Hero Kasgar, This Way

"Set sail!"

With the sound of explosions behind Commorragh City, Evrene's Corsairs ships began their voyage into the depths of the Webway.

The entire ship was now being piloted by the Wych under Lyris's command. Some of them had experience traveling to and from Commorragh many times, so navigating the complex Webway was not a problem for them.

From the moment their spaceship took off from the port to soaring through the towering skies of the Commorragh, their every action was carried out without the slightest hindrance from the Dark Eldar.

At this juncture, the Dark Eldar, positioned at the center of the massive chaotic battlefield, are clearly struggling to keep up.

If Kasgar had only opened the Portal to the Warp, the Black Heart Consortium would have had the time to spare.

Unfortunately, now it's Blue Smurfs, demons, and Greenskin all swarming in and causing a huge mess.

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that the Ribs and the Zerg don't rely on the Webway and Warp for movement, it would be hard to imagine what a spectacular mega-battleground the Commorragh would become.

"According to our detection equipment, Vect didn't even have time to send anyone to chase us. It's really pitiful."

The pirate ship from Evrene successfully traversed the chaotic Dark City and headed towards the entrance to the Webway.

Entering the Webway meant escaping Vect's pursuers.

Although the Eldar's detection instruments don't have it, it's always good to be wary of a cunning and treacherous Dark Eldar like Vect.

"It's time to gather the warriors rescued from Commorragh and have a good talk."

Kasgar breathed a sigh of relief.

Since entering Commorragh, he has finally had a chance to have some peace and quiet.

"Melusine, you..."

Looking at the Chief Apothecary Melusine, who was calmly looking back at him, Kasgar greeted her with a smile.

Have you eaten?

He was finally able to meet his comrade-in-arms from ten thousand years ago, and for a moment he was at a loss for words.

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"No, but there's been some progress on Primaris's matter."

Previously, it was because Kasgar needed to pass through, and Melusine...

Although Melusine learned from the Haemonculi that Kasgar had awakened and arrived in Commorragh, time was of the essence, and she had to take advantage of this crucial moment of cooperation with the Haemonculi to absorb as much knowledge as possible from this place.

—She recently absorbed the knowledge collected by the Haemonculi from the ancient Aeldari Empire, as well as the experience and knowledge these freaks had accumulated over ten thousand years.

This was an opportunity she had obtained from the Haemonculi by exchanging a large number of potion formulas. Even if there were rumors of Kasgar's return, they were just rumors, and it was impossible for her to leave this library even for a moment.

Only now can she successfully reunite with Kasgar.

"You haven't changed a bit since ten thousand years ago."

Seeing that the other person still had the same feeling as before, Melusine sighed and a faint helpless smile appeared on her lips.

Melusine remembered that she had asked the Primarch himself the same question.

As for Fulgrim's answer, it was simple. "That's right!"

Don't you think he's cute like this?

Cute?

Is this a term used to describe Space Marine?

At the time, Melusine found it hard to associate this brat who was always making her angry with the word "cute".

Well, neither of these two is normal.

However, having endured the trials of those fallen Emperor's Children over the course of ten thousand years, Melusine found herself somewhat nostalgic for Kasgar, who possessed a slightly foolish charm.

Ten thousand years later, perhaps because the Withering Sickness was cured, her appearance did not seem to have changed much.

Her eyes were sharper than before, like a scalpel that could see right through a person's heart.

Over the millennia, the Chief Apothecary Melusine has experienced too much and has essentially lost faith in the current state of the Sons of the Emperor's decline.

Besides research, Melusine wasn't good at anything else. Even if she wanted to discipline the remaining Emperor's Children, she could only get superficial compliance. Soon, Melusine lost interest in it.

Only by establishing an Apothecary academy on Chemos could we widely recruit Apothecary from all of humanity's Space Marine to study there.

The Emperor's Children's title has been ruined.

Then go create other alt accounts.

Although there were considerable obstacles to its establishment, under the research of the Chief Apothecary Melusine, her Apothecary academy gradually gained a reputation similar to that of Martian exchange students who Tech Sergeant.

Only Apothecary who have studied at Chemos College for several years can be considered the best Apothecary.

Chemos International Student.

As for the Apothecary academy, Kasgar had visited it before, when she was in Chemos, at the Apothecary academy Melusine had left.

The slogans outside the college were also very simple and clear—

The 40th millennium is the millennium of biology.

However, the sign for "forty" appears to have been altered many times.

It seems that the career of rewriting began around the 30th millennium.

"So what do you think of the current Imperium of Man?"

"What else can we do?"

Kasgar's answer also contained a hint of helplessness.

Neither he, nor Lord Regent Guilliman, nor the Emperor could save this already rotten Imperium of Man. And in the endless internal strife, the Imperium of Man once again squandered the little foundation and hope they had painstakingly built.

Like an old man in his twilight years, he will inevitably face his fate no matter what.

Die.

But this will not be a spectacular event, nor will it be a fitting end.

Instead, like any human being or any species, it quietly collapsed on a deserted morning and never rose again.

"It seems you're rather pessimistic."

"Maybe, but now is not the time for me to give up."

"Bring all the Space Marine behind you here."

What conclusions have you drawn from your research on these soldiers?

Melusine and his dozens of Apothecary apprentices, along with the hundreds of Space Marine rescued by Kasgar from the Commorragh, will all Kasgar the Sons of the Phoenix of Casca according to the agreement.

"Their quality is indeed quite good."

Apothecary Melusine nodded in agreement.

With the careful selection of the Kabal Archon, these prisoners of war captured by the Dark Eldar as gladiators are all experienced veterans in their respective Chapter.

Although they weren't the kind of super soldiers who could take on a hundred men, they were definitely an elite force for Space Marine.

"But according to you, the Sons of the Phoenix still have thousands of new recruits waiting to join."

"Would our organization exceed the requirements of the Codex Astartes?"

As Apothecary, Melusine was very perceptive about this.

"It's alright. We, the Sons of the Phoenix, have always been an expeditionary force. Our entire Chapter is constantly on expeditions."

Like Sigismund of the Black Templars, the Sons of the Phoenix's expedition against humanity's enemies will never cease.

This also gave them the leeway to expand beyond the size of the Holy Order.

The Black Templars Chapter currently has a total of five to six thousand members on its expedition, far exceeding the size of a typical Chapter.

Of course, such a large scale will also attract the attention of the Inquisition and the Ministry of the Interior.

Even though the high command of the Imperium of Man knew that the Black Templars were extremely fanatical and the Imperium of Man's "dark-skinned Orks," their vigilance towards the Space Marine never diminished in the slightest.

To avoid being monitored by so many forces, the Sons of the Phoenix needs to develop secretly, without the knowledge of those damned Inquisitor and the Ministry of the Interior.

Cawl has already applied to the Imperium authorities for assistance regarding the return of the Sons of the Phoenix.

"Based on the current written documents, the Sons of the Phoenix are still a Space Marine Chapter in dire need of resources to complete the initial reconstruction."

I, the Sons of the Phoenix, am sending money.

". All right."

Despite the somewhat chaotic nature of the group, these veterans were still brought together by the name of the legendary Hero Kasgar.

Three thousand years have passed since Guilliman fell into slumber.

Even among the Ultramarines, few of the legendary warriors who had fought alongside the Emperor's offspring remain.

—Except for Dante.

For these veteran Space Marines, the ability to rise from being a Xenos to a subordinate of the legendary hero who saved the Imperium was an achievement worthy of immense joy.

Under the reorganization of Kasgar, these four hundred-plus Space Marine veterans officially joined the Sons of the Phoenix and became members of the Chapter.

Shortly after, the Webway exited.

"Ah!"

"Finally, I can leave that damn city!"

The former Arena Queen, now Lyris, stood excitedly on the surface of this Eldar girl's world, breathing in the air from outside the Commorragh.

She had previously tried to leave the deep Webway of the Commorragh and roam freely in the world.

But that gaze from the abyss kept eyeing her unprotected soul, making her feel terrified as she walked through the Realspace.

Slaanesh was so enamored with her that he couldn't take his eyes off her.

However, thanks to Kasgar's help, she and her Wych no longer need to worry about the Thirsting Lady in the abyss.

"Demigod."

"What should we do?"

When Kasgar arrived at her residence, the two engaged in a fierce battle without exchanging a single word.

Lyris does possess immense strength and skill, but compared to Kasgar, her level is still somewhat lacking.

Even without using his Psychic Power, Kasgar's current swordsmanship and strength, though somewhat strained, would still be enough to defeat Lyris.

After that, Kasgar removed the Slaanesh mark from her and then worked with her to collect the captured Space Marine in the Commorragh.

"The relationship between humans and Eldar is currently tense, so you'd better not follow me."

"If possible, take us to the vicinity of the Emperor's Children's territory and leave us a transport ship."

"As for you, Lyris, and Evrene."

Kasgar glanced at the two Eldar sisters. "Yriel. Go find her and her pirate fleet."

Ten thousand years later, the greatest power he could rely on was Princess Irill, the unparalleled overlord among the Corsairs.

For some reason, she and her fleet, who were originally very active in the Milky Way, suddenly disappeared during this period.

Even Kasgar's extensive inquiries in the Commorragh have yielded no valuable leads.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's very likely because of her hometown."

"The Ynnari Ark is under attack by the Tyranid Fleet —if there is no news from Yriel, it is very likely that it is being surrounded by the Tyranid Fleet."

"That would be dangerous."

Upon hearing Lyris's information, Kasgar frowned.

"Tsk, my Sons of the Phoenix is not yet fully formed. Lyris, Evrene, you two should find out if Yriel has really been attacked by the Tyranid Fleet."

"If this is true, I will go to provide support as soon as possible after I have reorganized my Sons of the Phoenix Fleet."

"If there are no objections, let's part ways here."

Kasgar looked at the two of them and said.

Oh right, there seems to be something I haven't finished saying.

"Also, I am not a god."

Kasgar and the veterans' return journey went very smoothly.

Shortly after being transported to the Adeptus Mechanicus's encampment near the Emperor's Children, he was swiftly greeted by the flagship of the Archmagos Cawl himself.

Kasgar's journey was so swift that even Cawl's own ship hadn't gone far.

"Well."

Although his face had been replaced with mechanical parts, one could still see the joy and excitement on his face through these steel creations.

"I have received the Primaris design. As expected of the modification plan designed by the Chief Apothecary Melusine, I, Belisarius Cawl, am amazed."

"I will go and study the standardized surgical procedures of the Primaris."

"If all goes well, the entire Space Marine Chapter of the Imperium of Man will soon be completely transformed!"

"In that case, wouldn't we, the Sons of the Phoenix, be able to get ahead of others?"

"Of course, of course. Ancient hero."

"If your Sons of the Phoenix wish to be among the first Primaris Space Marine, I will make preparations for you."

Cawl happily agreed.

Kasgar planned to take this opportunity to properly reorganize the Chapter.

The entire Sons of the Phoenix is currently awaiting the Primaris of the entire Chapter —a total of one thousand Sons of the Phoenix recruits will undergo a faster Primaris procedure before the Space Marine' conversion is completed.

You can become Primaris Space Marine in one step.

Although Cawl was indeed an Archmagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus, in terms of bio-genetic technology, Melusine's design was superior.

After Melusine's improvements, the current Primaris Surgery is not only faster than the decades-long modifications of the past, but the newly added organ, the "Melusine Furnace," also allows Space Marine to unleash extremely powerful combat capabilities when they are near death—even more powerful than Belisarius's furnace design.

Even the surgeries were standardized—new recruits who hadn't finished their remaining modifications could go directly to the Primaris platform and complete the Primaris process in one step, becoming Primaris Space Marine in one go.

Nowadays, newcomers are immediately put to the Primaris, without ever experiencing hardship.

As for the veterans, after seeing the new recruit Primaris's strength increase and his height increase by half a head compared to ordinary people, they were impressed.

I simply couldn't stand it and joined immediately.

Everything else can be tolerated, but the Space Marine's height must be addressed!

During this stopover, the Sons of the Phoenix Chapter gained a significant boost in strength.

The thousand new Primaris from Cawl have all been equipped, and the upgrades for the Primaris recruits have also been completed during this period.

Normally, such a major move would have attracted the attention of the Inquisition.

However, because the Emperor's Children was so reassuring, the Inquisition clearly did not pay much attention to the Emperor's Children's sphere of influence.

Furthermore, the Emperor's Children's Chapter Master concealed the news of Kasgar's return according to the agreement, so the Inquisition was unaware of the Hero Kasgar's return.

They simply believed that the missing Sons of the Phoenix had returned to the Imperium, and the Inquisitor had no time to concern himself with the question of who his Chapter Master was.

Even though the Sons of the Emperor has fallen from grace, he can still bring peace of mind.

"However, although our Primaris recruits were able to successfully complete the surgery, the problem lies in the armor—how can we supply so many of our Primaris troops with Power Armour without being detected?"

Primaris was not just a simple human body adjustment; it also involved the supply of corresponding armor, weapons, and equipment—but unfortunately, the current Sons of the Phoenix has nothing.

Even Cawl himself had just received the data from the Primaris modification, and the design of the new Power Armour was still in the sketch stage.

"Wouldn't all of our current Power Armour need fine-tuning to achieve the original effect?"

The prepared Power Armour needs to be modified again before it can be used.

How could I have forgotten about that?

Looking at the Sons of the Phoenix recruit who had suddenly grown a head taller, Kasgar slapped his forehead in frustration.

". commander."

"Um?"

Upon hearing the shouts, Kasgar hesitated and looked at the other person.

Oh, that's right.

Kasgar had a good impression of Iron Warriors, who had been teaming up with Titus in the arena.

His strength is considerable; if Kasgar's estimate is correct, he is probably at the level of a company commander in a First Founding.

After successfully escaping Commorragh, he accepted an invitation from Kasgar to join the Sons of the Phoenix Chapter.

According to him, this place is ten times, or even nine times, better than Iron Warriors.

He refused to return to Perturabo's Iron Empire no matter what.

It's unknown what kind of treatment he received from the Iron Lord.

Most importantly, his mechanical manufacturing skills are also quite good, making him Tech Sergeant that the entire Chapter is currently lacking.

In the field of mechanics, they are indeed extremely rare talents among the Sons of the Phoenix.

What are your thoughts?

"Over here."

Following the star map pointed to by the other party and opening it, Forge World of a mechanical heresy (not the Dark Mechanicum, but Adeptus Mechanicus that does not belong to the Imperium of Man) appeared before Kasgar's eyes.

"This is the steel forging factory that our Iron Empire is proud of."

Hero Kasgar, this way.

The production pipelines here have been modified and improved by Perturabo Primarch. As long as one has the blueprints for the Primaris armor, this Forge World can produce finished products using its stored minerals.

It is said that this incredible computing power and design originated from the existence of powerful ancient Machine God that were once discovered on one of the planets.

If we can figure out how to "borrow" the entire production capacity of the Forge World, producing a Chapter -sized amount of Primaris armor will not be a problem at all.

"Perturabo"

A sinister smile appeared on Kasgar's face.