The Astartes Family's Notebook

How could he not be scared? Kaz doesn't care about this or that, he just goes by the principle of "presumption of guilt." If I suspect you have a problem, then you better actually have a problem, otherwise, Brother Samar will have to teach you a lesson about what it means to find the key issue.

If a typical chaotic war gang did this, its cohesion and unity would have collapsed long ago.

But when Samar of "Destroyer of the Hall" did this, everyone just thought it was perfectly reasonable.

Qiong En had already finished making the more than three hundred silver-plated skulls, and they were piled up in the Hall of Righteousness, arranged around Kaz's big chair. With the ambient lighting on, they looked really good.

Master praised it highly, exclaimed, "Elegant, so very elegant! You have such good taste!"

Plans never keep up with changes.

At first, Kaz planned to sneak into the village, avoid firing shots, and find a way to secretly contact Deathwatch so that the main group could quietly come and take him home.

However, how could the Emperor's angel of death, the loyal Astartes, possibly stand by and watch the Chaos traitor wreak havoc on the galaxy?

No, I will not go to hell, because hell is for these shameful traitors.

So Katz, having changed his approach, raised the flag again.

Let chaos fight chaos, teach traitors to kill traitors, serve the emperor and fulfill your duty to the empire, why care about the clothes you wear?

I, Kaz Samar, am the Emperor's personally chosen loyalist!

According to the usual plot development, since they've already fought each other, shouldn't they be showing deep brotherhood?

However, Kars had gathered the rebels and was prepared to turn against them from the very beginning.

Therefore, cultivating "our own people" is very important.

Defection is to be tolerated, but defection is unforgivable.

This is an ironclad rule.

Kaz never concealed from Trois, Ovisa, Choun, and even some of the clean Alphas that he had some connections in the Empire.

Of course, no substantive guarantees were made.

So the veteran members of the War Clan weren't exactly friendly to the newcomers from Chaos Astartes... but it wasn't a big deal.

Although they all belong to different factions, they are not the same as different groups, and Chaos Astartes has long been accustomed to this political environment.

Samar didn't shortchange you on anything, and he even repaired your power armor when it was torn. It's just workplace bullying, so calm down.

The traitors with clean records naturally look down on Astartes who have joined them. This has nothing to do with whether they are new or old, but is a natural choice.

Those who are chaotic and without faith look down on those who are chaotic and without division; those who are chaotic and without division look down on those who believe in the Four Gods; those who believe in the Four Gods look down on those who only believe in one body; and the followers of the Four Peddler look down on those who believe in other subspace demons and monsters.

The hierarchy of contempt is tightly linked, with each link seamlessly connected to the next.

Don't think it's outrageous. There are even people who have been misled and don't believe in the Four Gods, but instead believe in other warp evil spirits?

Yes, there are quite a few.

After all, there are four Chaos Gods, five Warp Gods, and countless Lesser Gods and powerful Primal Demons.

The Astartes, a state of chaos without division, worships the warp itself, or rather, the essential power of chaos.

So with a little coaxing, it's easy to slip from a lofty, unambitious state of mind into the fandom mindset of "my idol is really working hard, how come you guys just don't understand."

Astartes, used by the five giants of the warp, is highly praised, and the Emperor himself serves as its spokesperson. Naturally, other nobodies also want to try it, and with enough attempts, some will eventually succeed.

Unfortunately, the primary and unique aspects of the subspace are ritual and symbolism. If Kars hadn't rejected ritualism with his left brain and resisted symbolism with his right brain, he could have ascended to demonhood simply by raising his hand to say hello.

When it comes to these Astartes traitors whose minds are filled with chaos, hiding is impossible. I believe in chaos and I am proud of it. I have faith and I am proud of it.

Aside from those who believe in Tzeentch and might be able to temporarily disguise their faith, those who believe in other things cannot hide it at all.

Unfortunately, most of those who believe in cunning and strange phenomena are psychics. Since all psychics should be guarded against, the Celestial Venerable may seem to have gotten away with something, but in reality, he has never issued a special list for cracking down on pornography and illegal publications.

To determine whether a traitor has truly defected to Chaos, simply observe their daily life for a period of time; you'll generally be right.

Every force in the subspace has a master; symbolism determines that the son resembles the father, and ritualism determines the behavioral pattern.

Deviating from symbolism and ritual, unless you are a born psychic, you cannot mobilize even a trace of the chaotic power of the subspace.

"Truly worthy of being called the Light of the Legion," the Fallen Angels and Afa exclaimed in unison.

All that Kaz did seemed complicated, but in essence, it was just a series of interconnected steps within the First Legion.

As for their unscrupulous style of pursuing their goals, the 20th Legion says, "We're very familiar with this."

"So, Troys, where can you find a reliable apothecary?"

Kaz has quite a few gene seeds. Not to mention the ten gene seeds of the Angel of Redemption, or the gift that Amaterasu left for his brother Samar, at least half of the Chaos traitors that Kaz killed after leaving the Eye of Terror dropped gene seeds.

The Emperor's technical prowess is truly remarkable. The corrupting power of chaotic energy is so strong, but the resistance of the genetic seeds to corrosion is even stronger.

Slight mutations in the limbs of a Chaos Astartes have no effect on its gene seed; only those Chaos Astartes with eyes that are blinded by demonic energy will have their gene seed destroyed.

Yes, an Astartes of the level of a Slaanesh devotee and a Nurgle devotee.

Kaz estimated that if the War Gang continued to develop, the internal factional balance would collapse.

Therefore, the big boss took the initiative to cultivate new talent.

"pharmacist?"

Trois was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized what his leader meant.

“If it’s a small number of genetically modified seeds, both Ovisa and I are fine with it.”

"Have you studied this?"

"I participated in it when I was in the Caliban, so I understand the general process."

Kaz didn't speak, but even through his tactical helmet, Troys could feel the leader's disdainful gaze.

As for the conscription force, the Mechanicus during the Legion era wouldn't dare to raise their voices against Astartes. With the support of specialized equipment, Astartes' recruit training was practically an assembly line. [They] participated in...

For example, he was not even as good as a lady, and could not even be granted the title of Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).

"Then I'll go ask."

The Fallen Angels have a very sophisticated system of coded language. Even a newbie like Caliban, who has just emerged from the Eye of Fear, can spot something amiss by looking at a few of the coded messages carved on the walls.

In fact, the common code words of dark angels and fallen angels have essentially diverged into two parallel systems.

The inner circle of demons has a history of deliberately leaving coded messages to lure people in, but the fallen angels have their countermeasures. The intelligence war within the First Legion has continued uninterrupted since Caliban's time.

The mysterious hooded swordsman with dual pistols played a crucial role in this.

As a result, Katz scolded Qiong En three times, giving him a thorough dressing-down. When the silly boy brought the revised purchase list to Katz for review again, Trois happened to see Katz giving him a gentle pat on the head.

“I can prepare a preliminary plan for you to learn from. Our Astartes are quick-witted; they'll understand after seeing it once and can just copy it later. But, Choun, sending you to do this is both a sign of trust and a test, and you still haven't understood what I mean.”

When he took off his tactical helmet, Choun's eyes were red.

I've tried my best to figure out what's wrong with the gang leader!

"Silly boy, doesn't the gang leader know that your major is not relevant? He sent your report back again and again to ask for your opinion and to respect your ideas. But you asked everyone in the gang, but you didn't have your own ideas."

what! ?

"I've been asking what our technical sergeants are lacking. Qiong En, you haven't disappointed me, but..."

Kaz suddenly understood why those doctoral advisors in Gutella would scratch their heads when talking about their students.

Oh, all the gods within the gate!

It's not surprising that Trois could see through Kaz's intentions; it was just a disciplinary method used during the Legion era. Any legitimate Imperial branch with a lineage would have similar methods for testing new recruits to some extent.

I just don't know what kind of trouble Qiong En suffered in the Silver Skull Chapter. He can't even see through such petty tricks. His personality is really problematic.

After calming the young technical sergeant down, Katz began loudly plotting with his top henchman.

"found it?"

"We've found a lead."

"How long will it take to get in touch?"

"Hard to say."

"Do your best."

“Um… Boss, you can easily find people by using your connections over there.”

No sooner had we finished talking about Qiong En than Old Popsicle from the First Legion started acting up again.

If it were Ovisa, he would never have said that. Troys's encounter with Kars right after returning from the warp to the real universe was both his luck and his misfortune.

A fallen angel who has never experienced the harsh realities of life is ultimately not a complete fallen angel.

I thought you lived in Caliban, or were a member of the noble First Legion, the Astartes.

It's the M41 era now, who would dare entrust the training of new blood to outsiders, especially a pharmacist with an Alpharis background?

Kaz would rather find a fallen angel apothecary than go after Afa, who volunteered himself.

Although he was far from the Eye of Fear, many powerful Chaos Warbands were still keeping an eye on him.

Whether it's a genetic seed, a secret within himself, or preparing to pull off a major heist against [Metsudō no Blade] and make a name for himself by stepping on Kars, it's all up to him.

Even the Astartes Chapter that the 20th Legion attempted to parasitize "Samar".

Katz has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

Making trouble is easy, raising the flag is simple, but how to disembark and retire successfully requires considerable micromanagement skills.

After repeatedly weighing his options, Ka Zhongtang realized with dismay that in order to completely break away from the War Gang, he had to first strengthen the War Gang.

The Warhammer universe's inescapable loop is truly unsolvable.

This cruiser had absolutely no equipment for cultivating new Astartes blood.

Therefore, Katz must find a way to procure the goods.

"Trois, pass the word down: all members, change your paint scheme."

Another change?

Hey, AlphaRies, you're leaving with a satisfied heart. You truly are the light of the Legion!

Looking at the distributed blueprints, the old-timers of the fallen angels were completely bewildered, while the sharp-eyed Chaos Astartes had already recognized them.

Hey ho, you've had enough of being a malicious warrior, guild leader, are you ready to switch things up and play the Blood Raven for a bit?

only......

Upon closer inspection, the paint job seems a bit off. At first glance, it looks like the Blood Ravens, but upon closer inspection, it's not quite the same.

Of course Kaz knows this. Blood Raven has so many think tanks; getting involved in karma would only cause trouble.

Therefore, the new paint scheme is named — Holy Blood Duck.

Look closely, the bird with blood droplets in its paint scheme isn't a raven; its beak is flat.

Chapter 445 The Counterattack

The past has never been gone; it has never even passed.

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Katz stayed in the Starport Black Market for a full three months.

Changing the paint job on the Ishimura is much more troublesome than giving our Blood Duck Legion's power armor a mixed paint job.

Why would Astartes undertake such a large-scale project at Black Market Starport, a small dock that's already annoyed even by repairing frigates?

Because the imperial's official shipyard numbering system is too troublesome.

Black market merchants accept this reason; it's an imperial procedure, and anyone who's done it knows what it's all about.

only......

Stop saying you're just easy to bully.

Okay, that's reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

Astartes could have easily gotten something for free, but they were even willing to pay for it.

"Boss..."

"Don't speak, hold it in."

"Can......"