Chapter 254 The eagle lands and the falcon rises
He is my most powerful warrior, and he devotes himself wholeheartedly to me.
Like a sculpture, I mold it; in the fire of war, I refine it.
My warrior has a heart of iron and a body of steel;
Wearing the strongest armor, holding the sharpest spear;
Diseases cannot invade it, and monsters and demons cannot disturb it;
After a hundred battles, he has learned his strategy, and with his divine soldiers at his side, no one can defeat him.
He is the guardian of Holy Terra,
He is the defender of mankind,
In the name of the Space Marines, you shall have nothing to fear!
——The Supreme Emperor of Mankind
Half a month after the Eagle of Destruction joined Skadi, the place was still in a state of disobedience. The Space Marines were not under the command of the Imperial Guard. Even the Sun Lord could not mobilize those supermen without personal favors. , this is not only the shackles of the Astartes Codex but also the empire's deliberate decision, and it is also the innate arrogance of the Astartes warriors.
Alan Bair saw the inherent arrogance of the fourth company commander, just like the fierce horse, but such a person would be extremely loyal if he was dead-set. On the contrary, he did not trust those guys who joined Skadi unconditionally.
There is no war test and there may not be consistent interests. If he opens his mouth to be commanded by himself, then Alan Bayer will have to investigate the situation!
So he returned to the conference room and began to communicate with other departments. In essence, except for the well-connected Master Chief and his subordinates, Alan Bair had no control over the current Destruction Eagle.
But he doesn't like the method of oppressing others, but he needs to make the opponent realize the pros and cons of cooperating with Skadi. For him, it is just a small trick, but it will also make him fall deeply into the empire's vanity fair. Alan Bayer can only I had a headache about how to deal with those arrogant Space Marines, and I didn't fall asleep until late at night.
At the same time, the Destruction Eagles are still gathering, exchanging, having banquets, and constantly settling in Skadi. They have become the sharpest blades in the world, but they are not the lord's, just as the captain of the Destruction Eagle said. Generally speaking, the Emperor's super warriors will not be enslaved by mortals. It is the greatest kindness that they wish not to call the Skadi Lords mortals.
The Letling boy prepared a lot of drinks and food for them. At the long table where a hundred people gathered, many brothers became very interested in Skadi's idea and felt that they could stay here.
The fourth company commander looked at the brothers who were less than half of the hundred-person table due to the constant battles at the end of this millennium, and also realized Lord Skadi's goodwill.
"Brothers, we will live here in the future to protect this world and the many lives here, under the light of the Emperor."
He opened his mouth to comfort the battle brothers who came to the new environment, but they were not necessarily unhappy. Those born in the wild world had never enjoyed such a comfortable place and delicious food.
However, space warriors are not obsessed with desire. They are born with swords, which are always sharper and more destructive than any material in this world.
While they are satisfied with the momentary experience, they will not forget their honor. Those warriors are born fierce horses that are difficult to tame. Except for responsibility and the battle group, food and materials cannot drive them, nor can status and rights.
The Destruction Eagles are satisfied with this feeling. They do not need mortal rule. They soar into the sky, ambush the enemies of the empire, and death falls from the sky. Only death will make them fall. They will never stop. They are not falcons, no Will listen to others' instructions.
That kind of arrogance and prejudice makes them still have the slightest rejection of the organizer or the chef of this wonderful banquet, but some people feel that the food and nests are just bait, and those soaring space warriors will soon fight for this. The Lord of Kadi wields power across the galaxy.
The orderly soldiers took care of themselves, and the mortal servants collected the food scraps. With a faint tiredness, the fourth company commander returned to his new room. He did not want to sleep, but he was doing the most important things.
He is planning a recruit recruitment method for Skadi according to the Destruction Eagle's strict and harsh recruit selection method. The pharmacist has shown that gene seeds can be stored and cultivated here, and there are also stasis positions to meet various special needs. This harsh place The natural environment can also meet the needs of recruit selection.
"This is really a geomantic treasure land..." He murmured to himself, but suddenly noticed a message coming from his personal data tablet.
He subconsciously opened the documents. Generally speaking, the empire's official documents were distributed on kraft paper. The data here was obviously not an official statement, and it was not considered a secret.
His thick fingers lightly scratched it, but the content on it made the big man frown. Soon, it was a letter that made him dissatisfied, but soon he realized that there was nothing he could do about it.
The above is the forge world and fortress world that is closely related to Skadi, the call of Minatilia. If it is normal, the relationship between the Mechanicus and the Space Marines is not too bad, the Destruction Eagle and the forge of its own sector. The world also has a long-term agreement. Now they speak to those people with sincerity, but the answer to their words is that they will not accompany it...
The reason why this veteran is in so much pain is complicated. If it's just weapons, they can rely on technical sergeants to forge them. If it's a Space Marine surgery, they can ask apothecaries to do it. But only the modified organs that continue the lifeline of Space Marines need to be genetically modified. Only when the wise agree can they be cultivated.
When a new set of Space Marine organs is forged, a fertilized egg modified with gene-seed is implanted into a human slave for testing.
Next, the slave spent her entire life in a stasis experimental capsule, motionless, which served as a culture medium for two sets of pre-genomes to be generated in her body over the long days and months.
When the two sets of pre-genomes are developed, they are extracted from the original slave bodies and implanted into the other two test slave bodies to generate four pre-genomes.
By analogy, it would take 55 years of breeding to create a healthy set of organs used to create a Space Marine.
These works must be formally approved and performed by the biological Archmagos in the Mechanicus, and then approved and actually used by the Chapter Master. Therefore, the forging lifeblood of the Space Marines is actually in the hands of the Mechanicus. By monitoring and approving the use of organs, they can continue their own complement of personnel.
The ruthless rejection of the forge world in the local sector made the veteran feel as if he had been attacked by the tyrants of the Behemoth swarm. His head was buzzing, and his low mood was delayed, making him look uncomfortable.
At the same time, another piece of kraft paper brought by a voyage ship was brought by a timid mortal servant. On it was the rejection of the Governor of Pan Lan's Forging World. There are only two forgings with a civilization level of 15 or above in this and nearby star areas. The world has closed its doors to the Space Marines...
In an instant, the huge force crushed and shattered the poor terminal. The fourth company commander held his cheek feebly and pondered for a long time. He didn't understand why the Mechanicus refused. He wrote a star language overnight and asked them to reply. Suddenly, bad news came. The fatigue caused by it made him close his eyes. For a Space Marine, he didn't have to sleep for that long, but this time he woke up slowly at noon the next day.
However, things did not get better because of his attitude. Even though he tried his best to please the sages of the Forge World, they still refused to provide genetic surgery and production organs for the Space Marines in this sector. When the Eagle Chapter protects your world, they simply reply that the Lords of Skadi do better...
Those worlds of the Adeptus Mechanicus experienced the difficulties caused by the Red Corsairs. The entire sector had suffered from the Space Marines for too long, distrusting and fearing them. Instead, the people who saved them were the Imperial Guard, not the eternally absent Superman.
Such historical issues are the reason why the Destruction Eagle is not recognized today. In contrast, Minatilia is willing to provide weapons to the Master Chief because of his past activity, but the help of the Gene Sage is priceless. , only close strategic partners can be mobilized.
Now it is impossible for them to leave this sector. The cruiser stayed on the moon of Skadi for repairs. Most of the equipment and personnel also entered the fortress monastery inside the castle. The brothers were also used to the cold weather in Skadi. Living in bad weather, every move was irresponsible for the group's sacred objects and brothers. This situation put the company commander in a dilemma.
Leave or perish. He can even bow down to the founding governors at this moment, but he cannot leave his position. Those mental tortures mainly come from his sense of responsibility. Although he is arrogant towards mortals, he is responsible for his brothers. very.
That feeling continued to torture his heart in the days that followed, until he reached the point where he saw his battle brothers living and working peacefully in Skadi, and he would think of the fortress whose population was withering because there were no Space Marine surgical organs.
When he stepped into the hall again, most of the battle brothers who saw him at this moment would be surprised by his extremely poor condition. His body was no longer as strong as before, as if fatigue and pain filled his insides. When the haggard warrior met the sergeant in the hall "Commander," the hero of Destruction Eagle asked his commander in surprise.
"Oh my god, brother, what are you doing?" He put down his hands to supervise the mission of expanding the brothers in Skadi, and looked worriedly at what the once high-spirited warrior had become like.
The warrior had become muscle atrophied and mentally weakened. Although the Space Marine's strong foundation kept him healthy, it was difficult to judge that he had no psychological problems. Although the company commander's voice was still loud, he answered absentmindedly.
"Brother, we have encountered difficulties. It is not an enemy, not an enemy of the empire, but mistrust. We cannot integrate into this sector. The Red Pirates are full of misdeeds. Except for Skadi, other places are full of hostility towards us."< br>
"Some people confuse the Angels of the Empire with the enemies of the Empire. They think that we... can become the lackeys of Chaos anytime, anywhere!"
The Master Chief's brave face changed briefly. "I don't have that feeling. During the time I was fighting, most people had a very good attitude towards me and there was absolutely no hostility towards me."
"That's impossible. The troubles caused by the maelstrom have made Pangiaci very hostile to us. The other star regions are similar. It seems that this is the backbone of the entire region, and we..." He was talking nonsense, analyzing the situation, Then the Master Chief suddenly spoke.
"There is a difference, sir. That is the hero of this sector, the hero of the Imperial Guard, the Lord of Skadi." The Master Chief said.
"He is the spiritual leader of this sector, and you are not part of the Skadi Corps. We are outsiders stationed there, not the troops of this sector. The judgment point is whether we will be sent by the Lord of Skadi. "He said suddenly.
"I experienced that unifying ability when I was in the expeditionary force. The Adeptus Mechanicus, the Imperial Guard, and the citizens of the empire in this sector are all waiting for heroes to save them. The person who launched the expedition at this moment is the Lord Skadi. In this sector , He is the Emperor's will." After the Master Chief said, the Company Commander showed an incredible expression.
"You say, I must obey regional power? Submit strong power?"
said the Master Chief. "No, he is not a power maniac. He resigned from the position of Sun Lord. He has outstanding military exploits. He walked into Terra and can now command the entire empire. But he understands that today's empire is golden on the outside but rotten on the inside. Only in the Only by extending the life of the empire beyond the Great Wall can human civilization continue.”
"How are you sure that this world is hopeless? I don't know who can give me hope." The company commander fell into a depression, feeling hopeless about this rotten world.
"He told me... that the Primarch will return. In the future, it is more appropriate than any prediction. He is very special. I have a 90% feeling that the great Primarch will wake up, and my father will wake up." After the Master Chief finished speaking, the Company Commander Suddenly stunned.
"Father... Then, it's possible... It's possible, it's possible!" He hurriedly circled the hall and walked a few times. The fatigue before was gone. He called to the mortal servants. He had already figured it out and obeyed the mortal troops. It's not necessarily a shame. Even if the Destruction Eagle lands on the ground, he has to wait. If that day really exists, he must go to Terra to worship.
He brought vellum and wrote beautiful words on it with a quill. This decision was to a certain extent a rebellion against the Codex Astartes, but given that most of the Chapter regarded the Codex as rubbish, he announced it indifferently.
The strange star language soon spread in this sector, that is, the proud Space Marine Chapter. Every time the Lord Skadi exists in the real universe, the Destruction Eagle Chapter will obey his personal orders, but they do not It is not unconditional obedience, but the commander will determine the specific situation, but this order is strange enough.
The Space Marines serving mortals almost confirmed the concept of Lord Alan Bair being chosen by the Emperor. In this sector, this news was forwarded by most of the worlds, and even spread tens of millions of light years before stopping.
Such miracles are not caused by oppression. What really makes the Space Marines change their minds is actually hope. It is that hope that makes them give up and never chase death again. Like the Master Chief, the eagle falls to the ground, but it is still sharp. (End of chapter)