"If there was a material that could free humanity from the influence of the Warp, I thought it was most likely Blackstone."
"Assuming sufficient quantities of Blackstone existed, we could use its anti-psyker effect to suppress the empyric currents within the galaxy, leaving those malicious entities in the Warp with nothing but helpless sighs."
Before this, humanity had known almost nothing about this substance. If Trazyn had not taken the initiative to provide Lox with the information, he would likely have needed a long time of experimentation before gradually discovering Blackstone's wonders.
And determining Blackstone's polarity toward the Warp would likely be an even more difficult task.
After all, the current Imperium remained resistant toward psychic power itself. Although Guilliman had lifted the restrictions the Edict of Nikaea placed upon Librarians, that did not mean Psykers had been granted leniency.
Too many lessons had proven the danger of human Psykers. Though they looked no different from ordinary people, in the Sea of Souls, each of them was a lit beacon.
Within the chaotic Warp, a glowing human soul was undoubtedly an invitation to those malevolent beings.
Once they experienced intense emotional fluctuations or were affected by outside forces, the power of the Warp could descend into the real universe through their bodies.
Perhaps they did not want such things to happen either, but that was the reality. The mere existence of Psykers was a potential threat.
"Then how do we obtain Blackstone? In my experience, the vast majority of planets the Iron Warriors have reached never showed any trace of this material," Dantioch said. "Of course, it is also possible that the material was buried deep underground, hidden from our scans."
Lox replied, "As I said before, Blackstone is not a substance naturally formed in the material universe. Although I