"An Emperor-class Battleship, a Battle Barge, three Strike Cruisers, and dozens of frigates and destroyers—these are the generous rewards we gained after choosing to pledge our loyalty to the great Lord of the Stars!"
Tyberos's expression was as calm as still water as he gazed impassively at Garland and the other four before him, slowly recounting what the Carcharodons Chapter had gained after its surrender.
Though his tone was exceptionally flat, his words were like a thunderclap splitting the sky, instantly bringing a dramatic change to the faces of Garland and the other four.
They looked at one another, their faces filled with indescribable shock. At that moment, they did not even know what expression they should wear as they faced Tyberos and the others.
All the questions they had intended to press seemed to have been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, lodged in their throats, impossible to utter.
For thousands of years since its founding, the Carcharodons Chapter had lived in poverty. The entire Chapter possessed only one Battle Barge and two Strike Cruisers as its assets.
Yet Tyberos had merely surrendered to that so-called great Lord of the Stars and received an Emperor-class Battleship, a Battle Barge, three Strike Cruisers, and dozens of frigates and destroyers. Such wealth was beyond anything they had ever dared imagine.
After a long while, Kurland finally recovered his senses and stammered, "E-even with an E-Emperor-class Battleship, can we truly cast aside our loyalty to the Emperor so lightly?"
Before anyone else could respond to Kurland's question, Tyberos dropped an even more shocking revelation:
"Not only that, the Space Marines of our Carcharodons Chapter have now been permitted to expand to a strength of five thousand. Furthermore, all future Astartes augmentation procedures and the incomparably precious gene-seed will be supplied in full