Warhammer, from Gothic Fleet to Azur Lane

The situation on the field was really terrifying at this time. Salmin only had one arm and one leg left, and only one-third of his head was barely connected to his neck - his spine was pulled out by Khorne. Khorne was even more outrageous, he only had a head left that was still somewhat useful.

As if it was fate's guidance, they returned to the starting point. The wall with the black sword was less than 20 meters away from Salmin. When a golden light came on, Salmin seemed to realize why the Emperor had guided her all the way. She pulled out the two-handed giant sword with her only remaining left hand, and the hot gilded flame flowed on it.

"Tell me your name." Before fading away, the One Eye of Khorne looked at Thalmin.

"Salmin, Salmin Impat." She walked toward Angron with the black sword held high.

"Oh... Salmin Impati, Impati Salmin, the Emperor's Dream, a good name. But I don't like it. From now on, just call me Valkyrie, my Everchosen." Khorne suddenly laughed for some reason, and his hearty laughter made Salmin upset.

"Impossible!" The golden holy sword cut off Angron's head. Then the golden flames that shot up into the sky pierced the clouds, and the whole side of the planet could see this wonder! And in this golden light, a faint figure smiled and rose into the sky.

This?

Chapter 80 Angron

What's happening here?

In the golden torrent, a young man with a gentle smile nodded to her. Angron? She barely guessed the identity of this soul from the red lines and face shape of the young man, but it didn't look like him at all. Where were the dreadlocks? And why would Angron be so kind, so... compassionate?

"Don't be ridiculous," she wanted to say, but the moment she looked at Angron, all the pain, all the sadness, all the bad thoughts disappeared in an instant. No, not disappeared, more like being "shared" by Angron. - He recovered?

Not only her, but all the intelligent creatures on the entire planet and in the entire galaxy, whether they were human or not, loyal or not, were all redeemed. At this moment, all suffering seemed to be far away from them. In this disgusting dark universe, there was such a paradise at this moment. Unfortunately, as Angron disappeared in the golden beam of light, war once again enveloped this broken planet.

Militia, PDF, Astra Militarum, Astartes continue to invest their lives in endless wars. But at least they won this time, didn't they? And this is the best of times, their savior is on earth. Salmin believes that with the closure of the Great Rift, the Primarchs gradually return, the Imperial military strength grows rapidly, and the precarious Empire is about to rise again.

Salmin retracted his gaze. After leaving the battle, she only needed 865 resource points to be as good as new. However, this kind of repair only happened once a week. It felt good to stretch her legs and feet. Although she was so brutal in the death fight, she was still quite pure. What a way to play the river dam!

She swung the black sword in a sword flower and hung it on her back. This thing is quite useful. It can play a big role as an early warning radar or an imperial sword. Especially after the emperor appeared, the sword had an extra golden pattern, which was really beautiful. I stole it!

This time, everything was finally over. When she relaxed, she felt tired and uncomfortable - the armor was restored, but the clothes were not. She was now almost naked in armor, what Astartes. And only after leaving the battle did she have time to feel this strange body.

It's so astringent, it would be better if it wasn't me. The standard big car body, big breasts and hips, it must be so exciting to bury it in, the relatively transparent black stockings make the full flesh feel like overflowing, and the only clothes on her body are black stockings. Isn't it too exciting? She quickly shook her head and contacted the transformation, but the weakness directly defeated him who was walking the bird.

So tired, really so tired, he fought the whole battle, from becoming Lord Admiral he transported soldiers for six days and nights, then reviewed the troops and approved documents, then he had to quell the riots and subdue the two sick wives. He finally had a meal, but was dragged down again to have the orbital servants airborne, I am the governor of the star region, the pinnacle of the most corrupt nobles, and I can't even eat in peace?

After he landed from orbit, he led his men to kill and kill. After bombing the battleship, he killed and killed again. He was really regarded as the main force of holding the line and a cheap decisive weapon. He killed more demons than most Astartes had ever seen. When his teammates evacuated, he had to buy time to kill Angron more than 30,000 times, and he was about to vomit. In the end, he was hit hard by Khorne above.

Khorne was really cruel. Before the repair, she could be the heroine in any R18G game. But her battle was really outrageous. She was the first entity in the universe to hurt Khorne. Compared with her, the Eldar Cain was just a little brother. He spread out his left hand. This was the last gift Khorne left for her.

An extremely beautiful ruby ​​- the remaining soul of Khorne's burning. This is the most valuable hard currency in the world, a ray of the soul of the true god! Facing such a gift, it takes more courage to refuse than to accept. If he doesn't accept it, he dare not imagine how much chaos this thing can cause. The subordinates of the Five Gods and the Eldar have countless reasons to seize this treasure, and even bugs and greenskins can get involved.

He originally wanted to keep this hot potato until Terra and the Emperor changed a vague governor, granted the Nine Gifts, a fake yellow axe, a nameless praise, a sword and shoes to the palace, and a government official with the same three officials as the governor of all military forces at home and abroad. (I hope the emperor has never been a Zhu Baba) But a small change gave him a bold idea.

What changed? He has a new faction! Not only does he have a Chaos faction, but his reputation has also jumped from level 1 to the highest level 16. What's going on? Your brother Khorne has voted for you! Khorne really means what he says. As soon as he returns, he goes around announcing that he has found his first and only Everchosen, the ultimate warrior who can fight him head-on.

Who is Sanguinius? I'm not familiar with him. I've been pushing Miss Valkyrie since I was born. As for the fact that I lost my pants and even Angron, the backup, was stolen by Old Man Huang? It's a small matter. It's all a small matter. I'm afraid that my family is big and I don't care about this initial investment. As long as I am the top brother on the list, I will rescue her from that pile of rotten corpses sooner or later.

"Hehe, Valkyrie... Hehehe, my Valkyrie, the sound of Miss Valkyrie's spear blade tearing my muscles is so great, and the domineering temperament you put into the battle is also, hehehe..." The kobold sat on the brass skull seat and generated power. Naturally, the other three gods also knew about this ruthless character at the first time, which was the highest level of reputation, sixteen, otherwise they could directly go straight to level one hundred.

After talking about the second brother on the bronze throne, let's look at our eldest brother on the golden throne. The God Emperor who got his son's soul back almost for free was neither happy nor sad, and continued to endure the torture for more than 10,000 years. This 10,000 years of torture and endless faith almost destroyed his humanity.

Angron had many things to say. He wanted to pull his unqualified father off the Golden Throne and give him a good beating. But when he saw his father so weak and miserable, he was speechless. Finally, he hugged his father tightly and said, "Let me atone for my atrocities over the past ten thousand years."

The eternal slave finally made his first decision. He would bear the pain for his father, just like every day for more than ten thousand years. He finally chose to escape, but although escaping was shameful, it was useful. An Emperor who was no longer tortured by pain and regained his humanity was far more useful than having another cursed Primarch.

Angron paid the price for the Emperor's survival by 8,000 years. Even if the Golden Throne really failed, the Emperor, who had grown flesh and blood again, could hold on for another 8,000 years. In other words, humanity had an extra 8,000 years to survive. This was Angron's final compensation for the human race he had betrayed.

A tear flowed from the eyes of the strong man sleeping on the Golden Throne. After Horus, another son left him forever because of him.

"...I'm sorry." A deep voice sounded out of nowhere, but it was a pity that no one responded to this apology that was ten thousand years late.

Chapter 81: Chaos Military List

Salmin was unaware of the touching scene in the palace. The God-Emperor, oh no, now he can be called the Emperor again, ended his sentence of more than 10,000 years with the sacrifice of Angron and returned to the chess game as a chess player. But he is also very happy now - Khorne exploded gold coins!

It's not about the Soul Gem (what Magical Girl Khorne), but Khorne really appointed her as the Everchosen, and Thalmin suddenly had a 4000-point Chaos Army List. Now, he really became Alpharius. What? You, a soldier, say you are, what a joke, can you beat me? Do you have as many Alphas as I do? The one with the strongest soldiers and horses is Augustus!

It is obvious that when no one can recognize who Alpharius is, whoever is the strongest is the real Alpharius. Because the Primarch is supposed to be the strongest one. And if Salmin destroys a few more ships, he can get back the Primarch's guard Lerna. What about you? No way, no way, no one is so poor that he doesn't even have the Primarch's guard and still says he is the Primarch.

(Lion King: Huh?)

And why choose Alpha? In fact, among the Astartes Legions that have joined the Chaos, only Alpha and the Iron Warrior Astartes can be saved. Those who have entered the Eye of Terror are doomed (but the Night Lords have not joined the Chaos Legion strictly speaking, they are considered a renegade legion with Chaos corruption). If you must use Chaos troops, you should choose from these two.

To be honest, he had been coveting Alpha's two cloaked Glory Queens for a long time. In the game, these two were extremely powerful. At the beginning, they could be the only ones not cloaked, and then they would cloak after the opponent had released all the planes, which would directly waste the opponent's planes. Although the speed was touching and the rotation speed was pitiful, they still had an advantage in artillery battles by relying on cloaking (don't fight against orcs).

In reality, two-dimensional space becomes three-dimensional, and the additional dimension will greatly enhance the strategic and tactical advantages brought by stealth. Especially when there are two or three thousand Astartes on this stealth ship. What last words will the enemy who was boarded for no reason have other than despair? Or hundreds of airdrop pods and hundreds of fighters suddenly appear in the calm sky - there are too many ways to play stealth.

Moreover, he couldn't wait to have a Primarch Guard "Lerna". The Hydra's Honor Guard was really handsome, and with the addition of the Phoenix Guard of the Emperor's Son, the U Corps's ever-victorious army was really the pinnacle of the Astartes' appearance. However, after all, the Alpha Legion was essentially a rebellious Astartes Legion, which must be filled with a large number of Chaos Astartes.

But if he wanted to use it, he would have to clean up the chaos. But in this way, even if Alpha had not entered the Eye of Terror, and the Chaos Corrosion Rate was the lowest, there would not be many completely traitorous Astartes or loyal Astartes. He had to think of a way, he couldn't just build one ship after another and clean them up himself.

Fuck, it's not impossible. But in this case, he must first build a Titan ship to ensure the overwhelming advantage of Alpha Loyalist over Alpha Chaos. Fortunately, the Chaos warship only affects the ship's equipment and will not have any impact on the ship, but Salmin must also find a large enough and confidential dock to remove the Chaos erosion of the ship.

Fortunately, there were no visible large mutations on the hulls of Alpha's two ships, the Alpha and Beta, such as blood and flesh growing. Such warships are unlikely to be cured. And how clean were they? The fighters in their hangars were still Storm Eagles and Thunder Eagles. Even the Imperial Skyhawks and skulls on the hulls had not mutated.

Good fellow, it turns out that you casted the Chaos in vain - you just replaced the blue three-headed snake pointing right with a green three-headed snake pointing left, and added the mark of Chaos without division. It seems that at least the Chaos erosion rate of Astartes in Queen of Glory should be lower, which is good news.

The four Betas account for 4000 points (3500/ship) of the 875-point table. The reason for choosing the Beta over the Alpha is that in reality, the deployment and recovery of fighters will destroy the stealth effect of the warship. The Beta replaces the Alpha's four shuttle aprons with four heavy Seeker missile vertical launch arrays and six flank torpedoes.

These disposable lethal weapons are more suitable for this group of stealth killers than aircraft. Each heavy seeker missile can fire six rounds per round. If all six rounds hit, even a battleship will be doomed. After the attack, one hit will break away. The invisible nightmare in the void, the inexplicable sinking of the main battleship or even the flagship will amplify the battleship's caged feeling and deep fear in the universe.

When the hunt was at its end, the friendly signals on the auspicious instrument disappeared one by one in the dead universe, the communication was completely destroyed, and there was only a rustling echo in the channel. All actions were in vain, and you didn't even know if there were any enemies. In the end, the despair exuded by the fleet that had been struggling to support but eventually collapsed in fear could even attract the attention of Nurgle.

Or the magnificent warship quietly watched the crew members who were originally firm in faith and extremely loyal completely collapse in the cat-and-mouse game that lasted for several days, and pointed their guns at the ridiculous farce of their former comrades. The fall of the noble is so exciting, and the overwhelming victory of playing with the enemy is so fascinating. And the unlucky guy who survived to the end will be pardoned before he dies and witness why he died - the shining muzzle of the 26-kilometer Queen of Glory is covering the frigate.

Although this method, similar to the Night Lords, is somewhat unorthodox, it does work. Invisible fear can better explain what horror is than boring blood plasma and human skin. As for not conforming to the habits of the Alpha Legion, don't make a fuss. It's already outrageous for a group of spies to have a fleet. If they don't take advantage of their stealth, do they still need to board? If there is no living person to discover it, it is a covert operation.

As for the remaining eight Hellbringer-class light cruisers, they can all be understood as the degenerate form of the Provocation-class light cruisers, light aircraft carriers with dual shuttle aprons. However, the fighters they carry have become a set of Hellblades, Hellclaws, and Terrorclaws. What about the Helldragon? Come on, that's too expensive, and the light cruisers can't afford it.

The three Destroyer-class destroyers were just gifts to make up the score, but they were the warships that most conformed to modern thinking. They were high-speed destroyers equipped with six light missile turrets and a large number of redundant anti-aircraft guns installed on the flanks. Their pure air defense specialization prevented most torpedoes, fighter planes and even boarding boats from getting through.

Four Beta-type Queen of Glory-class battleships, eight Hellbringer-class light cruisers, and three Destroyer-class destroyers were exactly 3999 points. However, the focus of the Astartes fleet was naturally on the Astartes. As an important assault force, the Astartes were valuable assets no matter which side they were on.

As the flagship of the legion, the Queen of Glory-class battleship comes with one company of two to three thousand Astartes. The battleship flagship comes with three companies of about three hundred people. The light cruisers and strike cruisers each have only one company of less than a hundred people. As for destroyers and frigates, there are no Astartes stationed there.

In other words, if he followed his idea and built a Titan first and then cleaned it up, assuming half of them were cleaned out, he could only get more than 4000 Astartes, which sounds like a lot, but if they are divided among the three Queen of Glory-class battleships, they can barely hold on. If they are boarded by two or three regiments, they will almost have to run away.

Chapter 82 Memorial Service

Before changing his plan, Salmin had to think carefully: What did he want Astarte to do? What responsibilities would Astarte have to assume under his leadership?

Salmin, he is first a human commander, then a ship girl, a physical cosmic creature, the Lord Admiral and Governor of Armageddon, the Eternal Chosen of Khorne... In the final analysis, his background is ship girls, and his purpose or duty is only to live a better life with the ship girls in this dangerous universe.

What he said before, whether to save Cadia or to make the universe better, was just his personal ideal. In other words, the strategy he should really implement should be to survive in the cracks between various forces and take the opportunity to strengthen the strength of the ship girl forces. To put it bluntly, it is the same as the Ark Eldar, but his forces are more concentrated and stronger than the Ark Eldar.

But he couldn't give up his human identity. Take the Battle of Armageddon for example. He should have run away after the naval battle. At the very least, when Angron first appeared, he should have taken the ship girl with him and fled first. How much money did she work so hard for the Empire, and then fight Khorne after the upgrade to Primarch. If it weren't for the three seconds of invincibility, she would have been drunk by Khorne.

If you say there is some great benefit, I can compensate you. But as we all know, the Empire doesn't do this. Loyalty is the best reward. In other words, it's nothing. The Soul Gems and Chaos Military Tables he got were all rewards from Khorne, the number one brother on the list. Then you can calculate how much Thalmin invested.

The most expensive one is himself, Horus, a ranged-specialized Four Gods, who was almost dragged back by Khorne and drunk into a puff. Jean Bar, a Glory Queen-class ship girl, is a serious Primarch-level combat force. She broke through the city alone and killed the resurrected Bonebreaker in battle to save the life of the Young Wolf. So far, everything is free.

The Extinction Relics, the Old Centurions, the Solar Auxiliary Forces, and the Astartes all cost money, and there is not even any pension.

On the Astartes side alone, of the 1613 Dark Angels he sent down, 2152 were killed, gene seeds were recovered, and more than pieces of usable power armor were recovered. Of course, these Dark Angels will definitely disappear in the end. However, this amount of war damage can already explain a lot of problems:

The Astartes are an important part of the current human empire. In Thalmin, the Astartes have restored their original role, the high-level military. That's right, in Thalmin's hands, they only play a tactical role as a tactical strike means. For example, line resistance, line resistance, and line resistance.

It's hard to hold back, but it's true. The Salmin don't have a sphere of influence in the traditional sense. They don't even have an Ark. They simply live in the Empire. There is no room for the strategic value of the Astartes to be brought into play. And the ship girls all start as great demons, and they don't need to use the Astartes at all.

Whether it was thousands or tens of thousands of enemies, it was just a meal for the ship girl. In this way, the only place where the Astartes could be used was when the fleet jumped to intercept something, or when the land battle was in an apocalypse-level battle, it was thrown over to defend the line.

The so-called tactical force is a consumable, and since the Astartes are a consumable in his eyes, it is better to build all four Glory Queens as ship girls, which will not only increase the ship girls as the core of his power, but also solve the problem of the loyalty of the Chaos Astartes. No matter how it appears on the outside, the A-demon Army is just his A-demon Army.

Then it's time to draw cards again, 6,9, 15 (Essex, cross out and draw again), 27,40,42 (Richelieu, cross out and draw again), , , .

Well, after removing the two lucky winners who have already drawn, they are number 27, Kronstadt; number 40, Monarch; number 42, Yudachi; number , Saratoga. There is actually a little Gaga! I didn't expect that I would bring a file to play! It's too good to be true.

Playing Azur Lane but not persecuting Little Gaga is like reading the Four Great Classics without reading Dream of the Red Chamber. It shows that one's literary attainments are insufficient, and one cannot understand the elegant art of the highbrow, nor the profound spiritual core of the art. The whole person is stuck here. One will live a relatively failed life. What, the file is my wife, that's fine.

It's a pity that the first thing Salmin did when he returned to orbit was not to expand the fleet. On the contrary, there was a very urgent but useless matter that required his participation - a memorial service, or an imperial-style celebration party.

The human empire has always placed "honor" in the most important position in the entire civilization, almost equal to the "continuation" of civilization. Memorial services, a large-scale ceremony that emphasizes the honor of the deceased and encourages the living, also have a very high status, just like the magnificent monuments made for hundreds of millions of people after the Gothic War. After every victory of the empire, what should be done is not celebration but mourning.

As for him, Salmin, as the Lord Admiral and Governor of Armageddon, he naturally had to attend. He even had to go up to speak, but fortunately Richelieu had arranged everything for him, and no one would come to disrupt his performance. He only had to memorize it and recite it.

Behind the huge arched windows of the space station was a neatly arranged fleet, including the results of the second military construction of Salmin, four Arbiter super battleships, two Agamemnon-class battleships, forty Overlord-class battlecruisers, and forty Provocation-class light cruisers, forming the most shocking background.

"Human warriors, the God-Emperor has tested us, and we have proved our worth. With his will and our loyalty, we have passed through darkness and fire. Now, we cross the dawn and welcome the dawn. But this dawn also needs our protection. Through our sacrifice, mankind will be great again!"

"After fifty-seven years, the Ork fleet headed here again, but with the interception of the Imperial Navy and the Astartes, we thwarted the Greenskin fleet of more than 6,000 ships that intended to destroy Armageddon. Billions of Greenskins were frozen in space before they could get close, but the leaders of these abominable aliens cunningly fled to the planet."

Salmin paused, and a large group of fresh, fat servitors gathered on the stage. He pointed at the most miserable one at the front, "I believe that the loyalty of everyone present is unquestionable, but there are always some beasts who will bring discredit to the ranks of the Imperial nobility. The despicable betrayal caused the Acheron Hive to fall in an instant."

His voice went from deep to passionate. "But the blood of mankind cannot be killed! A person can be knocked down, but he will never be defeated. The 63rd Regiment of the Armageddon Iron Legion fought to the last man in the siege of the greenskins. Before their souls returned to the throne, they destroyed three orc titans and slaughtered several times the number of enemies, including the rebels."

Salmin showed everyone the logo of the 'Acheron Titan Destroyer'. "They protected the honor of Acheron, and for this, this Astral Legion was reorganized into the Acheron Titan Destroyer, led by Commissar Yarrick. In the subsequent war, they once again destroyed the Ork Titan Legion with three Emperor-class Titans, and they were the first to achieve the credit along with the 612th Regiment of the Krieg Death Legion."

"The four divisions of the Imperial Navy have a total of 2640 fighter planes..."

The subsequent reward and reward system was a bit too boring - the Imperial star governors were not qualified to receive medals for the Astartes and could only thank the Astartes repeatedly for their support and help; at the same time, both the betrayal of the Inquisition and the appearance of demons in Armageddon were secrets that could not be known to the public, not to mention the arrival of Angron and the Blood God.

In short, amid the exciting and tragic music, the Battle of Armageddon officially ended in the Empire's records as a rare victory for the Empire. But this was far from the end, as the Grand Marshal had already been waiting for Salmin's arrival in the secret room.

Chapter 83: Rush to the aid of Cardia?

Salmin didn't like this shitty memorial service or celebration party at all. The rules were too strict! There were dozens of different ways to say what to do and when to do it. It was set in stone. He was like a puppet dancing in the rules and regulations, like a monkey. Damn, it was clearly a hearty victory, but Angron was "borrowed" back by Old Man Huang.

But everyone at the meeting acted as if their parents had died, and repeatedly reminded him to keep a straight face. Fortunately, he was the most senior person present, so no one could really disgust him as long as he didn't listen. Finally, it was over, and he had to go to the Grand Marshal to discuss military strategy. I really devoted myself to the cause, and my loyalty was beyond words, he said self-deprecatingly.

When Salmin pushed the door open, he saw the Grand Marshal and a group of Astartes high-ranking commanders pacing anxiously. The Grand Marshal was also injured in the battles against the Great Demons, and even changed into a slightly older set of Hades. To be honest, the situation at that time was indeed too dangerous for the Astartes.

The Thalmin was held back by Angron, and the seamen were suppressed by the Infernal Dragons. With only the heavy firepower provided by the Dreadnoughts, they had to fight against the eight bloodthirsty daemons of Angron's guards, and hundreds of Astartes fought against eight Khorne daemons in close combat! How many of them could be left almost all depended on when the Thalmin could provide support. It was lucky that the Grand Marshal didn't lose any limbs.

"Oh, it's great to see you again." Although this sentence is a bit ambiguous, it is indeed the first reaction of Salmin. The Grand Marshal is still in good health, at least it is not a Dreadnought talking to him here through a loudspeaker. If that happens, not only will the Black Templars lose an outstanding commander, but his plan to rescue Cadia will also be hindered.

Since the Grand Marshal had nothing to do, he was still the Grand Marshal, which was undoubtedly good news - it was still true that it was easier to get things done with acquaintances even 40,000 years later. Moreover, he still trusted this far-sighted and heroic general, and Salmin could discuss with him some things that others should not know.

Sarmin said nothing and handed him the black sword of the God-Emperor. This plain two-handed giant sword miraculously showed gorgeous golden patterns under the burning of the God-Emperor's white flames. The sacred feeling lingering around it became stronger. Just looking at it, you can feel that its machine soul is roaring, purifying the evil spirits!

Although this black sword looked like a skin that had been bought with a lot of money, the Grand Marshal still easily recognized his treasure. He carefully took the gorgeous two-handed giant sword that was almost a ceremonial weapon and said, "Perhaps it is more suitable to be placed on the altar."

Salmin had a different view, his ideas were more inclined towards modern pragmatism, "The greatest honor for a weapon is always on the battlefield, but it does have other uses, perhaps we can get guidance from the God-Emperor through it." - If the Emperor can strengthen this black sword as a relay to retrieve Angron's soul, then it would be a simple matter to bring down a revelation in return.

You didn't show any appreciation for helping Cadia to stop the Great Rift from opening? You can't pay me for pulling my butt plug with Khorne on the toilet? No problem, just call someone to help me, otherwise who knows how to get to Cadia? I'm a super untouchable, and I can't leave the system unless I can reduce the size of my aura and drive my own ship.

Although he had a debt of honor to the Black Templars, he really didn't want to use that opportunity to ask the Black Templars to lead the way to rescue Cadia. As mentioned before, honor is more important than the life of an Astartes, and the debt of honor is naturally extremely precious and effective. A properly used debt of honor can even drag an entire chapter into the vortex of civil war and betray the Empire.

If he lobbied on his own, he could only get the Black Templars who were willing to obey his orders to beat up Hundred Victories and stop the Great Rift. But if Old Man Huang was willing to show up in person... then this would be a true holy war! A great crusade between the Empire and Chaos that could completely ignite the Milky Way!

There may still be people who don't have a clear idea of ​​the troops currently stationed or temporarily resting on Armageddon - an entire legion! The various chapters of the Astartes add up to about 50,000 men, and Salmin himself can only send more than 60,000 at most. What does 110,000 Astartes mean?

In addition, the Astartes Navy had one Queen of Glory, six battleships, six battleships, and thirty strike cruisers; the Imperial Navy had two battleships and nine cruisers; the Salmin Private Army had one Emperor's Dream, six Queens of Glory, four super battleships, two battleships, and forty battlecruisers.

This size of Astartes and elite navy is the real glory of the Great Crusade, not the large escort fleet that was forced together to recover lost territory like the Indomitus Crusade. Add to that the nearly 30 million Imperial Guards on Armageddon and three Titan Legions, and will be enough to come back to the king's rescue.

Salmin knew that the Emperor must have known the astonishing size of this coalition. Although he did not know about Salmin's four Glorious Queens and 50,000 Astartes, the strength that had been demonstrated alone was the largest mobile force that the Empire could gather in the past five thousand years. The Emperor would not miss any opportunity to get something for free...

Unless the one sitting on the throne is no longer the Emperor, but the God-Emperor. Salmin stared at the black sword. The future of the galaxy depends on it! His hands kept rubbing the lines on the spear because of nervousness - the Emperor's choice will determine Salmin's choice and the fate of the galaxy.

The good news is, of course, that the Emperor appeared and declared a holy war. A group of strong men rushed forward and beat the shit out of Abba, then rushed into the Eye of Terror and issued a number of extermination orders to open the eyes of the Four Chaos Gods. Let them, who have been unilaterally plundering the Empire, see the Empire's unique Three Alls Policy.

The good and bad thing is that the Emperor pretended to be dead, so that only the Black Templars would follow him. The main force of Salmin could not be divided, and the lack of mobile forces could only hold on to Cadia and wait for him to slowly expand and clear the eleven sectors and sub-sectors. In this way, it would take at least a year to aim at the Eye of Terror.

As for the worst case scenario, if the Emperor insisted on opening the Great Rift, he would have to be prepared to fight on two fronts and be in trouble both inside and outside. If things really developed to this point, it would be a good outcome to be able to seize the eleven sectors and sub-sectors of the Dread Shield and fight on two fronts to permanently suppress the Eye of Terror. In the worst case, he would even have to seriously consider Khorne's offer.

He kept rubbing the patterns on the gun barrel, and a strange white flame ignited on the black sword out of thin air. The golden waves enveloped everyone except him and Richelieu behind him - the Emperor's revelation could not affect them... Salmin's left hand grasped Richelieu, and that was enough.

Salmin picked a bad time.

Chapter 84: The Archbishop and the End of the Holy War

After Angron sacrificed himself to extend the Emperor's life for another eight thousand years, the Emperor took this opportunity to grow flesh and blood again. The Emperor was finally freed from the painful torture. After an unknown number of years, his humanity began to suppress his divinity again, but the immeasurable accumulation of faith allowed this time to be extended to one hundred and thirty years.

Long? Not at all. Rather, the fact that the Emperor would truly awaken from his throne in 130 years was enough time for another Heresy War and a 130-year invasion of Terra by the Four Gods. All the mistakes and stupidities that Angron had made in his life pale in comparison to his final contribution.

Unfortunately, it is not one hundred and thirty years later. In order to completely erase his divine side, the Emperor even chose to actively separate from it. So naturally, the Grand Marshal and others received the revelation from the God-Emperor, not the Emperor.

Everyone's consciousness was in the golden light, and they experienced a long-lost sense of security and comfort that was difficult to describe in words, just like a baby wrapped in its mother's amniotic fluid. When the tall and holy figure appeared before them, everyone understood His identity in a mysterious way.

(Although I know that it is a bit far-fetched to describe the relationship between Astartes and the Emperor as a baby wrapped in the amniotic fluid of its mother, this is how the original text describes the special revelation given to Astartes by the God-Emperor.)

——The Divine Emperor was right in front of them.

Regardless of whether these Astartes high-ranking commanders were pious or rebellious, gentle or arrogant, at this moment, when they received the endless honor of meeting the God-Emperor, they all knelt respectfully, tears in their eyes. They were suffering, their lives were too hard! In this dark and hopeless universe, they had never hoped so much for the God-Emperor to give them enlightenment.