The Astartes Family's Notebook

At this point, the details of the Moon of Shame incident could no longer be kept secret.

Most interestingly, the Empire went to great lengths to cover up the event itself, so it was impossible to give it a name. Even the name "Moon of Shame" was revealed by some of the Grey Knights.

This detail is quite intriguing.

Anyway, that's the version that Katz heard.

M41.441 A massive wrecked spaceship appeared in the vicinity of Amegidon. With the appearance of this wrecked spaceship, subspace travel and interstellar communication in the Amegidon system were cut off by supernatural factors.

Later, the truth came to light: it was the work of a warp demon.

Then came three years of arduous struggle.

In M41.444, Logan Grenham, the leader of the Space Wolves, led them to a hard-fought victory in this battle. However, the Space Wolves and the Grey Knights, who had initially fought side-by-side, developed a major disagreement regarding the handling of mortals who had observed warp demons. The Space Wolves believed that those who survived the valiant battle on this apocalyptic battlefield had proven their faith in the God-Emperor and their loyalty to the Empire, and should not be purged.

The methods employed by the Grey Knights, in particular, are generally considered highly efficient.

On Amegidodton, the purification operation targeting all combatants began. Stormtroopers under the Inquisition's command informed civilians that they must assemble at the temporary resettlement camp on time to cleanse their homelands of remaining Chaos corruption. When the surviving civilians arrived at the camp with gratitude, they discovered it was a forced labor camp, where everyone was subjected to sterilization injections under the guise of "vaccination." Simultaneously, the Grey Knight fleet began attacking the troop transports, already airborne and carrying IG and PDF, preparing to leave Amegidodton. At this point, the Space Wolves fleet, having reached their limit, intervened, obstructing the Grey Knights' line of fire and even directly blocking their artillery fire. The Space Wolves did not retaliate; they did not want to give the Inquisition any ammunition to use as a pretext for Chapter defection.

At this very moment, just as at that very moment, Desolate Wings and Space Wolf made almost the same decision: Great Fortune.

But why is the Space Wolf so angry?

After the battle, the Inquisition and the Grey Knights made a double guarantee, stating that necessary purification was unavoidable, but most survivors would not suffer secondary harm.

The truth is that the Inquisition and the Grey Knights have no intention of leaving a single survivor for Amighiddon.

While deception is shameful, the motives are good. The Space Wolves can even console themselves that the Inquisition and the Grey Knights didn't want to put the Space Wolves in a difficult position, so it was a well-intentioned deception.

However, subsequent developments proved that Space Wolf had overestimated others.

With the intervention of the Space Wolves, the survivors were able to escape Amegiddon in batches, which had been destroyed by both Chaos and the Empire. The Inquisition and the Grey Knights' fleets were unable to intercept all the refugee ships, and after months of Cold War standoff, they proposed to negotiate a settlement.

The negotiations turned out to be a sham, a trap set in the middle. As soon as the alpha wolf, Logan Grinham, led his fleet to the designated location, the well-prepared encirclement fleet opened fire. With the Space Wolves suffering heavy losses, Logan Grinham feigned surrender and went to the enemy's flagship to participate in the "surrender ceremony" with only a small number of guards.

As a result, the Grey Knight who led the ambush was killed by the alpha wolf with an axe, the Inquisitor fled in disarray, and the remaining Grey Knights were unable to stop the Space Wolf from returning to its ship.

At this point, there was still room for redemption. However, the more the judge thought about it, the angrier he became. In a fit of rage, he summoned an entire Imperial Navy fleet and all the combat units of the Red Hunters Chapter to directly besiege Fenris, the homeworld of Space Wolves.

Having just fought a bloody three-year battle in Amighadoon, the Space Wolves were in poor condition and unprepared, and were caught off guard by the Inquisitor.

Logan Grenham had no choice but to resort to the Space Marines' ancestral skills once again. After the planet's defensive firepower crippled the Inquisitor's flagship's Void Shield, he used the beacon left behind from the previous mission to teleport and decapitate the Terminator Squadron.

Space Wolves were originally prepared to escalate the situation completely, but the Chapter's Divine Dreadnought, Bjorn the Severed Hand, persuaded the enraged Alpha Wolf to calm down.

With this, the entire incident has temporarily come to an end.

Following his courtroom battles and confrontations with Space Wolf, Logan Greenham has repeatedly stated publicly that he will never forgive this tragedy and will never forget it.

At the same time, most of the internal affairs departments of Holy Terra also deeply resented the Space Wolves.

The millions of citizens of the Empire were naturally unaware of the specifics of the events of the Moon of Shame, but Bjorn could only persuade Grinham not to publicly break with the Holy Terra behind the Inquisition, but he couldn't control the gossipy space husky.

Astartes already knows everything it needs to know.

Otherwise, the Black Sanctuary wouldn't have come uninvited.

This trend must not be allowed to continue, and no precedent should be set. The inhumane practices of the High Lords Council must be physically corrected!

Kaz loves listening to stories because he was a Cloud Hammer in his past life.

But Karz dared not ask any more questions, because he knew that the Primarch Angron was the one hiding behind the events of the Moon of Shame and the first Battle of Amegiddton.

The Black Templars seem to have plans to escalate the standoff, as if they regret not being present when Fenris was besieged and are determined to make up for that now.

Now that things have escalated to this point, not only is Kaz only qualified to watch the show, but even Company Commander Motor Sich doesn't actually have much say.

In the end, it was the Grey Knights who took the initiative to suggest that everyone have an open and honest talk in Omidas's Nest City and stop sending more people and adding more resources.

Chapter 49 Necessary Evil

Survival is not a right that humans are born with, but a spoil of war that the Imperial soldiers seized from this cold galaxy at any cost.

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There is no magic pill for spiritual practice; every meal and every lesson is essential.

Even with the situation so tense, with the possibility of a massive imperial coup at any moment, Motor Sich still demanded that his company members conduct tactical simulations.

Kaz mentally gave the company commander a thumbs up for this.

Tactical simulation, also known as military chess, is a game of open and honest banter. If you play a defensive card on the inside side, it means you can cover three opponents in the back row. I will then summon my Power Gauntlets to launch a direct attack on the duelist.

Whether it was the rote learning at Frankish No. 3 or the daily training after returning to the company, the main focus was on individual combat tactics and teamwork. Just looking at the existing lesson plans for such company-level or even larger-scale tactical responses was eye-opening and incredibly beneficial. Moreover, many of the veterans in the Fourth Company were seasoned veterans of the Macarian Expedition, seasoned and hardened, and listening to them deploy tactics was a pleasure.

Space Marine (Strategy Edition) is a brutal game; although there are two players, one person can play it enough.

The Fourth Company of the Wasteland Wings did not let their guard down. Even when they slept, the brothers in the company had to be fully armed and ready to board at any time.

During this time, Katz realized that he had underestimated the value of Astartes.

It turns out that it's not just odd-toed and even-toed ungulates that can sleep standing up; Astartes can too.

Kaz had always thought that the locking function of the power armor was for imprisoning warband brothers who had committed crimes, and that it was a backdoor technology and technical means. He was also curious as to why this function would be available to power armor wearers.

Oh, so it's for sleeping while standing up.

The servo motor drives the electronic muscle bundles to adjust to a stiff state, providing inward support for the Astartes, allowing them to relax completely. With their eyes closed, although it is not as comfortable as lying down, they can still fall asleep.

Astartes, isn't that amazing?

Motor Sich has been frequently traveling between various branches these days, and has put all the Stormhawk gunboats attached to the Victory Balance in the maintenance workshop for major repairs. The only option is to transfer the Stormhawks from the Pioneer Star to continue using them.

There's no other way; we have to save face.

Look at all the formidable figures attending this meeting.

The Black Knights Chapter, a sub-chapter of the Dark Angels, is actually a branch of the Taiping Starfield. The chapter commander can be directly transferred back to the Dark Angels as a company commander. The chapter's armory is full of artifact-level equipment.

The White Scars Warband, a newly formed group, and they've come in a whole platoon! Who wouldn't love those anti-gravity jet motorcycles?

Oh, Black Knights don't like it; they have the same model with a black paint job.

The Black Templar Chapter, Rogue Dorn's favorite son, a chapter cobbled together by Sigismund, the Western Swordsman, almost sent the Mountain Array away. Does the Black Templar even understand the true value of the Imperial Fist lineage?

The Grey Knights' style is completely different from the rest of the group, and they use equipment that no one has ever seen before.

Aside from two Stormhawks that can hold their own, the rest of Motor Sich's equipment is hardly up to par.

In these kinds of situations where people put on airs and try to show off, you'll really get slapped if you drive a Mazda.

The Grey Knight claimed to be open and honest, but due to his professional nature, he could only say half of what he meant, and the data report he shared had more blacked-out parts than visible information.

Is this what you call being open and honest?

Okay, they've certainly shown their sincerity.

The Astartes Chapter is a violent society, not a charity. Previously, everyone was mainly unhappy that the Grey Knights Chapter wore red shoes and colluded with the Inquisition to target other factions. You should have said earlier that you had your own reasons. How did things escalate to this point?

The Black Knights were getting impatient with the daily meetings. They had sent three companies to capture the mysterious hooded man, but after searching the entire city of Omidas to no avail, the Black Knights were ready to leave.

However, given their established status in the martial arts world, the First Legion wouldn't do something so shameless unless they were in a state of madness and simply ran away without a suitable excuse.

She still has a strong sense of image.

So what to do? Although the Grey Knight was still as stubborn as ever, always saying "no comment" or "cannot tell," he had softened his stance, and everyone was looking for an opportunity to back down.

The Grey Knights are universally disliked, partly due to their work style, and partly because of their specialization in demons.

Chaos is the Empire's greatest enemy. If not handled properly, it can cause enormous problems. Faced with the inhuman forces of Chaos, the human Empire will be at a disadvantage if it even touches on the human aspect.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Space Wolf let the survivors go during the Moon of Shame incident, which seemed to be a shining example of humanity. The Grey Knights will have to clean up all the mess that follows, and that's going to be a huge problem.

The human world has been destroyed because of a book that recorded knowledge of chaos. There are hundreds of such cases recorded over the past ten thousand years.

What people objected to was not the Grey Knights' purification campaign in the hive city, but the Grey Knights' indiscriminate purification without distinguishing right from wrong.

The isolation work done by others in the Wasteland Wings is quite good. Why don't you just purify the hive area? What's the point of directly launching virus bombs?

If we can't sue you for corruption, Grey Knight, we can't sue you for dereliction of duty either. Come on, give us an explanation.

Explanation? What explanation do you need? If you could give it to the Grey Knights, you would have done so already. Why use intelligence to obscure it?

This matter can't be investigated any further. Could the Grey Knights possibly reveal that Markarius, who had already been canonized, almost became the new Chosen of Chaos?

The aftershocks of the Makarian Expedition have reverberated for fifty years and still haunt the lords of Holy Terra. The Grey Knights truly cannot explain the details.

Okay, so you wanted to be open and honest, and we listened, but after all that, you just stammered and begged. Were you just messing around?

Tired? Let's destroy it already! The Black Knights are already thinking of destroying Omidas for the Grey Knights. What a mess!

However, the Wings of Desolation, the White Scars, and the Black Sanctuary stubbornly refused to agree.

This is laziness, dereliction of duty, and a waste of the Emperor's money. His Majesty the God-Emperor is still watching from heaven. This matter is not over until you, the Grey Knights, give us an explanation!

Just as the debate was raging, Judge Odachi's teacher finally arrived.

This true Terran guy not only came by himself, but also brought half a company of the Sons of Guilliman's Chapter.

Note that although all the Ultramarines Legion's separate chapters call themselves Sons of Guilliman, there is actually a Sons of Guilliman chapter. Just like naming themselves Baba, it is somewhat taking advantage of the fact that other chapters have the name Guilliman.

As a veteran judge with extensive connections, everyone respectfully calls Master Leothus.

After this master arrived, he didn't rush to hold a big meeting to show off his qualifications and put on airs. Instead, without even having a bite to eat, he went door to door to talk to each person individually.

Three more days passed, and the master, who had never appeared in any public setting, finally convinced the Grey Knight.

The Grey Knights made a proposal that none of the Astartes Chapters could refuse.

Let's have a duel.

Words are useless; true knowledge comes from the sword.

Including the Son of Guilliman, there were a total of six battlebands present. The other five factions each sent three people, and the Grey Knights sent only one person, making a total of sixteen people who drew lots to determine the final winner. The solution proposed by this martial arts champion was the final solution.

how is it?

Whether the Grey Knights' plan was good or not is hard to say, but the arrogance of sending only one person certainly provoked the Astartes.

Okay, okay, you Gray Knight are so cool, awesome, and domineering.

Let's fight!

Chapter 50 My Greatsword is Long Awfully Thirsty

Friendly reminder: even outside of Freljord, the Barbarian King is still considered a son-in-law.

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No way, no way, can't be right? You've made such a big fuss, with tens of millions of Imperial Navy sailors watching, and all you're doing is holding a martial arts contest to find a husband?

Bah, is it a contest to determine the winner?

No way! We bloodthirsty viewers just want rivers of blood to flow. We don't want this kind of thing to happen!

Snap, bang.

The bloodthirsty spectators have been killed, and the Imperial Navy collectively thanks the Emperor for his divine intervention.

Don't be silly, those are Astartes, nearly two thousand Astartes Space Marines. If they really start switching sides, we mere mortals won't stand a chance against them.

A martial arts contest is good, a martial arts contest is great! Demigods fighting won't hurt anyone's feelings.

Master Leothers truly lived up to her reputation as one of the Empire's top socialites. After successfully persuading both the Grey Knights and the Wings of Desolation, the problem finally had the potential for a peaceful resolution.

The Black Knight didn't want to stay in the first place, so he took the initiative to help Master Leothers put pressure on the white scar.

Zhu Dan was also quite annoyed; what a mess this was. But then he thought, fighting is a skill, and when have the men of Qiaogaolis ever been afraid of martial arts... a duel? Just do it!

Excellent, very good, exceptionally good. What's the most famous thing about our Black Templar? It's stuffing that thing that talks about having too many children into the main gun.

It's the Emperor Champion!

Naturally, the Black Temple agreed.

As for Guilliman's son, his gang members are still in their wits' end.

Before setting off, I was only notified that two Astartes regiments of company size had engaged in a serious conflict and standoff. But when I arrived, I found out that this was what they called a company size.

Yes, that's right. The Desolate Wings and the Gray Knights are indeed company-sized, but what's with the Mechanicus fleet and the Imperial Navy, which is almost a half-sector fleet? And what's with the White Scars company, the three Black Knight companies, and the entire Black Templar expeditionary fleet?

Where am I? Who am I? What am I supposed to do?

Oh, so I came here to participate in the martial arts tournament.