The Astartes Family's Notebook

人是什么？

Humans are like light gauze and fine silk, easily broken with a pull and gone with a burn.

Humans are like yellow flowers and red candles, fading away in a single day and burning out in a single night.

People come crying and leave crying; they come and go, but you can't keep them.

It is difficult for people to advance or retreat; they cannot achieve what they desire.

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Ovisa did not choose to jump ship, not because of Katz's force, but because of Trois's persuasion.

Do not advise others to be virtuous if you have not experienced their suffering. If you suffer as I have, you may not be as virtuous as I am.

Damn the Dark Angels, damn the First Legion! We are the ones who have been betrayed!

The Battle of Caliban was a terrible war, and Luther, the only one who knew the whole truth, remained silent.

Fallen angel, you motherfucker fallen angel, you motherfucker dark angel.

Trois only learned from conversations with his fellow countrymen that the Dark Angels were now indiscriminately hunting Caliban veterans like himself, and that Ovisa had almost been captured several times.

Therefore, in Ovisa's view, Katz was bound to fail sooner or later, and the fact that he would be stuck in the VIP room at the Great Stone Fortress was a foregone conclusion.

But Trois didn't see it that way.

"Trois, now it's just the two of us. I suspect there's another Alpharis in the Warband. I suspect I am."

"Boss, I can do it too!"

"You are not. The real Alpharis would never admit to being Alpharis. You are being too deliberate."

"That......"

"Take your time to figure it out."

Katz didn't kill the group of Afa on the ship.

Because it's not the right time yet.

Staying at home is wonderful, but going out is difficult.

This journey through the Misty Starfield made Kaz realize firsthand the true value of the locals of the Pacific Starfield within the Desolate Wings Chapter.

too difficult.

It's incredibly difficult to make a name for yourself in the hazy star field.

Poor and desolate places breed unruly people; Sepumundi's control over the hazy star field was extremely brutal and savage.

All the key worlds have troops stationed there, and all the subspace hub nodes have fleets deployed. If you want to bully others in the countryside, the Misty Starfield is the first choice for the warbands. But if you want to get rich, the simple and honest people of the Misty Starfield will be the first to object.

No one should be allowed to get "rich" first, not even Astartes!

It is no exaggeration to say that Sepmundi's control over the Misty Starfield is just like the Holy Terra's rule over the human empire.

The same external environment, the same internal strife, the same militarism, the same financial constraints yet arrogance.

How can they be so similar?

It's so similar, it's uncanny!

Even the regional divisions are almost identical.

The Ghoul Cluster in the north resembles the local "Misty Starfield" in the Misty Starfield; the vast Mist Zone in the east resembles the local "Limit Starfield"; the Great Vortex Zone in the south, near the galactic center, is just as unbearable as the "Storm Starfield"; and the "Peaceful Starfield" in the west, including the Calissis Starfield, also suffers from prominent central-local conflicts.

This eerie sense of déjà vu made Katz ask the ultimate life questions: Where am I? Who am I? What am I going to eat for dinner?

It wasn't that Kaz was having a fit of madness and thinking about issues that the bigwigs of the star system government should be concerned with; rather, it was because he wanted to make a "glorious turnaround" that he had to think about these kinds of issues.

The Milky Way is so damn big, the hazy star field is so damn big, subspace travel is so damn abstract, going home is so hard.

Katz had planned to go directly to the Calissis Sector, find his good brother Matron, and then head straight to the Frontier Development Zone to find the Mother Group, right?

The plan was simple, but when it came time to actually execute it, it turned out to be completely unfeasible.

Because the hazy star field is not the peaceful star field.

The Pacific Star Region was the primary direction of colonization and exploration for ancient humans when they ventured out of the solar system. Its star map completion, infrastructure, and density of habitable planets are second only to the Solar Star Region among the five major star systems of the Empire. In addition, with its well-developed and interconnected real-world cosmic routes, its astronomical environment is truly excellent.

But the Misty Starfield isn't like that.

The operational costs of the Imperial Charter fleet deployed in the Misty Starfield are higher than those of the Pacific Starfield combined with the Extreme Starfield.

Because of the cosmic logistics in the hazy star field, subspace routes occupy an absolutely dominant position.

How to describe it? Old-school internet addicts from the 2K era have all played Legend of Mir, right?

Although the Infernal Galaxy is essentially a seamless open-world map, warp travel technology has effectively fragmented the Imperium of Man into countless seam maps.

This leads to a very frustrating fact: for the Imperial Sector, the "invisible wall" is a real thing.

As long as the Mandeville point, the "teleportation point," is held, the door-blocking tactic is effectively viable.

The Chaos Warband has a history of sacrificing their integrity in exchange for the assistance of destructive powers, successfully bypassing the Mandeville Point and teleporting directly to the outer reaches of a planet.

However, this tactic is not the norm. After all, the destructive power uses people to move forward and then discards them. The High Heaven is full of scumbags, scumbag women, and scumbag gods.

So the star map that Katz obtained from the starport is real. However, according to the guidance of this star map, Katz needs to jump thirteen times to reach the Calissis sector.

Huh, is it that complicated?

Otherwise what?

Even the navigator on the Victory Balance needed specialized equipment to locate real-world/subspace coordinates within a hundred light-years. This was because the density of stars in the Pacific region was relatively high, providing a large number of coordinate reference points.

In a godforsaken place like the Misty Starfield, the cost of pioneering each new route is far higher than in the Pacific Starfield, so Kaz has no interest in playing the role of a wandering merchant.

Therefore, the most important thing is to quickly find a way to go through the process of being granted amnesty.

Regardless of what kind of official position Song Jiang held as the Pacification Commissioner of Chuzhou and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, he was never paid for using the official post station.

So what if Alpharis has ulterior motives? Kaz never trusted these professional traitors anyway.

Even the Imperial Insect Khaz were used to make do, so these capable Astartes... well, at least they're capable, aren't they?

Believe it or not, although Katz Trois and Ovisa both consider themselves loyalists, just by looking at their aura and appearance, the Arfas are closer to the "Imperial Angels" in the minds of ordinary people in the Empire than Katz.

These seemingly respectable guys have suddenly found their niche.

Cats have their paths, dogs have theirs, and on the Ishimura, apart from Choun, who among the Astartes didn't have the ability to mingle with the masses?

Katz was a tough thug with a strong mentality, and Afa and his gang were habitual offenders. After discussing it, the gang decided that living in seclusion all the time wasn't a good idea, so they decided to take on some jobs.

Order accepted?

Yes, it's an order from the Xing District Government.

The Empire's interstellar wide-area communications are never short of calls for help like "Where are my teammates?", "Help me, help me quickly!", and "I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"

With over a dozen Astartes under his command, Kaz already possesses a considerable force. He is truly capable of taking on and executing contracts at the level of the Imperial Star Sector Government.

The only problem is in whose name the receipt should be made.

The Wings of Desolation is definitely not an option; it would cause trouble for the mother group.

Big-headed eagle brothers...

Forget it, they're all buddies anyway, let's find someone else to cause trouble.

After much deliberation, Kars chose the malicious warrior he had met once before as his scapegoat.

Brothers, let's change the paint job and take over Goose City!

Don't get me wrong, Kaz isn't a sanctimonious hypocrite, and he doesn't have any personal prejudice against the Malicious Warriors Chapter. It's just that the chapter's style is particularly suitable for the current warbands.

You could say that the Malice Warriors have strayed from Astartes' original intention to protect humanity, but this chapter has never had a problem with loyalty, a matter of paramount importance.

Slaughtering civilians, robbing friendly forces, taking money to do things, demanding kickbacks—there's a reason why malicious warriors are unpopular in Astartes circles. They can even anger the black men of the Salamander Chapter; they're bound to have a touch of evil.

However, the court investigated the Malicious Warriors group more than a dozen times, with countless charges, but never convicted them of expulsion, which speaks volumes.

What the Ishimura needs now is this kind of protective shell, a facade that maintains a distant relationship with the Imperial government.

Qiongen had no say, and although Trois and Ovisa were somewhat resistant, they were unwilling to confront Kaz over such a matter, while the others were even less concerned.

So the matter was settled very easily.

Then, Qiong En had a lot to do; he needed to modify the power armor for the War Gang members.

Even the most malicious warriors are still loyal members of the Astartes Chapter, listed in the Imperial Register, and they enjoy basic privileges.

Back when the Third Company Commander was on the verge of being wiped out, he was able to gather three squads of fully equipped gang members when he went to ask Motor Sich for a favor. If Kaz simply changed his paint job and took his men to make contact with the Empire, he would easily be exposed.

Imperial bureaucrats, especially high-ranking executive bureaucrats, are a third stupid, a third bad, and a third both stupid and bad.

Encountering the stupid ones is naturally a happy thing, but encountering the remaining two-thirds is troublesome.

Kaz wouldn't dare gamble on that 66.66% probability.

To go all the way in a performance, that's called professionalism.

And it turns out, the reputation of the Malicious Warriors really worked; even the star sector governments in the Misty Starfield had heard of the Astartes Chapter.

“We, the malicious warriors, have responded to your request for help. Regardless of whether the matter can be resolved or not, the remaining balance must be paid in advance.”

When a small imperial expeditionary fleet joined midway through the journey, Kaz's demanding fleet commander agreed without hesitation.

Because the military situation was very urgent.

The important pivotal system within the sector was attacked by a triple invasion from the Chaos Astartes, the Xenomorphs, and the Chaos Cultists. The sector government performed exceptionally well, managing to gather reinforcements to support the system in just three years, demonstrating the system's critical importance.

Speed ​​is there, but quality is truly hard to assess.

Five destroyers, three frigates, and ten standard-sized Astragalus infantry regiments.

Gone.

Although these self-proclaimed malicious warriors of the Astartes demanded a high price, the fleet commander accepted Kaz's almost extortionate request in its entirety.

This isn't about money; it's about risking your life.

Now, not only the two genuine fallen angels, but even the Afas were dumbfounded.

Dude, do you really think they'd just give it to you if you asked? Is this how the Imperial Gang usually makes a living?

Only Afa, who knew how formidable Samar was in the Eye of Fear, understood how much sweat and effort was required behind this seemingly effortless extortion.

Without having truly worked in the Imperial establishment, and without having climbed to the position of company commander through personal effort, one cannot grasp the Imperial bureaucratic system, which is exceptionally complex even to the superhuman brains of Astartes.

The conversation between Katz and the fleet commander may seem simple, but behind every sentence and every word lies a subtextual exchange.

Isn't this a kind of alternative code?

Having not systematically studied imperial official jargon, Alpharis is prone to revealing his flaws when encountering high-ranking imperial bureaucrats.

Troys, in any case, had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Can you analyze sixteen hidden meanings from ah, um, oh (second tone), and oh (fourth tone)?

As a result, the fleet allocated some supplies to the Ishimura, and Katz led his gang to join this mini-expedition.

The Hextech Brothers' skills were passable; while they couldn't completely replace the navigator, they had no problem accompanying the fleet on warp voyages.

Qiong En is a bit depressed. After getting so many logistical supplies so easily, is it really a wise choice for him to leave the warband?

Katz didn't have time to worry about the mental health issues of teenagers.

The successful rendezvous is just the beginning; many more challenges lie ahead.

First and foremost, the fact that the War Gang has no War Gang servants is a fatal flaw.

In this generation, apart from the obsessed Dark Angels who, in order to keep their pitiful little secrets, leave no living people on their warships and only use machine servants, all other Astartes need mortal servants to assist with daily operations and maintenance.

Even the Renegade Warband and the Chaos Astartes are no exception.

There were living people on the Shicun ship.

There are several thousand crew members and sailors on the lower decks.

The demon hosts were well aware of the difference between a full meal and a full stomach every day. If they really attacked those crew members, [Destroyer's Blade] would really dare to stuff them into the boiler room to boil water.

Therefore, the demon hosts tacitly refrained from harming the crew members on the lower decks who were responsible for maintaining the Ishimura's infrastructure. Everyone performed their duties peacefully, which was quite good.

But the empty macro gun compartment is hard to explain.

The Ishimura had a fairly abundant supply of various types of ammunition. Amaterasu had put a lot of thought into arranging his belongings for his brother Samar, filling the ammunition racks to the brim.