The Bizarre Adventures of Cloud Hammer

The Alpha Wolf originally wanted to scold Eivor, saying that there was no need to trouble Elder Bjorn with such matters. However, when Eivor talked about the Blood Guard who had entered the Spirit of Vengeance with Sanguinius, and the loyal Thousand Sons who survived to this day, and that this Thousand Son had something to bring to Elder Bjorn, the Alpha Wolf had to consider waking up Elder Bjorn.

In the end, the Alpha Wolf agreed to wake up Elder Bjorn because this matter was too important, and only Elder Bjorn, who also came from the Great Crusade, could judge whether the matter was true or not.

Amid the priest's calls, prayers, and praises, Bjorn woke from his deep sleep. Without hearing the alarm bell, he looked at the half-kneeling wolves and asked:

"Is it already the new millennium?"

Unless the chapter encounters a major crisis and needs Bjorn's wisdom and strength, Bjorn will only be awakened at the beginning of every millennium, and a ceremony will be held at a grand banquet to tell the young wolves the legendary stories of himself and his comrades.

"It is not the new millennium, Elder Bjorn," the Alpha Wolf replied respectfully.

"How long has it been since I last woke up?"

"111."

"Why did you wake me up at this time?"

The leader wolf told Bjorn about Eivor. When he heard about the armor of the Valarjir Wolf Guard, Bjorn asked the wolves to show him the armor immediately. As the only one of Rus's personal guards left, no one knew the Valarjir Wolf Guard better than him.

"Yes, there is no mistake. This is indeed the armor of Rus's personal guard."

Looking at the Wolf Guard's armor, Bjorn's power claws were trembling noticeably. When he heard the Wolf Guard's experience, Bjorn wanted to laugh but was also sad. How could there be another unlucky guy who was even more unlucky than himself? But in a sense, this brother was much luckier than him.

Bjorn looked at Eivor, the young man who had brought back the Wolf Guard armor, and said:

"Your name is Eivor, right? Tell me everything you know, wolf cub."

"Elder Bjorn, I hope you can promise me to keep the secret of one of our predecessors." Eivor mustered up the courage to say to Bjorn.

"Is he of the loyalist faction, or the rebel faction?"

"It's the Loyal Legion."

"Dark Angel?"

"what?"

Seeing Eivor's reaction, Bjorn knew he was right:

"Hmph, you're so secretive all the time. Aside from the traitorous Alpha Legion, aren't there just these lions who disguise themselves as knights? I promise you, the Chapter will not reveal this to the current Dark Angels."

"Thank you Elder Bjorn."

After receiving Bjorn's answer, Eivor told him everything about his experience on Artorius.

"The Ever-Victorious Army, the Sanguine Guard, the Paladins, the Iron Warriors, the Emperor's Children, and the Thousand Sons. What a magical combination?" Even Bjorn was stunned when he heard the composition of the Nebula Hammer.

"Let's not talk about the others for now. I remember that all the Blood Guards who boarded the Spirit of Vengeance with Sanguinius were dead, right?"

After the Heresy ended, Bjorn returned to Terra with the Wolf King. He had also read the records of the Siege of Terra. The surviving Blood Angels also confirmed that only Captain Azkaelon, who was ordered to stay behind by the angels, survived the Sanguine Guard (who was also the founder of the Sanguine Guard). The others all died on the Spirit of Vengeance along with the angels.

But the record is not necessarily correct, because it only states that the Emperor defeated Horus on the Spirit of Vengeance. In fact, apart from the Emperor, only Rogal Dorn and the then Commander of the Custodes Constantine Valdor knew what happened on the Spirit of Vengeance.

"Are you sure their identities are real?" Bjorn was a little skeptical, wondering if these people might be in disguise.

"It's certain that they have a lot of equipment from the Great Crusade period, and Brother Precious... Senior also told me something, but I don't know whether I should tell it." Eivor's expression became a little subtle.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Senior Precious said that when you, Elder Bjorn, and the Legion were in the Araxes Nebula, you were..."

"Stop! I believe it."

Bjorn quickly stopped Eivor. Such a shameful thing cannot be told in front of the wolf cub. After the Battle of Prospero, the Space Wolves were attacked by the Alpha Legion in space and were forced to retreat to the Araxes Nebula. They were eventually rescued by the Dark Angels' troops.

Oh my God, how come there are still Dark Angels from that time alive?

Then Eivor mentioned that the armor of the six people in the Nebula Hammer command all had the Lightning Eagle logo.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Bjorn confirmed to Eivor.

"You are absolutely right. Does Elder Bjorn know what this symbol represents?"

"If it's true, then these people are incredible. The lightning eagle emblem represents the first batch of Astartes who followed the Emperor to conquer Terra."

During the Emperor's unification of Terra, the first Astartes warriors of different legions were created. These warriors who followed the Emperor to conquer Terra would have the symbol of the Lightning Eagle on their armor to prove their glory.

"Unification War Veteran..."

Eivor's brain felt confused. No wonder those six guys said that at the time. How many warriors nowadays would know about the War of Unification?

Moreover, the six members of Nebula Hammer all have the Lightning Eagle logo, so aren’t they the best of the best?

"Then this matter really needs to be considered carefully. Let's continue."

[Photo: Bjorn in a can]

Chapter 48: Huhu, Bean Sprouts are coming

The Nebula Hammer had always been at the forefront of the Battle of Artorius. After the battle, Eivor had also looked for other Nebula Hammer warriors. Just like what Chapter Captain Uldren had said at the time, for the Nebula Hammer warriors, stepping onto the battlefield was the only way for them to feel their own "existence".

After hearing everything, the wolves present could more or less feel that the Nebula Hammer's desire to survive was not that strong. Even if the Stormbird had a Void Shield, charging the War Fortress would be extremely dangerous. If the Void Shield was overloaded in advance, the entire team would be wiped out.

The situation in the fortress was not much better. The orcs and weapons inside were enough to deal with an entire Astartes regiment. The veterans of the Nebula Hammer lost half of their Terminators even though they were fully armed. If it were an ordinary Astartes company, the losses would be even more severe, and annihilation was not impossible.

Bjorn believed that in addition to the psychological problems, as an Astartes during the Great Crusade, the Nebula Hammer might still retain the combat style of the Legion period. Back then, the Legiones Astartes lacked nothing, and Stormbirds were indeed used for transportation and assault. During the Battle of Prospero, the Space Wolves once deployed more than 500 Stormbirds of various models to airdrop to the Prospero capital of Tizca.

"Nebula Hammer's mental condition may not be as bad as we thought."

After hearing everything about the Nebula Hammer, Bjorn analyzed:

"If they were truly determined to die, they wouldn't have told you, Eivor, these things, nor would they have formed an alliance with the Knight Family. The Nebula Hammer's command still hopes that these former warriors will accept the present."

Bjorn's analysis was very logical. He himself was from the Great Crusade. Although not as long as the veterans of the Unification War, he could also understand the feeling that things have changed and people have changed.

"But that doesn't mean the situation will get any better. The empire has changed a lot compared to what it was back then."

Compared to the era when the Allfather and Russ walked the world, the Empire today is filled with stupidity and ignorance. Any veteran of the Great Crusade, seeing the current state of the Empire, would probably think that it would be better for them to die in that great rebellion, including Bjorn himself.

"You said the Nebula Hammer confirmed their Imperial codes upon arrival, but I assume they don't have Imperial certification."

"But we checked it repeatedly at the time and didn't see any problems."

"You're still too young, Eivor. Every old man who has lived from the Great Crusade to the present day is a master of many things. Infiltration, forgery, invasion... Haha, it's all too common."

Bjorn taught the wolf cubs that the old guys of their time were very dirty, especially the Dark Angels. There was nothing they couldn't do, as long as you couldn't think of it. If you have the ability, is it difficult to forge or create an imperial code?

"And given the Nebula Hammer's composition, would they allow the Empire to inspect their gene-seed? The Empire won't tolerate even a trace of traitor these days."

Since the rise of the state religion, the increasingly crazy Empire can no longer tolerate any filth. It is a good thing that the Astartes during the Great Crusade are not regarded as heretics in the current Empire, not to mention the loyalists among the traitors.

"So what should we do now, Elder Bjorn?" Eivor asked. They couldn't just watch the Nebula Hammer run around in the current empire.

Bjorn also understood that since Nebula Hammer told the Space Wolves about his situation, he also hoped that the Space Wolves could help them in some period of time.

"First, tell the Ultramarines and Blood Angels about Uldren and Setface. Remember, Nebula Hammer can only mention these two individuals; keep the others secret for now."

It is not clear at present what the Ultramarines and Blood Angels think of the loyalists of the Traitor Legions. The safest way is to only mention Uldren and Seteface. Secondly, although the Space Wolves are a founding group, they do not have much political influence. If they want to obtain a legal identity for the Nebula Hammer, they need to work together with the Ultramarines and the Blood Angels.

Leaving aside the Ultramarines, the Blood Angels would surely be delighted to meet a veteran who had fought alongside Sanguinius.

"Then there was that knight family, the Farran family, right? They sent someone back with a token, saying that the Space Wolves wanted to establish a cooperative relationship with them."

Before leaving, Eivor asked the reason for the alliance between Nebula Hammer and the Farran family. Ou Ge's answer was that Nebula Hammer wanted to use this alliance as a new starting point for them, and also to leave a bond for himself.

But in Bjorn's opinion, the current situation of the Nebula Hammer will only bring trouble to this knight family at a critical moment, and the Fran family is also holding the treasure given by the Nebula Hammer. Once it is targeted by someone with ulterior motives, it is very likely to cause fatal consequences.

Bjorn asked the Space Wolves to do this to clean up the mess of Nebula Hammer. Nebula Hammer obviously expected Bjorn to do this, so he told Eivor the extremely important news to the Space Wolves.

"Finally, it's what the Thousand Sons mentioned, the ruins of Tizca."

Luochen told Eivor at the time that letting the Space Wolves go to the ruins of Tizca might yield unexpected gains, and in order to prevent the wolves from misunderstanding what he meant, he specifically mentioned the word werewolf.

Currently, Bjorn is the only one in the Space Wolves who knows what happened in Tizca. After the Battle of Prospero, the Space Wolves counted the losses of the Legion. They found that Bravier, the Wolf Lord of the Thirteenth Company, and some of the soldiers of the Thirteenth Company were missing (as well as a few Wolf Guards). Their bodies could not be found on the battlefield. After searching in vain, they could only be considered killed in action. After all, considering the situation on Prospero and the magic of the Thousand Sons, it was normal for the bodies to be destroyed.

Now, the words of a loyal Thousand Sons rekindled hope in Bjorn's heart, because the Thirteenth Company was exactly the company composed of werewolves.

Like the other Legions Astartes, the Space Wolves have their own genetic flaws, a genetic defect called the 'Wolf Helix' that is ingrained into the Space Wolves' gene-seed.

The 'Wolf Spiral' will cause the Space Wolves' warriors to mutate in body and soul. Once they can no longer withstand this gene, the Space Wolves will truly become 'wolves'. Undergoing the 'Wolf Spiral' is also one of the final trials for Space Wolves recruits, known as the Mokai Trial.

Even if you pass the trial, it does not mean that the 'Wolf Spiral' will stabilize. The 'Wolf Spiral' will continue to affect every Space Wolf. Every Space Wolf will grow long hair and fangs over time, and the violence and bloodthirstiness in their hearts will continue to accumulate. Once the warriors succumb to the beast in their hearts, they will mutate into werewolves.

But returning to Tizca requires long-term planning. As the capital of Prospero, the home planet of the Thousand Sons Legion, Tizca has close ties with the Thousand Sons and Magnus, and may still be under the surveillance of Magnus. The Space Wolves need to be adequately prepared.

What happens next is not something Eivor can participate in, which is a good thing for Eivor. The troublesome things can be left to the top leaders of the regiment to deal with.

"Wait a moment."

A hand grabbed Aivor's shoulder, and he looked back and saw that it was his brothers from other Dalian.

"I heard that you, Eivor, brought back a lot of good things this time."

"Why are you asking this? The equipment will be decided by the regiment." Eivor's brows jumped, and he felt something was wrong.

"I didn't mention the equipment. I heard from the wolf cubs on your ship that you seem to have obtained a lot of good wine, right?"

"Hahaha, we drank all of that on the way." Eivor smiled on the surface, but wondered in his heart which little bastard spread it around.

"Really? Then why did I see them drinking some kind of wine I've never seen before, and also some fruit? Good things can't be hidden, right?"

"How could that be? Good things are naturally...don't even think about it."

Eivor escaped and would not eat the mead if it was really distributed to these animals. When he found out who leaked it, he would severely deduct the mead ration from this little bastard.

"Hmph! Want to escape?"

Now that everyone knows about it, you still want to keep your stuff secret? No way!

In this way, the wild wolves chased each other, and today was another day of fun.

The Astronomican is a navigation beacon (psychic lighthouse) built by the Emperor for the Great Crusade. This building can be said to be the foundation of the Empire. The light it projects in the Warp is like a lighthouse, allowing navigators to identify their position and direction in the Warp, guiding human ships to navigate in the Warp relatively safely.

But the light projected by the Astronomican has a range. Some star regions beyond the range of the Astronomican are called the Imperial Border, and those areas completely outside the Astronomican light are called the Outer Realm.

The Outlands are the battlefield of the Carcharodon Legion.

After receiving the supplies from the Nebula Hammer, Tastino immediately led the Third Company of the Carcharodon back to the Chapter Fleet. The blood tax could be collected in the future, but the equipment had to be sent back immediately.

Before the Third Company set out to collect the blood tax, the Carcharodon Legion fought a battle with an alien race outside the domain. The Carcharodon Legion eventually won, but also suffered considerable losses. The Nebula Hammer's supplies could just solve the Carcharodon Legion's urgent needs.

After the Carcharodon heard Tastino's report, everyone looked at the chapter's chief think tank, Te Kahurangi, because it was because of their friendship with him that the Nebula Hammer initially supported the Carcharodon's 3rd Company.

But Kahurangi himself was also confused. When did he know such a rich brother warband? And that think tank named Luo Dust, he really had no memory.

Kahurangi wanted to say that he didn't know the other party, but others couldn't just give you equipment for no reason. Moreover, Nebula Hammer had a considerable understanding of the situation of the Man-Eating Shark and even knew about the ash tax and blood tax.

"Did those people from Nebula Hammer say anything else to you?" Kahurangi asked tentatively.

"Yes, Nebula Hammer's chief think tank, Dust, asked me to bring a message to Lord Kahurangi." Tastino relayed Luochen's words to Kahurangi.

"Past, present, and future, our destinies will always be intertwined."

Kahurangi pondered the implications of this, then he suddenly burst into laughter and said:

"I see. Then there's nothing to worry about. I do know him."

but not now.

Kahurangi did not tell the truth. Since the Nebula Hammer said so, he might as well do a favor. Others have already given gifts, so why not do the same?

Time goes back to the present. A month has passed since the Nebula Hammer left Aterius. Today, Gloria's reminder sounded again in the ship, asking everyone to come to the bridge.

Eryu: "What's wrong? We're already in the next empire world so soon?"

Ah Wei: "If it's another Hive World, then we should just destroy it."

During this month, everyone passed through many imperial worlds. It can only be said that the rule of most of these worlds can only be said to be a bit anthropomorphic. Compared with these worlds, the hive world of Atis seems to be somewhat civilized. At least Atis only needs to work fifteen hours, and the treatment of the workers in the lower nest is reasonable.

"We are still some distance from the next Imperial world. I am calling you because I received a distress signal."

Apu: "From which planet?"

"It's not a distress signal from a planet, but a warship that was attacked by Eldar pirates."

The Eldar, also known as the Aeldari and more commonly known as Bean Sprouts, are essentially the elven race from Warhammer 40k. They are one of the oldest races in the galaxy, possessing highly advanced science and technology and highly developed psionic abilities. As a race closely associated with the Old Ones, after their fall, the Eldar naturally inherited their legacy (science, psionic abilities, and the Webway). They established the Eldar Empire, and for a long time, they reigned supreme in the galaxy. (Humans in the Dark Age of Technology might have been able to withstand it, but they were no match for the Eldar Empire.)

After becoming the overlord of the galaxy, the arrogant and conceited Eldar looked down on other races in the galaxy with a condescending attitude, and their decline began from then on. Since the Eldar's senses are far more acute than humans, they are very obsessed with stimulation on all levels of perception, pursuing a decadent and exciting life. They vent their desires wantonly, and the ultimate insult to the Eldar is not even a rank in children's entertainment.

As for how extravagant the Eldar were during their peak period, you should just look at Slaanesh, one of the Four Gods. He was the result of the Eldar's own self-destruction.

As a psychic race, the Eldar's projection in the Warp is more dazzling than that of other races. During the tens of millions of years when the Eldar became the overlords of the galaxy, they cast countless decadent emotions and stimulations into the Warp, which caused a violent reaction in the Warp. New gods were conceived in the Warp, stirring up waves and forming violent Warp storms that swept across the entire galaxy. This dealt a heavy blow to other races that relied on Warp navigation, including humans of course. This storm ended the Dark Age of Technology, and the era of strife known as the Old Nights began.

And when Slaanesh was born, that was the day the Eldar fell.

"Shall we go take a look?"