(Extra chapter thanks to .Raven991. for the tip)
Saint Raiser's state had become somewhat strange. Though he was an old warrior who had served for 5,000 years, with his Chapter on the verge of extinction, he was also an exceptionally fragile man.
At a time like this, seeing an Inquisitor living so well while breaking the rules had nearly shattered his beliefs in life.
Saint Raiser remained silent, and Li Qinwu did not press him, instead taking him to the next location.
This was the Explorer's barracks, where more than a hundred Modified XV8 Battlesuits were training.
Some of the people wearing those battlesuits had already undergone Dual-Track Neural System modifications, giving them extremely fast reaction speeds.
This group of fleet Iron Guards immediately caught Saint Raiser's attention.
He realized that these fast-reacting armed fighters could pose a threat to ordinary Astartes.
Furthermore, he had never seen the large Power Armor they wore before. It appeared to have been privately modified.
Li Qinwu explained from the side:
"This is Power Armor modified from T'au XV8 Battlesuits. The pilots have undergone Dual-Track Neural System modification, granting them extraordinary reaction speeds and formidable combat power!"
Upon hearing that they were Xenos creations again, Saint Raiser's breathing grew heavier.
"T'au battlesuits contain Abominable Intelligence. Isn't Inquisitor afraid that, during combat, the enemy might use special means to lock down the battlesuits?
And doesn't this violate the rules?"
Li Qinwu smiled.
"Rules are dead. People are alive.
These battlesuits have been modified. The Abominable Intelligence inside has already been removed and replaced with a safer neural control system.
The same goes for this T'au warship. All of its automated systems and intelligent computers have been replaced by the Tech-Priests with Cogitator Arrays and mechanical control systems.
Though it remains a Xenos creation, it has