Chagatai Khan

Tom remained calm upon seeing his communication report received by his father, even ignoring the sword held to his neck, despite his bruised and battered face and the removal of his Power Armor.

"My dear uncle, this is just a misunderstanding. You have to believe me. If we had known this was your territory, we certainly wouldn't have done this. It's just some sheep, after all."

Besides, our grandfather is your father, which means I'm your nephew. We're practically identical. Don't you trust me?

Looking at Tom's standard appearance—enough to pass for a Germanic nobleman even in the 2K era—the entire group of Kheshig instinctively glanced at the man. After a brief silence, Narisong, holding his battle sword, gasped in shock.

"You know what, the red War Mark on this bastard's face really do resemble the Great Khan somewhat. Khan, your family has come looking for you."

"That makes sense, and it's not just one person who's like that; all these petty thieves are the same."

Listening to his subordinates' discussions, Chagatai began to wonder if he had lost his mind to agree to promote these idiots to the position of Kheshig. The lightning bolt pattern on his head was a birthmark, and they all looked exactly the same, even their skin color was different!

So what if he's my nephew? This bunch of bastards who call themselves Atlas suddenly appeared out of nowhere, robbing cattle and sheep wherever they see them, and even sneaking into the Quanzhou Camp to steal things while I was out.

This isn't just any ordinary thief; it's blatant robbery!

Although Chagatai knew from a young age that he was different from others, not only in his physical appearance but also in the knowledge he possessed, he did not consider himself to be separate from humanity. Instead, he believed that he was simply gifted.

But he wasn't without temper; if he hadn't returned early, those bastards might have really wiped out his hometown.

As one of the very few Primarchs to have an expensive adoptive father, Chagatai's adoptive father Ong Khan, was a truly Good Father. He not only gave Chagatai a happy childhood, but also taught him how to be a warrior.

And before being killed by his enemies, he gave Chagatai everything he owned. Such a good father would make Mortarion extremely envious, exclaiming that it was impossible, How Could such Good Father.

At the tender age of ten, Chagatai took over the tribe and ascended to the position of Khan. In the second decade, he unified the grasslands, gathered tens of thousands of heavily armored cavalry, and conquered the entire planet in one fell swoop when he was 25 years old.

Nearly fifteen years of bloodshed had made no one dare to defy this king, but it was at this time that Chagatai finally understood his father's teachings: he had to change his mindset from that of a warrior and become a good leader.

Being a leader is truly exhausting. You have to balance the power of various tribes and manage the people of the empire. How can the eagle of Chagoris be bound by documents?

In a split second, he looked at Atlas, who was obediently squatting down below the stage, putting on a pitiful act.

Chagatai had no doubt that if they wanted to, they could slaughter everyone except him in less than half a minute, even if he could cut them to pieces in the next second.

In particular, there was a kind of inexplicable feeling that made him feel like there was something above his head looking at him with ill intent, and this was definitely not a figment of his imagination.

"Quiet! Qin Xia, what do you think of these thieves?"

"Khan, why don't we just forget about it? After all, if what they say is true, it means they really are your brother's offspring. Even the wild men of the grasslands wouldn't do something like murdering their nephew."

Besides, these thieves didn't harm anyone; returning the items is enough."

A tall young man stepped onto the stage. As a childhood friend of Chagatai, Qin Xia instantly understood his boss's intention and immediately swung his knife to cut the ropes.

But before he could continue, he discovered that all the giants had broken free of their ropes and even put the ropes away, treating him as if he were one of them.

"Wait, where's my knife?"

w(°)w(._.)(._.)

"Yes, we will definitely return them. It's just that those 780,000 cattle and sheep have already been turned into reserve meat. We'll compensate them at a discounted price. My father may not have much else, but he has plenty of money!"

"The Captain commander is right, Father will definitely come to redeem us."

From the moment Tom saw the Primarch, he knew he was in trouble again. He had thought the little creatures from this wild world would taste good, so he decided to catch some to change things up.

He had already marked it as Agri World on the star map, but who would have thought he would encounter a Primarch and be caught red-handed.

Primarch is Primarch. Space Marine who can hold their own against one is already something to brag about, but to actually let them fight a Primarch? Are you kidding me?

He was the only one who, seeing the situation was turning bad, ordered everyone to give up resistance. Otherwise, if someone had died, he would have been beaten to death by his father when he got back. And yet, he was beaten half to death.

Luckily, I was quick-witted!

Seeing that the Primarch wasn't making a big deal out of it, Tom seized the opportunity, a fawning smile on his face, and in front of the Khan, deactivated the safety mechanism on the ship's cannons above the orbit:

"Uncle, please don't be so formal. It's just that I don't trust you. Better safe than sorry."

Khan smiled without saying a word. Although he could see that Tom was trying to be friendly, he could still sense the danger coming from above.

Chagatai was not angered by this. On the contrary, he admired the little rascal and waved his hand to signal everyone to hold a banquet to entertain his nephews who had come down from the pass.

A grand banquet was thus held. The Chagoris was incredibly generous and quick to anger, and with the various delicacies that Tom brought from his own Slacker, he quickly became one of the crowd.

When the local bumpkins saw that dogs could actually cook, they were very surprised and started discussing what the so-called empire was like. They imagined giants, Dog-men, thin people with Pointy-ears, and even a few shouting dwarves.

That's right. As a professional thief who never leaves empty-handed, after transporting Emperor's Fist Kid to his own land, Tom also tricked a few Space Dwarf into coming back.

While in high spirits, Chagatai also asked Tom about the empire, especially what kind of person his father, the Emperor, was.

As a veteran who participated in the Unification Wars, Tom was qualified to answer this question. He immediately took out a hardcover picture book and handed it over, and began to explain what the Empire was, what the Great Crusade was, and what the Imperial Truth was.

As for the Emperor's character, Tom didn't say much, after all, he knew that it was unreasonable for a son to scold his father.

As Tom narrated, Chagatai, flipping through the picture book, couldn't help but nod frequently, thinking to herself that her mother was such a great person.

I've been acting silly lately.

Meanwhile, Mordred, having received the news, was still on his way.

This time, however, he didn't go alone. Instead, a group of Star Hunters, who had caught the scent, followed behind him. Perhaps eager to meet the Fifth Legion, these young Ghostfire, who had already shown some potential, drove like madmen, infuriating Kialan, the navigator, who kept cursing.

"Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, Kialan, shut up! You're driving me crazy. Just thinking about Tom, that troublesome Rebellious son, getting into trouble again makes me exhausted."

"But then again, why am I always the one picking up and dropping off the Yellow Skins? Where's that weasel? This is his job!"

"But Father, doesn't this just show how great your responsibility is? It's a perfect opportunity to bring that Salazar Khan into our Second Imperium."

The Khan is great in every way, except he has a slight lisp. Salazar Khan? His real name is Chagatai Khan. As for the Second Imperium, Mordred doesn't even want to deal with it anymore.

Originally a secret organization, but as more and more people have come to know about it, which Primarch hasn't joined the Second Imperium now?

When they last met, Horus teased him about it, saying he'd give him the title of Second Imperial Warmaster just for fun, not for any other reason than to annoy Zhuang Sen.

Zhuang Sen was also a demon, just like Vashtorr, he just wanted to become Warmaster, he had no idea that the position of Warmaster was a trap, and whoever threw himself into it would not have a good ending.

When people are idle, they tend to overthink, and Mordred is a prime example of this. Counting the members who joined the Second Imperium, some were completely drained of resources, some were starting to recoup their investment, and some were still building.

Mordred disapproved of the Empire's abysmal logistics system, and the price he paid was that he had to build his own system to support the Great Crusade.

A gigantic logistics network scaled like the Milky Way.

Originating from the Legion's homeworld, Atlas incorporated numerous worlds within the Empire's territory into its system, using them as storage worlds.

For example, there's Tallarn, which Tom visited before; Alicia next to Fenris; Beta-Garmon, which serves as the gateway to the Sol Sector; Cadia, where half of its continental plate was shattered.

It wasn't that Mordred was looking for thrills and deliberately chose these magical worlds to cause trouble; the key issue was that these worlds were located in extremely important locations, all being major transportation routes.

To mitigate the risks, Atlas's aid and transformation plans prioritized self-sufficiency above all else. After all, cramming the entire productive capacity of a planet or even a galaxy into the Hive City would be far too wasteful.

"I hope Chagatai can be a bit more personified, so he won't be another troublesome character."

While there was still time, Mordred decided to bring a gift to Chagatai Khan, just in case Tom caused any trouble, so as to smooth things over.

Based on stereotypes, a cool-looking motorcycle was found in a warehouse. It was unclear who had picked it up from outside, but the Adeptus Custodes insignia on it hadn't been removed.

But these are minor issues. Atlas has a lot of paint to spare, and to make the motorcycle even cooler, Mordred even found a subatomic reactor from a Deathstrike Missile and stuffed it in, guaranteeing his best buddy would have a blast.

As the Webway Gate opened, a verdant planet appeared before everyone's eyes, much to Atlas's satisfaction, since Serenity was also lush and green.

In high spirits Mordred gestured for his offspring to take the gifts and accompany him downstairs. However, upon seeing Chagatai, his first words caused Mordred to lose his composure:

"Brother, didn't Mother come with you?"