Chapter 1210 Genetic Defect
Soshiyang then tried a few more warriors, but he could do nothing except the roar of the other party.
About a minute later, the red mist surrounding Santo Joel's mind began to dissipate. He dropped the flesh and blood in his hands, wiped the blood on his face, and stood up.
"I'm sorry. Chapter Commander Soshiyang, I'm embarrassed in front of you."
Soshiyang shook his head, the smell of blood here was so strong that there was red mist floating in the air. , the pungent smell was rushing towards his head.
"Let's go out first."
Leaving the cabin, the servant brought a wet towel, and Santo Joel finally wiped the blood from his face.
His complexion is obviously much better than before, not so haggard, and not that unhealthy pale color.
“Have you always been like this?”
Hearing Soshyan’s words, Santo Joel shook his head gloomily, and then picked up a glass from the tray in the servitor’s hand. Rinse your mouth with water.
"No, although the Red Thirst has always been there, the Chapter originally had ways to control it, or each Son of Sanguinius has corresponding measures and methods. Most of the time we are more afraid of the Black Rage, because there is no way Control."
"How did it become like this?"
"This is not only our problem, it is actually a problem shared by most of the Sons of Sanguinius, because the war group The souls and genes of the Holy Blood Priests are controlled by the Holy Blood Priests. Their experience and technology are the key factors for the Chapter to curb the Red Thirst. At the same time, the Holy Blood Priests of the parent group will also provide regular guidance and inspections to each sub-group, but... Accidents will always happen. Our chapter suffered a serious defeat a thousand years ago. Almost all the Holy Blood Priests in the Chapter were destroyed. The Death Company was also wiped out in that operation. Due to the death of the Holy Blood Priests, , resulting in the loss of a large amount of their own key experience and technology, and the battle group's suppression of red thirst began to lose control. "
The Holy Blood Priest is actually the name of the pharmacist of the Blood Angel series, Saint Gillette. Foreseeing from the beginning that his descendants would be shrouded in shadow, and that as the millennia passed, they would need protection in both body and soul, so the Primarch led the Legion in the latter stages of the Great Crusade. The transformation of the Apothecaries into Blood Priests gave them the same high honor as the Priory Priests, and the spiritual guidance of the Blood Priests was equally important to the Blood Angels.
The Chaplains monitor the manifestation of the flaw, and the Blood Chaplains perform rituals that call upon the Blood Angels to embrace the Red Thirst and keep it under tight control, as well as preserve the Chapter's gene-seed, Discover The defective parts are removed.
"Didn't you ask for help from the mother group?"
Santo Joel shook his head.
“At that time, the Chapter was fighting in the Far East Star Territory, which was very far away from its home star. Five hundred years had passed since it returned to the Hades Galaxy, and the Chapter was already deeply involved. The Chapter Leader at the time thought that if he went Looking for help from the parent regiment would most likely lead to purging, so I had no choice but to hide it. By the time I took over, the regiment's situation was already very bad, and a large number of soldiers fell into red thirst. I found that only blood could save us, so I chose In order to indulge the soldiers, they did not expect that this decision would harm everyone. Although blood can temporarily relieve red thirst, the outbreaks will become more and more frequent, and the demand will become greater and greater. To tell you the truth, it will cause us to be The direct cause of the punishment was that a small group of soldiers fell into red thirst during a battle, and then rushed into the field hospital of the Astra Militarum and killed hundreds of wounded soldiers."
After listening to Santo Joe. According to Er's account, Soshyan realized that the inherent genetic flaw of the Blood Angels made its sub-chapters very dependent on the experience and technology of the Blood Priests, and it was impossible for a single chapter to maintain a large-scale priesthood.
In this case, the blood angels and other battle groups actually have very poor risk resistance.
And the root of all this lies in splitting up the legion——
But there are some things that cannot be said, even if you think so in your heart.
Soshiyang sighed softly.
“They are all tragedies.”
Santo Joel sneered and said angrily:
"This is never a tragedy, but a man-made tragedy."
"Chapter Master Joel, you must be careful what you say——"
"Robert Guilliman, Strategist Guilliman Liman, Imperial Regent Guilliman, history commemorates the original body of the Ultramarines with many titles, but for us Blood Angels, there will only be one name to "commemorate" him - Guilliman the Butcher! He tore out the heart of the legion. If Horus used a hammer, Guilliman used an Archon's blade. In the end, the result was the same. Brothers became cousins, and cousins became exiles! , stripped of our glory and title, stripped of our history and achievements, we are useless. We are just a group of beasts who only know war and killing. We are no longer angels.”
“Those are just ten thousand. It happened years ago, and although I know you are in a bad mood now, things have not reached an irreversible point yet. Lord Dante may have a way." Joel shook his head.
"Dante can't do anything. The Blood Angels have had enough troubles over the years. He will not directly confront the High Lords Council for us."
Soshiyan crossed his arms and walked back and forth. He took two steps and then said:
"This is not necessarily the case. If you can make a greater contribution, maybe Venerable Dante can make it justified."
"Well, I don't I understand what you mean, Chapter Commander Soshiyang?”
“Captain Joel, have you heard of the Mechanical Ark Blood Red?”
Originally, Soshiyang planned to do this for the Star Knights himself, but after thinking about it during this time, he felt that such a big plate might not be enough for their war group to eat, and they needed to bring in some helpers, so that they could withstand all aspects afterwards. pressure.
Hearing Soshyan mentioning the Mechanical Ark, Joel was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this thing seemed to be mentioned in the chapter's historical archives.
"It seems... I have an impression. Was Mars assigned to one of Baal's mechanical arks after the Great Rebellion?"
"Yes, it was this ship. In fact, it was used by a A huge hulk complex named Oleros was absorbed, and appeared occasionally in the next ten thousand years. Recently, I got news that it appeared again, and it was in the Storm Star Territory."
"Oh. ?”
Santo Joel's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand Soshyan's thoughts.
And Soshyan continued:
"This ship was assigned to Barr by Mars in the past. It must contain some key STCs of the Legion, and may also be related to the blood coffin."
As soon as he heard the blood coffin, Santo Joel's eyes immediately changed.
“Where is it now!?”
Soshiyang waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, brother, I also heard about this from Reza's exploration fleet. Now it's up to them to look for it. I have already agreed with them. Once the wreck is discovered, notify us immediately, and then both parties will act together."
Joel calmed down, took a few steps back and forth, and then said.
“I’m afraid that the Mechanicus people will not keep their word.”
Soshiyang smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, I have a back-up plan."
"Huh? A back-up plan?"
"I planted an informant to sneak into Reza's fleet. As long as the scrap ship is discovered, She will send us the coordinate signal as soon as possible."
"Will it not be discovered?"
The smile on Soshiyang's face became mysterious.
"Should, no."
(End of this chapter)