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Chapter 249 Guilliman's Cursing

Arthur hurried off to work.

"Damn Ultra Warrior."

The group of dark angels cursed and swore.

Azrael carefully observed the expressions on everyone's faces.

The first lesson of the roundtable council: show your face at public events.

Judging from their expressions, they really disliked Romulus.

Actually, Azrael is sometimes quite strange. Is this Primarch and Ultramariner really that hated?
Even though I haven't met many veterans from the 30k era, more than 80% of them have a bad attitude towards Ultra Warriors.

If it weren't for Your Highness, the remaining 20% ​​would already be lurking next to Romulus.

What's puzzling is that, precisely under these circumstances, Romulus is also the regent with the highest reputation in the Dawn Sector, and a genuinely positive one at that.

Given his own limited knowledge in this area, Azrael felt it necessary to promote a new tradition of the Legion.

He asked Kai in a low voice, intending to seek his opinion.

"I find it strange that the seniors hold such an attitude towards Lord Romulus. What specific bad things have they done?"

"There are many!"

Before Kai could even respond to this question, the surrounding dark angels immediately got excited and began listing examples for their juniors.

"During the Great Crusade, all Primarchs worked to liberate humanity, while the Ultramarines established independent kingdoms and extracted Imperial resources to build their own Alteramar."

"During the Great Rebellion, Guilliman instigated Saint Geres to declare himself Emperor of the Second Empire. He served as regent, wielding absolute power while maintaining a wait-and-see approach to Terra to preserve his strength."

"After the Great Rebellion ended, Guilliman also oversaw the dismantling of the Legions, which greatly delayed the recovery of several Legions that had been severely damaged during the Siege of Terra. At the same time, he expanded his influence to almost the entire galaxy, and now 70% of the Chapters in the entire galaxy are Ultramarines."

"And now, Romulus has done the same thing Guilliman did, and his interference in military and political affairs is even more outrageous than Guilliman's in the past!"

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"Then why do so many people in the Dawn Sector praise Lord Romulus for being so good? What good deeds has he actually done?"

When faced with Azrael's repeated questioning, and noticing that there were quite a few people around, Kai answered without hesitation.

“Look at Guilliman, the best thing he did is that he’s now lying in Mackula.”

The surrounding dark angels nodded in deep agreement.

Azrael was taken aback, then realized the lame joke that had suddenly come out of Kai's mouth.

Unable to suppress a smile, Azrael observed the expressions of those around him.

Those in lower positions, usually front-line combat members, are mostly driven by genuine resentment, while those in slightly higher positions, such as Kai, Gareth, and Roch, who are responsible for scientific research and legion coordination, are much more rational.

It's more like showing your attitude to others.

Yes.

As someone born in the 40k era, Azrael knew very little about that time, but after intensive study within the Round Table Council, he gained a concrete understanding of it.

Most Astartes members, including the Dark Angels, are quite consistent. Although they are biological superhumans, their depth of thought is not necessarily high, and they are more focused on how to better fulfill their wartime duties.

Although Azrael is a barbarian from a wild planet, he has been good at thinking since birth.

Was Guilliman's decision to split up the army correct?

Azrael was right.

At that time, all the great enemies of the galaxy had been defeated, and the human empire covered the entire galaxy. However, the great rebellion was a serious event, and it was inevitable that the power of Astartes would be reduced.

Moreover, at that time, Guilliman's legion was the most intact. If he really wanted to hold power, he could have taken over Terra directly. With 250,000 well-organized Ultramarines, who could have stopped him?
Guilliman's choice, however, was to actively dismantle the Legion's forces, marginalizing the vast majority of Astartes. Since then, even though the Black Templars twice marched on Lothar with their swords drawn, losses similar to the Great Rebellion have never occurred.

Anyone with even a modicum of political acumen could see that Guilliman's actions were perfectly reasonable.

As for the average political level in Astartes, it can only be described as disastrous.

They only saw that their own interests were being harmed.

Imagine you're a commander in a large-scale military era, and one day you suddenly receive a mandatory order to break up your forces into special forces. From then on, you'll have no civilian auxiliary troops, no fleets, and you'll only be able to use weapons that are within the prescribed range.

Nobody can be happy about this.

Moreover, the person who issued this policy was Guilliman, who was nowhere to be seen during the Siege of Terra.

Tens of thousands of Dark Angels and other personnel were sent to support Terra. The Emperor Dream was destroyed in the process of landing and providing support. Except for two or three Ultramarines at the office, there was not a trace of them.

What about our own original body?
Gone, injured, crippled
This fully demonstrates that those who received the most spoils in the war were not the ones who paid the highest price, but those who preserved their strength best after the war.

Given the circumstances at the time, the Astartes were unable to integrate into the human community. The Astartes commanders, who saw through the situation, could not possibly abandon their fellow fighters to fawn over the lords.

It can only be said that the positive impact was considerable. Without Guilliman's series of strategies for rebalancing imperial power and military strength, it's questionable whether the empire would have survived to this day. However, the Astartes during the Legion era did not enjoy the positive benefits brought about by Guilliman's measures.

During the Legion era, Astartes saw Guilliman as an ambitious bastard who stole the fruits of victory, suppressed other fraternal chapters, and expanded his influence throughout the galaxy.

Therefore, criticizing Guilliman and the Ultra Warriors became politically correct.

The more you criticize, the more you actually start to dislike it.

There are just too many things to complain about.

Azrael fell into deep thought.

He keenly sensed that even the Dark Angels of the 30k era were unwilling to get involved in political work.

To be honest, Azrael was somewhat apprehensive about His Highness's opinion of their contemporary Dark Angels Chapter.

He hoped to be proud, but after receiving a large amount of information about the secrets shared, he felt very insecure.

The fact that members of the inner circle who were classified as fallen angels during the period when there were many legions within the Dark Angels undoubtedly proves this point.

That's Arthur's attitude.

Your Highness prefers the Dark Angel Legion to the current Dark Angels!
What about the Dark Angels Chapter?
What about all that the Dark Angels have done over the past ten thousand years?
What about the legion members who died at their hands, and the colleagues and allies who died at their hands for keeping secrets?
When Azrael first realized this situation, besides being excited that they had someone capable of leading all the dark angels again, he was also relieved that he had not yet been tainted by sin.

After this brief moment of excitement came panic.

What if His Highness develops a dislike for them because of the inner circle's actions?
You should know that His Highness is someone who dares to write his evaluation of the Lion King in military history textbooks without any hesitation.

How can they salvage, or even improve, their standing in His Highness's eyes?
These dark angels are veterans of millennia; they are superior and more capable in combat. Azrael never believed that someone who had almost been killed by Belial in a duel could rival these veterans in terms of professionalism.

And scientific research goes without saying; the technical sergeants from the combat group even have to go to Mars for training.

But now, he seems to have realized where his advantage lies.

Azrael still had some confidence in management.

"I think the Dark Angels also need to be involved in political coordination."

In the secret meeting room, Azrael, who had been deep in thought for a long time, spoke to Kay.

He wants to seize control of operations; he wants to overtake others by taking a shortcut!

"Oh?"

Kai couldn't help but look surprised, raising an eyebrow.

“We do have similar organizations, but Dark Angels currently don’t have many members directly involved; they mostly play a supervisory role. You should think this through.”

Flamewing and Ravenwing were exploiting Alpharis, but as their operations expanded, they could only maintain the legion's independent operation.

In addition to being able to mobilize the military resources of the Dawn Sector, Arthur, as a war general, also does indeed have military districts allocated to the Dark Angels for independent governance.

Of the four wings, the Wings of Broken Steel is the only one with an army that possesses a 'nation'.

"I am certain."

really.

After hearing what Kai had to say, Azrael nodded.

The voice showed no hesitation whatsoever.

When he learned the truth, he saw Beria slumped in a chair, sobbing uncontrollably—a scene he would never forget.

At that moment, he thought that if he had the opportunity to become a member of the Round Table Council, he would definitely turn around the status quo of the Dark Angels Chapter and let His Highness witness that the Dark Angels of today are not so bad.

Now an opportunity is presented to Azrael, and he must consider whether it may be the only one he will ever have.

An opportunity for him to leverage his unique strengths and lead the contemporary Dark Angels back into His Highness's sights.

"Lord Arthur should have no objections, but Azrael, be careful."

Kai couldn't help but warn:
“Your Highness and Romulus are true partners, but the legions are true rivals. Don’t let me hear that you can’t even do these jobs well.”

"learn."

Azrael gestured to his superior, then turned and left the room.

Arthur was waiting for him outside the door.

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　P.S.: There's one more chapter, but it will be a little later.

　　Also, tomorrow is Mother's Day, remember to tell your mom 'I love you'.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)