. Auguston did not expect that things would turn out like this.
Don't they all say that the World Eaters are reckless? How come this guy in front of me can sell and talk? He obviously didn't mean it that way.
Guilliman had some sympathy for Liu Haodong's words, and his previous experiences were somewhat similar to Liu Haodong's.
Obviously before, everyone was a loving family, but suddenly Lorgar and Angron rebelled and attacked him secretly, causing heavy losses to his legion.
Lorgar also told him that the three loyalist primarchs on Isstvaan V were all dead, so that he did not know how many primarchs were still alive. How many of these living primarchs were loyal to the Loyalists? The Empire, not to mention whether Holy Terra is still alive, or even whether the Emperor is still alive.
Guilliman didn't know this.
"I feel your sorrow. Although none of us want this to happen, the fall of Angron and the World Eaters cannot cover up the light of your loyalty." Guilliman patted Liu Haodong's shoulder armor and said.
"Your Primarch and Legion are gone, but you are now standing on Macragge, fighting side by side with us. Then I am your Primarch, and my Legion is your Legion. As long as we are still there, the Empire will be there." !"
Guilliman spoke loudly and forcefully, and the meaning in his words was no longer a hint, but a clear statement.
Liu Haodong was shocked by this. Not counting Vulcan, Guilliman was the last Primarch to survive the Horus Heresy.
When many players told Liu Haodong the plot, they suggested that Liu Haodong hug Guilliman's thigh tightly. Even in the 40K era, Guilliman was the first to wake up.
Moreover, in the 40K era, the gene seeds of most battle groups used the gene seeds of the Ultramarines.
Therefore, many people jokingly say that in the 40K era, there are endless descendants.
Liu Haodong looked at Guilliman. In Guilliman's affirmative eyes, he saluted: "My troops swear allegiance to you, sir. We will become the shield to protect Ultramar and resist all enemies from Ultramar." Attack!"
The atmosphere at the scene immediately improved a lot. Except for Auguston, this guy's face was almost black.
No matter what Liu Haodong and the World Eaters say, Auguston will not believe them. He believes that conspiracy is never straightforward.
Just like before the betrayal begins, everyone is a loyal guard. Only when the betrayal begins can you tell whether someone is a traitor or not.
Guilliman nodded solemnly and said: "Your original military position was the adjutant of the recruit company. Now you are promoted to company commander. When you have brought 1,200 recruits and trained them, they will replenish your company. If there is not enough manpower, , I will replenish you with new recruits. "
The mortality rate of World Eaters recruits is very high. This is something that many high-level officials in the empire know. Otherwise, the World Eaters would not become the legion that uses the most original cells to cultivate gene seeds. .
Guilliman was also worried that the 1,200 new recruits might suffer too many casualties and would not be enough for a company, so he made arrangements with Liu Haodong in advance.
"For the Emperor, for Ultramar!" Liu Haodong also said solemnly.
"Ha!" Auguston's cold snort was not loud, but it made Guilliman look at him again, and this look made Auguston lower his head.
Guilliman withdrew his gaze, looked at Liu Haodong and asked, "Lorgar told me about Istvaan V. He told me that my three brothers died there. This... is Is it a lie? "
Of course Liu Haodong knew that Ferus was dead, Volcan was captured by Curze, and Corax ran away with the Alpha Legion spies.
But he couldn't tell Guilliman directly about it. After pondering for a while, Liu Haodong said: "Master Ferus, the Primarch of the Iron Hands Legion, was killed by Fulgrim, the Primarch of the traitorous Emperor's Children Legion."
After hearing this . Ferrus was really dead, and was killed by Fulgrim. Guilliman and the surrounding Ultramarines officers were in a low mood. Many people in the Empire knew about the friendship between the two primarchs.
Unexpectedly, Ferus would die at the hands of Fulgrim.
Liu Haodong continued: "Lord Vulcan, the original body of the Salamander Legion, I am not sure whether he is alive."
Even if he knew that Vulkan was still alive, Liu Haodong could not tell Guilliman, but it didn't matter. After Pharos lit up Macragge , Vulkan will crash into Macragge.
The others looked at each other, feeling even heavier.
Liu Haodong finally said: "However, Lord Corax, the original body of the Raven Guard, should still be alive. He escaped from Istvaan V!"
When they heard that Corax was still alive, the others' eyes suddenly lit up, and a group of people Everyone's expressions had a sense of relief, including the original body, Guilliman.
Two pieces of bad news in a row lowered everyone's emotional expectations to the lowest level. They had long been prepared for the death of all three original bodies.
But now that he knew that one of the original bodies was alive, the surprise in his heart immediately dropped from the lowest level to a higher level.
Especially for Guilliman, in his worst scenario, if he was the only Primarch left among the Loyalists, he would rely on the Ultramar 500 world to preserve the fire for the Human Empire.
Although this idea is still in its infancy at present.
But when he heard that there was still a loyal brother alive, Guilliman's heart was filled with relief and confidence, which made him know that he was not alone and that the Empire was not in its worst state yet.
Outside Ultramar, where the warp storm rages, loyal Primarchs are still fighting.
"It's just..." Liu Haodong paused for a moment.
All other people's eyes were drawn to Liu Haodong. Usually if the word "just" is included after a sentence, then the following words should not be good news.
Everyone's hearts trembled. They didn't know how bad this unknown bad news could be.
Fortunately, Liu Haodong did not deliberately show off. After a pause, he said directly: "Lord Corax's Raven Guard army was almost completely wiped out on Istvaan V. Even if they escaped from Istvaan V, there would be no one around them." There are not many available soldiers."
The audience hall fell into silence for a while, which was indeed bad news.
The number of the Raven Guard Legion is not large, and it is one of the smaller legions among all legions. The Primarch Corax was found too late.
But directly defeating an entire legion in this way was too shocking to other Ultramarines officers. "The Iron Hands Legion and the Salamander Legion also suffered heavy losses." Liu Haodong gave another bomb that was not too loud.
Before the Sartus defenders ventured to Macragge's Ultramarines battleship, several Space Marines from the Iron Hands Legion told them the situation. However, on the chaotic battlefield, the information they could obtain was far less than that of the victor. Rebels.
Guilliman also asked the Iron Hands who came here last time for this information, but apart from their own primarch Ferus, they didn't know much about other legions.
Liu Haodong's arrival this time only gave them more accurate information.
"My brother Corax is still alive, and he is still fighting for his father." Guilliman said excitedly.
These words were addressed to the other officers and the mortal attendants in the audience hall, who would spread the good news and let everyone in Macragge know that the Ultramarines were not alone.
"Among the blood brothers I rescued on the Word Bearers rebel warship, there were the Iron Hands, Salamanders, and the Raven Guard. This time, the remaining two Iron Hands and the two Raven Guards came with me. They came to Macragge, but the Raven Guard didn't know about their original body," Liu Haodong said.
"It's just that I didn't tell the Raven Guard about Lord Corax. I only know that Lord Corax escaped from Istvan V, but I don't know what happened next. Do I need to see them?"
Guilliman nodded and said: "Well, let them come! And your troops."
The messenger immediately went out to convey the order of the original body. The Black Shield World Eaters led by Liu Haodong had already been lined up outside waiting for the original body. The call of the body.
Liu Haodong continued to talk to Guilliman: "The five members of the Salamander Legion, because of the war that Sattus went through before, they want to resettle the suffering people before returning."
"They are worthy of the sons of Vulkan." Guiliman Man nodded and continued: "I checked your battleship data. Your recruits should be more than the 1,200 now, right?"
"Yes, sir, there are also 1,700 recruits with slower gene seed organ growth. I will leave them here." "Liu Haodong didn't hide anything, and there was no need to hide this kind of thing.
"Are you still using the method used by the World Eaters to cultivate new recruits?" Guilliman still asked this question.
Liu Haodong had already guessed that Guilliman would ask this question, so he shook his head and said: "No, I very much recognize the quality of the soldiers in the Military Academy. They are all very good."
The world of Ultramar 500 has a military that specializes in training new Space Marine recruits. Liu Haodong still recognized the soldiers who came out of the academy, this kind of military academy.
In his opinion, the military academy system can continuously cultivate high-quality soldiers who are outstanding in all aspects. This system of selecting the best from the best is very good.
Guilliman nodded, and at the same time there was a sound of footsteps outside. There were not many footsteps outside, which proved that there were not many people coming.
This was wrong. Liu Haodong's Black Shield World Eaters had hundreds of people ready to meet the original body. There could not be only such a few footsteps.
The messenger led four soldiers into the reception hall, two Iron Hands and two Crow Guards.
Although Guilliman was wondering why the other World Eaters didn't come in, he didn't show it, but took the initiative to walk towards the remaining soldiers of the four loyalists.
Seeing that these four loyal space warriors were about to salute, Guilliman also said: "No need to salute, welcome to Macragge."
The meeting between the two parties was similar to that of Liu Haodong. After the Iron Hand and the Raven Guard introduced themselves, they Expressed his willingness to serve the Lord of Ultramar.
Guilliman was naturally happy, and then looked at the messenger.
The messenger naturally knew what the original body meant. He looked at Guilliman with some embarrassment and said: "The World Eaters were unwilling to give up their weapons and come to see the Lord, so the brothers of the First Chapter stopped them." The
other officers all looked at him . Liu Haodong's heart also "thumped".
Auguston sneered: "Lewis, can you explain why your brothers are unwilling to put down their weapons and come to see the original body?"
Guilliman looked at Auguston who was speaking, and then at Liu Haodong. He didn't I believe that there must be something fishy in Liu Haodong's decision to lead someone to assassinate him so blatantly.
The original body turned his attention to the messenger again and said: "What did they say?"
At this time, the think tank beside the original body suddenly said: "Don't think about messy things, just say what you see."
The messenger lowered his head, eyes After glancing in the direction of Auguston, he told the truth, "The World Eaters are willing to give up long-range weapons, but they are not willing to give up melee weapons and... and remove the power source of the power backpack."
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Auguston. ston.
It makes sense not to be allowed to carry weapons, for the safety of the original body.
But removing the power source from the power pack...
that's going too far.
Even this cannot be said to be excessive, but humiliating.
Naked humiliation.
This is definitely Auguston, the first chapter leader, who is deliberately making things difficult for Liu Haodong and the others.
After hearing this, Liu Haodong also regained his composure.
Although the ordering soldier lowered his head, Liu Haodong still glared at the ordering soldier. This guy just deliberately avoided the important and took the easy. His intention was to be punished.
If it weren't for the scolding from the think tank around Guilliman, this messenger might have been able to fool him.
(End of chapter)