The Bizarre Adventures of Cloud Hammer

Chapter 32: Show off, crazy show off!

"Are you ready? Let's open the eyes of those poor bastards Wolf Cub and Shark~"

After communicating with the warships of the Space Wolves and the Carcharhinans, they learned that the Astartes of the two chapters had already descended to the surface of Artorius to fight the Greenskins. After agreeing on a meeting place and location, everyone immediately began to prepare.

Showing off equipment to mortals in Attis before was like talking to a cow. Mortals had no idea of the value of those equipment. Now that we have finally met two knowledgeable Astartes Chapters, shouldn’t we show off the strength of the Chapter?

Of course, this is not just a simple show of wealth. Everyone also wants to connect with other Astartes. Their main target is naturally the famous shabby ghost shark. The Wolf Group will have to see how the situation develops.

"Remember, you can communicate normally with the Wolf Pack later, and get close to the Sharks." Brother Ou said.

As a newly established group, the Wolf Group is not so easy to fool. If you mistake the wild wolves for barbarians based on their appearance and behavior style, you will definitely be eaten by the wild wolves without leaving anything behind. Barbarism is just a disguise of the wild wolves. These guys are very smart.

The Sharks were easier to talk to, as they were not picky about food or meat. As long as they didn't openly betray the Emperor and didn't get involved in Chaos, they wouldn't care about the identity of the Chapter in front of them. Moreover, they themselves had been doing business with the renegade Chapter, the Ash Claws, for a long time.

With the strength that Nebula Hammer will show next and the information about the Man-Eating Shark that they have, it will be easy for everyone to establish a relationship with the Man-Eating Shark.

The only people who went down to talk to the two groups first were Brother Ou, Luochen and Eryu. Apu, Xianyu and Awei were going to count the various equipment that would be used next.

Ou Ge put on his Iron Horse, Luo Chen and Er Yu also put on Hades, and behind them were 45 Indomitable Terminators. This number could not be transported at one time by Thunderhawk, and if they wanted to show their strength, they would not use a common commodity like Thunderhawk, so everyone chose a transportation tool that is absolutely precious in 40k - Stormbird.

The Stormbird is a series of super-heavy attack aircraft used by the Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade. It has thick armor and double void shields. It can be used not only as an orbital airdrop ship, assault landing ship, heavy ground attack gunboat or bomber, but also as a ground fortress or fire base. The Warhawk IV Stormbird, which is not the largest model, can carry one hundred Astartes. Even the smallest known Sokaren Stormbird can carry fifty fully armed Astartes at a time, which shows its terrifying carrying capacity. The Sokaren Stormbird is also the predecessor of the Thunderhawk.

After the Heresy, Stormbirds became extremely rare due to damage from war and loss of technology. Aside from a small number retained by the major founding chapters, other chapters rarely possessed this precious vehicle. In addition, they were not adapted to the special tactics of the chapter era, so Stormbirds could only be left in the reliquary to gather dust.

But Apu and others don't care. They can open whatever they want. Besides, if I don't show the good things to others, how will the world know that I am rich?

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Behind the front-line positions is the territory of the High King of the Farran family. Here stand solid walls and tall castle fortresses. The artillery on them repelled wave after wave of orc attacks before the arrival of the Astra Militarum and the Astartes. The High King gathered the remaining knights of Artorius here to defeat the invading enemy together with the Imperial army. If the front-line positions are breached by the orcs, this will become the next and perhaps the last line of defense.

There are also many civilians who have fled here in this territory. Some of these civilians will be recruited as vassal troops to join this war, but most of them are ordinary people with no fighting ability.

The landing site of the Nebula Hammer is a plain close to the territory, which is away from the invasion of the Orcs' air units and has enough space for flying vehicles to land. However, this makes the Wild Wolf men very confused. The landing area inside the defensive position is enough for the Astartes' Thunder Eagle formation to land with heavy vehicles, and the anti-aircraft firepower will also intercept the Orcs' fighter planes.

"Why would they choose to land in this place? Are they afraid that the orcs will shoot down their Thunder Eagles?"

Aiwoer didn't understand why the Nebula Hammer Legion chose this location as the landing site. He shouted to the captain of the third company of the Man-Eating Shark standing not far away:

"Come on, Brother Tastino, please stop being so boring."

"..."

The taciturn warrior did not utter a single word. He and his team just waited quietly for the arrival of the new regiment.

"What a boring bunch of guys, what do you think, Huck?" Eivor elbowed his old friend beside him.

Hake elbowed Eivor back and said:

"What are you looking at? The All-Father's warriors are not afraid. They must have their own reasons."

"But what if these sons of Guilliman are truly cowards?"

"Why discuss this? We'll know once they come down." Wolf Priest Fried asked Eivor to calm down and wait until they got back to make any noise.

"Good good."

Eivor sat down on the ground, pulled out a piece of grass and put it in his mouth.

With the roar of the engine, a huge shadow gradually covered the location of the wolf and the shark. Eivor raised his head and the grass in his mouth fell to the ground. He finally understood why the Nebula Hammer chose this place as the landing site.

The Storm Bird hovered in the air like an aerial fortress, attracting the attention of all creatures around it. Even the knights and civilians in the territory noticed this behemoth.

"Ruth's hook..."

The Wild Wolves couldn't help but sigh, this was not the first time they had seen Stormbirds. In the reliquary of the Wolf Fang Fortress there were several Stormbirds that had experienced the Battle of Prospero. These precious vehicles witnessed the glory of the Space Wolves Legion.

The Stormbirds landed on the plains, and the "warriors" from the Nebula Hammer set foot on the land of Artorius. Nearly half of the company's Indomitable Terminators emitted a dazzling light in the sun, almost blinding Eivor's eyes.

When Eivor saw the Iron Cavalry and Hades Terminators worn by the three leading men, he rubbed his eyes repeatedly, finding it hard to believe what he saw.

"No, is it because I haven't had mead for too long that I'm hallucinating? Come on, Huck, give me a sip of your mead."

"If your eyes are not good, get me a prosthetic eye. If your mind is not clear..." Huck said as he raised the rune staff and prepared to hit Eivor on the head. He was still thinking about his wine at this time.

"No, no, no, it's my fault." Eivor put his hands in front of his head. It was too embarrassing to be hit in front of everyone, although it was already very embarrassing now.

Seeing Hake put down the rune staff, Aiwo looked at the approaching Nebula Hammer and said:

"Hiss~ Are these guys really just a splinter group? Could it be that the Ultramarines are just playing tricks on us in disguise?"

Hake and Fried nodded. These Nebula Hammers were a bit too rich. Not only did they possess relic-level vehicles like the Stormbird, dating back to the Great Crusade, but they also possessed a terrifying number of Terminator armors. They also possessed rare armor sets like the Iron Knight and Hades. They almost forgot about their weapons. They were too far away to see them clearly. Their weapons were also considered to be at the Masterwork level. Could that Iron Knight's power sword be a relic-level one? How could they just brazenly bring it out like that?

Eivor calculated the value of the equipment on Nebula Hammer's gang, thinking about whether he should find an opportunity to steal a set of them, but when Ou Ge and the other two got closer, his mind was no longer on these equipment.

The wolves and sharks were all alert, their muscles tensed, staring intently at the approaching Nebula Hammer. An invisible pressure was increasing as the Nebula Hammer got closer.

The wild wolves understood what this pressure was. Having experienced many battlefields, only a very few people could give them this feeling.

It's a strong one! Their wild instincts told them that the one coming was a strong one that they could never match.

Sharks don't have the beast instincts of wild wolves, but the fighting instincts they've developed outside the domain make them feel an extraordinary sense of oppression.

On the way forward, Ou Ge and the other two were also observing the wild wolves and sharks. The rough appearance of the wild wolves and the fur on their power armor (guess what kind of fur it is) were very consistent with the impression of space wolves, and the man-eating sharks were also the dark gray power armor in their memory.

Eryu sensed the wolves' emotions through their facial expressions and said in the channel:

"Why do they seem a little nervous?"

"Maybe he can't figure us out because he saw we brought so many Terminators down with us," Luo Chen said.

"Luochen, can you tell which company those Wild Wolves on the opposite side are from? I have never seen their logo." Brother Ou was more concerned about which of the twelve companies the Space Wolves came from, so that he could know the tactics that the wolves were good at.

There is no need to worry about the Man-Eating Sharks, because they have so few people and their organizational structure is a standard Holy Scripture Group.

"I can't recognize them either. At this time, the Space Wolves weren't the Great Companies we're familiar with."

"Then go ask directly. Remember what we said before."

After communicating with the battleships of Wolf and Shark, everyone determined the time they were in. It was now M41.112. They had directly crossed 11 years after breaking out of the warp storm.

The name and symbol of the Space Wolves' Great Company will change with the replacement of the Wolf Lord. After the new Wolf Lord takes office, if he does not choose to inherit the Great Company symbol and name of his predecessor, he can re-select a mark from the ancient legend of Fenris as the symbol and rename the Great Company after his own name.

At this point in time, even Logan had not been born yet, and the current Twelve Great Companies must be different from the Twelve Great Companies at the end of M41.

The three of them came in front of the wolf and the shark. Brother Ou stood in the front and spoke first:

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, brothers of the Space Wolves and Carcharhinans. I am Uldren, Chapter Master of the Nebula Hammer Chapter. My battle-brothers and I recently escaped the Warp Storm and arrived in this system. After receiving an astropathic message requesting assistance, we came to support this planet."

Brother Ou began his extreme rhetoric. He first lowered his posture and introduced his identity. During the conversation, he cleverly catered to the other party and gained the other party's trust. Then he slowly obtained the information he wanted from the other party and judged its truthfulness.

Soon, Brother Ou learned about the battle situation of Artorius in recent years from the Space Wolves, and even knew the losses in personnel and materials. Brother Ou himself had already prepared an explanation to deal with the other party's questions, so that the wolves could only get the information fabricated by Brother Ou.

After some conversation, the wolves asked Brother Ou a few more questions.

Why not use a Thunderhawk gunship instead of a Stormbird to land here?

Because we need to quickly deploy the regiment's combat power to the surface of the planet, other Nebula Hammer fighters and armed vehicles will be deployed one after another. We hope that during this period, a piece of open space can be left for us on the front line. Then we will park the Stormbird there as a temporary base.

How come you are so rich? Are you Ultramarines in disguise?

In the name of the Sons of Guilliman, the Nebula Hammer Chapter is just an insignificant sub-chapter of the Ultramarines. As for why it is so rich, the Nebula Hammer Chapter has many relics that have been passed down to this day, and it also obtained a lot of precious spoils during the expedition for the Emperor, and some of them were exchanged with the Oil Man.

Eivor tried hard to maintain his expression. He was sure that this damn Uldren was a 100% pure Ultramarines. His words were so flawless that it would not feel out of place for him to be the chapter leader of the Ultramarines mother group.

An insignificant sub-regiment... you are quite modest. If you were all insignificant, then more than 90% of the regiments in the entire empire would be trash.

With his mind at rest, Eivor re-observed the three people before him. Although this Uldren spoke in official rhetoric, the pressure he exuded was real. He was definitely a one-in-a-million-strong warrior, and the other two...

Eivor was not interested in the think tanks because they were cheating, so he aimed at the Astartes swordsman with two swords hanging on his waist.

Throughout his life, Eivor had never encountered such a terrifying guy. Even the alpha wolf could not match this suffocating feeling. He was an absolute strong man... How many moves could he withstand from him?

While Ou Ge and Eivor were talking, Luo Chen focused his attention on the Man-eating Shark, who had remained silent.

Although he couldn't see anything because of the helmet, Luochen was sure that the Great Shark was looking at their equipment, and its scorching gaze was almost bursting out of the helmet.

There is no way, it's because the Great Sharks are poor. Their situation is completely different from that of the battle group in front of them.

The Sharks also have relic vehicles, and there are actually quite a few Terminators in the regiment, but they would never dare to use their relic vehicles so casually, and the Terminators would not be pulled out in large numbers like this, because if their things broke, there would be no place to repair them. Even the power armor needed to be patched, and supplies such as weapons and ammunition could not withstand consumption.

Looking at the sophisticated weapons in the hands of the Nebula Hammer Terminator, the Great Shark became greedy.

At this time, Luochen walked in front of the sharks, identified the company commander through the power armor on his body, and confirmed that someone from the Man-Eating Shark was not there. He asked:

"Raven Sons, which company are you from, the Carcharhinus?"

The captain of the Third Company of the Carcharodon, Tastino, looked at Luochen. How did this man know that they originated from the Raven Guard? But the name Luochen said next made Tastino unable to remain silent any longer.

"Is that old Kahurangi still alive?"

Hearing the other party directly mention the name of his own chapter's think tank leader, Tastino introduced himself:

"Third Company, Tastino."

(Note: The two third company commanders in the Shark novel were both in the latter half of M41, so this is original)

(Other Stormbird models don't have chess pieces, so just imagine them as larger versions of the Sokaren model.)

Chapter 33 Oil Man: It’s hard, my fist is hard!

Te Kahurangi, Chief of the Think Tank of the Carcharodon Chapter, is one of the oldest Space Marines in the Imperium of Man. By the end of M41, he had lived for over years, which is over years old by now. It is no exaggeration to say that he is an old man.

It wouldn't be a big problem for Luochen to use Kahurangi to build relationships. Anyway, by the time Tastino goes back to confirm, even if Kahurangi denies their relationship, the Carcharodon Legion will never cut off its ties with the Nebula Hammer.

The reason is simple. The Great Shark will not give up an ally with money. Why not take advantage of the rich guy?

But now Tastino didn't know that Luochen was here to get close to him. He was wondering if the director of his own think tank actually knew such a rich guy, so why didn't he tell everyone in the group earlier? Did he want to wait until sometime to get the upper hand alone?

Just kidding, the Chief of Think Tank has always been loyal to the opposing group, maybe it's just not easy for him to ask for it. Even if the Shark is poor, he still has self-respect, and how could others let them take things for free? Favors owed must be repaid.

"Company Three, are you here to collect 'taxes'?"

Luochen had some understanding of the Carcharodon Chapter. After all, it was a very famous chapter in Warhammer 40k, and Chapter Master Tiberius was also a very tough guy. However, he did not know the Third Captain Tastino in front of him.

In Luochen's memory, there were two third captains of the Sharkate, Akia and his successor Shar. These two third captains were unique among the Sharkate because the gene seeds they used were different from those of the other members of the Sharkate. The Sharkate was a sub-regiment of the Raven Guard, but these two third captains used the gene seeds of the traitorous legion - the World Eaters.

This Tastino should be the captain of the Third Shark Company before Akia and Shar, but it is not clear whether he also used the gene-seed of the World Eaters. However, it is certain that Shar used Akia's gene-seed, but it is unknown whose gene-seed Akia used.

"Yes, but not on this planet."

The worlds where the Man-Eating Sharks collect taxes are basically unimportant planets located on the border of the empire, and it is impossible for them to fall on the heads of the knights. They came here this time just to fleece the knights, but found that the Space Wolves were here. This is really bad luck.

The Space Wolves were arguably one of the friendliest chapters towards mortals in the 40k era, and during the First War for Armageddon they were able to launch large-scale operations for mortals and the Inquisition, which became known as the Shameful Moon event.

A shark might steal hair from a wolf's face, but it's unlikely that a shark could steal hair from a wolf's face.

Luochen pretended to look at the sharks' power armor and said:

"The power armor is a bit old."

The sharks looked at each other, then looked down at their own power armor, with helplessness evident under their helmets.

Seeing that Brother Ou had finished talking to the wild wolf, Luochen patted Tastino's shoulder armor and turned away. After taking two steps, he said:

"Once the supplies come down, you all should go change into new sets."

The Man-Eating Sharks were stunned for a second when they heard this. They suddenly looked at Luochen who had already walked away, not understanding why the other party did this. Did he want the Man-Eating Sharks to help Nebula Hammer do something?

Luochen saw the sharks' reactions through his psychic perception. He was not in a hurry to explain and let the sharks suffer on their own.

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"Get moving, boys!"

After returning to the front line, Eivor immediately mobilized the Astartes and Astra Militarum who were resting on duty and asked them to quickly move out a large enough open space behind the position, but he did not explain it immediately because he also wanted the Astra Militarum to feel what a surprise was.

This puzzled the commander and political commissar of the 191st Regiment. They only saw a new group of Astartes monks returning with them, and they didn't understand why Eivor did this.

"What happened, sir?" The commander and the political commissar stepped forward and asked.

"You'll know in a moment, this is a great thing." Eivor pulled the two of them over and pointed to the Nebula Hammer Terminator team not far away. "See those guys? We're going to rely on them to break the situation next."

"By the new Master Astartes?"

"Don't underestimate them. Do you two know how much the equipment they carry is worth?"

The commander and the political commissar shook their heads. Apart from some basic weapons, they really didn't know the value of Astartes equipment. Moreover, the Armageddon Iron Legion was a mechanized corps, and they were most familiar with armored vehicles.

"That's right, you don't know. Hurry up and call your engineers over. You'll be shocked soon."

Eivor patted the two men on the back and walked away. The commander and the political commissar looked at each other, not quite understanding what Eivor meant, but they still followed Eivor's words and called the engineers in the legion over.

Engineers are mystical engineers, members of the Adeptus Mechanicus and Tech-Priests who believe in the Mechanic Creed. Because their abilities are not used to seek knowledge, their status in the Adeptus Mechanicus is not high, and promotion to Sage is basically hopeless. These priests are often assigned to serve in the Imperial Guard. They are the maintenance personnel of the Astra Militarum, generally known as Tech-Priests or Mechanic Priests in the Astra Militarum. They are needed to maintain and repair various equipment of the Astra Militarum, especially mechanized corps like the Armageddon Iron Legion. Engineers can be said to be quite important to them.

The Chief Engineer of the 191st Regiment was named Sass, a senior engineer who had served in the Astra Militarum for over fifty years and had seen countless soldiers of the 191st Regiment leave. Even before being called out by the Commander and the Political Commissar, he had already noticed those conspicuous Terminators.