Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor

Eden downed the last of his wine and reclined on a plush silk-padded chair.

Slowly closing his eyes, he calmed his thoughts and let his consciousness sink into the Warp—a realm brimming with endless possibilities.

Whoosh~

Time seemed to slow and settle as his awareness detached from his physical body.

Eden's consciousness stretched out, twisting into fine threads before plunging into the void.

When he regained his senses, he was already within the Warp.

His awareness manifested around a miniature sun, sensing its changes:

"I feel... stronger?"

After stabilizing Urth's population and resources, the influx of faith had greatly enhanced his sun-like presence.

He extended his senses further into the infinite void.

Above the endless Warp, a colossal star burned ceaselessly, radiating overwhelming psychic energy that spoke of its might and dominance.

It also felt like it acknowledged his arrival.

Eden muttered to himself:

"The Emperor is as mighty as ever. When will I ever grow to be like Him?"

He fantasized about becoming a massive sun, freely roaming the Warp.

Just like the Emperor—whose name Chaos forces feared and avoided uttering as though it were a dreadful curse.

"Maybe in some unimaginably distant future," Eden mused wistfully.

As per his routine, Eden attempted to send a psychic signal to the Emperor, akin to a "poke" on a messaging app.

Unsurprisingly, the Emperor didn't respond.

Eden wasn't bothered, though. It was just a formality. Time to get to work.

Over the past months, Eden had amassed nearly 20 million units of Hope Energy.

It was a monumental contribution from Erth's 1.5 billion people living in relative safety and with adequate food supplies.

Finally, it was time to indulge.

Eden planned to use this energy to retrieve a starship from the Warp.

After all, constructing a battleship could take centuries, and he didn't have that kind of time.

Retrieving one from the Warp was far more efficient—a viable method frequently employed by the Imperium.

The Warp was a graveyard of countless lost relics from various eras, including starships.

For instance, the Emperor-class Battleship Divine Right, one of the largest active ships in the Imperium, was retrieved from the Warp.

In M36, the Imperium found the Divine Right aboard the space hulk Malevolent Infusion.

It had drifted in the Warp for over 10 millennia, predating even the Great Crusade.

Despite its age, most of its systems remained operational, and after extensive restoration, it became a flagship for the Imperium.

Moreover, the Warp occasionally yielded entire ships along with their crews.

A famous example was the Eternal Soul, a ship from the Dark Age of Technology with an advanced AI and an intact STC core.

The ship and its crew had been trapped in a Warp storm, experiencing visions of the galaxy's birth and eventual destruction.

When the Eternal Soul reemerged in M39, it was seized by an Imperium expedition. The crew met a grim fate, and the ship's AI fled back into the Warp, cursing humanity.

"If luck is on my side, maybe I'll pull something legendary—like a complete STC core!" Eden thought excitedly.

Time to draw!

With his preparations complete, Eden began his Warp exploration.

Previously, he had stumbled upon a derelict space hulk containing shipwrecks. Though nothing usable, it had been a promising discovery.

"Single pulls for miracles—let's see what I get!"

Guided by Eden's control, the miniature sun rippled, extending beams of psychic energy into the Warp to search for treasures.

The process was akin to sifting through the Warp's chaotic expanse, with the results depending on the energy spent.

Soon, faint points of light began to appear in the void, each representing a material entity.

Unfortunately, the first results were underwhelming—dim points of light indicated minor finds.

Eden selected one at random, finding a fragment of a mechanical relic.

"STC shard?" he muttered. "Well, better than nothing."

Over the next few attempts, he unearthed small trinkets, including:

STC fragments

Damaged Thunder Warrior armor pieces

A lively Ork

Shipwrecks

A Chaos-tainted whip of questionable purpose

A pure, ancient banana

Some items, like Light Lance arrays—powerful relics from the Dark Age of Technology—were valuable.

"Great, but I can't exactly fight a space battle lugging these around. I need a functional ship!"

Realizing single pulls weren't enough, Eden decided to go all in.

"Ten-pull time!"

He poured 5 million units of Hope Energy into the draw.

The miniature sun flared, expanding its psychic search deeper into the Warp.

The search area illuminated numerous light points, large and small.

Then, amidst the glow, a dazzling golden light appeared.

A legendary pull!

Eden was stunned by what he saw within the golden light.

"What the hell is that?"

(End of Chapter)

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