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Li Qinwu clicked his tongue. Yellow Sand's story was absurd enough—an Astartes had actually chosen betrayal for the sake of his descendants.
At that moment, he somewhat understood the Imperium's inhumane methods of selecting Astartes recruits. Perhaps it was also meant to sever these superhumans' mortal attachments.
The room fell silent for a while. After a long moment, Li Qinwu asked:
"If it was for the good of your bloodline, it seemed you didn't need to join Chaos, did you? Couldn't you have become a pirate?"
Yellow Sand shook his head.
"A traitor like me was on the Imperium's kill list. I couldn't survive anywhere within Imperium territory. Imperial warships would come after me whenever they discovered me.
The Armed Merchant Ship I seized before was poor quality, an old vessel. Its frequent trips through the Warp exposed my bloodline to Warp energy, and many of them suffered mutations.
The children were already like this. There was no way they could be accepted back.
So I figured I might as well go all the way and join Chaos, finding a living here among the warband."
After saying that, Yellow Sand fell silent as well.
Li Qinwu clicked his tongue repeatedly.
"You're a miserable bastard too!"
At that, Swift Shadow and Yellow Sand both looked at Li Qinwu.
"We've both finished our stories. Now it's your turn. What tragic tale do you have?"
Li Qinwu snorted, took a book from behind his back, and slapped it onto the stone table before them.
They focused their eyes on it and saw the title: Goblins: From Blades to Guns.
Li Qinwu said with considerable pride:
"My story is far too legendary. I couldn't finish telling it even after three days