Chapter 182 Wolf and Khan
"Brothers, we don't know where the betrayal came from. We don't know whether it was the Emperor or the Warmaster who betrayed us. It doesn't matter at all. We are not fighting for the tyrant far away, we are fighting for the honor and the Great Khan. Fight. We do not fight for the ambition of the king, but because we are destined to fight. We are the white scars, we are the storm on the horizon, and we will never bow to anyone."
——Sumon Khan, a pre-war speech when he was surrounded by the Alpha Legion on the planet Condax IV.
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Ironmane Cobra-class destroyer.
In a personal cabin, Fu Qinghai was sitting at his desk, holding a mechanical ink pen, spreading out biochemical parchment, and writing quickly.
He is writing a full post-war summary report.
Unlike the abbreviated post-battle report submitted to the Space Wolves detachment, this full post-battle report was to be submitted to the Ministry of War and the Primarch.
Maybe the new department established by Terra, the Tribunal, will also need to be reviewed.
Based on Chagatai Khan's own temperament, the Great Khan has never paid much attention to these complicated and lengthy documents. He prefers to listen to his subordinates dictating to him. He may or may not read it, but in case of gene I’ve just read the original body, so Fu Qinghai has to write it well.
At the same time, because what Fu Qinghai and Koshvito planned in the Schwerin Hive City has gone far beyond the scope of a space warrior. Soldiers are soldiers, and superhuman soldiers are also soldiers. It is important to decide who will be the planetary governor. Why do you worry so much about the affairs of administrative bureaucracies?
Who made Fu Qinghai and Koshvito reincarnators?
Therefore, when it comes to this part, it must be written well and give full play to the Spring and Autumn writing style. It must be logical and not suspected of exceeding authority.
After many Space Marines are promoted to officers due to their outstanding military exploits, they hate the paperwork that comes with it. Perhaps only the Ultramarines and Word Bearers are better at this kind of work, but Fu Qinghai is different. He took the college entrance examination for five years and was a social animal for three years. His excellent copywriting skills have been honed through his study and working life, and he can easily write a post-war summary report.
After writing the last word in Gothic, Fu Qinghai picked up the biochemical parchment and shook it, looking at the ink that had solidified on the paper. It was said that even the power of psychic energy could no longer change the writing on it.
"Tsk..."
Fu Qinghai smacked his lips. The main reason was that he was not a Chogris, otherwise he would have wanted to write a post-war summary report in Horqin language and submit it to Chagatai Khan alone.
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk."
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Fu Qinghai put away the parchment and stood up to open the door.
The hatch slid open, revealing a mortal servant outside.
He said respectfully:
"Lord Qingshan, the banquet is ready. Please come with me."
"OK."
Fu Qinghai put on a robe and followed the mortal servants to the banquet hall on the battleship.
Walking in the passage of the destroyer, Fu Qinghai turned around and saw a giant gray wolf with a head and tail more than three meters long crawling inside the grille next to him. Two mortal servants were feeding it.
When the giant wolf saw Fu Qinghai passing by, he raised his head, stared at Fu Qinghai with his yellow wolf eyes, wrinkled his nose, and made a low, warning snort.
Wolf.
Fu Qinghai withdrew his gaze.
As we all know, there are no wolves in Fenris.
Not only are there no wolves in Fenris, there are no wolves in the entire human empire.
Wolves, ancient native creatures of the earth, like lions, tigers and leopards, were all extinct tens of thousands of years ago. Both the 16th Legion's Lunar Wolves and the 6th Legion's Space Wolves are all "wolves" "The worship and imitation of this imagery and concept.
So where did the wolf in front of me come from?
It is said that the early humans who came to Fenris, a world classified as both a world of death and a world of ice and snow, integrated a section of canine genes from the ancient earth into their genomes in order to adapt to the cruel environment and seek a better survival. fragment.
This genetic fragment is called the "Wolf Spiral" by the Space Wolves Space Marines. Like the "Blood Thirst" of the Blood Angels, it is the most famous genetic flaw of the Sixth Legion.
The Sixth Legion selects its soldiers from the Legion's home planet and the only recruiting world - Fenris. Its soldiers have been troubled by the Wolf Spiral throughout their lives. They may be at a certain stage of biochemical transformation, or during service and combat. At a certain period, the space wolves will undergo genetic mutations and become werewolves, with increased hair, protruding facial bones, and elongated canine teeth... In the most severe cases, they may directly transform into a giant wolf.
This genetic mutation has existed in Fenris since ancient times, so it is self-evident where the wolves roaming the wilds of Fenris came from.
Go through the passage and turn around the cloister.
Fu Qinghai followed the mortal servant to the banquet hall. Before he entered the hall, the loud and noisy sounds of people drinking and drinking had already reached his ears. The mortal servant pushed open the door with force, and the scene inside the door came into view. On both sides of the long dining table, A dozen space warriors were sitting in their respective seats, eating meat, drinking from large bowls, and chatting happily. It was very lively.
The dining table was filled with all kinds of barbecued meats, including a whole ant beef steak and half a Glocks roasted whole beast. Fu Qinghai knew these, and there were some that Fu Qinghai didn't recognize. They probably came from some unknown place. Game caught from an alien planet.
There are also large cups of Fenris mead. Fu Qinghai has heard of this stuff. It is said that it is mixed with neurotoxins. Only in this way can the Space Marines be drunk.
Until Fu Qinghai followed the guidance of the mortal servant and came to an empty seat at the end of the dining table and sat down.
The entire banquet hall suddenly became quiet.
All the Space Marines stopped what they were doing, stopped talking, and looked at Fu Qinghai who was sitting at the end of the dining table.
Fu Qinghai sat down leisurely, raised his head and said:
"Hello, warriors of the Wolf King."
The entire banquet hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and an invisible depressive atmosphere filled the air.
"I don't know why a soldier of the Coward Legion has the right to sit at our table."
A middle-aged soldier with a gray beard sitting diagonally across from Fu Qinghai put down the cup in his hand and spoke slowly in a deep voice.
"The White Scar who refused to save us back then is now rescued by us, haha, what an unpredictable fate."
The young warrior with black hair and a mohawk sitting on the left side of Fu Qinghai held his cheek and said with a sneer.
Fu Qinghai put down the knife and fork he had just picked up, looked in the direction of the speaker, and asked seriously:
"how you said that?"
"snort!"
There was an angry roar from the other side, and he said in a fast tone:
"Don't you know why you said this? Deep in the Alexis Nebula, we were surrounded and ambushed by the shameful traitors of the Alpha Legion. We asked you for help, but you turned a blind eye!"
Fu Qinghai knew what he was talking about.
This was what happened in the early to mid-term period of the Horus Heresy. At that time, the White Scars Legion had just escaped from the Condax system. A well-arranged blocking fleet of the Alpha Legion came to blockade it, but was blocked by Jaghatai. ·The White Scar Fleet led by Khan was "cut through" at an unexpectedly wild speed, and was backhandedly slaughtered by the White Scar Fleet.
The White Scars Legion had just successfully broken through when they received a distress signal from Leman Russ. The Space Wolves Legion had just finished a fight with the Thousand Sons Legion and burned the Thousand Sons' home planet of Prospero to ashes. The glass ball was just when the people and horses were tired and the losses were heavy. When they came out, they immediately encountered the main force of the Alpha Legion who had already ambushed them. The wolves were beaten to death by the sea snakes. The wolf king asked Khan to help him immediately, with a very serious tone. It was rude, like ordering his subordinates, and then the Khan refused.
Fu Qinghai turned to look in the direction of the other speaker and said calmly:
"That's because we need to understand the situation first, who is loyal and who is rebellious, instead of just rushing in and biting someone else's opinion!"
Fu Qinghai's tone was calm, but there was hidden sarcasm in his words.
Why did the Space Wolves attack the Thousand Sons? It was because Scarlet Magnus, who was far away in his hometown, wanted to remind the Emperor that Horus had betrayed him. As a result, his powerful psychic communication suddenly destroyed the web tunnel under the Palace of Terra. Once through, a large number of Warp Daemons poured into the Webway, forcing the Emperor and the Custodes to start a secret "Webway War."
The Emperor's original intention was to send the Sixth Legion to punish the Fifteenth Legion, and escort the erring magical pony back to sit on the Golden Throne. However, this order was tampered with by Horus midway, and became the order to destroy thousands of people. The Thousand Sons Legion, and then the Space Huskies really burned Prospero, Magnus was beaten into soul fragments, the loyal Thousand Sons Legion was forced to rebel alive, and the remaining Space Marines fled into the Eye of Terror.
This was the first "Burning of Prospero."
Hearing Fu Qinghai's words of criticizing Sang and Huai, the space warriors of the Space Wolves present immediately became angry. They patted the table and pointed at Fu Qinghai's nose and shouted:
"So, you're questioning Ruth's decision, white-scarred boy?"
"We were deceived by Horus, a shameless traitor's tactic to alienate us!"
Fu Qinghai smiled, not caring about the criticism from everyone, picked up a glass of honey wine, took a sip, and said:
"You were deceived by the traitors, weren't we? When the subspace storm in the Condax system just dissipated, we were flooded with countless conflicting astrological messages: Horus said that Leman Russ had rebelled. , took the initiative to attack the Thousand Sons, Rogal Dorn said that Horus had rebelled, and asked us to immediately return to aid Terra... But we are different. We first figure out the truth of the matter ourselves, and then make a decision. "
This is true, and this is determined by the character of Jaghatai Khan. In terms of loyalty, he is definitely not the most loyal among the Primarchs. Jaghatai Khan knew very well that the so-called "imperial truth" was a lie to himself and others, and the so-called "great emperor" was an outright tyrant (of course, Jaghatai himself was no better), regardless of Whether they are traitors or loyalists, they all just want to take advantage of the fringe legion of the White Scars and don't care what they are thinking.
Jaghatai Khan did not want his legion to become a pawn for both sides. He encountered the soul fragment of his good friend Magnus in Prospero's underground passage, and learned the nature and nature of the rebellion from the magic pony. The truth, in the end, the Great Khan’s decision was——
The White Scars were not loyal to the Emperor, but loyal to humanity. For the benefit of all humanity, Jaghatai Khan decided to declare war on Chaos.
This is why Fu Qinghai likes White Scar. The character of Chagatai Khan is an "elusive man", a typical Eastern stereotype. However, he is the most sober and rational person, which can be said of any loyalist. The Primarchs and Space Marine Legions are loyal, but the White Scars cannot be said to be loyal. They have been fighting for all mankind from the beginning.
The Empire was bad, but Chaos was worse.
After a few words of defense for his regiment's behavior, Fu Qinghai didn't want to coddle these proud and arrogant wolves. He then added:
"This is the White Scars. We will not be easily used as gunmen by traitors."
"Boom!"
The thick bottom of the wine glass was hit hard on the table, and the wine liquid and foam spilled out. A Space Wolf soldier glared at Fu Qinghai and shouted:
"White Scar Warrior, I want to duel with you!"
Fu Qinghai slowly pulled off one of the Glocks' hind legs, shrugged and said:
"Okay, but can you wait until I finish eating before we duel? We are not the kind of rough barbarians who fight during meal time. God, people in the Empire think that we White Scars are as barbaric and uncultured as the Space Wolves." , I’ve really had enough of these damn prejudices.”
After Fu Qinghai finished complaining, he put a large piece of hind leg meat into his mouth, tore and chewed it as if no one else was watching, and then swallowed half a glass of mead.
Fu Qinghai stabbed him again, and the eyes of the Space Wolves present were about to spit out fire.
"Hahahahahaha!"
A sudden laugh broke the stiff atmosphere.
Fu Qinghai looked up and saw the red-haired and red-bearded Space Marine sitting at the far end of the long dining table.
He raised his head and laughed loudly. After laughing, he raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and shouted:
"Somebody come!"
Several mortal servants stepped forward.
"Bring up ten more barrels of mead."
After the red-haired warrior finished giving his instructions, he turned back to look at Fu Qinghai with interest and said with a smile:
"Dueling does not only rely on swords. You can also duel at the dinner table."
He raised the wine glass in his hand towards Fu Qinghai, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Tonight, let's... get drunk and then rest!"
Fu Qinghai nodded and raised his glass:
"If you don't get drunk...you won't return!"
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Thank you, Angel is at home. All the names that come to mind have been taken, including Kusanagi Kenshin, DK Qin Ge, Ink Dye Bai Shu Jiang Shan, Tie Yi Jue, and thanks from several book friends.
Thanks to Wang MingLi for the 50,000 reward.
Because the protagonist is returning to Terra to participate in the main plot, I have to briefly mention the White Scar's deeds during the Horus Heresy, otherwise many book friends will not understand why the Space Wolves have a grudge against the White Scar. .