Tyberos: But He Really Gave Too Much (Part 2)

"I have one more request before I reveal my identity."

"Our conversation must absolutely not be leaked; that is my requirement for you."

Before the other party could even answer, Kasgar had already covered his entire body with blazing Gold-Red Flame in the next instant.

Immediately afterwards, a magnificent warrior in purple-gold armor, whose size even surpassed that of the shark, appeared before the Carcharodons in the next moment.

Compared to such noble and magnificent armor, even the massive Terminator worn by Tyberos pales in comparison.

"Who are you--"

"Kasgar Sherlock, Chief Lord Commander the Emperor's Children Legion."

After introducing himself again, Kasgar smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with the other person.

As for his other hand, he removed his helmet, revealing a face that was almost identical to one from ten thousand years ago.

Kasgar trusted the Carcharodons Chapter's integrity and intelligence.

They also believed that Tyberos, who had been able to lurk in the shadows for so long, would not be foolish enough to risk being retaliated against by Kasgar by revealing his identity to the High Lord.

To provoke someone who can exact endless revenge on him without any benefit is utterly pointless for him.

Moreover, the current Carcharodons is in dire need of Kasgar.

They need him to cure Ashen Blindness.

"I see."

"The Hero Kasgar was actually one of the leaders of the Imperial Legion ten thousand years ago."

Tyberos's previously tense face relaxed considerably.

It really was ancient times—although the Carcharodons's perception of time flow was extremely slow due to the influence of the Warp —but according to Tyberos's own memories, when he was just a greenhorn recruit, the other party was already a true legion commander, the Sons of the Emperor, with numerous honors.

As the sole Librarian of the Emperor's Children Legion, he not only possesses a magical Psychic Flame capable of eliminating genetic defects in Blood Angels, but also has the ability to accurately predict major future events through his Psychic Power Prophecy, thus protecting the Imperial Legion from annihilation.

Only he could possess such a mysterious Psychic Flame bringing the dead back to life, and such unparalleled swordsmanship.

Unexpectedly, this hero, who had been missing for ten thousand years, would awaken once more.

Losing to a mysterious Red Scorpions Chapter swordsman would make the Carcharodons feel utterly ashamed, let alone losing so miserably and so pathetically.

That's so embarrassing.

Tyberos had just wanted to kill himself on the spot.

But if he had lost to the legendary Hero Kasgar, then it could only be said that Tyberos's defeat was indeed justified.

Or rather, the very fact that he could fight against such a powerful opponent was enough to excite him, and the frustration he had felt earlier vanished without a trace.

"Why would a former hero, now that he has returned to the world, not return to Terra to cleanse the Imperium, but instead hide here and trade with us, the Carcharodons?"

This has been explained countless times, and Kasgar is even starting to tire of repeating the same point endlessly.

Just as no one would think that Guilliman's awakening would be hindered by the High Lord and the Assassinorum —even if these guys were crazy, they wouldn't go so far as to harm the Imperium's only hope, the Child of the God himself—but that's the reality.

In the midst of a bloody power struggle, the very existence of Kasgar or Guilliman is a threat to the power of the High Lord.

"That's why we need more help—including you and your Carcharodons."

"I need to assemble a large army so that when I return to Terra, they can work together to suppress any potential High Lord rebellions."

This request was quite difficult for Tyberos.

The Carcharodons Chapter is only subject to the Great Emperor and the High Lord of the Imperium of Man who represent the Emperor in exercising power.

For Tyberos, getting them to stand up against the High Lords of Terra established by the Emperor would be tantamount to launching a rebellion.

"Interesting. So what kind of terms can you offer us?"

As one of the High Lord' strongest and most powerful henchmen, the Carcharodons Chapter not only destroys the High Lord' enemies with each attack, but also gains a large amount of supplies due to being allowed to Chapter.

[By imperial decree, begging for food]

This is the survival strategy of the Carcharodons.

Since Kasgar has proposed that he needs the help of everyone when he returns to Terra, can Kasgar really offer him an attractive enough compensation?

We can't just promise the Terra to the Carcharodons and let it plunder at will, can we?

Although Kasgar's proposal to overthrow him was very attractive, and he himself was a legendary hero of the ancient Imperium who could cure any Space Marine's genetic defects, the Carcharodons was now so poor that the entire Legion was in a state of extreme shortage of various resources.

Without supplies, the entire Chapter is likely to come to a complete standstill.

If we can't open up the Endymion System this time, the entire Chapter might really have to resort to begging for a living on Terra.

Even if their ideal of saving the Imperium is noble, they still need to eat.

The Carcharodons is poor.

This is common knowledge throughout the entire Imperium.

"It's very simple—I, on behalf of the Red Scorpions Chapter, am here to discuss our future strategic subsidies with your esteemed organization."

Kasgar naturally had his own plans.

Since the Carcharodons Chapter's weapons and equipment are poorly maintained, and since the Carcharodons don't have enough food, water, ammunition, and energy, why don't they come to the Red Scorpions Chapter, which has these things, for help?

Kasgar's proposal was very direct.

Sugar daddy/sugar baby!

As one of the three members of the "Aifu Dabuliu" Minotaur Chapter and the Carcharodons Chapter, if there is one characteristic of the Red Scorpions Chapter Chapter, it is only one thing - rich.

It's not just ordinary wealth, but the kind of wealth that allows you to Forge World where you can continuously supply Mark Power Armour, RAND vehicles, and Power Weapon on the production line.

The Red Scorpions' armory contains reserves that are unimaginable to most Space Marine Chapter, and is renowned for its various types of vehicles—especially the Drop pod and Land Raider —when facing attacks from the Red Scorpions Chapter.

They even incorporated the combined tactics of Automated Mecha left behind by the Chief Lord Commander, Kasgar, integrating information and firepower. With ample weaponry, the Red Scorpions often strive to achieve the perfect kill-to-loss ratio in battle.

This is also proof of their confidence that they can be the best successors of the most glorious legion of ancient times, the Emperor's Children Legion.

The Red Scorpions' possession of such advanced weaponry is inextricably linked to their secret protection of their Chapter's Fortress-Monastery and homeworld.

It can be said that, apart from the Emperor and the Adeptus Mechanicus, very few people throughout the Imperium knew just how terrifying the wealth and territory this Chapter possessed.

Their forges are renowned for their ability to maintain (and produce in limited quantities) various models of Astartes power armor, particularly the MK4, which is typically issued to veterans of the Chapter as a mark of rank.

As for the weapons and equipment, they are even more luxurious. Special weapons such as Power Sword, Power Axe or Power Fist have even become standard issue for Red Scorpions. The Power Sword that Kasgar originally had was just a random product that he picked out from the armory and used casually.

Armed support from the Red Scorpions Chapter.

This made Tyberos greedy for money.

He was initially reluctant to say much about the High Lord's arrangements, but seeing the other two Chapter enjoying themselves, Tyberos couldn't help but feel resentful.

Both are legions directly commanded by the High Lord, so why do the Red Scorpions and Minotaur eat so well, while the Carcharodons has to wander around in the Void and search for prey on its own?

This is naturally related to their primitivist Chapter culture—but!

Chapter culture can't put food on the table.

Each raid claims they can hunt whatever they want, but how many resources are actually usable?

The Chaos resources are unusable; they're all corrupted, and anyone who uses them will be doomed.

Most of the Xenos's resources were also unusable. The entire Chapter was short of Apothecary and Tech Sergeant, and they dared not use Xenos items indiscriminately.

In the end, aside from raiding the human world like a pirate, the Carcharodons had no way to resupply!

But how many times has Carcharodons actually been used to suppress a rebellion?

Therefore, after receiving the order from Badab, the starving Carcharodons ignored all the hypocritical talk of a peace agreement and rushed straight to the Endymion System.

They're so poor, yet they still have to work their lives for others.

It would be absolutely impossible for him to have no resentment towards the High Lord.

". good!"

After a brief period of deliberation and rational judgment, Tyberos chose to accept Kasgar's proposal.

Actually, when Kasgar first offered to bribe their Carcharodons, Tyberos refused.

The Carcharodons will forever lurk beneath the boundless waters, forever hungry, forever cruel, forever the most feared enemy of the Imperium, until the time is ripe to mercilessly devour its prey.

How could we possibly sign any agreement with Red Scorpions and get weapons, equipment, supplies, and repairs directly from them?

This is an insult to the Carcharodons Chapter!

—But Kasgar gave too much.

"I accept your invitation. What should we do next?"

"Then please follow me back to the Red Scorpions's temporary encampment and wait for the time being," Kasgar said. "Currently, the Red Scorpions Chapter Otis, is still on his expedition to the Maelstrom. The specific terms will need to be discussed after his return."

"But I can assure you that, as the Chief Lord Commander of the Sons of the Emperor, the Carcharodons will reap a great reward from the agreement."

Kasgar's promises are not important, but his strength is.

Even if the Carcharodons wanted to plunder Endymion, it would be impossible for it to succeed in plundering this powerful ancient hero.

It would be better to agree to Kasgar's request and do him a favor for now, and then decide whether to side with Kasgar in the future based on the specific agreement with Red Scorpions.

Having survived in the void for so long, the Carcharodons is definitely not just a mindless hack-and-slash madman.

Ultimately, under Kasgar's coercion and enticement, the Carcharodons chose to sail the entire Strike Cruiser back to the near-Earth orbit above the Red Scorpions Chapter 'Loyalist encampment.

The next period of time was when they waited for the battle in the Maelstrom to completely end.

As for Tyberos, he wasn't idle either.

During this time, he kept sending Astropathic Communication to the liaison officer of the High Lords of Terra, requesting them to provide more support.

Just think about it—as Carcharodons, it can't even sustain its own equipment supply, and will only fall into the awkward situation of being unable to defeat anyone or steal anything from anyone.

Now look at another Minotaur Chapter directly under High Lord —how well-equipped they are, how abundant their Chapter ammunition is!

The Carcharodons have never received any supplies other than the Gene-seed. Having lurked in the void for so long, their weapons and equipment desperately need repair!

They really need help from the High Lords of Terra right now!

To prevent the legion from running out of supplies due to prolonged lack of replenishment and proper plundering, Crimson Scars Tyberos believed that the Carcharodons needed special assistance from the High Lord in order to better fulfill the tasks entrusted to it by the High Lords of Terra in the future.

Therefore, the document that the Carcharodons returned to the High Lord was filled with just a few words.

"Carcharodons, poor, send money."

They can only survive by begging.

Before getting food from the Red Scorpions, let's grab one last bite from the High Lords of Terra.

It doesn't matter where you beg for food.

Although they didn't gain anything from plundering the Endymion System, the Carcharodons, which managed to gather resources from both sides, seem to have discovered some ways to supplement their resources besides plundering.

Begging style!

Although doing so is neither honorable nor in line with the Chapter culture.

But the food is truly filling.

"Inquisitor Jerome Serx, you are found guilty by the Inquisition fifteen counts, including murder, treason, framing, unlawful detention, and conspiring with heretics."

Do you have any further questions?

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"Take away."

Chief Judge Ferean delivered a swift and decisive verdict to the opposing party.

Jerome Serx, the sinner who imprisoned Chief Judge Ferean and conspired with the forces of Chaos to launch Sorrow Betrayal, will have his tainted life purified directly under the flames of the Inquisition.

Shortly before this trial, the Maelstrom Crusade had already come to a successful conclusion thanks to the combined efforts of Otis, the Red Scorpions Chapter, and Huron, the Hurons of Tyrant of Badab.

With the combined efforts of these dozens of Chapter, the Maelstrom was quickly swept away—except for the pirate fleet that had followed Kasgar and received protection beforehand, all the filth that had originally occupied the place was wiped out.

After Lorgar fled in panic to the Warp, the entire Maelstrom was left with only a chaotic Chaos devoid of any will to fight. Even though this place was enough to harbor Nurgle, the resistance of the remaining remnants was futile against the countless Imperium of Man fleets armed with the Exterminatus's firepower.

No Daemon World could escape the firepower of the Imperium of Man's fleet.

For these demons, Xenos, Cultists, and Chaos Space Marine scum, artillery ammunition was indiscriminately dropped on every demon planet they swept through, as if it were free.

In the end, all the remaining Chaos and Xenos pirate forces in the Maelstrom were wiped out.

Both parties fulfilled their promises as they were.

However, the Badab System was not peaceful during those few short months.

Shortly after the two sides signed the ceasefire agreement, the Minotaur Chapter arrived in the Pale Stars at the High Lord's request and launched a carpet bombing and purge of the planets that were originally under Hurons's control, eliminating a large number of "traitors" on the planets.

Fortunately, Chief Judge Ferean arrived in time and, acting as a special envoy of the Inquisition based on the Emperor's oracle, stopped the continued massacre.

Meanwhile, in the Endymion Sector, the Carcharodons Chapter was also stopped in Kasgar, preventing them from plundering the territory of the Mantis Warriors in almost the same way, thus maintaining this fragile balance.

Despite the High Lords of Terra' interference from the rear, neither the Carcharodons nor the Minotaur Chapter ultimately succeeded in disrupting the peace talks.

The suppression of the rebellion by Badab was ultimately successful and ended peacefully.

As for the various problems that arose along the way, the final solution was quite simple—

It's all blamed on that guy, Jerome Serx.

If Chief Judge Ferean had even the slightest bit of leniency, he could never have become the Imperium Inquisition's special envoy.

Thus, the Tyrant of Badab will once again pledge his loyalty to the Imperium of Man.

"Actually, after the matter in the Sorrow System is resolved, you can leave Badab and take our ship to Chemos."

Standing on the main bridge of the Red Scorpions Strike Cruiser, Otis spoke to Kasgar.

Kasgar could have traveled to the Emperor's Children's home planet Chemos, aboard Red Scorpions's ship after meeting him.

Instead of insisting on successfully resolving the Badab War for them.

Even if Hurons is ungrateful and ultimately chooses to betray, the Imperium of Man still has an endless number of Space Marine Chapter that can replace him as the new Guardians of Badab, more loyal and more obedient.

"Hurons is not an innocent guy; there are countless people who could replace him."

"You're right, Otis."

Kasgar looked at the brilliant starry sky outside the bridge and replied.

"It's easy to blame him for his own greed and ambition, but it's difficult to ensure that the Imperium will never see Tyrant of Badab again."

The Imperium of Man can kill or convict countless unruly and ambitious individuals like Hurons.

But humanity's drive for progress will never die, even if the Imperium of Man is no longer willing to go any further in the direction it should have taken. Countless people in this world will continue to advance in the same direction.

"A spirit of enterprise is the cornerstone of Imperium of Man."

"I am ready and will be heading to Chemos soon."

Kasgar turned his head with a smile. With the help of his lieutenant Titus and a ragtag army of pirates, along with the Strike Cruiser he had captured earlier and the supplies provided by Red Scorpions, they were actually starting to look quite formidable.

A spirit of enterprise is the cornerstone of Imperium of Man.

Otis sighed.

His face, beneath his gray hair, seemed to have aged even more.

"What a pity, a hero from ten thousand years ago."

"The current Sons of the Emperor may disappoint you."