Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 370 The Source of Tragedy
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"You can't just leave like this."

"You should get what you were promised and then leave."

"You should take what is yours."

Luther said to Qin Xia.

Qin Xia remained silent and walked straight to the hangar deck. The transport plane carrying him and the psychic bomb to the Unyielding Truth was waiting in the hangar.

Seeing Qin Xia silent, Luther reached out and grabbed Qin Xia, and walked towards the intersection in the other direction of the fork leading to the hangar deck.

The two boarded a transport vehicle and flew in the flagship of the First Legion for a while. After going through numerous identity verifications, they arrived at a towering platform.

The vehicle slowly descended.

Qin Xia and Luther walked out.

The two saw the Terminator team that was transporting the psychic bomb here. They loaded the container brought by Qin Xia and the psychic bomb inside into an ordinary transport plane. After landing on the platform, they immediately took the container and walked towards the only gate on the platform.

"Send this bomb back," Luther ordered the Terminators, "and take out another one."

Although they didn't know why Luther did such a difficult thing, the Terminators saluted and obeyed the order, entering the gate with the psychic bombs.

Qin Xia looked around and realized that this should be the entrance to the Dark Angel Legion's treasure house.

However, it should be still a long distance from the treasure house, and when the gate opened just now, Qin Xia saw that the path inside was like a maze, and his spiritual power could not penetrate in.

"Ryan shouldn't have assumed that I was stealing from the company," Qin Xia said.

"Indeed." Luther nodded. "In this matter, Ryan is so cold that it makes people feel strange. If a person has the slightest suspicion, he will be ruthlessly speculated. He doesn't know what it means to trust people when employing them and not employ people who are suspicious."

Qin Xia snorted coldly.

"But he took back his previous doubts... I was surprised. I thought you were going to have a fight..." Luther said, "From the day I met Ryan to now, this is the first time Ryan has taken back a sentence."

Qin Xia nodded, feeling surprised as well.

I was prepared to use a psychic barrier to defend against the flying head punch.

"But no matter what, you deserve the 'Whirlwind Torpedo'." Luther glanced at the gate, "Just give Ryan a favor and take the 'Whirlwind Torpedo' back."

Qin Xia nodded again.

Luther smiled and took Qin Xia to the chair on the platform and sat down.

"To be honest, I think what I did just now was a bit offensive."

Qin Xia sat down and said, "But I can't compromise on this matter. I must be tough with Ryan, even if it means taking the risk of challenging a Primarch."

"If this matter is not resolved, it will spread and gradually become a feud between the two legions."

"The reason is simple. After Angron learns about this, he will definitely come to find Ryan. The two may clash. No matter who wins or loses, the people of the two legions will inevitably have contradictions and conflicts after learning about this."

"Of course, they won't fight right in front of a powerful enemy, but it's inevitable that both sides will trip each other up, and then one side will suffer. Dissatisfaction will continue to accumulate and turn into a feud. Until one day in the future, the two legions may have to resolve this feud by fighting a war."

Qin Xia explained his reasons.

Luther knew the reason without him telling him, which was also the reason why Luther remained silent and did not persuade any party.

"The fermentation process of the contradiction." Luther nodded. "So it was a very wise decision for you to come to the Indomitable Truth... Even if you were a weak person and chose to swallow your anger, this matter would not end just because of your patience. After all, you are in such a high position. Many people regard your dignity as the dignity of the Legion, and then they will cause trouble for the First Legion, and the contradiction will begin to ferment, just as you said."

Qin Xia nodded in agreement, thinking that it was good to have a wise man like Luther. It was a pity that although Luther had a great influence in the First Legion, his influence on Ryan was not that great. If Ryan had chosen to take action at that time, Luther would certainly not have been able to stop him.

Even though Luther was a sensible man, Qin Xia still told Luther the reason why he acted this way because he believed that he and Luther should serve as channels of communication.

So Qin Xia continued to say to Luther: "In the future cooperation, if there is a conflict between the First Legion and the Twelfth Legion, I will come directly to the First Legion to find you and discuss with you, instead of going to Ryan."

"That's a wise idea indeed." Luther could hardly help but agree.

After the two men finished their discussion, they quietly waited for the psychic bomb to be taken out of the treasure house by the Terminators.

At this time, Luther took out a data tablet and fiddled with it.

Qin Xia looked at the display screen on the data board and found that it showed some beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers.

"This is Caliban." Luther handed the data tablet to Qin Xia, "Look, this is the home planet of Ryan and me, an extremely beautiful world." Qin Xia looked at the data tablet.

The characteristic of Caliban's scenery is not beauty but grandeur.

The mountain range that divides the entire continent into north and south stretches for thousands of miles. The trees in the primeval forest are hundreds of meters tall, and even the Titans look small when walking in the forest.

The source of the broadest and clearest river on Caliban is on top of a ten-thousand-meter-high peak. A waterfall cascades down the south side of the peak, which is quite magnificent.

"For me, every time I went out to hunt giant beasts during my time in the Knights' Order, it was an enjoyment." Luther always spoke of Caliban with a nostalgic and proud smile, "You can't tell how magnificent the scenery of Caliban is from the data board. If you have the opportunity to come to Caliban, I will be your tour guide. By then, even someone as knowledgeable as you will be amazed by the magnificence of Caliban."

Qin Xia felt a little complicated when she heard Luther mention Caliban and saw how excited Luther was while talking about it.

Luther had not returned to Caliban for a long time at this time, and did not know what changes had taken place in Caliban.

After Caliban was incorporated into Imperial rule, bureaucrats sent by the Empire bulldozed the virgin forests, exported and sold the wood, and then built hives and factories on the bare land.

Clear rivers were drained into toxic industrial wastewater, and animals that could serve as mounts for local knights were hunted in large numbers, becoming luxury raw materials for imperial bureaucrats or used to satisfy their pursuit of exotic food.

People could no longer live in cities as magnificent and full of unique styles as the human capitals in fantasy works. Whether they were forced or voluntarily, they had to move to the hive cities. Then, after several years, the word "sky" became an abstract and obscure word for their descendants.

Qin Xia knew all this. To some extent, he knew what Caliban was like better than Luther... At least at this moment in time, he was the one who knew Caliban's current situation best.

In Qin Xia's opinion.

There's nothing wrong with bringing factories and hives to a world, but it depends on the situation.

If the locals are already living a life worse than death facing the harsh environment and the threats of various local enemies, then they need to use the advanced productivity of industrialization to obtain better material conditions and a nest city that at least can prevent people from facing threats like the man-eating sandstorms on Nu Star.

In addition, as a recruiting world for the First Legion, Caliban needs to provide a large number of soldiers. The First Legion is also a legion that always fights tough battles, and the casualty rate is very high.

While Caliban has already fulfilled its obligation to provide manpower, establishing factories and hives to exploit Caliban's resources and labor output would be tantamount to sucking the marrow out of its bones.

The most outrageous thing is the hive city... Caliban has experienced the age of giant beasts, and the giant beasts died only a few years after Ryan grew up. How could the population be so large? What's the difference between building a nest and disgusting people?
“When you left Caliban, had the Empire already taken over Caliban?” Qin Xia reminded gently, “You have to realize that Caliban may be different now than when you left. The way the Empire ruled the world that you saw in the Great Crusade will also become the way the Empire ruled Caliban.”

Hearing this, the smile on Luther's face instantly disappeared. He was stunned for half a minute, then forced a smile again: "No... No, Caliban is the home of the Primarch of the First Legion. The managers sent by the Empire to Caliban are the elite among the elites..."

Qin Xia frowned and looked at Luther. He thought it was a bit ridiculous that such a smart person like Luther was so naive at this moment, which meant that the changes that might happen to Caliban after accepting the imperial rule were exactly what Luther feared.

Caliban's change was also one of the reasons why Luther rebelled in the future.

Luther is a man of strong will, not a fool to be easily seduced by the power of Chaos, and when he rebels against the Lion and starts a civil war with half of the Dark Angels, he gets a chance to kill the Lion - an opportunity created through the Chaos Gift he received.

But even though Luther had been infiltrated by the power of chaos, he still woke up with his own will and chose not to kill Ryan.

There are many reasons why such people rebel.

Luther's dissatisfaction, envy and jealousy towards Ryan are only a small part of the reasons.

Most of the reasons are due to the Empire's bone-sucking rule and changes to Caliban, as well as the fact that Caliban, as the only recruiting world of the First Legion, had to provide a large number of troops. The Caliban-born Space Marines suffered heavy casualties in the First Legion, a legion that always fought tough battles.

And Ryan didn’t stop any of this.

A combination of various reasons led Luther to rebel step by step, and the rebellion rate of the Dark Angels, the most loyal legion, was frighteningly high.

"Luther."

Qin Xia stood up from the chair and took a look at the gradually opening gate and the container that was revealed.

Luther was still immersed in thought. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely that the imperial-style management Qin Xia mentioned had already turned Caliban upside down.

"I haven't been to Caliban either, but I'm familiar with the Empire's ruling methods. You know, I personally facilitated the establishment of the Nuceria Sector, so I know some things about management very well."

"If Caliban really has changed drastically as I said."

"If one day you are faced with a cruel choice, with no other options."

"Don't forget that you also know a man named Qin Xia. This Qin Xia from the 12th Legion can open up another way for you, just like he opened a passage for you to leave the battlefield on Randan III."

As he spoke, Qin Xia extended his hand to Luther.

Luther swallowed, held Qin Xia's hand and stood up in a daze. He wanted to ask Qin Xia what the probability was that Caliban would be turned into a common imperial world by the Empire... But then he thought there was no need to ask.

"My things have been delivered, and it's time for me to leave the Indomitable Truth temporarily. See you at Ran Dan II." Qin Xia patted Luther's shoulder and turned to leave.

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