The Astartes Family's Notebook

Katz was baffled. Why admit defeat? You've got the Motor Sich company commander's contact information, right? This woman is up to something...

After a moment of silence, Kaz realized what was going on.

He had seen this type of question before.

"I will convey your request to Company Commander Mad Sich. Please ask that you and your men stay in the Governor's Mansion and not move around unnecessarily to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Yes, I will. By the way, Lord Kaz, I have sent out four teams of spies to conduct reconnaissance, three people in each team. Please do not make things difficult for them."

With Vinava transmitting the file list, Katz's admiration for Company Commander Motor Sich reached a new level.

That old man is amazing! What did he do on the Victory Balance? He won a battle from a thousand miles away!

"understood."

As Katz severed the communication link, Judge Vinava let out a long sigh of relief.

The judge's identity is really useful; with a different role, there's no such thing as surrendering and losing half the battle.

"Nova, come back and warm yourself by the fire. The mission is over."

However, the assassin Callidus really didn't want to pay any attention to the female judge.

In order to disguise herself as a mission target, Nova did not wear any cold-weather gear.

Having emerged from the Temple of Callidus in the Assassin's Court, Nova is certainly no longer a normal human being. However, human biological instincts still exist. Even a Callidus assassin would be shivering from the cold without special combat gear.

It's true what they say: the higher-ups just mention it, and the people below are running themselves ragged, isn't it?

"I've prepared canned ant-cow food for you, killed by high temperatures. Come back soon, Nova."

The assassin, Calidus, would still be needed for future missions, so Vinava began to mend their personal relationship as if she were comforting a child.

Therefore, even though Kars was unaware of the full picture of the incident, he continued to diligently carry out the mission of clearing out the top of the nest, while Motor Sich on the Victory Balance developed subtle emotions.

Kaz is a good kid!

Okay, okay, great!

After a direct conversation with Judge Vinava, Madasich roughly understood the whole story.

Those motor enthusiasts are definitely no good. Whether it's the Martian Mechanical Cult or Huangquan No. 8, they're essentially the same kind of scoundrels.

Fun fact: The doctrines of the Mechanicus clearly state that production is merely a sideline; scientific research, in accordance with the teachings of the god of machines, is the primary duty.

Therefore, as a pseudonym for Huangquan No. 8, Huangquan No. 6 Forging World denied its identity as a heretic while sending agents to steal the Martian Mechanicus's archives.

The governor of Skold initially established contact with Mars by offering alien artifacts to the Mechanicus, which led to his immense wealth.

Whether out of blindness or ulterior motives, Skord's first governor did not hand over all the captured alien artifacts.

Some of them were collected by the governor's family as works of art.

Mars, with its deep pockets, returned satisfied after the on-site archaeological excavation, leaving only this excavation report for archival purposes.

Blackrock technology is everywhere in the galaxy; Skold isn't worth the Mars-exploring sages making another trip.

The Mechanicus Sage of the Heretics clearly sensed something from the report uploaded to Mars headquarters years ago.

It's true that they took over Skold's mineral trade, and it's also true that they wanted to find things from the first hive.

The judge abandoned his desire to keep the spoils to himself and chose to cooperate with Astartes.

Then the situation of this war suddenly became clear.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Maddich decided to personally visit the governor's mansion at the top of the nest to meet the female judge.

"Yesefer, please respond."

"Received. This is Yesfer, Mad Sich. What's up?"

"You return to the Victory Balance immediately to take over command. I need to go to Nest City Number One."

"The signal is weak, please..."

"This is an order."

"...Understood, I'll be back after the battle."

"..."

Motor Sich wanted to swear, but he held back.

“Not only you come back, but also bring back the Terminator veterans from your Fifth Company.”

"What kind of emergency is this?"

Jessford also became serious.

"The clearing operation at the top of the hive will take another twenty to thirty hours as planned. I will personally lead the reserve team to accompany the Euler brothers to check on the situation of the Chaos traitors. You will bring your men back to prepare for orders and take over command. After that, you will begin to coordinate the landing operations of the Astronauts in orbit and provide support as needed."

"Understood, I'll be back as soon as possible."

After completing the communication, Motor Sich then instructed the think tank Euler to prepare for targeted replacements of weapons and equipment.

Once the imperial forces completed their internal consolidation, the matter of fighting instantly became much simpler.

For example, landing large transport ships necessary for combat operations.

Take, for example, the most common type of transport ship in the Imperial Navy, the Devourer-class, which carries tens of thousands of tons of cattle and horses.

The Imperial Navy maintains tight control over all its ships, so the Astronauts cannot operate without naval support.

The Mechanicus preferred to provide the Astartes with a large number of Thunderhawks rather than to equip the chapters with transport barges.

Unfortunately, these cargo transshipment barges that travel between the planetary surface and the orbital fleet are highly technologically advanced and cannot be built by just any amateur shipyard on any planet.

The reason is simple: these large transport ships are natural smuggling machines, so as long as they can afford to build orbital elevator towers, planetary governors will not allow tax evasion and smuggling to harm their own interests.

Otherwise, the ship owners in the Pacific Starfield wouldn't have needed to use the Averus shuttle's aircraft engine to create the Averus barge, a vessel capable of handling thousands of tons.

The requisitioning of Averus barges from the Imperial Charter fleet to transport personnel and light weapons doesn't reveal much, but the Astragalus' heavy weapons and armored vehicles can't be deployed quickly without the Imperial Navy.

Three Devourer-class transport ships can complete the overall deployment of a standard Astral Army armored regiment. These massive military transport ships can even temporarily serve as battlefield command centers.

After all, it's an imperial-style design; those who know, know. The troop transport ships are also equipped with large laser cannons and rocket launchers, making them perfectly suitable for use as war fortresses.

After reaching a preliminary agreement with the Inquisitor, the Astraklan Army and Imperial Navy recruited by the Inquisitor can now be used with confidence.

Almost as soon as Mad Sich, with his stretcher team and the think tank Ora, rode Stormhawks to the top of the first hive city, the Shadow of Death Warband completed preparations for the Chaos Ritual for the Chaos Wizard Amaterasu.

Would Nurgle tolerate his followers being sacrificed to Khorne?

The loving father really didn't care.

The Chaos Astartes of the Shadow of Death Warband aren't stupid. The fanatics certainly won't touch them, but those who aren't valued, they're sacrificed, so what? Why make such a big deal out of it?

The loving father cherishes all life equally, and has no time to bother with these worthless people who easily abandoned their faith in the Corpse Emperor in order to survive.

Therefore, under the influence of witchcraft rituals, the Brass Hell did indeed receive the blood and skulls of these cultists.

Eight vampires were summoned into the real universe.

"Mortal, what do you want...?"

The Chaos Astartes swarmed forward and executed the eight unfortunate vampires.

The dark sorcery blade in Amaterasu's hand absorbed the red blood mist from the vampire's corpse turning to ash, and the Chaos Wizard let out a sorrowful groan.

"Is the curtain of reality so solid that only minor characters can get through?"

In other words, those who spoke and those present were all Chaos Astartes, otherwise Khorne would have been enraged.

Are the bloodletters in our Brass Hell minor characters?

If you were to actually summon eight Steel Bull Riders, it's hard to say who would die.

"Master, how many more demons do you intend to summon?"

Although the Chaos Astartes of the Shadow of Death Warband did not understand, he was greatly shocked. He had only heard of warp demons claiming lives for years, and this was the first time he had seen a Chaos wizard eat meat.

Amaterasu closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

"This divine weapon was made from the remains of a great demon, after all. The vampire is indeed far inferior in rank. Let's have eighty-eight more."

The filthy canned goods thought about it and decided it wasn't a bad idea. The benevolent father was actually quite happy to see the vampire get the short end of the stick.

Since that's the case, let's keep going.

Thus, before Euler could even leave the cabin after arriving at the top of the hive, he experienced a psionic vision.

In Euler's psionic perspective, the Chaos Astartes of the Shadow of Death Warband have been transformed into a twisted, green fog, with only a Chaos Astartes wizard in black armor wielding an evil artifact radiating a strong warp aura, harvesting the souls of warp demons.

There are still experts!

Euler promptly reported his latest findings to Motor Sich.

After thinking for a moment, Motor Sich temporarily calmed the uneasy think tank.

"Don't rush. After I've spoken with the judge, I'll call Ingus, Tyrant, Kaz, and Gune, and bring twenty Terminators. I'll personally accompany you to check the situation."

Well, after hearing the names of these dishes, Euler felt less uneasy.

Chapter 139 Beyond the Stars

The world has kissed me with pain, and I will repay it with song.

That's called magnanimity.

The world kissed me with pain, yet it expects me to repay it with song.

That's called irony.

The world kissed me with pain, yet it still demands that I repay it with song.

This is called resentment.

The world has kissed me with pain, so I will strike back at others with pain.

This is called displaced anger.

The world has kissed me with pain, so I do this for the sake of the emperor.

That's called loyalty!

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Hey, you master of all changes, don't cause trouble!

Amaterasu felt increasingly numb the more he learned about the warp.

Judging by power alone, one would assume that Slaanesh was driven by an extreme desire for love, and that unrequited love would inevitably breed hatred.

Only after one is truly qualified to come into contact with the destructive power will one realize that Slaanesh is actually very easy to talk to. Even if you really offend the Dark Prince, as long as you don't offend him to death, the Lady of Pleasure is actually very easy to talk to.

The Warp doesn't tolerate idlers. Once, an Astartes from the Slaanesh faction, who had ascended to demonic status, made a request to the Lady of Pleasure for intercourse. If it were any of the other three gods, the psionicists would have slapped them on the spot.

However, Slaanesh tolerated the delusion of his followers and brought the newly crowned demon prince to his palace.

Then, the news spread throughout the warp.

"Even the small ones are cute."

Demon princes are warp beings of this caliber; they can be resurrected after death. But a demon prince who is so ashamed that he refuses to be resurrected is truly a first.

Anyway, the Chaos Wizard actually had a pretty good impression of Slaanesh. The Dark Prince always kept his word, and in that respect, only the Skull Lord could compare.

However, the Lord of the Skull is short-tempered; he always keeps his word and will settle scores later.

Moreover, the corporate culture in Brass Hell is truly terrible. The law of the jungle is ingrained in their very being. They kill outsiders when there's trouble, and kill their own people when there's no trouble. So, people in the warp community are wondering if it was actually Butcher's Nail that Khorne ascended to the Dark Templar, not Angron, the Lord of the Red Sands.

This is no secret within the Eye of Fear, at least within the Black Legion. There are plenty of stories about the demon Primarch Angron being punished by Khorne for writing poetry.

The Lord of the Skull promised the Primarchs everything He had promised, and then Khorne turned his back on Him and treated Angron like a treasure.

It's really hard to judge.

To be fair, the father is quite magnanimous, but Nurgle is too magnanimous. He basically adopts a laissez-faire attitude towards the members of the Nurgle family, saying that it's fine if they live or die.

Moreover, Nurgle Gardens is not a very livable place.

So Amaterasu was actually quite conflicted about rejecting Tzeentch's offer to recruit him.

The Lord of All Changes is good in every way, except that he is too narrow-minded.

The six-ringed sphere, the brass hell, the Nurgle Garden, and the crystal labyrinth are the realms of the four Chaos Gods, but the crystal labyrinth is the most unique.