"This is what the Primarch meant," said Rigula, his voice carrying the coldness and rationality that was unique to the Mechanicus. "Before the Pharos mission was launched, the Primarch had already thought of this problem and issued a gag order to all technicians."
"Mechanicus members and technical workers responsible for repairing the Pharos Lighthouse are not allowed to ask about the defense system, and the work we are doing is not allowed to be disclosed to others at will."
Amaritch stared at Regula's face, which was made of adamantium and cables. It could be seen that he was somewhat resistant to the Primarch's order.
During this period, he always felt uneasy.
A soldier's intuition told him that there was something fishy going on behind this matter.
Amaritch felt like he was in a huge vortex.
Something was happening and he was completely unaware of it.
"My Lord, you don't have to worry. Appropriate secrets are conducive to the advancement of the plan. Not everyone can remain absolutely rational. Sometimes, the truth will only make the plan a mess."
Regula's mechanical eye was buzzing.
He stared at Amarich's broad face.
Capture the other person's inner thoughts from their facial expressions.
The auxiliary computing brain inside the skull calculates the possible consequences of every sentence.
"I owe my loyalty to the Emperor absolutely," Amalek said. "Is it not ironic that I cannot be trusted?"
"Before the real test came, everyone said that they were absolutely loyal to the Emperor. Before I was promoted to a sage, I wandered around many planets in the galaxy, looking for the technology left by the God of All Machines. During that time, I witnessed countless crimes committed in the name of the Emperor. People used the name of the Emperor to vent their twisted desires, but pretended to be doing it for the Emperor, thus justifying their every move."
There was a rare hint of sarcasm in Sage Regula's voice.
"Are you doubting me?" Amaritch frowned and raised his voice. It was obvious that Regula's words made him a little angry.
"I am not doubting you, Marshal. The Emperor has not spoken in ten thousand years. He sits on the Golden Throne, one step away from death."
Regula said, "Do you think the current Galaxy is what he needs? Or is it really his dream?"
"I have in my hand a recording of the angry voice of the returning Primarch of the Salamanders, Vorkan, during the Beast War. He angrily denounced the people of the Imperial Senate as traitors to the ideals of the Empire. If it weren't for the Beast War, which required the entire Empire to unite as one, do you think they would have survived the angry Primarch?"
"Think carefully of every scene when you met the Primarch. Whenever he talked about the current situation, there was always suppressed anger in his voice. He did not go to Terra, but chose to start from Macragge. This is telling."
Amaritch's expression changed from anger to solemnity, "What's the problem?"
"He doesn't trust the Senate, nor the current Empire. He would rather rebuild it than waste time going to Terra to waste time with those noble bureaucrats." Rigula whispered, "You are loyal to the Emperor, but is your loyalty really the kind of loyalty the Emperor wants? The Primarch ordered you to guard here, and there must be a reason for it. Why do you have to ask so many questions?"
Amaritch opened his mouth, but ultimately did not refute what the Mechanical Sage Regula said.
"I understand. I won't ask any more questions."
After leaving these words, Amaritch turned and left.
Regula's ruby-like electronic eyes moved along with Amaritch's footsteps until the other's figure disappeared from sight.
The silver-plated servoskull, connected by neural cables, was suspended and flew in front of Regula.
Following Regula's thoughts, the servoskull released beams of light from its mouth, forming a holographic projection.
With the help of projection, Regula had a panoramic view of the entire structure of the Pharos Lighthouse.
The lighthouse covers a vast area, like a majestic mountain piercing the clouds and perched on the plain.
The Pharos played a vital role during the Horus Heresy, using its unique empathic pulse to guide Imperial ships through Warp storms.
Such technology is urgently needed by the empire.
If the lighthouse can be replicated, the navigation difficulties in the dark area of the empire will be alleviated.
Warp storms could no longer stop humanity.
By then, relying on its huge size, the Human Empire will once again gain the advantage and drive out Chaos and many aliens.
Regula checked the progress of the repairs. The main functional areas have been repaired and the secondary areas will be completed as well.
The Lighthouse of Pharos was once destroyed and then filled with cement by the original owner.
Now that it has been dug out, many places need to be repaired.
There is actually a very old story about the Lighthouse of Pharos.
Loyalty is also full of sadness.
Witnessed the journey of mankind from glory to betrayal and decline.
This story is the story of a loyalist who rebelled against the Legion.
That loyalist's name was Dante Hawke, an Iron Warrior.
The Iron Warriors, under the leadership of Perturabo, rebelled against the Imperium and participated in the massacre of loyalists in the Instefan System.
Dantioch despised his own Primarch's actions, and led his remaining subordinates to kill the traitors who came to persuade them to surrender, and after a battle, he seized a ship and escaped.
He originally planned to go to Terra, but ended up in the Ultramar star field by mistake.
Under Guilliman's orders, Dantioch was responsible for the repair of the Pharos Lighthouse and its activation.
Later, the Midnight Lords attacked Pharos. In order to repel the enemy, Dantehawke paid with his life, overloaded the Pharos Lighthouse, and killed the enemies who invaded Pharos.
And Dante Hawke died because of this action, in the arms of his teammates.
The Pharos Lighthouse was able to bear witness to a true Iron Warrior who fought for his beliefs.
This incident happened a long time ago, and Sage Regula only knows a rough idea of it.
Too many loyalists died during the Horus Heresy, and they all have their own stories.
It’s a pity that these stories are never sung or remembered.
Sage Regula learned about this incident accidentally when he was looking for information about the Lighthouse of Pharos.
He had no feelings about the story.
All of us are mortal.
Regardless of loyalty or disloyalty, fate will always erase any trace of anyone.
All things return to dust.
The reason why Sage Regula remembers this iron warrior who died ten thousand years ago.
It is simply because the various materials left by Dantehoke when repairing the Pharos Lighthouse are important references, which allow him to have a more comprehensive understanding of the lighthouse and thus formulate relevant maintenance work.
In fact, Regula was also confused.
The relevant data of the lighthouse has been compiled and sent back to Macragge for replication.
This old lighthouse requires absolutely no repairs.
But Cawl and Guilliman insisted on repairing it and sent a large number of troops over, making a defensive posture.
According to rational logic, this matter exudes the word weird from beginning to end.
... ... ... ... ... .
At the other end of the Pharos Fortress.
Clovis and the assembled Grey Knights Brotherhood held their daily prayers.
Then Clovis suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.
His action interrupted the prayer service.
Many Grey Knight brothers opened their eyes and looked at Clovis in confusion.
"Chaos has invaded this planet." Clovis looked at his brother with a solemn tone.
The faces of every Grey Knight became solemn and serious.
"Can you feel where the evil is?" asked a Grey Knight brother.
The other Grey Knights looked towards Clovis, waiting for his answer.