readytorunbook #2766 - The Five Swords Can Never Be Combined
#2766 - The Five Swords Can Never Be Combined
After steadying himself, Amnak gave Szohrjan an Aquila salute.
“Greetings, Phoenix King Szohrjan Alexey.”
“Alright, alright, just enjoy yourself, it's rare to find something for you to laugh at.”
Seeing Szohrjan's helpless expression, Veronica was also amused, and Amnak nodded to her appropriately.
“Greetings, Eternal Queen Veronica.”
“Hey, Amnak, do you know about the Crone Swords?”
Hearing this, Amnak frowned, then lowered his head, crossed his arms, and rested his chin on his right hand, as if thinking.
Szohrjan and Veronica looked at him expectantly. They both knew that this former Slaanesh chief's memory was incomplete, but they could only take a gamble.
“Ah, that.”
Amnak suddenly cried out softly, raised a finger of his right hand and shook it, then looked at Veronica.
“I have some recollection, some recollection.”
“Tell us quickly.”
“I don't really know the specifics, I don't care much about the Aeldari, they were already on their last legs at the time, but I remember that the Daemon Prince, that bastard, one day brought a sword back to the Palace of Pleasure with a smug look on his face. It had the residual aura of an Aeldari god on it. I've defeated more than a dozen Avatars of Khaine, I'm very familiar with this aura. Could that be one of the Crone Swords?”
After listening, Szohrjan and Veronica both fell silent. After a long while, Szohrjan shook his head and sighed:
“I knew it, things aren't that simple, this is just a farce, a farce for Slaanesh's amusement. Yvraine will never be able to collect the... hope she envisions.”
Then he told the bewildered Amnak what was going on.
After listening, the former Slaanesh chief was first stunned, and then burst out laughing.
“Interesting, interesting... How could there be such interesting Aeldari? Why don't they just let all the Eldar die collectively, make Slaanesh half-dead, then send someone to tie it up, and then pull out the souls it devoured one by one, maybe that's more reliable.”
Veronica pursed her lips and looked at Szohrjan.
“Don't just talk, is there any way? Can we just tell Yvraine?”
“Alas, do you think she will believe us? She will definitely ask how we know, do we have to say that I have a former Slaanesh chief Great Daemon here? Then she probably won't believe us even more. We have no evidence to prove this. The only way now is.”
“What way?”
“Remove one sword from the five, then there are still four left. Yvraine already has two, then the remaining two, as long as we find one of them, or find both of them, then we will make an agreement with Yvraine publicly. If she can find the last one, we will return the rest to her. Then she will discover the location of the last one herself. Even if she can't discover it, others will discover it. Then the Seventh Path will collapse. She can also give up this hopeless plan. Then you can come forward and give the Death Guard a reasonable identity, let them become a cult like the Paths, and give Yvraine the title of Phoenix Lord is also possible, so as to avoid the division of the Aeldari society, killing two birds with one stone.”
After listening, Veronica nodded.
“This method is good, and it can also avoid conflicts between the two sides, so let's do it... But how do we find the Crone Swords? Yvraine must have received guidance from the God of the Dead, we don't have this ability.”
“Hmm, that's a problem.”
Amnak, who had been thinking about something, suddenly spoke.
“Szohrjan, have you ever thought about why that Crone Sword is in Biel-Tan and not in other Craftworlds?”
Amnak smiled sheepishly.
“No, just curious.”
But Veronica seemed to have thought of something, reached out and drew two symbols in the air, then nudged Szohrjan next to her with her shoulder.
“Hey, look.”
Szohrjan looked over and stepped back.
“Isn't this the symbol of Biel-Tan and Iyanden? How come——”
Soon, he also discovered it.
The symbol of Biel-Tan represents Isha's Eternal Heart, while the symbol of Iyanden symbolizes Asuryan's Eternal Fire. Isn't this exactly in line with the relationship between the Phoenix King and the Eternal Queen?
“Biel-Tan once had an alliance with Iyanden for thousands of years. They were so close that the warriors of both sides called each other brothers...”
Szohrjan softly recited this passage of Craftworld history.
Finally, the eyes of the three people met on the symbol of Iyanden.
“In other words... one of the Crone Swords is likely to be in Iyanden!”
Then Szohrjan stroked his chin thoughtfully and said:
“But even if that's the case, wouldn't things be more troublesome? With the example of Biel-Tan, Iyanden will definitely be more vigilant, and if the price of taking out the Crone Sword is the fragmentation of Iyanden, they will definitely stop anyone who does this at all costs. The Death Guard can't care, they only care about the rise of the God of the Dead, so they can use any means. The Court cannot act like them, and it is even more impossible to get Iyanden to hand it over obediently. All the envoys sent to Iyanden by the Court in the past have been rejected, and none of them have ever set foot on their world.”
Veronica thought for a while and said softly:
“We can only take it slowly, but at least we probably know the location of one sword, and it won't be so easy for Yvraine to get it. By the way, why not let that Night Spear go and find out the truth? He is a Ranger Master and intelligence expert welcomed by all Craftworlds, he will definitely not be rejected if he goes to Iyanden.”
“Well, this method is feasible. Although Night Spear does not belong to the Court now, he should be willing to help to learn about the current situation of Iyanden and convey some information from the Court.”
Afterwards, Szohrjan found Night Spear and had a private conversation with him. Of course, he would not say that he was looking for the Crone Sword hidden in Iyanden, but just told Night Spear that Iyanden had always had a strong distrust of the Court, but in the face of the current changing situation, the Court still hoped to establish friendly relations with this ancient and powerful Craftworld, at least to know what the current situation of Iyanden is, who is in charge, but Iyanden is very resistant to the Court's envoys, so he hopes that Night Spear will take a trip to Iyanden in his private capacity to learn about the situation and tell the Seer Council of Iyanden what he has seen and heard in the Court, so that they know that the Court is not a flood beast.
Night Spear was quite willing to accept this kind of “group unity” commission, so he readily agreed to Szohrjan that he would take a trip to Iyanden. In fact, he also wanted to know the current situation of this former “sister ship” of Biel-Tan.
At the same time, because the reason for confirming things, the Court also canceled the curfew and the highest state of combat readiness. Now, they only need to wait for the envoy sent to Ulthwe to bring news about the Death Guard to make the next judgment. Taking advantage of this gap, Szohrjan also briefly left the Court, because the Chapter sent a message that he had to go there in person.
The Fourth Company of the Star Knights and the escort fleet of the Forge World also arrived in Ulanhuda. They not only brought back the five Gladius-class frigates ordered by the Chapter in Zhao-Akad, but Fourth Company Captain Lothar also brought something else that surprised Szohrjan very much——