Warhammer 40 Unorthodox Primarch

The Salamanders and the People's Guardians get along quite well. Although they're a bit dark-skinned, they share the same ideals. These Salamanders are very simple and honest; you could say they suffered huge losses because they were protecting civilians...

Therefore, Li Taiji was quite supportive of their selection of soldiers, and even helped them with the original casting surgery...

It must be said that each Primarch has its own unique characteristics. The Salamanders' endurance and resistance to high temperatures far surpass those of other chapters. The Salamanders are not the kind of chapter that is so strong that they are invincible or have a distinctive feature. In fact, they are more like master craftsmen.

Vulcan was a master blacksmith, even surpassing Forgrim and Feralus in this respect. He was a pure blacksmith by trade. Li Taiji guessed that Vulcan's silence was also the Emperor's arrangement. In the Orc War, Vulcan turned the tide, displaying a kind of honest man's anger that most people couldn't handle.

Orcs are just as troublesome as the Tyranids. Even when an orc is destroyed, it releases a large number of spores, which then sprout into even more orcs...

There's a joke going around: if you take a bite out of an orc, does that mean you're eating meat or vegetables?

The orcs are really multiplying as the fight goes on; their reproduction is like dandelion seeds, and they are constantly evolving!

If left unchecked to grow and expand, it could very well give rise to ancient orcs, or even super-powerful orcs...

Therefore, Vulcan's abilities are beyond doubt. Although he is silent, he is the most steadfast guardian of the empire. He has a good relationship with everyone, and even before Horus's rebellion, he was thinking of giving him a gift, namely the world-famous hammer, Dawnbringer.

He only gave up on giving the gift after discovering that Horus was abnormal, but he still gave everyone the technology of the Saturn Terminator very early on.

In the early stages of the Great Rebellion, the rebels were better equipped than the loyalists, with their power armor being more than two levels inferior!

The current X-20 power armor for Ultramarines isn't actually the best, but it's the easiest to produce. Ultramarines don't require individual soldiers to be invincible, but they need to maintain a considerable number of them. Therefore, the X-20 is a modular power armor that can achieve different effects by replacing certain parts.

However, Li Taiji wasn't particularly interested in this model, as he didn't require a large-scale deployment of troops. Nevertheless, the Forge World still produced this power armor, though it was impractical for the Guardians of the People.

Li Taiji and Vograim sparred frequently. Li Taiji conducted an experiment: even when Vograim attacked with all his might, Li Taiji would be injured by the burning blade, but he would quickly be repaired by the power of the liquid gold.

Keep in mind that this was without power armor, and Li Taiji's skills were constantly improving. It wasn't just swordsmanship; Li Taiji was focused on practical combat. Perhaps his swordsmanship wasn't perfect, but its destructive power was certainly sufficient...

The spears that Perturabo gave him were enormous weapons. One set was used as javelins, but the largest one was the weapon of war and slaughter. It had extremely high piercing power. Neither Ironforge nor Forgrim could tell what material it was made of, but it could easily penetrate radiant gold.

"Spear weapons require a higher level of skill. They not only need to have a sense of power, but also precise prediction of damage. Spears and halberds must have a suppressive force. Your psionic energy is very strong. It is clear that Perturabo has made special considerations for your use of these weapons..." Fugrim said with emotion.

"Actually, I think the Perturabo man is alright, but he's very obsessive. He cares a lot about relationships, and his conflict with Rogdorn is nothing. In fact, I don't understand why my father acted that way back then, even though the Perturabo defense was also a master..." Li Taiji put away his huge spear and said.

"Father had his reasons, and I don't really understand them either. Maybe it's because of his taciturn nature! You didn't experience that era, so you can't feel that pressure! The Great Crusade! It was a glorious and illustrious era, with every Legion and Primarch competing against each other..." Forgrim said, thinking of the time he was ambushed.

It was also because of his greed and recklessness that he was plotted against; otherwise, he wouldn't have been corrupted by Tzeentch. Although these things weren't directly related to the clone Forgrim, I can empathize with everything he went through...

"Perhaps! I missed out on the glory, but instead fell into this cesspool..." Li Taiji said.

Expanding the Forgrim's warband is troublesome. Not everyone's gene seed is perfect and stable. At least the requirements for the Emperor's Sons of the Phoenix Lord are too high. Moreover, Forgrim personally selects and trains them, making it difficult to increase their numbers.

The Ultramarines are undeniably amazing; they expand the army as quickly as sowing seeds. Without the Ultramarines, the Astartes might just be a rare unit...

As the population of Aurelia grew, many traveling merchants and wanderers began to come to Aurelia to do business, bringing with them a great deal of intelligence.

Li Taiji is a rapidly rising force, but its reputation throughout the galaxy is not very widespread, after all, its existence is still relatively recent...

At Mandeville, a fleet of merchant ronin warships emerged, though their ships were badly damaged, clearly having suffered considerable damage.

"Primarch, we've been attacked! It's the Xenomorphs! We were attacked while we were stationed at Cambera IV. I've never seen Xenomorphs like this before. They have octopus-like heads. These people are so ferocious! We were trying to trade Aurelia's goods, but they destroyed half of them. Only our warship escaped. My merchant fleet is finished..." the merchant ronin said sadly.

This was the first traveling merchant to submit to Li Taiji, but his very first transaction after submission was thwarted. The traveling merchant felt guilty, while the guardian of the people was furious...

"I'll curse their ancestors for eight generations! They dare to steal our stuff? What kind of pirates are they? We're neighbors with Altrama, they couldn't possibly be some native aliens stationed there! If they were, we would have crushed them to dust long ago!" Lin Dafa said angrily.

"Sir, we've never seen such monsters before. They're incredibly ferocious. I've seen them eat people with my own eyes..." the traveling merchant said, tears streaming down his face.

One of his sons was devoured by the gaping maw of an alien octopus, the bright red blood flowing down its tentacle-like appendages—a scene he would never forget…

"Dad! Let's take them down! They're blocking our doorstep! How are we supposed to develop like this! Don't even mention my thirteenth uncle, all the other battle groups are stronger than us! I'm going to grill them like squid and eat them! These bastards!" Lin Dafa said.

If Aurelia develops well, everyone will live a good life. At least in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, they will be top-notch. When not in combat, the Guardians of the People live just like normal people. In the city, they are just a bit taller. How can they eat gourmet food if they don't have money? As for protein cubes, they would rather die than eat them!

The fact that aliens eat people crosses everyone's line! The people of the Empire can eat people, but aliens cannot!

It's absurd, but this is the Empire's bottom line, especially after discovering an alien race undocumented by the Empire that preys on humans—it would bring shame upon the Legion! Only utter annihilation can bring this to a close. Either the Guardians of the People are finished, or those aliens are completely wiped out. There is no third option…