At the end of the passage is the final step to the inside of the square. Six soldiers guard the security checkpoint, and a Land Predator roars behind them.
"These security measures are obviously too exaggerated and meaningless, right? After all, this planet is crowded with Imperial Fists. Who dares to plot evil in a place like this?"
Talos spoke again, which made Soshyan upset for a while.
"Who says there's no trouble? Aren't you just a trouble?"
"ha."
Although he was a little worried, after showing the chapter leader's genetic code, Soshyan and his party passed the final security check without any danger.
As soon as they entered the venue, servants came up to greet them.
Under the guidance of the servants, they walked towards their viewing platform. When Soshyan observed the noble faces around him, he suddenly felt that he was extremely small, like a humble gear in an increasingly large machine.
At this time, a person appeared on their path.
"Excuse me, is this brother Soshyan Alexei?"
It was a warrior with short white hair and several terrifying scars on his face. He had a formidable and tough temperament and was wearing gorgeous golden armor.
However, his shoulder armor is blue, with a white lion crest on it.
He appeared directly in front of Soshyan, with an expression of genuine concern.
Soshiyang was stunned for half a second, and the identity of the other party immediately appeared in his mind——
Tianshi battle group.
For this feast, he specially studied the history of the legion and the founding of the army for more than half a year, and he basically knew all the sub-groups of the Imperial Fists.
The Celestial Lion Chapter was a sub-group created from the gene seeds of the Imperial Fists during the M38 period. Together with the Emperor's Spear and the Star Scorpion, they were assigned to guard the Ilara Curtain Star Fan, but their most famous incident was "Hatar Riots".
Now, the Inquisitor Apollyon invited the Celestial Lions to suppress the large-scale riots on the planet Hatar. According to the Inquisitor, the top leaders of the planet have fallen and are leading the people of this planet into the embrace of the evil god Slaanesh. .
The Tianshi Chapter immediately entered the battle, and the local rebel Imperial Guard and Planetary Defense Force were quickly defeated. In just three months, the rebellion was crushed.
Then the situation developed unexpectedly. After the Tianshi Chapter left the planet's surface, the Inquisitor suddenly executed an extermination order on the planet. This shocked the Tianshi Chapter because they had only fought with the goal of recovering the planet from the beginning. .
The Tianshi Chapter tried to stop the bombing, but to no avail.
From that time on, the Celestial Lions were extremely dissatisfied with the Inquisition, seeing no need to destroy the planet, and over the next few years issued a series of very loud and public denunciations of the Inquisition.
This kind of open quarrel between the Astartes and the Inquisition was so rare that it caused a huge turmoil between the Adeptus Astartes and the upper echelons of the Empire. The High Lords of Terra also used this to express their disapproval of the increasingly arbitrary Inquisition. To beat -
Until now, this matter has not ended.
"Yes, I am Soshyan Alexei."
Soshyan then nodded, and the warrior smiled.
"Ah, I remembered correctly, I am the leader of the Tianshi Chapter, Raif Mensah."
Raif stretched out his hand towards Soshyan, and he immediately stretched out his own hand and took it.
"Chapter Commander Raif, it is an honor to meet you."
"Haha, I have also admired you for a long time, the hero of the New Badab War!"
"It's just the Emperor's blessing."
As the two warriors' hands parted, Raif turned around and allowed one of the warriors to step forward.
He was a strong man with broad shoulders, taller than ordinary warriors, with a few scars on his bald head. His whole body exuded an awe-inspiring aura and a constant desire to prove himself.
"This is Sergeant Eken Dubaku, our champion for this feast."
The soldier didn't speak, just nodded silently, and then stretched out his hand, and Soshyan immediately took it with a smile.
"You have to forgive him."
Raif said with some apology.
"Sometimes he doesn't pay much attention to etiquette. I have taught him a lesson many times."
Soshyan waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter, this-"
Then he turned sideways and allowed Ustad to step forward.
"Our second company commander is also the champion of our battle group participating in this feast, his name is Ustad."
Ustad then stepped forward and extended his hand to Eken Dubaku.
"Nice to meet you."
Eken Dubaku looked at him deeply for several seconds, and Ustad fearlessly met his gaze. After their eyes met for a moment, the two warriors held each other's hands.
"This must be the Chapter Master Soshyan Alexei of the Astral Knights, right?"
Suddenly, another voice broke in. Soshyan turned around and saw a group of soldiers in iron gray paint walking towards them. They all wore a coat of arms on their chests with a white Jihad Cross on it. .
The leader was an old warrior with a slightly aged face and white beard and hair, but his temperament was still as sharp as a sword.
Soshyan blinked and immediately recognized the other party's identity.
The Iron Knights Chapter is an ancient Chapter founded in the M32 period. The Chapter was also one of the original twelve Feast of Blade Chapters and participated in the Beast Wars. When the orthodox Imperial Fist was destroyed, it contributed some of its strength. The Imperial Fists were rebuilt.
It can be said that it is a veteran-level war group in the Imperial Fist system.
And the veteran warrior who led it is even more "well-known" in the Imperial Fist system, because he is the only person known to have won two consecutive Blade Festivals.
His name is, Helvard Hurricane.
He is also the current Chapter Master of the Iron Knights Chapter. It is said that he has served for more than five hundred years and is a very respected elder in the Imperial Fists.
"Yes."
Soshyan turned around and replied with a respectful tone:
"It is an honor to meet you, my esteemed Chapter Master Helvard."
"You are young and have a lot of potential."
After Helvard Hurricane stood still, he looked up and down and examined Soshyan in front of him.
"When I was your age, I was still gasping for my life in the recruit training program, but you have already defeated a notorious traitor, and you still hit the enemy with a small number."
Soshyan smiled modestly.
"That's not the result of me alone, but also the assistance of other battle groups."
"Humility is a good quality, and it is a valuable legacy left to us by the Primarch."
Hervard nodded, seemingly satisfied with Soshyan.
After speaking, he turned sideways, revealing a forehead with two service nails, and one eye replaced by a mechanical prosthetic eye. At first glance, he looked like a battle-experienced warrior.
"This is our team's contestant, Kadulon. Don't be frightened by his appearance. He is still far from the champion."
Hearing the merciless words of his chapter leader, Kadulon smiled bitterly, and then nodded to the other two contestants.
woo woo woo woo--------!
Suddenly, a blast of horns rolled across the ground, and everyone looked up.
"The Blade Feast is about to begin, and our viewing platform happens to be near each other, so let's go there together."
Soshyan accepted the invitation with a smile, and then walked to the viewing platform with the two chapter leaders, while Ustad, as a contestant, went to the draw point alone.
The feast of blades officially begins——
