Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

"why?"

The navigator lady asked innocently.

"unnecessary."

Sister Ajetta's answer was even more straightforward, "Whatever you decide to do, we will follow you to the battlefield."

Nono smiled faintly:

"Noah, I am your most loyal subordinate. You can always trust me."

"I, actually I don't need it!"

Cassia's heart tightened when she heard Ajieta and Nono's answers, and she quickly added, "I just asked that out of curiosity. If you need to keep it a secret, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me..."

Noah smiled and said:

"It's not something that needs to be kept secret. In fact, the reason is very simple. This is all the guidance of the Emperor."

"Praise be to the Emperor."

Ajetta chanted the Emperor's name devoutly, without any doubt about Noah's explanation.

"I knew it!"

Cassia's pale face showed an excited expression. Why could they obtain future memories? Why were these memories related to Noah? Of course, it was because all this was the power of the Emperor!

Is there anyone else in the Imperium of Man besides the Emperor who could do such a thing?

No!

"Do you believe it so much? Won't you ask me the reason?"

Noah turned around and saw the reactions of several people, his expression was a little subtle.

In fact, Noah had already made up his mind that whenever he encountered something inexplicable, he would blame it all on the emperor - he had no way to argue anyway.

The reason why he never found a chance to explain was because——

No one! Asked! ! ! ! ! !

God knows how much Noah wants to answer this question, but no one has come to ask him for such a long time.

The memory of the first week had a deeper impact on Ajetta and the others than Noah imagined. They never doubted any decision Noah made, let alone came to question him.

The only outsider, Luft Huron, probably out of respect for Noah, did not take the initiative to pry into Noah's secrets, let alone ask too many questions. Anyway, he was sure that the information Noah gave was true, and that was enough.

"Huh? What's the reason?" Cassia asked naively.

Noah passed over the naive young lady and looked at the nuns and priests behind him.

"Because I also received the revelation from the Emperor of God."

Sister Ajetta's expression was extremely pious, and her answer was more 'official'.

"Do you need it?" Nono asked.

"Ok."

Noah sighed and looked at them.

He even suspected that even if he asked them to strip naked and lie on the bed in line waiting for him to take their virginity, they would definitely follow his orders and even obediently serve him while asking him who he wanted to start with.

God, what kind of suffering (happiness) is this in the world!

Noah looked out the window and saw several Thunderhawk gunships flying towards the fortress monastery from high altitude.

Those Thunderhawk gunboats all had different paint schemes. The yellow ones belonged to the Weepers, and the green ones belonged to the Mantis Warriors, which were the reinforcements Huron called for.

At the same time, Luft Huron's voice was heard over the sound array communication;

"Noah, please take some time to come to the conference room as soon as possible. We will be waiting for you here."

Noah looked odd, why did Huron think he needed to take time off?

He wouldn't mistakenly think that he was driving an impart!

Opening an impart in someone else's house? Is he that kind of person?!

No matter what, you have to go back to your home first!

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The Maelstrom is located in the central region of the Milky Way and is a Warp rift second only to the Eye of Terror in size and strength.

In 587.M41, the High Lords of Terra issued an Imperial decree:

Order four fleet-based regiments, namely, Astral Claws, Mantis Warriors, Lamenters and Tomb Guards, to be permanently stationed in the Maelstrom space to deal with the increasingly frequent terrorist invasions of pirates and Chaos from within the Maelstrom.

Initially, the four Chapters worked together to retake a large number of Imperial worlds, and they even launched an expedition into the core area of ​​the Great Vortex between 640.M41 and 651.M41, bringing the war directly to enemy-occupied areas - the first Imperial force to accomplish such a feat in centuries.

However, just as the Space Marines were winning victory after victory and the Maelstrom region was beginning to stabilize, the Terra government suddenly sent the Tomb Guard Chapter to other areas of the Empire to participate in the expedition.

The withdrawal of a quarter of the troops quickly disrupted the balance of the Great Vortex Universe. Not only was the expedition forced to stop, but the guarding warbands were forced to switch from offense to defense. The Chaos forces and pirates, who lost their suppression, also counterattacked again in just twenty years, and the territories that had been fought for were also occupied by the enemy.

Not only that, the three regiments also suffered devastating blows one after another due to the lack of defensive forces.

In 681.M41, the Lamenters lost over 300 Astartes and 4 Strike Cruisers to the Chaos invasion. In addition, a combined fleet led by the Astral Claws, consisting of a strike cruiser and several squadrons of naval vessels, was also annihilated in the action.

In 715.M41, during a pursuit of Ork invaders, Chapter Master Rovek Pollack, who had led the Astral Claws for two centuries, also died together with the Ork war boss, resulting in the loss of a large number of Space Marines.

It was also in that year that Luft Huron, then the third captain, was appointed as the chapter master with the unanimous approval of his colleagues. He thus became the youngest chapter master in the history of the Star Claws Chapter!

"From that day on, I swore that if I was in charge, this would never happen again!"

In the chapter meeting room of the Thorn Palace, Luft Huron, who had just been explaining the history and experiences of each chapter, suddenly changed the subject.

"It is not glorious to suffer in danger, because no Space Marine dies of old age. Each of us takes over the Chapter from the previous Chapter Master who died in battle. It is glorious to die in battle, because we exist for this moment! But this does not mean that we have to die meaninglessly!

"We once had the opportunity to completely pacify the Maelstrom Universe for the Empire, but the order of the High Lord of Terra made us lose this opportunity.

"And now, the opportunity is before us again. No matter what you choose, I will never watch her miss it! The Astral Claws will participate in the expedition to rescue Macragge. Who will join?"

He glanced at the other two chapter masters, his deep voice carrying a unique charm. There is no doubt that Huron is a natural leader, and his words are highly contagious and persuasive.

"Mantis Warrior joins."

Sartak, the commander of the Mantis Warriors, said solemnly, "We can provide support from two companies!"

"The weepers have joined in."

Malakin Foros, the commander of the Lamenters, spoke slowly, "But we can only send one company."

The losses brought to them by the disaster more than half a century ago were too heavy. The Weepers have not yet recovered, and the total number of combat brothers in the entire regiment is less than 900.

"not enough!"

Huron frowned and rejected it outright.

Chapter 17 Three major battle groups serve me alone. How can this blessing be small?

"Add at least one more company to each chapter!"

Huron's request immediately made the Lamenters Chapter Master frown:

"This is impossible. We still need to be responsible for the defense of the Great Whirlpool. If it takes too long, I'm afraid it will shake the defense foundation of the Great Whirlpool Universe!"

Malakin Foros's worries are not unreasonable, because under normal circumstances it takes at least half a year to get from the Maelstrom to Macragge, and this is if there are no accidents, so the round trip will take a whole year.

In a whole year, the Weepers, which already had only eight companies excluding the recruit company, would not be able to take on the defense of the Maelstrom Universe with the remaining six companies if they lost two more companies.

"Don't worry, I think the Rogue Trader can help us solve this problem."

Huron raised the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at Noah on the other side of the conference table.

Noah understood and took the initiative to speak:

"I know of a direct Warp route from the Maelstrom to Macragge that would take no longer than 150 milliseconds."

Sartak's expression changed slightly. 150 milliseconds, that would be only two standard Terra moons at most!

This round trip would only take less than four months. During this period, they only needed to reduce the frequency of active attacks and at most allow some marginal worlds to be plundered. Such a cost was completely within their tolerance.

"Is it reliable?" he asked.

“Completely reliable.”

Huron nodded solemnly, "The navigator of the Star Claw has verified the safety of this subspace channel. It is very stable!"

"If it's true, Mantis Warrior can provide three companies!"

Huron immediately turned his attention to Foros. The Mantis Warrior had already compromised, and now he was only looking at the Weeper.

"Brother Malakin."

Huron advised earnestly, “I know you care about the lives of mortals, but we have no choice. Once Macragge falls to the aliens, we will all bear an unshirkable responsibility! Because we knew that the Ultramarines were in danger, but we chose to sit back and do nothing.

"It is indeed our duty to protect mortals, but that is not our only duty. We have a more important mission and we deserve a more noble sacrifice!"

Foros was silent for a long time, then slowly spoke:

"The Weepers owe the Ultramarines a favor. I will provide two companies of support."

Noah looked at the captain of the Weepers and felt a little sad.

There are over 1000 Chapters in the Imperium, but only a few are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect mortals. The most famous of these are undoubtedly the Salamanders, but the Weepers are no less determined to protect mortals than the Salamanders.

But because the Weepers were born during the Cursed Founding of the Army, they are discriminated against in the Empire, and some chapters even treat them as potential traitors.

For example, during the defense of the Ninth Black Crusade, they were abandoned by their allies, the Ascetics, and the Lamenters chose to hold on to the end in order to protect the large number of civilians who were unable to evacuate.

By the time reinforcements from the Ultramarines and White Scars arrived, fewer than 200 Weepers were left.

The favor that Foros said he owed the Ultramarines was owed at that time.

The Chaos invasion more than half a century ago caused the Lamenters to lose three hundred battle brothers, but in fact they could have completed the mission at a much smaller cost - as long as they destroyed a planet invaded by Chaos but with a large number of civilians.

But the Weepers still chose to pay a greater price just to protect the civilians on the planet.

There are many powerful Space Marines, but few care for mortals as much as the Weepers and Salamanders.

Perhaps their behavior was very stupid in the eyes of many Space Marines, but at least Noah respected them very much. If possible, he would rather have a mutually beneficial relationship with the Lamenters than the Star Claws.

After the three war captains had reached an agreement, Sartak asked:

"How many battle brothers does Astral Claw plan to send?"

"hehe."

Huron grinned and held out a hand, "Five companies, including the First!"

Both Foros and Saltak were shocked by his generosity, and Foros frowned:

"This means there are only four companies left of the Star Claws. Are you sure you can guarantee the safety of your own defense zone?"

"If it's just for defense, those mortals can also play a certain role and make up for the absence of fighting brothers."

Huron's answer did not resolve the doubts in Foros and Saltak's hearts, because even the Weepers, who loved their people like their own children, did not believe that mortals' fighting power could match that of Space Marines.

But they could also understand Huron's approach.

After all, the Ultramarines are the parent group of the Astral Claws. Not to mention that Huron is only sending out 5 companies now, it is completely reasonable for him to give up his home and not take the entire regiment to support Macragge.

In fact, the reason why Huron dared to send out five companies at a time was not because he trusted mortals so much, but because - the Star Claws Regiment now has 5 battle brothers!

Half a century ago, the Tiger Claws, a sub-group of the Astral Claws, was on the verge of extinction, with only more than a hundred battle brothers left in the entire chapter. It was the Astral Claws that took them in and began to use their gene seeds to train a large number of new soldiers.

Although at least 1400 of these 300 battle brothers are new recruits without rich combat experience, Huron believes that they can still perform their tasks excellently if they are only used for defense.

anyway.

He must not miss this opportunity to rescue the Ultramarines!