The iron fist tightly grasped the hilt of the sword,
Battleships gallop in the void,
It was the Emperor's knights advancing,
Their swords shine like light—
Along with the low chanting, there were the sounds of heavy footsteps.
Slowly, a group of black armored warriors appeared in everyone's sight. Their armor was covered with white robes, and the same white shoulder armor was engraved with a black cross. The most unique thing was their victory flag, which was engraved with their response to aliens and aliens. Heretic's major victory, there are dozens of them at a glance!
At the outermost side of the marching column, there were servants with incense burners hanging on their hands and chanting hymns with their hands clasped together. The long tones combined with the curls of green smoke made the soldiers feel as if they had just walked from a battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke.
Black cross flags are flying,
Branded on the white shirt,
Never give up even in the face of death,
That was them announcing the Emperor's will——
Although the number of these warriors is only about half of the Tianshi Chapter, the oppression and murderous aura they exude is much stronger than that of the Tianshi Group. When you go to that station, you can feel that each one is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles and has a high fighting spirit. .
At the same time, their costumes are also very different. Some warriors carry some human bones, some carry fragments of statues or armor fragments, and some have chains wrapped around their arms and bodies. A few monks even have The memorial flames are the burning candlesticks on their power backpacks, which are very similar to the priests and monks of the Empire's national religion. It also confirms some rumors about the religious fanaticism of the Black Templar.
They were led by a tall warrior without a helmet, wearing an ancient armor full of battle scratches, with chains wrapped around his body. The red cloak behind him was like a brown rag, and the blood stains on it were like spots caused by rain, almost To slip off his severely damaged and cracked battle armor, there is a black cross badge embedded on the left side of the chest near the shoulder armor, surrounded by densely packed sutra scroll strips.
One of his bionic arms is exposed, with mechanical servos and clicking pistons working visibly through the armor's joints. At this time, he has no weapons. The huge sword and bolter are held in the hands of his servants. Follow the team.
Looking at his face carefully, Soshyan felt that it was like a map drawn with the scars of victory.
There is no doubt that this is the youngest marshal of the Black Temple, Helbrecht.
In addition to the flag bearer, he was followed by a priest wearing a skull helmet, and fifteen warriors with swords hanging on their waists. They should be the famous Sword Brothers of the Black Templar.
Each of them has a unique appearance, some carry a victory flag, some carry a candlestick, and one of them is the most conspicuous.
He was wearing shiny black ornate armor, and his robe was as white as new. On his chest was the golden emblem of the Angel of Death, and there was a coat of arms hanging on his left chest. He exuded the aura that no strangers should enter, and was different from other sword brothers. , he wields a chainsword.
After arriving in front of Soshyan, Helbrecht stood firm, then flicked his cloak, slammed his iron fist on his chest, lowered his head and said solemnly:
"Helbrecht, on behalf of Black Templar Grand Marshal Kordel and all Black Templar soldiers, pay tribute to the Supreme Lord Commander of the Expeditionary Force, Soshyan Alexei!"
There was something indescribably calm and controlled about his voice, incredibly deep, and Soshyan had the feeling that this man wasn't just feeling emotions like the others, that he had mastered it, which would make him a very formidable warrior and leader.
In an instant, all the Black Templar warriors followed suit at the same time, and the sound of their fists hitting their breastplates echoed in the dome of the reception hall like the roar of copper bells.
Soshyan stepped forward and held out his arms.
"On behalf of the Expeditionary Force, I also welcome the Black Templar to join, and I am deeply honored!"
Helbrecht looked up as Soshyan held out his hand to him.
He has a pair of vicissitudes and sharp eyes that can directly see through a person's heart. The moment he looks at him, Soshiyang feels that his value is being measured. Although he does not know him very well, there is no doubt that This Black Templar Marshal actually has a very delicate heart behind his rough appearance.
It seemed that he got what he wanted to know. After a few seconds, Helbrecht narrowed his eyes and showed a slight smile - this surprised the other Black Templar warriors, because the marshal almost never With this look on his face, even the greatest victories could hardly bring him joy.
But today, when he saw this strange "cousin", he actually smiled.
"It's an honor for us."
After saying that, Helbleich held Soshyan's hand tightly.
Then he looked past Soshyan to Lysander behind him, and said in a deep voice:
"Nice to meet you, Captain Lysander."
"Well, we meet again. Now it's time to call you Marshal Helbrecht."
Helbrecht smiled slightly and turned to Raif, then Arash.
"The White Temple."
Then, he spit out the name with great interest. After all, at first glance, the name White Templar seemed to have some connection with Black Templar, but in fact, the two war groups had never had any intersection.
"Ah, let me introduce you. This is Raif Mensarao, the leader of the Tianshi Chapter. He arrived three days earlier than you. This is Arash, the leader of the White Templar Chapter."
Raif stepped forward, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Helbrecht.
"Nice to meet you, Brother Helbrecht."
"Nice to meet you, Chapter Master Raif Mensah."
Then Arash also came up and shook hands with the other party.
"First meeting, Marshal Herbrecht."
"Hello, Chapter Master Arash, I have to say that there is really little information about you. Maybe we can talk more if we have the opportunity."
"There will be a chance. We also have great admiration for the glorious record and immortal achievements of the Black Templar."
After a few people chatted for a while, Herbrecht introduced Soshyan to the command level of the expeditionary force, including the members of the Sword Brothers. It was not until then that he learned that the soldier with the chain sword hanging on his waist was called Grima. Dus, the youngest sword brother.
"... Chapter Master Soshyan, our 322 swords will be at your disposal, ready to fight against the enemies of the Emperor at any time. No matter how powerful the opponent is, just leave it to us."
"I will definitely let you get what you want."
After receiving the Black Templars, Soshyan could only let them stay on the ship first. Then he summoned senior officials of the empire's institutions in the system, representatives of the state religion and representatives of the noble council to prepare some preliminary arrangements for the war, especially the conscription. A piece of work.
And what's worse is that so far, not a single regiment of the Astra Militarum promised by the Ministry of Military Affairs has arrived. He must rush these people and cannot let them delay indefinitely!
