Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim.

Chapter 223 Casca releases Tetus, and the entire Badab surrenders.

After being attacked in the Sorrow Galaxy, the Supreme Commander of the Human Empire, Otis, reorganized negotiations with the other side.

To prevent further harassment from the Chaos Fleet led by Luo Jia, and also to demonstrate the sincerity of the Red Scorpion Legion, Otis, against all odds, chose a location heavily guarded by the Mantis Warriors for this meeting.

Even Otis, the leader of the Red Scorpion Chapter, went to the meeting alone.

He traveled alone to Sagan, accompanied only by a mysterious Chapter Champion Warrior.

According to Otis himself, this man was a remarkable warrior who charged into enemy lines and killed several Chaos Space Marines during an attack on the Sorrowful Galaxy, distinguishing himself in the battle.

Although it may seem rather unremarkable, since it was personally appointed by the Red Scorpion Chapter Leader, no one else could object.

The negotiations went very smoothly.

Even though the human empire's counterinsurgency forces only sent these two people to participate in the negotiations, Huron's side dared not be negligent in the slightest during the negotiations.

Under the slight influence of Kasgar's own power, Huron and the chapter leader of the Mantis Warriors quickly recognized the person before them as the mysterious being.

This guy is someone you really shouldn't mess with.

Even if Huron had the desire, he didn't have the guts to do it, daring to attack this man who could drive away Luo Jia.

As for the final outcome of the talks, both sides agreed to integrate the existing military forces of Badab in the near future to jointly fight against the Chaos Legion of Word Bearers, which is about to invade the real world.

Command of this combined legion will be given to Huron, the leader of the Star Claws, and Otis, the leader of the Red Scorpions.

In the ensuing sweep of the chaotic strongholds within the Great Vortex, they acted separately, clearing out any potential chaotic strongholds within the Great Vortex along two separate routes.

With a formidable enemy at hand, if the two sides continue to be embroiled in endless fighting, it will only allow the true traitors of chaos to reap the benefits.

As for the remaining issues...
Regarding the Star Claws and Badab taxes, at the request of Otis, the Chapter Master of the Red Scorpion, Huron proposed that after the war to completely eliminate the Great Vortex, he would pay the tithes and seed tax that had been collected for over two hundred years.

To prevent Huron from evading taxes again, the tax collection will be handled by the Red Scorpion Chapter.

The Firehawk Chapter's retaliatory attacks on civilians in the early stages of the war, as well as its framing of them in the early stages of the Badab War, also crossed the line, and the Chapter Commander was taken away for investigation as a result.

What awaits them is likely a long and arduous journey of atonement.

Of course, all of the above are minor matters.

The most critical issue lies with Wang Hulunta—his secret stash of 3500 elite soldiers and their corresponding armor—a crime punishable by death for millennia!

But Wang Xiulun also had something to say.

These weren't Space Marines; they were just retired instructors for the Badab Planetary Defense Force.

The Star Claws' organization has remained unchanged at around a thousand people, except that there are more than two thousand former Space Marine instructors in the Planetary Defense Force.

Oh dear, look at how this was handled.

However, it wasn't without its advantages—under Huron's almost superhuman farming and governance abilities, a large number of Space Marines, by coordinating infantry and Astartes warriors in combat, performed exceptionally well against the Chaos and pirates in the Maelstrom, to the point that they were comparable to the elite Astrail Forces of the Imperium.

—It may even surpass some aspects.

Huron, however, said he was completely innocent!

He simply wanted to improve the surface defenses of Badab!

Because he served as governor of both the Badab sector and the capital planet, he was able to force large numbers of Space Marines into the planetary defense forces, as seen in PDF.

Who knew that, due to the apothecary's carelessness, the number of Space Marines would exceed the limit by such a large margin!

Nevertheless, the Star Claws Chapter did not exceed its limit in terms of chapter size.

But how come there are more than two thousand fully armed, well-trained Space Marines in the Badab planetary defense force who can even fully coordinate with the mortal auxiliary forces?
Although it may sound insulting to one's intelligence, the Codex Astartes does not specify the number of Space Marines in the Planetary Defense Force.

Or rather, before Guilliman was brought down, he had never encountered a prodigy who dared to play like that in front of him.

"Since the Holy Scripture does not mandate a certain number of Space Marines for the Planetary Defense Force, why would anyone question or express dissatisfaction about it?"

right?
He even managed to circumvent the sacred texts. Huron, by virtue of his position as a guardian of Badab, managed to enable the mortal auxiliary army to cooperate with Astartes and expand the warband without violating any rules.

“Badab the Tyrant, according to the rules you are indeed fine.”

"But please don't treat us like fools."

—Although no rules were broken, this battle group of over 3500 people is simply too outrageous.

In response, Huron agreed to split his Starclaws Chapter again after the Great Vortex was cleared, with the other two chapters being sent to other regions within the Empire to carry out missions, in order to prevent Huron from becoming too powerful in Badab.

In order to counterbalance Huron, the Star Phantom Chapter, which is loyal to Huron but dissatisfied with him, will also join the defense of the Badab Sector to prevent Huron from becoming too powerful.

As for issues such as illegally expanding the battle group and evading taxes, let's first punish ourselves with three cups of wine!

Keep him on the team and let's see how Huron performs in the future.

If he can perform well in the subsequent joint sweep operation of the Great Vortex and successfully assist the Empire and the Red Scorpion Chapter in eradicating the chaotic forces within the Great Vortex, then his merits and demerits can be temporarily offset, sparing him from these ambitious actions as a Guardian of Badab.

Even Regent Guilliman only formed the Second Empire by rallying a few Primarchs during the Great Rebellion, didn't he?
—Although Casca wasn't sure if the Second Reich had actually been established, based on his understanding of Guilliman…
This guy definitely did it!
What's the big deal about establishing a small empire? As long as they eventually surrender and all their troops are recruited, aren't they all elite soldiers and generals of the imperial court?
Like father, like son!

What Guilliman can do, Hugh Wang can certainly do too.

In short, if the Mantis Warriors, the Lamenters, the Executioners, and the Star Claws perform well in the upcoming battles, they will be exonerated from the crimes temporarily imposed on them for their previous acts of rebellion.

"The human empire is about to face an unprecedented test."

Before the Sagan Star Conference began, when Otis asked Kasgar why he trusted the ambitious Huron, Kasgar explained it to him in this way.

"We must unite all forces that can be used by us. After ten thousand years of silence, Chaos, the Xenomorphs, and the enemies within the Human Empire will deliver the final blow to this Human Empire that is falling into chaos."

"Huron may not be a completely loyal guy; he has his own ulterior motives and calculations, and I understand that. But in these turbulent times, we still need people like him to exist and assist us."

"If you're willing to trust me, then sign the Sagan Agreement."

Amidst the cheers of the pardoned Sagan civilians and a legend that will be passed down for countless years, Otis, who had gone to the meeting alone, returned to the temporary headquarters of the counter-rebellion army with the Red Scorpion Champion Warrior who remained silent by his side.

Along with the farewell celebrations, Ruft Huron finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huron certainly had some selfish motives, but he was also an idealist who felt his talents were not being recognized and longed to make a name for himself.

Unfortunately, with the High Lords in power now, anyone who dares to have even the slightest ambition will be labeled a traitor and subjected to interrogation by the Inquisition. Everyone, including Astartes, can only live in a daze until some external or internal force destroys them in one fell swoop.

They will prevent any external force from destroying them, and they will also prevent any external force from saving them.

When all aspirations become ambition, when all folly is called loyalty.

Is there really a way out for the human empire?

“Brother,” said Saltak, the chapter leader of the Mantis Warriors, who was also watching the departing Mantis Warriors from Sagan, “do we really have to believe that mysterious man’s promise and help him go to Holy Terra to purge the Council of Highlords in the future?”

Perhaps that mysterious person saved them in this critical moment.

But attacking Holy Terra would be an outright act of rebellion!
If the other party is a being similar to Horus, wouldn't they become the purest traitors?

“We didn’t even see his face – we didn’t know what he looked like, let alone who he was.”

Saltak's words were filled with worry.

"Actually, I don't know who that person is either, but the High Lord's rule can no longer be maintained."

Huron replied.

"Perhaps he might be a traitor like Horus;"

"But perhaps, under his command, we can rebuild the former glory of the human empire."

Huron may not have the ability to become that hero.

But the human empire was too large and too fortified.

Even when its entire body is decaying, it will not die immediately, but will struggle to try to destroy all other existence.

Whether they want to harm it or save it.

The human empire is doomed to collapse, and no one can save it.

But he believed that, compared to himself, the tyrant of Badab, that mysterious fellow might actually be able to do it.

Of course, Huron could never know that Casca had its eye on more than just the combined battle group formed by the Badab chapters.

—Actually, it's more about Huron himself.

To put it bluntly, even if Huron had turned to the traitors, Casca would still do everything in its power to drag him out.

Of course, this is not because Casca admires the name of "Wang Xiulun, the Whirlpool Protector and the Star Claw Timely Rain".

They only valued his farming and domestic affairs skills, which were extremely rare in the 40K era.

They can farm and handle domestic affairs!

This was too tempting for Kasga. Sooner or later, he would go to Holy Terra and defeat Van Diel, the High Lord representative of the Ministry of the Interior.

Even if Casca wanted to peacefully transfer power, during this period, the entire Ministry of the Interior's billions of clerks would inevitably be caught in a new round of purges and shutdowns.

So, there were countless imperial documents accumulated during this period, as well as paperwork piling up due to a shortage of clerks.
How to do?
Although Kasgar possessed even greater computational and memory abilities after his psionic power was fully activated.

But he was expected to handle the paperwork for the billions of worlds of the Human Empire.
No.

But—he didn’t want to end up like Guilliman, working overtime for seven thousand years until he was delirious and then going to fight Magnus one-on-one!
That kind of thing is a tonic!
Guilliman, please wake up!

I will never again say that it was you, not the angel, who should have died on the Vengeance Soul, and I will never again say that you couldn't beat anyone in a one-on-one fight!

Fortunately, even if Guilliman doesn't wake up in time, Casgar still has a backup plan: a low-budget version of Guilliman—Ruft Huron.

However, Casca doesn't seem to realize how tragic his future situation will be.

Furthermore, they were eager to try their luck because of Kasgar's promise to "defeat the High Lords".

He had no idea that his future would be spent at some office desk.

If you can handle domestic affairs well, you'll always have endless domestic affairs to handle.

Like a proud Space Marine recruit who has just passed the test, he never imagined that his future would be as a talking refrigerator.

—Let him be happy for a while.

While he can still be happy.

Kaska reread the copy of the Sagan Agreement and then put it back in its place.

Regardless of whether Wang Xiulun harbored ambitions or good intentions, the important thing is to grant him amnesty first.

Huron desperately needed a well-equipped and powerful Astartes Chapter to help him eliminate the Chaos and pirate forces involved in the Great Vortex.

The human empire fleet participating in the suppression of the rebellion is perfectly capable of accomplishing this task.

Although it may sound ridiculous, the two fleets actually set off towards the center of the vortex shortly after the agreement was signed, to attack the chaotic filth within.

In particular, a large number of pirates have already chosen to surrender under Casgar's arrangement, and under the arrangement of the Red Scorpion Chapter Commander, they have been secretly transferred to other regions, including the battle barges obtained from the Word Bearers.

In the future, this will be Casca's start-up capital.

Now, he still has another task to complete.

Temporary headquarters of the Human Empire's counterinsurgency forces in the Kasgo Sector.

Judge Serks himself had left his mansion with the Red Scorpion fleet, leaving only this one hall, which servants were strictly forbidden from entering and cleaning.

But as the shadowy figure flashed in the next moment, the defenses and alarms that the Inquisitor had carefully prepared were reduced to ashes in the Casgar's psionic flames.

Snapped.

The next moment, a tiny golden-red flame flickered again, and with a seemingly miraculous psionic spell, several parchments appeared in his hand as the flames burned.

The top-secret parchment that had turned to ashes in the fireplace was thus restored to its original state once again in the flames of Casca.

To the judge's utter astonishment, it was unimaginable that anyone could recover confidential documents from ashes.

"Let me take a look."

Casca began to peruse the judge's top-secret documents.

This is the information he collected about Huron's plot to collect gene seeds to expand the warband.

This is a letter describing the current situation in Badab; the inquisitor seems to still be accusing the Red Scorpion Chapter Commander.

This is--

The parchment in Casca's hand seemed to be finer and softer than the previous ones, and even had a gold border, indicating that it was made of higher quality materials.

The Minotaur and Man-Eating Shark Chapters have received orders and are en route to the Badab Sector.

We must stop Luft Huron from gaining further influence in the vortex as soon as possible.

[If necessary, we can assist these two battle groups in directly eliminating traitors.]

The signature is that of Van Diehl, High Lord of the Interior Ministry.

This representative of the Highlords in the Ministry of the Interior, who held almost complete control over all the Highlords, had only one purpose:

—We must eliminate Huron and all forces associated with him as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Regardless of whether the other party was actually involved in the rebellion.

In other words, whether he participates in the rebellion or not is a minor matter; the main issue is preventing him from gaining further influence in the Badab sector.

Even farming is not an option.

Relatively speaking, Van Diehl is currently doing fairly well.

He truly descended into a pathological extreme after the arrival of the subspace storm that swept across the entire world, when faced with being fragmented layer by layer.
As various hostile alien forces and chaotic threats to the empire continue to emerge, Van Diehl becomes unable to extricate himself from an extreme and twisted madness.

Although he's still not exactly normal, he's at least half a normal person!

After all, as the High Lord of the Ministry of the Interior, it is perfectly reasonable for him to mobilize the Minotaur and Shark Legions.

"And the Minotaur and the Man-Eating Shark are no pushovers either."

Kasga could easily handle it, but he didn't want to expose his whereabouts to the crazed Van der Leyen.

"Never mind, saving Titus is more important right now!"

"Detention location, detention location found!"

Kaska quickly scanned the text and located a parchment document.

"Right here!"

The judge's private prison was on the black ship of the courthouse.

The lower deck is filled with countless anti-psychic devices to suppress psionic creatures and the threat of chaos.

Nevertheless, in the face of Casca's psychic power, these were nothing more than children's toys.

Click.

After successfully infiltrating, all the combination locks and defense mechanisms were restored to their original state when [passed] by the scorching Casgar psionic flames.

perfectly worked.

—Since awakening, Kasgar has increasingly felt the incredible power of this ability.

"arrive."

Judge Jerome Serkis's private cell was located just below the deck, protected by countless layers of cryptographic netting.

The environment here was pitch black, and both sides were filled with the sinners he had imprisoned.

To be precise, it refers to those who were persecuted by him, imprisoned on trumped-up charges, but were never directly convicted.

If someone were truly guilty, there's no way they would still be alive.

"I don't know him, I don't know him. Who is this? Uh, I don't know him either."

To avoid alerting the enemy, Kasgar only chose to find his target this time—Titus, the Second Company Commander of the Ultramarines.

Ok?
Is this Judge Ferrer?

Isn't this guy actually sent by the High Lord as a special envoy of the Inquisition of the Badab War?

Why are you here?

Kasgar looked at the judge, who was in the static field, and blinked a few times.

Never mind, we can pursue this issue later.

Let him find it first—he found it.

Finally, Casca stood in front of the jar marked "Titus".

Finally found it.

Casca's eyes gleamed with the shrewdness of someone who had discovered talent.

Click.

Then, he turned off the start button for the stasis field.

(End of this chapter)