MM Racing Chapter 49: The First Legion Has No Secrets!
Chapter 49: The First Legion Has No Secrets!
Qin Mo's gaze fell on the World Eaters below, who were charging and roaring madly. Indeed, some metal protrusions could be seen on the power armor helmets of those Space Marines.
Extending outwards from the temples, they resemble rows of rusted iron nails.
Butcher's Nail.
"Interesting. I'd like to catch one and see if this Butcher's Nail can actually be removed," Qin Mo said.
In his view, the fact that the empire's "technology" cannot be dismantled does not mean that the methods of cultivating immortality cannot be dismantled either.
After all, the cultivation world's control over the soul and consciousness is far more sophisticated than that of this universe.
[It is suggested that the host try this later. However, it is recommended that the host first learn about the other party's information.]
[Detected: First Legion, a loyal faction of the Empire: Dark Angels]
[Encyclopedia entry unlocked. View details?]
"explain."
The Dark Angels, the Emperor's premier legion, should theoretically be the empire's most glorious, upright, and trustworthy legion.
But in reality
This is a legion that claims to have "no secrets," but in reality, it has more secrets than anyone else.
Qin Mo raised an eyebrow slightly. "What do you mean by that?"
If you add up all the secrets of the Empire's legions, the Dark Angels family probably holds about... ninety percent?
No, there could be more.
[Because the Dark Angels have so many secrets that even they themselves can't distinguish them all.]
Its organizational structure is as follows: First, there is an externally visible "public organization"—that is, a normal battle group structure.
At this level, the Dark Angels appear no different from ordinary loyalist chapters.
But beneath this lies an inner circle organization called Deathwing, which can only be joined by trusted veterans. They possess a crucial part of the Dark Angels' secrets.
[Then, within Deathwing, there lies an even more secret inner ring, known only to a select few high-ranking members, who possess even deeper secrets.]
Within that inner ring, there is another inner ring.
There is an inner ring within the inner ring.
The most outrageous thing is that whenever the Dark Angels encounter something they don't want outsiders to know, their solution isn't to "deal with it," but rather to "build a secret group to keep the secret."
[Thus, secrets multiplied, and small groups multiplied. In the end, the Dark Angels comprised dozens of nested secret societies, each guarding a different secret.]
No one knows exactly how many secrets the Dark Angels hold. Even their own High Master, Azrael, may not be sure if he knows all of them.
Qin Mo: "..."
What's wrong with me?
Meanwhile, the Dark Angels, as the First Legion, also possess a vast amount of advanced technology. During the Great Crusade, they acquired many unique equipment and technologies bestowed upon them by the Emperor, things they have never shared with anyone to this day.
Their behavior is heavily influenced by Primarch Llane Eljonsson. They are taciturn, suspicious, and distrustful of outsiders. This has resulted in strained relationships with almost all other chapters within the Imperium.
The Space Wolf had a bad relationship with them because their personalities were completely opposite.
The Ultramarines didn't have a very good relationship with them because Dark Angels never followed orders.
The Inquisition's relationship with them was even worse, because the Inquisition was always trying to uncover their secrets, while the Dark Angels preferred to silence even the Inquisition's members.
As Qin Mo listened to these introductions, a playful smile crept onto his lips.
"So what is their biggest secret?"
[The biggest secret, and the secret that their Primarch, Ryan Aljonsen, least wanted anyone to know.]
He, along with two other Primarchs, Robert Gilliman of the Ultramarines and Saint Gilles of the Blood Angels, established the "Second Reich".
Qin Mo's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"They betrayed the Empire?"
[Not betrayal]
During the Great Rebellion, a warp storm severed communications across the galaxy. The three Primarchs were unable to contact Terra or the Emperor, and the light of the Startorch became extremely faint in the storm.
Their assessment at the time was that Terra might have fallen, the Emperor might have died in battle, and the Imperium of Man might no longer exist.
Therefore, in order to preserve humanity's flame and hope, they established the Second Reich on Guilliman's home planet, Macragge.
[Among them, Saint Gilles was elected emperor of the Second Empire, with Guilliman serving as regent.]
[Ryan Aljonsen was appointed Warmaster, but certainly not because he wanted to be Warmaster.]
Qin Mo looked at the last sentence and remained silent for two seconds.
Then he said.
"If that's the case, then he must have wanted to become the Imperial War General but didn't get the position."
【…】
[This is what the host said themselves. The system did not provide any hints.]
[In conclusion, the system advises the host not to mention the words "Second Empire" in front of the Dark Angels. Also, do not let them think you know any of their secrets, otherwise they will pester you like glue until they are certain you won't reveal them.]
Their methods of "confirmation" include, but are not limited to: surveillance, interrogation, and physical elimination.
Qin Mo chuckled.
"That would only work if they had the ability to threaten me."
As a heretical practitioner in the Mahayana stage, am I afraid of a few guys wearing tin cans?
If he wanted, he could unleash a single banner of ten thousand souls and devour all these dark angels, along with their secrets.
At that time, no matter what your first secret, second secret, or 108th secret is, they will all stay in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and no one will know about them.
"Alright, that's enough."
Qin Mo's gaze returned to the battlefield below.
The Dark Angels are gradually losing ground. The World Eater's frenzied melee suppression is too strong. Those madmen driven by the Butcher's Nails don't even know what "pain" is.
This completely unreasonable fighting style puts immense psychological pressure on any opponent.
Qin Mo looked at it for a few seconds, and then waved the Emperor's Banner.
Golden, malevolent spirits poured down from the sky, their target: the World Devourer.
More than thirty World Eaters were in the midst of a killing frenzy driven by the Butcher's Nails, their minds completely consumed by rage.
So when the golden wave crashed down on them, they didn't even have time to react.
Then, the devouring began.
A few breaths later.
One by one, the more than thirty Devourers stopped struggling. Their power armor stood frozen in place for a moment, and then...
"Whoosh—"
As if pulled into the void by an invisible giant hand, the power armor and the body inside vanished into thin air.
Of course, this is not what the dark angels saw.
From their perspective, those golden heroic spirits enveloped the World Devourers, then completely devoured and digested them, armor and all.
In reality, the malevolent spirits devoured the souls of the World Eaters, while Qin Mo directly stored their physical bodies and power armor in his storage space.
Those fleshy bodies still had butcher's nails stuck in them.
Qin Mo wanted to study it.