Xi Yan lavished praise on his scientists, holding nothing back.
"You're absolute geniuses!"
Although Xi Yan had only played a handful of Warhammer games, he was very interested in its universe and lore.
The short version: a hymn to loyalty, in which the great Emperor, Master of Mankind, suffered endless torment to protect humanity against the greater daemons of Subspace, even turning father and son against each other, and ultimately paid an enormous price to sustain the Human Empire.
Although much of Warhammer's lore was a mess, with far too many things that defied logic, none of that dampened his loyalty to the Emperor!
Loyalty!
Now that he had seen Warhammer's Space Marines with his own eyes, these identical Astartes and suits of power armor, how could he not think of that chaotic yet magnificent Warhammer Universe?
Moreover, Xi Yan had a theory: the setting and text of Stellaris paid extensive homage to Warhammer, and Stellaris featured plenty of mirror worlds and parallel universes. Since he was here, did that mean there might well be a Warhammer universe right next door?
Now that would be interesting!
"For the Marshal! Aaaaaaargh! Loyalty!"
The gene warrior, over five meters tall, let out a deafening roar and leaped ten meters into the air. His man-sized chainsword hacked into an unlucky member of the Stone People kept as livestock, its vicious teeth whirling rapidly around the blade and tearing away everything they touched.
Teeth-grating crunches rang out as stone fragments flew everywhere. The massive gene warrior kicked the stone captive to the ground, and his chainsword tore deep through the hard stone skin with a series of dull impacts. Its alloy teeth brutally ripped open the captive's body, exposing the fragile stone organs within.
Even such a powerful member of the Stone People seemed