The Astartes Family's Notebook

However, the woman the old governor desired most, General Dai Guan, failed to understand the tea friend's hint.

After all, when it comes to being detached from worldly desires, Astartes can't compare to the Necromancers.

To General Dai Guan, humanity's preparations for war were nothing more than a meaningless struggle.

Destroying you is none of my business. As long as I gather enough troops and repair the equipment, even without more authority, General Dai Guan can win with absolute strength.

This has nothing to do with individual will. How could humanity's millennia-long struggle possibly rival the steel bodies forged by the sacrifice of entire families by the undead in space?

Sixty million years of slumber have passed; a few years of waiting are merely embellishments to a tea party.

General Dai Guan did not kill the old governor based on this line of thinking.

Anyway, this human body has already begun to decay, so it's not bad to use it as an object for amusement. He will eventually die, whether he is killed by himself or dies naturally.

The conversation gradually transformed from a misunderstanding and a monologue into a meaningful exchange of information.

General Dai Guan knew everything about the old governor, even better than the old governor himself, including those long-forgotten childhood memories.

But that's what makes humans interesting: the same event, the same memory, can change in the owner's mind as time goes by.

But the space necromancers are different; it seems, they should, they are indeed quite different.

From beginning to end, we have no regrets...

Do I truly have no regrets?

I don't know, I've long forgotten.

After a long slumber, the wear and tear of time is inevitable, and the core of thought, which should be absolutely rational, has actually developed a feeling of hesitation.

The crowned general of the space necromancer was tainted by humanity.

The self-checking system reminds Your Excellency to upload your personality data and recycle and update the body you are currently using.

There is no system failure that a restart cannot solve; if there is, then restart a few more times.

However, General Dai Guan turned off the self-check system prompts, and he felt fine, so he did not need to undergo personality correction.

As the days went by, the war between the Necromancers and the Astronauts continued, though not intensely, but still quite fiercely.

More than 10,000 people die every day, which adds up to nearly four million a year.

During the ancient Terran period, this was already an even more exaggerated casualty figure than during the World Wars.

However, in this remote star system of the Empire, at the intersection of the extreme star field and the hazy star field, the mere four million casualties did not even affect the record-breaking population growth of the main star and its companion stars.

Even the Ascendant Army, who were fiercely fighting the Necromancers in the mining world, were no longer affected.

This is one of the advantages of local operations: logistical supplies are quite sufficient, and the rotation system is strictly enforced under the supervision of Astartes. Although those metal alien guns and cannons are powerful, the Astral Army leaders have been in the trenches for a long time and have naturally developed a whole set of countermeasures.

Compared to the Empire's other blood-soaked, flesh-grinding wars, this war against the Necromancers was like a vacation.

However, combat experience does not lie. In the mining world, the number of Astral Army soldiers capable of fighting in open battle has increased from the initial 70,000 to 80,000 to more than 300,000.

It wasn't that the soldiers were highly motivated, but rather that Katz offered a high bounty.

The relatively intact wreckage of a Necromancer combat unit is a valuable commodity. If you want supplies beyond the minimum allocation, trade Necromancer bodies for them. Don't bring up kill records or data records; experienced players won't accept that.

If You Want It, You Have To Take It.

The major wards are still working hard!

With the activation of the three-tiered war mobilization system, human society throughout the galaxy is developing towards a state of vibrant life and flourishing diversity.

This time, "full of vitality and burgeoning life" is a literal positive meaning.

Katz's militaristic reforms opened up the previously closed social advancement system.

After being enlightened by his "agent" retainers who had received meticulous training from Alpharis, the new governor quickly realized that this social trend was beneficial to him.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; the Speaker of Parliament, no matter how illustrious, is still just a humble public servant; and even the most incompetent Elector is still a nobleman.

It seems that he, as the planetary governor, has lost full control over the planet. However, the fact that his orders cannot leave the governor's mansion and that he is being targeted by other nobles has been an inevitable problem since his father was the governor.

How wonderful it is now! Within his own "territory," he is not a governor, but a true king who can take whatever he wants.

As for the Mechanicus monks and the Astartes...

How foolish! How dare King Van challenge the Celestial Dragons of the Empire?

Good, very energetic. The new governor is in excellent mental condition and is a good candidate to be the governor of the empire.

The inertia of history is great, but once the steering and braking are completed, the wheels are unstoppable.

Kaz ultimately managed to complete the war mobilization before the Great Devourer could even come knocking.

Is General Dai Guan panicking?

Not worried at all. At worst, we can withdraw all our forces, close the dimensional portal, and use our remaining funds to launch a golden fleet attack.

As has been said before, the outcome of war has never depended on what humanity did right, but on whether the Necromancers in space made a mistake.

All of Katz's war preparations were of little use to the Necromancers. Instead of making things so complicated, they might as well have gathered all the Astartes and launched a decapitation strike.

What if the hypothetical enemy wasn't the Necromancers from the start?

Even while imprisoned in Blackrock Prison, the psionicists still experienced widespread physical discomfort.

Kars ordered Hex to collect psionicists, essentially as a preventative form of confinement.

And it is precisely for this reason that Zhao.Akada's fellow enthusiasts consider Samar to be a kindred spirit.

Although it was a series of unfortunate events, local motorists really couldn't bring this up in the open.

But Astartes didn't have such concerns. Obedience or death—the angels even allowed the psionicists to choose for themselves. How merciful...

Doesn't Kaz feel any remorse?

That's no longer the case. Psionicists may be innocent, but it's also unlikely that they are innocent. Any loss of control by a psionicist would bring unpredictable and catastrophic consequences.

Katz's compassion for individual humanity had long been worn away by countless bloody facts.

The galactic overlords of this generation, the butcher empire in the mouths of countless alien races, all of humanity's fanaticism and madness stem from the humblest desire—to survive.

This damned Warhammer universe, this damned purgatory galaxy, can the galactic overlord of this damned universe really be so humble?

Just being alive is difficult enough; to survive and not perish is a true luxury.

But the empire will not perish, and humanity will not become extinct, until the last Astartes falls.

Upon receiving the report of the abnormal status of Blackrock Prison, Katz immediately returned to the home planet from the mining world.

Although official Star Speakers and Navigators were also "under house arrest," they still received the same treatment as legitimate psychics.

Sympathy for other untrained, illegal psychics?

Stop joking, do you really think Xingyuting is some kind of charity?

Every legitimate psychic certified by the Empire earned their graduation certificate by stepping over the corpses of their peers.

They know better than anyone just how dangerous it is for psionicists to go out of control.

So there was no prison camaraderie from the very beginning; they were both prisoners and guards, both victims and accomplices.

A large number of psionicists pretending to be normal were identified by the Star Speakers and Navigators and taken away and harvested by the Cult of Mechanics before the situation got out of control.

Many psykers whose talents were insufficient to survive this catastrophe were turned into wet parts.

Only those truly talented and emotionally stable psionicists can continue to live a life of idleness and waiting to die in Blackrock Prison.

Yes, that's right, waiting to die.

Because the Blackrock Prison is indeed made of black rock material, it has the magical property of suppressing the subspace.

However, the warp shadow cast by the Great Devourer is not psychic power.

Doesn't it seem very unusual and unbelievable?

However, this is true; the so-called warp shadow is merely the effect of the Great Devourer's very existence on the warp.

The hive's will didn't do anything intentionally; it simply "tilted its body and looked down."

The psykers driven mad by the shadow of the warp did not lose control because they were swallowed by the waves of the High Heaven.

On the contrary, it is because the shadow of the warp blocks the connection between the real universe and the warp that these psionic beings lose control due to "soul disorder".

So even though Kaz had made preparations in advance, more than half of the Star Speakers still died.

Fortunately, the special properties of the black stone suppressed the psionic bursts that occurred when these psionicists died. Although it did not prevent the psionicists from going out of control, it did prevent the psionic energy from going berserk.

So it wasn't a complete waste of time.

How do the other Astartes view such a serious and heinous incident?

I don't even look at it. Isn't that how psionicists have always been? What's so strange about it? Brother Samar is just farsighted.

However, only Katz felt a sinking feeling in his heart and abandoned all his fantasies.

The Great Devourer is probably really coming.

"Trois, gather all the company brothers and return to the Ishimura."

What's this, uniting our will to protect the leader?

Don't kid me. The old man [Destroyer of the Hall] laughed because he was afraid some traitors would realize things were going wrong and run away.

Integrity is something you can't take with you when you die, and Kaz never imagined that his personal charm could conquer those chaotic traitors.

First, we need to control all the Astartes. Once the Zerg swarm arrives, and we're all truly in the same boat, we can talk about what to do next.

Astartes is easily prone to obsession and impulsiveness due to camaraderie, but in Kaz's heart, his grandfather is the Empire's number one warrior, and he clearly distinguishes between those close to him and those distant from him.

Why don't you run?

Heh, should I avoid its sharp edge?

Ah, right, Kars has been stubborn since he was a child, and even the five giants of the warp grinned with a doting smile.

Why must we push Karz to the top in this round? Because none of the other Chaos Astartes have Karz's reckless and bold spirit.

It's not as simple as just returning to the Golden Throne. From the very beginning, Kars wasn't thinking about doing his best and leaving the rest to fate. The Wings of Desolation taught him well: if you can't win, then the sacrifice will be meaningless.

Will removing all Astartes have a negative impact on the war between the Mining World and the Necromancers in space?

Of course it will have an impact, but it doesn't matter. The foundation of the empire can hold on for the time being.

Showing off in front of others is a skill; it requires a gradual progression and a well-structured flow. Showing off rashly will only make the audience look down on you, thinking, "Look at you, so capable!"

Kaz had no intention of explaining to the Blood Duck Warriors what the Great Devourer was all about.

"Brothers, the time has come to test us."

Yes, there's a grammatical error; it's missing a subject.

But it's not a big problem; neither does the Lord, nor do the Astartes.

The ability to predict the future is not uncommon; almost everyone who has been through the Eye of Fear has come into contact with it.

The moment Kaz opened his mouth, the old charlatan's accent was so strong that there was no need for explanation; everyone understood.

"Boss, tell me, who should we kill?"

"..."

These sarcastic remarks threw Kaz's thoughts into disarray.

But don't panic. Old Master Ka has seen all kinds of storms and is a success lecturer who is well-versed in human nature.

"I didn't tell you before, but now is the time."

Let's seize the initiative and get the attention of the Astartes first.

The Dark Angels undercover agents were even more alert.

"Aren't you curious why I suddenly changed my strategy and started focusing on this remote star system?"

No, actually we don't...

uh-huh!

Ah yes, yes, brother Samar, tell me, why is that?

"Blackrock Fortress. The Blackrock Fortress in the void not far from this star system."

What's so special about Blackrock Fortress? Although it's rare, there are dozens of them in the entire galaxy, so it's not that rare. The main point is that humanity's current technology can't handle it at all, so it's pretty useless.

“I don’t blame you for not knowing how to do it, but this thing is very valuable.”