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"Emperor's Children", "Iron Warriors", "World Eaters", "Death Guard", "Thousand Sons", "Word Bearers"...
These all seem a bit inauspicious, don't they?
And "Helljumpers", "Spartans", "Ultramarines", "Imperial Fists" always felt like they were missing something.
Finally...
From the many classic legion designations, Karl ultimately chose "Thunder Warriors"!!
In warhammer 40k, the Thunder Warriors Legion is also known as the "Progenitor Legion".
They were genetically engineered warriors specially created by the Emperor during the 30K period to unify humanity's home world.
It can be said they were the experimental predecessors for all subsequent Astartes!
Although compared to the later Astartes warriors, Thunder Warriors were physically stronger and more powerful in combat.
However, their lifespan was drastically shortened, almost no different from ordinary people...
And this precisely resembled the prototype of the legion Karl wanted to create at the moment.
So, it was happily decided!!
After explaining this matter,
Karl, finally free, quickly turned his gaze to the rapidly increasing prestige points on the light screen.
He found that the total prestige points had already exceeded 1,000,000!
...
Name: Karl Merks
Age: 19 years old
Identity: Lord of Warp (warhammer 40k period)
Current prestige points: 1,007,999
Current Dimension Scale: 7.42 cubic decimetres (0.00742 cubic meters)
Current Dimension Strength: Level 3 Growth Dimension (0 / 1,000,000)
Warm Reminder: There are 43 days, 09 hours, 09 minutes, and 09 seconds remaining until Dimension exposure.
...
"It seems there are quite a few people and organizations paying attention to me along the way."
A satisfied arc appeared at the corner of Karl's mouth.
No need to guess, Nick Fury, that dark guy, and S.H.I.E.L.D. under his command, must be among them.
However, Karl never intended to hide anything.
He didn't care what kind of exasperated expressions these leeks would show on their faces after discovering the truth about Sokovia.
Because now, these people can't do anything else except send him a few more waves of prestige points!
"It's finally time to raise the Dimension Strength to Lv4..."
A rare flicker of excitement appeared on Karl's face.
He hadn't expected it.
This moment would arrive more than forty days early.
Over the past month or so,
Karl had advanced step by step, overcoming all obstacles... He had carved out a vast territory for himself from a hellish start.
But in his heart, he had no sense of security whatsoever.
Because the biggest and most fatal hidden danger had never been eliminated.
The constantly decreasing countdown in the reminder bar ceaselessly warned him that he had not yet escaped the threat of "death."
Karl's nerves had, therefore, remained highly tense.
He dared not relax in the slightest...
The exposure of the Hyperspace Dimension's coordinates.
It was like a Damocles' Sword hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment, making him restless.
And today...
He could finally completely resolve this fatal crisis that had been dogging him like a shadow.
So this upgrade was of extraordinary significance to Karl.
"System, consume one million prestige points to upgrade the Dimension Strength level."
As the command was issued, the text on the light screen began to change.
Congratulations, Host, you have successfully upgraded Dimension Strength to Lv4! Current available prestige points: 7,999!!!
Current Dimension Strength: Level 4 Breakthrough Dimension (0 / 10,000,000)
Warm Reminder: Dimension exposure countdown has been closed, Dimension stealth attribute has been successfully activated, Chaos Mist will continue to escort your exclusive Dimension!!!
Whoosh—
Karl let out a long sigh of relief.
He had finally successfully raised the Dimension Strength to Level 4.
That is to say.
From now on, unless he actively exposes the coordinates,
Otherwise, he no longer had to worry about the Hyperspace Dimension being invaded by other Dimensional Gods!
At this moment, Karl's long-tense nerves finally relaxed.
His body and mind had never been so relaxed.
"Hmm...?"
Just as Karl was feeling the changes within himself from this upgrade, as he usually did, he suddenly froze.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Unexpectedly, there was no change at all this time?!
Not only did no new abilities appear,
Even the range of Mind Perception did not increase in the slightest.
"Could it be that the power of the mind stone has also reached the limit this body can bear?"
Karl frowned slightly, but then shook his head, negating this idea.
"No, at that very moment, I clearly felt something change..."
So he simply closed his eyes and began to carefully recall that previous moment.
He quickly found the answer.
The reason this upgrade didn't bring any benefits to Karl was because the object of the upgrade seemed to have shifted from Karl to the Hyperspace Dimension.
In the ethereal realm, some kind of restriction that had originally bound the Hyperspace Dimension seemed to have been torn open during this upgrade...
Thereby establishing a special channel with Karl, who was in the physical Universe, a channel that transcended existing laws and was not constrained by reality.
It's just that this feeling wasn't real at the moment; it was still very vague and ethereal.
Karl had no way of judging whether this was just his imagination or if some incredible change had truly occurred.
"It seems I'll probably only find the answer when I raise the Dimension Strength to Lv5."
Although Karl couldn't yet know which aspect of the restriction had been opened, this was undoubtedly a good thing for him.
Because the Warp and he were originally interdependent, flourishing or suffering together.
So no matter which one improved, Karl would benefit from it!!
And now.
After successfully resolving his only concern,
Karl could now go all out against any powerful enemy he might face in the future.
Because the Warp had already become his strongest backing.
The sky is high for birds to fly, the sea is wide for fish to leap...
Unconsciously, a sense of assured control rose in Karl's heart.
It seemed everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion, according to his plan.
.....
At the same time.
Inside the Sokovia Mountain Top Base.
Pietro, who had just finished his usual 10-kilometer special training, walked into the dining hall listlessly, his face filled with exhaustion and dejection.
No wonder.
His superpower still showed no signs of "awakening."
"What... Failed again today?"
In the semi-open kitchen, a chubby middle-aged man in a white chef's uniform seemed to be accustomed to Pietro's appearance.
While stirring the fish soup in the pot, he smiled and encouraged:
"Don't be discouraged. I believe that one day, you will also become a great hero like Mr. Karl, saving the country and innocent people."
"Please wait a moment. The fish soup will be ready soon. Maybe you'll succeed after you've filled your stomach?"
"Uncle Basseterre, thank you for your comfort, but at least change your words every now and then, okay? I'm almost tired of hearing this one."
Pietro buried his face directly on the bar counter, sighing helplessly: "I think I might really not be suitable to be a hero..."
"I can clearly feel that there's some kind of power within me, but no matter how hard I try, it's useless."
"It seems I'm just a useless good-for-nothing. Not only did I fail to help Karl, but I also let down his trust in me."
The two were old acquaintances and had a good relationship.
So after the darkest moment of the "Black Widow incident," Pietro treated the other party as his confidant.
Uncle Basseterre shook his head slightly, knowing that the young man in confusion before him needed comfort the most.
But just as he was about to say something, a special eight-pointed star-shaped "rune" suddenly appeared on his forehead, which had been covered by his chef's hat.
The corner located in the "southwest" direction glowed with a vibrant green light.
(Note: Here, the directional angles of the Chaos Eight-Pointed Star are directly used instead of Nurgle's exclusive symbol, simply to distinguish the blessings of good and evil powers. This secondary setting will be continued in the following text.)
Uncle Basseterre stopped talking. Instead, he walked to the cabinet, took out a small pot, and then scooped a ladle of fish soup from the simmering pot into it.
Then, he pulled out many bottles and jars of seasonings from somewhere, carefully adding them to the fish soup in the small pot.
A moment later.
Wafts of fragrance drifted from the small pot.
Pietro, who had been wallowing in self-pity at the bar, was immediately attracted by the aroma and praised with surprise:
"It smells so good, Uncle Basseterre, is this a new skill you've learned?"
"Come on, child, have a taste. I specially prepared this for you!"
Uncle Basseterre served a bowl of delicious fish soup to Pietro and then smiled at him with loving eyes.
In that instant, Pietro had a long-lost illusion, as if his deceased father was silently watching him.
His nose also suddenly felt a little sore without him realizing it.
"Phew, I can't wait to try it..."
The deliciousness immediately dispelled the gloom in his heart, but when Pietro drank the first spoonful of soup, a strange word involuntarily popped into his mind—vibrant!
Even he himself found it strange why he would associate this word with this bowl of fish soup?!
However, with deliciousness at hand, there was no time for too much thought.
Pietro quickly drank the entire bowl of soup, then picked up the bowl and urged: "This taste is simply amazing, I've never had such delicious fish soup..."
"Uncle Basseterre, quickly give me another bowl."
Facing Pietro's praise, Uncle Basseterre showed a fatherly smile, then took the bowl and returned to the stove.
However, the green "rune" beneath his chef's hat had quietly disappeared.
"Hmm? Why did the taste become so bad... Ah no, it became bland?"
Pietro looked at Uncle Basseterre with a bewildered expression.
The latter was first stunned, then took a spoon and tasted it, saying in confusion:
"Bad? Doesn't it taste the same as usual?"
"You misunderstood, I didn't say it was bad, but compared to the taste of the bowl just now... Hmm?"
Pietro seemed to want to say something else.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt as if some kind of power was "sprouting" within him, and his whole body trembled with excitement.
"Un... Uncle Basseterre, I... I think I'm about to awaken my superpower?!"
.....
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
"See, what did I tell you? That ape Titan is indeed related to that bastard Karl Merks."
When Nick Fury saw Kong successfully land in the Sokovia Kingdom from the footage transmitted by the surveillance satellite,
He instantly broke down, roaring exasperatedly: "Don't let me catch you, kid, or I'll personally send you to Raft Prison!!"
The reason he was so angry was that as the "Monster Invasion Event" further escalated,
S.H.I.E.L.D. had been officially excluded from the major list of "crisis events involving Titan creatures and Kaiju."
This also meant that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s financial allocation for the next quarter would inevitably be drastically reduced as a result.
Large amounts of funds would be reallocated to the Monarch Organization and the newly established Pan-Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC).
Such a result made Nick Fury, this miser, feel even worse than if he had lost his life.
So he naturally attributed all the blame for this situation to Karl.
However,
Even though he gnashed his teeth in hatred, he could do nothing to the other party!!
.....
However,
Serizawa Ichiro and the Monarch Organization were also feeling equally depressed and troubled.
In the conference room.
Emma Russell, who arrived late, immediately snapped, sitting down with an impatient look:
"Dr. Serizawa, if you've called us here specifically for that big ape this time, then I'm afraid I cannot attend the rest of the meeting..."
"Because I have far more important things to do!"
The important matter Emma Russell referred to was, of course, the re-development of the ORCA device.
The reason she was so agitated was not actually directed at Serizawa Ichiro, the newly appointed leader.
It was simply because she had encountered many new problems that had never appeared before while perfecting the ORCA device.
Initially, Emma Russell and her husband, Mark Russell, developed this device to prevent dolphins and whales from approaching coastlines.
Later, they gradually transformed it into a prototype that could "communicate" with Titan monsters. This process alone took nearly ten years to complete...