"The Imperium is about to face its deepest calamity, the dark millennium is coming to an end, and the Indomitus Crusade will unfold with the return of the Gene-Seed Primarch; the galaxy will be torn apart, and the Imperium will usher in a new era." Luka answered Cawl's question, but his gaze was full of scrutiny and amusement.
In fact, whether it was the opening of the Great Rift, the return of the Gene-Seed Primarch, the subsequent launch of the Indomitus Crusade, or even the story of the Pariah Nexus, all had a very close relationship with Dora Khaur.
Cadia was destroyed because Cawl, with the help of the Figure King, activated the Blackstone Array in an attempt to seal the Eye of Terror, which resulted in the entire planet being in a state of energy overload, and was then smashed to pieces by Abaddon's Blackstone Fortress.
Guilliman's return was due to Dora Khaur taking out the Armor of Fate and healing the Thirteenth Prince's minor injury.
The smooth launch of the Indomitus Crusade was also because Archmagos Cawl had cultivated 800,000 Primaris Astartes.
As for the Pariah Nexus, although the expeditionary fleet fought fiercely, if Cawl hadn't held back the Silent King, the expeditionary fleet would not have been enough for the Necrons to destroy.
During their duel, various planet-destroying weapons were pulled out, and physical constants were even modified; this was truly something a conventional fleet could not withstand.
In the Dark Age of Technology, human civilization once reached a level that beings of the 40k era could not even imagine; time, in the hands of humans of that era, was merely a physical constant that could be modified.
From these events, the importance of Dora Khaur to the Imperium is self-evident.
It can even be said that it is precisely because of the existence of Dora Khaur that the Imperium was able to maintain its current situation after the Thirteenth Black Crusade opened the Great Rift.
As a result, in the Indomitus Era, the Imperium was able to steadily and positively launch the Indomitus Crusade to reclaim lost territory, all of which is inseparable from Cawl's efforts.
And precisely because of this, Luka has always hoped to communicate and cooperate with Cawl.
This holds extraordinary significance for both Luka and the Imperium.
Facing the prophecy spoken by Luka, Cawl seemed to relax slightly, and then, with a hint of expectation, he asked, "Does the prophecy really say that the Gene-Seed Primarch is about to return?"
"Yes, and more than one Primarch will return." Luka smiled upon hearing Cawl's question, and then tentatively asked, "Belisarius, do you have any intention of cooperating?
To better cope with the new era of the Gene-Seed Primarch's imminent return, both you and I need allies, don't we?"
Cawl looked at Luka, seemingly contemplating the pros and cons of Luka's words.
Luka did not urge him or say anything else, merely waiting for Cawl to make a decision.
Although he jokingly called himself a Cursed High Lord, in truth, from the Imperium's perspective, he was merely a Planetary Governor, and might not truly have the qualifications to form an alliance with a Great Sage of the Adeptus Mechanicus like Cawl.
However, after a brief moment of thought, Cawl spoke: "What kind of alliance do you hope to achieve?"
Hearing Cawl say this, Luka knew his plan had succeeded.
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"Unbelievable! My teacher actually agreed to ally with you!" Ovilia showed an expression of 'I don't understand but I am greatly shocked,' somewhat unable to comprehend how Luka had managed to persuade her teacher to ally with him.
It was as if she also couldn't understand why a surgery that seemed simple to her was considered very difficult by her teacher.
"Although I wasn't entirely confident at first, it seems the development of events is better than I expected." Luka was also very excited to be able to cooperate with Cawl; after all, he initially only aimed to gain some benefits, but he didn't expect to actually be able to form an alliance with Cawl.
Although Luka clearly knew that the one forming the alliance with him was not Cawl's main body, even if it was just a clone, it was still using Cawl's name, which was already enough for the current Luka.
As for Cawl's main body, he didn't harbor such extravagant hopes.
During the discussion just now, Cawl agreed to Luka's proposal for an alliance, and the two parties reached a cooperation intention.
Cawl would provide Luka with Primaris technology and technical templates for supporting weapons and equipment, as well as necessary technical support, while Luka would be responsible for actively expanding his military and preparing for war in the Imperial World under his jurisdiction to cope with the impending drastic changes.
So, while it was called an alliance, from a certain perspective, it could also be seen as an investment by Cawl in Luka.
After all, in today's Imperium, only a minority of people are clearly aware that the Imperium is about to undergo drastic changes, and it is always good to make more preparations.
Unlike the insects among the High Lords who believe the Imperium is as stable as Mount Tai and everything is fine, in fact, there are many insightful individuals within the Imperium who realize that the Imperium is already in turmoil and is about to face a very dangerous moment.
Many people are preparing for this, but their scale is ultimately not large enough, and the Imperium's territory is too vast, and the problems it needs to face are too numerous, which makes it seem as if the Imperium has not realized the coming crisis at all.
Meeting a Planetary Governor who is aware that the Imperium is about to face danger, investing in him is a beneficial and effortless matter for Cawl.
After all, the things Cawl gave him were not much to him, just some weapons and equipment that were already planned for large-scale promotion in the future, and the Primaris technology that Luka had already mastered, at most, plus some technical support and a Forge that he didn't use much.
These things, while not a drop in the ocean for Cawl, were truly not worth mentioning.
For a Great Sage of the Adeptus Mechanicus who has lived for ten thousand years, the knowledge he has forgotten and the various things buried somewhere over these ten thousand years far exceed what he gave Luka this time.
The richest man in the galaxy, that reputation is truly well-deserved.
The only thing Cawl might care about was perhaps that Luka took out an STC Template for a Titan, hoping Cawl could help produce a few Titans.
Even for the Imperium's wealthiest man and the Adeptus Mechanicus's most ancient Great Sage, a Titan STC Template was a very rare item for Cawl, something that would make him personally come to seize it.
So after Luka took out this item, Cawl not only promised to send him at least six Warhound Scout Titans but also promised to get him a Forge Ark.
Although an STC Template is far more valuable than a Forge Ark, this item is truly not that precious to Luka.
After all, they can directly exchange various STCs with points.
This is why they hadn't found a reliable Tech-Priest before, and taking out too many STCs would scare the Adeptus Mechanicus; otherwise, Luka could exchange a pile of STCs for a massive amount of items.
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