Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

The psychic experiments on "assimilation" naturally failed.

The reason is that the nature of the order side is ultimately different from chaos, so the "assimilation" it corresponds to is naturally different from "corruption".

The latter is like a ferocious and all-consuming vicious seed. As long as it sticks to a little, it will spread endlessly and be unstoppable.

Unless your soul is pure enough, you can fundamentally eliminate the basic influence of chaos on you.

A basic prerequisite for the former to be effective is that you first need to identify with him and desire his existence.

In this way, when the power of order enters your body, it will be attracted by the soul, undergo a slow and long-term transformation of the soul, and finally be reflected in spiritual energy, the external representation of the release of the soul's energy.

Gavins didn't know what was special about the silver psychic energy released by Calvin in front of him, which was different from the past. Naturally, he couldn't have any respect for it.

In his opinion, as a Gray Knight who directly inherited the legacy of the Emperor, his transformed psychic powers were already different from those of mortals. There was no power other than the Emperor himself worthy of his respect, even if It's the original body.

In a sense, his perception was not wrong.

As the lucky ones who also inherited the Emperor's legacy, the 19 great Primarchs in history have indeed not been able to show equivalent achievements on the side of their souls except for extraordinary martial power.

The few rare sources of psychic talent shown by the Primarchs have been shown to be gifts from the Warp rather than the nobility of their own souls.

The only exception is Magmus, the Primarch from the Thousand Sons. His great spiritual achievements far exceed those of anyone in the Empire except the Emperor. Even the Prime Minister of the Empire, Malcador, can't. Said to be more powerful than him. But even he still has no clue about the sublimation of his own soul.

Perhaps this has a lot to do with the fact that when the Emperor created these Primarchs, his views and strategies on the Warp were still at a distance. When He first created these Primarchs, He had never thought of facing the threat from the Warp, and it was even less possible to consider endowing these Primarchs with outstanding souls equivalent to their extraordinary demigod bodies.

And to be honest, physical gifts can be given through external means, and spiritual power can also be shared through the granting of authority.

But the excellence of the soul can usually only be obtained through one's own efforts. The help of external forces is always too weak and pale on this path that belongs to everyone.

This is also the reason why the gods always favor those mortals who appear heroic and outstanding on the battlefield against Chaos. There is no other reason. No matter how powerful the power given is, it still needs the corresponding soul to be exerted.

Without a strong enough will to carry the authority of the divine power, no matter how generous the gift is, it is just a push in the process of creating a new chaos egg. To paraphrase our world, no matter how many "0" there are, it will be meaningless without the previous "1".

The same is true for the Primarch. The one most favored by the gods is not the one who appears to be the most powerful.

Among these 19 human treasures created by the Emperor himself, if you can choose at will. So in the eyes of the evil gods, Warmaster Horus may not be the best choice. The same is true for Guilliman, and Leon is no exception. Unlike these Primarchs, who were known for their external force and command, the noble soul of Sanguinius, known for his gentleness and kindness, was the gem most coveted by the gods.

As for Lorgar, Fulgrim, and Angron, apart from their special attraction to a single evil god, in the eyes of the other three, they are probably not worth more than dirt.

But how far has Sanguinius traveled on the soul side of the road? How much does he know about the preciousness of souls in this universe?

The results were probably equally disappointing. Under the Emperor's strict orders, the consensus of the Council of Nicaea was established. Any subsequent exploration of the Warp would be met with the wrath and punishment of the Emperor himself.

A sunburned red one-eyed Ogryn from Prospero has something to say about this. (For those who don’t know about Magmus the Red Devil, you can look up “The Burning of Prospero”)

This taboo on the knowledge of the Warp and the Soul lasted until the Great Rebellion that spread throughout the galaxy. After that, the Primarchs, without the suppression of the Emperor, may indeed have the opportunity to explore in this direction. However, At that time, the Empire no longer had an environment for a Primarch to study quietly. Even for some unknown reasons, the Primarchs left the stage of the Empire for various strange reasons and never returned.

Until Calvin, an unplanned product, became a foreign traveler. After negotiating with the local indigenous leader, he obtained local household registration, and then transformed from a mortal into a divine creature. Finally, Relying on the quality of his soul that was unprecedented in human history except for the Emperor himself, he passed the test of the Emperor's blood and became the only unplanned and unknown Primarch in the Empire.

Such stumbling along the way, relying on Calvin's own will and the final result of many coincidences, not to mention Gavins in front of him can't understand, the Lord of mankind who is currently sitting on the throne of Terra, looking at what has long been The big guy who exceeded his biggest harvest expectations when he accepted Jiang Wen was probably also shocked.

"The so-called kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring of water." On this point alone, our protagonist has not embarrassed us.

The psychic power in Calvin's hands is also full of disguise: the power of order has passed its infancy, and when there is no need to declare its existence, its soft non-combat state is its normal external characteristic.

Especially when Calvin's subconscious has already judged the target as a friendly force. This silver spiritual energy even curled up its claws, appearing doubly "gentle" and harmless.

Gavins could not find the particularity of this power in his cognition, so he would not have any respect for it, so the failure of the first use of "assimilation" seemed natural.

Calvin didn't even realize that his psychic abilities were different from what they used to be.

Before the divine soul gains power, it is like a beast with a body but no claws, and it is difficult to distinguish it from the mortals.

Coupled with his power belonging to the side of order, when using it for different purposes, he will distinguish between ourselves and the enemy based on his subconscious and whether the opponent carries the power of chaos. There will also be a clear distinction between us and the enemy.

Therefore, Calvin did not have a complete and clear understanding of the changes in his power.

And I'm afraid he won't discover this until he returns to his residence at night and starts the next "friendly and cordial" communication with the child of Salis who was sealed under the Titan.

Only when facing his destined enemy, this power held by Calvin, which like chaos symbolizes a higher order power than the specific concept of the evil god, will reveal his ferocious side.

It will also use facts to tell Calvin at that time how order will be a cruel and efficient force when facing the dirty creatures in the subspace.

The experiments on "assimilation" did not stop there.

Although "assimilation" itself has not been successfully spread to the outside world, something has been lost and something has been gained. Calvin and Gavins's unexpected harvest of the secondary ability of "assimilation" in Gavins's experiment made the two of them quite excited. surprise:

After several failed attempts, Calvin was no longer obsessed with whether his power could change Gavins' existing psychic abilities.

Gavins was also puzzled by Calvin's attempt. If the target power must be changed, it might be better to start from the initial solution of how to maintain the power in others for a long time.

The good-natured Calvin thought of another way. He deliberately suppressed his psychic energy to ensure its stability and harmlessness, and then, with the guidance of Gavins, released it on the opponent's forehead to observe the effect.

Then, a wonderful scene happened: Calvin, who felt that the psychic energy of the same frequency was continuously conveying certain information to him, subconsciously cut into the psychic vision.

Then he found that he had successfully shared the vision of Gavins, who was standing face to face with him at this time, and saw the environment behind him.

At the same time, Gavins' fragmentary thoughts about his persistent exploration were also transmitted...

After briefly observing the spiritual resonance frequency between each other, Calvin, who roughly understood the principle, tried to send the same message to the source of the message.

Almost at the same time as Calvin sent the message, Gavins, who was standing quietly, gave his feedback from body language.

Gavins' originally squinted eyes suddenly widened as he looked at Calvin in front of him. The emotion of disbelief uses the flow of thought as a carrier, and after being translated through the psychic points left by Calvin, feeds back to Calvin:

"Your Majesty the Emperor, how did you do it?"

"That's what I did."

"How?"

"I don't know either……"

"This thing is a bit interesting."

"What's the meaning?"

"I mean..."

The two of them stared at each other in silence, but their thoughts were communicating at a speed that was far beyond the reach of normal voice communication.

"How far can you keep this thing?"

"untested……"

"Try?"

"Try it!"

The two of them retreated step by step in tacit understanding, and the distance between them became farther and farther away. It was not until they were nearly 300 meters that the quality of the communication signal began to be affected.

Going back again, 500 meters, the signal was completely interrupted.

The two came together again, and they both seemed a little excited as they also realized the significance of this unexpected gain.

"How many people can this thing hold at most?"

"I don't know. It's mainly a matter of sorting out the information flow. It's not stressful."

"The ultimate distance of 500 meters?"

"Well, there should be more, but we also have to consider the interference on the battlefield."

"The minimum 100 meters is absolutely effective? Can it be done?"

"Let me try!"

"If you can really do it, this thing will be of great use!"

"Then try it!"

So, after spending a whole morning with Calvin, the two of them took a brief rest and then went to find other champion knights who were idle. Their lines were exactly the same as in the morning: "Here, give me You are good!"