(Some parts of the article have been revised and are now marked holy by the reviewing priest!)
(Friendly reminder: The style of this article will be similar to official warhammer 40K novels produced by GW, with a slower pace, but it will present you with the most 'grimdark' warhammer world. Some detailed settings in this article have been modified, which will not affect the reading experience of 'oldhammer' fans. Also, regarding the parts about 'romance' and 'warmth', some people say they lack 'grimdark' flavor. I suggest they read the works of official GW authors Sandy Mitchell and Dan Abnett (two prominent GW authors). Don't say there's no romance in warhammer; how else can the grimdark be highlighted? Moreover, the three best-selling official series—'Commissar Cain', 'Gaunt's Ghosts', and 'Inquisitor Eisenhorn'—present a more realistic and human world of warhammer.)
(The author is not a 'cloudhammer' fan, nor a 'big shot'. The author is mainly a fan of official warhammer novels. I occasionally buy miniatures and play with them at university board game clubs in the US. The author's knowledge is perhaps 'warhammer High School level'? Readers who don't understand warhammer are welcome to leave comments in the section, and if the author sees them, I will answer them as soon as possible. 'warhammer 40K' is a grand world-building work with over forty years of history, created by over a dozen studios and hundreds of official novel authors, spanning novels, comics, film, television, board games, and video games.)
(Also! Regarding the settings, I will modify some numerical settings, such as the absurd 'leman russ battle tank can carry 400 spare shells'. At the same time, I will try my best to write according to the reasonable settings of the entire battlefield, because GW official often retcons and changes settings, and the settings described by multiple official novel authors vary greatly. If I really wrote strictly according to the lore books and official novel settings, I would end up going insane. Because the setting discrepancies are huge; for example, in novels where Tau are protagonists, Fire Caste warriors can bludgeon several Orks to death with their rifle butts; while in other novels, Tau are weaklings, getting bludgeoned to death by several Imperial Guardsmen with entrenching tools. This situation can only be seen subjectively; as 'God' now, I will try to write without bias.)
Earth, the second millennium of the common era.
A city in North America... a well-known university... Li Feng sat cross-legged in the hallway of the teaching building, a MacBook on his lap. The weekend was the due date, and he was desperately rushing his paper.
Thanks to the development of science and AI, at least with the help of ChatGPT, his paper was written quickly. AI could help him polish his writing very well, saving him at least 30% of his workload. However, researching literature and writing the main body still required his own effort.
At this moment, he was waiting for the class in the classroom in front of him to end. Why? Because his girlfriend was currently taking a class inside... Soon, as the classroom door opened, students of all kinds emerged from the tiered classroom with hundreds of people. Li Feng also stood up from the ground, putting his laptop into his bag, making it easier for him to find his girlfriend.
Soon, a familiar girl appeared in Li Feng's sight, and she also noticed him immediately... She stood there, her long hair falling like ink, quietly covering her shoulders. As the breeze swept by, her hair seemed to dance lightly. Her wheat-colored skin revealed a natural and healthy beauty. Her eyebrows, thick but not sharp, outlined a gentle and resilient curve. Her deep eyes were like autumn water, with the glow of stars hidden in their depths. Those eyes seemed to tell a thousand stories, making people involuntarily immerse themselves in them.
Her beauty was not a dazzling display, but rather like a lost treasure from an ancient dynasty, understated and elegant. That classical beauty added a touch of mystery to her, as if she came from another time. Her smile was just right, the corners of her mouth gently upturned, like the first ray of sunshine in the morning, both warm and seemingly out of reach.
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"Sanguinius!" Li Feng called out to the girl. The girl, carrying her bag, slowly walked up to Li Feng and wrapped her arm around his... "What are we eating tonight?"
The girl looked up at Li Feng, and Li Feng just held her hand, walking out of the teaching building together.
"Let's go to the supermarket first, there's no food in the fridge. We can decide when we get there."
...The two walked to the school parking lot, got into Li Feng's Ford Bronco, and drove away from the school towards Costco.
On the way, Li Feng was driving, and Sanguinius sat in the passenger seat. Although she was wearing a seatbelt, she still had her legs crossed, with her laptop on her beautiful legs, busy with something, seemingly making a mod for WeMod... The atmosphere in the car was very quiet until Sanguinius spoke, uttering something surprising...
"We're out of condoms at home, remember to buy some more later."
"Okay, but I'm going to play Space Marines 2 tonight, so you might have to wait a bit."
This kind of conversation was already commonplace in their lives... Every day, they went to school together in the morning, ate separately at noon due to class schedules, and returned home together in the afternoon. They cooked and ate in their apartment, then lay together on the mattress for a passionate cloud-and-rain session, finally snuggling under the covers to do homework on their laptops, and sleeping in each other's arms when night fell.
At this moment, Sanguinius turned her head and looked at Li Feng, who was driving:
"Is that game really that fun?"
"Holy moly! That's Titus! The Emperor's Chosen! A man among men!"
Hearing Li Feng's reply, Sanguinius showed a slight smile, then subtly lifted her chin, looking at the city's night view outside the car window... "Titus, huh? He is indeed an interesting child~" Sanguinius said indifferently, then her tone shifted,
"At least you're playing something normal. It's better than always watching harem anime or stallion novels."
Hearing his little girlfriend's complaint, Li Feng laughed. It was time to tease his little girlfriend... "Oh, if it were like 'Persona', I'd at least get a white-haired Miss from the Sisters of Battle..." Li Feng said, secretly glancing at his little girlfriend... "A female Inquisitor would also be good... A purple-eyed Cadia female warrior isn't bad either... I hear there are pretty Misses under the gas masks of Krieg..."
Li Feng said so much, but Sanguinius was still writing code on her computer, acting as a cold female programmer, listening to Li Feng's "harem list," just nodding... "Living Saint Celestine is also good..."
Hearing Li Feng still announcing his list of crimes, Sanguinius merely put on a mischievous expression:
"Hmph, men... Do you think that will make me anxious? You can find whoever you want, as long as you're mine! This is conquest..."
No good! She's not taking the bait! Li Feng thought he needed to go big... "If only I could meet a female elf who looks like Frieren... Do you know what MILF means? Man! I Love Frieren!"
Hearing this, Li Feng noticed Sanguinius's beautiful eyebrows suddenly furrowed. Li Feng knew she had taken the bait... But why was she unhappy when she heard 'elf'...? Li Feng decided to add fuel to the fire: "Female Orks are good too! A female Tau Lord isn't bad either, Little Kitten seems to have a T'au girlfriend... A female Hive Tyrant could also work! Slaanesh also... Ow!"
A sudden sharp pain shot through Li Feng's waist. His hand, gripping the steering wheel, swerved, almost cutting off a car in the next lane, and immediately, angry honking filled the car... "What are you doing? That was so dangerous! Do you want to get spanked again?"
Li Feng turned to look at Sanguinius beside him. Her beautiful little face was puffed out with anger... "Slaanesh! Dame! (No way!)"
At this moment, she crossed her arms over her chest, making a big 'X' to protest what Li Feng had said. Seeing his adorable little girlfriend, Li Feng simply raised his hand and ruffled her head... Then, the next second, a huge black vortex suddenly appeared in front of the car. Li Feng urgently slammed on the brakes, but due to inertia, the vehicle still slid into the black vortex... In a daze, Li Feng slowly opened his eyes. His head had just hit the steering wheel... He rubbed his reddened forehead with his hand, while saying:
"Damn American cars... the safety features are just for show, the airbag didn't even deploy..."
As his vision gradually cleared, he found himself and his car in a spacious and dark room, surrounded by Gothic-style decorations... Li Feng's first thought was to check if his little girlfriend beside him was hurt.
"Sanguinius... Sanguinius... Are you okay? Are you..."
Li Feng's voice grew fainter as his gaze shifted... Because now, beside him, his little girlfriend was glowing with golden light, and even her beautiful eyes were constantly flashing with golden light.
"Li Feng! Li Feng! Are you okay!"
Li Feng's mind was as if it had crashed at this moment, and the next second, countless golden-armored warriors began to rush towards his car. Outside the car window, a black-haired, gold-armored woman, flying above the car's hood with white wings on her back, continuously shouted:
"Who dares to attack the Throne Room of the Imperial Palace!"
Soon, these golden-armored warriors surrounded the car, and when they saw the people inside, they instantly all knelt on one knee, bowing their heads and respectfully shouting in unison:
"My Lord!"
And Li Feng, seeing this scene, turned to look at his "little girlfriend"... Then, trembling, he raised his finger and pointed at the "person" in front of him, with whom he had spent day and night, "seen each other frankly, and had deep exchanges."
"You... You are the Emperor..."
Hearing Li Feng's words, Sanguinius lowered her head, as if she had made a decision... "My dear, let me explain, I am just a 'fragment,' I am not the same as him..."
Before Sanguinius could finish speaking, Li Feng's eyes rolled back, and he fainted directly. Then suddenly, another vortex appeared on Li Feng's seat cushion, sucking Li Feng in.
"Li Feng! Li Feng!" Sanguinius reached out, wanting to grab the man in front of her, but her hands grasped empty air... At this moment, the golden-armored Custodes immediately walked to the car door, wanting to help catch Li Feng, but they also missed. At this moment, Sanguinius's beautiful little face twisted with anger... "Go bring him back to me!!!"
All the Custodes immediately knelt on one knee, shouting in unison to the woman in the car: "Yes, My Lord!"
The Custodes immediately rushed outside, and the golden-armored woman also flapped her wings, disappearing in a flash of golden light. Sanguinius walked out of the car, looking haggard, as a sound like a storm assailed her.
The sound was like countless people scraping their fingernails on a blackboard, making one's hair stand on end and sending shivers down one's spine. The source of that sound was at the end of the room, on the giant golden throne, where a skull sat... "He will help us... He cannot help us... Your choice is good... Your choice is not good..."
Sanguinius's eyes were now glaring at the skull on the throne: "Why did you bring him here! And you let Chaos take him right under your nose! ...And! Speak to me in a normal voice!"
"I no longer have eyelids."
At this moment, the skull on the throne said so, but Sanguinius sneered: "What if something happens to him..."
And the next second, the voice from the throne changed into a deep, majestic male voice: "Don't worry, he won't. The things he brought from that high-dimensional world, even I and 'It', might not be able to harm him in the slightest."