Chapter 724: The Problem with the Holy Scripture

"There is still hope." Guilliman touched the crystal glass, which was wiped clean and could clearly see the victory parade outside.

After experiencing the horror of the Tyranid War, the survivors on the planet really needed a celebration to release the fear in their hearts.

Although the ignorant religion told by other brothers made him feel fear and disgust, the residents of Macragge were obviously more rational and open-minded.

"At least it's normal here."

The congratulations of the parade made Guilliman's frown loosen a little. In his speech just now, he promulgated many codes with the enthusiasm of the crowd.

The most important one was to restore the direct control of the Ultramar Sector by the Ultramar Warriors. He needed more power to rebuild the great ideal.

"Alas." With a sigh, he went to another place for a secret meeting. He needed to solve the remaining problems such as the Holy Code.

The round table was full of people, and the four huge chairs specially cast for the Primarch became the center.

For some strange reason, Iverene sat opposite Guilliman. As long as they raised their heads, they could look into each other's eyes.

On Guilliman's left were his brothers, and on his right were his descendants, divided according to the positions of the Chapter.

Hope and Helbrecht separated the Ultramarines from direct contact with the alien generals to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

Guilliman's voice became a symbol of the beginning of the meeting. He said, "The Codex Astartes is a serious mistake."

What? !

The Ultramarines were struck by lightning. Chapter Master Calgar widened his eyes in shock. He wanted to say something with trembling lips, but felt that he had no right to ask questions in front of the Primarch.

Guilliman only glanced at them briefly, and he could see what his descendants were thinking.

He did not let the meeting enter the discussion stage, and continued to express his ideas about the Codex Astartes.

The Codex Astartes was promulgated based on the problems found in the Great Heresy. The legions loyal to the Primarch instead of the Emperor brought too many disasters to the Empire.

Even if the Emperor was really as cold-faced and ruthless as the rebellious Primarch said, he would at least not make an entire planet a bloody slaughterhouse with piles of corpses.

The Emperor's evil is a kind of helplessness to achieve his goal, while Chaos' evil is purely for fun.

Guilliman is deeply aware of the uncontrollability of the Astartes Legion gathering together. He made it clear that the Space Marines are no longer a tribe ruled by warlords, but thousands of legions that can support each other.

The Chapter he envisioned will be directly loyal to the Emperor himself, and the status of the Primarch in the Chapter will be greatly reduced.

Guilliman's consideration is reasonable and well-founded. The most prestigious people in the entire Empire died or were injured in the Great Rebellion.

Without the suppression of the Emperor, even the loyal Primarchs have serious political differences.

Jaghatai and Russ are unwavering cleansers. They believe that only when the traitors of the Eye of Terror die out can the Empire have a chance to breathe.

Dorn was in a bad mental state after helping the Emperor to the throne. Everything he did was to seek death to get relief.

Guilliman firmly believes that the Empire needs to be repaired, and the Astartes Codex is a harmless statement released by the Space Marines to the citizens of the Empire.

There were also conflicts among the Space Marines. Soldiers recruited from different planets had different ideas. Some of them were fanatical, some were calm, some were gloomy, and some were enthusiastic.

The Imperial Fists had the most opponents, and even Dorn could not ignore their calls, especially since Dorn agreed with his descendants' views.

The only remaining Primarch once again took sides, and the legions that supported the Codex and those that did not supported the Codex were on the verge of civil war.

In the end, Dorn chose to give in and took his most stubborn descendants to the slaughterhouse of Perturabo to die.

This dark history naturally could not be explained at the meeting. Guilliman began to talk about the defects of gene seeds after the Great Heresy, while talking about the current situation of the Empire and the differences among the Primarchs.

The first goal of the Codex was to identify and clean up the weaknesses of the gene seeds, and to obtain more determined soldiers with a much stronger training level than the Legion period.

The demand for new recruits in the Great Crusade was so great that some Legions missed many necessary steps in the screening practices and recruitment options of gene seeds.

The Primarchs agreed with this view. The legions they had led had more or less this problem. The recruited soldiers had physical defects and fatal mental flaws.

The meticulous selection of the Codex, the decline in the success rate of surgery, and the semi-military and semi-religious training model.

All these have made the purity of the current chapter far greater than that of the previous legions, and have also reduced the scale of the Space Marine rebellion.

It sounds good, at least from Guilliman's explanation, the three primarchs nodded more in agreement.

So what is the real problem?

Fulgrim lowered his head in guilt, his face full of self-blame.

He chopped Guilliman and killed many of his trusted descendants. If Guilliman was okay, if his descendants could live a little longer, they would definitely leave more political legacies for the Ultramarines and the Empire.

But there is no if. The current Astartes Codex has deviated from Guilliman's vision and has become a stumbling block that restricts the development and tactics of the chapter.

However, Guilliman would not blame Fulgrim for his behavior. He just glanced at his descendants with a very sad look.

As his eyes moved, one Ultramarines after another bowed their heads in guilt.

After they became Space Marines, the Codex was repeatedly promoted as a sacred book that could not be questioned.

They would be annoyed when other chapters did not comply with the requirements of the Codex, and would be satisfied with the behavior of other chapters complying with the Codex.

In the dead of night, they would also grow a little pride in their hearts.

Look at our great father of the Primarch. It was the great work he left behind that became the unyielding yardstick for all Space Marines in the Empire.

Now Guilliman personally tells the essence of the Codex and tears off all the mysterious and sacred veils covering it.

It is just a book, a book for teaching. Why have you not made any progress in ten thousand years, but instead fiercely attacked those brothers who tried to adopt new tactics?

Guilliman did not say this explicitly, but the Ultramarines felt this from their father's emotions and tone.

Plop!

Calgar and other Ultramarines got off the stools and knelt on the ground with tears on their faces.

Guilliman helped them up one by one, encouraging them to do a good job over the years.

Now the fate of the Codex is decided by Guilliman, and he is thinking about whether to abolish the Codex or modify it.