Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 346

Divining Calth, the Idea of Obtaining "Enuncia"

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Nimrod's mind raced through the information he knew about Calth.

[Ultima Segmentum, Veridian System]

The blue-white star Veridia, a five- the Star system.

Calth, a green continent, a blue ocean, and white clouds.

...]

Of the five hundred worlds in Nimrod's memory of Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, Calth is particularly special.

Robert Guilliman transformed much of the world in his country into Industrial World, Calth not only boasts top-tier industrial capacity but also a beautiful environment.

Aside from Garden of Nurgle World Ex, Calth is the world with the most beautiful ecological environment.

Guilliman regarded Calth as a model, and before the Battle of Calth, he even planned to establish the Fifth Hero, based in Calth, and develop from there.

Nimrod's memories of the Veridian System flashed rapidly through his mind.

After recalling all the information he knew about Veridian, he silently recited it in his mind.

[Star map of Incaladion leading to the Veridian System.]

A star map from Incaladion to the Veridian System.

...]

After silently reciting it eleven times, he reached out and threw the Dice of Prophecy in his hand.

After tumbling several times in the air, the triangular cone fell downwards, landing in Nimrod's outstretched hand. At that moment, a scene that seemed like a holographic projection appeared before his eyes.

Nimrod recorded the star chart in the Data Crystal, then returned to the real world and had the "machine" John perform the divination.

He shared the information with Brainy Cat through a telepathic connection.

At John's home, his eyes shone brightly, and just as he had when divining in Thalassa, he decided to use Dream Divination again.

He pulled out a piece of parchment with his left paw, and grasped a quill pen with his right paw, writing swiftly:

[Veridian System...]

John silently repeated the sentence, writing down the information on the paper over and over again.

After eleven repetitions, the "machine" picked up the paper and leaned back on his wooden bed.

The machine conjured a sphere of light in its mind, its eyes turned deep black, and it quickly entered a meditative state.

The surroundings suddenly became ethereal, and there seemed to be invisible things and colorful light extending endlessly above.

Images flashed through John's mind, and Nimrod examined them through a telepathic connection.

Unlike Thalassa, he did not witness the Xenos invasion.

When the image showed a series of caves, he realized it was Calth.

Nimrod's eyes narrowed as he saw groups of primitive humans dressed in fur and wielding wooden spears, chasing wild beasts.

[Vast land, sparse population, and poor infrastructure—this is the current situation in Calth.]

The image disappeared as Nimrod pondered, and he thought to himself.

Population is a major challenge for developing Calth.

Hmm... I remember Calth was the retirement home for many Auxilia veterans, both as a reward for their service and...

A name came to mind.

Ollanius Person, who later lived in Calth for eighteen years as a retired soldier.

As Perpetual and the oldest person, he has lived for 45,000 years, making him 7,000 years older than the Old Man in Yellow.

Person was the Old Man in Yellow's first Warmaster, but after Huang Laohan refused his request to destroy the dark knowledge held by the "Lectitio Divinitatus," Peisong was disappointed in him and stabbed him with a dagger.

After destroying Tallin with "Enuncia," he successfully escaped.

During the "Great Crusade," he disguised himself as an ordinary soldier and mingled among the Auxilia, earning a piece of land in Calth for his meritorious service.

Person was the Emperor's greatest contributor to winning the Horus Heresy and was posthumously canonized as a saint.

The Old Man in Yellow is preparing to become the Dark King in order to win the battle against Horus Lupercal, the vessel of the Four Gods.

His friend Person appeared before him, reminding him to rediscover his humanity.

After a verbal exchange, Person finally persuaded the stubborn the Old Man in Yellow to pull his friend out of the Abyss.

Person offered the Old Man in Yellow a new way to win by placing the ritual dagger in his hand and then sacrificing his life to protect him before he regained consciousness.

The image of soldier Person, wielding Lasgun, facing Horus alone, is the most memorable ode to human courage for Nimrod.

Compared to Horus, his power was so insignificant that his laser beams failed to cause any damage.

Horus swung his claw, Person was reduced to a pool of blood mist.

But he was also as majestic as a mountain, and it was he who allowed the human race to continue for more than 10,000 years.

Nimrod snapped out of the shocking images in his mind and thought to himself.

I wonder if Person will ever settle in Calth.

Is there any chance I'll get to see him?

Could one learn Enuncia from him?

Nimrod knew that "Enuncia" was an ancient language, but it was not used for communication; rather, it was used as a tool or weapon.

When using "Enuncia" to speak or write aloud, one can manipulate the structure of reality.

Nimrod gathered his thoughts, arrived at the Fourth Layer Space, spread his Spirituality, and touched the Red Light orb.

He saw Sanchez in his office, holding Data Slate, handling official business.

The black mist engulfed Sanchez, pulling him into the "Nation of Disorder."

Having experienced this several times before, Sanchez quickly realized what was happening. "My lord."

Nimrod flicked his wrist, Telekinesis to send the Data Crystal to Sanchez.

"Follow the star map inside to travel to the Veridian System."

"The planet Calth within the galaxy has great potential for development, following the Triken model."

Nimrod aims to develop Calth into a jewel of the Eastern Galaxy without damaging its environment.

"The asteroid named Alamasta, orbiting it, is the Rock resembling a large moon, suitable for development as Foundry."

In Nimrod's memory, Alamasta was not only the primary base of the Tech-priest in the Veridian System, but also the most important production base among the six neighboring systems, and should be vigorously developed.

"In addition, Ramane minerals, but it is unsuitable for habitation, being a mining world."

"Veridian Prime and Lavisol, rich in minerals and habitable, are positioned for Industrial World development."

"Isara is a habitable world; we should vigorously develop colonialism."

Nimrod thought it was possible to lure Ollanius Person to Calth, and he spoke up:

"The biggest challenge to the development of Veridian is immigration. I will communicate with Malcador to provide land for meritorious Auxilia soldiers."

With hundreds of millions of people in the Auxilia, finding Perpetual has lived for countless years is almost impossible; attracting him to Calth is the only feasible strategy.

Compared to other places, Calth is more attractive, Person may still choose to retire there.

Nimrod shifted from the possibility of gain to the certainty of achievement.

Guilliman, I'm sorry.

I've snatched six more of your worlds, including the jewel that is Calth.

The world of the Imperium of Man does not correspond to a planet; asteroids and satellites can also be considered as worlds.

The standard by which the world is measured is whether or not human populations exploit it.

If a galaxy contains fifteen planets, but none of them are of developmental value, then they are merely unclassified celestial bodies on the Galaxy star map.

Although Alamasta is an asteroid, its production capacity exceeds that of some smaller Industrial World, making it a world in itself.

The same is true of Vostonia; besides its main star and the Cradle of the Sea, its satellite, which has developed into a shipyard, is also a world.

The Veridian System is a rare multi-world system, containing five planets with great potential for development and one asteroid.

"As you wish," Sanchez replied.

After returning to the real world, Nimrod summoned Arsena Dunn and Diana Pauline to discuss the war in Mitu.

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