying lengths.

[It can be combined into a ritual sentence, but it is too brief and unclear, so it is difficult to use it as a ritual prayer.]
After a few minutes, Nimrod spoke.

"Your idea is correct. Keep adding to and enriching the vocabulary."

"Yes, my lord."

After the "Reader" left, Nimrod received a report from the members of the Honor Guard that the items sent by various regiments had been added to his personal treasury.

The Primarch then stood up and went to check the treasury.

At the same time, Crystal Illusion.

Thomas, who assisted Arsène and made significant contributions to the study of occult terms, came to the crystal statue mentioned by the Primarch's attendant.

Compared to other Chapter Masters, the Lord of Mysteries has been making much slower progress in his conquests. He has been carrying out special missions for Nimrod, studying the Crystal Vision and the worship of the Heartslayer in the surrounding galaxies.

Thomas discovered a neighboring galaxy in the direction of Vostroya. During the conquest, he found the same worship in the beliefs of the six indigenous tribes, the worship of the Heartkiller.

The "Secret Peepers" studied the language of the indigenous people, compiled their research findings into a report, and recorded it in the data crystals produced by the Crystal Illusion.

It was then sent to Vostroya by a supply ship and eventually delivered to the Primarch's attendants, making a significant contribution to the birth of the occult language.

After mastering the local language, the "secret peepers" also conducted research on ritual processes and prayer phrases, and have achieved initial results.

He had some understanding of the Heart Slayer, and now he came to the blurry, unrecognizable statue to verify his research.

The "Mystery Peeper" opened the "Mystery Peeing Eye", and his eyes instantly turned deep as he looked at the statue.

In an instant, his spiritual energy was rapidly consumed, and at the same time, a vague figure appeared in his eyes, and a whispering sound rang in his ears.

"Thomas, the Reaper, go and kill. Offer me your blood and sacrifices, and you will gain great power."

The Shadow of Order raised his hand and pressed his temples to relieve the discomfort caused by the rapid depletion of spiritual power.

"Not interested in."

The whispering stopped for six milliseconds before resuming, and at the same time, a cold wind suddenly blew into the cave.

"You will gain knowledge, hidden knowledge that no one has ever known."

“You can see more and discover the mysteries of the supernatural world.”

The eyes of the "Secret Peeper" moved slightly, his spiritual energy was consumed at an accelerated rate, and countless mysterious images flashed in his eyes. He had never perceived or known the mysteries contained in them.

The "secret peeper" couldn't help but feel a little yearning instinctively, and at this moment, the owner of the whispering voice seemed to notice something.

"Serve me, I am the Heart Slayer."

"I reject."

The "Mystery Peeper" whose spirituality was exhausted closed his "Mystery Peeing Eyes", and everything disappeared in an instant.

[I will never betray the Father of Genes and serve anyone or any existence!
Moreover, the power that the Father has bestowed upon me is more powerful and mysterious than yours.]
As the Shadow of Order flatly rejected the Great Daemon of Slaanesh, Nimrod finished inspecting the spoils, where he was delighted to find a white, eye-shaped brain tissue.

[Main material for Sequence 8 "Deduction Trainee." After his promotion, Arsène, as a Master of Deduction and Ritual Magic, will study the language of the occult, and his progress should be significantly improved.]
After sailing for four weeks, the 11th Legion's fleet arrived at its target - the area controlled by the Orb Alliance.

(End of this chapter)