The blazing sun hung overhead.
The Emperor lay beneath a parasol, his eyes fixed on the data slate in his hands.
"Those damned Eldar xenos tore open a rift of psychic power just as they were about to be destroyed."
"But through the efforts of the Imperium's valiant Thunder Warriors, Astartes, and mortal armed forces, the Eldar's evil scheme proved to be nothing more than a farcical performance."
"The Council has begun its vote. Perhaps the xenos think they can control the fate of their species, but they are wrong. The fate of these damned xenos lies in our hands. For humanity!"
"..."
The Emperor scrolled through the data slate expressionlessly.
Bzzzt—
"Hello, Scholar Usaka E. Brad of the Cadia Xenos Research Institute!"
"During the previous exchange between the Imperial Council and the Eldar Harlequins, the Eldar ambassador claimed that their kind were nobler and more perfect than us. While that is undoubtedly absurd, in the spirit of scientific rationality, we must determine whether they truly are nobler and more perfect than us on a racial level."
"Thus, we have invited a professional."
"Professor Usaka, what is your view on this matter?"
"..."
"Well... I can only say that, biologically speaking, the Eldar are indeed very perfect. That is because those damned xenos were biological engineering products to begin with. They were designed to serve a specific purpose."
"You know what I mean."
"Like the gift the Lord of Flame gave the Lord of Thunder before leaving thousands of years ago: a completely material and loyal AI. We used part of that AI to create the Stone Men, and the Stone Men we made were also very perfect."
"At its core, debating biology is meaningless. They do have their advantages, and objectively speaking, those advantages are enough to make them