Although Noah and Guilliman were both dissatisfied with the Imperium of Man's current faith, they also realized that while these beliefs had poisoned the entire Imperium of Man, they could not be directly rejected at this critical juncture.
humanity's faith in the Emperor had become the very foundation of the Imperium; it was this faith that united the shattered galaxy, and it was this faith that defined modern humanity.
Across astronomical scales of countless light-years, it was almost the only absolute consensus among the human species.
If Noah or Guilliman began to shake this consensus, and Noah also wanted to transform the Imperium of Man into something like the Terran Federation, treating gods as mere tools,
Then Noah or Guilliman would become the culprits who destroyed the foundation of human civilization.
Moreover, Guilliman also realized that he himself needed to receive the Ecclesiarchy's blessing; only then could he better consolidate the power within the Imperium.
Noah had indeed provided him with a large number of Space Marines; excluding the Space Marines Noah had already deployed in the War of the Webway, there were still 20 million available for any deployment.
However, this small number of Space Marines was simply not enough to face the vast scale of the galaxy, and was far from sufficient.
The primary army on a planet was not the Space Marines; the primary army was the PDF, then the Astra Militarum, and only then the Space Marines.
Though the Space Marines, under Noah's guidance, now numbered over 30 million across the entire Imperium, these 30 million Space Marines would still absolutely not exceed 1% of the Imperium's total military strength.
The true reliance for uniting this vast Imperium was not the elite fighting force of the Space Marines.
They relied on the Astra Militarum, on the Astra Militarum that was like a surging tide.
It was the Astra Militarum that was more numerous than fine sand.
Where did the Astra Militarum come from?
Did it emerge from billions of Imperial Worlds?
These billions of Imperial Worlds all worshipped the Emperor, and they were all constantly fighting for the Emperor; once the foundation of the Emperor's rule was shaken, there would absolutely be big trouble.
Without a continuous supply of the Astra Militarum, could the Space Marines alone hold the front lines?
They could not.
In order to truly mobilize this most important military force of the Imperium of Man,
Both Guilliman and Noah needed the Ecclesiarchy's support; only then could they freely deploy this most crucial combat force of the Imperium of Man.
After all, although the Emperor had personally appointed Guilliman as imperial regent.
He had personally appointed Noah as solar lord imperial warmaster.
Only the Ecclesiarchy could truly spread this information throughout the entire Imperium of Man.
And only with the Ecclesiarchy's acknowledgment could this information be disseminated; the Ecclesiarchy's position was now almost unshakeable.
At the same time, Noah was fine, but Guilliman was in more trouble.
If Guilliman directly denied his status as the Son of God, then in the eyes of the people who believed in the Emperor, this would be him cursing himself and undermining the Emperor's authority.
And if he claimed to be a god.
These words would become evidence of a Primarch's conspiracy against the Emperor's throne in the eyes of others who held power but had always been suspicious of his actions.
If it had been the former Guilliman, this problem might have been smaller.
But for the current Guilliman, this problem was absolutely huge.
Noah had provided a full 28 million Space Marines; this many Space Marines were enough for Guilliman to launch a rebellion far exceeding that of Horus.
Although he had the Custodes' endorsement, and the Emperor's personal word.
Most Imperial nobles, however, were not privy to these words, and therefore would remain suspicious of Guilliman and try to stop him.
So the best approach now was for Guilliman himself to avoid this issue, and for Noah not to purge the Ecclesiarchy.
Even if Noah's eyelids twitched when he saw those Ecclesiarchy fellows, wishing he could have them flayed alive.
But for the sake of the human race not completely disintegrating in this galaxy, and to prevent innocent people from suffering a tragic demise, Noah still chose to endure.
Of course, doing nothing was naturally not Noah's way.
He had already begun to scout for a new Ecclesiarchy Pope, preparing to dispose of the old one and, incidentally, dispatch a large number of Space Marines to slaughter the corrupt elements.
Noah's super brain had almost predicted that the Webway War was nearing its end.
The Chaos Gods clearly had no way to deal with him, so if those four fellows hadn't completely lost their minds, then stopping the war would absolutely be a wise choice.
As for what they would say next, Noah's brain had already told him that these Chaos Gods would inevitably try to stir up war across the entire Imperium of Man.
They would use such means to make him dispatch the Psionic Legion, Grey Knights, and Space Marines to suppress the Chaos armies appearing on various planets and ensure humanity's peace.
In clustered combat, Chaos Daemons charging would simply be treated as trash.
But if it wasn't clustered combat, and they waged guerrilla warfare across the galaxy, these Chaos Gods would still have an advantage.
Individual Psionic Legion soldiers, though powerful, would still meet their demise if forty or fifty Greater Daemons launched a combined attack, even the Psionic Legion's soldiers.
Noah had already begun his next plan: since the Webway War was almost over.
Then the Grey Knights Forces could take on the task of watching over the Ecclesiarchy.
The Grey Knights' final edict could now be changed, as the Emperor could already be healed, his humanity having returned.
So their final edict no longer needed to be set to push the Emperor back down when he stood up.
Noah was preparing to discuss with the Emperor whether the Grey Knights' duty could be changed to overseeing the Ecclesiarchy.
At the same time, he would continue to utilize the Psykers on Terra as much as possible to train more Grey Knights.
In order to oversee the Ecclesiarchy as much as possible, and also to deal with the Imperium of Man's million worlds, Noah planned to cultivate at least 3 million Grey Knights.
Three Grey Knights would form a team to patrol the Ecclesiarchy of various worlds, and once any signs of corruption were found, they would immediately act, executing the local Ecclesiarchy Priest.
Didn't these Ecclesiarchy Priests enjoy using their defined doctrines to subject people to white phosphorus executions, burning those heretics alive?
If the accused were truly guilty, then such actions by the Ecclesiarchy would be acceptable.
However, the number of wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice the Ecclesiarchy had created through such prolonged actions was also evident to all.
No matter who or what faction, they must pay for their actions; if it was discovered that they were deliberately framing someone.
Then the Grey Knights Forces, while eliminating Chaos Daemons, would also kill the Ecclesiarchy Priest.
In any case, while this issue of religious superstition cannot be completely reformed, small-scale suppression is still necessary.
Noah was a man of action, and as soon as this idea came to him, he immediately began to prepare to execute it.
He waved his hand, called over an official from the Department of the Interior, and then said to him,
"Now, take my order and transfer 3 million Psykers from the Psyker Academy to my laboratory. At the same time, send all the materials I've listed to my laboratory as well."
"You are responsible for arranging accommodation for those Psykers; our laboratory certainly won't be able to house them.
Remember to also include all the surrounding houses within my laboratory's scope, and knock down the walls; I need a larger experimental space."
The Department of the Interior official immediately nodded after understanding Noah's arrangements, then firmly noted the tasks in his book and on his hand, and quickly went to make arrangements.
The Custodes had once warned the Department of the Interior that Noah's orders were paramount.
Even if Noah and Guilliman issued orders simultaneously, they must first execute Noah's orders, and then execute Guilliman's orders as appropriate.
So, after receiving Noah's orders, the Department of the Interior officials immediately took action.
They didn't even need to ask Guilliman for instructions before preparing to break through the buildings in the Imperial Palace.
Meanwhile, Noah once again immersed himself in the War of the Webway, meticulously directing the hunting of Daemons.
As long as the Chaos Gods did not order the Daemons to stop their charge, these Warp Daemons would continue to charge endlessly.
However, the battle had become a bit simpler now. Noah had sent out one of his combat robots, and since this combat robot had already been exposed, Noah naturally wouldn't recall it.
With a combat robot's Disintegration Cannon providing support in the battle, all the troops could be said to have their pressure reduced by at least two-thirds. Daemons were almost eliminated and vaporized in batches by the Disintegration Cannon.
At the same time, reduced pressure also meant that training could be conducted.
Therefore, within the firepower network, Noah gradually let some Daemons pass, allowing them to charge towards his PDF before engaging in a fierce battle.
Those weakened Psionic Legion soldiers, who had been forged into Grey Knights at the Psyker Academy, were even moved to the front lines by Noah to engage in face-to-face melee combat with the Daemons.
Although the Grey Knights' weaponry and equipment were powerful and specialized against Daemons, Noah still brought melee combat to the forefront.
Noah initially didn't understand why a space-faring civilization still needed to engage in close combat, but now he understood.
Because this space-faring civilization was too abstract, its various supply and transportation capabilities were terribly lacking.
At the same time, because the weapons and equipment Noah provided to these ordinary Grey Knights could only be produced by him.
So, once these Grey Knights were deployed throughout the universe, they would not be able to receive effective resupply.
In a situation where they could not receive effective resupply, all they could rely on was their melee combat ability.
To give them a better chance of survival, Noah began to consciously train them.
Such actions undoubtedly gave the Daemons hope of victory once again.
Although they didn't think they could defeat the Imperial Army commanded by Noah, the Chaos Gods did not want to end the war so ignominiously.
This war in the Warp had attracted the attention of many Warp entities, especially the two orks, who had also been watching this war.
If they ended it so ignominiously, for the four Chaos Gods, would they still have any face left?
Although others wouldn't say it aloud, achieving such battle results would definitely lead to silent mockery.
The strongest in the Warp were indeed the four of them.
But there were also beings that could contend with the four of them.
When the four Chaos Gods saw Noah beginning to train his troops in melee combat, they upped the ante once again.
More Daemon legions were transferred from the Warp into the Webway and began their charge.
Especially Khorne; Khorne specifically mobilized his Greater Daemons and Daemon armies to charge. If it came to melee combat, who was more proficient than Khorne's army?
The frenzied battle began, with both armies engaging in face-to-face slaughter, and this action greatly pleased Khorne, who began to bestow his blessings upon both warring sides.
Khorne didn't care if you were his Daemons or the humans on the other side; he treated everyone equally.
If you fought valiantly, he would bestow his blessings upon all.
Khorne could be said to be the most impartial entity; as long as the war pleased him and made him happy, and you yourself behaved bravely and fearlessly, that was enough.
Blessings from the Chaos Gods began to be evenly distributed among Khorne's Daemon army and the human army.
Deep in this situation, the Emperor also began to intervene, and his blessings also began to descend upon the human army.
This was his main base, and his true body was right here.
At the same time, the psychological trauma and losses caused by the War of the Webway were too great for him. Now that Noah was commanding the troops for his revenge, he was naturally happy to help.
Watching the Daemon army being harvested in batches and the human army continuously eliminating the Warp Daemons, the Emperor was overjoyed.
The war continued for over a month… Due to Noah's command and his comprehensive plans, the Daemons suffered insane losses again over the course of a month, especially Khorne.
He had committed a large number of Daemons from his faction, originally expecting to see a very good battle.
But after a month of fighting, he awkwardly discovered that the Imperium of Man had suffered almost no losses.
Noah's heaven-defying command ability continuously directed the Imperial Army to slaughter the Khorne Daemons.
Moreover, whenever a Khorne Daemon was about to successfully kill a Space Marine, someone would always intervene in time to save them.
So, in over a month of war, the Chaos Daemons once again awkwardly discovered that although their armies fought frantically,
In a month, the losses they inflicted on the Imperium did not even exceed 20 Space Marines, while their own casualties were terrifyingly high.
Finally, the four Chaos Gods exchanged glances, conferred with each other, and made a decision.
"Retreat!"
No more fighting; let whoever wants to fight, fight. The other side is like a machine, doing everything meticulously.
Continuing to fight here would be idiotic. Instead of continuing to battle the Imperium of Man in the Webway, it would be better to run to the galaxy, find a place, and restart the fight.
They would choose a home ground, then perform a Warp manifestation ritual to draw the opponent into their preferred domain of battle.
At the same time, it had to be on the fringes of the Imperium; that way, they wouldn't encounter so many armies as they did today.
Khorne was the god of blood and war, and his military command ability was also quite good, so he decided to start a game of strategy with Noah using his military command ability.
The galaxy was too vast, and there were too many places for humanity to protect.
But the Chaos Gods had no places they needed to protect, and Noah couldn't possibly invade the Eye of Terror anytime soon.
Under these circumstances, Khorne came up with a new tactic: guerrilla warfare!
He would wage a guerrilla war against Noah across half of the Imperium of Man's galaxy, which was already enveloped in Chaos energy!
Of course, no matter what Khorne chose, no matter what he would do later,
The war had indeed ended with an Imperial victory for now, and the Daemons within the Webway began to retreat like a tide.
Watching the Daemons retreat like a tide, the Imperial Army was silent for a few minutes, then deafening cheers erupted.
They had avenged themselves in the War of the Webway, defeating the Daemons in a direct confrontation!
And it wasn't just them; even the Emperor, sitting on the golden throne, had cheered.
Victory!
What a luxurious word.
Victory in the War of the Webway also meant that he only needed to stably provide power while sitting on the golden throne, without enduring torture.
At least the suffering was much more bearable than before!
The victory of the War of the Webway was not as simple as everyone saw; the implications of such a victory were far too numerous.
When Guilliman received news of this victory, he immediately ordered the Departmento Munitorum, the Department of the Interior, and the Ecclesiarchy to send this message throughout the Imperium.
Guilliman intended to use this victory to boost the morale of the entire Imperium of Man, encouraging those Imperial Worlds in darkness to resist with greater resolve.
He wanted them to believe that the Imperium of Man would surely achieve victory.
And this was but a small effect of this war's victory.
The most important effect was that once news of this war's victory spread throughout the Imperium of Man, no one would dare to doubt Noah's identity as a Sun Lord.
Who would dare to doubt Noah? Who would dare to say that Noah was unworthy of being a Sun Lord? Who would dare to say he was just a paratrooper?
If you doubt him, then please take your troops and fight a battle in the Webway yourself.
Of course, the Imperium will not provide you with troops, as Noah's troops were not provided by the Imperium of Man either.
You can bring your own family's soldiers; currently, Terra can open a passage to the Webway at any time.
You can freely bring your army inside and fight those daemons.
Currently, the Imperium will not refuse anyone who wishes to enter the Webway to fight Warp Daemons.
Going there to fight daemons can be considered a contribution to the Imperium, and it also helps to slow down other invasions elsewhere in the universe.
At this time, with Noah's help, the Imperium of Man had already established a strong fortress defense line in the Webway to guard against those Warp Daemons.
Then, from time to time, they dispatched troops to sweep the enemy.
It could truly be said that the offensive and defensive had shifted.
Under the protection of the super-energy shield, within the control zone established by the Imperium of Man, the corrupting power of Chaos could be said to have completely vanished, leaving no trace, no longer existing.
As for the soldiers fighting in Chaos, as long as they maintained their time outside and returned promptly, they would not be corrupted after being purified by the purification equipment.
Eliminating daemons could make the Emperor feel more comfortable; this was infinite glory.
Therefore, the nobles on Terra of the Imperium of Man could be said to be flocking there; this was a good time for them to pledge loyalty to the Emperor.
Faith is often a poison, but sometimes it becomes useful, such as now.
If not for such fervent faith in the Emperor, there would not be people willing to actively fight within the Webway.
Of course, these were all the benefits of this war; for Noah, there were actually not many benefits.
Continuously commanding troops in battle for such a long time without rest, and then pre-simulating all battle changes in his mind, was no small burden for Noah.
Within an hour after the war ended, Noah directly left his command post and returned to his laboratory.
He ignored the Psykers from the Psyker Academy who had already been sent to his laboratory by the Department of the Interior, as those fellows were being arranged by his assistant robots.
Noah went straight to his private room within the laboratory.
After taking out his four-piece sleeping set from his spatial backpack, he fell into a deep sleep.
It wasn't that he had to rest to recover his spirit; it was purely that after working for so long, it was time to give himself a good vacation and rest.
Noah began to sleep... But during his sleep, the Chaos Gods were not idle.
No matter what, they had lost enough face in the War of the Webway, and the key was that they didn't even know who had caused them to lose so much face.
Although the entire galaxy was saying that the Imperium of Man had a new Sun Lord named Noah.
This war was fought by the Imperium of Man's army under Noah's command, but the Chaos Gods scoffed at this claim.
Who were they? They were the Chaos Gods, one of the top existences in this universe.
If there really was a person named Noah, how could they not know him at all? Why couldn't they see him?
Even if Noah was currently on Terra, under the Emperor's shroud, combining the power of all four of them to peek should still allow them to see his existence.
But when the four of them jointly performed this operation, the conclusion was that there was no such person found in the entire universe; they, the Chaos Gods, could not see this fellow.
Therefore, they didn't care how the universe was spreading the word.
In short, they indeed hadn't seen this guy. Could there be anyone in this universe who could evade the combined investigation of all four of them?
Tzeentch: "No one can withstand the investigation of the four of us, so there is only one truth, and that is Guilliman did it!"
"I really want to corrupt him and see how powerful such a talent would be after ascending to daemonhood."
When Tzeentch said this, the longing deep within him was irrepressible.
But such a clever person was definitely what Tzeentch most desired.
After Tzeentch expressed his opinion, Khorne also spoke.
"He should be mine; his war-fighting skills are very high. Such a talent must be mine!"
Khorne's voice carried a warning, warning Tzeentch not to covet Guilliman; he should be his talent.
These two began to argue over Guilliman's belonging, but unlike them, Nurgle now had only one simple thought.
Revenge!
Nurgle now only wanted revenge; he wanted to get revenge on Guilliman!
As for which Chaos God Guilliman would eventually be taken by?
Nurgle didn't care.
He only wanted Guilliman to pay the price to compensate for the face he had lost!
In the Warp, a war targeting Guilliman's Ultima Segmentum was brewing.
The Chaos Gods, except Slaanesh, all began to secretly plot some plans, preparing to make Guilliman feel it thoroughly.
The Emperor could be said to have observed the actions of these four fellows.
At first, when they speculated it was Noah, the Emperor was somewhat nervous.
But after these four fellows, even working together, failed to discover Noah's whereabouts and finally attributed the matter to his son, the Emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Noah was fine, that was enough. As for his son?
It's nothing, it's nothing. Guilliman will not fear these slight challenges; he will surely succeed.
As long as Noah is fine, Guilliman, he believes his son has plenty of methods and ideas.
The Emperor stated that he trusted his son, as long as Noah was fine.
So the Emperor did not intervene in this matter; he merely continued to sit on his golden throne, transmitting energy.
As for what those Chaos Gods in the Warp were doing?
The Emperor would, at most, send some information to his son, warning him to be careful.
Guilliman, who was in the Department of the Interior carrying out the final preparations for the Indomitus Crusade, suddenly sneezed loudly.
"Achoo--"
Snot flowed from the Primarch's nose, and the great Regent had to pull out a tissue and wipe his nose.
But he always felt something was off; he was a Primarch.
How could someone of his level get sick?
And with a trivial illness like a cold?
Such a thought flashed through Guilliman's mind, but he was soon overwhelmed by more documents from the Department of the Interior.
The efficiency of the Department of the Interior began to increase at Guilliman's request, so now Guilliman had returned to his previous busy state.
Of course, the benefit in return was that the backlog of documents in the Department of the Interior began to decrease, at least it wasn't continuing to pile up for several more years.
Now they had already processed government affairs from 12 years ago; they only needed to work hard for another five or six years, and they could process current government affairs!
How could this not be called progress?
Nurgle turned his attention to the Ultima Segmentum, preparing to act against the Five Hundred Worlds of Roboute Guilliman, the 13th Primarch.
The Chaos Gods had some understanding of the Imperium of Man's situation.
They couldn't believe the Imperium of Man could field so many Grey Knights and Space Marines to engage them in a bloody battle within the Webway.
They didn't believe the Imperium of Man could produce so many troops.
However, the truth was that the Imperium of Man had indeed mobilized a large number of troops to launch a counterattack against them.
Therefore, from this perspective, Nurgle conducted his wise analysis.
The only region in the Imperium of Man capable of large-scale troop production, especially large-scale production of Space Marines, was the 500 Worlds centered around Ultramar.
Only this most prosperous region of the Imperium of Man could produce troops on such a massive scale.
As the absolute core of Ultramar, Macragge, the homeworld of the Ultramarines and Roboute Guilliman, naturally became Nurgle's target.
He wanted to take revenge on Guilliman, just as Guilliman had waged war against him in the Webway.
He wanted to severely punish Guilliman, causing irreparable damage to his Ultima Segmentum's 500 Worlds.
A massive conspiracy was brewing, and at this time, Noah also encountered some difficulties.
As the Grey Knights Forces could be mass-produced, and he could no longer manufacture the Psionic Legion, he shifted his attention to the Custodian Guard.
The mere 10,000 Custodian Guards were too weak in Noah's eyes; such a small force couldn't even defend Earth, let alone go out to fight.
The next step was to mass-produce the Custodian Guard, and for this, he even had a discussion with the Emperor and researched how he created the Custodian Guard.
After receiving a pile of miscellaneous data from the Emperor, Noah immersed himself in research, but he casually discarded the Emperor's data after studying it for five minutes.
Rather than technology, this guy's method was more like something forcibly molded using his powerful psionics; the success rate of this technique was terrifyingly low.
If this kind of thing were brought to the Terran Federation, it wouldn't even be considered for research by scientists, and even a primary school student's homework would be better.
There was no feasibility in it!
If this method of creation were followed, how many people would have to die for one Custodian Guard? This was absolutely unacceptable.
In his laboratory, 20 Custodian Guards were assisting him with experimental research, and after a month of research, Noah came up with an alternative solution.
Custodian Guard 2.0 Modification and Upgrade Method —
This modification plan could greatly increase the production capacity of the Custodian Guard, making their production speed much faster.
It could allow for the mass production of this level of army, similar to producing Grey Knights.
But the problem was that while the number of Custodian Guards produced increased, Noah had no way to enhance their combat power so far.
He had considered adding the Super Strong trait to the Custodian Guard, but when he added this trait, a volunteer directly exploded.
To this day, Noah still hadn't figured out why the Super Strong trait, which could be used by Terran Federation humans, couldn't be successfully applied to Imperium of Man humans.
And in the end, Noah couldn't save that volunteer; he successfully sacrificed himself for the technology of the Imperium of Man, which made Noah somewhat frustrated and guilty.
Because a volunteer died right in front of Noah, and Noah couldn't save him, he felt extremely guilty.
As a result, for two days after the volunteer's incident, Noah did not continue any research; he was reflecting on himself.
"Am I being too abstract, or have I become too eager for quick success since coming to this universe? How could I directly use technology on humans before it was mature?"
"By rights, I should have first verified this technology on prisoners. How could I have foolishly believed that scoundrel Trajan and used it directly on Custodian Guard test subjects?"
Noah reflected on his actions in his office, wondering if he had been assimilated or influenced.
By rights, he should have first used this technology on death row inmates for experiments, but Trajan at the time strongly protested Noah's idea.
A month ago, in the laboratory, Noah proposed the idea of strengthening the Custodian Guard.
This idea immediately received the support of the Emperor after Noah proposed it.
As a loyal supporter of the Emperor, Trajan naturally agreed, and he even thoughtfully provided a large number of Custodian Guard candidates as test subjects.
These were all individuals preparing to undergo the Custodian Guard modification surgery and become test subjects.
Because Noah's technology was brought from the Terran Federation and was all mature technology, he also agreed to this request, allowing these volunteers to become his experimental subjects.
Perhaps it was because a Level 10 scientist was too arrogant, or perhaps these technologies were already verified and mature.
Although Noah initially suggested finding a death row inmate to research whether the technology was universally applicable, Trajan at the time dispelled Noah's idea with a single sentence.
"I don't think death row inmates or criminals should be allowed to use such technology. You also said that Super Strong possesses immense power, a power that already defies the laws of physics, just like you."
"If an ordinary criminal possessed the strength to lift over 300 million tons with one hand, then it would be too difficult to stop them within the Imperium."
"What if you were deceived by him, he betrayed your trust, and then rebelled?
That would have a terrible impact on the Imperium of Man, so I request that you place the experimental subjects on our Custodian Guard candidate volunteers."
Noah couldn't understand why he was persuaded by someone like Trajan.
After all, those words had no persuasive power whatsoever; he could only say that after simulating large-scale wars and commanding battles for so long, his mind had become somewhat muddled.
This led to the subsequent tragedy when the Super Strong genes were added to the Custodian Guard candidates, triggering a large-scale explosion.
That experiment was not successful; the candidate directly exploded into a mist of blood.
It was clearly a very serious experimental failure, a type of failure Noah hadn't encountered in 350 years; in his 400-year scientific career, he had only encountered it once in total.
As a Level 10 scientist of the Terran Federation, he should not have made such a mistake.
This was a disgrace to him.