The Astartes Family's Notebook

Not only could I withstand it, but I was also almost unable to suppress my desire for the thrill of battle.

What are we loyalists doing, suffering so many open and covert losses and humiliations at the Empire's hands?

loyalty!

Of course it's loyalty! What else could it be for better equipment?

There are indeed theories and methods surrounding Butcher's Nail, but Electronic Muscle Beams are not some rare and precious treasure, and there's no such thing as the older the better.

This thing is purely a consumable item.

The servo motors have higher power than your Chaos Traitor, the power backpack has greater output than your World Eater, and the electronic muscle bundles are Imperial products that are better than those from your Eye of Fear. What do you have to fight me with?

Kars and Draven's eight sets of Terminator armor were specially prepared for this battle.

A battle that ends in a dozen seconds might not reveal much, but if the battle drags on a little longer, the poverty of the Chaos War Gang will be completely exposed.

The Chaos Traitor's voice grew louder and louder, but the power armor's output was visibly decreasing.

finally......

Kaz caught the enemy leader's slash with one hand.

Huh, is it really that extravagant to use such a valuable piece of equipment like a power claw to catch a chainsaw sword?

Hey, I've said it before, the valuable part of the power claw is the decomposition force field generator, not those five big claws.

Those five metal claws, like the electronic muscle bundles, are replaceable consumables.

The monomolecular saw blade of a chainsaw sword is very sharp, but the metal claw blade of a power claw is not something that can be easily found anywhere else.

Although the Devourer of Worlds was incredibly powerful in its utter madness, the Chaos Traitor's equipment durability was almost at zero, and with billions of Throne Coins in Kaz's backpack for repairs, what was there to worry about?

Terminator A's powerful output allowed Kaz to control his opponent's chainsaw sword with one hand, and the rest was easy.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Boom!

The fully charged power hammer struck the opponent's lower abdomen, but failed to knock him away.

Kaz was stunned for a moment!

Did I buy a fake Omni™ Saiyan?

Kaz preferred to believe that his power hammer parts were counterfeit products sold by the Mechanical School rather than believe that the Blessing of Chaos was truly that powerful.

However, the Devourer of Worlds, whose abdomen had already rotted into cotton wool, revealed a cruel smile, twisted the sword hilt, and smashed his own weapon, preparing to use the broken half of the sword to pierce Kaz's tactical helmet.

Literally, the middle lane was wide open, since Kaz only had two hands and couldn't possibly get back to defend the middle lane in time.

Hehe, I dismantled the self-balancing stabilizing system!

For a typical Terminator, there would only be one path left: waiting to die. But Kars is different; he still has the "rolling on the donkey" move to use.

However, in the heat of battle, both Kaz and the World Eater forgot one thing.

The Dragon Knight's most powerful skill is not the Flaming Breath, not the Dragon Bloodline, not even the Dragon Transformation, but the Divine Dragon Tail Swing!

With shields in both hands, Qiong En raised the Storm Shield and struck, saving his brother Samar from certain death.

"good."

A simple verbal compliment is like touching the unlucky kid's G-spot, giving Kaz the illusion that the paint on Choon's power armor is glowing.

There's no need to talk about chivalry with these chaotic traitors; brothers, let's fight side by side!

Just when the overall situation seemed settled and the entire Khorne War Gang was about to be wiped out, an unexpected event occurred.

"What the hell is going on? Draven, you better give me an explanation."

"How would I know!"

More than a dozen white-armored Astartes with red serpent heads painted on their shoulder armor fired kill-stealing bombs at the Khorne Berserkers from behind.

Are there more experts?

"The Red Viper Chapter?"

Upon hearing the name, Alpharese nearly suffered a PTSD attack.

"Sigh, don't even mention it. Our chapter has offended Alpharis. Those traitors are causing trouble everywhere under our name. We understand your concerns, Captain."

Did the fierce wolf jump on its own?

Katz still didn't quite believe the Astartes who had suddenly appeared, claiming to be loyalists like the Red Viper.

However, the discussion had already begun in the other party's encrypted communication channel.

"Holy crap, this excuse actually works?"

"Nonsense, an identity bought with real money has to be effective."

Katz didn't really trust these Astartes of unknown origin, but he couldn't find any major flaws in their story.

He still suffered from the fact that his warband was too concerned about his image. If he had joined a more domineering faction, such as the Iron Hand that tricked the Raven Guard, Kaz would not only have gotten a dozen more gene seeds and a dozen more sets of power armor, but he could also report an achievement of "annihilating the Alpharis" warband.

However, the Wings of Desolation are ultimately a well-regarded and fair warband in the Pacific Starfield. Forget it, let's be cautious about engaging them.

If a fight doesn't break out immediately, as long as things don't go too far, a fight is unlikely to escalate.

Red Viper did not discuss the issue of loot recovery after the defeat of the Khorne Warband.

Such tactfulness slightly lessened Katz's hostility towards them.

Instead of inviting these Red Vipers aboard the Imperial Icon, they talked on the battlefield, wary of each other.

"So, you were planning to go to the Iron Belt to purchase supplies, but you accidentally discovered that the World Eaters were preparing to attack this world, so you hid behind them to take them down?"

"Correct."

"Why not contact the manager of the merchant ronin family directly?"

"Tipping us off is nothing compared to offering help in our time of need. We are, after all, a loyalist faction; we would never do something like forcibly seizing something."

hiss......

Does the Warhammer universe really have a loyalist chapter called Red Viper?

The other party answered fluently, which made Kaz lose confidence.

"So what are your plans for the future?"

"We showed up on our own initiative because we didn't want any unnecessary conflict with your group. Next, we'll just collect the protection fee from the merchant ronin and see if we can use their connections to get the Foundry World to skip the queue and place an order."

Oh, if that's true, then there really isn't any conflict of interest between the Eighth Company and this group of Red Vipers.

"Company Commander Katz, if I may ask, are you aware of the current situation? Why is it that when we follow the proper procedures to place orders with Foundry World, the lead time is generally fifty years, and even paying a premium cannot expedite the process?"

Kaz couldn't help but chuckle.

Other Astartes might not know, but Katz really does.

Because the preliminary preparations for the 26th Astartes Rebellion are almost complete.

Unfortunately, it's best not to overthink things with someone you don't know well. Kaz briefly explained the situation where Sabat belongs to the Pacific Region while Ironbelt belongs to the Storm Region, shifting the blame to the Empire's damned local protectionism.

Then, these guys disguised as red vipers actually believed it.

Because it made too much sense, and it perfectly aligned with the stereotypical understanding of the Empire held by the Chaos Astartes.

The establishment of the Astartes Army was not as simple as just replenishing the gene seeds of the various warbands.

For Holy Terra to organize the Astartes army, two or three hundred years of preparation is considered extremely efficient.

The longest gap was seven hundred years between the two founding of the army.

Every time Astartes establishes an army, the newly formed chapters should be assigned a homeworld, and those ship-based chapters that are not assigned a homeworld should be assigned ships.

The battle barges and strike cruisers of the Astartes Fleet are different from those used by the Imperial Navy. Whether they are newly built or modified, they will require additional modification costs.

Genetic seeds are fine, but when it comes to setting up a branch, the leaders and key members will have to be drawn from the parent organization.

We need power armor, right? And we need to equip ourselves with chapter servants, navigators, star speakers, ship captains, and so on.

All in all, it's really troublesome and tedious.

Building new warbands alone isn't enough. Based on the closeness of the relationship, the old warbands that need to be replenished with gene seeds should be given some. Even those troublesome warbands that you don't like should be given some, more or less.

Those who are obedient, have good relationships, and have made significant contributions should be rewarded with one or two warships.

I still need to deal with, communicate, and coordinate with those nine startup teams.

After all, it's impossible for Holy Terra to recall all its chapters back to the Solar System for refitting.

This is something only the startup team can handle.

The situation in Astartes alone is so complicated. The production capacity of the various casting worlds needs to be coordinated, orders need to be prioritized, and the storage locations for goods need to be carefully selected.

Even the training of Astartes for the new chapters needs to be assigned.

The interests of Mars and other mechanical factions need to be balanced, and the opinions of the Imperial Navy also need to be considered.

Those who want their home planet Astartes nearby, and those who don't, can ignore the opinions of the sector government, but they can't disregard them entirely.

Well, from the moment we decided to launch the 26th Astartes Reconstruction until now, half of the original high lords have already been replaced, and the remaining half are not far from the day when they'll be drooling over it.

In fact, apart from the fanatical followers of the Four Gods who are driven by a sense of mission, most of the Chaos Warbands who leave the Eye of Fear to make a living do not rely on killing loyalist Astartes to obtain equipment and supplies.

Because it's too easy to crash.

The loyalists of the Astartes are either incredibly weak or exceptionally strong; it's impossible to distinguish them by sight or hearsay.

Most of the less notorious Chaos Warbands genuinely and honestly place orders with the Empire's "loyal" Foundry Worlds at exorbitant premiums.

Don't those oil enthusiasts know there's something wrong with the "Astartes orders" they received?

Omni™'s Saiya doesn't care; the more problematic the order, the more outrageous the price, which he euphemistically calls "express premium."

Um......

Your empire, haha, hahaha, no Fuxk to say.

In this generation, the number of loyal Astartes has become so scarce that even the Chaos Warband finds it difficult to find lone targets for raiding.

The fewer loyal Astartes there are, the fewer Astartes-specific equipment the Imperial Forge World will produce.

Furthermore, with Holy Terra's Astartes military buildup program, even fewer Space Marine equipment products are available on the market.

Did Red Viper not consider stealing the eight-man combo of Desolation Wings?

How could I not have thought about it? It's just that after witnessing Kaz's brutal beating of the Khorne Warband, I swallowed the thought back.

If Kaz and the Chaos traitors fight to a draw, those eight sets of Terminator armor alone would be enough to tempt these traitors who are disguised as loyalists to take risks.

However, after learning that the other side was a fully-equipped, entire company...

I can love the empire too!

Because Kars climbed his way up step by step, and the Wings of Desolation weren't a proper Holy Order, these Red Vipers were able to fool him.

If it were a warband with the "Astartes Codex" in their mind, they would most likely ask, "If you need weapons and equipment, why don't you apply to the star system government?"

Having dealt with the Khorne Warband simply, the traveling merchant breathed a sigh of relief, but also prepared for a major financial loss.

The fact that our own stronghold is actually in chaos is extremely troublesome.

However, both Desolation Wings and the Red Viper that appeared later clearly indicated that they didn't mean anything special, it just depended on whether you were generous enough. The owner of the traveling merchant family was not someone to be trifled with, so he naturally understood the meaning.

It's just a windfall. As long as it can suppress the negative public opinion, spending some money to avoid trouble is acceptable.

Red Viper was quite cooperative when working with Desolate Wings to extort money from wandering merchants, always prioritizing Captain Kaz's opinions, which pleased Captain Eight.

Meanwhile, the Red Viper team had reached a consensus: since things were going so smoothly, they should refrain from causing trouble and continue to act as loyalists until they obtained the power armor.

"This Pacific Starfield is really not peaceful, especially the Sabat region is in chaos."

"Yes."

Before leaving, Katz still took the time to meet with these dubious "loyalists" to say goodbye.

“We had heard rumors before that the Chaos Warband from the Maelstrom had their eyes on the local Deathwatch and were planning to kill and rob them.”

???

Could you elaborate?

"Sorry, it was just a scout who relayed this information, but I don't know the specifics."

This isn't a story made up by Oberyn Martell.