Left with no other choice, Lin Fan could only ask the Emperor what this clause was about.
"Hello? Emperor, can you hear me?"
"What is it this time?"
"Do you still remember the xenos execution clause from the Great Crusade era?"
The Emperor fell silent for a moment, then recalled it wistfully. "I remember. It was something Malcador and I drafted together."
"So you really did consider leaving a place for the xenos? After Old Night?" Lin Fan asked in confusion.
"No... in fact, it was Malcador who wanted to leave room for the xenos. I was not in the material universe during Old Night. I was studying the Warp."
The Emperor's answer reminded Lin Fan of something. The Emperor himself had indeed not experienced humanity's most glorious and darkest eras. He had departed on the eve of humanity's greatest prosperity.
During M15–M16, he went to Molech. After entering a mysterious Warp portal, he vanished without a trace. By the time he emerged again, Terra was already ruled by techno-barbarians.
One could imagine the Emperor's shock and confusion when he came out of the Warp. "Honestly, I was furious back then." The Emperor's tone turned solemn.
"It was like a dream. Before I fell asleep, I saw the Human Federation advancing and prospering. When I awoke, I intended to find a beach to enjoy the sunset, and perhaps visit my teacher's grave. Instead, I woke up to this miserable state of affairs."
"I wanted nothing more than to smash everything apart and rebuild that glorious age."
The Emperor's voice grew louder and louder, setting off waves in Lin Fan's mind that battered against his skull and echoed within it.
It seemed the Emperor's mentality had truly collapsed back then, just like Roboute Guilliman after waking up.
Roboute Guilliman: *I've been