(Thanks to "God-Emperor Mold Cast Blasts Out Loyal Genes" for the tip. Bonus release 1/5.)
"Venerable, now that things have come to this, you should know why I came here, shouldn't you?"
The Dreadnought Veteran nodded weakly.
"I already know. You turned the Savage World into an Industrial World, and you did this to keep the Red Star Chapter from causing trouble.
I fully understand your actions, but wasn't there a better way to resolve this?
The Red Star Chapter is, after all, an armed force of the Imperium. We garrison this sector, destroy Xenos and heretics, and have saved countless planets.
Our glory is etched into the very flesh and blood of every soldier. Isn't it somewhat inappropriate for you to insult us like this?"
Faced with the Dreadnought Veteran's accusations, Li Qinwu answered gravely:
"Venerable, you say there was a better solution. Do you actually believe that?
A beast is eyeing the sheep in a pen. You go over and tell it, 'Hey, these are my sheep. You can't eat them!' Do you think the beast will listen?
A beast doesn't understand human speech, but it understands the sound of bones breaking, blades cutting through flesh, and blood pouring out!"
Before coming here, Li Qinwu had considered many ways to warn the Red Star Chapter to leave the Savage World alone.
In the end, he had concluded that only by grinding the Red Star Chapter into the mud and making them hurt so badly that they dared not look back could he protect the Savage World.
Li Qinwu could guarantee that if he had warned the Star Chapter's Chapter Master as an Inquisitor, or revealed his identity as a Living Saint right from the start and told him to leave the Savage World alone, the man might have