The Void Whale Blocks the Door

Five hours after returning to the "Nation of Disorder," Nimrod found that Santiago Bergkamp had already returned to his captain's quarters. With no one else around, he pulled him into the "Nation of Disorder."

Santiago was engulfed by the black mist. He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

As Daemonology Psyker, he could confirm that the force that pulled him into the mystical space was unrelated to the Warp.

This is the power of the Black Emperor.

He looked up at the Throne high in the depths of the black mist and bowed. "My lord."

Are you injured?

Upon hearing the Black Emperor's concerned inquiry, Santiago felt a warm current surge through his body, as if he were being bathed in Sun.

Thank you for your concern, I'm fine.

"What happened?" Nimrod asked.

"My lord, I obey your command and reopen the Carium Gate," Santiago replied.

"After using Psionic Energy equipment for testing, I discovered that restarting the two corresponding space stations would activate the dormant Carium Gate, which is expected to allow ships to complete Warp travel within at least 500 light-years."

"After inspecting all the ring-shaped space stations, I determined that the two opposite stations were in the best overall condition, so I prioritized repairing that pair."

"After repairing the space station, I commanded a frigate to conduct a test voyage through the Carium Gate, where I encountered a gigantic creature."

"What kind of creature?" Nimrod asked.

"The ship's scanners show that its overall shape resembles a whale, a marine creature from Old Terra legends."

"The scan results showed that his body length reached a staggering 3,200 kilometers."

Nimrod knew of two enormous whale-like creatures, one of which was the Sky Whale that the future Commissar Khaine encountered in Bryce.

It lives in the atmosphere, and locals have domesticated this gentle creature as a pack animal.

With a body length reaching 3,200 kilometers, it can only be Void Whale. Compared to it, the Sky Whale is like a planktonic bird compared to a whale.

Nimrod's most vivid memory of the Void Whale was during the future "Nurgle War," when Nurgle dragged the seven Void Whale He had cast into the Chaos Realm during "Cataclysm of Eternal Night" as Plague Craftworld, smashing them into what He considered a blasphemous place— Ex.

He knew that the Void Whale swam and traversed the darkness of space, sometimes riding on the supernatural waves of the Warp.

[Could it be that the Void Whale drifted with the current, "swam" to Carium Gate, and got "stuck" there?]

"We had just finished scanning and were figuring out how to deal with this behemoth when countless winged creatures suddenly flew out of it and attacked the spaceship."

Nimrod nodded slightly. He knew that because of their enormous size, these Warp creatures possessed their own ecosystem, inhabited by all sorts of insidious creatures.

He thought to himself, [If it really is Void Whale, no wonder Lion El'Jonson personally went into the Carium Gate to deal with it.]

Although he knew that in 877. M41, a terrifying mutated Void Whale appeared from the Warp, and the Wolf Lord Kraktdom fought his way through the whale's body, placing heat exchangers on its life support organs and detonating the gas belts on its body.

However, this method would cause Warp turbulence, which is obviously unusable in the Carium Gate.

Santiago's Psionic Energy are not yet strong enough to Teleport a Void Whale to another location.

"I will set off for Carium Gate immediately." Nimrod gazed at Santiago, noticing that the seven-colored light emanating from his Astral Body was balanced and stable.

Most Sequence emit a pure, single color of light after digesting a potion, but the "Trickmaster" should be different.

"You've mastered the power of the 'Trickmaster'?"

Santiago pondered for a moment before replying.

"Yes, my lord, ever since you granted me strength again, I have been diligently performing magic tricks."

"Moreover, just like when I was an 'Apprentice,' a month ago, I felt something inside me break."

"I think I'm already a true 'Trickmaster'."

"Go back and pray, and I will grant you new power." After saying this, Nimrod sent Santiago back to the real world.

He flashed and arrived at the First Layer Space.

Nimrod ordered the Space Ape to use Meteorite Stone and other materials to concoct the Sequence 7 "Astrologer" potion.

As the Space Ape moved rapidly, Nimrod heard a murmur in his ear.

With a thought, he could clearly hear the prayer coming from Santiago: "The Black Emperor of the Shadow of Order..."

A moment later, he returned to the Fourth Layer Space with the diamond-like "Astrologer" potion in his hand.

Nimrod's Spirituality spread again, and he saw Santiago come to the bedroom and set up a small altar there.

Although he didn't need to be so solemn, a simple prayer would have received a response from the Black Emperor.

On the even-numbered stone pedestals of the altar lay a copy of "The Iron Law of the Monarch," surrounded by asymmetrically flickering candlelight.

Santiago happened to recite, "I pray for Your blessing..."

Black mist rose into view, and a strong wind suddenly swept through the cabin.

The black mist immediately dissipated, Santiago saw the potion in the bottle in front of him, shining like a diamond.

"Thanks be to my Lord, praise be to my Lord."

"Santiago said in a low voice, then picked up the vial, tilted his head back, and drank it down."

The medicine slid down his stomach, and countless stars twinkled before his eyes.

As Santiago became the "Astrologer," Nimrod returned to the Shadow of the Throne and immediately ordered the fleet to set sail.

Because the Ganyun System has not yet built Warp Gate, the fleet first spent two standard ship cycles to reach the Veridian System.

Then, after another twelve weeks, they drove out of the Warp Gate that had just been completed at the Carium Gate.

The First Chapter, which set off at the same time, was still en route.

The Navigator calculated that the journey through the Warp Gate to Vostonia, then to Necromunda, and finally to Alicia would take longer than a direct voyage.

The Warp Gate can only slightly shorten the journey, by an order of magnitude measured in weeks.

We cannot shorten the voyage by tens or hundreds of times, like Carium Gate did.

Its biggest advantage is that it is not affected by Warp turbulence and will not cause route interruptions due to Warp Storm.

After arriving at Carium Gate, Nimrod, accompanied by Arsena Dunn, boarded a destroyer led by Santiago and flew towards Carium Gate.

On the destroyer's bridge, the Primarch looked out the viewing window toward the Carium Gate.

A series of interconnected space stations, linked together by a massive bundle of cables thousands of meters long, resemble an unfolded necklace.

The gate is wide enough that, once activated, the entire Expeditionary Fleet can sail through it.

In the "Warp Vision," the ring within the "necklace" shimmered with dazzling light.

Following the light, the protogenes traced their Primarch and found that they came from two opposing space stations, one above the other.

The space station's Aether generator is operating at high speed, injecting energy into the Warp gate.

In the Baron of Corruption's view, the Carium Gate was a jumble of colors, with countless lines covering the entire area.

The protective shield closed, and the bridge entered the Warp portal.

A colossal object blocked the entrance, obstructing the way forward.