Seeing Seth and Astorius in a stalemate, Soshyan sighed and stepped forward.
"Let me call you Priest Astorius. I can understand Brother Seth's anger. I think it's just because he doesn't understand me or the Suffering Alliance."
Astorius turned around and looked at Soshyan, his face relaxed a little and his tone softened a lot.
"Captain Soshiyang, I have caused you trouble. I'm sorry for not telling you about this in advance. As the chapter commander said, you are indeed a magnanimous person and a well-deserved rising star of the empire. "
"Venerable Dante has also given me a lot of help. I am responsible for his affairs, but..."
Soshyan then turned to Malakin.
"After all, the alliance is not decided by me alone. Adding new members requires a vote by all Chapter Masters. Chapter Master Randall will arrive in a few days. I will try my best to make everyone accept this decision, but it will take a while. .”
Astorius nodded.
"We are very grateful that you can do this."
Soshyan also heard about this warrior nicknamed "The Cold One" because Malakin had told him about the experiences and responsibilities of this legendary warrior in the past.
Astorius is also known as the Redeemer of the Lost. His main responsibility is to find those descendants of Sanguinius whose souls have been seized by the Black Rage, as well as those whose mental conditions have deteriorated so severely that Brothers who gave them the chance to die in battle were no longer possible.
Astorius would then deliver the Emperor's gifts to his lost brothers with a powerful blow to their necks using his ominous weapon known as the Execution Axe, although there was no doubt that this was An act of kindness, a gift to the damned, but no battle brother will feel comfortable when the Grim One appears, because they all know that one day, the forbidden ax may fall to them on the head.
More importantly, due to the close connection between the various sub-groups of the Holy Blood Angels, Astorius will also go to the sub-groups to perform tasks, and will not tolerate any rejection. Even Malakin talks about this with a vague feeling. Fear, because the Blood Council gave the Supreme Priest unlimited power of judgment. He has the power to execute any descendant of Sanguinius of any status, even a Chapter Master.
Then Astorius turned to Seth, his voice turning cold again.
"Seth, I will give you one last chance to restrain your temper or accept execution. I will never be soft this time."
Seth growled and gritted his teeth without saying anything. Soshyan smiled and pressed his hand.
"Everyone, relax, don't be so nervous. Are all the Flesh Tearers here this time?"
Malakin nodded upon hearing this.
"Four companies and all the battleships are here, and the chapter monastery in Coritasia is temporarily in the charge of a small group of Blood Angels."
As he spoke, he also looked at Seth.
"Seth, you must also know what Chapter Leader Dante means by doing this. Coritasia is a world of death. Since you became Chapter Leader, the population has dropped from more than 14.3 million in the past hundred years. If you continue to recruit more than 9.2 million soldiers with high intensity, before your war group is destroyed, the people of that world will be extinct first. This expedition is also to allow the people of that world to take a breather."
"Without new recruits we will perish!!"
Seth spoke immediately, his mouth filled with visible anger.
So Soshyan came out to smooth things over again as always.
"Isn't it just conscription? This matter is easy to handle. We are still a bit thin in the sector. There are also a few death and wild worlds in the entire sector. Although the people above are not many, they are still tenacious. I can do it for you. Let’s tell the supervisor of the sector’s internal affairs department that recruiting troops is temporarily carried out. This is a trivial matter.”
Soshyan's words made Seth's tense face relax a little.
"real?"
"I am a person who does what I say."
"Captain Soshyan, you don't need to spoil him too much."
Astorius sneered at this moment, pointed at Seth and said:
"They are not here for tourism, they are here to be punished."
"Hey, since we are here, we are all brothers. There is no such thing as punishment or not."
Saying that, Soshyan paused for a moment, and then looked at Malakin.
"Then where is the flesh tearer arranged now?"
"It's up to you."
"Well, let's go to the Scar of Victory to settle down first. There is still enough space there for the soldiers to have a good rest. It must be tiring to travel long distances. The battleships and personnel need to be renovated. If there is anything missing, just get it from us directly. Get it from the regiment’s warehouse.”
Soshyan turned to Seth with a smile.
"Captain Seth, is this okay?"
Seth stared at Soshyan, then nodded slightly and said something that surprised the people around him.
"Thanks."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards Thunder Eagle, and Astorius immediately nodded towards Soshyan.
"Excuse me, Chapter Commander Soshyan."
Looking at the two people's retreating figures, Suoshiyang was suddenly startled. He vaguely realized that the whole thing seemed...
not that simple?
After the Flesh Tearers and Astorius left, Soshyan took Malakin on the Thunder Eagle returning to the monastery fortress. Along the way, the two chatted a lot about what happened during this period and their respective experiences. Of course Soshyan did not say that he went to Commorragh, but said that a group of Dark Eldar raided the planet and were defeated.
After Malakin called Bar, Soshyan obviously felt that the other party was much more cheerful than before, and no longer looked like a gloomy person with many worries. Although he didn't know the reason, it was always a good thing.
And Malakin also found that Soshyan was different from before.
"Brother Soshiyang seems to be much more mature than before. Not only is he much more magnanimous, but his behavior and conversation give people a feeling of being like the morning breeze. This is very similar to Chapter Commander Dante."
"Ah, really?"
"Of course, you can tolerate even Seth's temper. You know, this guy scolded all the Chapter Masters at the trial. Including me, the Chapter Master of the Blood Disciples almost Fight him."
"Haha, what you said made me embarrassed. By the way, how did Supreme Priest Astorius defend Seth?"
"Astorius said Seth was a pathetic berserker and his actions were vulgar and reckless, but we need bastards like this if we are to win."
Soshiyang was stunned for a moment. He had thought of many kinds of arguments, but he never thought of such a "realistic" argument.
"What about Lord Dante?"
"Dante Chapter Master means the same thing. He said that winning the war depends on weapons, not principles, and the Flesh Tearer is the best weapon."
"Well...that's right."
Soshyan fell into deep thought. It was obvious that Dante was far more "realistic" than he imagined, and he suddenly realized that Dante's purpose of keeping the Flesh Tearers might not be that simple. After all, a war group with a bad record sometimes turned out to be more "realistic" than he thought. It is a good fig leaf, able to draw certain eyes to one place, thereby covering up other things that may be more serious.
For example, this semi-open rebellion of the Sixth Company.
Moreover, the Flesh Tearers are, after all, an old group that founded the second army. If Dante hopes to maintain the internal unity and communication of the Blood Angels, he must let other chapter leaders see how far he is willing to go for blood relatives.
In other words, in a sense, Dante is actually a legion commander, but this legion is more complex internally and more difficult to manage, but he can still basically control it through the two bonds of the Holy Blood Priest and the Executioner. The political wisdom and skill involved in this situation are far beyond what the immature Soshyan is now capable of.
Soshiyang couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he still had a lot to learn.
