This is our Warhammer journey

Chapter 113 Reasons to Move Forward (4k)

After hearing Karna's sigh, not only Dante, but even Mephisto's expression, which was gloomy and serious, loosened a lot, like ice melting in early spring, after he used all his psychological and psychic experience but could not find any flaws.

He squeezed the hilt of the sword silently, feeling a little embarrassed that he had never stopped testing his psychic energy.

The Blood Angels are in dire straits right now, and they don’t know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.

"This is the plan. It fully respects the culture of Baal's native inhabitants. The growing population of the Hive World will be isolated from the Garden Area, and various agricultural production modules will be set up. Theoretically, this will ensure that Baal has the capacity to support a population of 50 billion. The industrial world is initially planned to be located on Baal I, while Baal II will serve as a celestial fortress."

Romulus took out a hard drive and a stack of paper documents from the file bag at the right time and handed over the transformation plan that had been prepared long ago.

This is the most appropriate version he selected after judging the meeting process.

The travelers didn't pay too much attention to the Blood Angels' vigilance. Although for mortals, the vigilance and temptation from the Astartes were indeed a disaster, after all, there was a huge gap between them. But from their perspective—

To be honest, it's a bit like watching a group of children with congenital defects who yearn for the beautiful teachings of their genetic father, but are tortured by this dark universe and become nervous and sensitive, and they yearn for redemption. It naturally makes people feel pity.

They are not the crazy people of the Dark Angels. If the time travelers meet those green guys, Arthur will definitely chop them down before they can talk about other things.

Dante took the plan and quickly scanned the text and schematics.

Most of them were related to people's livelihood construction. Any construction plan for military facilities was noted in advance as a suggestion. His eyes moved quickly across the pages, and Superman's brain worked quickly to learn these detailed data and the benefits of these changes.

The conference hall was silent, with only the rustling sound of flipping papers echoing in the air. The sunlight shone through the stained glass onto the documents in Dante's hands, coating the densely packed text with a layer of golden glow.

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Dante was silent for a moment, a thoughtful look on his face.

To be honest, some of these plans, including the development plans for the three Baal satellites, touched upon his blind spots in knowledge, because he had never thought that Baal and its satellites could have so many possibilities.

After all, this is how we have been doing for ten thousand years.

Can Bal really improve his other functional status after removing the honor of being the home planet of Holy Rees?

"The Chapter's homeworld is exceptionally tax-free. The wealth generated by the huge influx of people attracted by the pilgrimage will not only ensure the well-being of the people, but also benefit the Chapter. Furthermore, apart from the ascetics, most of those who can undertake the pilgrimage are members of the Imperial nobility. This favor is well worth winning over."

Romulus saw Dante's confusion and explained simply, with an unquestionable confidence in his words, as if these changes were natural.

"A large population can provide higher-quality soldiers, including planetary defense forces, and provide labor for industrial capacity expansion and fortress operations."

"Excuse me, sir."

A Blood Angel captain, after consulting Dante, immediately asked Romulus a question, with a hint of confusion in his voice, obviously puzzled by these suggestions.

"What use are all these riches and favors to us?"

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Not only the time travelers, but even the Space Marines and mortal representatives who were listening in showed awkward expressions.

I hadn't noticed it before. After all, the Blood Angels are actually quite solitary, and they are rarely seen during joint operations.

But now we see that this operational capability.
There is indeed a lot of room for improvement.

Dracus, who was standing behind Romulus, glanced sideways at Septurus, who was standing behind Karna. The thirteen Crimson Paladins felt that if they were not still wearing Iron Cavalry Terminators, they would be so embarrassed that they could dig out the statue of Saint Jerome with their toes in the floor.

Ten thousand years have passed. Have the descendants of angels fallen to the point where they can do nothing but fight?
"Sigh~"

Romulus took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and began to explain patiently to the Blood Angels.

There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, but more of a sense of responsibility.

Why do Blood Angels' successor groups have so many expensive items?

One of the main reasons is that the parent group has no ecological chain advantage over the child group and cannot restrain the behavior of the child group. It also leads to insufficient contact after the separation.

Look at the Ultramarines. With Ultramar in their hands, they always occupy the first ecological chain of the Ultramarines. Their transcendent political, military and economic status naturally has a centripetal force on their sub-groups.

Look at the Dark Angels. The inner circle structure from the Legion period is still retained in 40k. Almost all members of each sub-group have seats in it. It doesn't matter whether they are divided or not. The only difference is that the number of people is much less than that in the Legion period.

Look at the Imperial Fists again. The political status of the Terran Guard is self-evident. The Black Templars and the Galactic Crusade are all in a great position. There aren't many forces that haven't owed them a debt of honor over the years. Plus, there are regularly held duel ceremonies like the Feast of Blades, which are places for the various groups to exchange feelings and culture.

As a partner of the Second Empire, the Blood Angels, having also lost their Primarch, are in dire straits. The only other comparable group is the now-defunct Iron Hands, but they lack the allure to keep the Four Gods interested, essentially playing their own Clash of Clans around their homeworld of Medusa.

Many times, just because you cannot use the wealth in your hands does not mean that others cannot use it.

If the sub-group encounters any difficulties outside, you can check your communication list and make a psychic call to the Ministry of the Interior officials or imperial nobles over there to ask them to take care of it.

If a subsidiary group suffers a huge loss, the parent group can use its wealth to help it purchase a fleet, replenish personnel, etc., and gradually the connection between the subsidiary group and the parent group will become closer, right?

The state religion had too much money to spend, and was eventually slaughtered like pigs by various forces in the empire because the state religion was not allowed to have its own male armed forces.

Although the Astartes Chapter is restricted by the Codex, the mother chapter can actually find many loopholes in these restrictions. The mother chapter can do many things that the daughter chapters are not convenient to do, and help their relatives to support them. Won't they gradually have a say?

To be honest, those sub-groups that are willing to deal with the Blood Angels do so more out of respect for Dante as a person than out of respect for the Blood Angels' status.

Romulus carefully chose his words to prevent some heretical remarks from being spoken in public, and described to the Blood Angels as thoroughly as possible the benefits that this series of transformations would bring. He felt like he was teaching a group of students who knew nothing.

Far from the mark.
"From a governance perspective alone, I think Lord Guilliman is doing the right thing."

After sending a private message to Romulus and receiving a positive response, Dracus told Septatus, "Candidates for the Ultramarines are screened through an educational process. After completing normal compulsory education, teenagers around twelve years old are selected and sent to military academies for systematic training."

"In this way, even if they ultimately fail to complete the Astartes selection, these students who have proven themselves can still be active in various social circles as high-quality soldiers, officers, and government officials."

Guilliman in the 30th century did not like the Ultramarines to call him father, because after becoming Astartes, the Ultramarines did not cut off their past social networks, and they even had the opportunity to visit their relatives.

What Guilliman has always advocated is that the Astartes should integrate into humanity and lead mortals forward, rather than distance themselves from them.

But look at the Blood Angels now. Apart from fighting and recruiting soldiers, the only interaction they have with mortals is probably the blood of vampire slaves.

Another tragedy full of Warhammer characteristics.

"Not all worlds are as wealthy as Ultramar."

Separtus shook his head. Before the Battle of Calth, the average life expectancy of humans in Greater Ultramar had reached ninety years old, which was unmatched by any other area governed by the Primarch.

“That’s why we need to develop.”

Dracus replied, feeling genuine sympathy at his cousin's current state. "Ultramar was originally just a loose confederation that struggled to cope with the Eldar pirate raids."

He then spoke again, as if to remind Septurus that Ultramar's glory was not achieved overnight.

"Yes, that's right. After my father returns, he must want to see a more beautiful Baal."

Separtus had no objection to Bal's transformation plan, and his words were filled with his vision for the future.

Even a being as insignificant as dust like him can be resurrected from the dead, so what about Saint Jerome, his genetic father?
The time spent in the Bound Legion was hazy. Because the Emperor had always rejected his own essence, these warriors did not actually have a clear memory of their time in the Warp, as if they had just had a good sleep.

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De La Cruz wisely didn't follow up on this.

He died relatively late, and was somewhat more aware of what happened on the Vengeful Spirit. Combined with his encounter with the Daemon Primarch Fulgrim and his understanding of Chaos, he was pessimistic about whether Saint Jarls, who died at the hands of Horus, could be resurrected.

The conversation between the two sides fell into silence again until the night of Baal came.

"There should be no problem now, right?"

Romulus smoothed his hair and asked with some embarrassment.

These angels were really good at asking questions, but the key was that their questions were also quite unsophisticated. Romulus began to understand the mentality of those teachers when they were teaching.

Of course, he did not reject this behavior. The fact that the angels asked so many questions just showed that they were moved by it and how much they cared about it.

This is a good thing and should not discourage the other party's enthusiasm.

"If Lord Dante agrees, the Ecclesiarchy can assume the responsibility for developing Baal."

Arabella said at the right moment, "I can be responsible for communicating with the local church. The Sisters will also report the actions of the state church in real time. The doctrine is completely compiled around the Holy Saint, and the Blood Angels' authority over Baal must never be pried into."

You know, the state religion can transform a pilgrimage planet that is so barren that it has no atmosphere into a shrine world in just five years, not to mention Baal, a planet that carries the honor of Saint Jerome.

As long as the Blood Angels agree, the Ecclesiarchy will have to pay for the planet to be arranged in accordance with the Blood Angels' wishes.

"The Black Templars can spread the word."

The Grand Marshal replied that their expeditionary fleets were everywhere, and it was just a small matter to help promote Barna.

"The Mechanicum can assist with industrial construction."

The great sage looked at the time travelers and then spoke.

“But the holy things.”

The Grail Priest was somewhat hesitant, and was obviously reluctant to display the relics left to them by their father.

This is the last treasure that Saint Jerome left to their descendants.

"The holy object was handed over to us. Since we requested it, we will be responsible for it."

Karna casually took out a small box and pushed out a feather that was inside.

It was a pure white feather, suspended above the silk. There was no light source inside it, but it emitted a soft golden glow.

"???"

Not only the Blood Angels, but also the Crimson Paladins behind Karna stared with their eyes wide open.

This is the feather of Saint Jeremiah.

The induction from blood and soul indicated that this could not be wrong, unless they were not the descendants of Saint Jaleth.

"No, where did this thing come from?"

Romulus looked at his companions. Ramses shrugged and signaled with his eyes in the direction of Saint Leno who was still watching the show.

This guy knows his limits and understands that if he shows up, there will be no end to the situation.

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Romulus tilted his head in confusion.

Oh, I forgot Romulus couldn't see it.

Ramses simply replied:

"Saint Jerez has given me everything related to Saint Jerez. Things like these that are related to blood and the Warp are expensive, but they can still be made."

After all, anything that exists in the physical universe will be very different to a time traveler.

".I have no objection, Lord Karna."

The Holy Grail Priest wanted to say that such a precious holy object should be placed in the maze and sealed forever, but he seemed to have no right to decide the elders' arrangements for the holy object.

The Blood Angels then whispered to each other for a while, and finally followed Dante's gaze and looked at Karna.

'What are you looking at me for?'

Karna, who had been trying to keep his presence low, straightened up and looked at Dante seriously.

"We're just stating the help we can offer. The key lies in you, in whether you have the courage to move forward into the unknown, and in whether you hope to make a change yourself—"

The eyes of the Blood Angels sparkled.

It was just a short statement, but it was an expectation from the heart. It was the expectation of a time traveler who had witnessed beautiful things, facing a group of poor warriors who deserved to be saved, hoping that they could become better.

"If you are willing to accept, we can go hand in hand."

"we agree!"

The Blood Angels nodded.

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(End of this chapter)