The Astartes Family's Notebook

All the powerful psionic beings of the Wasteland have been sent to the Fearless Stone Coffin; there's a real problem with the think tank's training program.

Other factions' battle group commanders and company commanders plan military operations based on the psychic prophecies and advice of think tanks, but our Desolate Wings relies entirely on the commander's unwavering inner strength. Is that reasonable?

Stop spouting nonsense about excellent tactical skills and solid fundamentals. They're all forced into it. In this damn Warhammer universe, it would be pure madness not to use psionic abilities.

Saladin didn't know how the Chapter's forefathers had managed to swindle the subsidies from the Ultramarines back then, but it was precisely because the Chapter Leader had set the first rule that it was convenient for him to set the fifteenth.

The Macurag people have a long tradition of keeping historical records, and there are three large libraries on the planet that are the size of cities.

Even the dark history of the Second Empire is preserved in the largest Ptolemaic library, so it wouldn't be too difficult for Calgar to find information related to the Wings of the Wasteland.

Especially since the Wastewings are not some unknown small group; in the Pacific Starfield, the Wastewings are quite famous.

So after seeing the documents Saladin sent through official channels, as well as that thick list of gifts, Calga hesitated for a long time.

The world of Ultramar 500 is no longer a place where Ultra Warriors have absolute power; even the richest families are running out of resources...

Kargar, who had only recently become a chapter commander, was also overwhelmed by the 26th Astartes Reconstruction, especially since it had only been a few years since the Battle of Karadon ended, and the Ultramarines themselves were still licking their wounds.

Sub-groups only need to wait for their share of the profits, but newly formed group leaders have to consider many more issues.

So after much deliberation, Calga concluded that he should wait and see.

Apart from the Iron Hand and the Imperial Fist... or more accurately, the Black Templars, the other founding groups all possessed complete systems for selecting and training psionicists.

While Ultramarines may not be known for the sheer number of their think tanks, their sheer number of descendants is astounding.

It's important to know that at this time, Varo Tigris, the head of the Ultramarines Chapter's think tank, was one of the strongest psionicists in the entire Empire.

Think tanks are similar to mathematicians. The strength of the think tank director directly determines the strength of the entire battle group's think tank. Ezekiel of the Dark Angels and Tigris of the Ultramarines are not only powerful themselves, but also have countless students in the field of education.

While other parent groups might find it difficult to fulfill the Blazing Wings' request for reinforcements to their think tank, the Ultramarines can actually do it.

When the rebuilt Black Archon 3rd Company left Macurag, half of the company was equipped with think tanks. Don't doubt the Blue Grandpa's battle group's foundation.

Therefore, in order to pass the test of the "mother group" Ultramarines, Saladin urgently needed Kars to retrieve the chapter's relics.

"When you return to Haiwen this time, take the Second Elder with you."

"Lord Alahut?"

"Yes, his intuition has transcended the realm of psychic energy, and it will be helpful to your actions. Of course, try not to awaken him if possible."

Hiss, Kaz finally understood the importance of this mission. The veterans of the chapter all knew that the Second Elder Alahut wanted to stuff the "traitor" Saladin into the Dreadnought's sarcophagus. The chapter leader was really going all out.

"I understand."

The specific work of splitting up the warbands is complex and multifaceted. Even though the official notification from Holy Terra has been issued, considering the human Empire's painfully tight warspace communication and logistics conditions, it will take at least 30 to 50 years to complete.

In particular, resources will definitely be allocated first to the warbands stationed in the solar star region, then to the major newly formed warbands and newly established warbands, then to the replenishment of the old warbands, and finally to troublemakers like the Space Wolves.

So Katz didn't hesitate and obediently followed orders to go to Afulenza to pick up the ship.

Then retired veteran cadre UR-039 became confused.

After more than a hundred years of wandering, how did these guys manage to sail the ship back?

It must be tiring to be out like this, why don't we go back and rest...?

No, no, we still need to find UR-025, how can we give up halfway!

Despite the daunting temptation to return home, UR-039 ultimately shouldered the burden alone for the glory of the Iron Man Legion.

It's truly moving and tragic.

The news that the World Soul of Afulenssa is cursed has already spread among tech enthusiasts, and it even has the potential to become a StarCraft legend.

Following the internal purge, the Martian faction's sages gained complete control of Afulensa, while the local faction accepted the "bribery" from the Martian headquarters, thus achieving a smooth transition.

However, the strange thing is that no matter how ambitious a Martian oil enthusiast is, once he comes to Afulenssa to serve as a supervisory sage for a few years, he will inevitably exhibit the characteristics of becoming a lazy bum, which is inviolable and unchangeable, just like the strange rules of TM.

However, the mere incurable disease of sloth could not sway Omnisaiah's devout followers.

Why not just shorten the term of office and frequently replace them with virtuous leaders?

Even though they knew there were problems with the Forging World of Afulenssa, the Mechanicus had also had problems with redundant officials and staff for thousands of years. There were many sages but few suitable positions, and the problem of the invisible ceiling was far more serious than that of the Imperial Ministry of the Interior.

There are always mechanical engineers willing to risk their lives and academic futures to gain a position and better treatment.

Having served as a supervisor of sages, one can be considered to have crossed that threshold in terms of rank, which gives one a reason for future promotions or lateral transfers.

As a result of the continuous investment of talent on Mars, Afronza's productivity has achieved an astonishing annual growth rate of three per thousand.

It's truly remarkable. Don't underestimate this 0.3% growth rate; it's calculated using compound interest. Over the years, Afulensa's production capacity has increased to 1.872 times what it was initially. With a little more effort, it could catch up with the average level of a similarly sized and normally styled casting company in the world.

"So what happened to those oil enthusiasts who were once the overseers of the Afrolensa Sage?"

Katz was genuinely curious about this, but the local guy who greeted him just smiled and remained silent.

Oh, I see. They talked about dedication and magnanimity. The Mechanicus monks are truly righteous!

These messes have nothing to do with Katz. As one of the biggest beneficiaries of the border trade zone, Afulenza has become such a mess over the years. Perhaps the best option would have been to just carry out an extermination order and rebuild completely.

Strangely enough, although the inertia curse on the planet was a major problem, the shipyards in orbit were operating at a normal efficiency, at least at the Imperial average level.

The root cause of the Imperial Icon's problems was caused by the fact that Ma Sheng stood up and kicked back then; it's a disease of the rich and can't be cured.

So the Mars-class battlecruiser only underwent a simple check-up at its berth, while the strike cruiser ordered by the battle group commander was carrying out its final assault, making Katz wait an extra three months.

It's still a modified version rather than a custom-made one. The Luna-class cruiser is still too authoritative. I don't know where the captain got another "90% new" Luna-class cruiser for the navy to modify into a strike cruiser.

However, just by looking at the modification parameters, you can tell that Desolate Wings has a hammer in his hand, and everything looks like a nail.

It was all the fault of the Makarius heavy tanks.

The Imperial Icon underwent a special conversion to become an aircraft carrier, specifically a non-traditional modular aircraft carrier. This allowed it to be loaded directly from the flight deck, and the standard Makarius heavy tanks, weighing 170 to 180 tons, could be transported to the battlefield by large shuttles or small barges.

However, what the Imperial Icon could do, the battle barge, the main battleship of the chapter, could not do well.

Although the Macarius heavy tank had already found a market within the Empire, and even some peripheral casting worlds under Martian control had begun producing this "second-generation poison blade," it ultimately remained a second-class citizen in the Empire's military equipment due to Lucius's academic dispute with Mars back then.

The genuine VenomDagger tanks typically have a combat weight of over 300 tons. Mars has a series of specialized transport vehicles for rapid deployment, and has even designed a "VenomDagger Tank Dedicated Maintenance Platform" that can perform battlefield maintenance. This is similar to a floating dry dock for surface fleets, which can handle logistics and maintenance.

The Makarius heavy tank never received this kind of treatment.

In terms of weight, the Thunderhawk gunboat could theoretically pull it, but the size of the Makarius heavy tank is completely incompatible with the Thunderhawk gunboat's loading configuration, not to mention the general-purpose Thunderhawk. There's really no way to do it; this question is beyond the scope of the curriculum.

But could a mere super-heavy tank possibly be a challenge for the imperial engineers who had weathered countless storms over 10,000 years?

Absolutely impossible.

Fun fact: The standard Imperial Knight mech weighs between 150 and 180 tons, while the Fortress Master type or special models with modified weapon configurations can weigh 200 to 300 tons or even 400 tons.

The Mechanicus can drop these things directly onto the ground using airdrop devices categorized as "Iron Temple," so what are a mere Makarius heavy tank compared to that?

Therefore, the most distinctive feature of the Luna-class ships that underwent conversion into strike cruisers in Afrenza was the removal of the hull-mounted guns. Apart from the ground-attack gun, all other firepower was abandoned to make room for the installation of delivery equipment.

Mechanical engineers generally do not undertake this level of ship modification.

But is the Desolation Wings just an ordinary Astartes Chapter?

With the county magistrate and the local officials in charge, do you, the oil enthusiast from Afulenza, still want the orders from Haven 500 World?

Ever since Kaz shouted out this name at the officers' meeting, it wasn't long before everyone in the Wasteland Wings knew about it.

Whether it's self-deprecation or sarcasm, the Ultramarines can do it, but we Desolation Wings can't.

What plagiarism? This is called homage! Second, long live the empire!

In the M41 era, the phrase "Long live the Empire" went from a beautiful blessing to a vicious curse, thanks to the damned literary inquisition.

In the human empire, if you want to get anything done, you have to endure a long wait.

Katz spent almost twenty years traveling to and from the world of Sabat and back, so what's a mere three months' wait in Afulenssa?

Fortunately, the subspace journey back to Haven went quite smoothly.

Upon returning to the Warband Monastery and receiving a special hospitality from the Anubis brothers, Kars finally understood the profound meaning behind the words "Disintegration Warband."

Holy crap, five hundred new recruits?!

This means that even if the first and fourth companies of the expedition were completely wiped out, the battle group would still actually have more than the required number of people.

Pah, Kaz, Kaz, why don't you think before you speak? Is this how you use metaphors?

"External possessions are easy to acquire, but gene seeds are rare. Over the years, we, the Wastewing, have strictly adhered to the chapter's teaching of 'no victory, no sacrifice,' and have accumulated quite a few gene seeds."

Anubis, being a kind elder, didn't spell things out, but Katz understood.

As the old saying goes, a regional military governor should act like one.

From the time they joined the Kaz Company, the Wings of the Wasteland have fought in numerous expeditions and participated in many Apocalyptic-level battles. Anyone who looks at their record book would agree that they are one of the Empire's top three units with verifiable achievements.

However, the Wasteland Wings never engage in self-satisfying sacrifices; the genetic seed recovery rate of their fallen brothers is among the highest of all Imperial factions.

So, taking advantage of the current trend of Astartes building up its army, the chapter leader had the idea of ​​splitting up the sub-churches.

After finishing his mental calculations, Kaz had to admit that while taking Haven as its home planet and controlling five border free trade zones to collect protection fees would bring many benefits to the Desolate Wings, it would also bring a lot of trouble.

The biggest problem is that we don't have enough manpower.

The Astartes Codex stipulated that a sect could only have a thousand fighting brothers.

If I really can't think of any flaws, there should be at least three Astartes Legions guarding this border free trade zone.

Lord Saladin was too conservative. If he wanted me, Kaz, to be the chapter leader, he would have to leverage the situation further and ask for five chapters from Holy Terra. He wanted to split up five sub-churches!

Following this compromise approach, the two should ultimately work out without major issues.

"I have high hopes for you, and I will vote for you as the future campaign leader."

After Anubis finished speaking, Kaz laughed along with him.

While serious discipline is important, such blatant and unrestricted banter shouldn't be taken too seriously.

The Eighth Company has been temporarily disbanded.

Those who should be training instructors should train new recruits, and those who need to be retrained should train with the new recruits.

The warband leader Saladin was quite meticulous in his work; the gang members involved in the secret operation had already made preparations for Kaz.

"Obi-Wan, long time no see!"

"Kaz brothers, I knew you were still alive!"

Seeing my old comrades again fills me with joy.

Even the state bishop who had decided to "dedicate his life" to Haven, upon hearing that Katz had returned, came to visit his old friend.

After more than a hundred years of adjustment and maintenance by professional equipment, the atmospheric environment of Haven has become completely stable. As a person who is qualified to enjoy the Empire's top-level life-extending surgery, the bishop was quite emotional when he saw that the blank land deeds from back then could actually be realized one day.

The pilgrimage tourism industry in the Crown of Lucia is also on track. Although Kaz couldn't understand how a Ramirez-class fortress could be packaged as a famous landmark of the state religion, he was relieved when he thought that the chapter would get a share of this substantial income.

Tourism is great, we absolutely have to develop it.

After a brief period of relaxation and comfort, comes the exploration of unknown star fields, which is extremely risky.

Naming ships is a formal and serious task, and the identification codes and identity verification systems need to be reported to the Naval Headquarters of the Sidraf Star Region.

Saladin didn't want outsiders to know about the return of the Warband's relics, so he stopped the matter altogether.

As the Nameless Strike Cruiser completed its final preparations, Katz, along with his brothers from Branch 20, "escorted" the Second Elder onto the ship.

A journey filled with uncertainties has begun.

“Obi-Wan, tell me the truth, does the Chapter Master have any other plans?”

"No, this is just a simple recycling operation."

Simple......

hope so.

Chapter 494 SOS

A thief randomly selected the home of an Alzheimer's patient to commit a burglary, only to find his own photo framed on the wall.

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Jon's time in the Eighth Company wasn't exactly happy, but he didn't develop any resentment either.

Because the organizational structure of the Desolation Wings Chapter is so much like the Chaos Warband.

“Young man, you’re talking nonsense without even knowing how to identify things. This is an advanced organizational model that we learned from the great Primarch Corax.”

Well, after arriving in Haven, Jon realized that his company commander brother wasn't just making things up.