The Path of Serenity

007. M31,

Dawn Expedition: Primarch Robert Guilliman, in accordance with the will of the Master of Mankind, ascends the throne as Holy Terra and appoints the Firstborn Son of the Emperor Lion El'Jonson, as the Imperial Warmaster, commanding the three armies!

In the same year, in order to eliminate the negative impact of the Great Heresy and revitalize the morale of the empire, the Eternally Healthy Warmaster Zhuang Sen proposed to hold a grand military parade.

This move received strong support from the Lord Regent, the Arch-Magos, and seven other Primarch, and the rest of the Legions responded to the call and headed to Holy Terra.

During the parade, 19 corps delegations entered in turn, with the most special being the Moon Wolves at the end.

For these pure individuals who remained Fealty amidst conspiracies and betrayals, the Warmaster not only did not hold a grudge against the past, but also awarded a medal to Loken, the Legion Commander of Moon Wolves, in full view of everyone.

"Fealty is the best reward, and the Empire will never let its Fealty shed blood and tears!"

Your father is gone, but the Legion will not perish. As long as I am here, I will treat you as my own children.

This promise earned Zhuang Sen countless compliments and greatly alleviated the Legion's chaotic situation caused by the Primarch's disappearance.

Unlike the other legions engaged in a morale-boosting battle, the Dark Angels, the Lion King's own son, wore a sorrowful expression and cast a pitying glance at his cousins.

However, this anomaly went unnoticed by the Lion King, who was riding high at the time. Immediately after the military parade, he launched the Dawn Expedition to reclaim the Four Great Sectors.

Each army group consists of four Army Group, with the four Army Group forming the main force. The Imperial Fists guards the Sol Sector, Word Bearers provide logistics for the Expeditionary Force.

Four Army Group Commander— Ferrus, Guilliman, Fulgrim, and Corvus Corax —were established and dispatched to the Four Great Sectors for a comprehensive cleanup.

Meanwhile, news of the Master of Mankind falling into a deep sleep spread quickly, and Imperial Palace of Terra was no longer open to the public.

019. M31,

Dawn Arrives: With the help of Space Marine and Auxilia, the rebels in the Five Great Sectors have been largely eliminated.

Countless Cultists, rebels, and Xenos who seized the opportunity fled in panic, eventually being driven back to the Ghoul Sector and the Eye of Terror.

When Fulgrim, leading the Third Army Group, returned to the Death World of Istvaan III, located on the Edge of the Astronomican, they received a distress signal.

Not all the Legion soldiers who were caught in the friendly fire and the Orbital Bombardment Killed in Action. Instead, some survivors lived and, under the leadership of the Loyalist Death Guard Seventh Company Commander Gaulo and the Son of the Emperor Lucius, waged guerrilla Guerilla Warfare against the rebels in the underground caves.

Among these survivors were not only the Iron Hands and the Son of the Emperor, but also the few remaining Death Guard and Salamanders, and even a half- Dog-men!

When he saw the dog -Dog-men, now just a dog's head, still wielding a Power Axe and swinging it back and forth, Fulgrim instinctively crushed his subordinate's control panel.

"Guts, is that you?"

In order to rescue the few remaining survivors, Fulgrim immediately launched Orbital Bombardment of Istvaan III.

Thus, the 12-year long Dawn Expedition came to a complete end.

027. M31,

Rest and Recuperation: With the Initial Purge of the Dawn Expedition, the Empire finally quelled the Large-scale Rebellion.

However, due to the far-reaching impact of the Great Heresy, after discussions among the Primarchs, in order to prevent a recurrence of the rebellion, the former Auxilia were officially renamed the Astra Militarum.

Based on the global division of the Conscription Worlds, Patrol Network was established covering the Four Great Sectors of the empire, serving as Regional Rapid Support Force.

Furthermore, local worlds can independently form Planetary Defense Force (PDFs), establishing Three-Tiered Linked Reaction Structure involving PDFs, the Astra Militarum, and the Space Marine.

After years of recuperation, the Primarch entities that once dominated the galaxy unanimously agree that the current stage should focus on rest and recuperation.

Compared to the Great Crusade, which lasted for nearly two centuries, the Dawn Expedition, which lasted only 12 years, was far more intense.

In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, all Primarchs adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards the rebels, and made extensive use of Exterminatus and Orbital Bombardment.

Regardless of who or where, once discovered, a blanket approach is used to carry out Great Purge of the entire planet.

While this method was swift and efficient, it engulfed countless worlds in war. Coupled with the unsustainable, exploitative Ruinous Depletion of the Great Crusade, the Empire could no longer withstand internal strife.

In order to allow for a quick recovery, under Guilliman's insistence, all Primarchs were relegated to handling government affairs in the Sol Sector.

This even includes Zhuang Sen.

038. M31,

After 11 years of cleaning up the mess, and with the Super Brain of nine Primarch assembled, the Empire's century-old political woes were finally cleared up.

This is undoubtedly a great victory!

However, even the Primarch could not withstand such high-intensity work without relying solely on Astropathic Communication and without the assistance of Intelligent AI.

Even a player as skilled as Guilliman, who is an Excel Master, was exhausted after 11 years of relentless, extreme pressure.

Looking at his brothers, each with a pale face, as if they were about to die, Guilliman knew he couldn't go on like this.

With everyone's encouragement, Guilliman decided to go on vacation first.

As for where to go on vacation? Definitely not in this godforsaken place, Terra. Holy Terra doesn't even have a sea; it's barren and worse than Mars.

While the Primarchs were discussing where to rest for a year or two, Ferrus discovered that Guts, the Dog-men who had been rescued by Fulgrim, was staring blankly at the Beneath the Golden Throne.

Even now, the origins of the Dog-men are still debated, but there is no doubt that they are the Empire's official Dog-men -Abhumans, and even personally certified by the Emperor.

In addition, the Dog-men' stats were not much worse than those of the Space Marine, so all the Legions had a great fondness for these dogs that had somehow appeared in their homes, especially after discovering that these big dogs were particularly good at cooking, which made them even more popular.

After all, Space Marine aren't emotionless biological robots; provided their nutritional needs are met, enjoying some delicious food is something everyone desires.

As a result, after it was discovered that the Dog-men had a strong resistance to Warp Energy, Dog-men became extremely sought-after.

Even in his moment of extraordinary wisdom, Valdor, the head of the Adeptus Custodes, specially recruited a group of Dog-men to guard the Imperial Palace, and the dogs were finally getting a proper royal salary.

Within the Legion, those who treat the Dog-men best are undoubtedly Iron Hands and the Son of the Emperor.

Although all memories of Atlas had vanished, Ferrus and Fulgrim still remembered that it was Guts's desperate attack that had saved their lives.

Ferrus's favoritism towards Guts was so great that even some of the Iron Hands were envious.

Tom had successfully risen to the Second Company Captain in the Iron Hands, said, "There's a price to pay for all of this. Didn't you notice that His Highness and Guts are now just heads? We're the Iron Heads!"

Ferrus didn't say much about these hellish jokes; in fact, he often made such hellish jokes himself.

Compared to the previous Socialist terrorists, Ferrus, who left behind a song, has changed a lot, and has even begun to consider whether the Legion is being too extreme.

But seeing his usually carefree dog, who even helped train the new recruits of his legion, now sitting on the ground in a daze with a frown, Ferrus thought this was very abnormal.

When Ferrus suddenly left, the other Primarchs followed, looking in the direction of Guts's gaze towards the painting facing the Golden Throne.

Under a blue sky and white clouds, Dog-men ride dinosaurs across the grassland, while flocks of Giant Pheasant roam freely nearby.

In this painting, the most eye-catching figure is undoubtedly the beautiful woman with a wheat-colored complexion, standing under a huge Golden Tree, wearing Black Deep-V Suit Golden Laurel Wreath, and dressed in a black deep-V suit.

The painting was hung up by the Adeptus Custodes; I heard it was ordered by the Emperor's Command himself.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the Primarchs all knew that the person in the painting was undoubtedly the Emperor. As for why the Emperor would leave behind such Dark History, no one knew.

Based on the content of this painting, the Primarchs speculate that it depicts Emperor from the Old Terra Era. After all, his father was a Perpetual, so it's not surprising that he might be a bit eccentric! Otherwise, why would Horus utter such lewd words after being stuffed into a puff pastry by the Four Gods?

This painting is why no one doubts that the Dog-men are Xenos; some even claim that they evolved from Dog-men in Old Terra Era, perhaps with a purer bloodline than humans.

Staring blankly at the painting, under the watchful eyes of all the Primarchs, Guts slowly approached and, before the Adeptus Custodes could appear, tore open the frame, revealing the writing on the back.

"Lord of Serenity, Father of Atlas, Legion Commander of the Burning Legion, Imperial Warmaster..."

I recognize each character individually, but when they're put together, it's a bit hard to understand. How many people are there?

But when they read Mordred's name, they found that as soon as they looked away from the painting, they would instantly forget the name.

This strange phenomenon instantly attracted everyone's attention. After eliminating all the impossibilities, an Imperial Star Chart was pulled over, and the world called Serenity was right in front of them, but they hadn't noticed it before.

"Guys, I know where we can go on vacation!"