Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 374: Chagatai Khan is tall and tough (seeking subscription)
"I'm a barbarian, and barbarians are best at being unreasonable!"

The Wolf King of Fenris forcefully overturned the game of regicide, which was already decided to be a failure. Since he could not defeat his opponent within the game, he would jump out of the game and win in his own way.

This may be shameless and may be criticized, but it is indeed a way.

In this universe, problems are ultimately solved with fists. If the fists are big enough, then there are really no problems in the world in many cases.

After hearing Ruth's self-evaluation, both Khan and Luo Xi showed a faint smile at the corners of their mouths.

Russ is actually not good at hiding and disguising himself, because a real barbarian would never say that he is a barbarian.

On the contrary, a true barbarian will conceal his true nature, will constantly imitate civilized people, and will put himself in knight's plate armor... I am definitely not talking about Lion Jonson here.

Luo Xi glanced at the Khan's expression. The White Scarred Khan clearly had an expression that said, "You can lie to your brothers, but don't really lie to yourself."

"Khan, hypothetically, if Horus had invited you to overthrow the Emperor's tyranny and lies, would you have chosen to rebel with him?" Roxi asked Chagatai.

The Lord of the White Scars is a very rational man. Among the many Primarchs, only Chagatai Khan can talk about such topics. If it were any other Primarch, they would have drawn their swords long ago.

Loyalty is a very serious topic. For the vast majority of people in the empire, questioning loyalty is undoubtedly denying everything.

If it was Ryan Jonson sitting here, he would have taken out his lion sword and chopped everyone into pieces.

"In fact, both the Loyalists and the Rebels doubted your position, and when you chose to be loyal to the Emperor, both sides were surprised by you."

"Horus was horrified that you did not follow his footsteps, and Rogal Dorn was puzzled that you remained loyal to the Empire."

Luo Xi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point to discuss the matter.

Chagatai Khan looked serious, but did not interrupt immediately. Instead, he thought about this possibility carefully.

"I must say that before Horus was possessed by the Four Gods, he was indeed the strongest among us. He was a warm sun in winter, doing his best to warm his many brothers, even though his warmth might be a poor imitation of the Emperor, and he also had his own selfish desires and weaknesses." Khan couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned Horus.

The Wolf God of the past was indeed a very good person, and no Primarch could deny this.

"Assuming that scenario really happens, I can only say that if Horus needs me, then I will fight. I believe he is right. What he does must be to eradicate those cysts in the Empire. The White Scars will fight for him."

"Horus must have started out with the intention of clearing out the emperor's entourage, and I will naturally follow him."

The Khan's attitude was sincere, and Roche could understand what he meant. If Horus's purpose was to support the empire and the purpose of his uprising was to purge the court, then the Fifth Legion would surely lead the charge.

The Khan of Chogoris had had enough of the ignorance and barbarity of the Empire, but if Horus had not been involved in the Warp, Jaghatai Khan would not have abandoned him.

"You are sincere, brother." Leman Russ muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly. He felt that among the three people present, only his loyalty was unshakable.

The Khan was fighting with them on Terra now only because the Empire wasn't that bad by comparison.

The corrupt empire is now humanity's last hope.

"During the Prospero period, my legion had several internal conflicts during this rebellion. I was not in my fleet at the time, and my commanders, Haske Khan and Tuyuhun Khan, attempted a coup. They wanted to force me to join Horus. If it weren't for Shiban Khan's efforts, I'm afraid their conspiracy would have succeeded."

The Khan was as upright as he always appeared to be, and he was not even afraid to talk about the past rebellion within his legion in front of Leman Russ and Roche.

For other legions, this is a topic that is not allowed to be discussed and is considered a shame for the legion, but in the eyes of Chagatai Khan, avoiding the problem is actually a form of evasion.

Only by facing the problem can we solve it. If the rotten scar is sutured too early, it will only lead to greater consequences.

The Horus faction actually accounts for a considerable number of the White Scars Legion, perhaps even as much as half.

On the one hand, before Jagatai returned to the Legion, the Star Hunters of the Fifth Legion basically acted together with Horus, and they had a very close relationship with the Luna Wolves.

Secondly, many of the Khan's descendants were dissatisfied with the Emperor's indifference to the White Scars, and some of their reasons for launching a rebellion even included wanting to fight for the rights and status that their genetic father deserved.

"I understand my sons' feelings, but they misjudged me. I care little for any of this. Even the status of Primarch of the Empire is merely a constraint. Given a choice, I would rather lead my sons on an eternal crusade to the ends of the universe." "Why are they so obsessed with power? The endless sea of stars, even the Milky Way, is but a drop in the ocean. Don't they want to take a look?"

Chagatai Khan sighed and said that whether loyal or rebellious in his legion, their starting point was actually for him, their father.

"My son, Thorhan chose to atone for his sins and joined Sagair Mazen. He went to face Mortarion directly to cover me. Although we destroyed the Bladestorm and failed to keep the traitor, their sins have long been redeemed."

Roche couldn't help but sigh that compared with other Primarchs, Chagatai did have a strong personal charm and control over his offspring.

When he revealed his position and attitude, even those rebels who chose to believe in Horus were willing to turn back and sacrifice heroically for their genetic father.

Especially Thor Khan. Roche had read that heroic and tragic history from the Empire's battle database. Thor Khan faced Mortarion, the Primarch of the Death Guard, and left the famous words "Nice to meet you, Lord of Death".

Russ had heard too many inside stories of the White Scars Legion and was feeling aches in his heart at the moment, but he understood that one should judge by actions rather than by heart, and that no one is perfect in terms of heart.

Chagatai and his legion paid too much to defend Terra. Even the Lord of the Keshig, Qin Xia, and the Storm Prophet Tarihutai Yesugei were killed in the battle, not to mention the self-destruction of the Bladestorm in order to kill Mortarion.

Even compared to the badly damaged Space Wolves, the White Scars are not much behind.

"When the Emperor appointed Horus as Warmaster, I disagreed with it. I didn't even vote for Horus because I knew it would split our brotherhood. Horus already had a close relationship with most of his brothers and didn't need the position of Warmaster to give orders."

Chagatai sighed and said that he had tried to persuade Horus, but the will of the wolf god could not be easily shaken.

"The emergence of the Warmaster and the Emperor's withdrawal are tantamount to pushing Horus to the opposite side of the Primarchs. He will be half a head taller than us. He seems to be high above us, but in my opinion, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. This is completely putting him on the fire."

Luo Xi felt that it was a real loss that Lion did not come here. Lord Chogoris's analysis and insights on the Warmaster were incisive and completely surpassed most of the Primarchs. As long as he thought this was not a good thing at all.

You know, even Ferrus and Guilliman wanted to compete for the position of Warmaster.

Chagatai Khan is great, really great.

If all the Primarchs could be as open-minded as he is, the Empire wouldn't be facing so many troubles today.

"Lorgar is an ungodly charlatan, Curze is a tortured teenager who has gone mad, and Angron is a lunatic with a nail in his head. There aren't many normal people among Neos' children."

"He has lived like a dog for tens of thousands of years. How could he have raised so many problem children?"

Luo Xi muttered to himself that ever since he knew the Emperor's former identity, he had a different feeling towards these Primarchs, which could perhaps be called closeness.

Rounding it off, he has a dozen restless nephews.

"My brothers have unrealistic fantasies about the warp, and they will pay the price sooner or later."

The Khan's face was stern, as if he had foreseen that scene.

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"In Chogoris, we already have a deep understanding of the warp, but we call it the Road to Heaven."

"Our Storm Prophet will never explore the warp beyond his capabilities just to satisfy his curiosity. After all, there are two major mistakes in the world—"

“One, pretend the road to heaven doesn’t exist.”

"Second, blindly worship the road to heaven."

"Those who play with fire will get burned. They associate with the warp and will be swallowed by the warp. It is only a matter of time."

This insight made Luo Xi applaud slowly, Chagatai Khan, tall and hard.

(End of this chapter)