Warhammer: Filial Piety Makes Power

Chapter 192 Chagatai Khan

Seeing that his communication report had been received by his father, Tom remained calm, even ignoring the battle knife held to his neck, despite his bruised and battered face and the fact that his power armor had been ripped off.

“My dear uncle, this is just a misunderstanding. You have to believe me. If we had known this was your territory, we certainly wouldn’t have done this. It’s just some sheep.”
Besides, our grandfather is your father, which means I'm your nephew. We're practically identical. Don't you trust me?

Looking at Tom's standard appearance—enough to pass for a Germanic nobleman even in the 2K era—the entire group of kheshig instinctively glanced at the man. After a brief silence, Nari Song, holding his battle sword, gasped in shock.
"You know what, the red battle markings on this bastard's face really do resemble the Heavenly Khan. Khan, your family has come looking for you."

“That makes sense, and it’s not just one person who does this; all these petty thieves are like this.”

Listening to his subordinates' discussions, Chagatai wondered if he had lost his mind to agree to promote these idiots to the position of Kheshig lords. The lightning bolt pattern on his head was a birthmark, and they all looked exactly the same, even their skin color was different!
So what if he's my nephew? This bunch of bastards who call themselves Atlas suddenly appeared out of nowhere, robbing cattle and sheep wherever they saw them, and even sneaking into the Quanzhou camp to steal things while I was out.

This is no ordinary thief; it's blatant robbery!
Although Chagatai knew from a young age that he was different from others, not only in his physical appearance but also in the knowledge he possessed, he did not separate himself from humanity. Instead, he believed that he was simply gifted.

But he wasn't without temper either. If he hadn't returned early, those bastards would have really taken over his hometown.

As one of the very few Primarchs to have an expensive adoptive father, Chagatai's adoptive father, Angko Khan, was a truly good father. He not only gave Chagatai a happy childhood, but also taught him how to be a warrior.

And before being killed by his enemies, he gave Chagatai everything he owned. Such a good father would make Mortarian extremely envious, exclaiming that it was impossible and how could there be such a good father.

At the age of ten, Chagatai took over the tribe and was promoted to Khan. In the second decade, he unified the grasslands and gathered tens of thousands of heavily armed cavalry. When he was 25, he conquered the entire planet.

Nearly fifteen years of bloodshed had made no one dare to disobey this king, but it was at this time that Chagatai finally understood his father's teachings. He had to change his mindset from that of a warrior and become a good leader.

Being a leader is really tiring. You have to balance the power of various tribes and manage the people of the empire. How can the eagle of Chogoris be bound by documents?

In a split second, he looked at Atlas, who was squatting obediently below the stage, putting on a pitiful act.

Chagatai had no doubt that if they wanted to, they could slaughter everyone except him in less than half a minute, even if he could cut them to pieces in the next second.

In particular, there was a kind of inexplicable feeling that made him feel like there was something above his head looking at him with ill intent, and this was definitely not a hallucination.

"Quiet! Qin Xia, what do you think of these thieves?"

"Khan, why don't we just forget about it? After all, if what they say is true, it means they really are your brother's offspring. Even the wild men of the grasslands wouldn't do something like murdering their nephew."

Besides, these thieves didn't harm anyone; returning the items is enough.

A tall young man stepped onto the stage. As a close friend of Chagatai since childhood, Qin Xia instantly understood his boss's intention and directly swung his knife to cut the ropes.

But before he could continue, he discovered that all the giants had broken free of their ropes and even put the ropes away, treating him as if he were one of them.

"Wait, where's my knife?"

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"We will definitely return them, but those 78 cattle and sheep have already been turned into reserve meat. We will compensate them at a discounted price. My father may not have anything else, but he has money!"

"The company commander is right, Father will definitely come to redeem us."

From the moment Tom saw the Primarch, he knew he was in trouble again. He had thought the little creatures from this wild world would taste good, so he decided to catch some to change things up.

He had already marked it as an agricultural world on the star map, but who would have thought he would encounter a genetic prototype and be caught red-handed.

A Primarch is a Primarch. If a Space Marine can even hold their own against one, that's something to brag about. But to actually let him fight a Primarch? Are you kidding me?

He was the only one who, seeing the situation was not good, ordered everyone to give up resistance. Otherwise, if someone had died, he would have been beaten to death by his father when he got back. And yet, he was beaten half to death.

"Fortunately, I'm smart!"

Seeing that the Primarch wasn't making a big deal out of it, Tom seized the opportunity, a fawning smile on his face, and in front of the Khan, deactivated the safety mechanism on the ship's cannons above the orbit:

"Uncle, please don't be so formal. It's just that I don't trust you. Better safe than sorry."

Khan smiled without saying a word. Although he could see that Tom was trying to make amends, he could still sense the danger coming from above.

Chagatai, however, was not angered. On the contrary, he greatly admired the little rascal and waved his hand, signaling everyone to hold a banquet to entertain his nephews who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. A grand banquet was thus held. The Chogoris were incredibly generous and quick to anger, and with the various delicacies that Tom had brought from his own fishing boat, he quickly became one of the crowd.

When they saw that dogs could actually cook, the unsophisticated local country bumpkins were quite surprised. They were all discussing what the so-called empire was like, mentioning giants, canines, thin people with pointed ears, and even a few shouting dwarves.

That's right. As a professional thief who never leaves empty-handed, after transporting Emperor Fist Kid to his destination, Tom also managed to trick a few space dwarves into coming back.

While in high spirits, Chagatai also asked Tom about the empire, especially what kind of person his father, the emperor, was.

As a veteran who participated in the war to unify Terra, Tom was qualified to answer the question. He immediately took out a hardcover picture book and handed it over, and began to explain what the Empire was, what the Great Crusade was, and what the truth of the Empire was.

As for what kind of person the Emperor was, Tom didn't say much, after all, he knew that it was unreasonable for a son to scold his father.

As Tom narrated, Chagatai, flipping through the picture book, couldn't help but nod frequently, thinking to himself that his mother was such a great person, and that he himself had been a bit silly all these years.

Meanwhile, Mordred, having received the news, was on his way.

However, this time he did not go alone. Instead, he was followed by a group of Star Hunters, the Fifth Legion, who had come after smelling the scent.

Perhaps eager to meet the Primarch, these young ghosts, who had already shown some of their potential, sped recklessly, infuriating Kiaran, the navigator, who kept cursing.

"Garlic bird, garlic bird, Kiarland, shut up! You're driving me crazy. Just thinking about Tom, that troublesome brat, getting into trouble again, makes me feel exhausted."

"But then again, why am I always the one picking up and dropping off the Primarch? Where is that weasel? This is his job!"

“But Father, doesn’t this just show how great your responsibility is? It’s a good opportunity to bring that Salazar Khan into our Second Empire.”

Brian is great in every way, except he has a slight lisp. What the hell is Salazar Khan? His real name is Chakhtai. As for the Second Empire, Mordred doesn't even want to deal with it anymore.

Originally, this was a secret organization, but as more and more people have come to know about it, which Primarch hasn't joined the Second Reich now?

When they last met, Horus teased him about it, saying he'd give him the title of Second Empire War General just for fun, not for any other reason than to annoy Zhuang Sen.

Zhuang Sen was also obsessed, just like Vashtor, he just wanted to become a War Master, he had no idea that the position of War Master was a trap, and whoever threw himself into it would not have a good ending.

When people are idle, they tend to overthink, and Mordred is a prime example of this. Counting the members who joined the Second Empire, some were completely drained of resources, some were starting to recoup their investment, and some were still building.

Mordred disapproved of the Empire's terrible logistics system, but the price he paid was that he had to build his own massive logistics network, spanning the entire galaxy, to support the Great Crusade.

Originating from the Legion's homeworld, Atlas incorporated numerous worlds within the Empire's territory into its system, using them as storage worlds.

For example, there's Taran, which Tom visited before; Alicia next to Fenris; Betangamon, which serves as the gateway to the Sun Starfield; and Kadia, where half of its continental plate was shattered.

It wasn't that Mordred was looking for thrills and deliberately chose these magical worlds to cause trouble; the key issue was that these worlds were located in extremely important locations, all being major transportation routes.

To mitigate the risks, Atlas's aid and transformation plans prioritized self-sufficiency, as cramming the entire productivity of a planet or even a galaxy into the hive capital would be far too wasteful.

"I hope Chagatai can be personified a bit, so he won't be another troublesome character."

While there was still time, Mordred decided to bring a gift to Chortai, just in case Tom caused any trouble, so that things could be calmed down.

Based on stereotypes, a cool-looking motorcycle was found in the warehouse. It was unclear who had picked it up from outside, but the Imperial Guard markings on it hadn't been removed.

However, these are minor issues. Atlas has a lot of paint to spare, and to make the motorcycle even cooler, Morey even found a subatomic reactor from a Death Strike missile and stuffed it in, guaranteeing that his good buddy would have a blast.

As the gate to the net opened, a verdant planet appeared before everyone's eyes, much to Atlas's satisfaction, since tranquility was also lush and green.

In high spirits, Mordred gestured for his sons to take the gifts and accompany him downstairs. However, upon seeing Chagatai, his first words made Mordred somewhat flustered:

"Brother, didn't Mother come with you?"

(End of this chapter)