Watching Lin Fan shrug, Oedmeir let out a deep sigh as well. "So what time is it now? Who won, the Sin Enterprises Alliance or the Conservative Alliance? How is the battle on Reach going?"
Oedmeir seemed to have said something incredible. Lin Fan told her to calm down first. No matter what earth-shattering war this scientist had experienced during the Golden Age, she needed to understand that it was far removed from the present.
"Right now is... I think our calendars should be universal. It's 972.M41. What era are you from?"
"972.M41?" Oedmeir murmured, seemingly unable to accept the reality. The sounds of war echoed in her ears once more, as Sin Enterprises' technological weapons crushed the resisting crowds again and again.
"Hey? Are you all right?"
Lin Fan patted Oedmeir on the shoulder, bringing her back from her daze.
"Sorry, I lost my composure. It's just... so much time has passed. Can you tell me about recent history? I... I don't know where to begin."
"All right, all right, I'll tell you. But I can only give you the general outline."
Lin Fan and Oedmeir sat down on the ground. He began telling this survivor of the Golden Age about the timeline of the Warhammer universe.
The Iron Men Rebellion, the psychic awakening, Warp storms, the Fall of the Aeldari, the Great Crusade, the Horus Heresy, the Imperium of Man's long, half-dead and utterly miserable history...
Lin Fan was getting tired from talking. He licked his lips and watched to see whether Oedmeir could take in so many historical events.
Oedmeir fell silent for a while, then smiled at Lin Fan. "At least those Finalizer lunatics from Sin Enterprises didn't succeed. That's enough. Looks like old Kaldur stopped their ascension..."
"I won't ask about these Finalizers for now.