Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 65: The Blade Principle
In preparation for future events, the gladiators adjusted their schedules. Although it was still daytime, the last regular fight had already ended and the gladiators were resting.

They have to ensure that they are most alert at night to cope with any actions that may take place at any time.

Qin Xia still sat cross-legged on the ground, exploring and studying his psychic talent.

As a person with complicated experiences, Qin Xia will never forget his first encounter with the White Scars warriors.

It was a pitch-black night, and all the people were caught and put into cages. The rebels who believed in Khorne wanted to put everyone in the cages, and then put the cages under the forging machines used to forge huge steel, and squeeze them into blood.

At this critical moment, a psychic rift tore through space.

A blue lightning rushed out from the crack, instantly wiping out several rebels around people.

Then, the Librarian wearing Terminator armor released lightning with one hand and walked out of the rift with a staff in the other, followed by six Astartes holding grenade launchers.

Including the Librarians, there are seven Astartes in total.

Just these seven people carried out a unilateral slaughter of the rebels like a slaughter.

This was certainly because the gap between the Astartes and mortals was astonishingly large, but the bigger reason was that the think tank opened the psychic gate in the middle of the rebels, which was too unexpected.

Qin Xia wanted to find a way to open the psychic gate and teleport a group of people to another place. Even if the distance was only a few dozen meters away, it would be enough to assist what he was going to do next.

"Qin."

Hearing the call, Qin Xia opened his eyes and found Ono sitting next to him with a flushed face, wanting to talk about something.

"In fact, you don't need to ask for our opinions, nor do you need us to participate in the decision-making." Ono's expression was serious. "Before, you only needed to inform us when you made a decision, and then briefly explain your thinking."

Qin Xia raised his eyebrows, looking puzzled. He didn't know why Ono said that.

"There is a principle among gladiators called the Blade Principle."

Ono spoke slowly and told the story step by step.

"In the arena, dispersion and chaos is the beginning of death for everyone, so the gladiators spontaneously formed a kind of rule recognition."

"That is, in the arena, you must immediately choose to obey the orders of one person, no matter if that person is stupid or smart, strong or weak, as long as he is the first person the gladiators think of, then everyone must obey the orders of that person."

"Everyone must unite immediately when facing a powerful enemy, forming a sharp sword, and the person everyone chooses to obey orders is the blade of this sword."

“This is the sword-edge principle.”

Qin Xia was immediately surprised when he heard what Ono said.

He didn't expect that the gladiators, as a group of brave and aggressive people, actually had the sword-edge principle that could help everyone quickly become disciplined and obedient.

"Then why didn't I see anyone obeying anyone's orders during the previous large-scale gladiatorial fights?" Qin Xia asked. "Which large-scale gladiatorial fights required us to make sacrifices and unite together?" Ono asked back, "Your witchcraft is too powerful. When we faced the Slayers, we just gathered together to form a shield formation and you twisted the necks of the five Slayers into a knot. Then there was no need for unity and order, because everyone could only chop the escaped slave knights."

"When we faced the ogres, we only subconsciously made preliminary combat countermeasures, and then you and Angron quickly dealt with the ogres, and the battle was over quickly."

"..."

Qin Xia thought: "It's true."

"Angron is too young, and... I feel... he is easily sentimental..." Ono looked at Angron who was sleeping, "If everyone is going to go to a more cruel hell, you are the only blade, you don't need to explain anything. If we die because of your decision, then we will die, even if we die with honor."

Ono continued.

"Use your own blood to draw a bright red end to the rope of triumph."

"But some things still need to be explained, because Jianfeng must ensure that we die with a clear mind. At least we should know whether our sacrifice is glorious, and whether everyone thinks that the sacrifice is glorious after our death..."

"..."

Qin Xia understood what Ono meant.

What the old bear meant was that when discussing the plan with the gladiators before, explaining the purpose was necessary, but seeking opinions was not.

This is also why almost 99 percent of the gladiators at that time did not express their opinions or participate in decision-making. It was not that they were angry but dared not speak out, nor that they could not think of what to say, but they just silently adhered to the sword-edge principle.

"I am surprised by the orderliness of the gladiators! I thought I would need to use some means and spend some time in the future to make the gladiators disciplined." Qin Xia sighed.

"Gladiators are born in battle and grow up in battle, and the most important thing in battle is discipline," said Ono with a smile.

Then the old bear picked up a bone from the ground and broke it easily.

"We know that the power of an individual is limited and insignificant, but if we unite together, obey one person, and fight as a collective, we can turn defeat into victory even if we are at a disadvantage!"

"It's like the difference between a sword and a dagger. A very small dagger can't penetrate armor, but swords and larger spears can."

As he spoke, Ono picked up a handful of bones, held them in his hand, and stabbed the air like a sword.

Qin Xia, who thought Ono wanted to grab a handful of bones for him to break, had already stretched out his hand to take the bones, but when he saw Ono was drilling the bones together and stabbing them out, he withdrew his hand in embarrassment.

"Although we are at a great disadvantage." Qin Xia looked around the entire cave, "But I can guarantee that we can defeat the regular army that is several times larger than ours and take over the territory of the Murray family that the high knights dare not covet, because we have what we are good at."

"That's right! That's right!" Ono stood up. "I have a feeling that we can burn all the filthy and corrupt things on Nuceria to ashes."

"This is a fact that is bound to happen." Qin Xia smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)