In addition to bringing so many rewards to the Astral Knights, the other ranger warriors and ascetics who participated in the war also received commendations and rewards, mainly equipment from Mars and a small number of battleships.
Naturally, everyone is happy with this situation.
However, as the Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists said, the High Lords are not so easily fooled. While bringing so many benefits, the messengers also expressed the High Lords Council's attitude towards the Suffering Alliance.
Set up, yes.
But it must be under parliamentary supervision.
As for what level of supervision should be carried out, what form should be used for supervision, and who should supervise it, the high lords currently do not seem to have a unified opinion. They just appointed an envoy composed of more than a hundred bureaucrats to station at the headquarters of the Suffering Alliance.
Soshyan had already prepared for this matter.
Later, Soshyan asked another group of people to receive these bureaucrats from Terra.
Then the nature of the entire surveillance program began to change.
As a civilized world, Nessen IV's history can be traced back to the Long Night Era. Before the launch of the Great Crusade, Nessen IV already had a huge unified political power and a corresponding bureaucracy.
In the ten thousand years after surrendering to the empire, this bureaucratic system became more complicated. The number Soshyan obtained from the planet's governor was that there were approximately 180 million people working as officials in various departments and systems of the planet.
So that for most policies to be implemented, unless the planetary governor personally supervises them, they must be passed back and forth through endless paperwork from local governments or bureaucracies, involving many pardonees, petitioners, notaries, Exemptors, decision-makers, consultants, parliamentarians, judges, reviewers, document compilers, agency agents, and more.
This may result in a great weakening of administrative power and a great reduction in efficiency, but it has also cultivated a group of top experts in wrangling and kicking the ball.
When Soshyan introduced these "clerks" of the Suffering Alliance who were wearing exquisite overalls, potbellies, and oily faces to the Terra envoys, an unprecedented war broke out——
The attitude of most Astartes towards mortal bureaucrats is disgust and hatred, so when they face these people, they often choose the toughest stance.
Even the emissaries of Terra had anticipated how the Astartes would resist supervision, and this would form an important part of their future reports.
But in fact, they guessed wrong.
There was no violent resistance, no direct resistance.
But when the Terran Emissaries asked them to start keeping their word, every attempt to implement the Oversight Plan ended in complete failure.
With every new arrangement and plan implemented, the "clerks" of the Suffering League pledged to mobilize all their forces to ensure its success.
But when it came time to land, every time, those promises were blown away by the wind and disappeared without a trace.
Then, those "colleagues" will start to apologize, bow, and make excuses, claiming that due to customs and language differences, some misunderstandings and deadlocks have occurred.
This will then drag the envoys into a lengthy whirlpool of negotiations and finalizing details.
Finally, representatives of the Terran Heralds realized they had met their match.
And it is also their most familiar opponent.
They then tried to bypass these people and go directly to Soshyan, but Soshyan avoided all their meeting requests under various pretexts.
Anyway, he came and went with the same sentence, welcoming the Terran Council to supervise their alliance.
But the details are obviously not decided by him as a "martial man".
In desperation, the envoys of Terra could only continue to argue with those "clerks". Both sides continued to play political tricks, resulting in the so-called surveillance remaining on paper. In fact, the envoys did not even have the Scar of Victory Fortress. I have been there and stayed in the palace on the upper level of Soames Nest.
And during this period, Soshyan was not idle. In fact, he was not just using excuses to avoid the messengers, but he really had many things to do.
Just contacting several forge worlds in the name of the alliance made him dizzy. Then he had to deal with the demands from Mars, as well as the arrangements for the new recruits and the selection of a new batch of recruits.
Fortunately, things have gone smoothly so far, especially for the new recruits. A total of 18 transformations have been successful, which has far exceeded his expectations.
After that, Soshyan appointed Armin, who had been by his side, as the commander of the Tenth Company and formally established the Star Knights' reconnaissance company. This decision was not his alone. Armin himself also hoped to be able to go out and take charge of his own affairs. .
He still believes in Armin. Although he is not as stable as Ustad, nor as militant as Farzad, he has a passion in him, is very empathetic, and can be aware of the feelings of others. , very suitable to lead those new recruits.
As for Mars, after collecting the combat robot parts they wanted, they were satisfied and planned to leave, which also meant that Lysander had to leave with them.
The day before leaving, they met again in the monastery hall.
Soshyan paced on the edge of the room, staring at the setting sun outside the window.
There is a cross in the sky formed by aircraft contrails, illuminated by floating defense bases carried by heavy anti-gravity platforms, and tens of thousands of tower lights penetrate it.
Suddenly, a bell rang in the corridor outside the room, and Lysander came in.
Just as the servants brought the food, Lysander raised an eyebrow in surprise and looked at the large pile of meat. After getting along with him for this period of time, Soshyan already knew that this imperial hero was a standard carnivore.
"Senior Lysander, I heard that you haven't eaten anything all day, please use it."
Lysander laughed, then sat down, picked up a spoon, and ate the stew politely.
"They're pretty tough."
He said, chewing.
Lysander was not idle during this period. In fact, he was very interested in the Astral Knights and had been hanging out with the warriors during this period.
In order to prevent the other party from discovering anything, Soshyan transferred all the extra warriors to the Mark of Victory early. There are only fifty warriors in the fortress - compared to the past thirty-three, there are more, Soshyan has always said They just renovated it not long ago.
Lysander didn't pay too much attention to these details. He would watch the warriors train every day, and would also run to communicate with other battle groups, showing plenty of energy.
"Skilled and disciplined, just like we are."
"but?"
"Too stereotyped!"
Lysander chuckled through his nose, then swallowed the piece of meat.
"I have learned something. The boys are very good at swordsmanship. Did you teach them?"
Suo Shiyang nodded without conscience.
"That's really good, but your tactical regulations are sometimes too rigid. Although the outside world thinks that we should be very rigid, this is not the case. Excellent defenders will never rigidly follow any regulations. Flexible defense is the way to win. The way includes not only deployment and persistence, but also counterattack, penetration, and surprise attack."
"Thanks for the guidance, Soshyan has learned a lesson."
"Ha, it's nothing, but to be honest, these guys are awesome. Although your number is still very small now, given time, you will definitely be able to stand up again and even surpass your past limitations."
Lysander put down his plate and wiped his mouth with white silk.
"The threats facing the empire now are very serious, not only external, but also internal... Soshyan, you must remember that although you have received such a huge honor, you must not be proud, because There are a lot of eyes watching you, waiting for you to make a mistake.”
Hearing these sincere words, Soshiyang nodded vigorously.
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Okay, that's good, then I also look forward to seeing you at the Blade Feast in five years."
With that said, Lysander stood up.
"Before you leave, please accompany this old man like me to visit your hometown."
"My pleasure."
After accompanying Lysander around Somus Noble Academy and several other landmarks, the Captain of the Imperial Fists bid farewell to Soshyan and boarded the Shield of Courage with representatives from Mars.
Also traveling with them was Technical Sergeant Rogris, whose long-delayed plan to study abroad on Mars had been approved by Soshyan and officially started.
At this point, the aftermath of New Badab has gradually subsided.
But Talos found Soshyan one day not long after and told him unexpected news——
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