Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 391 Crucial Discussion

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The bombardment lasted for a day and a night, and the losses on both sides were: some fortification materials. Wounded: 0. Dead: 0.

As the bombardment continued, the World Eaters and the Ultramarines worked together to seize control of the starport.

However, the military intelligence about the capture of the star port was leaked, causing the Crusaders in the star port to evacuate early.

The military intelligence was leaked in a room in a tavern in the neutral zone of Dawn Star. Someone only Qin Xia knew who sold the intelligence. A Mechanicus member who wanted to sabotage Kelbohar bought the intelligence at a very low price, and then used the intelligence to lobby his colleagues in the starport, causing the Crusaders to evacuate early.

Only a very few people know this process.

After the starport capture operation was over, the Dawnstar Crusaders, whose supplies were cut off, were disarmed, and the Imperial War Council's expatriates and Mechanicus personnel were detained.

When a ship from Terra arrived in the star system where the star Dawn was located, the prisoners were allowed to go to the starport to meet the Emperor's spokesperson.

A ship with a huge double-headed eagle emblem docked.

Under the protection of the Imperial Guards, Malcador walked out of the transport plane holding a double-headed eagle scepter and came before the Imperial War Council's expatriates who gathered there.

Some members of the Mechanicus also arrived and saluted in the direction of Malcador.

But this was not a salute to an equal ally, but a salute to their Martian Forge General Kelbor Har.

Kelborhar and Malcador walked side by side, and came before the crowd, guarded by the Custodes.

"You have failed miserably." Malcador's face was gloomy, and he didn't even look at the members of the Imperial War Council who were kneeling on the ground.

"My Lord..." Mo Wei's son and successor knelt in front of the imperial guards, crying bitterly, "I'm sorry..."

"You messed up everything and even lost control of the starport, forcing my ships to ask those damned superhumans for the right to dock at the starport." Malcador said coldly, "You disappoint me so much."

Movi's son cried and tried to get closer to Malcador, but was kicked away by the royal guards. He rolled around like a dead dog and fainted.

The Mechanicus remained silent, and Kelber did not say anything to them.

Just like the impression these people had of Kalbohar, the Casting General's eyes were as cold as a machine, and his entire body was like a walking machine, ruthless, cold-blooded, and neither angry nor annoyed.

Malcador and Kelborhar left the crowd.

The surrounding World Eaters stepped forward to control the people who were imprisoned after their supplies to Dawnstar were cut off.

The Seal Bearer and the Casting General took the vehicle to the top floor of the star port.

After getting off the vehicle, taking the elevator and leaving the elevator.

Malcador saw two tall figures standing in the dark corridor ahead.

One is Qin Xia and the other is Anglon.

Malcador glanced at the Custodes.

The Custodians stood at the walls on either side of the corridor, while Malcador and Kelborhar walked towards Qinxia and Angron.

The four of them were silent as they entered the Starport Manager's office at the end of the corridor, which had been turned into a conference room.

Sitting down at a long table, Malcador exhaled softly and a smile spread across his face.

Kelbohar looked at Qin Xia and Angron, no expression visible on his slightly transformed face.

"Remember when we met last time, I gave you a gift, and you said you didn't have a gift for me, but I said you already had one?" Makado asked with a smile.

Qin Xia nodded slightly.

"This is the greeting gift," Malcador said. "The Imperial War Council performed very poorly during the Dawn Conflict, which almost led to a civil war. The Emperor ordered the disbanding of the War Council, and Terra will soon select personnel to form a new organization to replace them. Your cooperation is particularly important in this event."

Qin Xia didn't say anything.

Angron sensed Malcador.

Malcador did not stand on the side of the War Council and the Mechanicus during the conflict. His idea was to use the conflict to prove the failure and backwardness of the War Council, so as to find an excuse for the Imperial Senate to replace the War Council.

Malcador really wanted to find an excuse. In his opinion, even he and the Emperor could not abolish an institution of the level of the War Council without a reason, because it involved the handover of affairs and various issues.

Malcador sensed Angron's perception and said to Angron in his heart: "After all, the Imperium is not a place like your Nuceria where people play house. The appointment and dismissal of personnel is not solely the responsibility of you, the Primarch. If you don't want Nuceria to be paralyzed when you leave for a short time one day, then you'd better establish a system like me."

"This is a lesson I'm teaching you because of your and Qin Xia's contributions. Remember, number twelve."

Angron and Malcador looked at each other, and the latter sneered.

The Primarch looked back at Kelborhar.

Angron, who was wondering why Kelborhar was here, sensed Kelborhar's inner thoughts and the information revealed by his thoughts.

In fact, a series of actions of the Mechanicus were the result of cooperation between Kelborhar and Malcador.

At the suggestion of Kelborhar, the Mechanicus persuaded the Forge World and the various factions on Mars to work together to seize the ancient relics of Nuceria.

But Kalbohar didn't really come for technology, which was different from what his adoptive father had speculated.

Kelbohar wanted to help Malcador, and the reason for helping Malcador was that Malcador had contributed to his becoming the Martian Forging General.

So the Casting General was just returning a favor, but he also wanted to purge those who disobeyed him. All those opponents on Mars who he considered a threat were sent to Dawn to deal with the conflict.

This is why there was a high-ranking Mechanicus who wanted to sabotage Kelbohar, and this high-ranking official's spokesperson appeared to trade intelligence with Nu Xing.

Angron was deeply shocked. A scene emerged in his mind, where Malcador ordered the War Council to go to Dawnstar to participate in the conflict, and then said how much he had high hopes for those people, while using various means to make the War Council fail miserably in this conflict...

It also brought back memories of Kelborhar pretending to be interested in the ancient relics of Nuceria, but in fact it was just to repay Macador's favor and clean up the opposition.

"No need to thank me." Qin Xia said, "Because I'm not here to help you two old guys."

Malcador smiled and shook his head. "I have calculated every move you made. The only thing that went wrong was that you and Angron used some means to convince almost all the Primarchs to send their sons to participate in the conflict."

The Sigillite looked back at Angron. "When your father learned that you had dragged almost all of your brothers into this conflict, he was surprised and pleased. He felt that you, Tool No. 12, who had inherited only his most hated weaknesses, were more than he had expected, while also playing the role he had hoped you would."

“Perhaps for a moment,” Malcador continued, “he was proud of you.”

Angron glanced at Qin Xia and said, "My father has always been proud of me."

Malcador didn't know what he was thinking, he just nodded meaninglessly.

"Kill Zeth and those priests and sages. Find any excuse you want." Kelborhar suddenly said, "If you do this, I will order the Mechanicus to not approach the Nuceria sector from now on."

Zes. Qin Xia recalled the woman he and Quadrant had seen during the Kelbohar arrest incident.

This female Mechanicus who retained a lot of biological characteristics was the one who served as the spokesperson for the Mechanicus during the conflict.

Qin Xia looked at Kelbohar. When he saw the Forge General and Malcador appear together, he understood that before the Randan War, Kelbohar found the Quadrant, reminded the Quadrant, and asked the apprentice to convey the Mechanicus's covetousness for Nuceria. His purpose was actually to remind Nuceria to prepare early so that more opponents could be killed in this conflict.

"Is Zes also your opponent?" Qin Xia asked.

“She’s not a total supporter of mine,” Kyle Bohar responded.

"If she had participated in the infiltration operation, she would have died long ago." Qin Xia said, "She is not dead, you can handle it yourself."

Kelborhar was silent.

Angron sensed that he was considering how to eliminate those who were still alive.

"Tell me what you want," Malcador said. "Anything short of having Space Marines join the Imperial Senate."

The talks entered the reward phase.

"Let the Astartes join the Imperial Parliament." Qin Xia made a request.

"Change it." Malcador shook his head.

"Let the Primarch's descendants join the Imperial Senate."

"Don't even think about it. It's impossible. I advise you to make a request that can be realized. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to allow superhumans to join the Imperial Senate. This is the will of the Emperor."

"Then please go back."

Qin Xia stood up slowly.

Malcador and Kelborhar looked at each other.

Angron felt helpless. Until he saw the two together, he had never thought that a man who was absolutely loyal to the Emperor and a man who thought the Emperor was a liar and a thief could actually compromise with each other and stand together.

"Then you have done us a disservice." Malcador stood up, leaning on his double-headed eagle scepter. "You have gained nothing from this conflict."

"We will use our own methods to win our own benefits," Qin Xia said.

In Qin Xia's opinion, Malcador had anticipated everything in the entire conflict. The only thing he had not expected was that most of the Primarchs would be persuaded by Angron.

By taking advantage of this incident, he could seize the seat belonging to Astartes in the Imperial Parliament.

There was no room for compromise with Malcador on this matter.

Qin Xia knew that he had his own selfish motives in striving for a seat in the Astartes. He wanted to reach out to Terra so that he could gain more benefits for Nuceria and the World Eaters.

But at the same time, I really want to serve the public.

There are reasons for doing this both publicly and privately, and Qin Xia will never compromise.

Malcador and Kelbohar turned away without further persuasion.

After the two men left, Angron looked at his adoptive father and said, "Malcador is really... I don't know how to defeat him. Even if I review the entire conflict, I feel that no matter how we choose, it will ultimately be Malcador's wish."

"This person has convictions and means, and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect a person and a cause."

Qin Xia said in a deep voice.

"Look at the Emperor, and then look at Malcador... He may be the youngest Eternal, but his life has not been in vain. He has accumulated experience and experienced things that we don't have."

"He was able to convince the Emperor to stop hesitating and stand up for humanity. This is enough to show his ability. A huge empire was managed in an orderly manner by him... The Emperor was lucky to have such a person to assist him."

"So of course he's difficult to deal with."

Angron snorted helplessly.

“But don’t be negative.”

"You convinced several of your brothers that he was unable to properly handle this, whether he had expected it or not."

Qin Xia patted Angron's belly with the back of his hand, and a smile appeared on his face that would make Perturabo and Ryan feel disgusted when they saw it.

“Now is the time for us to start operating.”

(End of this chapter)