Chapter 238: Discovering Ferrus Manus Ahead of Schedule (Please Subscribe)

Wheel of Fire main star, Southern Continent.

Hannibal led his Honor Guard and had just captured an Orc fortress.

The selected prey was neatly cut up by a Bear Hunting Knife, and the Legion's cooks were busy at work.

A graceful smile hung on Hannibal's face; after listening to Suarez's briefing, he said with great interest.

"Ninglu has defeated Leman Russ once again."

"Father and Horus have the right eye for talent; Malcador misjudged."

After pondering for a moment, he looked around, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

Hannibal gave the order.

"Order the Legion to begin storing food, select high-quality ingredients, and send them to the Legion warships for cold storage."

On the west side of the Northern Continent, Leman Russ fell silent after listening to Jorin's briefing.

For a dozen seconds, the air felt as if it had fallen into the icy world of Fenris, and the Space Wolves around him did not speak.

Freki and Geri felt the heavy atmosphere; their eyes widened as they looked at their wolf brother.

The Wolf King suddenly laughed and said to the surrounding Space Wolves.

"The men of Fenris are not defeated by failure."

"If you lose, you lose; win it back next time."

The Space Wolves burst into laughter, and the oppressive atmosphere was swept away.

Jorin gripped the handle of his Power Axe, the hateful face of Sanchez flashing through his mind.

Freki and Geri blinked their large eyes, burying their heads into their fur.

Leman Russ's voice covered the entire fortress as he shouted.

"Depart immediately and continue purging the Orcs."

At the same moment, Ninglu ordered the heavily damaged Second Chapter to withdraw from the battlefield, while the other Chapters continued to purge the Orcs.

After returning to the Shadow of Sovereignty, Ninglu first pulled out the eleven teeth of the Ork Warlord and thought to himself.

【The teeth of an Ork Warlord are more effective as Potion Material than those of ordinary Bad Moon Boyz.

The auxiliary materials are gathered; only the main materials, one Osiris Mind-Control Seed and one Brain-Eater, are missing.

I should be able to gather the materials during the 'First Rangdan War'.】

Ninglu sent the teeth, the boss's banner, and other items back to the "Kingdom of Disorder," then summoned his Primarch Attendant, Arsena Dunn.

"Order the Astropathic Choir to send an astropathic message to the Emperor, the Sigillite, and Horus, telling them that I have slain the Ork Warlord entrenched on the Wheel of Fire."

The Primarch Attendant did not act immediately; he spoke up.

"My lord, there is an important astropathic message from the Fifteenth Legion that I think you should know."

Ninglu looked at the Primarch Attendant: "What is it?"

"My lord, after the campaign against the Yuejia'er ended, the Fifteenth Legion followed your orders and set out from the Persephone Star System to explore the southwest of the galactic star map."

"They sailed to a star system known in Old Terra as Steneros and made a major discovery."

Steneros, one of the sons of Buerxiusi and Andelumeida in ancient Greek mythology.

Hearing this name, Ninglu felt a sense of familiarity; his thoughts raced as he recalled.

【Hmm, Steneros will be renamed Medusa, and Medusa IV will be the homeworld of the Tenth Legion, the "Iron Hands".

Ferrus Manus has been discovered.

But in my memory, he didn't return to the Imperium until two years later, in 824.

This is because I sent the "Thousand Sons" to explore the southwest, discovering the Medusa star system ahead of schedule.】

As Ninglu pondered, the Primarch Attendant continued his report.

"After the Fifteenth Legion arrived at the Steneros star system, they found the system cold and dead, as if it were a graveyard."

"But the system was full of wreckage, derelict ships, silicate dust clouds, and various shattered asteroids."

The "Reasoning Student" speculated, feeling a slight melting sensation within himself.

"Under these circumstances, the Astartes of the Fifteenth Legion would likely assume this is a void battlefield from the Old Night."

"Based on my understanding of them, I think they tried to see if they could find Data Slates or other materials out of curiosity for knowledge."

Ninglu nodded slightly; this matched his understanding of the Thousand Sons and Ahriman, and the Primarch Attendant continued.

"After the Fifteenth Legion's warships approached the planet Steneros IV, they discovered a massive planetary structure in orbit, built in the void after the 'Dark Age of Technology' had crazily plundered the surface's resources and wealth."

"The massive ring was severely damaged, and many components had fallen to the surface."

"The Fifteenth Legion encountered a series of challenges, including sudden ion storms, randomly malfunctioning space mines, and a large number of ancient but still lethal automated weapon systems."

The "Reasoning Student" once again logically deduced the briefing.

"I suspect that despite the significant losses, the Fifteenth Legion's fleet continued to approach, lured by the knowledge hidden on Steneros IV."

The Primarch Attendant operated the Data Slate and pulled up the briefing sent by the Fifteenth Legion.

"After the Fifteenth Legion's fleet reached low orbit, the Auger Matrix passed through its dense atmosphere, filtering out the intense light reflected from the lower atmosphere, and discovered a world that was almost devoid of life, accompanied by dangerous earthquakes and unstable geological structures."

"After scanning, the exploration fleet discovered abandoned mineral mining tunnels deep beneath the ice and tundra, reaching down to the planetary core; the cold surface was torn by those massive scars and impact craters."

"The Fifteenth Legion then received a signal, a ghostly signal in the communication channels, composed of a language similar to Gothic and distorted technological code."

"Its source was scattered, like a heartbeat, coming from the thermal signals of super-giant thermal reactors made of petrified-like material."

The "Reasoning Student" once again performed a logical deduction to fill in the missing information.

"The Astartes of the Fifteenth Legion would naturally not give up on exploring the relics of the 'Dark Age of Technology', so they sent an expedition team to the surface."

The Primarch Attendant pulled up a new report and continued.

"The Fifteenth Legion was surprised to find that human survivors were still stubbornly living on the surface after the great catastrophe, having formed different clans."

"Using their psychic powers, the Astartes learned from several clans, including the Avini, that the locals call their world Medusa."

"They also learned that a mythical demigod had come to the various clans, imparting knowledge and helping them develop and grow."

"The demigod did not rule over them, but guided them to maintain clan competition, while also leading them to excavate ruins and develop technology."

"The demigod also defeated a silver dragon named Asimos."

Hearing this, Ninglu was already certain that this demigod of Medusa IV was none other than Ferrus Manus.

The Iron Hands originated precisely from when Ferrus Manus pressed the silver dragon into magma to kill it; after the molten silver metal fused with his damaged arms, he gained a pair of powerful iron arms.

【Originally, the return ceremony for Ferrus Manus and the "Wheel of Fire" triumphal ceremony for Leman Russ were to be held together.

Even with my arrival, they should still be held together, but with the addition of myself and Hannibal, who participated in the "Wheel of Fire".】

While he was deep in thought, the Primarch Attendant continued to speak.

"After Ahriman visited the demigod of Medusa, he concluded that this giant named Ferrus Manus was another Primarch."

"They immediately reported this news to you; the above content is the astropathic message that the Star Whisper Master choir strove to reconstruct."

"The missing parts are the deductions I made based on the information."

Ninglu nodded, and he praised,

"A brilliant deduction."

Hearing the Primarch's praise, Arsena felt something shatter within him; he felt that he was not far from becoming a true "deduction scholar."

"I think the Emperor will be very pleased to hear this news; order the Star Whisper Master to send the news of the discovery of a new Primarch on Medusa IV together with the news of my slaying of the Ork Warlord to him."

The Primarch Attendant immediately acknowledged the order.

"As you command, my lord."

The Eleventh Legion continued to purge the remaining Orks on the main star of the Wheel of Fire.

Ten stellar days later, Ninglu received the report from the Primarch Attendant.

"My lord, the Emperor is satisfied with the results you have achieved."

"He summons you to the Medusa system to accompany him in retrieving the Primarch."

(End of chapter)