Since the Pharos device lit up Macragge, for more than twenty days in a row, spaceships have broken through the obstacles of the subspace storm and reached Macragge every day.
These spaceships contain not only Space Marines from the Iron Hands, Salamanders, and Raven Guard legions, but also Space Marines from the White Scars, Imperial Fists, and Space Wolves legions.
Of course, there were more ships from the Ultramar 500 world, and they brought various supplies that Macragge desperately needed.
Many Ultramarines stationed on other planets also came. They were attacked by the World Eaters and the Word Bearers. Some of them repelled the rebels and wanted to come to support Macragge. Some were defeated by the rebels. Go to Macragge for support.
These Loyalist Space Marines brought with them a wealth of information, complete or fragmented, which was put together into the hands of Guilliman.
Castle of Hera.
Guilliman stood by the window and looked at Breegel outside the castle, not knowing what he was thinking.
The original body's adoptive mother, Lady Euton, stood aside and looked at Guilliman with concern. She knew that her adopted son was not in a good mood at this time.
Although he learned what happened on Istvan V from Liu Haodong, he was already prepared for his brother's death.
But when he was truly sure that his brother Ferrus Manus died in Istvan V, he still felt a little hesitant and sad.
And it is different from what Liu Haodong said about Volcan disappearing and Corax escaping from Istvan V.
The news brought by these loyalists who had safely escaped from Istvaan V, calling themselves the soldiers of the Broken Legion, made him depressed.
The Broken Legion's loyalty is unquestionable, but based on what they say, Volkan and Corax have little chance of survival.
The news they brought was different from the news brought by Liu Haodong. Guilliman could understand this. What the two sides of the war could see must be different.
But the news told by the loyal Broken Legion are all things they have experienced personally and can be confirmed by many parties.
What Liu Haodong said was "heard" from other World Eaters who participated in the war.
The accuracy of the messages on both sides differs.
However, now is not the time to care about that.
No matter what, Guilliman had already prepared for the worst.
Ms. Euton stood on one side. She knew that her adopted son had very complicated emotions now, because the people who came to Macragge brought too much bad news that they had never dared to think about before.
But just now she received a message from the reception hall that something happened there. Although it was not a big deal, she had to remind her adopted son that now was not a good time to brood.
"The reception hall is ready." Ms. Euton reminded.
"My brother is dead." Guilliman's voice sounded calm, but he did not look back at Ms. Yuden, but continued to stare out the window: "Whether it is Lorgar or Horus, I have never thought about them. Will be an enemy of me, an enemy of my father..."
Ms. Yodon wanted to organize some words to comfort his eldest son. Betrayal has been experienced by Yodon, her husband, Guilliman's adoptive father. Just died in rebellion.
That rebellion was put down by Guilliman.
Fortunately, as a primarch and the highly autonomous Lord of the 500 Worlds of Ultramar, Guilliman is very strong in some aspects.
"Bad news comes one after another. Magnus disobeyed his father, so much so that his father sent the damn Space Wolves to Pruspero!"
"There is also the situation in the Phare system. Perturabo did betray his father.
"I don't know why they suddenly betrayed my father and us, but during the battle with Luo Jia, I felt that they were no longer the same people. They were contaminated, manipulated, and lost themselves? "
said When he said these words, Guilliman's tone fluctuated slightly, and Joden looked at his adopted son with some worry.
"Where did Corax go after escaping? Khan is also missing. Is Dorn still holding on to Terra, or is he buried with Terra? Lion hid all his whereabouts. Sanguinius and his I don't know where the Legion is? Was it planned to be murdered by Horus like other Legions? Has Russ been torn apart by the rebels?"
After saying what he said in one breath, Guilliman's heart was in a state of confusion.
But he couldn't show any signs of decline in front of his adoptive mother and others. He was now the backbone of all the imperial forces gathered in Macragge.
He looked back at his elderly adoptive mother.
Ms. Youdun is holding a long staff, and her upright body looks very slender. Her short hair and robe are as white as ever.
"This is indeed unacceptable." Ms. Youton's tone was gentle, at least much gentler than her usual tone when giving serious reports.
Guilliman could detect the change in the tone of the person closest to him, which made him a little dissatisfied.
Like a child who is eager to prove that he has grown up, he explained emphatically: "Although these news are undisputed bad news, I will not become cowardly or decadent because of these bad news."
" These things are my true thoughts, but they are not enough to make me lose my mind, you should know."
Yudun nodded.
Today's meeting with those Space Marines who were struggling to find light from the subspace storm was a plan that Guilliman had already made.
"No news will make me fall." Guilliman said in a long tone: "Macragge will still stand, and my legion will still fight hard. As long as these two facts remain unchanged, the Empire will continue to exist. "
He is wearing a set of ceremonial power armor today. The tall original body wraps his cloak around the broad shoulder armor. He does not carry any weapons just like when he met Liu Haodong.
Jotun watched her adopted son dress up. Although he went to meet these lost people with bare hands, it made Guilliman look more kingly than before. "Now we can only rely on ourselves." Guilliman walked towards the door of the room. "For humanity and for my father's ideals, the Empire will restart in Macragge."
At this moment, Guilliman's expression was extremely cold and harsh: "I I will personally kill any bastard who dares to stop me."
Looking at her adopted son's current state, Ms. Youdun was very pleased. Like all parents who love their children, she believed that her child was the best.
"That's right!" Ms. Euton stepped forward to Guilliman, looked up at her adopted son and said, "Something happened in the audience hall..."
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The audience hall in Hera Castle.
Liu Haodong, Andre and Odelais stood in front of the internal door of the reception hall, acting as guards here.
He actually didn't want to come, but he couldn't refuse the original order. Besides, he also understood Guilliman's purpose in asking him to come, so he came very cooperatively.
At this time, there were thousands of people gathered in the audience hall, most of them were Space Marines from other legions, and the rest were mortal representatives of the spaceship that came to Macragge.
Because they were too tall and too close to the original body, and Andre and Odelais who were following Liu Haodong were both tall space warriors, this caused some mortals who came in to be emotionally confused without knowing the situation. Excited, he knelt down and bowed his head directly to Liu Haodong.
This kneeling moment caused a chain effect. Other mortals who did not kneel or were still hesitating could only follow these people and kneel down and bow their heads.
Although Liu Haodong is different from the rumored Guilliman, they have never met the Primarch Guilliman, and they dare not bet that the other party is not Guilliman.
Not many of the Emperor's children had good tempers.
What if Liu Haodong is Guilliman, but he dyed his hair black today?
This possibility is very small, and it is almost impossible to happen on the trail, but it is not impossible.
Not to mention that none of the mortals who came here have seen the real Emperor's Son, even the Space Marines from other legions have seen the real Guilliman.
Different legions are in different expedition fleets, so it is not easy to meet.
Most of the time, it is difficult for ordinary Space Marines to see the Primarchs of their own Legion at close range, let alone the Primarchs of other Legions.
So once someone took the lead and knelt down and bowed his head, other mortals could only kneel down and bow their heads. Some younger Space Marines also subconsciously followed suit and bowed down.
However, the Space Marines were immediately restrained by their other battle brothers.
The veterans may have never seen Guilliman, but they can tell at a glance that Liu Haodong is the guard here, definitely not Guilliman.
As the person involved, Liu Haodong was already picking his feet in embarrassment.
He really didn't expect this to happen, and he didn't know how to break the awkward atmosphere for a while.
He couldn't do such a thing as hurriedly explaining that he was not a Primarch.
Fortunately, the Space Wolves' scoffing broke the awkwardness, although the tone of interrupting the awkwardness did not sound friendly.
"Haha! He is not the Son of the Emperor."
All the kneeling mortals looked at each other for a moment, and then after receiving recognition from the Space Marines of the Ultramarines Legion, they stood up one after another.
This incident was immediately reported to the Palace Lord, Ms. Yudun.
Although Liu Haodong himself was embarrassed, he still had to remain very calm.
His attention shifted to the group of Space Wolves. They did not line up neatly waiting for the summons of the original body like the Space Marines of other legions. Instead, they squatted or lay scattered there.
And none of them were wearing helmets, but they were wearing leather hoods and weird masks with patterns painted on them that looked like intimidation to the enemy.
When Liu Haodong looked at them, they glared at Liu Haodong and bared their teeth wildly, expressing their wildness.
"It looks like a group of huskies." Liu Haodong commented in his mind.
The mortals who had just knelt down also began to whisper. With Liu Haodong's hearing, it was difficult not to hear them.
The Space Marines standing next to the mortals heard it more clearly.
"He's really tall!"
"Yes! I thought the Angel of the Imperial Fist was already tall, but I didn't expect him to be taller."
"Under such circumstances, it's normal to admit your mistakes."
"I hope Kiri Lord Man is not angry because we recognized the wrong person. "
He is not a descendant of the emperor, so how tall must Lord Guilliman be?"
Liu Haodong turned his head slightly, and he heard a voice coming from the inner court gate behind him. There was a sound of heavy footsteps.
Guilliman and the others are arriving soon.
(End of chapter)