Let Me Take You Out to See the World

A magnificent, towering gate stood within a space churning with grayish-white fog.

When Raven vanished from before the Emperor and Waldo, he returned to this very space.

I hope he didn't realize I'm a total fraud.

Raven muttered to himself, feeling somewhat unconfident.

Don't let his mysterious entrance fool you.

In truth, he was just an ordinary person who accidentally gained control of the misty space.

In his past life, he was driving down the road when a hundred-ton heavy truck traveling at a hundred and twenty miles per hour suddenly ran him over.

After waking up, his soul was inside this misty space.

Spending a very long time, he mastered this misty space and acquired the body of a raven.

The misty space was extremely mysterious, and Raven possessed all sorts of inconceivable abilities because of it.

For example, twisting the laws of the physical universe, reading the traces left behind during the evolution of the cosmos, tracing back time, and arbitrarily traveling through time and space in a universe with multi-dimensional timelines.

The quaint gate of the misty space allowed Raven to travel through different universes.

As long as he could alter the established fate of those universes, he could feed on the overflowing Origin Power and strengthen himself.

The prerequisite for using that door was that he had to bind himself to a protagonist of destiny.

Otherwise, he had no way to enter those universes.

Coming right out of the gate to bluff the future Dark King, my little heart almost couldn't take it. I hope I managed to fool him.

If you leave me in here by myself any longer, I'm really going to go crazy.

Raven complained to himself.

The days spent staying in the misty space were enough to drive someone mad.

He couldn't go anywhere.

Unless someone summoned him and forged a contract with him, he could not move about freely.

If the Emperor was unwilling to cooperate, Raven would have no choice but to find another protagonist of destiny.

Before finding a new target, he would have to remain in this gray fog space, continuing to repeat the dull and tedious days of before.

I brought up the matter of the Webway, so the Emperor will most likely agree.

Raven replayed the conversation just now.

The Webway was the ultimate goal of the Emperor's series of plans, and it was meant to prevent humanity from heading toward destruction.

The downfall of the Aeldari Empire allowed Slaanesh, one of the Four Gods, to be born.

It also created the wound that tore the physical universe apart—the Eye of Terror.

And in the near future, humanity would surpass the Aeldari, becoming a brand-new psionic race.

At that time, human souls within the Warp would shine as dazzlingly as lighthouses, attracting countless daemons.

Humanity would be reduced to nourishment for the evil gods and daemons, heading toward destruction in a manner a thousand or ten thousand times more tragic than the Aeldari.

To protect humanity, the Emperor planned to use the Webway to isolate the Warp and rid humanity of its dependence on the Warp.

Therefore, he launched the Unification Wars, the Great Crusade, and established the Human Empire.

His purpose was simply to acquire sufficient resources to build the Webway.

To the Emperor, the Webway was the key to saving humanity, and he could sacrifice everything for it.

Let alone the Primarchs, if sacrificing himself could make the Webway project succeed, the Emperor would never hesitate for a single second and would instantly choose to die.

At the final hour of the Battle of Terra, the Warmaster Horus used the evil power of the Warp to cut off the reinforcements brought by Guilliman.

When everything was about to plunge into an irrecoverable abyss, with the aid of Malcador's sacrifice, the Emperor briefly left the Golden Throne to duel Horus.

To defeat Horus, who was backed by the Four Gods, the Emperor unlocked his self-imposed restraints.

He devoured the power of the Warp like a glutton, bringing himself infinitely close to a godhood.

At that time, the Emperor was only a step away from becoming the prophesied Dark King.

Those loyal followers who followed him also grew extraordinarily powerful, possessing the strength to fight Greater Daemons.

If the Emperor was willing to continue down that path, even if the Four Gods joined forces, their ultimate end would only be getting brutally beaten by him.

The domains of the gods would also be leveled flat by the Emperor, who had transformed into the Dark King.

Yet the price of doing so would be the utter destruction of humanity.

For the continuation of humanity, the Emperor ultimately gave up on ascending to godhood.

He actively dissipated the power he had devoured, fighting Horus with a mortal body.

As long as it involved the survival of humanity as a whole, the Emperor would most likely compromise.

Heh heh heh, golden big guy, you surely don't want humanity to just go extinct like this, do you?

A classic piece of rhetoric surfaced in Raven's mind.

How blasphemous.

He was bound to be executed by the Lance of Light for ten thousand years.

The big guy's strength is unquestionable. As a protagonist of destiny capable of fighting the evil gods, and the avatar of the Fifth Chaos God in the mortal world, there are also very few powerful entities in other universes that can rival him.

If a long-term cooperative relationship can be established with him, the benefits will be unimaginable.

I need to find a suitable world to make him realize the benefits of shuttling through the heavens.

Raven walked up to the towering gate.

His body transformed into light, merging into the towering gate.

Utilizing the might of the misty space, he cast his consciousness toward the heavens and myriad realms.

Without a protagonist of destiny, he had no way to enter those universes.

Yet he could use the authority of the misty space to observe those universes.

Harry Potter fighting Voldemort? Forget it, he could crush cute little Voldemort with a single hand, and besides, he has no need for things like magic.

Traverse into an immortality-cultivation world? Uh! He already possesses psionic power and eternal life, what on earth is he going to cultivate immortality for?

Participate in the Captain America incident to obtain enhancement serums? This is a bit tasteless. Compared to the Astartes, it's better than nothing, but the temptation is low.

Participate in the Death Star incident and acquire Death Star construction technology? This is good. When the time comes, he can pull off a planetary destruction stunt, making all sorts of xenos cry for their mothers.

But building a Death Star requires massive resources. The Emperor has only just unified Terra; he definitely doesn't have that many resources to build a Death Star.

Super Academy? This has potential. Even if he can only get the basic version of the Gene Engine technology, it can still greatly strengthen the Emperor's armies.

The Morransen Federation was routed.

Most of the top brass were executed and purged.

The innocent civilians were absorbed into the fold of the newborn Human Empire.

Malcador brought a batch of supplies and grassroots officials over from the empire-controlled zone, preparing to rebuild the Navia Peninsula according to plan.

The three giants of the empire gathered in a temporarily erected camp, discussing the matter concerning Raven.

Malcador learned of Raven's existence from Waldo's description.

A mysterious creature capable of letting people travel to other universes.

The other party was enticing the Emperor to establish cooperation, getting the Emperor to alter the fates of other universes in order to gain power and knowledge.

"Your Majesty, do you believe this creature of unknown origin?"

Malcador looked at the Emperor, his expression grave.

"We have no choice; it knows the Primarchs aren't dead, and it also knows about the Webway plan."

The Emperor's tone was very grave. "It knows us inside and out. If it is someone from that side, we'll have zero chance of winning. If that's the case, we might as well terminate the plan ahead of time."

"We can formulate a new plan," Waldo said. "There's no need to trust a creature of unknown origin."

"But we don't have enough time. We've spent such a long time deducing every single part of the plan to ensure it is correctly realized."

"If we change the plan, can we complete it before humanity evolves into a psionic race?"

The Emperor looked at Malcador. "The Morransen Federation has already collapsed, and the remaining small nations pose no threat. The Unification Wars of Terra have come to an end. Leave the matters that follow to you, my old friend."

"Your Majesty, please reconsider," Malcador urged. "Even if it can truly help you travel through the universe, how can you guarantee your own safety?"

"Old friend, nothing can truly kill me."

Having said this to Malcador, the Emperor turned his gaze back to Waldo.

"Waldo, assist Malcador in governing this newborn empire well. If I can return, I will formulate a new plan to conquer the starry skies. If I cannot return, the two of you must manage Terra well, letting it once again become the cradle of human civilization."

A day passed, and when the appointed time arrived, Raven appeared before the Emperor once more.

This time, he was accompanied not only by Waldo, but also by an elderly man wearing robes and holding a scepter.

Raven sized up the old man.

Upon sensing the surging psionic power within the other person's body, he guessed the elder's identity.

Aside from the Warp-Tattooed Chancellor, Malcador, there was no one else who could participate in this matter alongside the Emperor and Waldo while possessing psionic power second only to the Emperor's.

Raven shifted his gaze back to the Emperor.

"How have you considered it? I've finished recharging, and if you agree, we can begin the journey of travel right away."

The Emperor nodded. "This deal is quite good, but I still have one question that needs you to answer."

"Please speak."

"If I go to other universes, when I return, will Terra have changed beyond all recognition? If everything is already irrecoverable, what is the use of gaining the power and knowledge of other universes?"

"I can anchor time for you; no matter how long you spend in another universe, only a single day will pass in this universe."

"Only a day? If that is the case, it is acceptable. I agree to this deal."

"The contract is set, big guy. Let me take you out to see the world."

Raven's body turned into light, forming a vortex before the Emperor.

Then it expanded fiercely, swallowing the Emperor inside.

Watching this scene, Waldo felt a trace of imperceptible worry well up in the depths of his eyes.

Unable to stand guard by the Emperor's side, he felt anxious for him.

"What happened? Where is His Majesty?"

Malcador widened his eyes, looking left and right.

He hadn't seen anything just now; he had simply heard the Emperor talking to himself, and then he was gone.