"One last thing, I think you should secretly send an expedition team to find the home planet of the Eleventh Legion. Although everyone who met you said that world was destroyed, I always feel that it will not be that simple. Look at the original body Regarding Xerxes' attitude, even if they can't save him, it won't be difficult to save his home planet... I suspect that this world is still there, and it may have been changed like Ullanor before. Find that Maybe the world will know what Atarxerxes was planning back then, and I personally recommend leaving this matter to Ulan Huda, as Bangura should still be strict with his mouth."
"Tessifon... It does seem possible when you say this. After all, there is the example of Ullanor before, but we have no clues at hand, and it seems too unlikely that Bangura is looking for the Milky Way. It’s low.”
"Don't underestimate Ulan Huda, who has lived in the ghoul star region for tens of thousands of years. Their intelligence network is much more complicated than you want. Anyway, this matter can't be rushed... By the way, your ancestors Doesn't it have a deep relationship with the original body? Maybe your family can have some clues."
When Talos said this, Soshyan immediately realized that he had indeed ignored this point.
"Okay, but I might not be able to get away for a while after I get back, so I'll bother you to make a trip to Ulan Huda."
"no problem."
Then Soshyan told about his negotiation with Ockham again, and Talos raised his eyebrows after listening.
"People say that Alpha only tells the truth once out of ten. Do you really want to trust that guy?"
"I didn't say I trusted him, but his talents are useful."
"Then what are you going to do with him?"
"I plan to let him work as before. He does not need to enter the legion's chain of command. He will only serve as an intelligence master who has a single line of contact with me. As for the strength of the troops, I will let him recruit himself. As for the gene seeds, he has some there. He got them from Huron before. I have also seized a small amount, scattered about fifty or sixty people, and I can provide them with battleships and equipment, but all I need is information."
"Would it be too much of an investment?"
"It's worth it, haven't you noticed? In the several battles with Chaos, we were very passive in terms of intelligence. Basically, we could only deal with it in a hurry when the enemy took action. Many times we needed to rely on your foresight, but this is not a stable tactical choice. ...We have already had a conflict with Abaddon on Paidu, and there will definitely be more conflicts in the future. The situation of one-way intelligence transparency must change."
Talos thought for a moment, raised his hand and drank the last bit of wine in the glass, then put the glass down and said:
"How do you guarantee the loyalty of those people?"
"That's what Ockham has to worry about."
"How can Occam's loyalty be guaranteed?"
Soshyan fell silent, and after a long time, he replied firmly:
"The way I look at people."
"Yo yo yo, is our legion commander so confident? The original body doesn't even dare to say that he can spot people accurately."
Talos' words made Soshyan a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and whispered:
"Well, actually it's more than that. Occam gave me something, his action record."
Upon hearing this, Talos was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"If this is...then you can indeed trust him a little bit. For Alpha, there is almost nothing more important than an action record."
Suddenly, Soshyan tilted his body towards Talos, and then said in a deep voice:
"Brother, there is actually a question that I have always wanted to ask you, but I was afraid that it would cause some misunderstanding."
"What?"
Soshyan looked at the other party and said seriously:
"Do you think I will be Atarxerxes?"
Faced with this question, Talos did not answer immediately, but blinked and then laughed.
"What was I doing?"
"Uh...I'm serious."
"I know that your appearance, what those people said, and even the attitudes of Mortarion and Jaghatai must have made you suspicious, but if you think about it carefully, your parents and your relatives, Your comrades-in-arms, your brothers, which of these are related to Atarxerxes? Not to mention your Eldar wife, you might as well ask her whether she loves you or the original body, I guess she must I’ll give you an answer after giving you a slap in the face.”
"Well......"
"Wake up, don't let those people pour ecstasy soup on you and make you confused. You were born by your parents, not created by technology. You have your own bloodline, and you can't compete with the guy from the Golden Throne. !You can't be his son, otherwise where would you put your father and ancestors in the cemetery? I know that you must have some memories that belong to the original body, but that is also imposed on you by others, not you and the original body. You are born with it! Someone wants to turn you into Atharxerxes! This is the most hateful thing! Not only do you want to take away a person's body, but also take away his past and change what he has experienced and possessed. Turn it into worthless garbage and replace it with another 'greater' thing, disgusting!"
As he spoke, Talos grabbed Soshyan's shoulders and stared into his eyes.
"You must remember that you are Soshyan Alexei. No matter what others tell you, you are Soshyan Alexei! You are an independent and free soul, and you are by no means a creature of some existence. Accessories! If someone wants to do this, no matter how righteous he says, no matter what he claims to represent, you must fight! Fight to the death! Remember, my brother!"
Through those somewhat cloudy eyes, Soshiyang saw a rebellious and unyielding soul, a look that would never succumb even if it looked directly at the most terrifying power in the galaxy.
Then he nodded.
"I understand, Talos, I promise you."
At this time, Talos suddenly reached out his hand, patted Soshyan's face gently, and smiled at the unexpected look in his eyes:
"Actually, I know your worries, and I also know that you will definitely be ashamed or even afraid because of the emotion that should not belong to us. But loving something is actually nothing. It is not as scary as you think... If there is not that little bit of love and It means that this galaxy is actually just like the subspace, it is a living hell, and I have been in this hell for ten thousand years."
After saying that, Talos turned around and leaned lazily on the chair, with his head slightly raised, his eyes half-squinted, his hands crossed on his lower abdomen, and his legs stretched out, just like an old man enjoying the last few rays of sunshine in his life.
"Soshyan, would you like to hear... the story of a sad boy who once wanted to be a hero but ended up becoming a butcher?"
Soshyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The story Talos told was not long, only ten minutes, but it shocked Soshyan greatly. (See chapters 1222-1223 for details)
"That……"
He hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should ask that question.
But finally, he decided to ask.
"...What happened to that mother in the end?"
Talos stared at the darkness outside the window with a calm expression and whispered.
"First she went crazy, then she died. She found the boy before she died, but the boy thought he was an Astartes, a warrior who shouldn't have extra emotions, so he didn't dare to tell her personally that he was her son... …He paid the price for it by hating himself for the rest of his life.”
Soshiyang's throat squirmed for a moment, and then he squeezed out a few words.
"This is not entirely his fault. After all, the Eighth Legion at that time..."
Talos tilted his head slightly and interrupted Soshyan's words.
"There is no need to make excuses anymore. The boy thinks he has become a hero, but in fact he is just a coward. He will always be the boy wandering in the alley at dusk."
Soshyan sighed, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and was about to speak, but stopped again. Then he thought that it might be better for Veronica to hand the thing over to Talos herself.
At this time Talos waved his hand.
"Okay, I know you have other things to deal with. I want to be alone for a while. You can go and do your work."
Soshyan nodded silently, stood up and walked towards the door. When the door opened, he suddenly turned around and saw Talos taking out a box and placing it on the table. Then he opened the box and took out a special cigarette.
Looking at the rising smoke and shaking his head helplessly, Soshiyang turned around and walked out of the hatch.
