"My father got acquainted with my mother when he was a street gangster in Hades's Hive. Later, my father used the money he got from selling illegal drugs on his own risk to redeem my mother and give her Arranged a place to live... These are what I heard from other people when I was a child. Although my mother always told me not to be like my father, she always seemed very happy every time my father came to see us secretly... "
Jacob looked at the one-eyed man who had erected the tombstone and was sitting in front of the grave chattering nervously, and his eyes gradually became a little unfocused.
"I always thought that our fighting could make things better, that we could... at least do something for them... I never understood why the Chapter Master wasted so much time and energy on mundane matters. , I just had to use my fists to make those people surrender... until now I finally understand, I finally understand the reasons and meaning of the laws and rules he promulgated in those worlds."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the grave covered with flowers.
"Just to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again, this is the most valuable thing."
Gradually, Jacob's eyes refocused and became determined.
"If everything in the Empire can't be better, then make everything in the Legion better."
Bahram raised his eyebrows in disbelief and then stood up.
"Then it's time for us to go and return to our brothers."
Jacob nodded and stood up.
"Yes, company commander."
At this time, he thought of something and suddenly asked:
"Company Commander, what should we do with the ship and the passengers on it?"
"This is the job of the Ministry of Justice. They said they would first transport them to a safe and isolated area, and then screen them one by one. The infection of the gene stealers is highly concealed, and the ship cannot be taken. Directly thrown into the stars to be destroyed."
Jacob scoffed.
"Company Commander, do you think they will go to such effort? I guess they will send those people to a desolate mining planet and let them fend for themselves as coolies. This way, they can avoid risks to the greatest extent."
Bahram was speechless and could only pick up his helmet and put it on.
At this time, the Thunderhawk had roared down from the sky. Bahram walked into the cabin first. Before Jacob entered, he looked back at the one-eyed man. This farm now belonged to him, and this was the only thing he could do for him. Yes, maybe he can enjoy the last moments of peace in his life while spending time with Elisabeth.
And he...
Maybe in the endless wars in the future, all this will be gradually forgotten, this place...
But maybe, he will always remember that girl who was as holy as an angel...
After returning to the ship, the 10th Company of the Astral Knights left the galaxy. However, they did not return to Nessen IV. Instead, they went straight to the galaxy where the Ascetic's home planet of Posule was located, because the headquarters of the Alliance of Suffering was victorious. The Scar Fortress is temporarily parked at the edge of the galaxy. The mission of the 10th Company is not only combat training, but also "social" training. This is also what Soshiyan told Bahram, to make the recruits familiar with what they will do in the future. Comrades and allies fighting side by side, so after finishing the actual combat training, Bahram took the company to the Scar of Victory. The company will stay there for a period of time, allowing the recruits and each battle group to stay at the Scar of Victory. The fighters have some exchanges.
At this time, the person in charge of the Scar of Victory was already the Chapter Master of the White Templars, Arash. He had just arrived after finishing the management of the Nessen System.
However, when the ships of the 10th Company approached the Scar of Victory, Bahram discovered some clues. In addition to the members of the Tribulation Alliance and some ships of the Mechanicus, there were also several ships with strange markings in the port area. By scanning the logo, Bahram found the answer from the Astartes Directory——
"The Fire Claws Chapter."
"Now they call themselves the Relic Chapter."
In a spacious and bright office with a strong military style, Arash and Bahram stood side by side in front of a small projector, with various information about the war group slowly displayed on it.
slide.
Bahram looked at it seriously, but Arash had a sad look on his face.
The founding of the Fire Claw Chapter can be traced back to the dark period of the Age of Apostasy. Many records at that time have been obscured by time in the chaos. It can only be known that it was roughly in the 36th century. After its establishment, the Chapter was deployed near the Eye of Terror. It is one of the twenty chapters responsible for defending the Eye of Terror. The chapter's monastery fortress is located in a Ramey-class star fortress, surrounding the world of Tovar Minoris. It has also been a powerful force for the empire to resist the invasion of Chaos. Many times it has been famous in the annals of the empire.
In 900.41, the Chapter assisted the Forge World Underworld No. 8 in fending off an invasion of a hulk, a hulk called the Sin Catcher, with a Chaos warband who believed in the female Ganqi on board. ·Under the guidance of Marche, he joined the Hulk and eliminated the Chaos Champion.
"Atonement Crusade?"
Bahram looked a little stunned when he saw the red message from the Tribunal. Arash nodded helplessly.
"Yes, they are currently in the state of the Atonement Crusade. In 932, they were issued an expedition punishment order by the Holy Hammer Order."
"Why?"
Arash reached out and knocked on the console, and then a line of bright yellow messages floated out.
"This is the verdict document sent from the nearest Inquisition stronghold. After the Inquisitors learned that the Fire Claws came to the Scar of Victory, they also warned us not to get too close to them."
"It is up to the Astartes to decide matters concerning the Astartes."
Bahram said something very simply, which made Arash on the side stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that the new company commander would be so tough.
But Bahram remained focused on the message above.
"...colluding with heretic inquisitors and hiding heretical and witchcraft artifacts? It means..."
"It's probably something related to the Chaos Demon. I just had a chat with the Fire Claws' chapter leader Artecus Badan not long ago. The situation is probably that during their chapter's battle with the hulk, the think tank director Deka Leo disarmed the Chaos Champion's weapon and used that weapon to destroy his enemies. Afterwards, the accompanying Inquisitor de Marche declared that the weapons of Chaos were a means of fighting violence with violence and could be used to destroy the Emperor's enemies instead. Directly destroyed, Artkus was finally persuaded by the Inquisitor and the Librarian to secretly hide all the Chaos artifacts, and spent the next thirty years exploring the world around the Eye of Terror under the guidance of the radical Inquisitor. Collecting those relics of chaos...until they were discovered by the conservative inquisitors, who directly summoned four battle groups plus an Emperor-class battleship as the flagship, a fleet of more than fifty battleships, and killed them in a mighty manner. Faced with the threat of destruction on the home planet of the Fire Claws, the Fire Claws Chapter had no choice. They obeyed the other party's demands and were forced to hand over the monastery fortress and home planet for a century of atonement expedition, while De Marche was defeated by the conservatives. The Inquisitor was executed as a heretic, and his name was permanently deleted. Now the Atonement Crusade has been going on for more than forty years, and it will end in almost fifty or sixty years."
