Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 91 The Violence of the Holy Word
The turquoise metal cover and spine are made of pure gold. The one-centimeter thick and sharpened metal bumper and the engraving on the spine prove that the book is packaged regardless of cost.

And the warm, pale yellow inner pages made of the leather of an unknown beast and the black crystal-like, black and shiny writing that was obviously ground into powder from obsidian illustrate the luxury of the book's interior.

Calvin sat quietly at the desk in the outer room of the suite of his residence, looking at the oversized book on the desk in front of him, which had polished the metal part of the cover to a shiny finish due to long-term reading.

In common sense, Calvin did not believe in the authenticity of the signature on this book.

If this thing is true, he, Calvin, must first suspect that the group of civil servants in the trial court who manage the books have all had their brains stolen by Tzeentch.

After all, this is the number one traitor and heretic in the history of the empire, so he put the works of the other party here majestically, without any notes or controls.

This is really not in line with the strength shown by the Tribunal in the past.

But regardless of whether the signature is real or not, Calvin is very curious about this special item that can represent an era in a certain sense.

After all, from his point of view, being able to read this book from the era of the Great Expedition in the age of 39K has a wonderful sense of participation in witnessing certain historical events.

If this feeling had to be described, it was unexpectedly similar to the feeling of a boy digging out his father's uniform and law enforcement records when he was alone at home.

But basic caution Calvin still has.You can't be too cautious when a book of unknown origin about a Primarch, especially a fallen Primarch, is placed in front of you.

After all, if the signature on this book really belonged to the founder of the state religion, then the book itself should be a sacred object or an evil object

So after borrowing this book from the library one day, Calvin did not take it back to his residence.

He took the book all the way to the chapel next to the training hall of the paladins, placed it on the altar directly under the reliquary, and carefully checked it several times with his spiritual power.

Fortunately, under such careful observation, this ancient artifact did not show any unusual features.

Calvin was relieved that it appeared to be a forgery.

It might well have been the work of some Legion admirer of the Word Bearers' Gene-Father, or, alternatively, it might have been the work of some Legionnaire who had fought alongside the 17th Legion and had come into contact with the Primarch.

In short, the owner of this book has no ability to resist the natural personal charm of the Primarchs.

He seemed to accept the other party's personal charm and some views about the emperor that came with it.

This can be seen from the traces of frequent flipping through this book.

But Calvin did not agree with Lorgar's self-summarized views in this book, except for the emperor's own quotations.

He even found it ridiculous.

In his opinion, there is nothing worthy of sympathy about Lorgar's tragic life and fate.

Poor man, there must be something hateful about it.This is Calvin's evaluation of Lorgar.

It may be said that he finally laid the foundations of the original faith for the state religion.

Or, will anyone use the result to infer the reason, and use the logic similar to the success science in the literature to evaluate the relationship between the state religion and him: for example, the state religion of the empire has finally become the ideal of the Primarch of the [-]th Legion crap like in the movie.

Calvin scoffed at that.

In his eyes, this so-called founder of the state religion and the emperor's original believer was nothing more than a magic stick in the skin of faith, an exquisite egoist in front of power, and a deceitful person among all living beings in the empire.

How else would it explain why the faith he betrayed was as cheap and random as it was when he was born.

There will really be a person who believes in the Emperor and regards the Emperor as a god.Then turn a blind eye to God's repeated orders to march?

What about faith in God?What about being loyal to God?
There will really be a person who regards the emperor as a god, and this god has indeed created him. When this god punishes him, the first thing he does is not to reflect on his mistakes, but to complain and hate ?
Hugh said he was the only god in his belief. Even if a father in the mortal world taught his child, the child would not immediately think of patricide, would he?

When the god he claimed to believe in wholeheartedly asked him to admit his mistakes, instead of obeying the oracle to reflect on himself, he actually felt that it was a shame to kneel down because of his status as an envoy who accepted the review on behalf of the god?

Does the identity of the envoy matter?Didn't he at that time represent the god himself whom he kept saying to believe in?
So what about his faith?What about his loyalty?

Why is it so fragile, even worse than the love between father and son in the mundane world?
So is his belief conditional?
His beliefs must be in his interest for you to exist?
On the contrary, if it is not in his interest, he will betray without hesitation?
Even if the target of betrayal is the creator of your life and existence, the giver of honor and status?
So when your god, the father who created you is not in line with your ideals or interests.

You don't want to reflect, you don't want to reflect, what are you thinking about conspiracy and chaos?
It turned out that the Primarch's belief was actually a deal in his eyes.

When interests can't satisfy him, faith can turn into hatred so smoothly, right?

Really, a fragile to hypocritical belief...

Really, a refined egoist...

This is Calvin's final view of the atavistic founder of the so-called state religion, as Lorgar himself famously said in the Holy Word.

"The distinction between gods and demons depends on the person's standpoint at the time."

Expounding faith and loyalty so cheaply and utilitarianly is the embodiment of the essence of this Primarch.

Calvin has already disdained to refute the rest of the points below.

I even saw the sentence that was said to prove "the legality and sanctity of Horus":

"If a man could summon ten thousand Astartes with a wave of his hand;

If one can lead these Astartes to take down 1 worlds and give them the right to rule;

If a person can command millions of ships to sail to the star sea with only a little willpower;
Then how could this person not be a god? "

It can be said that Calvin clearly understood Lorgar's so-called "theism of strength alone".

Isn't this the Warhammer version of Wu Huan Hua?

Isn't this the space version of "the Son of Heaven, for those with strong soldiers and horses?"

This strong sense of sight made Calvin have extremely absurd thoughts:
"Is there really nothing new under the sun?"

The clock of the Supreme Decree began to chime in the common area, and the sound of a special frequency let Calvin know that the third eighth was approaching.Midnight has passed and a new day has begun.

"Dogs don't dislike poverty..."

Calvin put the book on the desk while summarizing his views on this "brother".

He turned off the lamp on the table, then turned and walked towards his bedroom.

He has up to 4 hours of rest.

After four hours, the next round of staff work on the bridge will begin again.

And this is the last day of his month-long duty program in the staff sequence.

Under the guarantee of participating in the basic workflow of the battleship throughout this round, Calvin already has a fairly deep understanding of the operation of the battleship.

Perhaps he is still far from those professionals who have undergone professional training.

But as far as the minimum ability is concerned, he can already be put into the commander's replacement option in times of crisis.

Calvin slowly closed his eyes on the steel bed, his muscles and breathing gradually became relaxed and long as he meditated...

Just when he was about to enter that black sleep, the direct-connected broadcast belonging to the bridge sounded in his room:

"Arbitrator Calvin, please rush to the bridge in a standard combat state as soon as you receive the notification."

"Arbitrator Calvin, please rush to the bridge in a standard combat state as soon as you receive the notification."...

　Bronchitis, dilated.So I took a day off.There is no need to worry about my eunuch.The results of my book are really good with the support of my brothers, I have no reason to be a eunuch no matter what.But the cough is really serious. The day before yesterday, the symptoms of dyspnea appeared in the second half of the night, so I really can't stay up late.Just rested for two days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)