"Are you saying that the victory in the Defense of the Silent Star is enough to prove that you are qualified to be the Legion's First Lord Commander?"
Holy Terra, the Emperor's Children Garrison at the foot of the Ural Mountains.
Seated at the round conference table were the three current Lord Commanders of the Emperor's Children.
Vespasian, Abdemon.
And the female commander Eidolon, who found Kasjia's statement incomprehensible.
Fulgrim was still at the Jupiter shipyards, supervising the final stages of the Pride of the Emperor with the current Fabricator-General of Mars.
As a perfectionist, this Gloriana-class battleship had taken twice as long to build as other warships of the same class.
Purely handcrafted, a master's work.
Every single component was designed and supervised by the Primarch Fulgrim herself.
And what Eidolon hadn't expected was that this guy Kasjia would actually dare to challenge her while the Primarch was away.
Logically, Kasjia's perfect tactical performance in the Dalinite xenos extermination campaign could indeed win him a position as a Lord Commander of the legion.
This was acknowledged by all three commanders, including Eidolon.
But it seemed he wasn't even satisfied with being a Lord Commander.
What Kasjia wanted was the position above all commanders, the First Lord Commander!
Isn't that going too far?
He's already pushing his luck like this when the Primarch is away. What will he be like when she's here?
This is no ordinary new recruit. We must strike hard!
"Kasjia. We do not deny your perfect tactical performance in the face of the xenos invasion in the Dalinite Nebula."
"You have indeed proven that you have the talent to become a commander of the Emperor's Children."
"But that does not mean the door to the position of First Lord Commander will be open to you."
After the completion of the Pride of the Emperor, their Third Legion would bid farewell to the days of being an auxiliary force for other legions.
From then on, they would integrate and form their own expeditionary fleet, participating in the grand Great Crusade as an independent unit for the first time.
And the Third Legion, the Emperor's Children, would then have a commander who could command and coordinate everyone—
The First Lord Commander.
And Kasjia was determined to get this position.
"That's right."
"Whether it's command ability or combat skill, I am confident that I can be elected as the First Lord Commander."
"The reason I am bringing this up before Fulgrim returns is to eliminate the Primarch's interference, so that you will all be thoroughly convinced of your defeat."
Arrogant!
Kasjia was determined to get the position of First Lord Commander.
He had to be elected.
As the Great Crusade progressed, more and more Primarchs were returning to the Imperium, and the expected day of the Great Betrayal was gradually approaching.
It was said that when the Emperor "stole fire" from the Warp to create the Primarchs, it was already destined that half of them would betray the Imperium and turn to Chaos.
If there was no interference, even Fulgrim would, in the future, be seduced by a daemon sword on the planet Laer, and from then on, embark on a path of no return.
As for the fall of the legion as a whole, it was inseparable from the vain Eidolon becoming the First Lord Commander.
The reason Kasjia had risen from Chemos was to prevent the future Primarch rebellion from happening.
Not just Fulgrim, but many other legions and Primarchs needed Kasjia's help.
For this, he needed to become an officer with real power, to control the future direction of the Third Legion.
If he didn't even have the real power of a First Lord Commander...
...how could he stop Fulgrim from drawing the Laer blade?
And how could he participate in joint battles with other legions, thereby changing the views of the corresponding Primarchs and legions?
"Then how will you convince us of our defeat?"
Eidolon's exquisite and beautiful face was contorted with anger, and she squeezed out these few words through gritted teeth.
I'm really being looked down on, aren't I, Eidolon.
Even a new recruit dares to push his luck.
"Simple," Kasjia shrugged, his expression as usual. "Since it's the First Lord Commander, one must naturally be perfect in all aspects."
"The three commanders can choose your strongest to face me in a drill."
"Whether it's team training, a one-on-one duel, or commanding a campaign, I am confident that I can defeat you."
"If I lose in any one of them, I will never mention this matter again. How about it?"
Kasjia's gaze swept over the three Lord Commanders, who all had different expressions.
The proudest and most confident Eidolon laughed in her anger, while the calm Abdemon and Vespasian still looked at Kasjia with expressionless faces, as if trying to see through his intentions.
"Do any of you have any objections?"
"I agree," Vespasian was the first to speak from his silence.
"As for the challenge of commanding a large-scale campaign, I admit that I am no match for your tactical arrangements for new machinery and personnel."
"If there is an opportunity in the future, I would like to ask for your guidance on this matter."
As the legion's most strategic command master, he acknowledged Kasjia's advanced (actually, from the future) tactical thinking on the Silent Star and gave up the challenge of campaign command.
Thus, two challenges remained: team training combat, and a one-on-one duel.
"I have no objection either," Abdemon nodded, accepting Kasjia's duel invitation.
"I hope you can also impress me in the duel."
As a top-tier sword saint whose skills were no less than Arcur's, Abdemon did not believe that the current Kasjia had the ability to fight him.
But Kasjia, it seemed, was never short of surprises.
As for the final team training combat...
"Boy, who's army are you saying you'll command, and how will you fight?" Eidolon said, with not much confidence in her heart.
As a perfect commander of the Emperor's Children, she had also become famous for a perfect battle with a small force defeating a large one, just like Kasjia.
But against the overwhelming army of automated aerial servitors on the Silent Star, she didn't think she could easily defeat them either.
"Simple. Since the Emperor's Children are currently few in number, the drill doesn't need to be too large-scale."
"Two hundred men," Kasjia held up two fingers. "I only need two hundred new recruits. you can choose any of the legion's veterans to participate. In one month, we will have a head-on battle at the training grounds near the Ural Mountains."
"One month? You think you can train two hundred new recruits into elite veterans in one month?"
"That's right. Just one month."
"Without the assistance of the automated aerial servitors, I will show you the results of my training."
"...Fine!"
Incomprehensible.
Eidolon chose to accept.
"The above."
"Are the challenges between me and the three Lord Commanders."
At the training grounds under the Ural Mountains, Kasjia said, looking at the two hundred Emperor's Children new recruits under his command.
One month was also about the time Fulgrim would return to Holy Terra for the Primarch conference.
By then, he would have trained these new recruits into a terrifying force that even the battle-hardened veterans could not defeat.
But it seemed these new recruits didn't think so.
They seemed indifferent to Kasjia's bold words.
Even during assembly, one could smell the gunpowder in the air.
A very clear horizontal gap divided the new recruits into two halves.
As for Arcur, the Second Company Captain who had remained neutral in the commander election, she was drawing on a piece of parchment with a charcoal pencil at the side.
After several years of practice, her cooking skills still hadn't improved, so she had chosen painting as her new hobby.
She looked up and glanced.
"On the left are the new recruits of Chemosian descent, and on the right are the Terrans."
"You don't need me to tell you what happened, do you?"
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