Chapter 868 Only the Emperor Can Punish

The Primarchs discussed for a long time and finally gave up the idea of ​​expanding on the theory of nine angels and nine demons. This theory has been reinforced again and again, which can only lead humans to go further and further on the irrational path. No one wants to be worshipped as a god by mortals.

As a second choice, the Primarchs are ready to use the mission given by the Emperor as an excuse to explain the return of the original theme of the rebellion.

"The Emperor has given me a difficult task, which is to find the children who betrayed him one by one and let them kneel before the Golden Throne to repent. Only the Emperor can judge their guilt, and only the Emperor."

Chagatai answered Stunus, and he did not mention Lin Fan's existence in his words. After all, for countless Astra Militarum, Battle Sisters, Space Marines and other organizations in the vast empire, the name Lin Fan is both unfamiliar and ordinary. Even if it is replaced with the bandit name used by Lin Fan in the imperial operation in his early years-Saint Soap, it only occupies a secret position in the huge archives of the Military Affairs Department and the Inquisition.

And who would believe what Lin Fan did if he told others? His case is really not suitable for propaganda to the people of the Empire. You know, some people in the Empire don't even have the concept of gravity. They will regard the physical effects of gravity from different planets on their bodies as a supernatural curse.

If it really comes to explaining Lin Fan's origin, it is not impossible to explain. Just say lightly that he is the emperor's choice, and then warn the inquirer in a serious and dangerous tone not to talk too much. Smart people will know what to do.

"Bring back all the emperor's children. Then judge them." Stunus bowed his head to Chagatai to thank him for his explanation, "Then is he really trustworthy? After so many years of corruption and degeneration."

"Do you doubt my judgment? Or doubt the emperor's will?"

"I dare not."

Chagatai looked at Stunus's unconvinced look and had nothing to say. He cast a look at Fugen, indicating that he requested this exchange activity. As a result, until now, Fugen has been like a dull gourd, and it was all Chagatai Khan who was busy.

"Stunus, my brother's child." Fugen smiled and tried to suppress the sadness in his heart with this forced smile.

Stunus looked at Fulgrim, with only doubt and disgust in his eyes.

"I do not seek your forgiveness for doing many absurd things. I appear in front of you only to convey the will of Ferrus to you."

Seeing that Stunus was about to curse him for his shameless words, Fulgrim expressed his thoughts in more sincere and refined words before he cursed.

"It is true that I killed my brother, your father. But you must also admit that among all the Primarchs, Ferrus and I are brothers. I know him and know what expectations and wishes he has for the Iron Hands."

Fulgrim's words hit Stunus's soft spot - how the future of the Iron Hands will develop.

In a trance, Stunus seemed to see the scene of Ferrus smashing the Iron Hands emblem with a hammer in disappointment again.

"I." Stunus wanted to say that he had no interest in Fulgrim's nonsense, but his slightly forward body had betrayed his heart.

Flesh and blood are weak, and machinery is eternal.

This sentence is regarded as an unquestionable truth in the Iron Hands. Hard steel is far better than fragile flesh and blood. The Iron Hands of all generations regard the flesh and blood on his body as a burden, and their anger at the flesh and blood prompts them to constantly inflict scars and punishments on the flesh.

Hate weakness and abandon the weak.

All Space Marines hate weakness, but the Iron Hands take this attitude to the extreme. They will seek to eliminate any perceived weaknesses, to the point that they regard allies such as the Imperial Guard and the Planetary Defense Force as weak underbelly and refuse to fight side by side.

No heroes, no glory.

Among the Space Marines, a respected elder and veteran is highly respected and worshipped by the chapter. But in the Iron Hands, this rule does not work.

When a battle-brother is qualified to become an Iron Father, he will gain a huge voice and influence that matches his status. Other commanders in the chapter will pay attention to accepting the opinions of the Iron Father and give them great respect. But the Iron Hands have no good feelings about the respectful treatment and heroic titles given to them by the Imperial forces.

They believe that the Space Marines are essentially the Emperor's tools of war, and the function and purpose of the tools themselves are the best rewards. Anything beyond this is a betrayal and blasphemy to the tool's purpose. A hammer is a good hammer as long as it can break stone. There is no need to carve patterns on the rough hammer head or wrap beautiful ribbons around the hammer handle.

The Iron Hands have seen the magnificent statues of Baal and Ultramar, and the shamans of Fenris wearing furs and feathers of various colors. They will not point fingers at the quirks of their allies, but they will still fight with their allies with dissatisfaction.

In difficult times, conflicts between Space Marines arise over a few words. Then there are the cold words of the Iron Hands to their allies, comparing them to the corrupted Emperor's Children.

These ideas have been operating within the Iron Hands for a long time, and there have been no obvious flaws until they fell into the trap of the Sapphire King. These paranoid ideas became the fuse of the Iron Hands' corruption.

As Slaanesh often said: Thoughts come from a wide range of sources. You can think of them yourself or observe the behavior of other things. But no matter where the thoughts come from, as long as they leave a shallow impression in your mind, they will always appear. The only thing a creature can do is to browse thoughts and practice them with its body. Dislike and hatred for a certain thought are essentially the same as strengthening it.

The Sapphire King perished, and at the same time, one-third of the Iron Hands were destroyed. Not only did it severely damage the military strength of the Iron Hands, but it also shook the cold creed that the Iron Hands had always implemented.

Now the Iron Hands only look united, and privately, various thoughts are surging.

Some clan leaders stand on the side of Stunus, believing that the humanity of the Iron Hands Chapter should prevail over the coldness of the machine.

Some clan leaders stand on the opposite side of Stunus, believing that the Chapter should be made of steel inside and out, and reason is supreme.

As a Chapter Master, Stunus should act in time and eliminate the internal differences of the Iron Hands as soon as possible. However, the unique organizational form of the Iron Hands meant that Stunus could only enjoy great power during the war, and after the battle he was just an excellent quality screw qualified to take over the position of "Chapter Master".