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"When there is no way out, a dangerous path is the only way to salvation."

——Edrad Uslan

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The Void Whale successfully broke out of the howling vortex.

Fu Qinghai had heard that there was an area in the Howling Vortex called the "Rope Flipping Realm", where another Tzeentch Archdemon, Sal Tyr, lived. Fu Qinghai didn't know where the Rope Flipping Realm was, but it seemed that, apart from the initial encounter with the group of Flame Lord Demon Engines, the Void Whale had not encountered any Chaos Demons that tried to stop it.

The Eldar Dragon Ship left the super whale and turned to another direction. When the Eldar cruiser was sailing at sublight speed, its movement speed was much faster than that of the human empire warships, and it soon arrived at a large webway gate outside the Kronos expansion area, a webway gate that could be passed through by warships.

Then the Eldar dragon ship entered the webway.

Fu Qinghai silently memorized this location.

He may not care about other places, but the Calixis Sector, including the Kronos Expansion on the edge of the Calixis Sector, has been regarded by Fu Qinghai as his sphere of influence. Any Webway Gates in these places are worthy of vigilance - because not only the Ark Eldar can use the Webway, but also the Dark Eldar, Harlequin Eldar, and Eldar Pirates.

The Eldar dragonship sailed swiftly through the webway.

Passing through one fork and branch after another.

Fu Qinghai and Saramand, who met again after a long separation, were still chatting about each other's recent situation. Fu Qinghai was mainly telling Saramand about his battle of wits and courage with the great demon Tzeentch, Yinyun.

In the end, we didn't even chat for a whole day.

An Eldar soldier came to the cabin and reported,

"Lord Saramand, we are here."

"So soon?"

Fu Qinghai raised his head and said in surprise.

"Yes, let's go, Qingshan."

Saramand said as she stood up gracefully.

Both the Howling Vortex and the Eye of Terror are located in the Nebulous Star Region, but the distance between them is very far. If the traditional method of warp jumping is used, it will take one or two months to arrive there without any unexpected problems. However, as we all know, there are many unexpected problems in the warp, and it is possible to arrive early or late, so the specific voyage time is actually difficult to estimate accurately.

Although it was not the first time that the webway was used for superluminal travel, the maximum speed of the jet motorcycle was still not comparable to that of the Ada Dragon Ship. In less than a day, they had crossed almost half of the Hazy Star Region. The high efficiency and stability of webway navigation still surprised Fu Qinghai.

No wonder the emperor is so fond of the Internet.

Not to mention its stability which far exceeds that of subspace jumps.

The speed alone is incredible.

…

Usvi Ark World.

The Aida dragon ship slowly docked at the airport.

Fu Qinghai followed Sarahmand out of the warship.

Along the way, Fu Qinghai's ferocious and evil black armor and unusually sturdy body attracted the attention of the Eldar in the airport. How many years has it been since humans appeared in the Usvi Craft World? Moreover, he was a Space Marine. Many Eldar civilians strictly abided by the Tao and spent their entire lives in the Craft World, and had never seen a Space Marine in their entire lives.

Walking in the jade-like spiritual bone passage, Fu Qinghai saw a spirit child standing next to him, blinking his eyes and looking at him curiously. Facing his gaze, the spirit child smiled and pointed at him, but was stopped by his mother. The spirit woman looked away and did not dare to look at him, and quickly picked up her child and moved away.

Fu Qinghai withdrew his gaze and didn't care.

It's normal for them to feel scared.

That's what the Space Marines are for.

"My father is waiting for you in the council, Aoyama."

Sarah Mander turned around and said.

"Um."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

Fu Qinghai was also a little moved when he was about to meet the legendary old prophet, Edrad Uslan. This was the representative and leader of the Ark Eldar, and his prophetic ability was superb - it was not the passive prophecy of Sanguinius and Midnight Haunter. Edrad practiced the way of prophecy and could actively start a purposeful prophecy.

And in a sense.

Adlard is also a semi-tragic character.

He accurately predicted that Horus had been corrupted and fell into Chaos, so he sent a Nether Lord to inform the humans and the Primarch of the Third Legion, Fulgrim. But he never expected that the Phoenix Lord would fall before the Warmaster, and Fulgrim was the first Primarch to fall. In the end, the Nether Lord wiped out the entire Phoenix Guard, and then the Eldar Titan was strangled to death by Fulgrim.

There are many similar cases.

It can be predicted, but it cannot be changed.

How to describe Edrad? He is a gambler, a charlatan, an old bastard who will do anything to achieve his goal, and a riddler who has a habit of speaking in a mysterious way. But at least, his ability to see into the future is extremely powerful, and his position against chaos is extremely firm, these two points are very certain. The old prophet now may not be as powerful as he will be in ten thousand years, or even not old, but his predictions...

Fu Qinghai took it 100% seriously.

Far more than the importance attached to blindsight prophecy.

The two came to a secret room deep in the Ark World, and a pointed arch automatically cracked on the smooth and seamless wall. Sarah Mand stood at the door and made a "please" gesture. Fu Qinghai nodded and walked into the secret room alone.

The wall behind him slowly healed. There were no lamps in this room, but all the walls were emitting a faint glow, a soft light unique to the Eldar technology. The air here was fresh and had a strange fragrance.

A thin figure in black robes and a crescent-shaped helmet hovered above the floor, illuminated by a beam of light that descended from the sky and surrounded by swirling runes.

"Hello, Qingshan Khan."

The black-robed prophet raised his head and spoke.

"Hello, Supreme Prophet."

Fu Qinghai nodded calmly.

"Please take a seat."

The prophet raised his hand to signal, and a cylindrical platform of ashes automatically rose up at Fu Qinghai's feet, at just the right height. Fu Qinghai sat down sideways, facing the prophet.

"I can see eight Chaos Demons bound in your power armor. They are greedily spying on my soul. If Sharamand hadn't assured me again and again, I would have thought that I was facing a Chaos Space Marine."

Edrad spoke softly.

"That was the key to my being able to make it through the storm alive."

Fu Qinghai didn't explain much.

"I only found out after talking to my daughter. It turns out that she was able to successfully protect the Parcellil Savage Eldar from evacuating and retrieve the Crone Sword, the sacred artifact of our tribe, all thanks to your help. I have to say, Qingshan Khan, you surprised me and made me feel relieved. You are one of the few enlightened people in the human empire who has not been brainwashed by those rigid dogmas and fanatical propaganda. The young human race lacks guidance and is generally full of distrust of our race. However, you understand that in fact, both you and I are facing a common enemy, that is, the 'Original Annihilator'."

Edrad made his point.

The Eldar call demons "Primordial Annihilators".

The Necrons call Daemons "the creeping enemy".

"No, you are wrong, Supreme Prophet."

Fu Qinghai shook his head firmly and said,

"I don't trust the spirits, not at all."

"I only trust Sarah Mander."

Fu Qinghai emphasized seriously.

Edrad was visibly stunned when he heard this.

"That's fine."

The Supreme Prophet nodded and said.

He snatched a rune from the air, examined it, and placed it in the turbulence around him, the rustle of his black robes echoing in the ancient silence of the chamber.

"Then let's talk about the current situation."

Edrad changed the subject and said,

"In fact, the Council of Prophets of Ulswe does not fully support my decision. They have always believed that I was interfering too much with fate, and therefore opposed many of my decisions, including this operation. The Council of Prophets believes that we should not intervene in the disputes between the Space Marines and their Chaos cousins. Doing so will only be a thankless task - in a sense, they are right. I tell you this to make you understand, Qingshan, you will not get much support from the Craft World for this operation. I have done my best to send people to pick you up from the Howling Vortex and bring you here. The rest depends on you."

"I understand."

Fu Qinghai nodded and said:

"Thank you for your help, Supreme Prophet."

Fu Qinghai had anticipated this. He did not expect to get full support from the Usvi Ark World at all - not to mention why the Ark Eldar would support him. Even if they wanted to give full support, imagine that when the Black Templar saw a group of Eldar warships approaching, their first reaction would be to turn their guns and open fire.

Edrad is considered an extreme radical in the Usvi Ark World. Many of his actions were actually not authorized or permitted by the Council of Prophets. He acted completely on his own initiative. After so many actions, the Council of Prophets naturally had complaints about him - he was even expelled from the Council of Prophets in the 42K era.

"You seem very confident in yourself?"

Edrad asked, staring at him.

"All I have is faith, Supreme Prophet."

Fu Qinghai replied calmly.

"I will take you to the Cadia Gate."

Edrad stated his decision.

"That's enough."

Fu Qinghai slowly stood up and said.

…

Sarahmand and Edrad stood side by side in a hollow corridor behind the airport that looked like a hollow skeleton, watching the Aida dragon ship slide out of the boarding deck again.

"Since the Council of Prophets has clearly expressed its opposition, why do you choose to help Qingshan, father?"

Sarah Mand turned around and asked.

"The Council of Prophets thinks I am interfering too much with fate."

Edrad looked at him with a long gaze and said softly:

"I don't deny their accusations against me. But this time is different. I am not interfering with fate. On the contrary, I am letting fate return to its proper track."

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　1. I was stuck on writing for a whole day and couldn't come up with any idea. Then I had to attend various social events, drink and eat. I'll think about it carefully after I sober up.

(End of this chapter)