Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 488: The Journey of the Shadow Moon Wolf
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The White Knight ceremony site.

“Pay full attention when developing your ritual!”

"Carls, have you forgotten how to draw a magic circle? Throw away that broken powder sand and replace it with cinnabar!"

"If you still can't remember that cinnabar is needed when drawing ritual arrays, then in the future when others draw arrays, you will be responsible for asking the Red Robe Order for cinnabar."

The Lord of the White Knights, who was always calm and composed in the past, was now wandering around the edge of the entire ceremony hall, issuing stern rebukes from time to time.

The think tanks drew the lines under the command of Tethys, the director of the Great Library.

Lines drawn with cinnabar formed a huge magic circle with circles within circles. In the center of the magic circle, the word "exile" was written in the native language of the Lord of the White Knights.

The demon was trapped in the smallest circle in the center of the magic circle.

The new think tank carried the basket on his back and reached out to grab the red sand and gravel from it. He sprinkled some on any area where the lines were not smooth enough, and then lay on the ground to refine them.

The older think tanks are more experienced. They can use their feet to adjust the lines, and each time they apply cinnabar, they use just the right amount.

"Sir." A new think tank couldn't help but ask, "Why do we have to use mercuric sulfide? Can this natural mineral restrain demons?"

"I used cinnabar because I thought it could restrain demons." Qin Xia stopped, held his head high and stretched out his arms, then tapped his head gently. "What's important is what we psychics think. If you think there's something else that's more suitable for drawing a magic circle, then use it."

"As the Lord of the White Knights said before, what's important is not what we use to draw the lines, but what we think is useful. Including the outline of the ritual array is designed in this way." Tethys added appropriately.

Qin Xia gave Tethys a look of approval, then signaled the think tanks to hurry up.

The ritual array was quickly drawn.

The old Librarians came forward with their apprentices and stood around the demon.

Then, just as they had learned in a series of previous secret courses, the Librarians began to chant spells, using their minds to mobilize psychic energy to inflict damage on the demons.

Erebus the Pure had already severely damaged the demon in the previous battle, so the demon did not last long before it was exiled screaming after Cinnabar ignited flames and surrounded it.

"This is hard-earned practical experience." Qin Xia said to the new think tanks, "Remember what you experienced and learned today, so that I won't have wasted a demon in vain."

After saying that, Qin Xia patted the Emperor's Book hanging around his waist.

If it weren't for teaching, he would have chosen to turn the devil into a picture in this book.

"About Erebus."

Qin Xia motioned for everyone to gather together, and then wanted to talk about why Erebus could cause non-psychic damage to demons.

But what was both coincidental and unfortunate was that Erebus came to the outside of the ceremony hall after Qin Xia said his name, and the Nukeria think tank reserve personnel who was still in mortal state walked in to report the matter.

Qin Xia signaled the think tanks to communicate among themselves, and at the same time walked out of the ceremony hall and met Erebas outside the door.

"I just arrived from the Steadfast Resolve." Erebus bowed and said, "The Lord of the World Eaters knows that I am going to the Luna Wolves to deal with some matters, so he asked me to take you with me to discuss the future distribution of power in the Imperial Senate."

After hearing this, Qin Xia and Angron communicated with each other using psychic power to confirm that this was true and that the Erebus in front of him was the one Angron had seen and sensed before he nodded in agreement.

Then Qin Xia asked: "What are you doing at Shadow Moon Wolf's place?"

"The man killed by Eribati had a twin brother. His twin brother was the company commander of the Jagged Sun Regiment and had always wanted to seek revenge on me."

Erebus seemed helpless and uncomfortable.

"The Primarch didn't want me to die at the hands of his own people, so he asked me to go to the Moon Wolves to report on the legion's situation."

"After all, the Word Bearers will be led by Warmaster Horus in the future."

Qin Xia nodded silently. At this moment, he realized why Angron wanted him to go to the Moon Wolves for diplomatic activities.

If Eribati wants to show up and cause trouble, he must use Erebas' identity and appearance. He is likely to appear again while Erebas is in the Moon Wolves. If he goes there, he can find out in time how Eribati came back to life.

"Don't take the warship with you." Qin Xia signaled the mortal psychic beside him to arrange accommodation, "Take my White Knight and go with me. From now on until I tell you not to follow me, you must stay with me all the time."

Eribas obviously understood Qin Xia's intention: "I eat, drink, defecate and urinate in my bedroom, so I suggest that the guards on the White Knight open fire immediately if they see me somewhere else."

Qin Xia thought so too.

"Go to the command deck and have the captain set sail after receiving the accurate star map coordinates."

Tethys heard Qin Xia's order as he walked out of the ceremony hall.

"Let others deal with the mess in Kuhl. We have our own things to do."

……

Two months later.

The Great Crusade Front.

The Luna Wolves flagship is bombarding the surface of a planet.

The Legion's Primarch Horus walked in the corridor leading to the hangar deck, surrounded by a group of Luna Wolves Space Marines.

"This planet must be cleared of the giant spider-like aliens, and quickly, so that we can achieve a series of dazzling victories in the two years planned."

Horus' voice was steady, powerful, and friendly. "The Emperor has withdrawn from the Great Crusade. Now Angron and I are being watched with a magnifying glass. We cannot let the Emperor and the entire Imperium down."

"And before the Emperor withdrew from the Great Crusade and returned to Terra, he spoke to me."

Having said this, Horus turned around and glanced at the officers on his left and right and behind him.

"The Emperor proposes... that the Luna Wolves be renamed the Sons of Horus."

The officers were visibly stunned when they heard these words.

The Luna Wolves were renamed the Sons of Horus... a name that was already a great honour after Horus was crowned Warmaster, but the Emperor himself suggesting the name change was an even greater honour.

This is of course a good thing.

But what the officers did not expect was that Horus did not say: We, the Luna Wolves, are the Sons of Horus from now on.

“But I refused at the time.”

The Primarch did not give the reason for his refusal.

At this time, the Luna Wolves officers and the Primarch stepped onto the hangar deck.

Quite a few people have gathered here, including flagship executives, fleet bureaucrats, and some people who are specifically responsible for organizing the welcome ceremony.

Horus and his descendants stood in front of the crowd, tucked their helmets under their arms, and waited silently.

A transport plane flew into the transparent energy barrier, and the extremely thin and frail-looking pilot in the cabin immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The Astartes subconsciously judged whether this person who had a different form from that of an "ordinary person" was a mutant or a legal subhuman.

The transport plane landed steadily and the cabin door rose.

The World Eaters Librarians, wearing armor heavier than that of the Terminator Tactical Dreadnoughts, marched out in a line.

These armors made no footsteps or the low sound of servo devices moving forward. Their silence made the Moon Wolves particularly curious.

More than sixty think tanks stopped three meters away from Horus and turned sideways, revealing the Lord of the White Knights and Erebus behind them.

That extremely gorgeous Terminator tactical dreadnought armor is one of the iconic features of the Lord of the White Knight.

Horus was surprised to hear that his brothers had worked together to build armor for his adoptive father Angron. At that time, he thought it was an investment... and the results of the investment were obvious later. All legions benefited from the Dawn Star Conflict and the Imperial Senate.

"Nice to meet you, Warmaster." Qin Xia came before Horus and saluted with the Sky Eagle salute, and the think tanks also saluted at the same time.

"You have no idea how pleased I was when I learned that you would come to conduct diplomacy on behalf of the World Eaters." Horus smiled back.

When the Primarch returned the salute, the Luna Wolves and everyone present did the same.

Qin Xia looked around when he just walked out of the transport plane. He could see that the Shadow Moon Wolves really welcomed him, at least that was evident from the arrangements for the welcoming ceremony.

As for the attitudes of the Luna Wolves... they were all pretty good, except Abaddon.

Abaddon stood beside Sejanus.

This man's towering braids were so eye-catching that the first person Qin Xia looked at when he left the transport plane was not Horus but Abaddon.

Abaddon is undoubtedly a legend.

If the Horus Heresy happened, the future Black Crusade, the Chaos Warmaster... these are indeed one of Abaddon's legendary deeds, but not all.

Abaddon had already appeared in public as early as 30k.

He is the "Legendary King of Endurance". The armor plates of an armored vehicle are not as tough as his face. This statement may be an exaggerated joke when applied to others, but it is a cold and truthful statement when applied to Abaddon.

When Abaddon noticed Qin Xia was looking at him, he showed dissatisfaction on his face, as if he would say, "What are you looking at?"

Sejanus noticed the unfriendly attitude of the grumpy brother next to him and coughed lightly to remind him, but it was useless.

"Let's go to the meeting room." Horus turned and led the way.

Qin Xia followed the Primarch, and when he passed the road blocked by Abaddon's body, he gently pushed Abaddon aside and said, "Please make way."

The remark was polite, but it only made Abaddon even more unhappy.

Because when Qin Xia said this, she was not looking at his face, but at his ponytail.

"Who are you hitting?" Qin Xia stopped and asked when passing by a porthole.

"A giant spider." Horus pointed out the window and replied, "It is intelligent, huge, powerful and savage, and very difficult to deal with. The surface has been cleared now, but my descendants still have to go deep underground."

Qin Xia looked at the planet.

This planet is habitable, so it's not appropriate to blow it up directly with bombs. So after a little thought, he came up with a plan: "I can take some people and teleport them in to attack from the inside. Otherwise, it will take a lot of effort to attack underground, unless you are willing to use whirlwind torpedoes."

Horus hesitated, but finally smiled and nodded: "Now I owe the World Eater another favor."

"It's just a piece of cake." Qin Xia smiled calmly, "I'll come back in half an hour, and then we'll go to the meeting room together."

(End of this chapter)