Warhammer: From the Devouring C'tan Fragments

Just as the Xinghai Galaxy was rejoicing over its victory, the Provans Galaxy, the center of the Provans star zone, finally received news from the psychics in the joint fleet more than two months after the incident.

Although the distance between the Xinghai Galaxy and the Provans Galaxy is only a little over a hundred light years, in this empire without superluminal communication, information from distant galaxies can only be received through communication between astropaths.

Because of the influence of the subspace, the astropaths may encounter unexpected situations every time they receive psychic communications, and may receive information earlier or later, and the time of each information received is inaccurate.

It's like an old game of telephone, where the messenger needs to pass the information to the next person through word of mouth, and in this process, especially under the influence of the subspace, the information may be misunderstood, distorted or lost.

Therefore, even within the same star region, the transmission of information is full of uncertainty and delays. In this empire with limited technological level, people can only accept this reality helplessly.

Worse still, sometimes astropaths pick up demonic whispers from the Warp, voices filled with malice and corrupting power.

If the Astropaths accidentally hear these demonic whispers, they may be affected, or even mutate or be corrupted. After being corrupted by the Warp, the Astropaths will also pass on some wrong information to those in power, which will cause greater chaos.

Because of the risks inherent in psychic communication, the Empire must carefully handle every piece of information it receives. Therefore, even with a powerful astropathic team, the Empire still needs time to analyze and evaluate psychic communications.

This means that when an event occurs, the empire is often unable to respond immediately and needs to wait for some time before taking appropriate measures.

Furthermore, the vastness of the empire also contributed significantly to the delays in psychic communication. Due to the vast distances, psychic signals took time to transmit, slowing the flow of information.

At the same time, due to the vast territory of the Empire, there are relatively few connections between the various star systems, and information sharing and coordination are also difficult. This makes it more difficult for the Empire to handle psychic communication issues and difficult to respond quickly to various crises.

This is also one of the reasons why the empire appears extremely corrupt in the eyes of normal people.

World No. 1 of the Provans Galaxy, Star Language Court.

In a beautifully decorated room, a tall, pretty woman is sitting on a gorgeous chair with her eyes closed and her hands on the armrests. She seems to be sleeping, but a faint blue light flickers around her, indicating that she is performing some kind of ritual - meditation.

The woman's name is Ilo, and she is the head of the Provans sector of the Astropaths.

Meditation, a ritual that allows for calming the mind, is particularly important to Astropaths. Due to their frequent use of psychic abilities, they are susceptible to the influence and corruption of the Warp. Through meditation, they can establish a spiritual connection with the Emperor, receive guidance, and mitigate the corrupting influence of the Warp.

Iroh is a devout believer, and her meditation is not only a form of self-preservation, but also a firm expression of her faith in the Emperor. During meditation, she constantly prays to the Emperor, asking for His blessing and guidance.

At this moment, Iroh suddenly opened her eyes, and a dazzling blue aura shone from her body. This indicated that she was receiving psychic information from elsewhere. As the aura gradually dissipated, Iroh's face became gloomy.

"Our fleet has failed," she muttered, her voice filled with frustration and unspoken anger.

"Those damned heretics are even more powerful than imagined. They easily defeated the fleet sent by the Empire. Even the powerful Emperor's Angels were defeated."

Ilo knew that this time the star zone, with the support of the high lords of the empire, had sent a huge fleet to attack those damn heretics who dared to occupy the imperial world. However, what Ilo did not expect was that only more than two months had passed and the news of the fleet's failure had been reported back.

She took a deep breath and continued to talk to herself, "I must convey this news to the Empire's senior leaders in the Provans sector.

They should be more vigilant about the existence of these heretics, no longer underestimate their threats, and make arrangements earlier."

After saying that, Yiluo stood up and walked out of the room with heavy steps. She knew that she was shouldering a heavy responsibility and had to tell others the bad news as soon as possible.

The spacious and bright conference hall of the Governor's Mansion was crowded with people and very lively.

The heads of various departments from the sector gathered together, sitting solemnly in their respective seats, waiting for the meeting to begin. They included the sector governor, the Minister of Military Affairs, the bishop of the state religion, the head of the Inquisition, and other high-ranking officials.

However, in this important occasion, only two key figures were missing - the sector's Casting General and the Minister of the Navy.

Since the Fabricator-General of the Mechanicus usually does not participate in the internal affairs of the Empire, his absence is not surprising. The commander of the naval fleet was unfortunately killed during the attack on the Star Sea System, so he was unable to participate in this meeting.

When everyone was seated, the head of the Star Region Military Affairs Department looked at everyone present and said solemnly:

"Just now, I received an urgent message from the Astropaths. The joint fleet attacking the heretics was completely wiped out!" This sentence exploded like a bolt from the blue, plunging the entire conference room into silence.

The words of the Star Region Military Affairs Minister were like a bombshell, causing a huge uproar in everyone's hearts. Everyone's faces instantly turned extremely ugly, and their hearts were extremely heavy.

Although the Astropaths had informed everyone in advance that a major event would occur, they did not disclose specific details, which made everyone present feel unprecedented pressure and anxiety.

Now when the Minister of Military Affairs announced this shocking news, everyone present was shocked as if struck by lightning.

After hearing this serious news, the Governor was shocked and said in disbelief with a pale face: "How could this happen?"

Facing the incredulous looks from everyone present, the Minister of Military Affairs could only look at Ilo, the Astropath, and said, "Judge Ilo, please tell everyone the information you received."

In fact, the Minister of Military Affairs himself was also full of disbelief in his heart. He didn't believe that the joint fleet sent out this time would be destroyed by those damn heretics.

You have to know that there are four Astartes Chapters in the fleet, and the power of these Emperor's Angels is well known to the entire Empire.

Although the Minister of Military Affairs was full of disbelief at this information, he still chose to believe it after so many years of war.