The Astartes Family's Notebook

My killing skills are becoming increasingly fluid, and the reward for loyalty seems to have arrived.

Katz is giving his acceptance speech ahead of time, what is Ms. Vinava doing?

The judge is cleaning his leather boots.

How could the remnants of the nobles of the Chaodu possibly pose a threat to her?

The guards, who have undergone advanced cybernetic modifications, the powerful alien servants, and even Vinava herself, whose body has been surgically enhanced, can withstand a punch from an unarmored Astartes without dying.

What's more, the female judge is a psionicist.

Although the test results were only at the gamma level, the psionic shield and the invisible force field hand are incredibly useful as trump cards.

These are not the real reasons why Vinawa dared to venture deep into the enemy's lair.

Having accepted the traitorous nobles' pledge of allegiance, the Astartes immediately launched a massive purge, leaving Vinava in a very precarious situation.

But how could someone who had sided with Leotherus and worked for the Inquisitor Grand Tutor not receive any benefits?

A Calidus assassin is serving under her command.

With lightning speed, the Calidus assassin's speed even surpassed the limits of the armored Astartes.

At this moment, the Calidus assassin did not need to carry out the assassination alone, nor did he need to disguise himself. With the assistance of the inquisitor and his attendants, the lone assassin, familiar to those in the know, displayed superb killing skills.

The assassins trained by the Temple of Calidus are only known for their disguise skills, but that does not mean that the Calidus assassins are weak in direct combat.

Company Commander Mad Sich guessed Judge Vinava's little scheme correctly; she was indeed preparing to take control of the hive.

However, the female judge would not choose to control the traitorous bloodline of the governor's family, a method that could easily give others leverage.

With the support of the Yellow Springs VI Forging World, she could have chosen to use brute force to break through.

After eliminating all attendees, Ms. Vinava signaled to her secretary, Kalidos, to continue working.

Passing through this governor's mansion conference room, and breaking through two security doors, you'll reach the governor's office, where the core control terminal of the No. 1 Nest City is located.

Under the pretext of a greeting gift, the judge's attendants brought in a large box.

Even with the advanced Thinker array provided by the Cult of Mechanics, loaded with professional cracking programs, brute-forcing the system control permissions of the First Nest City is still not a simple operation that can be done with a single "ding." The estimated time for the control panel is seventy-two hours.

Oh dear, I was too hasty...

Vinava, who was momentarily overjoyed, realized that the Astartes, in principle, would not allow the acting governor, that little girl, to come to the governor's office before completely wiping out the top of the first hive city.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with his plan in theory. As long as he controlled the No. 1 Nest City, he could easily manipulate that little girl. Besides her bloodline, what else could she rely on?

The problem is the Desolation Wings chapter.

When Vinava negotiated on behalf of the malicious fighter last time, she discovered that Motor Sich was not the Astartes company commander she had stereotyped as being the way he was.

Although they have the support of the Mechanics and are not afraid of Astartes' confrontation, the most terrifying thing is that Motor Sich is not openly confronting them but instead causing trouble behind their backs.

But Vinawa thought that was exactly the kind of person Maddich was.

Vinawa believes her actions are fully justified and is not afraid of going to court or apologizing afterward.

The benefits offered by Huangquan VI were so great that the female judge was willing to give up her friendship with Motor Sich.

However, the Sage of Mechanicus is not indispensable to him, and Yomiuri VI could choose to cooperate with Astartes if he messes things up.

Therefore, my decision to remain inactive was a huge miscalculation.

Are you sending two Astral Legions to cause trouble?

No, no, that's too deliberate.

"I was blinded by greed," Vinava thought, taking a deep breath and reflecting on her mistake.

Seventy-two hours is too long, far from what was originally expected. Staying in the governor's mansion for so long is bound to cause trouble.

There's nowhere to hide such a huge Thinker array.

What should I do...?

The female judge's gaze swept over the corpses scattered on the ground, and suddenly an idea came to her.

Deceive them, switch the beams and pillars, use a feint, whatever the name, just divert the Astartes' attention.

"Nova, can you become like this person?"

Having completed the wiring, the Calidus assassin returned to the female judge's side, looking in the direction Vinava was pointing, and the information about the target's corpse automatically appeared in his mind.

This is... a distant relative of the acting female governor's uncle.

Nodding, the assassin codenamed Nova, Calidus, contorted her body unnaturally, performing a miraculous transformation on the spot.

Not only his appearance, beard, and hair color changed, but his physique and demeanor also changed. He was a busty female secretary full of intellectual charm, but in a moment he became a muscular man with a mustache.

"You don't need to be too particular about your clothes. Just find something decent in the back room."

"Then Nova, prepare yourself mentally. You need to find a way to escape Astartes' pursuit. The deadline is seventy-two hours."

After the female judge finished explaining the specific details of the mission, the assassin Calidus's face turned dark.

Chapter 134 Heart to Heart

If we summarize the things that people can't let go of in their lives, they are nothing more than gains and losses, right and wrong, success and failure, honor and disgrace. If we distill them further, they all boil down to the word "self".

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Why can't sworn enemies become husband and wife?

Because an archenemy is an archenemy.

A worthy opponent meets a worthy opponent; are those like Catwoman truly concerned about Batman?

The only one who feels sorry for Bruce Wayne is the Joker!

Astartes and the Inquisitors have had a love-hate relationship for many years; they've cooperated, betrayed each other, but never been disappointed.

As Ms. Vinawa climbed ashore from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the most painful lessons life taught her helped her learn one thing—never take chances.

In the purgatory galaxy, Murphy's Law is a well-known principle: if something can go wrong, then it will inevitably go wrong.

It makes sense in theory that they should hide in the governor's mansion and wait for reinforcements, but the Astartes wouldn't believe it.

In particular, Motor Sich's refusal to allow him to deploy the Astral Army to participate in the hive rampage revealed the Astartes commander's distrust of him.

The judges may not be good people, and Astartes is no good either.

The Wings of Desolation may feel pity for the literal citizens of the Empire, but they will never extend that pity to any individual.

It's a very simple and easy-to-understand principle: the Astartes are willing to sacrifice their own lives to complete their missions, so how can you expect them to care about the lives of the Star Guardians?

Therefore, Maddich was willing to deploy an entire company-sized Astartes to carry out the purge plan, essentially because he was certain that Vinava would cause trouble and didn't give her any chance to do anything.

Hehe, you're really good at judging people.

On one side is the pinnacle of human capability, the Throne Agent of the Empire; on the other is the extraordinary Space Marine, the cunning and shrewd Captain Astartes.

This feeling of playing against each other remotely is so addictive, it's irresistible to Vinawa!

Ultimately, it was due to insufficient preparation. The judge somewhat complained that the mechanical sages of Huangquan No. 6 were unreliable. They had promised powerful functions and professional hacking tools, but after seventy-two hours, it was all too late.

Even as a cold-blooded judge, Vinava's feminine nature meant that her ability to shift blame and displace anger was innate and self-taught.

But even the tech enthusiasts have something to say, okay? This is a central control system at the level of a hive capital. Do you even understand the value of having a dedicated person from the Mechanical Cult to maintain it? You could easily crack it with just four of your subordinates carrying the Thinker Array. And yet you question the technical level of Huangquan VI and complain that 72 hours is too long?

Ms. Vinawa has no intention of arguing about right and wrong; the key issue now is the control of the core system of Nest One.

These are genuine products from Mars Mechanical Education; they may be expensive, but the quality is guaranteed.

Before his self-immolation, the old governor, who died for his country, gave his authority to his granddaughter, but he didn't have time to delete the secondary authority of other things in his family.

There's nothing we can do about it. The system permission operation is intentionally designed to be very complicated to prevent accidental operations. Mars Mechanical Master is like a non-stick pan.

That's why the Shadow of Death faction was willing to leave behind some "surrenderers".

Two companies of Astartes are more than enough to destroy a hive city, but such a small force is simply not enough to completely control one.

Keeping these spineless cowards alive makes it easier for the war gang to operate. Anyway, when the planet is destroyed, no one will survive, so it's not a big deal.

Maddich had calculated things thoroughly, but unfortunately, most of the judges he dealt with were academics, and he ultimately misjudged Vinava, a maverick.

Because Vinava joined the court through the route of surrender, she paid more attention to the words "legitimate" than her academic colleagues who had a lineage of masters.

This is the root of Motor Sich's misjudgment of her.

Precisely because Vinava was not truly loyal to the Empire, the female inquisitor demanded that she appear more loyal than the other inquisitors.

If it were someone like Odachi, secretly holding two collateral branches of the governor's family hostage to control the acting governor, no one could find fault with that. In the eyes of the other judges, this would be a normal, albeit rather clumsy, method. It would be much easier to just get a genetic sample from the acting governor's daughter and clone an offspring. It's the M41 era; surely no primitive people still believe that cloning humans requires sperm and eggs? No way, no way.

The judge has a high moral standard, but his bottom line is...

Vinawa had certainly considered these methods, but she couldn't do them. She wasn't a pure-blooded academic judge; she had just ingratiated herself with Leothers and was at a crucial moment to make achievements. She couldn't afford to be held accountable for anything.

The infighting within the Inquisition is severe. Although the Throne Agents have almost unlimited power, the Inquisition's resources are limited.

If you want to climb the ladder, being able to do things is just the foundation; not making mistakes is the guarantee.

Vinava would never set foot in the mess of the Chaos traitor.

Instead of trying to control the acting female governor, it would be better to just get our hands on Nest No. 1. That way, the commission for the Yellow Springs VI casting world would be fulfilled, and we wouldn't have to spend more energy dealing with the subsequent troubles of this mining world.

The Astartes Chapter is unwilling to remain permanently in Skold; does that mean Vinava is content to rot there?

He, Madsich, saw that the War of the Successors was coming to an end. How could I, Vinava, a well-informed inquisitor, not hear the news?

The Great Crusade of Saint Macarius enriched many participants. Now, after so much maneuvering by Grand Inquisitor Leothers, it's clear to everyone that Holy Terra is about to take drastic measures to clean up the Pacific Sector and end the chaotic aftermath of the Macarius Crusade.

Therefore, Vinava has no time to talk about the art of compromise with a little girl who has no political awareness.

From now on, the second hive will belong to the governor, and the first hive will nominally belong to the governor. If the governor is willing, the female judge can help pull strings to remove the word "acting" from her name. If the governor is not willing, then the word "acting" will be removed from her name as well.

So why don't I just make a deal with Motor Sich directly?

Vinava has also thought about this question repeatedly.

Alas, in the end, I couldn't escape the spell of wealth; the World of Forging in the Underworld No. 6 gave me too much.

Let's fight it out first. If we can't win, we can admit defeat. The judge's position is very useful. As long as we don't break off relations, surrendering and losing half is still possible.

If you don't fight, you only take half; if you win, the winner takes all. So why not take a gamble?

The professional hacking equipment provided by the Cult of Mechanics is really effective. Sitting in the governor's seat, Vinava could control the audio of the intelligence monitoring center by simply pressing two keys.

Although Sifus was communicating with his comrades in combat using the communication equipment built into his power armor, he couldn't hear the sound, but he could at least see the images.

The inquisitors had a clear view of the progress of the Astartes cleanup.

"Nova, do some simple disguises for the others, then take a nap. I'll keep watch here, and you can wait for my instructions on when to move."

Can't I not go? I'm not afraid of one or two Astartes, but there's a whole company of Astartes outside!

The assassin Callidus was very unhappy serving the Inquisitor.

Chapter 135 The Butcher's Knife

Even if you had 50,000 pigs, you couldn't catch them all even if you tried for three days and three nights!

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The population distribution in Chaodu is uneven.

Because the issue of reclaiming land from the bottom of the nest is a governance problem that almost all established nests cannot avoid, the central nest area also accounts for more than half of the population of the first nest city.

Unfortunately, successive governors have always adhered to the idea of ​​expanding and strengthening the business to create new glories, and upheld the family tradition of buying rather than building. As a result, the population of Skord is not very large.

The reason is simple: traditional agriculture cannot support a large population.

In their quest to mine rare and valuable minerals, successive governors have wreaked havoc on the planet's shallow crust, resulting in widespread geological disasters such as mine collapses in Skord.

Therefore, apart from the relatively solid bedrock beneath the two hive cities, the rest of the planet would inevitably experience severe geological subsidence during the collision and compression of the continental plates.

Under these circumstances, Skord is simply unable to develop its local industry.

Without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, agriculture cannot develop.

How can the population prosper if agriculture is underdeveloped?

Unfortunately, Skold is not a key node in either the trade routes of the real universe or the subspace routes.

Hey, forget about the key point. Skord isn't even a node; it's just a final stop!