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

Chapter 530: How to Cultivate an Iron Man Leader (Please Subscribe)

The mighty imperial warships formed a crescent-shaped fleet with a radius of tens of millions of kilometers, sailing silently and orderly in the dark galaxy.

The battleship's tail engine spewed out a huge blue-white tail flame, and plasma flames flickered in space, pushing these behemoths through the void.

The three largest celestial warships were sailing in the front, guarding the Queen of Glory around them, while more cruisers and battleships followed behind, drifting with the current like a school of fish migrating in the ocean.

The largest number of them were undoubtedly large transport ships. During the retreat, Ryan brought back almost all of Betagarmon's mortal troops and civilians, whether they were willing or not.

Even against some extremely stubborn mortals, the Lion of Caliban directly sent his spawn to force an evacuation, and the Dark Angels burned the mortal home worlds, setting everything on fire.

Many of those who were forced to leave their homelands expressed confusion and anger at the Lion's orders. They denounced Llane Jonson as a cruel and arbitrary tyrant, and said there was no difference between the Empire and Horus's rebels.

Many mortals even became so angry that they started riots and chaos on the transport ship, trying to seize control of the ship and return to their homes.

But the doubts soon disappeared.

According to what the battleship's scanning array observed, the huge Beta Garmon cluster was completely swallowed up by the dark void, and the countless planets and stars there had disappeared.

A cosmic entity at the scale of a star cluster has disappeared, and no one knows whether it will appear again in the future.

Only then did they realize that if they had not followed the imperial fleet, they would have been trapped in the terrifying darkness long ago.

No one knows how it will end, but it will surely be more terrifying than the most bizarre nightmare.

But no matter what, these people will never be able to return to their homeland. They will become interstellar wanderers and embark on the same path as their first generation of colonial ancestors.

Feelings of panic, anxiety, and anger spread throughout the fleet. Some claimed that this was just a strategic retreat, while others denounced it as a complete abandonment and escape. Betagarmon eventually fell into the hands of the traitors, and the empire failed.

Horus would soon be free to enter the Sol System and lay his hands on Holy Terra, all as a result of Betagarmon's failure.

The rumors spread among mortals soon reached the ears of Roche and the Primarchs, but after discussion, the Primarchs found it difficult to solve the problem directly.

Should we tell them that the Empire had already made plans to abandon the Beta Garmon Cluster?
Many things can only be known but cannot be said openly, otherwise it will push the native people from Betagarmon to the side of Horus.

The loyalties of many were fragile, and they were likely already wavering between the Empire and Horus, only to be shaken by the horrific acts of the rebels and turn to the Empire.

Roche and the Primarchs knew it very well, and even the Astartes knew that the purpose of this star zone was to block the enemy from approaching Terra, and it would be best to slowly drain the blood of the traitors and continuously weaken the enemy's strength.

But for many Betagarmons, they fought against the rebels only for survival and self-protection, not loyalty to the empire.

Even if the propaganda claims that the Empire achieved a strategic victory while the traitors only achieved a tactical victory, it would not convince many people.

After all, most people are simply unable to understand the higher-level strategic games. They only believe what they see - in the end, the empire retreated.

"Don't blame our mortal warriors. Their spirit and will are strong enough. After fighting so many rounds of brutal wars, they are just showing some post-war stress." Ryan Johnson said to his brothers.

Everyone looked at Ryan with a look of astonishment, and the Lion King even suspected that there was something dirty on his face that he had not cleaned.

The Caliban people were actually very concerned about maintaining their appearance. His lion-like thick golden hair and beard were his favorites. There were few things Ryan could not accept, one of which was whether he might have hair loss one day in the future.

After all, there are quite a few bald people among the Primarchs.

Horus used to have a buzz cut, but he became bald after the Great Crusade. Similar figures include Vulkan, Ferrus, and Alpharius.

"Is there something wrong with what I said?" The lion subconsciously touched the side of his face, but only touched his neat beard that he had re-groomed.

The Knights of Caliban always want to be in the best possible condition to face the challenges.

"No, you are right, Ryan." Luo Xi swallowed and praised, "But it is too right, so it doesn't sound like you said it."

"But I'm a little surprised that you didn't say that you wanted to catch all those who instigated the riots and then let your law enforcement team execute them all." Hearing Roche's words, Chagatai Khan, Sanguinius and even Leman Russ lying on the medical platform nodded in agreement. This was the impression they had of Lion.

"I think you have a huge misunderstanding of me, brothers. I am not such a barbaric and cruel person."

"I have never forgotten the chivalric creed on Caliban. Protecting the weak is my duty."

The lion coughed lightly to express his dissatisfaction, and everyone laughed it off.

Behind Roche, Iron Man Adam watched the conversation between the Primarchs with interest.

According to Luo Xi, he needs to see more, listen more, and think more in order to learn how to become a real human being.

The Primarchs glanced at the Iron Man intentionally or unintentionally. They were a little puzzled as to why there was always an Iron Man following Luo Xi.

But they have long been accustomed to Luo Xi doing some strange things.

Sanguinius greeted Adam with good intentions, and when the ignorant Iron Man saw the archangel's brilliant smile, he unexpectedly felt his heartbeat quicken for the first time.

But he is an iron man. There are only energy reactors and power engines in his body, so where does the heart come from?

Looking at Sanguinius' smile, Adam couldn't help but feel an urge to be loyal and dedicated.

"What a strange feeling." Adam thought to himself.

Chagatai stroked his long beard and nodded to Adam. He didn't have much kindness towards the Iron Man, but he didn't have much malice towards him either.

Perhaps in the past, hatred of intelligence and aliens was an absolute object of hatred in the Empire's ban, but now Roshi has proved that the Iron Men can be loyal allies of mankind. As long as they pay attention to guard against the invisible corruption of the Warp, they are even more reliable than mortal armies.

The Chogorians always hold a very simple pragmatic value system. As long as the Iron Man can be controlled, he will try to accept it.

Ryan looked at Adam with a scrutinizing gaze, as if he was analyzing how many weaknesses and flaws in him could be exploited, and how to kill him most efficiently and quickly.

Adam didn't like the owner of this overly aggressive gaze, while Leman Russ, who was lying on the platform, raised his bottle of wine, and the smell of alcohol and the complex taste of promethium fuel gushed out.

"Would you like some? Fine Fenrisian mead."

Adam declined Leman Russ's enthusiasm. He had no need to consume excessive amounts of alcohol. According to the molecular detector, the liquid in the bottle was more suitable as fuel for heavy tanks.

"Let me introduce you to Adam, my proud creation, an Iron Man with a soul. He is also the future Iron Man leader I chose."

"In my imagination, the mortal auxiliary army will gradually withdraw from the war sequence in the future. Mortals will stay away from wars that are too cruel, and the iron man with a body of steel will once again be competent for this responsibility."

Everyone immediately understood that the reason why Luo Xi let them all get to know Adam was to pave the way for the future.

Adam raised his chest proudly and accepted the test of the Primarchs' gazes. He was honored to be the leader chosen by the Creator.

"Don't be happy too soon. If you want to become a leader, you still have a lot to learn," Luo Xi said.

"The Primarchs are your best teachers. You can learn anything you need from them. Since you want to become a member of the human race, you must also take on human responsibilities."

"You should be the shield that protects humanity and the spear that expands the living space for humanity. There are too many enemies and challenges in this dark galaxy... Are you ready?"

Luo Xi stared into Adam's eyes and asked seriously.

Adam stood up proudly and gave everyone a very standard Sky Eagle salute. In the center of his chest, the imperial double-headed eagle emblem shone brightly.

"I will always remember and I will always fight for humanity."

(End of this chapter)