Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 155 Sam's Shrine
Nimrod saw through the rangers' thoughts and decided to capture them alive. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth suddenly.

The Primarch let out a long "psychic scream", and a psychic storm swept through many Samo-Han Eldar rangers.

Thump thump thump…

The rangers fell from their jetbikes and hit the ground.

Only a few of the most seasoned Eldar Rangers, known as Wayfinders, have stood firm and renounced the hedonism and barbarism that led to the Eldar's souls being devoured by Slaanesh.

Several pathfinders swayed and had to hold on to the motorcycle with their hands to avoid falling off.

Before they could react, Nimrod had already flashed in front of the leading Pathfinder.

The Briber reached out and grabbed the Pathfinder, throwing it towards another Eldar Ranger.

With the enhanced throwing ability of the "Briber", the thrown Pathfinder spun rapidly like a windmill and hit the Ranger.

The Pathfinder, whose reaction was so quick that he could dodge the bullets, was knocked down and fell to the ground before he even had time to react.

In a flash, several pathfinders were knocked down.

Nimrod ordered the technical sergeants in the Honor Guard: "Take the laser rifles, color-changing cloaks, and jet bikes back for research."

Ningluo knew that the laser rifle used by the Eldar Rangers was a long-barreled sniper weapon, similar to the long-barreled laser sniper weapon used by the auxiliary army snipers.

The psychic energy cultivation crystal it uses is not spiritual bone, but a special component for laser focusing.

The artificial crystals used in Imperial laser technology have difficulty maintaining a focused beam over long distances, while psychic-cultivated crystals can achieve precise beam focusing at greater distances.

While most Eldar weapons possess a unique psychic link to their wielder, the Ranger Longrifle is one of the few weapons without such a connection.

Compared to other weapons, the Eldar Long Rifle is easier to crack, but because it is highly customized, it is difficult for other users to perform long-range and high-precision sniping like the original owner.

[The "Generalists" should be able to crack the technology of the Eldar laser rifle, which would be useful for treasure-hunting teams and elite snipers in the auxiliary army.

Crystal Vision also has a large number of psychic crystals, and can also imitate human versions. Although the customized manufacturing cost is higher, it can be supplied to the elite Vostroyan auxiliary army.]
Ningluo knew that the ranger's color-changing cloak was made of color-changing paint, which could make it invisible.

The cloak helps the Ranger blend into his surroundings, especially in low-light conditions.

[The Eldar's color-changing cloak and the Empire's camouflage cloak both use paint, but they should not be the same type. Perhaps they can be used as a reference to enhance the stealth effect.

Technical difficulty should be somewhere between the Eldar Long Rifle and the Jet Bike.]
Nimrod knew that, like most Eldar technology, the jetbike needed to be attuned to the Eldar's psychic powers.

Small psychoacoustic crystals are placed on the handlebars and the rider's handguards, allowing the rider to control the motorcycle with his mind.

It would take a long time to replicate the jet bike, and even if it was successfully replicated, it would take a long time to train riders.

Even for the Eldar, mastering a jetbike is an exciting challenge, requiring years of training to realize their potential.

Nimrod plans to equip some psychics in the legion with psychic crystal motorcycles in the future to serve as elite riders and attack the enemy.

The technical sergeants immediately organized the servants and servitors, picked up the Ranger Rifles, tore off the color-changing cloaks from the Eldar, dragged the jet bikes, and sent them all back to the Royal Shadow for further research.

When the technical sergeant was directing the servants to carry the spoils, Nimrod saw Howard boarding the Ark fragments and said to the Arbitrator.

"These Eldar captives are in your hands. Find out the secrets of Sam-Han."

"I will definitely entertain these alien guests well."

The "Interrogator" looked at the Eldar captives and waved his hand. The Order Shadows of the First Regiment immediately stepped forward and dragged the Eldar captives away.

The Primarch continued on, searching the shards of the Ark for loot.

The buildings of the Eldar are different from those of humans. They all have a flowing shape without those harsh corners.

Nimrod's eyes swept over these elegant and artistic buildings without stopping.

The further he moved forward, the closer he got to the area where the light spears would focus their attacks, and the frame of the Ark became apparent before him.

Nimrod looked around with his black eyes, and after a moment, he saw colorful lights flashing in the air, which were the lights of ether energy.

He followed the colorful light and found the inner hull of the Ark, which was exposed by the light spear.

The Briber jumped down along the crack of the broken Ark and immediately saw the shining spiritual light.

The spiritual light comes from the keel of the Craftworld - the Wraithbone. The frame of each Eldar ship is shaped by the Wraithbone, followed by the interior space and eventually the internal components.

Even the largest Craftworlds are made of wraithbone.

Wraithbone is essentially a solidified form of Warp energy, created by Bonesingers who follow the Path of the Bonesinger, using arcane methods to draw ethereal energy from the Sea of ​​Souls.

Wraithbone can be manipulated into any shape, is stronger than any known steel, more durable than adamantine, and can even repair itself naturally, a process that can be accelerated by the bonesinger.

[Spiritual bones contain spirituality and are ingredients for potions, and they are not something I know of.

The most likely potion material is from the "Perfector" pathway, with a few possibly from the "Mother" pathway.

However, because the Soul Stone has not yet been discovered by the Ark Eldar, an infinite circuit has not yet been constructed on the Wraithbone Network.]
Ning Lu narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought that the Soul Stone and the Infinite Circuit might also be ingredients for the potion, and he couldn't help but think in his heart.

[Perhaps I should wait until later before attacking the Sam-Han Ark, until they have recovered their strength and obtained the Infinite Circuit and Soul Stone.

It was discovered by Iyanden in the 33rd millennium, and its expansion to Sam-Han would have occurred slightly later, probably around the 34th millennium.]
The technical sergeant who had just arrived beside Nimrod said, "Excavate the Eldar buildings above and study the Eldar's circulation and maintenance systems."

He pointed at the spirit bones again, "These are spirit bones. Keep them intact. I will come back to collect them."

The Primarch said, climbing up the rift and continuing his search.

Finally, he found a magnificent temple.

The entire building is constructed with spirit bone materials, and the most eye-catching thing is a lifelike "giant python" coiled around the building.

The "python"'s head is placed on the roof of the building, looking up at the sky.

World Serpent, Cosmic Python, Sam.

One of the gods worshipped by the Eldar.

Nimrod knew that in every Eldar Ark, there would be many beliefs, but there would be a god in the pantheon that was their mainstream belief.

Sam-Han's belief is that nature is Sam, who is revered as the Cosmic Python.

He walked into the temple. In the center of the temple, there was a lifelike statue of Sam made of sacred bones.

Ningluo took a quick look and found that the spiritual light on it was the same as that of ordinary spiritual bones, so he did not stay there any longer.

There are also many small shrines of different shapes around, each of which contains a miniature statue of Sam, the same size as a normal person's head, each showing a different side of Sam.

[It contains spiritual light that is stronger than spirit bones and is a higher-level potion material.

Sam is the Cosmic Python, believed to know all the secrets of the past and present.

Sequence 1 of the "Wheel of Fortune" path is "Mercury Serpent", so this shrine should be the potion material for the "Wheel of Fortune" path.]
While Nimrod was thinking, he walked to the left and looked carefully at one of the shrines.

[The spiritual power has not reached the level of Sequence 1, and the "Mercury Serpent" is already close to the top of the path. It is impossible to have so much material.

Either it's a mid-level main material or a high-level auxiliary material.]
After Nimrod made his judgment, he spoke to the shadows of order that were following him.

"Go search around."

While everyone was away, Nimrod quickly moved all the statues back to the "Kingdom of Disorder".

Because he didn't know how many spirit bones were needed to make the potion of unknown sequence, he did not destroy the temple and stayed on the Ark fragment for the time being.

Afterwards, Nimrod continued searching, and when he found nothing more, he moved some of the damaged remains back to the "Land of Disorder".

Before setting off back to Vostroya, the Primarch summoned Howard.

"The First Regiment will be responsible for guarding the galaxy. Besides establishing order, the most important task is to search for the sacred template for the fortress-level energy shield."

"Also, the local Volian sandstorm vortex is extremely dangerous, so don't explore it for now."

The fleet then set off back to Vostroya.

On the fleet's return voyage, the 7th and 12th Regiments arrived at the Tanis system and launched an attack on the Telos people.

(End of this chapter)